Now Liu Jing is no longer a newcomer. His reputation is so great that even the prefect Zhang Xian and Gongcao Huanjie feel fearful. The officials in the chief clerk admire his name and respect his power, and regard his words as an "executive order".

In this way, Liu Jing was trusted by Zhang Xian and loved by the officials. In the eyes of others, he was at ease with the position of chief clerk who was heavy in government affairs. Of course, this has a lot to do with his bold delegation of power.

The only bad thing is that he often runs errands for Zhang Xian, doing things such as reading books and teaching, sending letters, and welcoming guests.

Time flies, and August is coming in a blink of an eye. Liu Jing worked in the chief clerk for a month and a half, and can be evaluated in eight words: "The sharpness is restrained, and the rules are in line."

First of all, the position of chief clerk is mainly to make up for Zhang Xian's insignificance. The word "stability" is overwhelming. With Wu Juwu's gentle character, he was honest when he was the chief clerk and had never had any trouble.

Secondly, of course, Liu Jing was not concerned about the position of chief clerk. The chief clerk was not regarded as a long-term solution by him at the beginning, so why bother with it?

What really made Liu Jing worry about was Liu Zhu. After nearly fifty days, Liu Zhu finally returned by the fleet.

Although all six ships returned safely, three of them were covered with scars, and they were obviously attacked by robbers on the way.

"Jun Liu, I'm lucky to be unfair to my fate..."

Liu Zhu is 19 years older than Liu Jing. He was originally quite outstanding in appearance, especially his pair of phoenix eyes, which are very vivid and eye-catching. However, his facial skin is dark and rough, and he can no longer find his handsome appearance before.

Liu Jing held his hand tightly, and his words turned into a sentence "Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Zhu smiled and showed his white teeth, saying, "I was originally just a thief. Liu Jun did not use his despicable body to pull him out of the world, cultivated his heart, and still recreated his kindness. The ancient assassin Yurang once said: 'A man meets me with a national hero, and my hometown scholars will repay him.' This is also my intention. Liu Jun handed over the ship worth millions to me, and even if he died, he would have to complete Liu Jun's heavy trust."

Liu Jing pressed his shoulder hard and asked, "Wen Xiu, tell me quickly, what dangers have you encountered along the way?"

Liu Zhu said: "The Xiangshui section of Changsha is quite calm. Only the Dongting area near the Yangtze River is traitors appearing. As soon as it enters the Yangtze River, especially the Yunmengze area, there are many bandits. Whether it is when it is going or returning, the fleet is attacked by bandits."

"So that's it." Liu Jing nodded, not too surprised. Yunmengze has been an inseparable place since ancient times, with thieves thieves growing hot and no one can cure them.

In the past, King Zhao of Chu was attacked by the State of Wu and fled to Yunmengze. Zuo Zhuan recorded: "Wang Ying attacked him with thieves and attacked him with swords. Wang Sun Yao received him with his back and was in the middle of his shoulders."

In other words, the Yunmengze bandits came up and killed King Zhao of Chu. Fortunately, Wang Sun Yao blocked a sword for him. Then King Zhao of Chu took advantage of the thieves robbing jewelry and fled ashore. The scene was so embarrassing that it was not difficult to imagine.

Liu Jing asked: "Wenxiu, what are the casualties on the boat?"

Liu Zhu replied with a serious expression: "The fleet has been attacked by four bandits, killing five people in battle and injuring eighteen."

To be honest, the casualties were smaller than Liu Jing expected, but if you think about it carefully, it would be less than 200 people. The casualties of more than 20% were more than 10%.

Liu Jing pondered and said, "Wenxiu, don't be stingy with money. The deceased must be kind to provide pensions. They must not sacrifice themselves in vain and die with their eyes open."

Although only five people died, the pension was definitely not a small amount, because people in the Han Dynasty believed that after death, their souls would be immortal and would continue to live in another world, that is, "death is like life", so it is popular for everyone from the emperor to the common people. In order to allow the deceased to be "commonly buried", the families of the deceased did not hesitate to sell houses and land, and even borrowed usury, which caused extremely serious social problems. During this period, there were many wise and wise men who set an example and called for a small burial, but it was difficult to change the worldly atmosphere.

Liu Zhu said with a serious look on his face: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, this will be arranged properly."

Liu Jing said again: "The injured must also be comforted."

"promise."

Since the two met, Liu Jing always asked people from beginning to end, as if hundreds of thousands of goods on the ship did not exist. Liu Zhu took the initiative to mention it:

"This time I went to Xiangyang, no matter it was rice, fur, medicinal materials... or pearls, tortoiseshell, jade, etc., they were sold out. From Xiangyang, they brought back cloth, silk, silk, silk, bronze, gold, and four horses and twenty-two cows."

When Liu Jing heard about the horse, he asked curiously: "What kind of horse did you buy?"

Liu Zhu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "When you come back to Liu Jun, they are all good horses nearly six feet tall."

Liu Jing was surprised. You should know that horses are the most important resource in troubled times. In Changsha, even if you want to buy a southwest pony, it is definitely not easy.

Liu Zhu explained: "There were no good horses in Xiangyang City. These four horses were sold to me by Guanzhong people who had been wandering to Xiangyang."

Liu Jing suddenly realized that it was no wonder. He could even guess that the entire transaction must have been completed on the Han River. If a good horse appeared in Xiangyang City, it would either be forcibly requisitioned by the prefecture or robbed by the great clan. How could Liu Zhu get the advantage? Then Liu Zhu's words proved his guess, which was exactly the same.

Seeing that Liu Zhu was exhausted and could not hide his face, Liu Jing stopped asking more questions and asked him to go home and have a good rest first, and he would talk about what he had to do tomorrow.

Liu Zhu politely rejected Liu Jing's kindness and insisted on completing the finale. When all the resettlement was completed, it was already evening. Liu Zhu fell asleep when he got home. He was busy again until dawn the next day.

Liu Zhu's successful return made Liu Jing feel half relieved. He originally thought that Wang Qi would come back at the end of August, but he was waiting for him and never waited for anyone. He couldn't help but worry. He didn't return until September 2nd, and the fleet only had five ships.

Even though Liu Jing was a little upset, he did not get angry at Wang Qiong because of the loss of the ship cargo and asked with concern: "Zijian, what happened?"

The more Liu Jing was not concerned, the more ashamed Wang Qi was. He wanted to find a crack in the ground and said gritting his teeth: "Although the fleet had some twists and turns when it moved south, it was still smooth. When he returned, he passed through the waters of Huang County at the junction of Ling, Gui and Changsha, and was attacked by Jingman. There were thousands of people who besieged the fleet on bamboo rafts. If it weren't for the villain breaking through the encirclement in time, it would be more than one ship to lose."

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Chapter completed!