The king frowned and said, "For the escort of the grain tax, the officials will allocate the official army to the command of the Lord."

Lu Qi shook his head and said, "Mr. Wang, have you ever seen the official army fighting?"

The king master Bo was stunned and shook his head and said, "The officials have never seen the official army in the border war."

Lu Qi said in harmony: "Mr. Wang, if the soldiers who have fought against the defenders of Shida County, the two hundred border troops will be enough to defeat the five hundred defenders of Shida County. If the soldiers temporarily allocated to the officials who guard the city, there will probably be very few who will obey my orders. Once the enemy encounters the enemy, the army will be filled with a great escape. If I become an isolated soldier, then why should I protect the food tax?"

The king's master frowned and said, "You have said that the officials and soldiers have undergone regular military training. Who dares to escape at the moment?"

Lu Qileng said: "It's a pity that this is a fact. No matter how strict the military rules are, it will not be held responsible for the majority. The official army in Shida County is a group of military forces that can only suppress the local area. When encountering bandits, they will only be the first to save their lives."

The king master frowned and pondered for more than ten seconds, and said in harmony: "This matter is too important. Please let the official discuss with other adults before replying to Lord Lu."

Lu Qi smiled calmly and asked again: "Mr. Wang, isn't the Magistrate of Shida County here?"

The king's lord Bo smiled lightly and said, "The county magistrate Sun is here, but his health is not safe. The matters in Shida County have always been done by the county magistrate."

Lu Qiyi understood that the county magistrate of Shida must have been seized by the power. It is estimated that the county magistrate Zhao was too strong and the county magistrate could not afford to offend him, so he had to hide.

He smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice, I'll say goodbye." The king's master Bo politely sent Lu Qi out of the county government.

Lu Qi, who left the county yard, had a desire to train a hundred soldiers. He actually wanted to try out the way of commanding the army in his heart and see if he had the qualifications to talk about the military on paper. The gains from talking about the military on paper are definitely not comparable to those of the practice of commanding the army.

I found a wealthy money house along the street, and used most of the gold to exchange 2,000 taels of silver. He carried a large bag of silver to Dongcheng District. Dongcheng District is the richest in Shida County, and most of the large households live in Dongcheng District.

Xiao Mansion is located in the southeastern area of ​​Dongcheng District. The area of ​​the mansion accounts for one-ninth of Dongcheng District, and is quite large in scale. Lu Qi found the main entrance of Xiao Mansion and saw that the main entrance of Xiao Mansion is tall and magnificent. There are huge mighty stone lions on both sides of the gate steps. There are two tall and strong servants with bright clothes and full of energy standing at the door.

Lu Qi glanced at the mansion gate, and walked over with his left hand holding a knife with his left hand, stalking over. He could not be suppressed by the momentum of the mansion gate.

"This general, are you visiting Xiao Mansion?" Seeing Lu Qi climbing up the steps with mighty clothes, a servant hurriedly asked politely.

Lu Qi stopped ascended the steps and said in a harmonious voice: "I am not here to visit, but to redeem my relatives. I have two relatives who sold themselves to Xiao's house as slaves."

The servant was stunned. He thought Lu Qi was an extraordinary person with great aura and was a great person. He could not have expected that he would come to redeem the slave. Even so, the servant was suppressed by Lu Qi's aura and dared not neglect it. He said in harmony: "It turns out that the emperor is here to redeem the slave. Please walk to the right to the side door and ask Manager Yan for questions."

Lu Qi knew that only the masters and guests could enter and exit the main entrance of the wealthy house. He thanked him and turned to the steps down the steps to walk to the right. After walking nearly five hundred meters along the tall wall, he saw a mansion gate. The size of the side door of the Xiao Mansion was half the size of the main entrance. There were also two servants guarding him and strictly checked the servants entering and leaving.

Lu Qi went over and said hello to explain his purpose. The Xiao family servant was of good quality. Lu Qi asked him to come in and ask the general manager for instructions. After a while, the guard of the door invited a fat middle-aged man in a generous dress.

The guards of the door introduced this as General Manager Yan. Lu Qi was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "When Lu Qi came home to visit relatives from the army. When he learned that his relatives sold themselves as slaves in the Xiao Mansion, he came to redeem them. Please forgive them."

General Manager Yan is a senior servant and one of the two deputy general managers of the Xiao Mansion. His daily status is even more cool than that of the county magistrate. When he saw Lu Qiyi wearing military uniform, he did not dare to show off his airs.

He also said politely: "Jiang is here to redeem the slave, I don't know what the slave is named?"

Lu Qi said in harmony: "Lu Xiaoyan and Cheng Yiyi."

Manager Yan was stunned and said with surprise: "Jiang is here to redeem Xiaoyan."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Yes, Xiaoyan is my sister."

Manager Yan shook his head and said, "Mr. Jiang, Xiaoyan is the fourth lady's person, and it is beyond my authority. Please wait for me and I will report to the fourth lady to the final decision."

Lu Qi was stunned and hurriedly said, "I'm responsible for it." Mr. Yan turned around and left politely.

As soon as General Yan left, Lu Qi said to the servant beside him: "Brother, please ask me to redeem the slave. Why can't General Yan make a decision yet?"

The Ding family looked at Lu Qi and said in a harmonious voice: "All the servants who serve the master in the Xiao Mansion are senior family slaves. Manager Yan can only be used as the master's middle and lower-level family slaves. Miss Xiaoyan is the maid of the fourth lady's upper room, which is very favored by the fourth lady. Manager Yan has to smile when he sees Xiaoyan, so he must nod the fourth lady to redeem Xiaoyan. "

Lu Qi frowned and said, "Brother, does Miss Xiao Mansion have a good temper?"

The Ding family smiled and said, "Of course Miss Four has a better temper."

Lu Qi thought for a while, reached into his arms and took a hanging money and sent it to the servants and smiled: "Thank you, I'll give you some bars for this little money."

The servant's eyes slanted left and right, stretched out his hand quickly and took the copper coins into his sleeves, and said politely: "Thank you, Mr. General."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "Brother, can I redeem my sister?"

The servant hesitated and said in a harmonious voice: "Jiang, I think you can't redeem Xiaoyan, so of course there is no need to redeem it. Xiaoyan is the maid of the fourth lady's house and can be called a celebrity in the Xiao Mansion. Maybe Jiang didn't know that my fourth lady was the fiancée of the fifth son of the Ministry of War of the current dynasty, and was the daughter-in-law of the Rong family, one of the five major families in the Tang Dynasty. Xiaoyan was the dowry maid chosen by the fourth lady. Later, she married the fourth lady to the Rong family, which was very noble and happy."

When Lu Qi heard this, he felt disgusted and said unhappy: "It is noble and happy to be a dowry maid."

The servant immediately said seriously: "Your words are superficial. Everyone who is a slave is not inferior. Miss Xiaoyan is the maid of the fourth lady. She is more precious than an ordinary lady. When she got married in the Rong family in the future, she can speak on behalf of the fourth lady and belongs to the slave of the other person."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "Is that so? Hearing you say that being a slave is much happier than a free man."

The servant said seriously, "Jiang, don't look down on the slaves. If you say something unheard of your opinion, you are also a high-level slave. Your boss is the master of your master. The soldiers under your master are also slaves, but are just lower-level slaves. The most humble person in this world is not the slaves of the wealthy family, but those ordinary people in the white family. Common people have to pay taxes, do hard labor, work hard all day for food and clothing, and are bullied by slaves of all levels at any time. If you say this, Jiang Ye should be able to understand the meaning of it. It is better to be a slave of a wealthy family than a free citizen. Miss Xiaoyan is attracted to the fourth lady. That is a blessing to reach the sky."

Lu Qi was slightly shocked when he heard this. The words of the guardian's servant were like a knock on his head, pointing directly to the key points, which nakedly revealed the fundamental aspect of social survival. The servant said it well. He was also a slave. He had to obey the orders of his superiors in the army. In reality, what is the difference between him and this guardian's servant? The most humble one is not the slave, but the free civilian at the bottom of the society. But do civilians really have freedom?

"Jiang, you are young, and you probably don't know much about the rules in the officialdom. You will talk more about it. If you want to become successful in the future, you must borrow the strength of Miss Xiaoyan's high branch. If you can't grasp it, it would be a pity." The servant advised him again.

"What do you mean?" Lu Qi asked in a harmonious voice. He no longer despises the guardian.

"Jiang, as the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good at being an official. You are a general, and the fourth lady's father-in-law is the minister of the Ministry of War. As long as the fourth lady is willing to promote the general, the general will guarantee that he will get a real military position." The servant said in a harmonious voice.

After hearing this, Lu Qi said coldly: "It is true that men can achieve success and become officials, and it is shameful to be promoted by a crooked family."
Chapter completed!