Huguan, the county seat. Inside Ma Heng's headquarters.

Ma Heng looked at the report that had just been delivered. There is a great deal of confusion. This is a report submitted by his staff officer, depending on the emergency.

"This telegram, what is it? What do you guys think? Ma Heng asked curiously about the staff officers beside him.

"Sir. We have all seen this electricity, and the lightning in the sky flashed all at once. Is this newspaper? Maybe it's like a newspaper or something, we've seen it. A major staff officer said boldly.

"This telegram. As the name suggests, it is a report like lightning. The major staff officer said.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Also lightning news. I won't kill you all at once. A lieutenant colonel officer next to him said with a smile.

"Look. Or you say one and so on. You have not seen this telegram, nor have I seen it, but this is what the sir. None of us have seen each other. The other party said.

"Alright. Stop arguing. I see what you said is still a bit like that, the chief said in the report. Say yes, this thing can get the news to you in the blink of an eye. In that case, it will be much faster than our cavalry. Ma Heng felt that there was some truth in what the major said. After all, they were able to see where electricity was. That is, the lightning in the sky. And the telegraph, with the word electricity, probably has a lot to do with his speed. The speed of lightning is still very fast.

"If this telegram delivers news quickly, our cavalry will be much less stressed. Our communication capabilities are terrible. Send a message, and it will take four or five days to get it back. This is still the fastest, and if it is slow, seven or eight days is considered very fast. Ma Heng said. It is true that their means of communication are poor. And it's very time-consuming, and it's really hard to get them to solve such a problem in such a situation. Ma Heng was very helpless about this, because their number of horses would only get smaller and smaller. Good horses too. But first to the headquarters. Therefore, many times, the commander of the unit must have a certain amount of prediction, otherwise, it will not be possible to do such a thing at all.

"Sir, when we have a telegram, will this send the message much faster?" The staff officer asked.

"I don't know. I don't know what the hell this thing is, but I'll get there. We'll know what's going on. Ma Heng said. As for the telegraph, he still desperately wanted such a thing, otherwise he would not know how to judge many things.

"Sir. Sir. At this moment, Li Yun shouted loudly. He rushed in at once.

"Sir. Really put a county like Huguan in the hands of those merchants. Those merchants aren't good things. The price of the grain they sell to us is very high. Li Yun ran in and shouted loudly.

"What are you yelling about?" Ma Heng looked at Li Yun and scolded.

"Don't talk nonsense to me, if you have the ability, don't tell me this, you can cure Huguan County for me." How long have you been given. You don't even get a little food. Ma Heng said to Li Yun angrily.

"Yes. Sir, I admit that I am incompetent, but I can't give them a good pot. Who are they? Sir, don't you know? Li Yun asked.

"But I know that these businessmen have the ability, and they can manage Huguan County well. Moreover, this is the order of the prefect. Don't you know you? Ma Heng said.

"This." Li Yun was indeed speechless. Let him take care of it, he really can't manage such a thing, but all of a sudden let a businessman manage such a county. This made them feel very confused.

"Alright. Leave this alone. Besides, you can't control it. You just get your things right. Just don't get me in trouble. Ma Heng said.

"Yes. Sir. Li Yun was suddenly overwhelmed by his superiors and had nothing to say, but he still hoped to be able to say something.

"However, I'm still worried, if these businessmen raise taxes at will, what, what will happen to this?" Li Yun said.

"This is easy to do, then what parliament should be established, what committee. Special supervision they can't raise taxes, and if they raise taxes, they will go down directly and change people. This. Do you think it's okay? Ma Heng asked.

"Yes. OK. Li Yun really had nothing to say.

". Get out of here. If you are asked to govern a county, you can't govern it. The horse waved his arm horizontally and told the other party to leave quickly. When he saw the other party, he felt very troubled. The order of Shangwu was conveyed here. Although they didn't understand what was going on at first, it was an order. Naturally, they listened to such things, and in their opinion, such things were still of some benefit to them, because among the officers. There are very few such managerial talents, and businessmen know what to do, and they have a sensitive sense of making money. It's a good use.

But in order to prevent the merchants from doing something out of the ordinary. Shang Wu also thought of a lot of tricks, for example, the parliament, which is to oversee the power of the government. See if they are abusing their power. At the same time, it is also necessary to monitor whether they levy unreasonable taxes, in short, the business does things according to the parliament, or some committees. If they don't do a good job, they have the power to remove them. The lethality of this to businessmen is still relatively large.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"The election over there in Handan is over. The position of mayor is elected. The nominees are also out. They are to hire a number of people to form their little cabinets according to their own wishes. That is, the management team. Jia Xu looked at the report in his hand and said.

"Hmm. What about the council's side? Shang Wu said.

"We can't let them mess around. Raise taxes at will, and if that's the case, we don't want them. It's time for a replacement. Shang Wu said.

"I know that. The merchants agreed. But let them make money, and it won't be a mess, you think. Are they viable? Jia Xu asked worriedly.

"That's not something we think, and I can't think of it. This is something that businessmen should be aware of. Shang Wu said.

"I just know. If they have the ability to solve such a problem, they have the ability, and if they don't have the ability, they should come down as soon as possible. Shang Wu said.

"Huh. These businessmen dream of becoming officials, but this being an official is not at all the same as what they thought before. It's hard. And you're constantly reaching out for money, which is going to make it difficult for them to die. Jia Xu said.

"What kind of people are dying?" At this time, Cao Cao came in with some reports.

"Merchant. I made those businessmen officials, and now the results are out. Several districts, mayors, county magistrates, and so on have been elected. They all came out. In order to prevent them from having problems. I'll let the council monitor them, or they'll raise taxes. At the same time. I'll also make them very helpful in finding ways to solve some problems. For example, the quartermaster of this northern operation. They all had to figure it out. Shang Wu explained with a smile.

"Huh. I see that these merchants are treacherous. It's not treacherous to you. Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Huh. I'm giving them a clear bottom line, they're businessmen, and they should think for themselves. I still have things to do, and I can't keep them coming up with a solution. I can't do such a thing no matter how good I am. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. Also, it's up to them whether they have the ability or not. Sometimes this official is not so easy to be, you are sandwiched between the top and the bottom, just like I said, above is His Majesty the Emperor. Here are the people of Limin. His Majesty the Emperor wants a lot. But the people were few. If you give it to Your Majesty, the people will be few. They will have opinions, and they will not be able to live. Sometimes, it's better to be an official than to do business, they just need to take care of one end. And to be an official, you want to do a good job. Especially to be a good official, it's difficult. Cao Cao sighed.

"Huh." Shang Wu did not express his opinion because he had no experience in this area and there was no way for Cao Cao to continue.

Report. Frontline telegram. At this time, a staff officer happily took a telegram clip and said.

"So soon, there is a situation?" Cao Cao reacted immediately. Shang Wu nodded, and the staff officer handed the telegram to Cao Cao. After Cao Cao took a quick look at it, he handed it over to Shang Wu. Shang Wu roughly read it and handed it to Jia Xu, and Jia Xu quickly looked at it.

"Judging by the telegram. The Montenegrin thieves are mainly harassing, but our army's anti-harassment operations have also achieved some results, at least to a certain extent, giving them a certain amount of damage. However, this does not solve the problem fundamentally. Cao Cao said.

"Moreover, if our army is slow, they may wander from another direction, which is the biggest characteristic of the Montenegrin bandits, and we should guard against this feature." Cao Cao took out his tactics against the Yellow Turban Army and shared them.

"We have to react to this as soon as possible. I plan to mobilize the Fourth Infantry Division as well, let them participate in it, and mobilize a unit, it is better to involve them all. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. However, this does not fundamentally solve such a dilemma. The Montenegrin thieves will still cause us a lot of harassment. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. That's right. So, we're going to take a move and send a special force into their rear. In this way, they will be completely devastated. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. That's right, we're going to refrain from expelling them for the time being, as that might make them wander around. We just need to block. Take control of the situation and kill them from behind. Cao Cao said.

"That's it." Shang Wu said.