I don't want to do it, but he has a health bar

Chapter 80: No Joking in the Army
Captain Xun discovered that although this new master of supernatural powers, Lu Jing, was righteous, he sometimes felt that he was a little bit evil.

Fortunately, he listened to the advice.

After Song Yuheng's earnest persuasion, he finally accepted the "filial gift" with a smile.

After Captain Xun had done everything he needed to do, he stood up and said goodbye.

The next day, Lu Jing and Song Yuheng were summoned individually by the new governor of Yuhang.

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Lin'an, Governor's Mansion.

Lu Jing and Song Yuheng finally met the new governor of Yuhang.

The governor was very old, with gray hair and a thin figure. His face was square and his eyes were firm. He was wearing a bright red official uniform and exuded the dignity of a high position.

Seeing Lu Jing and Song Yuheng, the governor immediately smiled amiably: "I guess you two are Lu Jing and Song Yuheng, right? Please take a seat."

After they were seated, Hu asked the servants to serve tea, and then he exclaimed: "You two are really talented heroes."

Song Yuheng said politely: "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Hu."

Lu Jing was bored watching this kind of plot scene.

Unfortunately, he couldn't yell "skip" at the new governor at this moment.

After both sides finally finished their pleasantries, Hu Butang got down to business: "I have just arrived in Yuhang, and everything is going well. It is the right time to recruit people. It just so happens that the two captains of the Demon-Subduing Camp strongly recommend you, Lu Jing, to be the captain and commander of the Yuhang Demon-Subduing Camp. Lu Jing, what do you think?"

Lu Jing straightened his back immediately and said simply, "Thank you for your kindness, I have no problem taking the position of lieutenant, but I still need to ask you to find someone better for the guard command post."

Hu Butang was silent for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Okay."

Then he stood up and said, "Since you have agreed to serve as a lieutenant, you are now one of my own. Follow me."

Soon, Lu Jing followed Hu Butang to the guest hall.

The living room is now full of people.

These people are the core team of Hu Butang, both civil and military.

Captain Xun, Captain Tang, and Pei Guanyin were among them.

As soon as Hu Butang sat down here, he changed his previous amiable attitude and said swiftly: "I am the governor of Yuhang and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the court. And you are all talents selected by me personally, so let's talk behind closed doors."

This is also the rule in official circles.

Hold big meetings for small matters, small meetings for big matters, and no meetings for particularly important matters.

Now that Hu Butang has arrived in Yuhang, the first and most important thing is to place his own people in various government offices in Yuhang.

So Hu Butang introduced everyone present to each other and also pointed out their respective positions on the spot.

All of this had been discussed by Hu Butang before the announcement.

So no one present had any objection.

Among them, Lu Jing served as the captain of the Yuhang Demon-Subduing Camp, leading a battalion of soldiers.

Song Yuheng and Pei Guanyin were also promoted and each led a battalion of troops.

Among the candidates present, the Yuhang Military Command, the Provincial Administration Commission, and the Criminal Investigation Commission were all staffed by Hu Butang.

After assigning positions, Hu Bu Tang got straight to the point and said, "Everyone, our department came to Yuhang for one mission, to increase revenue for the court. Although Yuhang is a rich place, all sources of income are controlled by local gentry families. So our department plans to survey the land and reopen the sea ban."

After these words were spoken, even though they had been warned against this, everyone present still felt heavy in their hearts!

Neither of these is easy.

Since the founding of Dayu, land annexation has become increasingly serious.

The most famous land acquisition at present is that of the former cabinet minister Xu Shaosheng. It is rumored that he has a good way of making money and acquired 240,000 acres of land!

What a shocking number.

The hometown of this former cabinet minister is under the jurisdiction of Yuhang.

That's why Cabinet Lord Zhang sent Hu Butang to be the governor of Yuhang.

Because the former cabinet minister Xu Shaosheng had wanted to wrongly kill Hu Butang during the reign of the previous emperor. If it weren't for people in the court who tried to clear the matter up, Hu Butang might have died wrongfully in prison long ago.

So Hu Butang came this time with the intention of revenge.

The former cabinet minister certainly knows this, so he cannot just sit there and wait for death, and will definitely resort to some means.

Although this former cabinet minister Xu has stepped down, his disciples are still in the cabinet!

So, this will be a fight to the death.

In addition, reopening the maritime ban is also a huge and difficult task.

During the reign of the previous emperor, two groups of Japanese envoys who were paying tribute to the emperor fought a battle for tribute on the southeast coast of Dayu. So Xia Jin, who was famous for his virtue during the reign of the previous emperor, wrote a letter to the court requesting a maritime ban... But the maritime merchants themselves actually had huge interests.

As a result, many wealthy people along the coast started doing business that violated the maritime ban.

Until the Japanese invasion and the demon invasion on the southeast coast, the situation had developed to an unprecedented level of severity.

Later, it was Hu Butang who took charge of the southeast and employed talented people to suppress the bandits, and finally put an end to the Japanese invasion in Yuhang. Unfortunately, at that time, Hu Butang was a member of the Yan Party and was not tolerated by the Qingliu.

With the fall of the Yan Party of the previous emperor, Hu Butang followed suit and stepped down.

As a result, the Japanese and demon threats that had been driven away came back and were even more serious.

Therefore, when Hu Butang resumes his post as the governor of Yuhang this time, he will use more drastic measures to clear out the evil aura in the southeast of Dayu!

Hu Bu Tang said with a gloomy look: "Everyone present here is one of us, so I won't be vague. We have to face one person in the land survey and the reopening of the maritime ban - the former cabinet minister, Xu Shaosheng of Huating."

One reason is that Xu Shaosheng of Huating occupied 240,000 acres of land under various names, but Xu Shaosheng used various means to reduce the amount of land officially listed and evaded taxes.

The second reason is that the Xu family of Huating is a major cotton and silk textile company. Under the maritime ban, the prices of Dayu's products have increased exponentially to the outside world, but the Xu family of Huating has sold their cotton and silk fabrics overseas through maritime merchants to make a fortune.

These two items alone were enough to make Hu Butang want to kill.

The tax quota set by the cabinet can only be collected from the Xu family in Huating.

Hu Butang planned to take a two-pronged approach. The civil officials would be responsible for surveying the fields, while the military officers and the Demon-Subduing Camp would be responsible for clearing out the Japanese and demon threats along the coast in preparation for the reopening of the maritime ban.

After everyone received their tasks, Hu Butang asked his subordinates to come up with a set of rules.

The civil servants have already finalized the rules, and now they are reporting them so that everyone can keep in touch.

The situation is similar for the military attachés.

But Lu Jing gradually frowned as he listened to the strategic deployment of the commander-in-chief.

Ink!

Too much ink!

Things like "attack and strategy are superior, wrestling is inferior" and "use both suppression and appeasement to divide and disintegrate" sound very long-winded!

How can you spawn monsters like this?
So after Lu Jing and the other commanders finished speaking, they said with high emotional intelligence: "The commander's strategy is safe and upright, and it is indeed the way of the king! But I think it is still too slow."

The commander-in-chief glanced at Lu Jing and felt a little unhappy.

He is from the second rank!

How dare you, a fifth-rank captain of the Demon-Subduing Camp, point fingers?
But Hu Butang frowned and asked, "What does Captain Lu think?"

Lu Jing: "Let's form a group of elite soldiers and fight violence with violence! We will wipe out all the Japanese invaders and demon invaders along the coast! We will make them bleed like rivers and terrify them. Then we will have the commander-in-chief lead the troops to clean up and stabilize the front line. It should be much faster."

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief laughed and said, "How many people are there in your demon-subduing camp?"

Lu Jing glanced at Song Yuheng and Pei Guanyin. The total number of people in the Demon-Subduing Camp was only more than 900.

But the lowest level is the True Qi realm.

Seeing that the two of them didn't stop him, Lu Jing smiled and said, "Nine hundred."

The commander-in-chief and several other military officers immediately laughed, and their laughter was particularly contemptuous.

Amidst the laughter, Lu Jing also laughed, and then said in a loud voice: "Give me another nine hundred! Within three months, I will destroy all the dens of Japanese monsters along the coast!"

The commander-in-chief suddenly looked serious and said gloomily, "There is no joking in the army!"

Lu Jing looked directly at the other party: "Two months! Two months to break into all the dens of the Japanese demons!"

Now both Song Yuheng and Pei Guanyin were shocked.

Are you kidding?
Two months...

At this time, Hu Bu Tang looked at Lu Jing seriously and said, "I will give you another 1,800 elite soldiers, all of which are at your disposal. I will provide you with all the military pay, weapons and other supplies! I will also grant you the power to act according to circumstances and execute first and report later."

Saying,

Hu Butang even leaned forward slightly, his somewhat aged eyes glowing green like a wolf's eyes at night: "Two months! You only have two months! If you can't complete the task, I will kill you."

Lu Jing: "I obey your orders!"

Hu Butang sat up straight again, looked at the commander-in-chief and said quietly, "Minrun, we are all working for the court, there is no need to be so clear about the distinctions. After the success, the court will naturally not favor one over the other."

Subtext: You are all my people, don’t make trouble, I won’t treat you unfairly.

The commander-in-chief and his colleagues immediately bowed and said yes.

After Hu Butang finished arranging the work, he specially left the people of the Demon-Subduing Camp alone and asked, "Captain Lu, if you have any other requests, just ask! Whatever skills, treasures, secret techniques, magic weapons you need, I will do my best to get it."

The Xu family of Huating cooperated with the Japanese monsters to sell cotton and silk fabrics and made a lot of money!

If they could seize the coastal business rights in two months, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Xu family in Huating.

Then he will have greater initiative in Yuhang.

So Hu Butang will respond to every request now.

Lu Jing was not polite either: "I want to observe the Dao patterns of the Heavenly Dao, and I also need a lot of magical skills. Of course, if you can give me some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, that would be even better. Anything is fine. I am not picky."

Hu Butang: “…”

(End of this chapter)