Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 544
Zhou Yu listened very seriously. Although he didn't think that he would be able to govern one day, these principles are applicable in many aspects. Zhou Yu thought in his heart that it would take some time for him to manage the army in the future. , chatting with the soldiers at the lowest level, investigating the situation, not just listening to the report of the generals under his command and making a decision, Yuan Shu led him and Hua Xiong through the country roads.

The Sili area can be said to be the most prosperous area in the Han Dynasty. Here, even in this kind of country road, there is no shortage of carriages and horses. Yuan Shu's unfamiliar face did not arouse the suspicion of others. If it was in other areas, at this time, some soldiers would have come to question them.

However, even so, their patrolling back and forth here still aroused the suspicion of the local pavilion chief. He brought people to interrogate the three of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was dressed as a celebrity, and Zhou Yu was dressed as a student. When he got up, it was a celebrity who was traveling with his disciples. Hua Xiong behind him was naturally dressed as a servant, and they had already prepared for the inspection of the interrogation.

After learning their identities, the head of the pavilion did not embarrass them anymore, but said with a smile: "Although there are no green mountains and green waters here, there are also different scenery from other places. However, please remember, there is no Post stations are only available in county towns, if you stay here for too long and meet the curfew, you will be arrested." Yuan Shu nodded, and the pavilion chief told them with a smile.

If later on, if there is a curfew and there is nowhere to go, the pavilion chief will be the first to arrest them! !
Zhou Yu on the side said helplessly: "I don't know what advice you can give me. My teacher is inconvenient, and I don't know about these things. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the county before dark." The pavilion chief was stunned for a moment. , looking at Yuan Shu's legs, Yuan Shu's face was a little displeased, but he didn't say much. The pavilion chief knew that he was impolite, so he quickly shifted his eyes and said, "If you don't dislike it, you can rest with us in the pavilion. One day!"

Zhou Yu hurriedly thanked him, the pavilion chief waved his hand, and pointed them in the direction of the pavilion, and then let them continue to visit. Yuan Shu took the two of them for a walk in the countryside, and occasionally met an old farmer working here, Yuan Shu Let Zhou Yu stop him and ask some questions. These people are also very kind. Facing Zhou Yu's inquiries, they also answered seriously. Zhou Yu didn't ask them too many things, just asking about farming and the like.

From the simple farming, we can already see how the officials are governed here.

In this pavilion, almost every farmer will happily say that this is the place that has been rewarded by the emperor, and it is also the most endowed pavilion in the entire Sili area. Everyone lives in a very prosperous life. Listening to their words, Hua Hua Both Xiong and Zhou Yu were very happy. After listening to it, they gave some money.

"Master, it seems that the county magistrate of Zhongmu is really powerful, and the people here are doing well." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes, shook his head, and said, "No."

"Ok?"

Hua Xiong's eyes widened, and he said, "Captain, isn't that right? These farmers live better than me! Could it be that they want the common people to live like Sangongs, and that's great?"

Yuan Shu looked into the distance, frowned and said, "Have you ever seen those cattle?"

"Farming cattle? I see, there are a lot of farming cattle here! Fat and strong!"

"Yes, there are too many oxen. There are so many oxen in a small pavilion. They are all fat and strong, and none of them are wounded, disabled, or thin. It’s still so clean, with so many cattle, no cow dung, hehe, and, have you ever seen that family, who didn’t even have a cowshed, and went back to the yard with two cows!”

"Also, how can the common people who work in the fields dress so neatly???"

Yuan Shu asked again and again, Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong suddenly realized, Zhou Yu said: "Could it be that someone knew about our coming, so they made these arrangements?"

Yuan Shu sneered and said, "I'll find out later."

Knowing these things, Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong had no intention of watching any more, and followed Yuan Shu directly to the pavilion. This was also the resting place for the pavilion chief and the pavilion soldiers. These pavilion soldiers were indeed well-dressed. Seeing Yuan Shu and others, they were treated with great courtesy. Unlike other regions, they greeted each other with smiles. Before, Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong would have thought that the folk customs here were simple and honest, but now, they only have the feeling of being deceived in their hearts. anger.

The head of the pavilion arranged a good room for them, where they could rest. After he told the story, Yuan Shu did not let him go, but pulled him into the room. The head of the pavilion followed him into the room in a daze. The people sat down separately, and Yuan Shu suddenly said, "You have implemented the county magistrate's order well. Keep doing it. After three or four days, you can return to the original state!"

Hearing his words, the head of the pavilion was shocked, and quickly got up and said: "I don't know the identity of the king, but I hope to forgive those borrowed cows. Should I send them back by myself, or will the county send someone?"

"I'm afraid you have to send it back by yourself," Yuan Shu said with a smile.

The pavilion chief nodded.

The next day, Yuan Shu took Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong straight to the Zhongmou county government office. Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong were extremely angry. Hua Xiong was so angry that he rushed forward, knocked down the two soldiers with his bare hands, knocked them unconscious, and rushed into the county government office. The officials in his county government office saw this situation, All terrified.

Shouting that there are thieves, he wanted to rush out of the county government office. Hua Xiong rushed forward like a tiger and wolf, grabbing one and beating each other. The officials in the county government fled in all directions. As a ruthless hand, Hua Xiong, as the lieutenant of Sili, let alone beating the officials of the Sili county government, even ordered them to be killed, it would be fine, but Zhou Yu couldn't do that.

Yuan Shu glanced at him, and said with some displeasure: "Didn't you see Captain Sili being besieged by cruel officials? Hurry up and save him!"

Zhou Yu was overjoyed and rushed forward.

When the county magistrate came out of the study, all the officials in the county fell to the ground, some covered their heads and cried bitterly, some were unconscious, and Yuan Shu sat in front of the desk, looking at the Sure enough, as Yuan Shu thought, the policy here clearly stated that in response to the private visit of Sili Xiaowei, the entire Zhongmu County borrowed [-] cattle from Kaifeng County and sent them from Yangwu County. The county borrowed [-] cattle.
Every citizen must know how to respond to inquiries from strangers.

Officials must be kind to outsiders, not rude.

The county magistrate here actually listed dozens of regulations to present a false prosperity for Yuan Shu. The more Yuan Shu read it, the angrier he became in his heart. In addition, judging from these letters, this matter was not just A Zhongmu County, and maybe even the entire Henan Yin are involved, and the Henan Yin government is Luoyang! !At the foot of the world, how dare you do such a deceitful thing? ? ?
Seeing Yuan Shu staring at these letters, the county magistrate seemed to have sensed something, his legs gave way, and he almost fell to the ground. Hua Xiong stepped forward, grabbed the man's neck, and threw him Lifted up, the man was pinched by Hua Xiong's neck, his whole face turned blue quickly, his eyes widened, his legs kept kicking wildly, Hua Xiong threw him to the ground hard, and asked: " Henan Yin asked you to do these?!"

"Lieutenant, please forgive me! Lieutenant, forgive me! These are all orders from Mr. Zhang, I dare not not carry them out!" the county magistrate shouted in horror.

"How did you know I was going out?"

"I don't know, it's an order issued by Zhang Gong, and we are required to execute it like this."

"Hehe, you are so courageous. Even the township officials have an affair with you. You deliberately exaggerated the local food production and raised tax rates to create political achievements?" Yuan Shu sneered. He held up a letter and asked, "Could it be , You don’t know, this exaggeration, how many poor people have to pay taxes accordingly, they don’t even know that their family is so rich.”

With tears in his eyes, the county magistrate kept begging for mercy, asking Yuan Shu to forgive him.

When Yuan Shu entered his study together with him, he discovered the real reason. The county magistrate took out several letters, all of which were issued by Henan Yin. The local production makes the people pay more taxes and fabricate political achievements. In addition, these guys still take advantage of the ignorance of the people to list some people whose production is lower than the tax standard on the tax list.

And the taxes they pay go into the pockets of these idiots. ,

Seeing this, Yuan Shu trembled in anger. He pointed at the county magistrate on the ground, gritted his teeth, and asked tremblingly, "How dare you do such a thing? How dare you do this? This is Henan Yin. Luoyang is a hundred miles away, and the Son of Heaven is sitting there!! How dare you do this!!!", he took a deep breath, looked at Hua Xiong at the side, and said: "Quickly summon your subordinates Zhongdu officials and apprentices!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shu shook his head hastily and said, "No, you can't call them!"

He looked at Zhou Yu on the side, and said, "Gongjin!! Go quickly to the Jinwu camp, go to Lu Bu, and let him divide his troops to surround Henan Yin's Mansion, Luoyang Lingfu, and even many counties under Henan Yin's jurisdiction. They must be controlled, no one can be allowed to escape, and they cannot be allowed to command the pawns of the county government!! If there is resistance, shoot and kill!!"

"Without an edict, how could General Lu obey me??"

"You let him go with the order of Captain Sili, and tell him that this matter is extremely important, and if something goes wrong, he can't afford it!!!"

(End of this chapter)