The happy life of a prodigal

In his opinion, he was about to become a student of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and An Guogong was the dean of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. These people worshiped An Guogong, so he was naturally proud.

On the other side, Fang Xiu stood there, watching this scene, a little speechless.

This kid...

He thought for a while, stepped forward, reached out and patted Zhao Ziping's shoulder, looked at him, and asked, "Why do you want to be a scholar?"

"Of course it's because..." Zhao Ziping just spoke, but his voice stopped abruptly. He glared at Fang Xiu, and said angrily, "My son is a scholar. What do you mean why you want to be a scholar?"

After thinking about it, I felt that these words lacked momentum, and added: "What kind of thing are you, you are worthy of asking me!"

Phew - I feel comfortable now.

Zhao Ziping exhaled slowly.

Do you think this is the momentum you should have!

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said leisurely: "I wanted you to study, but now, you have no chance..."

Zhao Ziping was slightly taken aback, not understanding what Fang Xiu meant.

Fang Xiu immediately said: "From now on, you will follow me, starting from a small soldier, and when you become a centurion with your military merits, you will be released."

At the beginning, he didn't think this guy was too bad. Adhering to the principle of equal treatment, Fang Xiu wanted to give him a chance to study in a liberal arts academy, but he didn't expect that he didn't cherish this opportunity.

That being the case, go and be the vulgar warrior you hate the most!

Of course, Fang Xiu did this not only for revenge, he was not so small-minded.

It's just to let this rich son experience what is called the various states of the world, that's all.

Zhao Ziping was completely stunned when he heard Fang Xiu's words, he didn't understand what he meant at all.

Start as a pawn?

Please, who are you?

My son's uncle is also the magistrate of this Jinzhou prefecture after all. If you say that you want me to start from a small pawn, I will start from a small pawn. Where will I put my face?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ziping opened his mouth and was about to speak when he saw a figure not far away appearing in his line of sight.

Wearing a long robe, wearing a simple cloak, and full of white hair, it gives people a feeling of calmness and prestige.

uncle!

Zhao Ziping was surprised at first, and then pleasantly surprised.

The uncle came, and just let the uncle catch this inexplicable guy who didn't know where he came from, and took him to the dungeon.

However, on second thought, he was stunned again.

Uncle is usually busy with business, if there is nothing particularly important, why come here.

Looking left and right, he couldn't find anyone worthy of his uncle's arrest, except himself.

Zhao Ziping's face twisted together in an instant, and he thought carefully about what he had done recently to attract his uncle here.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't figure out what I did.

I have already corrected my evil ways and returned to the right, I have already turned my prodigal son back, what is uncle going to do!

As the man in the simple cloak got closer, Zhao Ziping felt a strong impulse.

run!

Run!

Don't look back and run!

But reason told him that even if he ran, he couldn't run very far, so he might as well admit his mistake obediently.

He took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, made preparations, took a step forward, looked at his uncle, and was just about to speak.

In the next second, the scene in front of him completely stunned him.

Chapter One Thousand and Three Inherent Ideas

Seeing that the uncle didn't seem to see him, he went straight to this annoying guy in front of him, and actually bowed and saluted.

For so many years, in Jinzhou Prefecture, he had never seen his uncle salute others, but this time he did.

There was a look of shock on his face, and for a moment he thought he was wrong.

Wiping his eyes, he realized that he was not mistaken, the one in front of him was his uncle, the genuine product at a fair price, as if it were a fake.

Uncle... how does uncle salute this kid?

For a while, Zhao Ziping was in a mess.

On the other side, Fang Xiu was also a little surprised. Looking at the middle-aged man beside him who was saluting to him, he asked, "You know me?"

The prefect of Jinzhou shook his head and said: "Your official is the prefect of Jinzhou. I have never met your lord before, but you have an extraordinary bearing. Just by taking a look, you know that your lord's identity must be extraordinary."

"..." After Fang Xiu heard this, he didn't know what to say for a while, and asked: "It's not too much for you to call me an adult, tell me, what do you want to do? "

There is no doubt that the prefect of Jinzhou was able to find him must be the reason for Zhou Chen.

But he didn't know how Zhou Chen introduced his identity to the prefect of Jinzhou.

It seems that I have not disclosed my identity to Zhou Chen from the beginning to the end. This kid is a bit perceptive, and he was able to guess that his identity is higher than that of the prefect of Jinzhou. A person's status is also a kind of ability.

And the prefect of Jinzhou found him without taking the initiative to find him. There must be a reason. If there is no other reason, it is naturally impossible to find him.

The prefect of Jinzhou also did not expect Fang Xiu to ask such a straightforward question, without any twists and turns from the beginning to the end.

He paused for a while, and replied: "My lord is right, you are a lord, and you can see the intention of the lower official at once, and the little thought of the lower official is really invisible to the lord... "

After a rainbow fart, Fang Xiu waved his hands and said, "I am here for important matters in Jinzhou Prefecture. If you have anything to say, you can talk about it, and if you have nothing to do, you can withdraw."

When the prefect of Jinzhou heard this, he said straight to the point: "Your Majesty heard that your Excellency came to Jinzhou Prefecture to garrison troops, and you must have known that there are pirates at the port of Jinzhou again.

The number of troops stationed here is not that sufficient, although it is idle in normal times, but it is not enough when encountering this pirate..."

When he said this, he chuckled, but he could see the disdain hidden in the chuckle.

Obviously quite dissatisfied with the troops.

"Thus, the meaning of the lower official is that the adults can come forward to cancel all the soldiers and replace them with soldiers from the Jinzhou Guard. In this case, the number of soldiers who escape every year will definitely be greatly reduced, and the combat effectiveness will also be enhanced to a certain extent. .

At least when facing pirates, they won't be helpless to fight back. "

What the prefect of Jinzhou said was not much different from Fang Xiu's thoughts.

After Fang Xiu heard this, he took another look at the prefect of Jinzhou, and said lightly: "I came to Jinzhou this time for one thing, and there is another thing, which is conscription. You are the Jinzhou prefect." State Parents Officer.

As for the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture, you must know better than this official. How much do you think you can recruit if you use ordinary means to recruit troops? "

When the prefect of Jinzhou heard this question, he had a thoughtful expression on his face.

He looked up again at the notice on the city wall in front of him, and he replied: "My lord, I think there are at most a hundred people."

"Hundreds of people?"

Fang Xiu was surprised when he heard this.

The prefect of Jinzhou must know the situation in Jinzhou. He said that there should not be too much difference between a hundred people.

But there are at least tens of thousands of people in Jinzhou Prefecture, and only one person in ten households is willing to sign up, and it's not just a hundred people!

It seems that this ethos of emphasizing literature over martial arts has become more and more serious.

"Your Excellency does not know that after the establishment of Jinzhou Port, there has been an endless stream of merchants coming and going. The people of Jinzhou Prefecture all want to make money when they see those merchants' fine clothes and fine food.

My lord, to put it harshly, there is a house of gold in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. If you study and become an official, you can earn money, even if you need to pay a big price, but what if it happens.

Do you practice martial arts and join the army? Let alone whether the tribes in the grassland still fight or not, just say that it is difficult to pay the salary.

The nine major towns are fine, after all the generals in each major town have some belongings themselves, but the situation is completely different in the guards and military colonies in these places, and their salaries are often in arrears for several years.

In a certain year, there were so many bandits that they had to be suppressed. At this time, it was possible to pay the salary. How could the common people be willing to join the army! "

To be honest, the prefect of Jinzhou himself felt that it was a good thing for the people not to join the army.

No way, the treatment is really bad.

After Fang Xiu heard this, he showed a thoughtful expression on his face and asked: "If I promise, their salary will never be in arrears at all, and their salary is higher than that of ordinary soldiers. One-third, how about that?"

The prefect of Jinzhou thought for a while, then shook his head, and replied: "From the point of view of the following officials, I am afraid that the growth is limited. In addition to the problem of remuneration, there is also a problem of reputation.

The people of Jinzhou Prefecture had never seen the world before they were in Jinzhou Port. They were short-sighted and, to put it bluntly, stupid.

They only know that everything is low-grade, and only reading is high, but they don't know the importance of the army here. Therefore, many people, no matter how poor they are, still want their children to study, and they are unwilling to do what they call Qiuba. "

"That's a problem." Fang Xiu nodded.

In his opinion, this Qiu Ba problem is more difficult to solve than the salary problem.

After all, problems that can be solved with money are not really problems in the final analysis.

This person's concept, or people's prejudice is a more serious problem than salary!

Fang Xiu thought for a long time, but he still couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only temporarily put this problem on hold and solve it later.

After all, this person's inherent concepts were not formed overnight, or even formed in a few years or decades, but passed down for hundreds or thousands of years.

Ever since he learned to read, this martial artist has become synonymous with vulgar people. This is something that cannot be helped.

"Other than that, there is nothing else. Of course, the people in Jinzhou Prefecture are not too poor. If it is an even poorer place, it may be able to recruit more people."

The prefect of Jinzhou said so.

Chapter One Thousand and Four

Fang Xiu looked at the prefect of Jinzhou, with a faint smile on his face, and asked, "If the official asks you to conscript, what should you do so that you can recruit more."

"This..." The prefect of Jinzhou was taken aback when he heard this question.

He lowered his head and thought carefully.

After thinking for a while, he finally came up with a suitable method, and said: "My lord, if the next official is in charge of this matter, he will definitely promise a lot of money! As the saying goes, under a big reward, there must be a brave man, and the same is true for conscription.

There are too many merchants in Jinzhou Prefecture, and the people are driven to value profits over righteousness. Only by using profits can they be moved. "

Fang Xiu nodded when he heard this.

The prefect of Jinzhou is indeed not a gangster. Obviously, he has thought about this matter carefully.

At present, it is true that only Xu Yizhongli can complete the plan formulated by Fang Xiu.

But the problem is that the silver itself is in short supply!

Fang Xiu showed a thoughtful expression on his face, looked at Zhao Ziping beside him, and then at the prefect of Jinzhou.

Suddenly remembered what Zhao Ziping said yesterday, his uncle is the prefect of Jinzhou, doesn't it mean...

A faint smile appeared on Fang Xiu's face, looking at the prefect of Jinzhou in front of him, he said leisurely: "My lord, I want to ask you to borrow someone, I wonder if it is possible?"

Borrow someone?

It should be the escaped soldiers, right?

The prefect of Jinzhou did not hesitate at all, waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency is the special envoy of Duke An, since you have come to Jinzhou Prefecture, you have the final say on the affairs of Jinzhou Prefecture, not to mention borrowing someone, just Borrowing this Jinzhou government office, the lower officials have nothing to say."

An Guogong's special envoy?

Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback when he heard this sentence.

When did you become the special envoy of An Guogong?

Immediately after seeing the expression of the prefect of Jinzhou, he realized that he didn't know his identity at all, and only guessed that he had a relationship with An Guogong based on some information he knew.

Fang Xiu was a little curious, if the prefect of Jinzhou knew that he was An Guogong, how would he react...

But he didn't reveal his identity, just smiled, neither admitted nor denied, just said: "The person I asked you to borrow is the well-known Mr. Zhao in Jinzhou Prefecture."

Seeing that Fang Xiu did not deny his identity, the prefect of Jinzhou let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not guess wrong.

Otherwise, if I ran into this lord, it would be over.

Thinking of this, he was slightly taken aback when he heard Fang Xiu's words again, the well-known Mr. Zhao in Jinzhou Prefecture.

Why hasn't he heard of it.

The prefect of Jinzhou looked at Fang Xiu with a puzzled face, and asked, "I am a dull official, I really don't know that there is a famous Mr. Zhao in Jinzhou prefectural city."