Like Zhao Hanzhang of Zhao Changyu, Governor He pondered. He glanced at Prefect Zhang sitting on the lower right, smiled slightly, and asked: "Looking at your martial arts skills today, you took Xiping County back from the rebels."
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Zhao Hanzhang was no longer modest this time and nodded in response: "Yes."
He Cishi then smiled and said: "If you have the spirit of honoring your ancestors, you are worthy of being a child taught by Zhao Zhongshu."
Zhao Hanzhang bowed slightly and accepted his compliment.
This Zhao Hanzhang was very different from the one he saw yesterday, and everyone fell silent.
Prefect Zhang felt it particularly deeply. At this moment, he felt his face was burning, and he felt that Zhao Hanzhang might be laughing at him in his heart.
After all, from yesterday to today, he looked down on her and turned a blind eye to her suggestions, but she actually accepted them with a smile.
At that moment, including this moment, was she laughing at him in her heart?
Zhang Taishou clenched the wine glass in his hand, his expression a little ugly.
He Jishi saw it, and his heart felt a little better.
Although he was not too happy to have Zhao Changyu's granddaughter, he felt a little more comfortable if it made Prefect Zhang even more unhappy.
Moreover, in the long run, the stability of Xi'an was more important to him. Since the Zhao family let Zhao Hanzhang take charge and brought 3,000 troops and horses to help this time, it shows that they support Zhao Hanzhang.
Sending another county magistrate will only cause instability in Xiping, which will not be good for Runan County or Yuzhou.
He Jishi weighed it in his mind and thought about the situation in Yuzhou in the next few years, but these thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment, and he did not pause for a long time.
He Cishi changed his attitude and treated Zhao Hanzhang as if he were a subordinate, and warned: "Xiping is close to Shangcai and Aoyang, and is the most important passage from the northwest to the south. This time, Yuzhou was unprepared and allowed the Huns to flee from Yingchuan.
Runan, this time we will drive away the Xiongnu army. The road from Luoyang to Runan must be strictly guarded. Your position in Xiping is extremely important."
Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "Yes, Hanzhang will take good care of Xiping and prevent the rebels from crossing Xiping and heading south."
At this point, Zhao Hanzhang's appointment as the "county magistrate" of Xiping County has gone the right way.
It was impossible to apply for a title from the court and issue a formal document, but the governor of Yuzhou recognized Zhao Hanzhang and no longer asked for a county magistrate for Xiping, so she was no different from a real county magistrate.
The imperial court, the imperial court would not think of taking care of a small Xiping County.
They have enough to do now.
In fact, Governor He didn't attach much importance to Xiping County. What he valued more was the Zhao family in Xiping and the stability of each of the counties under his jurisdiction.
His position as governor was actually not that secure.
He and Prefect Zhang were rivals before, and they were both prefects. In the end, the court mainly considered the two of them when selecting the governor of Yuzhou.
In the end, He Cishi won because he sent a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and a batch of military equipment to the King of Donghai and his people.
This time he was besieged in Aoyang, and orders for help had been sent out long ago, but no help from the counties came.
Xiping County can be forgiven, after all, its city is ruined, but what about other counties?
You must know that the battlefield is changing rapidly, so what he issued was the most urgent order for help. Ordinarily, after receiving the order, they should prepare their troops day and night and rush over to ask for help.
As a result, it took more than half a month for them to arrive in Aoyang one after another. After arriving, instead of containing the enemy, they camped outside for three days. Does this look like they came to rescue?
He Cishi's chest has been filled with a sigh of relief, but he knows that he cannot get angry at this time. Before he has absolute power, he can only seek stability.
Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao were the first stable people he found.
Because he had seen her bravery on the battlefield, Governor He had great confidence in her and even more confidence in the Zhao family. After all, there were few companies in Yuzhou that could compare with the Zhao family.
Therefore, Governor He treated her very favorably. He not only gave her two dishes alone, but also deliberately stayed to talk to her after the meeting, just like a leader looking for a confidant to start a small project and confide in her heart.
Zhao Hanzhang was also happy to stay.
He Cishi only briefly mentioned Zhao Changyu, and then focused on his friendship with Zhao Song.
He doesn't like Zhao Changyu very much. Every time he confronts him, he is the one who suffers. He prefers the chivalrous but gentle Zhao Song.
Zhao Song also made most of the profit dealings between the Zhao family and him, such as Tie.
He Cishi talked about the order placed by Zhao Song and his steward some time ago, and asked: "Is it for armaments?"
Of course Zhao Hanzhang couldn't say yes, but bowed slightly and said: "I want to make farm tools."
He Jishi raised his eyebrows with a look of disbelief.
Zhao Hanzhang explained: "I don't know, but things have been difficult in Runan County in the past two years. Many tenants and long-term workers lost their land and fled. They took away all their farm tools when they left."
"This time when I returned to my hometown, I discovered that many fields at home were abandoned. I couldn't help but feel heartbroken, so I wanted to send people to plant these fields." To cultivate the land, you need farm tools. Zhao Hanzhang said: "There is a serious shortage of farm tools in the manor.
The ironware in the county town's blacksmith's shop was extremely expensive, so I bought it there, so I was cash-strapped, so Hanzhang asked my fifth uncle to help me buy some ironware."
Regardless of whether the governor believed it or not, he agreed with this reason. In today's troubled times, he could understand that nobles everywhere were hoarding iron weapons and recruiting manpower for defense, but there must be a limit to everything.
What Governor He wanted to talk about when he left Zhao Hanzhang behind was this limit.
"What are you going to do with the three thousand soldiers and horses recruited by Xiping County this time?"
Zhao Hanzhang knew that the real drama was coming. She straightened her back and replied respectfully: "This time Xiping was destroyed and there were heavy casualties. I want to give them some official land after returning to Xiping so that they can live and work in peace and contentment in Xiping County. Otherwise we
Xiping County is going to be too depressed."
Governor He nodded slightly, touched his beard and said, "It's a good way to make the people live in peace in the fields. Later, you can hand over the roster of Xiping and I'll take a look at the damage."
Zhao Hanzhang agreed and took advantage of the situation to bring up the matter of exempting the autumn tax.
Governor He pondered for a moment, and finally, in order to win over Zhao Hanzhang, he nodded and agreed, "It's good, Xiping has just suffered a disaster, so this year's autumn tax will be waived."
Zhao Hanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Hanzhang thanked the envoy on behalf of the people of Xiping."
He Jishi looked at Zhao Hanzhang, whose face was still childish, and smiled slightly. He was a smart boy, but he was still different from a fox like Zhao Ming. He could only be a little fox at best.
He Cishi was in a better mood again, and said to Zhao Hanzhang: "Send hello to your fifth uncle for me when you get back. If you have time, let him go to Shouchun to play, and I will sweep the bed to welcome him."
The state government of Yuzhou is in Shouchun, which is pitiful to say. After receiving the appointment letter from the imperial court, the governor He was stuck in Aoyang and had not had time to go to Shouchun to take office.
If he really died in Aoyang this time, the next governor would probably be Prefect Zhang.
No wonder he would win over her. Zhao Hanzhang agreed with a smile and said he would definitely convey it to her.