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

Zhou Shu sighed heavily.

He is already a prisoner, what other choice does he have?

At least Lu Xingchen retained his private property for Zhou Yuru's sake.

"Then will you marry Yu Ru?" Zhou Shu looked at Lu Xingchen with the last glimmer of expectation.

Lu Xingchen said, "It's not like a woman can only get married."

"Women also have many paths to choose from."

"Women can hold up half the sky."

Zhou Shu looked at Lu Xingchen with a surprised look. Lu Xingchen's words were like today's explosives, something he had never seen or heard before.

"Don't worry, I'll let Miss Zhou Er come to see you in two days." Lu Xingchen said, "And let you see what Miss Zhou Er looks like now."

Zhou Shu was dismissive of Lu Xingchen's words.

He also used Lu Xingchen to tell him what the daughter he raised was like.

Zhang Fan and Wei Hu have eliminated all resistance in Wanxian.

In the early morning, the more than 500 soldiers who remained in Wanxian gathered in the camp.

Lu Xingchen did not deal with these matters personally.

Her principle is that young and strong people between the ages of sixteen and thirty who are willing to stay can join the Royal Guards after passing the examination.

If those who are over 30 are willing to serve as garrison soldiers, they can continue to stay and serve as garrison soldiers.

If you don't want to, you can set them free.

After some screening, Lu Feng brought the shortlisted list to Lu Xingchen.

"Zhou Shu doesn't usually train his troops, so after a selection, he only selected 140 people," said Lu Feng.

“Would you like to make the selection a little more relaxed?”

"Age... or maybe it's the standard for assessment."

Lu Xingchen shook his head. "Since they are elite soldiers, they must have the combat effectiveness of elite soldiers."

"It's not bad to be able to select 140 people."

"Don't put them in one company. Divide them into several companies and instruct the company commanders to keep an eye on them and train them well."

Lu Feng agreed.

"Then I will take over Wanxian's internal affairs first."

Lu Xingchen nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Lu."

"What's so hard about this? Isn't this what we should do?" Lu Feng smiled and turned around and walked out.

Just then Ling Xiao brought in some cloth with two guards.

“Master, I didn’t expect Zhou Shu to have so many beautiful fabrics in Wanxian’s warehouse.”

"Take it back and make some beautiful clothes for the young master."

"Master, you are so handsome. You will look even better if you wear clothes made of these fabrics."

Ling Xiao excitedly instructed the guards to place the cloth in front of Lu Xingchen.

"Is there something wrong with your eyes?" Feixue said unhappily, "Master is a man, how can you wear such bright colors."

"Who says men can't wear such bright colors? Young Master has such a fair face and a good complexion, and his skin is delicate and tender."

Ling Xiao actually wanted to touch Lu Xingchen's face, but when he saw Feixue's fierce look, he retracted his hand.

"The young master is more handsome than the girl."

"I've seen Miss Zhou Er before. She's way worse than the young master in appearance."

Feixue was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and didn't know what to say to this young man.

"Okay, I'll take it back and make two sets, and two sets for you too." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

"I won't do it. It's too flashy." Ling Xiao shook his head. "I can't wear it out. I can't wear it out."

"You can't wear it out, and you instigated the young master to do it." Feixue was so angry that she wanted to kick him.

"Who asked you to bring it? Make four sets. Wear them for me after a while so I can see them." Lu Xingchen said coldly.

Under pressure from Lu Xingchen's momentum, Ling Xiao had no choice but to nod and agree.

Feixue laughed with glee.

After taking a shower, Lu Xingchen lay on the bed and prepared to rest.

The system arrived as expected.

"Congratulations host, your life span has been extended by three months."

Lu Xingchen,...

Teng County extended her life span by six months, so how come it’s only been three months after we captured Wan County?

'Because the capture of Wanxian used gunpowder, and the gunpowder was provided by us to the host.'

Lu Xingchen was speechless.

What does this mean? She used the tools provided by the system to capture the city, but her life points were deducted.

The system said, 'There is nothing we can do about this.'

Lu Xingchen said, "You talk a lot of nonsense."

After a series of special effects, the golden light dissipated and the treasure box slowly opened.

Her space expanded again.

This is another wooden tool.

Lu Xingchen looked at the wooden tools in the space with a puzzled look on his face, "What is this? A toy car?"

The system replied, "A 1:10 scale model of a siege vehicle."

'The host can expand tenfold and create siege vehicles.'

"Using this siege vehicle to hit the city gate will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Lu Xingchen showed a satisfied expression. This was a very practical tool.

The treasure box is further opened,

Lu Xingchen saw a few more torn sacks.

This system is so stingy that it can’t even provide a few beautiful woven bags to brighten people’s eyes.

Every time it’s these black, torn sacks.

But this time, Lu Xingchen still showed a happy expression.

Because the word "potato" was written on the torn sack.

"Of course!" Lu Xingchen couldn't help but sigh.

'I always consider the host's request, so I applied for potato seeds.'

"Okay, I'll give you a reward this time," Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

The system emitted a few brisk beeps.

'If I can help the host complete the task as soon as possible, I can also upgrade as soon as possible.'

Lu Xingchen chuckled twice, "I thought it was just for me, but it turns out it's also for you."

"Mutual benefit, mutual benefit." The system said and then gradually disappeared.

Lu Xingchen did not stay in Wanxian for too long. After another day, he set off back to Xingxian.

Wanxian's overall condition is the best except for Xingxian.

Although Zhou Shu does not have a broad mind, he is quite clever.

He governed Wanxian quite well.

So Lu Xingchen directly transferred Jia Rong and Mr. Liu to Wanxian.

When Lu Xingchen announced the order, Master Liu looked at her in disbelief.

"My Lord, how dare you trust me..."

After all, Master Liu has been running Wanxian for so long. If he did something in Wanxian, such as sidelining Jia Rong, cooking the books, and enriching himself, wouldn't that be much more convenient?

Lu Xingchen's tone was calm but his eyes were sharp. "For those who do something wrong to me, I will chop off his head without mercy."

Master Liu shrank his neck.

"Since the county magistrate thinks highly of me and trusts me, I will do my best to assist Magistrate Jia in governing Wan County well."

"Don't just express your opinions with your mouth, prove yourself with actual actions." Lu Xingchen said.

Master Liu nodded in agreement.

Although he had only been with Lu Xingchen for more than a month, he felt that Xing County was running in a very orderly and efficient manner.