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Chapter 176 Agreement
Li Xia didn't care how Jiang Chun and Fang Yankai felt, and let them discuss.

He left Fang Yankai's official residence, walked through the gate, and returned to Jiang Chun's yard. On the way, he said "hard work" to the gates on both sides, making them flattered.

This night, he still practiced diligently under the moonlight.

Faintly felt that someone was peeking at him, turned his head, but no one was seen, only the flowers and trees in the corridor shook slightly.

Back in the main room in the west wing, I saw that Han Qiaoer had made a small bed in the lower room where the servant girl lived, and was arranging her belongings, looking very happy.

"Qiaoer lives here?"

"Well, grandfather, father and brother Liu live next door. They said that brother Liu's snoring is too loud, so they let me live here."

Li Xia looked at it and didn't say anything. After all, the main house and the lower room can be regarded as two rooms.

Han Qiaoer was very happy, and said: "Brother Li's bed has been made by me. And there is a water room in the yard with hot water, which is very convenient. I brought it for Brother Li and covered it."

"Okay, next time I'll serve it myself."

While Li Xia was washing up, the little girl was talking beside him.

"Just now when Brother Li went out, the county magistrate's wife came to chat with me."

"What did she say?"

"Ask me if I'm a boy or a girl, and I say it's a girl, please don't tell outsiders. She then asked me if brother Li is married, and I said you're already engaged."

"Beautifully done."

"Well, isn't it?" Han Qiaoer laughed.

She chirped for a while, and Li Xia listened patiently, and when she yawned, he sent her to sleep.

In the night, the back office gradually became quiet.

Liu Jinsuo's snoring from next door was faintly heard like thunder.

Li Xia's first day officially took office passed like this. He moved into the county magistrate's house. Although he was not very popular yet, he settled down anyway.

Just like his county lieutenant is not very popular in Qingfu County, but he has finally taken office...

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Fang Yankai climbed up to the small building, looked at the courtyard next door with his hands behind his back, and saw the lights in each room go out.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant all fell asleep one after another, but he, the head book, was worried about the current situation, and was confused by the county lieutenant Li who fell from the sky.

He returned to the study, picked up the candle, and looked carefully at the map again.

The cock crowed, the sky was getting brighter, and there was another bang sound from the front office.

……

"The owner of the house hasn't slept all night?"

"Ah."

"Sleep is very important." Li Xia said: "The imperial court sent me here to share some of the burden for the landlord."

Fang Yankai didn't bother to answer these words, picked up a letter and threw it in front of him.

Li Xia picked it up, looked at it, nodded and said, "Report to Shi Zhizhou like this, I think he will agree."

"Okay, I'll send someone to Xuzhou." Fang Yankai said, "One day to go, two days to come back. There will be a reply within three days at the earliest."

Li Xia said: "The owner of the house can hand over the official duties to me?"

"There's no rush. County Lieutenant Li just took up the post, and the handover is hasty, so things will inevitably go wrong. In the past three days, Huang Shi will lead you to familiarize yourself with the affairs of all parties. When the State Department approves it, Li County Lieutenant will handle the naval affairs in person."

"Alright, the landlord has considered it properly, but I still have some specific requirements."

Fang Yankai nodded his head in a rare way, and said, "Since Captain Li is a straight man, I won't be around the corner when I talk to you from now on?"

"Please say."

"I can't trust you. You suddenly became an official at a young age. Although Yingfu County is small, the Miao, Yi, and Bo ethnic groups live together, and it is a border land. The county lieutenant is responsible for arresting thieves, coordinating operations, patrolling police, Case investigation, criminal investigation, investigation of smuggled salt and counterfeit coins... I will never dare to hand it over to you rashly.

Last night, I thought about it all night, but this Qingfu Navy can be handled by you first.If you can make contributions in the autumn defense war, it will be a good thing in the end; if not, it will not damage the security and defense of the county.Of course, Li County Wei Ruo thinks... I want to share the credit, but I don't want to take responsibility, so it's okay. "

"Okay, it's time for me to ask?"

"Please say."

Li Xia said: "How much money can the county spend to build a navy?"

"For the time being, you can support three thousand guan." Fang Yankai said, "It can't be more, the celebration is not originally a rich county."

"It's too little, three thousand guns... can it still be called a navy?"

"It shouldn't be called a naval officer, it's better to be called a 'River Patroller'." Fang Yankai said: "Maybe we can allocate more money and food when the governor approves."

"Manpower, weapons?"

"Li Xianwei can transfer 50 people from the third shift."

Li Xia said: "I want to recruit another three hundred patrolmen, are they public officials or Baiya?"

"so much?!"

"Yes."

Fang Yankai leaned back on the back of the chair, frowned, and said, "Wait for the Zhizhou's approval, I will try my best to get it."

"If the Zhizhou does not agree, the money given by the county will be too little."

"What? If Zhizhou refuses to agree, Li County Lieutenant will use the power of a county to organize this matter?"

"Yes."

Fang Yankai was speechless.

Let’s talk about surprise, this is not the first time Li County Lieutenant has said these words, he even dared to say "the Zhizhou has a prejudice against me", but if he is not surprised...

Li Xia saw that Fang Yankai was silent, thought for a while, and said: "When I was in Lin'an, the gentlemen asked me to study in Taixue and take the imperial examination. I insisted on coming to Shu to serve as an official, and I chose Qingfu County for the purpose In the current battle, the county master's right to cashier is not what I want, but where the county lieutenant's power is, the landlord's book is too tight."

"Li Xianwei is threatening me?"

"It's okay for the landlord to think so."

Fang Yankai smiled wryly, waved his hands, and said: "I would also like to have more military equipment in the county, but three thousand guan is indeed the limit."

He took out a booklet from the case and handed it to Li Xia.

"If Captain Li doesn't believe it, you can see for yourself."

Li Xia didn't take it, and said: "The owner of the house only took 50 guan and [-] people, so he dismissed me, the county lieutenant?"

"As Li Xianwei said, the war is imminent, and the big thing is the most important thing." Fang Yankai leaned forward and said, "You and I don't want to fight endlessly for power at this time, so how about taking a step back?"

He looked very tired, his eye sockets were darkened, and there were a few strands of white hair protruding from his forehead.

Li Xia, on the other hand, had an extraordinary look, tall and sharp.

It was said that each took a step back, but the fact is that Fang Yankai took a step back and Li Xia took a step forward.

But Li Xia still held his breath.

Fang Yankai said: "How about waiting for the prefect's approval? More or less, we have our own food, silver and quota."

Li Xia didn't answer.

Fang Yankai said again: "If you want to build a river patrol team, you can't do it without my support. Money, food, cashiers, documents, and regulations all need me to handle it for you. That's why you came to see me last night, wasn't it?"

"Yes."

"I tried my best."

Li Xia nodded and asked, "Where's the money?"

Fang Yankai sighed, and said: "I can't give it to you first, but if it is used to prepare for the construction of patrolling the river, Li Xianwei will ask Jiang Wei to lead it."

"No card? No deduction?"

"No cards, no deductions."

This can be considered a tentative agreement, Li Xia got up and went back to his private room.

The County Wei's room is on the west side of the government office. There are tables and cases in the inner room, and the outer room is where the staff and staff work.

The Han family father and son were preparing the roster and paperwork, Han Qiaoer was lying on the table drawing a map, only Liu Jinsuo was lying on the chair doing nothing, yawning non-stop.

Li Xia stepped forward and kicked Liu Jinsuo, and said, "Aren't you going to practice water?"

"It's too cold in the morning."

"Come out with me in a while."

"Okay, I knew it, and I'm specially waiting for Xiao Langjun."

Li Xia said again: "I will give you official posts in the county government, and you will receive a salary in the future."

"Oh." Liu Jinsuo didn't care at all, he already took Li Xia's [-] guan, and he took another [-] guan when he left Lin'an.

"Brother Li, do I have it too?" Han Qiaoer raised her head and asked.

"you have not."

"Alright then." Han Qiaoer flattened her mouth.

The Han family father and son just smiled and asked about the result of Li Xia's chat with Fang Yankai.

"Three thousand guan is still too little, not enough at all."

"But I don't know how Shi Zhizhou will respond..."

Li Xia said: "We don't need to wait for Xuzhou's approval, let's start the preparations first. Mr. Han, please contact the merchants again and rent their boats for practice."

"Rent?"

"Yes, tell them that if you don't rent it, you will be recruited when the war starts. If there is no navy in Qingfu County, the Mongolians will also snatch their boats when they come..."

Liu Jinsuo said: "That's more than that, we have to rob their house! Or, let me talk about it?"

"No, don't go."

"Oh."

"Mr. Yining, please find a place in the east of the river to serve as a station for the river patrollers, and find a craftsman to produce a blueprint. It must not only be able to park ships, but also have a training ground, and be able to block small-scale attacks. The county seat is in the shape of Qijiao."

"Yes, Qingfu County is located in a valley, it is too far away from the Changning Army, and it is an isolated city. It really needs to be like this. It's just the money..."

"Let's get the blueprint out first."

"it is good."

Li Xia has the style of a county captain, and said: "You also need to bring some people when you go out. When you go to find Huang, let him send some servants from the sub-class to follow..."

(End of this chapter)