Fushan County was still developing at a steady pace.
Especially during this period of time, the population of Fushan County had also been growing steadily.
Great Qin had been established for a hundred years, and although the world had not been shaken, it was still very much the same. In reality, the foundation of Great Qin had been shaken. On one hand, the local officials were powerful, and on the other hand, countless commoners had lost their homes and were homeless.
The commoners did not have a good life.
Because of this, when a place had good governance and people, and the commoners had food to eat, people would gather there. However, although there were many commoners, the recruitment hall that Meng Jiuyou had set up did not recruit many people.
The quality of the recruits was also far from enough.
The people that were recruited were only enough to satisfy the needs of the county office, and they could only be assistants of Fushan County. Even Meng Jiuyou himself did not think highly of the newly recruited people. As such, Meng Jiuyou did not send these people to Du Qi at all.
On this day, Meng Jiuyou was looking through the information again.
This was the information of the newly registered personnel of the recruitment hall.
However, after Meng Jiuyou finished reading, he sighed in his heart.
It was too horrible to look at!
Right now, everyone was applying for the position, hoping to enter the county office. People like cooks, people who could meow, and people like that were appearing on a large scale.
This situation made Meng Jiuyou feel very helpless.
What kind of people were these?
How could these people have the courage to recommend themselves?
Meng Jiuyou threw the stack of information in his hand on the table and scratched his head.
The situation was not good!
There were no talented people at all.
Meng Jiuyou knew that Du Qi did not come from Xia Xia to do good. He wanted to conquer Great Qin and establish Xia Xia. Therefore, under such circumstances, Meng Jiu You hoped to dig out more talents, to have more like-minded people, so that he could have a stable position under Du Qi.
Knock! Knock!
Someone knocked on the door.
A servant's voice sounded, "County Lord, I have the latest news."
Meng Jiuyou said, "Come in!"
The servant followed him in and said, "County Lord, there's news from Songyang County."
The servant immediately handed over a letter.
Meng Jiuyou opened it and quickly read through it. The moment he finished reading, his hand trembled and the letter almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he steadied himself and immediately ordered, "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see Young Master."
"Yes!"
The attendant received the order and turned around to make the arrangements.
Meng Jiu You changed his clothes and went straight to Du Qi's residence.
When Meng Jiuyou arrived, he saw Du Qi in the study room. Meng Jiuyou did not beat around the bush and directly told him that Nicholas Tu was about to send people to attack Fu Shan County.
This matter still depended on Du Qi.
If Du Qi could not hold on, Fushan County would be in grave danger.
Du Qi's face lit up when he heard that.
Meng Jiu You asked, "Young Master, Nicholas Butcher has brought 10,000 soldiers here. Although our Fushan County has some military strength, our combat power is still insufficient. Right now, we are facing a crisis. How can you still laugh at a time like this? "
"It won't be easy to deal with Nicholas Butcher if he hides in Pandu County." Du Qi said solemnly. "After all, if we attack Pandu County, we will be openly rebelling, and it will be easy for everyone to attack us. Now that Nicholas Butcher has brought his own troops, it is different. If we defeat him, the other counties will not attack us. "
Meng Jiuyou thought carefully after hearing that.
It seemed to make sense.
Meng Jiuyou said, "Young Master, after we defeat Nicholas Butcher, should we take over Pandu County? At that time, Young Master will take over the entire Songyang County. "
"Take it slow, there is no rush." Du Qi said. "Let's follow the previous plan and take it step by step."
"We will listen to Young Master." Meng Jiuyou said.
After a pause, Meng Jiuyou said, "Young Master, let's get back to the main topic, the battle of Fushan County. Now that Nicholas Butcher is here, we have to stop him. What do you think we should do? "
Du Qi smiled. "It is actually very simple. We just have to face Nicholas Butcher."
Meng Jiuyou said, "Nicholas Butcher has more than 10,000 soldiers, and they are all elite soldiers. Their weapons and cannons are definitely not bad. "
Du Qi chuckled and said confidently, "When enemies meet on a narrow path, the brave will win. We have no other choice now. Therefore, we will face them head-on. However, we will not fight them out of the city at the beginning. "
"How will we fight them?" Meng Jiuyou asked.
Du Qi said, "The first step is to use the city as a defense. After all, the city walls of Fushan County have been repaired, and the army is not afraid of attack. This is a defensive checkpoint. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Of course, the reason why we are not attacking is simple. We will use the city to wear down Nicholas Butcher's forces. When Nicholas Butcher is tired, we will attack. This is only the second step. We will attack with all we have. "
"Young Master is wise!" Meng Jiuyou said.
Du Qi said, "Meng Jiuyou, immediately mobilize the remaining bailiffs and take control of Fushan County. Fushan County is about to be hit by the flames of war, and there might even be people who will be tempted to rebel. If we encounter such a situation, take them down. "
Meng Jiuyou said, "I understand. Please rest assured, Young Master."
At this moment, Meng Jiuyou was clearly looking forward to it. The reason was simple. If they won this battle, he would definitely earn a lot.
"Yes!"
Meng Jiuyou replied again.
Du Qi said, "Apart from that, the war is imminent. You also need to calm the people so that they will not panic. Then, tell the people of Fushan County that we have enough weapons and food to feed them to their hearts' content. We will definitely be able to hold on. "
At this moment, Du Qi was excited.
Because Nicholas Butcher was here.
Meng Jiuyou also felt at ease after hearing Du Qi's words. Seeing Du Qi wave his hand, Meng Jiuyou turned and left to busy himself with the county government. At this point, Meng Jiuyou was in charge of matters that were extremely important to Fushan County.
Every move he made was useful.
As Du Qi waited, time passed day by day.
In the blink of an eye, he received news from Nicholas Butcher.
Du Qi brought Mordor and the others to the city gate tower and walked around it. As he walked, he cheered for the soldiers. After circling around, Du Qi returned to the top of the city gate tower and waited quietly.
Not long after, he saw people coming from outside the city.
Outside the city, the army was in formation.
The army led by Nicholas Tu was neat and tidy. The black mass of the army put a lot of pressure on the soldiers guarding the city. It felt like a dark cloud was pressing down on the city.
Nicholas Butcher was clad in armor and rode forward. He looked at the city gate tower and shouted, "Where is the Fushan County Magistrate?"
Meng Jiuyou said, "This official is here."
He stood beside Du Qi, ready to attack at any time.
Nicholas Butcher unsheathed his saber with a clang. He stared at the city gate tower and shouted, "Meng Jiuyou, this official hopes that you will fight to the death so that my soldiers can gain merit."
Meng Jiuyou said, "Nicholas Butcher, don't be arrogant. If you have the ability, come and kill us now! Fu Shan County has already made sufficient preparations. Even if you attack now, we won't be afraid. "
Nicholas Butcher said, "Meng Jiuyou, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You're just a deputy county magistrate temporarily carrying out the duties of the county magistrate. You don't have the official documents of the county magistrate at all. But now, there's an order for the new county magistrate, Benny. However, you killed Benny and the guards that accompanied him. Meng Jiuyou, you really deserve to die. "
Meng Jiuyou said, "Since I deserve to die, just kill me. Cut the crap. Cut the crap, Nicholas Butcher. You're just saying this to provoke me. Why bother? Just attack directly. I'll take whatever means you have. "
Nicholas Butcher said, "You're courting death!"
"Beat the drums!"
Nicholas Butcher was furious.
Meng Jiuyou, a mere county magistrate, dared to be so arrogant in front of him.
Nicholas Butcher originally wanted to recruit Meng Jiuyou, but now he no longer had the intention to do so. He directly ordered the drums to beat and prepared to attack.
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