The Lord of the City is a nobleman, and his noblemanship is different from other noblemen. His father is a prince, his younger brother is a king, and he and the emperor are cousins. This name is very intimidating.

In the eyes of some low-level officials and ordinary people, this city lord is different from other city lords. Indeed, at this age, there is basically no possibility of promotion. But when he becomes the chief executive of a region, it is impossible for his title to be promoted.

Yes, the empire has regulations that you will only be promoted to a title unless you are on the battlefield or other places where you have made a significant contribution to the empire. Otherwise, it is impossible to raise this title issue. Other governors in the region have different opinions on their new appointments.

The leader also gave him a lot of face. For Kahuan County, his private land, all the district chiefs did not make any gesture to extend their hands. You must know that this is one-fifth of the county, and they

It's not that they don't want to reach out, but they know that even if they reach out to this place that he has been running for decades, it is impossible for them, so it is better to be a favor at this time, and the city lord Long Yun obviously has his own arrangements, (Long

The surname is the Royal Family) Long Yun has a deputy city lord in the city. According to his idea, he should make the deputy city lord the city lord, and then take care of his own business with Li Cong and others, and also continue to work with Cui Changsheng and others.

If people continue to fight, they will be on two fronts all their lives, and it is impossible to change. Although Cui Changsheng reported the news, it was uncomfortable to forgive him, so Long Yun had a look on his face after hearing Li Cong's suggestion.

I'm not happy. There are five to six million people in the county, and there are thousands of people who are qualified to be the city lord. But this Cui Changsheng is the person who is least qualified to be the city lord in Long Yun's heart.

"Haha, Lord City Lord, I know that you are very prejudiced against Cui Changsheng, but that was in the past. In the past, you two were both in the county, and you were the two people with the highest positions.

It is impossible for the two of you to be in harmony. No one will believe it. It is precisely because of the disharmony between the two of you that the higher-ups are very at ease with you. No matter how much trouble you two get into

They won't care about it. They can feel at ease only when their subordinates make a big fuss. But the situation now is completely different from that time. Now our place has changed a lot. There is no other voice in the county now.

The thing he reported to us is that we can take advantage of him. This boy will be one of ours from now on. Although I haven't met the deputy city lord you arranged, I dare to say that person is definitely not Cui Changsheng.

That brain. Why don't you use a capable person? Do you want to push this person out because of some face issues in the past? This is not possible, Lord City Lord, and this Cui Changsheng does not have his backstage support, now

He can't do anything. He is very afraid that he will be implicated in that matter. At this time, if the Lord of the City stands up to say a good word to him and allows him to become the Lord of the City, then everything will go in two directions.

He can only rely on you and the forces behind you. Although Kahuan County is no longer your city lord, it is more stable than when you were the city lord." Li Cong said with a smile, he wants to take the entire Kahuan County.

The county town is regarded as one's own base, so this place must be managed well. It's not that Long Yun's deputy is incompetent, but that guy will definitely have a big conflict with Cui Changsheng after he becomes the city lord. It is necessary for his own development.

This area is stable. If they fight in this area, the person who will suffer in the end will be himself, so this situation cannot happen. This is why Li Cong said good things to Cui Changsheng.

The city lord glanced at Mr. Suo. Many times he was not used to making decisions by himself. Instead, he looked at Mr. Suo's face. Mr. Suo had helped him come up with many ideas over the years, and he relied on Mr. Suo's skills.

The idea has survived well, especially regarding the matter with Li Cong. If it weren't for Suo Ye, I'm afraid I would have gone against Li Cong now. Look at the fate of those who go against Li Cong. Now

I can only watch the white money running around, but it can't get into my pocket.

"Mr. Li, in fact, why are you pushing Cui Changsheng so hard for the position? Kahuan County can be said to be just a small county. There is no need for an ambitious person to be in charge. If necessary, I see you

You are a very good person. Now that you are a county magistrate, you will have a chance to be promoted in half a year or even a year. Then I can help you to have a good time. The position of city lord of a county town will be handed over to you.

You still have no problem, don’t you think Cui Changsheng might be your stepping stone by then? Of course, if you have any questions, you don’t have to answer me, we can still help you with this matter." Mr. Suo.

Scheming, he didn't want to offend Li Cong, but if Li Cong said it, it would mean that Li Cong was not close to them. As a partner, it is best not to have such a thing happen.

It's better, the old fox is the old fox, and he forced himself into the corner with just a few words.

"Master Suo, this matter is actually very simple. I have confidence in Cui Changsheng. Our tea industry is at this scale now, but what about in the future? The scale will definitely be larger. I need a chief executive who can help me.

, as for whether this boy is willing or not, it is not up to us to decide. There are the forces of the County Prince's Mansion and Yitian Dang at the top, the forces of the City Lord in the middle, and me below. This guy has not used any fists on the top, middle and bottom.

place, and if we give him a little favor, he will definitely help us with our work. I think the deputy city lord you introduced is unlikely to be able to match Cui Changsheng." Li Cong thought for a while and said, of course he couldn't say

It's because he wants to develop this place into his own base. In that case, let alone them, even ordinary people would not be willing to do so. No one wants to become a slave to the subjugation of the country, right? Although the reasons Li Cong said were not convincing to them, but

The biggest reason for their opposition is that they are afraid that they will not be able to control Cui Changsheng in the future. Now that they have these reasons, if they still cannot control Cui Changsheng, then they are really just idiots. Suo Ye nodded and let this matter go.

Now that it's settled, Cui Changsheng can become the new city lord. As for how long he will sit there, it depends on his luck.

"The Lord of the City will go to the region to take office after making arrangements recently. After passing there, I see that there are a lot of things that need to be taken care of. It's just a small thing and disrespectful." Li Cong smiled and handed over some golden tickets. They were all fifty thousand.

One gold coin, there are more than a dozen, seven hundred thousand gold coins is not a small amount. This money can be used to do many things, and this money is just one amount at the moment, one can help Cui Changsheng buy this city lord position

Long Yun was still a little uncomfortable mentally because of the amount. His old subordinate had just sent 200,000 gold coins. Although it was not a lot, he knew that this was his old subordinate's entire net worth. Now

Seeing these 700,000, the old subordinate naturally put it in the back of his mind. It was so realistic.

"Mr. Li is too polite, so I wish Mr. Li can work hard in his position as county magistrate. As long as he can make some small achievements, I can transfer Mr. Li to the county seat."

Here we come." The city lord said with a smile. He also felt that 700,000 gold coins was actually a large number. Although the profits from tea were huge, these things were out of his hands. Most of them went to the capital.

.I left very little, more than 700,000.

After walking out of the city lord's mansion, Li Cong saw the trembling Cui Changsheng at the door. This person is not only a long history here, but also taking the Chengnan Gang as an example. If the deputy city lord becomes the city lord, the Chengnan Gang may not be able to conquer it.

. If there is any fight between the two of them, this place will be unstable. It will greatly affect my sales work, and besides, I have to do something in this county. That guy will definitely know everything.

All of them were reported to the superiors. Long Yun might not be clear-headed and would not care about him, but Suo Ye was by no means a fool. Soon he would understand what was going on, and he would really be unable to bear the pain.

Let's go. The biggest role of Cui Changsheng after becoming the city lord is that this guy listens to his words. Because a bottle of genetic medicine has been dropped, he may not notice it himself, but from the bottom of his heart, he already knows that he must follow.

Li Cong left. As for things like betrayal, that would never happen.

"Mr. Li, what happened...?" Cui Changsheng was a little hard to say. Half a month ago, this person was still in his calculations. Half a month later, his future wealth and life will be controlled by this person. It seems like it was really fate.

Just like people.

"Don't worry, this city lord's position is yours. It just cost you some money. You will be reimbursed." Li Cong would not pay for it himself. He knew that Cui Changsheng had a fortune of nearly two million gold coins.

He has an income of millions of gold coins every year. Being an official these days is sometimes much easier than doing business. Cui Changsheng has to use his money to do his own things. There is no reason for him to give

He gives money, but there are many places where he spends his own money.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for cultivating me. I will definitely work well in the future. Mr. Li, you can decide what happens next. I will do whatever you say. Cui Changsheng will follow you from now on." A future city lord said to him

It is simply unheard of for one of his subordinates and a future county magistrate below to say such a thing, but if you were there at the scene, you would know that this is actually a completely real situation, and this is definitely not a dream talk.

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Li Cong and Cui Changsheng got in the car. They were going to the best teahouse in the city, the Bamin Tea House, to have a good drink. Li Cong was about to become the county magistrate, but he had never been a county magistrate.

Cheng, you need Cui Changsheng to teach you all this.

The thing Li Cong wanted to know most was military issues. The incident with the Divine Arrow Army made Li Cong know what he was here to do. If he didn't understand clearly in this way, it might bring great consequences to his future deployment.

It's troublesome, so now we have to get to know Cui Changsheng well. Cui Changsheng is like a slave of Li Cong. He will tell everything Li Cong asks, and there will be no reservations. This guy himself

I just don’t know. In fact, some of the situations in Kahuan County that Li Cong knew from the beginning are not true. Many things will not be disseminated. Even many things that Li Cong has never heard of have appeared.

Also, an army of several thousand people in a county cannot be said to be justified.

The military system here is also very strict. Although the city lord has the right to mobilize the army in name, it is only in name. The real situation is that the city lord and Chang Shi can only mobilize the army after they jointly sign, and there is also a person in the army.

Sir, he is the real holder of military power. It can be said that he only has the right to ask for money from the local government, but has no obligations. Imperial law stipulates that all armies are supported by the local area, but his

All actions do not need to be informed to the local government. This also means that the army is an independent system. If the local government does not meet the legitimate demands of the army, then they will have to check whether the black gauze hat on their heads is safe. Change

The chance of falling is still very high.

The empire was founded by force, so the importance of the army is very great. Even children know the importance of the army. The army of Kahuan County is divided into three parts. One part is the army directly under the empire, and this part

The army is also the most elite. In Kahuan County, they are stationed on the transportation line from the county to the region. They are all cavalry, and there are not infantry. But there are very few. Such troops can be said to be the most important main force in the war.

The troops were not very large, only more than a thousand people. At the beginning, they were the only ones Li Cong knew about. It was only after Cui Changsheng’s introduction that Li Cong realized that they were not as simple as they seemed. There were several main lines in the empire.

Traffic arteries, and around the traffic arteries is the area where their troops are stationed. It's like they are only two hundred miles away from the army in another county. If they advance at full speed, it only takes three hours to assemble.

When something goes wrong, their two armies will concentrate in one direction, and the time can be doubled. This is the first time Li Cong knows this, and he is a little scared in his heart. Even though they only have

There are more than a thousand people. But if it is a war, they will immediately become more than 2,000 people. If calculated according to their gathering speed, there will be tens of thousands of people by the end of the day. The brains of these people are also

Very smart. No wonder a county with only a thousand elite troops can ensure safety. This is the reason.

In addition to these elite troops of the empire, there are two other parts of the army. These armies are not so important. One is the army directly under the county and city. This part of the army is assembled only half of the time every year, and the rest of the time is for the army.

You can do whatever you want. The empire only gives you a certain salary, which is 200 silver coins per year. They don't care about the rest. Anyway, if you join the army, unless it is three years later, if you don't join the army within three years,

If you appear, you will immediately become a slave. This makes many people who joined the army complain endlessly. Originally, they joined the army to support their families. Who knew that when they heard that they were county soldiers, they would not want to hire them.

Who doesn't know that such people may be called away at any time, but the empire also stipulates that everyone who fails to join the imperial army at the age of twenty must join the county army for three years, unless they are physically disabled.

Problems, physical problems here are very strict. It's not like Li Cong knew, just find someone to issue a medical certificate. Unless there is a real problem here, if it is found out, he will be executed immediately. This part

It is also the largest in number. Just like Kahuan County, there are about 300,000 such troops. However, the combat effectiveness of this part of the army is not very strong. Recently, the imperial law has promulgated a new law. They have been

It only takes four months of service. After all, supporting so many people in peacetime is a big expense. Three hundred thousand people used to be paid 200 silver coins every year, but now one-third less is reduced to 200 silver coins.

150 silver coins, so a person saves 0.5 gold coins every year, which is 150,000 gold coins a year. There are so many in one county, and there are more than 100 counties and cities in an administrative region, which is more than 10 million gold coins.

Yes, it amounts to hundreds of millions of gold coins in the entire empire. Even the emperor of the empire should take a good look at this number and not mess around with it. However, the direct result is that the combat effectiveness is even lower.

The third part is the Empire's standing army. The difference between this part and the Empire's elite troops is that they are not all knights. They are professional soldiers selected from the county and city armies. Their salary is about twice that of those people, of course.

, their number is not very large. There are only more than 10,000 people in Kahuan County. They are the best auxiliary troops during the war. The control of this part of the army does not belong to the local government. The control of this part of the army does not belong to the local government.

In the nine major administrative regions, in addition to these three parts called the army, there are many personnel who can also be called the army, such as the escort teams of officials at all levels, which have strict quantitative restrictions, and they are all

They are selected from the standing army. After they go out, in addition to receiving a salary from the empire, the official they are responsible for protecting will also be paid some salary, which is usually about double the salary of the empire. Many people

I really like that they can be selected by officials. But officials also look for the best among them.

Cui Changsheng knows these things very well. Just like Kahuan County City, the biggest person in the county town is naturally the city lord. The city lord’s escort team is 500 people, including one captain, two deputy captains, and five squad leaders.

There are one hundred people in each team. Usually three teams are working, and the other two teams are resting. No matter how they arrange it, as long as they can ensure that there are three teams around the city lord at all times when he is in the city.

Okay, all five teams followed when they left the city. In addition to their annual salary of 400 silver coins, the city lord also gave them a salary of 400 silver coins every year. Sometimes there were other rewards on the city lord's birthday.

It can be said that their life is very good. An ordinary soldier can earn more than 20 gold coins every year. It would be even better if the city lord asks him to do something and he can do it. Moreover, their family members are also

The city lord's palace distributed food to support them. This is also a lot of expenses.

Li Cong's county magistrate also has his own escort team. But the number is not comparable to that of the city lord. In addition to the eight bearers, Li Cong only has 42 escorts. With 50 people, Li Cong can also have a master.
To be continued...