Chapter 180 Seizing Guobei County

At this moment, neither of them doubted Rosen's words, but were thinking about who were the ruthless people who conquered the world a thousand years ago, and which one of them was Rosen.

The two men's confidence in Rosen's ability to compete for the world increased a little more.

"Brother, what should we do first?"

"Lao Yan, go and catch some mountain spirits and wild monsters."

"Brother, if you use mountain spirits and wild monsters to fight, you will also be punished by heaven."

"Do you think I don't know?"

"Teacher, what can I do?"

"Go recruit a group of troops and attack Guobei County."

"So fast?"

"No, Guobei County is just one of our base camps. We are not going to start a war right away."

To fight for the world, you don't necessarily need a lot of troops, but you need a stable base.

That kind of system can provide sufficient supplies and manpower when attacking, and can also allow for rest and recuperation when retreating.

Just like what Kaiyuan County means to their Luo family, although Kaiyuan County is a county town, its population is close to that of Kaifeng, and its economic strength even exceeds that of Kaifeng Prefecture. This is the significance of the base camp.

Rosen threw 1,000 taels of gold to Xiahou Jie and said, "Tomorrow you will go to Guobei County to recruit 200 men, and then directly capture Guobei County. Give them a death order that they must not burn, kill, or plunder when attacking the county. Each person will receive 3 taels of silver in military pay per month, 5 taels of silver during combat, 10 taels of silver for injuries, and 100 taels of silver for deaths in battle. If anyone violates military regulations, they will be killed without mercy."

Xiahou Jie was speechless. Rosen's method was too wild.

Recruit two hundred people in Guobei County and then directly capture Guobei County.

"After occupying Guobei County, do you want to expand enrollment?"

Xiahou Jie was not worried about whether he could occupy Guobei County. To put it bluntly, he could capture Guobei County by himself.

Moreover, he was not a member of the Xuanmen sect. What Rosen taught him were martial arts, not Xuanmen techniques and magical powers, so he could take action without worrying about being harmed by his luck.

"So...what about me? What can I do?"

Luo Sen looked at Ning Caichen and said, "Are you not scolding me for having no king or father now?"

"I've thought it through. What you said makes sense. Heaven has its own way. It doesn't change for the sake of Yao or Shun, nor for the sake of Jie. If we respond to it with order, it will be auspicious. If we respond to it with chaos, it will be disastrous. So I should follow the will of heaven. The sun is setting in the west. It's time to change the world."

"..." Rosen's mouth twitched: "Confucian moral standards are as flexible as ever. You can just be a chief clerk in the army."

"Guobei County needs someone to govern it." Ning Caichen didn't want to be a military clerk, as it would not demonstrate his talents at all.

"I will govern Guobei County personally," said Rosen.

"I have read the Four Books and Five Classics." Ning Caichen said proudly.

These are the books that most civilian scholars can access, while other Confucian books are very difficult to access.

The few books that booksellers sell are travelogues, biographies, storybooks, and the like, which are of little use to academic studies.

Even booksellers were mostly controlled by aristocratic families, and most of the classics were also controlled by aristocratic families, and the outflow of books was strictly controlled.

It is almost impossible for outsiders to see these classics.

This is the monopoly of knowledge by the aristocratic families. It is very difficult for common people to pass the imperial examinations by relying on the Four Books and Five Classics.

The aristocratic families said that there was a golden house in books, but they did not say how many books were needed to build a golden house.

Only a poor scholar like Ning Caichen would really believe such nonsense as one can rule the world with half a copy of the Analects.

Not to mention governing the whole world, he could even make the people of Guobei County live in misery.

The next day, Rosen and others went directly into Guobei County. When passing by the two-meter-high rammed earth wall of Guobei County, they felt that it made no difference whether the rammed earth wall was there or not.

The county town is still in chaos. There are only two businesses in this county town that are never short of business. One is the restaurant. However, if there is not enough power, it basically cannot be opened.

Another business is the funeral shop, where people die on the street every day.

Rosen was not familiar with Guobei County, but Yan Chixia and Xiahou Jie were very familiar with it.

Xiahou Jie led the way and came to the signboard.

There are dozens of wanted posters on the sign, and dozens of men are gathered in front of the sign. Of course, these men are not only ghostwriters, they may also be people on the wanted list.

Xiahou Jie kicked a man away and then shouted, "I want twenty killers. If you are willing to follow me, I will give each of you three taels of silver. First come, first served."

After a brief silence, the crowd burst into amazing enthusiasm the next moment, wishing they could pin Xiahou Jie to the ground.

It was clear that two hundred people were needed, but they insisted on saying that only twenty were needed, just to make these killers fight for them.

The reward for each wanted criminal on the notice board is only a few dozen to a few hundred coins.

Three taels of silver are enough to make them go through hardships.

As for what Xiahou Jie recruited them to do, they didn't care at all.

Rosen watched for a while, then went to the tavern next door with Yan Chixia and Ning Caichen and sat down.

Xiahou Jie roamed the world like wildfire. He had once been a ghostwriter, a knight-errant, and a wanted criminal.

So he knows what to do and doesn't need anyone to tell him what to do.

Soon Xiahou Jie recruited two hundred people.

"Follow me." Xiahou Jie led the two hundred people towards the yamen.

The guards at the yamen gate were so scared when they saw a large group of people coming that they turned around and ran away.

So many vicious thugs came to the government office, definitely not to sue.

"Leave fifty people outside to surround the government office, and the rest of you follow me in." Xiahou Jie ordered, "Kill the county magistrate and the legal advisor immediately after entering, and if the others don't resist, just control them."

"Fuck, you're here to rob the government. Now that we're here, why should we listen to you..."

The man who was speaking had not finished his words when a slashing blow split him in half, along with the wall behind him.

"Any of you who have objections to my orders can speak out now."

Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.

For them, only strength can make them obedient.

Xiahou Jie's strength is undoubtedly worthy of their obedience.

So they were willing to obey Xiahou Jie's orders.

It did not take too much time to capture the yamen. When the officers in the yamen saw people, they knelt down and begged for mercy. There were only a few who resisted.

The county magistrate and the legal advisor were hit head-on by Xiahou Jie and were chopped to death by Xiahou Jie with a single blow.

"Go and find all the money in the county government and start dividing it." Xiahou Jie said.

The men immediately went forward excitedly to look for the money.

Just then, a shrill cry was heard from the backyard.

When Xiahou Jie heard the sound, he immediately walked towards the backyard. As soon as he arrived at the backyard door, he saw several men pressing down a woman and trying to strip off her clothes.

Xiahou Jie raised his sword and slashed, beheading the two men immediately.

"what are you doing?"

"You are not allowed to do anything other than my orders. You must do whatever I tell you to do. If you do something I don't tell you to do, you will die."

Xiahou Jie swung his sword again and killed those men.

The woman looked at Xiahou Jie blankly. At this moment, her whole body was covered in blood.

"Go wash up and tidy yourself up." Xiahou Jie said calmly, then turned and left.