Lu Haosheng never thought that after he arrived in Beishan, his butt was not hot, but such a thing happened continuously, the officials and gentry of Beishan and even the army had no time to make friends with this governor.

Not to mention that Xiao Huanzhang's family fortune who wants to be confiscated has no whereabouts, even if there is a whereabouts, the people in Beishan obviously don't have the patience to give him time, Lu Haosheng has already felt it in the lobby of Zhizhou, this official in Beishan just treats himself as a debtor, and there is no governor in his eyes at all.

"Qiu Daxia, what do you think will happen next?" Before arriving in Beishan, Lu Haosheng was still quite confident, thinking about strategies such as envy and power, and he must suppress Beishan, but now he has not taken out any means, he has fallen into a desperate situation, and the people of Beishan have not given him the opportunity to use their means at all.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, he now wants silver without silver, and he wants soldiers and horses without soldiers and horses, and it seems that even the name of King Qi can't bluff these Beishan officials at all.

Qiu Ruxue shook his head and said, "Qiu Moujie Wufu doesn't know how to deal with such a tricky matter. It's just that Qiu Mou thinks that if he can't allocate the military salary, he is afraid that the soldiers and horses in Beishan will really mutiny, and they will even take out the heads, and it seems that the shape is no longer optimistic. ”

Lu Haosheng was puzzled: "But where did the money come from in the hands of this governor?" There is no way that the imperial court will have the money to transfer ......! Wei Yi groaned, and his tone was a lot more polite, "Qiu Daxia, this governor also knows that military salaries cannot be arrears, you see if this governor borrows some silver from Lord Chu to come over, ......!" ”

Qiu Ruxue waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Lu, with all due respect, Chu Du is also anxious about the silver now, you also know that there are a large number of refugees in Xiguan, most of the grain harvested last year was planted in the field as grain, Chu Du was still sleepless at night to solve the rations of the people in Xiguan a while ago, the officials on the Beishan side of the Lu court can't allocate it, and the same is true for the Xiguan side, the officials up and down Xiguan also rely on the Chu Governor to live, as well as the soldiers and horses in Xiguan, the military salary to be spent every month is not a small amount. If you want to solve the current troubles on your side, the first batch will require 150,000 taels of silver, even if these 150,000 taels of silver are in place, then what about the other expenses? There is still next month, next month, the people's taxes will not be paid until after the autumn, and there is still half a year, Lord Lu, to put it mildly, if you don't have three or five hundred thousand taels of silver on hand, it will be really difficult to survive until the autumn. ”

"Three and a half million taels of silver?" Lu Haosheng gasped.

"Today's situation, you have also seen, wherever you, the governor, go, there are people who ask for money." Qiu Ruxue said slowly: "Officials don't have money, it's impossible to do errands seriously, soldiers don't have military salaries, and it is impossible to be safe, well, by the way, it's already the time of spring ploughing, there are many things, you Lord Lu don't have money in hand, and many things are difficult to solve." ”

Lu Haosheng smiled bitterly: "In other words, if the governor wants to borrow silver now, there is nowhere to borrow it?" ”

"Unless the gentry of Kitayama can give generously." Qiu Ruxue said: "But look at today's situation, it's impossible, it's not bad if they don't ask Lord Lu for the silver, so don't say that they have to borrow money." He got up and said, "Lord Lu, you can rest first, the higher this official position, the heavier the courage, Chu Du used to come over like this, if it wasn't for the help of the seven surnames of Xiguan, Chu Du's trouble would not be less than you, if Lord Lu is bold, you can go to those gentry and see if they are willing to help." He arched his hand and said: "Qiu Mou retired first." ”

Lu Haosheng raised his hand, as if he had something to say, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't speak.

For most of the next day, Lu Haosheng didn't dare to walk out of the post house, racking his brains to come up with a way, but after thinking about it, there was really no good way, if you want silver without silver, if you want soldiers and horses without soldiers and horses, if you want friendship or not, when it comes to backing, King Qi obviously has no deterrent power in Beishan.

At dusk, he suddenly heard a faint shouting and cheering outside, Lu Haosheng was surprised, and soon saw Qiu Ruxue hurrying over, "Lord Lu, something is wrong, there is a mutiny." ”

"What?" Lu Haosheng suddenly lost color.

"I don't know where the soldiers and horses came from, there are seven or eight hundred people, and they have surrounded the post house." Qiu Ruxue's expression was stern, "They shouted for Lord Lu to go out, saying that if they couldn't get their military pay today, they would rush in ......!" ”

"What a bold man...... Are they going to rebel? Lu Haosheng was shocked and angry.

Qiu Ruxue said solemnly: "Lord Lu, looking at this situation, I can't take out the silver, I'm afraid that they are really going to rebel, and these soldiers are all holding knives in their hands...... The front and back are already blocked, Lord Lu, what do you think we should do? ”

Lu Haosheng clenched his fists and trembled, "These ...... This is a great rebel, and the Governor will behead them all. ”

I heard the sound of footsteps outside, and a guard hurried over, "Boss Qiu, they have already started to bang on the door, and they are going to rush in ......!" ”

"Lord Lu, how to deal with it, please hurry up and get an idea." Qiu Ruxue frowned and said: "These hundreds of people rushed in, impulsively, but they can do anything, or you go over and explain ...... to them!" ”

Lu Haosheng immediately shook his head and said, "These vulgar people, what else does the governor have to explain to them?" ”

"So what to do?" Qiu Ruxue frowned and said: "They are going to rush in at any time, if Lord Lu comes forward in person, maybe they can calm down, but they really have to wait for them to rush in by themselves, and their heads are hot......!" ”

Lu Haosheng couldn't help but shudder.

Of course, he knows that once a soldier is hot-headed, he can really do anything, without any scruples, just like a bandit, they don't tell you anything, let alone what your identity is.

"Get out of here......!" Lu Haosheng couldn't help but blurt out.

Qiu Ruxue didn't seem to hear it, and asked, "Master Lu, what did you say?" ”

Lu Haosheng's expression was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "I can't stay here, Qiu ...... Qiu Daxia, let's get out of here ...... quickly! ”

Qiu Ruxue frowned and said, "Lord Lu, you are the Governor of Beishan, you arrived yesterday, and you just took office today...... If you leave at this time, where can you go? And you are the head of the Beishan group of officials, if you are not there, I am afraid that the situation here will be even more chaotic......! ”

"These people are all Xiao Huanzhang's remnants." Lu Haosheng said in a deep voice: "They are rebellious, knowing that this governor is sent by His Royal Highness the King of Qi, so they deliberately join forces to deal with this governor, and the heart of the chaotic party and thieves will not die, and this governor cannot stay here." ”

Qiu Ruxue let out an "oh", and just asked, "Lord Lu, do you have to think twice, do you really want to leave?" It's only been a day since we arrived in Beishan, you are the governor of Beishan, and this ass is not hot yet, so you will go back, but how can you explain to the king of Qi? ”

"Boss Qiu, the door has been knocked open." Another guard rushed to report, "It won't be long before they're about to break in." ”

Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "Rebel against the party and let everyone gather, did they block the front and back doors?" Behind the courtyard wall on the side, are there any of them? ”

"I didn't see it for the time being, they were all concentrated in the front and back doors."

Lu Haosheng didn't hesitate any longer, "Qiu Daxia, let's climb out of the side wall before they surround the wall, and leave here quickly......!" As he spoke, he quickly removed his official robes, "I can't stay here, this governor wants to go back to Shuoquan, report to the prince, and send troops to recruit this gang of thieves." He hurriedly pulled a piece of clothing and put it on the outside, and said eagerly, "Let's go quickly." ”

Qiu Ruxue saw that Lu Haosheng had made up his mind, and he did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the guards to ignore the gate, gather together, and not care about the horses, and escort Lu Haosheng to climb out of the side wall.

Beishan is in chaos, but Xiguan is already in order, Chu Huan has been carrying out military reform in Xiguan with the officials of the Ministry of War in the past few days, and on the other hand, he is also urging Xiguan to borrow grain and sublease matters.

In fact, when Wei Wuji was still there, Xiguan's grain borrowing and subleasing matters had already been formulated in detail, so under the condition of early preparation, everything was in order, and a large amount of grain in Xiguan's prefectures and counties was rented to the hands of the people, and the land was reasonably distributed according to the head.

Chu Huan naturally wanted to send people to supervise local officials to avoid people being greedy for grain, but he also issued a decree that the people who rented grain must cultivate the grain into the field according to the amount reported, and if there are people who collect grain or even use grain for other purposes in private, they will also be severely punished, the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds, Chu Huan's purpose in implementing the Juntian Order is to let the wasteland in Xiguan be able to grow grain, but not all the people do things according to the decree, and some people will get grain in case they get it. But without a long-term vision, he privately appropriated the grain and did not plant it in the fields, which was obviously a huge damage to the Juntian Order.

Supervise not only the officials, but also the people.

Xiguan is in full swing, up and down are busy, of course Chu Huan can't sit in the governor's mansion, although the officials of the various departments and yamen in Xiguan perform their duties, Chu Huan doesn't have to worry too much, but he still finds time to go out of Shuoquan and go to Xiguan to inspect the cultivation situation, military reform, Chu Huan and the officials of the Ministry of War formulated a plan, and the specific operation is naturally implemented by Pei Ji and others.

Under the sunset, on a ridge of the field, Chu Huan was dressed in civilian clothes, holding his trouser legs, his sleeves rolled up, and there was a group of people around him, of course, there were people who cultivated the fields, there were also guards and officials who traveled with them, and there were also local magistrates and a group of people, among the crowd, there was an extremely strange farming tool, and everyone looked at it with a strange gaze.

"Come, you can take the field and try it first." Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's in a hurry, and it still needs to be improved, but it should be like this, and it should be much more convenient to use than the straight plow you are using now." ”

Everyone was surprised, and an old farmer couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, this plough is curved, and it is different from the one we use, I don't know where it came from, but what is its name?" ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "These days, I see that you are all using straight ploughs to cultivate, which consumes manpower and animal power, and it is also very difficult to change the direction, so I came up with such a thing and made some changes to the straight plow, which is not too mature, if this is indeed better than the previous straight plow, let's improve it and try to make a more convenient plough, which can not only save effort, but also make the cultivated land more efficient...... Well, I call it the Curved Plow! ”