Di County!
Three days ago!
County Magistrate Zhao Kang was tidying up the miscellaneous items in front of the desk…
The Great Qin Empire was now completely empty…
The money and food were all taken away by the late king when he won the battle against Shaoliang in Shixi…
Zhao Kang was under the pressure of being beheaded, but he finally managed to leave some seeds for the next year in the treasury…
Di County!
The richest county in the entire Qin country.
There were only seeds in the vault…
The county cannot fall!
This was Zhao Kang's bottom line as the county magistrate of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Zhao Kang's position as the county magistrate was very difficult…
The entire Di County was almost monopolized by Xi Qi Clan.
The foundation of the Xi Qi race was the Xi Qi Arc, one of the three famous old tycoons of Great Qin, Meng Xibai.
It was said that this Xi Qihu was a legendary god, a frequent guest of the old clan leader, Gan Long…
As for Zhao Kang, as an outsider with the surname Zhao, he was able to become the county magistrate of the wealthiest county in Great Qin because of a single word from General Xi Qihu.
Zhao Kang had never seen General Xi Qihu before.
However, Zhao Kang could feel that Xi Qi Hu's invisible hand was like the claw of a divine dragon, covering the entire Lin County...
Xiqihu can decide his life with one word, decide his death with one word, promote his glory and wealth with one word, and destroy his reputation with one word.
The reason why Zhao Kang was able to sit as the richest county magistrate in Great Qin was because he was one of the rare scholars in Great Qin.
Since ancient times, scholars from all over the world have not entered the State of Qin.
People like him who had read a lot of books were talents!
In Great Qin's army, as long as you knew a few words, you would be able to become at least a ten-year-old or a five-year-old.
Anyone who knew how to read was a talent.
Moreover, he was a well-educated person.
A scholar like Zhao Kang naturally knew that his position as the county magistrate was just a puppet county magistrate controlled by Xi Qi Clan in Di County.
But so what?
To put it bluntly, how many of Great Qin's bureaucrats were not controlled by the web of power?
Even Qin Jun, who was above tens of millions of people, was also restricted by Old Gan Long and the old aristocratic family, right?
If the king was like this, what was the point of a small county magistrate?
As such, since Great Qin was already in such a bad state, they should just muddle along…
"Thump thump…"
"Sir…" There was a gentle knock on the door.
"Sir, the General's residence's steward requests an audience!"”
"Oh, Uncle Guan is here. Please, please…" Zhao Kang quickly stood up.
Zhao Kang quickly dusted off the dust on his body…
At this moment, the pipes came in…
Zhao Kang bowed to Guan Lu first,"Uncle Guan, you're here…Come, come, come, I just happened to make a catty of good tea…"
Guan Lu didn't even return the greeting and waved his hand."Zhao Kang, let me ask you, what the hell is wrong with you?
Didn't they agree to ten thousand catties of corn and a hundred thousand bundles of horse grass? Why did they only get five thousand catties of grain and seventy thousand bundles of horse grass?
Do you know?
For this matter, how much did the general reprimand General Xi Qi?
He almost beheaded General Xi Qi!
Are you f * cking courting death?
Do you know what you have done to General Xi Qi?”
"Uncle Guan, you can't say that." Zhao Kang slowly stood up.
You should know that in the entire county, there are only 20,000 dan of grain in the treasury. 200,000 bundles of horse grass.
This was the entire fortune of Lin County…
These twenty thousand dan of rations and two hundred thousand bundles of horse grass were handed over to the thousand cavalry commanders under General Xi Qi to transport.
The accounts were written clearly…
As for the western frontier fortress, how did it become 5,000 dans of grain and 70,000 bundles of horse grass?
Uncle Guan, do you really want me to make this clear?
Uncle Guan, you shouldn't put this hat on my head, right…
Uncle Guan, I don't want to criticize you, but please don't go too far.
If we do this, if we falsely report our losses and deduct our rations, there will be problems sooner or later…"
"What?" Guan Tu rolled his eyes at him. Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I dare not…" Zhao Kang cupped his hands.
"General Xi Qi is very dissatisfied with you regarding this matter." Guan Lu glanced at him.
Therefore, you have to strive to atone for your sins. You have to do what the general has instructed you to do properly and atone for your sins.”
"I'll do my best…"
"Now you have a chance to atone for your sins!”
"In a while, twelve people will be coming to the court to issue a new decree."
The new law needs to be publicized by the county magistrate.
Suppress this announcement first, don't make it public…"
"Uncle Guan, isn't this kind of thing too big?" Zhao Kang was shocked.
If I don't follow the imperial court's orders and announce the decree, I'll be disobeying the emperor's orders.
If this is not done well, you might lose your head…"
"Zhao Kang, if you think that you're not qualified to be the county magistrate, then there are plenty of people in Di County who can!"
Do you really think that you are the county magistrate of Lin County?
You're just a dog that needs food!
As a dog that was begging for food, you must know your place.
Listen to what you should hear!
Do what you should do!
Whether or not you can be the county magistrate of Lin County is up to the general.
If you don't even have this bit of awareness, then I advise you to resign!
Now, let me ask you again. Can you do it or not?”
Zhao Kang's face turned red. Finally, he cupped his hands and said,"Zhao Kang obeys General's orders…"
"Don't keep calling me general. Does the general know you?
Remember, no one ordered you to do this.
You're the one who wanted to do this, understand?”
"Zhao Kang…Understood!"
Hearing this, Guan Lu smiled and nodded,""Sigh, that's more like it! Only those who know the times are wise. Don't go crazy just because you've read the basic books of sages.
The Qin country, know whose Qin country it is. Remember this, it will be good for you…"
"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Guan!"
"Alright, I'm leaving. If anyone asks, don't tell them I was here…"
"Yes, Uncle Guan…"
Not long after Guan Lu left, as expected, the governor and his party arrived.
Zhao Kang pretended to flatter him and promised to announce it to the entire county…
The administrative commissioner's team had a heavy mission. They didn't even have a bite of rice and rushed to the next county...
As evening approached, Zhao Kang, who was having dinner, received a piece of news that made him panic…
Twelve governors were killed by refugees on their way to the next county…
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