It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Feng brought the two captured bandits back to the Xing County government office.

The two little bandits were tied up and kneeling on the ground.

"Tell me about the situation in the mountain stronghold..." Lu Yun said to the two little bandits with a smile.

The two little bandits shook their heads, "We know nothing."

Because they thought Lu Yun had a kind face and didn't look like a vicious person.

But they were completely wrong, because when they shook their heads and said they didn't know, the dagger in Lu Yun's hand had already pierced their shoulder blades.

Before they could finish their words, they screamed.

"I asked you because I wanted to give you a chance to live. If you don't want to live, just say so earlier. Why should I go through all the trouble to bring you back?" Lu Yun's tone was calm, still with a smile on his face.

"I, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..." one of the little bandits said hurriedly.

"How many people are there in the village?" Lu Yun asked.

"There are a total of one thousand people in the mountain stronghold, but more than seven hundred of them can fight." The little bandit replied quickly.

"Is your village leader among those coming down the mountain this time?" Lu Yun asked.

The little bandit shook his head and said, "No, our village chief said that Cao Feihu lost his life last time because he was too reckless, so it was our third in command who came out this time."

"What is your mission this time?" Lu Yun asked.

"We just robbed the village, arrested people, and went to Song County to harass it." The little bandit said truthfully.

"If you two are found lying, watch out for your lives." Lu Yun patted their faces and then pulled the dagger out of their shoulder blades.

Then he called the bailiff to come and take the two little bandits away.

"Sister Xingchen, why are you back so late?" Lu Yun was waiting for Lu Xingchen in the yamen and said when he saw her come in.

Lu Xingchen asked, "How was the mission this time? What are the movements of those bandits in Niutou Village?"

"We have captured two small bandits and have learned about the situation in Niutou Village. What does Sister Xingchen want to know?"

Lu Yun looked at Lu Xingchen with a bright smile, his eyes full of pride.

"Sister Xingchen, you must take me with you when you go to attack Niutou Village."

Lu Xingchen hummed.

At this moment, Lu Yunfeng walked in. Lu Yunfeng's face was full of joy, and he obviously had something happy to tell Lu Xingchen.

"Uncle, you're here..." Lu Yun called Lu Yunfeng affectionately when he saw him.

Lu Yun has always been very kind to Lu Yunfeng and has always called him uncle.

So Lu Yunfeng likes Lu Yun very much.

"Brother Yun is here too. Do you have anything to say? If you have something to say, I'll come back later." Lu Yunfeng glanced at Lu Xingchen, then looked at Lu Yun.

"We are fine. I have explained some things to the young master. We have finished. Uncle, please go. I am leaving." Lu Yun's tone was brisk and sounded very pleasant.

"Uncle, do you have anything to talk to me about?" Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Yunfeng.

"These are the latest accounts..." Lu Yunfeng said as he placed a thick stack of account books in front of her.

"I spent a lot of money on buying a donkey recently, but I earned more from the curved plow."

"I heard that the orders for the curved plow have been placed until the beginning of autumn."

"You have been pampered since childhood, but you have never farmed. How can you design such a good plow?"

"That plow is really good. My uncle has tried it himself."

"I asked someone else to design it, and it just took my name. Isn't this going to make things easier in the future?" Lu Xingchen gave Lu Yunfeng a sly smile.

You have worked in the county government for so long, so you naturally understand the reason.

This is what is called the will of the people.

If you want to expand your territory, you must first win the hearts of the people. How do you win the hearts of the people? That is to bring tangible benefits to the people and make them remember your kindness.

Word of mouth spreads from one person to ten people, and from ten people to a hundred people, and eventually the people's will will spread.

At the beginning, it must have been the people who really benefited from it who started to spread the good news about Lu Xingchen. Later, many people began to hear about the good news about Lu Xingchen and began to spread the word.

Gradually, more and more people spread the word, it gained popularity, and it won the support of the people.

"Tell your uncle what exactly you want to do?" Lu Yunfeng asked in a low voice.

This is the problem that Lu Yunfeng has been struggling with recently.

"It's okay. I just want to develop Xing County and let the people of Xing County live a prosperous life. Then I will completely wipe out those bandits on Niutou Mountain so that the people can live a stable life." Lu Xingchen smiled and replied.

But Lu Yunfeng looked at her suspiciously and did not completely believe what she said.

"No matter what, uncle knows that you are a capable person, more capable than uncle. Uncle admires you." Lu Yunfeng looked sincere.