"Okay, okay, there's no need to say these extra words. Yusen, I'll leave this recruitment of personnel to you and Xiaoliu." County Magistrate Lou is a practical person. After praising a few words, he quickly got back to the point.

"According to the establishment of the imperial court, a county government can have up to two men, sixteen Zaoli, twelve grooms, eight jailmen, seven sedans and umbrellas and sans, four lanterns, four kus, four cradles, four cradles, four cradles, and fifty constables in the third squad, totaling one hundred and one."

"At present, our county government office has only one head of the jail, one head of the prison, and seven yamen runners, and only ten people in total. In other words, you can recruit another ninety-one people." County Magistrate Lou said clearly word by word.

When they heard the words of the county magistrate Lou, Lao Xing and Xiao Liu were both shocked. They did not expect that a county government could have so many people. If there were so many people in their county government government, then there was no need to be afraid of these bandits.

However, Xiao Liuyi thought that the county government with only ten people could operate the Seven Heroes Town well, and he also knew why there was a so-called redundant official problem.

"It's the magistrate Lou." Old Xing and Xiaoliu quickly clasped their fists and responded.

"Yusen, I will give you all the right to ask about the recruitment of people. I will not ask about the recruitment of people. I will not ask how many people you can recruit. But I only have one requirement, that is, remember not to force the recruitment. If you dare to force the recruitment, let me know that I must give your position."

County Magistrate Lou warned sternly that once forced the recruitment is forced, the matter will change its nature.

"Yes, yes!" Old Xing also responded quickly. He didn't want to force the recruitment of this neighbor. Anyway, County Magistrate Lou did not limit the number of people, so it didn't matter that he didn't recruit ninety people.

Seeing the two nodded and responded, Magistrate Lou nodded as well. He ordered to the butler at the door.

"Old Chen, go and call the master over and say there is something important to discuss."

"It's the master!" The housekeeper quickly walked towards the master's side courtyard, his calves were a little soft.

...

The master was in the room and was calculating the business taxes of various merchants in the town this month. When he heard that the magistrate Lou had something to discuss, the master first asked the housekeeper what was going on. However, how dare the housekeeper say such a thing? He could only say it was an urgent matter of 100,000 yuan, and asked the master to go there quickly.

When the master saw this, he immediately put down the account book in his hand and rushed over.

As soon as the master came in, he saluted to Magistrate Lou first, and then greeted Captain Xing. As for Xiaoliu...

When Xiao Liu saw this scene, he knew that the three of them would talk about some details next. He hurriedly wanted to leave, but he was stopped by County Magistrate Lou.

"No need to Xiaoliu. From today on, you can also participate in the discussion." County Magistrate Lou said with a smile.

Obviously, after the question just now, Xiao Liu also entered the eyes of Magistrate Lou.

The next night, the four of them started a night talk, not only about recruiting personnel from the county government, but also about communicating with other surrounding counties and organizing joint efforts to prevent bandits.

There are two counties around Qixia Town, one is Shibalipu in the southeast and the other is Zuojiazhuang in the east. These two counties are also the two closest to Cuiwei Mountain. There are bandits in Cuiwei Mountain, so they cannot remain indifferent.

Finally, after a night of thorough discussion, everyone discussed all the details and divided the work.

The recruitment of personnel and the prevention of bandits was left to Lao Xing and Xiao Liu to assist;

The master is responsible for scheduling money, food, weapons and other matters;

The county magistrate Lou wrote official documents overnight and sent them to Guangyang Prefecture and surrounding counties by the yamen runners!

......

"Oh—!" When everyone came out of the backyard of the county magistrate Lou, it was already the third update of the month, and the three of them couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Xiaoliu and Lao Xing clasped their fists to the master and said goodbye, and the three of them went back to each other's room.

Old Xing returned to the room, before he could lie down, he heard the sound of Xiaoliu's door opening and closing in the next room. Old Xing couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Old Xing knew that Xiaoliu was going to practice martial arts again.

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Early the next morning, Lao Xing rushed to the eight-dian in Ten Villages early and called people from each village to hold a meeting.

After all, although recruiting personnel is the top priority at present, integrating the existing power in the hands is even more of a priority.

Although Qixia Town is just a small town, in addition to Qixia Town, it also governs more than a dozen surrounding villages.

Although these villages are small, they are very scattered. If Lao Xing had no manpower in his hands, how could he have managed such a large place?

And these people who helped Lao Xing supervise various villages are the so-called Libao.

Libao is a lower-level person who serves the government than the yamen runners and constables. Not only do they have no staffing, they don’t even have a contract. The government will neither give them salary nor recognize their identities.

They are more like those who are between the people and the government, and are basically selected by the officials in charge of the villages here.

Hum? To put it bluntly, you can call a dog...

"Master, why don't you let me go?" Xiao Liu said with concern as he looked at Lao Xing who had packed up his things early in the morning and was about to go out.

Lao Xing's injury has not been completely healed yet, and most of the ten villages and eight shops are in mountain valleys.

However, this time Lao Xing sternly rejected Xiao Liu.

"Sixth, these people are selected by the teacher themselves. Only by being a teacher can they be more motivated. You, just guard the town. Now is an extraordinary period, and there is no need for people in the town to patrol the streets."

"Remember, if there are still people in the town who dare to do whatever they want, you can take it down without saying a word and take it down in front of the master!" Old Xing Lei said resolutely.

"It's the master!" Looking at the master's resolute look, Xiao Liu quickly responded.

"Okay, I'll leave this town to you." After that, Old Xing walked out the door with a knife.

"Hiss!" However, Lao Xing's big step seemed to pull the ligament not yet fully improved, and another loud scream was heard.

But at this time the apprentice was still watching behind him. How could Old Xing admit defeat? He pretended to be fine and continued walking, but his pace became much smaller.

Xiao Liu smiled at his master's awkward figure. Sometimes mediocrity and outstanding may just be a stage for display.

Seeing Lao Xing's figure disappearing from his sight, Xiao Liu also turned around and walked in another direction, which was the direction of Tongfu Inn.

That’s right, Xiao Liu is going to find a helper!
Chapter completed!