Lin Xu put the bundle on the table, and after untying it, he was shocked to find that inside was an official uniform, with a black bear embroidered on the patch on the chest!
This is the official uniform of a fifth-grade general in the Daning Dynasty!
"Master Liu, this is..."
Lin Xu was very surprised!
"Haha, when we were chatting before, I heard you say that you had no intention of taking the imperial examination, but were preparing to do business. However, in our Ning Dynasty, the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was very strict, and merchants were the last.
Normally I can’t even wear silk, I can only wear cloth!”
At this point, Liu Mingju sighed lightly and continued: "Although few people care about it now, these rules are clearly written in Daning's regulations! Once someone takes it seriously, then your business identity
, it will definitely bring you a lot of trouble!"
"Of course, everyone has their own ambitions. I will not stop you from doing business, but I must relieve you of this worry."
"You have made great contributions to the imperial court and Southeast Asia this time. I have already petitioned the imperial court to offer you the official position of a fifth-grade guerrilla general."
"Military generals don't have as many restrictions as civil servants. They don't have to take the imperial examination. As long as they have achieved military merit, they are qualified!"
"From now on, you will be our guerrilla general in the Ning Dynasty!"
"With this official status, no matter what you do in the future, there won't be so many restrictions!"
After hearing Liu Mingju's words, Lin Xu was greatly moved!
In fact, he went to Hangzhou to treat the sick soldiers this time because he wanted to ask Liu Mingju for some privileges through this matter, so as to lay the foundation for him to eliminate the bandits in Jiangling County and develop various industries in the future!
When he came here today, in addition to formally saying goodbye to Liu Minju, he also planned to mention this matter.
However, before he could say anything, Liu Mingju had already thought of it, and he had already arranged the matter in advance and offered him the official position of a fifth-grade guerrilla general!
Liu Mingju's deep friendship really touched him!
"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, please accept my respects from the young man!"
Lin Xu bowed deeply!
"Sir, you're welcome!"
Liu Mingju stretched out his hand to support Lin Xu and said with a smile: "Compared to the contribution you have made, the official position of a guerrilla general is really nothing. However, I need to tell you one thing, this is a false position. According to the rules,
A guerrilla general can command an army of a thousand men, but I don’t have a thousand soldiers for you!”
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.
Lin Xu wanted to exterminate the bandits, but he couldn't rely on the county's government troops. The best way was to form his own private armed force.
He has already begun to do this, such as recruiting some young and strong villagers as escorts and conducting military training on them on weekdays, and directly recruiting some veterans to join the patrol team, etc.
However, there is a huge risk in doing so, and that is the formation of private armed forces, which is strictly prohibited by the government!
If you are labeled as "rebellion", it will be the crime of killing the nine tribes!
However, in such troubled times, whether it is to suppress bandits, to protect yourself, to develop industries, or even to make longer-term plans, it is very necessary to have your own private armed forces!
Therefore, how to obtain a legal identity for your private armed forces has become a crucial matter.
Until this problem is solved, he can only integrate the recruited villagers and veterans into the escort team and patrol team, but this is not a long-term solution!
Therefore, this matter gave him a headache!
And now, Liu Mingju offered him the official position of a fifth-grade guerrilla general, which gave him an immediate inspiration! This chapter has been completed!