Chapter 9 Loyalty
"Your Highness is kidding. I will be the general of the Yan Prince's Mansion." Chang Wei's heartbeat accelerated sharply.
Zhao Xu thought to himself that you were still pretending, so he casually said, "Since that's the case, I will pick someone else."
"I thought I could give it a try," Chang Wei said hurriedly, smiling embarrassedly.
"Well, that's right. I don't want to be a general soldier, not a qualified soldier." Zhao Xu carried his hands behind his back, looking like a sage.
For him, there is money now.
The first thing is naturally to build an army and power comes from the barrel of a gun. This principle remains unchanged throughout the ages.
Otherwise, he earned this money to make wedding dresses for others.
With the personal army, the next step is to control Yan County and kill the wealthy clans who violated him.
"Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers." Chang Wei recited this sentence and evoked the wishes he had when he joined the army.
Once upon a time, he was devoted to serving the court with all his passion.
But the blood became cold in the intrigues in the army. Now Zhao Xu's words ignited the dead volcano in his heart like thunder.
"Your Highness is kind to you, and I will swear to follow Your Highness to the death."
Chang Wei knelt on one knee and lowered his head.
A scholar dies for his confidant.
When he joined the army, no one appreciated his courage and no one cared about his enthusiasm.
But now, the King of Yan, who had just forced him to pay his salary, not only ignored his mistakes, but also handed over his personal army to him.
How trust this has in him.
With this trust, he could only repay his loyalty and life for the rest of his life.
Zhao Xu saw the burning light in Chang Wei's eyes.
He knew that only by exchanging hearts for a straight and hard man like Chang Wei could he surrender.
It turns out that he did the right thing.
He reached out and helped Chang Wei up, and he smiled and said, "Now the wealthy families of Yan County are rampant, and there are Beidi bandits. Yan County is like a dangerous egg. In the future, I hope you and I will reshape the bright world of Yan County together with you!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Chang Wei replied loudly, as firm as gold and stone.
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, "No need to delay, from now on, you will start recruiting your own army. You will report the money you need directly to me. I will ask Qin's account to pay you."
"I'll go here." Chang Wei felt itchy as if he was scratching his head, and he wanted to lead 20,000 soldiers to fight to kill the enemy immediately.
Holding his fists heavily, he turned around and left, telling the other guards the news.
Immediately, dozens of eager gazes came to Zhao Xu.
Since the royal family reissues the salary and the consolation money last night, they have changed their views on Zhao Xu.
Now that Zhao Xu is planning to build his own army, it must be based on their hundred guards.
This means that everyone can get promoted and get paid.
How can they not be happy if they serve the Lord without seeking a success?
But most importantly, they see hope.
After the King of Yan recovered, the Prince of Yan's mansion was no longer a pool of stagnant water, but full of vitality.
"What are these bad guys having fun?" Liu Fu happened to come back, followed by three servants.
Seeing that the guards were as if they were injected with chicken blood, they looked confused.
"I asked Chang Wei to recruit his own army and let him become the general." Zhao Xu said with a smile.
"General?" Liu Fuxuan's heart was twitching, "Your Highness, although the young man is a servant, he was a scholar before. He studied hard for eighteen years and hoped to be your highness in the heart."
"Have you read a book?" Zhao Xu was a little surprised.
At present, what he lacks the most is the available people.
From the current point of view, military Changwei is still available.
But Zhang Han was taken down, and King Fu of the royal family became vacant.
For a normal royal palace, the general of the personal army and the king of the royal palace are right-hand men.
Now that the left arm has, it should have a right arm.
Since Liu Fu has studied, it is a pity that he just wants to be an errand.
And when he got rid of Zhang Han, he was the first to be loyal to him, and he was given this opportunity.
"Your Highness can send someone to investigate, but the young ones definitely dare not deceive Your Highness." Liu Fu said.
"Well, you will be responsible for the position of the King's Fu. If you do a good job, I will allow you to be the King's Fu." Zhao Xu thought.
When Liu Fu heard this, he was excited and cried in his words, "Your Highness, the youngest will definitely live up to what you expect, wuwu..."
Zhao Xu understood Liu Fu's mood at this time.
For him, this is a turning point in human life.
Great Songs, Emperor Gaozu Zhao Yi, established by the great Songs, was established by the eight major tribes, so he was known to share the world with the eight major tribes at the beginning of his country.
In order to ensure the interests of the eight major tribes in the court, Dasong did not take the imperial examination, but adopted the system of recommendation.
In this way, the officials in the court basically came from the eight major tribes, while the officials of local counties were controlled by local wealthy tribes.
This makes scholars like Zhang Han who come from poor families almost never have a chance to make a comeback.
The only way to become an official is to be a guest of the wealthy family.
But even so, the wealthy family may not necessarily have to be. After all, the wealthy family also pays attention to family background.
It is conceivable how excited Liu Fu was to take up the position of Wang Fu.
"At up, others thought I was doing something wrong with you." Zhao Xu said with a smile.
Chang Wei and the guards were already watching the fun.
Liu Fu wiped his tears, "Your Highness, scholars from poor families are so hard. They have learned a lot of knowledge, but in the end they lost to the children of wealthy families who don't know a lot of words..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly realized something. He knew that this was against Da Song's taboo, and his face turned pale, "Your Highness, you are talking nonsense, please atone for your sins."
The electoral system is the foundation of the great hymn of the royal and powerful tribes' governance.
If you offend the electoral system, you will offend the powerful clan and the royal family.
"Don't be nervous, what you said is not unreasonable." Zhao Xu waved his hand, not caring about it.
He is a time traveler and does not have the deep-rooted concept of esteemedness.
Moreover, he was indeed full of complaints about Dasong's backward system.
After all, in the contemporary era, this system was ended in the Tang Dynasty and replaced by the imperial examination.
"Don't be nervous? Does it make sense?" Liu Fu was stunned.
If the people from the rich heard this, he would have to peel off even if he did not die.
However, Zhao Xu was just such a light sentence, and he said it made sense.
"If you are the officials in the world, you should be able to live there." Zhao Xu smiled.
It is unrealistic for him to count on the wealthy family. Because his mother's family is a poor family, he was bullied by the princes of the powerful family since he was a child.
This chain of contempt is engraved in the bones of every child of the wealthy clan.
Therefore, he was destined to pee in the same pot with these wealthy families.
Only by uniting poor children like Liu Fu and the people of Yan County can we build our own true team.
"Your Highness..." Liu Fu was heartbroken by Zhao Xu.
What he hated was the system of recommendation. Now what he recommended in Dasong is not the wise but the family.
"Do you want to turn Yan County into a place where poor children can become officials with their own talents?" Zhao Xu's eyes were bright.
"think!"
Looking at Zhao Xu, Liu Fu hesitated for a moment and decided to take a gamble just like when saving King Yan.
If Zhao Xu was a temptation, he would die without a place to bury him.
If Zhao Xu was sincere, he would find the wise master.
"Okay, then from now on, you will take office." Zhao Xu patted Liu Fu's shoulder.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Fu leaned over and knelt down, kowtowed three times.
Zhao Xu hurriedly helped him up, "I will give you the first order and immediately recruit the people to farm in our royal palace."
"But the people were all encircled by the rich and cultivated their land. Who can farm for our royal palace?" Liu Fu sighed with a bitter face.
Zhao Xu showed a meaningful smile, "There will be, and this is also the first step for me to conquer the hearts of the people."
When Liu Fu heard this, he was stunned. He didn't know what method did the King of Yan fight with the rich clan for the people.
Chapter completed!