Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Zhou Jin smiled, "The water conservancy project in Qingshui County has been abandoned for several years. Lord Tang has been in Qingshui County for several years, so he must be very familiar with the place. Lord Tang will definitely be able to dredge the river and build water conservancy projects."

When Lord Tang heard this, he felt very disappointed. This was really a tough job.

But if he refused, it would be difficult for him to get another job.

"Sir Zhou, I can build water conservancy projects, but to do so, I need money and need to recruit civilians. It's not a good idea to start a large-scale construction project just when Qingshui County has just stabilized. It would be bad if there was a civil uprising."

Lord Tang said this deliberately to make Zhou Jin give up such thoughts.

How could Zhou Jin be so easy to deal with?

Zhou Jin chuckled, "The gold, silver and jewelry collected from the bandit strongholds are enough. Lord Tang doesn't need to worry about not having silver! As for conscripting civilians, there's no need to worry about that."

"Anyway, all the bandits who have killed people have been arrested. I am not being merciful by sparing their lives, but saving their lives so that they can serve their labor and rest."

Hearing this, Lord Tang was stunned. Zhou Jin has money and connections, so this must be done.

"If Lord Tang is not competent, then I will have to let someone else do it."

Mr. Tang did not dare to dawdle and said quickly: "Tang will do it. Tang is willing to do it and will definitely do it well."

Zhou Jin chuckled, "Do your job well, I will send someone to supervise. If those people cut corners, use inferior materials as good ones, or deceive their superiors and subordinates, I will definitely not be lenient."

Lord Tang looked solemn. Zhou Jin was not talking about those laborers. He was clearly warning him.

If he dares to take action at this time, he will definitely not be spared.

"Yes, Lord Zhou, Tang will ensure the quality and quantity of the work." Lord Tang hastily assured that although it would be hard work, if the job was done well, the past affairs would be forgiven.

He must suppress the difficult thoughts in his heart.

But some people are very greedy, and once they see so much money, they will feel very uncomfortable if they don't take some.

It is obvious that Lord Tang is such a person. He has gotten a lot of money from bandits over the years and has become addicted to it.

Seeing Zhou Jin's plan for building water conservancy projects, Lord Tang finally couldn't help but wonder in his heart how much of it would fall into his hands.

After leaving the county government office, General Wu reminded Lord Tang, "We have passed this stage. Lord Tang, you must work hard and don't think about taking it home."

"This is not the same as when you were acting as the county magistrate. Once you touch the money you shouldn't touch, you will end up in trouble and regret it."

Lord Tang stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't worry, General. I know what's going on and I won't do anything reckless."

"That's good!" General Wu nodded, mounted his horse and rode away.

If Lord Tang couldn't resist taking the money and was caught by Zhou Jin, in order to protect himself, he would have no choice but to give Lord Tang a ride.

Zhou Jin gave the hard work of developing water conservancy to Lord Tang.

Those bandits had seen Lord Tang before, and when they saw Lord Tang coming, they thought they could let them go.

Unexpectedly, in order to show his loyalty, Lord Tang was even more harsh towards these bandits with blood on their hands.

"Mr. Tang, when I gave you money, I didn't see you being so cruel. Now you are really using all means to deal with us!"

Lord Tang snorted, "I didn't dare to provoke you bandits before, but I never had anything to do with you. If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me."

"Mr. Tang, you are talking nonsense. I personally gave you five thousand taels of silver, and now you are turning your back on me."

"Take him away and give him fifty lashes." Lord Tang's face turned ashen.

Although there is no evidence for these, it is true that I knew him before and gave him money.

If Zhou Jin heard this, he wouldn't know how much money his family had.

Just as a dozen people were being taken away and beaten with sticks, Zhou Jin came over.

"What's going on? Why are you hitting someone for no reason?"

Yu Daqiang struggled and said quickly: "Sir, County Magistrate, this Tang once accepted five thousand taels of silver from me. Now he has turned his back on me."

"I gave three thousand taels of silver."

"I gave two thousand taels."

"I'll give you one thousand taels."

……

More than a dozen people gave at least five hundred taels.

Zhou Jin listened carefully without rushing, and finally looked at Lord Tang, "Lord Tang, is this true?"

Lord Tang quickly explained, "Of course not, please understand clearly, sir."

Zhou Jin smiled, "That's good. Since these people are talking nonsense, don't beat them. If they are injured, they won't work, and it will waste food. If they are killed, no one will work."

Seeing that Lord Zhou didn't believe it but wasn't punished, the crowd suddenly became bolder. "Although there is no evidence, God is watching what we do. God knows everything. If you are confiscated now, it's because the time has not come yet."

Zhou Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These people really guessed it right.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense here. Work hard. If you perform well, I will reduce your sentence in the future. If you don't work hard, you will work until the day you die."

Everyone dared to provoke Lord Tang, but they did not dare to provoke Zhou Jin.

This county magistrate is very powerful.

Those who were in charge have all had their heads chopped off.

Although they have killed people, most of them just follow orders.

If they don't kill people, they will be killed by the bandits in charge.

Similarly, because of this, the county magistrate gave them a chance to reform instead of beheading them directly.

"Master Zhou, we will serve our sentences well and will never do anything reckless."

Zhou Jin nodded, "That's great! If you serve your sentence well, not only will your sentence be reduced, but you may also have the opportunity to make achievements in the future!"

These people have seen blood and killed people.

Once they receive organized training, they might become brave soldiers.

After Zhou Jin returned, he immediately found Xie Jin and said, "Brother-in-law, you should go to Dashanwan immediately. Lord Tang was attacked by those bandits serving their sentences. They exposed him for corruption and bribery."

"Just now I was here, preventing him from punishing those serving their sentences. After I leave, given Lord Tang's cunning ways, he will definitely not let them go."

"Now is the time for you to go there and win their hearts. When these people truly love you and support you, they will become brave soldiers and be used by the court in the future."

When Xie Jin heard this, he immediately understood what was going on. "Thank you, brother-in-law. I didn't understand the deep meaning of why you left those people behind before, but now I understand."

Zhou Jin nodded, "But many bandits who have killed people must be eager for the opportunity to make achievements after hard work. Our target is not only General Wu, but also those countries that are ready to make a move."

"Do they think that the matter is over now that those bandits have been wiped out? Of course not! I know their intentions very well, and I will settle accounts with them one by one."

"But this can't be accomplished in a short time. We have to work slowly. Brother-in-law, this is an opportunity to make a great contribution. I'm telling you, be mentally prepared."

Xie Jin was excited and quickly assured, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will do my best to stand by you."