Quanzhen Little Daoist starts

Chapter 212
In Pingcheng County, in the county government.

Qiu Zhiqing saw that there were only four people lying down, military marquis Wu Xian, chief secretary Zheng Yan, thief Cao Minyong, plus himself, county magistrate Qiu Zhiqing!
But judging from the current situation, he should be called the county magistrate.

More than [-] households are called orders, and below [-] households are called leaders!
Therefore, he should be a county magistrate with a salary of four hundred shi.

But these are not important. The important thing is that he found that most of the frontier soldiers have a secret technique to stimulate blood, which will increase their combat power in a short period of time.

The shortcoming is also obvious, in simple terms, it is the shortened life span!

This may not be a problem for the ruler, but for Qiu Zhiqing, who is currently short of people, he can't bear to mistreat these people so much.

"Wu Junhou, I have seen that the generals in the army have many ways to temper their qi and blood, but it is harmful to their longevity. Why is this? There should be a more secure method in the court?"

Wu Xian was taken aback for a moment, not expecting that the newly appointed county magistrate would actually ask this question.

Shouldn't he ask the county official's warehouse first?
After doubts, a hint of gratitude arises. After all, everyone wants to be recognized and cared for by others.

So are they.

"Ming Tingrong reported that this is a method popularized in the army. It is rumored that it is a method of training soldiers in the pre-Qin period. It is quick, consumes less food, and is extremely powerful when fighting.
As for those whose lifespan is not discounted, it is a blessing to be able to survive on the battlefield!Practice this method, there is still hope of survival, if you don't practice, you will die faster! "

As for whether the imperial court has a better method, he did not say, criticizing the imperial court is not a fun thing.

Who knows if this new county magistrate is fishing for law enforcement?
Even if he didn't answer, Qiu Zhiqing could still guess something. There must be some, but it's just a matter of cost or privacy.

Instant!Less food consumption!
That's the key!
Costs include training costs, as well as maintenance costs.

The training cost is easy to say, but the maintenance cost is actually the fear of the spread of exercises and affecting the rule, which is easy to understand.

As for why the soldiers are not taught to practice qi, it is also easy to understand. If you want to practice qi, you must either have a good understanding of the muscles and acupoints, or the master will guide you to get started.

Guide with true energy, let him master the route of true energy.

Not to mention that it takes so much time and effort, and the formation is still slow, it is far less convenient than waiting for the qi and blood to burst out at critical moments and burn life.

Regarding this, Qiu Zhiqing planned to put it aside for now. In theory, it is not difficult to come up with a set of simple exercises.

Tong Yuan's level, after spending a few years, should be able to create a very good body training method.

Next, Qiu Zhiqing took the three of them for a walk around the city. While wandering around, he inspected the county town, mainly the city defense.

Pingcheng City is four feet high, this height may not be too safe, or take Tong Yuan as an example, this guy can jump up directly.

Even Zheng Yan could easily jump up the city wall after borrowing his strength.

Looking to the northeast, the not-so-precipitous mountain is the Baideng mountain where the great ancestor Liu Bang was pushed back and besieged by the Huns.

Outside the city is a lifeless field. It seems that the winter wheat promoted by the imperial court is not very popular here, but it can be understood after thinking about it.

Winter is the season for the Xianbei to invade the north, and winter wheat is planted. Isn't this providing rations for the Xianbei war horses who invaded?

Not only can't fortify the wall and clear the field, but also directly support the enemy!

Looking back at the county seat again, the new wind washed the ground, and there was no life. You could see from the north gate to the south gate at a glance, but there was no one.

Except for the dust all over the sky, there are bellflowers that occasionally take off.

It's also understandable, it's mid-November, the climate is very abnormal, it's unbelievably cold.

It is said that during the period of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, there were records of frost in summer.

According to the historical records that Qiu Zhiqing read before, the recorded disasters in the 100 years from Emperor Han'an to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty included: 34 floods, 35 droughts, [-] locust plagues, and more than ten earthquakes...

If this is in the mortal world, it can be explained in one word: Little Ice Age!

But in this vast world of gods and demons, I am afraid that these four words cannot be explained.

Thinking of this, Qiu Zhiqing looked up at the sky, and had a not-so-good guess...

Looking at the smoke in the city, Qiu Zhiqing looked at the thief Cao Minyong and asked, "Are the people in the city like this in winter?"

Min Yong was a big man in his thirties, but in fact he was only in his 20s. Last year, Xianbei invaded and broke through Pingcheng, and all the officials and officials in the city were killed in battle.

This guy was also stabbed seven times, and together with Wu Xian, he guarded the armory to the death, and survived until the Yanmen frontier army came to help, saving his life.

Although there are unavoidable difficulties and have to fight to the death, such performance, I have to say, is a man!

Seeing Qiu Zhiqing looking at him, Min Yong replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Ming Tingrong, it's always been like this in previous years. It's really cold here, so I have to use charcoal pancakes to keep warm!"

The so-called charcoal pancakes are actually coal.

This is not surprising. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were such records, but they were mostly used for smelting.

If it is used for heating, if it is not ventilated, it is easy to be poisoned.

Thinking of this, Qiu Zhiqing asked if there was any charcoal poisoning?

Min Yong was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Ming Tingrong said that he was dizzy, but Shanwei heard that someone died because of it, otherwise the villagers would not pick it up and use it!"

He was a little curious why the county magistrate would ask this question.

As soon as he said this, Qiu Zhiqing knew the general idea. Firstly, people were relatively stronger, and secondly, the houses of this year were mostly rammed earth.

Over time, cracks are prone to occur, so the sealing is not very good.

With ventilation conditions, it is naturally impossible to die from poisoning, at most there will be a slight discomfort and dizziness.

Regarding this, Qiu Zhiqing reserved his opinion and visited the soldiers on duty in the tower, then Qiu Zhiqing went to the barracks under the leadership of Wu Xian.

This place was originally a battalion with 2000 people stationed, but unfortunately, there are only more than [-] people left now, and Wu Xian, a military marquis who used to guard the armory.

It seems that this was given up by the sheriff.

By default, all the battalions were killed, and the hundred accompanying soldiers that I originally got from the prefect of Yanmen County also went back after helping Qiu Zhiqing transport the food and grass...

Originally, Qiu Zhiqing had a part-time job as a county lieutenant, who could recruit 400 sergeants, but last year the county lieutenant died in battle, and almost all the soldiers in the county were wiped out.

It is worth mentioning that almost all the big households in the county fled.

However, he holds most of the land ownership in the county.

As a result, before Qiu Zhiqing took office this year, most of the land in the county was barren and no one dared to cultivate it.

This led to a food shortage this year, which was beyond Qiu Zhiqing's expectations. All the food he got from the Yanmen prefect may not be enough.

Qiu Zhiqing couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the government is difficult...

(End of this chapter)