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Chapter 382 Zhou Jin
But the four men stopped their horses, looked at each other, and burst into laughter.

The four men dismounted, dropped their painted halberds, and came up to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen said: "The four brothers are highly skilled in martial arts, and they are adept at using a painted halberd. How about Huo Wancheng and Wang Liang becoming cavalry commanders, joining the small military camp, and leading the cavalry with Lü Fang and Guo Sheng?"

After hearing this, Huo Wancheng and Wang Liang hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Zhao Zhen continued, "Brothers, you are new here. Please ask Brothers Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to show you around. After you have seen the place, we will arrange your duties."

Everyone agreed.

After seeing everyone off, Zhao Zhen invited Wu Yong and Zhu Wu to sit in the hall. Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Xuejiu, Zhu Wu, brothers, how do you two plan to deal with all these brothers who have come to surrender?"

Zhu Wu spoke first, "Sir, Huo Wancheng and Wang Liang are on good terms with Lü Fang and Guo Sheng, and they are both young heroes. Putting them together will help them to compete with each other and improve their martial arts. They will be able to protect the central army in the future battles. As for Bai Wahan, I heard him boast yesterday that he is good at construction and can make offensive weapons. It would be better to let him join the Military Equipment Supervision Department to make weapons. If he is suitable, he can be promoted to Supervisor, or he can go to the Shipyard Camp led by Brother Meng Kang to be a Du Yuhou."

The three of them discussed it, and Zhao Zhen finally said, "Since this brother can make all kinds of land and water attack weapons, let's let him make them first and see if he is really useful. He can do both jobs like the Hou Jian brothers."

After that, the positions of Qin Ming and Huang Xin were determined. They recruited 200 cavalrymen to form the vanguard camp and stationed them in the South Camp. Qin Ming was the camp commander and Huang Xin was the chief military officer.

Zhao Zhen had seen the attributes of Ou Peng and Ma Lin from Huangmen Mountain, and they were almost the same as Yang Lin and Deng Fei, and were also good at horse fighting. After the three of them discussed, they also joined the vanguard camp led by Qin Ming and became cavalry generals.

A new Duzhi Division was set up, with clerks, clerks, chief officials, and general officials under its jurisdiction, and Jiang Jing was appointed as the chief official, with the same rank as the county magistrate. He was in charge of the treasuries and granaries of the two counties, collecting expenditures, and keeping accounts.

Shi En is different from others. His family has more than ten people, men and women. There is nothing special about him. Shi En's father, Shi Quanzhong, the warden of Mengzhou Prison, is also a second-level hero, but he is not good at fighting.

After the three discussed, they appointed Shi Quanzhong as the manager of the mine in Heihu Temple Town to assist Yang Xiong and his men in managing the hard labor. Shi En was good at infantry fighting, and he went to Shouzhang with Wu Song to take up the post. Wu Song was the commander of the infantry camp, and Shi En was the captain.

After discussing, Zhao Zhen asked: "Scholar, is there any new news from Qingzhou?"

Wu Yong shook his head and said, "No new news has been received yet."

After a few days, the new heroes were settled in and Zhao Zhen resumed his daily routine. During these days, Zhao Zhen blew the cunning horn at night.

This time, crops and vegetation in Dongxi Village, Xixi Village, Baishi Valley, and Chenjia Village all grew wildly. The newly planted peonies also took root. Such auspicious signs naturally attracted farmers to marvel and spread the word, and through the help of Taoist Dong, they all spread the word that Zhao Zhen was the reincarnation of a star in the sky.

That day, after practicing martial arts, Zhao Zhen went to the bottom of the valley of Baishi Manor to tend to the spiritual fields in the valley. The grapes grew very well this year. Zhao Zhen could imagine that this year's grapes would not be eaten up. In addition to being used for drinking by the families, selling them would also bring in a lot of income. The newly planted thumb cucumbers also grew full of vines, and they would be ready to eat in three to five days.

The front leg pushes the back leg, the right hand is in front and the left hand is behind, holding the hoe handle and hoeing down, again and again. Although he is hoeing the land, he is not just hoeing the land. The hoe Zhao Zhen is fiddling with is a special one, weighing 30 catties, made by Tang Long of [Golden Leopard] with times tempered steel. In addition, there is an iron rake, a shovel, and a mulberry wood shoulder pole. These four household items are what Zhao Zhen usually uses to manage the fields. Except for the shoulder pole, the other three are first-class household items.

As the saying goes: Persimmon wood chopping boards, locust wood rafters, and mulberry wood shoulder poles can be used for ten thousand years. Mulberry wood is hard, tough, dense and elastic, and it will not break when bent, will not deform when dried, will not rot when soaked in water, and will not decay over time. Therefore, when there was no other suitable material, Zhao Zhen chose mulberry wood to make shoulder poles.

With this, Zhao Zhen practiced Kung Fu while farming, and his Iron Rake Kung Fu, Thirteen Earth-Splitting Spades, Ridge Top Shoulder Pole Kung Fu, and Hoe Kung Fu all made progress. Not only that, Zhao Zhen also bought the Horizontal Stool Kung Fu from Tan Hong in the main world, and practiced it a few times when he had nothing to do.

Zhao Zhen had just finished hoeing half of the ridge when Zhao Yuanli came over and said to him, "Sir, there is a brave man outside the farm who calls himself Zhou Jin and wants to seek refuge with you."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen put down the hoe in his hand and said to Zhao Yuanli, "You bring him in first. I will change my clothes and come back to see him."

Zhao Zhen changed his clothes, holding a cool bamboo folding fan in his hand, and came from the backyard. Under the shade of the trees in the parade ground, there was a big man, about seven feet tall, with a dark complexion and wide eyes, leading a black horse. Jiao Ting and Bao Xu were talking to this man. After greeting him, the big man bowed and said, "Sir, I am Zhou Jin, a deputy general in Daming Prefecture. I was thrown into prison because of the failure in escorting the birthday gift. It was all thanks to my master [Jianfeng] Suo Chao who spoke in front of you that I was exempted from punishment and only dismissed from the military position. No one in Daming Prefecture dared to employ me. I heard that you are recruiting talents here, so I came here to join you." After saying so, he bowed down.

world log
Name: Zhou Jin (Hero)

Nickname: The Angry Ghost

Race: Terran

Reputation: 20 (Deputy Army of Daming Prefecture)
Occupation: Military

Sub-career: None

Level: Level 2 and Level 7 (Strength 34, Commander 20)

Attributes: Strength 33, Constitution 30, Agility 25, Spirit 17
Skills: Archery Level 1 (archery on horseback, Constitution +1), Horseback Combat Level 2 (horse combat, Constitution +2), Fighting Level 1 (competition in martial arts, Constitution +1).

Commander Skill: None
Martial arts: Spear and stick (proficient, using spear and stick force +4, 4-style Shaolin spear), bow and arrow (proficient, using bow and arrow weapon force +, white arrow archery)
Equipment: Ring Spear (a spear used for cavalry warfare, with a spear head about six inches long, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, one inch wide at the bottom and half as wide at the top, with a triangular sharp blade at the bottom of the spear head.)
Zhao Zhen helped Zhou Jin up and said, "I've heard Envoy Yang mention you before."

"【Green-faced Beast】Yang Zhi?"

"Exactly."

"It turns out that Envoy Yang has also surrendered to the great official."

Zhao Zhen recounted Yang Zhi's experience. After listening, Zhou Jin cursed, "So there was such a dirty thing going on."

After scolding him, Zhao Zhen invited Zhou Jin into the hall, poured three cups of wine, and then said to Zhao Yuanli who was standing beside him, "Yuanli, ask Ding An to send a pigeon letter to invite Yang Zhi to come to the manor for a chat."

Then, Zhao Zhen turned around and asked, "Brother Zhou Jin, what measures has Daming Prefecture taken now?"

Zhou Jin nodded and said, "There was no news in advance. Later, we learned that the bandits in Yanshan were involved in the robbery. Liang Zhongshu ordered the chief supervisor [Big Knife] Wen Da to raise an army of 5000 to suppress the bandits. My master Suo Chao was the vanguard. He showed his power by chopping [Golden Haired Hound] with an axe and captured and killed [Life-Intercepting General] Deng Tianbao. Only [Iron Spear] Wang Dashou was left, seeing that the situation was not good, and fled back to the mountain stronghold. When I left, I heard that the mountain stronghold had no more food, and people were climbing over the wall to surrender every day. I guess the Yanshan stronghold has been breached by now."

Zhao Zhen said: "It seems that Suo Tixia can be promoted to a higher position by virtue of his merit of killing the general. Heroes have a place to use their talents."

Zhou Jin heard this and said, "Brother Suo Chao is impatient. He fought for the sake of the country. Now the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. After this battle, everyone in Daming Prefecture knows your brother's name."

At night, Zhao Zhen hosted a banquet for Zhou Jin, and Yang Zhi accompanied him. The two said goodbye to each other. Yang Zhi heard that Suo Chao had made great contributions in suppressing the bandits, and he would be rewarded as the commander of a battalion. He smiled and said, "I am now in Liangshan County, and I am also the commander of a battalion of cavalry, not worse than him. Daming Mansion is unwilling to use brothers, but the great master can use you. I wonder what arrangements the great master has made?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Zhou Jin is also a military man with good martial arts skills. How about inviting him to Jingmen Town and serve as a military envoy under my command?"

Yang Zhi said: "I was best friends with brothers Suo Chao and Zhou Jin in Daming Prefecture. It's great that we can work together again now."

Zhou Jin also stood up to express his gratitude.

(End of this chapter)