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Before dark, several village warriors were ordered to come. The bandits in the Wubao camp in the east had the possibility of crossing the border and invading. As soon as this news came out, the landlords and gentry in various townships could not sit still. If these bandits were allowed to attack eastern Hubei, everyone would have to finish the game. Therefore, Mei Zhihuan ordered, and each family rushed to the north.

There were fire inside and outside the Hutou Pass Inspection Office, and teams of people were camping and camping, which was very lively.

Liu Jun asked someone to set up more than a dozen large pots in the open space outside the yamen gate. The burning stove was burning, and the pot was full of large pieces of horse meat. They were all dead horses and injured horses from the thieves on the battlefield before, and Liu Jun did not waste it. When he left, he slaughtered and dismembered them and brought them back.

There were no less than a thousand local warriors gathered. Mei Zhihuan discussed with the gentry led by the team and County Magistrate Lu and others in the official hall. After dark, Zhao Cheng, the Xiajiang Road Defense Army and the preparatory road, also arrived with a team of servants.

Zhao Cheng's yamen was not in Huangzhou Prefecture, but in Qizhou, he couldn't sit still after receiving the alarm and immediately rushed over. Although he was the largest military official in the entire eastern Hubei area, if he really wanted to defend the Qihuang prefecture, eight counties and one state, he still had to rely on the gentry from all over the place, among which Mei Zhihuan was headed by Mei Zhihuan. If something big happened, he could only put down his figure and take the initiative to find Mei Zhihuan.

Zhao Cheng came in and made a few remarks with Mei Zhihuan first, then turned his eyes to Liu Jun, "I am so good. Qi Ting has only been separated for a few days, but he has made new contributions."

"Sir, I'm sorry." Liu Jun said modestly.

Zhao Cheng sat down and his expression turned serious, "Mr. Mei, are you really going to invade my Qihuang when you return to Zuowu Camp?"

"It's very possible." Mei Zhihuan replied, and then introduced some of the discussion plans he and others had just discussed and planned to Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng nodded while nodding, and fully supported Mei Zhihuan and others' plan to deploy troops, strictly guard against the enemy, and resolutely prevent the bandits from entering the country.

At this time, Lu Jinxi also removed him from the official position of Zhao Dagu, the former Hutou Pass inspector, and specially ordered Liu Jun to temporarily take over the inspection to report to him. Zhao Cheng did not object and said, "The appointment and removal of Lu County Magistrate Lu is very suitable. Everyone sees the skills of Liu Jiye and Jiutou Bird. It is very suitable to have such an excellent young man and an excellent team to guard this important Hutou Pass."

Liu Jun’s inspection position was confirmed by this sentence of a military preparation Taoist.

In the inspection yamen official hall in this mountain, Zhao Cheng, the Bing Beidao, and other important gentry members participated, and an important military deployment meeting was held. Originally, Liu Jun did not participate in such military combat meetings including one prefecture, eight counties and one prefecture.

But now he is the Hutou inspector, and he is also the host of the conference site. He has shown his power twice in succession and has been appreciated by Bing Beidao and Mei Gong, so he is also considered a newcomer.

He also has a seat at the end of the official hall.

Although he was just a miscellaneous official, Liu Jun was actually very happy. Inspection is an official position that many people disdain and has no future for promotion. But for scholars with good backgrounds, those who can pass the imperial examination and Jinshi will naturally look down on an inspection.

But for Liu Jun, who has no family background and is only an expansionary martial arts student, is absolutely expected to be a proxy inspector now.

After doing this inspection, he was transferred from a civilian to an official position. In countless people could not overcome this step in their lifetime. Now Liu Jun has successfully stepped over it, from the ninth rank to the lowest level, but no matter how low he is, he is not an official.

What's more, in a county, the inspector is called a hot official and is accused of being very majestic. Compared with a bitter official like a postmaster and a sour official like a teacher, it is much stronger.

After becoming a inspector, he has the right to become an agent.

What's more, he still has a real territory and his own yamen. He is also a small rank of officials in the Macheng County. At least, his Hutou Pass not only guards Hutou Pass, but also has jurisdictions including the entire Taiping Township, and even the Taiping Post Station is directly under his jurisdiction.

All of this was earned by himself, but it was also related to the current situation. If it weren't for the large number of thieves and bandits, he wouldn't have the opportunity to replace inspector Zhao. In addition, it was mainly because Qi Ting and the two battles with bandits this time performed very well, and with the support of Mei Zhihuan and the Li family, he would have been able to take this seat naturally.

Of course, the captain of the Nine-Headed Bird was Li Chunjiang, but Li Chunjiang, who was Jie Yuan, was about to take the Jinshi exam again, so it was impossible for him to serve as such a small inspector.

The evening meeting lasted for a long time. Zhao Cheng and Mei Zhihuan were the main men and formulated a detailed defense deployment in Qihuang area. Although Liu Jun was also in the meeting, he basically did not express any opinions, and it was not his turn to speak. This was a combat deployment involving one prefecture, eight counties and one prefecture. He was a small patrol in Macheng County and could not take care of so many.

After the meeting, Zhao Cheng and Mei Zhihuan called Liu Jun over and had a meal together. During this period, Zhao Cheng also asked Liu Jun about his plans. Liu Jun only said that the soldiers would come to block the enemy and the water would come to flood the earth. However, he also made a request to Zhao Cheng.

"Although Zhao Dagu has dereliction of duty this time, I can see that he is still a good person. Although he was ambushed and besieged by ten times thieves, he did not surrender and insisted on resisting to the end. I would like to ask Zhao Bingxian to give him a chance."

"What are your plans?" Zhao Cheng asked. He didn't care about the future of a small inspection, but since it was proposed by Liu Jun, he didn't mind giving Zhao Dagu a chance.

"I want Zhao Dagu to go to Taiping Post, and his archer also let him take him over and add some of it. Taiping Post is very important and cannot be misunderstood. Zhao Dagu is still very capable. Let him go to Taiping Post to be the postmaster, while maintaining the operation of Taiping Post, while allowing him to train some postmasters, and at critical moments, he can also serve as an assisting and support force for Hutou Pass."

Although Taiping Post is just an inn, it is also very important. The post delivery system of the Ming Dynasty is divided into three types: post station, delivery station, and emergency delivery shop. The post station is divided into three types: Ma Yi, Water Post, and Water Post, which are distributed in local transportation hubs or thoroughfares, and are specifically used to pick up and drop off passengers and report military information.

The delivery station is set up on water and land terminals and major transportation routes in various places, specializing in the transportation of military supplies and tributes.

There are emergency delivery shops in every county, which are specialized in the delivery of official documents.

The setting is very clear. The post station is usually one per 60 or 70 miles away. It is responsible for receiving officials from time to time and reporting military information. The post station is generally large, with guest rooms for officials to stay in, and is also responsible for the food and catering of officials. In addition, there are many post horses, which are specially used to convey military information.

The delivery station is equivalent to express delivery specifically for transporting materials.

The emergency delivery shop is a ten-mile shop, which is usually without a horse. It is specially used to convey various official documents, and the shops are delivered on foot. Each shop is transferred up and down, and each is responsible for ten-mile.

There are three inns in Macheng, Zhongguan Post, Taiping Post and Tingchuan Post.

Taiping Post is located in Taiping Township, and on the road between Huangzhou Prefecture and Guangzhou, Henan. In addition to this station, Taiping Post also manages eight emergency delivery shops and a delivery station.

There was one postmaster, one official, thirty-two postmasters, and six staff members in Taiping Postmasters. Each emergency delivery shop had one shop chief and five soldiers. There were dozens of people in the delivery shop.

The post-sent-transmission system under Liu Jun has hundreds of people. They are all young and strong. The post-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-sent-stainers often ride horses to report military information. The equestrians are very good. The shops who urgently deliver official documents on foot every day, all of which are scuds.

These people can become good soldiers with a little training. Since Liu Jun is now in charge of Taiping Township, he certainly hopes that this place is strong and not robbed by bandits.

Zhao Dagu is indeed a capable person. If an ordinary official is ambushed and besieged by ten times of thieves, then about twenty people will collapse long ago, either surrendering or being killed. But they can persist and fight to the death without surrendering. This is the ability. Now it is proposed to let Zhao Dagu go to the post station to be the postmaster, which is not only a compensation for Zhao Dagu, but also hopes to use Zhao Dagu's ability to make the postmaster well, and also train these postmasters and pavers to be like the archers he had brought before, and at critical moments, they can become his reserve force.

The official secretary is just an inequality official, even worse than the inspector. The inspector is called a hot official by the people. The official secretary is a real hard official. He is a job of serving people when welcoming and sending people.

But no matter what, he is still an official, even if he is not a good person, he is at least an errand.

Zhao Cheng responded and sent someone to call Zhao Dagu.

"Inspector Liu just recommended you to me as the Taiping Yishou. Are you willing?"

Zhao Dagu was very surprised, but he nodded and agreed. Being a miserable official postmaster is better than being a commoner.

"Thank you, Lord Bingxian, thank you, Inspection Commissioner Liu." Zhao Dagu said gratefully, especially when he looked at Liu Jun.

Liu Jun said, "You don't have to thank me. I will hand over the Yi Shiyi and Bashang in Taiping Township to you to command. My requirements are very clear. Not only do you have to do the original tasks of the Yi Shiyi Shiyi, but you also have to integrate and train your postmen and shops. I hope that at the critical moment, you can summon you and fight and become a reserve force for my Hutou Pass. Can you do it?"

Zhao Dagu didn't expect that the young new inspector had such a far-reaching idea. After hesitating, hesitating, he would still tell the truth, "The money and grain arrears of post shops are severe, and even the post shops and soldiers cannot support their families, so they are uneasy. If Lord Liu can help solve some of the arrears, I will definitely live up to my expectations."

Liu Jun turned his gaze to Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Look at what's the use of me."

Liu Jun smiled and said, "Lord Bingxian is a military preparation and is in charge of food and salary. You can't ask the horse to run away again, and you won't let the horse eat grass, right?"

"Let me do this, I will allocate a special amount of money to help you solve half of the arrears. What if you find Mei Gong and Lu County Magistrate, your local area will raise the problem for yourself?" Zhao Cheng said.

Magistrate Lu had no choice but to nod, "It must be."

After a meal, Liu Jun took down the post in Taiping Township and solved the original arrears of money and grain. At the same time, the bandits killed this time also had to reward silver. Zhao Cheng gave 300 taels, the county took out 200 taels, and Mei Zhihuan, representing the township group, pulled out 500 taels.

A total of 1,000 taels of silver is of course a special case. If someone killed dozens of bandits, he would not get so much money at all. However, Liu Jun is now appreciated by all the adults and has transferred him to Hutou Pass. He also hopes that this Jiutou Bird Township Group, with outstanding combat power, can firmly guard the dangerous pass of Hutou Pass, so this time he has pulled so much money so happily.

"Jiye, Hutou Pass is extremely important. It is not an exaggeration to call it a key pass. It is the northern gate of Macheng. This time, you are transferred to your Jiutou Team, but you have extremely high expectations." The sixteen inspection departments in Qihuang are all located at the border passes. The deployment of combat defense against bandits this time is also centered on these sixteen passes.

The sixteen inspection departments are also the sixteen passes. To defend the bandits from outside, the first thing to do is to guard this line.

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Chapter completed!