Back Off, Let Me Come

Winter in Ha Yin begins with the first snow.

The snow came earlier this year than in previous years. The north wind howled, making people feel cold all over. Fortunately, the snow was not heavy. But there is a chemistry exam question that says it well - it doesn't get cold when it snows, it turns into cold snow.

People carry limited amounts of warm clothing.

There is plenty of food in the valley, but it is not suitable for winter. Therefore, knowing that it is not a good time yet, Shen Tang and Qi Shan prepare to lead their troops to enter Heyin in advance after several discussions.

After nearly twenty days of secret raids, recruitment, and drills, plus the original troops, the force barely increased to 2,000 people. Adding in the 1,000 people Zhao Feng friendly helped, the scale of 3,000 people was not too small. can see.

Preliminary completion of expected indicators.

He Yin official said.

On this day, there was fine snow falling in the sky.

Near noon, thousands of people appeared on the official road.

There's something strange about these people.

The outermost circle of people formed a unified formation, mostly young men wearing uniform or similar clothes. Occasionally, a light flashed across their eyes, and there was a faint evil look on their brows. Either riding or walking, wearing half-new cloth armor and holding various weapons.

Always be alert to possible surprises from the outside world.

The people in the middle circle were thin, haggard, old, frail, women and children, and the clothes they wore had been mended many times.

The entire team was like a slowly squirming insect, moving slowly along the official road. Apart from the sound of footsteps and horse hooves, the entire team only had occasional whispers and could barely be considered orderly. Perhaps they were about to arrive at their destination and saw hope. The faces of this group of people gradually showed a little joy, and even their heavy and tired steps became lighter...

However, this is not the strangest thing.

There was clearly a little bit of fine snow floating, but none fell on everyone's shoulders; there was clearly a cold north wind blowing, but even the infant babies in the team couldn't feel much coldness... The snow and wind were all covered by a layer of coldness. Unseen forces hold out.

Not to mention that the ice and snow were destructive, even the wind blowing on them was carrying traces of lazy warmth.

"Hey, Yan Ling is really useful."

At the front of the line.

Shen Tang took out a few candies from the money bag at his waist and threw them into the air. He raised his neck and opened his mouth, then swallowed them.

She popped one into her mouth.

He generously shared it with Lin Feng and Tu Rong.

"Come on, have a taste."

Chu Yao: "Eating too much can easily damage your teeth."

Wulang would feed the two children caramel whenever he had something to do. Which child could resist the temptation of sweets? Even if you wipe your teeth with dental wood and rinse your mouth twice a day in the morning and evening, it is easy to damage your teeth. Shen Tang didn't think that these two children were trying to keep their filial piety and live in poverty. They had to avoid certain foods, so there was nothing wrong with eating two more candies to relieve their cravings.

Even if the tooth is broken——

Maybe there is a spirit in the world that can cure toothache.

All things are possible.

The focus of praying for good is not "bad teeth".

"Yan Ling is easy to use, but that's not how it works."

He found that any word spirit in Shen Xiaolangjun's hands would be "abnormal". For example, now, he actually proposed to let several literary scholars take turns to use the word spirit to maintain the temperature of the marching environment.

Although in order to relieve the pressure on literary scholars, the team has been tightened and the area reduced as much as possible, but the number of soldiers and civilians is still over 6,000! No matter how much you shrink it, it's still quite impressive.

It would have been really embarrassing if Zhao Feng hadn't been "unbearable" when he saw this and took the initiative to suggest that the thousand people under his account were good at keeping out the cold.

Shen Tang touched his nose.

I also felt guilty that I had "squeezed" myself too hard.

But there was nothing she could do.

Firstly, she was poor and did not have the financial resources to buy thick enough winter clothing; secondly, the old, weak, women and children who followed them did not carry much warm clothing. Without this method of maintaining the temperature, marching in the snow alone would kill many people.

Shen Tang spoke eloquently.

"It doesn't matter whether it is a literary spirit or a brave spirit. As long as it can effectively solve troubles, it is a good speech spirit. Who said that the spirit of 'sun warm and windy' cannot be used in this way?"

It's useless. "How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with my son." That's right.

Words such as "The warm rain and clear wind have just broken through the freezing cold, willow eyes and plum blossom cheeks, already feel the heartbeat of spring", "The country is beautiful late in the day, and the spring breeze is fragrant with flowers and grass." These words and spirits are not impossible. Spending some effort can save a lot of money on keeping out the cold, which is very cost-effective.

Qishan: "..."

He had known Shen Tang's temper and was used to certain things, but Shen Xiaolangjun could always play tricks on Yan Ling.

Qi Shan knows that this will not be the last time.

Haha, his guess was right.

Heyin has poor mountains and rivers, and Shentang has no one to work with. If we don’t expect capable and capable literary scholars and courageous warriors to work hard, how can we expect those common people who are plagued by hunger and poverty, and who have not even realized the freedom of farming to work? Son?

Shen Tang had already planned how to use Zhao Feng and the others, but she didn't say it, and neither did Gu Chi.

Heyin is not large in area.

Although it is said to be a county, it is actually a little larger than a county.

The treatment is in a small place called "Fu Gu".

Shen Tang had already sent someone with his own seal to inform Fugu. As soon as he entered Fugu territory, the few officials in Fugu had been waiting for a long time. Compared with the leisurely mood of Shen Tang and others, these officials were agitated in their hearts.

He Yin's news is blocked.

They didn't know much about Shen Tang.

At first sight, several people were in trouble.

Looking at the few young scholars beside Shen Tang, he wondered in his heart, which one of them is the new county governor Shen Youli?

They all have different temperaments, and they all seem to look alike.

Until Shen Tang came out and revealed his identity.

Several people:"……"

Shen Tang didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he said: "No need to be polite, let's find a place to settle the people in my tent first."

She looked at the starched and white official uniforms of several people, with patches of similar colors on their clothes, and she murmured in her heart - Heyin is a poor place, the place is poor and small, and the evil people are rich and many, but the officials are so poor. Not very scientific?

Several people looked at each other.

Shen Tang looked troubled when he saw them.

He asked, "Is there any problem?"

One person was worried and said: "Mr. Shen doesn't know something. Fu Gu's treasury is empty. I'm afraid that I won't be able to accommodate so many people."

Shen Tang said: "I brought food and grass."

I thought it was a big deal.

Several people breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

In fact, Fu Gu is even poorer than they said. It would be difficult to feed even a few hundred people, not to mention thousands of people.

On the way, Gu Chi and Shen Tang whispered.

He smiled and asked, "Master, do you know how poor Fu Gu is?"

Shen Tang rolled her eyes inwardly. There were a lot of dilapidated houses on the street. There were not many people living there. There were more than a dozen shabby patches per capita. She relied on trembling and faith to keep out the cold... She was somewhat prepared for how poor she was. Unexpectedly, Gu Chi said: "It's more than that."

oh?

More than that?

Isn't this poor enough?

Shen Tang has done some homework. She learned a lot about the situation under He Yin's administration from Bai Su, especially the Fugu in the administration. But when Gu Chi said this, her heart pounded.

But he saw Gu Chi with a calm look on his face and a teasing smile on his brow: "These officials will get sick in a few days."

The so-called "shifting illness" means asking for leave due to illness.

Of course, this is a polite way of saying resignation.

Shen Tang: "???"

Gu Chi sighed and said, "Three of them have not received a single stipend for thirteen months..."

The rest are miserable.

The family was too poor to open the pot.

Still staying at the job depends on a little sense of responsibility.

The treasury is so poor that even rats don’t want to visit it.

Some of the petty officials below have already fled.

These officials planned to make some insinuations to see if Shen Tang was willing to help pay off the arrears of monthly salary out of his own pocket. No matter how much it was, he would be able to take home the money and spend the New Year. As for "migrating diseases", it is because they are too poor and want to find other ways to make a living.

In addition, Shen Tang led many people, so someone should take over the work when they "moved the disease", and the idea became more firm.

Shen Tang: "..."

This is too miserable...

But wait until she sees the place she’s about to move into.

Only then did she realize that she had thought too early.

"Ahem, cough, cough - how long has it been since this was cleaned?" Shen Tang casually wiped a handful of dust on, good guy, it's a thick layer.

Look up at the beams again——

"Isn't this a dangerous house?"

Shen Tang is poor, and the place he governs is poor.

When these two meet together, they become even poorer.

She suspected that if she kicked a pillar, the whole house would collapse and bury them all alive. Shen Tang felt that the top priority was not to solve the survival crisis, but to find some people and wood to strengthen the broken house.

Otherwise, she won't be able to sleep well at night.

The officials looked at it and were heartbroken.

I was afraid that Shen Tang would be unhappy because of this.

"You're really...poor and useless..." Shen Tang covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and breathed. Then he felt a little better. He turned around and asked several officials who followed him, "Do you usually handle the government affairs of the office? Do you have a file account?" Register? Where is the key to the treasury?"

If it is a wealthy place, Shen Tang, a new official, will "seize power" as soon as he comes up. The original team members will be somewhat unhappy and will not cooperate in actions. But Heyin is really too poor, and these officials are anxious. Want to escape.

When Shen Tang mentioned it, they handed it over happily.

Then--

Gu Chi heard Shen Tang holding his head and screaming in his heart.

【Holy shit, shit, shit, shit——】

He subconsciously raised his hands to cover his ears.

However, it was of no use.

Gu Chi said: "Lord!"

Shen Tang's whole body was about to fade.

He said listlessly: "Leave me alone."

She just wants to be quiet now.

Good guy, several rooms are full of unfinished government affairs. Various files and bamboo slips are almost piled up to the rafters. There is almost no room for anyone to move. For a moment, she didn't know whether to be grateful that the collapsed beams could not crush her, or to lament her foreseeable career as a social animal...

She might as well be a bandit.

Hug yourself tightly.

Several officials looked at Shen Tang's face that turned blue and white, and their hearts beat more and more fiercely. They were worried that Shen Tang would get into trouble because of this and throw a label of "dereliction of duty" to build up their prestige. They didn't want to, but the security in Heyin was extremely chaotic, and various things happened every day. The manpower of the police station was getting smaller and smaller, and they couldn't solve it even if they wanted to.

It can only be piled up day by day.

Then--

More and more.

At present, these are still the result of my predecessor's severe cold winter and no charcoal fire to burn, so I secretly took some of them as firewood for heating, otherwise it would only be more. Shen Tang just sighed. The sigh was heavy and sad, with a heart-wrenching complexity.

"Let's go see the treasury again."

She never gives up.

Maybe even mice don’t care is an exaggeration.

However, when she saw the dusty treasury and the rotten stench that had not been seen for a long time in the air, she was completely in despair.

this--

A complete mess.

Shen Tang put his hand on his forehead.

She felt that she had overthought everything before and there was no need to go to Heyin to gather the bandits first, because poverty was the biggest survival crisis. Heyin was so poor, and as the governor of Heyin County, he would not be feared by those aristocratic families at all.

"Jun Shen, the account books have been moved."

Bang bang bang bang, several baskets.

Shen Tang knew that the deficit was a figure that she could not imagine without looking at it, but she still took a look at it without giving up - she endured the headache and looked at the complicated records that she was not used to, and quickly made rough calculations in her mind - and then her heart became even more desperate. .

Even the pacemaker doesn't work.

Looking at Shen Xiaolangjun with a despairing look on his face, Qishan comforted him: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, even though I am a little poor..."

Shen Tang corrected his wording.

"It's not 'poor'."

Not only poor, but also in debt.

Qi Shan: "——But looking at the bright side, it is precisely because we are poor and have no way out that it is more suitable for us to use it."

The only good thing about a place that is so poor is that there are fewer people to hinder it and more people are brought in. After taking up the post, all the government orders can be carried out without any obstacles. It would be troublesome to take over a county where an old man is dictating.

Shen Tang could only comfort himself in this way.

Anyway, enjoying happiness is not her part.

Led by several officials, Shen Tang walked around the small Fugu City. As he walked around, he silently recorded in his mind what needed to be repaired and what needed to be demolished and rebuilt. After a while, the general image of the new Fuku City came to mind.

The Fugu city wall is not high, parts of the wall have collapsed and peeled off, and the gaps are covered with dead vines and moss. There were only a few gray-haired old soldiers standing guard at the city gate. The wind was very cold, and their clothes could not keep out the cold. They could only hide behind the dilapidated door and stamp their feet to keep warm.

Seeing Shen Tang and his party, they were so frightened that their faces turned blue.

Shen Tang looked at him and didn't speak as harshly as he imagined. Instead, he waved his hand and motioned for him to do his own thing. When the officials saw this, they believed that Shen Tang was a good-tempered person, but they felt that she was too young.

Ha Yin's problem is not just poor.

If they were just poor, even though these officials were mediocre and dare not say that their governance was rich, they would never be so poor. After all, we all come from poor backgrounds and understand the suffering of the common people. It cannot bring benefits to the common people, but it will not do evil either.

"Jun Shen, be careful where you step."

The steps of the city wall are of different heights.

The masonry is still loose in places.

If you step on it, your center of gravity will easily become unstable.

Shen Tang, however, walked on level ground and climbed to the highest point with ease. Looking at the entire Fugu City that exuded a sense of poverty, he soon noticed something strange about the buildings in the city.

If Fugu City is centered on the central axis and divided into nine criss-crossing blocks, the northeastern area is close to the core of the building complex, with neat and thick tile eaves and elegant door layouts.

The promenade is winding and winding, with rockeries and flowing water.

A touch of luxury in a low-key manner.

And beyond that, it’s all messy.

They are clearly two completely different worlds.

Shen Tang had a guess in his mind and still raised his finger.

"Where is that?"

The expressions of several officials changed drastically and they hesitated.

Shen Tang said: "There is nothing that cannot be said."

They thought that Shen Tang would know everything in Fugu City sooner or later, and Shen Jun would know even if they didn't tell them.

They all confessed.

However, they don't want to offend local snakes.

Worry about provoking retaliation.

Each one put it politely.

It is only said that those households are all wealthy households in Fugu City.

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