At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 99 Recruitment
If one county cannot be governed, how can one govern the world?
Zhou Qi borrowed the map and saw the geographical location of Anfeng County. Although he didn't show the slightest emotional change on the surface, he was extremely excited in his heart.

Why?

Gein Anfeng County's geographical location is too important.

Anfeng County, located in Xinyang, the later Henan Province, has jurisdiction over Gushi, Shangcheng and the vast Dabie Mountain area, with two tributaries of the Huaihe River, irrigated and broken, passing through it.

Although the hills here are densely covered and the terrain is steep, the land is fertile and the natural resources are extremely rich.

Anfeng County is located at the junction of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces, between Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain, and is a strategic place between the Jianghuai River and the Han Dynasty.

According to the geographical division of the Han Dynasty, Anfeng County can be said to be the key point guarding the three prefectures of Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Yuzhou. It is the gathering place of Lujiang County, Runan County and Jiujiang County.

If there is a change in the world, we can go north to Yangquan to capture Runan, east to attack Hefei to capture Jiujiang, southeast to capture Anhui County to capture the entire Lujiang River, and then cross the Yangtze River to capture Jiangdong.

If you retreat, you can guard against Jingzhou according to the natural danger of the Dabie Mountains, and if you advance, you can go west to attack Jiangxia.

There is no doubt that Anfeng County's strategic location is important. However, the world is still in chaos. In addition, Anfeng County is sandwiched between the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River, and the Dabie Mountains and Tongbai Mountains. As a result, the transportation here is not developed, and because of the many mountains and lakes As a result, mountain bandits and water bandits were rampant in Anfeng, the population was declining, and public security was extremely poor.

It is for this reason that Cao Jie agreed to let Zhou Qi be the magistrate of Anfeng County.

But he didn't expect that his deliberate attempt to make things difficult would instead give Zhou Qi a strategic location to choose for his development.

Although the situation in Anfeng County is not very good, there are still a few years before the chaos in the world. If Zhou Qi manages well here, it might not be able to change the status quo.

After knowing the importance of Anfeng County, Zhou Qi no longer hesitated at all, and directly said goodbye to Liangzhou Governor Liang Hu and Hanyang County Governor Shi Gaixun. He first returned to Luoyang to thank Yuan Shao, and after receiving the appointment and seal, he went to Pei. Go to the country.

The reason why Zhou Qi returned to Peiguo was firstly because he was on the way, and secondly because he wanted to recruit the township party for his part.

Since he plans to carry out long-term development in Anfeng County, he must build a team of his own, and the township party must be ranked first in terms of loyalty.

And Zhou Qi is also very clear that it is not easy to be a county magistrate in this era.

If he just wants to dawdle and make money, collude with local tycoons and merchants, and turn a blind eye to many things, he must have a very happy life.

Zhou Qi, however, is preparing to do something big. He wants to attract a large number of refugees to enrich the population and turn the barren Anfeng County into a land of abundance. This move will inevitably touch the interests of local powerful people.

The prosperity of the powerful forces in the late Han Dynasty must not be underestimated.

If he broke skin with him, even if Zhou Qi was the county magistrate, he might lose his life.

Pei Wangji is a lesson from the past.

Zhou Qi, a mere ranger, dared to assassinate two thousand Shi Pei Guoxiang. If he really broke his face with the local tyrant, the other party might even make his slaves pretend to be bandits to attack the county government.

Even with the protection of Dian Wei, a peerless warrior, Zhou Qi had to guard against him.

The southern aristocratic family and powerful forces are already strong, even if they are as brave as the little overlord Sun Ce, they will die at the hands of assassins, so Zhou Qi must be cautious.

The only person he can rely on is the township party.

And this time returning to Peiguo, in addition to recruiting the township party to build momentum, he also had to pay a visit to Cao Cao and Zhou Jing.

Zhou Qi had already learned from Zhou Cheng that just after he left Peiguo, Zhou Jing sent someone to send a greeting card, but Zhou Qi passed by.

The Zhou family of Peiguo definitely belonged to the tyrants who dominated one side.

If Zhou Qi served as the county magistrate in Peiguo, with the support of the Zhou family in Peiguo, he would surely be able to go smoothly.

It is a pity that Zhou Qi can only serve as the magistrate of Anfeng County. No matter how powerful the Zhou family in Pei State is, it is impossible for them to reach out to Lujiang County.

However, Zhou Qi currently lacks knowledgeable talents, and developing Anfeng County also requires a lot of money and food. If he can get the recognition and help of the Zhou family in Peiguo, these two problems will be easily solved.

But it was said that after Zhou Qi and the others arrived in Qiao County, they first went to Cao Mansion to visit Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao left home a few days ago and went to Luoyang. It seems that after Cao Song's management, Cao Cao could continue to be an official. .

This is indeed the case. Now it is the end of the year. In history, Cao Cao was recruited by the court as Yilang again the next year.

Zhou Qi and Cao Cao missed each other perfectly.

Zhou Qi continued on with regrets, passing through Xujiazhai, and immediately took Dian Wei and others to pay a visit.

After the Xu brothers saw Zhou Qi, they were all overjoyed and entertained him warmly by killing pigs and sheep. Xu Chu had also heard about Dian Wei's reputation, and when he saw that Zhou Qi was so majestic, he immediately became a little bit happy.

In this way, after eating and drinking enough, the two fought with bare hands in Xujiazhai, and the two fought for nearly a hundred rounds, regardless of the outcome.

The two became more interested, and in the end they actually compared their weapons. The two fierce generals fought again for [-] rounds. Zhou Qi and Xu Ding were worried that they would make a mistake, so they persuaded them to leave.

Xu Chuyou was not happy, and he had just vaguely felt that Dian Wei seemed to be holding back.

Since ancient times, there is no one in literature and no one in martial arts. Xu Chu thought that his bravery was invincible. Today, when he met Dian Wei, a warrior, he naturally wanted to distinguish between the superior and the inferior.

Since Zhou Qi and Xu Ding were not allowed to continue competing with weapons, Xu Chu immediately felt a little moved in his heart and said: "I have a unique skill of flying rocks. Within ten steps, I never miss a shot."

After Xu Chu finished speaking, he looked at Dian Wei provocatively, and then began his own performance.

He really wasn't lying. Every throw within ten steps would definitely hit. With Xu Chu's huge strength, if he was hit by a stone in the vital part, he would be seriously injured.

Zhou Qi laughed when he heard the words: "Zhongkang doesn't know something, there are dozens of small iron halberds hanging around Dian Jun's waist, if they come out within five steps, they will kill people."

"When we were escorting Yangshijun's family to Qinting, we were intercepted and killed by nearly a hundred bandits. Dianjun shot dozens of thieves with his halberd, and none of them missed."

When Xu Chu heard this, his face was full of disbelief, and then he sat on the ground with some dejection and drank.

Although Xu Chu Feishi was accurate, he could only injure people. It was not easy to kill with one blow. He only injured two people in Xiang County.

Dian Wei was different, he still showed no fear in the face of nearly a hundred thieves, killing dozens of people with his flying halberd, staining his clothes with blood.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little tipsy, so Zhou Qi and others stayed overnight in Xujiazhai that night.

That night, Xu Chu, with red eyes, knocked on the door of Xu Ding's room.

"Zhongkang, how could you do this?"

Seeing this, Xu Ding was a little surprised.

Xu Chu pondered for a while, then suddenly knelt down beside Xu Ding, and said, "Brother, I want to go to Lujiang with Zhou Lang, and I don't want to die in the fields!"

Xu Chu's mind was always haunted by Xiangxian's experience back then. Whenever Xu Chu thought of the experience that day in the dead of night, he would feel his blood boil.

He was born to belong to the battlefield, and he is not content to be ordinary.

If the world was now in chaos and the princes were fighting against each other, Xu Chu might still be worried about the safety of Xujiazhai and would have better choices.

But now, the world is not in chaos, and it is not easy for Xu Chu to make a difference.

If Xu Chu had rejected Zhou Qi because of his background before, then Zhou Qi has already been officially conferred by the imperial court.

And judging by what he does, he is definitely one who can accomplish great things.

If you can follow Zhou Qi in the last days, it may be a good investment.

Especially after Xu Chu saw that Zhou Qi valued Dian Wei so much, he always felt a little unhappy, as if his position had been taken away by someone else.

This is true.

Zhou Qi was the first to befriend the Xu brothers. If Xu Chu followed him desperately, even if Dian Wei came to join him again, he would only be in the back.

Xu Chu has already lost one opportunity and doesn't want to lose a second chance.

Otherwise, if he really had to wait until Zhou Qi became completely successful and then defect to him, even Xu Chu would look down on him.

Xu Ding pondered for a long time, then pulled Xu Chu up and sighed: "Zi Yi is hiding in the abyss. If you can join him, you will have a great future."

"It's safe in the stronghold today. You don't need Zhongkang's protection. If you want to be a brother, how can you stop him?"

Xu Chu was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "In this way, Brother Lao will be able to take care of Xujiazhai."

Xu Ding frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "During the banquet, I heard that Ziyi returned to Pei State this time and wanted to recruit troops to go with him to Lujiang. It seems that he has a big plan."

"Since Zhongkang is determined to follow, he must not be alone. He must have the qualifications to advance."

"I, Xu Jiazhai, have countless heroic men. Zhongkang will select twenty warriors from the village, prepare their own weapons, money and food, and accompany Zhou Lang to Lujiang."

Xu Chu was shocked when he heard this, and lost his voice: "Is it too much to bet like this?"

Xu Ding patted Xu Chu on the shoulder and said: "Zi Yi is a very human being. He once said that the world is about to be in chaos. Zhong Kang is the strongest warrior in the clan. Since he is determined to follow Zi Yi, how can he not give his full support as a brother?"

"If one day, the world is really in chaos, and Zhou Ziyi seems to be able to achieve something, what's the harm if I lead thousands of elites to achieve the same goal as our clan?"

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Qi said goodbye to Xu Ding early, but after looking around for a long time, Xu Chu was nowhere to be seen. He immediately asked, "Isn't Zhong Kang still getting up?"

Xu Ding smiled mysteriously, and said, "Zi Yi, wait for a while, and you'll know in a while."

While Zhou Qi was wondering, he suddenly saw Xu Chu striding forward with twenty young men, all armed with weapons.

When Zhou Qi was surprised, he saw Xu Chu kneeling on one knee and said: "I heard that Zhou Lang was going to Lujiang and wanted to recruit his troops to go with him. If he refuses to give up, I would like to lead twenty warriors from his tribe to lead horses and ride on the horses to follow him. "

When Zhou Qi heard this, he immediately felt a huge sense of happiness filling his chest.

He hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Chu up, and said excitedly, "If Zhongkang can help you, peace and prosperity will be peaceful, and major events will be settled!"

The other twenty strong men also said in unison: "We are willing to lead the horse and pedal for the county magistrate, and follow him around."

"Good good!"

When Zhou Qi saw this, the depression that had accumulated in his heart for a long time finally dissipated a little.

These days, he tried his best to make a name for himself, and wanted to recruit people to use for himself, but he repeatedly hit the wall. Even the Xu brothers, who had met him lately, were unwilling to follow him.

It never occurred to me that after returning this time, Xu Chu's attitude would change so dramatically.

How can this not surprise Zhou Qi?
　Now it is the college entrance examination, so the starting point has closed the book review, and it will be fine after the college entrance examination, but I can see everyone's comments on the writer's assistant.

　　Now the protagonist is about to go it alone, and there is an urgent need for a large number of supporting roles surnamed Zhou. The supporting roles provided by the brothers before will also appear, and these are not soy sauce roles, they must be written with style.

　　In addition to the supporting characters surnamed Zhou, villains surnamed Huang, Zhu, Peng, and Xu are also needed, mainly local powerful people in Anfeng County.

　　Requirements for supporting roles: The name must have two characters, it cannot be too weird, it must be in an ancient style, and it must have its own abbreviation and life introduction. If there is no abbreviation, it means that you are from a poor family.

　　I will write these characters carefully and brilliantly. I hope brothers can sign up enthusiastically and I can see them in the chapter review or book review area.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)