After some experiments, Chen Mo found that within 100 steps, the cloud-chasing arrows he shot out had the effect of locking and tracking, but outside 100 steps, there was no more, and he could only aim by himself.

But it's still very pleased.

Back in the city, as soon as they entered the yamen, Zhang He and Sun Meng came over.

Chen Mo inspected Sun Meng for more than ten days, and when he saw that he was still obedient, he let go of him and let him sit in the yamen, also to watch the Xia family sisters.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo saw the anxiety on Zhang He's face, so he took the lead in asking him.

During this time, the 3,000 garrison army was also established, and Chen Mo transferred Zhang He, Su Wen, Su Wu, and Su Qi to train this group of garrisons, and Zhang He was the leader of the four.

According to Zhang He, none of the 3,000 garrisons came from one place, there were all kinds of people, and some people were taken refuge in by the Heavenly Master Army under Yuan Youchun.

This group of people has not been trained, they are just a group of ruffians, or a group of ruffians who have robbed their homes, which leads to not very good habits in the army, and gradually affects the originally honest soldiers, especially when they talk about how to loot "happy things", and the others are also a little ready to move.

If it weren't for the fact that the current leaders and captains of the garrison were all old men of the Divine Guard, Zhang He would have been worried about losing the control of this garrison.

Hearing this, Chen Mo understood.

In other words, it is necessary to rectify, and he does not need disobedient dangerous elements.

The reason why these people took refuge in him is nothing more than that now the Tianshi Army is still moving, and the "happy thing" of the previous looting can't be done, and without the happy thing of looting, the treatment of the Tianshi Army is actually very poor, so after hearing that the treatment of Pingting County is good, they immediately "jumped ship".

"Find out these dishonest people and kill them all. In order not to cause a mutiny, I will ask Han Wu to transfer a few teams of Shen Yongwei to suppress it. Chen Mo showed murderous intent on his face.

Wild dogs must be killed if they have eaten human flesh, otherwise they will always want to eat human flesh, and this group of rat droppings must also be cleaned up as soon as possible, otherwise they will spoil a pot of porridge.

"No." Zhang He was shocked, the gentleness of the county seat for more than 20 days made Zhang He forget Chen Mo's decisive ruthlessness for a while, and now hearing this, let him know that the young man in front of him has not changed at all.

Subsequently, Chen Mo asked Han Wu to be summoned and asked him to cooperate with Zhang He.

After the two went down, Sun Meng said: "County magistrate, Liu Zeneng got out of bed and recovered well, should we control him." ”

Liu Ze, the seven-rank guard next to the Xia family sisters, has been lying in bed since he was injured by Chen Mo, and now he has almost recovered.

"No need, this person is the general of the Xia family, loyal to the Xia family, the two young ladies of the Xia family are in the yamen, he will not mess around, besides, the two daughters are already my women, you can completely put him away, explain the reason to him first, and then take him to see the two young ladies."

Chen Mo has a set of combos waiting for Liu Ze, otherwise he wouldn't have left him until now.

Sun Meng nodded, and then said, "County magistrate, Xia Lin has a letter from you." The subordinate puts the letter on the desk where you usually do business. ”

Coming to the main hall, Chen Mo frowned after reading the letter.

This letter was written by Yang Minggui, and it was stamped with his big seal, although the letter was written very implicitly, but it was just a sentence, ask for money, the more the better.

From the letter, it was learned that Yang Minggui was expanding the Xialin Yamen, using a lot of manpower and material resources.

The reason why Chen Mo had to ask for money was because the letter said that Yang Minggui wanted to build a palace and specially left one for him, but it cost a lot of money to build a palace, so he asked Chen Mo to contribute some funds.

The exact number of letters is not written, but it is obviously very expensive to build a palace.

Based on Chen Mo's limited historical experience, most of the peasant uprisings failed for one point, that is, they were greedy for pleasure in the middle and later periods, became increasingly corrupt, and separated from the people.

It seems that the Heavenly Master Army has also embarked on this path.

Tapping his fingers lightly on the table, Chen Mo was thinking about whether to give this money, and if so, how much should he give?

Chen Mo found Zhao Daoxian, showed him the letter, and asked him if he had any ideas.

Although Zhao Daoxian is a down-and-out talent, he has lived for most of his life, and some people still understand the world, and said:

"Since the county magistrate needs the banner of the Heavenly Master Army, then this money still has to be given, if it is not given, one will anger the other party, and the other may break the current peace of the county."

"Then according to Lord Zhao's opinion, how much should I give?" Chen Mo fiddled with the startling wood on the table and pondered.

"It shouldn't be too much, otherwise the other party will definitely know the wealth of our county, and we will definitely ask for money every once in a while."

After Zhao Daoxian became the master, the first time he studied the government affairs files that Chang Yuan had handled before, and these days, he also understood some ways to be an official.

He continued: "Is there anything the county magistrate needs his help with? ”

"I need red copper from Xialin County." Chen Mo said.

"Then the county magistrate can first write a letter to the past, crying poor, explaining the difficulties of our army, hoping to get his help, if he refuses, we will propose to buy a batch of red copper, if he increases the price, or not. He got the money, we got the bronze, and we settled the letter. ”

Zhao Dao thought about it for a while and said.

Chen Mo slapped the table and boasted: "This plan is very good. ”

If Yang Minggui agrees to help them, it would be even better, he could get a batch of red copper for nothing, and finally transport the money over as funds to support Yang Minggui to repair the palace, or he could solve this problem.

"Then ask Zhao Zhubo to write a letter for me." Chen Mo said.

"Doing things for the county magistrate, as it should be."

Zhao Daoxian said without a trace of complaint.

When he was young, the reason why he studied and wanted to gain fame was that he wanted to be an official, serve the country, and be the master of the people.

It's just that the sky is not as good as people want, after being admitted to Xiucai, he repeatedly failed in the township exam, and then when he got older, he was disheartened, and he gave up this thought.

And now, Chen Mo has given him this opportunity.

He really wants to prove himself in the last days of his life, what happened to Xiucai? I may not be inferior to those classmates who are admitted.

When Zhao Daoxian was writing the letter, Chen Mo summoned Hu Qiang, and at this time, Zhao Daoxian just finished writing, Chen Mo asked Hu Qiang to pack up and leave for Xia Lin immediately.

……

Qingting County.

The city gate was open, and several emaciated soldiers of the Heavenly Division Army sat in the shade and took a nap with a broken spear on their shoulders.

In the open placket, you can clearly see several ribs.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, several soldiers opened their eyes slightly, and when they saw the people clearly, they stood up and said, "Commander He." ”

At this moment, several women's whines came from the sack tied to the horse, and several soldiers suddenly looked strange.

He Jinwu, who was on the horse, didn't even look at a few people, and walked towards the city.

When He Jinwu walked away, several soldiers dared to whisper: "This must be the little lady who was taken from outside again." ”

"Tsk, how many are these?"

"It's already the seventh, and the six little ladies who were taken into the mansion by him before heard that they were all abused and died tragically."

"My cousin is the personal soldier next to Commander He, and he told me that the six little ladies also have a pregnant woman among them, and when they were abused, Commander He also let the other party's husband watch from the side."

“…”

He Jinwu returned to the mansion, the so-called mansion is just the house of a scholar clan that the Tianshi army robbed after the capture of Qingting County, He Jinwu just ordered the people under him to carry the sack into the mansion, and a soldier hurriedly came over and said: "Commander He, the general is looking for you." ”

At this moment, in the yamen of Qingting County, Yuan Youchun was eating and drinking in the wing room in the backyard, and saw a pretty woman dressed in tulle, who was once the concubine of the county magistrate of Qingting County, was dancing.

There was also a woman lying in Yuan Youchun's arms, this woman was the daughter of the concubine, and she was nervously twisting a preserved fruit and sending it into Yuan Youchun's mouth.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and after getting Yuan Youchun's response, a figure walked in.

"Father-in-law, are you looking for me?" He Jinwu's gaze swept over the dancing woman, and a touch of heat couldn't help but appear in his eyes, afraid of being discovered by Yuan Youchun, so he quickly lowered his head.

In the Heavenly Master Army, it is very common to receive righteous sons.

He Jinwu is Yuan Youchun's righteous son, and Yuan Youchun is Yang Minggui's righteous son, and three of the five generals under Yang Minggui are Yang Minggui's righteous sons.

And Yuan Youchun's strength is the strongest of Yang Minggui's three righteous sons, otherwise, Qingting County, which owns the salt lake, would not be in Yuan Youchun's hands.

"Jinwu, here."

Yuan Youchun waved his hand, and the two women immediately trotted out.

He Jinwu walked up and sat down.

Yuan Youchun poured He Jinwu a glass of wine, then took out a small bag from his arms and threw it to He Jinwu.

"Father-in-law, what is this?"

"You open it and dip it a little and you'll know."

He Jinwu opened the bag and did so, and then frowned: "Is it salt?" ”

"That's right, to be precise, it's fine salt, which our spies brought back from Quanyang County." Yuan Youchun said.

Hearing this, He Jinwu looked surprised: "There is such a fine salt, how much is this salt worth?" ”

Yuan Youchun stretched out two fingers: "One and a half pounds." ”

"Sss He Jinwu took a breath of cool air, the coarse salt on the market now is only more than 100 wen a catty, and the highest is not more than 200 wen, and the fine salt is actually ten times more expensive than coarse salt.

"The spies said that this fine salt came from Pingting County, and during this time, Pingting County bought a large amount of coarse salt from us, and I suspect that this fine salt is related to the coarse salt purchased from us." Yuan Youchun said.

Hearing this, He Jinwu was shocked again, if this is really related, how much does Pingting County have to earn?

Speaking of which, He Jinwu has an enmity with Chen Mo, the current county magistrate of Pingting County.

If it weren't for that kid who suddenly took refuge in Qu Shuai, Pingting County would probably belong to him now.

"Then my father-in-law is looking for me?"

"I want you to go to Pingting County to inquire and see if this fine salt really comes from Pingting County." Yuan Youchun said.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, leave it to me."

(End of chapter)