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Chapter 135
Hearing what Yang Guang said, Pei Ji said: "I think that if you are a champion, young and weak, if you are promoted too quickly, you will lose your ambition."

Speaking of this, Pei Ji took a look at Yang Guang's face, saw the corner of his mouth move slightly, and immediately remedied: "But now the country is at the time of employing people, and it is time to show off its martial arts. Your servant please promote the champion."

Yang Guangyan said: "Champion Marquis is General Ying Yanglang right now, he must be at the fifth rank."

Pei Ji lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Yang Guang waved his hand and said: "Weak crowns and fifth ranks, no one from a noble family is more like this. You can't add more ranks. But if you don't reward them, the hearts of soldiers will be chilled."

"The people of Shanggu County are tough, and the parachutist Li Guang used to sit here. The Xiongnu dared not go south to graze horses, so Li Chongjiu was ordered to serve as the general guard of Shanggu County to wipe out the Shanggu thieves and return the people to peace."

Pei Ji was taken aback for a moment, and thought that the imperial court was full of wars and smoke, and Yang Guang decided to suspend the foreign military affairs at the moment, and stay inside first, and then fight outside.

Transferring Li Chongjiu, a tiger general, to the country to counter the rebellion is also to stabilize the country.

What's even more ingenious is the appointment of Shanggu County Tongshou.

During Tong Shou Nai's Daye period, Yang Guang temporarily placed an official position instead of low-ranking ones, and took charge of military affairs. In a county, his status was under the prefect and above the county magistrate.

Yu He, the governor of Shanggu County, was dismissed by Yang Guang half a year ago due to unfavorable supply. At present, there is no governor of Shanggu County.

Li Chongjiu is the general guard of Shanggu County, isn't he in charge of all the affairs of a county?

However, in the Sui system, the prefects were of the third rank in the upper counties, the fourth rank in the middle counties, and the fourth rank in the lower counties.

There are less than [-] households in Shanggu County. In terms of the following counties, the county guard is the fourth rank, and Li Chongjiu is the fifth rank, which is appropriate.

Pei Ji saw that Yang Guang immediately sorted out the relationship between personnel and personnel, and dared not lament that today's world is definitely not such a fatuous and incompetent king from the outside world.

It's just that the wisdom is enough to refuse advice, and the words are enough to cover up wrongs. These words are really the golden words of Tai Shigong.

At that moment, Pei Ji took the order to retreat.

In Huaihuang Town.

Although Li Chongjiu has lofty ambitions, he only has a elite army and [-] people at hand, so he is just too ambitious to think about winning the championship right now.

Right now on the grassland, heavy snow is coming, and the harsh winter is coming.The herdsmen on the prairie cut down on food and clothing to survive the harsh winter.

But in Huaihuang Town, eight thousand soldiers and civilians have no worries about food and clothing, and a whole government soldiers are stepping up their drills.

The women, children, old and weak all started working together, busily tanning the slaughtered sheepskin, and then making mature skins, which were transported by traders to Yanmen and sold in Taiyuan, so that the proceeds could be used as military funds.

The garrison troops of 23 brigades finally repaired the southern city wall, and built the entire Huaihuang Town into a solid wall.

According to Li Chongjiu's plan, the garrison began to build large-scale construction projects in the city.

First of all, there are two main roads running through the city from east to west, and from north to south.

Li Chongjiu ordered Ji Chuan to be in charge, and after re-measurement of the road, it was made into a two-lane avenue six feet wide.The road was paved, hammered, and retamped, and ditches were dug on both sides for drainage.

The construction of roads is convenient for the transfer and exchange of troops and merchants.

After the canals on both sides of the road, square walls were also built. The city stipulates that after nightfall, a curfew is imposed. Everyone must be within the square walls and not go out.

On the road at night, there are government soldiers and cavalry patrolling. If anyone is found to travel without authorization, they will be arrested and whipped!

In the four large squares divided by roads in the city, Baochang, Lizheng, and Dangzheng are responsible for supervising, maintaining order, and implementing Baojia. If anyone escapes without reason, disappears, or takes in strangers, all The chief security officer, Li Zheng, should be held accountable.

Because the official county government in Huaihuang Town has not yet established such an administration, so if there are any disputes among the people, civil lawsuits, etc., the Baochang, Lizheng, and Dangzheng can decide on their own.

Li Chongjiu stipulated that a large cesspool be built for every [-] households to collect manure.

The prohibition of defecating in places is strictly enforced.

In addition, a bathhouse was built in each square for people to bathe.

As well as on the edge of Yingyang Mansion, the granary and arsenal were also rebuilt to accommodate more grain, grass and weapons.

As for the Yingyang mansion, Li Chongjiu, as the general of Yingyang, would not treat him too badly, and more importantly, there is now one more mistress in the mansion, no, two.

After the Yingyang Mansion Yayuan was repaired, Shi Deyun and Pingping all moved in.

Behind the government office, there are three houses, one for Li Chongjiu, one for Pingping, and one for vacant, because Yun insisted on living in a tent.

So Li Chongjiu shoveled an open space for him in the middle of the backyard, and erected a Xirenqiu tent on it.

As the daughter of Qi Jin from the Xi family, Shi Deyun has two middle-aged women from the Xi family next to her, waiting on her left and right, taking care of food, clothing and housing.

As for Li Chongjiu, who was always a loner before, he was not busy with military training every day, and when he returned to Yingyang Mansion, he just dealt with government affairs.

As for eating, most of them are on horseback. Together with those soldiers, they eat mustard cakes, chew dried mutton, and drink mare's milk.

And now he is considered to have started a family, Pingping is his adopted daughter, and Shi Deyun, according to the agreement between Xi Bu and him, if in the future, he helps Xi people restore their homeland, Shi Deyun will be his concubine.

Xi Ren doesn't care about etiquette and defense, and he doesn't care if the two are married or not, and they live in together first.

With a family, Li Chongjiu couldn't live a simple life anymore, so he hired an old woman to manage the housework.

This old woman's husband and son all died in Shanggu, and now she is alone, and she treats Pingping very well on weekdays.

So Li Chongjiu invited her to come to his house as a servant, and also helped him take care of Pingping.

Since then, Li Chongjiu has ended his days of eating out, and eats with Pingping and Shi Deyun, an unexpected guest, every morning and evening.
It was a happy day.

There are more people in the family, Li Chongjiu also thinks about the prescription, which is more generous, for example, the bathhouse and kitchen in Yingyang's mansion are built together, and Li Chongjiu can't help but worry about ordinary schooling.

For girls from poor families in this era, reading is a delusion. Among the children of aristocratic families, girls generally only read and read the commandments, and that's all.

Reading in this era has always been the monopoly of the children of aristocratic families.

But as a modern person, at the age of seven, if you don't study, you will become a child out of school.

Li Chongjiu naturally refused to do this, so he came up with the idea of ​​building a private school in Huaihuang Town to provide enlightenment for those who are willing to learn.

In the absence of talents from aristocratic families, all basic talents can only be cultivated by Huaihuang Town itself.

In addition to the young children, Li Chongjiu was going to be selected from the army as the subjects of this enlightenment, so that the generals at the first level of the brigade and brigade could be literate, at least required to be able to understand the military orders written by themselves.

As for the teacher of the private school, Zhou Xu is currently the most competent candidate.

PS: Thanks to Gui Yihu, Heart Floating, Jagged Tianjiao for the reward, Hurt Soul の Remnant Soul, Kissker's chapter gift; Kaitou Kidd SR, Fengyan 123, lmxy's monthly pass.

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