Nazan saw Zhang Yuan on the road, and he was in a good mood at that time, leaned back, cocked Erlang's legs, tilted his head and analyzed Zhang Yuan carefully: "Although the county is new and cowardly, after all, it is a parent, and he has the right to sign Ding in wartime, and at the same time, he also has the responsibility of signing grain and rice. Although this Ganquan is not more prosperous than the city, there are also many wealthy businessmen and tycoons with a lot of wealth, begging the county to speak and raise some money and food, so isn't it easy to capture? Maybe the county is also waiting for the request of the adult, and it is better to get up and down and share some benefits during the period, why not do these beautiful things? ”

Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty stipulates that the army is fixed to bear the grain and grass in the local area, although Zhang Yuan is not a formal official army but only a village warrior, but after all, he also took the governor's edict to suppress bandits and was commanded by the deputy chief soldier of the imperial court, so it can also be counted as an official army, so Ganquan naturally needs to support the army's food and grass affairs.

Besides, although this expedition is sponsored by yourself with money and food, wouldn't it be better if you have the opportunity to get extra points? Besides, according to what this praise painting said, using this method does not cost your own money to buy off officials from all over the world, and you can accumulate officialdom popularity for yourself. That's a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, I was in a good mood, and immediately found a pen and paper, so in front of the praise painting, I wrote a codex of one hundred taels of silver to pay at sight, used a small seal that I carried closely, and presented it with respectful hands, and said with gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. for mentioning, these property rights are some tea between the official and Mr., and I hope Mr. will not give up." ”

Nazan painting is not polite, he took it and glanced at it and put it in his arms, but said in his heart, it is still a businessman on the road, and he also took out this huge amount of money, which is almost his standard salary for a year, although he was happy in his heart, he said calmly: "Then thank you Lord Zhang for the reward." ”

"It's all my colleagues, where are those politeness, and I need to mention more things in the future." Zhang Yuan hurriedly stood up, full of gratitude and modesty.

"I will definitely do my best to help Master Zhang do everything." It's both a favor and a reward, of course, I'm willing to help with some ideas.

Seeing that there was nothing to say for the time being, Nazan got up and said goodbye: "It's not too early for me to say goodbye, and Master Zhang is also pressed for time, so I won't delay." After a polite conversation with Zhang Yuan, he went back to his room to rest.

Sending away the praise painting, Zhang Yuan asked his subordinates to make a pot of strong tea for himself, drank it anxiously while thinking about his heart, and ordered the twelve brothers who came to manage the money and grain to come, prepared two boxes, and took out some of the gold and silver of the landlord's sons and daughters who were sacrificed, one with two thousand taels of silver, and one with five hundred taels.

The new Ganquan County Commander is a Jinshi background, originally idle at home and waiting for a vacancy, but waited for nearly ten years to get the vacancy of the Ganquan County Order, because the recent thieves have made a lot of trouble, others are afraid to come, only this is already a heart to boil, and no matter how long it is a real vacancy, it will be done, and it didn't cost much to get the prefect to report and appoint.

I was going to think that even if the thieves were fierce, it was just a temporary thing, this Ganquan was only a stone's throw away from the city, and the thieves didn't dare to come to their own place to make trouble, and after taking office, they also wanted to show their strength to recover the deficit of more than ten years, but things didn't follow people, but the thieves also sent troops to come, and they were counting on the soldiers of the guard to go out of the city under the supervision of Shangfeng to fight, and in one fell swoop to wipe out the thieves, and they could also take advantage of some military merits, but they didn't want the thousands of households to take people out of the county just one day, and the next day they ran back. As soon as the gate of the county seat was closed, he became a turtle with a shrunken head, and even the three classes of officials under his command did not dare to go out of the city to collect taxes and apportionments, and in a blink of an eye, he gave up the southern part of Ganquan to the thieves, and let those arrogant thieves swagger outside the city to show off their might.

Fortunately, this Zhang Yuan was ordered by the governor to rush to suppress the bandits, and when he saw that there were as many as 5,000 people in the team behind him, he was happy in his heart, and this time he finally had hope, hoping that Zhang Yuan would put down the thieves and thieves in one fell swoop and give himself a safe and stable county throne.

But the head of the city talked about it, but the county lord was frustrated, came back from the city, and thought that according to the convention, that Zhang Yuanding first came to meet him, the head of the local civil officials, and also discussed some military affairs, such as signing, it is better to raise, such as apportionment, not as good as equipment, etc., etc., and so on, he can also take this benefit from the beginning to fill the shortfall, so he waited in the yamen with the county master of the county and the county master or something, and by the way, discussed what Zhang Yuan asked for and how to answer correctly.

But I don't want to, I met Zhang Yuan, a rookie who was sleek but had just entered the officialdom, and he was not very familiar with the officialdom and the way to find something to make a fortune.

Look at this time there is no follow-up, there is no hope, everyone is deflated, the county is about to wave everyone away, at this time, the sour porter who stretched his neck outside ran in with a happy face, and excitedly reported that Lord Zhang Yuan came to visit the door overnight, and Hashi carried two heavy big boxes.

As soon as the county zun heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and ordered the county to go out to greet him, and he sorted out his official hat and sat in the middle of the lobby to wait.

After a while, I heard the sound of boots outside, and the county Cheng came in with that Zhang Yuanyou talking and laughing, presumably he got some benefits from this connection.

That Zhang Yuan entered the lobby, and respectfully saluted the county according to the rules of officialdom: "I just arrived in your place, and I was busy arranging for the brothers to camp for dinner, as well as patrolling the city defense, so I was late to meet the county lord, please forgive me." ”

After receiving the salute, the county lord laughed and stood up; "Lord Zhang is polite, originally you brought your brothers here, one is to suppress bandits for the imperial court, but also for my Ganquan father to eliminate harm, and it is also for me to meet Lord Zhang first, but the army is coming, I also want to arrange food treatment, you see that our people are still discussing and have not dispersed yet, but it is one step too late for Lord Zhang, to atone for and forgive."

Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart, and discussed the reward, waiting for his filial piety to be true, but everyone knew the matter but couldn't really say it, so he thanked him again and again.

Everyone then complimented each other again, and then sat down humbly to each other according to the order of their seats. As soon as Zhang Yuan sat down, he waved to the brothers outside the door, and immediately several soldiers stepped forward with two boxes, and after putting them on the ground, they retreated.

That Zhang Yuan said very unconsciously: "When you come to your place to act, and rely on the boss a lot, these two thousand taels will sell a pair of boots to the adult, and the five hundred taels will be used to deal with the same people in the county, and please don't dislike the familiar things and pollute your eyes." ”

The county zun and a group of colleagues smiled when they heard it, this Zhang Yuan is actually really on the road, since this is the case, what he wants to come to and wait for can be realized, and things will be easy to do in the future.

To be rich is to be a fellow believer, which is really the same in the world.

Money is the most concise way to communicate with strangers, with this white money, the already exhausted county government in the civil and military began to become excited and lively, of course, after a false politeness, Zhang Yuan mentioned the payment of money and food for his operation, the county respected the topic of the matter and looked at the other subordinates, and then said with a smile; "It stands to reason that the Xiangyong you led is a volunteer soldier who automatically shares the worries of the monarch and the country, so he should prepare all the food and grass by himself."

Zhang Yuan didn't interject, just caged his hands and smiled, just waiting for the county zun to finish speaking, and the county zun saw that Zhang Yuan's expression remained unchanged, so he didn't ask for conditions in secret, and continued: "But you are ordered by the governor to go out to suppress bandits, this is the character of the curtain army, that is, my Ganquan's guest army, so according to the rules of the imperial court, this money and grain also need to be supported by my county, so I am still willing to cooperate." ”

When Zhang Yuan thought that he had understood the consciousness of the county honor, he said when the county zun drank tea with a dry mouth: "This official understands the consciousness of the county lord, thanks to the county lord and the county fathers to take care of it, and give it the convenience of our army, but the procedure still has to go, then ask the county lord to bring the official document and I will sign it." ”

As soon as the county respected heard that Zhang Yuan was really on the road, he immediately nodded to the master and master who managed the county's money and grain, and the master book stepped forward and handed over a stack of lists, Zhang Yuan glanced at it and said kind words quietly, and covered his own customs seal letter on the stack of lists, and when the stack of official documents was finished, he didn't hear Zhang Yuan say anything wrong, and all the county officials and officials such as the county zun and the master book breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Zhang Yuan smiled secretly, relying on his eyes that he had practiced for many years, he could see at a glance that the money and food reported were twice as normal, and the key was that he must suppress one or two percent when he really delivered, so that he moved inside and out, and the county was more than a cup of profit, which was easier than earning more than himself as a businessman. This is the commercial means of giving you a sweet jujube first, and then even giving me a jujube tree.

After completing the cumbersome formalities, Zhang Yuan accepted the seal letter and said to the officials who were already excited and red-faced: "All this has been done with the adults, but this official also has a matter to ask the county lord to help handle it." ”

The county honor, who was happy, laughed and said: "Originally, Lord Zhang was a guest from afar, and I should have tried my best to help the host, so why do I need so many politeness?" Your Excellency, please come on. "Eat other people's, take other people's, from the perspective of interest exchange, Zhang Yuan put forward some requirements that he should also meet, I just hope that this kind and sensible Lord Zhang will not put forward too much.