I came to this world to enlighten the gods

Chapter 59
When I arrived at the county seat, it was Shen time, about three or four in the afternoon. According to the custom of eating two meals a day in this world, it was the time for dinner, and I had a round with the entourage brought by Zhong Zhengye outside the county government.

Knowing that Zhong Zhengye was still in the county government office, it seemed that the county magistrate hadn't rested yet, so he asked the government servant to report, and soon the county magistrate ordered someone to let Li Qing in.

Walking through the lobby to the back hall, Zhong Zhengye was drinking tea and chatting with the county magistrate and county lieutenant. The 1000 taels of silver seemed to be worthless, so he became the county magistrate's guest.

County Wei Song Kai heard Zhong Zhengye's description, and he knew him roughly. Li Qing looked at Wang Yuankui, the magistrate of the county. Tilt.

It is rumored that this person came from a famous family background. After he came to the county, he established a county school and attached great importance to farming.

"Grassman Li Qing sees old parents, sees Master Song"

Li Qing made a gesture to kneel, but Wang Yuankui hurriedly said that he would be excused, this person will soon become an inspector, and he will also be counted as an official, so kneeling is still exempt.

"Thank you, my lord." Li Qing didn't even want to kneel down and stood up directly. Wang Yuankui gave him a seat and sat down next to Song Kai, ready to listen to the county magistrate's instructions.

A maid served tea and saw Li Qing drinking tea. Wang Yuankui was also looking at Li Qing. He was sixteen or seventeen years old but not immature, his eyes revealed determination.

He smiled and said, "It's just a young talent, I was just about to order someone to find you, and you just came." Seeing Li Qing respectfully listening, he continued: "I agree to what you asked, Panyu is located in a remote place, and the county has the right of temporary appointment. Let me appoint you as an inspection agent now, and the inspection office will be temporarily set up in Nanling Township."

"Thank you, my lord," Li Qing cupped his fists in thanks.

He was secretly ashamed of Wang Yuankui's decision. It stands to reason that inspection offices are generally set up in Guan'ai City to facilitate the management of public security and tax collection. This is where the biggest source of inconvenience lies in the inspection. Wang Yuankui's arrangement obviously does not want him to interfere with the interests of the county. .

On the contrary, this is exactly what he wants. Only by being far away from the government can he develop as soon as possible. In the county town, his hands are somewhat restrained. As for the land and county in Nanling Township, it is not easy to interfere, which is also beneficial to him.

After chatting for a few more words, Wang Yuankui brought tea to invite Li Qing to drink tea. He visited with Bing Cao, discussed the money, food and weapons provided by the inspection office, and then left.

After leaving the county office, Zhong Zhengye cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, my lord, for getting the right to train soldiers. From now on, the sky will fly like a bird, so you don't have to be careful to avoid Xiao Xiao."

"It's not that simple. We are not aristocrats. We have to recruit money, food, soldiers and horses ourselves. The pressure in this regard is not small."

He said so, but he couldn't hide his excitement in his heart. He finally took this step. Compared with other Qianlongs, he started much later.

The two turned to the rice shop in the county with their own soldiers. The three teams of more than 100 good people ate a small amount of food and grass every day. Naturally, they had to continue to hoard some food and grass.

When I came to the rice shop, I found that it was very lively inside, and there were quite a few people buying rice. Many people bought whole sacks. It stands to reason that the autumn harvest is coming, and it will be cheaper after a while.

Li Qing showed suspicion, and his face changed drastically when he saw the price of rice. Doumi costs 150 renminbi, but the price of rice in the past was only 120 renminbi, why the price of rice has risen so much when the autumn harvest is approaching.

Seeing that Li Qing had guards, the waiter knew that he was a nobleman, so he came over to receive him warmly.

"Young master also wants to buy rice. The price of rice in this shop is the lowest in the city. If you want to buy it, please hurry up, otherwise it will be sold out."

Zhong Zhengye scolded angrily: "In the past, it was not 120 Wen for Dou Mi, but you dare to say that it is the lowest when you sell it for 150 Wen, so you are not afraid that the wind will flash your tongue."

The waiter was not surprised by Zhong Zhengye's tone, and immediately smiled and said, "That happened two days ago, don't you all know that the Nanling bandits have been wiped out?"

Li Qing frowned and asked, "If there are no bandits robbing grain, the price of rice should be lowered. Why do you raise the price?"

The waiter laughed and said, "My lord, I don't understand. Although the Nanling bandits are hateful, they colluded with the Wucheng barbarians and gave half of what they robbed to the Wucheng tribe. That's why there is no barbarian harassment in Panyu County." Now that the bandits have been wiped out, the Wucheng tribe will definitely go down the mountain to grab grain this year, and the price of grain will naturally rise.”

Li Qing and Zhong Zhengye looked at each other, and their hearts sank. It was obvious that they underestimated the extent of the entanglement of forces in the county. The reason why Wang Yuankui was so happy was to use them to block the Wucheng tribe.

Zhong Zhengye's face darkened, he didn't think of this beforehand, being a counselor was a serious crime, he was about to kneel down to plead guilty, but was supported by Li Qing, who shook his head slightly.

Zhong Zhengye really couldn't be blamed for this matter, their background was still too shallow, and such a simple news was not clear, so he had to go back and prepare as soon as possible. At this time, the autumn harvest was only half a month away, and the time was getting tighter.

Turning around, he said to the waiter in the store: "I am Li Qing, the inspector of this county. I want to purchase military rations. You can ask the shopkeeper to come over."

The waiter in the shop heard that the inspector dared not neglect, so he hurriedly turned to the backyard, and soon a slightly obese middle-aged man in a satin coat rushed over.

He clasped his fists at Li Qing and said, "So it's Mr. Li, the new inspector. If there is any negligence, please forgive me."

Li Qing's eyes froze, he got the news less than an hour after he sat on the inspection seat, it seems that the relationship behind this person is not simple.

He said slowly: "How dare I, I just came to buy rice, but your little one said that it was because of me that the price of rice rose."

Shopkeeper Chen's face was covered with cold sweat. Although the man in front of him was young, he was a ruthless character. Even Xu Huhu was no match for bandits, but this young man had brought down all the bandits' lairs.

Immediately pleaded: "Xiao Er ignorantly offended the nobleman, how much food and grass does the adult need, I would like to sell it to the adult at the previous price of 120 Wen as an apology."

Li Qing didn't talk nonsense when his goal was achieved, and said directly: "I want a thousand shi, and I will send it to Nanling Township tomorrow. I will pay with one hand for the money and the other for the food."

Shopkeeper Chen's face instantly collapsed, and he said with a bitter face, "Don't talk about a thousand shi, even five hundred shi will not be able to get it out of the shop, at most three hundred shi, and Master Song won't kill me any more."

Li Qing understood that the county captain Song Kai was behind this rice store, and he was upset when he thought of Song Kai and Wang Yuankui joining forces to plot this time, so he said immediately: "Since you are in trouble, let me give you five hundred shi. The soldiers under his command couldn’t get enough to eat.”

Shopkeeper Chen gritted his teeth and agreed, and would notify the county captain after the plan was over. As for whether his master agreed or not, it was not up to him to decide.

Li Qing took Zhong Zhengye out of the rice shop and said to Zhong Zhengye: "You immediately rush back to Nanling Township to preside over the construction of the manor, and notify Li Yuanlong and others to speed up the training. The food and weapons should arrive tomorrow. Since Wang Yuankui and Song Kai If I block Wu Cheng's department, it won't trip me up."

Knowing the urgency of the matter, Zhong Zhengye left immediately with his entourage. It was his negligence that led to the current situation. Only by making himself busy can he feel better.

“Go to Luoma City”

Li Qing sighed and walked to the south of the city. There was the Luma Market in the county, where horses, mules, cattle and other livestock could only be bought. Cavalry were heavy tanks in ancient times, so why not form your own cavalry unit.

It was not until I came to Luoma City that I realized the cruel reality. Since ancient times, horses have been produced in the north, and there are also horses in the south, especially in Jiaozhou, called Jiaozhou horses.

Not only is it thin, but its charging speed is not fast. The only advantage is that it has a strong load-bearing capacity, better endurance than northern grassland horses, and is good at transporting grain and grass. It is embarrassing to use as a cavalry.

"It's better to have something than nothing, it's better to run on four legs than to retreat on two"

Li Qing gritted his teeth and bought all the more than ten horses in the market, and asked the mule and horse dealers to help him purchase another thirty good horses, and rode back to Nanling Township on the newly bought horses.

　Today's Chapter 1, please recommend.

　　


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