After a few people talked about it, Sun Zhian came in to ask how to arrange his personal room. Sun Chuanting pondered for a while and said, "My brother Zhongfang and I live in a main room, and there is another one that is lived in by Cui and Xie. You can see the arrangements for the servants and guards brought by each person, so it should be enough to stay."

Zhuang Yuanzhou said, "Brother Baigu, let's set some rules here. In the future, we will call brothers privately, but we should call adults in other places to avoid being slighted by outsiders!"

Cui and Xie nodded and said yes. Sun Chuanting did not refuse considering that this was the right intention.

Zhuang Yuanzhou continued: "Now that Brother Bai Gu has just arrived in Shaanxi, although he has done his homework in advance, many things need to be seen as a truth. I think we should go out separately and investigate openly and secretly to determine where Brother Bai Gu's first fire is going!"

Sun Chuanting said: "Before leaving, the emperor told me to establish my authority with the military field guards first. I think we will start from this aspect and start an investigation. Later, Sun Zhian took my hand to the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office in Shaanxi and asked Jinyiwei Qianhu to come to see me. They may have received the instructions of the Jinyiwei Commander to cooperate with my actions in Shaanxi!"

Zhuang Yuanzhou was very happy. With the eyes and ears of the Jinyiwei, many difficult problems will be solved. Sun Zhian took the order and left, and Sun Chuanting and others continued to discuss some details.

The Jinyiwei Qianhu Office was not far from the governor's yamen. Not long after, Sun Zhian brought a thin man in a flying fish suit in his thirties to the courtyard. Sun Zhian asked him to enter in with a solemn hand. The Jinyiwei Qianhu Office came to the door and sang loudly and said, "Li Guoliang, a thousand households in Shaanxi Qianhu Office, met with the governor!"

Sun Chuanting made him enter, and Li Guoliang stepped into the room and saluted one knee at Sun Chuanting, who was wearing a big red official uniform. Sun Chuanting quietly asked him to waive the gift. Zhuang Yuanzhou and others were still white now, and they had already avoided another room when Li Guoliang sang the name.

Sun Chuanting said, "When I left Beijing, the emperor said that he had asked Guiqianhu to cooperate with me. I wonder if Li Qianhu could receive the order?"

Li Guoliang bowed and replied, "I have received the order from Commander Luo, and I will obey the orders of the governor!"

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "The order is not enough. The Jinyiwei is the personal army of the emperor. I have no right to order you. I am ordered by the emperor to govern Shaanxi, hoping to make some achievements to make the emperor feel at ease. However, Shaanxi is chaotic and complicated, and I do not know much about the local situation, so some things need more assistance from Li Qianhu. On the day of success, I will definitely report Li Qianhu's contribution to the emperor and will never be greedy for Li Qianhu's contribution!"

Li Guoliang was overjoyed when he heard this and bowed: "Thank you for your kindness. I have been in Shaanxi for five years and I still know a lot about the situation in various parts of Shaanxi. I am an imperial governor and appointed by the court. What I do is for the emperor and the court. If you ask, I will speak out!"

"Then please ask Li Qianhu to go back and sort out the detailed information of the chief officials of the military garrison stations in Shaanxi and report it to me. The main reason is the number of personal assets, the fields and shops must be listed in detail, the list of people in the court and the local area, the number of military households under the jurisdiction of the garrison stations under the jurisdiction, the number of young, strong and young women and children must be clearly classified. The key is the detailed information of those who have a bad influence among the people, and those under the jurisdiction of the military households under the jurisdiction of the military households who dare not speak out!" Sun Chuanting said.

Li Guoliang secretly reconciled that the governor seemed to be trying to take action against the guard station. This time, I don’t know which unlucky guy would become a sacrificial item. This has nothing to do with him. The Jinyiwei has always been unrelated to other guard stations. As the Jinyiwei has been generally sluggish in recent years, he has been quite low-key in coming to Shaanxi in recent years, and only collects the money he should have, and has no evil deeds of extortion under his command. He has been idle in recent years, but he has clearly checked the background of the officials in the Shaanxi officialdom, which is just in handy.

Li Guoliang nodded and said that after he went back, he sorted out his own meeting and reported it to the governor, and then bowed and said goodbye to leave.

After Li Guoliang left, Zhuang Yuanzhou and others came out of the room next to him, and then everyone discussed it and decided to divide it into two groups and go down to the public to investigate it personally.

Sun Chuanting and Zhuang Yuanzhou went to the Zuowei of Xi'an; Cui Shisheng and Xie Renxing went to the vanguard of Xi'an; both groups of people dressed up as merchants, and several servants brought by Zhuang Yuanzhou's home were pushing goods as friends to follow. After the plan stopped, Sun Chuanting sent Sun Zhian to the Provincial Administration and the Envoy to inform Zhu Yongyou that the governor was unwell and did not see any foreign guests. The specific affairs of the office were temporarily represented by Zhu Yongyou.

Xi'an Zuowei is located in the northwest of Xi'an Prefecture City, bordering Xianyang County.

Sun Chuanting and Zhuang Yuanzhou were both dressed as merchants. Sun Zhian and Sun Fugui followed the carriages and horses filled with iron pots, shovels, cloths, and threads, and the group came to the jurisdiction of the Zuo Guard of Xi'an.

It is September autumn harvest season, and the fields on the roadside are crowded with busy harvests.

Sun Chuanting observed carefully and found that although the young and strong soldiers working in the fields were generally tall, they were extremely thin. Some were shirtless and had skinny upper body and were skinny.

An old man in his fifties who looked very old was drinking water on the edge of the field to rest. Sun Chuanting walked to him and used the excuse of thirsty at the road to ask for a bowl of water to drink. The two started chatting.

Sun Chuanting asked, "Brother-in-law, I'm polite. Are you old noble? Is the harvest good this year?"

The old man stared at the young and strong working in the fields not far away and replied: "The old man's surname is Li. God is kind to you. It's raining here this summer. The harvest of crops in this autumn is much higher than in previous years."

Sun Chuanting continued to ask: "How many people are there in my father-in-law's family? How many acres of land are divided into? This year's harvest, will your family live a good life, right?"

The old man looked at him with a squint eyes and said, "The old man's three sons, he is the boys who work, who are at the age of consuming food. The harvest is good this year. It's good that the boys can eat a few full meals. There is no place to divide the fields. The land here is all from the commander!"

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "Don't let me go. I am a businessman. I have been traveling all over the world and have met all kinds of people. I am a knowledgeable person. I know that the Taizu set up a garrison at the time, but I left enough words for each military household to share the land. Don't deceive me!"

At this time, the sons of the old man who were working in the field saw his father chatting with outsiders and put down his homework. One of the young men with thick eyebrows, big eyes, hands and feet picked up a big bowl and drank it dry. He slapped the corner of his mouth and said, "Mr. Hongwu planned to be very good at the beginning, but now this black-hearted official has long regarded his words as a fart! My father and our brothers have worked hard for a year, but they can't even eat enough! Not only my family, go and ask, how many families in the Zuowei in Xi'an can have a full meal a year? I'm twenty-three, and I can't even afford to be a wife. These dog officials have a round stomach. Bah! I'm looking forward to the thieves coming and killing these dog officials!"

Old Man Li raised his hand and wanted to hit him, cursing: "You gǒu     rì     de, you think you have a long life? Why dare you say anything? I will kill you today, so I can save you from causing trouble for our family!"

The young man with thick hands and feet flashed and hid behind Sun Chuanting, muttering, "You scold me gǒu    rì     de, isn't you just scolding yourself? Besides, what I'm telling the truth. This guest official is not a person in the government. I'm complaining a few times, and I can't let me speak!"

Old Man Li was really annoyed now and turned his head to look for the guy, but there was no other good guy in the field except soil, so he simply took off one of his straw sandals and jumped to chase his son.

Sun Chuanting hurriedly reached out to stop him and said with a smile: "Brother Li calmed down. This young man is right. Someone is just a businessman, not an official. He is a businessman. He is also a commoner. He is often embarrassed by the people in the government. Is the father-in-law still afraid that someone will not go to the government to report? This young man is just a few gossips. Don't be angry anymore!"

Old Man Li stopped panting and put on the straw sandals, sighed and said, "The old man's wife died early. There is no woman in her family, and she has not saved much money. The boss is in his twenties and has no money to marry a wife. They all blame the old man for being stubborn! If this continues, the old Li family will be in danger. When will I die, how can I go to see my ancestors underground? When will this hard day be over? I'm sorry to the child!" As he said that, his eyes turned red and a few drops of turbid tears flowed down.

Old Man Li's sons couldn't help feeling sad and lowered their heads.

Sun Chuanting sighed in his heart and said, "I just came from Xi'an Prefecture. I heard that the Governor Sun, who came from the letter, was about to recruit soldiers to eliminate the rebels. The salary was provided monthly. The people from the Governor's Office said that the military households of the garrison were given priority in recruiting soldiers this time. The Lord said that the people in the garrison were loyal to the court. Mr. Li, I saw that your sons were all tall and loyal people. It would be better to leave one to support the family and the other two to join the army. In this way, the monthly salary was sent home for you to save, and you could save food. In this way, your family's life would be much better?"

When Old Man Li heard this, he was moved and said, "This is a good thing, but I'm afraid that the government will say it well, so I won't give much money to you. Although I am a farmer, I also know that it is common for the official army to deduct money from money. Besides, if you are a soldier, you have to fight. The rebels in Shaanxi are really powerful. So many officials and soldiers can't beat them. If you lose your sword and gun and lose your life, how can I explain to my child when I go underground!"

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "I heard that the governor brought a full salary from the capital this time. The governor's yamen also said that Lord Sun is fair and strict, with clear rewards and punishments. The generals led by the emperor were sent by the emperor's personal army and would not deduct military salary at all. To put it badly, Mr. Li, your family is in such a situation, rather than being so poor, it is better to let your children go out and make a fight. Maybe they make military achievements. In the future, let alone seeking a wife, it is not impossible to have a group of wives and concubines!"

Old Man Li was still hesitating, and Boss Li shouted, "Big, this guest official is right! Instead of living like this for a waste of time, it is better to go out and have some fun! My second brother and I will join the army, and the youngest stay to serve you. If I and my second brother are killed in the future, the youngest will give you a care of your old age and see you off, and we will also leave some incense for our Li family. My second brother and I will ask someone to send my salary home! Big, I will have to be the master of my own whatever I say this time! At least I and my second brother will leave, and you and the youngest brother can have a few more meals!"

Zhuang Yuanzhou ordered the shopkeeper to watch and serve a few dishes and a pot of wine, and then asked the shopkeeper to deliver food to the guy who was pushing a cart in the backyard. After the shopkeeper agreed, he went to the kitchen.

After a while, one cold dish, three hot dishes, one pot of soju and two wine glasses were served.

Zhuang Yuanzhou picked up the wine pot and filled it with Sun Chuanting, then poured it on himself, looked at no one around, raised the wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, you and I have had countless banquets over the years, all of which are beautiful environments, surrounded by servants and maids, and gathered with literati and wealthy people. I never thought that one day I would drink with me in such a remote place. Life experience is really wonderful! Come on, I wish you a cup!"

Sun Chuanting also smiled and picked up the wine glass and said, "That's hard for such a thing to do for a person who likes luxury! Just when you and I succeed, I should compensate my brother with a feast. Come and cheer!"

The two of them drank it all. Although the wine was not a good wine, it was like a ripple of heat coming straight into their lower abdomen after drinking it. The two of them sniffed each other. Zhuang Yuanzhou smiled and said, "Although this wine is not soft and long enough, it is like a sharp blade entering the abdomen, which is very refreshing. Brother Sun, you and me are from a family background, all kinds of wealth and honor are passed by. Only keeping a name in history is what we want in this life. I am not afraid of the hardships of the situation. I just hope to follow my brother to make achievements, clarify the world, and comfort my lifelong aspirations!"

Sun Chuanting picked up the wine pot and poured wine for the two of them, and said solemnly: "What my brother said is exactly what I think of! We are reading the books of sages, and we are not greedy for luxury and enjoyment. Zhang Zihou's famous saying in the previous dynasty is the common ambition of you and me: establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the past sages, and open peace for all generations! In order to realize the dream that the predecessors did not achieve, why do I cherish this body!"
Chapter completed!