Seeing that he was stunned on the spot and didn't respond for a long time, Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Li, have you heard what this official said?" ”

"Ah......" Li Cheng reacted when he heard this, and then bowed to the end and stammered: "Big ...... My lord, the deposit of silver in the county treasury is simply not enough to support such an amount of military salaries, and it is a matter of making up for the arrears owed in the past at one time...... I hope you will think twice. ”

"You don't have to say more, I have made up my mind, and this matter is decided!" Lu Chen said in a tone that could not be refused.

"This ...... This ......" sentence made Li Cheng speechless, Lu Chen didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said: "This official doesn't care how long the treasury can last for money, in short, the soldiers are fighting bloodily on the front line, if they don't even have the only basic life, then the county guard of the official is too bad!" ”

"Oh......" Li Cheng lowered his head and didn't dare to respond, although it was true, but my lord said it easily, if this is really done, then the county government's deposit should be almost empty, and the current juncture is to solve the problem of the soldiers, but what to do in the future. It's just that Li Cheng didn't dare to say this,

"Lord Li, do you still have objections?" Lu Chen asked again.

"I didn't ...... No, the lower official strictly obeyed the instructions of the lord...... Seeing that Lu Chen's face was displeased and he was already dissatisfied with himself, Li Cheng hurriedly replied, he didn't dare to say anything more to this top boss, he could only swallow the bitterness in his heart secretly. Besides, when the time comes, the salary will not be enough to support, that is also what the county keeper should worry about, what he has to do is just assist, anyway, he has already reminded Lu Chen, when there is a problem, it is none of his business.

From this, it is not difficult to see Li Cheng's ability, what he is thinking about now is not how to solve the follow-up problems, but how to shirk responsibility when the time comes. It's just that Lu Chen has just taken office now, and he can't move these county officials for a while, not because he can't, but because he hasn't met a more suitable candidate.

Once Lu Chen discovers a talent who is more prominent in internal affairs, I am afraid that the first person to be dismissed will be Lord Cheng Li of this county. This is not to say that Li Cheng is at fault, but his performance, in Lu Chen's opinion, is no different from those officials who did not act and passed the buck to each other in his previous life. What Lu Chen wants is an internal affairs talent who can solve the troubles and difficulties in the county and formulate an effective plan, not Li Cheng, who only knows what to say 'think twice' and 'can't do it'.

After a pause, Lu Chen looked at the county lord Bo again, and said, "Lord Zhang, in recent months, the invasion of our county by the barbarian soldiers and the large and small incidents that have occurred have all been recorded?" ”

The county government boss Bo is a kind of copywriting work, his main responsibility is to record all kinds of major events that happened in the border city and county, of course, the border city is in a special location, and the work of the lord Bo also includes the record of the county guards to the local governance, and the actions against the barbarians.

Knowing what Lu Chen was asking, Lord Bo seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and hurriedly took out two rolls of bamboo slips from his cuffs and handed them to Lu Chen: "Returning to my lordship, these are the number of times the barbarians have invaded the border city and all the troops each time, as well as the losses borne by our county after each battle, please take a look...... Your Excellency."

"Yes." Lu Chen nodded in response, took the bamboo slip handed over by the master book, and unfolded it and looked at it carefully.

"The last county guard died at the hands of barbarians?" After looking at it for a while, Lu Chen asked casually.

"Yes, my lord, at that time, the barbarian soldiers had already broken through the Wuguan, and a small group of barbarians had entered the county guard, and our army could not rescue them, and Lord Wang also died......" Lord Bo returned cautiously.

"Our army seems to have lost nine times out of ten against the barbarians, and the number of victories can be described as very few."

"Yes...... Yes, my lord......"

"According to the records, the date of the barbarian invasion seems to be quite regular, especially during the autumn harvest season every year, when the barbarians come to sweep almost once a month."

"Yes...... Yes......"

"Now that we are about to enter the season of grain production, so to speak, our army should be a strong soldier, train diligently, and be ready to meet the next monthly sweep of the barbarians at any time." Lu Chen thought thoughtfully, looked at the previous records again, and said: "According to the law of barbarian warfare in the past, after the battle the day before yesterday, presumably in a short period of time, they should not come again. ”

"Yes, my lord, at this moment, the barbarians should be preparing for the autumn harvest attack, and in the short term, it should not come again, and this time is also the day when our army begins to prepare." The main Bo returned, expressing his agreement with Lu Chen's opinion.

"Your Excellency is wise." Everyone also bowed their hands.

As long as it is a human being, there is no one who doesn't like to listen to good words, and Lu Chen is of course no exception, but at this time, someone came to pour cold water.

"My subordinates think that my lord's speculation is wrong."

The person who spoke was Xiao Wang, who had been standing at the very end, Lu Chen didn't let him avoid it at first, he stayed here, but he didn't sit like other officials and generals, but kept standing in an inconspicuous corner and listening to everyone and Lu Chen's questions and answers.

He agreed with Lu Chen's decision to raise the salaries of soldiers in his heart, and when he heard Lu Chen mention the strategy of barbarian warfare, he secretly said that the opportunity had come, and he stood up at the right time, and also blatantly said that Lu Chen's speculation was wrong.

He felt that it was the right time for him to stand up, but all the officials present frowned and looked at him dissatisfied, people felt that he had just praised the adult's wisdom, but this guy just came out at this time and said that the adult's inference was wrong, isn't this a slap in the face of everyone?

Li Cheng was the first to show a displeased look and asked, "Who are you?" He spoke to Lu Chen, which can be described as respectful and cautious, but as soon as he saw that Xiao Wang was only wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier, he immediately put on an official tone: "I know that today is the day when I and other county government officials come to see Lord Lu, and you are a small soldier, you dare to make a big statement here, and you are ashamed to accuse your lord, it is simply unreasonable!" ”

"The villain Xiao Wang is an ordinary soldier under General Zhang Shicheng of the Second Corps." Xiao Wang first reported to his family, and then said without humility or arrogance: "However, the adults have just speculated that the barbarian soldiers should not come to harass again in the near future, and the subordinates think that it is indeed wrong." ”

Ah! This little ordinary soldier dared to say that adults were wrong in front of so many officials! He's not going to be crazy, is he!? When everyone heard Xiao Wang say that it was from the Second Corps, they all subconsciously looked at Zhang Shicheng on the left.