It can be seen from the grain account alone that his work after taking over Xiazhou will not be easy.

Supporting the front line must be a task that Xia Zhou cannot refuse. The front line is critical, and even if He Chunhua digs three feet into the ground, he has to put people, horses, and food together.

"Old lady Zhu sent a letter saying that the chief manager has just arrived in Xiazhou, and he is going to raise soldiers and horses next?"

"Yes, and quickly." He Chunhua brought over from Heishui City with only 300 people, and Wu Shaoyi's department was incorporated on the way, so he had 600 subordinates.

How can this little man be enough to fight, he will immediately recruit troops when he arrives in Xiazhou.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the local governors did not have the power to recruit soldiers, and they were all uniformly dispatched by the central government; To this day, the royal court often took care of itself, and uprisings in various places were not uncommon, so they acquiesced to the local officials to raise troops and horses and raise their own food and wages.

In Qiansong County, He Chunhua went from single-handedly to pulling up a complete team, which was already proficient, and he wanted to show his strengths after arriving in Xiazhou.

"Then Manager He needs to know that Dunyu and the surrounding seven counties have four major families, and their relationships are intertwined and intertwined. They basically control the lifeblood of the capital, and the other gateways are only their own eyes. Among them, the Li and Shu families have taken root here since the founding of the country eight years ago, and even have their own private army. The first two governors of Xiazhou had a good relationship with them. Qian Steward's attitude was very sincere, "Without their support, it would be difficult for you to do things in Xiazhou." ”

He Chunhua raised his eyebrows: "The four families of iron, the head of Xiazhou of flowing water?" ”

Qian Steward couldn't answer the phone, so he went to open the door and took a few thick books in: "This is the information you want about Dunyu and the four families, population, family background, and network network, and the villain tries to collect it but not necessarily comprehensively." There are some secret tricks, and the villain can't know about it. ”

"Okay, tell me first, who is in charge of the Xiazhou military affairs for me now?"

"Bing Cao is engaged, Peng Ju'an." Steward Qian has a good memory, "He is in charge of 16,700 soldiers and horses." ”

"Where does he live?"

"Qingyang Township is only about ten miles away from Dunyu."

He Chunhua nodded and asked, "Has the news of my entry into Xiazhou passed through?" ”

"Everyone knows that the new manager is coming, but it is not clear when he will arrive in Dunyu." Qian Guan told the truth, "But you have been here for two days, and I think the news has gone away." There are also four families in Ru County, with their property and manpower. ”

"What I said is that I have been to the Ruxian County Government in the past two days." He Chunhua exhaled, "Thank you." You are very reliable, I will ask Zhu Lao for a special reward. ”

Steward Qian's face was happy, and he immediately said: "In addition, not only have the people of Xiazhou fled recently, but the gentry have also gone south. The difference is that some people are willing to flee north into Xunzhou, while the rich can only retreat south. The Xie and Zhan families of the four major families have also recently sold their property and dismissed their servants. According to their subordinates, the master's family was ready to retreat. ”

Mo Zhe Jingxuan shook his head: "They take the lead to leave, and people's hearts are probably even more fluctuating." ”

"Who's to say it isn't? It's not easy for the manager to be in danger, and the villain wishes you good luck. Steward Qian bowed to He Chunhua and withdrew.

He Lingchuan stretched, pointed to the book and said, "Dad, reading is not my strong point. ”

"You don't have to look." He Chunhua said to everyone, "Dunyu's situation is basically as Qian Guan said, and there is very little difference between it and the information I have gathered. The journey of a thousand miles is coming to an end, and now let's discuss what to do after entering Dunyu. ”

As a result, this break hall is a long time.

Lao Mo came in and added charcoal, delivered a meal, and added an oil lamp.

At the end of the meeting, He Chunhua said to his opponent in high spirits: "If there is no accident, follow these." ”

Everyone solemnly said "yes" and left.

……

After all the idle people, including the He brothers, were gone, the housekeeper Lao Mo actually brought in the money manager again.

There were only three people in the room.

The money manager sat in the back and took a nap for a while to relieve the fatigue on the road, and saw Lao Mo hand over a tael of ten taels of silver, and Manager He said warmly: "The errand is not easy to do, I have worked hard for you." ”

"How dare you!" Having said that, the money manager still put away the big silver.

"Let me confirm again, the person who speaks for the Dunyu Li family is still Li Zhao?" He Chunhua frowned, "He is Li Shangshu's second uncle?" ”

"Yes, second uncle." Qian Guan said, "If you can get through his joint, the Li family will not be a problem." ”

"I'm afraid he's the biggest problem." He Chunhua thought for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, he's almost seventy, right?" ”

"I just celebrated my seventieth birthday a few days ago." Steward Qian said with a smile, "The locals say that Mrs. Li Zhao Li is the real leader of Dunyu." Although the Li family's business is also open to the juniors to do, they have to find Mrs. Li when it comes to big things. ”

He gave a thumbs up: "In Dunyu, even if it is a big trouble, the respected old lady Li will come forward, and nothing can be done." ”

"Awesome." He Chunhua said, "Is there a big trouble, including the granary on fire?" ”

"When I heard about this, Mrs. Li was furious. In the end, the grain official and the two unlucky people who were guilty of the crime of the government were sent to the capital, and they heard that they had been tried and were to be beheaded after the autumn. ”

"To dare to send people over is to be sure that they dare not speak." He Chunhua nodded, "Yes, there is still Li Shangshu in the national capital." I really hope that they will have this ability when facing the army of the New Year's Tribute. ”

The money steward sighed: "They can't do the war." ”

"That is to say, Li Zhao is the backbone of the entire Li family, the Dinghai needle."

"Exactly."

He Chunhua smiled: "How is the old lady's body?" ”

"Tough, not dazzled, not hunched back, he has always been careful to maintain." Steward Qian smiled bitterly, "I think he will live longer than me." ”

"Okay, then I want you to do two more things." He Chunhua raised a finger, "First of all, you inquire if Old Lady Li has done anything wrong, that is, to make him sleep uncomfortably and unforgettable in the past." ”

"Sleepless and unforgettable?" Steward Qian tried to recall, "Shhh ”

He Chunhua reminded him: "People are old and refined, and he should have done a lot of immoral things, but most of them will not take it to heart." ”

If there are too many lice, you won't bite, and you may not care if you do too many bad things.

"First of all, I listened to the old man of Dunyu. When Mrs. Li was in her forties, her third son must marry a commoner. Somehow, Li Zhao actually got involved with his third daughter-in-law who didn't pass through the door, and he also enlarged other people's stomachs. There is no way, the third daughter-in-law became his seventh concubine. ”

Talking about this kind of thing, Steward Qian couldn't help but squeeze his eyes: "Not long after, the concubine suddenly fell ill and died, and she was still seven months old at the time, with one corpse and two lives. ”

Slowly, rumors spread in the market that the little concubine did not die of illness, because the stomach was not Mrs. Li's seed. Where could Mrs. Li endure this green hat, and asked someone to drag her to be buried alive directly, only saying that she died of illness and was buried thickly. The woman screamed before she died, scolding the old lady for not dying well. ”

He Chunhua's brows furrowed and he never let go: "It's actually colorful, how credible is it?" ”

"A few days later, the wild dog dragged out a female corpse in a mass grave, with traces of binding on her body and sand in her throat, which should have been buried alive." Qian Guan said, "From the perspective of time, it's right." ”

He Chunhua snorted: "Is there anything else?" ”

"Mrs. Li originally had a twin brother, and the two had an excellent relationship and were inseparable. When they were teenagers, they went down to the river to play in the water one summer, and suddenly a flash flood broke out, and both of them were in danger, and only a small tree in the water could live. Mrs. Li seized the opportunity, or snatched the opportunity, jumped up on her brother's shoulder, and was rescued by the adults ashore, but the tree broke and her brother was washed away. ”

He Chunhua was very cautious: "Where did you hear about it?" Li Zhao himself is seventy years old, how many people can know these things? ”

The average life expectancy of the people of the big kite is only thirty-three years old, and it is a fluke that the common people can live to fifty.

This is revealed by Mrs. Li's third son. That's right, that is, the son who was robbed of his daughter-in-law by him was depressed, and when he was looking for someone to drink, he said it, and said that everyone in the clan knew it, and it was not a secret. ”

"Good!" He Chunhua took out a gold ingot and put it on the table, "I'm going to trouble you to do it for me again." After the deed is completed, there is also a thank you gift. ”

Steward Qian hurriedly said: "You are the benefactor and guest of the Zhu family, and the villain should do his best!" ”

Zhu Xi expected that He Chunhua could open up the pattern in Xiazhou, so in the letter, he told Qian Steward to fully cooperate.

Then He Chunhua whispered the request.

Steward Qian was stunned when he heard this.

"Can it be done?"

"The villain will try his best, please wait patiently for a few days."

……

The next day, the army did not continue north as originally planned, because Chief He was ill.

The nobles passing by were sick, and the county magistrates of Ruxian County rushed to visit after receiving the news. He Chunhua was lying on the bed with a pale face, saying that he was tired from the journey and infected with wind and cold, and he had to rest for a few days.

Of course, the county magistrate of Ruxian County promised to send someone to send the most intimate and thoughtful service.

He Lingchuan and the others heard that He Chunhua had sent spies to Dunyu again, and it would take some time to come back and forth.

They don't fight unprepared battles. It's only a few days, what's there to wait?

During the day, He Lingchuan either adjusted the meridian formula, or took the medicine ape and the rock wolf around the county seat, swaggering very much; I still fell asleep at night, and continued to practice martial arts, be a patrol, and brush up on military skills in the Panlong dream, and accept people's praise.

Great battles like the Ghost Needle Stone Forest are not common, and his days in his dreams are also step-by-step.

Next door, Sun Ling, was never at home and didn't know where she went.

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On the evening of the fourth day, the Li family in Dunyu City had a guest come to the door.

The person who came was Shu Qian, the second brother of the head of the Shu family, who exchanged a few polite words with the helmsman of the Li family, presented a gift for the visit, and patted the remaining snow on his neck: "I'm bothering the old man, my brother asked me to pass the word, and the newly appointed governor of Xiazhou, He Chunhua, fell ill in the post station in Ru County." ”