I'm the lord of the alien world

Chapter 26 The Prefect is Interested
"Get out of the way, she doesn't dare to kill me." Tang Wen pulled Zhan Junru aside with one hand, and faced Gu Hanyan proudly.

"You...you you..." With a clatter, the knife fell to the ground, and Gu Hanyan burst into tears with anger.

"I saved your life, and that was the condition that you sold yourself into the Tang family.

Moreover, I, Tang Wen, designated you as my personal servant.

Therefore, in this life, you don't even think about leaving the Tang family, unless you repay your kindness with revenge, then you will be worse than a pig or a dog. Tang Wen flicked his sleeves and went out.

"My lord, look at this." In Yanling County Mansion, Yang Yun carried a small bag to Zhang Hongjiang's home, put it on the table and opened the bag.

Zhang Hongjiang stretched out his head to look, "Isn't it just rice?"

"It's indeed rice, but let's see again, my lord, this is the rice we usually eat." Yang Yun took out another small bag of rice and opened it.

Zhang Hongjiang walked over suspiciously, took a look at the rice, and suddenly said in surprise, "This rice is smooth and shiny, full of grains, round, much better than what we eat, where did it come from?"

Because there is no fertilizer in Chu State, the rice is very thin, shriveled, and malnourished.

In addition, the rice milling equipment is simple and rough, and the appearance is extremely poor.

Compared with the pearl rice produced in modern society, it is not at the same level at all.

"Samui Island." Yang Yun said.

"Isn't Koh Samui a deserted island?" Zhang Hongjiang looked at Yang Yun suspiciously.

"It used to be a deserted island, but it's different now. The owner of this island has returned." Yang Yun said.

"And the master? Who is it?" Zhang Hongjiang was taken aback.

"That man's name is Tang Wen, he's only 16 years old, he's from Liangzhou County in our province, and he's a third-class baron, Juren.

He brought his family over, there were hundreds of people.However, all the houses of the Tang family on the island were burned down by the pirates, leaving only ruins and grass.

However, Tang Wen is a very capable person. He set up camp and set up hundreds of tents, with barbed wire fences installed outside. The house he lived in was actually a metal house.

A few days ago, the pirates probably heard that the Tang family had rice and grain, so seventy or eighty of them came and killed them.

However, the Tang family they colluded with was discovered by Tang Wen's men, so they set up a trick to bring the pirates into the camp, shut the door and beat the dogs.

Killed 72 people and reported the case to our Yanling County, so the subordinates led people there. "Yang Yun said.

"Barbed wire, what kind of barbed wire?" Zhang Hongjiang asked.

"The net is very strong, with a height of more than four meters, and it is difficult to smash it in even with a piece of wood.

The iron wire is half as thick as a chopstick. I tried it, but it was extremely difficult to open.

Moreover, the range is not small, and it is estimated to be six to seven hundred meters in a circle. How much iron will be used?What a great deal. "Yang Yun exclaimed.

"Have you checked his details?" Zhang Hongjiang asked.

"It took ten or so days for my subordinates to report to you, my lord, just to check the details of the Tang family. Tang Wen's ancestors were conferred the title of Uncle Liangzhou by the king because of their great achievements..." Yang Yun said.

"You mean that the Tang family is in decline, and the remaining silver of the Tang family after Tang Shixian's death is less than 3000 taels.

As a result, he was robbed by robbers on the road, and finally fled to our Yanling County.

However, Tang Wen had only been in Koh Samui for a few months. Where did he get the money to buy barbed wire, set up camp, and recruit servants? "Zhang Hongjiang asked.

"I've also inquired about this. It is said that Tang Wen earned a lot of money while studying at Linghai Academy." Yang Yun said.

"How much money a scholar can earn, do you believe this?" Zhang Hongjiang raised his eyebrows and said.

"Of course I don't believe it, but I think, after all, the Tang family used to be earls, and the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Tang Shixian is dead, but he must leave something for his son." Yang Yun nodded.

"Well, this is normal. Even if a treasure left by our ancestors is sold, it is worth a hundred thousand taels." Zhang Hongjiang nodded.

"My lord, in order to defend against pirates, the Tang family has always felt that there is not enough manpower.

A third-class baron, according to the rules of the royal family, can only have a personal guard of 60 people.

Therefore, Tang Wen wanted to expand the guards to fight against pirates.

Otherwise, the Tang family would not be able to settle down even if the pirates came over again and again. "Yang Yun said.

"Of course, but his title is too low, we can't ask him to expand the personal guard. This is against court rules." Zhang Hongjiang said.

"So, he wants to improve his title. His subordinates gave him an idea, which is to donate money.

Hehe, my lord, the war in the northwest is tense, and there are a lot of tasks assigned to our county for food, grass and horses, but it needs more than 100 million taels of silver, so far we have only collected 30 taels.

If the task cannot be completed by the end of next month, the military order will be like a mountain.

At that time, all the hats on our heads will have to be taken off, and if it is serious, our lives will be lost. "Yang Yun said.

"How much does he want to donate?" Zhang Hongjiang suddenly became interested.

During this period of time, I have been worrying about collecting money, and I haven't had a good night's sleep.

"I don't know how many subordinates, but I think, based on what I see, he should be able to contribute tens of thousands of taels. For example, if he wants to be promoted to a viscount, he has to donate tens of thousands of taels." Yang Yun replied.

"It's best to donate more, give him some benefits first, and when he is happy, he will donate more." Zhang Hongjiang said.

"Benefits? How to give it? We can't do it for him, he has no military exploits." Yang Yun was stunned.

"You, you, sometimes you are smart, and sometimes you are confused. Let me ask you, how much military exploits do you record for killing an enemy on the battlefield?" Zhang Hongjiang asked.

"One battle achievement is equivalent to a hundred taels of silver." Yang Yun replied.

"That's right, didn't he kill 72 pirates, how many military exploits?" Zhang Hongjiang touched his chin and smiled.

"The 72 military exploits, calculated according to the promotion of the title, is equivalent to donating 200 taels." Yang Yun suddenly realized.

"Yes! That's it, you apply immediately." Zhang Hongjiang said with a smile.

"The third-class baron mentioned that the second-class baron only needs 80 military exploits. With this, he can definitely mention the second-class baron. At that time, he will be given a title, and the guards will expand to [-] people. He will also donate Silver?" Yang Yun was a little puzzled.

"You, you underestimated him too much.

What is the difference between 60 people and 80 people?
Faced with hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of pirates, this manpower is still too small.

If he had money, even a first-class viscount would be considered inferior to him.

Moreover, for the wealthy nobles, this promotion is also a great opportunity.

Once the war subsides, there will be no such opportunity. "Zhang Hongjiang pointed at him and smiled.

"That's true. It's a pity that this promotion is only for the nobles themselves. For officials like us, even if we have money, we will never have this chance." Yang Yun shook his head.

"We have to help him, what he needs, we can help as much as we can.

When the deserted island comes out and food is planted, then we can go there to collect taxes.

Such a big island, if all of them are produced, the annual food handed in would be quite a lot.

Moreover, this matter must be done now.

We used to think it was a desert island, but now it is different.

It has an owner, and if it has an owner, it has to pay taxes. Let's get some money to pay for the army. "Zhang Hongjiang said.

"But it's still a deserted island. There's no food grown, so how do we collect taxes?" Yang Yun asked.

"Collect a little first, and we will force him to ask for it. If he doesn't ask for it, the taxes this year and next year will be different. At that time, he will have to find a way to grow food without us urging him." Zhang Hong Jiang gave a dry laugh.

"My lord, this method is really brilliant." Yang Yun said with a smile.

"The nobles of the Chu Kingdom, the country is in trouble, and they are members of the royal family, so they should be more responsible." Zhang Hongjiang said with a smile.

"My lord, there is a Qianye Workshop in Yanling City, which used to be a weaving and dyeing workshop, very large.

It covers an area of ​​more than 200 mu. However, in the past two years, there have been many disasters everywhere, and the stomach is not full. How can there be money to buy cloth?
Therefore, the owner is preparing to sell it recently. "

A month later, Bufeng returned to the island with dozens of newly recruited refugees.

Although there were dozens more people in the manpower, they were still far from the goal of 250 people set by the big landlord, and Tang Wen almost fell ill.

Because the foundation of the dam has been poured.

It's a pity that the cement and steel bars are in an emergency. If you don't travel back to get a batch of supplies, the dam will have to stop working.

"How much money do you want?" Tang Wen asked, because he had long wanted to buy a compound in Yanling Pool so that he could live in it anytime.

In addition, the War Fox Intelligence Hall also needs to strengthen training.

The yard site I bought before was too small, not grand enough, and it was not convenient for the members of the Battle Fox Group to train, inquire about intelligence, and carry out work.

"Three 10,000 + two." Bu Feng replied.

(End of this chapter)