The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 201 Recruitment
Who can Chengwen Guangneng rely on?Naturally, they are officials from the Longyou Clan.

So after getting the king's order, he summoned a group of officials to the Yamen to discuss the matter of recruiting young and strong people to work in the city.

The Shi Si, the head of the palace, is responsible for coordinating various affairs, which is equivalent to the "central" court, while Cheng Wenguang and his officials are mainly responsible for the management of the people, which is equivalent to the "local" yamen.

Letting him be responsible for recruiting young adults can be regarded as a unity of power and responsibility.

Above the lobby, Cheng Wenguang said with a serious expression: "Your Highness said, to recruit young and strong people to go out of the city, I plan to recruit 1000 people first, and you are responsible for managing the various workshops in the city. You must go down and implement this matter!"

"Announcement on the list, it is best to go to each household to publicize, telling them that as long as they work, they can get extra food!"

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Wenguang made arrangements for various specific affairs, while the officials below listened carefully.

After talking for several minutes, Cheng Wenguang ordered everyone to go back to carry out the task. He assumed that the task would be completed tomorrow, so there was no time to waste.

After the others left, another person came in from outside the lobby, and it was Ding Yan who had been transferred to the Chief History Department of the Palace and served as the treasury officer.

"Why are you here?" Cheng Wenguang got up and asked, with a smile on his face.

"My lord, I am here to bring you good news!" Ding Yan smiled mysteriously.

"Good news? What good news?"

"My lord, do you want to enter the palace and serve as the chief historian?"

Hearing this, Cheng Wenguang was taken aback.

That's right, he, the majestic chief minister of the imperial court, was taken aback by the position of the chief historian of the palace.

"Don't talk nonsense, if it reaches His Highness's ears that I have unreasonable thoughts, I will suffer!" Cheng Wenguang said solemnly.

The chief history of the palace is the core of the Yong Palace. He Cheng Wenguang is an "outsider" and is not qualified to be the chief history of the palace.

Cheng Wenguang is cautious, which Ding Yan understands very well.

I saw him take two steps forward, came to Cheng Wenguang's ear and said: "Changshi Division has already announced that His Highness is going to set up a new official office, and Guan Hetai is going to serve there!"

This kind of thing cannot be hidden, not to mention that Zhao Yanxun did not intend to hide it, so it is normal for the news to spread.

Cheng Wenguang was greatly shocked, but he did not express his thoughts.

"I thought that my lord's chance has come!"

Looking at Ding Yan with stern eyes, Cheng Wenguang said slowly: "Don't mention this matter again, we should not worry about who is promoted or transferred!"

"I understand!" Ding Yan replied with his head bowed.

Ding Yan was not surprised that Cheng Wenguang didn't want to discuss this matter.

For such a crucial position, everything depends on Zhao Yanxun's intentions. If the people below want to fight for it, it will be counterproductive.

"Go back and do business, don't come here during this time!" Cheng Wenguang warned.

Telling myself not to come here is obviously meant to avoid suspicion. It seems that this adult Cheng has a lot of ideas about the position of the chief history of the palace.

In fact, not only Cheng Wenguang had an idea, but the officials of the Longyou clan, including Ding Yan, all hoped that Cheng Wenguang could become the head of the palace.

Because today's Longyou officials are in an embarrassing position in the Yongwangfu system.

For example, Cheng Wenguang's current official position is still the governor of Longyou, but Zhao Yanxun eats as an official of the imperial court.

So he needs a title, a title within the system of Prince Yong's Mansion, and serving in the Palace of Prince Yong is undoubtedly the best way.

"If there is nothing else, go back quickly!"

Cheng Wenguang issued an order to evict guests, so Ding Yan didn't stay any longer, and turned around and left after saying goodbye.

Seeing Ding Yan's leaving back, Cheng Wenguang murmured: "The most important thing is to do the errands well!"

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Following Cheng Wenguang's delivery of orders, the officials of the Longyou faction began to act, and a large number of officials and servants appeared on the streets.

In the city today, although the curfew is only enforced at night, there are still not many people during the day.

Officials and servants carried gongs and walked through the streets and alleys, conveying the announcement of the recruitment of young and strong.

"The palace recruits young and strong people to go out of the city to collect grain. Except for the homes of craftsmen and soldiers, each family must send one person, otherwise the food supply will be suspended!"

"Before sunset today, the young and strong of each family must rush to the chief envoy's office to register, and those who fail to pass will be severely punished!"

This is compulsory recruitment, and the danger outside the city is high. If it is all based on self-consciousness, it is very likely that no one will be willing to leave the city.

After the officials left, the common people from every household sent the males to the yamen one after another.

A few months passed, and all the people in the city had no food left in their homes, and they could only go hungry if they went out to work in the city.

Soon, the young and strong from all the districts in the city rushed to the governor's yamen, and there was a lot of noise outside the yamen.

The officials of each square will register the young and strong in the square respectively, and then manage the young and strong according to the list.

In fact, these jobs can be done in every workshop. The reason why people are gathered outside the yamen is mainly because Cheng Wenguang has to give a lecture later.

According to statistics, there are now more than 5 people in Yuanyang City. Excluding the army and artisan households directly managed by the palace, there are still more than 5000 households in the city.

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Cheng Wenguang said slowly: "I think there are more than 5000 households, divided into two batches, and they will rotate out of the city to work every other day. How about it?"

Followed by, Zhang Zhiqi nodded and said: "Your Excellency is wise, it is most appropriate to go out with more than 2000 people at a time, and if there are too many, we will not be able to take care of them!"

Walking out of the yamen, seeing a large number of young and strong people outside, Cheng Wenguang turned his head and asked, "Jing Hui, what do you think about this?"

Among the two accompanying officials, one of them was Liu Jinghui.

When Zhao Yanxun launched a "coup" before, Liu Jinghui sued Cheng Wenguang in Yong'an Palace, so the gap between the two was very deep.

But Liu Jinghui was assigned to his subordinates, which made Cheng Wenguang feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly, but he had to pretend to be harmonious.

"It's up to the adults to decide!" Liu Jinghui said with a blank expression.

If he and Zhang Zhiqi went out of the city in two shifts, then he and Zhang Zhiqi might each receive a batch, and he, Liu Jinghui, would have to go it alone.

"Let them be silent!" Cheng Wenguang ordered the officials on the side.

Under the scolding of the officials and guards, the noise at the scene subsided, and everyone's eyes turned to the gate of the yamen.

"Listen well, the food outside the city is cooked, so I let you go out of the city to harvest in autumn, so you won't be hungry in the coming year!"

"Almost all the monsters outside the city have been killed. You will be escorted by soldiers and horses after you leave the city, so don't worry about your safety..."

On the steps, Cheng Wenguang conveyed the imperial edict with all his heart.

In the crowd, Wu San's eyes kept rolling. Although the official on the stage spoke well, he always felt that it was not so safe outside the city.

"Third brother, if the task is exceeded every day, the government will reward more food, which is really a rare good thing!"

Although there are not many additional rewards of food, it is also very attractive to the common people.

"Oh, I'm afraid I'll earn my life but not eat it!" Wu San said in a low voice.

"It would be great if we have a handicraft, so we can stay in the city to do handicraft work, then we need to go out of the city to take risks!"

As for enlisting in the army, on the one hand, he failed the background check, and on the other hand, Wu San himself didn't want to fight zombies, so the way to become a soldier was blocked by him.

(End of this chapter)