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Hearing the sound outside, Shang Yu immediately wanted to stand up, but his body really didn't obey the call, the more anxious he was to get up, the more he felt weak, he had no choice but to say to Wei Bi: "Brother Wei, get up with me to greet Master Tang." ”

Since he knew that the other party was the county commander here, although he was usually a brother, Shang Yu did not want to lose his courtesy.

As the deputy governor of the county, the county chief mainly assists the commander in managing county affairs, and the scope of the county's responsibilities includes being responsible for farmland and water conservancy, pit metallurgy, and Changping, assisting the commander in handling prison lawsuits, urging and supervising taxes, etc., and is also entrusted with other tasks and is sent out.

In practice, however, these functions are often not exercised because they conflict with the powers of the commander. In addition, the county magistrate also has the function of supervising the group officials in addition to his own duties, if the county magistrate is not there, the county magistrate will exercise the power of the county like the county magistrate, listening to Wei Bi said that Tang He will leave the county seat after he wakes up and go to the front army, wouldn't that be the land and a county to him to manage? How could Shang Yu not be surprised?

Wei Bi heard Shang Yu say this, and immediately helped Shang Yu to stand up, and when Shang Yu stood up straight, he saw the door curtain lifted, and a tall man in his thirties walked into the house, with a smile of relief on his face, it was Tang He, who was saved by Shang Yu in Quanzhou.

"Brother Shang woke up a few days earlier than the medical officer expected, which is really gratifying! Why don't you lie down on the bed and get up and do something? Go back to bed, my brother has something to talk to you about. Tang He saw that Shang Yu actually woke up early, but his face was still not very good, so he said.

Tang He was holding a few books in his hand, it seemed that the county government needed to deal with the local documents, and he didn't know what to do with these books?

Shang Yu cheered up and gently bowed to Tang He and said, "Lord Tang, after Shang Yu woke up, he learned that he was appointed as the Cheng of Lai'an County, and you, as Shang Yudi's direct boss and my brother, should be here as a courtesy!" ”

Tang He looked at Shang Yu's appearance as a young man, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This little boy has undergone subtle changes from what he saw when he was in Quanzhou, if it weren't for the young man next to him to save him, he would inevitably be killed by Marshal Guo, and then he would not be able to explain to Mr. Lu of Shangmeng." ”

"Brother Shang, don't be polite, since you wake up, it proves that your body will gradually recover, sit down and listen to Brother Wei talk to you about something." Tang He said as he motioned for Shang Yu to sit back on the bed.

Wei Bi was very well-behaved on the side, and when he saw that the new county magistrate had something to discuss with Shang Yu, he didn't wait for Tang He to signal to Shang Yu, so he said: "The county master, Brother Shang, I still have to go to the back hall to boil medicine, can I retire first?" ”

Tang He turned around and glanced at Wei Bi, and seeing that Wei Bi understood things so well, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay, you can go and get busy!" ”

Wei Bi turned around and left, what did the county commander and Shang Yu want to talk about, to be honest, he was very curious, but with his identity, it was not suitable to listen to it from the sidelines, and the Chuzhou Righteous Army had only taken the entire territory of Anxian County not long ago, and when he was in ruins, he actually ordered Shang Yu to be appointed as the county commander, and Tang He was also going to leave as the county commander.

This is different from the time of An Shi, so that all the military power will be attributed to Shang Yu, and the land within a radius of a hundred miles in Lai'an County should be managed by a young man like Shang Yu who has not yet reached the weak crown, is the left deputy marshal so relieved of Shang Yu? This also made Wei Bi, a young man with little knowledge, feel a little strange, but he could only choose to leave.

After Wei Bi left, Shang Yu hurriedly asked Tang He, "Lord Tang, why did Deputy Marshal Zuo appoint me as the county magistrate?" How can I be a young boy who can take on such a responsibility? ”

He first had to figure out why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to appoint him as the county governor of a county, this official position is not big, it is not small, although he has made a lot of contributions, but he can't hand over the governance of a county to him so hastily, and Tang He also wants to leave here and go to the army, so he asked here the first thing.

"Brother Shang, in the future, you don't have to call your brother by the official title, it sounds really awkward, or call me brother as usual, this time you are ordered to be a county official is a recognition of your meritorious achievements, your merits have been reported to the Chuzhou Marshal Mansion a few days ago, even the marshal has no choice but to allow you to become a county minister, because it is not a regular position, the left deputy marshal only promoted me to the post of county commander, but it is just a false title, in fact, Lai'an County will be fully controlled by you."

"The medical officer said that you will wake up in five or six days, and then you can preside over the county affairs, and my brother will help you collect the county's Dingkou book, land and mu taxes and other miscellaneous items in the next few days, and in a few days, you will go to Leiguan Town and Daying Town, and the county's political affairs will be handed over to you, mainly to deal with the spring ploughing that will start soon, and you will also be responsible for the gradual recovery of all kinds of workshops and shops in the townships and towns of An'an in the future, and these things will be secretly helped by Brother Zhu Zhengqing." Tang He said with a smile.

Hearing Zhu Zhengqing's name, Shang Yu relieved himself a little, knowing that Guo Tianxu in Chuzhou would not give up if he knew that he was not dead, and Zhu Yuanzhang simply appointed him as the Cheng of Lai'an County, so that under the protection of many soldiers, even Guo Tianxu had nothing to do as a marshal.

Judging from the arrangement of Shang Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang was already determined to openly confront Guo Tianxu, but I don't know why he wanted to go to Xuyi and Tianchang counties?

Thinking of this, Shang Yu immediately asked, "Brother Tang, why did Deputy Marshal Zuo send troops to the area of Xuyi and Tianchang?" ”

"Hahaha! The Yuan army originally claimed to have raised millions of soldiers, and along the way, the wealth of the state capitals was scavenged to supply the needs of the army, and the prime minister was the only one who could make the armies of all ethnic groups give unified orders. ”

"The generals of all departments who came to crusade against the land south of the Yangtze River did not listen to the three new successors, you must know that there are no two days, there are no two kings in the country, and naturally there are not many people in the army to take charge of the handsome seal, but the emperor of the Yuan court will let it go, but he will make such a child's playful decision, at present, the rebels in various places have learned the news, and they have sent tens of thousands of troops to prepare for a sneak attack on the Yuan army from all directions."

"In the past hundred years, the Yuan army has never been familiar with water warfare, and my rebel army is land warfare and water warfare, if this time if you can repel the entangled army of the Yuan court, from then on the pattern of my Central Plains will change, so the left deputy marshal will only deal with the Yuan army in the area of Xuyi and Tianchang this time, and will not go deep into the encirclement of the enemy, you don't have to worry about it at all."

"Deputy Marshal Zuo said that this Lai'an County is densely forested, and there are a large number of cultivated fields, and the population is relatively scarce at present, he will be in Xuyi and Tianchang counties, try his best to move civilians into Lai'an County, then you have to arrange everything carefully, and Brother Wei will be in the area of Lei Guan and Daying Town, and then spy on Jiqing Mansion, if Jiqing Mansion can be taken down, my Chuzhou military and civilians will no longer have worries, and most of the south of the Yangtze River can be taken as a place for the survival and development of the righteous army. Brother, do you understand what your brother said? After saying this long paragraph, Tang He couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief and said.

Can take down Jiqing Mansion, that is after taking Chuzhou Zhu Yuanzhang had conceived of things, but at that time soldiers and horses were scarce, and the generals were insufficient, plus the grain and grass and weapons were quite insufficient, now the whole territory of Chuzhou is in hand, if you can cross the river to take Jiqing Mansion, then it is expected to be the richest Jiangsu and Zhejiang region in your hands, the Yuan army defenders of Jiqing Mansion are only tens of thousands, but with the strong city and the quality of the army, it has always been a military town of the Yuan Court.

"Brother Tang, what do you mean is that Deputy Marshal Left will absorb the population into Lai'an County and quickly expand the army so as to prepare for the attack on Jiqing in the future? What I want to do is to develop the grain and shop operations in this county? After hearing this, Shang Yu was immediately shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's careful conception.

"Brother Shang, the source of soldiers has always been the biggest weakness of our army, forced conscription is not something that our righteous army can do, and if you want the people to join voluntarily, then you must give them a good pattern of survival, at present, we do not seek anything else, that is, we must deal with the grain and straw matter well, Chuzhou is self-sufficient in grain and grass, and the population of the villages in Lai'an County is seriously insufficient, all because of this county Yuan army for several years to prevent the attack of our righteous army, and the method of exhausting the land and fishing land, the population is gathered in the county government."

"This is for my brother to sort out for you in Lai'an County documents, you can discuss with Brother Zhu after reading, he is currently observing the people's situation in various towns and towns, and he will return with the squad of soldiers and horses in two days, you can first adapt to the position of the county Cheng in these two days, and your brother will have to go south according to the order of the deputy marshal of the left in two days." As he spoke, he handed several volumes to Shang Yu.

Seeing that Shang Yu could understand Zhu Yuanzhang's intention of appointing him as the county prince so easily, Tang He nodded with satisfaction, and thought in his heart: "Although he is only fifteen years old, the Shang Yu brothers were highly recommended by the elder brother to be the county candidate, firstly, so that he can have a good foundation in my Chuzhou army, and secondly, he also likes that he is indeed the true inheritance of Mr. Lu of the Shang League."

"Brother Tang, Deputy Marshal Left actually trusts me so much, this little boy, Shang Yu really doesn't know what to do, only after taking office as the county prince and Uncle Zhu work together to arrange all matters in Anxian County, can he live up to the trust of Deputy Marshal Left and Brother Tang." Shang Yu said with some excitement at this time, and took the book that Tang He handed over.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually valued him so much, and also sent Zhu Zhengqing to assist him in secret, then Zhu Zhengqing is also a strategist, and he once served as the manager of the Lu family in Quanzhou Mansion, if Shang Yu thinks that the post of the county should be taken by Zhu Zhengqing, but since Zhu Yuanzhang arranged it so, he can only accept it like this.

"Brother Shang, not only did you save me and the left deputy marshal, but this time you also made the marshal have to send out grain and grass, and rescued General Dima who was under house arrest in the marshal's mansion, and Lai'an County was also taken so easily because of your strategy, this is a reward for merit, not because the left deputy marshal abolished the public for personal purposes."

"By the way, before you arrived in Lai'an County, Mr. Lu came from the north to Lai'an to see the deputy marshal of the left, but he didn't have time to put it back, this time he has gone to the north to see Marshal Liu Futong, Marshal Liu Futong is currently the strongest in the strength and military strength of the various rebel armies, and discuss the establishment of the common lord of the world, if this trip can be made, our righteous army will end the suffering of acting separately, and will have the ability to deal a heavy blow to the Yuan Court and recover the land of the sons and daughters of China in the Central Plains." As Tang He said the end, his tone gradually became high.

After hearing Tang He's words, Shang Yu was in good spirits, and immediately reluctantly stood up, a trace of tears flashed in his eyes, and said, "My mentor and I are only a line away from meeting, does he know that I am safe?" ”

"Your master left the army directly, and Chuzhou did not report your death, and the deputy marshal left did not know about it at that time, so Mr. Lu intended to make you the long-term candidate of the business alliance in Chuzhou, and the place in Lai'an County is basically controlled by the army led by General Hu, so your county is actually very easy, as long as you are responsible for agriculture and business management, this is the intention of the marshal and your master." When Tang He said this, he casually said this.

"Business Alliance? My business alliance only has two stores in Lai'an County, and it is still in the hands of the youngest family, but I forgot that if you want to make Lai'an County a place to supply the former army, there are several ways to do it, and I know the situation in Chuzhou and Lai'an very well. Shang Yu heard that he didn't need to bother with the military, so he immediately put down his hanging heart.

Shang Yu is most worried about military defense, that is his weakness, military defense involves too many aspects, such as army deployment, soldier supply, training, change of defense, etc., although he has learned a lot, but he remembered the famous general Zhao Kuo in history, he was a little worried about his ability.

As for grain production, he was born as an authentic farmer's child, and the cultivation of crops such as mountain fields and paddy fields was difficult for him, and Liu Xingbao also taught him several ways to increase production in a short period of time, which made him even more confident.

As for the business business, he also involved the counties around Chuzhou in the business plan he did in Quanzhou Prefecture, and he was also familiar with the business strategy of Lai'an County and various places, as long as he made a slight adjustment and sent a caravan to operate properly, Lai'an County would become a rich county in the south of the Yangtze River in a few years, and Shang Yu was extremely confident in this.

Hearing Shang Yu's words and seeing Shang Yu's confident eyes, Tang He was relieved, he looked at Shang Yu and said: "We have sent a messenger to report the situation in Chuzhou to King Han Lin'er, and this time Mr. Lu is trying his best to promote the king who is in Marshal Liu's place to ascend the throne as emperor." ”

"If you do a good job in this county, it is likely that your contribution will be greater than that of the generals who fought bloody battles in front of you, and your official position in the future will definitely be higher. I am a thousand households in the army, and I have to lead the troops to fight, I hope that my brother will be familiar with government affairs in the past two days, so that my brother can leave with peace of mind. As he spoke, Tang and Noodles looked at Shang Yu expectantly.

It is difficult for Shang Yu's body to return to his previous state, Tang He has already heard Zhu Yuanzhang talk about it, and it is helpless to arrange Shang Yu to become a civil servant.

After hearing this, Shang Yu said gratefully: "Whether he can be promoted and make a fortune in the future, Shang Yu has never thought about it, but in the future, I hope to be able to do my part for the expulsion of the Yuan Court by the Chuzhou Righteous Army, and then I will be satisfied to be able to reunite with my parents and teachers in the future." ”

It's just that while speaking, Shang Yu inadvertently thought of Lu Wanlai, and couldn't help but feel a faint pain in his heart, this is Shang Yu thinking of Lu Wan again in a few days, Li Yanhong once said that Lu Wan was on Emei Mountain, and now that he is a county minister, can he send someone to the book to find her at the right time?

"Okay, I'll retire for the time being! You have just woken up, you still have to rest more, read these books properly, if there is anything you don't understand, you can send someone to ask me, you see? Tang He saw that Shang Yu's face was a little bad, thinking that he was due to physical discomfort, so he immediately said goodbye to Shang Yu.

"Brother Tang, I will go through these books later, please forgive the little brother for not being able to send them away!" Shang Yu said this for a long time, and his body was indeed a little unwell, so he confessed.

"Okay, the boy who saved you can be your attendant, and I will go first for my brother." After Tang He said this, he glanced deeply at Shang Yu again, and then stood up and walked out.

"Brother Tang go slowly!" Shang Yu sat on the edge of the bed and said apologetically.

Tang He didn't look back, just waved his hand with his back to him and left on his own.

Shang Yu picked up the book in his hand and looked at it, and soon exclaimed: "Lai'an County has ten thousand good fields, and now the total population of the county is only more than 60,000 people, and there are 40,000 people in the city, most of them are villagers from various towns and villages, so in this way, the population in the countryside is only about 20,000, how can you plant those ten thousand good fields?" ”

"I remember that when I was doing business, it was recorded that the population of Lai'an County was close to 200,000, could those people disappear or die in the chaos in just half a year?"

"Brother Shang, the population in each village has a false report, just to avoid the Dingkou tax and the land tax, which is not uncommon! Excluding the few and half of those who fled, I dare say that there must be tens of thousands of people hiding in the mountains and wilderness in Lai'an County. At this time, Wei Bi walked in from outside with a bowl of gruel.

For several days, Shang Yu was unconscious, and it was all up to Wei Bi to feed him and drink gruel to continue his life, so as not to die of hunger, Wei Bi saw Shang Yu wake up this time and brought a bowl of porridge again, Shang Yu woke up If he eats too hard, it will be harmful to the body.

Shang Yu was already extremely hungry, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva when he smelled the aroma of the gruel, but when he thought of what Wei Bi said, he remembered the villagers in Quanzhou Mansion who fled to other towns to avoid military service and heavy taxes.

"Give me the porridge, Brother Wei, you seem to have some truth, Lai'an is a mountainous and dense forest area, and there are many places suitable for people to hide, and when I am in better health, I must re-register these people, otherwise most of the fertile land will be wasted." Shang Yu stretched out his hand to Wei Bi to receive the porridge, but immediately said what he thought in his heart.