My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 118 Preparation and Mobilization
From this moment on, Lu Yi, who had just become the head of Jiuheli for a month, transformed himself again and became the head of Jiuyuan Pavilion, expanding his sphere of influence from Jiuheli to the entire Jiuyuan Pavilion.

After Lu Yi was appointed as the head of Jiuyuan Pavilion, he immediately returned to Jiuyuan Pavilion.

The first thing he did after returning to Jiuyuan Pavilion was to summon all the village heads of Jiuyuan Pavilion to the old house of the Lu family.

The population of Bingzhou on paper is only 115,000, or 700,000.

Wuyuan County had only more than 4,000 households and more than 20,000 people.

Jiuyuanting is not even as big as a township-level administrative unit, and is not as fully staffed as Jizhou or Henan in the Central Plains.

So there are only four.

They are Jiuyuanli, Jiuheli, Jiusanli and Jiuquanli.

Among them, Jiuyuan Village was the richest, with a full population of 100 households and 300 to 400 people.

The other Jiushanli and Jiuqianli originally had fewer households than Jiuyuanli, but now due to the appearance of Lu Yi, dozens of households in Jiuheli have migrated, resulting in the population being almost the same as Jiuyuanli.

Therefore, Sanli Sankou has about 300 households and more than a thousand people.

Although Jiuheli, where Lü Yi settled, officially has no households or people, the actual population, including Lü Yi's servants, servants, refugees, etc., is two or three times more than that of Sanli!
This reflects the unique charm of statistics.

The head of Jiuyuanli is still Zhang Sou. The two heads of Jiushanli and Jiuqianli are named Xinshan and Jiangquan respectively, both of whom are native locals.

As the position of Jiuhe Lizheng became vacant after Lu Yi was promoted to Pavilion Chief, after some thought, Lu Yi recommended the previous Jiuhe Lizheng Wang He.

This man has a simple and honest character and is honest and dutiful. He had previously made certain contributions to Lu Yi in pacifying the people of Jiuheli. In the end, he was replaced by Lu Yi as the head of Jiuheli without any complaints. After observing him for a period of time, Lu Yi felt that although his ability was mediocre, he was obedient. Moreover, as a native of Jiuheli, he had a better understanding of the situation in Jiuheli.

Therefore, after establishing his favor and authority and winning him over, he was recommended to take over the position of Jiuhelizheng again. He was considered to be recruited by Lu Yi and became a middle-level manager.

"We all came here immediately after hearing the Pavilion Master's call. What does the Pavilion Master want us to do?"

Among the four, Zhang Sou was the oldest and had the most experience. He and Lu Yi were neighbors, living in the same hometown, pavilion and village, so he took the initiative to step forward and ask.

However, compared with a few months ago, his attitude towards Lu Yi now was extremely respectful. He did not have any trace of his previous arrogance. Instead, he felt a little fearful because he had accepted benefits from Lu Yi.

"Don't be alarmed, Mr. Zhang. I called you here because I have good news to announce!" Lu Yi said with a smile.

"Good news?" Zhang Sou and his companions looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

"That's right!" Lu Yi nodded and continued, "You are all my elders. You have watched me grow up. You should all know what kind of person I am."

"Now, I, Lu Yi, have lived up to the blessing of my father's spirit in heaven and have been lucky enough to build a small family business."

"People say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. How dare this pavilion chief forget the neighbors of Jiuli Pavilion?"

"You all know that my caravan makes a living outside the Great Wall, so we have more than enough clerks and guards. If there are any young and strong men under your jurisdiction who are willing to join my Lu's caravan as clerks, I can lower some of the requirements as appropriate. As long as they are healthy and have a good character, they will be given priority for admission."

Lu Yi finished speaking and smiled confidently.

"Although the Lu family is not a big family, everyone has seen how I treat my caravan partners. Although there are certain risks in traveling outside the Great Wall, if you are loyal and brave and are willing to work hard, it is much better than working hard in the fields."

"What the captain said is very true. Now all the young men in Jiuyuan Pavilion want to join your caravan, but the number of recruits is limited and many people are vying for it." Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang immediately nodded repeatedly, and the other three village heads also echoed him.

"Don't worry, the caravan will continue to expand its staff at the end of this month. We need a lot of manpower this time, enough to recruit most of the young and strong men in Jiuyuan Pavilion!"

Seeing this, Lu Yi immediately gave the four people a reassurance pill.
"This is rare good news. We will spread the word after we return and will not let the head of the pavilion down!"

The four of them showed joy when they heard this. The number of households and wealth in each village were one of the assessment requirements for the village head. If the people under their command became wealthy, they would also be able to benefit from this and receive commendations and rewards from Jiuyuan County.

"But..." But then, Lu Yi changed the subject, making their hearts, which had just been put at ease, hang in the balance again.

"However, this pavilion chief is not completely unconditional in recruiting clerks!"

"I wonder what the captain means?" After looking at each other, several people nominated Zhang Sou to come out and question him.

"This pavilion chief has received reliable intelligence that the Xianbei people are ready to make a move this year. It is not the small-scale fighting in the past. There is a possibility that they will invade the south and attack the Great Wall!"

"Therefore, in order to prevent border troubles, after the autumn harvest, everyone must bring food and valuables to the new fortress built by this pavilion chief to guard against the invasion of the Xianbei people!"

"If anyone disobeys, not only will he not be recruited, but he and his family will be imprisoned for colluding with the Xianbei people!"

Lu Yi's deep tone immediately excited Zhang Sou and the other three.

"What! The Xianbei are invading again!"

"These damn bandits, instead of grazing their livestock on the grassland, are planning to rob us Han people every day. They really have wolfish ambitions!"

"But we Bingzhou men are not easy to bully. Even if the Xianbei people come, don't expect to get any benefits!"

The expressions of the people were different, some were nervous, some were worried, and some even looked angry.

But without exception, no one was afraid of the invasion of the Xianbei people, including this old man Zhang Sou.

The bloody history between the Han and Hu people in Bingzhou is truly too numerous to record.

Almost every household has a blood feud with the Hu people.

"Very good! You are indeed worthy of being the warriors of Bingzhou. You are not afraid of the barbarians outside the Great Wall."

Lu Yi took in the expressions of several people and nodded with satisfaction.

"However, the Xianbei are powerful, while the population of Jiuyuan is sparse. We must unite as one to fight against them. Our Lu's Fortress is well-defended and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. As long as everyone in Jiuyuan is united, even if the Xianbei come with their entire clan, we can still hold out until the imperial court's rescue army arrives!"

"Captain, don't worry. This is a matter of great importance to the Han-Hu plan. We, the people of Jiuyuan, are all sensible and will never hold you back at this critical moment!"

Old man Zhang was very decisive. When it came to the Hu people, even though he was old and frail, he felt an inexplicable surge of blood in his body.

"Don't worry, Captain. If the Xianbei really invade, even if they have to tie us up, they will tie up all the people under their rule and take them to Jiuhe!"

The other three also responded one after another.

(End of this chapter)