Lu Zhao has been in charge of Jizhou for many years, and he is still more concerned about the affairs of the imperial court, and he originally hoped that this appointment could improve his status in Jizhou over the years, but unfortunately Sima Shi had other arrangements.

Whether Lu Zhao likes it or not, he must also follow Sima Shi's orders, he is not unfrugal, as soon as he hears unfavorable news, he immediately rebels.

Lu Zhao has always been Sima Yi's person, loyal, no other ambition, no matter what the situation in Jizhou becomes, he has always adhered to his loyalty, this time the old Sima was replaced by the little Sima, Lu Zhao knew that he would no longer be treated by the little Sima, but it was impossible to have two hearts.

Zhong Hui is Sima Shi's confidant and confidant, and his appointment as the governor of Hebei this time did not surprise Lu Zhao, after all, the buildings near the water get the moon first.

Lu Zhao is not close to Lu Zhao knows very well that Sima Shi is not the kind of mediocre person who appoints others, since he sent Zhong Hui to come, it is to recognize Zhong Hui's ability.

It's just that the news of the imminent arrival of the new governor of Hebei has already spread, but Lu Zhao has been waiting in Yecheng for a long time, and he has not waited for Zhong Hui's arrival, and reliable sources say that Zhong Hui left Luoyang a few days ago, and according to the itinerary, he should come to Yecheng soon, but for some reason he is so grinding and procrastinating, just by virtue of this, Lu Zhao's impression of Zhong Hui is not very good.

When a new official takes office, he should be vigorous and resolute, Zhong will do the opposite, if Sima Shi knows, he will definitely not have a good face.

Lu Zhao has been ordering people to investigate, and when he got the exact time when Zhong Hui came to Yecheng, he went out of the city early to greet him, he did not deliberately greet him, after all, although Zhong Hui was the governor of Hebei, but Lu Zhao was not the kind of person who was trapped, his biggest purpose was to communicate with Zhong Hui as soon as possible and jointly do a good job in the defense of Jizhou.

After all, now Cao Liang occupies Youzhou, forming a substantial threat to Jizhou, Lu Zhao is restless about this, at present he only has about 50,000 troops in his hands, and he can't compete with the Bingzhou army at all, Lu Zhao has transferred the main force of the Jizhou army to several cities in the north of Jizhou, and built the first line of defense.

However, Jizhou is mainly based on the plains, and only builds a defensive line, if it lacks deep protection, it is likely to be penetrated by the Bingzhou cavalry, so Lu Zhao has already written to the imperial court to ask for reinforcements, but he didn't expect Zhong Hui to set off from Luoyang long ago, but it was late, which made Lu Zhao very puzzled.

But when he saw the men and horses led by Zhong Hui, Lu Zhao was even more inexplicable, he kept asking the imperial court for reinforcements, but Zhong Hui did not have many people and horses, but more of them were endless baggage vehicles, and he couldn't figure out what Zhong Hui was doing with so many baggage vehicles, could he expect these vehicles to deal with the Bingzhou cavalry?

I heard that there is an infantry in the Bingzhou Army, which is a chariot battalion, which specializes in restraining cavalry, but the people use special flat box carts, and Zhong Hui comes with a bunch of baggage carts, can it have the effect of defeating the enemy?

When the two met, they chatted with each other, although they had their own thoughts, but on the surface, they had to maintain a harmonious atmosphere.

The gate of the city is naturally not a place to talk, and after Zhong Hui entered the city, he came to the state pastor's mansion with Lu Zhao to discuss important matters.

In fact, Zhong Hui was more anxious than Lu Zhao, but the number of baggage convoys was huge and he was slow to move, so he couldn't get up fast even if he wanted to, so as soon as he arrived in Yecheng, Zhong Hui hurriedly negotiated with Lu Zhao and prepared to recruit soldiers and horses.

Lu Zhao suddenly realized at this time, no wonder Zhong Hui only came with so many men and horses, no wonder he would bring so many baggage vehicles, it turned out that those baggage vehicles were full of ordnance equipment and supplies, which were ready to recruit new soldiers.

It is not uncommon to recruit new soldiers, but recruiting 300,000 people in one breath made Lu Zhao is astonishing, this number almost covers all men over the age of fifteen and under the age of fifty in Jizhou.

Lu Zhao has been a pastor in Jizhou for so many years, so he naturally knows the population situation of the state well, this conscription plan is too crazy, all the men are recruited, who will cultivate the fields in Jizhou, and the agricultural production will not be all wasted?

Even if Lu Zhao raised his doubts, Zhong Hui smiled bitterly and shook his head, in fact, he and Lu Zhao had the same idea, this plan was too crazy, if the goal of recruiting 300,000 troops was achieved, then Jizhou's economy would be devastated, but after all, this was Sima Shi's decision, Zhong Hui had no choice but to follow the order, and the action could not be slow, as soon as he arrived, he had to implement it.

The conscription order was soon posted, requiring all men over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 in Jizhou to report to the county offices, except for those who are disabled, and those who are indeed unable to enlist in the army, can be exempted from military service under the condition of verifying their identity, and the rest of the people will have no room for accommodation, and those who disobey will be killed.

This is probably the most severe recruitment order in history, almost all young and strong men are not spared, as soon as the recruitment order is issued, the whole Jizhou is in an uproar, and the people are full of complaints.

Of course, this complains to the people, you must know that this season is the time of spring ploughing, every household is busy sowing, farming is manual work, young and strong men are naturally the main force of farming, the government issued an order, to recruit all men, then who will plough the fields at home, relying only on women, children, old and young? This is simply not giving the people a way to live!

As soon as the conscription order came out, almost no one responded, and there were only a few people who took the initiative to report to the government, only Liao Liao and a few people, Zhong Hui saw that this was not good, relying on the consciousness of the common people not only recruited less than 300,000 people, but even 30,000 people were enough, so if you want to complete the task as soon as possible, you can only use compulsory means.

Zhong Hui recruited officials at all levels in Jizhou, conveyed the will of the imperial court to them, and clearly pointed out that the conscription order was the top priority of the imperial court, related to the defense system of Jizhou, and no one could slack off for it.

For those who refuse to apply, they should be arrested by coercive means, and if they openly resist, they will all be punished on the spot, and how can they be an example if they are not killed?

Originally, officials at all levels also had a wait-and-see attitude towards this recruitment order, and all men in Jizhou were conscripted into the army, which was never a thing, but judging from Zhong Hui's tough attitude, the imperial court was going to move seriously this time, and Zhong Hui clearly pointed out that any official must obey the overall situation, and how not to cooperate with the work, the first thing is to lose his official position and be punished by military law. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Three Kingdoms 2: Xingwei Claw Book House" for free for the first time.