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"No, I have been waiting. I said I would wait for all the reinforcements to arrive before attacking. No, a lot of people have been coming in the past two days."

Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Can you eat enough every day?"

"Eat full? It's just that I had a full meal during the battle the day before. When you're waiting for someone like this, it's good to be half full."

Therefore, they will never stand if they can sit, and never sit if they can lie down, which saves energy!

Zhao Hanzhang asked some more questions. Two-quarters of an hour later, she turned her back to the counting house and sighed sadly.

Ji Yuan also finished greeting the people and came all the way, "Girl, the Allied Forces are about 20,000 people. Counting your 3,000 people, it's about 25,000."

Zhao Hanzhang: "It sounds like a lot. How many people are there in the Xiongnu army?"

"As of now, they still have about 5,000 people."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Five to one, but the chance of winning is still not good."

"Yes," Ji Yuan nodded and said, "Liu Jing has a cavalry in his hands. He may not be able to attack the city, but no one can defeat him in battle and breakout."

"And the soldiers under him are not only experienced in hundreds of battles, but at least they have seen life and death. They are much better than the newly formed team like us."

One against five is just like chopping melons and vegetables, there is nothing to be afraid of.

"These troops are already the most that each county can muster," Ji Yuan said, "That's why Prefect Zhang and the others have been hesitant and have not dared to advance."

"Have you not contacted Aoyang City?"

Ji Yuan sneered and said, "He is not good at this. He has sent out two orders for reinforcements to attack, but he failed to give a good dispatching method. Prefect Zhang cherishes the troops and horses in his hands, so he has been unable to issue orders."

Zhao Hanzhang touched his chin and said: "If we don't fight again, the food and grass will not be able to support us. We are wasting it here. What if we run out of food and grass?"

"I have asked, and someone proposed to collect grain on the spot, and Governor Zhang has agreed," Ji Yuan said: "Apart from the villages and towns in Aoyangxia, the closest one is Shangcai County. Shangcai will probably have to be called another floor. Military tax.”

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, his face immediately sank.

She accounts for the majority of the military tax, whether calculated in terms of land or population, because she is the largest household in Shangcai County.

Going around in circles together, she not only had to feed the three thousand troops she brought with her, but also other reinforcements?

Don’t even think about it!

Zhao Hanzhang turned to Ji Yuan and said, "Do you know why the Jin Dynasty always fails to win battles?"

Ji Yuan: ...Does such an important question need to be asked so suddenly?

"One is because of these selfish drunkards; the other is that they are too bastards and treat human lives as trivial. Shangcai County has already added a layer of tax. Plus, how many people can be left in Shangcai County next year? ?”

Ji Yuan lowered his voice and said: "Now I only add it to Shangcai County. Next year I'm afraid I won't be able to get rid of it even in Xiping."

Zhao Hanzhang snorted coldly and said: "You want to take Xiping's tax revenue from me, what a dream!"

If she couldn't be the master of Shangcai County, she wouldn't even want to pay taxes to Shangcai County.

The current taxes are so heavy that even a big landowner like her can't breathe, let alone ordinary people.

Ji Yuan thought of Magistrate Chai and lowered his voice: "Girl, Magistrate Chai is stupid, but he knows current affairs. Maybe he can control Cai County through him."

"But he is too stupid and cannot refuse the unreasonable demands from the prefect and the governor's office," Zhao Hanzhang said: "It is too energy-consuming to go through him alone, and I am afraid that my life span will be affected."

Ji Yuan was puzzled, "Huh?"

"Too much anger will shorten your life."

Ji Yuan: ...like him?

I wonder if being silent too much will shorten your life?

Ji Yuan swallowed his words and asked: "How does that girl want to handle Shangcai's affairs? Do you want me to stay in Shangcai to take care of it?"

"No, now Xiping is under my control. The most important thing is to develop Xiping and use Xiping as our foundation. There are many county affairs. I need your husband to help me. Go to Cai..." Zhao Hanzhang paused. Then he said: "Sir, what do you think of Chang Ning who is next to Magistrate Chai?"

Ji Yuan thought for a while and then shook his head and said: "Young girl wants to replace Magistrate Chai with Chang Ning? He can't do it. Chang Ning is from a commoner background. He doesn't even have the opportunity to participate in the evaluation. He has no rank. How can he take up the post of County Magistrate?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "Although I don't want Chang Ning to replace Magistrate Chai, I still want to say that I don't hire people based on grade, but on talent."

"Zhongzheng officials are graded based on their talents and virtues."

"Sir's words are just like fooling Erlang," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I am not a child anymore. If it is really determined by talent and virtue, then shouldn't the talent and character of the gentleman be judged as high-grade? But? Sir, you didn’t order the product, why?”

Ji Yuan fell silent.

Because he comes from a poor family, even if he goes there, he will still be considered a low-ranking person. No matter how talented he is or what his family background is, it would be good to have a lower-ranking person like him.

But after reaching the ninth rank, the county magistrate will come to an end. Instead of wasting such time, it is better to give it a try, so he went to work as Zhao Changyu's staff, and he stayed there for more than ten years.

Through Zhao Changyu, he can realize his ambitions and do many things that he wants to do but cannot do.

But the staff is the staff. They can make suggestions, but they cannot leave their names in the history books.

It's impossible not to regret it.

Ji Yuan looked at Zhao Hanzhang silently, but there was an uproar in his heart, "What the girl means is that the final selection will only be based on talent and virtue, regardless of family background? Can even common people participate?"

If even a commoner can do it, then he from a humble family can do it even more.

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and said: "I don't care about my status or my bloodline, I only care about talent and virtue."

Ji Yuan was having a fierce struggle in his heart, and after a long while he asked with difficulty: "How does the lady want to arrange Chang Ning?"

"If he is willing to take refuge, I will give him two ways. One, he can still serve as Magistrate Chai's staff and lead him to favor us. When I take control of Shangcai County in the future, I will let him become the magistrate of Cai County; two, I directly made him the county magistrate or chief registrar of Cai County, bypassing the magistrate of Chai County, and he will still be the magistrate of Cai County in the future."

Ji Yuan asked, "How does the girl plan to capture Shangcai County?"

Zhao Hanzhang said meaningfully: "It depends on whose hands Ai Yang will be in the future."

Shangcai County is too close to Aoyang. He Cishi often lived in Aoyang when he was a prefect, so it is inconvenient to do anything in Shangcai County.

But after this time, Governor He probably won't want to stay in Aoyang anymore.

Ji Yuan: "The girl is really confident in herself."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Not really."

Can she say that it's because she has no confidence in Da Jin?

Historically, not long after Liu Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, the Jin Dynasty slowly came to an end. The emperor had no prestige and power. He always wanted to get rid of the control of the King of Donghai and had no care for the local people;

The King of the East China Sea was tired of dealing with rebels from all over the country. Outside Luoyang, not to mention a county or a village, it was possible for a village to govern its own affairs. Many people who had reached the end of the road just raised their arms and started an uprising at will. Team.

She doesn't think it will be difficult to separate several counties by herself. As long as she has money, people, and courage, it is only a matter of time before she takes over the entire Yuzhou.

Of course, you can't tell Mr. Ji any of these things, lest you frighten him.

My stomach is still a little uncomfortable today, so I haven't been able to make up for it. I'll see if things get better tomorrow. Good night everyone, go to bed early.