Chapter 69: Collecting Talents Along the Way

Jinmao is bullying the people of the Eastern Han Dynasty because they don’t understand pi.

People in the Eastern Han Dynasty only considered pi to be 3, but this is a huge deviation.

When Wu Fan actually measured it and the result was almost the same, he didn't believe it and measured it again and again, muttering: "Impossible! How is this possible?!"

As an ancient person who was outstanding in mathematics, his rigor must be more serious than obsessive-compulsive disorder.

So, Wu Fan went crazy.

Jin Mao didn't want to pay any more attention to it. It was not like he didn't know basic mathematics, he was just too lazy to teach himself.

After leaving Shangyu County, the second stop is Yuyao County.

Jinmao no longer paraded around with a team of a thousand men, but only with a hundred guards.

War horses were available, but neither the Minyue army nor the Han people knew how to ride horses, and their speed was even slower than walking.

Only now that he has so much free time, Jin Mao has the time to slowly practice horse riding with these people.

Yuyao is adjacent to Shangyu, and one can make a round trip in one day by riding a fast horse, but in order to practice, the group took a whole day to get there.

When they arrived at the Yu family, Jin Mao bowed to Yu Fan's elders very respectfully, which touched Yu Fan deeply and made the Yu family feel that Yu Fan had followed the right person.

The fifth day of February.

Jinmao held a job fair in Yuyao County for two days but didn't recruit a single person.

There are many people who are interested, but no one really wants to come.

Today's literate people are all proud. Whoever wants to do this kind of work, which pays little and is a bit dangerous, can do it, but they won't do it anyway.

"Fuck!" Jin Mao couldn't help thinking: "When I get rich again, I'll open a few literacy classes and train some literate people!"

If he couldn't recruit anyone today, Jin Mao decided to try Shanyin County. With his father-in-law as a guarantor, he would be more reliable than Yu Fan, the king of arguing with others.

It’s interesting to say, there were a few lucky literate poor people who really wanted to come, but Yu Fan’s stinky mouth was enough to drive them away.

such as.

There was a son of a tenant farmer who was smart since childhood and was employed as a free accountant by the landlord. It happened that Jinmao was recruiting workers, so there was no need to think twice, he had to apply for the job.

Then, Yu Fan asked three soul-searching questions: "What else can you do besides keeping accounts?"

"Have you obtained the master's consent?"

"Has the master done anything to offend you?"

Good guy, we can’t say that Yu Fan is wrong. After all, Jin Mao doesn’t want his subordinates to have a better place to go, so he has to change their master.

Just when Jinmao thought that today would be another day of failure.

A big man eight feet tall with thick eyebrows and beard walked over awkwardly, just like Zhang Fei in opera.

It was the first time that Jin Mao saw someone taller and stronger than Pan Lin, and he couldn't help but stand up.

Unexpectedly, the strong man bowed deeply to Yu Fan and called him "Grandpa".

Jin Mao was stunned: "Zhong Xiang, I didn't realize you have such a big grandson!"

Yu Fan smiled bitterly, knowing that his face-conscious family had spread the funny story between him and Jin Mao throughout the city.

He then told Jinmao the whole story.

It turned out to be the case.

The next moment, Dong Xian actually wanted to sign up for the official selection.

Jin Mao was very confused: "Why do you want to work as a clerk when you are so tall and strong?"

"Ah?" Dong Xi asked in a muffled voice, "Can you still be a soldier?"

"Of course!" Jin Mao liked Dong Xi more and more and said, "As long as you pass the test, you will be my soldier."

Dong Xian asked happily: "How to test?"

Jin Mao looked at Dong Xi's physique and decided not to test his strength, so he tried his flexibility.

"Bai Shi, choose five people to test his strength."

Then he said to Dong Xi: "If you can hold out for a cup of tea under the six of them, I will promote you to a higher position!"

Dong Xi glanced at Bai Shi and the other six and asked, "What if we overturn them?"

This sentence made Bai Shi and the other six very angry, and they were ready to teach them a lesson.

Jin Mao was overjoyed: "If you can overthrow them, I will directly promote you to captain!"

"A word is settled!"

"It's a deal!" Jin Mao nodded and warned, "Bai Shi, fists and feet have no eyes, don't hurt his life."

Bai Shi nodded.

In Jinmao's opinion, Pan Lin couldn't withstand the siege of Bai Shi and his six companions, so no matter how strong Dong Xi was, he had his limits.

However, something unexpected happened to Jin Mao: Dong Xi actually overthrew Bai Shi and the other six!

This guy is actually a big and agile guy!

Jin Mao was ecstatic: "Is this the military commander of this era?"

So strong!

At this time, Yu Fan came to the rescue: "Mingsir, although he and I had a quarrel, we are still good friends in private."

"Dong Xian is a man of integrity."

There are not many people who can be said to have moral character by Yu Fan, which shows that Yu Fan thinks Dong Xian is trustworthy and worthy of being reused.

Jin Mao became interested and clapped his hands to stop the action.

"Yuandai (Dong Xi's courtesy name), you passed the test."

Jin Mao gave two choices: "I have three teams under my command, one team of personal soldiers, the second team of core soldiers, and the third team of new recruits."

"According to the recruit team rate, you can only be the most junior recruit in the first team, and you may be eliminated every quarter."

Dong Xian pointed at Bai Shi and the others without hesitation and said, "I want to join their team."

Although he had just won by chance, Dong Xi understood that this was because he had taken advantage of his superior strength. If he had used weapons, he would have been able to kill at most two or three people.

"Okay!" Jin Mao agreed readily: "Then you will train with Bai Shi first."

Dong Xi glanced at Bai Shi, the most ferocious of the six, and nodded.

On the sixth day of February, Jin Mao set out for Shanyin County.

Jin Mao was very satisfied to receive Dong Xi, a powerful general, during this trip to Yuyao.

On the eighth day of February, Jin Mao arrived in Shanyin County.

Along the way, let’s not talk about the scenery for now. The population density is really high and the land is really flat.

Wushang County is large enough. The six counties in the north of Kuaiji County combined are not as large as Wushang County, and the arable land area and population are far behind.

For example, Yuyao County has less than 10,000 households, but its cultivated land area is almost the same as that of the earlier Wushang County.

Jinmao covets this fertile land and is determined to take it into his possession sooner or later.

This was Jinmao's first time to Shanyin County. The city wall was three meters high and there were people queuing at the city gate to enter the city, which was simply bizarre.

Along the way, only Shanyin County had people queuing up.

As soon as Jin Mao and his group showed up, they alerted the guards in the city.

You can’t not pay attention!

Anyone with eyesight can see a fully armed cavalry unit of a hundred men.

He Qi, the military officer of the county, immediately came down from the city gate tower and led a team of people to greet him outside the city. He clasped his fists and saluted: "He Qi, the military officer of the county, greets the commander!"

"No need to be polite." Jin Mao said this, but his eyes were fixed on the soldiers behind He Qi and he asked, "These are all soldiers you trained. Why haven't I seen you before in the county soldiers?"

It was true that He Qi was very good at training soldiers, much stronger than the earlier county soldiers, and it was hard for Jin Mao not to pay attention.

At least it's at the level of the early second team.

"Excuse me, Captain." He Qi said modestly, "When the county government goes to war, someone has to guard the city."

"Could this man be my father-in-law's trusted confidant?" Jin Mao didn't care and directly swung the hoe to dig him out: "I have high hopes for you, how about following me?"

He Qi first looked happy, but then looked embarrassed.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Jin Mao waved his hand and said, "Why are you, a warrior, so fussy?"

He Qi said frankly: "I am willing to be commanded by the commander, but if the county government does not let me go..."

Jin Mao suddenly realized: "I thought it was something else! Leave it to me, and tell me if you are willing or not."

"Naturally willing!"

"Great!" Jin Mao said happily, "Just wait for my news."

"Enter the city!"

He Qi stepped aside with expectation in his eyes. Who would be willing to guard the door every day? Besides, Jinmao is now in its heyday and has a bright future. He Qi would be a fool to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Jin Mao accidentally knocked down a young man as soon as he entered the city. He was not walking very fast, and there was still chaos at the city gate.

"Everyone line up for me!" Jin Mao roared, and the chaos stopped.

The people are not stupid. Who would dare to test the sharpness of the swords of the royal guards?

Jin Mao just got off his horse and was about to help the boy up, but unexpectedly the boy stood up by himself and apologized to Jin Mao.

"The student was reckless and offended the captain. I hope the captain will forgive me."

(End of this chapter)