Cao Hu stood up and said modestly: "Cao is average in ability and only raised 800 taels of silver."

The area is 800 taels? When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but exclaim. Zhou Dayuan, the "God of Wealth" in front, raised 600 taels, which was already amazing. Unexpectedly, Cao Hu was just a captain, raising so much money in such a short time. You know, the year is not good now, even the smaller landlords have no surplus grain. Besides, the wealthy families in the county have been raised before, and Lu Haoshan came to the door one by one to "persuaded" them once, and now they can still raise 800 taels, which is a very good result.

Everyone was surprised and Cao Hu continued, "In addition, Cao wanted to picket the team to be equipped with nothing, so he tried every means to get a hundred long swords, thirty sets of armor, ten strong bows of three stones, and five strong horses."

Everyone was gasping for air conditioning now. This was a big deal, especially the horses. Now the political situation is turbulent, with smoke everywhere, and the horses are very nervous. Even the Jiangyou County Government has only eight horses, half of which are old horses. Now they donate five strong horses at once. This can be said to be very capable, as well as armor and three-stone strong bows, which are difficult to do.

It is estimated that it can exceed 1,000 taels. If the armor and knife are of good quality, even 1,500 taels cannot be beaten.

If you don’t make a sound, you’ll make a splash. Everyone didn’t expect that Cao Hu had such ability.

Lu Haoshan clapped his hands and said, "No, good, thank you Captain Cao for his hard work. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the members of the picket team."

"I dare not, this is what a villain should do." Seeing that the county magistrate was very satisfied, Cao Hu was happy, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He quickly said modestly.

"Zhang Zhubu, I wonder how many you have collected?" Seeing that Zhang Yunhui was still drinking tea calmly, Lu Haoshan couldn't help asking.

Zhang Yunhui quickly put down the teacup and bowed to Lu Haoshan. He looked at Cao Hu with a smile, and then said slowly: "As for the sake of my lord, the official has raised a total of 700 taels of silver, 30 taels of gold, and 100 stones of white rice. In addition, he applied for two shots of bird-coupled guns from the prefecture in the name of preventing thieves."

What?

Thirty taels of gold and seven hundred taels of silver, is there a thousand taels of silver? Add 100 stone of white rice and bird guns. There are more than one thousand taels, especially bird guns. Most of them are banned. Most of them are equipped with troops and are prohibited from private possession. However, the government is an exception. Some wealthy county governments and prefectures even have musket teams, and it is not a bad thing to ask for two bird guns.

I just heard Zhang Yunhui say silver and gold. Cao Hu was very scared, but it was a little ordinary later. Although the bird gun was rare, it was too many. Even if it was converted into white rice, he still had the advantage in terms of contribution. Hearing this, he pretended to be a pity and said: "Master Lord, this bird gun is good. It's a pity that the number is too small."

Zhang Yunhui smiled slightly and said without caring about it: "This bird gun is a rare thing. Even the main force in the army may not be equipped. Unfortunately, the number is smaller. However, Zhang spent a lot of effort and made a lot of accessories as backup. When he came back, he realized that there were too many purchases of these accessories. Those accessories were enough to form a ten-bar bird system."

If you want to form ten bird guns? It would be okay to form a small musket team? Not only were people present shocked, but Lu Haoshan's face also became excited. Bird guns, this thing is hard to get even if there is money.

Liaodong is now in a tight situation, and the military pay is huge. Many soldiers in the garrison are dragged down and the military fields are occupied by their subordinate officials. Eventually, many soldiers in the garrison are unable to feed themselves and sell armor and weapons often happen. It takes more time and money to get it. However, it is not easy to build a bird gun. It is estimated that Zhang Yunhui spent money to bribe the officials in the firearm warehouse, and he forced to count ten bird guns.

This ability and courage are quite good, even Lu Haoshan secretly admires: some people are like this, not showing off, but people cannot ignore it at all.

Everyone reported the materials raised during this period. The most competitive ones were undoubtedly the leader Cao Hu and the chief clerk Zhang Yunhui, but the contributions of the two can be said to be equal, and the decision-making power fell on the hands of the county magistrate Lu Haoshan. Therefore, all the eyes fell on Lu Haoshan, and the two most eager eyes at the scene were undoubtedly Zhang Yunhui and Cao Hu.

Lu Haoshan had the answer early in the morning. After thinking for a while, he quickly said firmly: "I decided to write the name of Zhang Zhuzhu in the county magistrate's recommendation letter and recommend you as the county magistrate of Jiangyou."

As soon as these words were said, most of the people present looked calm. Everyone knew that this chief clerk was firmly in the chief clerk for many years, with many connections, capable and qualified, and was the best candidate for the county magistrate. It was reasonable to sit on it. Zhang Yunhui also acted calmly, but Cao Hu's face suddenly changed, and he became a little sad, and his fists were tight.

However, Lu Haoshan's next sentence suddenly swept away his depression: "If Zhang Zhuan becomes the county magistrate, then the position of chief clerk will be vacant. I wrote Captain Cao's name on the chief clerk's recommendation letter. Captain Cao, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied, thank you." Cao Hu was startled and hurriedly saluted Lu Haoshan.'

Although he was not happy to be the county magistrate, he was also an official, but if he had the chief clerk, he would be an official. From Xu Yiyue as an official, this was a great progress. Cao Hu felt like he had lost it and gained it again for a moment. He quickly responded when he heard this.

Lu Haoshan smiled and then announced that Liu Jinzhu would enter the third squad fast yamen and temporarily serve as Cao Hu's deputy to assist in managing the public security in Jiang County. Everyone had no objection and expressed their welcome. Even if they were blind, they could see that as long as the above appointments came, Liu Jinzhu would take the lead and replace Cao Hu as the head of the position.

The campaign for the county magistrate can be said to have ended perfectly. Except for the household magistrate Zhou Dayuan, a little depressed, this cannot be a reason for opposition. The others were the role of running around early in the morning. Zhang Yunhui and Cao Hu were satisfied with the result. Lu Haoshan looked at the statistics table and couldn't help laughing: he opened his mouth and raised more than 3,000 taels of silver, and there were also food, weapons, armor, horses and other items, which was a timely help.

Unfortunately, there is only one county magistrate. If you don’t hold it a few more times, you won’t always worry about money and even do the robbery of official silver.

After the meeting, Lu Haoshan deliberately kept Cao Hu.

"Captain Cao, do you hate me?" Lu Haoshan asked suddenly.

"Sir, I dare not."

"Don't dare not mean no hatred," Lu Haoshan said lightly: "There has been some changes in this matter, so I won't go into detail. The main reason is that you, as Xu Ji, have a large span to become a county magistrate. It also prevents people from making trouble in secret. As the chief clerk, he is also the third in charge in the county government. You also know that Zhang Zhuan is old and wants to be a reputation. With his character, he will not compete with you. He will retreat soon."

After saying that, Lu Haoshan said deeply: "You must remember that your achievements will be much higher than him in the future."

"Yes, sir, the villain is already very satisfied and dare not feel resentful." Cao Hu looked serious and said, "The villain is willing to follow the leader of the grandma."

In Cao Hu's eyes, Lu Haoshan is a capable man, and there are people in the court. As long as he gets favored, he will have a future even as a follower.

"Okay, do it well, I won't treat you badly." Lu Haoshan comforted him a few more times. Then he asked him to retreat.

Finally, the affairs of the yamen were settled, and Lu Haoshan breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he waited for the appointment documents issued by the prefecture and waited for the news from Zhao Yuqing. As soon as the tea leaves were ready, they immediately began to embark on the road to move westward. Silver and war horses were all counting on the tea horse trading.

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May passed without realizing it. June was approaching. Although it was early summer, Lu Haoshan felt an unspeakable feeling of anxiety. He looked up at the sky. It was like a blue sky and cloudless. In the later generations, it was a very good day. Maybe there were many beauties wearing three-point sunbathing beside the beach on the roof. Unfortunately, this was the Ming Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty. The most spicy sun seemed particularly dazzling. The leaves outside the window were less vibrant under the sun. The earth seemed to be burning. Even the air breathing into the nose was like a burning feeling. Lu Haoshan understood that this was because it had not rained for too long, and the humidity of the air was low.

Now is in the worst Little Ice Age.

Lu Haoshan was lying on the free chair, eating fruits and vegetables while watching the newspaper. He was just passing the time and could also see what news has been happening recently. Suddenly, Lu Haoshan was stunned by a news report from the newspaper and didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he said to himself: "No, Pandora's box is opened."

The news surprised Lu Haoshan was that the king's soldiers mutiny.

In October of the second year of Chongzhen, under the leadership of Huang Taiji, the Iron Cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty broke through the wall from Zunhua and Jixian areas in Hebei, and captured Zunhua, Yutian, Sanhe, Xianghe and other counties. The troops pointed directly at the city of Beijing. The court ordered the governors from all over the country to go to Beijing to serve the king. This was a good thing, but most soldiers who served the king were in a hurry when they went to Beijing to serve the king. The food and grass were not prepared enough. The court ordered the government to supply the government along the way. The army of the Shanxi General Zhang Honggong first sent an order to station in Tongzhou and transferred the next day.

On the third day, the Shanxi soldiers were transferred to Shouliang Township. The Shanxi soldiers transferred three places in three days. According to regulations, the army was not allowed to release grain on the day of arrival in the flood area. In this way, the Shanxi soldiers did not receive food for three days, and in anger they went to the near the garrison to grab food near the garrison. The court captured the two on the grounds that Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi and Shanxi General Zhang Honggong could not restrain the soldiers. The five thousand elite Shanxi soldiers saw that the governor and the general were imprisoned and questioned, and they scattered.

The Queen of Rescue in Shanxi was mutiny, and the Shaanxi army was not spared. The soldiers in Yansui Town were strongly dissatisfied because General Wu Zimeng seized military rations, blackmailed soldiers and stole military horses, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the soldiers. Many people left without saying goodbye. Military discipline collapsed. The troops led by Gansu Governor Mei Zhihuan and Gansu Governor Yang Jiamo were exhausted and hungry due to the lack of food and grass supply, and were heavy in armor and guns. The superiors not only did not care about it, but also kept driving the soldiers away quickly. Finally, the soldiers rebelled and took the money and returned to the camp by themselves. Although they were suppressed by Governor Mei Zhihuan, the morale of the army had dispersed. Some fled, and some continued to travel east to serve the king.

The mutiny was not the point. The key point was that these trained soldiers did not dare to go home after the mutiny was separated and could only wander outside. For the sake of their livelihood, some became bandits and some joined the rebel army, which not only disrupted the military deployment of the Ming Dynasty, but also greatly involved the energy of local officials. Because of the joining of these well-trained and combat-experienced soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the peasant uprising army was greatly improved. This was extremely unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the peasant uprising army became stronger and the situation in the Ming Dynasty became more complicated.

Of course, the mansion cannot be so detailed, and the news was delayed for several months, and it was obviously not blocked before it was disclosed. However, Lu Haoshan accidentally came into contact with this history when he was looking for information on antiques in the Ming Dynasty, so he was very familiar with it. As soon as he saw the mutiny of the King's soldiers, he immediately remembered it.

If the evil committed by heaven can still be forgiven, but if the evil committed by oneself cannot be survived.

Just as Lu Haoshan was sighing, a yamen runner suddenly came forward to report: "Sir, someone from Zhaojia Village came to deliver a letter and said he would hand it over to the adults in person."

"Please come in."

Soon, a man dressed in a servant respectfully handed a letter to Lu Haoshan, with a hot paint mark on it, which seemed very important. Lu Haoshan accepted the letter, rewarded him with a piece of silver, and turned it back and opened it. There were only four words written on it: Everything is ready. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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