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Chapter 254

Huaiyang.

Tang Yin led the crowd to Huaiyang, and the county head Yu Tao personally went out of the city to greet him. After meeting, Yu Tao ran forward and greeted Tang Yin again and again, with a humble attitude, if the slave saw the master.

Tang Yin is the head of the county, and Yu Tao is also the head of the county, although the two have the same official positions, but there is a huge difference in strength. The former has as many as 500,000 heavy troops, while Yu Tao is now the commander of the light pole, and even his improvised army of 20,000 people was forced to disband when the plain army reached Huaiyang.

In addition, Tang Yin's current identity is also very special, he is said to be the head of the county, but in fact he controls three counties, strictly speaking, he is now the head of the local separatist forces.

Because Tao was by his side, Tang Yin was invited into the county capital.

Whether a county head is incorruptible or not, it is not difficult to see the clues from his mansion alone.

Yu Tao's county capital, there are as many as two or three hundred family members alone, and with the wealth of a county head, he can't afford to support so many people, in fact, he has never contributed money at all. These family members have a regular establishment, and the officers and soldiers in the county receive the state's military salary every year, and Yu Tao uses public weapons for private use, and brings some of the officers and soldiers directly back to his own house as servants, and gives him hard work and guards the house, and he does not have to pay a penny himself. Look at his official residence again, it is square, located in the center of Huaiyang City, covering an area of more than ten acres, with one acre as sixty square abbots, this mansion must have at least thousands of square meters of size, the interior is a large mansion set in the house, the middle house is a small house, layer after layer, there are many courtyards, if no one leads, the first time people have to get lost in it. With such a large official residence, the interior decoration is not ambiguous at all, and the high terraces and pavilions can be seen everywhere, whether it is the overall layout or the subtle decoration, it is all painstakingly worked out by skilled craftsmen.

Following Yu Tao from the gate of the county capital into the main hall, just a short walk away, Tang Yin's impression of Tao has begun to be greatly reduced.

In the main hall of the mansion, a banquet had been set up inside, Yu Tao let Tang Yin take a seat, and he himself sat down next to him, and said with a smile: "The lower officials have prepared a banquet for Lord Tang to receive the wind and wash the dust, Lord Tang is not welcome, just enjoy!"

Tang Yin lowered his head and looked at the wine and dishes on the table, the wine is good wine, just in the pot, the strong aroma of wine has floated out, and then look at the dishes, it can be called the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the color and flavor are complete, and many of them Tang Yin is also unheard of and unseen.

How much does this cost? This was the first question that came to Tang Yin's mind.

In the past, he didn't take money too seriously, but now it's different, it's not easy to feed an army of 500,000, what is spent every day is money, Shangguan Yuanji and Zhao Hui have been overwhelmed by the 500,000 army, the two counties are tightening their belts, and Yu Tao is good, drinking good wine, eating good food, raising a radiant face, white and fat, Qiu Zhen and Zong Yuan are right, if they want to send troops south, they must first govern the rear, and Jinguang County is the top priority, Yu Tao, the head of the county, must also be replaced by someone he can trust。

At this time, Tang Yin had become more determined in his thoughts.

I was very tired of Tao in my heart, but Tang Yin's face did not show the slightest expression, he smiled slightly, and said: "Lord Yu is too polite, you and I are at the same level, so we don't need to be commensurate with the lower officials!"

"Hey?" Yu Tao waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile on his face: "Lord Tang is not only the head of a county, but also the general of Zhenbei who was sealed by the prince of the first prince, and his official rank is naturally above the lower officials. ”

"Hehe!" Tang Yin smiled, no longer talking about this meaningless nonsense, he asked casually: "Lord Yu, I don't know how much Jinguang County's annual tax revenue is, and how much grain production is?"

"This ......" Yu Tao didn't expect Tang Yin to suddenly ask about this, twisted his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "The tax is about seventy or eight hundred thousand taels, and the grain production is ...... Grain ...... It's probably a few million stones......"

Tang Yin couldn't help but roll his eyes, he was asking him, but he asked about himself, Yu Tao, the head of the county, was really confused. However, if what he said is true, Jinguang County has an annual tax revenue of 800,000 taels and a grain output of millions of stones, which can be called a large county, and it can completely alleviate the current pressure on his side.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I got it." Lord Yu, let's eat!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Tang please!" Yu Tao sat on the mat and nodded his head again and again.

Tang Yin picked up the chopsticks and ate quickly. From Tang Yin's face, it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or unhappy, Yu Tao had no bottom in his heart, and turned his head to the housekeeper standing next to the door. The butler understood, and hurried out of the hall, and after a short time, he turned back, and at the same time brought several young girls, who were dressed up in gorgeous clothes and flowers.

Yu Tao's smile was even thicker, his fat cheeks were piled up, squeezing his two small eyes into two small slits, and he said to Tang Yin with a smile: "Lord Tang, these are the songs of the Xiaguan Mansion!" As he spoke, he waved his hand to the ladies and said, "Why don't you hurry up and serve Lord Tang for dinner!"

"Yes!" all the singers responded, giggling and hugging Tang Yin. It is rare to see a young, handsome and prominent high-ranking official like Tang Yin, and the singers did their best to please Tang Yin, surrounded Tang Yin, and someone served him wine, and someone served him food.

Tang Yin also accepted it safely, hugged left and right, and laughed twice from time to time. Seeing this, Yu Tao nodded secretly, men are men after all, and there is no man who doesn't like wine and money. Thinking of this, he gave the housekeeper another look, and the latter understood what he meant, took out a brocade box that had been prepared earlier, respectfully handed it to Tang Yin, and said softly: "Lord Tang, this is a treasure that my master has treasured for many years, especially if the villain takes it out and gives it to Lord Tang!"

"Oh?" Tang Yin pushed away a song note that was snuggled in his arms and was about to stick to him, and asked, "What kind of treasure?"

"Your Excellency, please take a look!" the butler opened the lid of the brocade box and took out a crystal clear jade horse from inside. This jade horse is carved from a piece of jade, half a foot high, there is no trace of impurities, which is extremely rare, and then look at the workmanship, it is even more exquisite, and the horse gallops to carve the demeanor slowly. Even Tang Yin, who didn't understand jade, could determine that this was a priceless treasure after reading it.

This Yu Tao is really willing to spend his blood in order to please himself! Tang Yin sneered in his heart, and said to Tao: "Lord Yu, what are you doing?

"Ah, haha-" Yu Tao laughed and said: "Treasures are worthy of heroes!" Lord Tang is young and promising, wise and martial, of course he deserves it, Lord Tang still don't postpone it any longer!"

When Tang Yin heard this, he was no longer polite, and said with a smile: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and I will accept Lord Yu's wishes." ”

"Hehe!" Watching Tang Yin put the jade horse back in the brocade box and put it by his side, Yu Tao was actually heartbroken, since he was willing to spend his blood to please Tang Yin, of course he also had a purpose. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, he leaned over, leaned forward, leaned closer, and said, "Lord Tang, this time you summoned the county heads and county heads of the three counties to gather in Huaiyang, I don't know what your intentions are?"

This is the issue that Yu Tao is most concerned about, since he received Tang Yin's documents, he has always been worried about this matter, for fear that Tang Yin will be unfavorable to him.

Tang Yin took a slow sip of wine and said, "Didn't you already say it in the official document, you want to discuss the plan to crusade against Zhong Tian in the future!"

"That's all?" Yu Tao asked uneasily.

"Otherwise, what does Lord Yu think will happen?" Tang Yin asked with a smile.

"No, no, no! The lower official is just concerned. ”

"Hehe! In addition to discussing the matter of dealing with Zhong Tian, I will also make certain changes to the county heads and county guards of each county. Tang Yin blinked his eyes and said quietly.

"Oh, I don't know what kind of exchange Lord Tang is going to make?" Yu Tao immediately became nervous, and looked at Tang Yin without blinking.

Tang Yin opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but in the end he swallowed the words back, he patted Yu Tao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Yu, this transfer will only benefit you, not harm, and will not disappoint you!"

Hearing Tang Yin's personal assurance, Yu Tao's heart finally fell back into place, he helped his chest, then laughed heartily, excitedly picked up the wine glass, and said: "In this way, Xiaguan will rest assured! Lord Tang, Xiaguan will give you a glass!"

"Lord Yu is polite!" Tang Yin also picked up the wine glass, collided with Yu Tao, and drank all the wine in the cup.

After the banquet, Yu Tao wanted to stay in the county capital, but the latter politely refused, and insisted on staying in the hotel in Huaiyang City.

Yu Tao saw that Tang Yin couldn't stay, so he called all those young and beautiful singers and asked them to accompany Tang Yin to the hotel and stay by his side to serve him. This time Tang Yin did not refuse, although he was not interested in these songs, but there are so many generals under his command, away from home, desperately killing the enemy, it is also appropriate to reward them appropriately, and it just so happens that these songs can be enjoyed by his subordinates.

Leaving the county capital, on the way to the hotel, Qiu Zhen quickly came to Tang Yin's side and asked with a smile: "My lord, how is Yu Tao?"

Tang Yin shrugged and didn't answer immediately.

Qiu Zhen looked back at the singers behind him, and then looked at the brocade box that Tang Yin was holding, and said: "The lord has accepted Yu Tao's treasure, and he has also accepted the woman he sent, but I am afraid that I will ...... in the future."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin had already sneered and said, "I will get rid of this person in the future!" Seeing that Qiu Zhen was stunned, Tang Yin continued: "Within the scope of my control, I can't tolerate the existence of a moth like him!"

Hearing this, Qiu Zhen restrained his smile, nodded and said, "Your Excellency is wise!"

Don't look at Yu Tao's politeness to Tang Yin, he is also sending treasures and songs, but Tang Yin has murderous intentions towards him because of this. Tang Yin was originally a person with a strange surname, and his way of thinking has always been difficult to understand.