Chapter 1177: The Most Beautiful Man in the World's Road to Power (8)
The county magistrate also knew that hearing is false and seeing is believing. He was afraid that Gu Ziji had offended someone in Jiankang City and received such criticism from the master of tasting.
So he quickly calmed down and said, "Mr. Ziji is such a talented person. I have been fascinated by him for a long time. Now I am truly lucky to be friends with him."
The county magistrate was obsessed with building a good relationship with Gujiabao, so he naturally picked up all kinds of nice things to say.
If the Hu people went south, the imperial court would not care about their small county at all, and the county government would have to rely on Gujiabao to help them.
Gu Mo happened to have this idea, so he hit it off with the county magistrate and started a cooperative relationship.
In this way, it will be more convenient for Gujiabao to do things.
A month later, the outer wall of Gujiabao was repaired. At this time, someone came to Gujiabao.
A young man of only twelve years old, carrying a polished silver gun, came under the stars and the moon.
The people in Gujiabao were also very wary when they saw him holding the dick.
"Are you here to steal food again?"
"You dare to come here alone, you are very brave."
Everyone whispered to the young man, but the young man just stuck the silver gun on the ground, standing motionless outside the castle wall with a cold face.
"Xie Clan Tunan, please see the Gu Clan Master."
At such a young age, his temperament was so calm, as towering as a mountain, which made the Gu clan admire him and quickly informed Gu Mo.
Gu Mo came out soon after, "I heard you want to see me?"
The sound was as clear and smooth as jade stones striking each other. When I heard it, I felt relaxed and happy.
The young man subconsciously raised his head and looked over, then froze.
His surname is Xie, his single name is Zhao, and his given name is Tunan. Although he has nothing to do with the Xie family in Wang Xiezhong, his family is considered a famous Yingchuan clan.
He has been blessed with handsome features since he was a child, and he is also a handsome man praised by everyone.
It's just that his beauty is not the feminine beauty popular in Jiankang City, but rather a masculine and cold beauty.
This kind of beauty is actually quite popular outside Jiankang City, so I have often heard words talking about how good-looking he is since I was a child.
But when he saw Gu Mo, he suddenly felt like he was a piece of clay, and he couldn't find any words to describe Gu Mo.
People in this period pursued beauty not only by looking at appearance, but also by a person's demeanor, beauty and personality, requiring both form and spirit.
And Gu Mo just meets all the external and internal requirements for beauty.
The young man only felt that he and Gu Mo were standing together, and they almost responded: Jian Jia leans against the jade tree.
It wasn't until Gu Mo coughed that the young man came back to his senses. His clear face turned red and he asked Gu Mo:
"Did you kill Captain Li?"
Lieutenant Li was the officer and soldier leader whose brains were beaten out by Gu Mo.
As soon as everyone heard that he was talking about Captain Li, they felt that he was here to avenge Captain Li in a menacing manner, and they immediately prepared themselves for fear that he would take action against Gu Mo.
Gu Mo nodded, "I killed him with my own hands."
The young man looked at Gu Mo for a long time, then suddenly knelt down on one knee with the gun in hand.
"The thief Li and I have a hatred of annihilating the clan. After several assassinations failed, I swore in front of the tombs of all my clan members that I would follow whoever could kill the thief Li, swearing loyalty to the death and never betraying him."
Then he looked at Gu Mo firmly and said, "From today on, Xie Tunan is yours."
Xie Tunan was drafted to the battlefield at the age of ten. He was away fighting foreign enemies. However, Lieutenant Li led his troops to his clan, looted all the antiques, calligraphy, gold, silver and jewelry, and massacred his entire clan.
At that time, the young man realized that this dynasty was rotten to its core. They were attacking each other and killing their own people, and they had no fighting spirit for the Northern Expedition.
He planned to kill Lieutenant Li and then flee to the north.
As a result, he was not strong enough, and several assassinations failed. In the end, his hated enemy who exterminated the clan died easily in the hands of Gu Mo.
The look he was looking at Gu Mo at this moment was extremely firm, as if he was determined to die if Gu Mo refused to accept him.
Gu Mo smiled.
The young man took refuge in her, either because he wanted to repay his kindness, or because he felt that she was a wise person who could rely on him and follow her to do something great.
No matter what the reason for the boy was, she was in need of such a person now, so she naturally kept the boy.
Soon, Gujiabao's reputation gradually spread.
Those people heard that there was food in Gujiabao and that the owner of Gujiabao was a man with both civil and military skills, so they all came to seek refuge.
There were many people coming to seek refuge, and Gu Mo also admitted them on a merit-based basis. The bottom line for admission was that there were no major problems with character.
These troubled times can drive people crazy, and those who have survived to this day have actually done some disgraceful things.
Gu Mo can't demand that they are all saints.
In the past, Gu Mo didn't want to pursue anything unless it was a serious crime.
But when entering Gujiapu, you must strictly abide by the rules of Gujiapu.
As the number of people increased, various management measures and development measures in Gujiabao were also improved.
Gu Mo even opened a school, and all children were forced to study and practice martial arts.
The nepotism between the noble families is deeply entangled. Naturally, she will not be able to use a large number of these people in the future. In this case, it will be imperative to train children from poor families.
Among the people who were taken in, there were also some who had ulterior motives or greed from the beginning and wanted to replace Gu Mo.
Gu Mo never showed mercy and adopted a brutal and bloody suppression.
Some people were frightened by Gu Mo's methods and wanted to leave Gujiapu, but Gu Mo never stopped them.
The Jie people also gradually discovered the big fat sheep in Gujiabao and plundered it several times.
But the walls of Gujiabao were impenetrable and they couldn't attack at all.
No matter how much they clamored outside, the people in Gujiabao would not go out. As time went by, the Jie people had no choice but to give up on Gujiabao.
Seeing this, Gu Mo instead began to attack the Han people and ethnic minorities living in the Jie people's territory.
She exchanged these people's fields for grain, cloth, etc., gave them grain, let them farm for themselves, and frantically built infrastructure.
In this way, she eats away at the fertile land bit by bit, and Gujiabao has more and more food.
Gu Mo saves a little every year, and uses the rest to continue to exchange with others and continue to build infrastructure, which makes the hearts of the people under Jieren's rule turn to Gujiabao.
Seeing that so much of Gujiabao's food was grown on his own land, Jieren was reluctant to destroy it.
After all, it is food, and they Jie people are also short of food.
So they thought that when the food matured, they would harvest it first. Wouldn't it be equivalent to Gujiabao planting food for her and others?
The result is that it fails every time.
Compared to the south, there are dozens of political powers vying for power in the north. The Jie people simply don't have that many manpower and don't have the time to guard those fields all day long.
What's more, now all the people under their rule are looking towards Gujiabao.
