My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 66 Jiuyuan River (Only one update in the early morning, don't wait, go to bed early.)
Bingzhou itself is located in a frontier area and has a sparse population.

Wuyuan County was a frontier fortress of Bingzhou and had an even sparser population.

Jiuyuan County is a frontier fortress within a frontier fortress.

After years of natural and man-made disasters, the population has become even more sparse and even more pitiful.

Therefore, the county magistrate of Jiuyuan County could only get a salary of a mere 300 shi.

As a result, Huang Huan and the only county lieutenant in the county could only get an even smaller salary of 200 dan.

And these are just theoretical numbers.

However, theory is theory and reality is reality.

After being exploited by higher-level officials and even the emperor himself, the actual amount received was far lower than the theoretical number, and if rounded off, it can basically be approximated to zero.

Moreover, more than that, they often need to provide long-term benefits to their superiors, the court, and even the emperor. Just like Huang Yi, who has been promoted to the military commander, if he slacks off for even one day, he will be dismissed from office at best, or even punished at worst.

Money can move people's hearts, but power is as sweet as liquid and as delicious as nectar.

The word "power" means nothing more than the power of life and death.

Once people have tasted this feeling, they must have great perseverance to be addicted.

It was precisely because Emperor Lingdi understood this that he created this extremely unreasonable system of reverse benefit transfer.

If even the emperor is like this, wouldn't the local officials follow suit and exploit the people within their jurisdiction?

But Bingzhou is poor.

Wuyuan County was even poorer.

Jiuyuan County was even poorer.

The poor were almost extinct, so poor that even if Huang Huan and others wanted to exploit the people, they couldn't find anyone to exploit.

Just when they were ready to abandon their posts and flee.

Lu Yi appeared!
God sent Lu Yi to them.

Not only do they not need to do anything, but they are actively exploited and directly help them to pay out of their own pockets.

How would Huang Huan and the Jiuyuan County Magistrate and County Lieutenant view Lu Yi?
There is a sentence that Lu Bu has not said yet, but it can really represent what they are thinking at this moment.

I have half a liter of purine. I only regret that I have not met a wise master. If you don’t abandon me, I am willing to be your godfather!
And not only that, even if Lu Yi has the need, it is not impossible for him to be their biological father. The biological mother will go to Lu Yi's bed tonight!

It's okay to call me dad. Now Lu Yi just needs more than 5,000 acres of land, so that's even more of a piece of cake.

What they sold out were only the interests of the imperial court and the people of Jiuyuan County, but what they got were real copper coins that went into their own pockets.

Therefore, after learning of Lu Yi's request, the mayor of Jiuyuan County expressed it to all the officials of Jiuyuan County.

Whatever Lu Yi needs is what they strive for.

Whatever Lu Yi hates is the direction for them to improve.

Therefore, Huang Huan, regardless of his status as the county magistrate, put down the mountains of documents in the county government office, and braved the wind and cold all the way from Jiuyuan County to accompany here, just to show his respect for patriotic businessmen like Lu Yi who should serve as a benchmark for all businessmen in Jiuyuan County.

Of course, our Huang Huan County Magistrate is an official of Jiuyuan County who is dedicated to practical work and does not care about the so-called false reputation at all.

In order to prevent his glorious image from being discovered by the people of Jiuyuan County, he deliberately changed out of the official uniform of the county magistrate and put on casual clothes of the people.

"Brother Lu, we have visited several places. They are all places close to mountains and rivers and suitable for building forts. I wonder if there is any place that catches your eye?" Facing the biting cold wind, Huang Huan was still smiling, as if as long as Lu Yi was not satisfied, he would accompany Lu Yi forever.

"Haha, thank you for accompanying me, County Prime Minister Huang. I have already prepared something." Seeing that they had almost finished touring the entire Jiuyuan Pavilion, Lu Yi also smiled. "Alas, my dear brother, you are too polite. You are the most heroic man in Bingzhou, how can you be an ordinary commoner? You and I can just call each other brothers!"

"I just don't know what is so wonderful about this place that caught your eye?"

Huang Huan first hypocritically tried to establish a good relationship with Lu Yi again, then after shaking violently in a gust of cold wind, he hurriedly asked, obviously unable to bear the severe cold in this frontier.

"I really liked that riverside place before!" Lu Yi said with a smile.

"Valley? Are you talking about the wasteland?" Huang Huan was stunned when he heard this, and then he immediately advised: "My dear brother, I am not scolding you, but the area near the river is a wasteland with few people around. Why don't you choose a more affluent place?"

"As long as you open your mouth, you can choose any place in Jiuyuan Pavilion. Even if there are residents already, you can just spend some money to have them move. I will also share your worries about this matter."

Before traveling through time, the heroic hero Lu Yi hated corrupt officials very much.

I wish I could kill all the corrupt officials in the world.

But now, after traveling through time, Lu Yi discovered the lovable side of this corrupt official.

If you take the money, you have to do the job. This is the industry code of conduct for corrupt officials.

If this sets a precedent of taking money but not doing the job, then in the future no one will be so foolish as to give money to others.

Therefore, Huang Huan and the senior officials of Jiuyuan County behind him are more concerned about this than Lu Yi himself.

"I am only selecting a site to build a fort. If it causes unrest among other villagers in Jiuyuan Pavilion, then it would be a loss and not my intention!" Lu Yi made up a high-sounding excuse and naturally would not reveal his real thoughts.

Before building the fort, Lu Yi also sought advice from Zhang, who was an expert in this field.

Building this fortress is not as simple as finding a flat land to build it. The knowledge involved is no easier than building a fortified city.

Either the terrain must be rugged and easy to defend but difficult to attack, or it must be placed in a key position where one man can guard the pass against ten thousand.

There must also be a water source and a large area of ​​flat land nearby for reclamation.

It would also be best if it is close to bustling markets or cities to facilitate trade.

Today, Lu Yi visited many places, but there was no place that he felt was perfect.

In some places the terrain is dangerous, but there is no water source nearby.

Some have abundant water resources, but there are no large tracts of flat land nearby that can be reclaimed.

However, the places with flat land and water sources are too desolate and remote, and are simply undeveloped wilderness, making construction too difficult.

After much deliberation, Lu Yi finally had to consider all factors and finally chose the place beside the river that he had checked last.

This river is called Jiuyuan River by the farmers in Jiuyuanting. It is a small tributary of the Yellow River.

However, compared to the majestic Yellow River, a tributary is also three or four meters wide, with abundant water flow. Moreover, because it is a small tributary of the Yellow River, the water is not turbulent, but rather quite gentle. Both sides of the river are large tracts of flat land covered with weeds, which are quite suitable for planting rice after reclamation. The gradually dry wasteland on the periphery can also be used to grow corn, wheat and beans.

Thanks to the Return of the Overlord for grabbing the 100 Starting Coins from me.

In the previous chapters, the titles of Li Yong and the cook were written incorrectly. They should be "foreman", who was in charge of five people, so they were revised.

The author is a part-time writer and has to go to work. He has been staying up late every day recently and can’t hold on any longer. He has a migraine attack. He forced himself to write this update despite feeling nauseous and dizzy. Starting today, he will resume updating twice a day and take a break for now.

Of course, the promise of three updates for the recommended position is still valid.

The third round will start next Sunday, so there will be three updates tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

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(End of this chapter)