The prefect also knew that Liu Feng was angry.

He quickly laughed to hide his embarrassment.

"I came to see the progress of the county government's construction."

"We can't let General Liu down."

"I have no choice. Ever since the Northern Barbarians retreated, Tianyong City has been in ruins, and major events have occurred one after another."

The prefect spoke slowly.

"If you, the prefect, don't work hard and make some achievements, you're going to be in trouble."

Liu Feng almost laughed out loud.

Since you know that there is a lot of work to be done, you should hurry up and build the county government office for me.

Take a look.

Liu Feng pointed at the site of the county government office in front of him.

"Look at it, it's been so long, and you still can't even build a foundation?"

"Sir, you are putting me in a difficult position by doing this."

The prefect was also helpless. What could he do?

"General Liu, I can't do anything about it. The county government doesn't have any extra money these days."

"Besides, it's still a year of famine. We were barely able to get by before the New Year. Even if we didn't have enough to eat, we could still survive."

"But what about now? It's a time of transition."

"According to the report from the jar, the northern barbarians have started burning, killing and looting everywhere again."

"It's extremely difficult for the government to collect taxes now."

"When the common people heard about the tax collection, they were so frightened that they thought they were being attacked by northern barbarians."

"General Liu, the current situation is truly difficult. I hope General Liu will show some understanding."

Liu Feng laughed and said, "So you are not here to check the progress, you are here to cry poor to me."

Liu Feng put his hands behind his back.

Asked with a smile.

"What does this mean, sir?"

Seeing Liu Feng's expression change, the smile on the prefect's face also faded.

I am a prefect after all, your immediate superior. Why are you being so rude in front of me now? Even though you command a large army, you are only a seventh-rank county magistrate.

There is no county magistrate who speaks to his superior like you.

Your current attitude is a bit too much.

In the past, there was a Linghu Zheng. Linghu Zheng's family were all military generals, and they were of the third rank. Although they had little military power left, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

He would still be a little wary and treat Liu Feng better.

But now, the Linghu family has been destroyed, and there is no Linghu Zheng to protect you anymore, but he is still the prefect of Tianyong City.

How dare you, Liu Feng, be so arrogant to me and give me, the prefect, a cold shoulder.

"It's nothing."

"General Liu, you are now at least the chief official of a county."

"Then from now on, the money for raising horses can no longer be borne by our government office and Wenhuang County, not to mention that these horses are all used by you."

"Your Zhengde County has quite a large population now, so you can handle the money yourself."

"Also, although your county government office is not well built, the official hat on your head is still real, right?"

"Also, since this is a county town, it can't be without an official road."

"You should quickly prepare to connect the official road from Zhengde County to Tianyong City."

The prefect said a lot in one breath, but Liu Feng could finally hear that this old man was planning to use his official position to bully others.

Liu Feng frowned.

"Sir Prefect, so the horse breeding, the construction of the county government office, and the official roads are all my responsibilities?"

"So the prefectural government won't even give me a tael of silver."

The prefect shook his head.

"It's not that we don't want to give it, but our government office really can't afford the money for the construction of the county government office."

"But our government office has the right to appoint the people who will build it."

"The current situation is special. I think we should just leave it at that. Xiong'an in Zhengde County is not ordinary in its prosperity."

"I think General Liu might as well take out the money himself to pay for it first. If that doesn't work out, we can find some wealthy merchants in Zhengde County to make up for it first."

"It's difficult now. When the famine is over and the government office can get more money, you can come to the government office to ask for it."

"How is it, General Liu?"

Liu Feng understood it completely.

The prefect is not prepared to spend a penny of this money.

Now all the money for raising horses and other money will be put on his head.

It sounds nice, I’ll ask for it later.

But we can actually imagine how it will work now.

If he asked for it normally, he would always make excuses. But after one or two years, when a new prefect came, the account would be entirely his.

This old guy has calculated a lot.

"That's not right, sir. If we consider raising horses and running the county government, we also need to build an official road."

"With so many big projects added together, it's going to cost a lot of money."

Liu Feng had a cold face.

If the prefect really just leaves it alone, there's nothing he can do.

We can't let these war horses starve to death, can we?

You can't not want a county government office yourself.

The only thing we don’t need to rush is the road construction.

This old guy, I'm afraid he's not here to cause trouble this time.

As for what the prefect said about asking local wealthy businessmen to raise some money, that was even more a fantasy.

Doesn’t he know what the situation is like in the entire Zhengde County?

The richest person in the entire Zhengde County is Liu Feng himself, and he is the only one who supports so many people.

"General Liu, I also know that these things are difficult to handle."

"But we can't not do it."

"At least you still have a ferry under your command. Even though the ferry has just started, you can still collect some silver."

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