Chapter 272 Old Friends Reunion
County Magistrate's Office
Lu Songli and Wu Ren are having a conversation.
Wu Ren returned to Chang'an and moved with his family to Tianshui Village in Houcheng, Liaodong Commandery. Later, Lü Desheng was promoted to prefect, and Wu Ren formally became Lü Songli's apprentice.
The apprenticeship banquet was simple yet grand.
At this point, the two officially established their master-disciple relationship.
Although Wu Ren is older than Lu Songli, she is a teacher to a wise one, so Wu Ren does not dare to disrespect her.
After Lu Desheng was promoted to the governor of Liaodong County, there were fewer restrictions on Lu Songli, and the same was true for the Qin family.
No one is that tactless. The most important point, of course, is that Lu Songli herself is not the kind of person who sticks to the rules.
Even if someone exposes them, they have reasons to deal with it.
Her father used them, that was called making the best use of things. Anyway, no matter how much Lu Songli and the Qin family did, they would not be rewarded with any merit.
She helped her father handle official business in the county magistrate's office, but she did not hold any position. In other words, no matter how well he did, the credit would not go to her. But the benefits would go to her father.
The Qin brothers were also involved in the anti-bandit campaign, and the Qin brothers even served as the main force in the campaign.
But they have no credit. All the credit goes to their team leader or even higher-level superiors. Of course, these people are their own people.
This is what I said before, power will not disappear, it will only be transferred.
Lu Songli said to Wu Ren, "Grain, oil, meat, eggs, and all kinds of food, get more."
A few days ago, when they were distributing military salaries, they also distributed rewards for suppressing bandits to the soldiers who participated in the suppression.
The amount of the reward depends on the soldiers' contributions in the process of suppressing bandits. Some can receive fifty or sixty taels, while others can receive three or four taels.
This was like a drop of water in a frying pan, and it exploded immediately. For the soldiers, how long had it been since they had seen their military pay in cash? Serving in Houcheng, being able to eat enough was considered good, but they had never seen military pay.
Now there's a cash reward for going out to suppress bandits? I have to go!
In addition, after returning to the barracks, the soldiers who went to suppress the bandits often mentioned the good food they had while they were out suppressing the bandits.
Nowadays, more and more soldiers are applying to go out and suppress bandits, and they are very enthusiastic. The anti-bandit team is growing stronger and stronger.
There are also men serving in road construction, and their daily consumption is also not small.
These people have a great demand for meat, eggs and food.
Lu Songli has always adhered to a principle: if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it good grass.
You can't even eat properly, and you expect others to work hard for you?
Wu Ren shook his head with a bitter face, "Master, I can't get it, I really can't get it."
When the war was about to break out, many people killed their livestock before fleeing.
Upon hearing this, Lu Songli frowned slightly. Are the resources in Liaodong County so scarce?
The amount of grain, oil, meat and eggs she requested was based on the premise that they did not care about the food in the military camps in Liaodong County, and even did not care about the food in the Houcheng military camp.
The quartermaster of the Houcheng military camp had problems and was guilty of serious corruption.
Currently, the military affairs of Liaodong County are in charge of Le Guicai. Her father is very busy and has not yet intervened.
The quartermaster of the Houcheng military camp had some background, and Lu Songli was well aware of this. She ignored it for the time being. She didn't want the good meat and food she had worked so hard to get to go into other people's pockets.
"I know you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, but try your best."
Wu Ren now has a heavy burden on his shoulders. Longcheng Pharmaceutical Workshop is gradually getting back on track and can start shipping and distributing products.
Liu Erxi and Mo Bing have also come to help, and they are currently focusing on the decoration of the shop.
In addition, it is also responsible for purchasing official and military supplies, purchasing medicinal materials, etc.
Lu Songli realized that Wu Ren still needed to continue growing.
"Master, I will do my best."
Lu Songli knew that he was not to blame for this, as Liaodong County was in a state of disrepair.
Furthermore, she discovered that grain prices in Liaodong County remained stubbornly high, a reflection of the war. Grain merchants, sensing the current situation, fled.
Lu Songli sighed. It would be great if they could buy some grain from the south. It was a pity that their business territory hadn't been expanded yet.
"Well, if that doesn't work, you can go to the coastal counties and buy more salted fish, shrimp, kelp, seaweed and other dried seafood."
After Wu Ren left, Lu Songli also stood up and walked to the window to look into the distance.
She thought that she had to develop the breeding industry!
Solve the people’s livelihood issues first.
We need to recruit some skilled civilians to do these things.
You have to raise chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, and sheep, and you can also raise rabbits. Rabbits reproduce quickly, and in addition to eating their meat, you can also save their skins.
In addition, Lu Songli is selecting a site to build an economic development zone, like in later generations, and move the county governor's office there, and also put the academy there...
All these things need people to do.
Her father recently took Guo Chunsheng on a tour of the Liaodong County counties, handling some cases where the people had sued officials, as well as some cases of serious wrongful convictions. On the one hand, it was to redress the grievances of the people, and on the other hand, it could help him build his reputation in Liaodong County.
The Qin brothers were busy training their troops and suppressing bandits, Xue Xu was in charge of road construction, Xu Zheng was in charge of public security in Houcheng, and Yang Wei led people to protect her father and Lord Guo...
Paper mill in progress...
The site for the academy has been selected and construction is about to begin...
They all have responsibilities on their shoulders.
Lu Songli has a headache because there are still too few talented people.
Xue Xu could probably guess that the Sixth Lady was eager to recruit talented people, but it was inconvenient for her to post a recruitment notice.
He wondered, didn't Old Man Ji set out? Why hasn't he arrived yet?
This man just couldn't stand the nagging. As soon as he started nagging, his housekeeper sent a servant to find him, saying that a distinguished guest had visited the house, and the servant even brought a token of trust.
When Xue Xu saw this, he immediately called the supervisor over, explained the matter to him, and then went back.
As soon as he returned, he saw his good friend sitting in his house leisurely drinking tea.
"Why are you so slow?"
Ji Wuyin rolled his eyes at him. "Don't you know how to calculate? Hainan County and your Liaodong County are thousands of miles apart. My speed is already considered fast."
Although it is not possible to travel 600 or 800 miles a day, it is possible to travel 400 miles a day.
"You don't know how to go by water?"
"Did you take the water route when you went north?" Ji Wuyin asked him contemptuously.
Xue Xu fell silent. He certainly hadn't taken the water route.
People like them value their lives very much and will not easily put themselves in danger.
Traveling by water is faster than traveling by land, but it carries an extra layer of danger.
Although there are bandits on land, there are also bandits in the water.
If you accidentally fall into the water while encountering bandits on your way north by boat, you will be in dire straits.
This is the truth, but it does not prevent Xue Xu from despising the other party. "You are really a coward and afraid of death."
"You talk as if you're not afraid of death?" Ji Wuyin rolled his eyes at him.
Xue Guangxian was poor, with nothing, and yet he was terrified of death. Ji Wuyin was so rich, so wasn't it normal for him to be afraid of death?
If something happened to him, who knows who would have benefited from his huge fortune. He couldn't accept the thought.
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