Chapter 233

The prefect of Hejian was right.

But he is just a little prefect with no real name. Where are so many troops to catch bandits?

He was already short of money just to keep those decorated guards of the sheriff's house.

He sighed, ashamed, "Brother Liu doesn't know something. Although I have the name of a sheriff on my head, how can I compare with you? If I have no real power, how can I eliminate the surrounding bandits? Return the people to live and work in peace and contentment? I'm powerless and have no way to take those thieves. If someone has food, how can I let the bandits breed and disturb the people?"

He also has ambition and hopes to be a good sheriff and seek happiness for one people.

However, there are too many giant Buddhas in Hejian county. As a powerless sheriff, he can only be a obedient mute and squat to provide for the elderly. He also tried to summon people to suppress the bandits before, but the bandits had formed a climate and couldn't move at that time.

After hearing this, Liu she also sighed helplessly. She seemed to sympathize with the old classmate's experience.

After a while, Liu she showed a little hesitation on her face and said, "you and I have known each other and have the friendship of classmates. I can't watch you being criticized by Meng and ignore it. Now the only way out is to catch the bandit who killed Meng Langjun. If you are short of people, you might as well borrow some people from various families in the name of suppressing bandits with a hundred surnames? If no one gives some food..."

After hearing this, the prefect of Hejian showed an embarrassed expression. This method can really solve the urgent need, but his inner face is gone. Liu she said "each family" naturally refers to other aristocratic families in Hejian county. The prefect always feels that there is a smell of begging.

Seeing the prefect hesitating, Liu she lingran said justly, "I don't have much inside information in my house. Although I have some small property, I'm only the second room after all. I can't attack the sect. What I can do is limited... If I don't dislike it, I'd like to Send a hundred family members to help you suppress the bandits..."

The noble family has a great cause and many servants, but the servants who take care of the house are regulated, and the number is stable at a standard.

After all, it doesn't take too many people to guard the house. If you raise more, it's equivalent to raising an extra mouth to eat white rice.

In the case of normal labor, if the prefect of Hejian goes out to borrow from each family, in fact, he can't borrow many people.

Of course, that kind of rich and powerful family that secretly raises private soldiers is an exception.

Hundreds of people, this number is already very huge and generous. Why doesn't the prefect of Hejian shake?

Even for the previous suppression of bandits, the number of troops dispatched was only one or two hundred.

The prefect of Hejian must be worried and relaxed. Unless the scene is inappropriate, he will laugh happily.

"The good brother really helped the foolish brother a lot! Whether he can catch that group of thieves or not afterwards, the foolish brother will owe the good brother a big favor!"

Liu she also burst into a smile and said two words modestly, looking completely for brotherhood.

After receiving such a great favor, the prefect of Hejian naturally wants to repay his kindness.

These 100 people, but with a hundred mouths, Liu's house has been deserted. Can't they return grain?

So he decided to visit other gentry later and politely asked if he could give people or not give people some food... After all, for those gentry, people are more valuable than food, and what can be solved with food is not a matter.

It takes energy, financial and material resources to cultivate servants. If the people who lend them have lost, they will lose a lot.

In contrast, it is more cost-effective to send people with a batch of grain.

With Liu she taking the lead, other families can't be too stingy and will give some food more or less.

Although it's a bit embarrassing, it's worth it to get through this crisis.

Thinking of this, the prefect of Hejian felt more comfortable.

Jiang Pengji returned to her house after handling the follow-up affairs, and received the news that the porter asked her to see Liu she.

"What can I do for my father?"

Jiang Pengji has some doubts. Liu she didn't scold her for what happened last night, did she?

"For my father, I found you some free grievances."

Jiang Pengji has a question mark on her face. What's wrong?

Liu she took a sip of tea with a smile and said something about the visit of the prefect of Hejian. "You should have a hundred people in your script? If you like, lend these people to the prefect for the time being. He will command and dispatch on the surface, and you will make all your decisions secretly. You will share the war profits after the bandit suppression. The captured bandits, go and talk to him as a father and have a bright road..."

Before, Jiang Pengji secretly suppressed bandits and selected available bandits to inhale the episode. This method is really good, but it's not the right way. If someone finds a trace, it's hard to explain later. Liu she wanted to use this opportunity to give Ming Lu a number over there.

Of course, these hundred people are their own daughters after all, and Liu she can't make decisions for her.

If Jiang Pengji doesn't want to, Liu she plans to send a hundred people from her escort to the governor of Hejian.

After listening, Jiang Pengji thought carefully and felt a little excited.

Crossing Ming Road is only one of the advantages. Another advantage is that during the period of suppressing bandits, all the expenses of the episode have gone to the public account.

What is public accounting?

The prefect of Hejian collected food from various aristocratic families and used it all to support Jiang Pengji's episode. She didn't spend a penny. Although some of the booty after the suppression of the bandit stronghold would be divided by the prefect, she also had more choices and even other benefits for the captured bandits.

Generally speaking, it is to fatten up your own soldiers with money from other people's pockets.

In Hejian, many scholars have more money and food. Even if these people are stingy, they won't be unable to give a little for the sake of face. The food added up is very considerable... Jiang Pengji thinks that she can move some after eating some.

"This is a natural promise. After all, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. The fierce bandits near Hejian must be exterminated. In the past, they could only be exterminated secretly. Now they are famous, they should spend money, and others should bear... Wouldn't it be too sorry for themselves if they didn't promise such benefits?"

It's not easy to start from scratch. I don't know if firewood and rice are expensive.

Now the scale of the episode is still small, and there are thousands or even tens of thousands of people. With her current family background, she can't support so many people.

Therefore, it is very important to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Liu she's move helped her solve the problem and save a sum of expenses.

He pursed his lips, as if to press down the smile on the corners of his lips, and the gentle smile in his eyes betrayed his true mood.

"Since you promised, my father will reply to the sheriff tomorrow." Liu she finished, paused, and asked in a low voice, "have you cleaned up the follow-up tail of Meng data?"

"Don't worry, father. It's done." Jiang Pengji answered firmly.

"Father and son" smiled at each other and saw the cunning in each other's eyes.

At this time, the news of the murder of Meng Da, Meng's second son, seemed to spread in the market at a frightening speed.

The news of the civil unrest, which Meng sent the Meng family army to block, also opened a hole and was noticed by interested people.