My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 213 Devotion
But he never knew that Zhou Xing still had something to say in his heart, that is, as long as Lao Tzu gets rich first.Only when I have money can I do other things, so that I can get rich first and then get rich later.

The reason why he didn't return to Jianning County immediately was because Zhou Xing said that he would help him find more Ningzhou righteous men, which encouraged Cuan Chen's heart that had been battered.He thought to himself: "This Bodao Tinghou deserves to be the one who killed the national traitor Shen Xiu, and he deserves to be the Shangluo family. My previous knowledge is still one-sided."

Not long after he stood by the river, he saw someone on a big boat on the river waving a small red flag in his hand.

He also immediately took out a small red flag from his arms and waved it a few times.

The boat docked, and a group of people stepped down.Just look at the leader who has a square face, broad mouth and short beard like a halberd. He is very tall and tall, but it is not who Yong Kai is.After Yong Kai met and exchanged greetings with him, several boats docked one after another, and there were about a hundred people who disembarked one after another, all dressed as business travelers.With the token of the Hou Mansion presented by Cuan Chen, the pavilion chiefs and subordinates of the Anyuan Pavilion naturally did not dare to stop them, and let their group go northward along the official road.

Naturally, Yong Kai didn't come here to run a business trip.

Since he took refuge in Zhou Xing, he followed Zhou Xing's plan, and Zhou Xing sent more than a hundred people to help him out, allowing him to defeat several relatively large bandits along Wuchi Road in succession, and his power became stronger and stronger. Get stronger.At the same time, according to Zhou Xing's instructions, he formulated a unified logo.As long as the merchants planted the flags they distributed, Wuchi Road would be unimpeded.Of course, Yong Kai would not eat alone. Under his beating and dragging, more small groups of bandits expressed that they recognized him as the boss.In addition to his strongest strength, he also bought some herbs, furs, and even many sandstone specimens that he couldn't figure out on a large scale according to the list given by Zhou Xing.

He admired Zhou Xing very much.He knows that as long as life can be lived on, few people are actually willing to be bandits.With a carrot in one hand and a big stick in the other, Zhou Xing quickly accomplished something that Yong Kai couldn't do in more than ten years.Now their cottage has not only increased the number of people by hundreds, but their lives have also undergone earth-shaking changes.And it's only been two short months.He knew in his heart that if the current situation develops, their income next year will be an astronomical figure that he never dared to imagine.

With so much income and more spiritual valleys, more than a dozen monks were added to his cottage, and seven of the hundred and ten people that Zhou Xing lent him were also found to have spiritual powers. The person of the pulse.Although these talents have just started to practice, this indicates a bright future.

This time, although he didn't know what Zhou Xing was thinking, he actually wanted them to come forward and infiltrate the county town, then capture the county government and drive away the county magistrate Zhang Meng.Although he was worried about this, after hearing this, the boss Ehuwu and others immediately clamored to take someone to do it.

"I've already arranged for you. As soon as you enter the county, you will immediately attack the county government. There are not many people in the entire county, and most of them are scattered in various places. Remember, don't cause damage if you can. Capture After the county government, the banner was raised, saying that it was to respond to Zhendong General Li Xiang. As for the future, don’t worry, when the time comes, Junhou will lead the troops to recover the county. All the contents inside will be transported to Hou Guo."

This is what Gongsun Sheng who came in a hurry said to Yongkai.

It sounds like there is no risk in this matter.

But what Yongkai couldn't figure out was why Zhou Xing would do this.

Regarding the capture of Bodao County and driving away Zhang Meng, the head of Bodao County, Zhou Xing had a flash of inspiration.

According to his judgment on the situation in Yizhou, it only needs one victory.With a victory, the hearts of Jiangdong and even the entire Yizhou will be full of hope again.Jiangyang has been the most salt-producing area in Yizhou since ancient times. Compared with Bodao, it is almost all plains, and the grain output is many times higher than that of Bodao, which is born in hilly areas.

Not only Jiangyang, but those counties such as Xindu, Guanghan, Zitong, and Brazil that belong to Liangzhou are all rich in products and densely populated.In such an area, Luo Shang wants to give up on his own initiative?This made Zhou Xing very puzzled.

Train soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while.

Although Zhou Xing's soldiers had only been trained for less than two months, after listening to Cuan Chen's introduction to the situation of the refugees, he insisted that these recruits could fight.

With myself as the leader of the enemy of ten thousand people, and the power of the exiles is far away in the area of ​​Hande, Jinshou, and even the worst is able to retreat unscathed.Besides, besides the great victory of the refugees, and watching Luo Shang build a long fence along the river, his vigilance was naturally lowered, and he was able to steal him once or twice by surprise, and then ran away after pretending to be forced. This goal should not be difficult for Zhou Xing. .

Du Chou and Gongsun Sheng disagreed with his idea, saying that the lord's desire to save the survivors of Jiangdong is really touching, but let's not talk about the issue of cross-border law enforcement. With your authorization, you don't have any qualifications to lead troops.

"This is indeed a problem." Zhou Xing pondered for a while, and then insisted: "Behead first and then play. Originally, our military training did not conform to the court system, and I don't care about adding another crime. If we win this battle, Luo Shang will face it. It’s also good-looking, and it’s justified by the court, and it’s turned around the overall situation in Yizhou. If we lose, he, Luo Shang, will have nothing to lose. The opportunity is not lost, and the time will never come. If the exiles return, we just want to If you steal one or two, you won't be able to steal it. When the army of refugees sweeps across, the strength will only become stronger. Don't talk anymore, gentlemen, I have made up my mind. *********, ***** **."

After reading these two poems, Zhou Xing himself felt that his image had become taller.

It was only then that Zhou Xing realized that he was thinking simply.

Although there are only [-] people, there are expeditions, tents, vehicles, food, and boats to cross the river, etc., which makes the two generations who have never led soldiers or even joined the army. Immediately, his head grew bigger.His Bodaohou state had just been established, and there were no reserves yet. There was nothing in food, cloth, mules, horses, vehicles, etc.It was weapons and armor. These days, he asked Wang Tianyun to secretly buy several hundred catties of wrought iron from Wang Zhan, and then added an iron spearhead to everyone's spearhead.

When Du Chou put all these questions on the table, Zhou Xing almost flinched.

"When the cannon fires, a thousand taels of gold." At this moment, Zhou Xing finally understood another meaning of this sentence.Either get rich or go bankrupt.

Before the battle started, he was about to go bankrupt.

Do I have to acquiesce to the troops going out to burn, kill and loot to maintain morale and ensure that I will not go bankrupt?

But if this is the case, I might as well not leave my soldiers.

Zhou Xing has always been a pacifist and a liberal in his bones.In that materially rich world, freedom, tolerance and fraternity are the ideas that Zhou Xing most agrees with.He has worked as a volunteer, and he enjoys the kind of heartfelt happiness when helping others.Even though he has traveled through time, these things in his bones are still with him.In the world he came to, wars were publicly criticized by everyone, and burning, killing, and looting were even criticized by everyone.

Even after he came to this world, he experienced so many right and wrong, and saw the dark character like Shen Xiu and others, but he still refused to change his original intention.

If I can protect a little light, the world will have a little more light.

If he is willing to degenerate, then the world will be filled with darkness.

After learning about the history of this world, he admired the former Shu merchant who divided the world a hundred years ago. "Don't do evil because it is small, and don't do good because it is small." This is the words that the former master of Shu merchants entrusted to the later master of Shu merchants before his death.

This always encourages him.

There are still so many people who stick to good principles in this world. This world is not a selfish villain like Shen Xiu.

Although he had a headache with so many questions, he just finished reading those two poems, but he couldn't say no matter what, that's all.

"If the county magistrate supports it, or if the county magistrate supports it, then this matter will be much easier." Gongsun Sheng said this intentionally or unintentionally.

In his heart, in his understanding, the Bodao Tinghou in front of him was eager to make contributions, and even wanted to eat alone.This made him feel a little regretful.

It's too late.

In Gongsun Sheng's mind, Zhou Xing integrated Wuchi Dao through Yongkai, established a trade market, and trained recruits. All of these are manifestations of great talent, but there is still a very important indicator short of the hero in his mind.

Tolerate!
Can't bear it!

Building walls high, accumulating food widely, and becoming king slowly, these are the thoughts in Gongsun Sheng's heart.

Given the current situation in Yizhou, even if Zhou Xing trains more soldiers, no one will care about him.And the more soldiers he has under his command, the safer he is.Luo Shang has long been unable to control him, and Zhang Meng is even more unable.One is strength, and the other is that Zhou Xing, after all, is wearing the big hat of killing the national traitor Shen Xiu.

As long as he has this big hat, most people will not easily provoke him.

If Luo Shijun abandons Jiangdong, he will abandon Jiangdong.

The refugees are getting stronger, so make them even stronger.As long as you are stronger yourself.

Forbearance, you have to endure until the final opportunity, let Luo Shang, let the court beg you to send troops to conquer the refugees, this is the best time.At that time, whatever you want, the imperial court will give you, which is much better than having to find a way to solve everything yourself now.And now that you have defeated the refugees, will the imperial court remember your achievements?

The imperial court will only see that you do not conform to the Dajin system and train and dispatch troops without authorization.

It's just that Zhou Xing's recitation of the two poems just now made him understand the other party's insistence.But he still wanted to exhort him, so he said this sentence on the sidelines.

But when Zhou Xing heard these words, he had a flash of inspiration.

That's right, doesn't I just not have the name and identity of the county magistrate?

Then Lao Tzu drove Zhang Meng away and led the Bodao county magistrate himself.

Zhang Meng, the magistrate of Bodao County, is 47 years old this year, and he is a native of Hanjia County.He was originally just a member of Hanjia County's official history, and he was responsible for dealing with the Qiang people in Hanjia County. As a result, he was valued by the county guard, and after being recommended, he became the magistrate of Yanniu County.From Yanniu County in Hanjia to Shengqian County in Wenshan and then to Bodao County in Qianwei, he has been the county magistrate for nearly ten years.Compared with Yanniu County and Shengqian County where the Qiang people are scattered all over, Bodao County is obviously more satisfying to him.This is why he was able to transfer a lot of bribes to Zhao Min, the governor of Yizhou.

When Zhao Min rebelled, Liu Fu, the prefect of Qianwei, was the one who supported Zhao Min the most.When Liu Fu recruited soldiers from Bodao County, Zhang Meng fled with his seal to show that he would never follow the bandits.His move was greatly appreciated by the later governor of Yizhou, Luo Shang, and he even heard news that Luo Shang had recommended him to the imperial court and wanted him to be the sheriff of Cang County.This news made him very excited.

From the county magistrate to the head of a county, this span of countless people would not be able to cross in a lifetime.His family is a poor family in Yandao County, which is the same nature as Huang Yuan and Cao Jian's family. They are all villagers who migrated from other places hundreds of years ago during the time of Emperor Wu of Shang Dynasty.He is the first county magistrate from their family's ancestors.If he can really become the sheriff, he will be the first sheriff of their Zhang family.

Winter night always comes so early.Just after dinner, Zhang Meng went out of the dining hall alone, and came to a small incense hall in the deepest part of the county government office.

It's not big, but it's brightly lit.In the center stands a statue of clay sculpture.Just look at the lifelike face of this statue, wearing a golden crown on its head, holding a three-treasure jade ruyi in its right hand, bluffing its left hand, and with compassionate eyes, it seems that it is telling the most mysterious Taoist truth to all living beings.In front of the clay sculpture is an altar, on which there is an incense burner, and the incense burner made of brass has been filled with incense ash, which shows how devout the owner of the house burns incense.Seasonal melons and fruits are placed on both sides of the incense burner, and two candles with the thickness of cups are placed on both sides.

The enshrined sculpture is the image of Taoist Yuanshi Tianzun.

Since ancient times, Taoist incense has been very strong in this land of Shu.Zhang Meng didn't believe it at first, but when he was doing historiography in Hanjia County, he was met by a Taoist priest, who said that he had good luck and would soon become the county magistrate.He didn't believe it, but within two months, he was really appointed as the magistrate of Yanniu County by the court.Since then, he has become a devout Taoist follower.

Of course, what he didn't know was that the Taoist priest was a guest of the sheriff of Hanjia County, and the sheriff had learned the news in advance, so he was very accurate.Because of this experience, Zhang Meng became a devout believer.When he was in Yanniu County and Shengqian County, he gave a lot of cloth and money to the Taoist priest called Song Ming every year, and supported him to build a Taoist temple in Shengqian County.

On the Bodao side, although the number of believers here is far less than that of Hanjiawen Mountain, and there are not many Taoist priests coming and going, Zhang Meng still immediately vacated a house in the depths of his county government office to enshrine Yuanshi Tianzun.Over the years, this has been his spiritual pillar.He always thinks that his ability to be successful in the official career is because someone is protecting him in the dark.

Today, he entered the small incense hall as before, and first took out three sticks of incense from the altar.

(End of this chapter)