On the afternoon of June 29, Du Bian came to Mayi County. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun pavilion were still escorted by Wei Wei and a cavalry.

In the inner room behind the county government hall, Gao Shun said: "Meng Yuan has worked hard, and he has been running non-stop for more than a month. ”

"The owner is polite, and the side is not hard."

"Then you will tell me in detail about the news you have found out from the capital."

"Yes, host. First of all, the county order is divided into three classes, the first class is the rich places in the Central Plains, and it takes six million to ten million yuan to buy the county order; The second class is the poor areas in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains, and the counties in the north that are not border counties, each county needs at least four million yuan, and the third class is the non-border counties of border counties, which need at least one million yuan. This Mayi County belongs to the border counties of the border counties, and there is a possibility of falling at any time, so this is a place where no one wants to come without money, and if you want to count the level, it is the fourth class. Du Bian explained.

Li Qiang said: "It's not much, four million dollars is only four thousand." ”

"Captain Li, can't you calculate it like this, there are thousands of counties in Dahan, but if it is calculated at four million, it is four billion dollars, and how much is the annual tax of Dahan? This is not counting the county governor and the county lieutenant, if it is counted, it will be more; Add up to the counties, states, and court officials, and it adds up to a huge number; And this is only for the price of the scholars, if we buy it, I estimate that it will be more expensive. ”

Gao Shun interrupted him and said, "Let's talk about the price of the county guard. ”

Du Bian's words were interrupted, a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, the owner, the county guard is also divided into three levels, the price of the Taishou of the rich county in the Central Plains is 20 million, which is for the scholars, if we buy it, it will be at least 40 million, which is the first level; The second level is the non-rich counties of the Central Plains and the non-border counties of Jiangnan and Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, etc., which are guarded by 20 million; The third class is the border county Taishou, and the price is 10 million. ”

Gao Shun asked: "Is Changshan Country 20 million?" ”

"Yes, the owner, Chang Shan Xiang needs twenty million dollars; Only three poor mountainous places in Jizhou, Changshan County, Zhongshan County, and Zhao State, need 20 million yuan, and other counties need 20 million to 40 million yuan. ”

Li Qiang said again: "It's not expensive, it's only 20,000." ”

"Hehe, you don't belong to the family, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are."

Du Bian explained: "The owner, captain, this is only the price of a five-year term, and if you exceed five years, you have to pay the money, either in one go, or in annual installments, and the price will be doubled if you pay it every year." ”

Li Qiang said: "General, in this case, it is not appropriate to buy a border county, and two border counties can buy a moderately wealthy county." ”

Gao Shun explained: "We are not a scholar clan, buy a county guard in a rich place, and the scholar clan will soon find us trouble, there is no need." ”

Du Bian said: "The owner, captain, I have found out clearly, if you buy Dai County, Shanggu County and Changshan Country, it will only cost 30 million yuan; If you buy two border county guards, it will only cost fifteen million dollars. ”

"Hehe, can you still get a discount when you buy an official?" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"Captain Li doesn't know, now many border counties do not have county guards, and the people arranged by the emperor either don't give money, or give a symbolic point, which is considered a discount promotion." Du Bian explained.

Gao Shun said: "This kind of dangerous border county, you can't make money when you become a county guard, and you have to spend money to form an army, otherwise it will be cut down by a foreign race, and the emperor will be able to sell it again." ”

Du Bian said with a smile: "What the owner said is good, for example, our Yanmen County, no one wants to spend money to come, and we can't help but send a county guard, so the Shi family will recommend one, the county guard appointed in this way does not give the emperor money, and the emperor wishes that someone would buy it." ”

"Meng Yuan, do you have any other requirements?"

Du Bian said: "The owner, there is no requirement on the surface, but it is true that as the owner said, the county guards in the rich places of the Central Plains are all purchased by the Shi family, and these people hate outsiders to buy officials, and if anyone buys officials, it seems that they are incompatible with them; But there is no such thing in the border county code, and they wish someone would buy it so that they can guard the frontier for them, and I feel that they are very conflicted. ”

"Hehe, you did a good job, you probed very carefully, I am very satisfied."

"Thank you for the compliment, this is what Bian should do."

Gao Shun values Changshan Country, mainly because his chassis is large enough to be upgraded, but the system bonus points generated every month are very cost-effective, and it is close to the state, which is easy to manage and support; He also had a purpose to go to his idol Zhao Yun. As for Youzhou buying two counties, it is to establish a reputation in Youzhou in advance, collect talents, and compete with Gongsun Zan in the future, and Shanggu County guards Juyong Pass, so you can go straight to Youzhou, and if you close the door, you can develop your personal strength without being disturbed by the outside world.

Gao Shun asked again: "Meng Yuan, do I need to be present in person when buying officials?" ”

"Owner, this doesn't have to be, as long as the money arrives!"

Du Bian said, took out a piece of wood from his arms, it was a letter written by Ma Gui to Gao Shun, Gao Shun took a closer look, it turned out that the three fortresses had been completed and were being built inside, please indicate whether other fortresses are being built; There is also the fact that Wang Xuan has already led away 100 war horses, a total of 82 inferior horses and 18 slightly inferior medium horses.

After reading the letter, Gao Shun secretly scolded, he was calculated by them, and at such a big price, he just bought a Mayi County that no one cared about, and he lost a lot of money, but this made him recognize the situation, and it was better to rely on others than on himself; You must be careful when dealing with these old foxes in the future, otherwise you may be calculated; These big families really don't pay attention to the rules, and they don't necessarily do things when they receive money; It's really not as good as the emperor's clear price, at least it seems to be above board.

Gao Shun thought about it for a while, and said to Du Bian: "Meng Yuan, I know that you just came back, and it is very hard, but I still need you to run the capital urgently." ”

"Although the owner tells him, he doesn't work hard."

Gao Shun said: "I have decided to buy the Taishou and Kokusho of Kamitan-gun, Dai-gun, and Toyama Province. ”

Li Qiang suggested: "General, I suggest buying Guangyang County, so that it can be connected with Dai County and Shanggu." ”

Gao Shun objected: "I've been thinking about it for a long time, so I'll buy the three counties I said." "What he is inconvenient to say is that by occupying Changshan Country and controlling Jingcheng Pass, the army can go straight down to Jizhou in the future, and it can be attacked and retreated; The location of the military capital and the flying fox is relatively biased, and it is okay to mobilize cavalry, but it is too far to mobilize infantry and not pose too much threat to Jizhou.

Du Bian asked: "Boss, whose names are written on the three county guards?" ”

Gao Shun said: "Zhou Fei, Cao Shan and Sun Cheng. ”

Du Bian was very puzzled and asked, "Boss, why don't you buy yourself a county guard?" ”

"Hehe, I'm still young, not suitable to be a county guard, I'll talk about it when I'm older." Gao Shun explained.

"Isn't it too ostentatious to buy 3 county guard positions at once? I fear repression. Li Qiang asked.

"Hehe, it's okay, let's buy in 2 states, and two counties are dangerous border counties, and the other reason is that they are not in rich areas; What's more important is to disperse our forces, so that they don't attract the attention of the emperor, if they are all gathered together, the emperor will be worried. ”

Li Qiang asked, "General, why don't you buy it for me and Ma Gui?" ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Meng Wen, buying an official is not a good thing, it will leave a stain on your body, which will affect your reputation and morality, and is not conducive to your long-term development, so I hope that you and Ma Gui will be appointed by the imperial court by virtue of their military exploits." ”

Li Qiang was willing to listen to this, and immediately agreed to Gao Shun's arrangement.

In fact, Gao Shun did not buy an official for himself, but he was also afraid of leaving a bad stain, and buying an official limited his right to travel casually in the future, in the Han Dynasty, without an order from the imperial court, officials could not go out of the jurisdiction, otherwise they could only resign on their own, or they would be severely punished by the imperial court.

If you buy an official for your subordinates, you can get a good reputation, and when the time comes, you can attract more people to come to you.

The reason for not buying an official for Li Qiang is to let him support various places at any time; And Ma Gui needs to sit in the rear, Yanmen County belongs to his base, and there is no room for error.

Buy the official positions of 3 counties at once, so that the system will be upgraded, and even two levels in a row, which will unlock a lot of important things, which are very important for his development, and he must develop and grow as much as possible before chaos comes.

Although he is not rich now, it is still easy to come up with 30 million dollars.

Du Bian asked, "Boss, when will you leave?" ”

"You're here today to take a good rest, I need to raise some funds, so that tomorrow will be off, do you think?"

"Yes, boss, I will definitely do the things you have to explain." Du Bian assured, thinking to himself, this time he has found the right person, buy 3 county guard-level officials for his subordinates at one time, maybe he can also be a county magistrate in the future.

That night, Gao Shun exchanged 300 catties of gold in the system, and the catties of the Han Dynasty were about 250 grams, with a total weight of about 75 kilograms.

For safety, another veteran was transferred from Xu Fu's cavalry tun and asked them to follow Wei Wei to Luoyang. It's not a troubled time yet, and I believe that the 21 of them can protect this batch of gold.

Li Qiang suggested: "General, can you rest assured that such a large sum of money will be handed over to them?" I'm really worried, now you have 2 cavalry in your hand, if you don't release it, and then send Gehu with you, so that it will be foolproof. ”

Gao Shun thought about it for a while and said: "Hehe, their homes are all local, and their household registrations have been registered, so there will be no problems; I have more important tasks for those cavalry, and I can't use them for the time being. It's not much use for Ge Hu to stay here, so let him go with Wei Wei, but you have to explain it clearly, and you must listen to Du Bian's arrangement. ”

"Yes, General." Li Qiang immediately went to find Ge Hu.

In fact, he is also very worried, but there is no better way for the time being, he estimates that the Xianbei people will attack soon, the system cavalry and the 4 guards in the system have a more important role, and they must protect Mayi County, otherwise the system will be downgraded and the loss will be greater; Even if the 300 gold is lost, it will not affect the overall situation, and if the system is downgraded, it will be regretted.