Heyuan County was adjacent to Ning County, but the area was not big. There was a branch of Si Water River in between.
However, Ning County's rating was intermediate, and the area was much larger than Heyuan.
Zhao Xing was also confused when he saw the Ning County Magistrate bow and ask for help.
"Lord Yin, what do you mean?" Zhao Xing quickly reached out to support him.
"Lord Zhao, I have let down the people of Ning County.”Yin Yao's eyes were slightly red, and his hair and beard were messy, as if he had suffered a blow.
"Lord Yin, don't get too excited.”Zhao Xing said.
He had some impression of this Ning County Magistrate.
Although his ability to handle government affairs was average, his reputation among the people was not bad.
In the past, the Ministry of Official Personnel's evaluation could also be rated as 'Gan Li'.
What was a dry official? It was this who cared if he was someone who did things.
It was just that the results were not good.
If he could, he would be rated as an 'official' or 'capable official'.
"Lord Zhao knows that my Ning County also shares a border with the Phoenix Cry Mountain, but the border is wider and the terrain is more complicated.”
"There are countless mountains and forests."
"Eight years ago, a group of thieves appeared near Ning County. They called themselves the Dual Blades Stockade.”
"They often come to Ning County to rob under the guise of carrying out justice on behalf of the heavens.”
"Originally, there were still rules. Every year, they only robbed some gold and silver and did not hurt anyone. However, since a year ago, the Dual Blades Stockade changed its leader and became more and more excessive.”
"Not only is his appetite getting bigger and bigger, he has no credibility at all. If he is slightly dissatisfied, he will rush into Ning County to kill people to vent his anger.”
"Not long after the summer harvest, they went down the mountain to do evil things. They kidnapped several families and threatened me to deliver 500 kilograms of spiritual rice to redeem them within half a month.”
" Every day, he has to kill three people. If he doesn't deliver them after killing all of them, he will come down and snatch them…"
"How did Lord Yin respond?" Xing Zhao asked.
" Of course I wouldn't agree so easily," Yin Yao said, a little ashamed." So I pretended to agree while gathering enough spiritual rice from the big families in the city. Then, they would dispatch the militia to follow the escort team.”
"The result…"
Yin Yao couldn't continue.
"In the end, the spiritual rice was gone, and the manpower was also greatly lost, right?" Zhao Xing sighed.”
Yin Yao nodded with red eyes.
"We lost more than half of the militia, and the bandits even brought back the heads of ten hostages.”
"He also asked for another 500 kilograms of spiritual rice.”
Hearing this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.
No wonder this Yin Yao was just an official. He clearly wanted to do something, but in the end, the result was bad. It was a double loss.
One thousand jin of spiritual rice was not a small sum.
One jin of spiritual rice required 1,000 jin of ordinary rice and a special method to make it!
What kind of concept was this?
Outside Heyuan County, even if the land was fertile, the yield per mu would not exceed 350 jin.
Note that this is still millet. After removing the outer shell, there was even less rice.
Most people were reluctant to eat polished rice and would usually cook it together with the husks.
In addition, the brewing process was not easy. In fact, the price of one jin of spiritual rice was more than 1,500 jin of ordinary rice.
Only then would the spiritual energy in the rice be able to fill the cultivators 'stomachs.
"Why didn't you ask for help from the prefecture?" Zhao Xing sighed.”
" No!" Yin Yao shook his head." The prefecture only said that once the situation is suitable, they will send troops to suppress the bandits…But I can wait, but the people of Ning County can't."”
Seeing that Zhao Xing did not speak, Yin Yao actually knelt down with a thud.
"Lord Zhao, please save the lives of the people of Ning County!”Yin Yao knelt down for a long time and did not get up.
"Do you know that even if I send troops to your Ning County to suppress the bandits, you will not be able to protect your position?”Xing Zhao asked.
A thousand kilograms of spiritual rice was given to the thief for nothing. This was almost equivalent to half a year's tax in Ning County.
In this day and age, it didn't matter if someone was killed by bandits. After all, the situation in each county was similar.
However, if the taxes that should be collected were not collected, one could imagine the attitude of the higher-ups.
"This old man has long lost the face to continue being a father and mother. I only wish, only wish to solve this disaster.”Yin Yao was already sobbing.
Ding! Mission triggered.
[Mission Title: Send troops to Ning County, annihilate Dual Blades Stockade, and recover our losses.]
[Mission Time Limit: 7 days]
[Mission completion reward: Increase the control of Ning County. Increase the popularity and prestige of Ning County by 50000.] 500,000 luck points.
[Mission Support: One piece of information on Dual Blades Stockade.]
Punishing evil and promoting good can solve the worries of the people and increase the host's reputation. Do you accept this mission?
Zhao Xing didn't hesitate and immediately accepted it.
He was just worried that he could not expand his power in a legitimate manner. He did not expect that there would be an excellent reason.
Moreover, he had already planned to clean up the bandits in Phoenix Cry Mountain.
So he said to Yin Yao, who was kneeling for a long time,""Lord Yin, please rise. The counties of Nanyang County are one. I accept your request!”
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