Wu Jing's army had already passed Shucheng and headed straight for Wanling County, the seat of Danyang County.
Wu Jing was very confident about taking office this time, because behind him he had the support of the late general Yuan Shu, the eldest son of the Yuan clan, the fourth generation and the third prince.
Wu Jing felt very honored to be able to expand the territory for the legitimate son of the Yuan family.
Of course, Yuan Shu was also very interesting to their family. Wu Jing's brother-in-law Sun Jian had just been appointed governor of Yuzhou by Yuan Shu, and he was immediately entrusted by Yuan Shu with the important task of Danyang County Governor to open up Yangzhou for Yuan Shu. Both brother-in-law and brother-in-law were
Used it, such an honor is rare.
Yuan Shu even lent him the troops and horses that captured Danyang County. If he hadn't known that Yuan Shu loved Mrs. Feng very much, Wu Jing would have even suspected that the reason why Yuan Shu valued himself and his brother-in-law Sun Jian so much was because Yuan Shu fell in love with his sister.
When Wu Jing's soldiers and horses moved out not far from Danyang County, he suddenly saw the army commander behind him and shouted to him: "Master Fu, what do you think is going on in front of you?"
Wu Jing reined in the horse's head and signaled the soldiers and horses behind him to stop. He frowned and looked into the distance for a while, only to see a cavalry team slowly advancing toward him.
Judging from the words on the flag, it seems that Zhou Xin, the current governor of Danyang County, personally led the people here.
Wu Jing said "ha", with a look of disdain on his face, and ordered the army commander behind him: "Instruct the three armies to form formations!"
The army commander accepted the order and was about to make arrangements when he suddenly said "Hey", pointed forward and said: "Master Fu, look, what's going on?"
Wu Jing followed the Army Sima's finger and looked into the distance, only to see Zhou Xin himself, accompanied by several followers, dressed in official uniform, holding the seal and ribbon of Danyang County and the general household registration slip, walking slowly towards him.
Come.
When Wu Jing saw this situation, he was stunned.
Looks like this... It seems like he is about to surrender? How can this boy Zhou Xin be so well-behaved?
When he was young, he saw Zhou Xin walking in front of Wu Jing's horse and winking at the guard beside him.
The guard stepped forward, bowed to Wu Jing on behalf of Zhou Xin, and said: "Duke Zhou, the former governor of Danyang County, has led all the officials in the county to welcome Duke Wu to Danyang County. I would like to present you with the general household registration list of the eighteen counties in the county. Please
Overview of Duke Wu."
Wu Jing was somewhat magnanimous. He immediately got off his horse and walked up to Zhou Xin. He took the seal, ribbon and form from Zhou Xin's hand, handed it to the person behind him, and said, "Tai Ming, why did you suddenly figure it out?"
Zhou Xin's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "The two armies are fighting and harming the people. Zhou just didn't want to involve innocent people, so he gave up. Nothing else."
Wu Jing laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Well, it is in line with your personality to be unwilling to bring harm to the people. But Taiming, speaking of it, you are really stubborn. What can General Hou have against you? You have always refused to talk to me.
If Mr. Yuan was dating, if he had woken up earlier, how could he have ended up like today?"
Zhou Xin did not show any expression when he heard this, and said calmly: "If we have different ways, we will not conspire against each other. There is nothing bad about this ending. Please take good care of the people in the city. Don't impose heavy taxes or go to war."
Wu Jing didn't answer. He just squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Xin carefully, thinking about something in his mind.
Do you want to kill Zhou Xin?
After thinking for a while, Wu Jing finally shook his head secretly.
He knew in his heart that during Zhou Xin's tenure, his administration was very caring for the people and his reputation was very good. Now that he has surrendered, if he attacks him again, I am afraid that his reputation in Danyang County will not be very good in the future.
Seeing how sensible he is, let him go!
"After I take over Danyang County, Taiming, how will you deal with yourself?" Wu Jing was worried and asked about Zhou Xin's whereabouts.
Zhou Xin said expressionlessly: "Don't worry, I won't delay you and Yuan Gongli's good deeds here. I will return to my hometown in Kuaiji and join Wang Jingxing. You can do whatever you want here."
After Wu Jing heard this, the last stone hanging in his heart finally fell. He laughed and said: "Wang Lang has just been appointed as the prefect of Kuaiji. Is there any good candidate? Why don't I write a letter recommending you to the general's command in the future?" Effectiveness?"
Zhou Xin shook his head and said calmly: "Thank you. Zhou is not that lucky, so I won't bother Brother Wu."
Wu Jing hummed in his heart and thought to himself, this is really shameless, it's so uninteresting.
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In this way, Wu Jing took over Danyang County without any bloodshed. Wu Jing was very happy. He wrote a letter to Yuan Shu and sent someone to tell him that Danyang County had been taken over. At the same time, he led his army to Wanling County, the seat of Danyang County.
In Wanling County, there were officials in Wanling County who had already led the officials to welcome Wu Jing and welcome him to settle in the prefect's mansion.
After Wu Jing entered the county government, he found that the officials in the county government were not fully staffed. There were only officers and a few soldiers in office. He couldn't help but feel angry and asked the officers of Danyang County:
"When Wu was appointed as the county governor for the first time, how could you be the only official in the government to take office? What about the others? If they don't welcome the new Shangguan when they take office, do they no longer want to live?"
The young manager was laughing and joking. Seeing that Wu Jing was angry, he was not afraid. He explained: "What Mr. Hui said was just because Mr. Zhou was very popular and well-known when he was in office. Hearing that Mr. Zhou wanted to After retiring from office, many people have followed him to become official, and there is nothing that can be done to stop them. Therefore, there are only these few left in our county governor's house, please don't be surprised by Mr. Wu."
Wu Jing was very unhappy after hearing this. He didn't expect that Zhou Xin's reputation as a critic during his tenure was so high. If he quit, there would be so many people in the county governor's house joining him...
I'm really unhappy.
Looking sideways at the young man, Wu Jing said slowly: "With so many important people missing from the county governor's house, how are the county affairs going to be carried out during this time?"
The young man flattered him and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wu, because your subordinates are here and everything will be handled clearly for you without any omissions."
"Oh?" Wu Jing was surprised when he heard this and said: "So, it's all handled by you? Then you can bring me the county records that you handled recently?"
The manager hurriedly sent someone to fetch the recent business records in the county and showed them to Wu Jing.
Wu Jing took a few volumes and flipped through them carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up involuntarily.
All matters in the county are handled in a very orderly manner, and everything is arranged in an orderly manner without any omissions.
Wu Jing put down the files, looked at the employee with admiration, and said, "What's your name?"
"My subordinate Guo Jia, please give me your guidance and care in the future."
Wu Jing smiled when he heard this and said with satisfaction: "Okay, Guo Jia, right? Yes, he is a talented person. As long as you are loyal to me, Wu will definitely support you in the future."
Guo Jia was overjoyed when he heard this. He showed a flattered expression and said: "Your Majesty Fu Jun is so complimentary. My subordinates must work hard and diligently, serve Fu Jun loyally, and live up to his trust."
"Okay, okay." Wu Jing praised with satisfaction.
Guo Jia smiled with a flattering look: "Master Fu, may I take you to the four gates of Wanling, the granary, the arsenal, and the treasury to take a look?"
Wu Jing heard this and thought highly of Guo Jia.
This Mr. Guo is very wise!
Guo Jia took Wu Jing from the four gates to the granary, then from the granary to the money storehouse, and from the money storehouse to the arsenal. Along the way, Wu Jing was only looking at him with joy and excitement.
Wu Jing followed his brother-in-law Sun Jian and has always held military positions. Now he has been promoted to Cavalry Commander, but this is the first time he has managed an estate of his own.
From a general who lived in the open air and led the army in bloody battles, to a foreign vassal who was responsible for both military and political affairs and commanded one side, Wu Jing was a little uncomfortable for a while.
That’s so cool to say!
Walking into the arsenal of Wanling County, Wu Jing looked at the countless knives, spears, halberds, and bows that came into view. His Adam's apple rolled involuntarily and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
There are also the mountains of grain that I saw in the granary just now, and the piles of five-baht coins that I saw in the money bank...
"These will all be mine from now on..." Wu Jing murmured to himself, but he said it unconsciously.
Guo Jia hurriedly echoed: "The Lord of the Prefecture is the head of a county. Naturally, the Lord of the Prefecture has the final say on how to allocate taxes, grain, and crops. However, this is just one county in Wanling. Don't forget, Lord of the Prefecture, that there are eighteen counties in Danyang."
, you have seventeen more cities like this!"
"Yes, yes! Seventeen, there are still seventeen more!" Wu Jing clapped his hands happily.
From today on, I will also be a strong man and can be on an equal footing with those so-called princes of Guandong!
Comfortable!
After looking at his own money, food, ordnance, Wu Jing was still unsatisfied, and wanted to continue to fuss, saying: "Where is the school ground in Wanling County? Order the troops! Give me the troops! Wu wants to inspect it personally!"
After looking at the supplies that belong to you, how can you not look at the soldiers and horses that belong to you?
This pussy needs to be lowered further.
However, Guo Jia looked embarrassed and said regretfully: "As for returning to the government, in Wanling County, except for some soldiers patrolling the city and guarding the city, we really don't have any soldiers for the government to inspect."
"ah?"
Wu Jing was stunned when he heard this: "How come there are no soldiers in this dignified county government? Why don't you kid try to trick me?"
Guo Jia shook his head vigorously and said: "How dare I deceive the prince? It's just that before Zhou Fujun left office, he was afraid that Wu Fujun would come to Wanling to fight with him and harm the people. In the past few days, he had already
Thousands of soldiers stationed in the Nanying of Wanling County have all been demobilized and returned home. He also plans to return to his hometown in Kuaiji alone. We in Wanling really have no soldiers to use now."
The muscles on Wu Jing's face suddenly stiffened, beating back and forth like a spasm.
"Well, Zhou Xin, I knew you weren't so kind! You gave up Danyang County to me for nothing!" Wu Jingqi gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I'm about to leave office, and you still have to give me a chance.
Just wait, we are not done with this."
Guo Jia, however, was calm and persuaded: "Master Wu, don't be upset. In fact, according to my subordinates, there is nothing wrong with this matter."
Wu Jing turned his head dissatisfied and glared at Guo Jiada: "There's nothing wrong with it? It's an empty government office, and you can't even find any usable soldiers. What's wrong with calling it this?"
Guo Jia was not in a hurry and analyzed for Wu Jing: "Master Fu, think about it, the soldiers and generals in Wanling were all brought out by Master Zhou in the past. Master Zhou treated his soldiers like sons, and they all felt that
Considering his kindness, you may not be able to use him easily. Now that he has been dismissed, it just saves you trouble. Let’s not talk about anything else in Danyang County, but when it comes to recruiting strong soldiers, it is not easy to capture it? Since the Lord of the Palace has officially taken over Danyang County
, then you might as well recruit an elite team that is loyal to you, so that it will be more convenient to use in the future, right?"