Lu Qi looked calm and continued, "Although I have possessed Suzhou, I am not enough to support my troops and stand on my own. I lack the righteousness of supporting my troops and stand on my own. So after a while, the Emperor Tang may confiscate the military households of the Princess's Mansion in Changzhou. Only then can the Suzhou army obtain the righteousness and then send troops to completely occupy Changzhou."

"Sir, is what you said true?" County Magistrate Tong asked cautiously.

"The world is impermanent, and I didn't expect that I could gain the power of Changzhou and Suzhou. Now the Tang Dynasty court thought that it was Jiangyin Zhang who occupied Suzhou, so he took Huairou's reaction and appointed Zhang Hongbo as the Marquis of Donghai. But in fact, Zhang Hongbo is my subordinate in Suzhou." Lu Qi responded.

County Chief Tong smiled, Lu Qi looked at him and said, "Don't ask, there is no need to question the matter between Suzhou and Changzhou. You can't hear the truth here. After a while, Uncle He may hear some rumors."

"Here, I heard about the battle in Jurong County and the incident of angering the governor of Changzhou to death." Tong County responded.

"The governor of Changzhou was not angry to death by me, but by me." Lu Qi said calmly.

County Magistrate Tong gritted his teeth and looked at Lu Qi in shock. Lu Qi also looked at him and said calmly: "The governor of Changzhou and the governor of the Xiao clan in Changzhou are my obstacles to occupying Changzhou, so I cleared them. Now all the officers and soldiers in Changzhou are my subordinates. The 30,000 Wucheng Army in Changzhou is also my military strength, and the Jiangyin Army is also in alliance with me."

County Magistrate Tong nodded subconsciously in shock. Lu Qi turned to look at Leng Rong and smiled and said, "Leng Rong, are you willing to be my subordinate in the future?"

Leng Rong was stunned, immediately stood up and saluted, and said respectfully: "Sir, Leng Rong has always been a subordinate of the Lord, and he will always be."

Lu Qiqi smiled and nodded, waved his hand to let Leng Rong sit, and then looked at the county magistrate Tong. The county magistrate Tong had no choice but to get up, and raised his respectful words: "The emperor and the emperor are inseparable from honor and disgrace."

Lu Qi nodded, waved his hand to let him sit, and then said, "Now I can't take the initiative to raise an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, so I can only continue to stay in the stable in danger. Once the news of the rebellion in Changzhou comes, what you have to do is protect my Lu clan."

The two nodded, Tong County was suspicious and asked, "Sir, have 160,000 troops in Suzhou?"

Lu Qi nodded, briefly explained the surprise attack, and finally said: "I can fight against Zhou and Yue in the military power of Suzhou and Changzhou, but I cannot go to war with Tang at present, mainly because of the people's support. After all, I am still a Tang minister. Taking the initiative to send troops to Changzhou will be unpopular, and the morale of the army will easily lead to conflicts, so I can only wait for the opportunity to have troops to stand up and stand on my own."

County Magistrate Tong nodded and suddenly said, "If Changzhou raises its troops and the lord is in the stable, wouldn't it be a crisis?"

Lu Qi smiled confidently and said calmly: "There are nearly 200,000 troops in Changzhou and Suzhou. Once 70,000 troops are stationed in Jinling County, the Emperor of Tang will compromise. I have seen through the emperor of Tang. It is just an incompetent emperor who bullies the weak and fears the evil spirit, is determined to be at peace, and is taboo to fight. I will stay in the stable. If I get out of prison, the Changzhou army will enter Runzhou to attack the stable. The stable army is all old soldiers who faint when they see blood. They have never experienced war at all. Only 20,000 border troops are enough to defeat the 40,000 Beijing troops. "

The county magistrate Tong said oh, Lu Qi looked at him and smiled and said: "Military matters, Uncle He can ask Brother Tong Guang, when I fought in Jurong County, two thousand troops wiped out 4,000 Maoshan bandits, and they lost 900 people. The Beijing army dispatched 4,000 well-equipped soldiers to pick fruits to wipe out 500 Maoshan bandits. As a result, the bandits were not suppressed, but more than a thousand people died."

County Magistrate Tong nodded in a daze. The impact Lu Qi brought to him made him difficult for a moment. Lu Qi said again: "Uncle He's silver supply will not be sent to Beijing in the future, but will be used directly to win over his subordinates and the governor of Shangguanzhou."

"Yes." County Magistrate Tong nodded and responded.

Lu Qi looked at Leng Rong again and asked, "Have there any changes in the bandits in Shida County?"

"There are changes. The imperial bandit suppression army has been here and wiped out the Baishalin bandits. The other bandits hid when they see the wind and are now reunited." Leng Rong replied.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "In the future, you will focus on suppressing bandits, recruit more elite soldiers and brave soldiers, and use the supply bank to secretly support me. I will also transfer a large amount of rice from Changzhou to Shida County. While selling it openly, I will support military rations. I ask Shida County to become a place for peace and prosperity, so that the people of Shida County will know that I have allowed them to live and prosperity."

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Leng Rong responded happily.

"Yes, the subordinates will receive the order." County Magistrate Tong responded respectfully.

Lu Qi nodded and looked at the county magistrate Tong and said, "I want to talk to Brother Tong Guang if I tell you."

"Yes, the official will send someone to inform you today." Tongxian responded.

Lu Qi nodded and asked again: "Do you have any news about the matter in Raozhou?"

"I heard that after the new governor of Raozhou took office, several major conflicts and bloody cases occurred, but the governor of Raozhou had already stopped." Tongxian replied.

Lu Qi nodded, Leng Rong suddenly said, "I heard that there was a huge famine in Raozhou this year, and the grain harvest was very low. More than ten days ago, Lord Wang came to ask us to collect some food. Because I was not able to give up the silver to buy grain."

"Mr. Wang came to ask for food, but Shida County is also short of food. Once we buy a lot of food, it is easy to cause trouble. Moreover, the governor, Lord Ma, issued a document to prevent the food from Chizhou from being out of the water." County Magistrate Tong also said.

When Lu Qi heard this, he was moved by it. He got Changzhou and Suzhou, which was equivalent to getting a huge granary. In recent years, God has opened his eyes. Suzhou and Changzhou have had good weather and harvests, but now he occupied Changzhou and Suzhou, which has caused a phenomenon of overeat of food.

Of course, Lu Qibenxin hoped that the more grain stored, the better, but grain is a necessity that cannot last long. Nowadays, the grain in Changzhou can be transported out for sale, but Suzhou's grain cannot be transported in large quantities to Changzhou for sale. That will impact the grain interests that come out of Changzhou. Zhou State and Yue State had a fierce battle with Suzhou and could not expect to trade at all.

Now that I heard that the western famine was in short supply, I had a way to sell Suzhou’s grain. If the excess grain from military households was cashed in, the favoritism to the people would definitely be immediate. However, even if Raozhou lacks grain, Lu Qi could not take the initiative to transport grain to sell it or sell it, which would not have the effect of winning people’s hearts.

"Get the pen." After Lu Qi thought about it, he casually ordered. County Magistrate Tong was stunned and hurriedly got up and left the private room.

"Do you want letters?" Leng Rong asked.

Lu Qiyi smiled and said, "I will send a letter to Uncle Zhong, and you will send it yourself."

Leng Rong was stunned and then agreed: "Yes, my subordinates will definitely send it."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Leng Rong, you are in Shida County, and you will train the army and win people's hearts from now on. You will do whatever I did before."

"Don't worry, sir, I will do it." Leng Rong said confidently.

Lu Qiqian smiled and nodded. He occupied Suzhou and Changzhou, but if he wanted to achieve the general trend, he must further develop more supportive forces. Shida County is his hometown, and his popularity in Shida County is also very high, so it is the most worthy of building a trend.

At this time, County Magistrate Tong came back and grinded Lu Qi himself. Lu Qi asked: "Uncle He, I heard that the eldest brother of the Yang family has become an elder in Wangjiang Castle."

"Yes, the adults wrote to take care of him, and the Yang family Silang was the commander of Ning **, so the subordinate only suggested to the county magistrate Sun, and then he obtained the support of the county magistrate Sun and came forward to facilitate it." Tong County replied.

Lu Qi nodded, and County Magistrate Tong said again: "The Yang family's Dalang has a hereditary title. It is reasonable to be an elder, so it is not difficult."

Lu Qi nodded, and the county magistrate Tong said again: "The elder brother inherited Shicheng Bo and said that there were 500 households with fiefs. However, if you did not go to Shida County without the official documents of the Ministry of Revenue, the fiefs of the five hundred households would not be obtained."

Lu Qiyi smiled and said calmly: "I know that the fiefs of five hundred households are false. Except for the title of marquis or above, all the salaries of the honorary people in the Tang Dynasty have been in name only."

County Magistrate Tong nodded and said, "There are too many honorary titles and the imperial court's treasury is empty, so I can't afford it."

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