Gao Chong was very pleased when he heard this and laughed: "Very good. With the help of Wenchang, this Linlu County has entered my hub! Wenchang, I appoint you as the county magistrate of Linlu County to help me stabilize the public security of the county town and make the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"Yes! Thank you, sir!" Luo Wenchang bowed and thanked him again and again.

"Well, take your son home! I will return all the thieves who rob you of your money, and at the same time, the thieves who hurt your family will also teach you how to deal with it! Go back and deal with the matters at home, and then help me contact Li Jin."

Luo Wenchang gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not busy with funerals! I'm afraid that Li Jin will hear that his subordinates have suffered heavy losses, so he will raise his troops to fight, which will only increase his worries. I'm willing to go to Lin Lushan to explain clearly to Li Jin now.

But the little man's son is still young, so please wait for me to take care of him, and I will be back tomorrow."

"Okay! Since Wenchang is dedicated to serving as the Lord, Wang Heng will arrange people to prepare horses and send Wenchang out of the city."

Wang Heng agreed and took Luo Wenchang out. Yue Fei said, "Sir, have you let him go like that? This person knows people but not your heart. Who knows whether he can come back after he goes out?"

"Don't worry, Brother Fifth! We don't doubt people, but we don't need to doubt people. Besides, they have left all the hostages behind, so what else can we not believe?"

Yue Fei nodded and said, "What the lord said is reasonable, Fei has received teachings."

"Fifth brother is so polite! It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest!"

The next day, as soon as Gao Chong got up, he heard a series of sounds of crying and harmonies coming from outside. It turned out that Cao Ning had already taken his people out for training.

In this battle, his achievements were obviously not as good as Yue Fei, so he was determined to train the army well and compete with Yue Fei.

Gao Chong smiled slightly, and he was still happy to see this situation. Wang Heng ran in and said, "Sir, it's dawn, and Luo Wenchang hasn't come back yet? What should I do?"

Gao Chong smiled and said, "Wang Heng, people said they were back today, but they didn't say they were back in the morning. Don't worry. Follow me and let's go out for a look!"

Gao Chong and others left the county government and began to patrol the Linlu County Town all the way. People in the city are now busy exchanging grain, and some businesses are starting to open their doors to operate.

The troops of Cao Ning, Yue Fei and others were also intensifying training in the city. These people grew significantly after yesterday's battle, which made Hao Guang and Rong Chui's eyes red with jealousy. When they went back, they shouted and began to train their own troops.

The shock of a bunch of people outside the city and the temptation of food made Gao Chong's prestige increase a lot. The people in the city didn't feel uncomfortable, but instead had more trust and security than before.

"Ziyi, how are you looking for household registration?"

"Sir, I have checked all the household registration lists. There are 10,353 households and 51,765 people in Linlu County; there are 16 townships below, about 100,000 people. This is the number before the registered war. I will organize people to check in the past two days."

Seeing Gao Chong nodding in agreement, Liu Ziyi continued: "Sir, this time the bandits have harmed a lot of wealthy families in the city. Although our Linlu County does not have much land, they are all around this county town. Once the wealthy families die, they become ownerless things.

The land that was originally not much in the county was abandoned, but it was just a waste of resources. What should I do if the adults were going to do?"

"These are nationalized first, you can take care of them first! When Luo Wenchang comes back, he will ask him to find some experts who serve the land to farm. At the beginning, our county provides tools, seeds, and livestock, but the tax collected is a little heavier, and 40% is paid; in the future, they have the ability to reduce taxes, and we only draw 20%."

Xiao Yun, who followed next to him, said: "40% is already very low. Most landlords collect rents 50%, and the highest one reaches 80%. The mercy of the adults is, this is a blessing for the people."

"The world is like this, so the world is in chaos! This is not a natural disaster, it is a man-made disaster! How can we not take it as a warning from the past?"

"Yes! I'm taught." Xiao Yun's face turned red and he quickly took a step back.

Wang Heng stepped forward again and said, "Sir, it's already afternoon. Luo Wenchang hasn't come back yet. Should we set up some things in case he colluded with the enemy to seek our city?"

Gao Chong waved his hand and said, "No! I believe Luo Wenchang, let's wait and see!"

Before he finished speaking, someone hurriedly ran over and said, "Sir, the big thing is wrong. The thieves from Linlushan suddenly went down the mountain. They had arrived in Xicheng and were ready to attack."

"Ah——" Xiao Yun exclaimed, almost squatting on the ground. His face was pale and he said tremblingly: "What should I do?"

"What's the panic?" Gao Chong snorted coldly, "Some thieves, what's the scary thing about those who put on the signs and sell firsts? Come and see with me!"

Liu Ziyi and others agreed, surrounded Gao Chong and headed straight for the west gate. At this time, the west gate had been closed, Yue Fei and Cao Ning had already arranged defenses on the city tower, and the rolling wood and stones were ready.

"Sir, you are here!" Yue Fei and Cao Ning quickly came over when they saw Gao Chong.

"What's going on?" Gao Chong and others went up the city tower.

"Sir, a group of thieves suddenly came to the city. There were thousands of them. Luo Wenchang had never appeared. I'm afraid that it was extremely fierce."

"Don't make a conclusion, I'll take a look!" Gao Chong went up the city tower and watched down. He saw people outside the city shouting horses neighing, swords and guns shining, and the huge pressure made everyone feel heavy.

Gao Chong frowned slightly. He had not made any noise yet, but listened to the war drums below, and the thieves shouted: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The three sentences of killing only make the storm change color, and the thief begins to move forward slowly and make an attacking situation.

"Big, sir, he, they are here. What should I do?" Xiao Yun was a little scared and hugged behind the city wall.

Cao Ning looked at his appearance and snorted coldly, "Sir, give them to me! I will definitely kill them all! I am willing to issue a military order. If I lose, I will give you the head."

"What's the use of my head? Look at their military formation. Although it is neat, there are no archers inside and the infantry do not carry ladders. How do they attack the city? This is just a demonstration and there is no intention of attack. Let's not mess up our own stance. You are all waiting here, I'll meet them."

"You can't! As the saying goes: A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall! How can you take risks alone?" Yue Fei, Cao Ning and others stepped forward and walked forward.

"What? Are you afraid that they will hurt me? Cao Ning, you dare to say that you want to kill them all. Will I lose to them?"

Cao Ning blushed and didn't say anything; Yue Fei quickly said, "We know the power of the lord, but there are many thieves. I'll go there on behalf of the lord!"

"Fifth brother, I am the one I want to know. You will not have any good results when you go. Just guard the city. A group of thieves can't hurt me."

Gao Baobao and Gao Hu said, "Master, let us follow us! If they dare to play tricks, I will beat them all up with one stick."

"Stay all! They want to try my courage, so come! Let's see how I went to the meeting alone! Bring the horse!" Gao Chong turned around and went down the city tower. Some soldiers had already prepared his big green horse. Gao Chong turned over and shouted: "Kaicheng!"

In the thief's central tent, there was a man sitting in the middle. He was 6 feet long, with wide shoulders and thick back. He was placed beside him with a big eyebrows stick, which was about 60 kilograms.

Luo Wenchang sat next to him, looking furious. "Junior brother! What do you mean? We agreed that we should come and meet Gao Da, why did he break his promise again?"

"Senior brother should also think about me. In the last battle, I almost lost all my two thousand men. My brother Li Zhong still can't get out of bed. I also have to think about my brothers. Don't worry, if I want to attack the city, I wouldn't just bring these people.

I just want to see what kind of hero can impress the senior brother. If he is really a hero, I would rather make friends. If he is a person who deceives the world and steals the reputation, I can also let the senior brother see his true face."

"Okay! Very good! Li Jin, you can't even trust me! I, my senior brother, have done nothing. In the future, we will have no relationship!" As he said that, he stood up and turned around and was about to leave.

Li Jin's face sank and said, "Senior Brother, since you are here, why not wait for a while?" The soldier at the door suddenly pulled out his sword and gun, blocking Luo Wenchang's way.

"Okay! OK! Li Jin! You are so good!" Luo Wenchang did not carry weapons when he came out this time. His face turned pale and he didn't know if he should take action for a while.

However, at this time a soldier who reported the matter broke in and relieved his embarrassment.

"Report! Report to the king, the gate of Linlu County is wide open, and a person comes out from it and stands in front of the formation."

"Is there really only one person?" Li Jin stepped forward and stared at the minions who were reporting the matter.

"Yes! There is only one person. He stood in front of the formation and kept asking the king to go out and answer."

Li Jin nodded and said, "Okay! Tell your brothers to come in line! Everyone will go out and have a look!"

"Yes!" Everyone promised, and Li Jin's camp suddenly became busy.

From a distance, you can see the swords in the camp flashing, the horses galloping, and the intention of killing. Yue Fei and Cao Ning and others on the city were shocked, and subconsciously turned around and wanted to go down to the city to fight.

"Don't move everyone! They just changed the formation of the middle, and this formation is not used for fighting. You are worry-free now!"

When everyone heard this, they secretly watched the military formation and breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Chong patted the war horse's neck, sootheed the mount's agitated mood, and quietly waited for the enemy to appear.
Chapter completed!