Seeing that Magistrate Lou was at a loss, Xiaoliu quickly touched the hand of the master beside him.

Old Xing immediately understood that the two had already discussed countermeasures on the way here.

"Qi Bi County Magistrate Lou, although there are as many as a hundred bandits, judging from their current situation, they seem to have been hiding in Cuiwei Mountain because they are afraid of our government's search."

Old Xing's speech instantly calmed down County Magistrate Lou, and he looked at Old Xing.

"What countermeasures does Captain Xing have?" County Magistrate Lou asked straight to the point. When this crisis was in danger, no one could have so many twists and turns.

When Old Xing saw County Magistrate Lou ask, he knew that his chance to perform had come, so he quickly bowed and replied.

"You reported to the magistrate Lou, and his subordinates thought that since this bandits were afraid of our government's search, they hid in Cuiwei Mountain. Then in this short period of time, this bandits would definitely not dare to come out to cause rashness." Old Xing analyzed seriously.

Magistrate Lou nodded when he heard this. This is the reason, but it is not enough. He continued to look at Lao Xing.

Old Xing looked at Magistrate Lou and looked at him, and he continued to say.

"Since this bandit dare not come out in a short time, it will give us enough time to prepare."

"First of all, this bandit power is powerful and cannot be dealt with by our county. We should report to the superiors before we find out that we already know the traces. It is best to let the superiors send troops to clear them out. If it really doesn't work, then we should also send some martial arts experts."

County Magistrate Lou continued to nod. This is the normal process, but this alone is not enough. If the bandits had already emerged before the army arrived, how should we deal with it? This is the key to the problem.

Magistrate Lou did not ask, but continued to look at Lao Xing. He believed that since Lao Xing dared to speak, he would definitely give him an answer.

Old Xing looked at the eyes of Magistrate Lou and continued.

"Secondly, in order to prevent the bandits from coming and coming to invade the army sent by the court, we should recruit rural brave men to ensure that they have enough strength to fight the bandits."

"Private Equity Township Man?" Hearing this, Magistrate Lou hesitated and asked in a deep voice.

"Captain Xing, this is not the will of the court, and private equity tyrants are like rebellion. You can't not know this, right?"

There are no precedents in recruiting village heroes. For example, Qi Jiguang's Qi family army and Yu Dayou's Yu family army are all village heroes.

But they are different. They are trying to fight against Japanese pirates, and they have the will of the court, not to mention that they are carrying Hu Butang on top of them.

They have no imperial decree now, and there is no one above them, so they dare to invest in private village heroes. Isn’t that asking for death?

When Captain Xing heard County Magistrate Lou’s question, he was stunned. He had forgotten this.

Looking at Old Xing who was stunned, Xiao Liu didn't expect that this private equity village hero would be so serious.

He only remembered that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, many local governments recruited rural brave men to suppress the thieves, but he didn't know that this actually required the will of the court. He thought that these local county magistrates had such power.

However, looking at the opposing two people, Xiao Liu knew that he had to find a solution quickly, otherwise it would be a trivial matter if his master could not come down from Taiwan. It would be a big matter if this bandit really had to fight over and no one would deal with it.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

Magistrate Lou shook his head as he looked at Old Xing who was stunned. He thought Old Xing had a perfect solution. He sighed and was about to say something, but he didn't expect Xiao Liu beside Old Xing to clasp his fists and say.

"We can recruit township heroes in the name of the county government."

"Hmm? The name of the county government?" Magistrate Lou was a little confused. What did he mean? Didn't he just say that the recruitment of the township heroes must have the will of the court?

This Xiaoliu is not a person who can't understand the words. When he speaks like this, it must have had some profound meaning. Magistrate Lou was not annoyed, and he asked calmly.

"What's the meaning?"

"You report to the magistrate Lou. Although the recruitment of village heroes must be based on the imperial decree, if you only recruit the personnel of the county government, then there should be no need for the above decree, right?" Xiao Liu asked calmly with his fists.

He was really afraid that even this call would need to ask his superiors, so he would be fine. Fortunately, County Magistrate Lou did not disappoint him.

"Hmm! Are you talking?" Hearing this, some inspiration suddenly burst out in Magistrate Lou's mind.

Seeing that Magistrate Lou understood what he meant, Xiao Liu continued to say.

"That is, according to the requirements of the imperial court for the establishment of county governments, the establishment of our county governments should be more than so many, right? We can recruit personnel under the names of recruiting constables, prison guards, and Zao Li. This should not be considered a private equity township warrior."

Listening to Xiaoliu's words, Magistrate Lou nodded. This was a good idea, but a new problem came again.

Magistrate Lou asked, looking at Xiao Liu who was bowing and clasping his fists.

"This is a good idea, but you can't recruit constables in this ordinary period. How can anyone come to this extraordinary period?"

Although the folk customs of Qixia Town are simple, most of the people with simple customs do not like fighting. If you ask them to use a knife to deal with bandits, it would be simply funny.

Xiao Liu, who heard this, also pondered for a while before answering echoed.

"Qi reported to the magistrate of Lou, I think that the reason why no one applied for a constable in this normal period was just because the constable was treated too poorly, so no one came."

"In the humble opinion of the humble official, we can recruit people by increasing the treatment. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. I believe that if the treatment is attractive enough, then it should be easy for us to recruit people."

"What's more, we don't mean that they have to fight the bandits to the death. We just need to have enough power to deter the bandits before the army sent by the court arrives, so that the bandits dare not invade easily."

"In addition, we can also mainly recruit hunters and fishermen who are engaged in more dangerous industries. Especially the hunters in Beikou Village and Heifeng Ridge, where there are bandits in Cuiwei Mountain, this undoubtedly cut off their livelihood. If joining the yamen can not only maintain their livelihood, but also protect the safety of their families, they must have joined enthusiastically."

Listening to Xiaoliu's words, Magistrate Lou nodded repeatedly. If this were the case, it would be not difficult to recruit personnel.

Looking at Xiao Liu's joking look, as if there were already a lot of hills in his heart, County Magistrate Lou couldn't help but feel the desire to take the education exam.

"Although your methods are all very good, in order to prevent the phenomenon of redundant officials, the court has been vigorously reducing the cutting of officials in the past few years. Wouldn't your doing so contrary to the court's philosophy? What if the court held accountable then?"

Xiaoliu looked up at Magistrate Lou, and saw that Magistrate Lou was different from what he asked before and thought about it. His eyes were fixed on him. Xiaoliu knew that Magistrate Lou was examining him this time. No matter whether he answered or not, he would use the methods he just mentioned.

Xiao Liu was not interested in showing off again. He was about to shake his head and say that the villain was dull and didn't know what to do, but he saw Lao Xing pulling his hand beside him and letting him perform well. Lao Xing also realized that County Magistrate Lou was planning to take the exam for Xiao Liu.

Seeing the master's caring look, Xiaoliu smiled. He suddenly had the idea of ​​not wanting to disappoint his master.

"You reported to the magistrate of Lou. Although Xiao Liu was stupid, he had heard a saying that it would be better to go home to sell sweet potatoes than to be an official but not to make decisions for the people. If you are held accountable by the court because of this incident, Xiao Liu thought that the adults would be remembered by the people as if Hai Qingtian had been dismissed from office."

When he heard Xiaoliu's words, Magistrate Lou laughed loudly. Xiaoliu could speak and actually compared him with Hai Rui. Now he couldn't do it.

Not to mention being dismissed from office, he dared to do even if he was beheaded. After living for so long, it would be better to do a good thing for the people vigorously, so that even if he dies, he can leave a reputation in the world.

"Hahaha! Yusen, you have accepted a good apprentice and taught a good apprentice!" County Magistrate Lou looked at Captain Xing and praised him with a smile.
Chapter completed!