The chief clerk was curious.
What exactly is this new county magistrate up to
He wrote a letter and handed it to the courier.
"Remember, you must personally deliver the letter to the Magistrate Shen, and note his expression to see how he reacts after reading the letter." This messenger is someone the chief clerk needs to use, and can barely be considered his confidant.
The messenger put the letter with dried wax in his arms.
"only!"
The chief clerk walked out of the tent.
The cold wind scratched his face and it hurt slightly. He stood on the city wall, looking in the direction of the government, and sneered, with no warmth in his eyes. He had not forgotten the knife that Zheng Qiao had stabbed in this matter...
Can the lackey he sent be a good one
Even if it is good, it is just that person's eyes and ears.
“… the cat cries over the rat, false sympathy…”
The chief clerk patrolled the watchtower wearing a sword.
He was relieved to leave the tower after knowing that there was no problem. He returned to the rear camp. Before he even got close to the main camp, he heard a chattering sound coming from the main tent. He lifted the heavy curtain calmly, and saw several familiar faces still talking.
"What are you arguing about?" the chief clerk asked.
Someone in the tent said, "The army is in a tight spot, but I don't know where this guy got a few jars of wine to bribe us! Don't you know that alcohol is prohibited in the army? He doesn't follow the rules at all!"
Another person asked: "Where did this meat come from?"
Similar things have happened in the past. There are always people in charge of logistics who are tempted by this and try to use it to build relationships, form cliques and seek protection in the army, or bribe their superiors with precious wine to escape blame.
They are having a meeting to discuss something.
The soldier who was delivering food bumped into him without paying attention.
Chief clerk: “…”
Looking at those reckless men who were usually very vigorous in fighting, but ran faster than each other when they were caught to handle military affairs, the chief clerk twitched his mouth and said mockingly, "You have thought of everything..." In the ears of those people, weren't these words of the chief clerk a compliment
He immediately smiled and said modestly: "This is what we should do! Chief Registrar, you must investigate these guys strictly!"
Chief clerk: “…”
I feel a little tired_(:з)∠?)_
He waved his hand to signal the soldier, who was so frightened that he forgot how to speak, to sit down at his seat and kneel upright.
Then he said, "They didn't get the stuff. If they had the ability, why would they still be hanging around here?"
"What is that?"
"It was given by the new governor of Longwu County."
The general sitting at the head of the group frowned tightly, his face showing undisguised disgust: "New county governor?"
The soldiers and generals under him were furious when they heard this: "You gave us these things right away. Do you think you can bribe us with them?"
Another official said angrily: "Who cares!"
"They are so generous and give us food for free, why not eat it?" Everyone present had a similar idea.
They guessed that Shen Tang had bad intentions, and whether this move was to win over relationships or to curry favor or bribe them, they would not appreciate it.
You can be angry with people, but there is no need to be angry with military rations.
They can be so strong and brave that they don't need food, and these brothers who are guarding the pass can also fight on an empty stomach
Everyone understood this principle, but they were not comfortable, especially the general sitting at the top. This person was saved by the former governor of Longwu County. It can be said that if there was no former governor, this general would have died a long time ago.
The former county governor did not despise his background and experience, and entrusted him with important tasks. In the general's mind, Longwu County had only one county governor. He said, "I don't recognize this new county governor."
The chief clerk was not surprised by his general's reaction.
"I just wrote a letter to test the intentions of this County Magistrate Shen. No matter what, as long as he does not interfere in the affairs of the military camp and can provide military supplies and food, we can coexist."
The general still looked unhappy.
The chief clerk politely advised: "Just think of it as for the sake of all the brothers."
This completely left the general with no objection.
only-
The general said, "… Previously, Zheng Qiao had repeatedly made things difficult for Longwu County in order to please the Ten Crows. His subordinates took advantage of the situation and deliberately delayed the delivery of military supplies. Do you think that replacing a young boy with no reputation can ensure sufficient supply?"
The general was not optimistic about this.
Hasn't the chief clerk ever thought about this
"It all depends on whether the new county magistrate can behave himself."
The military power of Longwu County is in their hands.
Even if the new county governor has his own armed forces, they are unlikely to be very strong. He only has the power of governance but no military power, so he can't cause much trouble. At least, the new county governor should never think of interfering with the defense and layout of Yonggu Pass...
The few of them didn't stay on this topic for long.
Then he started talking about other things.
It was too late, so we just had a meal together.
Several jars of wine were distributed.
Although alcohol is prohibited in the army, it depends on the situation. Yonggu Pass is extremely cold in winter, and you can drink some wine to warm yourself up when the military situation is not serious. However, since military supplies and fodder are sometimes not available, this little benefit is equivalent to nothing.
When you open the wine seal, the strong aroma of wine fills the air.
Only start drinking after testing the poison and it is confirmed.
"The grain is all new, and the wine is good... This new county governor is a generous person..." several people murmured in their hearts.
The matter of Yonggu Pass had not yet reached Shen Tang's ears. Although she knew that she was unpopular and did not expect that two thousand stones of grain and grass would make them bow down, she was probably not expecting to be so unpopular and to be suspected.
A few days later—
Under the renovation of a group of skilled infrastructure maniacs, Ruyao, the seat of government, has undergone great changes every day. Especially since Shen Tang is not short of money or food at the moment, he has been recruiting refugees from the surrounding areas to join the construction without stopping, and the team is growing day by day.
The salary of two pancakes for half a day was a high salary that no one could resist! The young and strong laborers were assigned to work, while the women or the frail elderly stayed behind to do other things, such as sewing winter clothes, for example -
Velvet flower!
_(:з)∠?)_
This is a long-term business of fleecing.
Compared with other highly profitable industries, the profit is not much, but the advantage is that it has a long-term and stable revenue.
Under the management of the capable Xu ATM machine Jie, the velvet flower market is not limited to Tianhai and Haikou, but has long been sold to various places with the Xu family's business caravan. When selling, they put up signs such as "Aristocratic Family New Fashion" and never worry about sales.
Compared with precious flower decorations that require a lot of manpower and material resources to cultivate, velvet flowers have a very high cost-effectiveness.
Shen Tang recommended Xu Jie as the governor of Heyin County, and Xu Jie recommended his cousin Xu Quan to Shen Tang. The relationship between the two families was so close that it could not be mentioned in the same breath. Therefore, it was natural for her to continue to provide velvet flowers and for Xu Jie to help with the shipment.
Once Ru Yao stabilizes, other business projects will be put on the agenda, making this place prosperous again.
Because of her experience as He Yin, and the fact that Qi Shan and the others were experts in internal affairs, there weren't many things that Shen Tang actually needed to do herself. Compared to before, she was much freer now, and could even take time to inspect the progress of various places.
If a refugee said that bandits appeared somewhere, they would grab weapons and take a few people to kill them. As a guard, Xu Quan would naturally stay with them. However, five or six times out of ten, they would fail to catch them - not because they were slow to act, but because the information was transmitted too slowly. Bandits were also elusive, so catching them depended on luck - the remaining times, they would return with a full load.
Whenever there was a harvest, the people who were most excited were not the people who were rescued, but the people who were guarding the city gates.
Why
Don't forget, Mr. Shen promised personally that if you pull out 100 hairs from the bandits, you will get one pound of millet.
No one believed this decree at first, until a child whose relative died at the hands of a bandit pulled out a handful of the bandit's scalp in anger and was rewarded with two kilograms of corn. Upon hearing the news, the common people put aside their fears and rushed to grab the bandit's hair.
As their scalps were torn off or cut off with knives, the screams of these horse bandits were extremely shrill.
Their hands and feet were bound, and they were buried from the chest down in a pit covered with gold juice, where they endured freezing and starvation for two or three days.
The skin on his hands and feet had long been ulcerated, crawling with maggots and was extremely itchy. Now that he had suffered such a blow, he naturally would not live long.
Those with a long life can survive for four or five days.
The short life lasts only one or two days at most.
If one dies, a new one will be planted in place.
The bodies would be thrown into a place to be burned, and the bones that were not burned cleanly would be used to build a Jingguan, and any common people could come and spit on them. This led to the common people at the city gate cheering for a long time every time Shen Tang brought back a group of new horse bandits.
The hair of the horse bandits... Ah, no, fresh corns have to be grabbed with hand speed. Watching the soldiers plant the horse bandits in the pit, and then rushing forward, the aggressive look made the soldiers in charge of this matter scalp numb...
However, no one felt it was cruel! Because to sympathize with these bandits was to betray the relatives who fell in a pool of blood!
Shen Tang has been rebuilding Ru Yao and taking in refugees these days. None of these good deeds have made the common people more grateful. Everyone who heard about this applauded. They only hated their own slow legs, otherwise they could have saved the lives of the bandits!
While relieving my hatred, I also got food...
That would be even more grateful!
"It's really a small knife pulling the butt, opening my eyes..."
When Xu Quan wrote a letter to his cousin, he truthfully wrote down what he saw and heard and his mental journey.
Xu Jie: “…”
Such crude and bold witticisms... There is no other choice but Shen Jun, and he just feels that it is eye-irritating.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻This kid has been with Shen Jun for so long, can’t he learn something
Although it was crude, it could accurately express the inner emotions. Not only Xu Quan was shocked, but even Xu Jie was shocked by the changes in Shen Jun in Longwu County. On second thought, it was normal. A gentleman's kindness is not the same as cowardice.
How can you gain a foothold in a place like Longwu County without using ruthless means? Especially after Xu Jie sent people to investigate the intelligence of Longwu County, he felt even more deeply. Because the most difficult thing about this place is not just the rampant horse bandits and the covetousness of the Ten Crows...
Be especially careful of the one at Yonggu Pass.
A confidant of the former county governor.
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Shen Tang rode on the back of his motorcycle, waved to the cheering common people, and swaggered all the way back to the government office - after these days of repairs and tidying up, he barely had a house to stay in.
As soon as I landed on the ground, a messenger came over.
"messenger?"
Chu Yao said: "It's a reply from Yonggu Pass."
Shen Tang called the messenger over.
When the sealing wax is removed, all ten lines will come out.
The messenger stood below, carefully observing Shen Tang's facial expression with his peripheral vision, but found that he didn't even frown. After a while, he said: "I already know the request made by your chief secretary. Although the world is difficult now, the soldiers guarding the border should not suffer no matter how difficult it is. I have sent people to prepare the remaining military supplies..."
The messenger didn't know the content of the letter, but he knew the chief clerk's temper and was sure that it didn't contain anything good.
Even so, the new county magistrate was not angry
His heart was beating fast.
Just answer according to the polite words and you can't go wrong.
Shen Tang asked someone to take him downstairs to rest.
As soon as he left, Shen Tang sneered.
"You really took us for granted!"
Shen Tang handed the letter to Chu Yao to read. There was no offensive words in the letter, nor did it reject or disapprove of her as the county governor, but the meaning behind the words was the same -
Crying poor!
The soldiers cried about the scarcity of cold-weather supplies, and how many brothers had frozen to death; consumables such as spears and feather arrows were reused, and many soldiers' blades were curled and scrapped. The army was once out of food, and the soldiers guarded Yonggu Pass on an empty stomach. In short, those who heard it were sad and cried. The chief clerk also asked the king when he would reissue the military pay...
She searched everywhere for friendly words like "send someone to communicate with Shen Tang about cooperation" but couldn't find any...
Chu Yao said: "The hostility is obvious."
Shen Tang had a headache: "We can't tear each other apart."
Giving supplies to others voluntarily is completely different from being kidnapped to give supplies. In the former, she has the initiative, while in the latter, she is not only passive but also coerced. Shen Tang thought that even if the other party did not appreciate it, his attitude would be better, at least he would show a good face.
Who knew that this guy was just "living off a gigolo".
Chu Yao pondered for a moment, holding the letter in his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking about. After a long while, he said, "Wu Lang, why don't you let me go over and take a look at the situation. No matter how many hostilities there are, there is always a source. If we can solve it, it will be a good thing."
Shen Tang was stunned.
Because Wuhui hasn't called her like that for a long time.
Every time he shouted like this, it meant that he had made up his mind.
Shen Tang: "Ru Yao still cannot do without Wu Hui."
The job of going on a business trip in the middle of winter should be given to young people like Qishan and Kangshi. Chu Yao is old and weak, so he should just stay in the rear to coordinate. The most important thing is that the attitude of the people over at Yonggu Pass is very unfriendly. What should Chu Yao do if he is detained there
Shen Tang didn't want to see this scene.
"Goro..."
“… That’s fine.”
What she couldn't resist the most was when Qi Shan called her "Shen Xiaolangjun" and Chu Yao called her "Wu Lang". She got a headache when they called her that. Shen Tang said, "But, for the sake of safety, let Wen Shi and Shou Sheng follow you, and bring a hundred people. If they want to take action, don't worry about the relationship between the two sides, just kill them!"
Chu Yao: “…”
This, this is not necessary.
The matter was not so serious. They were just going to Yonggu Pass to test the situation, not to start a war or to tear each other apart... But Chu Yao could only accept the kindness of his lord.
Without wasting any time, Chu Yao packed up and prepared to follow the messenger to Yonggu Pass the next day.
It was rare for Chu Yao to wear a sword.
The clothes are quite simple compared to the loose-fitting robes worn by scholars.
Doesn't look like a scribe...
He seems more like a scholar knight traveling the world with a sword.
Still a Confucian hero with limited edition gray hair!
He joined Xu Quan and his group outside the city gate.
Xu Quan keenly sensed something was wrong, and turned his head to whisper to Lu Jue: "Brother Shousheng, are you sure we are just escorting the gentleman to Yonggu Pass... I think the gentleman is looking for a fight..."
Will it be insufficient for them to bring a hundred people
Do you want to draw another number of 500 or 600
This small number of people is not enough to fill the enemy's teeth.
Lu Jue: “…???”
He was completely confused.
Is Mr. Chu different from usual? ?