Cao Thief

Chapter 146 Who is in favor and who is against ([-])

In October of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked and defeated Yuan Shu's army.

Generals Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Le Jiu and many others were beheaded by Yuan Shu. Only Zhang Xun survived and escorted Yuan Shu back to Huainan.

This year, Yuan Shu was defeated first by Lu Bu and then by Cao Cao. Huaibei was lost, and all those who could be contested would be lost.At the same time, the wealthy nobles who were loyal to the Han Dynasty in the Huainan area also gradually alienated Yuan Shu.

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In the blink of an eye, it was late October.

Calculating the time, it has been more than half a month since Deng Ji arrived in Haixi County!

In just half a month, Deng Ji did a lot of things.He first got rid of Chen Sheng, a tyrant in Haixi, and then stabilized the prices in Haixi, initially gaining a firm foothold in Haixi.The Haixi people also found that the county magistrate Deng seemed not interested in things like suppressing bandits.After recalling a hundred patrolmen, there was no sound.In addition to visiting Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling County, the rest of the time is spent on rectifying the county government and repairing the city wall of Haixi.After so many years, the city wall of Haixi has long been broken, and it is time to repair it.

In the past, Deng Ji had no strength.

But now, he eradicated Chen Sheng and brought all of Chen Sheng's family property into the treasury.

Chen Sheng's family property is extremely astonishing. After a preliminary investigation, apart from the land servants under his name and the commodities in the warehouse, the copper coins in the family alone amount to tens of millions.This has to be thrown away the tens of millions of grain and rice he bought before, and if all of them are counted, it is more than [-] million yuan!
Even Cao Peng sighed in private that Chen Sheng is really a master at making money.

In ten years, his assets exceeded [-] million... No wonder he was able to dominate Haixi, his assets were almost comparable to those of his ancestral wealthy families.After counting Chen Sheng's property, Bu Zhi couldn't help feeling that with so much money, Haixi would be tax-free for three years.

However, with so much money, the Haixi County family could not swallow it.

After counting Chen Sheng's family property, Deng Ji ordered people to send all the other rare treasures to Guangling except grain and rice.

This is also Cao Peng's suggestion to Deng Ji.

The so-called equal benefit!
It is impossible for Deng Ji to eat so much money by himself.Rather than being envied by others, it is better to be straightforward and make friends with others.The Guangling Chen family gave Deng Ji enough face, or in other words, the court and Cao Cao.So if you reciprocate, Deng Ji must also give up part of the benefits.Being able to get the support of the Guangling Chen family is far more important than millions of dollars in wealth.

In this regard, Deng Ji also agreed...

The investigation is still going on, but the person in charge of the investigation has been replaced by Bu Zhi.

Since Wei Jing did not stay, there were still not many available people in Deng Ji's hands.Facing the huge family property left by Chen Sheng and the many complicated matters in Haixi County, Bu Zhi alone still seems stretched.Under such circumstances, Bu Zhi, who was relatively familiar with Guangling, recommended to Deng Ji a man named Dai Gan, whose name was Maozeng, and who was from Danyang.This person was originally the chief official of the Han Dynasty, with a rigorous personality and meticulous work.According to Bu Zhi, if this person can be invited, he will be able to help Deng Ji govern Haixi.

In fact, Haixi County is not without talents.

For example, Xu Xuan, who is now Gangji of Guangling County, is a native of Haixi.

However, Xu Xuan's background is not bad, he can be regarded as the crown family, and he is quite famous.Like Deng Ji's current situation, such a person can't be invited.On the contrary, some talented but unambitious people can be appointed.But such a person must also plan carefully.

Reminiscent of the grand occasion in the works of later generations, when the protagonist's tiger's body was shaken, and the four sides came to vote, Cao Peng also felt quite helpless.

Dai Gan?

Another strange name...

But since he was recommended by Bu Zhi, it must not be too bad.

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At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many ways to recruit talents.

For example, recruiting, such as recommending... But for Deng Ji, neither recruiting nor recommending is suitable.

Just like what Cao Peng said to him, "We are not qualified to recruit now, and no one is willing to recommend themselves. If we want to recruit available talents, we must show our sincerity. Just like when you came to ask When you come to Puyang Kai, you should go to invite Dai Gan now. Only in this way can you show your thirst for talents and impress those unsuccessful talents in Guangling."

Deng Ji felt that Cao Peng's idea was correct, so he decided to go to Huailing in person to invite Dai Gan.

But before setting off, Deng Ji had to do one more thing.

The day before his departure, he called the head of the four miles in Haixi County.

This is also the first time Deng Ji has formally summoned the officials of Haixi County after taking office.The head of the village is a person hired by the county government from the local people. He acts as a link between the government and the people. According to the comparison, he inspects traitors, urges taxes and labor, and obeys the orders of the county government... The current head of Sili in Haixi County, He was appointed by the then county magistrate three years ago.Since then, Haixi has been in turmoil, and there is no one to manage it.

It stands to reason that the chief's salary is issued by the county magistrate.

However, due to the change of officials in Haixi over the years, the salary has not been officially issued.

In the past few years when Chen Sheng was in Haixi, the district chiefs have long neglected their duties.If Deng Ji hadn't summoned them, they would have even forgotten that they were still chiefs.

But thinking of this, the four lieutenants panicked.

why?

The length and size of the li are also the officials of the county government.

When the new county magistrate takes office, the district chief should go out of the city three miles to welcome him.

However, more than [-] days have passed since Deng Ji took office, and these village chiefs have not taken a step towards the yamen.

This is at least two charges, one is dereliction of duty, and the other is neglecting the superior.These two alone are enough to make the four chiefs feel anxious.

As expected, the four chiefs were sprayed with blood by Deng Ji's mother.

But just as they were about to leave the county government office in a daze, they were called by Bu Zhi again.

"Four honorable men, the reason why the county magistrate is angry today is not because you are disrespectful, did not greet you, let alone come to greet you.

The county magistrate is angry that you, as officials of the imperial court, have not acted as the tongues of the imperial court, allowing the strong to make chaos and dominate Haixi, while the prestige of the imperial court has disappeared.The four of you are also responsible for the reason why Haixi has been in such a state over the years... But the county magistrate also understands your difficulties.Calling you here today is one thing to reprimand, and the other thing is to ask you to receive the food and salary that you should have received in the past three years.According to the regulations of the court, you should have 120 shi of food salary every year. After three years, you will be owed a total of [-] shi for each of you.There are a total of ten salary cards here. With this salary card, go to the rice shop in the North Market and ask Hu Ban to receive the food salary.

The extra twenty stones are entitled to be used as compensation, and the four of you will share them..."

The four chiefs felt like a dream!

It has been three years, and there is still food and salary?

After receiving their salaries, they stumbled out of the county office, stood on the street looking at each other for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears.

In the past three years, they have also suffered many grievances.Now, they finally feel the return of the government.Maybe from now on, Haixi will change!

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The four chiefs were reprimanded by Deng Ji, and at the same time made up for three years of food and salary.

In the eyes of Haixi people, the newly renovated county government suddenly regained the majesty that had been lost for many years.

"Mr. Wang, County Magistrate Deng has come back and still refuses to summon us. What is his plan?"

Once again, the people of Jia felt the invisible coercion from the county government.Deng Ji's act of summoning the chief revealed a message to everyone: From now on, Haixi County will be included in the governance of the county government.All affairs are decided by the county government.

So, how will Deng Ji deal with those Jia people who opposed him earlier?

The lessons learned by Chen Sheng are still vivid in my mind.

Dozens of dried human heads are still hanging on the arrow tower in the county town.If Deng Ji doesn't show his attitude, the Jia people in Haixi can't feel at ease.As a last resort, they once again came to Wang Cheng's house hand in hand, this time they were really a little panicked!

"Magistrate Deng has gone out again."

"what?"

"He took people to Huai Ling last night, but he is not in the county government now."

Wang Cheng also had a very helpless expression, and said with a wry smile to everyone: "To be honest, I have never seen County Magistrate Deng since the banquet at the county government that night. The county magistrate and the chief secretary are in charge. Lord Puyang has been busy dealing with official affairs recently, and the chief secretary, Mr. Bu, has focused his energy on counting Chen Sheng's family property, so he didn't know what the county magistrate Deng was thinking."

"What about Mr. Cao?"

The shopkeeper of the cloth village couldn't help but speak.

These days, he really spent a lot of thought and inquired about many things.

He asked: "I heard that the county magistrate Deng is obedient to his wife and brother. Although he is only a soldier, but in terms of status, he is above the county magistrate and the two county lieutenants. Mr. Wang, if it is impossible , let's pay a visit to Mr. Cao and invite him out for a drink?"

"Yeah yeah!"

Since we won't be able to see Deng Ji for a while, we can still get along with Mr. Cao.

The Jia people seemed to be enlightened all of a sudden, talking in a hurry.

"Please Mr. Cao to the lotus workshop..."

"Hey, it's winter now, and there's nothing in the lotus pond. Do you want Mr. Cao to drink the cold wind? Or go to the Jiupin Tangchi below..."

"Stop talking nonsense, in terms of years, how can your nine-grade soup pool compare to my lotus workshop?

The girls in my lotus workshop are all beautiful and beautiful.How can you invite Mr. Cao to drive you in Jiupin Tangchi and other places? "

It seems that Lotus Square and Jiupin Tangchi are the same kind of places... Oh, you know!
Wang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he got up and stopped drinking.

"My lords, my lords, just listen to me.

I can help with Mr. Cao's matter.It's just that Mr. Cao is an elegant person. He was valued by Pang Shangshu of Lumen Mountain in Xiangyang back then, and he almost became a disciple of Lumen.The places you mentioned are really unrefined, so it's better not to mention them.

Furthermore, Mr. Cao is only fourteen years old, and I have never heard that he likes those things.

I have heard some rumors that Mr. Cao's venerable father-in-law, the magistrate of Deng County, is Yin Mo Juzi, who is now working in the Shaofu.I think, instead of asking Mr. Cao to go to those places, it might be more useful to find some strange and obscene things to offer to Mr. Cao. "

"Uh……"

In the room, there was a series of whispers.

It turns out that Mr. Cao's father is Yinmo Juzi!
"Mr. Wang is worthy of being Mr. Wang, he is really amazing."

Shopkeeper Huang of the Jinshi clapped his hands in praise, and with a flattering smile, he said to Wang Cheng, "It's a coincidence that I have some gadgets in my house. Maybe Mr. Cao will like them."

"Only your family has treasures, but mine doesn't?"

"That's right, shopkeeper Huang, what you said is so unreasonable. Mr. Wang is thinking of everyone, how can you only care about yourself?"

A group of ancients were filled with righteous indignation, pointing at Shopkeeper Huang and cursing.

Scolding that shopkeeper Huang, embarrassingly...

A bright light flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes.

There was an imperceptible smile on his face, he narrowed his eyes, and said softly: "But I don't know what treasures are there in the princes' homes?"

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After a night of winter rain, the temperature dropped again.

Cao Peng got up early in the morning, walked out of the bedroom, and stretched his body.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan have already got up and are practicing stick shaking on the open space next to the Kuayuan.The white wax rod as thick as a child's arm produced strange vibrations as the two worked, which also aroused the resonance of the muscles on the two of them.Standing aside, Cao Peng could feel the vibrating rhythm of the energy and blood of the two of them... He nodded secretly, it seemed that Brother Hutou and Big Bear were about to break through!

Wang Mai seems to have almost reached the level of Yijin, and Deng Fan is also approaching the peak of Yigu.

In time, there will be two more tendon-yielding masters by my side...

"Ah Fu, let's compete."

While Cao Peng was watching Wang Mai practicing, Dianman and Xu Yi ran over happily, sweating profusely.

"Yeah, since Xu Du came out, we haven't had any contests."

Xu Yi looked excited, and said to Cao Peng with a smile.

These two people have already reached the level of Yi Jin.Although the strength and experience can't be compared with Zhou Cang Xiahoulan's, it's a world of difference from when he was in Xudu back then.

Sure enough, he was from a family of fierce generals, and his genes were different from those of ordinary people.

Wang Mai has been practicing with Cao Peng for the longest time, but up to now, he has not broken through Yi Gu.Dianman and Xu Yi, on the other hand, were promoted ahead of schedule.

Cao Peng moved his body and took off his cotton robe.

Just as he was about to have a contest with Xu Yi, he saw Hu Ban rushing over from the front yard.

"My lord, Wang Cheng asks to see you!"

Cao Peng was startled, "Wang Cheng? Didn't he come here yesterday? Why did he come again? Just say that the county magistrate hasn't come back yet. If you have anything to do, just discuss it with the county magistrate."

Hu Ban shook his head quickly, "My lord, Wang Cheng is here to look for you."

"Find me?"

Cao Peng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed!

"Why, did they finally think of me?"

"Uh……"

Hu Ban really didn't know how to answer Cao Peng's words.

Fortunately, Cao Peng did not continue on this issue, and the conversation suddenly changed, "Hu Ban, you tell Wang Cheng. Just tell him why he came, I already understand. Let him go back and tell those people, just say that I am in Beijing tonight. There is wine in the Feiyang Pavilion in the market. No one who should come is left behind; anyone who should not appear, it is best not to let me see. There is another sentence, you tell him, I am not as easy to talk to as Magistrate Deng."

"Here!"

Hu Ban bowed, and immediately said: "The gift that Wang Cheng brought..."

"They want to send it, so let's keep it."

"The little man understands."

When Hu Ban heard this, he laughed and turned to leave.

But Cao Peng turned around, walked to the field, made a gesture of starting, and smiled at Xu Yi: "Second brother, let's start!"

(End of this chapter)