The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

Before leaving the market, Heifu found a small alley and changed into new clothes.

By the way, when putting on clothes, you must pay attention to the left collar pressing the right collar, forming a "y" shape in the eyes of others, which is called "right lapel".

Heifu made a lot of jokes in the first few days when he came to this era. It was his mother who helped him straighten his collar while nagging her silly son. You know, once it is reversed, it will be dressed like a barbarian or a "left lapel" for the dead to be buried, and you will definitely be laughed at inhumanely.

After changing into a new set of clothes, not only did he feel a lot warmer, but Heifu was no longer the countryman in brown clothes. He became a well-dressed nobleman, and with his height and strong body, although he was a little dark, he looked good, and he often attracted the attention of the country women who visited the evening market.

But in this way, 350 coins were gone.

Hei Fu stuffed the clothes he had changed into his saddlebag, did some calculations in his mind, and began to worry again.

"After the service is over, I plan to bring some things to my mother, eldest brother, third brother, and married sister ("married" is underlined in bold font, so readers who followed me here don't have to think about it). After all, it would be great if I could keep half of the more than 1,100 yuan reward money."

No matter how much money I have, it is not enough to spend, and Hei Fu is very distressed.

Although it is a good thing that I got the title of Gongshi by chance when I came to the county this time, Hei Fu's life has not changed qualitatively.

"When I go back, I have to think of a way to make money." Hei Fu had such an idea.

But after observing for a few days, he found that in Qin State, wanting to make money within the scope allowed by the law? Hey, it's easier said than done!

In order to make the Qin people "profit from one source", Shang Yang blocked all other ways except farming and fighting. Merchants were classified into special "city registers" for management, and their status was low. No matter how rich they were, they were not allowed to wear nice clothes and go out.

In this way, people from different places of origin in Qin were clearly divided and engaged in different industries arranged by the government, just like cat slaves catching mice, roosters crowing, and dogs guarding the house, each doing their own job.

The "Shiwuji" of Heifu and his people are supposed to farm and fight. If they think about making money randomly, they are restless!

Just thinking about it, the South Gate Parade Ground arrived.

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The so-called parade ground is a place for training troops. The parade ground of Anlu County is located on an open space inside the South Gate. It is about the size of a football field and can accommodate nearly a thousand people!

Ji Ying had been here before. He pointed and introduced that on the left side of the parade ground was where the county soldiers were stationed. These were standing soldiers in every county of the Qin State. It was said that many years ago, the "stepfather" of Qin King Ying Zheng, the big JJ Changxin Hou Lao Ai, rebelled and forged an imperial decree to incite the county soldiers in Guanzhong counties.

On the right side of the parade ground was the residence of the night watchmen. There were some houses, but it was getting dark and Hei Fu could not see the specific situation clearly. It must not be very comfortable to live in.

There was a wooden fence outside the parade ground and a sentry. Hei Fu and Ji Ying walked over to show their identities. The two county guards at the gate looked at them with suspicion, holding the bamboo slips written by the county prison clerk, and hesitated to make up their minds whether to let them in.

Finally, the two decided to let one person watch them while the other went in to inform the two generals here.

"I heard that Anlu County can recruit a thousand people. The county's right lieutenant is a 2500-man commander during the war, and the left lieutenant is a 500-man commander." Ji Ying said to Heifu while waiting.

Heifu nodded. He probably knew the military organization of the Qin State. Generally speaking, the daily organization is divided into six levels, namely: five people in a squad, with a squad leader; two squads are a squad, with a squad leader; five squads are a garrison, with a garrison leader; two garrisons are a hundred, with a hundred generals; five hundred people are a 500-man commander; one thousand people are a 2500-man commander. When it comes to war, there is a larger-scale "buqu system", with thousands of people organized into a unit, led by a lieutenant or a general.

In peacetime, Anlu County certainly could not recruit so many people, so there were only two centurions, also known as "centurions", stationed here, responsible for managing 100 county soldiers, and more than a hundred night guards recruited every month for corvée and training.

At this point, Ji Ying suddenly said, "Brother Heifu, you are now a public official, and you have martial arts skills, and you are famous in the county. This time you may be able to become a sergeant or a squad leader!"

It would have been better if he didn't mention it. After hearing this, Heifu's heart was moved.

"Although the sergeant and the squad leader are small and temporary, they are also the beginning of military officials, which is good for my future resume. I may give it a try."

As he was talking, there was a rustling sound of footsteps in the wooden door of the training ground. Heifu looked closely and saw that it was an officer who was walking towards him with a group of soldiers.

When the officer came up, he was wearing a long jacket, armor, a long crown, a shawl on his legs, and shallow shoes on his feet. He was holding a sword with one hand, his face was full of beard, and he was serious.

Heifu and the other two saluted him tactfully, but the officer looked at them and asked calmly: "Are you the night watchmen who came to serve? Shiwu Heifu and Jiying?"

Heifu replied: "It's us."

Jiying reminded the officer: "Reporting to the officer, Heifu has been promoted to a public officer..."

The officer glared: "I don't care whether you are a soldier or a public officer, you are all night watchmen! When we were summoned, we were clearly told to gather before noon on the first day of October. Why are you late!"

Noon is one of the twelve hours in Qin State, which is equivalent to 11 to 1 in later generations. At that time, Heifu was still arguing with others in the county prison. How could he be there...

So Heifu explained: "We were delayed for most of the day because we assisted the county prison in hearing the case. There are bamboo slips written by the prison clerk to prove it."

The officer did not listen to their explanation, nor did he look at the bamboo slips handed over by the county clerk next to him. He said with a stern face: "You dare to quibble, you two, arrest these two!"

"Yes!" After a series of promises, the county soldiers immediately rubbed their hands, pounced on like wolves and tigers, and rushed to press Ji Ying to the ground first!

"We are wronged!" Ji Ying shouted again, but to no avail.

Then, the remaining five or six people gathered around and wanted to take down Hei Fu. Hei Fu did not resist, but they twisted his arms and pressed him down in front of the generals. His face was pressed against the cold ground. The dust choked his nose when he breathed, and a strong sense of humiliation rushed out of his heart!

At this moment, Hei Fu was a little puzzled.

He knew that the county lieutenant's office was responsible for recruiting night guards. The county prison had already informed them and wrote a certificate to Hei Fu, explaining the cause and effect and allowing them to come again tomorrow morning, but out of caution, Hei Fu came today.

Who would have thought that the generals in front of him were unreasonable and took them down on the spot without waiting for Hei Fu and the other two to explain!

This is really absurd. Are there any laws and disciplines?

I have never met him before and we have no grudges against each other!

Wait!

What did the jailer Le say to me before he left?

"Be careful when you get to the night watchman!"

Hei Fu suddenly came to his senses. Could it be that the lawsuit that just ended and what he is experiencing now have something to do with each other?

At this time, the general stood in front of Hei Fu with his hands folded across his chest and said contemptuously: "It is said outside that Hei Fu, the night watchman from Yunmeng Township, is a martial arts master who can fight three thieves, snatch a blade with his bare hands, and capture a thief and be awarded a title. Now it seems that he is a coward. Let me ask you, aren't you a martial arts master? Why don't you snatch the blade and resist?"

Hei Fu tried to raise his head, looking past his shoes and long jacket, and fixed his eyes on the face of the bearded general, remembering his appearance firmly, and then laughed instead of getting angry.

"If I resist, wouldn't that be exactly what the superior officials want?"

"How dare you!" The general's face changed, and he called out to everyone, "Hey, guys, punish these two people for the crime of missing the deadline!"

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