I’m The King Chapter 832: : Sunrise East (57)

Li Ru could sense the smugness in Jiang Jiaquan's heart and the indifference to himself, and he couldn't help being slightly annoyed. It's just a corner, how can you know the sound of Kunpeng in Daqin?

The two walked forward silently along the road. As they went forward, there were more and more farmland, and gradually more people worked in the fields, but most of them were women, the elderly, and children. Some adult men, but if you look carefully, you will find that most of these adult men have mild or severe disabilities

Looking at these people, Li Ru was a little surprised. In his image, such people should be very poor, very sad, and struggling to survive. But now, these people People seem to be very happy. What they do is not heavy work, but to remove some weeds for the crops. Some people are digging in some corners of the field with hoes, as if preparing to plant What new crops are there?

"Are the adult men going out to fight?" Li Ru asked, he naturally knew that due to the sudden invasion of the Qi people, the Zhengdong Mansion is now facing the dilemma of having no soldiers to use

"Yeah!" Jiang Jiaquan nodded concisely, "Everyone who can fight must be prepared. Although they may not be able to use them, it is always good to be prepared."

"You are in danger this time." Li Ru said lightly, "According to the information I have received, Jicheng has not held on for too long. If Jicheng is captured, Tian Dan's army will rush in." Langya, how will you resist then?"

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to flood the soil. That's all." Jiang Jiaquan raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "Under the leadership of the governor, the Zhengdong Army has grown from more than a hundred people to hundreds of thousands today. What? How can you be afraid of Tian Dan if you have never seen such a big scene?"

Looking at the other person's confident expression. Li Ru shook his head and said: "Even the Qin army will not treat the Qi army as nothing, and Tian Dan is one of the few people listed as a hero by our king. He has to pay a price for underestimating him. There are indeed hundreds of thousands of control troops, but where are they now?"

Jiang Jiaquan laughed, "Brother, why do you care about this?"

"I think we can help you," Li Rudao said, "If you need it, we will send envoys to warn Tian Dan that invading the area of ​​the Conquering Eastern Army is a provocation to Qin. I think Tian Dan dare not refuse Consider the consequences of angering Daqin"

Jiang Jiaquan looked at Li Ru with a half-smile, "Brother, we appreciate your kindness, but we don't need it, because we can't pay you what you want, we should leave it to us to worry about it." Alright"

Jiang Jiaquan's answer seemed to have been expected by Li Ru, and he didn't think it was different. He just smiled faintly, "My proposal is always valid, if you need it, you can always let us know."

"How long are you going to stay in Jishi City, brother?"

"I'm getting older and I seldom go out. It's rare for us brothers and sisters to reunite. This time I want to stay longer. It depends on whether you are willing or not, brother."

"Brother, you can stay as long as you want!" Jiang Jiaquan said with a smile: "Just walk around. Look around, brother. Over the past few decades, I have never doubted that what I insist on is correct. Go down and see Let's see how the people under our Zhengdong Mansion are different from the Qin people, maybe it will touch the brothers. Oh, yes, there is a village not far from Jishi City where the Qin people gather. Of course, they are now They all claim to be the subjects of the East Conquest Army"

Li Ru was stunned, "Oh, I really want to take a look."

"Brother, you said earlier that your king listed some of the most dangerous people in the world. I don't know if our governor is on the list?" Jiang Jiaquan asked suddenly

Li Ru suddenly became a little embarrassed. Although Gao Yuan's status in King Qin Wulie's heart has risen very fast, he still hasn't been listed in the top few.

Seeing Li Ru's expression, Jiang Jiaquan naturally understood the meaning here, and said lightly: "I don't think it will take much time, and the name of our governor will be ranked first among these people."

Li Ru froze for a moment, he heard the meaning of Jiang Jiaquan's words very clearly

The conversation between the two broke up unhappily. When Li Ru returned to the post house, a large number of followers he brought gradually returned and gathered in Li Ru's room.

In Li Ru's room, besides him, there is another person sitting. Although he is dressed as a servant, his demeanor and demeanor are obviously inconsistent with his identity

"Let's talk about it, what did you find out this day?" Li Ru asked

A middle-aged man in a Daqin official uniform stood up, bowed to Li Ru and another young man, and said, "As an official of the Daqin envoy, I have paid homage to many yamen in Zhengdong Mansion." There was a slight pause, and then four words burst out, "The image is profound"

"Tell me, why is the image so deep?" The young man beside Li Ru leaned forward slightly, obviously interested in this topic

"Efficiency!" The middle-aged official said affirmatively: "The government offices of Zhengdong Mansion are concentrated in one street. Although the subordinates only went to a few of them, they also got a little glimpse of the affairs of other offices. What shocked the subordinates was their efficiency in handling things, without delay or embarrassment, and the speed of handling some affairs detected by the subordinates was several times that of the same yamen in our Qin State."

"Several times?" The young man sat up straight in shock. In his image, the people of Qin's yamen have always done things vigorously and vigorously. Could it be that the yamen officials of Zhengdong Mansion are more effective than those of Qin?

"The second is discipline." The middle-aged official said: "Although our Daqin has strict laws and regulations, as long as we are willing to find a way and pay a price, we can still find out the news. But today, I bribed a total of eighteen times a day. , without any success, if you have a good attitude, you will decline; if you have a bad attitude, you will be expelled directly."

"The third is that I am confident that my subordinates have stayed in the Ministry of Rites for a long time, and have spoken to their officials, officials, and servants. Regarding this invasion of Qi State. Without exception, everyone showed disdain "

The look on the young man's face gradually became serious

The middle-aged official sat down, and another man dressed in businessman's clothes stood up under him, "The subordinate was ordered to inquire about the commercial transactions in Jishi City, where commercial activities are extremely prosperous. The goods include Almost all the things on this continent, and the prices are fair, are clearly marked, and the subordinates found out that more than 60% of the commercial activities here are controlled by the Four Seas Commerce. And the Four Seas Commerce is controlled by Zhengdong Mansion A relatively loose business alliance under the control, the franchised merchants are all over the world, including our Qin State merchants and the rest are mostly some scattered merchants. The taxes levied on business and trade by Zhengdong Mansion are heavier, twice as much as our Qin State. But the businessman was not dissatisfied, and his subordinates inquired about a family of Qin people. Although Zhengdong Mansion collected heavy taxes from them, as long as they had their tax payment certificates, they could pay taxes in any area under the jurisdiction of Zhengdong Mansion. There is no need to pay any other fees. Calculated in this way, their actual expenditure is actually lighter than the burden in our country."

"This is the first, and the second is that any local farmers in Jishi County come to the city to sell anything. There is no need to pay fees. There is no entry fee or protection fee here. The security situation is very good. This Qin merchant Tell us that Jishi City has truly achieved the goal of not picking up lost items on the road and not closing the door at night. Although this person is from Qin, he has been in Jishi City for more than half a year now, and will only return to Qin when he buys goods."

The young man nodded heavily

A third man stood up. "The subordinates went out of the city to explore the farmers, and around Jishi City. Most of them are villages composed of disabled and retired soldiers from the East Conquest Army. These villages are basically built in the form of military fortresses. The martial arts are very strong. Every village has them. The so-called militia team, now adult men have been taken away, but there are martial arts arenas in the villages, and weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds are displayed blatantly outside, and Zhengdong Mansion can't help the people owning weapons. There are schools in every village, School-age children must go to school to study with their master, otherwise, parents will be punished”

When the young people heard this, they couldn't help asking: "How do these disabled veterans live?"

The third person bowed and said: "When the disabled veterans leave the army, they will get a considerable amount of money. After returning home, part of the fields they own are the Yongye fields obtained because of their military exploits. Pay taxes, and these disabled soldiers also perform different duties, such as training children and young people's martial arts, these will be paid by the Eastern Mansion, so the lives of these people are better than ordinary people."

"Children also practice martial arts?" The young man asked in shock

"Yes, the children study in the morning and practice martial arts in the afternoon"

The young man nodded, "These people must be the most loyal supporters of Zhengdong Mansion. Have you visited any villages made up of refugees?"

"I've been to ~IndoMTL.com~ My subordinates heard that there was a village composed of fleeing Qin people 30 miles outside Jishi City, so they went there. The most authentic news "He glanced at the young man with some embarrassment," but as soon as they heard that I was an official of Qin State, they threw me out of the village, refused to recognize their own Qin people, and only called themselves Jishi County People"

An angry look appeared on the young man's face, "You just gave up after forgetting your ancestors?"

"The subordinates went to another village not far from this village, and inquired about the establishment of some villages by these refugees. Houses were built, cattle and agricultural tools were distributed, and most importantly, land was distributed to them. The price of the land was also sold to them in the form of interest-free loans, which can be repaid in installments to those who first arrived in Jishi County. The loan has been fully paid off, and now the land, houses, and livestock are all their own. For these villages built by refugees, Zhengdong Mansion will send a village chief, a retired soldier, and a person who can read and write. As an official, other management skills are no different from those villages composed of ex-soldiers"

The young man looked at Li Ru, and found that Li Ru was also looking at him, the eyes of both of them were very dignified

Another one stood up and began to report to the two of the situation he had found (to be continued)