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Chapter 1292 The powerful dragon wants to overwhelm the local snake

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    Taking advantage of this time, the stewards sent by Master Zhao to check supplies reported back to him that the treasury was empty.  There was nothing left of food, ordnance, or gunpowder, and even Changpingcang had been moved away.

    "All the warehouses are empty?" Mr. Zhao asked in disbelief.

    "Yes." The stewards were speechless and said, "Liukuo in Fucheng is in a mess, as if it had been robbed."

    "They were just robbed." Several Ku ambassadors who were brought back to life reported with sad faces: "The big families in the city said that Zeng Yiben would rob them all anyway, so they might as well come first."  Only when we have money and food can we defend the city for the government How can these villains stop them? I can only watch them smash the door of the warehouse and move away everything they can."

    "Where are the three squadrons of government officials in Fuli County? Aren't there soldiers from Tan Qianhu? Didn't you ask them for help?" Zhao Shouzheng said angrily.  The emperor is still short of hungry soldiers. How can he lead people to defend the city if he has no money and food?

    ¡°Uh, it seems like I don¡¯t even have anyone

    "The government officials in the government are all defending the government office and have too much time to take care of themselves; the county does not dare to wade into this muddy water; as for the soldiers brought by Mr. Tan, they belong to them" Several ambassadors looked at Tan Yong next to them in fear and swallowed in unison.  Got the words.

    "" Zhao Shouzheng already understood, there must be no one more ruthless than them

    "There is nothing I can do about my humble position" Seeing Mr. Zhao looking at him with an unkind look, Tan Yong hurriedly explained: "We retreated into Fucheng too hastily and did not bring enough food and supplies. The navy came ashore again, and there was a lot of supplies.  It needs to be added that the war is imminent, so we can only requisition from power"

    "If the war hadn't been imminent, I would have chopped off your head a long time ago!" Zhao Shouzheng snorted coldly and interrupted him: "I won't let you take back any supplies you have taken, but you must issue a detailed report and submit them in a book.  Come on, we can¡¯t just get confused like this!¡±

    "Oh, yes." Tan Yong nodded with a grimace and retreated to a distance to let his hundreds of households count the supplies in their hands.

    "Boss, why are you so afraid of him?" A few hundred households were a little dissatisfied and asked in a low voice: "It turns out that when Gou Sima was here, I didn't see you pretending to be a grandson?"

    "You know nothing." Tan Qianhu spat fiercely: "The officials are the same officials, but they are different people. The difference is huge! It turns out that Gou Zhongwen was born in a poor family, which is like a widow sleeping -  - There is no one above. It¡¯s like a widower sleeping - there is no one below. There is no one to support him and no one to use him. No matter how powerful he is, he can¡¯t use it. Is this guy afraid of him?¡±

    "Then this Zhao Sima," the crowd asked with wide eyes, "is it different?"

    "Of course it's different. Are you blind? Didn't you see the battle when I came to take office? There are five hundred people, two horses per person!" Tan Qianhu grinned and said: "Although the prefect takes office, he will also create a lot of momentum.  But they all use officers and soldiers to show off. But what about this Sima Ye? They are all his own men! And the guards are all strong and capable, and each of them has two Western muskets on his waist. This equipment is used by the governor's guards.  It's nothing compared to that, if we dare to blow up, we can be killed on the spot, believe it or not?"

    "Oh my God" Hundreds of households gasped.  "So fierce?"

    "This is not the most powerful thing." Tan Qianhu lowered his voice and said with a look of disbelief on his face: "When you all met just now, I heard that among the curtain friends who came with Lord Sima, there were actually two Jinshi and more than a dozen candidates. You  Do you know what this means?"

    "What? The Jinshi master is not an official, but he is working as an aide?" Hundreds of households felt that it was ridiculous: "When did the Juren masters change to wholesale? I heard that there are only two Juren masters in the governor's palace."

    As for the great master of Jinshi, there is not even one!

    "I also find it incredible, but Shu Fuanyi, Qin Shunhan and others all agree, which means that this matter is not adulterated." Tan Qianhu sighed: "It also shows that his background may be greater than that of the governor."

    "How is that possible?" Hundreds of households were stunned.

    "What I said is possible, but regardless of whether it is big or small, I will ask you, do we dare to mess with such a Sima?" Tan Yong rolled his eyes at them.

    "Don't dare to mess with me." Now all the households gave in.  "The boss still sees further than us!"

    "Of course, otherwise I would be the boss." Tan Yong snorted proudly, and then lowered his voice and ordered: "In a word, cheer up for me, and be careful. If something goes wrong, don't blame me for not helping you."  plead!"

    "Yes." Hundreds of households responded hurriedly.

    ??~~

    Similar conversations occurred throughout the city.  Tan Yong, a martial artist, could see all the extraordinary things about Mr. Zhao, how could Shu Fu, An Yi, and Qin Shunhan turn a blind eye?

    In fact, they are in the officialdom and get more information.?I knew that this Zhao Erfu was no ordinary Sima. His father was Zhao Liben, the Minister of Nanhubu in the Jiajing Dynasty, and he was extremely well-established in the officialdom of Beijing.  He himself is also very capable and has ranked first in the country in exams for many years. It was only because he hated the emperor and was punished by the royal staff that he had to come to Chaozhou to become a fellow scholar.

    But everyone believes that he will be recalled to the capital one day.  Because according to legend, he was the son and daughter of the great scholar Zhang of the current dynasty.  One day when the emperor was in a good mood, Academician Zhang took the opportunity to make a comment, and the matter was settled.

    There are even more outrageous rumors that Zhao Zhuangyuan is having an affair with the eldest princess.  Haha, how is that possible

    In order to persuade the wealthy gentry from the city to attend the meeting, Shu Tongsuan and the others also tried their best and brought out all the most unreliable rumors to add weight to Mr. Zhao.

    However, the effect was immediate, and the curiosity of those big dogs was aroused by them.  For no other reason than to meet this magical Tiejiri champion, I have to come here.

    After all, in the 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have only been more than 60 number one scholars, which are rarer than the bachelor's degree!  How about not going and taking a look?

    ¡°Besides, when people are in panic, they have to listen to the direction of the wind and see whether they should stay or leave, fight or make peace.

    So, an hour later, more than a hundred leading figures in the city gathered at the gate tower of Guangji Gate to pay homage to the newly arrived Zhao Sima.

    "Sima, what is your order in calling us here?" After the ceremony, an old man in his sixties with extraordinary bearing asked.

    Behind him, Wu Cheng'en quickly reminded Mr. Zhao that this man's name was Liu Zixing, whose courtesy name was Binzhi and whose name was Jianhu. He was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing. He served successively as magistrate of Linhai County in Zhejiang Province, director of the Ministry of War, charioteer, counselor in Fujian, Sichuan Jianchuan Military Preparation Road, and political participation in Guangxi.  He held the posts of Inspector-General of Fujian, Governor-General of Zuo of Guangxi, etc. Later, he retired to his hometown due to illness.

    Because the Ming Dynasty divided the Northern and Southern lists for admission, Guangdong shared the admission quota of the Southern list with Zhejiang, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian.  These provinces are either big in imperial examinations or big in population. What can the poor, weak and helpless Guangdong Province do to compete with them?  Therefore, except for the three underdeveloped provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, the number of students admitted to Guangdong for each subject is the smallest in the country, and they are basically concentrated in the Pearl River Delta area.

    For a state capital like Chaozhou that is far away from the provincial capital, it is gratifying to have one Jinshi in each subject.  The last Jinshi was in the 44th year of Jiajing Dynasty, but by the Longqing Dynasty, he had shaved his head for two consecutive subjects.  As the saying goes, rare things are more valuable. The weight of rural Jinshi in Chaozhou Prefecture is much greater than that of Suzhou Prefecture.  Liu Zixing was the one with the highest official position, so he naturally became an uncompromising leader of the Jin gentry, and his influence in Chaozhou was greater than that of the prefect.

    " If this were normal, Mr. Liu would never come on call.  Not to mention being a co-prefect, even if the prefect takes office, he must first pay a visit to his house and obtain his approval before he can secure his position as the head of the house.

    This time Liu Zixing came here to condescend to Yu Yu. On the surface, it was because the giant invaders had already arrived at the city, and they had to put down their arrogance and unite sincerely to defend against foreign enemies.  As for what he actually thinks, only he knows.

    Seeing this senior representative of local power asking questions, Zhao Shouzheng did not dare to express his displeasure, so he hurriedly saluted deeply and said: "I should have come to visit Mr. Hu, but I am really rude and disrespectful."

    "In extraordinary times, there is no need to be polite." Liu Zixing understood the righteousness and said: "Zeng Kou may attack the city at any time. Zhao Sima should keep quiet. We will have plenty of time to get close in the future."

    "Yes, let me tell you straight." Mr. Zhao nodded gratefully and said in a deep voice to a group of big dogs with different expressions: "I believe you have already told you the general situation. There is no need for me to  I won't go into details. The purpose of my invitation to you is very simple - to borrow food, money, and weapons from you, so that I can lead you to defend Chaozhou City!"

    After Zhao Shouzheng finished speaking, the city fell into a despairing silence

    Some of the gentry were looking at the sky, some were counting ants, some were standing with their eyes closed, and some even looked at him with teasing eyes.

    Even the calm Liu Zixing sighed softly.  Although all the officials summoned the gentry to a meeting, no matter what the reason was, no matter how fancy the talk was, there was always only one purpose, which was to make them bleed.  But the No. 1 Scholar was too straightforward. He did not hide it at all and was too lazy to package his purpose.

    What¡¯s the difference between this and a robbery?

    And the biggest problem is that everyone either asks them to contribute money or efforts. How come this iron-headed champion wants everything he wants?

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of everyone?  If the bloodletting is not enough, his limbs must be amputated?  I really dreamed of marrying a wife - I only want good things!

    "If it weren't for the fact that this group of people had a big business in Fucheng and couldn't just leave, they would have gone downstairs and stopped waiting.

    "Why aren't you talking?" Seeing that they were silent for a long time, Zhao Shouzheng asked again: "Don't you understand the official dialect?"

    "I understand." Someone finally answered this time. A man in his forties wearing a round collar said coldly: "But in our small family, no one has money, food, or weapons.  I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll disappoint Zhao Sima.¡±

    "Really?" Zhao Shouzheng was not annoyed and just smiled slightly and said: "The treasury contains one hundred thousand taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, three thousand pairs of armor, two thousand pairs of bows and arrows, and a fire blunderbuss."  Thousands of branches, where have they gone?¡±

    Seeing that Zhao Sima was settling bad debts at this juncture, the atmosphere on the city gate tower suddenly became more tense.

    ps. Two updates in a row, and there is one more update to come.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Don¡¯t you understand Mandarin?  "

    "I understand." Someone finally answered this time. A man in his forties wearing a round collar said coldly: "But in our small family, no one has money, food, or weapons.  I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll disappoint Zhao Sima.¡±

    "Really?" Zhao Shouzheng was not annoyed and just smiled slightly and said: "The treasury contains one hundred thousand taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, three thousand pairs of armor, two thousand pairs of bows and arrows, and a fire blunderbuss."  Thousands of branches, where have they gone?¡±

    Seeing that Zhao Sima was settling bad debts at this juncture, the atmosphere on the city gate tower suddenly became more tense.

    ps. Two updates in a row, and there is one more update to come.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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