After saying this, Ning Ye turned and left. His heroic and dashing appearance made all the soldiers guarding the city envious, after all, traveling on horseback was already a very high-end thing.
If you want to climb even higher, then you'll have to look at those adults who ride in sedan chairs.
The soldier immediately went to inform Lin Changhe and Ning Ye to look for him.
Lin Changhe, who was drinking and playing drinking games in the barracks, became interested after hearing this. He hadn't been able to catch Ning Ye last time, but this time Ning Ye had taken the initiative to come to him. He wanted to see what kind of gift Ning Ye could give him.
As a military officer, Lin Changhe naturally loathed those bandits. If Wang Mingyuan hadn't forbidden him from leaving the city, he would have already picked up his gun and gone to deal with those guys himself.
Unexpectedly, the little guy he had his eye on actually handled this matter. How could he not be curious about what exactly happened?
Previously, Lin Changhe only had a slight liking for Ning Ye, but now he is even more curious about Ning Ye.
On the other side, Ning Ye had already arrived at this place in the west of the city, where a lot of refugees had indeed gathered. Fortunately, it was summer, so these people just found a piece of cloth to shield themselves from the wind and rain. If it were winter, who knows how many people would freeze to death.
The arrival of Ning Ye and his group attracted a lot of attention. After all, why would someone who could travel like this end up in a refugee camp?
The group leader was too lazy to waste words with these people, so he immediately instructed Wang Wu and others to set up the banner. As for whether these people could understand it, Ning Ye thoughtfully asked Wang Wu to shout out the purpose of his trip to them a few times.
Upon hearing that someone was hiring, the refugees were overjoyed and flocked over. They weren't afraid of working; they were just afraid of not having any work to do.
The phrase "overcrowded" was perfectly aptly described. Ning Ye and his group were completely surrounded by this group of refugees, and the chaotic scene made Ning Ye somewhat annoyed.
"Now all of you line up and come over one by one, otherwise this recruitment has nothing to do with you."
Unfortunately, Ning Ye's words had little effect. It was only after Wang Wu and the others used their fists and feet that they learned some rules and obediently lined up.
However, with such a long line, not many people would actually lose weight. Ning Ye had already prepared the questions for Wang Wu, and everyone could be interviewed.
This made the recruitment process much faster, but of course, it would be good if even one out of ten people could meet Ning Ye's standards.
Ning Ye didn't really need to be so selective if it was just for work; the main reason was that he wanted to add some people to his trusted confidants.
A dozen or so people are not enough to fill this large house; if you want to see it all, a dozen or so people won't be enough.
Therefore, he needed to replenish his team. In the process of working, he could also have Wang Wu and others observe each person and select those who could truly be added to his team.
While Ning Ye was busy, Lin Changhe had already arrived.
"Brother Ning, I heard there was a big gift for you, so I rushed over here. You won't let me down, will you?"
Ning Ye said with a smile, "I owe my success today entirely to Lord Lin's promotion, and I will certainly not disappoint him."
Lin Changhe nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll see if your gift today can satisfy me."
"When Lord Lin killed those bandits, I seized quite a few horses. Today, I specially selected twenty horses to present to you."
Lin Changhe raised an eyebrow: "Such a grand gesture? I think you're not just here to give me a simple gift today, there must be something else you want to tell me, right?"
Ning Ye said righteously, "Lord Lin, you are overthinking it. Today, I am simply repaying your previous kindness and have absolutely no ulterior motives. Please do not overthink it."
"If that's what you're saying, then I'm being a bit disrespectful. I only said something, and I didn't actually help you. You really have to rely on yourself."
"Without Lord Lin's message, I probably wouldn't even be able to get into this county government office, let alone do what I'm doing now. Without the opportunity, I couldn't have accomplished anything."
Hearing this, Lin Changhe was very satisfied. "Since you have this intention, I will gladly accept it. Of course, I can't take advantage of you for nothing. Tell me, is there anything I can help you with recently?"
Ning Ye feigned a simple and honest smile and said, "Although the matter of the bandits has indeed been resolved, I believe that new things may arise in the future. So, could you please keep the men under my command?"
Lin Changhe squinted and said, "Having subordinates makes it easy to make mistakes. You don't have some other idea, do you?"
"What are you saying, sir? What thoughts could a commoner like me possibly have? I just want a means to save my life. After all, in such a chaotic world, I don't want to become a fish to be slaughtered."
Lin Changhe patted Ning Ye on the shoulder and said, "I don't think a group of village militia positions are enough. Actually, I have a centurion position available. I wonder if you'd be interested?"
Ning Ye's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this. A centurion was a proper military officer, though it was the lowest rank, but the men under his command would be qualified to wear armor.
One soldier in armor can take on ten unarmored soldiers. In any dynasty, apart from the imperial army, anyone who dares to wear armor at will is guilty of a serious crime that could lead to the confiscation of their property and the extermination of their entire family.
Now that this opportunity is right in front of him, Ning Ye thought again that Lin Changhe would never give him such a treat for no reason.
Everything was decided in the blink of an eye. Ning Ye said, flattered, "Lord Lin, I really have no other thoughts. You don't need to test me anymore. Such a reward is probably no different from poison to me."
"Who said this was a test? That's really what I was thinking. After all, I can only stay in Qingyuan County. I can't control other places. If someone can help me manage things, it will give me some peace and quiet."
Ning Ye's eyes darted around. There must be a relationship between Wang Mingyuan and Lin Changhe. Moreover, the biggest reason why Lin Changhe cannot leave Qingyuan County must be to protect Lin Changhe and prevent any problems from arising.
Logically speaking, it would be most reasonable for Wang Mingyuan to ignore the situation now, but he doesn't seem to be the kind of person who doesn't care about things.
Could it be that today's events were actually already decided long ago, but they didn't tell me last time, just so that Lin Changhe would bring it up?
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