Chapter 362: Harvesting Fruit
"Ambition" and "power desire", these words always carry some bad connotations, and the most wonderful thing about Chinese characters is that they can reveal the best parts of human nature and the darkest parts in two simple words.
Li Su was originally a person with no ambition, even if he lived to the second life, he had no ambition, and firmly believed that his rebirth was God's favor for him, "favor" means that life is better than others, you can enjoy life to the fullest, you can be lazy as much as you want, lazy to seventy or eighty, and finally die lazy in bed, and your life is finally complete.
Yes, God arranged for him to live a new life, and he should have been blessed, but since he came to Xizhou, Li Su found that he couldn't enjoy the blessings, because there was a sword hanging high above his head, and he didn't know when it fell down and took his life......
In the face of such a harsh environment, Li Su couldn't be idle and lazy, so he chose to be strong, chose to use a butcher's knife and a human head to stand up, and once said that he wanted the officials and people of Xizhou to stop and listen carefully to his every word, and after the blood was sprinkled through the Xizhou market, Li Su did it.
At this moment, the chief official of Xizhou sat in front of him, quietly looking at his strategy for developing Xizhou, every sentence, every word was read so carefully, holding his breath, his eyes were thoughtful, the same person at the beginning, the same strategy, but only ridicule and contempt.
Li Su knew that all this was earned by himself, and in this treacherous city, every step was not known how difficult it was, but fortunately, Li Su took this step steadily.
Time flies very slowly, Cao Yu is very sincere this time, at least when he looks at the strategy carefully, he is very sincere. However, his eyes were fixed on the strategy, but Cao Yu didn't read a word.
At this moment, what he is thinking about is not whether this strategy is feasible or not the general meaning of the strategy is actually what li su has explained to him in detail last time he is thinking about li su now and . Weigh the pros and cons and consequences of implementing and not implementing this strategy.
It is undeniable that a few days ago, Li Su's strong killing of thirteen officials gave Cao Yu a hard blow, this blow was a bit heavy, Cao Yu has not slowed down until now, and the unexpected cleansing of Xizhou officialdom as a different driver really brought Cao Yu a lot of trouble, Li Su was too decisive, and the methods were vicious, and the thirteen people who were killed were all Cao Yu's henchmen and cronies. Cao Yu has only been the assassin of Xizhou for three years, and in the past three years, he has only cultivated thirteen cronies, who are the backbone of Cao Yu's rule in Xizhou.
Now that thirteen cronies have been killed, the huge officialdom power center in Xizhou is completely empty, and Cao Yu, who has been through the storm for a long time, can't help but panic, and a group of Xizhou officials have been promoted to fill in the firing line, and even some minor officials and officials in the subordinate counties have been transferred to Xizhou City to ensure the normal operation of the city in Xizhou.
Thorn Shi was trampled on the head by his subordinates. No one can swallow this breath, and Cao Yu is no exception. It's a pity that Li Su killed all his henchmen and cronies when he made a move, and there was no one around him who could be trusted, and the remaining officials were frightened by Li Su's bloody methods, and the soldiers of Zhichong Mansion who could have been mobilized could not be used, and the two defenders of Xizhou City were killed and injured due to infighting. This matter will reach Chang'an no matter what, unless Cao Yu has the crazy idea of dying with Li Su, Cao Yu can only choose to forbear.
Li Su is a madman, but he Cao Yu is not.
The momentum is long and the other is gone, and Li Su undoubtedly came up with a strategy. And Cao Yu can only accept it.
In other words, Li Su is right, no matter whether the enemy army comes or not, the development of Xizhou is not a bad thing after all, not to mention, Cao Yu is sure that the soldiers and horses of the countries will not attack Xizhou on a large scale in a few months, so it is certain that Li Su will go back to Chang'an, anyway, Li Su's days in Xizhou are only a few months, how he wants to mess around in these months, and it is up to him that after he leaves, Xizhou is still Cao Yu's Xizhou.
After some consideration, Cao Yu finally smiled.
"Li Beijia is so worried about Xizhou, and the official admires it."
Li Su arched his hand and said with a smile: "Xiaguan is not as worried as Cao Thorn Shi in case, just talk about Jiwei." ”
The thick stack of strategies rested lightly on the table, Cao Yu pressed his fingers on it and pushed forward, and said lightly: "In this way, according to the implementation of Li Beijia's strategy, the strategy is made by Beijia himself, and the official does not know a lot about it, so he will work hard for Li Beijia to do it alone." ”
Li Su was overjoyed, this was the biggest gain from today's visit to the Assassin's Mansion, so he hurriedly said: "Xiaguan will definitely live up to the high expectations of the Assassin's History." ”
Cao Yu's cheeks tugged slightly, and he could be regarded as smiling.
The big thing has been done, the goal has been achieved, and Li Su's mood has also soared.
As soon as he was in a good mood, he inevitably lacked a door, and Li Su immediately blurted out: "The strategy is huge, it is difficult for one person to do it, and I also asked Cao Tingshi to send a few officials to use it for the lower officials......"
This sentence finally made Cao Yu angry.
Cao Yu was furious, slapped the case, pointed at Li Su and shouted: "Send officials? Do you still have the face to ask me to send you an official? Are you deliberately mocking your own officials? Go and count it yourself, there are still a few officials left in the huge Xizhou City! ”
Li Su was stunned for a moment, and finally understood why Cao Yu's anger arose, and then showed embarrassment.
Officials, of course, there are, but it's a pity that Li Su chopped thirteen of them under the order at the beginning, and now everyone is buried in the ground, and looking at the desert climate and soil in Xizhou, it may not be able to grow in the spring next year......
"The assassin is angry, and the lower official ...... The lower official thought of another way, and the lower official retired. Li Su blushed and hurriedly said goodbye.
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As long as the goal is achieved, you don't have to worry too much about the details, after Li Su walked out of the Assassin's Mansion, he was still in a very good mood.
At present, the most important thing is to train troops, recruit soldiers, and build city walls, these three things are directly related to whether their lives can be saved, and these three things have one thing in common, that is, they need money.
Although Datang is an era of simple folk customs, it is not as simple as everyone is a living Lei Feng, and the money that should be spent is still indispensable. The hope of asking the court for help is very slim, and now Li Shimin has left Chang'an, led the army to conquer Xue Yantuo in person, and threw two earth-shaking thunders on the left and two earth-shaking thunders on the right on the front, which was a mess. I'm happier than marrying my mother-in-law and lighting a blasting rod.
In Chang'an, the crown prince Li Chengqian and the ministers of the three provinces were appointed to supervise the country, and with the current relationship between the prince and Li Su, if he saw Li Su's request for money and grain, he would probably send back a piece of dried to Li Su to show the support of the imperial court......
The imperial court can't count on it, and everything can only be relied on itself.
Jiang Quan was waiting outside the door of the Assassin's Mansion, and when he saw Li Su walking out with a smile, Jiang Quan hurriedly stepped forward.
"Don't laugh so heartily. Presumably, this trip will be rewarding......" Jiang Quan smiled playfully.
Li Su glanced at him strangely, this guy wasn't like this before, when he first met, he couldn't wait to engrave the words "Right Martial Guard of the Forbidden Palace" on his face, so as to teach the world that he was a general who defended His Majesty the Emperor, and even Li Su, the official, was somewhat arrogant, and now look at his bright and funny smile......
"There is a harvest, a great harvest......" Li Su smiled happily.
Jiang Quan also grinned: "I don't know what kind of gain you have from driving?" ”
Li Su said solemnly: "After entering the door just now. Cao Tingshi suddenly found that he admired me, not only me. He was so admiring, hugging my thighs and begging me to forgive me for the rudeness of the previous days, and crying and shouting that he would marry his daughter to me as a concubine......"
Jiang Quan's eyes straightened: "Daughter...... Marry you? ”
Li Su sighed and said, "Originally, I was a little tempted, after all...... Man, hehe. It's just that later Cao Tingshi invited his daughter out to pour me wine, and when I saw his daughter's appearance, she was ugly and ugly, and she looked like a king with her hair coiled up and dressed in women's clothes......"
Jiang Quan began to imagine what Wang Zhu would look like in women's clothes......
“…… As a sunny boy with taste and pursuit. Of course, I politely refused this family business, but Cao Tingshi didn't agree, he wanted to marry his daughter to me too much, so in desperation, I had to tell him that I had a general surnamed Jiang under my command, who was in his twenties, young and handsome, had a successful career, and was a Chang'an hukou, he was simply an ideal golden beetle son-in-law, and suggested that Cao Tingshi's daughter go to the scourge...... No, go serve him, Cao Tingshi agreed without saying a word......"
Jiang Quan's face suddenly turned green, and he said deliciously: "That, that general surnamed Jiang......"
Li Su didn't speak, only glanced at him.
Jiang Quan's face suddenly turned from green to black, from black to blue, and began to imagine the scene of the women's version of Wang Zhu and his marriage in the church......
"The good couple is made in nature, and it is really gratifying...... I made this big match for you, I won't give the red envelope, remember to invite me on the day you got married, I'm so sleepy, go back to sleep! Li Su let out a long yawn and lazily mounted his camel.
"Lee, Lee, don't drive,...... Don't make a fuss! Jiang Quan's pleading voice followed Li Su all the way.
Li Su was riding on a camel, and the old god was closing his eyes to recuperate, very cool, and all the little breath he received from Cao Yu just now was made up.
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Cao Yu nodded, and the development of Xizhou was finally put on the agenda.
Money is the first thing to solve, whether it is training, recruitment, or building the city wall, all need money to fill, so in the final analysis, the biggest problem is money.
In fact, the fastest way to get money is to learn from the bandits in the desert, guarding the Silk Road to rob passing caravans, to rob one by one, in comparison with the current combat strength of the Tang army and the caravan guards, basically will not encounter strong resistance, like high school students robbing the pocket money of primary school students on the way home from school, except for a little shameless, there is probably no other harm.
It's a pity that Li Su can be shameless, but Jiang Quan's discipline value is obviously beyond the horizontal line, and Li Su is full of interest and just started talking, Jiang Quan refused with a grim face.
Li Su was very disappointed, this guy was too dead-eyed, and the pocket money of elementary school students was ...... That's money, too.
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PS: There is one more ...... (To be continued......)