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Chapter 209 Staff
Qingfu County.

"Li Feiyu is back? Still want to see me?" Jiang Chun frowned, inexplicably agitated.

He took a few steps, knowing without thinking that Li Xia must have come to ask for money.

Sure enough, Zhan Gang said softly: "Li Xianwei took out 200 people, first 49 people were killed in battle, this time it seems that more than ten people were killed in battle, plus the wounded, I am afraid that there will be a lot of compensation."

"Bofu go to see him, just say that the county is not here."

"Dong Weng, please keep your voice down, County Lieutenant Li is just outside the public house."

Jiang Chun raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "Where's Fang Zhengshu?"

"Team Wu saw Li Xianwei's boat early, and the landlord went out of the city to call for payment."

"Hmph, avoid trouble..."

Outside the door, Li Xia's voice came in.

"Mr. Zhan, can you discuss with the county magistrate?"

The door of the room was opened, and Li Xia pushed the door open and entered.

Zhan Gang felt so embarrassed, he said it was passed on, but it did take a long time to pass it on.

Jiang Chun was natural, and said with concern: "Feiyu is back, what happened to this hand? Is it hurt?!"

"Yes." Li Xia said: "Holding the blade, I stirred a soldier's heart and cut it."

Jiang Chun originally wanted to say something like "You took our Qingfu County people out to lose them" and so on, but he was speechless for a while.

"This... Feiyu is so brave, so brave. Has he made a great contribution this time? Maybe he will be promoted soon?"

"It's just a little work, I just arrived at Qingfu, so I didn't move out so soon."

"It's a pity." Jiang Chun was deeply disappointed.

Li Xia cut to the chase and asked, "I see that the county has harvested the autumn grain, can you provide some grain and grass for the patrolmen?"

Jiang Chun stroked his beard and said, "This matter has always been handled by the landlord, so Fei Yu should ask him."

Li Xia took a step forward and asked again: "Could the county magistrate be perfunctory to me?"

"Hey, what is Feiyu talking about? How can I be perfunctory? It's just that you and I each perform our own duties. Although I am a county magistrate, I don't want to interfere."

"Isn't it possible for the county magistrate to bully the young and ignorant? 'The soldiers and horses of all states and counties are under the same jurisdiction. The prefect is the general of a state, and the county magistrate is the general of a county'. Now, why don't you have the right to support some food and grass?"

"This... I have always delegated power to you and the landlord." Jiang Chun's eyebrows twitched violently, and said, "Feiyu also knows that I am the one who supports you the most. Why don't you go to the landlord to ask for food, just Said I promised you."

"Okay, please approve the letter from the county magistrate."

"Approval?"

Jiang Chun and Zhan Gang looked at each other, thinking that it is rare to see such a strong county lieutenant who persecutes the Shangguan.

It doesn't hurt to give Li Xia the approval, anyway, go to Fang Yankai for it.

Thinking in this way, Jiang Chun approved the pen and wrote it, which can be regarded as maintaining the peace among the chief officials of this county...

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In the county lieutenant's public room, Han Qiaoer sat there, watching her grandfather and father writing and calculating non-stop, but she was a little absent-minded, and looked back at the door from time to time.

As soon as Li Xia came back, she was busy all the time, went to the Xunjiang barracks to see the wounded soldiers, and asked the county magistrate to ask for food and grass. Up to now, she hasn't said a word to her.

Finally, the door of the public room opened with a "squeak", and Han Qiaoer hurriedly jumped off the stool, ran to Li Xia, looked up at him, her eyes were a little red.

"Brother Li."

There were misses, worries, and concerns on her face... All kinds of emotions were intertwined in her mind, and she was constantly busy.

Li Xia stretched out her uninjured hand and patted her head slightly.

"Well, I'm back."

Han Qiaoer raised her head, hoping that he would open his arms for her to hug him like he did in Kaifeng.

But Li Xia had already turned to Han Chengxu, and said, "It's time for the approval of the grain and grass, is Fang Yankai back?"

"Not yet, I'm afraid the landlord is hiding from Ah Lang." Han Chengxu smiled wryly, "I'm afraid I won't come to the yamen today."

"It's okay, I have to go back to the camp, let's talk while walking..."

"Yes." Han Qi'an said: "Everything is complicated, so I should accompany Alang for a walk."

"Brother Li, can Qiaoer go with me?"

"Okay, let's go together."

Considering that Han Chengxu was old and Han Qi'an was weak, they took a carriage and sat in the carriage to talk.

"The monthly food and grass approved by the county magistrate may not be enough for compensation."

Li Xia said: "I brought back [-] guan, that's enough."

The father and son of the Han family were shocked, and it took a while to come back to their senses.

Li Xia said: "The reason why I asked Jiang Chun for money and food immediately after I came back is because it will be difficult to get the money after we spend it."

Han Qi'an couldn't help laughing, and said: "Ah Lang is very thoughtful."

"With this batch of documents, don't rush to ask Fang Yankai for food." Li Xia said again: "I plan to expand the number of patrolmen to 500, and I will ask for it later."

Han Chengxu stroked his beard and said, "In other words, is this month's food for 500 people?"

"Yes."

All three laughed.

After laughing, Han Chengxu pondered again: "Magistrate Jiang is willing to give this batch of documents, but he is actually trying to shirk. I'm afraid the landlord won't give it."

"The battle is imminent, the soldiers are in my hands, and he will give them."

"The Mongolian army in the south has escaped. What A Lang means...is that he is worried that Zhang Dutong will be defeated."

Li Xia thought about what Yi Shiying said, pondered, and said: "Yes, I have a hunch that Zhang Shi will be defeated, so I should prepare early."

"In this way, there are many things to arrange." Han Qi'an said.

Han Chengxu said: "Let's report the situation in the county to Alang first."

"That's good." Han Qi'an said: "Bantou Liu trained the river patrolmen very effectively, but I'm afraid these more than a hundred people have little experience; in addition, the naval berth in Fujiang has been built; The towers and artillery carts on Gangling and Tuanshanzi have all been built; now trenches are being dug outside the camp.”

"Enough money?"

"Fortunately, when Alang sent Kong Muxi to send the wounded back half a month ago, he brought back money, which was barely enough for expenses."

"Well, with this [-] guan, I can last a little longer..."

At this point, Li Xia told Wu Tong about selling private salt, and then asked, "What do you two gentlemen think about this?"

Han Chengxu groaned while twisting his beard, and said slowly: "That Inspector Wu said nicely, 'The common people can eat low-priced salt', which harms the public and private interests, and is just a worm that eats up the country."

Li Xia understood this meaning.

Let’s not mention it far away, just talk about a little thing, if the Fujing Supervisor in Xuzhou can’t collect the salt tax, where will the money and food be given to the Changning Army?If there is no Changning army, who will defend the land when the Mongolian army comes.

Wu Tong's approach is said to benefit the people's livelihood, and it is not wrong to say that it is a "great harm to the country".

Sure enough, Han Qi'an also looked down on Wu Tong, saying: "As far as this matter is concerned, the owner of the house can be regarded as loyal and upright, but Wu's inspector is full of private pockets...Alang really wants to cooperate with him?"

Li Xia lifted the curtain of the car and looked at it. At this time, it was Mao Yi'er who was driving the car, temporarily acting as a guard.

The carriage has also left the county seat, and there are not many people on the road.

Only then did he put down the curtain of the car, and said: "The difference between me and Wu Tongzhi lies in the word 'into my own pocket'. I sell smuggled salt, and the proceeds don't go into my own pocket."

"Alang's intention is... When this matter is done smoothly, get rid of Wu Tong, and Alang will do it himself?"

"Yes."

Facing the Han family father and son, Li Xia didn't need to say more, they both understood each other.

Han Chengxu nodded, and pondered: "Then the first thing is the owner's book..."

"He is an upright official." Li Xia said, "But an upright official is not a reason to block me. But this is not urgent, let's talk about it after the war."

"Yes, maybe the war is over, and the situation in the county is different."

Li Xia said: "There are a lot of things to do next. I will not only expand the river patrol team, but also reorganize it. Then, I will entrust the two gentlemen for all matters such as pensions, military rewards, logistics, and luggage."

"Yes."

"Are you busy?"

"Ah Lang can count on asking." Han Qi'an smiled wryly, and said: "Ah Lang wants to manage 500 troops, but there are only two staff members."

"This is my negligence. The two gentlemen can hire some people who are good at calculation and writing."

"Ah Lang can also recruit a few more staff."

"Yeah, let's take it step by step..."

Han Qiaoer sat on the side obediently and wrote down their conversation. Although she couldn't understand, she thought that she could repeat it to Li Xia at night so that he could see if there was anything he forgot.

Looking up again, her father and grandfather were talking seriously with Li Xia, they didn't notice her, so she stretched out her hand and gently grabbed Li Xia's sleeve, feeling a lot more at ease...

(End of this chapter)