It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Master Guo stood up with a bamboo fan in his hand and paced in the yard while speaking.

"Although Jizhou City is just an isolated city, it is also a provincial capital city with a history of thousands of years. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is different from these small county towns."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "So I thought I'd slow down a bit, restructure the army, and strengthen execution..."

"Then we will strengthen our training to enhance their combat effectiveness."

"Only when we are fully confident can we think about how to capture Jizhou City."

"Yes, Jizhou City is the first provincial capital city we want to capture."

Master Guo stopped and looked at Lu Xingchen, "We must take it down in one fell swoop, otherwise it will have a great impact on the morale of the soldiers."

"So I'm here to discuss the military reform with you."

Master Guo nodded vigorously, "Then let's get this done today..."

So Lu Xingchen and Master Guo worked out the details of the military reform in his small courtyard.

*

"I heard that Xingchen is back, why don't I see her?" Lu Kui asked the housekeeper.

The housekeeper said, "After the young master came back, he went to his courtyard with Master Guo."

"I haven't come out since I went in. I have dinner in Master Guo's yard."

Lu Kui snorted, "Am I her father or is Master Guo her father?"

"You haven't been back for such a long time. When you came back, you didn't come to see me, your father. Instead, you went to see Master Guo first."

The old butler didn't know what to say for a moment.

He had no choice but to coax Lu Kui, "Young Master must have something important to discuss with Master Guo."

"After we have discussed the matter, I will definitely come to see you, Master."

"It's too late, Master, you should take a rest first."

"I'm not going to rest. I just want to wait. I want to see if she will come to see me today." Lu Kui slapped the bed heavily.

The old butler had no choice but to secretly send someone to call Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen and Master Guo discussed for three hours, and the details of the military reform were almost out.

They now only have two thousand regular troops, so it is actually not particularly difficult to formulate the details of the army.

"That's all for today." Master Guo said contentedly, "I'll think about it tomorrow and see if there are any omissions."

Lu Xingchen was also very satisfied with the results of today's work.

"Okay, you should go to bed early too."

Master Guo glanced at Lu Xingchen and said, "I am still young."

"Now I have something big to do, and I have endless energy."

Lu Xingchen was also very happy. It was really exciting to work with like-minded people.

"Young Master, the master is waiting anxiously. He said that he won't sleep unless you go to see him." Feixue came over and said in a low voice.

Lu Xingchen had an incredible expression on his face.

"Why are you still acting like a child?"

Feixue shrugged, also knowing nothing.

"We'll talk about the rest of the matter another day. You go see the master first." Master Guo said with a smile.

"Old child, old child, the older you get, the more childish you become."

Lu Xingchen just wanted to roll his eyes speechlessly.

"By the way, I transferred Jia Rong away and found another helper for you." Lu Xingchen suddenly stopped and turned to Master Guo.

Master Guo knew that this was inevitable.

As their territory expands, more and more management talents will be needed.

So he also has to take on the responsibility of training new people.

"I see. Who is this person?" asked Master Guo.

"Zhou Shu's second wife." Lu Xingchen said.

"A little girl..." Master Guo suddenly felt that his expression was a bit exaggerated and restrained himself a little.

"What's wrong with a girl? Girls can also accomplish great things. If she is trained well, I think this second girl is good." Lu Xingchen glared at Master Guo.

With Master Guo's keen insight, it was impossible for him not to see that she was a woman, he just didn't point it out.

The smartest person in the world is the one who is rarely confused.

"Okay, I got it. Then let her live in the yamen." There was some helplessness in Mr. Guo's tone.

Lu Xingchen agreed and left Master Guo's yard, and at the same time instructed Feixue to arrange Zhou Yuru in the yamen.

She went directly to Lu Kui's yard.

"What's wrong, Dad? Did you miss me?" Lu Xingchen walked into the room and saw Lu Kui sitting on the bed. He walked to him and asked with a smile.

"How is the situation in Teng County?" Lu Kui asked.

"It's all solved. Teng County is ours." Lu Xingchen still showed a somewhat proud look in front of Lu Kui.

"Zhao Long is a bandit who has turned Teng County into a mess. Who do you want to take over?" Lu Kui asked again.

"Old people are always wise." Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Kui with admiration, "Every question he asked hits the nail on the head."

"Of course it's my uncle. My uncle is pretty good at cleaning up this kind of mess."

Lu Kui nodded, "But your uncle also has selfish motives."

"I know, who doesn't have some selfish desires? Without selfish desires, there is no motivation." Lu Xingchen said frankly.

"I stayed in Teng County for a few days. My uncle is quite capable. Teng County will recover soon."

"And I built a livestock farm over there to raise war horses."

"In addition, I want to reform the military and establish a regular army."

"In war, conventional troops are more effective."

"I decided to expand the regular army to more than 2,000 people based on the original group of soldiers in Xing County."

Lu Kui didn't expect Lu Xingchen to develop so quickly.

"I won't expand for now. I'll take it slow. Wanxian is mine anyway."

Lu Kui hummed softly, "As it should be. You can't eat a fat man in one bite. After swallowing three mountain villages and two county towns, it's time to digest them before thinking about the next step."

"The next step is Jizhou City." Lu Xingchen said.

Lu Kui had basically thought of this, so he was not surprised to hear Lu Xingchen say this.

"We must be fully prepared when we attack Jizhou City."

"Such a big city... people will die."

Lu Xingchen naturally understood this truth, so she had to strengthen her leadership over the troops during this period.

The next day, Lu Xingchen and Master Guo reviewed the details of the military reform again.

Everything that can be thought of at present has been sorted out. The rest can only be discovered through practice and then corrected and supplemented.

Lu Xingchen also sent people to recall the 500 soldiers that Wei Hu had brought to Song County.

General Wei Hu made a detailed statistics of the number of regular troops.

Now there are 2,100 people.

Although this number is not large, for a county magistrate like Lu Xingchen, it is a force that cannot be underestimated.

Lu Xingchen called Wei Hu, Zhang Fan and others together and was about to discuss the military reform when suddenly there was a loud noise.

"Young Master, the ground is shaking..." Ling Xiao immediately protected Lu Xingchen under his body.

Everyone looked panicked; some hid under the table, and some ran out of the house.

There was just a loud bang, and then no other sound.

Lu Xingchen suddenly realized something and a big smile appeared on his face.