Eunuch Hong shouted twice, and Li Erkui ran faster. The old man was so angry that he wanted to blow his beard, but unfortunately he didn't.
"You guys, stop standing around like crazy and follow the Sa family into the city!"
Eunuch Hong led a dozen Jinwu guards who were escorting him, who were actually internal guards, through the battlefield that was still being cleared, and headed straight for the city gate.
Soldiers with swords can be seen everywhere at city gates, streets, and every intersection, either patrolling or standing guard.
Other places were fine. The east area of the city, the aristocratic area where slave owners were concentrated, was brightly lit, and there were a lot of faint cries, and the house raids continued.
Teams of bullock carts were pulling gold and silver treasures to the city lord's palace. The sound of gold and silver colliding with each other was so beautiful.
"General Manager, after confiscating so many slave owners' homes, I'm afraid there are millions of taels of gold!"
"How many millions? Counting the shops, fields, and goods that were inspected, I think there are at least a few million taels!"
"My dear, isn't Li Wenhao mad? Manager, we have to travel all the way and fight all night. We must have some hard-earned money."
This group of internal guards are all good at killing people without blinking an eye, and are good at ransacking homes to make money. How could they hold back after seeing so much treasure? They all looked at it eagerly.
"Be honest and put your temper away. Do you think this is Kyoto City and Li Wenhao is easy to get along with?"
Eunuch Hong turned his head and scolded his subordinates in a low voice, then walked towards the east of the city with a gloomy face.
Although he was also greedy for money, he was loyal to Emperor Youwu.
During this period, bandits were raging in various places, and there were discounts everywhere to increase military pay. Marquises in various places were not active in paying taxes and money, and Emperor Youwu couldn't sleep at night with worry.
It’s okay if you don’t run into him. Now that you run into him, you have to contribute.
After he walked around Daha City and felt somewhat confident, he walked towards the city lord's palace.
At this time, it was already dark in the City Lord's Mansion.
Li Wenhao stayed up all night and held a flowing banquet, eating and handling official duties at the same time.
The generals who were coming in and out reported on the progress, had a few bites, and then did whatever they had to do. It was impossible to sleep.
There were so many things going on in such a big city, and the city was taken so quickly that Zhang Wenhe and other civil servants hadn't arrived yet. The generals were so busy that they felt even more tired than fighting.
Li Wenhao had no choice but to pull Tiangang, who had been dozing off, and Langya, a civilian official who had surrendered, over to help register the seizure.
Fortunately, Ku Bo is loyal enough, and it is quite reliable to let Ku Bo supervise the work of these Langya people.
"General, you have given official positions to all these Langya people, and you also asked Kubo to be a tax collector. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for such an important position!"
Li Rong finished reporting on military affairs and expressed his concerns while eating and drinking.
"I can't help it. Kubo is familiar with all the major trading houses in the city. You eat quickly, and after you finish eating, take the Wolf Rider to pick up the following and them. If this continues, I will die of exhaustion!" Li Wenhao rubbed his sore muscles.
My neck is very worried.
"There is still a shortage of people. Where can we recruit a group of civil servants?"
Having a prosperous city is a happy event, but managing it is really tiring.
At this time, he truly felt the importance of civil servants. In fact, civil servants in this world were sorcerers, and their combat power after the third level was not weaker than that of generals.
The key is that the third-level warlock was too weak before, and it was very difficult to train him to the third level. Therefore, except for Zhang Wenhe, there were only a few small fish and shrimps in the army, which were completely insufficient.
"General Zhengxi, there is a shortage of civil servants, the Sa family has a solution!" Eunuch Hong walked into the courtyard, still thinking about how to speak, but his eyes lit up when he heard the conversation inside.
"Oh, Eunuch Hong is here, please take a seat!" Li Wenhao stood up, asked Eunuch Hong to sit down, and filled a glass of wine himself: "I am short of civil servants, do you really have any idea?"
"Of course!" Eunuch Hong was not polite, drank the wine in one gulp, and said confidently: "There are many officials with civilian backgrounds in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but they have never been able to find real vacancies.
In addition, banditry has been rampant in various places in recent years, many counties and towns have been occupied by rogue bandits, and even more local officials have lost their posts.
Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has a good relationship with the Sa family. I dare not say if there are too many civil servants, there should be no problem with the number 40 or 50 civil servants!"
"Oh, so that's it!" Li Wenhao nodded, with some annoyance in his eyes. Xuan Ziyi once gave him this suggestion at the dinner table.
Because I didn't like Xuan Ziyi, I subconsciously ignored it. Now that I heard Eunuch Hong's reminder, I realized that I had made a big mistake.
Personal preferences should not be mixed into official affairs. This is a taboo for those in power.
"Thank you so much, father-in-law. If this matter is completed, Wen Hao will be very grateful!"
"Don't thank me, I haven't finished my words yet!" Eunuch Hong smiled and waved his hand to stop Li Wenhao from thanking him. He cleared his throat and said solemnly with a bitter look on his face: "General Zhengxi, your Majesty has been having a hard time these past few years.
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Natural and man-made disasters continued, princes from all over the country supported their own troops and tried their best to delay the court's tax collection. The Northern Turks invaded, and the two counties of Mobei and Monan were almost turned into a wasteland.
In order to raise military pay, His Majesty even emptied the palace's inner treasury. The empresses and princes in the harem had three meals a day based on vegetarian dishes!
General Zhengxi, even if it is not for His Majesty, he must share his duties for all the empresses and princes and princesses...!
Do you think it should be done?"
"Should...should!" Li Wenhao's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he forced out three words through his teeth.
This old eunuch is so shameless. His Majesty and Prince Shenma eats three meals a day as vegetarians. He is as fat as the little fat man and needs to lose weight!
Besides, Nana’s vegetarian dishes in the palace are more expensive than meat dishes!
Don't bully me. I haven't seen the world. When I was on Earth, I had a vegetarian feast at a temple. I almost left my car when I paid the bill. It was so expensive!
"Can you please remind me, how much should this be?"
"Ahem, I think one million taels of gold should be enough!" Eunuch Hong didn't blush or breath, he stretched out a finger lightly!
"I'll go, someone, bring me my thirty-meter-long sword!"
Li Wenhao jumped up directly. Of course, these words were what he was thinking in his heart, and what he shouted in his mouth was: "Absolutely impossible, I don't want this civil servant anymore!"
"One hundred civil servants, among whom there are at least three double-ranked Jinshi!" Eunuch Hong held out his second finger.
"No, one million is too much, I can't afford it!" Li Wenhao took a deep breath and refused again, but with a slight hesitation in his tone.
The Jinshi on the second list must be a third-level warlock or above. They are the kind of characters who can be used easily. Even if they are from civilian backgrounds, they are still very popular!
It may even be quasi-fourth level, fourth level. Of course, this level will definitely not be idle, and even if it is idle, it will not be his turn.
"General Zhengxi has made great contributions to the occupation of Daha City, and he has been named the Commander-in-Chief of Langya County!" Eunuch Hong's face did not change, and he extended his third finger.