"How many scouts did Lu Ziheng send? How long have you been out? How many scouts do you have in Cangwu in Jingnan?" Lan Tian asked continuously.
"There are forty or fifty people in total. We have been out for more than 20 days, and most of them got lost and separated in the mountains. In addition, there are beasts attacking from time to time. Only Xiaotu and I have successfully crossed the mountains..." Agou is like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
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Gan Ning took a deep breath after hearing this, thinking that Lu Fan was feeding the wild beasts in Jiuyi Mountain.
Lan Tian frowned and knocked on the table, and said seriously: "I have some friendship with you, General Lu. Let's forget about the past friendship. When you go back, you will tell Zi Heng to treat the people well..."
"General, I really know that I was wrong. Please don't throw me to Jiuyi Mountain to feed the tigers..." Agou kowtowed and begged.
Lantian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Xingba, contact the county government to send a few people to send them out of Zhenyang and out of Jiaopu Pass back to Jiaozhou..."
"Wei." Gan Ning responded with cupped fists.
There are two main roads from Guiyang County to Cangwu. One of them is from Shenyang County in the southeast direction. After exiting Xiaopuguan, it turns to Nanhai County and returns to Cangwu Administrative Office Guangxin. The other road takes several large circles.
The waterway from Shi'an County in Lingling goes directly to Guangxin.
Agou saw that Lan Tian's conversation was extraordinary. He not only claimed to have friendship with Lu Fan, but also could command people in the county at will. He plucked up the courage to ask: "May I ask the general's name so that I can return to General Lu..."
"Lan Ziyu, your general must have a deep memory." Lan Tianxin said that those few thousand sheep gained Liu Bei a lot of people's support.
Early the next morning, Lu Lingqi dressed Lan Tian and opened the door. She saw a dozen people standing in the courtyard. The leader was Hao Pu, the prefect of Guiyang. Behind him were officials from the county government, several of whom were from before.
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Gan Ning looked at Lan Tian with a bitter look on his face. He only asked Guiyang to send Cangwu Xizuo back last night, but he didn't expect Hao Pu and his group to arrive early in the morning.
"General, I'm here in Guiyang. Please forgive me for being so far away..." Hao Pu said with his hands in hand.
Lantian stretched out his right hand and pressed it down gently, and said with a smile: "There is a severe drought in the south this year, and the precipitation is less than half of last year. I was worried that production in various places would be reduced due to the drought, so I walked around and had a look. I didn't plan to alarm Prefect Hao.
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"The counties in Guiyang benefit from General's agricultural science and are able to cope with droughts. Colleagues in the county often talk about your deeds..." Hao Pu smiled and nodded to the people behind him.
Lan Tian shook his head and said, "The past is over, so there is no need to mention it again. People have recently moved from Cangwu. Does Governor Hao know about this?"
"When you come to Guiyang, you are a citizen of Jingzhou. I have ordered all counties to register and naturalize, and settle down and distribute land." Hao Pu introduced in detail.
In this era, population is political achievement, and he naturally hopes that the more population, the better. As for conflicts with Cangwu or Jiangdong, leader Lantian will naturally handle them.
"Prefect Hao has done a good job. Guiyang County is now fully bordered by Jiangdong territory. All passes must be wide for entry and exit to prevent anyone from coming to spy on the news." Lan Tian said seriously.
"We are currently in alliance with Jiangdong. If we are too tough on the border, will it strain the relationship between the two families?" Hao Pu asked doubtfully.
"The Sun-Liu alliance is based on resisting Cao Cao in the north, but our own territory still has to be defended. As long as we don't take the initiative to provoke and cause trouble, I will take full responsibility for any problems." Lan Tian replied domineeringly.
"Wei." Hao Pu's blood boiled when he heard it. Based on the relationship between Lan Tian and Liu Bei, this sentence was a reassurance for him.
While the two were reminiscing and chatting, Gao Shun led five little ones over to join them.
Lan Tian: "I'm going to Linwu Xindengzhuang to visit. The county should be busy with many government affairs, so you don't need to stay here."
Hao Pu said cheerfully: "It is rare for a general to come to Guiyang. Hao will naturally accompany him throughout the whole journey. I will let them return to Chenxian first."
Not everyone has the opportunity to get close to the leader. Seeing Hao Pu's enthusiasm, Lantian invited him to accompany him. The other county officials who came from Chen County were still very tired from riding horses all night, so they naturally wanted to give Guiyang a good beating.
Autumn breeze.
Lan Tian was a famous person in Linwu. After alarming Hao Pu, the county asked county officials to prepare a welcome ceremony. As a result, after the carriage and horses entered Linwu County, it was no different from ordinary days.
Hao Pu looked into the distance with a puzzled look on his face. When Lan Tian wasn't paying attention, he ordered his entourage to leave the team and go to the county government to urge him, but this move failed to hide it from Gao Shun's eyes.
Gao Shun and Lan Tian had formed a tacit understanding over the years, and he knew by looking at Lan Tian's expression that there was no need to ask for instructions.
The trapped troops marched majestically through Linwu Street. The people around them were familiar with this garrison, and they all gathered together carrying melons, fruits and other items to work on the troops.
Hao Pu saw a familiar figure in the crowd, that was Linwu Ling Xu An, who was sweating profusely.
Xu An was from Nanyang and lived in the same county as Hao Pu, and he was the only county magistrate promoted by Hao Pu after he took office.
Xu An was a pedantic person by nature. Seeing how unsophisticated his fellow villagers were, Hao Pu secretly cursed this guy for being ineffective. He didn't get the chance to receive a high-ranking person like Lan Tian every day, but he didn't perform well.
"General Hao..." Xu An greeted breathlessly.
Hao Pu said with a straight face: "This is General Lan, who came to Wuhan specially to inspect the drought situation. Is the county ready?"
"I have seen the general in my humble position. The county is ready. Please follow me." Xu An stretched out his hand to lead the way in front of the team.
Seeing this, Hao Pu's expression softened somewhat, thinking that this guy was not hopeless.
Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to escort Wu Xiaozhi and Lu Lingqi straight to Xindengzhuang, while he and Gan Ning followed Hao Pu and Xu An to Linwu County Yamen.
Entering the Linwu County Government Hall, Hao Pu originally thought that he was preparing a banquet to welcome the wind, but instead, there was a Linwu sand table placed in the hall.
Hao Pu looked at Xu An in confusion, as if asking: I asked you to prepare a banquet to eat and drink, but you prepared a pile of dirt for me?
Sand tables are not a rare thing in Jingzhou, but not every county guard has the right to engage in foreign warfare, so Guiyang, Changsha, and Wuling counties have not set up sand tables. The appearance of this thing in Linwu County also made Lantian curious.
Hao Pu pulled Xu An's sleeve and asked, "Is this what I asked you to prepare? Where did the reception banquet go?"
Xu An answered honestly: "General Lan attaches great importance to farming and doesn't like to eat or drink. So I marked the population, land, barns, cattle, etc. of each township on the sand table..."
"You...who did you listen to?" Hao Pu asked in a low voice.
"The people of Xindengzhuang." Xu An replied.
"You are the commander of Linwu, how can you listen to the nonsense of the leaders of Guizhou..." Hao Pu suddenly felt a big headache. Even if Lantian didn't like the invitation, you couldn't prepare nothing.
Hao Pu knew that Lan Tian invented many dishes and often ate and drank with Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others. How could such a person not like to eat and drink?
Lan Tian heard Hao Pu's thoughts from the conversation between the two, and he immediately laughed and said: "I like this kind of pragmatic officials. Now give me a good introduction to this Linwu sand table."
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Xu An was very familiar with the situation of each township in Linwu. He pointed to the sand table and introduced the data of each township in detail, and also proposed solutions to the current problems. Lan Tian listened very attentively.
After introducing Linwu, Lantian couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Magistrate Xu is really a model official. If Governor Hao is not willing to re-employ him, how about I transfer him to Lingling?"
Chapter completed!