Chapter 43: The Harvest of the Bandits
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Ritsu Kagawa saw that Xiaozhu's face was wooden, he knew that there would be such a result, so he couldn't help it, laughed out loud, ignored her, and continued to walk back.
Xiaozhu saw him laughing, and then he knew that Ritsu Kagawa was joking with her, and his heart finally let go. But then I thought, how can this general be like this? It doesn't seem to be the same as everyone else!
The two of them returned to Baguanzi Street, Liu Zhihe had already returned, and when they saw Ritsu Kagawa, the two of them came forward to greet them.
Ritsu Kagawa also wanted to know what the results of this collection of bandits in Huoying Ridge would be, so he let Liu Zhihe enter the house, and after sitting down, Ritsu Kagawa asked them, "How many bandits are there in total this time?"
Liu Zhi had just sat down, and when he heard Ritsu Kagawa's inquiry, he quickly stood up again and replied: "The number of people who have been recruited is only four hundred and nine, and there are more than thirty others, and their whereabouts are unknown."
It seems that not everyone is willing to accept co-optation. However, there are only a few dozen people, which is not a big deal. Ritsu Kagawa asked again: "What is the gain from clearing the thief's lair?"
Hearing Ritsu Kagawa ask about this, Liu glanced at He Cai, his face was full of excitement, Ritsu Kagawa looked at him, knowing that they must have gained a lot from this trip.
I saw He Cai also stood up from the chair and said to Ritsu Kagawa: "Back to the adults, the villains have paid off this time, and the harvest is not small. The grain hidden in the mountain alone is as much as 8,000 stones, and all of them have been transported to us. β¦β¦β
Eight thousand stone grain, is there so much? After hearing He Cai's report, Ritsu Kagawa was shocked. That's a bit of an exaggeration.
But Liu Zhi also said with a glow on his face at this time: "Damn." These thieves are richer than us! I really should have gone to get rid of them sooner. β
It seems that this thing is still true, so much food, it really surprised Ritsukagawa. However, this gang of bandits was able to get so much food, which can be regarded as some means.
He Cai's words were not finished, and after Liu Zhi interjected, He Cai said again: "In fact, food is not the most important thing, what we didn't expect the most was that there were still three hundred catties of gold in the thief cave. These guys are really rich! Now that the gold has been solved, please tell me how to store it. β
Good fellows, it's amazing that this gang of bandits can get so much gold. Ritsukagawa thought for a moment and said, "The grain is on the general ledger, and now that we have so many people, the food supply will definitely be a big problem." This is not to be done in a sloppy manner. β
Liu Zhi and He Cai bowed their heads and said yes. Ritsukagawa asked again, "How did you settle the thieves on the Fire Eagle Ridge?"
Liu Zhi said: "It has been split up and dispersed into various squads. Adults don't have to worry too much about them. Besides, they don't have a leader now, and they can't afford to make any big waves. β
Ritsu Kagawa nodded and said, "That being said, it's better to be careful." So be it! The gold, too, remained in the general ledger. However, give me a hundred catties first, I have to send it to the emperor! β
There is always some private money to offer the emperor, and without money, the royal family really can't do anything. This matter is not a luxury, and it can be explained clearly in one sentence. A lot of the time, the royal family does need money.
"By the way, we have more people now, and the affairs will be more complicated, and there must be a person to manage the things in the accounts, and you can go to Mr. Guan Hu to discuss these things! We must establish this system as soon as possible. β
These things, Ritsu Kagawa has to solemnly explain, if he really wants to do things, he will need more and more people in the future, and he will take care of everything alone, so he must have his own team.
He Cailiu took the order and left, and after a while, he sent two people to carry a hundred catties of gold. Looking at the heavy gold, Ritsukagawa sighed in his heart, if only he could have so much gold in the original world.
But this is impossible, and now, although he has so much gold, it is almost useless, because this world is materially scarce, and if he has money, he cannot buy anything good.
When the gold arrived, Ritsu Kagawa did not delay, and immediately let these two people carry it again, and went with him to send it to Emperor Xian.
When he arrived at Emperor Xian, Ritsu Kagawa explained his intention, and Emperor Xian was greatly surprised. Ritsu Kagawa said: "Originally, what we got this time was more than that, but when we are currently using the money, the other villains will stay on their own for daily support." I hope that the Holy One will not blame him. β
Emperor Xian said: "What Lu Qing has done is very good, Qing is showing his strength at this moment, it is when he needs money and food, even if he stays by his side, it doesn't hurt." How could I blame you? β
Empress Fu also said: "General Lu has a lot of daily expenses, even if he keeps all this gold, it should be, why bring this share to the emperor?"
In her opinion, Ritsu Kagawa is now starting from a poor and white, everything needs money, and the royal daily expenses, although they are poor, but they can barely hold on. Ritsukagawa didn't need to send the gold to the emperor at all.
But Ritsu Kagawa said: "This must be sent, the royal dignity and majesty really need to be maintained, so that it can be majestic in the world." But all of this needs to be backed up by strength. If we weren't too embarrassed now, three hundred catties of gold, I would like to send them all to the emperor! The emperor rewards and punishes merits, and he must be clear, so that he can have his own demeanor and impress his subordinates. β
When Emperor Xian and Empress Fu heard this, they knew that Ritsukagawa's intention was here. As the emperor, it is true that he can't just talk about it all the time, and he also needs to have practical actions against his subordinates, so that he can buy and win people's hearts.
About Ritsu Kagawa knew that the emperor had rewarded the palace maids of Xiaomei and Xiaozhu, and felt that he had lost some royal bearing, so he deliberately sent these gold to the emperor to fill the faΓ§ade for the royal family! Empress Fu thought to herself.
And this is indeed a problem, the emperor's reward and punishment is a normal means of exercising imperial power, if the rewards of his subordinates are so petty, it is indeed difficult to convince others.
This Ritsu Kagawa is really quite reasonable. In the hearts of Empress Fu and Emperor Xian, they couldn't help but have a trace of praise for Ritsu Kagawa.
After explaining the matter of gold clearly, Ritsu Kagawa said to Emperor Xian again: "Your Majesty, the villain has one more thing, which is also to ask the emperor for permission."
Emperor Xian had great trust in Ritsu Kagawa at this time, and after listening to Ritsu Kagawa's words, he said: "If Lu Qing has something to say, I will not allow it."
Ritsu Kagawa said: "A few days ago, the villain took hundreds of people to borrow grain from some local big families. Now that the grain has been borrowed, the emperor has also praised the stability of the time. I think people were meritorious to the emperor at that time, and now I want the emperor to write a few plaques and send them to those powerful families as a commendation. β
"This ......" Hearing what Lu Kagawa said, Emperor Xian hesitated for a moment, and after a while, he said again: "My people, isn't it a matter of course to provide food and me?" How do I still reward them? β
This is indeed what an emperor can say, all the people in the world are state-owned, the emperor used a little of their things, and he had to thank them, and he had to send them a plaque?
Of course, Lu Kagawa would not argue with Emperor Xian, he just said: "What the emperor said is very true, but our grain is not too much now, if the emperor is willing to write a few plaques casually and let me send them to those people, then we can get hundreds of more stones." In these extraordinary times, why wouldn't the emperor do this? β
Write a few plaques, can you get food? This made Emperor Xian a little puzzled in his heart, but he didn't say anything more about this, but said with a little dissatisfaction: "Could it be that my inscription is only worth a few hundred stones of grain?"
Do you have to worry about this? Ritsu Kagawa said secretly in his heart.