Recruitment

This is troublesome, the Spirit Platform Realm...

This Dragon King's cultivation level is actually at the Spirit Platform Realm.

"Is that Dragon King a real dragon?"

Fang Weiyan suddenly spoke up and asked another question. He had asked this question before, but had not received a definite answer.

"It's not a real dragon; this demon is just a blackfish from the Wu River."

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan immediately recalled the image of a cuttlefish.

After making a brief inquiry, Fang Weiyan slowly walked away.

He's found out some details, and now he needs to figure out what to do.

Not long after Fang Weiyan returned to the yamen, many of the yamen runners who had gone out to inquire about the news also returned.

"My lord, my scouts have returned with intelligence. From the people, we learned that Peiyun County lost contact several months ago; the situation is likely similar to that of Linbei County."

"In other counties such as Yunchong County, Fangyi County, Shui County, there are still refugees fleeing here, and it is said that countless people have starved to death in these counties."

"Furthermore, in Caoli County, it is rumored that demons are devouring people, and dozens of children have already disappeared."

The returning constables reported to Fang Weiyan one by one the information they had gathered.

These reports came from the people who had fled the area, so their accuracy is probably quite high.

"Is the situation that bad?"

Fang Weiyan originally thought that Linbei County, which he was in charge of, was already in a very bad state.

It seems that other places aren't much better.

Pingshui City seems to be a little better off; at least there are quite a few people who have clothes to wear and are not starving to death.

"But how many people are still living in these towns?"

"The remainder seems to be small."

The returning constables didn't get much detailed information, only a general outline.

This is what the local people who came here said.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan felt that it was still necessary to relocate all the people in the vicinity to Pingshui City.

Once the people have all arrived in Pingshui City, Fang Weiyan only needs to provide Incense Offerings offerings to Pingshui City and Linbei County.

Otherwise, we would have to distribute the Incense Offerings to these dozen or so counties, and if these places needed disaster relief, we would also have to transport grain to them.

In Fang Weiyan's opinion, it was far too troublesome.

If only these two places are taken care of, things will be much simpler.

With that thought in mind, Fang Weiyan no longer hesitated.

He decided to turn around and issue a direct order to relocate all the people in these counties to Pingshui City.

As for the Underworld Administration in those counties, if they still exist, they should bring their divine positions to Pingshui City as well.

It would be easier for Fang Weiyan to manage the people if they were all gathered together.

Thinking of this, Fang Weiyan immediately summoned several yamen runners and instructed them to go to these counties to notify them as he had instructed.

While we're at it, let's kill the county magistrates on the spot; there's no need to bring them back for trial.

To ensure that the people of these counties are convinced, we should go back and speak with the City God City God so that he can inform the Underworld Administration of these counties.

The orders were given one by one, and the constables who received the commands immediately began to act.

This task is quite demanding; relocating all the people to Pingshui City is no easy feat, given the sheer number of people involved.

As instructed by Fang Weiyan, if the location is relatively close to Linbei County, then just go directly to Linbei County.

The rest should come directly to Pingshui City.

In addition to this, the nearby villages also need to be notified, and the people in these villages must also be relocated to Pingshui City.

Then, Fang Weiyan summoned Lin Liyun, "We're currently short-staffed with yamen runners. Go and recruit some more."

"Remember, when recruiting, note the names and addresses of those who come to answer the call. Then send someone to inquire around their neighborhood about their character. If they seem decent, then hire them."

"If someone of questionable character is brought under the jurisdiction of the government and commits wrongdoing, you will be punished along with them."

Fang Weiyan gave Lin Liyun some instructions.

If conditions permit, when recruiting yamen runners, it's still necessary to do some screening to avoid hiring just any random person.

Fang Weiyan still paid the yamen runners 8 taels of silver, which was a very high amount.

This is something rarely seen, at least in other counties.

Fang Weiyan paid for his salary himself; Fang Weiyan's now wealthy and can be considered quite rich.

These are mainly government officials; they may seem like government officials now, but in wartime, they can be transformed into an army.

To ensure the army's loyalty, it's necessary to give them more money.

Upon hearing the magistrate's words, Lin Liyun immediately knew that the magistrate was serious and took the matter very seriously.

"Yes, sir! But I wonder how many constables you need to recruit?"

How many people...

Fang Weiyan pondered for a moment, "Let's recruit five hundred people first."

There are too many people. I'm afraid Lin Liyun doesn't have the experience and doesn't know how to train these yamen runners.

Let's go with a slightly smaller batch, allowing the other party to gain more experience before expanding later.

Fang Weiyan thought about it for a moment and felt that this was about right.

"Yes."

Lin Liyun responded and then hurriedly left to post notices and recruit five hundred people.

However, recruiting these five hundred men was not so easy. As instructed by his superior, he needed to find out what kind of people they were.

To avoid attracting trouble and ending up harming yourself.

Seeing Lin Liyun leave, Fang Weiyan thought for a moment and decided to return to Earth to purchase a batch of supplies for future use.

To avoid the situation where people from various places arrive only to find there is no food to eat.

As Fang Weiyan was about to leave, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Tao Lingluo staring at him expectantly.

"M-Sir... it's been so long since you've fed me that fertilizer..."

Tao Lingluo looked at Fang Weiyan with a pitiful expression. Fang Weiyan had been extremely busy lately.

She didn't dare to disturb Fang Weiyan. At that moment, she was sitting on a box filled with the confiscated silver.

There were a total of 130,000 taels of silver.

This 130,000 taels of silver came from the magistrate's house and the houses of other wealthy people.

Silver came from various sources, including selling grain from granaries and extracting it from the pockets of ordinary people.

It's hard to imagine that so much silver could be found in these guys' homes.

"Wait a moment, I'll bring you some tonight."

Upon seeing Tao Lingluo in front of him, Fang Weiyan suddenly slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten about this matter.

But I'm really too busy.

Fang Weiyan comforted Tao Lingluo, and Tao Lingluo was immediately delighted upon hearing this.

It's good that Fang Weiyan isn't planning to break the contract; she was worried Fang Weiyan.