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

Because the things were in her space, Lu Xingchen easily took out the books on refining gunpowder and placed them in front of them.

"If you need anything in the early stage, ask Master Yuan for it..."

"What I want is the result, and the sooner the better. As for how you do it, that is your own business." Lu Xingchen said in a firm tone.

"What I want is your abilities and talents. I don't care what you did before or what you want to do in the future. But during this period of time, I want you to develop all your talents."

"And if there are any unqualified people here, you can kick them out. The remaining silver can be divided among the rest of you. There are eleven people, and I will take out 1,100 taels of silver."

"I don't keep idle people here, only capable people take up the posts."

A dozen or so beggars who originally had lifeless eyes became extremely excited at this moment, with green light flashing in their eyes, as if they were monsters that were about to mutate.

Lu Xingchen said everything he needed to say, then turned and walked out.

Master Yuan Tianshi naturally stood up and followed her out the door.

Master Yuan Tianshi felt a deep sense of crisis.

"Master, you have worked hard during this period. I give you this pearl as a reward for your hard work." Lu Xingchen stuffed a huge pearl into Master Yuan's hand.

Master Yuan Tianshi's previous nervousness and worry disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The county lord still values ​​him, and these people cannot replace him.

"These people are refining gunpowder, so they must need a lot of saltpeter, sulfur and other things. You can go find Master Guo. You can also ask him if you need silver." Lu Xingchen said.

Master Yuan nodded repeatedly.

If you have work to do, you can earn money.

"Don't worry, Lord County Magistrate. I will keep a close eye on them and make the gunpowder as soon as possible." Master Yuan Tianshi promised.

"Also, don't treat them badly in terms of food and drink. Give them something good to eat and buy them some clothes." Lu Xingchen reminded.

Master Yuan Tianshi agreed readily.

In the evening, Ling Xiao led his men to the city of Wanxian.

Because I was going to Wanxian to curse people, I prepared some simple loudspeakers in advance.

Ling Xiao asked his men to get ready and prepare to start scolding.

Originally, he was looking for someone with a bright and penetrating voice.

Coupled with the beating of gongs and drums, there was a commotion, and instantly all attention was focused on him.

People from the surrounding areas also came to watch the fun.

"I tell you, Wanxian County Magistrate Zhou Shu is shameless."

"He is unworthy of being a father."

"He married his daughter twice."

"On the one hand, he sent someone to arrange a blind date between his second daughter and our county magistrate, and on the other hand, he signed a marriage contract with Zhao Long, the county magistrate of Teng County, and betrothed his daughter to him."

"He wants two dowries."

"He's really obsessed with money, he's two-faced, he has sores on his head and pus on his feet..."

"Who are you then?" a curious commoner asked.

"The county magistrate of Xing County is my young master." Ling Xiao raised his chin proudly, "So I want to help him get revenge."

"Your county magistrate is so shameless that he can come up with such a method for the betrothal gift."

"This is clearly intended to make me childless."

The common people nodded their heads. No family would do such a wicked thing, betrothing a daughter to two families.

The bailiff ran into the county government office and told Zhou Shu what was happening outside.

Zhou Shu showed an incredible look.

"How did the people in Xing County know about this?"

"Quickly call Master Liu over to me."

Master Liu had also heard that Ling Xiao came to curse in the street, so he hurried to the county government office to find Zhou Shu.

"Master Liu, what on earth is going on?"

Master Liu thought to himself, aren't you asking this question even though you already know the answer? My Lord, you are really good at pretending to be confused.

"Master, this must be because Lu Xingchen heard that you and Zhao Long signed the marriage certificate and was unhappy, so he sent someone to scold you."

"I heard the yamen runner say that the curses were particularly harsh. You'd better not go. Just pretend that this incident never happened."

"I have already ordered people to guard the city gates. If they dare to attack, we will fight back resolutely."

Zhou Shu naturally didn't want to be scolded. After all, he was the head of a county. If those common people heard him, where would his dignity, face, and dignity be?

"Didn't you say that Lu Xingchen is not very interested in Yu Ru?" Zhou Shu frowned and looked at Master Liu coldly.

Master Liu thought that you became cowardly when you met Zhao Long and wanted to marry the second daughter to Zhao Long to be done with. If I don't say that, what else can I say?

But how could he dare to say such words at this time.

"Maybe I misunderstood..." Master Liu looked ashamed, "I am old now, and sometimes I can't understand the feelings of young people."

Ling Xiao kept scolding Zhou Shu, and when some people got tired of scolding, they took a break and let others scold him. Anyway, they brought pots and pans and tents with them, and planned to camp here, so they would continue scolding until tomorrow.

Wei Hu and Lu Feng naturally did not dare to spend the night in Teng County, so they first stayed in a village bordering Xing County and Teng County for one night, and then rushed to the county seat of Teng County early this morning.

The bailiff came in and told Zhao Long that people from Xing County came to pay a visit. He looked surprised.

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Is he from Xing County?" Zhao Long leaned forward and asked the bailiff, staring at him.

The bailiff nodded, "Yes, sir. They said they were from Xing County. One is called Lu Feng and the other is called Wei Hu."

"Okay, let them in." Zhao Long leaned back in his chair, revealing a look of doubt.

"Brother, what's going on?" asked the second in command.

Zhao Long used to be a bandit. In private, the brothers still like to call each other "big brother" and "boss".

"It's not clear yet... go call all the brothers over. Yes, and the military advisor..." Zhao Long said.

The second in command agreed and went down to give the order.

Soon, several leaders arrived one after another, and the military advisor also came over.

Wei Hu and Lu Feng also entered the county government office.

There is not much contact between people from Xing County and Teng County.

However, this time when he entered Teng County, Lu Feng was still quite shocked.

In the past, Teng County was also very prosperous, but he was still young at that time, and of course, the county magistrate of Teng County was not Zhao Long at that time.

This bandit has turned Teng County beyond all recognition.

On the way here, they also saw that many fields in Teng County were barren and no one was cultivating them, which meant that there were no people in these villages long ago.

"My name is Wei Hu, and my name is Lu Feng. I'm here to meet the county lord." After Wei Hu and Lu Feng came in, they clasped their fists and saluted Zhao Long.

"What are you doing here suddenly? Did Lu Xingchen send you here?" Zhao Long asked.

"It's all because of Miss Zhou Er's incident. Our county lord was worried that the county magistrate would think too much, so he sent us here to explain the matter clearly."

Lu Feng had a smile on his face and his voice was full of charm, giving people a feeling of a spring breeze.

Lu Feng originally had the demeanor of a gentleman, and now that he had put aside all his aggressiveness, he made people feel that he was a young man with a bit of scholarly spirit.

"So that's what this is. This county thought it was a big deal." Zhao Long smiled and waved his hand.

"But your Xing County has been very ambitious recently. You have swallowed up Song County. Now, are you planning to take over Teng County?"