Zhou Yu listened very seriously. Although he did not think that he would be able to govern one day, these principles were universal in many aspects. Zhou Yu thought that it would take some time for him to govern the army in the future.
, chatted with the soldiers at the lowest level, explored the situation, and instead of just listening to the reports of his generals and making decisions, Yuan Shu took him and Hua Xiong through the country roads.
The Sili area can be said to be the most prosperous area in the Han Dynasty. Here, even on such country roads, there is no shortage of carriages and horses. Correspondingly, due to the large number of household registrations, there are also many people coming and going, so even
Such a strange face as Yuan Shu did not arouse the suspicion of others. If they were in other areas, soldiers would have come to question them at this time.
However, even so, their patrolling back and forth here still aroused the suspicion of the local pavilion chief. He brought people here to interrogate Yuan Shu and the other three. Yuan Shu was dressed as a celebrity, and Zhou Yu was also dressed as a student.
When they got up, a famous scholar was traveling with his disciples. Hua Xiong behind him was naturally dressed as a servant. They had already prepared for the interrogation.
After learning their identities, the pavilion chief no longer made things difficult for them. Instead, he said with a smile: "Although this place does not have green mountains and green waters, it also has a different scenery from other places... However, please remember that this place
There is no inn, only in the county. If you stay here for too long and encounter the curfew, you will be arrested..." Yuan Shu nodded and told them without looking at the pavilion chief with a smile.
If later, they really hit the curfew and had nowhere to go, the first person to come to arrest them would be the chief of the pavilion!!
Zhou Yu on the side said helplessly: "I wonder if you have any advice. My master has inconvenient legs and feet, and I don't know these things. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the county before dark..." The pavilion chief
He was stunned for a moment and looked at Yuan Shu's legs. Yuan Shu looked a little unhappy, but didn't say much. Knowing that he was rude, the pavilion leader quickly changed his gaze and said, "If you don't mind, you can stay with me in the pavilion."
Let’s take a day off!”
Zhou Yu quickly thanked the pavilion leader. He waved his hand and pointed them in the direction of the pavilion. Then he allowed them to continue to visit. Yuan Shu took the two of them for a walk in the countryside. Occasionally, he met an old farmer working here. Yuan Shu
He asked Zhou Yu to stop him and ask him some questions. These people were also very kind. When faced with Zhou Yu's questions, they also answered seriously. Zhou Yu didn't ask them too many things, just about farming and the like.
From the simple farming work, we can already see how the official administration here is.
In this pavilion, almost every farmer will talk happily that this is the place that was rewarded by the emperor, and it is also the most endowed pavilion in the entire Sili area. Everyone lives an extremely wealthy life. Listening to their words, Hua Hua
Xiong and Zhou Yu were both very happy. After hearing this, they even gave some money as gifts. Some did not accept it, while others thanked them before taking it. In this way, they walked around the pavilion.
"Master Shi, it seems that the county magistrate of Zhongmu is really powerful. The people here are living a good life..." Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Yuan Shu squinted his eyes, shook his head, and said, "That's not right."
"Um?"
Hua Xiong's eyes widened and he said: "Captain, isn't this right? These farmers are living a better life than me! Could it be that they want the people to live the lives of the three public servants? That's what counts as great?"
Yuan Shu looked into the distance, frowned and said, "Have you ever seen those cattle..."
"Cows? You see, there are a lot of cattle here! They are fat and strong!"
"Yes, there are too many cattle. There are so many cattle in just a small pavilion. They are all fat and strong, and there are no injured, disabled or thin ones. When the people answered, they were also very serious about this road.
It's so clean, there are so many cattle, and there's not even a trace of cow dung. Haha, and have you ever seen that family, which doesn't even have a cowshed, leading two cows back to the yard!"
"Also, how can the people who work in the fields dress so neatly and cleanly???"
Yuan Shu asked repeatedly, and Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong suddenly realized. Zhou Yu said: "Is it possible that someone knew the news about our arrival and made these arrangements?"
Yuan Shu sneered and said: "You will know later..."
After learning these things, Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong had no intention of continuing to watch, and followed Yuan Shu directly to the pavilion. This was also the resting place for the pavilion chief and the pavilion soldiers. As expected, these pavilion soldiers were also well-dressed.
When they saw Yuan Shu and others in their clothes, they were treated with great courtesy. Different from other areas, they greeted them with smiles. Before, Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong would have thought that the people here were simple and simple, but now, they only feel deceived.
anger.
The pavilion chief packed a nice room for them, where they could rest. After he told his story, Yuan Shu did not let him go, but pulled him into the house. The pavilion chief followed him into the house in confusion, and almost
They sat down separately, and Yuan Shu suddenly said: "You have implemented the county magistrate's order well. Keep doing it, and in three or four days, you can return to the original state!"
Hearing his words, the chief of the pavilion was shocked. He quickly stood up and worshiped: "I don't know your identity, but I hope you will forgive me... Should I send those borrowed cattle back myself, or will the county send someone?"
"I'm afraid I have to send it back by yourself..." Yuan Shu said with a smile.
The pavilion chief nodded.
The next day, Yuan Shu took Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong and rushed straight to the Zhongmu County Government Office. Zhou Yu and Hua Xiong were extremely angry. When they arrived in front of the county office, several people rushed inside. The soldiers guarding the gate quickly reached out to intercept them.
, Hua Xiong was so angry that he rushed forward, knocked the two soldiers to the ground with his bare hands, beat them unconscious, and rushed towards the county government office. When the officials in his county office saw this situation,
They were all frightened.
Shouting that there was a thief, he wanted to rush out of the county government office. Hua Xiong rushed forward like a tiger or a wolf, catching and beating each one. The officials in the county government office fled in all directions. Zhou Yu looked a little ready to make a move, but he did not dare to act like Hua Xiong.
Such a ruthless act, Hua Xiong, as the captain of the Sili school, could not even mention beating up Sili county officials, but even ordering them to be killed, was nothing. However, Zhou Yu could not act like this.
Yuan Shu glanced at him and said with some displeasure: "Didn't you see that Lieutenant Sili was being besieged by cruel officials? Go and save him quickly!"
Zhou Yu was overjoyed and rushed forward.
When the county magistrate walked out of the study, all the officials in the county fell to the ground. Some covered their heads and cried bitterly, and some were unconscious. Yuan Shu was sitting in front of the case, looking up.
As expected, as Yuan Shu had imagined, the policies here clearly stated that in response to the private visit of Captain Sili, the entire Zhongmu County borrowed 400 cattle from Kaifeng County, and borrowed 400 cattle from Yangwu County.
The county borrowed 300 cattle...
Every citizen must know how to respond to inquiries from strangers.
Officials must be kind to outsiders and must not be rude.
The county magistrate here actually listed dozens of regulations to present a false prosperity to Yuan Shu. The more Yuan Shu looked at it, the angrier he became. In addition, judging from these letters, this matter was not just a matter of
A Zhongmu County, or even the entire Henan Yin are suspected of it. The Henan Yin administrative office is Luoyang! How dare you commit such fraud in the world?
Seeing Yuan Shu staring at these letters, the county magistrate seemed to have noticed something. His legs softened and he almost fell to the ground. Hua Xiong stepped forward, grabbed the man's neck, and pulled him
Lifting it up, the man was pinched by Hua Xiong's neck. His whole face quickly turned blue, his eyes widened, and his legs kept kicking. Hua Xiong then threw him to the ground and asked: "
Is this what Henan Yin asked you to do?!"
"Forgive me, Captain! Please forgive me, Captain! These are all orders given by Mr. Zhang, and I dare not fail to carry them out!" the county magistrate shouted in horror.
"How did you know I was going on a trip?"
"I don't know...I know that it is an order issued by Mr. Zhang, asking us to carry out this order..."
"Haha, you are so courageous... Even the township officials have an affair with you... You deliberately exaggerated the local grain production... raised the tax rate... to achieve political achievements privately?" Yuan Shu sneered, and he raised a
He wrote a letter and asked: "Don't you know that this exaggeration will cause many poor people to pay taxes? They don't even know that their families are so rich."
The county magistrate had tears in his eyes and kept begging for mercy, asking Yuan Shu to forgive his sin.
When Yuan Shu entered his study with him, he discovered the real reason. The county magistrate took out several letters. The letters were all sent by Henan Yin. They had an affair with the local township Youzhi and deliberately overreported
The local production allows the people to pay more taxes and fabricate political achievements. In addition, these guys actually take advantage of the people's ignorance and put some people whose output is lower than the tax standard on the tax list.
And the taxes they pay go into the pockets of these idiots.,
Seeing this, Yuan Shu was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at the county magistrate on the ground, gritted his teeth, and asked tremblingly: "How dare you do this? How dare you do this? This is Henan Yin.
Luoyang is a hundred miles away, and the emperor is sitting there!! How dare you do this!!!" He took a deep breath, looked at Hua Xiong beside him, and said: "Hurry and gather your subordinates.
Officials and disciples of Zhongdu!!”
Just after he finished speaking, Yuan Shu hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, you can't call them!"
He looked at Zhou Yu on the side and said: "Gong Jin!! You quickly go to Jinwu's camp, find Lu Bu, and ask him to divide his troops to surround Henan Yin Mansion, Luoyang Lingfu, and even many counties and county offices under Henan Yin's jurisdiction.
Everyone must be under control. No one can be allowed to escape, and they cannot be allowed to command the county government’s guards! Anyone who resists will be shot without mercy!!"
"Without an edict, how could General Lu listen to me??"
"You then let him leave with the order of Commander Sili and tell him that this matter is extremely important. If something goes wrong, he can't afford it!!!"