At Cheng Yu's house.

"I pay my respects to Governor Cheng. I haven't seen him for a few days. His face is red and his face is pale. Maybe he has received some magical elixir that can restore youth to youth, right?"

After Wu Liang sat down, he immediately said with a smile.

"Hahaha, Lieutenant Wu, don't make fun of me. It's all because Captain Wu made up for the missed days for me that day. I'm lucky enough to be where I am today. People feel refreshed when happy events happen.

, the whole person naturally looks much younger."

The wrinkles on Cheng Yu's face were full of joy.

After Wu Liang changed his name, he happened to experience Zhang Miao's rebellion.

This guy then ushered in the second spring of his life. Not only was Boss Cao directly granted him the title of Sima, but Chenliu County was also temporarily handed over to him to take charge of. If nothing else happens, it is certain that he will take the post of Chenliu Prefect.

Well, this is indeed a meteoric rise.

Because of this, Cheng Yu had no doubts about Wu Liang in his heart and regarded him as a benefactor who had some advice.

in addition.

In fact, Cheng Yu also already knew that Boss Cao originally planned to leave the post of Chenliu Prefect to Wu Liang. If Wu Liang had not politely refused, he would have had to start as a county magistrate. Therefore, in a sense, he, Chenliu Prefect,

To be honest, it was actually given to him by Wu Liang.

This also moved Cheng Yu deeply.

"Actually, the main reason I came here this time is to send a small gift to congratulate Prefect Cheng on his promotion."

Wu Liang also laughed, and took the few worthless gifts from Dian Wei's hand and handed them to Cheng Yu.

"Don't take it seriously. Colonel Wu has been kind to me. Now that I have come to Chenliu, I should be the one who can help Colonel Wu to wash away the dust. How can I ask Colonel Wu to give me a gift? This is what Captain Wu wants."

I’m so embarrassed.”

Cheng Yu refused repeatedly and refused to accept it.

"You are one of my own, why are you so polite?"

Wu Liang forced several small gifts into Cheng Yu's hands, and then winked and said, "Prefect Cheng, these are my thoughts. Take a closer look. Do you think these gifts look familiar?"

"look familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu finally stopped refusing and took the gift in his hand to look at it carefully.

However, after looking for a long time from top to bottom, inside and out, he still didn't see anything familiar. He couldn't help but show doubts on his face, and asked: "Captain Wu, although this gift of yours is common.

It’s something, but how can I say it’s familiar?”

"Look more carefully."

Wu Liang smiled mysteriously.

Cheng Yu once again moved closer to check carefully, but Wu Liang then chuckled and said, "Do they look like the ten pounds of gold you owe me?"

"puff!"

Dian Wei couldn't hold it back and almost laughed out loud.

He admired Wu Liang's ability to tell ordinary things in new ways at any time, making it hard for people to guard against him.

"this……"

Cheng Yu's red face suddenly fell down.

Of course he knew what Wu Liang said about the ten pounds of gold. It was the sacrifice money that Wu Liang needed to go against heaven and help him change his name in order to eliminate the retribution from heaven.

He made it clear at that time that if Wu Liang helped him change his name and he really got a chance to rise to prominence within half a year, he would have to pay the sacrifice money.

If not, then Wu Liang will bear the money himself.

Moreover, he also gave Wu Liang a written note on the spot, which Lai would never be able to rely on, and he did not dare to default on the debt.

"What is that... Colonel Wu?"

After being depressed for a long time, Cheng Yu could only say with an embarrassed smile, "I definitely recognize this gold, but can you give it a little more grace? You know, I was just a county magistrate before, and my salary was really limited. Now, although I am

With the help of Lieutenant Wu, I became the prefect, but it has just started and I haven’t saved much savings yet..."

"What are you talking about? Cheng Taishou, am I the kind of person who cares about everything? I just asked this casually, and I would have forgotten about the gold if you hadn't mentioned it."

Wu Liang laughed and said, "It's okay, it's really okay. You can pay it back when you have it. At worst, you can just pay back more as interest. We don't care about this between us."

"..."

Cheng Yu no longer knew what to say.

He has lived for more than fifty years, and he boasts that he has seen all kinds of people and things, but this is the first time he has seen Wu Liang's fresh, refined and decent way of collecting accounts. Today he has gained a lot of experience.

Wu Liang saw that Cheng Yu looked like he was about to die, so he finally stopped fighting with him, smiled and said seriously: "Prefect Cheng, actually I came to you today, firstly to congratulate you on your promotion, and secondly.

I want to know more about our Chenliu, especially the situation in my Yongqiu County, and I would like to ask Governor Cheng to give me some advice."

"I don't think I should take it seriously. When it comes to Chen Liu's current situation, I can only say that everything is in vain."

Cheng Yu finally found the steps, straightened up and said, "Since Zhang Miao welcomed Lu Bu's rebellion, Zhang Miao increased the taxes on the people of Chenliu County in order to raise military pay. Later, Lu Bu and Zhang Miao knew that they were no match for the envoy.

While escaping, he ordered his soldiers to kill and loot, and took away almost all the supplies that could be taken away from Chenliu County. He also captured more than half of the strong men, making the people in the county desperate for a living and running away.

They fled, and now the population is less than half of what it was before Zhang Miao's rebellion."

"well……"

Speaking of this, Miles Yu sighed and said, "Actually, although I was promoted this time, I still got into a mess where my hard work may not lead to good results. If I can restore Chen Liu to the level before the rebellion, I will be able to envoy you."

I'm afraid I'm just doing my duty. If I can't do it, I'm not capable enough, and I'm afraid I'll be blamed by the commander."

"Besides, Yongqiu County, where Captain Wu is about to serve, is not far from Chenliu County. In fact, the situation is similar to Chenliu County."

"But Colonel Wu need not worry. I am still responsible for the blame, but it is not the fault of Colonel Wu. It is Captain Wu who has more foresight."

At this point, Cheng Yu's old face had wrinkled again, and it was full of sadness, without the previous red light.

"This is really difficult for Governor Cheng."

Wu Liang patted Cheng Yu's shoulders as a sign of comfort, and then asked, "Have you checked, Governor Cheng, that there are still a few influential people left in Chenliu County, and are there any in my Yongqiu County?"

Gate valve?"

"There were originally four great families in Chenliu County, namely the Zhang family of Zhang Miao, the Xu family of Xu Si, the Wang family of Wang Kai, and the Zhu family of Zhu Xun. Now the Xu family and the Wang family have rebelled with the Zhang family and have fled with the army.

The remaining Zhu family, which has not stated its position, is considered the dominant family. There are still some other small families, but their influence is limited."

Cheng Yu counted with his fingers and said, "As for Wu Xiaowei's Yongqiu County, the Zhu family has the final say. Most of the county officials are disciples of the Zhu family, and the government office can only be regarded as a subordinate.

decoration, and when I first came to take office, the envoy specifically explained that the Zhu family has quite a say among the gentry in Chenliu. In order to prevent trouble at this time, if possible, try not to embarrass the Zhu family.

, it would be best if we can make good friends with him, so... Colonel Wu, the Yongqiu Order, may not be easy to do."

"I see……"

After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Wu Liang nodded and rolled his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

Seeing Wu Liang's appearance, Cheng Yu was worried that he wouldn't be able to stay idle, so he quickly tried to persuade him: "Wu Xiaowei became the Yongqiu Order, didn't he just want to find an independent garrison for the Yong Army? In fact, this is very simple.

, now most of the land outside the city is ownerless and desolate. Colonel Wu can build a garrison wherever he can find it. If there are not enough manpower, I can send some defenders to help. After it is completed, send an invitation to the Zhu family.

Just for the sake of the envoy, the family had to come and offer a congratulatory gift. It can be considered that they have done their part. As for other trivial matters, they can just turn a blind eye. You think so, Wu Xiaowei?

?”

"What Governor Cheng said is absolutely true."

Wu Liang nodded and smiled, "As the saying goes, I won't offend others unless they offend me. As long as people from the Zhu family don't mess with me, I will naturally not ask for trouble for myself, let alone cause trouble for the envoy and Governor Cheng."

In fact, he could foresee that the relationship between him and the Zhu family might not be so peaceful.

After all, most of the gentry in this era were landlords, and their main source of income was collecting rent from their fields. Their main method was to annex and occupy people's fertile land, and then hire people to become their tenants and pay rent for their farming.

Wu Liang planned to start a pilot "field farming system" in Yongqiu.

Although there is no plan to invade the land of the landlords, mainly to reclaim wasteland and ownerless land, its settlement and sharing method that is more friendly to the common people and refugees will undoubtedly seize some tenant resources of the landlord class, leaving less tenants.

No matter how much fertile land these landowners have, they will be reduced to wasteland, and their harvests will naturally be reduced.

This is equivalent to tampering with their money bags and granaries, which is more serious than killing their parents. It will definitely cause some backlash, and conflicts are inevitable.

"Please rest assured, Captain Wu. Before Captain Wu takes office, I will go and inform the Zhu family so that they will not be confused."

Cheng Yu also heard something in Wu Liang's words and said quickly.

"Prefect Cheng, please rest assured. I can handle these small matters myself, so I don't need to worry about it, Prefect Cheng."

Wu Liang smiled again and said, "Moreover, the dream I had previously possessed by Governor Cheng showed that Governor Cheng would be a person who would become a marquis and a general in the future. Now he is just a governor. Where is this? Governor Cheng does not need to be timid.

Many things may seem troublesome, but they also bring great opportunities.”

"this……"

Cheng Yu was speechless again.

He could hear something in Wu Liang's words. Although he was still not sure what Wu Liang planned to do, he was already vaguely worried about Chen Liu's future situation...

but.
To be continued...