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Chapter 1182: Layout and Closing the Net (Part 1182) [Seeking monthly tickets]

It is impossible to figure it out.

Especially when two or three hundred people have the same idea.

The more attentive and hardworking they were, the more Shen Tang, who was sitting on the Diaoyutai, smiled. Cui's meat buns were also puzzled. It was just a tiny place, and so many brave warriors racked their brains to find it. Even if they dug three feet deep, they would have to go back and forth more than a dozen times in a month.

No one was lucky enough to find it?

Many people began to question the existence of this batch of [Spirit Wine].

The knights were generally not good, and wanted to quit after several setbacks. However, the government promised that the monthly salary would be paid on the last day of the month, and there were only two days left, so this month's work could not be in vain.

Just take the money and leave, and you can live a carefree life for a few days.

Roubaozi watched coldly, hoping that Shen Tang would not be able to produce the so-called "spiritual wine". When he woke up the next day, he saw that most of the rangers had fled and the government office had been smashed into ruins by their sneak attack. He never expected that the long-sought spiritual wine would appear in the government office.

The ranger who came to collect his monthly salary at the end of his term: "???"

  No, they worked during the day and secretly searched everywhere at night, keeping a close eye on the movements of government officials, and didn't see anything being brought in. How could so much [Spiritual Wine] appear out of thin air?

Or is the wine cellar located under the government office?

This was impossible. There was no other space below the government office except for the dungeon and the cellar for storing things. They had visited these two places more than once. They were ghost places where even rats would not stay for long. They were not suitable for storing fine wine, let alone spiritual wine.

For a moment, everyone with ulterior motives had different expressions.

They looked at the wine towers formed by the wine jars, their eyes full of undisguised greed. If there weren't so many people gathered here, no one would be sure that they could escape unscathed or overpower the others if they took the first move, and they would have overturned the table and taken all the wine. Cui Mi seemed to be unable to see the reactions of these people, and he opened the booklet and carefully checked the names and working hours.

More than 200 people did not join at the same time. The first settlement of monthly salary had to be calculated based on the number of working days. The next month, the time was unified, and the monthly salary payment was not so complicated. Cui Mi called people one by one according to the list, and while calling, he felt that they were black-hearted.

There is no other reason, most of the monthly salary is “welfare”.

Only a small part of it was cash, the rest was mainly in the form of rice, flour, grain, oil, needles, thread, cloth and other physical objects, and the other part was various "tickets" issued by the government. These "tickets" could be exchanged for physical objects and daily reimbursement at the government. They could only be cashed at the government.

Once you leave the government, you are useless.

The actual income seemed much higher than other places, but it had a drawback - the rangers would be forced to be tied to the government office and could not leave easily. This was obviously unbearable for the rangers who were used to freedom.

Some people immediately wanted to flip the table in anger.

Even a jar of spirit wine can't suppress this anger.

"Why are you trying to fool people with this crap?"

To deal with this situation, Shen Tang had already taught Cui Mi how to respond: "How can it be a trick? This move is just a last resort to deal with special circumstances! It is suitable for a moment, not for a lifetime. You have seen the local situation. County Magistrate Shen has been running around for grain seeds some time ago, and the warehouse is really in a difficult situation."

Cui Mi openly sold his poverty and cried pitifully.

These rangers have been here for two months, don't they realize how poor this place is? It's impossible to pay the monthly salary of two or three hundred people. County Magistrate Shen didn't default on his payment, and he paid the full amount.

Isn’t such a sincere attitude enough to impress people?

Shen Tang also taught Cui Mi the art of pulling and stepping.

The gap is highlighted by peers.

Compared with their peers, they are already very conscientious.

If you don't believe me, you can ask around. How many people in a county government are actually considered public employees? The other petty officials are either the county magistrate's own cronies or recruited from the public. Some of these people's expenses are only partially subsidized by the government. Due to poor finances, it is common to be in arrears for several months. Of course, most petty officials don't rely on this to make a living, and most of them have illegal and gray incomes.

Shentang is a place so poor that there is not even any illegal money to be made.

I can only rely on this monthly salary to eat.

Cui Mi's linguistic charm can't stand the order of things being reversed. People with poor logic will be fooled by Cui Mi and become fools after a lot of criticism. The focus is shifted, and they can't even win the argument. Not only will they feel that they have taken advantage of others, but they will also reflect on themselves.

Cui's meat buns: "..."

He watched helplessly as the chaos that had just begun to emerge disappeared without a trace.

This group of troublemakers actually lined up to receive their monthly salary, and they were so happy when they received the spirit wine. Except for a few exceptions, most rangers have no talent, and they rely on stealing and self-exploration to practice, so you can imagine how fast they practice. This spirit wine is indeed useful for practice and tempering muscles, but it is only limited to low-level cultivation. If the cultivation is high, the effect will be weakened.

As the last person received his monthly salary.

Cui Mi suddenly announced another piece of news.

County Magistrate Shen decided to select "Outstanding Righteous Men" from among them every season and give them guidance in cultivation. The selection of "Outstanding Righteous Men" is mainly based on daily performance, and one is selected from among fifty people. The selected person will then pass on his experience to others, of course, it is not mandatory.

The rangers, whose resentment had long since dissipated by 70%, said: "..."

There is such a good thing?

You have to know that martial arts also have schools. Ordinary martial artists can only practice some simple punches and kicks. Many martial artists have practiced for several years to develop their skills, and martial artists with rich background and connections don't even bother to look at them. No matter what industry you are in, if you have a guide to give you some pointers, you can avoid a lot of detours.

It’s not like they haven’t thought about becoming disciples.

  But which expert would be interested in such a small amount of talent?

Mr. Shen actually said he could give some advice?

Even though it's just some pointers, Shen is in a good mood to help answer my questions and resolve my doubts. If you can do that once or twice, you can benefit from it for the rest of your life!

"Seriously?"

This carrot is more tempting than bland liquor!

  Is Mr. Shen trying to fool them?

Cui Mi said: "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

  Some people were cautious and suspicious, suspecting that this was just a delaying tactic, and would keep them for another month. However, Cui Mi took out another small list from his arms. The selection of "Outstanding Righteous Men" did not start next month, but was already underway last month, and the candidates were already selected!

The lucky winner whose name was called was dumbfounded, unable to believe what he heard: "I won? I really won?"

The others were muttering sourly below.

"So what if I win? I don't know if it's just a scam."

If someone says something to you casually, it doesn't count as a breach of promise.

It turns out that Shen Tang had grasped their minds. Not only did he not fool them, he also showed them some useful information and taught them a formation that only the elite soldiers in the army could use. To maximize the effect, it was necessary to cooperate with the matching military formation. The effect would be greatly reduced if used alone, but it was still a good skill.

This little thing is enough to confuse them.

The five people returned after a day of retreat, each of them looking excited.

When others asked them, they also hesitated.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they had really benefited from this. Curiosity and greed were like countless cat claws scratching at their hearts and lungs, wishing to dig the truth out of their mouths: "Why are you hiding it? Next month, when I'm awarded the title of 'Outstanding Righteous Man', I'll know it anyway. Didn't County Magistrate Shen say before that you should share what you've learned? Are you trying to disobey?"

The other party didn't take the threat.

"I didn't say you have to share. Don't take chicken feathers as an excuse."

  Still want to capture the [Outstanding Righteous Man]?

Don’t you even consider whether you have the ability to do so!

Cui's meat buns: "..."

  After reading the whole process, he felt that the Shen family had a better future than Patriarch Cui. How could Patriarch Cui have so many tricks?

Who wouldn't be confused after such a set of combined punches? Shen didn't do anything from beginning to end, but he made two or three hundred brave warriors rush to do the work they disdained the most before. Did they forget that this was the standard hard labor for prisoners?

Not only did I not feel humiliated, I was even worried that I would miss out if I was too slow.

  so horrible!

It's like they've replaced their brains!

Get one monthly salary and do the work of several people.

In order to show off, they work four hours a day, six hours, seven hours, eight hours... Have they forgotten that these working hours are used to punish troublemakers? Two months ago, they were cursing, and two months later, they wanted to work twelve hours a day!

"They are all crazy, all crazy..."

What's even crazier is that he betrayed Cui in a fit of anger.

Well, it’s not really a betrayal.

He just took the initiative to surrender to Erlangjun and was actually loyal to Shen County Magistrate. No one could find fault with him. Looking at the tiny place that had changed so much in just over two months, Roubaozi held a grass in his mouth.

Youyou whispered: "County Magistrate Shen is ambitious."

They used martial arts competitions to select the knights who had no partners, and after squeezing them for a month, they used spirit wine to arouse their greed and delayed for another month. After two months, the land under their rule had been completely transformed, and the cultivated land had expanded six or seven times more than before.

It's not enough to get to this point.

She also used the so-called "Excellent Righteous Men" to whet the appetite of the Rangers, making them fight hard, speeding up the construction of local facilities while also achieving the purpose of training troops. Yes, training troops!

So far, all the skills taught are military skills. It's just that the practicality and skills are also applicable to personal combat, which is why these rangers don't realize this. It's completely conceivable that after a few months or even half a year, when they switch from single-player combat to group battle, the effect will be amazing! It's no less than the most elite group of soldiers in the hands of the warlords!

The overall quality will be even higher.

After all, even a small warlord couldn't gather two or three hundred warriors. The ratio of ordinary people to warriors was there. To gather them by force? It would cost a lot of money.

  From beginning to end, what did Mr. Shen smash?

A spiritual wine of unknown origin or a pile of rice, flour, grain and oil?

The territory of Qi State is relatively stable, and it has been expanding and developing over the years. County Magistrate Shen's motives are quite interesting. Roubaozi just finished muttering when he noticed someone looking at him. He followed the line of sight and his heart almost stopped in fear: "County Magistrate Shen."

To a brave warrior, this distance is no different from a whisper.

Shen Tang looked at him with a smile.

“Who lives without ambition?”

If he had no ambition, why would he switch jobs to Cui Mi for no reason?

To outsiders, it seems that Cui is just transferring money from one hand to the other.

Roubaozi chuckled a few times, and cold sweat broke out in his heart.

Shen Tang noticed him because of this: "You look smart, you should not be Cui's son."

Meat bun: “…”

The current lord is quite unhappy with the previous lord.

He considered and said, "When I was young, I wandered around with my elder sister. We were almost killed. Fortunately, the manager of Cui's family took pity on us and took us in. We were able to save our lives and stayed in Cui's family."

He had good physique and was chosen to be trained as the elite of the Cui clan.

"So, you have a close relationship with Cui." Cui saved his life, raised him, and cultivated him. How could he change his side so easily? Most people would suspect that the other party was pretending to change jobs, or that the other party was an ungrateful person. Shen Tang didn't like to make conclusions based on a little one-sided information. "Is there any reason for this?"

"There is no hardship. Good birds choose the right trees to inhabit."

Just admit that you are an ungrateful person.

Shen Tang: "..."

Roubaozi sat on the ridge of the field, looking at the group of introverted fools, chewing grass with his teeth: "My sister saved up for many years and used it all to buy us freedom for Cui. So--"

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

He sighed, "I can't have them start a family in the future, and have their children start a family and have children... We have to give them room to choose."

He waited nervously for a while, but Shen Tang didn't respond.

until--

"Smart people often die because of their own cleverness." Shen Tang didn't mind if someone smart saw through her calculations, but she didn't like someone overturning the chessboard she had set up. "I think you are a smart person too."

You shouldn't be so smart as to seek death.

Roubaozi agreed with a wry smile.

He was about to find an excuse to go somewhere else to check the progress, but he found that County Magistrate Shen's attention was attracted by one place. He looked in that direction and saw a gorgeous figure walking towards him from afar. The other person's figure was tall and straight, standing between heaven and earth like a bold stroke of ink.

The profiteer next to the other party was completely overwhelmed.

Most of the attention was attracted by the red-robed scholar, with the exception of Roubaozi, who still remembered the outrageous interest rate of 5.2%! The fat profiteer smiled and led the scholar over.

The red-robed scholar wears a crown and a flower in his hair, the colors of the flowers are eye-catching, making the wearer look like a walking ball of flirt!

The chubby profiteer introduced them to the two of them attentively.

The red-robed scholar said, "Liao Qian, courtesy name Zun Guang."

Humility means respect and honor, while humility means insurmountable.

Meat bun: “???”

The red-robed scholar was the head of the grain merchant. He heard that Shen Tang had placed a large order with an interest rate of 5.2%, and was sincere about long-term cooperation, so he made a special trip to meet Shen Zhongli, the county magistrate. Shen Tang said, "I have heard of your great name for a long time. This is not the place to discuss business. Can we move to another place to discuss in detail?"

Roubaozi's expression became even weirder.

Who understands this embarrassment of having the same name, surname and character?

Shen Tang did not bring this meat bun from Cui's family. He met the red-robed scholar and walked back to the county government side by side. The fat profiteer walked behind the two of them, looking around from time to time, as if he was on guard. Shen Tang: "Why are you so late, Shaomei?"

If Liao Jia had come earlier, he would have had less worries.

Three openings are really not enough energy.

"I met an old friend on the way and stayed in my old country for a few days." Liao Jia looked at the changes in this small place and sighed, "The Lord is indeed the man of destiny. He can bring hope wherever he goes. It has only been two or three months, but the appearance of this place is completely different from that of the neighboring counties. Along the way, I also saw several common people who came here after hearing the news..."

"No matter how much you praise me, I won't be happy." Shen Tang rejected Liao Jia's sweet talk, "Liao Qian is your current identity?"

"You can't use your real identity to travel in other countries. Liao Qian's identity is real, so there's no need to worry about being discovered."

  |ω`)

I originally wanted to take the fourth test on Monday, but I left at 2 o'clock, and the instructor told me that the examination center would close at 3 o'clock, and they would not let me take the test if I went there, as I would delay their get off work (I clearly checked before and they said that the get off work would close at 3:30, alas), so I had to go early on Tuesday afternoon.

  PS: There is a funeral for a relative at home, and he is very close to me, so the updates may not be stable in the next three days. I will let you know in advance_(:з」∠)_

PPS: Are there any recommendations for ancient style songs that are suitable for typing as background music? A few days ago, I found a song by a singer I had never heard of. The timbre is somewhat similar to Xu Song in his early years. It is quite suitable to play it on loop.