On an official road leading to Dai County, seven or eight carriages were slowly moving forward. The one in front was quite large, and the carvings on the outside looked very graceful.

"It turns out that the official roads of this county are really so flat. I heard others telling you that it was an exaggeration. I only realized that what I said was true after I walked along the way."

On the carriage, there was a bamboo mat, and Zao Song knelt on it, feeling moved.

There were three people sitting next to him, namely Huan Yi, Tang Yu and the Hong family's elder Hong Qian.

Hearing his feelings, Hong Qian said, "If you want to talk about the ability of the Duke, it is rare in the world. Dai County is located in a corner, which is not easy. We don't expect this place to be managed in a great way. We just want to not be missed by the Hu people every year. That's enough. Who would have thought that after this new Duke came for a year, we were so peaceful here. In the past, merchants were in a constant stream. There were signs of prosperity and changes everywhere. Just say that this official road was sent by the Duke, and it was necessary to repair it every month. I also heard that whenever a section of the road was damaged, if it could not be reported in time within seven days, someone would be held accountable. He was a capable official!"

This was heard in Zao Song's ears. The son-in-law of the governor became secretly alert. Looking at Huan Yi again, he saw the prince making people look thoughtful.

However, Tang Yu asked curiously: "I heard that there were many Hu prisoners in Prefect Chen who were placed in the mines as coolies. So, are the road-building people these mine slaves?"

As he said that, he saw Hong Qian's surprise expression, and added: "I think it will be reported in seven days and repaired every month. Dai County is not big, but we came from the border and took many roads, including forks and many villages and towns. This is not a small number. Just relying on these servants in the government, I am afraid it will be impossible to get there. I also asked some people. Chen Taishou was polite to the people's livelihood. He also lamented that the Hu people came several times, and the people of Dai County were exhausted and were exempted from two years of corvee service. We can't just let the soldiers come over to repair it, right?"

When he heard this, Zao Song didn't care about anything else and pricked up his ears. He saw the twists and turns in the middle of the journey, so he invited Hong Qian and others to accompany him. On the one hand, he wanted to use the protests of these gentry and tyrants to put a little stain on Chen Zhi's reputation, so as to gain some initiative and advantages during negotiations. Another purpose was to collect some information from these familiar Daijun people.

Building a road seems not a big deal, but in the eyes of those who know the knowledge, it is a challenge to a force's administrative ability and dispatch ability. Sometimes, it can even see the background of people's strength and people's livelihood. Zao Song has his own origins in his family and has long had his own opinions on the way of governance, so of course he will not ignore this point.

At this moment, he heard Hong Qian chuckling and said, "Mr. Tang, you have been wrong this time. Most of the matter of repairing the road was really done by Wu Ding."

"Or it?" Zao Song interrupted at the right time, "I heard a lot of people say on the road, and I thought it was spreading rumors, but after hearing what Mr. Hong said, "Mr. Chen's Wu Ding did not practice, but instead went to various places to build roads. This...is probably a loss of combat power, aren't you afraid that the combat readiness will be relaxed when it develops to the future?"

"This is not something that old man can know. Maybe the Duke has any ideas." When he heard this, he commented on Chen Zhi's governance, and Hong Qian immediately became cautious. He went to visit this time, but it was not a troublemaker. Chen Zhi is now in Dai County. As long as he wants to live in Dai County, he dare not make too much discussion. Although Chen Zhi did not explicitly prohibit it, some people are cautious and conservative in this kind of thing, and they will always regret it.

Speaking of this, Hong Qian was unwilling to go deeper, so he said, "It's not too late at this time. Tonight, we will rest in Daokou Town in front. We will almost go to Dai County tomorrow. The old man will go out to make arrangements first."

"Please go, elder."

All three of them in the car were very polite.

As soon as the people left, Chang Yu said something to the two of them, and said he wanted to go back to sort out the manuscript, so he said goodbye, and Zao Song and Huan Yi were left in the carriage.

As soon as the man left, Huan Yi smiled and said, "Mr. Tang's manuscript is probably the speech of the historian. I am curious about how he would write about what he saw and heard in Daijun."

Zao Song smiled and said, "I think you are concerned about Brother Huan. It's not what Tang Jun went back to write, but to find out whether this official Tao was made by Chen Zhi abused his troops to repair it."

"Whether he abuses his troops has nothing to do with me," Huan Yi shook his head, "My lord is still separated from Dai County, and he doesn't expect Dai County's troops to be helpful."

"You can't say that," Zao Song shook his head, "Shi Le is powerful, but the King of Jiangdu cannot defend it, so he can rest in the three counties. However, Shi Le now has three counties and is still on the back of the Xiongnu, and can replenish it at all times. If there is no external help, it is probably difficult for King of Jiangdu to counterattack, right?"

Huan Yi asked with a smile: "What? Could it be that General Wang intends to help? That's really a big wish. If the general can lead two armies, there should be no more. The infantry and cavalry each run 2,000, only 4,000 people. My lord can pacify Jizhou and give the general a stable rear."

Stabilize the rear? My father-in-law asked for chaos in Jizhou and isolate the imperial court!

Zao Song thought so in his heart, but of course he could not say that on the surface, and said, "My lord must also be stationed in the northern land. Murong rises on the grassland and unites the tribes. Once he goes south, it will be a disaster. The general cannot divide his troops. But after all, the prefect Chen is also very powerful. He is 12,000 troops, and one army is calculated based on two thousand people and one army. This is the six armies. Once the court really approves his real power and enthronement, it is more than enough to divide the two guards. If he is willing to lead troops to help, this is a great help. Don't forget the achievements of Dai County."

Huan Yi frowned and heard the temptation in his words. He knew that the King of Jiangdu behind him was close to the court, and he wanted to understand from his own mouth whether Chen Zhi wanted to be granted the imperial court.

But little did he know that Huan Yi came here this time with the imperial edict from the court!

So, the envoy of the county prince immediately shook his head and said, "Dai County's record cannot be fake, it can be said to be amazing, which means that the prefect Chen can fight, and Wu Ding has trained like an arm and finger in his hands for only more than a month, which means that he can also train troops. But now seeing that he forced the soldiers to build roads means that he does not know how to be polite to the military. If he destroys this way, the lions will waste their ambitions in a hundred battles..."
Chapter completed!