Since Chang Qian came to Lingtong County, he has felt aggrieved.

Coming out of the inn, he settled down in an inn not far away.

The same unpleasant life.

Outside the gate of the inn, there were several county officials, who were watching his whereabouts.

At first, Chang Qian was furious and wanted to let his entourage do it, and teach these servants a hard lesson.

How dare you spy on yourself openly?

These officers don't want to live!

But the entourage rushed out of the city, and before they could make a move, they had already expressed their intentions.

They were sent by the prefectural magistrate to guard here.

The intention is very simple, one is to protect Chang Qian's personal safety.

This made Chang Qian and his entourage furious, there were so many of them, and how many servants did they use to protect Chang Qian?

But Jiang Long couldn't help but arrange it this way, otherwise if Chang Qian had an accident here, Jiang Long would definitely be implicated.

Jiang Long was the commander of Lingtong County, and Chang Qian was sent by the emperor to assist Jiang Long in digging rivers and improving wilderness farmland.

Chang Qian is Jiang Long's deputy, and Jiang Long naturally wants to protect Chang Qian's safety.

Of course, Lingtong County is located on the frontier, it is relatively chaotic, and the manpower is limited, if a large number of horse bandits or foreign armies are attacking, then even if Chang Qian is dead, it is not Jianglong's business.

And now the Jianglong faction does not send messengers over, which is an attitude.

If he does, even if something happens to Chang Qian, even if he is implicated, he will have a reason to excuse himself.

If you don't do it, once Chang Qian has an accident, then the Chang family can take advantage of this to make trouble.

This has nothing to do with how many followers Chang Qian brought.

Second, it is necessary to understand Chang Qian's whereabouts.

Chang Qian was sent from the capital, not a local official, and the imperial court wanted to know the whereabouts of all the officials abroad.

You don't know what you did, but where you are, you must have a record of the case.

In this way, if something happens to the official, it is convenient for the upper authorities to investigate.

Chang Qian is naturally included.

Otherwise, if an official is assassinated by the enemy and thrown away at will, then the official suddenly disappears, and the court does not know what to do.

Because of these two points, several messengers stood guard at the entrance of the inn.

Chang Qian felt like a bird in a cage, with no freedom at all.

No one would be happy to be watched all the time.

The reason given by the errand officer was very sufficient, Chang Qian could only let the entourage come back, and he almost blew his lungs.

In addition to being monitored, Chang Qian also encountered problems.

That is, there is not enough money in the hand to spend.

Since childhood, this is really the first time that Chang Qian has been troubled by the problem of silver.

He has been loved by Evergreen since he was a child, and his food, clothing and flowers are all properly arranged by Evergreen.

When he was a little older, he grew into a teenager, and Chang Qing gave him enough silver for a month.

Among the teenagers of the same age in Changfu, he has the highest monthly rate.

Not only that, because he is very good in his studies and has made a name for himself, he will be rewarded if he is evergreen.

It can be said that in the past, silver was just a number in Chang Qian's eyes.

I didn't pay attention to this thing at all.

Because, he is never short of money.

But now, he's strapped for cash.

When he left Beijing, although Chang Qing gave him a lot of silver taels, he spent a lot of money on the way.

Once he went out of Beijing, he saw a novelty on the way, so he naturally had to buy it.

Actually, it's a novelty, but I haven't seen it before.

These are new things, just with a strong local character.

Take it in your hand and play with it, and throw it away.

In addition to his own expenses, he also has to manage the food and lodging of more than 100 people.

These more than 100 people are not ordinary people digging rivers, and they just need to eat steamed porridge and be full for every meal.

There will be meat and wine at every meal.

These guards are from Changfu, and they are used to living a privileged life, and they are not happy without meat.

The wine and meat of more than 100 people will be a lot of money at the end of this day.

Along the way, there were also officials who sent filial piety.

However, Chang Qing had carefully warned him that after leaving the capital, he was not allowed to accept the money from the magistrate.

This money was not taken for nothing!

The magistrate gave him silver, just to want to be promoted and make a fortune, and take the road of the ordinary family, Chang Qing is a secretary of the ministry, holding heavy power, and is in charge of the review of officials, promotions and other matters, and can really have a relationship with the Chang family, then it will be an official road to prosperity.

In addition to wanting to be promoted, there is another possibility, that is, the magistrate has committed something and wants to find the Chang family for help.

These things, Chang Qing is lazy to manage.

And I'm afraid that if the matter is too big, I won't be able to hold it anymore, and it will reach the emperor's ears, and I will inevitably be reprimanded.

Chang Qian was very obedient and did not accept money from local officials.

Yesterday, he said to Jiang Long very heroically that it is not uncommon to stay in the post station.

Immediately brought his subordinates over to rent this entire inn, and spent a lot of money.

Now I have very little money left.

Pushing open the wooden window on the third floor, a gust of cold wind blew his fingers, which made Chang Qian shiver and his head was a little sober.

This inn is in an excellent location, in the most prosperous part of the county.

Because the business is good, it costs a lot to wrap it up.

It's three or five times higher than the cost of an inn on the edge of the city.

And the reason why Chang Qian chose to live here was also to show off to Jiang Long.

It's just a broken station, and if you don't let it live, you won't live it.

Lao Tzu has a better place to live!

But now, Chang Qian, who is a little calmer, has some regrets.

Yesterday was too impulsive!

It costs too much to charter an inn.

You must know that he came to Lingtong County on an errand, and he could not go back until the river was completed and the wilderness was improved into farmland.

It would take two or three years to say the least.

And living in the inn for two or three years, providing more than 100 subordinates to eat and drink, and having wine and meat every day, it will definitely not be a small amount.

What to do?

Chang Qian looked at the scenery in the city and frowned.

A deliberately suppressed sound of guessing came from downstairs, making Chang Qian even more annoyed.

These subordinates don't have to think about the silver, they eat well, sleep well, and drink well.

But he couldn't stop it.

And it can't be too tightly controlled.

Only by raising these attendant guards will these guards fight to the death of the Savior at the critical moment.

Throwing the wooden window shut, Chang Qian walked back and sat down at the table.

Why don't you write home and ask your grandfather for some?

If he was in the capital, he wouldn't be embarrassed, and if he didn't have money, he would ask Chang Qing to stretch out his hand, and Chang Qing wouldn't give him silver.

But the problem is that he was angry yesterday and immediately wrote a letter home and sent it back to the capital.

It's only the next day, and I'm going to send a letter home again?

After thinking about it, Chang Qian felt that it was inappropriate.

Chang Qing tried his best to get the emperor's consent to send him to Lingtong County on an errand, the main purpose was to train him.

If you send a letter back to ask for your grandfather's help every day, it will be really like Jiang Long said, he is a child who still needs to feed.

At that time, Grandpa is afraid that he will also be disappointed in him.

Anyway, ask Xia Lin to borrow some money, and return to the capital to pay him back in the future?

Chang Qian felt that at present, he seemed to have only this one way.

And he had to speak early, otherwise in a few days, he would be driven out of the inn by the innkeeper without the silver in his hand, and the face of the Chang family would be lost.

With a few guards, Chang Qian hurriedly walked out of the inn gate.

The few errand guards who were guarding the door of the inn were separated from two people, and they hung behind not far away.

Chang Qian wanted to order his guards to cut down the two errands, but he didn't dare to do so.

Jiang Long is too strong, he really cut two errand soldiers, maybe he can be fine.

But Jiang Long can take revenge on his entourage guards.

These retinue guards are meant to protect his life, and if he dies, he will be in danger.

From the capital to Lingtong County, he also encountered a few horse bandits, it was the guards who were numerous, there were two on hand, and then the magistrates sent troops to escort him, so he arrived safely without danger.

Although he didn't really do anything with the horse bandits, he saw the figure of those horse bandits.

One by one, the fierce gods are evil, so they are not scary!

He didn't want to die at the hands of those bandits one day.

Walking quickly to the post station, Chang Qian found Xia Lin.

Xia Lin and Chang Qian are just like Jiang Long said, they came here to get credit for nothing, gilded.

The long journey was not well rested, and Xia Lin naturally had to wait until he was fully recovered before looking for something to do.

So people are in the post station.

Seeing Chang Qian coming to the door, he thought that Chang Qian wanted to unite with him to deal with Jiang Long.

But he didn't want Chang Qian to open his mouth, but he wanted to borrow some silver.

"Brother Chang is actually short of money?" Xia Lin was stunned, a little unexpected.

Chang Qian's face turned a little red, this was the first time he had borrowed money from outsiders, and he was a little embarrassed.

and put the account on Jiang Long.

Then he sighed and told the cause and effect.

"Please also ask Brother Xia to help one or two, and when I return to the capital, the younger brother will double the return!"

Xia Lin also has to maintain dozens of followers, which also costs a lot, so he naturally understands Chang Qian's difficulties.

It's just that according to Chang Qian's approach, even if he lent Chang Qian all the silver, he wouldn't be able to support it for a month.

When you go out, how can you act like this and spend money?

Throwing silver is like running water.

Seeing Xia Lin frowning, as if he didn't want to borrow it, Chang Qian was embarrassed again.

I'd love to flick my sleeves and quickly turn away, but what happens next after leaving?

There seemed to be nails on his feet, and Chang Qian didn't move when he finally stood still.

Xia Lin noticed the change in Chang Qian's expression, but he didn't want to have a stiff relationship with Chang Qian, so he immediately sighed softly: "Don't say anything about doubling the return, just a few silver taels, and it's just a little bit of a small meaning to give it to Brother Chang." ”

Hearing this, Chang Qian's face softened.

"But!" Xia Lin suddenly changed his face, "Even if I give you all the silver, how long can you hold on?"

It's too much to spend away from home, not like you. ”

This is a bit of a lesson.

Chang Qian turned his head away.

Xia Lin immediately felt that Chang Qian was indeed like a child, so he slowed down his voice and said, "You don't want to live in a post station, and you don't have to live in the largest inn in the county?"

You must know that there are more than 100 people under your hands, and at the end of this day, how much will you have to spend on food and lodging alone?

Besides, you don't have a single amount in mind about the cost of your retinue.

Whenever someone asks for it, you give it money.

How does this work?

Take me as an example, I have a good idea of how much money they spend on food and accommodation every day.

And it is impossible to have wine and meat at every meal like in the capital.

If they want to add vegetables, they pay for their own money.

Spend their own money, and they will be distressed. ”

Although Chang Qian was awkward on the surface, he listened carefully in his heart.

No one had taught him this knowledge before.

"You don't have to worry that they won't fight to protect you, their families are in the hands of the Chang family, you just need to reward the entourage who has made meritorious service and has a good appearance, and give them good wine and meat on the table, so you are not afraid that they will not sell their lives!"