Lu Chen's request was really shocking to Xue Huairen.

This is not a trivial matter that can be solved with just a few words. It's not that he is unwilling to help Lu Chen. He has been an official for many years and has benefited countless people in Qinghe County. He can be said to be an upright and good official. Of course, he is also very happy to see it.

Lu Chen defeated the barbarian enemy, but there were too many things involved.

Not to mention that it is not yet the autumn harvest season, Qinghe County Government simply does not have enough food to support the consumption of 50,000 troops. All these need to be raised urgently, and there is only one person who wants to raise so much food and grass in a short period of time.

The way is to issue a decree in the county and inform the people to collect this year's grain tax in advance.

In Qinghe County, the people's livelihood is prosperous, and every family has a surplus of grain. There is no big problem in collecting grain in advance. The key question is, if he does this, where will he get grain to deliver to the county after autumn?

We can't force the tax again. Xue Huairen can't do this kind of deceiving the people and extorting money.

Moreover, this is only one of them. There is also the other point. If Xue Huairen helps the border army with food and grass, he cannot decide privately as a county guard. This requires the nod of the county chief.

Thinking about this, Xue Huairen subconsciously asked: "May I ask Mr. Lu, can I tell the county chief about this matter?"

"There is no food left in the county." Lu Chen returned directly.

"This... how is this possible?" Xue Huairen opened his eyes and said: "There has been no war in the county in recent years, and the taxes of each county have been paid truthfully. Although the county's army has 50,000, they are all in a state of farming.

It can be self-sufficient, and what's more, the imperial court also allocates funds to the county from time to time, and the food stored in the county should be enough to deal with the next disaster of barbarians."

Hearing this, Lu Chen sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Does Mr. Xue not know who Mr. Liu, our county chief, is?"

"Oh..." Lu Chen said this, and Xue Huairen was speechless. How could he not know how greedy and selfish the county leader Liu Feng was, as he had been an official in Qinghe County under Pingyang County for so many years.

However, Liu Feng was too greedy. Nowadays, barbarian soldiers are often raging. As the county chief, he should try his best to help Lu Chen. How could he only care about his own enjoyment and not care about the lives of the people! Such a county chief! It is really abominable.

Extremely!

Xue Huairen couldn't help but look angry and said: "This... the county chief has gone too far!"

"Let me tell you the truth. Even the military supplies and equipment our frontier army needs this time were all obtained by my design and forced Liu Feng. If not, how could Liu Feng help me? I'm afraid he still wants me.

He would have been killed by the barbarians earlier!" Lu Chen shook his head and said.

"Could it be that the supplies needed by the border army were obtained by Master Lu by force?" Xue Huairen asked again as if he didn't hear clearly.

Knowing that he found it incredible, Lu Chen nodded with certainty and said: "That's right! In order to expand our armaments, I have used force to force Liu Feng more than once. Therefore, I have already formed a deep hatred with him! Liu Feng has also long ago treated me

See it as a thorn in your side and try to get rid of it quickly!"

"I understand." I thought that Xue Huairen would be shocked after hearing this, but unexpectedly, he just nodded slightly and became silent.

Seeing that he became silent, with a worried look on his face and a frown on his face, as if he was making a difficult decision in his heart, Lu Chen didn't bother him, drank tea slowly, and waited for Xue Huairen's reply.

"This matter...let me think about it again..." Xue Huairen took a deep breath and said. At this time, the tea in his cup was almost warm, but he had no intention of taking another sip.

Lu Chen knew that this matter was no small matter and it was not easy to agree to it. Of course he could understand Xue Huairen's difficulties, but he also believed that Xue Huairen would definitely agree!

Sure enough, not long after, Xue Huairen suddenly asked: "Master Lu, I don't know how long it will be before the barbarians attack next time."

Lu Chen thought for a while and said truthfully: "Based on time, the news that all 50,000 barbarians were annihilated by our army at this time has probably been spread back to Tus. And judging from the past habits of the barbarians,

In less than ten days, the army will be on the border, and this battle will be more terrifying than before. It will also be the largest military deployment in the history of Tus. Therefore, I dare not slack off at all.

No more preparing for war!"

"And if we win this battle! The barbarians will definitely lose their vitality, and they will not dare to use their troops again! But we can take advantage of the victory to counterattack and plunder the land! Completely reversing the passive situation in the past!" Lu Chen followed closely!

He said firmly.

"Plunder the land!?" Xue Huairen heard this and glanced at Lu Chen in surprise. He didn't know whether to say that Lu Chen was courageous or that he was whimsical.

He also wanted to ask Lu Chen if he was crazy or stupid. Didn't he know that the disasters caused by the barbarians had been a long time coming? For so many years, it was considered very good if the border army could withstand the attacks of the barbarians! Which county guard would dare to

Such nonsense!?

However, his distrustful look did not make Lu Chen feel embarrassed at all. Instead, it made Lu Chen look more determined and confident!

Perhaps it was the determination and indomitable momentum shown by Lu Chen that infected Xue Huairen. A look of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and then he gritted his teeth and said in a strange way: "So, there are only ten days to raise funds.

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Hearing this, Lu Chen beamed with joy, stood up quickly, bowed to Xue Huairen with his fists raised, bent down and gave a deep salute, and said excitedly: "I am here to thank Master Xue on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people in my border city and my fifty thousand soldiers!"

"Hey? Mr. Lu is so polite! Your Excellency can disregard your own future, plead for the people and offend the county chief. Such a feat, Xue sincerely admires you! Now Mr. Lu is fighting against the barbarian enemies, so he turns to Xue for help.

If you only care about yourself and don't help, wouldn't you be serving as an official for the people in vain?" Xue Huairen said righteously.

Lu Chen was quite moved when he heard this, and sighed in his heart that he finally met an official who had the same goals as him.

What he didn't know was that Xue Huairen was willing to help, precisely because he admired his determination for the sake of the people, regardless of himself! How could he not be in awe of him!

After the matter was settled, Lu Chen stood up and said goodbye. He was very pressed for time and had to rush back to the border town to complete the army expansion. Next, he had to supervise the armies to train new recruits.

Xue Huairen did not keep him longer with false politeness. After the two sides bowed and said goodbye, when Lu Chen left the county house, Xue Huairen immediately turned pale and yelled angrily: "Ling'er! Get out of here!"

"Dad..." Xue Ling, who was behind the screen, immediately pretended to be pitiful and walked out.
Chapter completed!