Rebirth of the Son Raiders

Either retreat in the face of difficulties and protect yourself wisely, or face difficulties and be a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers...

Soon, everyone discovered that Lin Changshi seemed to have chosen the first path.

Like his predecessors, he only asked about the situation as usual when he first entered the governor's mansion, but he didn't ask in depth about many matters of the county mansion. plan.

King Yu, who was in the camp, was a little puzzled when he heard the news from the county government.

——Could it be that this Lin Yanhong really plans to retire in Pingwu County in advance... This guy is so passive and timid, isn't he afraid that His Majesty and him, the governor, will blame him?

In fact, Lin Yanhong is not as leisurely as Yu Wang imagined, he has many things to do every day.

During the day, go to the official office and look at the original case files, so that you can understand and "take over" Chang Shi's official duties as soon as possible;

In the evening, he would leave the Dudu Mansion with his entourage and walk around the city, as if he was familiar with the environment of the county mansion;

When he returned to the back house at night, in a place out of sight of everyone, he had to receive Prince Yu's "enthusiastic and frequent visits", and it can be said that he could not stop for a moment.

At first, there were quite a few people who "wandered" around with the new chief, Shi Mancheng, overtly or secretly. Later, when they saw that he was just walking around the streets, eating and drinking, some people gradually felt relieved, thinking that this young Master Lin was indeed as rumored He said that he was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, otherwise he would not have fallen ill because of one or two rumors in Beijing.

After another period of time, except for a few people who still had some "doubts" about Changshi, they still followed persistently, and there were fewer and fewer people "following" around Lin Yanhong.

But all of this was done in secret, and Lin Yanhong himself didn't know about it. He had to go shopping, eat and drink, so that his life recently was very comfortable—at least it was much more leisurely than in Beijing.

When he was in Tianjing, Lin Yanhong followed Mr. Hu and other elders to study history. Because of His Majesty's personal order, Shangfeng naturally had strict requirements, and what they did was the most rigorous and elegant thing, so they couldn't slack off at all.

Often for a simple conclusion, people have to search through ancient books, trying to find corresponding and accurate historical records to confirm it. The situation where there is no progress for several days and the tension in the heart often happens.

But it is different now, those volumes are placed in the Dudu’s Mansion, there are many, but Lin Changshi reads very roughly, flips through the volumes, and sweeps through several volumes, making people wonder whether he has read anything or not. .

This makes people feel more at ease - judging by his method and speed, what kind of flowers can he see?At first glance, it's just putting on a show, pretending to be conscientious, nothing to be afraid of.

No matter what outsiders think, anyway, Lin Changshi has read the old volume for more than half a month, and he has the intention of going on so leisurely.

It's a pity that he wanted to be leisurely, but it was rare to be so comfortable in the northern border.

Because of the birth of His Royal Highness Li Jingxi, I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but the border has been very stable for a while.

But after the winter, the weather warmed up, and the monsters became active one after another.

When it was time to fight, all kinds of supplies naturally needed to keep up. The Dudu Mansion finally had something to do, but it didn't go very smoothly.

Lin Yanhong sighed to his subordinates: "Two days ago I inadvertently asked Mr. He from Sicang to find out that there is no food left in the Pingyang treasury. What should I do?"

"Because of the natural disasters in the past two years and the appearance of monsters, although the counties and counties in my Pingwu territory are not without crops, they do have difficulties. It is normal for the treasury to be empty. You don't need to blame yourself, you just want to It may not be easy to raise enough military rations in a short period of time."

Lin Yanhong listened to the words of his subordinates and asked: "In the past, our Liang territory was frequently affected by earthquakes, and Pingwuying was often affected. There should be old rules to follow. Regarding this aspect, I don't know how it was handled in the past?"

Gong Meng often asked Chang Shi without even thinking about it, so he directly asked about the old rules. He obviously had no experience at all, so he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

In the Dudu Mansion, there are two recorders from the ninth rank, but in fact, counting the recommended officials, there are nearly ten subordinate officials.

Gong Mengchang was born as a descendant of a branch of the Gong family in a local family. Although he failed in the scientific examination, he was still able to work in the Dudu's Mansion.

He has been in the Governor's Mansion for nearly ten years, and has "received" three senior officials successively, so he has a lot of experience in this regard.

It seems that because of this, Lin Yanhong called him to his side when he arrived at the Governor's Mansion. Before seeing something unclear in the old volume, he asked his opinion, which seemed to be very important.

It was the same this time, before summoning all the divisions to discuss, Chang Shi first called Gong Mengchang, apparently wanting to ask his opinion, so as not to show timidity in front of everyone.

Originally, I thought that His Majesty sent young officials to Pingwu and Hanyang uncharacteristically, either because they had opinions on King Yu or on the two counties of Pingyang.

But when they really saw Lin Changshi, who was born in the top three tripods and is said to be favored by His Majesty, many people breathed a sigh of relief—this young official is not as good as those old officials, at least he has been an official for many years, and his basic experience is still Yes, handle things more resolutely and decisively.

But at this juncture, the young and inexperienced Chang Shi wants to sit in the Dudu's Mansion, and it is expected that he will not be able to come up with any perfect plan.

Although he was disdainful in his heart, Gong Mengchang was still very respectful on the surface, and patiently replied: "As for your lord, since the monsters appear at different times and in different quantities, the supplies needed in the army are always different. Therefore, it is difficult to operate completely according to a certain old method... If you want to talk about the old method, there are still some, but whether it can be applied this time remains to be considered. However, in the past two years, there are only a few methods that were commonly used.”

Lin Changshi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked, "I would like to hear the details."

Gong Mengchang bowed and replied: "One, of course, is to temporarily increase local taxes and collect more grain and cotton for military supplies. This will not only relieve the urgent need for military preparations immediately, but also directly bring those over-used areas into the treasury. Make preparations for supplies in the army."

"It's just that this will increase the burden on the people," Lin Yanhong said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "It's just after winter, and I'm afraid there won't be much leftover food."

In Liangjing, the central government has strict control over local taxation, but because the situation in each region is always slightly different, there is a certain range of adjustment.As long as it's not raised too far, it's usually not a big problem.

But when Chang Shi first arrived, he raised the local tax. It really doesn’t sound good. Maybe it’s passed on, and Chang Shi has that kind of incompetent reputation. .

Seeing Lin Yanhong's face, Gong Meng knew what he was worried about. He was even more mocking, but his tone was also more respectful: "Changshi loves the people like his son, which is really a blessing for the people of Pingwu... It's just that Pingyang is no different than other places, but the frontier. Importantly, matters related to the military should not be neglected at all. Although the increase in taxes has increased the burden, it has at least ensured the stability of Pingyang. As the saying goes, only with everyone can there be a small family, and the common people will understand Chang Shi's painstaking efforts."

After listening to Gong Mengchang's explanation, Lin Yanhong did not breathe a sigh of relief, but still had a sad face on his face: "Although that is the case, but...you just said that this is just one way, that is to say, there are other ways?"

Gong Mengchang bowed and replied: "The second way is to find a way to buy grain. If Pingyang doesn't have it, go to Shuling or Yunshui counties to raise it. But the time is too long, which is not conducive to military affairs. On the contrary, the risk is greater... From this point of view, it may be more feasible to take it from the people first and then return it to the people."

Lin Changshi pondered for a while, then said hesitantly, "Then let's wait for all the divisions to come together, and discuss it together."

Gong Mengchang thought to himself: Even if all the divisions come together, after discussing and discussing, they will probably only come up with these two solutions... This Xiao Changshi is so naive!

He bowed his hands and responded, "Yes, my lord."

……

This evening, Lin Changshi didn't seem to be in the mood to wander around the city anymore. He returned to the back house from the front office early, and hid in his room after dinner, looking very troubled.

Little did he know that Lin Changshi, who had been looking sad all day, returned to his normal expression once he entered his "territory".

"Wooooow~" The little wolf cub nestled on someone's lap, playing with his hand with great interest.

Licking, touching, hugging, and occasionally gesturing to hold Lin Yanhong's finger, and then he would poke his little head with his other hand, so he pretended to be honest for a while, and then continued to "make trouble", just like this. , never tire of it.

Because Master Wujue said that if he continues to develop according to his current situation, Li Jingcheng's ancestor's return soul will become an adult in less than two years.

So now it has to get along with Lin Yanhong for a while every day, so as not to lose a certain advantage in the future and not be favored again.

It's no wonder that Lin Yanhong subconsciously dotes on the little wolf cub. Anyone who sees such a fluffy, round little thing will feel pity in his heart.

What's more, this little boy was raised by Lin Yanhong with his hands (Fog), so I was even more reluctant to shout at it.

From Lin Yanhong's calm expression, the little wolf cub keenly noticed some unusual feelings.

It could feel that Lin Yanhong seemed to be feeling unhappy about something. Thinking of the news he had just received in the barracks recently, Li Jingcheng guessed that Lin Yanhong was in trouble because of the supply of the army.

After returning to the human form in the inner room, wearing an inner coat and a coat, Li Jingcheng asked Lin Yanhong: "How do you deal with the matter of armaments?"

Lin Yanhong didn't want to talk about it with him at first, but when he asked him, he didn't deliberately hide it: "Although Gong Mengchang tried his best to persuade me to raise taxes temporarily, I always showed hesitation. Dare to do such a widely advertised thing.”

"Knowing that you will not take the first way and still being so active, do you want you to take the second way?"

King Yu was not in the county all year round, his son had grown up, Li Jingcheng was sitting in the city on behalf of his father, and he knew more about all the things than Lin Yanhong.

"It's a pity that this second route is time-consuming and risky, and there are deeper traps hidden."

Lin Yanhong walked the streets and alleys during this time, but he didn't really go for fun.

The author has something to say: Thank you Mengmeng Zhuyou for the landmine feeding~! (*╯3╰)