Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 377 Arrangement
Xiao Rangqing fought for land and population, and the soldiers from various villages cooperated. Zhao Zhen also selected seven or eight capable scribes from Liangshan County, led by Liu Huiniang, to find out the past files and re-examine the cases with obvious case problems in cooperation with Xiao Rangqing's land. A group of wealthy and unkind gentry and corrupt officials were suppressed. Seven or eight of those who were very angry with the people were also killed.

During this period, Li Ying was appointed as the general manager of the army of Shouzhang County. He used the 500 people brought from Liangshan County as the backbone, and recruited 1000 people in Shouzhang County. He appointed Yang Lin as the deputy general manager, and stationed troops in Shouzhang County to guard Shouzhang.

Sun Zheng was promoted from Liangshan Township Chief to County Magistrate, acting as County Affairs. He Chong was still the Chief Clerk, and Li Wang was transferred to Shouzhang County Lieutenant, in charge of Zaoban, Zhuangban, and Kuaiban. A hundred archers were also recruited from the county as a standing force for the county.

Apart from the positions of Li Ying and Yang Lin, which Zhao Zhen was confident of getting appointed by the court, there would probably be twists and turns in the county positions.

After recuperating for a few days, the spear and stick instructor who was released in court a few days ago has felt a little better and came to express his gratitude.

Zhao Zhen and Bao Xu met the man in a side hall. When the man saw Zhao Zhen, he fell to his knees and said, "Thank you, magistrate, for your justice. I am very grateful."

Zhao Zhen asked, "My dear, what is your name and how did you get here?"

The big man hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, I am from Cangzhou, Hebei. I worked as a coach at the manor of Master Chai for a month. Because I was a hero that I didn't know and boasted about my status, I was beaten down by a spear and stick coach from Tokyo. I lost face and left the manor. I have been wandering around the world for a long time. I have run out of money and can only use spears and sticks to sell ointments and teach martial arts on the street to ask for rewards to make a living."

Zhao Zhen heard this and couldn't help but think of the person Lin Chong had mentioned. He asked, "Are you Hong Yan?"

"How did you know that, sir?" The big man was surprised when he heard that.

Zhao Zhen said, "The instructor Lin who is now fighting with you in spear and stick is now the commander of a battalion in Liangshan County. I have heard him talk about instructor Hong, saying that his spear and stick skills are also quite good."

After hearing this, Hong Yan said with shame: "I have been arrogant since I was in Cangzhou. I look down on others and underestimate the heroes of the world. I deserve this punishment."

Zhao Zhen asked, "What is the coach's plan?"

Hong Yan said: "After I recover from my injuries, I will find a farm and become a coach, and live a stable life."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "Master, you are skilled in martial arts, why don't you join our army?"

After hearing this, Hong Yan bowed again and said, "Thank you very much, sir, for taking care of me. You saved my life. I went through mountains of swords and seas of fire without even frowning."

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Name: Hong Yan (Hero)

Nickname: None
Race: Terran

Reputation: 30 (formerly served as the coach of Chai Jin's farm in Cangzhou, and left a name in the market)

Occupation: Warrior

Sub-job: Coach
Level: Level 2 and Level 5 (Strength 32, Commander 10)

Attributes: Strength 32, Constitution 27, Agility 24, Spirit 15
Skills: Professor Level 2 (teaching martial arts, spirit +2), Running Level 1 (traveling in the rivers and lakes, physique +1), Fighting Level 2 (competing in martial arts, physique +2)

Commander Skill: None
Martial arts: fists and feet (skilled, use fists and feet force +3, 4 postures of Taizu Changquan) spear and stick (proficient, use spear and stick force +, -way Hejian left-handed large strange spear)
Equipment: Big gun

Monthly salary: 8 dollars

Zhao Zhen quickly helped Hong Yan up and said, "It's great that the coach is here. You should stay here and recover from your injuries. Shouzhang is under my supervision now. The current county's military commander is Li Ying, the [Putian Diao], and I will take you to see him in a few days. How about you be the head of the infantry here for the time being?"

"Thank you for your care, sir." After meeting Hong Yan, Zhao Zhen also led his troops to inspect the county these days. He punished the illegal activities in the county one by one from the petitions of previous years. After Zhao Zhen's actions, the atmosphere in the county improved immediately. As the county magistrate, Sun Zheng's first thing after taking office was to post a notice. For those who reported the concealment of land and population, if the facts were verified, they would be rewarded with one to ten acres of land.

The village tycoons no longer dared to disobey the county's orders, and the land and population were cleared one by one. Sun Zheng took back the land that was occupied, concealed, or unclearly recorded as public land, and the crops on the land also belonged to the county. Then these fields were rented out to fourth- and fifth-class households, and the grain on the land only needed to be handed over according to the two taxes. In addition, Zhao Zhen dealt with lawlessness and eliminated thieves during this period. For a time, the support of the farmers in Shouzhang County for Zhao Zhen reached its peak.

At the same time, Wu Yong finally rushed back to Shouzhang County and met Zhao Zhen. Wu Yong said, "Congratulations, sir, for getting what you wished for."

"Has brother Li Ying been appointed as the general manager?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Wu Yong said: "Not only that. The old man asked for the position of Shouzhang County Magistrate for the great official."

world log
The people are loyal, the government recognizes you, and your luck increases by 200.

Zhao Zhen was delighted and asked, "Scholar, please tell me in detail how I was able to serve as the magistrate of Shouzhang County."

Wu Yong said, "Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with Song Gongming of Qingzhou. I heard from the old man that after Song Jiang and Qingyun Mountain met, the two mountain strongholds joined forces to break Yiyuan County. Yizhou Prefecture sent a letter to the court, and the old man rushed 500 miles here to send Li Erseng's head to the court to report the victory. Cai Taishi and Tong Shumi both advocated, so that the official was allowed to serve as the magistrate of Shouzhang County. The positions of the general managers of the brothers Li Ying and Yang Lin were also appointed."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I never thought that Li Erseng's head was so valuable."

Wu Yong also laughed: "It was just a coincidence. I heard from the old man that Master Cai was angry at the incompetence of the officers in Qingzhou and dismissed Qin Ming and Huang Xin and demoted them to commoners. He selected a man named Wei Tianbao from the officers who returned to Beijing to report on their work and appointed him as the commander of the Qingzhou Command. When I heard this, I didn't have time to report it to the master, so I asked Shi Qian to take two servants to Qingzhou to persuade Qin Ming and Huang Xin to surrender to the master."

Zhao Zhen was delighted when he heard this and said, "If these two people can come to surrender, it is all the credit of the scholar. Now that I am the magistrate of Shouzhang County, everything is justified. I can appoint officials and integrate the local area."

As he spoke, he sent someone to call Sun Zheng and He Chong, and showed them the appointment. Zhao Zhen said, "Because I have been rewarded for suppressing the two monks Li in Qingzhou, I have been appointed as the magistrate of Shouzhang County. Today you go and post the notice to inform the local authorities. From now on, the government of Shouzhang County will be the same as that of Liangshan. When I am not here, Sun Zheng will take over the county affairs on my behalf, and He Zhubu will assist me."

After hearing this, the two of them agreed.

Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong went to the camp in the city together and delivered the appointments of Li Ying and Yang Lin. After reading them, Li Ying and Yang Lin were delighted and thanked them repeatedly.

Zhao Zhen said, "Brother Li Ying, you took the lead in donating land, and brother Yang Lin ran around and made military achievements. I remember them all. Now that I have the opportunity, I will naturally reward you two. From now on, Shouzhang County will rely on you two to guard it. A few days ago, the county released a coach named Hong Yan from the prison camp. He was originally a coach at the residence of Mr. Chai in Cangzhou. He has some martial arts skills. When he recovers, he will be a captain here."

Li Ying said, "Sir, there are 1500 people in Shouzhang. There are only two of us, Yang Lin and I, to patrol the area and guard against thieves. With the addition of the newcomer Hong Yan, we are not enough. Please leave two more brothers to help."

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and asked Wu Yong, "What do you think, scholar?"

Wu Yong said, "Brother Li Ying is right. Now that Shouzhang County has been occupied, we must not allow any more accidents. It is better to transfer 600 infantry from Wanzi City to make up 2000 people. Then transfer Sun Li as the commander of the cavalry camp and Yan Shun as the chief military officer to lead 300 cavalry. A total of 2300 combat troops will be assigned to Brother Li Ying as the commander of the army, Sun Li as his deputy, and Brother Yang Lin as the chief military officer. Brother Li Wang will lead the three squads and archers to patrol the county town on a daily basis. For other villages, like Liangshan County, we can recruit thirty to fifty village militiamen according to the size of the village. How about that?"

Zhao Zhen said, "In this case, there are six brave and brave men in the county who can help us if something happens. When the time comes, I will send a pigeon to help you. What do you think, brother Li Ying?"

"What the great lord said is true. With the help of these brothers, I dare to issue a military order to defend Shouzhang County." Li Ying said, patting his chest.

At that moment, Zhao Zhen wrote the transfer order, sealed it, and sent someone to deliver it to Liangshan.

It is not mentioned that after Sun Li and Yan Shun received the order, they went to Wanzi City to select soldiers and horses and led the troops to Shouzhang County. It is only said that Zhao Zhen stayed in Shouzhang County for a few more days, and with the help of Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, Zhu Wu and Liu Hui Niang, the county affairs were managed in an orderly manner.

With the cooperation of the soldiers, the land and population clearance went smoothly. Now only Zhaodui Township has not been cleared, and the registration will be completed in two days. Now it is July, and Zhao Zhen plans to lead the army back to Liangshan County after Xiao Rang clears the land.

(End of this chapter)