Chapter 531: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor 142
Tu Guangjun didn't do personnel work before, but he still has some abilities and is very efficient when he gets things done.
He already knew that the so-called "poison" was fake, and his children did not need to take the antidote every month, but he had already boarded the Canglong Gang. If the Canglong Gang was plotting a rebellion, then he had contributed money, effort, and territory, and he was the biggest mastermind.
Moreover, the Canglong Gang had no intention of attacking Luojing City, let alone establishing itself as king. Ji Liao was not even the leader of the Canglong Gang. He was truly focused on resisting the pirates and did not seek fame or credit. No one knew what was going on in his mind.
Tu Guangjun was obsessed with using the Canglong Gang to achieve success and continue to get promoted and make money, so the Canglong Team 12 was transformed into the Canglong Army 12 of Lingnan. The bandits originally from Cangshan were also put on the list and became formal soldiers. All of them were on the list and had a regular position.
Guo Yi and others had made contributions in fighting against the river bandits. After Tu Guangjun made some operations in Luojing City, these people could be transferred here openly. Basically, they were in charge of several people, and each of them was an elite soldier.
With local governments recruiting soldiers, the Canglong Army soon expanded to more than 10,000 people. Some of them were local military units who could be used directly after a little training, and some were ordinary people who were dedicated to fighting against the river bandits.
There are also shipbuilders, road builders, armor makers, weapons makers, accountants, and intelligence gatherers... The membership of the Phoenix Team is more complicated, with basically half of them being women.
Ji Yunhuan lent Xiao Shiyu a team of people, which was enough to deal with the Xiao family's servants and guards. Xiao Shiyu took back everything that belonged to him and supported Ji Yunhuan with the strength of the entire family.
There are three ports opened in Lingnan. Lianxing Port is relatively close to Huanan City, so Ji Yunhuan took charge of it. The other two ports were given to Xiao Shiyu and Xia Sanniang respectively.
The ironware allocated by the court was not enough. The dog emperor agreed to expand the navy, but it was just a piece of military document. There was a title, but no actual benefits.
Lin Yuan pointed at Tu Guangjun below him and was furious. "What a crap thing! It's fine if you don't allocate food and money, but why do you want to increase taxes? Is the dog emperor crazy because of poverty?"
"Lingnan has already been occupied once, why doesn't he learn his lesson? If he doesn't hurry up and prepare now, when the Bulu people come again and fight all the way to Luojing, he won't have to be the emperor anymore!"
Tu Guangjun felt that Lin Yuan's saliva was about to spray on his face. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his face, remaining quite calm.
"We haven't killed them yet, so the officials in Luojing City are certainly not in a hurry. The emperor is half focused on enjoying himself and half focused on preventing rebellion in the north. How can he have the time to care about Lingnan?"
"Do you think I didn't want to build a navy when I first came here? Didn't I want to make a career? But the court doesn't support me at all, not even a penny. Why should I make myself miserable? I might as well just live happily for a few years."
"My family fortune has been stolen by you. Now I am penniless. Miss Ji, please quickly allocate some money to me, and add some rare antiques. Not only can we not get any money, but on the contrary we have to give gifts to the officials in the capital, especially the Grand Tutor Jiang, who is very greedy."
Lin Yuan frowned, "Didn't we just show our filial piety? Why do we have to show our filial piety again?"
Tu Guangjun said as if it was a matter of course, "Last time it was for Old Lady Jiang's birthday, this time it's a winter gift, and we have to give gifts again when the New Year comes. This is how it is in the officialdom, these are the rules, if you don't make arrangements well, nothing can be done, you are a bandit, you don't understand."
Lin Yuan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Ji Yunhuan quickly said:
"I've already prepared it. Just ask Fuquan to get it. It's just small change. Master Tu, you are shameless and ask me for it every time."
"Don't you get any dividends from the sea trade? You get pure profits. You don't spend any money or work, but you get dividends for free. The port tax is whatever you say. I'm not arguing with you."
Tu Guangjun argued, "Why didn't you contribute? Aunt Xiao is busy in Qinghong Port every day. My wife is almost living in Jiazhou. I have two or three more aunts running around. They are always around you. Aren't they all bewitched by you?"
"Miss Ji, you should be kind. You can't poach people like this. I'm busy all day and there's no one in the mansion who cares about me."
Ji Yunhuan sneered, "You deserve it! I don't have Aunt Xiao here, only Xiao Shiyu, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, the head shopkeeper of Xiao Ji, and Xiao Tiju of Qinghong Port. She is a free person now, and she is not your aunt."
Tu Guangjun was speechless. Now Lin Yuan was in charge of Lingnan's military affairs and Ji Yunhuan was in charge of the economy. As the governor, his words were trustworthy and his decrees could be implemented in the three states. However, if his ideas went against Ji Yunhuan's, he had to listen to Ji Yunhuan.
If he disobeyed, the reckless Lin Yuan would threaten him with a knife and kill all his nine clans.
Lin Yuan does have this ability. He can reason with Ji Liao, but there is no point in reasoning with a bandit like Lin Yuan. He doesn't want the Tu family to be extinct in his generation, so he can only succumb to the tyranny of the couple.
Ruyi came in with the account book, with bruises under her eyes, obviously she hadn't slept well for several days. She walked to Ji Yunhuan like a wandering soul and yawned.
"Winter is coming soon. There will definitely not be enough food in all places. People will starve to death again. I calculated our food, plus the food transferred from Jiazhou, based on the population of various places in Lingnan. I still have to go out to buy food. In addition, we have to make winter clothes for the new soldiers..."
"We have enough seeds left, with rich varieties. We can distribute them to different places and plant them next spring. I estimate that Lingzhou will not be short of food next year."
"Miss, there are too few literate people in Lingzhou. There are not enough people. Ruyi is almost dying of exhaustion."
Ruyi sat next to Ji Yunhuan, almost falling asleep in a daze.
Ji Yunhuan touched Ruyi's head with heartache and covered her with a thin blanket.
"Then send a message to Cangshan and have Jin Yuanchen go to various places to buy. The iron ore that Madam Tu secretly obtained will be transported to Cangshan, where weapons will be forged. The finished weapons will also be sent to Lianxing Port."
"A new batch of ships is about to go out to sea. We will definitely make a lot of money this time! It's almost time to go home and do whatever needs to be done."
Tu Guangjun was a little anxious. "Wait... the quantity purchased is not right. How can you distribute relief food on time? If it is distributed layer by layer, it will definitely not be enough for the people. You have to leave some money for the people below..."
With a bang, Lin Yuan slammed the table and said angrily: "What's the point of leaving them money? Didn't the court pay them salaries? I even paid them a little extra money out of my own pocket just to make them concentrate on working for me. Those who don't obey will be chopped off!"
Tu Guangjun had never seen such an unreasonable person. "How can you kill an official appointed by the imperial court at will? If we investigate..."
"Tu Guangjun! Why do I keep you here? Aren't you very good at making up stories? Just find a random excuse to fool people. If the court sends more officials, they will be killed if they don't obey. If we don't send anyone, we can take over with our own people, which will save trouble."
Lin Yuan's eyes swept across the entire place, and the officials below were all trembling with fear, fearing that Gang Leader Lin would be unhappy and chop them all to pieces.
Lin Yuan said grimly: "I don't care what rules you followed in the past. You must follow my rules in my territory. There is no need to discuss this matter any further. Let's adjourn!
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