With Zhang Lu captured, we prepared to return to the county seat. "Order, the whole army assembles."

In a short time the long horn sounded, and the armies were neatly assembled.

"Lord, Zhang Luqi has something to say!" I was about to set off, when I saw the soldiers guarding Zhang Lu come to report.

What is Zhang Lu looking for me? I was a little curious, so I said, "Bring him here." After a while, Zhang Lu was escorted over.

"What do you say?" I rode on the horse and looked down at Zhang Lu, feeling a little unhappy, although I caught him, I couldn't kill him.

Zhang Lu stared at me and seemed to have made a lot of determination to say to me: "I have nothing to say about my defeat this time, I just ask you not to let me go back." ”

？？？ Don't want to go back? What do you want to do? I was a little confused. "You don't want to go back to Yizhou? Why? "I can't figure out what Zhang Lu is doing, according to Liu Yan's trust in him, there is no problem with a defeat.

After listening to me, Zhang Lu shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I and Liu Yan are incompatible, this time I led the troops to come is really helpless, if I return to Yizhou, I might as well die." ”

Looking at Zhang Lu, I was a little embarrassed, I really had never heard of this kind of request. "Let me think about this matter for a few days, and then I will talk about it when I get to the county seat, and take it with me." As I spoke, I waved my hand and motioned for the soldiers to take Zhang Lu down.

"Let's go!" With a wave of my hand, I prepared to lead the army back to the county seat.

With the end of the war, we walked slowly, Zhang Lu's army was defeated, and I felt that the scenery was very beautiful.

The key is that this battle has gained a lot, although most of Zhang Lu's grain and grass have been burned, but there is still a small part that has not been burned, and I don't know what Liu Yan thinks, 50,000 horses actually gave 300,000 stone grain and grass back and forth, which is enough for 100,000 troops to eat for four or five months, but now it is cheaper for me, and there are about 890,000 stone of grain and grass, and there are many prisoners, more than 30,000 people have been captured, which is simply a boy who gives money.

The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and suddenly I turned my head and said to everyone: "Xingba, Junming, we have been in Hanzhong for a long time, and we have not been outside, can we go around?" ”

Gan Ning didn't hesitate when he heard this, and immediately nodded in agreement. "Since the lord wants to go around, I'd rather accompany you."

"In this case, Ah Hu led the army back to the county first, handed over Zhang Lu to Gongda, I and Jun Ming, and Xingba will go back later." I turned to Ah Hu and said.

"Second brother wants to keep me again?" Ah Hu's face was full of displeasure when he heard this, and he was about to start complaining again.

I had a headache when I saw Ah Hu like this, who made him my third brother, so I had no choice but to coax him back. "Ah Hu don't want to talk nonsense, Gongda sent a letter saying that the eldest brother is waiting for you to go back in the county, and you don't want to miss the eldest brother?"

"Okay, I'll go back to see the eldest brother, and the second brother will go back earlier." As soon as Ah Hu heard that Huang Zhong was waiting, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Everyone was chatting and didn't know which direction to go, when Yan Pu suddenly spoke: "Since the lord is willing to pay a private visit in the county, the lord is willing to lead the way." ”

As soon as I heard it, I was happy, and it was naturally best to have someone to lead the way. "Oh? Since this is the case, there is Lao Zirou. ”

Seeing that I was so polite, Yan Pu was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly replied: "The lord doesn't have to be like this, the lord has lived in Hanzhong for a long time, and he knows a little about the affairs of Hanzhong, and he is willing to serve the lord." ”

"Lord, there is Zhangjia Village ahead!" Yan Pu shook his hand and pointed, and there was indeed a village not far away.

"Zhangjiacun? It's better for us to go and have a look. After saying that, our group walked to the village, and I was also a little curious about what the people said about me, after all, I have been in Hanzhong for so long, and I don't know whether the people are kind or hostile to me.

"Uncle, this is Zhangjia Village?" Looking at the old man in front of me, I thought of Ah Hu's father, and I felt very kind.

"This place is Zhangjia Village, I don't know why adults come here?" The old man glanced at the dozens of people standing behind me, stepped back vigilantly and said.

"We are merchants, and we will come out after the goods are sold, and these are the guards I invited." I saw that my husband was a little scared, so I hurriedly explained not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

When the old man heard this, he immediately relieved his heart and invited us with a smile. "Then the old man will rest assured, my lord, please sit with the old man and the village." After saying that, the old man took us to the village.

On the way to the village, I asked softly behind my father-in-law, "I wonder if the village is peaceful?" ”

Hearing my question, the old man seemed to be interested, stroked his beard and said, "This matter is a long story. ”

"Oh? The old man is not in a hurry, and he says slowly. Hearing that the old man was willing to say, I hurriedly helped the old man and said.

"The previous Taishou lords, although they were also honest and honest, but our taxes were extremely heavy, and we all had to pay seven out of ten, or even eight out of ten, and we all dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak." After saying that, my husband took a sip of water, and I fell into deep thought. Ten taxes seven, ten taxes eight? What does that mean? It means that the grain planted will cost ten catties and handed over seven or eight catties, so how can the people live? No wonder the Yellow Turban Uprising, there are refugees everywhere, who still farms with such a heavy tax?

The old man put down the bowl, paused and continued: "Then the Lord Taishou arrived, and we didn't dare to think that the Lord would reduce the tax, but I begged for less tax. ”

"Could it be that this Taishou is also taxing?" I hurriedly asked, in fact, I really don't know, these things are basically Xun You's responsibility.

"My lord said that I laughed, before Lord Taishou arrived, he ordered Lord Xun to reduce taxes, can you know how much our taxes are?" The old man said with a smile.

I shook my head and replied, "I don't know! ”

"Ten taxes three! Ha ha! We never thought that Lord Taishou would be so wise, and it is a blessing for me to have this Taishou in my Han Dynasty! After the old man finished laughing, he looked quite excited, which is indeed a great thing for the people.

"In this way, this Ren Taishou is also wise." I opened my mouth to laugh, but I didn't expect that I was quite wise in the hearts of the people.

"Lord Taishou loves the people like a son, if you talk nonsense again, don't blame the old man, you're welcome." Hearing me laugh at the old man, he suddenly became anxious, picked up the crutches in his hand and was about to beat me.

Dian Wei saw that the old man was going to beat me, so he hurriedly protected me behind him, and the fierce look on his face startled the old man.

"Don't blame, don't be angry, old man." I hurriedly pulled Dian Wei behind me and apologized to my father-in-law again and again.

"Lord Taishou not only exempted us from taxes, but also gave us a water wheel." Saying that, the old man raised his head proudly.

"Flip the water truck? What is a tipping wheel? Yan Pu was a little puzzled, obviously he didn't know about the water wheel yet.

"You will come with me." Seeing that we didn't know about the water truck, the old man took us to a farmland where a water truck was running.

"That's the water truck that the adults gave us, some time ago there was a great drought in Hanzhong, fortunately we were able to survive this drought." The old man was so excited that he would introduce us to the water dumper.

"Ingenuity! The Lord is truly a man of God! Yan Pu observed the water wheel for a long time, and respectfully bowed to me.

I hurriedly helped Yan Pu up and said modestly: "Zirou doesn't have to be like this, this is my business. ”

The old man kept looking at the overturning water wheel, and didn't seem to notice Yan Pu's movements, and continued: "This time I heard that Zhang Lu was coming, we were all angry in our hearts, and when we heard that there was a shortage of food in the army, the old man and the villagers collected grain and grass, but I begged Lord Taishou to repel Zhang Lu. After saying that, the old man seemed to be a little worried, and his mouth was still talking to himself.

"My husband is too worried, Zhang Lu has been captured by the Taishou Lord, and this battle has been won!" Gan Ning was a little unbearable when he saw his father-in-law's worried look on the side, and hurriedly spoke.

"God bless Hanzhong! God bless Hanzhong! As soon as the old man heard that the battle had been won, he knelt down and kowtowed to the sky!

"Lord Taishou loves the people like a son so much, the old man has nothing to repay, and when the old man returns from his studies, the old man will let him go to the army and serve the Lord Taishou." The old man was chanting words in the field, and walked to the village as he spoke, wanting to share the matter with the people in the village.

Looking at the old man who went away, I sighed a little, the people's requirements are so simple, maybe coarse tea and light rice, you can be satisfied, I secretly swear in my heart, as long as I have a day in Hanzhong, I will not let the people of Hanzhong have hunger.

Maybe I didn't think that it was this father-in-law's youngest son who would do me a big favor in the future, maybe this is to plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans!