"Actually, I sent Lu Fang to Wenjiabao a few days ago, and he has been there, so he will be more familiar with it, so it will be convenient for him to carry out his work."

"The subordinates have some questions, why did the second son take the Wen family without thinking about it? In fact, there are other better candidates. I feel that although the Wen family is not famous, Wen Jiabao has a good reputation in the local area, and if he insists on pulling out this nail, I am afraid that the impact will not work. ”

After Yuan Xi returned to Ji County, he immediately sent Lü Fang to Wenjiabao to be responsible for sorting out the land and population of the Wen family, so as to prepare for the tax collection a month later. After asking Han Yan, the county magistrate of Ji County, the answer he got was not as expected.

"The Wen family is indeed a local wealthy family, and no one in the clan is in power in Yecheng, but they played a considerable role in the process of driving away Gongsun Zhan."

Han Yan is a local official in Youzhou, who has been an official in Ji County for several years, and in terms of qualifications, he is actually much deeper than his predecessor Zhang Tang, and the Han family is also a famous family in Ji County. So he has a different understanding of the Wen family.

Yuan Xi chose the Wen family, so what reason is there, it's just that he has seen the arrogance of the Wen brothers before, and he has some grudges. At this time, he was asked by Han Yan, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I always have to take someone to cut it, I think the Wen family is quite suitable, he invaded a lot of land when he was fighting, and there is a lot of oil and water in it." ”

Han Yan saw that Yuan Xi was careless when he spoke, his brows furrowed slightly, and said: "Gongsun Chan was originally defeated at Jieqiao and could retreat into Ji County, but it was the Wen family that organized soldiers and horses north of Yijing and repelled Gongsun Zhan's vanguard troops, making him suspicious, so he stayed in Yijing." It is said that after this battle, the Wen family and Yecheng also had close contacts, but I don't know who is behind it? ”

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Who does it matter who is behind him?" Do I still need to be afraid...... Besides, I just sent someone to collect some information about the Wen family, and as long as he abides by the law and pays his taxes in full, I won't embarrass him. Don't worry, Lord Han, I know how to measure. ”

Han Yan hurriedly lowered his hand and said, "My subordinates don't dare." ”

Yuan Xi said goodbye to Han Yan, walked out of his mansion, and then took the car back to the mansion. His Thorn History Mansion was still prepared for him by Zhang Tang, covering a wide area. Now he smiled at the mansion, but Zhang Tang was sent away by him, which also discouraged people who were lining up to give gifts.

Walking into the room and sitting down, Lou Jingshu next to him suddenly whispered: "Today, that woman and the gardener chatted for a while......

"Women?" Yuan Xi tilted his head slightly.

"It's that poem......"

Yuan Xi said: "Oh, you said poetry? Let her go......"

Lou Jingshu's voice raised slightly: "Follow her?" I suspect that she is a spy sent by your third brother? If we don't deal with it in time, I'm afraid our secrets will be leaked by her. ”

Yuan Xi smiled faintly: "If it is leaked, it will be leaked, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the matter of Yi Jing will always be spread." I heard that some people in Yijing City are already dissatisfied with me. ”

After he occupied Yijing City, he explained his identity, and some people took advantage of the chaos to occupy the land he had cultivated outside the city, saying that it was the land inherited from his ancestors, but he blocked it back. It is understandable that they may have the title deeds of these abandoned lands. But at this moment, in addition to the military tun outside the city, it is the land he allocated to the displaced people, and it is planned to be an important grain production area within three years. These people dare to break ground on their own heads, and they are really impatient. Yuan Xi asked Zhao Yun to stay in Yijing and suppress the people who were about to move.

"Is there any news from Yi Jing?"

Lou Jingshu said: "I heard that some veterans of Youzhou heard that the white horse cavalry had come back and came to vote, and there were more than 300 people, who had been pacified by Tian Yu. ”

Yuan Xi said: "These are all officers from the old Youzhou, and it is estimated that the rank is not low, otherwise they would not have taken this risk." How can ordinary people have the guts? White horse cavalry? It's just a façade, and after all, it's still some outlaws. Wouldn't it be a great disappointment if they found out who I am? ”

Lou Jingshu said: "Yi Jing wants to ask for instructions on whether to incorporate these veterans into the people's army?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "How is it possible? It's just some defeated generals, how can they be incorporated into the people's army? With such a dilution, what combat effectiveness does my people's army have? ”

Lou Jingshu said: "The veteran of a hundred battles sent to the door, you don't want it?" ”

The so-called veterans are those who have seen blood on the battlefield, who have gone through blood and rain and do not die, and they are the essence of an army, and a veteran is top ten recruits. In the era of cold weapons, the casualties in each battle were very large. So when he heard Yuan Xi's words, Rao is a Hu person like Lou Jingshu was also very surprised.

Yuan Xi laughed and said: "Of course I can't be so violent, tell them, let's be in the reserve team first, and be responsible for the guard of Yijing City." Do a good job of registering materials, eliminate spies and irresolute elements, and then carry out ideological transformation. Wait until the training is done properly and then integrate into the full-fledged army. ”

With this kind of good thing, Yuan Xi naturally had to laugh out loud in his dreams.

At the same time, on the vast plains in the south of Ji County, some people who relied on the mountains and the sea to eat the sea rushed into the place where they left Wenjiabao 500 miles away. To be precise, this is a gang of bandits.

These people, with their clothes in tatters, and even those on horseback, all carrying sticks, slaughtered the nearby villages, ransacked them, and then absorbed some ruffians as accomplices, and continued to the next village.

The leader is a black Humpty Dumpty, who is the first in the cottage, named Jiao Touch. He is good at wielding a fifty-nine-pound iron broadsword, dancing vigorously, and there is no opponent within five hundred miles. And the second master beside him is Zhang Nan, who rode a fast horse, who had been a chief in Yuan Shao's army and had also made military merits.

These two people had been cowering in the barren mountainous area south of Zhuo County for a long time, and they could have been hungry and full when they robbed passing caravans. But since the defeat of Gongsun Zhan, the resumption of exchanges between Youzhou and Jizhou, and the passage between Yecheng and Yijing has been restored, they have no prey. At Zhang Nan's suggestion, they were divided into two teams of infantry and cavalry, with the cavalry covering and the infantry robbing. Avoided the official army all the way and entered the hinterland of Youzhou. At this time, whether it was the defenders of Jixian or Yijing, they were all ignorant.

Jiao touched away for a while, the sun was shining on his body, he was panting, and he looked up to Zhang Nandao beside him: "Brother, if you go further east, it will be dangerous." While we already have a harvest, we might as well go back quickly. ”

Zhang Nan rode on the horse, kept looking around vigilantly, and said with a smile at this time: "Brother, don't worry, there are cavalry trained by me nearby, even if the officers and soldiers of the brigade come to encircle and suppress." We also had plenty of time to escape. If it is a small group of officers and soldiers, even if we kill them, we will not be afraid of them. ”

Jiao Touch was a little lacking in confidence, they intercepted a convoy from Zhending to Zhuoxian last time, but they were killed and lost their armor, they were taken hostage twice, compared to martial arts, the opponent's small soldiers were stronger than themselves, compared to the formation, the other party was trapped in a backwater battle, and his side was almost wiped out. Thinking about it, Jiao Touch was terrified. To this day, he still doesn't know where that team came from.

Zhang Nan saw his thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, according to my guess, the evil star we met before is probably a passerby." Their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the official army, and they will never appear in this countryside. ”

"What's more......" he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "we are no longer the rabble we were three months ago. ”