A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

One day later.

Li Rui has finished his lesson.

Fifty surveying teams departed from various directions of the county town.

A thorough survey of all farmland in the county will be conducted using a grid-based approach!

Each of them carried a multiplication table and traveled to various villages.

Surprisingly.

The surveyors on the team didn't even bring abacuses!

The common people were scratching their heads in disbelief!

Without an abacus, how can you calculate the size of a field?

That's really strange!

however.

To everyone's surprise,

These arithmeticists were too lazy to even use paper and pen.

They would use twigs or knives to write and draw on the ground.

They carved out a bunch of simple symbols that ordinary people didn't recognize, like winding earthworms.

Then.

That's it!

The village chiefs and villagers had never heard of this before!

Some people even squatted down to watch the calculators perform their calculations.

I watched for a while, but I still didn't understand what kind of trick this was.

"Excuse me, sir, may I ask what these symbols are?"

A scholar in plain clothes, carrying a bag, squatted by the roadside asking questions.

The fortune teller, seeing his attire, knew he was from out of town and said somewhat impatiently.

"I'm busy, get out of the way."

The scholar smiled and took out ten copper coins.

The calculator's eyes lit up, and he immediately took it, saying smugly.

"This was invented by our General Li... what was it again? Anyway, it's called a number!"

talking.

From the nearby farmland, the rope-wielding man shouted.

"This piece of land is thirteen zhang long and nine zhang and four chi wide!"

The calculator quickly squatted down, engraved the numbers, and began to calculate.

The answer was obtained in just a few breaths.

Such speed left the scholar speechless!

"This... you can calculate it so quickly without an abacus?"

Upon hearing this, the calculator became even more smug.

"What's this? I'm stupid, I'm already very slow!"

Following General Li's method, our chief accountant, Mr. Wu, can calculate it directly in his mind!

The scholar was surprised to hear this, then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Wait, the General Li you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be Li Zangfeng, would you?"

"Li Zangfeng? Who's that?"

"Uh, it's General Yulong."

"Ah! Yes, yes, it's General Yulong!"

The scholar's mouth was agape, his expression extremely exaggerated!

"He can fight, write poetry and lyrics, and even do arithmetic?!"

"Writing poetry? I've never heard of that."

The scholar remained silent.

Of course you haven't heard of it!

One poem, "Written at Bianliang City," and another, "Yuxiao Ci."

It hasn't even reached Dingzhou yet!

He heard it from someone while traveling north.

He felt that way at the time.

This renowned General Yulong of Hebei is truly a dragon among men!

A man of both literary and martial talents!

Especially his poem "Written at Bianliang City," which touched his heart directly!

However, it seems that...

Li Rui's talents in both literature and martial arts seem to be an incomplete picture.

This person...is a genius!

The scholar clicked his tongue in amazement.

Seeing that the fortune teller was about to leave, he finally couldn't help but shout.

"Brother, may I ask where your general is now? I would like to make your acquaintance."

The calculator scoffed.

"Who are you? What is your name? What is your official rank?"

The scholar smiled and said with his hands behind his back.

"My name is Zhao Pu, and my courtesy name is Zeping. I have no official rank or title."

The calculator rolled his eyes, intending to ignore it.

But upon closer inspection, it became clear that this person possessed a certain elegance.

In addition, Zhao Pu took out another string of coins from his pocket...

The calculator immediately chuckled.

"Wait here, I'm about to report the measured field data to the general."

You may write a visiting card, and I will have the cavalry take it with you.

Zhao Pu was overjoyed and bent down to write.

……

At this moment, Li Rui naturally had no idea.

Zhao Pu unexpectedly ended up on his own territory.

Moreover, because of that poem "Written at Bianliang City", he had the idea of ​​befriending me.

This person is not only intelligent, but also a rare talent fit for prime minister.

After Zhao Kuangyin established the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Pu served as the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty for a full ten years.

Before Zhao Kuangyin unified the country, Zhao Pu's achievements in governing the country were second to none!

Of course, all of this is just empty talk.

Two very famous events occurred in Zhao Kuangyin's life.

He donned the yellow robe and released his military power with a cup of wine.

Zhao Pu was behind all of these schemes!

After meeting Li Song and Sang Weihan in Bianliang, Li Rui was well aware that he lacked talent in domestic affairs.

Back in Dingzhou, Wang Shuyu's younger brother, Wang Yuan, was also considered a figure in domestic affairs.

However, their overall perspective is lacking.

Zhao Pu is still young, only twenty-three years old.

But the talent is undeniable.

If we can recruit them, it will be a huge help!

of course.

Li Rui is currently unaware of Zhao Pu's situation.

He is busy coordinating the overall situation and allocating manpower.

Wang Shuyu also helped out.

All the computational tasks were assigned to Wu Wang and Wang Yuan.

Domestic affairs are not like war; there aren't that many life-or-death struggles.

But once you get busy, it takes even more energy than fighting a war!

Li Rui frowned, with documents presented by officials from various parts of Boling County beside him.

These are mostly unruly incidents caused by some remnants of the Wu family after the Wu family's downfall.

This is really annoying.

Let's make the arrests, we don't have enough manpower.

If we ignore it, the people will be filled with anxiety.

Think about it.

We still have no choice but to arrest them!

Good public security is essential, as it is crucial for maintaining public morale.

Think about this.

Li Rui wrote a letter to Niu Ben, asking to borrow 500 men.

Just finished writing it.

A pair of fair, white hands offer a cup of warm tea.

Li Rui drank it casually and was about to continue his work.

Those hands then moved to the shoulders and began to gently knead them.

Li Rui looked up, only to find that there was no one around him.

Wang Shuyu left the room at some point.

Then I turned around again.

Yu Xiao's slightly flustered, pretty face with rosy cheeks appeared before her.

Li Rui then realized.

He traveled north with his jade flute, returning to Dingzhou weary from his journey.

He immediately threw himself into his work.

But the jade flute was neglected.

It shouldn't be like that.

Yu Xiao, a woman, left the place where she grew up in a chaotic world and came to an extremely unfamiliar environment.

The only man she could rely on ignored her for several days in a row.

It's easy to imagine that the jade flute would not be hurried.

Li Rui grasped those delicate hands.

It is delicate, soft, and very smooth.

"I've been so busy these past few days, it's my fault for neglecting to spend time with you."

Upon hearing this...

Yu Xiao was flattered and quickly shook his head slightly.

"No, that's not true. You're busy with official duties, and I shouldn't bother you, but Sister Shuyu said..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Yu Xiao's elegant face immediately flushed crimson!

Li Rui stared at that exquisite face, and a sudden surge of passion rose in his heart.

He casually grabbed her around the waist and gave her a hug!

He hooked his arm around Yu Xiao's slender waist and pulled her to sit on his lap.

"ah!"

Yu Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

After she came to her senses, the force from Li Rui's large hand traveled down her waist and throughout her body.

This immediately made Yu Xiao feel weak all over.

Li Rui seized the opportunity to ask with a smile.

"What did Shuyu say?"

Yu Xiao hunched his neck, his voice barely audible.

"My sister said that I... should accompany her tonight..."

Li Rui smiled knowingly.

He pressed his lips against Yu Xiao's already reddened earlobe.

He said softly.

"Accompany? Accompany whom?"

My ears are naturally sensitive.

Yu Xiao felt a surge of heat and immediately tensed up.

My mind went completely blank!

He can't even speak properly anymore!

"I'll stay with you... I'll stay with you."

"Me? Who am I?"

Li Rui, however, was not going to let it go and continued to press for answers.

Yu Xiao curled up into a ball, her originally fair skin now completely flushed.

A pair of small hands were twisting together in front of her chest.

Her soft, red lips pursed and relaxed repeatedly.

Back in Bianliang, she performed on stage.

He has never been intimidated by hundreds of onlookers.

But at this moment.

He was alone, facing Li Rui.

But like an overripe apple, he couldn't even finish a sentence.

at last.

She still couldn't resist Li Rui's persistent questioning.

Yu Xiao let out a wronged hum and mumbled something.

"You are... my husband. Sister Shuyu asked me to... keep my husband company tonight."