In the handsome tent, Zeng Yuan got up and wore black armor and hung a red cloak on his back, holding a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand, and was pacing back and forth in the tent.

The tent was very quiet, only Zhao Wengong was standing on the side and brushing his beard, as if he was also thinking about countermeasures.

Outside the tent, the county commanders who had received the summons were coming slowly, and they met and chatted on the way.

Chen Ziqian and the county magistrate of Wuling County have also met, before the Chen family was in Wuling County for him to wash the dust, this county magistrate also went to the banquet in person, which can be regarded as a friendship between eating and drinking together.

General: Bai Changxing, physical strength: 84

Affiliation: Dayan Dynasty, Loyalty: 40, Official Position: Wuling County Commander

Brawn: 61, Intelligence: 83

Commander-in-chief: 72, political: 75

Stunts: Culture LV6, Civil Affairs LV6, Eloquence LV3, Business LV3, Chess LV3, Calligraphy LV3, Knowing People LV2, Heads-up LV2

Personal information: A native of Yongan, Tongzhou, 29 years old, with a bold personality

"Bai County Order, I haven't seen it for a long time, and the style is even more than in the past." Chen Ziqian stepped forward with a smile and gave up his hands, which was originally a level-level relationship, but it gave Bai Changxing enough face.

"Hahahaha, it turned out to be Brother Ziqian, look at you, you have just arrived." Bai Changxing smiled on his face, took Chen Ziqian's hand and looked very close, and specially introduced other county orders to Chen Ziqian.

These people have been officials for many years, and they have long been familiar with each other, plus they have come early, they have already greeted each other, and now that they have new friends, they all focus on Chen Ziqian.

Someone said: "Anyi has been abandoned for several years, Brother Chen took on this important task at a young age, and there were bandits and tens of thousands of homeless people before and after, it is really not easy to hold on for so long." ”

"That is, if you don't have any strength, how can you withstand this continuous pressure." Bai Changxing had a good impression of Chen Ziqian, and then touted: "Before Ziqian came back, in the north, with more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, he bravely resisted tens of thousands of rebels, so what is the difficulty of taking care of a small county town, right, Ziqian." ”

"It's all in the past, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Chen Ziqian waved his hand again and again, looking embarrassed, but like a teenager who had not yet grown.

Everyone talked and laughed, talked a few words, and then came to the handsome tent.

When they got here, they didn't dare to talk, and they all held their identities and became serious.

Zeng Yuanqi in the tent glanced at everyone, there were ten counties under his jurisdiction, and all the county orders came, which relieved a little worry in his heart.

When he looked at Chen Ziqian in the back row, his eyes stayed for a moment, but he didn't ask anything by name.

"The people have arrived, Wen Palace." Zeng Yuanqi didn't have much desire to speak, so he waved his hand and asked Zhao Wengong to do it for him.

Zhao Wengong raised his hand and saluted, facing everyone: "Our army is about to send troops, the intention is to take Pingyong's three counties under the jurisdiction of Peilai, Ningyun and Changchuan first, you wait to report to General Han Sheng Han later, General Han will appoint you and others to march into the task, in addition to Anyi Chen County Order, your soldiers and horses are Yong'an elite soldiers, why this time the soldiers who came here did not even wear armor, such a rabble, the morale of our army is quite a big blow, do you know what to do?" ”

Zhao Wengong has always been obsessed with Chen Ziqian, and Chen Ziqian has already sent documents before, and the bandits in Anyi County have been eliminated.

In such a hurry, the bandits who had been suppressed for more than two months were not clear, and Taishou ordered the transfer of troops to solve the problem immediately, and there was clearly a problem here.

And to get rid of the bandits, Anyi should now have more capital to replenish the soldiers, but what came was a group of rogues who looked like they had just lost the battle, how could this not arouse people's reverie?

Chen Ziqian didn't panic when he heard this, and came out with a sad face: "Lord Hui, this time I came to meet the teacher, not because I refused to let the soldiers wear armor to go into battle, but because there was no armor to wear in Anyi, I was in Anyi for more than two months, and I had to engage in construction, suppress bandits, and settle tens of thousands of homeless people, no money, no food, no one, and finally get rid of the bandits, and the tens of thousands of homeless people went to my county government every once in a while to make trouble, and the soldiers had no place to replenish the equipment and armor in their hands, I, I, I, I, I was too difficult." ”

Chen Ziqian was about to cry when he said this, and the small trills in the end made everyone feel aggrieved.

"Is that really the case?" Zhao Wengong clenched his bite and said: "As far as I know, Anyi is now developing and prosperous, with a household registration of nearly 10,000, the population is not inferior to other counties, the farmland reclamation is also huge, the business is taking off, the city defense construction is moderate, and the entire Anyi has a new look, which is far from what you said." ”

"Anyi is indeed improving at the moment, but it all depends on Taishou's work."

Chen Ziqian sobbed as he spoke: "Taishou has ordered that anyone who goes to Anyi to do business can be exempted from tax for one year. After the order, there are indeed many merchants settled in Anyi, but those people are so fine, do not spend money to enclose land everywhere, not to mention, commercial transactions are also a baht must be compared, I am a penny of taxes and no place to collect, but also by those merchants to urge the development of this and that, but the surrounding bandits still come from time to time to do a sabotage, the homeless people have no food to come to demolish my county government, this day is trembling, I am afraid that I will poke out the big basket if I am not careful, I am ...... I'm so hard! ”

"Anyi has nearly 10,000 household registrations and a large population, so you didn't recruit soldiers and horses?" Zhao Wengong didn't listen to the defense at all and continued to be aggressive.

Chen Ziqian calmly responded: "My lord said that he was joking, the Anyi County Treasury has no money and no food, and it can't be laid off, how to raise soldiers and horses?" ”

"I heard that Anyi dug up a large amount of stone grease water some time ago, and Chen Xianling only needs to sell it to merchants, but he is afraid that he will have no money and no food?"

"God, the use of stone grease water is limited, plus bandits are rampant, few merchants take goods, but if that thing can be sold for a pound or two, I will not be so difficult, if you don't believe it, you can immediately go to the county treasury to inspect, a large warehouse full of stone grease water, mining costs so many manpower and material resources, even the old book has not been recovered, how to make a profit."

"Okay, okay, okay......" Zeng Yuanqi had a headache when he heard the accounting, and immediately interrupted impatiently: "Chen County's order is really hard, Anyi has developed steadily for more than two months, and it is a good thing that there is no chaos, you appease tens of thousands of displaced people, and recently successfully get rid of the surrounding bandits, which deserves a great contribution." ”

Zeng Yuanqi glanced at Zhao Wengong and added: "But now that the war is imminent, you are shoddy, and send such a remnant army to help, which will damage my morale, and this crime should be punished." ”

"Your Excellency, forgive your sins, this is not a humble duty." Chen Ziqian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, but in his heart he secretly scolded Zeng Yuanqi for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and he was really ready to find a reason to dismiss him, which was a bit troublesome.

No matter what, the soldiers and horses must not be handed over anyway, and if they can't do it, they will pull down their faces, and humbly praise Zeng Yuanqi's stinky feet.

While Chen Ziqian was secretly pondering in his heart, the other county commanders were also discussing, and Bai Changxing, the county magistrate of Wuling County, who was familiar with him, was even more righteous, and stood up and arched his hand: "My lord, Chen County's order has worked hard and made great achievements, and in just over two months, Anyi has been put in order. ”

"Humblely seconded." Another county magistrate responded: "My lord, governing the county seems simple, but in fact it is cumbersome, far from being ordinary and comparable, Chen County Commander can redevelop Anyi, which has been abandoned for many years, under the multiple pressures of bandits and displaced people, which is the luck of adults and my eternal peace." ”

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this, but Zeng Yuanqi in the hall frowned slightly.

What kind of thing is this, one by one, to force the palace?

Zhao Wengong saw that the lord's face was wrong, and there were obvious signs of anger, which was not a good sign.

The war is imminent, these people have 20,000 soldiers and horses, and suppressing them at this time will make the army's morale turbulent.

Zhao Wengong hurriedly stood up and said: "Lord, Chen County's order is indeed indispensable, but the responsibility is also inescapable, it is better to offset the merits and demerits for the time being, and after this battle is over, it is not too late to talk about meritorious deeds." ”

"Huh!?" Zeng Yuanqi squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Zhao Wengong's eyes a little dissatisfied.

This is special, you are the one who stirs the trouble, and you are the one who wants to calm the matter, why do you have fun?

Although Zeng Yuanqi was quite unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to show it blatantly.

has been able to manage such a big family business for many years, I have to say that he still has some skills, not to mention that the war is imminent, and Zhao Wengong needs to make suggestions next, and the face that should be given is still to be given.

"No matter what, Chen County ordered to go down to replenish the baggage equipment, and all the troops were handed over to General Han for dispatch." Zeng Yuan waved his hand, and the matter turned over without danger.

Chen Ziqian naturally accepted it gladly, and bowed respectfully to thank him before leaving the tent with the county commanders.

But the things in the tent are not over yet, Zeng Yuanqi has a headache when he looks at the bamboo slip in his hand: "Wen Palace, Zhou Tingshi knew about my use of soldiers, and sent a document to reprimand, how should this matter be replied?" ”

"The lord doesn't need to pay attention to it, if this battle successfully captures the two counties of Lelin and Pingyong, my lord will be like a tiger with wings, even if Zhou Thorn Shi wants to raise troops to attack, then he must be weighed."

"Well, this is a fact, I account for three of the six counties in Tongzhou, and he is currently raising troops to the north, and he can't take care of us at all." Zeng Yuanqi nodded, but he was still a little worried: "But if this battle doesn't go well, what should I do?" ”

"Rest assured, my army will win this battle." Zhao Wengong said quite confidently: "Even if there is a real accident, it doesn't matter, the lord can retreat and return to Yong'an, if he takes Huaizhou, he will inevitably recruit the lord to work for him, if he can't take Huaizhou, he will lose the army, don't say that he will come to the lord to be accountable, it would be good if the lord does not go to the well." ”

"Hahahaha, Wen Gong's understanding of the current situation is really amazing, so I have no worries." Zeng Yuanqi laughed heartily, threw away the bamboo and got up and said: "Pass the order, early tomorrow morning, the army will go ahead with siege equipment, grain and grass, and set up camp in Hupan Mountain, and when the Chinese army arrives, it will directly take the three counties of Peilai, Ningyun and Changchuan!" ”

"Whoa!"