Chapter 870: Food and Pay

Since Dongfang Hao had no time to serve as director for a long time, the staff of the city lord's palace became more unscrupulous, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers in the escort team. In order to make money, the staff, in addition to placing some cronies in the escort team, became more intense in excluding dissidents and squeezing them away. For many high-level officials, the escort team has basically become an empty frame in name only.

This situation did not improve until the Wuji Sect occupied the Tuoluo River and began to rob merchant ships.

The staff were worried that the matter would get too big and would not be settled after Dongfang Hao came out of seclusion, so they began to make up for it and began to replenish the escort personnel and strengthen the training of the escort officers.

Because the convoy has been rotten for too long, the reputation among the people is very bad. No monks among the people want to join, for fear of being poked in the back by the people, so few people have been recruited at all.

After some discussion, the staff had to relax the recruitment conditions. There was no need for a foundation-building period. As long as they reached the Qi-refining stage, they could pass. In short, regardless of the quality, they finally had enough people.

The Wuji Sect has been causing trouble in the Tuoluo River for too long. The surrounding people are suffering miserably, and there are fewer and fewer ships coming and going. This situation was reported to Fengtian City a few months later. The Lord of Fengtian City sent a letter to Lanjiang City, severely questioning Dongfang Hao. Why didn't we send troops to exterminate the demon bandits, even to such a serious extent?

The staff were frightened and hurriedly organized the elite escort team to suppress the bandits. However, these elite combatants were also very poor. After arriving at the place where the Wuji Sect demons were entrenched, as soon as the two sides came into contact, the escort team completely collapsed. After being chased for dozens of miles, even the commander of the Golden Core Stage, who was relatively strong, was besieged and killed.

Such a powerful group of monster bandits cannot be solved by any means with the current strength of the escort team. The staff know that this situation is caused by them. If the city lord finds out, they will definitely be blamed. Maybe He will be punished directly, and his life will not be saved by then.

After much thought, the staff finally made up their minds, collected a lot of money and fled Lanjiang City.

The escort team was leaderless, and the staff of the city lord's palace also fled with money, and Lanjiang City suddenly fell into chaos.

As the daughter of the lord of Lanjiang City, Dongfang Ling finally had some foresight. After realizing that she could not control the overall situation, she went directly to her father's retreat and forcibly interrupted Dongfang Hao's retreat.

Dongfang Hao seemed to have not yet reached a breakthrough. After Dongfang Ling informed Lanjiang City that Lanjiang City was in danger, Dongfang Hao had to step aside as director.

When he learned that the staff team had escaped, Dongfang Hao was furious. He sent out arrest documents and offered generous rewards to heroes from all walks of life to track down several staff members. Finally, two of the main criminals were captured half a month later.

After using severe torture to extract a confession, Dongfang Hao finally understood the cause of the matter and couldn't help but became furious. He took the weapons from the guards on the spot and cut the two staff into pieces.

These things happened just a month ago.

After killing these two people, Dongfang Hao was also troubled by the current situation. The escort team had been rotten for a long time, and it was extremely difficult to restore its combat strength. In addition, he still needed to retreat, and he had no energy to deal with this mess.

Just a few days ago, after hearing Dongfang Ling mention that she wanted Chu Yang to be her bodyguard, Dongfang Hao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although Chu Yang and Qin Yi are not very old, they behave in a very decent manner, and they seem to be capable people. In addition, their strength is not low. If the escort team is handed over to them, they might be able to do it. Resurrection from the dead, turning decay into magic.

So, what happened today happened.

After learning these reasons, Chu Yang couldn't help but sigh. No wonder the guards were like this. Their emotional roots were rotten, and now they were asked to carve out their flesh to heal their wounds!

After discussing for a while, Qin Yi suggested: "Since the full quota of the escort team is 300 people, let's just recruit another 300 people. How about we build up the strength of the escort team first and discuss the issue of combat strength later?"

"This is truly a top priority."

Chu Yang agreed with this. Talent is the foundation of the escort. With just the twenty or thirty people now, it is simply a fool's errand to annihilate the Wuji Sect demon bandits.

Liu Changtian was the scribe of the escort team. After understanding what Chu Yang meant, he quickly wrote several notices looking for people and asked Chief Luo to take people to post them in the city.

After receiving the mission, several people cooperated very well and quickly took the notice and left the camp gate.

"Captain, do you think we are stable now?"

Walking on the street, Chen Ergou asked Luo Wu Zhang in a low voice.

Commander Luo glanced back and saw that he had already walked far away. A hint of joy finally appeared on his face and he said: "Of course it's stable. If we can stay, we will already be the backbone of the guard team. We will definitely be commanded by the commander in the future." Arrange some errands.”

Chen Ergou said with a sigh on his face: "I didn't expect it. I thought that the foundation was damaged in the last battle, and this would be the case for the rest of my life. I didn't expect that when the new commander came, he got a spiritual elixir that strengthens the foundation and strengthens the body." , it’s just like a dream.”

A person next to him said enviously: "Why didn't such a good thing happen to me? Although I didn't damage my foundation, I was too hasty in exercising and didn't lay a good foundation. If I had such a pill, I might be able to go further. "

But the other person laughed and said: "Don't be envious. Didn't the commander-in-chief say that? As long as we work hard, we will have many opportunities to get the elixir in the future. What does this mean? I understand, let us not be lazy and behave well in the future." Yes, we will be rewarded with elixirs. As veterans, are we afraid that we won’t be able to attract new recruits?”

"That's the truth."

Chief Luo Wu said in a deep voice: "We all work hard and strictly implement the commander's orders. From now on, our future and wealth are in our own hands. Are we afraid that we will never get ahead?"

"Wu Zhang is wise!"

Several people rushed to send a series of flattery.

After cleaning up the weeds in the courtyard, Chu Yang turned his eyes and discovered that Chu Liufeng was still there.

This guy also rolled up his sleeves and was spinning around the courtyard wall holding a green plant.

Probably feeling Chu Yang's gaze, Chu Liufeng dropped the plant in his hand, pretended to wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and sighed: "This weeding is really tiring, I finally finished it..."

Chu Yang looked at the plant in his hand, his face suddenly darkened, and he cursed: "Are you a mean guy? This Zijin Vine plant is growing very well, what do you mean by pulling it out?"

"ah?"

Chu Liufeng was dumbfounded. He really didn't recognize this thing and thought it was a useless weed. When Chu Yang scolded him, his face suddenly turned red.

Seeing that Chu Yang had no intention of pursuing the matter further, Chu Liufeng hurriedly knelt down and replanted the purple jade vine into the soil.

Chu Yang waited for him to finish it and waved: "Come here, I have something to ask you."

Chu Liufeng trotted away, approached Chu Yang with a calm face, and asked: "Commander, if you have any orders, I will definitely take care of it."

"You guessed it right, I really need to find someone to discuss something difficult."

Chu Yang said with a serious expression.

Qin Yi was about to ask, but Chu Yang gave him a calm look. Qin Yi understood and didn't speak again.

Chu Liufeng didn't pay attention. He patted his chest and said, "It doesn't matter, Commander. Although I don't have much ability, I'm not a fool. Maybe I can share your worries?"

"Too."

Chu Yang glanced at him and sighed: "Now that the guard has been reborn, in addition to recruiting a large number of ordinary soldiers, these commanding personnel are all vacant. I really don't have any suitable candidates. What do you think? Is it better to do it?”

If you want to recruit a conductor, come to me!

Chu Liufeng straightened his back immediately, stared at Chu Yang closely, and kept blinking, almost writing the words "let him be the commander" written on his face.

However, Chu Yang deliberately pretended not to see it and asked, "Don't feel pressured. Just speak. I don't blame you if you say something wrong."

Chu Liufeng took a deep breath and said: "Commander, there are three commanders of this escort. In the past, they were all masters of the Golden Core stage. Although I am not as powerful as the commander, I am still considered a leader in the same realm, so I will recommend myself." Yes, I am willing to share the worries for the leader!”

"you?"

Chu Yang was slightly surprised. After looking at him up and down, he nodded unexpectedly and said: "It's considered qualified. It's no problem for you to be included."

"This, this... this subordinate is willing to do his best for the Lord Commander!"

Chu Liufeng almost cried. He knew how much he weighed. A golden elixir master who used elixirs to pile up was simply an embroidered pillow. He didn't expect that the command of the escort team would be in such an important position. Chu Liufeng Yang is really willing to give it to him. This is simply a Bole in the Qingxu world!

However, after Chu Yang agreed, he shook his head and said, "You alone can't do it. What about the other candidates for command?"

When Chu Liufeng was feeling proud, he immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, according to past practice, commanders are hired with heavy sums of money. You might as well follow the practice and invite monks from all over the world. You will definitely be able to recruit suitable candidates."

This suggestion was normal, but Chu Yang frowned and said, "It's a trivial matter to post a list to recruit people, but where are we going to get the money?"

"The city lord should be able to allocate funds, right?"

Chu Liufeng prompted.

"To tell you the truth, the city lord also has difficulties. The Wuji Sect has harmed the people around Lanjiang. Many people have been displaced and become refugees. The city lord is collecting money for disaster relief. He also has to pay some protection fees to Chixiao Pavilion and other sects to let these sects Maintaining the smooth flow of the Tuoluo River channel is now difficult for a skilled woman to make a meal without rice. The military salary that can be allocated is limited, and I am afraid that I will not be able to spend a lot of money to hire other commanders. "

Chu Yang smiled bitterly.

Chu Liufeng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and said righteously: "Lord Commander, since food and salary are so tight, my subordinates will not receive salary, which can also help relieve some of the pressure on the city lord."

"I didn't even want to send it to you!"

Chu Yang complained secretly, but still looked very distressed on his face, saying: "This is still not enough, let alone you, Deputy Commander Qin and I have no plans to receive salary, and we even used some of our savings to share the worries of the city lord. , but now that the escort team is just being built, everything requires money, but these are just a drop in the bucket and of no use at all!”