The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 1003

[Chapter 1003 Inherent Concepts]

: It was as if his uncle hadn’t seen him. He walked straight towards the annoying guy in front of him and actually bowed.

In all these years, he had never seen his uncle salute anyone else in Jinzhou Prefecture, but this time he saw it.

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

After wiping his eyes, he realized that he had seen it right. The person in front of him was his uncle. The product was genuine and guaranteed to be fake.

How come uncle and father salute this boy?

For a moment, Zhao Ziping was confused.

On the other side, Fang Xiu was also a little surprised. He looked at the middle-aged man next to him who was saluting him and asked, “Do you know me?”

The prefect of Jinzhou shook his head and said, “I am the prefect of Jinzhou. The official has never met your Excellency, but your popularity is extraordinary. After just one glance, the lower official knew that your identity must be extraordinary.”

“” After hearing this, Fang Xiu didn’t know what to say for a moment. He asked: “It’s not too much to call me Sir. Tell me, what do you want to do?”

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

But he didn’t know how Zhou Chen introduced his identity to the Jinzhou magistrate.

It seems that he has not disclosed his identity to Zhou Chen from beginning to end. This boy is somewhat discerning and can actually guess that his identity is higher than that of the prefect of Jinzhou. It is rare. In some respects, he can observe words and expressions. A person’s status is also a kind of ability.

And there must be some reason why the Jinzhou prefect came to find him without him taking the initiative to find him. If there were no other reasons, it would naturally be impossible for him to come to him.

The prefect of Jinzhou did not expect Fang Xiu to ask such a straightforward question, without any meandering from beginning to end.

After a pause and wording, he replied: “Your Excellency, you are indeed an adult. You can see Xiaguan’s intentions right away. There is really no hiding for Xiaguan’s little thoughts here.”

After a rainbow fart, Fang Xiu waved his hand and said: “I came to Jinzhou Prefecture on important matters. If you have anything to say, I will talk about it. If there is nothing else, I will leave.”

When the Jinzhou Prefect heard this, he also said straight to the point: “I heard that your Excellency The purpose of coming to Jinzhou Prefecture is to station troops. You must also know that there is a pirate attack at Jinzhou Port.

The number of troops stationed in Jinzhou is not that sufficient. Although it is usually idle, it is encountered. The pirates are not enough.”

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

Obviously he was quite dissatisfied with this troop garrison.

“Therefore, what I want to do is for your Excellency to come forward and cancel all the garrison troops and replace them with soldiers from the Jinzhou Guards. In this case, the number of garrison troops who escape every year will be greatly reduced, and the combat effectiveness will also be enhanced to a certain extent. . .At

least when facing pirates, you won’t have the power to fight back.”

What the prefect of Jinzhou said was not much different from Fang Xiu’s idea.

After Fang Xiu heard this, he took another look at the Jinzhou Magistrate and said calmly: “This is the reason why I came to Jinzhou Prefecture this time. There is another thing, which is to recruit soldiers. You are the Jinzhou magistrate.” The parents of the prefecture

must know more about the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture than I do. How many troops do you think can be recruited by using ordinary methods?”

The prefect of Jinzhou looked thoughtful when he heard this question. expression.

He raised his eyes again and looked at the notice on the city wall in front of him, and replied: “Sir, I think the maximum number of people is a hundred people.”

“A hundred people?”

Fang Xiu looked surprised when he heard this.

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

But there are at least tens of thousands of people in Jinzhou Prefecture. Only one person out of ten households is willing to sign up, so there are not just a hundred people!

It seems that this culture of emphasizing culture over military ethics is becoming more and more serious.

“Your Excellency, you don’t know. After the establishment of Jinzhou Port, there has been an endless stream of merchants coming and going. When the people of Jinzhou Prefecture saw the merchants’ well-dressed and well-fed merchants, they all wanted to make money.

Sir, to put it harshly, There is a house of gold in the book, and there is a beauty in the book. You can earn money by studying and becoming an official, even if you have to pay a lot of money, but if you succeed, you can practice

martial arts and join the army .

He said that the grassland tribes were still fighting, and they said that it was difficult to get the salary and silver.

The nine major towns were okay. After all, the generals in each major town had some wealth, but the guards and troops in these places were not. The situation in the village is completely different. Payments are often in arrears for several years.

In a certain year, the number of bandits is so large that they have to be suppressed. Only at this time can the payment be paid, and the people can return. How can you be willing to join the army?”

To be honest, even the prefect of Jinzhou thinks that it is a good thing for them that the people do not join the army.

There is no way, the treatment is really bad.

After hearing this, Fang Xiu showed a thoughtful expression on his face and asked: “If I promise, their pay will never be in arrears, and their pay will be higher than that of ordinary soldiers.” One-third, what will happen?”

The prefect of Jinzhou thought for a moment, then shook his head and replied: “From my official perspective, I am afraid that the growth is limited. In addition to the issue of treatment, there is another issue: reputation. The problem.

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

They only know that everything is low-grade, only reading is good, but they don’t know the importance of the army here. Therefore, no matter how poor many people are, they still want their children to study and are not willing to do what they call Qiu Ba.

“That’s a problem.

“

“Fang Xiu nodded.

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

After all, problems that can be solved with money are not really a problem in the end.

This person’s concept, or people The prejudice is a more serious problem than pay!

Fang Xiu thought for a long time and still couldn’t think of a good solution. He could only put this problem aside for the time being and solve it later

. It was formed overnight, not even in a few years or decades, but was passed down over hundreds or thousands of years.

Since the beginning of reading, this martial artist has become synonymous with vulgar people. This can’t be helped. “

Other than that, there’s not much else. Of course, the people in Jinzhou Prefecture are not too poor. If it were a poorer place, it might be possible to recruit more people. “

This is what the prefect of Jinzhou said.

(End of this chapter)