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"Yes, sir!" Lu Bin and Luo Yang responded with cupped hands.

Wu Fan looked at Zheng Xiaoliu and others: "Judging from this news, the villages and towns around Qingyuan County are not safe now. You should go home immediately and bring your family here. We are all here. This place should be better than yours." The village should be safer and faster. Rent a carriage from the grocery store and go back. "

The homes of Zheng Xiaoliu and others are all villages and towns under Qingyuan County, and they are not very far from the county. The rebel army currently operating near Qingyuan County is likely to attack Zheng Xiaoliu and his family, so it is better to It's safer to take it over.

"Yes, thank you sir." Zheng Xiaoliu and others said gratefully to Wu Fan.

Wu Fan treats them well, and the life here in Hermit Village is very good. They have long wanted to take their families over. Moreover, this time there are rebels operating nearby, and they are also worried about the safety of their families. Wu Fan's arrangement was exactly what they wanted.

Wu Fan looked at Niu Er again. Niu Er was an orphan and had no family. Therefore, he did not need to go back to the village this time, and said: "Niu Er, you select some strong young people from among the refugees who have defected to join the militia. , conduct training according to the methods we used before in the county, and tell them that those who are willing to join the militia do not have to work, and the pay is higher than working as a coolie to mine resources. "

Even without this incident, Wu Fan planned to expand the militia. After all, this era is not safe. If he wants to defend the Hermit Village, it is obviously not possible to rely only on a few members of the team. However, Wu Fan It was originally planned to expand the militia after the city wall was built, but now the affairs of the rebel army have brought this matter forward.

This time Luo Yang and Lu Bin came back from the county town and brought back more than 100 people, including many young people, who could just expand the militia. I believe that with the conditions offered by Wu Fan, those who want to join the militia will not few.

"Yes, sir!" Niu Er responded.

Wu Fan nodded, everyone had something to do, and he himself was not idle either.

Wu Fan should put aside the leveling matter first. It is too difficult to improve the level here. Even if he is practicing like crazy now and raises the level by one or two levels in a short time, his strength will not be significantly improved.

As for the rebel army, Wu Fan did not dare to be careless. This Hermit Village was his fundamental location. He did not want any accidents to occur here. Therefore, he needed to improve the defense capabilities here as much as possible and let Niu Er expand the militia. The team is for this purpose.

However, just having people without weapons and armor is obviously not enough. If the number is small, Wu Fan can trouble Blacksmith Sun. However, this time he needs weapons, armor, and even some things used to lay traps. The quantity is not enough. There would be too little, so he could only do it himself. Although the quality might be worse than what Ironsmith Sun made, it was still better than nothing, and he could also save a lot of money. Now his business is getting better and better. The bigger you get, the more places you need to spend money. Obviously it won't work if you don't spend sparingly.

Therefore, after Niu Er and others left, Wu Fan went to the back mountain alone to mine the ore there. Then, he returned to the blacksmith shop and rented forging equipment from Blacksmith Sun to forge weapons.

Wu Fan possesses advanced crafting skills, and coupled with the effect of the White Crane Jade Pendant, he is already a master-level craftsman. Compared with Sun Tiejiang, he is only one level behind. Although, many people may not be able to achieve this level in their lifetime. Crossing over, however, for Wu Fan, this problem does not exist. This time, a large number of weapons are crafted, which can just improve his crafting experience.

Under Wu Fan's arrangement, the Hermitage Village started operating quickly like a precision instrument.

Qingyuan County, which is less than a day's journey from Hermitage Village, is a different scene at this time.

Although some of the refugees outside Qingyuan County were taken away by Wu Fan and Luo Yang, the number of refugees here not only did not decrease, but actually increased a lot. Many refugees fled from far away, including the rebel army. People from the two villages they looted fled to Qingyuan County, hoping to seek shelter here.

However, what disappointed them was that after arriving here, not only did they have no way to enter the city, they could only starve outside the city, and the magistrate of Qingyuan County had no intention of sending troops to encircle and suppress the rebel army.

As long as that army exists, they will not dare to return to their village. For them, who do not have much fighting power, returning to the village at this time is no different from waiting to die.

However, they desperately found that staying here seemed to have no hope and they were waiting to die.

However, they really don't know where to go other than here.

In the county government office, Magistrate Guo was still practicing calligraphy in his courtyard. The master stood aside. He was also Magistrate Guo’s housekeeper. He was the one who gave the house deed to Wu Fan last time. Several maids brought pastries and tea. , waiting for Magistrate Guo to enjoy.

After about a cup of tea, Magistrate Guo finally straightened up and put away his pen, looking at his work with satisfaction. The master next to him quickly cheered up and boasted, how could he be a master? His kung fu was definitely not bad. He praised him for a long time without repeating a single sentence. He praised him so much that County Magistrate Guo's eyebrows widened and he smiled.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Calligraphy and poetry are just minor things, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning." Magistrate Guo waved his hands with satisfaction: "Let's talk about the situation inside and outside the city. I am from Qingyuan. The county magistrate is the father-in-law of the people, and I still need to know more about their situation, so that no one can say that I am not doing my job properly. "

"Your Excellency dedicates himself to the lives of the common people every day. Who dares to say that Your Excellency is not doing his job properly? That is pure slander." Master said quickly.

"There will always be a few who are short-sighted." Magistrate Guo said, he was very satisfied with what the master said.

"Qingyuan County is under the governance of the adults. The houses are open at night and life is prosperous. Is there any place in the world that is better managed than Qingyuan County?" Master continued to boast.

"This is an exaggeration. There are still places that are better managed than mine. The governance of the imperial capital is a little better than mine." Magistrate Guo said.

"A little bit, just a little bit." Master said.

"Yes." Magistrate Guo nodded, obviously agreeing with the master's statement. No matter what others think, Magistrate Guo has always believed that he is an honest official and has managed Qingyuan County very well. As for the specific situation, Magistrate Guo Ling actually didn't know, because he never went down to see the lives of those people with his own eyes.

In Magistrate Guo's mind, he is a scholar, a parent official of Qingyuan County, and a nobler being than the common people. He should keep a distance from them and should not get too close, otherwise it will lose his majesty.