Chapter 42 The County Magistrate's Thoughts
There were so many Huns imprisoned in the castle, although they were tied with ropes and kept separately, it was always a factor of instability, and all the people controlled the amount of alcohol that night, and none of them drank too much. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After the meal, Gao Shun summoned Li Qiang, Ma Gui and Du Bian to the study in the lobby to discuss the envoy in detail.
Early in the morning of the second day, Du Bian, Wei Wei and others set off, and Gao Shun and others sent them out of the castle. Along with them, there were soldiers and six stonemasons stationed at the three forks, who were to inspect the site of the castle and come up with a construction plan.
Subsequently, Gao Shun, Li Qiang, Ma Gui and others were busy again.
First of all, more than 700 war horses were sent to the west of Bibo Lake for grazing; secondly, began to deliver grain to the county and began to trade with grain merchants; In the end, the arranger continued to build the road.
Arrange for the blacksmiths to rush to work and build as many shackles as possible, but these Huns can not be allowed to eat leisurely, Gao Shun is ready to arrange them to build roads, farm and many other heavy manual labor.
Now the number of carriages has increased by 50, and Ma Gui has been ordered to expand the number of convoys.
Just when Gao Shun was busy, he received a report from the soldiers on duty at the city gate that Wang Xuan, the county magistrate, was about to arrive at Taoyuan Fort.
Gao Shun was very surprised by the sudden arrival of County Magistrate Wang, and didn't know what important things needed to be attended by the county magistrate, but he didn't dare to delay, and immediately led Li Qiang, Zhao Xiong and others to the gate of the castle to greet him.
Wang Xuan, the county magistrate, arrived on horseback and was very shocked, he didn't expect Taiping Village to establish such a big foundation, no wonder he dared to confront the Huns. Before he came, he felt that he had been very surprised to defeat a thousand Huns, but now he was even more shocked by the wide and smooth stone roads, the castles that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, the imposing army, and the busy commercial trade, which had become an independent country within a country.
Since the opening of the Renyi Grain Shop half a month ago, he estimated that Gao Shun was very rich, but he didn't expect to be rich to this extent; Thinking that he couldn't afford the rescued people and asked him for help, it seemed that he was just testing his attitude, the family was so stingy, and the 300 yuan had not yet arrived, and it seemed that he had missed the best opportunity to make friends with Gao Shun.
"Haha, welcome to County Magistrate Wang."
"Captain Gao is polite, you defeated the Hun cavalry attacking by the Huns and protected the county from looting, thanks to Sheji, I should come to visit."
"County Magistrate Wang is polite, please!"
"Please."
Entering the City Lord's Mansion, he was even more shocked by the architecture here, although there are no carved beams and paintings, it is extremely simple, but it gives people a coordinated, natural and generous impression.
Sitting in the lobby, the county magistrate was very surprised by the special arrangement here, but it was much more comfortable to sit on this furniture than to sit on knees.
Wang Xuan spoke first: "Thank you to the village protection team for attacking strongly, destroying the invading enemy, and removing the danger of the county people." ”
"Hehe, the essence of the village protection team is to be based in the township and protect Sangzi." Gao Shun was very polite to Wang Xuan.
Seeing Gao Shun's questions and answers, he was very polite, and he had already guessed that he had bad thoughts about the Wang family, but he still wanted to test it, so he said: "I wrote to the clan uncle about the village protection team rescuing the villagers and resisting foreign races, and he just replied, hoping that you can take over the post of Loufu county magistrate, I don't know what to do?" ”
"Hehe, thank you for the recommendation of County Magistrate Wang, but Shun has not reached the weak crown, and Shun is ready to go out to study after the family affairs are stable to increase his experience, so he can't take on this important task yet."
Seeing that Gao Shun directly refused, he knew that he had an opinion on his family, but this time they eliminated a thousand Huns, which caused a greater sensation, and will soon be valued by higher people, if you can't make friends with this rising star, it's really a pity, but the reason for his refusal is reasonable, he can't refute it, so he had to ask again: "Can someone recommend to take over this position and keep one party safe?" ”
Gao Shun's original intention was not to be dissatisfied with the Wang family, but he felt that a small county magistrate position would firmly fix him here, which was really worth the loss; If he was to be recommended for the position of county warden, he would not hesitate to take over; If someone from this force is allowed to take over the post of county magistrate, it will be very beneficial to his current development. Seeing Wang Xuan ask like this, Gao Shun pretended to think for a while and said: "Zhao Xiong, the captain of the village protection team, has made great contributions to the Huns in this battle, and his moral character is noble, he never seeks personal gain, and his prestige in the village protection team is quite high, I recommend it to County Magistrate Wang." ”
Seeing Gao Shun say this, he knew that there was still room for relaxation, so it depended on what the Wang family did, so he said: "Okay, I will attribute the merits of this battle to Captain Zhao's name, and immediately write to Luoyang, and then the clan uncle will report to His Majesty that he knows." ”
"Hehe, thank you County Magistrate Wang, all expenses will be borne by Taoyuanbao."
"It's a small amount of money, and our Wang family can afford it." Wang Xuan pretended to be generous and said.
"There is no reward for the recommendation, how can you work hard for the Wang family to break the bank? This must not be done. ”
Wang Xuan said with a smile: "The reputation of benevolence and courage of the village protection team is the same as that of the state, and there are countless people living with cheap grain, attacking the Huns in the west and protecting Sangzi. ”
"Haha, Captain Zhao, why don't you thank County Magistrate Wang for his kindness!" Since the other party said so, Gao Shun can only respond first, and it is best not to be disappointed in the end like the promise last time.
"Thank you, County Magistrate Wang!" Zhao Xiong got up and waved at Wang Xuan.
"Haha, Captain Zhao doesn't have to be polite." Wang Xuan was very happy in his heart, and asked again: "This time the Huns are attacking, why did they annihilate it in just two days?" ”
Zhao Xiong said with a smile: "The Xiongnu are barbarians, they don't understand the art of war, they are stupid and stupid like bulls, they rely on brute force, and they don't know how to be flexible; With a little tricking, he will be obediently captured, which is insignificant. ”
Wang Xuan thought to himself, to put it simply, how could alien races be so easy to deal with? However, this made him more interested in the village protection team; These people are both wise and brave, cooperate tacitly, have abundant financial resources, have a stable base, and their rise is inevitable. So he said to Gao Shun: "When you go out to study, passing through Luoyang, you must go to see my uncle, who praised your literary brilliance and said "the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world!" "I admire it very much, and I will definitely learn literature and art when the time comes."
"Wang Yushi is a respected person, and he will go to Luoyang to pay a visit; However, Shun is a martial artist, prefers the border county life of "getting on the horse to fight the crazy Hu, getting off the horse and cursive military calligraphy", and he really dare not be a scholar of literature and art. ”
"Haha,"Get on the horse to hit the crazy Hu, get off the horse and write the military script", good sentences, wonderful sentences, it can be seen that you are a wise and brave person with both civil and military skills, why should you be so modest? Wang Xuan also appreciated the sentence "get on the horse to hit the crazy Hu, get off the horse to write the military script", which is similar to Gaozu's "get on the horse to fight the thief, and get off the horse to make a dew cloth".
"Lying in a lonely village does not mourn, Shang Si is the national military wheel. Lying down at night and listening to the wind and rain, the iron horse and the glacier fell into a dream. It's okay to have some martial arts, but the ones with the text are shoddy. Gao Shun showed off his skills as a liberal arts student in his previous life, but this is in line with his current identity.
"Dacai, don't be humble anymore, otherwise I'll blush, bring a pen, I'll write it down." Wang Xuan was very excited, he could write such a bold poem at such a young age, and it would definitely be passed down through the ages.
At noon that day, Gao Shun ceremoniously entertained Wang Xuan, and personally cooked a few good dishes, and Wang Xuan exclaimed that he was enjoying eating.
Since the synthesis of the blacksmith, according to Gao Shun's requirements, a small pot was made from scrap iron, which was specially used for stir-frying; The oils used are animal fats and pressed soybean oils; In this era, there is no such thing as stir-frying, only Gao Shun can make it, although the craftsmanship is not refined, but it is a rare delicacy in this era.
Gao Shun only occasionally cooked a few dishes for his mother and grandmother, and Wang Xuan was the first outsider to taste such a delicious taste.
Wang Xuan was very satisfied with Gao Shun's hospitality.
Before leaving, Gao Shun proposed that if Zhao Xiong could become the county magistrate of Loufu County, he would thank the Wang family for 100 war horses.
Horses in the late Han Dynasty were very valuable, and warlike horses were even more difficult to find, and Wang Xuan was very excited about this.
The more he came into contact with Gao Shun and others, the more he felt that these people were mysterious and had more unknown secrets; decided to promote Zhao Xiong to serve as the county magistrate no matter what, even if he personally bears all the costs, otherwise, he will miss out on these people.