Reward, what more reward do you want?
In the blink of an eye, Liu Feng went from a wealthy country man to a captain, and now he is in charge of supervising iron mines.
Whether it is the captain of the waterway or the inspector of iron ore, these two positions are important positions that are related to lifeline.
Which one is not fat and juicy?
Do you still need a reward for this?
That's a nice way of saying it, I'm good at discovering talents.
But Liu Feng is indeed not simple.
Think about it again, he knew that Zhang Renze was his own son, but he still dared to kill him. He was extremely brave.
But after all, it was his own son who was injured. On the surface, he was fine, but deep down in his heart, he had some resentment towards Liu Feng.
All these good things fell on him alone, and he had to stamp them with the official seal. It felt like he had eaten shit.
"It's all up to the garrison commander to arrange."
Magistrate Zhang bowed with a dark face.
"Well, Tianyong City is currently facing internal and external troubles and is in a difficult situation. The Northern Barbarians are eyeing us covetously from outside, and bandits are rampant inside."
"Although the Fengling Army has moved in, they are responsible for defending the city, so it is still very dangerous."
"In order to protect the people of Tianyong City and ensure their peaceful lives, and to protect the land of Dali from being wantonly trampled upon by foreign enemies, this general has decided to grant you special permission to establish a local militia of one thousand men."
"This general will give you a name for your army."
"I think we should call it the Tiger Roar Army."
"Militia? A thousand?"
Magistrate Zhang took a deep breath.
Local militias have always existed. They were established with the permission of local government offices due to special war needs or to supplement the shortage of local troops.
Dali had been founded for a hundred years, and there were many local soldiers, but they were all controlled by local tyrants and generally raised their own food and supplies.
If there are military achievements, the court will reward them according to the size of their merits.
Even in the case of great military achievements, he could be granted a title of nobility.
However, their main responsibility is to maintain the safety of the people, and they have few opportunities to go to the battlefield.
Only in extremely critical situations will they be dragged onto the battlefield as cannon fodder.
The first step in establishing a local militia is to obtain approval from the local prefectural government. Without this approval, setting up a local militia would be considered treason.
But Linghu Zheng has already made it very clear.
It is for the people and for the long-term stability of Tianyong City.
What's more, Linghu Zheng was a garrison general. Due to the special nature of his position, even without the approval of the prefectural government, Liu Feng could still build his own army without him.
In addition, Tianyong City is now indeed full of bandits, and the northern barbarian army is eyeing it covetously.
Now that Liu Feng has annihilated Gaolu Feng, he has made great achievements, and establishing local militia is a natural thing.
At this moment, if Magistrate Zhang said he disagreed, Linghu Zheng would probably accuse him of having bad intentions.
"Why, does the prefect have any objections?"
Linghu Zheng looked at Zhang Yuanzhong with a smile.
"General, you're joking. I just thought Lord Linghu was wise. How come I didn't think of this?"
"Establishing the Tiger Roar Army at this time will provide a new force for the defense of Tianyong City and greatly enhance the safety of the people. It's a great thing."
Magistrate Zhang had a forced smile on his face.
Even if I feel bitter right now, I can only grit my teeth and swallow it.
The Linghu family is the garrison of Tianyong City and is also an important frontier official appointed by the late emperor himself. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he entrusted them with important tasks.
In Tianyong City, he and he are considered to be one civil official and one military officer, not to mention that the other holds the title of general, and his official rank is higher than his own.
It's wartime now, and even if a prefect like me disagrees a hundred thousand times, it will be useless.
The power of military commanders in wartime is unquestionable.
Besides, the Linghu family has lived in Tianyong City for generations. This is their old nest. As a prefect, I will be transferred away in a few years. Why should I compete with them?
Besides.
What are you competing for?
"Well, that's settled then."
"Alright, Captain Liu, go and collect your reward from Lord Zhang."
"I'll go to your house and have someone design a military flag for you. Come pick it up later."
Magistrate Zhang nodded helplessly.
He had no chance to speak or make decisions from beginning to end.
In fact, Liu Feng went to ask for an audience with the prefect, but who knew that Linghu would make such arrangements for him.
This is also God's will. Who could have expected that they would meet in my prefectural government office?
Now he has two roles: to agree and to give money.
Liu Feng thanked Linghu Zheng and Prefect Zhang, accepted the reward, put away the banknotes, and then followed Linghu Zheng into the carriage to the Linghu family.
On the way, the two talked about iron ore, and Liu Feng finally understood the reason.
It turned out that the imperial court had a regulation that all iron ore produced locally had to be handed over to the governor's office, which would then transfer it to the Salt and Iron Transport Office.
Later, when the local government needs it, they can only apply for it, but they can only get back 50% at most.
Twenty percent was turned over to the national treasury as a reserve, and thirty percent was allocated to other places.
Iron ore is already scarce in the Tianyong City area, so the amount of iron ore available each year is very limited.
Because of this matter, I had to look at the faces of those transport offices a lot.
Now with the iron ore discovered by Liu Feng, although Tianyong City cannot completely get rid of the scarcity of iron ore, it has solved the urgent problem.
Once this batch of iron ore is completely smelted, the entire Tianyong City garrison will be fully equipped, and a portion of it will inevitably flow back to Liu Feng. By then, with the title of armed militia, Liu Feng can develop his own strength without any scruples.
The happiest person was Liu Feng.
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