"Have mercy, God have mercy."

"What a good man. The Sheriff is a good man."

"Father, when I grow up, I want to be like a county magistrate."

The people knelt down one after another to thank God for his kindness, and some even just lay on the ground and couldn't afford it.

Since the announcement of the conscription came out, the people have been in fear all day long.

Some ran away when they saw the officers and soldiers, and some stayed behind closed doors. The younger children were more courageous. They picked up stones on the ground and threw them at the officers and soldiers, and threatened them not to go to their homes.

There is a reason why the people are afraid of the city.

In the past, conscription was compulsory. If the people refused to comply, the government would directly kill them on the spot, or go to the people's homes to forcibly arrest them.

After finally living in peace for three years, now there is another conscription. How can they not be afraid?

In this way, the officers and soldiers in charge of recruiting soldiers sat alone at the gate of the county governor's house for two days, but still no one paid attention.

In the past two days, the gate of the county governor's mansion has been open for as long as possible, and the people have been in fear for a long time.

They are afraid that if they relax even a little bit, a sharp knife will be hanging on their heads.

Mu Yan knew that the most important thing now was to give the people time to accept it.

No one should disturb them during this process.

The common people are too deeply influenced by the past. If they try to explain things forcefully, it will only be counterproductive.

In a small village, a family was quarreling. Three or four adults said something to each other, which made the three children huddled in the corner tremble with fear.

Their bright eyes were full of fear.

"Sister, the county guard will not harm us. Now the family can no longer open the fire. As long as I apply for the army, the children at home can also have a few mouthfuls of hot rice."

Although they receive financial support from the government, there are too many people in their family, so even if they save the food, it is not enough. Now that there is a way out, it is difficult for them not to be tempted.

"No, if you go to the battlefield and come back without your life, how could I possibly agree to your going?"

The two sisters said that the public was right and the mother-in-law was right, and their mother and father were unable to persuade them.

"Sister, don't think the worst about everything. The county guard is just recruiting troops now, and maybe he doesn't have to go to the battlefield at all."

As she spoke, she pointed at the children huddled in the corner, "Look at them, they don't even have decent clothes on them. What they are wearing is what my husband cut out of his own clothes."

Speaking of this, there was a hint of helplessness and powerlessness in her tone.

"Sister, just let me go."

As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent.

They all know the embarrassment of their families, and they all know that going now is the only best way, at least the family can survive.

The female man could no longer refute, so she just said, "Let me think about it again," and then led her husband and children into the house.

In the middle of the night, there was a slight sound of opening the door of the house. The woman hiding in the bedroom lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking.

Her husband put his coat on her body and said, "Master Wife, the youngest has gone out, should we stop her?"

After hearing this, the female man's head lowered, and it took a long time before he slowly uttered a few words, "Let her be."

Yes!

let her go!

She admitted that she was selfish. She could obviously run out and stop him now, but she chose to remain silent.

These days are so difficult, and the hardships of life make them all breathless.

If she had not married a husband and had no children, she would have made the same choice.

The husband of the female man heard the meaning of her words, and his eyes instantly became moist.

In order to fear that his wife would be even sadder when she saw him, he quietly wiped away the tears from his eyes, climbed into bed and coaxed the child to sleep.

Just like their family, there are many situations, and some are even more painful.

It was still dark on the third day, and figures leaving the house quietly could be seen in many homes.

It was also on this day that the Recruiting Office also ushered in a turning point.

A female man was helpless and timidly walked to the recruitment booth, and looked at the officers and soldiers who were staring at her and spoke cautiously.

"I'm going to apply."

The eyes of the people in charge of recruiting soldiers suddenly lit up, and everyone's face was filled with kind smiles.

One of them tried his best to hold back his excitement.

"The county magistrate ordered that you must check your physical condition before applying. This lady Li, please follow them to check first. If every condition is met, you can come and register the information."

A long paragraph of words was carefully passed into the ears of the female man. She only heard the word "check" and did not understand the rest.

Just like this, he walked to another booth and sat down in a daze. He stretched out his hand to let the doctor take his pulse and assess his physical condition.

The doctor examined her carefully and only released her to register after confirming that she was in good health.

Until the last moment when the female man held a mark with one word in her hand, five taels of silver, and half a bag of coarse rice, she still felt like she was in a dream.

She successfully applied and received money and food.

She could stay at home until her enlistment was over, as long as she arrived at the military camp on a specific day.

Seeing the success of the female man, the onlookers not far away gathered around and asked about the situation.

The still confused woman could only answer one by one based on instinct.

The first one was followed by the second one, and soon the recruitment office was full of people.

Seeing that after two days of waiting it finally came to fruition, the county lieutenant smiled from ear to ear.

She looked at the confident county guard and asked her doubts.

"Sir, if they don't come back after taking the money and food, wouldn't we lose a lot?"

Mu Yan looked away from the book, "Have you ever heard of the butterfly effect?"

The lieutenant shook her head blankly. She had never heard of this word.

"It doesn't matter if one person does a small thing, but if a group of people mobilizes one person, they will become a hemp rope, and the power they emit is something you can never estimate."

In fact, it is just a psychological tactic. If no one else hides, but you hide, they will feel guilty in their hearts.

This is also the reason why Mu Yan gives each of them a number, as long as the people around see that she has a number in her hand, but she does not return at a specific time.

Those who have benefited and those who have not benefited will drown her with their spit.

To put it bluntly, it is just taking advantage of public opinion caused by human nature.

Mu Yan didn't expect that one day she would use such means of manipulating people's hearts.

The lieutenant nodded in understanding. Although she didn't quite understand, it would be good as long as it was effective.

The five-day conscription period was soon over.

The common people knew that the county guard had never thought of using forceful means, and they even heard that the county guard hired doctors to diagnose and treat their illnesses for free.

They just felt guilty because of the previous misunderstanding.

Hence the scene at the beginning.

Mu Yan looked at the people kneeling in front of her, and unspeakable emotions arose in her heart.

It was obvious that he was plotting against them, but they were grateful to him.

She didn't know if they were innocent or stupid, but she couldn't think of anything else right now.

Just think they are really stupid!

"Everyone, get up. I am ashamed of you. If it were not for the safety of Longcheng, I would not have made such a move.

But I promise you that as long as you apply, I will never treat them badly, nor will I treat their families badly. "

Mu Yan's calm voice reached everyone's ears.

The notice has clearly written that in addition to the five taels of silver and half a bag of coarse rice that the applicants will receive at the beginning. He also received [-] Wen per month. If a soldier died in battle, he would also receive a corresponding pension.

You must know that these treatments have never been experienced before.

Of course this was a huge expense, but Mu Yan had to do it.

Her first priority now is to completely win the hearts and minds of the people, and the second is to get back the lost Long County as soon as possible.

"I trust the Sheriff."

"The villain always believes in the Sheriff."

The people shouted one after another. At this moment, the county guard in front of them seemed to become a god in their hearts, and they would remember this day forever.

The military training was fully delegated to the county captain, and Mu Yan also made some suggestions based on what he had seen in his previous life.

When the county captain heard this, she suddenly became enlightened. For the first time, she knew that it was possible to train troops in this way.

There is a war going on in Longcheng, but Fucheng has no idea about such a big thing.

Mu Yan looked at the memorial he had written and fell into deep thought.

She discovered that the Xining people were spying on spies and that the Xining people were preparing to attack Longcheng. She wrote no less than three such memorials.

Counting the time, the memorial sent by the scout had arrived early, but there has been no news yet.

Such a weird thing made her have to wonder if someone was secretly intercepting her, just to see her fall into an isolated and helpless situation.

The county magistrate's face became heavy as he calculated that he had lost most of his money.

If a war really breaks out, more will be needed. According to what we have now, it can only last half a month.

"The county magistrate has something to say directly?"

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Mu Yan asked.

"Sir, our money can only last half a month."

If the people from Xining don't come back in half a month, they will also face the situation of having no food to eat.

Mu Yan looked at the amount on the ledger, a dark light flashed in his eyes, "Waiting."

Counting the time, Hua Fang has been detained for more than half a year, and now it's finally time for her to be useful.

For more than half a year, there were always some people trying to save her. Those people were reluctant to let her die. In other words, it was not that they were reluctant to let her go, but they were reluctant to let go of the secrets she carried.

In the prison, Hua Fang dragged his broken body against the wall.

Now she has long lost the arrogance she had before, and what is left is just a will that has been smoothed by time.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she looked in the direction of the large cell door with difficulty.

Seeing who it was, the hoarse voice couldn't help but ask: "Are you going to take action?"

In the past six months, her life had been worse than death. It would not be bad if she could really die like this.

"You can die tomorrow."

Mu Yan gave an accurate answer for the first time, but she needed to exchange her for something before she died.

A trace of panic flashed through Hua Fang's calm heart. Suddenly she thought of something and looked at Mu Yan in horror.

"You can't do that. Don't you want to know what secrets I hide?"

Even if she died here, she didn't want to die at the hands of those people.

Mu Yan's expression was indifferent, without any fluctuation in his calm eyes.

"I'm not interested in your secrets."

One sentence directly sentenced China to death.

The fear in Hua Fang's eyes became more and more intense, and she knew that what Mu Yan said was true.

She wasn't even interested in her own secret will, otherwise she wouldn't have asked in the past six months.

"I'll give you the secret in exchange, as long as you let me die here."

Hua Fang made a humble request, and seeing how scared she looked, he knew that the place she went to tomorrow would definitely be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den for her.

Mu Yan shook his head, "The secret won't be valuable if the second person knows it."

In fact, there is no need to think about it, just follow the routines of those TV series in previous lives.

A person with a secret hidden in his body must endanger the entire country, or be a serious threat to the country's leading figure.

queen.

But what does this have to do with her? It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, as long as it doesn't stop what she wants to do.

"Sir, the other party's people agreed to meet at the Plum Garden in the western suburbs at noon tomorrow."

Su Jishan told Mu Yan one by one the news he had found out.

Mu Yan took out the jade pendant in her arms and touched it gently. This was a habit she had formed during this period of time.

At noon, why did they choose that time? What is the special meaning?

It suddenly occurred to her that the time when the former governor died was noon, and the time when Hua Fang was arrested was also noon.

It looks like there is a tough battle to be fought tomorrow.

"You did a good job. I will go to the appointment alone tomorrow, and you can go to Changliu Village and do what I asked you to do."

Su Jishan was worried, "Sir, tomorrow will be extremely dangerous. Please let your subordinates go together."

In order to contact those people, she went through many assassinations in the past few days. Fortunately, she was clever enough and survived.

If the county guard were to go alone tomorrow, she could not imagine how dangerous it would be.

"If you go, they won't show up again, not to mention the matters in Changliu Village are also very important."

Su Jishan naturally knew the reason, but he still couldn't help but worry.

Mu Yan patted her shoulder, "You have done a good job, leave the rest to me."

Su Jishan understands the temperament of adults very well. As long as she decides something, no one can change it.

She concealed the worry in her eyes and bowed, "Sir, you must be more careful tomorrow."

After saying that, she no longer hesitated and immediately left for Changliu Village. All she could do now was to solve the adults' worries.

After seeing Su Jishan leave, Meng Daan, who was standing at the door, walked into the study.

Mu Yan handed her the note prepared in advance, "Tonight, control all the people on the note."

Meng Daan's eyes darkened when he saw the name on the note, "Follow your orders."

Seeing her leaving, Mu Yan couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't know what was going on with Meng Daan. He spoke less and less and became colder.

If you continue like this, sooner or later you will not be able to find a husband.

Mu Yan had to admit that she had such thoughts because she was assimilated by the Vacos.

She rubbed her aching head. She didn't know why her head always hurt during this period.

I went to see the doctor and he said there was nothing wrong with it. It would be troublesome if I couldn't do a CT scan.

Speaking of which, the system has not appeared once in the past six months.

It was as if he had forgotten her.

It is also not known whether the system is intentional or not.

At first she would still envy those who had systematic protection with them.

Later I figured it out, instead of always thinking about asking others to protect me, it would be better to work hard myself.

After all, you are your strongest backing.

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