Chapter 440 [Fishing Enforcement on the Northwest Road]

In fact, the fundamental reason for letting Sheng Qingyun take over is to find someone to work for them, manage Nanzhao, and train a group of useful people. If the classmates are asked to do everything by themselves, it will delay things. Moreover, if Nanzhao cannot move forward without the classmates, there will be no point in expanding the territory.

At the moment, it seems that Sheng Qingyun, this donkey, is full of sense of mission and enthusiasm.

In the evening, Sheng Qingyun learned the true identities of Jiang Lili and Xin Che, a group of herdsmen, from Master Liao's "confession".

These two people are the goddess and general of Mi Country, and are partners of Senior Sister Wen Qiao. They came to Mi Country to do business, but they didn't expect that the second princess had no martial ethics and directly robbed other people's sheep. It just so happened that their own people took them hostage and forced them to assassinate the second princess, so they took advantage of the situation.

After Sheng Qingyun learned about this, he went to apologize to Jiang Lili and Xin Che that night for the fact that his men had kidnapped them.

After this day, Sheng Qingyun became busy.

Jiang Lili and his team's mission to capture the three rebellious sons of Nanzhao came to an end. Jiang Lili, Wen Qiao, and Xin Che returned to Haikui City and organized the escaped people to move back to Haikui City, put Haikui City back on track, and develop Haikui City Port and trade with other friendly countries, especially Mi Kingdom.

Master Liao and Sheng Zhixing continued to stay in the camp as supervisors, overseeing the Third Prince's work progress.

The mission of the South China Sea team has come to an end, and Xue Wei, a student committee member who is heading to the northwestern border to serve as a county magistrate, finds the journey becoming increasingly exciting as he goes deeper into remote areas.

Wan'an Pass, on the northwest edge of Yanzhou.

Wan'an Pass is a pass built by the previous dynasty five hundred years ago. It is the last line of defense against enemies from the north. With Wan'an Pass as the boundary, the area within Wan'an Pass is relatively peaceful and harmonious, while the area outside Wan'an Pass is sparsely populated, with scattered villages and towns, remote and poor. Many vicious people who have committed crimes will flee outside Wan'an Pass to avoid being hunted by officials and soldiers.

There is a saying in Dasheng: Once you leave Wan'an Pass, you will never be at peace.

"Master Xue, after passing Wan'an Pass, the road ahead will be very difficult."

After checking the pass documents of Xue Wei and others, Qu Zhou, a soldier at the Wan'an Pass, returned the pass documents to Xue Wei. After seeing that Xue Wei was so young, the worry and regret on his face became even more intense.

Xue Wei's deeds have spread from the capital to Wan'an Pass thousands of miles away. Everyone is admiring this top scholar who cares about the people and is brave and daring.

Xue Wei in the carriage lifted the curtain, took the document, and smiled at Qu Zhou. "The road to Wan'an Pass is not easy to travel. I've changed the wheels of my carriage several times."

Seeing Xue Wei's nonchalant expression, Qu Zhou became anxious. "That's not what I meant. After passing Wan'an Pass, the terrain becomes even more rugged and complex. Bandits often roam the roads, robbing people of their wealth and killing them. They don't care about the identity of the visitor at all. They are so audacious."

"Even if you have the imperial token, it's useless against those blind bandits."

Qu Zhou glanced at the sparse group of people following Xue Wei's carriage. They were no more than fifty people in total. He asked with concern, "Did you really only bring this few people?"

Xue Wei nodded, his eyes sparkling with kindness and clarity: "Yes, I am just a small county magistrate. There is no need to make such a big fuss when taking up my post. It is so time-consuming and wasteful."

With more people following me, I can scare away those criminals and bandits. How can I rob them? It's just a trap!

Of course, he couldn't just rush on his way to the northwest. Even if he wanted to go to the northwest quickly, the bandits on these remote mountain roads would not agree.

With the Miao guards secretly selected by the General of Cavalry and Guan Yue's escort team, it would be better to directly eradicate those bandits who are harming the people on the way to the northwest.

This will not only be efficient and pave the way for those who will come to the Northwest to do business and work, but will also create a reputation and make it easier to implement policies in the future.

What’s more, what they lack most now is manpower!

The large army led by Hou Xiaoxiao and He Lin had not set off yet, so he and Guan Yue conscripted able-bodied men on the spot.

These vicious criminals can be "reformed" on the spot using various physical or psychological means. They are familiar with the terrain of the northwest, and the criminals have high martial arts skills, so it is very suitable to capture them and use them as coolies. Moreover, they are already guilty of serious crimes, so there is no need to consider their food, clothing, housing and transportation from a humanitarian perspective, which saves a lot of manpower costs!

The more Xue Wei thought about it, the happier her face became. The corners of her mouth curled up high, and she looked like she was in a very good mood. This expression caught Qu Zhou's eye.

He choked up a little, and looked at Xue Wei with even more respect!

Lord Xue is indeed a good official. Even when he goes to a remote place to take up his post, he always has a sincere smile on his face.

I guess Lord Xue was really happy at the thought of being able to help the people in remote areas.

Qu Zhou was both moved and worried, but seeing that Xue Wei was determined, he could not persuade him anymore and could only pray silently for Lord Xue in his heart.

At this time, Guan Yue rode a black horse to the checkpoint. Seeing that Xue Wei had not yet left, he urged him, "Brother Wei, what are you still dawdling about? Hurry up."

Her long hair was tied up into a high ponytail with a red ribbon, and she was wearing a crimson military uniform. She looked high-spirited, valiant and bright.

There were originally few women leaving Wan'an Pass, and it was the first time that the sentries in Quzhou and the pass saw a young woman without a mask or a veil.

They immediately became worried:

"Girl, you are going out, why don't you wear a veil?"

"Why don't you dress up as a man? It's at least safer."

"You are so young and beautiful, you will definitely be targeted by those bandits outside the pass and they will attack you!"

Guan Yue raised her eyebrows when she heard the sentinels' advice: "I know you guys are thinking about my safety."

"However, if a woman reveals her face, she's vulnerable to criminals. So, shouldn't the criminals with malicious intent be controlled and restrained?"

Qu Zhou was speechless, "That being said, but..."

Xue Wei smiled and said to Qu Zhou and the others, "This is my distant cousin. She is lively, knowledgeable, and good at controlling the yellow sand. She came with me this time."

Qu Zhou and others understood what was said. They didn't expect that such a young girl could have such amazing skills.

"Although my younger sister is a bit reckless, I agree with what she just said."

Xue Wei's eyes were clear as he spoke in a resounding voice, "I, Xue Wei, have come to the Northwest to clean up the bad habits and make those who do evil dare not commit crimes again. Every citizen in the Northwest can go out with peace of mind, without having to worry about being robbed or kidnapped!"

Guan Yue and Xue Wei's words shocked the soldiers at the checkpoint and filled them with awe.

The sentries of Quzhou and Wan'an Pass watched Xue Wei's team leave, and did not look away until a long time later.

Qu Zhou sighed: "May God bless a good official like Lord Xue to arrive in Jingshui safely."

The sentry beside him shook his head: "Even if we arrive at Jingshui safely, who can say for sure that Master Xue can stay in Jingshui safely? There are too many dangers."