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

Zhou Jin smiled and said, "I'm relieved to leave this matter to my brother-in-law. Besides, I have already written a memorial to Your Majesty to ask for credit for my brother-in-law."

"As long as we take steady steps, don't underestimate the enemy, and don't be impetuous, it's only a matter of time before we completely take over Qingshui County."

"I can't promise anything else to my brother-in-law, but after completing the mission, he can at least be promoted to the rank of general."

Hearing this, Xie Jin was overjoyed.

The general is of the fourth rank!

"Brother-in-law, I used to lose my patience and missed many opportunities, which backfired. Now I will listen to you, take steady steps, and try to seize the credit."

Zhou Jin was very happy to hear that Xie Jin was willing to listen to his advice.

Sure enough, after Xie Jin rode over at full speed, he found that those people were almost beaten to death by people arranged by Lord Tang.

"Stop!" Xie Jin tried to stop him. "Master Tang, the county magistrate has repeatedly said that now is the time to hire people. Let these people build water conservancy projects, and there is no need to conscript civilians to work."

"But you are so good, you use lynching indiscriminately. The injured are unable to work, which affects the progress. Lord Tang, can you bear it?"

When Lord Tang saw Xie Jin, he quickly smiled and said, "These people are cunning and treacherous. If we don't teach them a lesson, others will follow their example and they will definitely not behave honestly in the future."

Xie Jin said in a deep voice: "Master Tang, I heard these people say that you were corrupt in the past. Are you using public power to take revenge?"

When he heard the word "corruption", Lord Tang softened automatically, feeling quite guilty, "Thank you, General, you are joking. These people are slandering me."

Xie Jin's face was gloomy. "Anyway, we can't beat these people now. If there are any who don't work hard, we won't give them food. If they go hungry, they won't dare to be lazy anymore."

"Your Majesty, be merciful and give the county magistrate an order. When these people have completed their labor service, if they have performed well, they can join the army. If they fight bravely on the battlefield and kill one enemy, their previous crimes will be wiped out."

The crowd, which was originally very lively, was watching Xie Jin and Lord Tang arguing with great interest.

But when it comes to freedom, these people can no longer sit still.

"General Xie, is this true? Did His Majesty really give such an order?" Cao Meng asked hurriedly. He was skilled in martial arts and had a strong body.

If he could achieve success and regain his freedom, he would certainly be willing to do so.

Isn't it just hard work?

Go into battle and kill the enemy. Killing one person can offset the crime.

If you exceed one, you have made a contribution, and this is what a real man should do.

Xie Jin replied: "Of course it is true. How could it be false? Our county magistrate is kind and has spared your lives so that you can work hard."

"If you are lazy, you will not dare to charge into battle in the future. Neither the county magistrate nor Xie will allow these people to go to the battlefield."

Cao Meng said quickly: "We are still alive, thanks to your majesty and the county magistrate. Thank you for your mercy. We will work hard and give me the opportunity to fight in battle."

Xie Jin could feel the gazes of the people around him and nodded, "Everyone has a chance. I hope you will not let down the chance the court has given you."

"Yes, thank you, General." Cao Meng agreed and led his men to start working seriously and very hard.

Xie Jin looked at Lord Tang with a serious expression, "Lord Tang, if this general finds out that you beat these people who are doing labor for no reason again, don't blame me for reporting it to the county magistrate."

"We can only work for two months. If we are any slower, we won't be able to complete the task, which will affect next year's spring ploughing. The county magistrate attaches great importance to agriculture and sericulture, and you should know this better than anyone else."

Lord Tang nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your reminder, General. I will not embarrass these people."

"I hope so." Xie Jin agreed and left behind a small team of fifty people to observe the strong men who were working hard here.

From now on they will all be top-notch soldiers.

Even if Lord Tang made some small moves, Xie Jin had people watching him so he wouldn't dare to do anything.

Lord Tang was unhappy, so he wanted to find something good for himself, and so he thought of a way to make money.

However, Lord Tang does not know that his every move is under Zhou Jin's surveillance.

Seeing him starting to take action, Zhou Jin was excited.

He wished Lord Tang would act quickly so that he could raid the Tang family.

According to conservative estimates, Lord Tang has made no less than 200,000 taels of silver in Qingshui County over the years.

Half a month later, Zhou Jin got the money that Lord Tang had embezzled, 20,000 taels of silver, for water conservancy projects.

However, after Zhou Jin got the evidence, he did not arrest Lord Tang immediately, but instead found General Wu.

General Wu has been stepping up his training recently and has been guarding the border with peace of mind, not daring to have any other thoughts.

In addition, with Zhou Jin around, he didn't have to worry about the border troops' food and fodder, as they could be transported smoothly from Yunzhou.

General Wu was startled when he heard Zhou Jin was coming. He quickly stood up and greeted him in person. "Master Zhou, if you have anything to say, just let me know and I will go there."

When Zhou Jin heard this, he quickly stepped forward and saluted, "General Wu, please don't say that. Publicly, you are a higher official than me; privately, you are older than my father, and you are my elder."

"If there is something, Zhou must come in person. After all, it concerns Lord Tang, so Zhou cannot but discuss it with the general in advance."

When he heard "Lord Tang", General Wu's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong with Lord Tang? Is he not competent for water conservancy construction?"

Zhou Jin handed the evidence to General Wu, "General, please take a look. This Tang Mingzhi deserves no pity in death."

General Wu's expression changed slightly, and after he took it and looked at it, his face looked extremely ugly.

"This guy named Tang, I gave him a chance, but he still doesn't cherish it!"

Zhou Jin nodded, "General, I came here to tell you that I will send people to raid Lord Tang's house tomorrow! I will only target the Tang family. The money from the imperial court is not so easy to covet."

"I wanted to turn a blind eye to the money that Lord Tang got from the bandits. But now I can't do that. I have to watch a rat jumping around in front of me and stealing money from my pocket."

General Wu slammed the table hard, "He deserves to be killed! No mercy!"

Zhou Jin nodded, "Since the general said so, I will go all out and do it."

Zhou Jin bowed, said goodbye and left.

After Zhou Jin left, General Wu was in deep thought, trying to figure out what Zhou Jin meant.

In fact, if Zhou Jin wanted to arrest Lord Tang, he could do so at any time, but why didn't he do so, but instead told him about it?

Zhou Jin definitely has a purpose.

To be able to become the General of the Western Frontier, he must be a master in both martial arts and strategy.

General Wu soon thought of the purpose of Zhou Jin's doing this, and did not want Lord Tang to implicate him.

Zhou Jin didn't want to be enemies with him, and as for Lord Tang, it was time for him to shut up.

Not only that, Lord Tang cannot be killed before Zhou Jin confiscates his property.

General Wu called his adjutant and told him to keep an eye on Lord Tang.

If anything happens, report it immediately.

At this time, Lord Tang did not know that the disaster had struck, and was still counting silver and gold in the secret room!