With Zou Zhi leading the way, the rest of the Zou family followed suit.
After each of them drank a cup, Su Yan's face gradually turned red.
Drunk!
The Zou family thought to themselves.
"County Magistrate Su, thank you for saving my daughter's life previously. Let me toast you again.”
Zou Zhi raised his glass again.
"Zou Family Head is too polite."
Su Yan said with a smile. However, his hand that was raising his cup began to tremble. Clearly, he was drunk.
The Zou family members laughed in their hearts. This Su Yan was still young. He got drunk in just a few moves.
Was Su Yan really drunk?
Actually, it was not the case.
To him, it would take at least a few catties of alcohol to make him drunk.
The alcohol content of ancient wine was really much worse than modern wine.
Moreover, Su Yan's physique was also extraordinary, so these wines would not make him drunk.
Everything was just an act.
After three rounds of wine, the smile on Su Yan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a sorrowful expression.
When the Zou family saw this, they were puzzled. They didn't understand why he suddenly changed his attitude.
Zou Zhi was very good at reading people's expressions. He asked,"Milord, why do you suddenly look so sad?”
"Sigh!"
Su Yan sighed but did not say anything. Instead, he drank another cup alone.
here.
Zou Zhi didn't quite understand what he meant.
He saw that Su Yan's actions were a little pretentious, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong.
What could a young man who was drunk after a few drinks hide?
He didn't look like a scheming person.
Unable to understand, Zou Zhi asked,"Did Milord encounter some difficulties? Although Zou Zhi was stupid, he was willing to share Daren's worries.”
He took the bait!
Su Yan secretly laughed in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to be disappointed.
He sighed." I just arrived at Zhuo County yesterday and found that the county government's treasury was empty. Even the remaining grain reserves were distributed to the people.”
"Now, I'm sitting here drinking and eating meat, but the commoners are still so hungry that they can't eat. Moreover, I have no choice.”
"When I think of this, my heart can't be at ease!”
After saying this, Su Yan drank another cup.
When Zou Zhi heard this, he was immediately filled with respect and quickly said,"Sir, you care about the people. I really admire you.”
"Men!"
Zou Zhi called out, and the butler immediately walked in.
"Immediately order the people in the Zou family's shop to open a relief porridge shop in the east of the city to help the refugees.”
Zou Zhi ordered without hesitation.
After the butler left, Su Yan put away his sadness and said gratefully,"This was originally my business, but now I have to make the Zou family head spend money.”
"Milord is too polite. This is what I should do.”
Zou Zhi declined, but Su Yan's face was already filled with smiles.
Actually, Su Yan did not have to act.
With his status, if he ordered the Zou family to open a porridge shop to help the people, Zou Zhi would definitely do as he was told in order not to offend him.
However, this would inevitably offend the Zou family, which would be detrimental to his future control of Zhuo County.
The attitude of these aristocratic families towards him was still unknown. In order not to make enemies, Su Yan decided to do something against his will.
In his previous life, he had once read a book about thick black skin. It said that if one wanted to be popular, one had to be thick-skinned!
Not only must it be thick, but it must also be black!
It was so thick that no one could break it, and so black that no one could see through it.
This was the thick black learning question.
Su Yan didn't really understand it, but he had to try and slowly understand the essence of it.
He picked up his wine cup and saluted from afar." I thank Master Zou on behalf of the people. Please!"”
Zou Zhi's face was radiant as he picked up the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp.
Immediately after, Su Yan changed the topic and said,"Family Head Zou, to be honest, I came here this time to ask for your help.”
"Oh? Please speak, my lord."
"I would like to ask Patriarch Zou to lend me five hundred guards to clear out the mountain bandits near Zhuo County.”
Su Yan took a deep breath and said.
"Ah?"
Zou Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect Su Yan to change his style so quickly.
"My lord, aren't there soldiers in the county government?" he asked with a frown. Why do you want to borrow troops from my Zou family?"
"Sigh! You don't know, Master Zou."
Su Yan sighed." When I first arrived in Zhuo County, many of my subordinates refused to obey me. Those officials did not listen to me at all. I also had no way to mobilize the army.”
"I want to govern Zhuo County well, but I can't do anything.”
Su Yan sighed and shook his head.
"This…"
The Zous looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Zou Zhi reacted quickly and said,"Sir, seeing how troubled you are, I really want to help you. However, my Zou family only has 500 guards. If you borrow them all, what will happen to my Zou family?”
"So you're willing to borrow troops?”
Su Yan's eyes lit up as he said somewhat excitedly,"Five hundred people won't do, we can reduce it. How about four hundred?”
"Four hundred is too many. I can only lend Milord three hundred people at most.”
Zou Zhi shook his head.
"Three hundred people."
Su Yan frowned. He was a little dissatisfied.
He wanted to order more, but two choices appeared in front of him.
1. Choose to ask 300 people to defeat the mountain bandits. Reward: Phoenix Wing Gold-plated Boring Tool, Weapon Boring Technique Master Level!
2. Choosing to continue asking for guards, Zou Zhi's favorability-30. Reward: 10,000 dans of grain!
Two choices were placed in front of Su Yan, causing him to be a little confused.
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, he chose the first option.
Although he could get 10,000 dans of food by choosing the second option, Zou Zhi's favorability would decrease.
At that time, the matter of borrowing troops would be over.
It was not a good time to make enemies. It was better to befriend some people if possible. In the future, if there were difficulties, he would have to rely on these relationships.
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