Now there are nearly two thousand school captains in Dongchang. And among the nominally one thousand households, there is only one Xiao Chen.
Next, the right-hand assistants who are capable are Duan Tianming and Du Shaoqin.
Du Shaoqin was in charge of the prison service and could not go out with him to perform tasks.
The ones who were tossing back and forth in the entire Dongchang were Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming.
As Dongchang grew, its tentacles gradually extended to the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty, not just the government and the public.
As a result, Dongchang is in urgent need of a backbone who can lead the team to complete the task alone. And this Liu Rufeng is not only weak in his own strength, but the most important thing is that he regards himself as less important than the captain under his command. This, and
Xiao Chen is exactly the same.
In addition, since he did not bully the people, Xiao Chen's desire for him to come to Dongchang and work with him became more and more intense.
"To be honest, my subordinates admire Lord Ziyi's conduct in life. Whether it is his ability to handle cases or his attitude towards the people, he is a existence that he admires. Especially his courage to take action against those powerful evil forces behind the scenes.
, the subordinates were even more amazed." Liu Rufeng held up his fists and said with a sincere face.
"Well, stop saying these compliments. Tell me what you mean and the key points." Xiao Chen simply walked to the stone next to the fire and sat down, "You are not even willing to let me sit on a stone.
Do you really plan on letting me stand in your tent talking all the time?"
As he said that, he picked up a piece of firewood and poked the fire.
A burst of flames jumped up, canceling out the billowing smoke.
"This stone was temporarily moved by the captains to warm themselves by the fire and chat. How dare I let you sit on the stone? But there is really no place to sit in the tent. I originally planned to talk to you while standing.
." Liu Rufeng smiled awkwardly and sat on another stone.
"The salary of the captain of the East Factory is twice that of the Jinyiwei. Think about it carefully." Xiao Chen opened his hands and warmed them, and said calmly.
Since Liu Rufeng is a non-corrupt person and his salary can barely support his family, the double salary from Dongchang should be quite attractive to him.
"Twice? How could it be so much?" Liu Rufeng obviously didn't believe it.
It may be true that one or two people are twice as much. But with so many people in Dongchang, it is twice as much. Will the imperial court agree to such an increase in expenditure?
"The emperor agreed that Dongchang should set up its own small treasury. All dirty money seized during the handling of the case would be placed in the small treasury and used for Dongchang's expenses. In other words, Dongchang's salary is paid to himself. The Lord of the factory is considerate of his subordinates.
If it is difficult to support a family, we will give everyone twice the salary." Xiao Chen suppressed the pride in his heart and said deliberately calmly.
"They say that the public in Dongchangchang protects the shortcomings, but they actually give you double your salary!" Liu Rufeng raised his head, his face full of envy.
"How about coming to Dongchang to enjoy this double salary together?" Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
Seeming to be a little embarrassed, Liu Rufeng looked at Xiao Chen seriously: "Sir, Jin Yiwei is my root. If I leave Jin Yiwei because of salary matters, I'm afraid I will feel ashamed. Let's see, if I really don't have anything in Jin Yiwei in the future.
If I have the slightest chance of gaining a foothold, I will definitely go to Dongchang and join you."
"Okay, as long as you say this, it will be done. If you agree to come to Dongchang as soon as I say it, it means that you are a bit unsympathetic. You said, why couldn't we sit down and have a good chat before? We had to fight.
Where's one?" Xiao Chen patted Liu Rufeng's shoulder and laughed.
"My lord's fist is so heavy that my eye sockets were bruised for more than half a month." Liu Rufeng smiled awkwardly.
"Hahaha..." Xiao Chen still smiled heartlessly.
The two of them finally let go of all their previous grudges.
After a few pulls from the fire, Liu Rufeng pulled out a roasted sweet potato, patted it on his hand, and handed it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was not polite, took the sweet potato, broke it in the middle, and handed half of it to Liu Rufeng.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and each started to eat.
"Sir, what's the matter with your visit today?" Liu Rufeng raised his head and asked after taking a bite of sweet potato.
Although the emperor went to Huailaiwei, there were a lot of affairs inside and outside the Tumu Fort. Xiao Chen came to him specifically, and he probably wasn't here to gossip.
"A few days ago, when I was patrolling, I saw a dog walking near your camp. I wanted to ask if this dog belongs to you?" Xiao Chen said without raising his head.
"Dog? Are you talking about a big yellow dog with ears attached to the face?" Liu Rufeng was stunned. Lord Ziyi was fine, why was he suddenly interested in dogs?
"I don't know whether the ears are stuck together or not. Anyway, it's just a yellow dog."
"You can't say it's our dog. After the camp was stationed here, this dog often came outside the kitchen to eat leftovers. Why, what's wrong with this dog?" Liu Rufeng asked.
"No problem. Can you catch this dog? I want to borrow it." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"If you borrow it, will you return it?"
"It's hard to say this. If you are alive, I will give it back to you. If you die, I will give you the money." Xiao Chen said a little embarrassed.
My own rhetoric makes people think that it is impossible for him to come back alive.
Liu Rufeng grinned, with a hint of reluctance on his face: "Don't you want to eat it, sir?!"
"What are you talking about? I am such a kind person, the kind of person who kills at will? Besides, dog meat is stuffed between the teeth. What's so delicious?" After saying this, Xiao Chen regretted it.
Dog meat is stuffed between the teeth. This statement sounds like someone who has eaten a lot of dog meat.
"Ah..." Liu Rufeng half-opened her mouth and was speechless for a moment.
Are you not a person who kills randomly? Eight hundred armed men in Daxing County killed them all in an instant. The Shuihu Gang who monopolized water transportation in Hangzhou even killed no one. These things are known to everyone in the government and the public.
.
These people all deserve to be killed and deserve to die.
But you can't pretend that you are powerless and say that you are not a killer.
If you say this, how dare I hand over the big yellow dog to you?
She was thinking this in her heart, but Liu Rufeng didn't dare to say it out loud. She could only express her reluctance in silence.
Seeing Liu Rufeng's expression, Xiao Chen knew that he must have misunderstood what he meant.
"It's like this. In addition to people, the living creatures in the earthen fort are military horses. Humans are absolutely not allowed. Military horses are too precious and cannot be touched casually. Therefore, I can only come to you and lend you this one.
It's a dog." Xiao Chen explained.
Liu Rufeng stood up with a huff, took two steps back, and looked at Xiao Chen with fear on his face.
"Sir, you haven't seen any blood these days. Are your hands itchy?"
