"The villain Tao Wenju meets with the junior official."

Early the next morning, while Zhu Xiu was drinking porridge, Yan Ping escorted Tao Wenju over.

When they met, Tao Wenju knelt down and kowtowed, lying on the ground like a toad.

Yan Ping scolded: "Are you worthy of calling me a junior official?"

Tao Wenju trembled and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm here to greet you, the young envoy!"

Normally, people close to Zhu Xiu would call him Xiaoguanren. Currently, in Changyi Army, the more formal title is Shaoshijun.

Tao Wenju wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to each other, but he was exposed by Yan Ping.

Zhu Xiu glanced at him, put a pickled radish strip in his mouth, and chewed it slowly. The crunching sound made Tao Wenju swallow hard.

He has been detained in Jiedufu for more than a month. Although he has not been short of two meals, he has not eaten anything good. He has corn porridge, sometimes with some pickles, and sometimes he can eat some noodles, green vegetables and

The smell of meat and fish can only be found in dreams.

Zhu Xiu saw that his eyes were glowing green, his cheeks were obviously thinner, and his cheekbones were bulging a bit. He looked like a starving ghost, staring straight at another bowl of untouched white porridge.

The white porridge is very thick, and minced pork and spinach leaves are added.

Spinach is very common in Jingzhou, but the yield is not high. Every household will plant some in winter. The vegetables are planted in the soil for the winter and will sprout in the next two or three months. The branches and leaves are long, thin and small, and the smell of oxalic acid is strong.

After Zhu Xiu taught her dozens of times, the aunt in charge of the kitchen at Jiedu Mansion finally learned how to blanch spinach before cooking.

Zhu Xiuneng took a bite of fresh spinach and was almost moved to tears.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing at home?" Zhu Xiu asked knowingly, picking up the flat bowl and scooping up the remaining white porridge into his mouth.

Tao Wenju swallowed his saliva and hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "I'd like to thank you for your help. I'm living a good life..."

"Really?" Zhu Xiu put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Yan Ping, take him back. Since he lives well, let's stay there for a while."

"Yes!" Yan Ping chuckled, grabbed his arm and dragged him out.

"Wait a minute! Please spare your life!~" Tao Wenju cried with a sad face, struggled desperately, and kowtowed on the ground.

"Villain...Villain is not having a good life!"

Zhu Xiu banged the table and said angrily: "No? So, it was our Jiedu Mansion that abused you? Huh~ I don't know what is wrong! Yan Ping, throw him into the cell and only allow him to eat one meal a day!"

Yan Ping smiled evilly and tried to attack again. Tao Wenju turned pale with fright, bowed and begged for mercy: "Young Envoy, please don't tease me anymore! Spare your life!"

Zhu Xiu waved his hand and Yan Ping stepped aside.

"What are you doing lying down? Get up!" Zhu Xiu shouted coldly.

Tao Wenju hurriedly stood up on his hands and knees, his face looking sad as if he was going to a funeral.

This guy is a cunning villain. Before dealing with him, you must make him feel scared and not dare to play tricks.

Let him know that his life is in the hands of others.

Zhu Xiu said calmly: "When you came to seek refuge with me, we had an agreement. If you can help me gain Li's trust and resolve the misunderstanding with the Difficult Army, then I will spare your life.

But now, the Li family died tragically, and the Dingnan Army believed that I was responsible for the death of Li Guangbo and the Li family. They sent troops south to invade the Yuanzhou Racecourse, and even asked me to trade my head for it. Tell me, what use do you have? Li

It was you who killed Guangbo, but in the end the blame fell on me. Do you think I should kill you?"

Tao Wen raised his leg and almost fell to his knees again. He said with a mournful face: "Young Master, please spare your life. Li was not killed by a villain. A villain would never have imagined that Xue Xiuming dared to set Li on fire..."

Zhu Xiu said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense! You are of no use now, and staying here is just a waste of food. If you still want to survive, you have to put it to some use."

Tao Wenju knelt down and sobbed: "Please spare my life, Young Envoy! I am willing to work as a cow or a horse to repay you, Young Envoy!"

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Zhu Xiudao said: "There is no need for you to be a cow or a horse. I have something here that is just right for you to do."

Tao Wenyan stopped crying and gritted his teeth and said: "Young Envoy, just do what you tell me!"

"There is an ancient river in the southeast of Yangjinchuan, which leads directly to Pizhou. Because the valley is narrow and deep, it is difficult to hide and it has always been sparsely populated, but it is the shortest road connecting Pizhou and Jingzhou.

Yan Ping will lead two commanding troops to station in the ancient river channel and set up contact points along the way to pick up the people fleeing from Pizhou. You and Yan Ping are responsible for sneaking into Pizhou and spreading the word among the villagers that Jingzhou accepts refugees.

And with the news that we are willing to allocate land to build houses for those who have settled down, we will do our best to encourage the people of Pizhou to move to Jingzhou to settle down and live, do you understand?"

Tao Wenju was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After all, he had studied for several years and quickly guessed Zhu Xiu's intention. He said nonchalantly: "Young Master, you want to bring in the population from Pizhou to enrich Jingzhou?"

Zhu Xiu was too lazy to explain more and threw over a pamphlet he compiled himself: "Read it for yourself!"

Tao Wenju held the brochure and saw on the cover: "Detailed Implementation Rules for the Policy of Resettling People in Jingzhou"

Tao Wenju opened it carefully and quickly scanned the pages. The more he read, the more frightened he became.

This thin work manual clearly lists out the policy provisions for accepting and resettling refugees in Jingzhou, as well as the details of implementation methods.

If this method is implemented, once successful, Jingzhou will nearly double its population in a short period of time.

This work manual has been engraved and printed, and every civil official in Jiedu Prefecture has a copy.

In the coming period, population introduction and resettlement will be the focus of Jingzhou's work.

Zhu Xiu half-closed his eyes and said: "If you can help me handle this matter, not only will your life be saved, I will also give you an official position. From now on, you will be a subordinate official of the Changyi Army."

"Seriously?!" Tao Wenju was shocked, his eyes widened and his face turned red.

Yan Ping scolded: "Young Master, you keep your word, can you possibly deceive you?"

Tao Wen raised his eyes and rolled his eyes, swallowed his saliva, and his heart skipped a beat: "I will risk my life to accomplish this for the young envoy!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Very good. You go here, Yan Ping will be the master, and you will be the assistant. Be careful in everything."

After some warnings, Zhu Xiu waved his hand for the two of them to leave.

Before Yan Ping left, Zhu Xiu winked at him, and Yan Ping nodded understandingly.

With Tao Wenju's cleverness, it is most suitable to use him to do this, but we must also be careful to prevent him from slipping away.

If he dares to play tricks, Yan Ping will not be polite to him.

After breakfast, Zhu Xiu took a walk around the house, returned to the official room and buried himself behind his desk, studying some new farm tools that might help with farming.

People around him were sent out one after another to do things, and there was not even a satisfactory waiter. Zhu Xiu could only lament the lack of talents under his men.

Wu Xingyuan, the former magistrate of Quaigu County, fled with his family to Qizhou after Jiao Jixun retreated. Zhu Xiu sent Chen An to capture him, but failed.

I wrote a letter to Qizhou to protest against Jiao Jixun, but there was no reply.

Zhu Xiu transferred Shen Xuemin, the magistrate of Liangyuan County, to Quaigu County, and gave him a command of troops, making him responsible for eliminating the influence of the Xue family on Quaigu County and stabilizing the people's livelihood in the county.

The magistrate of Liangyuan County could only be concurrently served by the chief clerk. That guy was a squire from the county. He came to Anding County to report on his duties before taking office. Zhu Xiu met him once. He didn't have much education. He made his fortune as a butcher and paid a sum of money to get his official position.

However, according to Shen Xuemin, he has a good reputation in the county. He is often generous and generous, and his character is not bad. He just simply likes to be an official, but he can't do it.

Zhu Xiu had a headache and could only encourage him and send him back.
Chapter completed!