Chapter 272: Old Friends Reunited

Sheriff's Mansion

Lu Songli and Wu Ren were having a conversation.

Wu Ren returned to Chang'an, where he and his family moved with the large army to Tianshui Village, Houcheng, Liaodong County. Later, Lu Desheng was promoted to county governor, and Wu Ren officially became Lu Songli's disciple.

The apprenticeship banquet is simple but grand.

At this point, the two officially confirmed their master-disciple status.

Although Wu Ren is older than Lu Songli, a master is a teacher, and Wu Ren does not dare to be disrespectful to her.

After Lu Desheng was promoted to the governor of Liaodong County, the restrictions on Lu Songli were very small, and the same was true for the Qin family.

No one is the kind of person who is indifferent. The most important point is, of course, that Lu Songli is not the kind of person who sticks to the rules.

Even if someone blows the whistle, they have a reason to deal with it.

Her father used them to make the best use of them. Anyway, no matter how much Lu Songli and the Qin family do, there is no merit.

She helps her father handle official duties at the Sheriff's Mansion, but does not hold any position. In other words, no matter how well she does, the credit will not fall on her. But the benefit will fall on her father.

The same goes for the Qin brothers. The anti-bandit operation is carried out vigorously, and the Qin brothers even serve as the main force in the suppression of bandits.

But they don't get any credit. All the credit goes to their team leaders and even higher-level summit leaders. Of course, these people are all their own.

This is what I said before, power will not disappear, it will only shift.

Lu Songli said to Wu Ren, "Produce more grain, oil, meat, eggs and all kinds of food."

A while ago, when they were distributing military pay, rewards for suppressing bandits were also distributed to the soldiers who participated in suppressing bandits.

The size of the reward depends on the merits of the soldiers in the process of suppressing the bandits. Those who are more can receive five or six taels, while those who are less can receive three or four taels.

It's like a drop of water entering a frying pan and it explodes. For the soldiers, how long has it been since they saw military pay in cash? Serving as a soldier in Houcheng, it is considered good to have enough to eat, but I have never seen military pay.

Now there is a cash reward for going out to suppress bandits? You must go!

In addition, after the soldiers who went to suppress bandits returned to the military camp, they often mentioned the good food they had while suppressing bandits.

Nowadays, more and more soldiers are applying to suppress bandits, and they are very enthusiastic, and the bandit suppression team is getting stronger and stronger.

There are also men who serve in road construction, and their daily consumption is not small.

These people have a great demand for meat, eggs and food.

Lu Songli has always adhered to the principle that if you want a horse to run, you must feed it good grass.

You can't even eat well, but you still want others to work hard for you?

Wu Ren shook his head with a grimace, "Master, we can't do it, we really can't do it."

When war was about to break out before, many people disposed of all their livestock before fleeing for their lives.

Lu Songli frowned slightly when he heard this. Are Liaodong County's supplies so poor?

The amount of grain, oil, meat and eggs she requested was based on the fact that they did not take care of the food of the military camps in Liaodong County, or even the food of the Houcheng military camp.

There is a problem with the quartermaster of the Houcheng Military Camp, and he is guilty of serious corruption.

At present, the military affairs of Liaodong County are controlled by Le Guicai. Her father is currently very busy and has not intervened yet.

The quartermaster of the Houcheng military camp had some background. Lu Songli knew this very well, so she ignored it for the time being. She didn't want the good meat and grain she had worked so hard to get go into other people's pockets.

"I know it's a heavy burden on your shoulders, but try your best."

Wu Ren has a heavy burden now. Longcheng Pharmaceutical Factory is gradually getting on the right track and can start shipping and distributing goods.

Liu Erxi and Mo Bing are also here to help. They are currently focusing on the decoration of the shop.

In addition, he is also responsible for purchasing these official and military supplies, purchasing medicinal materials, etc.

Lu Songli realized that Wu Ren still needed to continue to grow.

"Master, I will try my best."

Lu Songli knew that he could not be blamed for this, and Liaodong County was in dire need.

Not only that, she found that the price of food in Liaodong County remained high. This was all due to the impact of the war. Seeing that the situation was not right, the grain merchants all ran away.

Lu Songli sighed, it would be great if they could buy a batch of grain from the south. It's a pity that their business territory has not been expanded yet.

"In this way, if that doesn't work, you can go to the coastal counties and collect more dried seafood such as salted fish, shrimps, kelp, and seaweed."

After Wu Ren went out, Lu Songli also stood up and walked to the window to look out.

She thought, we still need to start the breeding industry!

Solve people's livelihood problems first.

We have to recruit some skilled people to do these things.

Chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle and sheep must be raised, and rabbits can also be raised. Rabbits reproduce quickly. In addition to eating meat, they can also save their skins.

In addition, Lu Songli is selecting a site to build an economic development zone like later generations, moving the county governor's mansion there, and placing the academy there...

These things require people to do them.

Her father recently took Guo Chunsheng on a tour of the counties in Liaodong County, handling some cases where people sued officials, as well as some wrongful and unjust cases. Firstly, it is to redress the grievances of the people, and secondly, it can build up the reputation in Liaodong County.

The Qin brothers were busy training troops to suppress bandits, Xue Xu was in charge of road construction, Xu Zheng was in charge of public security in Houcheng, and Yang Wei led people to protect her father and Master Guo...

Paper mill in progress…

The academy site has been selected and construction is ready to begin...

Their people all have things on their shoulders.

Lu Songli had a headache, there were still too few talents.

Xue Xu could probably guess that Mrs. Six was eager for talents, but it was inconvenient to post a recruitment list.

He was thinking, didn't Old Man Ji set out? Why haven't you arrived yet?

This man just couldn't stand being nagged. As soon as he nagged, his housekeeper sent a servant to find him, saying that there was a distinguished guest at home, and the servant even brought a token.

Xue Xu saw it and immediately called the supervisor. After explaining the matter, he went back.

As soon as he returned, he saw his friend sitting in his house drinking tea leisurely.

"Why are you so slow?"

Ji Wuyin rolled his eyes at him, "You can't calculate, Hainan County and your Liaodong County are one south and one north, thousands of miles apart, my speed is already fast."

Although it can't reach the level of 600 or 800 miles a day, it is 400 miles a day.

"You can't go by water?"

"Did you go by water when you went north?" Ji Wuyin asked him contemptuously.

Xue Xu was silent. He really didn't go by water.

People like them cherish their lives very much and will not easily put themselves in danger.

Going by water is faster than by land, but it is more dangerous than by land.

Although there are mountain bandits on land, there are also water bandits in the water.

If you accidentally fall into the water when you encounter water bandits on the way north by boat, it is really a pity that you can't help but cry to the sky and the earth.

This is the truth, but it does not prevent Xue Xu from despising the other party. "You are really cowardly and afraid of death."

"You talk as if you are not afraid of death?" Ji Wuyin rolled his eyes at him.

He Xue Guangxian is poor and has nothing, and he is afraid of death. He Ji Wuyin is so rich, isn't it normal to be afraid of death?

If he has an accident, who knows who will benefit from his huge wealth. When he thought of this, he couldn't accept it.