Tiandao doesn't work today

The Zhang Mansion is very large, with Dongyuan covering an area of ​​four acres. The landmark building is a clean and elegant high-rise attic.

Xiyuan is larger, covering an area of ​​20 acres, with continuous houses and well-proportioned courtyards.

Officials of all sizes in Huaxian County, as well as disciples and former officials of the Zhang family, all live in Xiyuan.

Because the yamen is so small, they work directly from home.

"Ji Cheng, our military strength has reached its limit. If we recruit more people, the small Huaxian County will not be able to support it." In the Xiyuan of Zhang Mansion, a group of people were handling government affairs.

They had fine wine and delicacies in front of them, listening to the singer's music, and studying the briefings submitted from various places.

And in the front seat, leaning against a beautiful young man, he was slender and slim, with goose fat on his face, and he was wearing a light yellow Sichuan brocade costume.

He was holding a small, inch-long blade and was trimming his eyebrows slightly in front of the mirror.

Many of the scholars sitting down were already accustomed to his behavior of submissiveness to demons, and could only wait silently for him to finish his cultivation.

This man's surname was Zhang Mingxin and his courtesy name was Jicheng. Although he was the fourth eldest, he was the younger brother of the same mother as the head of the family and was a direct descendant of the clan, so his status was completely different.

Because his eyebrows look like ink paintings, he is nicknamed "Thrush Master" and no one can disturb him when he is shaving his eyebrows.

Now that the head of the family is away, Zhang Feng has the final say in military matters in Huaxian County, while government affairs are controlled by Master Huamei.

After a long while, Mr. Thrush put down the knife.

The scholars below again handed over their hands and reported on government affairs.

Mr. Thrush was still looking at himself in the mirror: "Who is more beautiful among me and the guards in Hedong?"

"..." The scholar was stunned and cursed in his heart: Wei Jie is the most beautiful woman in the world. Even the immortals are crazy about him. How can you be embarrassed to compare with him?

But he still smiled and said: "Young Master's beauty and appearance are incomparable to those of the imperial guards."

The corners of Mr. Thrush's mouth curled up slightly, and he called the maid to bring water to him. He washed his hands carefully and wiped them with silk.

Then he replied: "Second uncle will take care of the matter of conscription. Why do you need to ask me?"

The scholar said: "There are many warriors gathered in the city. General Zhang Feng suddenly had a whim and wanted to train another thousand elite soldiers. It is absolutely impossible."

"There are already two thousand Bubu in the city. They eat horse chews every day, which is a heavy burden. But we are trapped in a corner. If this continues for a long time, my Zhang family may not be able to make ends meet."

After the defeat of Gou Xi, the governor of Qingzhou, he had completely lost control of the counties in Qingzhou.

The wealthy families in each county could recruit armies and appoint officials by themselves with the help of their local influence.

The Zhang family has a unique existence in Hua County. The county magistrate, captain, and scribes are all members of the Zhang family.

All officials are either members of the Zhang family or disciples of the Zhang family.

Over the years, they spent a lot of money to build a 2,000-strong independent army, divided into two divisions, each with a thousand troops, and five divisions, each division with 200 troops, which are both "parts".

They are all composed of warriors, mostly third-rate, and second-rate can be officers and military princes.

Under the tribe, there is also a military garrison, with hundreds of people forming a garrison. They are all young and strong people from the countryside. They have been taught some simple martial arts, but none of them are top-notch.

They spend half of their time farming and training every year, and the other half of their time training. They are mostly located in Wubao in the countryside and can be self-sufficient.

This part of the non-off-the-job garrison troops totals about five thousand in all areas of Hua County.

But with the Zhang family's fear of the Bald Hair Clan in the north, their number is still increasing day by day.

In this way, the Zhang family has at least 7,000 troops. If during wartime, all the servants and servants under their command are also armed, the number of troops will be incalculable.

The population of Baxiang in Huaxian County is less than 70,000, and most of them are old and weak. Taxes are extremely heavy, and the people's strength is exhausted. Of course, there are still more than 20,000 slave tenant farmers under the Zhang family, and they are actually responsible for the main production.

But for a Hua County with a population of less than 100,000, it is already the limit to support two thousand retired warriors, and it is almost impossible to raise three thousand.

Unless, nearly a hundred Zhang family members are willing to lower their living standards.

But no one mentioned this matter.

Mr. Huamei said calmly: "The current situation is tense. The Bald-Faced Clan can go south at any time. My second uncle wants to train another army to defend the country."

"The rise and fall of the world depends on us. Everyone, national affairs are the most important thing."

After hearing this, the scholar was a little speechless. State affairs were the most important thing, so there was a solution.

He looked at the financial expenditure report in his hand and had a headache. In fact, they can no longer make ends meet, but the Zhang family has a strong foundation.

Then he remonstrated: "In that case, it is better to capture Philadelphia."

The Zhang family's frantic explosion of troops naturally wants to achieve something great. If they can continue to expand, their military strength can certainly continue to increase.

But the surrounding wealthy families also did the same thing, and everyone was so obsessed with saving face that the wealthy families all over the place were recruiting troops to collect food, and they were sitting on nothing. No one dared to touch anyone, but they were wary of each other.

Young Master Huamei asked: "The wealthy family in Fei County have long-term friendships with my Zhang family. Why should they seize it?"

The famous scholar said sternly: "When we capture Philadelphia, we will have a reason."

This means that I want to take it away. Isn't it difficult to find a reason?

"Uh..." Mr. Thrush thought for a moment: "That's not right. Let's discuss it later when the eldest brother comes back."

The scholar sighed and said: "Then please open the clan treasury and use the grain, grass and property accumulated by the family master."

"How can it be! The treasury is stocking up for three years, which is a death order from my eldest brother." Mr. Thrush decisively refused.

The scholars below looked at each other in confusion. It seemed that achieving a great cause was only an ideal, while staying in the city and watching the changes in the situation was the reality.

No matter how many soldiers you raise, you will never leave the city when the enemy comes.

At this time, an old man advised: "Ji Cheng, you can raise the price of medicine again. There are many rangers gathered in the city, they are also infected with the disease, and they are quite rich, you can..."

"Okay, then let's raise the price again." Mr. Thrush agreed decisively without him having to finish his words.

"No!" The scholar stood up quickly: "This plan can never be repeated. The people in the city can no longer afford the medicine. They are using this to make profits and drink poison to quench their thirst!"

"Zhou Shi! Retreat." Mr. Thrush called him by his name.

Zhou Shi said helplessly: "If your Majesty wants to do something big, he should raise an army to attack the barbarians, seize the counties and counties, and establish a great cause."

"If you want to protect yourself, you should manage the people, open the treasury, gather the people's hearts, and protect the family business."

"If you don't do both, it can be said that the top is unjust and the bottom is unkind, and a great disaster is imminent."

Mr. Thrush was a little dissatisfied and was about to get angry, but when he saw his beautiful self in the mirror and thought that anger would cause wrinkles, he became calm again.

He said warmly: "Let's discuss what you said after eldest brother comes back, but there are other good strategies."

"..." Zhou Shi sighed and walked away.

After seeing him leave, everyone continued to discuss how much the drug store should increase the price.

All medicines in Hua County are monopolized by the Zhang family.

Therefore, as long as the disease is rampant in the city, whether it is the army, merchants, common people, or rangers, they have to buy medicine from them.

The Zhang family has raised so many warriors, and because they are warriors, they are not only fed, but also paid, and even given rewards.

Those warriors got sick and had money, so they would definitely buy medicine. As soon as the Zhang family took the opportunity to increase the price, it was equivalent to returning the reward money.

The epidemic is a natural disaster, and everyone will not think about where to spend their money. They will only think about how good the treatment is as a member of the Zhang family.

In this way, they not only bought the morale of the military, but also made money.

The warrior is already strong, and with the medicine, nothing will happen to him, so he won't even lose his combat effectiveness. It can be said that he kills three birds with one stone.

Even though the epidemic spreads quickly, it will make people panic, and many people will lose their homes for treatment.

But as long as the army is stable, it can't make waves.

The Zhang family has done this more than once, and it has always worked.

"That's it." After the discussion, Mr. Thrush stood up and straightened his clothes: "Is there still government affairs to deal with?"

Everyone thought: If everyone stands up, then there will be no more.

Just as the show was about to end, someone suddenly heard news from outside.

"Not good! There are rebels in the city who have gathered to cause trouble. Thousands of people have already attacked Dongshi!"

"What!" Many scholars were in an uproar.

They were saying just now that rebellion cannot stir up trouble, but in the end, someone actually rebelled.

Mr. Thrush was very calm, looked at the messenger and asked: "Where is my second uncle?"

"I'm here!" Shen Leling walked in swaggeringly, holding his sword in hand.

Everyone saluted quickly and were shocked when they saw that she was covered in blood.

Mr. Thrush rushed forward and said, "Second uncle, who hurt this!"

At the same time, a white jade talisman hanging high in the hall made the sound of gold and stone.

Everyone was shocked: "There is evil spirit!"

Shen Leling was also panicked. Sure enough, the Zhang family should not be underestimated. They also had a magic weapon!

This jade basket is more sophisticated than the copper deeds and iron coupons. It should be the most important treasure of the Zhang family.

However, Shen Leling's expression did not change and he said with hatred: "That's right! I am the guy who was injured by the evildoer and the leader of the rebels. I look like a pariah, but I am definitely not an ordinary person!"

"That monster is very powerful. He has also seduced a group of rebel thieves and has occupied the school grounds in the east of the city."

"If the soldiers had not used their lives, I would have almost died at the hands of the monster."

Everyone was stunned: "Monster?"

They have no doubts for the time being. After all, people who are injured by monsters will also be contaminated by the monster energy, but it will dissipate soon.

So Shen Leling said eagerly: "Yes! Immediately send out the troops within the government to stop them first and prepare more ways to subdue the demons!"

Mr. Thrush quickly asked people to get talisman papers and talisman arrows from the house, and also asked people to prepare more cinnabar and other evil-proofing things.

Not all monsters can invade the aristocratic family. In addition to the three major magic weapons, the Zhang family also has various talismans.

The one that detects evil spirits is only one of them. There are also various talismans that resist spells and subjugate demons.

Although those talisman papers cannot directly stimulate offensive spells, if a monster touches the talisman paper, it is enough to eat a pot.

After the order was given, Mr. Thrush asked suspiciously: "Why did the monster help the rebels? Where did this monster come from? What happened?"

Shen Leling said: "I led five hundred elite soldiers to eliminate the rebels, and found that the enemy had a copper deed passed down by our ancestors. It should be that Zhang Quan was defeated, and Lao Shanshui Nu came back to take revenge."

After hearing this, Mr. Thrush wanted to frown, but he quickly stopped. His expression remained straight, his eyebrows relaxed and tepid.

However, his tone was quite urgent: "Zhang Quan actually left the family heirloom behind. Fortunately, this water demon doesn't know how to live or die. He dares to enter the city and cause chaos. He must get the family heirloom back."

Shen Leling added: "I didn't see the Laoshanshui girl, so it might be other monsters."

"Well, you still have to be careful. Maybe there are two monsters. One is fighting head-on, and the other is a water girl who has transformed into a human and wants to sneak into the army."

"Let's agree on a secret code first!"

Mr. Thrush nodded and said, "What the second uncle said is true. Let's take the secret code as 'eyebrows are like ink paintings'."

Shen Leling's eyelids twitched slightly, what was this?

She looked at the other person, her eyebrows were indeed as beautiful as ink paintings, and she thought to herself: Is this a constant reminder to others that you are beautiful?

It doesn’t matter, it’s okay.

She caught a glimpse of the scholars taking the talismans, and was worried about the jade urns hanging in the hall, secretly thinking that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time.

So Shen Leling took out the military order and shouted: "I will go to the west of the city to mobilize troops now!"

"You immediately summon the tribesmen from all Wubao and lead troops to come back for reinforcements! We will definitely take back the relics of our ancestors!"

Young Master Thrush didn't panic at all when faced with military affairs. He asked, "There's no need to go to war in such a big way, right? There are two thousand elite soldiers in the city."

Shen Leling said loudly: "The five hundred elite soldiers in the east of the city were completely wiped out! The guards on the city wall were also annihilated. We have actually lost the eastern city wall."

"What!" The whole audience was in an uproar. There were only two thousand people in total, so that was a quarter reduction?

Mr. Thrush didn't expect such a disastrous defeat. They were just some thieves, but how could they be so powerful?

His expression remained calm, and he just hurriedly wrote down documents and had them sent to various forts immediately.

Then he called the maid to bring some water to clean his hands, and said calmly: "I'll go ask father to come out. Second uncle, you go and mobilize the troops quickly."

He glanced at the scholars and disciples: "You guys go one step ahead and defeat the monsters and thieves. If you can take back the copper deed, it will be considered a great achievement! You will all be rewarded with ten gold coins and a thousand acres of land."

"Remember, if you are defeated, the treasury will not suffer any losses. You must defend and wait for the rescue of your second uncle."

Everyone responded quickly, and many scholars carried various talisman papers and talisman arrows, and led hundreds of tribesmen and family soldiers in the mansion to set off immediately.

The rebels are coming from the east of the city. They must first break through the east city and then attack the treasury.

We can finally reach Haoyuan in Zhang Mansion, and we will first go to Dongyuan where Zhang Suwen is.

Thinking of this, Mr. Thrush not only did not panic, he was even a little excited: "There are thieves who rebelled and came from the east to kill. It's great."

He showed admiration: "Finally, I can see my father take action again. He is just a little thief, and he can break it with just a flip of his hand. It must be a beautiful scene."

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p.s: Sorry.