You Became A Killing God At The Beginning, Why Did Your Majesty Rebel?

The old man was so angry that he was forced to leave.

Jiang Jiao was scared.

Of course, in his own opinion, he was not scared at all, but as a man of noble status, how could he argue with a warrior like Ning Fan? It was disgraceful!

So this stubborn person in the Grand Commandery ordered his servants to move out of the Grand Commandery.

Ning Fan didn’t bother to care whether they moved or not.

He still said that if Jiang Jiao didn’t care about giving him face, he would help Jiang Jiao move!

But what to move depends on Ning Fan’s mood.

Youzhou City Yamen.

After all, it is the main city of a state. The government office here is several times larger than Ancheng, and it is clean and tidy. The layout is just right and obviously carefully arranged.

The living room of the back government office.

Ning Fan sat in the main seat. Gao Shun stood beside him. He had a sword on his waist and a majestic look. His tall body stood there like an iron tower, with unparalleled power.

In the living room, there were several people standing. They were the county governors and city supervisors of Youzhou. In short, they were the highest-ranking officials in Youzhou City.

“Everyone, Ning has just arrived and is not familiar with the affairs of Youzhou. So next, I have to rely on you to manage the internal and external affairs of Youzhou smoothly.”

Ning Fan spoke first.

“This is all within my job, please rest assured!”

Several people spoke at the same time.

Ning Fan nodded: “In two days, sort out all the military, political and financial affairs of the entire Youzhou, and then hand them over to me, understand?”

“Understood!”

Several people hurriedly nodded again.

“Except for Xu Junshou, everyone else can go and do their work.”

Ning Fan spoke, and several people left one after another, leaving only a man in his fifties.

Xu Mao, the governor of Youzhou, has extremely high power in the entire Youzhou. To some extent, he is second only to Ning Fan, the Grand Commander.

“I have something for you to do.”

“Grand Commander, please give me your orders.”

“I want to recruit soldiers!”

Recruit soldiers?

Xu Mao was shocked, and then looked at Ning Fan in disbelief.

It is a bit uncharacteristic for Ning Fan, the Grand Commander, to recruit soldiers on his first day.

“Youzhou is in trouble both internally and externally!”

“There are Shanyue bandits, Daliang is eyeing us covetously, and Prince Jing has rebelled before, all of which have completely surrounded Youzhou in chaos.”

“And the huge Youzhou only has 30,000 soldiers. Once chaos breaks out, it will be completely vulnerable to relying on 30,000 soldiers.”

Ning Fan spoke slowly in a low voice.

Youzhou is a border state. Although it is not as good as the northern border and has been in war for many years, it is often harassed by Daliang and invades the border of Dazhou.

And there are those stubborn Shanyue bandits inside, like scabies.

So, Youzhou has state soldiers, but only 30,000.

30,000… sounds like a lot.

But this is the total force of a state. Only 30,000, if there is a war, it is just a drop in the bucket, and it can’t deal with the chaos at all. It can only wait for the court to rescue.

“Sir… have you consulted His Majesty on this matter?”

Xu Mao clasped his fists.

If you don’t consult the court about conscription, it will be a big trouble if you are found out.

At the very least, it is disrespectful to the imperial power.

At the most, a hat of rebellion and treason can kill people!

“Why do you need to consult?”

Ning Fan raised his eyelids and said lightly.

Hiss!

These words almost scared Xu Mao to death.

Brother, are you kidding me? If you don’t consult the court about such a big thing as conscription, are you looking for death?

“Let me ask you, according to the laws of our dynasty, how many soldiers can a state have at most?”

“One hundred thousand!”

“Yes, since there is a law, then what’s wrong with us recruiting soldiers? Why do we have to ask His Majesty for permission?”

“Sir… But even if there is a law, it would be better to ask His Majesty first, lest some people in the court take it…”

“Okay, just do what I say. If there is anything that has nothing to do with you, I will naturally take responsibility.”

Ning Fan waved his hand and interrupted Xu Mao.

“Then may I ask how many soldiers are recruited this time, Sir?”

“Fifty thousand!”

Hiss! ! !

Xu Mao took a breath again, and his eyes flickered when he looked at Ning Fan.

This new commander-in-chief has such a big appetite, he actually asked to recruit 50,000 soldiers right away.

“Sir, there are some things I don’t know whether I should say or not!”

“You can say it anyway.”

“Recruiting 50,000 soldiers… no problem, but the problem is that we don’t have enough money in the treasury of Youzhou to support even 10,000 soldiers, let alone 50,000.”

“What do you mean by this?

” “I mean… no money. Recruiting soldiers requires money, sir. We can’t even pay the food and wages for these 50,000 people, let alone the baggage and equipment for these 50,000 people.” No money! Well, Xu Mao said it very clearly. Ning Fan was a little stunned. He really didn’t expect that a state couldn’t even afford to equip 50,000 troops. This was a bit ridiculous. “How much tax revenue does Youzhou have every year?” “No…” Ning Fan slapped the table with his eyes, his eyes blazing: “Xu Mao, do you think this governor is a fool? A state has no tax revenue every year?” Damn, what a joke, even if Youzhou is relatively poor compared to other places, there should be no tax revenue. Such a large state, countless peddlers, their taxes alone are a considerable amount of silver. Now, Xu Mao actually said that there is no tax revenue, isn’t this treating Ning Fan as a fool? “Sir, really no! ”

“Two years ago, the people of Youzhou revolted, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the rebellion.”

“And in order to appease the people, the new Grand Commander exempted everyone from taxes for five years at once!”

Five years of tax exemption!

After hearing this, Ning Fan’s eyes widened.

Five years!

What the hell, five years of tax exemption at once?

This is not a Grand Commander, this is simply a philanthropist.

“How did the Grand Commander spend the past two years?”

Ning Fan gritted his teeth.

How did Xu Mao shrink his neck: “After suppressing the rebellion, less than half a year later, the new Grand Commander was transferred back to the capital, so…”

“So he got a good reputation, left us a mess, and walked away? ”

Ning Fan’s eyes were red.

Okay, okay, that’s how we play it, right?

That damn bastard must have received the news in advance and knew that he was going to be transferred, so he waved his hand and exempted himself from taxes for five years.

As for how Youzhou will spend the next five years…it has nothing to do with him.

Anyway, if he is gone, any headaches will be the next Grand Commander, that is, Ning Fan, the unlucky guy.

Huh, Ning Fan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

“Well, you start to do it first.”

“As for the money problem…I’ll find a way!”

Ning Fan gritted his teeth and said.

Xu Mao nodded: “I understand, sir, you can rest first.”

Then Xu Mao left.

Ning Fan’s nostrils were almost spitting fire. He turned to look at Gao Shun and pointed at his face: “Gao Shun, do you think I look like a sucker?”

“Uh…yes.”