Chapter 2078 Zhao Shu and Tao Tao are here
However, this puts a lot of pressure on Anzezhou.
Just the need to provide food and clothing at the beginning is a huge expense.
After that, each household was given three taels of silver as a settlement allowance and daily wages, which was not a small amount when calculated carefully.
It was under his management in recent years that Anzezhou City prospered, with silver in the accounts and grain in the warehouses. If it were in the past, Anzezhou City would simply not be able to accept so many refugees.
Moreover, in October, Jia Heming, Zheng Sangge and others discussed with Shao Yunduan that the situation in the world was becoming chaotic. An Zezhou had to at least have the ability to protect itself, and such a small number of yamen runners were simply not enough!
If a group of bandits with ulterior motives come to rob and plunder, we may not be able to handle it with such a small number of people.
Therefore, it must be increased again.
Shao Yunduan thought it made sense, so he expanded the team of yamen runners.
By now, there were a total of 3,000 yamen runners in the entire Anze city.
This does not include the civilian security personnel formed by local villagers organized by Jiabao Village Heads and others.
Even though there are only 3,000 official yamen runners, these 3,000 people were all carefully selected by Zheng Sangge, Sun Bai and Sun Qian. After their training, they are all elites.
Even if 20,000 or even 30,000 people come to attack Anzezhou City now, these 3,000 people are enough to defend the city.
And building such an elite team is extremely expensive.
The provincial government alone was not enough, so Qiao Xuan added another 200,000 taels of silver.
However, in order to protect oneself in these turbulent times, this money has to be spent.
Qiao Xuan always sighed like she was dreaming. She really didn't expect that she would live in such a chaotic world...
In mid-November, Zhao Shu and Tao Tao actually came!
In the past, Zhao Shu was very particular about traveling. His motorcade was always long, with countless luggage and servants.
This time he was very low-key, with no more and no less than three carriages, a dozen servants, and a team of twenty or so famous bodyguards specially hired for escort.
Finally arriving at Anzezhou City and seeing Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan, they both breathed a sigh of relief!
The two of them seemed to have suffered a lot along the way and looked quite haggard, which scared Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan.
"What's going on?"
They are not short of money, but it is really surprising that they have ended up like this!
Zhao Shu supported Tao Tao with a bright smile, "It's hard to explain in a few words. Anyway, we have come here to seek refuge with our fifth brother and his wife. Let's take a rest first and then talk to them slowly later."
Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan became even more worried.
Seeing this, Tao Tao smiled and said, "Brother Wu and sister-in-law Wu, don't listen to his unclear words. Actually, there is nothing wrong. It's just that there is some chaos in Jiangnan. We thought it would be safer and better to come to your place, so here we come!"
Qiao Xuan and the others were relieved and said with a smile, "Since you are here, just stay here. Anzezhou City is still very safe. No one can bully you here."
That's true.
Zhao Shu nodded and smiled sincerely: "We think so too!"
They were exhausted from the journey, so Qiao Xuan quickly ordered someone to take them downstairs and settle them down.
Zhao Shu had a mansion in Anzezhou City. After the servants who came with him kowtowed to Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan and paid their respects, they returned to the Zhao family mansion.
Zhao Shu and Tao Tao will stay with them for two or three days.
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