The information was taken from the pigeon's leg and passed through a special transmission channel to Su Liao, and the head of the Daijun spy immediately took it personally and came to meet Chen Zhi.

After Chen Zhi read the information, he nodded and said: "This matter is also a coincidence, that Wang Jun's people and the king of Jiangdu met together, they conspired together to replace the county's money and goods, and they even pointed at the single artillery, and now they are acting separately in private, it is enough to see that this so-called alliance of Ji Yu is actually false, and it will fall down as soon as it is pushed." ”

Su Liao complimented: "These things are in the master's calculations, they think they are secret, but they don't know that they have already leaked it, but Zao Song also has talent and learning, and he has the name of literary talent, but he is not valued by Wang Jun, so he is not prominent, but looking at this person's coming to the west, he tried before and after, and waited for the opportunity to gather the squire to build momentum, in fact, the means are quite profound." ”

"Yes, this person also has rules and regulations," Chen Zhi listened with some interest, and asked: "According to your opinion, this person is not valued by Wang Jun, if I recruit him, can I get him to take refuge?" ”

Su Liao was stunned when he heard it, and felt that he couldn't keep up with Chen Zhi's train of thought, that Zao Song was a messenger sent by Wang Jun, with bad intentions, it had not been a few days since he entered Dai County, and he had driven a group of squires and tyrants, looking like he wanted to ruin Chen Zhi's reputation, why did he want to recruit this one in front of him?

However, since there was a question, Su Liao still replied respectfully: "This person is Wang Jun's son-in-law and is from a famous family, I'm afraid it is not so easy to recruit." This is very euphemistic, the literal translation is that this person can't be recruited at all, don't think about it.

Chen Zhi smiled, and didn't dwell on it, and after a while, he asked again: "Since that's the case, that's it." ”

Su Liao followed and said: "The top priority is to think about how to deal with the squires who were instigated by him, once these people come over, it will be a little difficult to do, and it is very likely to shake the minds of many families in Dai County." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but reprimand from afar, and said: "My lord, you inspected Guangchang before, set the tone, and have seen these people, they have been benefited by the stability of the current situation, they have to make business and affairs, and their family assets have risen, and they all say that they will be loyal to state affairs, and they will look forward to you for your own sake, and express their indignation at the few clans who defected and fled before. ”

"It's not surprising," Chen Zhi was not angry, "Before things fell on me, most people were worried about the country and the people, and they all hoped that the country would prosper, but if it fell on themselves and damaged their interests, then they must still put themselves first, and the concept of family and country would be left behind, and you and I would be no exception, this is human nature, so I don't think there is anything wrong with the actions of Hong Qian and others." ”

When Su Liao heard this, he was about to open his mouth to say something, but then he saw Chen Zhi waving his hand and said: "Don't worry, I understand and understand, but I won't pay dividends to them because of this, this reduction of ground rent is an established policy, and it is absolutely not changeable, not only can it not be changed, but it will continue to be reduced in the future, and at the same time, the commercial tax commission must also be put on the agenda, let the following draw up." ”

"I'm afraid there is still a problem," Su Liao said with some worry when he heard this, "It stands to reason that as soon as this business matter has improved, he is in a hurry to get stuck, maybe he will force people away, even if they endure it, complaints are inevitable, maybe it is not good for the wind review, it is better to slow down, and after some time, it will really stabilize, and it will not be too late to implement it." ”

"When it stabilizes, you change it, others will think that you are greedy for profit and have changed the rules that have always been there, so you must set the rules at the moment as soon as possible, and others will not have any doubts, and now that everything in the county has just risen, it is the time when the profits are the highest, even if it is a little commission, the businessman will not come, and it is the most convenient time to establish rules."

When Su Liao heard this, he also felt that there was some truth, the money-making business in the current Dai County could be said to be one after another, so that the merchants in the north and further places flocked to it, and they couldn't stop it, and they really wouldn't retreat because of the card for a while, just doing so would inevitably damage his reputation, but since Shangguan had decided, he could only implement it.

Subsequently, Su Liao crossed over the topic and once again mentioned the squires who were going to "petition" and asked how to deal with it.

"If these people want to come, then let them come, blindly suppressing them may not have an effect," Chen Zhi smiled, and suddenly brought up another topic that he didn't seem to want to do, "How about the battalion of people I asked Ran Zhan to practice?" ”

Although Su Liao was puzzled, he still replied according to his own news: "These people eat more meat every day, and the rice and noodles are enough, and now the soldiers are strong and strong, and they can be the head of the army, and they can be called elite soldiers, there is no problem." ”

Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "The head of the army must be soldiers and horses who can fight and win battles, and from the top to the soldiers, there are not many people in this army who have really fought battles, so they are elite soldiers, and the hour is still early." ”

"This ......" Su Liao was a little unsure of Chen Zhi's thoughts, but he still said tentatively: "In this situation, I am afraid that all parties in the Northland will not easily come back to touch the moldy head of Dai County, and I am afraid that they will not be able to find a place to use troops for a while, and ...... other."

After thinking about it for a while, Su Liao still said a question at the moment: "This is the time for Chen Jun to inform the lord, but he is currently patrolling by the Sanggan River, and I am afraid that he will not be able to come back for a while, so he can only say a few words to his subordinates." ”

"Are you trying to say that you don't have enough money and food?" Chen Zhi glanced at this subordinate and asked with a smile.

Su Liao sighed and said: "That's right, now money is used everywhere, several major heads, that is, building cities, training, reclamation, repairs, especially the last one, the lord you require the following counties to be repaired according to the plan, but also to improve hygiene, in this way, it is a lot of money consumption, even though the paper mill, the kiln, the business and other aspects of the daily input is quite rich, but it can not be supported, I am afraid that it will be bottomed out, now the city is built on both sides, and the displaced people have to be resettled, once it is really done, I am afraid that the consumption will be faster!" ”

"Your worries are necessary, that's why I asked about them." Chen Zhi nodded, still smiling, "I know that there are still many bandits in the territory at the moment, and there are also several rebels outside the country who have hijacked businessmen, and there have always been people who have reported this matter to me, but I couldn't spare my hand before, but now it's time, and I can also train soldiers." ”

When Su Liao heard this, his eyes lit up: "What does the lord mean is to let Ran Zhan lead the soldiers and horses to exterminate the bandits in the territory?" ”

"Yes, before the war, people everywhere, many of them are hidden in the mountains, rivers and rivers, and there is no lack of dragging, a bandit village is a village, there are as few as three or five hundred people, large or even thousands of people, these people are outcast, not only threaten the businessmen, intrude on the mountain roads, but also waste, so the leader of the army is peaceful, the cottage thief property is confiscated, and the people who fall into the grass are organized into households!"