The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

The attendant said, "My Lord, did you know that during the parade, people threw vegetable leaves at the prisoners?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Go on."

The attendant said: "This is the same thing in different ways."

Wan Lianxing said: "If you want to humiliate me like this, why don't you throw vegetable leaves instead of sugar cane?"

The attendant said, "There is plenty of sugarcane on the hills, and the people are even saving some of the leaves for themselves."

Wan Lianxing said: "It turns out that I am not even worthy of a few vegetable leaves."

His expression gradually turned ugly, "Come with me to take a look."

This incident alarmed the entire prefectural government, and everyone came here to watch. When they saw Wan Lianxing coming, they all made way for him.

"My lord, what are you doing out here? I have asked someone to deal with it." The speaker was the old butler.

Looking at the mountain-like pile of sugarcane, Wan Lianxing fell into deep thought. This was not the act of one or two people. It was a herd behavior, maybe organized, maybe coincidental. In short, this represented that the people of Fengying did not welcome him, Wan Lianxing, and the people of Fengying were taking actual actions to confront Wan Lianxing.

Outside the gate, a group of old and young women and children, young men and women, were watching the fun. They were all laughing at Wan Lianxing's joke. He had just taken office for one day when he was given a cold shoulder by the local people. No one could bear the shame.

Wan Lianxing stepped over the high threshold of the prefectural mansion, looked at the sugarcane pile that was as tall as a mountain, and then looked at the people here. Perhaps this pile of sugarcane was contributed by some of them. Everyone had a gloating look on their face, and the corners of their mouths were twitching as they whispered. Several children's mouths were covered by adults' hands. Wan Lianxing thought, if they didn't cover their mouths, would they recite some poems that slandered him and mocked him? Looking at these people's faces, Wan Lianxing knew that although these people didn't dare to point fingers at him and scold him in front of him, they must be as unpleasant as possible behind his back.

The news spread like wildfire, like the wind. In just one morning, everyone in Fengying City knew about it.

At this time, Fengying Commandant Sha Guanghan arrived, and Fengying County Magistrate Yan Qilian also arrived. They were secretly shocked when they saw the pile of sugarcane. There were many prefects who had done nothing over the years, but only Wan Lianxing had suffered such humiliation. Looking at Wan Lianxing's dark face, one could not help but feel cold all over.

Although the two of them came to discuss something, in Wan Lianxing's eyes, these two were no different from the group of people who came to watch his fun.

They greeted Wan Lianxing, and he just nodded slightly, which showed that he was suppressing his emotions that were about to explode.

Sha Guanghan said: "Everyone, please help and throw the sugarcane into the ditch."

Wan Lianxing said, "Since this is a great gift from the people of Fengying, I will accept it no matter how big or small it is. Why would I throw it away? Let's go inside and talk."

As he spoke, Wan Lianxing took the lead and stepped into the prefectural residence, followed by Sha Guanghan and Yan Qilian on his left and right.

The old housekeeper was in a dilemma. Moving so much sugarcane into the mansion would be a waste of money. However, the marquis insisted in public that he would accept the sugarcane. So he had no choice but to have people carry it back. However, he was still worried. What would these people think when they saw this pile of sugarcane brought into the yard?

Suddenly, the clear and tender voices of several children came out: "Wan Lianxing, an old pervert, has not yet arrived, but he bullies women and robs them like a bully. He is licentious and has no end in sight. There are several women in the prefecture governor's mansion, and there are sixty or seventy innocent women."

Then there was another string of children's silver bell-like laughter.

Wan Lianxing wished he was deaf at this moment. He hesitated for a moment with his steps unsteady, took a deep breath, and then walked away quickly with his long legs.

The old housekeeper ran out and dispersed the group of people who were watching the excitement at the door. It was really unfair to Wan Lianxing.

Wan Lian was wearing black boots, sitting majestically on a high chair, his eyes slightly narrowed as if in deep thought, a fan never left his hand, the jade belt around his waist was worth ten thousand coins. Several people in the room looked at each other, wondering what the marquis was thinking.

Sha Guanghan was the first to speak: "If the Marquis is not feeling well, County Magistrate Yan and I will go back first."

Wan Lianxing raised his head and said softly, "I'm fine, let's talk business."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, I will speak first."

Wan Lianxing said, "You say."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, please write a letter to the court."

"What's the matter?"

"Fengying is located in the frontier, the terrain is dangerous, and it maintains more than 10,000 soldiers."

Wan Lianxing asked, "How many tens of thousands?"

Sha Guanghan said, "Ten thousand."

Wan Lianxing asked, "How many tens of thousands?"

Sha Guanghan said, "Twenty thousand."

Wan Lianxing said: "In wartime, we raise more soldiers, regardless of the old, weak, sick or disabled. In peacetime, we raise elite soldiers, and we carefully select and calculate each one. Now there is no war, so why are there so many soldiers here?"

Sha Guanghan said: "Guarding the border is a heavy responsibility. Neighboring countries have been invading repeatedly. How can we deter those ferocious creatures without raising troops?"

Wan Lianxing said: "The neighboring country has been provoking for many years, but it is like scratching an itch with a boot. The war has never been provoked. I guess the opponent's strength is just a bluff and not a threat."

Sha Guanghan said: "You need to maintain your soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a moment. I think you understand this better than I do."

Wan Lianxing said: "This place is vast and sparsely populated. How did you recruit so many soldiers?"

Sha Guanghan said: "If there is a soldier in the family, taxes can be reduced and you can get a monthly subsidy to supplement the family expenses, so everyone bites the bullet and joins the army."

Wan Lianxing said: "Too many soldiers will bring troubles. They can protect you, but they can also harm you."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, what do you mean?"

Wan Lianxing said: "It means to tell you not to be arrogant and self-reliant. If someone accuses you of being a rebel out of thin air, you will never know."

Sha Guanghan said: "I am recruiting soldiers according to the court's policy. I am recruiting soldiers by order."

Wan Lianxing laughed, "So what do you want to tell me today? What do I want to report to His Majesty?"

Sha Guanghan said: "Let the palace allocate some military pay, the food and grass in the camp are already insufficient."

Wan Lianxing said: "It is said that you submit many memorials every year for military pay, and the emperor has long been fed up with it."

Sha Guang was suffocating: "It is because I cannot pay the military pay that I asked the Marquis to write a memorial."

Wan Lianxing said: "I don't have that much face, and it won't work if I write it. The military pay of Fengying is insufficient every year, you should find out the reason."

Sha Guanghan has a bad temper. "What reason can I find? The military pay of all counties in the country is sufficient, but my army is only half short. Take Chaizhou next door for example. They only have a few thousand soldiers, but the pay is twice that of our Fengying. Look at their strong soldiers and horses, and then look at our Fengying. We have to starve for half a year a year, and we can't even get a set of the most basic armor. It's pathetic to be a soldier."

Wan Lianxing said: "The court has its reasons for not paying the soldiers. Don't worry, the court will not starve you to death."

Sha Guanghan said: "We won't starve to death, but we won't be full either. How can we defend ourselves against foreign enemies if we are not full?"