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After this wave of bandit suppression, Sheng Changbai confirmed that Gu Tingye did have some strength in military matters.

The enemy was defeated quickly, the battle loss ratio was not high, and Sheng Changbai's ability was recognized by Sheng Changbai.

Although because the scene is too small, it is still unclear whether Gu Tingye can become a handsome talent in one side.

But Gu Tingye can do a good job of commanding in front of the battle, charging into the battle, and taking the lead.

With these conditions, it is enough for Gu Tingye to be a brave general.

Sending a message to nearby counties and counties, asking for help in finding someone, is Sheng Changbai's increased investment in Gu Tingye.

Show more kindness to Gu Tingye, so that Gu Tingye can be an obedient thug.

"Let's go, we have prepared a celebration banquet for you today, let's talk about anything tomorrow."

It took several months to finally complete the work of rectifying law and order in Xuzhou. Sheng Changbai was also very happy, and all the archers were also very happy.

Returning triumphantly, rewarding meritorious deeds, throwing a feast, and finally returning drunk.

The group of archers originally gathered to suppress the bandits should be disbanded after the successful suppression of the bandits.

However, in order to help Gu Tingye conduct door-to-door inspections, Sheng Changbai planned to keep him for a while longer.

Sheng Changbai also spent money for Gu Tingye.

After the service time has passed, it is not good to recruit these archers, of course, they just control their food and shelter without paying them.

When suppressing bandits, it is necessary for official business. After defeating the enemy, rewards will also be distributed to the archers.

Now he has to help with personal affairs, and Sheng Changbai is not short of money personally, so he still can't bear to prostitute these people for nothing.

Calculated according to the standard of ordinary hired workers in Xuzhou, only 300 Wen a day is paid, and [-] people need [-] Wen a day.

In a month's time, four to five hundred yuan, and it was done.

After doing the calculations in this way, you will know why the feudal society only collected free corvee and did not pay start-up wages for construction projects. It is really unaffordable.

It didn't take too long for three hundred people to go out and check Xuzhou.

There is no news about Zhu Manniang and Brother Chang.

This woman Zhu Manniang is still a little clever, as long as she doesn't want to play tricks under the lights, she won't know that Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye have a good relationship, and she will hide in Sheng Changbai's territory.

"Zecheng, I have been bothering you in Xuzhou for so long, since Mannia has no news, I don't want to continue to disturb you, I should leave."

"Zhonghuai, where are you going after you leave? You have made great contributions to Xuzhou's suppression of bandits this time, so why not stay in Xuzhou. With this contribution, I can show your merits to the imperial court and protect you. It's better to be Marquis of Yu and go to the army to do some business than to waste your time like you."

Sheng Changbai still wanted Gu Tingye to stay in Xuzhou and be a good fighter.

The price is not high, just recommend Gu Tingye to be a low-level official in the Xiang army.

Usually, Gu Tingye is allowed to hang around in the Xiang army. When it is needed, he can call out people and bring the archers.

"Brother Chang hasn't been found yet, I really don't want to do anything."

"Then Zhonghuai, what are your plans after leaving Xuzhou?"

"I want to go straight down the river and continue looking for Mannia and Brother Chang. Even if I search the entire Dazhou, I still want to find Brother Chang."

"There's a huge crowd, there's no news at all, where can you find someone?"

Under normal circumstances, there is always a logic in finding someone, but Mannia has no entanglements, and there is no logic in running.

Ordinary people encounter this situation, if they escape, they will hide back to their hometown.

Mannia was an actress who grew up in an opera troupe, and her home was from all over the world since she was a child, and she had no concept of her hometown.

Most people don't go back to their hometown, and the other choice is to go to other places to join relatives or friends.

Mannia didn't have any friends, only one elder brother, who was abandoned by Mannia in the capital.

If he wanted to follow the route of going to relatives and friends, it was impossible to find Mannia.

Apart from being a concubine for Gu Tingye, Mannia lived in Jiangxi for a period of time when Gu Tingye was studying in Bailudong Academy, and she didn't even have a place to stay for a long time.

Ordinary people, whether they are married or taking concubines, like to find someone who knows everything.

Zhu Manniang is just the opposite, she is a completely rootless woman.

I have been in a troupe since I was a child, and I have learned so much experience in running the rivers and lakes. It is really not comparable to ordinary women in this era.

At the pier in Bianliang, Gu Tingye did not track down Mannia, so it can be said that there is basically no possibility of finding her.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny, and do your best to leave no regrets."

Regarding the search, Gu Tingye himself seemed to have no confidence.

"Then Zhonghuai, take care, I hope you can achieve what you want. If you don't find someone and you don't want to go back to Bianjing, you are welcome to go back to Xuzhou."

Sheng Changbai was simply being polite this time. If Gu Tingye left Xuzhou, it was unlikely that he would come back because of his position as the Marquis of Xiangjun.

After all, Gu Tingye was born as a noble son, not a commoner, and his vision is not so shallow. A low-level military officer is attractive.

After Gu Tingye left with his follower Shitou, Sheng Changbai's life returned to its original state.

Apart from celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, attending some banquets, and cultural meetings, I did not participate in other things.

One of my main tasks is to keep an eye on the quality of the embankment project and pay attention to the autumn harvest that has already begun.

By the end of September, most of the crops had begun to mature, and Sheng Changbai organized a group of gentry, wealthy businessmen to go to his own village to see the harvest of Zhuangjiao.

It is to let these people understand the advantages of good breeds most intuitively.

In case these people buy the seeds back, because they did not choose fertile land, insufficient fertilization, drought and water shortage, weeding and pest control, and various reasons, the increase in production was not obvious.

The advantages of improved varieties to increase production are not well understood.

After seeing the real output, Sheng Changbai was naturally praised and flattered by these big gentry.

These big households now boast that Sheng Changbai is much more sincere than Sheng Changbai after he arrived in Xuzhou.

It can be regarded as clearing up Sheng Changbai's previous grievances against these big households, selling good seeds during summer sowing, and forcibly apportioning money and grain for river repair.

Now, the relationship between Sheng Changbai and these big households has returned to the honeymoon period.

If you want to do something in the future, it will be easier to get the support of these people, and it will be easier to get money and food from these people.

After Sheng Changbai arrived in Xuzhou, although he also exploited some of these big households.

But for all the things they do, these big households enjoy the most benefits.

All in all, after Sheng Changbai took office, life for these big households is better.

After finishing all these tasks, Sheng Changbai only had to collect the autumn tax.

When Sheng Changbai first took office, the summer tax was collected smoothly, but there were some small twists and turns. Now that Sheng Changbai is suppressing bandits and promoting agriculture, he has a higher prestige, so he doesn't have to worry about the autumn tax.

It's better to supervise the subordinate officials and not to be greedy. Pengcheng is the place where the state is governed.

They also know Sheng Changbai's style better, and Sheng Changbai is confident that these people will not dare to go too far.

In addition to Sheng Changbai being known as "Qingtian" among the common people, Sheng Changbai was also known as "Cruel Official" among the subordinate officials.

In the first two months, Sheng Changbai liked to confiscate people's homes into the army.

In recent months, Sheng Changbai likes to punish people to dig rivers and build embankments.

When punishing crimes, Sheng Changbai always gave severe sentences.

I also don't like people paying money to cover their crimes. Many people have suffered old crimes at Sheng Changbai's place.

After Pengcheng didn't need to worry too much, Sheng Changbai was ready to go down to Teng County, Pei County, Feng County, and Xiao County, these basic counties under Xuzhou's rule.

In addition to the nearby deterrence and supervision, Sheng Changbai was also a little bored staying in Xuzhou City all the time, and wanted to go out to change his mood.

The state city in the feudal society was actually not very big, with a circumference of only a few miles.

It doesn't take too long to ride a horse for a lap, and there is really not much scenery.

Although the scale of the other counties is not as large as Pengcheng, each has its own scenery and is worth traveling.

Sheng Changbai went to Tengxian and Peixian counties, and went back to Pengcheng to take a rest. Before he went to Fengxian and Xiaoxian counties for "inspection", he learned the news that Dafang's Changsong had arrived in Xuzhou.

Ever since Sheng Changbai arrived in Xuzhou, Dafang has been busy with Changwu's marriage.

Expand the business to Xuzhou, open the store in Xuzhou, and help Sheng Changbai's shop in Xuzhou City supply supplies.

The big house sent stewards to deal with these matters.

After arriving in Xuzhou, Sheng Changbai had never met anyone from Dafang.

"I've seen the big sentence."

After Changsong arrived, he said to Sheng Changbai that he was a little unfamiliar after not seeing him for a long time.

It is also the obvious change of Sheng Changbai's rights. When he was in Bianjing before, although Sheng Changbai was noble, he had no rights and was just a librarian.

Now Sheng Changbai has directly become the second in command at the state level, managing hundreds of miles, tens of thousands of households, and hundreds of thousands of people.

Sheng Changbai got up to greet him, and said as enthusiastically as possible: "Brother Song, we are brothers of our own family, so why do you have to come to these empty gifts."

"Etiquette cannot be discarded. After you were promoted to chief judge, Bo Geer, this is the first time we have met, so we still need to talk about etiquette."

Seeing that Sheng Changbai's attitude was the same as before, Changsong relaxed a little, but still kept the rules.

Sheng Changbai and Chang Song did not have the experience of Sheng Wei and Sheng Hong growing up and studying together.

The time we spent together was not that long, and the blood relationship was even further away.

It's not that easy to get along like Sheng Wei and Sheng Hong, like brothers.

"Then don't bother to salute like this from now on, I'm still me, the same as when I returned to Youyang three years ago."

Seeing Sheng Changsong coming, Sheng Changbai was still happy.

Not for the sake of making money easier after Sheng Changsong came.

What's more, Changsong can be regarded as a good friend of Sheng Changbai.

Chang Song is one of the rare peers who can chat and play with Sheng Changbai.

Especially in Xuzhou, because of his status, Sheng Changbai had to maintain his majesty, stability, and his own status.

It is impossible to get into trouble with some young scholars in the state.

In Xuzhou, Sheng Changbai can be said to have no young people of equal status who can play together normally.

Unlike when I was in Bianliang, there were not too few young Jinshi, and there were colleagues who were not too different in age.

There are also some nobles who are naturally noble, and it is not difficult to find peers of comparable status.

Sheng Changbai in Xuzhou, whether it is the banquets and activities of the participating officials or the squires.

Those who can communicate together are at least some middle-aged men, and some old men with white beards and hair.

Sheng Changbai's inner maturity level has no problem communicating with these people.

However, Sheng Changbai's physical condition is not suitable for playing the same project with these people all the time.

Watching songs and dances, listening to sideshows, and listening to storytelling are all things that are not very active.

Sheng Changbai still needs some sports activities, such as horseback riding, hunting, outings, and mountain climbing.

"Okay, when I see you, Brother Bo, I won't give you so many false courtesy."

"That's right. How is Changwu's wedding going? Did he receive the gift I entrusted to him?"

Changwu's wedding was held in late August, not too long ago.

Although Changwu got married, the old lady had already brought gifts on behalf of the second room.

But Changwu has lived in the capital for so long, Sheng Changbai and Changwu have good private teachers, and Sheng Changbai is already an independent head of the family.

So Sheng Changbai also prepared a set of gifts for Changwu separately. From the mine supervisor under Xuzhou's rule, he picked out a set of the most advanced chain mail and weapons, and sent it to Changwu.

Changwu is a general, so these gifts for happy occasions are not taboo.

Thinking that after Changwu returned to the capital, there might be chaos. Of course, Sheng Changbai sent these life-saving things as soon as possible.

"He likes Changwu very much. Let me thank you very much. He also said that when he returns to Bianliang, if he has enough time, he will come to you to thank you in person." Changsong replied.

"That's not necessary. If you have time, Changwu might as well be filial to Uncle Wei and Auntie at home." Sheng Changbai continued to ask: "Brother Song, my old lady and Minglan, living in Youyang is not too much trouble for you guys. Bar?"

Although I know that the old lady lives in the big house, everything is fine, but I still have to ask about the situation of the old lady.

"The second old lady lives in the big house. It's a blessing for the big house. Normally, you can't ask for it, so there is no trouble. After the old lady came to live at home, she helped us a lot. The second old lady stayed with the grandmother. My grandmother’s body and mood have improved a lot.”

Chang Song talked endlessly, and at a simple glance, he knew that Chang Song's feelings for the old lady of the second room were very sincere.

The three generations of Dafang are very grateful to the protection of the old lady of the second bedroom.

Even if Sheng Hong was his father, Sheng Changbai would still complain.

Sheng Hong's affection for the old lady was not as deep as that of Dafang for the old lady of the second bedroom.

Sheng Hong's gratitude to the old lady is not as good as Erfang's sincerity to the old lady.

Not to mention the degree of filial piety, Sheng Changbai always thought that Sheng Hong was superficially filial to the old lady because of the etiquette.

The old lady paid more for Sheng Hong than Da Fang, and what Sheng Hong gave in return was far inferior to Da Fang.

But in terms of gratitude, the second room of the Sheng family is far worse than the big room.

If one were to find a reason for Sheng Hong's reluctance, it might be that the old lady could not be saved, Sheng Hong's biological mother, and Sheng Hong had a grudge.

"Sixth Sister is also very good at home. My grandmother, father and mother all like Sixth Sister. Minglan and Pinlan play together." Chang Song continued. (end of this chapter)