Chapter 151 Control the place
It was getting late, and the charcoal fire in the wooden house became even stronger. Zhou Shuban, Gongcao and others were tied up with their hands, and then stood dejectedly beside Li Chongjiu.
The man named Su Dingfang bowed three times to the elders when he saw his sons and nephews. The leader of Zhao received this bow and bowed again. Dou Xianniang said intentionally, "My brother is the bravest of the three armies and is extremely courageous. Whenever he fights in the official army, he must first ascend to the battlefield."
The head of the Zhao clan smiled and said, "It's really Zhao Wuyang."
The man surnamed Gao, when he saw this, smiled happily: "Don't put gild on my face." Speaking of this, the man surnamed Gao turned his head and said to Li Chongjiu and the others: "Brother Zhao, let's kill them first, break their livers and dig their stomachs, and then drink with you to reminisce about the past?"
Hearing the plain tone of the man surnamed Gao, the Book Office, Gongcao and others were all trembling. Gongcao said first: "Don't kill me, I am the western Cao of this county. If you kill me, you will be upset."
The men in the room all looked at each other, then raised their heads and laughed. The man surnamed Gao said lightly: "Gao killed corrupt officials in Gaojipo, and there were not eighty or one hundred. What is a mere Western Cao? I still think your official position is too low."
"Die, die." Everyone shouted inwardly, and many people looked at Li Chongjiu secretly and hoped that he could have any way to turn defeat into victory.
"Slowly, Uncle Gao," Dou Xianniang looked at Li Chongjiu and pulled out a horizontal knife to say, "This servant just took advantage of my unpreparedness and captured me. I must kill this person first."
Li Chongjiu narrowed his eyes and thought to himself that the other party would not learn from his mistakes. He was not his opponent and came to die. He took the opportunity to capture her alive and then rushed out of the door. Li Chongjiu and his men broke through the siege, but if they were to take the books on the side, it would be difficult for Gongcao to be such a burden.
"Xian Niang, you are no match for this person." Just as Dou Xianniang looked eager to try, the man surnamed Gao stepped forward and stopped Dou Xianniang behind him.
Dou Xianniang couldn't help but say, "Uncle Gao, how can you gain the ambition of others to destroy your own might? The other party is just a servant."
"Susa? The wizard girl is walking, and she should also make her moves brighter." The man surnamed Gao smiled slightly when he heard this.
"Why?" Dou Xianniang was dissatisfied at the moment.
The man surnamed Gao looked at Li Chongjiu and smiled and said, "You forgot what Uncle Gao did before the uprising. He was doing it to someone to make a living." At this point, he paused and pointed at Li Chongjiu and said, "When he just entered the house, these people gathered together with this boy. This is normal for accomplices, but they are all three feet away from this person. Why do you think this is?"
Li Chongjiu suddenly realized in his heart, thinking that this man surnamed Gao was indeed very flirting.
"Why?" Dou Xianniang asked in confusion.
"It means that this person has a high status and is different from others. Otherwise, everyone would not keep a distance from him. Look at the man who calls himself Gongcao, although everyone respects him, it is much worse than this person, which means that this person's position is still above Gongcao."
Speaking of this, everyone suddenly realized that the people in the room pressed the knife together. Dou Xianniang was even more angry and embarrassed and said, "Okay, you pretended to be stupid and fooled me into a lot of hardship."
The man surnamed Gao clasped his fists to Li Chongjiu and said, "Gao Yaxian is the life and death brother of the Dou family. I wonder what this person is called?"
It turned out to be this person, no wonder it was Su Dingfang's adoptive father. Li Chongjiu heard that this person was Dou Jiande's fellow townsman. When Sun Anzu was in charge, he defected to Gao Jipo. Gao Yaxian asked him. When Li Chongjiu saw a bow beside the other party, he asked, "Can you use this bow?"
Gao Yaxian didn't think it was strange, so he threw the bow to Li Chongjiu. Li Chongjiu touched the bow and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "Good bow, it is a three-stone bow made by the court."
After saying that, Li Chongjiu stretched out his long arms, picked up the three stone bow in his hand, and pulled the bow to the full moon in his posture of drawing the arrow. Everyone in the room was shocked when they saw it, and took a step back together. I wonder what Li Chongjiu was going to do. Li Chongjiu pulled his arms one by one, and the bow strings clattered, and finally the bow string could not bear the huge force and was pulled into two pieces. Seeing the scene, everyone's face changed. You must know that if you can drive the three stone bow, you can be considered a warrior, but there is no surprise. It may be that the three stone bows were completely broken. I am afraid that few people in the world can have such divine power.
Li Chongjiu's actions are quite like showing off, but now he is in the wolf's den. If he doesn't show any tricks and intimidate the little girl, it will be really troublesome to take action in a while.
Gao Yaxian immediately clasped his fists and said, "I heard that the Champion Hou had a strong bow with six stones and injured Shibi Khan. Gao didn't believe it, but today he was convinced by Fang Xin when he saw the name of Champion Hou." Everyone present showed such a look when they heard the Champion Hou's name. At the same time, they pressed the hilt of the knife tightly in their hands, and they did not dare to relax at all. Even Su Dingfang saw the broken bow on the ground and looked at Li Chongjiu with admiration.
Soon, the wind whistled outside, and a Zhaojiazhuang native ran into the house and said, "Clan leader, there were many torches burning outside, so it must be the officers and soldiers who came here at night."
Gao Yaxian and Dou Xianniang both looked at each other, and for some reason they still leaked the news, but Gongcao and the Book Office of Li Chongjiu were both showing their gratitude.
"Fight!" The heroes said so loudly. Their faces darkened. His family members are all here, so how can they let go freely?
Li Chongjiu said, "Chief Zhao, if you are willing to pay the autumn grain and the village heads are merged into the village, then what can I do today's affairs?"
At that moment, Li Chongjiu looked at Gao Yaxian again, and Dou Xianniang said, "In addition, Li always admires the Dou family and is really unbearable to see you being a thief. If one day, the Dou family can accept my invitation, Li will recommend him as the cavalry commander of this county. You can go back and tell Dou family."
The three chief Zhao, Gao Yaxian and Dou Xianniang exchanged their eyes. Dou Xianniang said immediately: "You said you would not pursue the Zhao family and recommend my father as the cavalry commander. Is it true? Do you dare to swear?"
Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "I, Li, say nothing, but I will never swear. If you believe it, just look at who you can win and deal with the officers and soldiers of the outer world."
The three generals of Zhao nodded to each other, Gao Yaxian clasped his fists and said, "Champion Hou is a word of nine dings, Gao is naturally trusting. Let's go back and report to the Dou family."
After saying that, Gao Yaxian and the other two left with more than a dozen people from the Dou family. When the leader of the Zhao clan met Li Chongjiu, he said, "Zhao Wansan deserves to die, and I would like to ask the marquis to forgive him."
Li Chongjiu helped the other party up and said, "I, Li, is the governor of the court, and he should be the people to seek blessings and recruit good talents. At present, the county is short of a master. How about I ask Chief Zhao to take charge of the position?"
When Zhao Wansan heard Li Chongjiu say this, he was shocked immediately. With the official order of the county, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the head of the magistrate Bo is in order, and the Ministry of Personnel decides himself. As for the six chiefs and the city magistrate, the captains are all recruited by the county magistrate themselves. Li Chongjiu is now in charge of a county magistrate. Although the appointment of the county magistrate cannot be finalized, it is definitely a foregone conclusion to take one chief magistrate.
Zhao Wansan had another idea. Although the Zhao family is quite powerful in the local area and is considered a powerful person, no one above speaks, and they are always looked down upon by small officials. Now that he is the chief official, even if a small official talisman is in his hands, the Zhao family will not be a minor official's clerk in the future, so he can provoke him.
Of course, for Li Chongjiu, it is very important to win over local wealthy families and gain a foothold in Feihu County. Dou Dang’s subordinates traveled thousands of miles to invite this person to join the group. Obviously, they attach great importance to the other party and can help him in the future. It’s a pity that after all, his subordinates still do not have the best talents in history.
Zhao Wansan immediately said with emotion: "Thank you, Marquis, Zhao must devote himself to his work."
Gongcao, the Book Office and others were all jealous when they saw it. It was just that they had gained power in one day. Gongcao had been peeping at the position of "Bo" for a long time. He was originally the confidant of the previous county magistrate. He thought that he would be able to be promoted to "Bo" for a few more years, but now he has lost the opportunity.
Zhao Wansan trembled his spirit and shouted to the outside of the door: "Open the door and welcome the officers and soldiers in, everyone slaughtered pigs and sheep, and held a banquet."
A few days later, under the abbot of the new head Bo Zhao Wansan, the autumn grain and taxes of each village and fort were collected. Li Chongjiu had money and grain in his hands and immediately recruited soldiers. He recruited a total of 600 rural soldiers recruited from each village, and organized a thousand county soldiers from five regiments to Gao Chu for training.
Li Chongjiu also recommended Gao Chu as the county magistrate of Feihu County, who was responsible for the military affairs of Feihu County, while the chief of Bo Zhao Wansan was temporarily responsible for the six ministers and dealing with civil affairs in all kinds of things. As for the county magistrate, the county magistrate was still appointed by the court himself, and Li Chongjiu could not interfere in this. However, Li Chongjiu believed that even if the court suddenly airborne a county magistrate, he would not be able to shake his control over Feihu County for the time being.
And the snow has arrived, not to mention Huaihuang Town, even Feihu County has also been interrupted for traffic. This situation will continue until February next year. Li Chongjiu is in the city and does nothing.
Li Chongjiu immediately called Jin Cao and a dozen armed craftsmen in the county, and asked them if they could imitate the crossbow trucks seized from the thieves.
Jin Cao and several craftsmen shook their heads when they saw this, claiming that it was not easy to imitate the winch crossbow. Except for the craftsmen directly under the Ministry of Works of the Court, they may not be able to imitate it. Even if they are really imitated, they will have to be poor for five or six years based on the progress of the process. Li Chongjiu had to give up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but regret that the two winch crossbows that were destroyed outside the city that day came.
After Li Chongjiu asked Jin Cao again, he learned that there were two large iron mines in Feihu County. Because the government lacked manpower, it was mostly idle and the mining was slow. Li Chongjiu was overjoyed after hearing this. With the iron ore, it meant that he would no longer have to let Li Hu's Li family escort agency transport iron products from the mainland to the grassland. The price of such iron tools was five or six times the cost after the change of the road.
Li Chongjiu can directly mine iron ore in Feihu County, and then continuously output iron tools to Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town. It seems that the Feihu County acquisition is really worth it.
Chapter completed!