Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness is joking. The last general, He Dehe, is the general of Prince Yan's palace." Chang Wei's heartbeat accelerated rapidly.

Zhao Xu thought to himself that you were still pretending, so he said casually: "In that case, I will choose someone else."

"General, I think you can give it a try." Chang Wei said hurriedly, smiling coquettishly.

"Well, that's right. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a qualified soldier." Zhao Xu put his hands behind his back, looking like a sage.

For him, there is money now.

The first thing is to build the army, and political power comes from the barrel of a gun. This principle remains unchanged through the ages.

Otherwise, the money he earns will be used to make wedding clothes for others.

With the pro-army, the next step is to take control of Yan County and kill the wealthy families who disobey him.

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." Chang Wei read this sentence, recalling his original ambition to join the army.

Once upon a time, he also dedicated his life to serving the imperial court.

But the blood had cooled down due to the intrigues in the army. Now Zhao Xu's words were like thunder, igniting the dead volcano in his heart.

"Your Highness is so kind, I will definitely follow you to the death."

Chang Wei knelt on one knee and lowered his head.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

Since he joined the army, no one has appreciated his bravery and no one has cared about his enthusiasm.

But now, King Yan, whom he had just forced to pay, not only ignored his mistakes, but also handed over his troops to him.

What a trust in him.

For this trust, he could only repay with loyalty and life for the rest of his life.

The blazing heat in Chang Wei's eyes was noticed by Zhao Xu.

He knew that for a straight and tough man like Chang Wei, only by exchanging his heart for his heart could he make him surrender.

Turns out, he got it right.

He stretched out his hand to help Chang Wei up and said with a smile: "Nowadays, the wealthy families in Yan County are rampant and the Beidi bandits are plundering. Yan County is like a dangerous egg. From now on, I hope you will work with me to reshape the world of Yan County!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Chang Wei responded loudly, as firmly as stone.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, "Without further delay, from now on, you will start recruiting the pro-army. Report the amount of money needed directly to me, and I will ask the Qin Accountant to pay it to you."

"General Mo will go right away." Chang Wei felt like a cat scratching his heart, wishing he could lead 20,000 soldiers into battle immediately to kill the enemy.

Holding his fists tightly, he turned and left, telling the other guards the news.

Immediately, dozens of eager eyes were cast on Zhao Xu.

Since the palace reissued salary and solatium last night, they have changed their views on Zhao Xu.

Now that Zhao Xu is planning to build a pro-army, he must use their hundred guards as the basis.

This means that all of them can be promoted and paid more.

How can they not be happy if they serve their master and don't seek a career in success?

But most importantly, they saw hope.

After King Yan recovered, Prince Yan's Mansion was no longer a pool of stagnant water, but full of life.

"What are these bad guys having fun with?" Liu Fu happened to come back, accompanied by three servants.

Seeing that the guards looked as if they had been injected with chicken blood, they looked confused.

"My king asked Chang Wei to recruit his own troops and made him a general." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"General?" Liu Fusuan's heart was twitching, "Your Highness, although I am a servant, I was a scholar before. I studied hard for eighteen years in a cold window, and I hope that your Highness will be devastated."

"Have you read the book?" Zhao Xu was a little surprised.

At the moment, what he lacks most is available people.

From the current point of view, Changwei is still available militarily.

But Zhang Han was captured, and the palace was left vacant.

For a normal royal palace, the pro-army generals and the palace's royal master are the right-hand men.

Now that we have a left arm, we should also have a right arm.

Since Liu Fu has read a book, it would be a pity to just let him be an errand boy.

Moreover, when Zhang Han was eliminated, he was the first to pledge his allegiance, so he should be given the opportunity.

"Your Highness can send someone to investigate. I definitely don't dare to deceive His Highness." Liu Fu said.

"Well, then you will be responsible for the position of Prince Fu. If you do well, I will allow you to be the Prince Fu." Zhao Xu thought about it.

Hearing this, Liu Fu spoke excitedly with a cry in his voice, "Your Highness, I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations, wu wu..."

Zhao Xu understood Liu Fu's mood at this time.

For him, this was a turning point in his life.

Zhao Yi, the great ancestor of Dasong, established Dasong with the help of the eight powerful clans, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, he claimed to share the world with the eight powerful clans.

In order to ensure the interests of the eight powerful families in the court, Dasong did not have an imperial examination, but adopted an election system.

As a result, the senior officials in the DPRK basically came from the eight powerful families, while local county officials were controlled by local wealthy families.

This makes it almost impossible for scholars like Zhang Han who come from poor families to get ahead.

The only way to become an official is to be a retainer of a wealthy family.

But even so, wealthy families don't necessarily want it. After all, wealthy families also pay attention to family status.

One can imagine how excited Liu Fu was to take the post of Wangfu.

"Get up, others will think that this king has done something to you." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Chang Wei and the guards were already watching the fun.

Liu Fu wiped his tears and said, "Your Highness, it's really hard for scholars from poor families to learn a lot of knowledge, but in the end they lose to those children of wealthy families who don't know a lot of Chinese characters..."

When he said this, he suddenly realized something. He knew that these words violated Da Song's taboo, and his face turned pale. "Your Highness, you are talking nonsense. Please atone for your sins."

The election system is the foundation of royal and powerful family governance.

Offending the election system means offending the powerful clan and the royal family.

"Don't be nervous, what you said is not unreasonable." Zhao Xu waved his hand indifferently.

He is a time traveler and does not praise the deep-rooted concept of superiority and inferiority.

And he is indeed full of flaws in the backward system of Dasong.

After all, this contemporary system was ended in the Tang Dynasty and replaced by the imperial examination.

"Don't be nervous? Does that make sense?" Liu Fu was dumbfounded.

If someone from a wealthy family heard this, he would have to shed his skin even if he died.

But Zhao Xu just said it so lightly and made sense.

"When the world wants to appoint officials, those who are capable should take the positions." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

It was unrealistic for him to expect a wealthy family, because his mother's family was from a poor family, so he was bullied by princes whose uncles were from powerful families since he was a child.

This chain of contempt is engraved in the bones of every son of a wealthy family in Dasong.

Therefore, he is destined to be in the same pot as these wealthy people.

Only by uniting people from poor families like Liu Fu and the people of Yan County can we create our own real team.

"Your Highness..." Zhao Xu said this to Liu Fu's heart.

What he hates is the recommendation system. Nowadays, what is recommended in Dasong is not meritocracy, but family status.

"Do you want to turn Yan County into a place where children from poor families can become officials based on their talents?" Zhao Xu's eyes were bright.

"think!"

Looking at Zhao Xu, Liu Fu hesitated for a moment and decided to take the same gamble as when he saved King Yan.

If Zhao Xu is a temptation, he will die without a burial place.

If Zhao Xu is sincere, he has found the Ming Lord.

"Okay, then from now on, you will take office." Zhao Xu patted Liu Fu on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Fu knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Zhao Xu hurriedly helped him up, "I give you the first order. Immediately recruit people to farm in our palace's farm."

"It's just that the common people have been enclosed by the wealthy families to cultivate their fields. How can anyone cultivate the land for our palace?" Liu Fu said with a grimace and a long sigh.

Zhao Xu showed a meaningful smile, "There will be, and this is also the first step for me to win over the people."

Liu Fu was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what King Yan had in mind to compete with the wealthy people for the common people.