Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 133 Steady Development
In the hall of the county government office.

Hu Qiang had been waiting for a long time. Wang Ping, Lu Yuan and others were surrounding a palm-sized seal, looking left and right with somewhat inexplicable expressions.

Chen Mo and Han Wu arrived at the county government office in a hurry. When Hu Qiang saw the person coming, he immediately greeted them.

"Master Chen Xian, Yang Minggui accepted the [-] guan you gave, but he said that you wanted to take over the entire Pingting County, and [-] gu was not enough. You need to pay another [-] gu, [-] shi of grain, cattle, sheep, and chickens. There are a thousand ducks and other livestock in total," Hu Qiang said.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Ping jumped up. Since he held a position similar to the accounting supervisor, he knew how much one hundred thousand guan of money and ten thousand shi of grain were. He said:

"Master Chen Xian, you can't agree. This is obviously bullying. We conquered Pingting County. Their Heavenly Master Army didn't contribute anything, but they suddenly want 20 guan from us, [-] shi of grain, and [-] livestock. It's simply... Buying and selling without capital.”

Han Wu and Lu Yuan also raised objections one after another. Although they did not care about the accounts, they also knew that this number was too huge.

The most important thing is that the Tianshi Army has done nothing but take away so much money and food for nothing. No one will be angry about this.

Only Hu Qiang looked solemn. When Yang Binggui made this request, he took him to see his soldiers. There were too many people.

"Master Chen Xian, that Yang Minggui has nearly 5 troops, and he also revealed that he is a fourth-level warrior. He has already conquered Qingting County. If he doesn't give it, I'm afraid..." Hu Qiang did not continue.

Chen Mo knew that if he didn't give it, Yang Minggui might come and demand it, and then it might not be this number. He glanced at the seal on the table and raised his eyebrows: "What is this?"

"This is the military talisman that Yang Minggui asked me to give you. He said that you will be the general of the sixth battalion of his Huwei Army from now on, and you must obey his orders from now on." When he said this, Hu Qiang's voice became softer, fearful Chen Mo will be angry.

Chen Mo tapped the table with his fingers. It seemed that the other party was sure that he would agree.

After pondering for a while, Chen Mo said: "What else did the other party say?"

"He also said that we need to register the list of soldiers and submit it to him, and the personnel must not hide it. In addition, he also wants to ask Chen Xianshi... what kind of spiritual energy you have received." Hu Qiang scratched his head, this He didn't understand.

"Innate aura." Lu Yuan interjected.

"That's right, it's the innate spiritual energy. He asked Master Chen Xian what kind of innate spiritual energy he received." Hu Qiang said.

Hearing this, Chen Mo frowned, what was supposed to come would come.

Since he uses the purple energy of the sun to show his holiness in front of people and win people's hearts, he naturally has to bear the risk of exposure.

However, the purple energy of the sun is too advanced and ordinary people cannot see it.

At least Lu Yuan and the others don't know yet.

Therefore, as long as it is not revealed in front of Yang Minggui, you can still hide it, but you have to think of an innate spiritual energy that can make purple energy appear on the body, and fool it first.

"I understand. We will give you this money and an additional ten thousand guan. As for the questions he wants to know, I will write them down in the booklet and hand them over to him after you have rested." He said, Chen Mo told Han Wuda:

"Go and prepare a thousand head of cattle."

At present, Chen Mo still needs the banner of the Tianshi Army to hold up the front. He also needs to prevent being robbed by the opponent and give himself time to develop. In addition, what the opponent asks for is within his tolerance, so he will bear with it for the time being.

And the extra ten thousand guan was not given to Chen Mo in vain. He was thinking about the Salt Lake in Qingting County occupied by the Tianshi Army.

It was definitely impossible to come over. After all, all fools knew that Salt Lake could make a lot of money. What he was interested in was seeing if he could buy coarse salt from the Tianshi Army at a low price.

"No." Han Wu responded reluctantly.

"Master Chen Xian, Sun Meng has asked to see you several times. Do you think it's time to meet him?" Lu Yuan roughly guessed Chen Mo's intention, so he changed the subject.

Chen Mo nodded and left him alone all night. It was time to surrender.

……

Sun Meng's injury was not serious. Chen Mo was merciful at that time, and part of the power was blocked by the goggles on his chest. He only suffered some minor internal injuries.

After two nights and one day, the condition is already good.

However, he still pretended to be weak and his face was still a little pale. When Chen Mo came over, he coughed twice on purpose.

Chen Mo asked Lu Yuan to step aside first and talk to Sun Meng alone.

Sun Meng is two rounds older than Chen Mo, already over 50 years old. This age is considered old for ordinary people, but for a seventh-level warrior, he is still considered to be in his prime.

Sun Meng was from Qingzhou, but not from Pingting County. He was once a captain in the Qingzhou army. He was sent to Pingting County as the commander of the garrison in the early years and took root here.

Two years ago, he received a secret letter from above, asking him to obey the orders of the newly appointed county magistrate Chang Yuan.

Chen Mo knew that to recruit good talents, different methods had to be used. He saw that Sun Meng was faking it, but he did not expose it. He even said softly: "General Sun, you should be recovering from this injury. Why did you end up in the ground?"

Sun Meng said directly: "What did you do to my wife and children?"

"Don't worry, it's okay. If you have delicious food and drink as guests in the village, you will be protected by thousands of people, so nothing will happen to you." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Sun Meng heard a different meaning from the words. His temples immediately began to twitch and he took a long breath. This was a sign that the warrior was ready to take action before getting angry.

But Chen Mo's face was calm and he didn't show any defensive posture at all.

One is that he is not afraid, and the other is that he believes that Sun Meng does not dare.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, Sun Meng's temples stopped beating, like a frustrated dog, and said: "What do you want?"

"I like to recruit talents from all over the world, even if he was once my enemy. Now that the world is in trouble, General Sun's skills should be put to greater use. Working for this decadent court would not bury talents. Besides, Pingting County has fallen, and the entire Qingzhou has fallen into the hands of our rebels. Even if you captured generals escape and return to the court in the future, and the court believes that you have not rebelled, they will definitely not be reused. Why not..." Chen Mo followed the temptation. got up.

In a word, if you take refuge with me, you will receive extremely high treatment. If you don't take refuge with me, the court will most likely not tolerate you anymore. You will have no place to go but death.

"Is imprisoning my wife and children a way for you to recruit talents?" Sun Meng said with a hint of resentment.

"General Sun's words are wrong. When did I imprison General Sun's wife and children? I just protected them. You don't know how chaotic the situation was at that time. If I hadn't sent someone to protect General Sun, General Sun's wife and children would have died." Not in this world," Chen Mo said.

Sun Meng raised his eyebrows slightly. After thinking for a while, he made a decision in his heart. He knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "I have met County Magistrate Chen."

"General Sun, what are you doing? Please get up quickly." Chen Mo helped Sun Meng up.

Taking a deep breath, Sun Meng said: "County magistrate, what about my wife and children?"

"When General Sun recovers from his injuries, you can go see him at any time."

Hearing this, Mr. Sun Meng blushed, and his previous weak look disappeared, and he said: "Actually, the injuries on my body are no longer serious and do not affect my actions."

"That's great." Chen Mo smiled and said, "I have to go back to the village for the party, and General Sun can go back with me."

"No." Sun Meng clasped his fists.

"Then what kind of official position does the county magistrate plan to arrange for me?"

"For the time being, please be my personal soldier commander." Although Sun Meng came over, Chen Mo did not fully believe that with his strength, only he could restrain him, so it was better to keep him by his side. Chen Mo said: "When he returns, I will send three people here for you to drive."

The three people he mentioned were the three guards of the Xia sisters.

After arranging for Sun Meng, Chen Mo handled government affairs in the yamen.

The first is that the yamen reopened to the people. After Chang Yuan sealed off the entire city, the yamen no longer accepted cases from the people and pushed them away if they could.

And where justice is not upheld, private fights will break out over time, causing turmoil and making people dissatisfied with the government.

This is also the reason why Chen Mo recruited three hundred Qinghe Gang disciples to serve as Yamen catchers.

Secondly, it is to control prices. At present, prices in the city are too high, especially for people's daily needs, which are so high.

Chen Mo plans to open a few more grocery stores in the city to control prices and at the same time recover the money he previously sent out.

There is also the issue of refugees in the city.

Chen Mo plans to build an arsenal in the city to make weapons and armor, and adopt a work-for-relief method to deal with refugees.

As for the quicklime factory and gunpowder manufacturing factory, Chen Mo does not plan to place them in the city. This is his core industry, so it is better to place them in the village.

However, the matter was not dealt with much, and the day passed, and Chen Mo also had a busy day.

Chen Mo took Sun Meng back to the village.

The moment he saw his wife and children, Sun Meng finally felt relieved, and then he told Chen Mo that he wanted to bring his wife and children back to the city.

But Chen Mo said that his family was safer in the village.

Sun Meng understood the meaning of these words and didn't mention it again.

The next day, Chen Mo brought Zhao Daoxian to the Yamen and asked him to take the position of chief clerk. He also asked him to find a time to contact the Yi family and set a time for taking in concubines.

As for the head of the Wang family, Chen Mo has been dismissed.

Chen Mo found another boy from the city to be the vacant village school teacher.

If you only know how to read and write, you will be born as a child.

……

Time is like running water. In the blink of an eye, five days passed by in a hurry.

[Name: Chen Mo. 】

【Age: 17. 】

[Exercise method: Ziyang Huayuan Gong (Xiaocheng 2712.6/5000). 】

[Realm: Qi Refining (Level [-]). 】

[Strength: 280. 】

[Skills: Sun Strike (Elementary 306580/5000000), Wind Chasing Arrow (Advanced 1213/2000). 】

During these five days, Chen Mo arranged his time tightly. After absorbing the innate spiritual energy in the morning, he dealt with government affairs, practiced swordsmanship at noon, and practiced archery in the afternoon. Before dark, he listened to the reports submitted by the people below and learned about the progress of each project. , went back to the village at night, and didn’t even have time to return the whip.

Qingting County is now under the supervision of Yang Minggui's confidant General Yuan Youchun. Chen Mo buys coarse salt from him at a price of forty coppers per catty.

(End of this chapter)