Chapter 186: Lord Longcheng invites talents (three updates today)
"Lord Longcheng, no, I should call you Marquis from now on."

"No, it's the Commander-in-Chief."

The people in the teahouse were talking about it and felt proud of it.

A big man has emerged in our Longcheng.

Chu Wujiang grew up in Longcheng, and the Chu family had a good reputation, so the citizens in the city were mostly amazed and delighted.

A scholar came to the teahouse and heard the discussion. He said unconvincedly:

"I've seen chickens lay eggs, but I've never seen one rise so quickly."

"This commander is a third-rank military officer, and he got it so easily."

"You can only have such a smooth career if you are not from a powerful family."

Others quickly covered the scholar's mouth:

"Shh, don't say too much, or you'll get into trouble."

"Lord Longcheng, what a good person you are..."

Suddenly someone came running into the teahouse and yelled:
“It’s time to distribute eggs!”

"The Changxin Chamber of Commerce said that Lord Longcheng was conferred the title of Marquis and enjoyed the happiness with the people."

"Everyone who goes can get two eggs, a meat pie, a vegetable pie, and fifty cents."

Wow!
When everyone heard this, they didn't care to stay in the teahouse anymore. With a bang, everyone ran away.

"Tea money, you haven't paid for your tea yet?"

"Boss, don't worry about the tea money, let's get our stuff."

Soon, the Changxin Chamber of Commerce was crowded with people.

Who doesn't want something that's given for free?

Xiao Shouyi personally led the team, gave away gifts, and promoted the event:
"Everyone listen up."

"Lord Longcheng has been conferred the title of Marquis and appointed as the commander of Longzhou. He has decided to recruit talented people from Longzhou."

"Anyone who has the ability, the courage to fight and the courage to charge, can sign up for the Changxin Chamber of Commerce."

"Wealth and glory are right before our eyes."

The people did not rush to grab things, but lined up in an orderly and orderly manner.

It’s not because the people are of high quality, but because the warriors of the Chamber of Commerce stand by and teach a lesson to anyone who dares to violate the order.

A martial artist who has mastered the art of body building can easily lift a tripod weighing thousands of pounds. Ordinary people are no more than children, so numbers have no effect and order is naturally easy to maintain.

In other words, ordinary people in this world are more afraid of noble masters than in their previous lives.

At this time, a scholar couldn't help but complain:

"What kind of wealth and glory can there be?"

"We don't practice martial arts..."

When Xiao Shouyi looked over, the scholar lowered his head quickly, fearing that he would be discovered. However, Xiao Shouyi was not angry, but said loudly:
"Scholar, you said it well."

"Give him an extra one, man."

The scholar's family was not wealthy, and he followed along to rob things. Unexpectedly, just this one sentence made Xiao Shouyi remember him, and he even gave him two more eggs, two cakes, and fifty cents.

The people around him showed envious looks. Seeing that the people had quieted down, Xiao Shouyi preached:

"This time, Lord Longcheng is recruiting talents, not limited to martial arts masters."

“Anyone who thinks they have talent can register with the Chamber of Commerce, and after being assessed and screened, they can become a guest of the Chu family, or even a servant.”

The people around were in an uproar.

Compared to wealth and glory, being a servant of a noble family is like eating a solid diet.

There are too many people in Longzhou. If you don’t do it, there are plenty of people who will.

A rich landlord wants to hire a farmhand, and dozens or even twenty people rush to work for him. If you don't give gifts to the housekeeper, are you worthy of being a farmhand?
Now that the Chu family has opened its doors and offered good treatment to servants, naturally a lot of people are willing to join them.

……

Chu Mansion, Living Room

Chu Wujiang sat on the armchair while Yanluo gave him a massage, allowing him to enjoy the decadent life of the ruling class and have a rare moment of leisure.

The five alliances, each with a Yuandan realm master, plus Taoist Master Yunyouzi, cooperated with Iron Bird and flew to Yanbo Island for adventure.

"Trouble, it's really trouble."

"I should have known I would not be this iron bird."

Yunyouzi sighed and regretted his decision.

He never expected that this iron bird would make him busy all his life.

However, the treasure was related to Taoism, and Yunyouzi had no way to refuse. He took Tiangang Zhenren's Tianya Haijiao Talisman and went directly to Yanbo Island.

Although Chu Wujiang has a lot of troubles now, there is not much to do.

Since all the work was done by his subordinates, he naturally enjoyed a good life.

"Smoky vine, grapes."

Chu Wujiang gave a casual order, and Yanluo controlled the vines to take two fresh grapes from the fruit plate, easily satisfying the master's needs.

"Well done, a little harder."

"Yes, husband."

Yanluo works hard and never complains, and she even looks happy.

Lu Youlan went to the Biluo Fairy Palace to ask for reinforcements. Huo Meir was protecting her closely, and Xue Nu was training ghost soldiers. No one was with her husband.

At night, wouldn't it be just me...

Yanluo became even happier when she thought of this, and she used a little more strength in massaging her husband with her hands.

The old butler said hesitantly:

"Master, the Changxin Chamber of Commerce reported that many disciples from the martial arts schools volunteered to come here. Most of them have not completed the third or fourth level of body building, and the quality is mixed."

"There are also scholars who wrote some strategies to deal with mermaids, saying that they want to join the Chu family and become a counselor..."

The old butler was somewhat disdainful of those talents from the common people. He didn't understand why the master of the family wanted to recruit such talents so widely.

Chu Wujiang spends money lavishly.

The day before yesterday, Prefect Liu provided relief to the people of Longcheng, and each family contributed money, which cost a lot of money. This time, he celebrated the promotion of the title, and spent a lot of money. If the subsequent expenses of recruiting talents are included, the Chu Mansion will also feel exhausted.

"Don't worry, Uncle Fu, I'll take a look first."

Chu Wujiang took the document from the old butler and started to look through it.

Although Longcheng had experienced two bloodbaths, there were still a large number of poor scholars, and the road to the imperial examination was difficult.

The down-and-out scholars either told stories in teahouses, wrote letters, copied Buddhist scriptures, etc. There were not many options for them.

Now that the Chu family has opened its doors to take in guests and servants, naturally many people have come to join them.

As a result, Chu Wujiang flipped through the documents and saw the suggestions made by the scholars, and he couldn't help laughing:

"Mermaids are afraid of salt. You can sprinkle salt on them to deal with it. Haha."

"Mermaids are born unlucky, so they can be used to make melodramatic stories..."

Most of the advice given by the scholars was unreliable. They just wrote down some folk legends they had heard. It was obvious that they had never studied in the Military Academy.

The old butler was also somewhat helpless. As soon as the master of the family took over the position of commander, he began to recruit soldiers.

The problem is that the Chu family is not short of manpower.

The Lin family, the Wang family, the Xiao family, and so on, these vassal families, as well as a large number of complicated servants, although they are just ordinary strong farmers, it is not a problem to mobilize tens of thousands of people.

Why bother recruiting from outside? It's just a waste of money.

The old butler could only say:
"Master, many of the guards in the mansion have expressed their opinions."

"These outsiders who came for money are of mixed quality. How can they be used in a war, especially when the time is short?"

After reading these unreliable strategies, Chu Wujiang put away his smile and said:
"Don't worry, Uncle Fu. I know what I'm doing."

"This time we are recruiting talents just for training."

"As a commander, you can command Longzhou's 30,000 coastal defense troops."

"The court allocated 30,000 soldiers, but after the order was issued, many officers and backbones followed the previous commander and left directly."

"I only have one month to reorganize, and I must use the most special method to train the soldiers."

"We are recruiting people because we are afraid that some soldiers can't bear it. We are just doing an experiment."

Chu Wujiang's smile was a little scary.

Just as the old housekeeper was puzzled as to what special training method could cause the soldiers to be unable to bear it, a sound came from outside the Chu family's door:
"Sir, I am here to seek refuge with you."

Today, in addition to Lord Longcheng being specially conferred the title of Marquis and taking over the position of Commander-in-Chief of Longzhou, another shocking news came.

After buying a magical medicine, the Marquis of Shunyi recovered from his injuries and resumed his position as the head of the Huo family.

Not only that, after Huo Qiu Shui stepped down as the head of the Huo family, he joined the Chu family in his personal capacity.

Longzhou was shaken.

……

Taodu, Donghai Palace

"Father, what's going on?"

Di Guangzhu looked at the information in front of him with some confusion. He wondered if the world had gone crazy.

The invasion of evil gods, the conspiracy of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, and the chaos of the Ghost Festival all appeared one after another.

Now even the former head of the Huo family has gone to the Chu family and sworn allegiance to Chu Wujiang.

King Donghai coughed and said in a deep voice:

"As the name implies, this Chu family leader has united the nobles of Dragon City and is almost unstoppable."

"This time, the mermaids' attack was a test given to him by the Duke of Zhenguo."

"So you go too."

"I?"

Di Guangzhu felt that it was not only the world that was going crazy, but also his father.

"The Duke of Zhenguo wants to use me to deal with the Chu family so that he can repay the favor."

"Should I do as he wishes?"

"The Chu family openly gathered the nobles of Longzhou to compete with the branch office of the royal palace. This is a bad thing, but there are also good things."

"As long as you can control him and make him work for the palace, our chances will be greater."

King Donghai said slowly.

Emperor Guangzhu said hesitantly:

"But father, our original plan."

"Isn't it a matter of keeping a low profile and waiting for changes in the world?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position is not stable, and the kings in various places are ready to make a move.

The reason is simple. Emperor Hao had outlasted several crown princes. The crown prince was originally just a spare tire. There were even first-generation kings in other places.

How come the prince is qualified to succeed, but we are not?

Once Di Hao died, the kings in various places would never watch the young prince succeed to the throne.

There are kings in all the hundreds of states in the world, which ensures the absolute control and resource allocation capabilities of the imperial family, but also sows the seeds of crisis.

When Di Hao was in power, no one dared to rebel against the central government.

But Emperor Hao is no longer around. Can the kings in various places tolerate this prince who is too "young"?

In a world where martial arts flourish, there is even a Big Brother who is 500 years old.

The strength of the King of East China Sea is not among the best, but he is worried that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will pick on the weak and use the King of East China Sea as a scapegoat. The King of East China Sea and his son have already made up their minds not to draw attention to themselves.

The King of the East Sea said in a deep voice:
"This moment, that moment."

“You can still pretend to be useless, deceive the world, and win over the head of the Chu family at the same time.”

"Now the Marquis of Zhenhai seems to be interested in sending his daughter Hong Yanling as well."

"Aren't you pursuing her?"

Di Guangzhu's face suddenly turned green.

(End of this chapter)