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

Lu Xingchen smiled and said something official, "I am not that great, I still need my uncle's help."

"If my uncle doesn't help me, I won't be able to understand all these miscellaneous matters in the county government."

Lu Yunfeng nodded with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, from now on, no matter what you do, your uncle will support you."

"Then I would like to thank my uncle." Lu Xingchen said.

These days, Lu Xingchen has been busy checking the breeding of the female donkeys while inspecting the soil moisture conditions.

She focused her attention primarily on land that was ready for high-yield wheat.

By the way, she also found Wei Hu and Zhang Fan to find out about the training status of the 100 soldiers.

In addition to training the most basic rock climbing techniques, Lu Xingchen also increased the difficulty for them.

Now that Feihu Village has been destroyed by them, Niutou Village will definitely strengthen its vigilance, with not only visible guards but also secret guards.

It is not an easy task to destroy Feihu Village through the normal channel, so we have to find another way.

Two days ago, she found an opportunity and went to the back mountain of Feihu Village to explore the road.

She found a shortcut, but the cliff was very steep.

If these soldiers had not developed outstanding skills, they would have lost their lives on the cliff in the future.

She brought back a lot of valuables from Feihu Village. Since the soldiers trained hard, she rewarded them with real money.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

If they are given enough rewards, they can devote themselves to training without worrying about the fields at home being left uncultivated.

Hiring a farmer to help them farm the land only cost a few copper coins a day.

No matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective for me to train hard and get the reward from Lu Xingchen.

What's more, Lu Xingchen promised them that greater achievements would be waiting for them in the future.

Short-term satisfaction and long-term goals can make a person work for you all his life.

This is not the case for countless office workers.

When Lu Xingchen brought Feixue back to the county town from the secret base where Wei Hu was training, they encountered a lot of people crowding at the gate of the county town.

Lu Xingchen didn't know what was happening for a moment.

A guard stepped forward to inquire.

Soon, the guard found out the reason and came back to report, "Sir, these people are from Song County."

Lu Xingchen showed a puzzled look, "Why do the people of Song County want to come to the county seat of Xing County?"

"Because their village and home were burned down by the bandits from Niutou Village, they are now homeless."

"They arrived at Song County and wanted the county to accept them."

"But the magistrate of Song County was afraid of angering the bandits in Niutou Village, so he didn't let these people enter the city. They were homeless and came to our Xing County."

"You are not in the government office, so the soldiers guarding the city dare not let these people from Song County enter the county."

At this moment, some ordinary people recognized Lu Xingchen.

In an instant, many people rushed towards her.

"Mr. County Magistrate, please take us in. We are homeless now." The common people came to her and knelt on the ground.

Lu Xingchen hurriedly got off his horse and helped the common people in front up.

"But the storage capacity of Xing County is limited. There is really nowhere for so many of you to stay." Lu Xingchen said a little helplessly.

"Anywhere on the road, on the street, or under the wall can be our shelter." An old man said in a trembling voice.

Lu Xingchen thought for a moment and said, "How about this? The old, weak, women and children, follow me into the city. I will find a place for everyone to stay, at least a place that can shelter them from the wind and rain."

"The young and strong can stay outside the city. I will have someone lead everyone to find wood and then build a temporary settlement."

"Don't worry, as long as you come to my Xin County, I will definitely not drive you out."

"In addition, if you have any skills, you can sign up. We are in short supply of carpenters, bricklayers, and cooks in Xing County. We are also short of good farmers..."

The Lu family has many farms of their own, and these are not counted as income from the county town, but rather as income from the Lu family’s own private treasury.

Farmers can be settled on the farm first. Now is the spring ploughing season, so they can help with farming on the farm.

"Do you think this arrangement is okay?"

"Thank you, Lord County Magistrate, for taking us in. You are truly a living Bodhisattva." The common people knelt on the ground, kowtowed and called Lu Xingchen a living Bodhisattva.

The people made way for him and Lu Xingchen led the horse into the county town.

Here, Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo started to get busy again.

Find a place to resettle these ordinary people in Songshan County.

We have to open a porridge stall and provide them with porridge early tomorrow morning.

At the same time, Wanxian County Magistrate Zhou Shu and Tengxian County Magistrate Zhao Long were drinking tea in a teahouse in Wanxian.

"Lord Zhao, what do you think about what happened recently?" Zhou Shu looked at Zhao Long with a serious expression.

In Zhou Shu's eyes, Zhao Long is an enterprising and courageous young man.

The most important thing is that Zhao Long came from a humble background and had been a bandit before.

"It seems that the new county magistrate of Xing County has great ambitions." Zhao Long took a sip of tea and looked at Zhou Shu.

"Has Lord Zhou ever met him?"

Zhou Shu nodded, "Yes, I have seen him, but that was a few years ago. He was still a child at that time, and looked like a little girl, weak and frail. I didn't expect that he had such ability."

"Recently, many people from Teng County have also gone to Xing County to buy curved plows."

Zhou Shu frowned, "These untouchables are still talking about the good things about the Xing County Magistrate."

"This kid is only sixteen years old this year, how can he be so cunning?"

"I heard that the curved plows he sold to the people of this county were only less than 30% of the price he sold them to the people of my county."

Zhao Long looked at Zhou Shu with contempt, "Master Zhou only saw this little bit."

"What else?" Zhou Shu looked at Zhao Long with a puzzled look.

Zhao Long placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table.

"His ambition."

"He wants to swallow up our other three counties and become the head of four counties himself."

Zhou Shu was shocked. "No way? He has such evil ambitions."

"The county lords of the four counties, aren't they the prefects of Jizhou?"

"Will the current Jizhou prefect agree to this?"

Zhao Long raised his lips in a mocking tone, "Sir Zhou, do you still remember who is the prefect of Jizhou?"

Zhou Shu's face showed a look of realization.

Two years ago, a mutiny broke out in Jizhou City. After a brutal bloodbath, the city almost became a ghost town.

I heard that there is also a prefect of Jizhou in the city, but no one knows who it is.

What's more, in just these two years, the prefect of Jizhou has been replaced several times.

"This is a chaotic world. Whoever has soldiers, money, and land... has the final say and is the real governor of Jizhou."

Zhou Shu felt like someone was awakened from a dream by a single word.

He thought Lu Xingchen was just a young man who wanted to show off and make some money, but he didn't expect him to have such an intention.

"What should we do now?" Zhou Shu looked at Zhao Long.

This is what Zhao Long wants to hear most.

"I'm already in Lord Zhou's territory, so why don't you let me see your daughter?" Zhao Long said with a smile on his face.