It was related to his own Guantiao, and no official dared to hesitate anymore. The prefect gave the order to the county magistrate, the county magistrate gave the order to Qiangfu, Qiangfu gave the order to the pavilion chief, and the pavilion chief gave the order to the lion. If this order is conveyed one by one, he will definitely ask if anyone dares to lose the link.

The yamen runners broke into each household like wolves and tigers, and ran into a young and strong man. Without saying a word, they locked it and left. Even if the women and children cried and cried, they were indifferent.

The people's resistance to this recruitment order is relatively strong, but in order to complete the task, the government officials forcefully recruited the powerful people, and there was no room for comfort. Many people were forced to enlist in the army against their will due to the power of the government.

But there were still many people who fought back and refused to join the army, and had a bloody conflict with the yamen runners who came to take over the people.

Zhong Hui was suffering from the opportunity to kill one person to warn him. This bloodshed undoubtedly gave him a chance. Zhong Hui immediately ordered all seven villagers who beat and injured their lives to be arrested and beheaded in half on the streets of the downtown city.

As soon as this news came out, many ordinary people were afraid and dared not compete with the government anymore. They obediently applied for the recruitment. In just a few days, the number of people recruited exceeded 100,000.

Zhong Hui couldn't help but feel complacent. It seems that it is not possible to deal with these ordinary people without a sharp skill. It is better to use punishment to make a profit and deal with some mobs who take the lead in causing trouble. The rest of the people will be timid and no one dares to joke about their own heads, either eating food to join the army or heads to the ground. Without the third choice, I believe that these ordinary people will choose the first path.

Lu Zhao felt deeply uneasy about this and said to Zhong Hui: "Governor Zhong, the soldiers recruited by such means may not be able to serve their lives with all their hearts and strengths. Once they encounter war, the morale of the army may be unstable and useless."

Zhong Hui laughed and said, "Even ants are alive, not to mention people, some unruly people are dissatisfied with military orders. As long as they are severely punished, I believe that those who arouse good will not have any intentions. As for their military laws to restrain them in the army, Envoy Lu doesn't have to worry."

When Zhong Hui was in his first foreign office, he naturally had to actively express himself. At least he had to have three fires when he took office. Since Sima Shi handed over the military affairs of the Hebei provinces to him, he naturally had high hopes for him. If Zhong Hui did not show off properly, he would have become Zhao Kuo, who was talking about war on paper and Ma Su who was exaggerated.

The most important thing in Jizhou now is to complete the task of recruiting 300,000 troops assigned by Sima Shi, which is completely unquestionable. Sima Shi has allocated all the armor and armor tent materials needed by 300,000 people to Zhong Hui. As for the food and salary, part of it also comes from Luoyang, while the other part will be spent by the treasury of Jizhou. So how can Sima Shi spent such a lot of effort?

If Zhong Hui cannot do a good job of recruiting troops, he thinks it is difficult for him to explain to Sima Shi. This time, not only Sima Shi had high expectations for him, but also Zhong Hui was ambitious. He hoped that this time, he could achieve outstanding results in becoming the governor of Hebei, so as to improve his prestige and achieve both fame and fortune.

Lu Zhao and Zhong Hui had different ideas. He served as the governor of Jizhou for many years and naturally knew the people's livelihood situation in Jizhou. This time, the imperial court suddenly ordered the recruitment of 300,000 people in Jizhou, and the whole people were soldiers. Lu Zhao did not agree with this view. Such military force and people's livelihood were withered, and the situation in Jizhou would inevitably be worrying.

Lu Zhao seemed to disagree with Zhong Hui's iron-blooded skills, but Zhong Hui was the governor of Hebei, which was above his head. Many of Zhong Hui's decisions were too strict, especially this policy of killing one to warn him, which made the military and civilians in Jizhou panic and the morale of the army unstable. Lu Zhao saw that Jizhou was messed up by Zhong Hui and advised him, but Zhong Hui ignored it and still did his own way. Lu Zhao had no choice but to write a secret letter to Sima Shi, hoping that he could restrain Zhong Hui and not completely collapse the situation in Jizhou.

Unexpectedly, in the reply letter to Lu Zhao, Sima Zhao asked Lu Zhao to cooperate closely with Zhong Hui, so that no omissions could be made in Jizhou's defense. Only then did Lu Zhao understand that all Zhong Hui's actions were instructed by Sima Shi, so he would just persuade him, so Lu Zhao simply left the matter and found an excuse to leave Yecheng, handed over the recruitment of troops to Zhong Hui, and let him handle it with all his power.

Lu Zhao hid in Zhongshan County, which was the first line of defense to defend the Bingzhou army from the south of Youzhou. Most of Lu Zhao's men were stationed here. Anyway, with Zhong Hui's existence, he, the governor of Jizhou, has become an optional decoration. It would be better to hide out and relax. Zhong Hui would do whatever he wanted.

Without Lu Zhao's restraint, Zhong Hui became more unscrupulous in the uprising. While Sima Shi was replying to Lu Zhao, he also wrote a secret letter to Zhong Hui, affirming what Zhong Hui did in Jizhou and asking him to continue to do it with confidence and boldness, and the goal of recruiting 300,000 troops will never waver.

In this way, Zhong Hui was equivalent to taking a reassurance. With the firm support of Sima Shi, his recruitment action was even more firm. As long as he could please Sima Shi, what would the life and death of the people of Jizhou have to do with him?

Countless young and strong people filled every military camp. These new recruits had no idea what military discipline was. Rather than saying that this was a military camp, it was better to say that it was a chaotic refugee camp, seeking trouble, fighting and fighting often happened, and even beating people to death was not uncommon.

Zhong Hui was focusing on recruiting troops some time ago, but the management of recruited troops was relatively relaxed, which led to chaos in the military camp. As the recruitment came to an end, how to train the army and standardize the military appearance and discipline will become Zhong Hui's primary task.

Of course, Zhong Hui also knew that a regular army was very different from these newly recruited troops. The normal practice was that the proportion of new recruits in an army would not exceed one-third, so that the old could lead the new and the army's combat effectiveness would always be maintained at a higher level.

But now it is chaotic. Although Zhong Hui brought all the personnel as instructors, compared with the huge base of 300,000, these people are simply dropping the bucket.

But no matter what, this is a task assigned by Sima Shi. Only by completing it well can you gain Sima Shi's trust. Zhong Hui does not want his career to be the end station in Jizhou. If he wants to make great achievements in Jizhou, he must unswervingly execute Sima Shi's orders. As for right or wrong, it is not a problem that Zhong Hui needs to consider.
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