Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 243 Model Official
"How many scouts did Lu Ziheng send? How long have you been out? How much work does Jingnan have from you, Cangwu?" Lan Tian continued to ask.

"There are four to fifty people in total. We have been out for more than 50 days, and most of them got lost in the mountains. In addition, fierce beasts attacked from time to time. The only ones who successfully crossed the mountains were me and the porpoise." A Gou replied like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

After Gan Ning heard this, he gasped, feeling that Lu Fan was feeding the beasts in Jiuyi Mountain.

Lan Tian frowned and knocked on the table, and said with a serious expression: "I have some friendship with you, General Lu. Seeing that the past friendship can be forgotten, when you go back, you must tell Ziheng to treat the people well."

"General, I really know I was wrong, please don't throw me to Jiuyi Mountain to feed the tiger." Agou hastily kowtowed and begged.

Lan Tian shook his head and smiled wryly: "Xingba, contact the county government to send a few people, and send them away from Zhenyang, leave Weipu Pass and return to Jiaozhou."

"Wei." Gan Ning responded with cupped fists.

There are two main roads from Guiyang County to Cangwu. One of them is Zhenyang County in the southeast direction. After leaving Suipu Pass, it turns to Nanhai County and returns to Cangwu Zhisuo Guangxin. The other road takes several large circles. From Lingling's Shi'an County waterway directly to Guangxin.

Seeing that Lan Tian's conversation was extraordinary, not only claimed that he had friendship with Lu Fan, but also could command people in the county government at will, so he dared to ask: "Dare to ask the general's name, so that I can report to General Lu."

"Lan Ziyu, your general must have a deep memory." Lan Tianxin said that the thousands of sheep back then had won Liu Bei a lot of popular support.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Lingqi dressed Lan Tian and pushed open the door. She saw more than a dozen people standing in unison in the courtyard. The leader was Hao Pu, the prefect of Guiyang. face.

Gan Ning looked at Lantian bitterly, he only told Guiyang Ling to send Cangwu Xizuo back last night, unexpectedly Hao Pu and his group rushed over early in the morning.

"The general is here in Guiyang, please forgive me if you have lost your way," said Hao Pu, clasping his hands.

Lan Tian stretched out his right hand and pressed down lightly, and said with a smile: "This year, there is a severe drought in the south, and the precipitation is half that of last year. I was worried that the production in various places would be reduced due to the drought, so I walked around to have a look. I didn't intend to disturb the prefect Hao. .”

"The counties in Guiyang have benefited from the general's agronomy, and they can cope with drought even in years of drought. Colleagues in the county often talk about your deeds." Hao Pu smiled and nodded to the people behind him.

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "The past is over, so there is no need to mention it again. Recently, some people moved from Cangwu, does Governor Hao know about this?"

"When you come to Guiyang, you are the people of Jingzhou. I have ordered the counties to register and naturalize, and settle down and distribute the land." Hao Pu explained in detail.

In this era, the population is the performance of the government, so he naturally hopes that the more the population, the better. As for the conflict with Cangwu or Jiangdong, it is natural for the leader Lantian to handle it.

"Prefect Hao handled it well. Guiyang County is now fully bordered by the territory of Jiangdong. Every pass must be wide open and strict exits are strictly prohibited to prevent secret agents from spying on the news." Lan Tian said seriously.

"We are now in an alliance with Jiangdong. If we are too tough on the border, will the relationship between the two be strained?" Hao Pu asked suspiciously.

"The alliance between Sun and Liu is based on resisting Cao Cao in the north, but you still have to defend your own territory. As long as you don't take the initiative to provoke trouble, I will take responsibility for any problems." Lan Tian replied domineeringly.

"Wei." Hao Pu's blood boiled when he heard it, and based on the relationship between Lan Tian and Liu Bei, this sentence was considered a reassurance for him.

When the two were reminiscing about the old days and chatting, Gao Shun led the five little ones to join them.

Lan Tian: "I'm going to Linwu Xindengzhuang to have a look. The county should still have a lot of government affairs to do, so you don't need to stay here."

Hao Pu said cheerfully: "It's rare for the general to come to Guiyang once, so Hao will naturally accompany him all the way, so I'll let them go back to Chen County first."

Not everyone has the opportunity to get close to the leader. Seeing Hao Pu's enthusiasm, Lan Tian invited him to go with him. The rest of the county officials who came from Chen County were still tired from driving all night, so naturally they wanted to beat Guiyang Order. autumn wind.

Lan Tian is a famous person in Linwu. After alarming Hao Pu, the county asked the county officials to prepare a welcome ceremony. As a result, after the horses and horses entered Linwu County, it was no different from ordinary days.

Hao Pu looked into the distance suspiciously. Taking advantage of Lantian's inattention, he ordered his entourage to leave the team and go to the county government to urge him first, but this action failed to hide from Gao Shun's eyes.

Gao Shun has formed a tacit understanding with Lan Tian over the years, and he knew from Lan Tian's expression that he didn't need to ask for instructions.

The fallen army walked majestically through Linwu Street, and the surrounding people were familiar with the army that had been stationed, and they all gathered together with fruits and melons to work as soldiers.

Hao Pu saw a familiar figure in the crowd, that is Linwuling Xu An who was sweating profusely.

Xu An was from Nanyang and Hao Pu was in the same county, and he was also the only county magistrate who was promoted after Hao Pu took office.

Xu An is a pedantic person, seeing how unsophisticated his fellow countrymen, Hao Pu secretly scolded him for being incompetent, and the opportunity to receive such a high-ranking figure like Lan Tian is not something that comes every day, but he has not behaved well.

"General Hao," Xu An breathlessly greeted.

Hao Pu said with a stern face, "This is General Lan. He came here to inspect the drought. Is everything in the county ready?"

"I have seen the general in my humble position. The county is ready, everyone, please follow me." Xu An stretched out his hand to lead the way in front of the team.

Seeing this, Hao Pu's face softened a little, and he thought that this guy is not hopeless.

Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to escort Wu Xiaozhi and Lu Lingqi straight to Xindengzhuang, while he and Gan Ning followed Hao Pu and Xu An to the Linwu County Government Office.

Entering the main hall of the Linwu County Yamen, Hao Pu thought that he was preparing a welcome banquet, but in the end there was a Linwu sand table.

Hao Pu looked at Xu An in bewilderment, as if he was asking: I asked you to prepare a banquet, but you prepared a pile of soil for me?

Sand tables are not a rare thing in Jingzhou, but not every county guard has the right to fight against the outside world, so Guiyang, Changsha, and Wuling counties did not set up sand tables. The appearance of this thing in Linwu County also made Lan Tian curious.

Hao Pu tugged at Xu An's sleeve and asked, "This is what I asked you to prepare? Where did the welcome banquet go?"

Xu An answered honestly: "General Lan attaches great importance to farming and doesn't like to eat and drink vulgar things, so I marked the population, land, warehouses, cattle, etc. of each township on the sand table."

"Who did you listen to?" Hao Pu asked in a low voice.

"The people of Xindengzhuang." Xu An replied.

"You are Linwu Ling, how can you listen to the nonsense of the heads of Guizhou?" Hao Pu felt dizzy for a moment, even if Lan Tian didn't like food, you couldn't just prepare everything.

Hao Pu knew that Lantian invented many dishes, and he often ate and drank with Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others. How could such a person not like to eat?
Lan Tian heard Hao Pu's thoughts from the conversation between the two, and he immediately laughed and said: "I like this kind of pragmatic officials, now introduce me to this Linwu sand table."

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Xu An was very familiar with the situation in Linwu townships. He pointed to the sand table and introduced the data of each township in detail. He also proposed solutions to the current problems. Lan Tian listened very attentively.

After introducing Linwu, Lan Tian couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Magistrate Xu is really a model official. If Prefect Hao is not willing to reuse him, how about I transfer him to Lingling?"

Hao Pu was overjoyed when he heard that, he didn't expect Xu An to be right, so he went down the slope and said with a smile: "Since the governor has opened the golden mouth, I can use it with confidence."

(End of this chapter)