Chapter 74 Why is it so annoying?

Jin Mao has no good impression of Sheng Xian, but he has a good impression of Sheng Kuang.

This is an upright traditional Confucian scholar who is proficient in all six arts and prefers to join the army.

According to Yu Fan, Sheng Kuang did not inherit his father's talent and knowledge, but he was a gentleman with noble character.

Jin Mao understood immediately and asked Sheng Kuang, "Do you have a body as strong as theirs?"

The direction Jin Mao pointed to was a group of personal soldiers doing physical training with their bare chests, their male hormones overflowing.

Sheng Kuang shook his head.

Jin Mao pointed at Bai Shi and Ling Cao who were practicing like crazy and asked, "Do you have their perseverance?"

Sheng Kuang continued to shake his head.

Jin Mao pointed at He Qi who was shouting slogans while training. This guy is really a genius. While others are still adapting, He Qi has already become the caller.

"Do you have his adaptability?"

Sheng Kuang still shook his head, feeling a little insecure after being hit hard.

Seeing UPA's success, Jin Mao smiled and patted Sheng Kuang on the shoulder: "You also have advantages that they don't have."

Sheng Kuang looked at Jin Mao expectantly.

"You are omnipotent. You can learn to teach first. When you are proficient in teaching, you can teach in the army."

"Then, can't you skip the recruit stage and become an officer directly?"

Jinmao's trick of replacing the concept was very crude, but He Qi, Dong Xi and Ling Cao can all read.

But Sheng Kuang bought into it, nodded excitedly, and instantly became full of fighting spirit.

Jin Mao seemed to see himself in college.

In this way, the framework of the literacy class was established.

Jinmao’s requirements are very simple. It is not required that everyone must learn it. With one month as the time limit, it depends on the individual how much one can learn.

If there is a first batch of students, there will naturally be a second and third batch.

Jinmao plans to provide two phases of preferential treatment for soldiers in the future. All families of soldiers who died in battle can send one child to attend literacy classes, and the same applies to those who have made meritorious contributions despite being seriously injured or disabled.

Others need to accumulate certain merits before they can enjoy preferential treatment.

Moreover, this preferential treatment does not distinguish between the Baiyue and Han people.

Before this policy was perfected, some people heard the news and wanted to join the army. They wanted to join even without salary, and some even brought their own food!

Most of them were powerful local gentry.

However, Jinmao refused all of them.

It’s not anything else, these are professional soldiers, different from ordinary soldiers.

Once these people join in, the underlying structure will be destroyed. If some of them escape midway, it will have a great impact on the overall morale.

Of course, sufficient reasons must be given on the surface.

For example, "The emperor doesn't need soldiers, and my soldiers don't need to bring their own food" and so on.

Not only that, they also pointed out a clear path for these people: after the early rice is harvested in July, they will recruit soldiers again, and they will be admitted uniformly at that time.

Now, Jinmao had to set up thresholds for recruiting soldiers.

In the past, all soldiers had to go to the recruit camp for selection. Now, they have to go through a round of selection before even entering the recruit camp.

It’s really a big guy, the passion for joining the army is too high.

Military matters are easy to deal with, but government affairs are a huge problem, or to be more precise, countless problems.

Jinmao now has to handle six counties, which are more than 300 kilometers from east to west and more than 500 kilometers from north to south. It is difficult to transmit a message, let alone logistics and transportation.

The experience of later generations is right: to get rich, you must first build roads.

Traffic diversion has to be put on the agenda.

Although Zhu Jun's method of conscripting civilians was somewhat rough, it was effective. The section from Jinyun Mountain to Yongning County was opened up, and if the letter could be sent quickly, it would take only half a month to go back and forth.

The fastest and most convenient way to connect the three eastern counties is by water, which requires building a large number of ships.

According to incomplete statistics, in the seven southern counties of Kuaiji County, the total number of ships of all sizes was less than 300, and most of them were small boats.

The large tower ship is 25 meters long, and there is only one of them. It is the one that Zhu Jun took when he went on the expedition. It originally belonged to the Southern Commander, so it was returned to its original owner.

It was just that Zhu Jun had renovated them and they were usable again. More than half of the 300 boats were ferries, and the remaining boats, spread over such a vast area, could only transport seeds and other light supplies at best, but it would be difficult to transport food and fodder.

Therefore, Jinmao will wait for craftsmen from various counties to arrive before starting planning the industrial sector, which is the first step in development at this stage.

The situation is more complicated right now, as March is both the season for harvesting rapeseed oil and the season for spring planting.

At the beginning, the spring planting in just one county made Jinmao extremely anxious. Now, with six counties to deal with, it has to prepare for a rainy day.

Jinmao requisitioned all the boats from the seven counties, leaving only one small boat at each ferry.

On the one hand, the early rice seeds need to be distributed, and on the other hand, people who are proficient in early rice cultivation need to be transported to various counties.

There is no need to worry about the four counties under our noses. Jinmao can bring people to deal with them, mainly the three counties in the east.

With the two elders in charge in Zhang'an County and Yongning County, Jinmao only needs to send people and seeds over and explain the specific operations clearly, and there will be no problem.

The farthest Ye County is the one with the biggest trouble. It has just experienced a war and the people there are unstable. The people sent there must not only be brave and strategic, but also have to be able to govern.

He does have such a talent under his command, that is Yu Fan and Yu Zhongxiang, but Jinmao still has to rely on him to coordinate the overall situation, and it is impossible for him to be sent out to be the magistrate of a remote county.

Everyone else doesn't look qualified.

That day, Jin Mao, feeling helpless, mentioned this matter to Yu Fan.

Yu Fan directly suggested: "Gong Miao (He Qi) is brave and wise, and good at governing. You can send him."

"Can he do it?" Jin Mao didn't understand: "He's just a troop leader, how can he know how to govern?"

"Mingsir, you should read the county annals more often, otherwise, you will be laughed at in the future." Yu Fan was very contemptuous, but still explained: "Gong Miao has served as a county official for many years, how come he doesn't know how to govern?"

"Yu Zhongxiang! Can't you be more tactful when speaking?" Jin Mao was angry: "I am your lord after all!"

Yu Fan, who had not spoken out against anyone for a long time, had his hidden memories awakened: "As a lord, do you want to be a tyrant who doesn't listen to honest advice?"

"I can listen, but can't you change it?"

Yu Fan said confidently: "As a subject, I should speak out my opinions! Do you want me to become a villain who speaks ill of you behind your back?"

Jin Mao felt extremely uncomfortable after being confronted. He had never been so humiliated even in front of Zhu Jun.

Forget it, if you can’t argue with me, then forget it.

Jin Mao simply changed the subject: "How do you prove that He Gongmiao can govern a county?"

"If you don't give Gong Miao a chance to try, how can you prove it?"

I will endure!

Jinmao throws out a trump card: "The situation in Ye County is complicated, and the acting county magistrate must understand all aspects..."

Spring planting and public security are the basis, while epidemic prevention, disease prevention, and prevention of population loss are all essential skills. Calming people's hearts and soldiers are also essential.

If He Qi knew all these things, Jinmao would immediately kick Yu Fan out to Ye County. Aren't you very capable?

It is not known whether Yu Fan guessed Jin Mao's thoughts or for some other reason, but he remained silent this time.

Jin Mao trembled instantly: "Zhong Xiang, why don't you speak?"

"Is this stumping you? Huh? Hahaha!"

Yu Fan was so anxious that his face turned red. He gasped and managed to say, "Confucius said that if three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. I can learn from him if I don't know how to do it, and Gong Miao can also learn from him if he doesn't know how to do it."

This forced sophistry seems familiar.

"It's over!" Jin Mao screamed in his heart: "Isn't this just me being naughty..."

No! How can such a loyal person be turned gay?

"Zhong Xiang, I don't think you need to study anymore. You are knowledgeable enough."

"No! That's not enough!" Yu Fan said seriously, "I need to learn from you!"

"No." Seeing that Yu Fan was very persistent, Jin Mao gave up and asked, "Can you learn something good?"

"What do you mean?"

Jin Mao said helplessly: "Can you please stop imitating my shameless behavior?"

"You finally admitted it!"

"... "

(End of this chapter)