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

Mr. Liu felt that the most crucial point was that the officials of Xing County put the people’s affairs first, considering the people in everything and the future development and prosperity of Xing County.

In a word, he can see the future and have expectations when working in Xing County.

Lu Xingchen personally told Zhou Yuru about Zhou Shu's affairs.

Zhou Yuru knelt down and kowtowed to her.

Lu Xingchen also suffered.

Zhou Yuru wanted to go back and see Zhou Shu. After all, besides Zhou Shu, she also had her mother and brother.

Lu Xingchen naturally wouldn't stop him.

She left Lu Feng in Wanxian first to assist Jia Rong and Master Liu in further stabilizing the situation in Wanxian.

After all, the next step to capture Jizhou City is not an easy task, and some preparations need to be made.

Zhou Yuru returned to Wanxian. However, she did not return to the county town, but went directly to her own farm.

Zhou Yuru went to see her mother and younger brother first.

Her mother hugged her and cried for a long time. After she comforted her mother, she went to see Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu felt depressed, so he drank some wine.

When Zhou Yuru walked in, Zhou Shu looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"You actually came back."

"Well, Mr. Lu didn't make things difficult for me." Lu Xingchen replied.

"So what have you been doing in Xing County during this time?" Zhou Shu asked again.

"I handle affairs in the Xing County government office like Mr. Liu," Zhou Yuru replied.

Zhou Shu showed a surprised expression, "How can a woman work in the government office?"

"Could it be that father has forgotten that there was a queen before?"

Zhou Shu was speechless for a moment. He did see something different in Zhou Yuru.

Could this be what Lu Xingchen told him, that Zhou Yuru is different from before?

"I came back to see my mother and brother, and to say a few words to you before I leave."

"You still want to leave?" Zhou Shu said in shock.

"Of course I have to go. I still have a lot of things to do."

Zhou Yuru's eyes lit up with anticipation, "Jia Wanhe's son, Jia Rong, has been appointed as the magistrate of Wan County by Master Lu."

"What? What can that green-eyed brat do?" Zhou Shu immediately jumped up.

Zhou Shu felt that Wanxian was still his county seat.

"Wan County is no longer yours." Zhou Yuru interrupted him, "I think that in time, Master Lu will also let me be the head of a county."

"Crazy, completely crazy." Zhou Shu looked at Zhou Yuru with an expression of disbelief, then shook his head violently.

"I now feel that even if I am a woman, I can govern a county well." Zhou Yuru said in a confident tone.

Zhou Shu looked at his daughter at this moment and felt that she was radiating radiance.

She is completely different from the daughter who used to hide away from him or make a fuss with him whenever she saw him.

"I'm leaving. You have to take good care of your mother and brother."

“Also, don’t think about taking back the county, or else I won’t be able to do anything if Master Lu shows no mercy to you.”

After Zhou Yuru finished speaking, she turned around and left Zhou Shu's room.

Zhou Shu sat there for a long time without any response. He had no business to attend to, and no civil servants under him, only a housekeeper and a few servants.

He no longer needed to discuss anything.

Lu Xingchen entered Master Guo’s courtyard.

Master Guo asked the servant to light up the teahouse again.

It was summer, and the days were long. It was just getting dark.

As time goes by, there are more things to do during the day and you don’t have to stay up late at night.

"There is a problem with the accounts in Song County. It should be your second uncle who did it." Master Guo said in a low voice.

"A lot?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"To be honest, it's not much, maybe a few hundred taels of silver." Master Guo replied.

"A few hundred taels of silver are enough for a hundred families to live on for a year." Lu Xingchen said in a leisurely voice.

"To be honest, it's not a small amount."

"Then what are you going to do?" Master Guo also showed a helpless expression.

"When he returns to Xing County someday, let my father ask where the money was spent?" Lu Xingchen sighed slightly, "There is really no one special who can be used right now."

"After a while, there will probably be some problems with Teng County's accounts," said Master Guo.

"If that's the case, then let's combine the two cases and handle them together," said Lu Xingchen.

To be honest, her career has just started. If her relatives embarked on the road of corruption at this time, it would be a terrible outcome.

"Oh, right, we need to send someone to Jizhou Prefecture again to give some silver to Prefect Kang, saying that I took over Wan County, and this is to pay the taxes that Wan County owed last year."

Master Guo smiled and said, "Governor Kang just wants to sit in his position and enjoy his life. If we can actively deliver the tax revenue to him, he will be very happy."

"Well, let him be happy for a while, and then we will think about how to take over Jizhou Prefecture." Lu Xingchen said.

"Just like this time, if we use a trebuchet to throw a few explosives over, will it be effective?" Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen.

"It's not clear yet. After all, the walls of Jizhou City are very high and thick."

Lu Xingchen said, "Even if we have to fight, we must be fully prepared."

"The current military strength is still too weak. Even climbing up the wall of Jizhou will require a lot of manpower."

"I heard that the Jizhou prefect likes women. Why don't you post a notice in the city to see if there are any women willing to volunteer."

Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen with disbelief.

This devil can really think of any way.

"There is no other way. We can't take it by force. We can only take it by trickery."

"Of course, the resettlement fee will definitely not be less."

Lu Xingchen thought for a moment and said, "Just one hundred taels of gold."

Master Guo was a little dumbfounded. "In this world, twenty kilograms of flour can be exchanged for a clean and innocent woman."

"I don't feel good about asking others to do this kind of thing. I will feel better if I give them more subsidies." Lu Xingchen said.

"Are you serious?" Master Guo looked at her.

Lu Xingchen finally shook his head and said, "Forget it. I still can't do this kind of thing."

"I'll think of another way."

After Lu Xingchen finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave the courtyard.

"My Lord, I was not wrong about you." Master Guo waved the bamboo fan in his hand and said to Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen laughed twice. The beauty trap is also one of the thirty-six strategies.

In serious history, many characters have used the beauty trap.

In fact, this is not considered a dirty trick.

But Lu Xingchen felt that it was not easy to find a woman who was trustworthy, capable and wise.

When Diao Chan used the beauty trap on Lu Bu, she had been trained by the Wang family for many years.

Lu Xingchen didn't want to do anything that he was not sure of.

Their troops still needed to be expanded, so Lu Xingchen asked Wei Hu and Zhang Fan to post recruitment notices in the four counties.

The recruitment policy is very generous. In addition to receiving monthly wages, the family’s land is also tax-exempt.

Such a policy is very tempting.

If there are many children in the family, by letting one of them serve in the army, you can support two more children.