"Since Zeng County has set an example, then I will also take out 3,000 stones of grain and grass to save the danger of the front line." With the two county guards of Luyue County and Zigui County taking the lead, the remaining six county guards all opened their mouths to express their willingness to take out a thousand stones to save the danger of the front line.

The statement of the eight county guards made Xie Cang's face quite unhappy, this is a statement? It's all about fooling people.

From 10,000 stone in each county, it was reduced by nine-tenths at once, and the eight counties were only more than 10,000 stone at all. If it was somewhere else, maybe he wouldn't be angry at Xie Cang, but where is this place?

Dongzhou, one of the richest states in Daliang. Just eight counties, any county town, the annual output is seventy or eighty thousand, not to mention the subordinate counties, how can the 10,000 stone grain and grass in each county proposed by Su Qi'an and them be so difficult for them?

These county guards are not honest people, and they don't know how much fertile land they occupy in their respective families, and it is true to say that the people of Dongzhou are having a hard time, but these local officials are eager to die.

However, these officials are still complaining about the good of the people, and they are complaining about it for a long time, and in their own statement, they give this matter a decision.

Xie Cang's face was gloomy, his eyes looked at the eight county guards coldly, and he said coldly.

"Zeng County Shou, Han County Shou, your two counties are big counties in Dongzhou, as far as Ben Hou knows, your two counties, the annual output is at least more than 300,000 stones, in front of the supervision envoy, you still want to play tricks, so dishonest, do you want to be punished." Xie Cang's words made Zeng Mo and Han Cheng's faces change slightly, and they hurriedly got up to explain.

"Lord Hou, the supervisor has misunderstood the lower officials, our county has a production of more than 300,000 stones a year, but most of them are private land, these grain fields pay due taxes, to our hands, less than one-fifth, we can take out thousands of stones of grain and grass, it is not easy, no matter how much even the lower officials can't do anything."

"Yes, it's not that the lower officials don't do their best, but about half of the land in this county is private land, which is in line with the laws of the imperial court, even if we wait, we can't take their land, and I hope that the supervision envoy and the marquis can understand." Zeng Mo and Han Cheng said that there was nothing they could do, and Xie Cang, who listened to it, frowned and jumped, just when he wanted to get angry.

Su Qi'an suddenly spoke,

"Okay, Brother Xie, it's no wonder that they are doing this, they also have their own hardships, they can come up with more than 10,000 stones of grain and grass, and they have done their best, so don't embarrass them."

"That's it, today's matter is over for the time being, you lords go down to rest first, stay in Danyang County for a while, as for what to do with the grain and grass in the back, the envoy is in contact with the state capital, and is discussing carefully with the county guards."

"Thank you for your understanding." The eight county guards clasped their fists in unison, then turned to leave. The two county officials of Danyang County, who were standing aside to listen, just wanted to turn around and leave, but they were stopped by Su Qi'an, their eyes signaled, and the two stepped forward.

Su Qi'an whispered something to the two, and after a while, the two county officials showed shocked looks on their faces, obviously frightened.

"Why, it's so scared? If it can't be done, you can refuse, and you can find someone else to do it. The two county officials came back to their senses, shook their heads again and again, their eyes were fixed, and they clenched their fists and said solemnly to Su Qi'an.

"It is an honor for the two of us to trust the two of us so much, and if this little thing is not done well, the two of us are not worthy of being county officials."

"Okay, go ahead, as long as you do this well, don't worry, you two won't lose." The two county officials nodded heavily, their eyes flashing with a bit of excitement, and then turned to leave.

The two of them were waiting for Su Qi'an's words, although they informed the other eight county guards of Su Qi'an's whereabouts before, but one yard was one yard.

The eight county guards will not be grateful to them for this, after all, the levels of the two sides are there, don't look at the two levels are only one level apart, but the county guard is always the supreme governor of a county, and the deputy is always the deputy.

And the two of them have no background, and they have been able to get to where they are today, all by relying on themselves step by step and working hard.

Don't look at the eight county guards who are usually polite to them, and they don't even look down on them in private, these eight county guards are all from wealthy backgrounds.

The family is deeply powerful, and it has climbed to the two most powerful families in Dongzhou, Wu and Jiang, and there is no one in sight, except for the state pastor and the state minister, who will respect, and no one else cares at all.

If it weren't for Su Qi'an's sudden visit to Danyang County, the eight county guards would not have been so polite to the two of them at all.

After suffering so much, suddenly, a supervision envoy came from Dongzhou to visit Danyang County, and asked the two of them to get in the car to accompany him, and let him observe.

This is the face given to them by the inspector, how they don't understand this, so when Su Qi'an asks them to do something, no matter what, the two of them have to complete it well.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be too difficult to turn over in Dongzhou in the future. Seeing the two county officials leave, Xie Cang said softly,

"Brother Su, are these two reliable?" Su Qi'an took the tea on the table and said unhurriedly,

"I have already lost their background, from a poor family, to be able to get to this point, it is completely left and right, I have served in Danyang County for many years, although I am not a clean official, but I am not a vicious person."

"He's a smart guy, they only get one chance, they know how to do it." Xie Cang nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

His anger just now was to cooperate with Su Qi'an and test their thoughts. is the same as Su Qi'an's judgment, each of these eight county guards is an old fox, even if Su Qi'an uses power to suppress the situation, he is still calm and unhurried, and he looks like a victim.

In particular, the Luyue County Shou Zeng Mo and Zigui County Shou Hancheng, these two are the leaders of the eight counties.

If nothing else, in terms of the family background of the two, they are also among the best in Dongzhou, and more importantly, behind the two of them, there is the support of the Wu family and the Jiang family.

The three giants of the three families in Dongzhou are not just said casually, except for the Shen family, who entered the Tao with business, and has the wealth of the country, becoming one of the three giants.

The Wu family and the Jiang family are serious families, with a history of hundreds of years in Dongzhou, even older than Da Liang.

In the imperial examinations held in Daliang for so many years, there are countless of them in the two families, and there are people and jinshi almost every year, and even the champions have produced several.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a family of imperial examinations, among which the head of the family is the second-grade prince of the imperial court, which looks a little bad, but looking at the imperial court, at least one-third of the officials are subject to the lintels of the two families.

In addition to the champion and Jinshi, the two families have also produced some great Confucians, and these great Confucians are basically in the state of Zhishi, and they all return to the mountains and wilderness, and return to their hometowns.

But don't underestimate them, it is because of their existence that the Wu and Jiang families can gain a foothold in Dongzhou.

Most of the Confucians in the imperial court have taught members of the royal family, and they have a lot of money with His Majesty in terms of relationships. These Confucians, even if they are Zhishi, are very respectful and valued when they return to their hometowns.

Who would dare to do anything to a family like this? It's no different from looking for death. Therefore, climbing these two big trees, the eight county guards are basically headed by Zeng Mo and Han Cheng.

Originally, it was the Nine Counties, but Zeng Mo and Han Cheng didn't look down on Lu Wenliang at all, and they didn't treat him at all in normal times, basically leaving Danyang County independent.

The newspaper group of the eight counties is warm and repels the outside world, which is the root cause of the accumulation of difficulties in the last nine counties.

"The first step is done, and now the second step begins." A few people in the public hall nodded slightly, and then dispersed.

The news that Su Qi'an invited the county guards of the eight counties to Danyang County naturally spread into the state city at the fastest speed like the wind.

Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan, who received the news, had smiles on their faces, which was basically expected by the two.

They could have thought that Su Qi'an would hit a wall in raising food, but they didn't expect it to be so soon. But after thinking about it, it is inevitable to hit a wall, who would put this matter on the table from the beginning, even if Su Qi'an is the supervision envoy, but in some things, let alone the supervision envoy, even if the prince is there in person, it may not be easy to use.

The local states are not as good as when the Great Liang was founded, and the imperial court's control over the lower levels is gradually weakening, if you can solve the affairs of the states just by relying on the so-called status and identity, then you can just send someone to appoint it.

Su Qi'an's move was definitely a very stupid thing in the eyes of the two.

"My lord, do you want to let Wu Xian and Jiang Kun add to the fire? Let them be in the midst of the excitement. Feng Nan asked.

Zhou Zibin shook his head and said,

"It's not the turn of the two of them yet, I think Zeng Mo and Han Cheng are enough to make Su Qi'an anxious."

"This Su Qi'an may have some brains in leading troops to fight, but there is still a lot of difference in dealing with government affairs in the rear, look at it, the government affairs of the eight counties are enough to give him a headache, where is this? The real trouble isn't yet there. On the other side, three or four days after Su Qi'an invited the eight county guards to Danyang County, he never summoned them again.

The eight county guards couldn't leave directly for a while, so they could only stay in their respective rooms, or walk around the county hall.

It's not that they haven't asked, but the answer they get is: the overseer will summon him if he has something.

This wait lasted for four or five days, and on the sixth day, as soon as it was dawn, they were awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps.

The eight county guards put on their clothes and hurriedly ran out, looking outside, and at some point, a group of soldiers quickly assembled, and then left the county hall.

These soldiers were all Su Qi'an's guards, and when they left, the eight county guards quickly reacted, and the inspector didn't know what was going on, and he was going to leave Danyang County.

If it was in normal times, they wouldn't care where the inspectors went, but now that they were all in Danyang County, Su Qi'an was leaving, so he didn't say hello to them.

No matter how they were arranged, there was no notice, no matter how they looked, they didn't feel right, Zeng Mo and Han Cheng's eyes flashed, they glanced at each other, and suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts, and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the county mansion.