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

Lu Feng looked at Master Liu with burning eyes, "It would be wise to abandon the dark and join the light as soon as possible."

"Master Liu, please think about it. Anyway, you can't go back to Wanxian today. You might as well stay in the inn and think about what I said." Lu Feng looked indifferent, showing an indifferent expression that it doesn't matter whether you come or not.

Master Liu was really moved.

He knew there was no future in following Zhou Shu.

He has followed Zhou Shu for so many years, and although he has been given important positions, most of his work is to help Zhou Shu clean up the mess.

The most important thing is that Zhou Shu won't listen to a word of my good suggestions, and whenever something goes wrong, she always puts all the blame on him.

After Lu Feng left, Master Liu thought about it for a long time and finally made up his mind to stay in Xing County.

Lu Xingchen is undoubtedly a wise leader with great talent and strategy.

The situation of Xingxian, Tengxian, Songxian, and Wanxian coexisting for so long. Lu Xingchen had only been in office for two months when he broke the deadlock and annexed the other two counties.

Lu Feng was right. Wanxian was also in Xingxian's hands. It was just a matter of time.

If Xing County annexed Wan County and he then surrendered, his value would be even lower.

A wise bird chooses its tree to roost in. It's time to make a decision.

*

The next morning, Master Liu came to see Lu Feng without even having breakfast.

But he was still a step too late, and Lu Feng had already gone to attend a military meeting.

Master Liu had never expected that there would be a military meeting in Xing County.

And the military meeting was held so early.

In Wanxian, they dare not even think about such a thing.

Zhou Shu will start to handle government affairs when he wakes up naturally.

Mr. Liu had no choice but to go outside the county government office and wait.

But Master Liu thought that Lu Feng didn't want to see him, and was about to leave with a look of dejection, but he didn't expect to see Zhou Yuru walking out of the yamen.

And there were many people following her, walking in a hurry.

Zhou Yuru is the second daughter of their county lord, and he has watched her grow up since she was a child.

Is Zhou Yuru still the second young lady in his sight at this moment? She looks completely different.

She had an aura and her eyes were full of spirit. She was completely different from the weak and timid second young lady in Wanxian.

"Second Miss..." Master Liu stepped forward and called out.

Zhou Yuru didn't expect to meet Master Liu here.

"Master Liu, why are you here?" Zhou Yuru looked puzzled.

She heard what Lu Xingchen and Lu Feng said last night.

She thought that Master Liu would return to Wanxian early this morning after hearing the marriage leave conditions proposed by Lu Feng.

"Second Miss, what are you doing?" Master Liu did not answer Zhou Yuru's words, but asked instead.

"Oh, I work in the government office." Zhou Yuru explained.

Master Liu was shocked. "Why is the Second Miss working in the government?"

Zhou Yuru said a few words to the person next to him, then took Master Liu into the yamen and went to his office.

"Mr. Lu said that I can read and can help them do something."

"Now I am learning government from Master Guo."

Master Liu was even more shocked.

What Lu Feng said was true. Their county magistrate really did not stick to any rules when recruiting talents, and even women were allowed to work in the government office.

"What about the government office in Xing County?" asked Mr. Liu curiously.

"The government office in Xing County is very good." Zhou Yuru replied, "Everyone has their own duties, everyone is very busy, and everyone has something to do..."

"We measured the land, inspected the farmland, and rebuilt dilapidated houses for the people in the city..."

"Anyway, we are serving the people."

Master Liu seemed to be listening to a fairy tale.

"Go back and tell my father that I will no longer let him control me, and I will not go back to Wanxian. I will stay in Xingxian and do what I want to do." Zhou Yuru said.

"He wants to sell me to Mr. Lu again, so let her give up on this idea."

Master Liu showed a guilty expression and said, "I don't plan to go back either."

Zhou Yuru, ...

"Good will breaks trees and lives there. Even the second young lady has abandoned the master. I am just a servant..."

Zhou Yuru had no reason to blame Master Liu.

She knew that her father was not a master she could rely on.

He even sold his own daughter twice or three times, let alone these servants.

"I understand you." Zhou Yuru said, "Then you should stay in Xing County. Master Lu is a wise leader you can rely on."

Master Liu nodded, then looked frustrated again.

"It's just that Master Lu Feng said he would introduce me this morning, but I haven't seen him yet."

"The county magistrate has been holding a meeting for them. It will probably last until the evening. You just wait for him." Zhou Yuru said and stood up. "He has something to do. You can wait for him here. I have something else to do, so I'll go first."

Master Liu couldn't stay here. He didn't expect that the county magistrate of Xing County would hold a meeting for a whole day.

Meeting Zhou Yuru made him determined to stay in Xing County.

He waited patiently.

Lu Xingchen called Wei Hu and others over early in the morning to continue yesterday's meeting.

In fact, it doesn’t take that long. It’s just that Wei Hu and his men have never been involved in military reform, so they need to learn slowly.

Only when generals have learned this can they mobilize soldiers well and bring their effects into play.

Wei Hu and Zhang Fan are the people Lu Xingchen trusts the most, so naturally they are going to command the imperial guards.

Lu Xingchen's military reform this time was quite thorough, starting with the smallest squad.

There are twelve people in a team, and each team is divided into spearmen, swordmen, shieldmen, and archers, and everyone plays a role in his or her own position.

This is a complete team organization, with short-range attack, long-range attack, and defense.

Ten squads make up a company, which consists of two cavalry squads, two throwing squads, eight ordinary squads, a guard squad, an engineer squad, and a scout squad.

So a regular company has 180 people.

And ten companies make up a battalion.

At the company level, he appointed a company commander to be in charge of military affairs, a company Sima to be in charge of government affairs, and a company staff officer.

In terms of rank, the company Sima is higher than the company captain, but when the company captain decides on military battles, the company Sima can only give opinions and cannot make the final military decisions.

This is to ensure that the company commander has absolute military command.

The battalion level is also set up in the same way. The person in charge of military affairs is called Dutou, the person in charge of government affairs is called Sima, and there is also a battalion-level staff officer.

They are currently limited in number, only 2,100 men, and the highest level can only be set at the battalion level.

Wei Yang served as the battalion-level captain, Lu Feng was the battalion-level Sima, and Zhang Fan was the staff officer.

"Master, this is too troublesome." Zhang Fan frowned, "It's better to do it the same way as before."

Naturally, other people also have such doubts.

Lu Xingchen knew that it would be difficult for them to adapt for a while.

They were used to being free and undisciplined, and now they are suddenly subject to hierarchical constraints, so they will inevitably feel uncomfortable.

This is easy to understand, because if a person wants to stay in an environment for a long time and feels comfortable, he or she will not be willing to make changes.