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Chapter 357

In the blink of an eye, the heavy snow has been flying for a month.

Perhaps it was because Peng Hu saw that Jia Nian quickly took control of the entire group except Yuhan County after entering Yuzhang County, so he was afraid and didn't dare to act rashly.

During this period of time, the counties and county soldiers in Yuzhang attacked everywhere, making the originally chaotic Yuzhang County present a scene of smooth government and harmonious people. Obviously, it is not easy in this troubled world.

A man in Fei's mansion put the bamboo slips in his hand on the desk, and gradually fell into deep thought.

"My lord, why did the Patriarch hand over the private soldiers in the mansion so easily a month ago?"

"Because I had to pay"

The man said to the servant standing beside him.

Jia Ding fell into deep thought, then scratched his head.

"But why do I feel that the prefect's act of killing the donkey is a little unethical?"

"So what if I'm not authentic? My Yuzhang County has been plagued by bandits and mountains over the past few years. The people's livelihood in the county has been depleted and we have to spend a lot of money to recruit private soldiers. Now that the prefect wants it, it's okay to take it." , you must know that raising private soldiers is not allowed.”

"That's true. The money to support private soldiers can buy a lot of fertile land, but it's still a bit unwilling to give it up for nothing."

Jia Ding frowned and said.

Immediately afterwards, as if thinking of something, he sighed at the man.

"After all, our strength is not as strong as those of Wu Jun's families, otherwise the prefect would not dare to act so recklessly."

"Careful"

The voice rang in his ears, and the servant couldn't help shivering.

Quickly and honestly closed his mouth, not making any sound.

"Today's world is still ruled by big men. Since the prefect is appointed by the imperial court and has a heavy army in his hand, we should obey."

"Besides, since this month, the prefect has ordered the soldiers and horses stationed in various counties to wipe out the bandits everywhere, so that decades of chaos have been cleared up. Isn't that enough to prove the prefect's great talent?"

The man tapped the bamboo slips on the table with his fingers.

Yuzhang County is completely different from other counties in the south of the Yangtze River. It suffers from the mountains and bandits, and the power of the rich is very weak.

Whether it is a commoner or a wealthy family, they are obviously happy to see a strong prefect.

bang bang

There was a knock on the door ahead.

The servant glanced at the man, then turned and walked towards the gate.

The door opened, and a soldier in armor appeared in front of him.

"Which one is the son of Fei Mansion, Fei Heng?"

"Below"

"Under the order of the Lu military division, Mr. Fei was enlisted as Yuzhang Gongcao Shuzuo, please report to Gongcao Mansion tomorrow."

"promise"

Fei Heng replied to the soldier.

The soldier bowed, turned and walked in one direction.

Looking at the distant figure, it was obvious that he was heading in the direction where the other three prefectures were located.

"Gong Cao Shu Zuo?"

The servant pursed his lips, dissatisfied with this position.

The little Shuzuo wanted to confiscate the young master, it seems that the Jia prefect is not ordinary stingy.

Gongcao's power over the personnel of a county seems to be prominent, but the young master went to Gongcao's mansion to be just a small Shuzuo, which is really a humiliation.

"If the young master is an official in Gongcao's mansion, it's almost the same. The position of Shuzuo sounds nice, but it's just an errand," Jia Ding complained to Fei Heng.

Fei Heng frowned, thinking quickly: "Not necessarily, maybe the eunuch has some deep meanings."

"Profound meaning?" Jia Ding couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Seriously thinking about the changes in Yuzhang County during this time.

Since the eunuch took over the private soldiers in the mansion, he has been enlisting the heads of the four surnames non-stop for prominent positions such as Duyou and Gongcao.

The powerful families of the four surnames also took this opportunity to go to the prefect's mansion one after another.

"As the Prime Minister of Yuzhang County, Lu Junshi is in charge of the county's government affairs, and now he is granted the right to conquer the bureaucrats in the mansion by the prefect. People from the rich family of my four surnames have taken up positions. I don't know what this military commander means?"

"Isn't it good intentions? Or maybe it's compensation for confiscating private soldiers in the government?"

"not quite"

"Why?"

"If it's really good intentions, why are all the counties and magistrates of the 21 counties in the county, except Yuhan who is occupied by Shanyue, the henchmen of the prefect?"

Hearing these words, the servant's lips moved, but he didn't reply.

The young master is right, those positions seem to be very prominent, but the counties and county magistrates below are all direct descendants of the prefect, and the top is suppressed by the military commander of the prefect of Lu, what real rights do they have to be an official in the prefect's mansion? .

It's just a bird in a cage, and it looks good.

"In this case, why did you agree to conquer?"

"After the private soldiers in the mansion were seized, the prefect quickly rectified the entire county. In order to protect himself, he could only obey orders. Moreover, it is not without benefits to go to the prefect's mansion. At least follow the prefect closely and he can live and work in this troubled world."

"But……"

"Don't talk too much, I will go to Gongcao Mansion to report tomorrow"

Fei Heng spoke firmly.

Ever since Peng Hu was expelled and the prefect took over private soldiers from wealthy families outside the city, the general situation in Yuzhang County was already doomed.

In addition, troops were stationed in [-] counties in the county, and the confidantes of those who followed the prefect to the south were appointed as county magistrates, county magistrates, and county lieutenants.

The foundation can be described as impenetrable.

This is mostly the reason why Peng Hu and Zhang Jie who were stationed in Yu Khan did not send troops to attack for a long time.

As for private soldiers.

Thinking of this, Fei Heng's eyes flashed a look of unwillingness, but he suppressed it quickly.

With the momentum of a great victory, the prefect forced seven thousand soldiers and horses to persecute him under the city, and he also held righteousness.As a last resort, I can only give in temporarily, what is the expedient measure.

Naihe still underestimated the eunuch's methods.

Immediately dispersed the private soldiers, and garrisoned [-] counties with the [-] first-rank soldiers and horses under his command.

He also ordered the extermination of bandits in all counties, which greatly boosted the hearts of the people.

Now that Yu Zhang is thinking about it, even if the wealthy family summon private soldiers stationed in various places, it will be useless.

Silently calculated the strength of the prefect in his heart, he could only completely forget about those unwillingness, the only way to survive and live a good life was to obey.

There are 1 first-tier county soldiers, stationed in [-] counties respectively.

The second-tier reserve army has 2 people, and they are farming in the wasteland of the main roads in the counties.

There are three thousand regular troops of the third rank, stationed outside the county mansion, watching the Shanyue soldiers and horses in the remaining sweat.

A large number of troops is enough to deter many people with bad intentions.

A doubt gradually spread. Can the prefect really afford to maintain a large-scale army? .

Especially the military expenditure of the third-tier regular army is an astronomical figure.

Even though the Jia family in Wanxian County, Lujiang River was the home of the richest man in Yangzhou in the past, the Jia family has undergone major changes after all, and the financial resources of a family and a family cannot support more than ten thousand soldiers and horses.

As for the foundation of the prefect, Chaohu and Wanxian, it is even more dilapidated.

Perhaps it is also out of financial considerations to allow the children of the wealthy family to serve in the prefect's mansion.

Fei Heng was startled suddenly, and cold sweat appeared on his back.

The number of acres in the world is fixed, and the output is also fixed.

If the prefect wants to make money, there is only one way to do it.

Unknown emotions permeated the surroundings, and Fei Heng couldn't help sweating profusely.

(End of this chapter)