Since Chang Qian came to Lingtong County, he felt extremely frustrated.
After leaving the inn, he settled it in an inn not far away.
The same unpleasant life.
Outside the inn gate, there were several county janitors guarding him, staring at his whereabouts.
At first, Chang Qian was furious and wanted to let the followers take action, and taught these officers a lesson.
Do you actually dare to monitor yourself openly?
These servants don’t want to live anymore!
But the followers rushed out and before they could do anything, they had already expressed their intention.
It was the county magistrate who sent them here to guard it.
The intention is very simple, first, we must protect Chang Qian's personal safety.
This made Chang Qian and his followers furious. There were so many of them, how many servants should they use to protect Chang Qian?
But Jiang Long had to make such arrangements, otherwise if Chang Qian had an accident here, Jiang Long would definitely be implicated.
Jiang Long was the magistrate of Lingtong County, while Chang Qian was sent by the emperor to assist Jiang Long in digging rivers and improving wilderness farmland.
Chang Qian is Jiang Long's deputy, so Jiang Long naturally needs to protect Chang Qian's safety.
Of course, Lingtong County is located on the border, which is relatively chaotic and has limited manpower. If a large number of horse bandits or alien armies attack, then even if Chang Qian dies, it will not be related to Jiang Long's business.
Now the Jianglong Sect does not send a service to the service, which is an attitude.
If he did it, even if something happened to Chang Qian, he would have reason to excuse him even if he was implicated.
If Chang Qian doesn't do it, if there is an accident, then the Chang family can use it to attack.
This has nothing to do with how many followers Chang Qian brought.
Secondly, we must understand Chang Qian’s whereabouts.
Chang Qian was sent from the capital, not a local official, but the court wanted to learn more about the whereabouts of all the officials outside.
You may not know what you have done, but where you are, you must have a record of the case.
In this way, if something happens to an official, it will be convenient for the top to investigate.
Chang Qian is naturally included.
Otherwise, if an official was assassinated by an enemy and threw his body at will, the court would not know that the official suddenly disappeared.
Because of these two points, several servants stood guard at the entrance of the inn.
Chang Qian felt like a bird locked in a cage, without any freedom at all.
No one will be happy to be watched all the time.
The officer gave a lot of reasons, so Chang Qian could only let his followers come back, and he almost burst into anger.
In addition to being monitored, Chang Qian also encountered difficulties.
That is, the money in your hand is not enough to spend.
This is the first time Chang Qian has been troubled by the money problem since he was a child.
He was loved by Evergreen since childhood, and his food, clothing, and flowers were arranged properly by Evergreen.
He grew older and grew up to be a teenager, and Evergreen gave him enough money for the monthly period.
Among the teenagers of the same age in Changfu, he has the highest monthly rate.
Not only that, because of his good academic performance, he will be rewarded for his talented people every once in a while.
It can be said that in Chang Qian's eyes, silver was just a number.
I never paid attention to this thing.
Because he never lacks money.
But now, he is short of money.
When he left Beijing, although Changqing gave him a lot of silver, he spent a lot of money along the way.
Once he left Beijing, he saw novel things on the way, so he naturally had to buy them.
Actually, it’s novel, but I haven’t seen it before.
These fresh things just bring the rich characteristics of the place.
I took it in my hand and played with it, and then threw it away.
In addition to his own expenses, he also had to take care of the food and accommodation of more than a hundred people under his command.
These more than a hundred people are not ordinary people who dig rivers. They just need to eat steamed buns and porridge every meal to make them full.
Every meal requires meat and wine.
These guards were born in Changfu and were used to living a good life, and they were not happy without any flesh.
The wine and meat of more than a hundred people has been expensive this day.
Along the way, officials also came to express their filial piety.
However, Chang Qing once carefully warned him that after leaving the capital, he would not be allowed to accept the money from local officials.
These silver is not for nothing!
The local official gave him money, but he wanted to get promoted and make money. He took the usual family path. Changqing was the Minister of Personnel. He held high power and was in charge of official review, promotion and other matters. He could really establish a relationship with the Chang family.
, then there will be a prosperous official career in the future.
In addition to wanting to be promoted, there is another possibility that the local officials made a mistake and wanted to come to the Chang family for help.
Changqing is lazy to take care of these things.
And I was also afraid that if the matter was too big and I couldn't hold on and it would be heard in the emperor's ears, I would inevitably be scolded.
Chang Qian was very obedient and did not receive any money from local officials.
Yesterday he said heroically to Jiang Long that he didn't want to stay in the inn.
I immediately brought my men to rent the entire inn, and spent a lot of money.
Now there is very little money left.
He pushed open the wooden window on the third floor, and a cold wind blew towards him, which made Chang Qian shudder and his head became clearer.
This inn is in the most prosperous stage of the county.
Because the business is good, it costs a lot to get it.
It costs three to five times more than the inn by the city.
The reason why Chang Qian chose to live here was to show off to Jiang Long.
It’s just a broken station, if you don’t let it stay, you won’t stay.
I have a better place to live!
But now, Chang Qian, who was a little calmer, regretted it.
Yesterday was too impulsive!
It costs too much to book a hotel.
You should know that he had a job when he came to Lingtong County. He had to wait until the river was completed and the wilderness was renovated into farmland before he could go back.
It will take at least two or three years.
If you have lived in the inn for two or three years, you will be able to eat and drink with more than a hundred subordinates, and you will have wine and meat every day. That will definitely not be a small amount.
what to do?
Chang Qian looked at the scenery in the city and was frowning.
A deliberate sound of rock-scissors came from downstairs, making Chang Qian even more bored.
These subordinates don’t have to consider money, they can eat well, sleep well, and drink well.
But he couldn't stop it.
And it cannot be too strict.
Only by maintaining these entourage guards well will these guards fight to the death to save their master at the critical moment.
Throwing heavily onto the wooden window, Chang Qian walked back and sat at the table.
Why don’t you write a letter to go home and ask grandpa for some?
If he was in the capital, he wouldn't be embarrassed. If he had no money, he would just ask Changqing. If Changqing didn't want to give him money, he wouldn't have given him money.
But the problem was that he was so angry yesterday that he immediately wrote a letter from home and sent it back to the capital.
This is the next day, are you going to send a letter to your home again?
After thinking about it, Chang Qian felt that it was inappropriate.
Changqing tried every possible way to get the emperor to agree to send him to Lingtong County to handle the job, the main purpose was to train him.
If he sends a letter a day to ask for help from his grandfather, it would be as Jiang Long said that he is a child who still needs to be breastfeeded.
At that time, my grandfather may be disappointed with him.
Otherwise, I would like to borrow some money from Xia Lin and return to the capital to pay him back?
Chang Qian felt that at the moment, he seemed to have only one solution.
And he had to speak early, otherwise he would be kicked out by the inn shopkeeper if he had lost money in his hand, and he would lose all his face.
Taking a few guards with him, Chang Qian hurried out of the inn gate.
Several servants guarding in front of the inn, separated two people, hanging from behind, both far and near.
Chang Qian wanted to order his escorts to cut off the two officers, but he did not dare to do so.
Jiang Long is really too strong. He really cut off two officers, maybe he can be fine.
But Jiang Long can revenge on his entourage guards.
These entourage guards want to protect his life. If he dies, he will be in danger.
From the capital to Lingtong County, he also encountered several horse bandits. It was because of the large number of guards and the powerful, and there were two tricks on hand. Even the local officials sent troops to escort him, so he arrived safely without any danger.
Although he did not really fight with the horse bandits, he saw the figures of the horse bandits.
Each of them is fierce and evil, so scary!
He didn't want to die one day at the hands of those horse bandits.
After quickly reaching the station, Chang Qian found Xia Lin.
Xia Lin and Chang Qian were just like Jiang Long said, coming here is just for nothing and being gilded.
After not having a good rest on the long journey, Xia Lin naturally had to wait until he had fully recovered before finding something to do.
So people are in the inn.
Seeing Chang Qian coming to the door, he thought Chang Qian wanted to unite him to deal with Jiang Long.
But I didn't expect that when Chang Qian opened his mouth, he wanted to borrow some money.
"Brother Chang is actually short of money?" Xia Lin was stunned, a little unexpected.
Chang Qian's face turned a little red. This was the first time he had borrowed money from outsiders, and he was a little embarrassed and angry.
He also wrote the account on Jiang Long.
Then he sighed and told the whole story.
"I would like to ask Brother Xia to help you. When I return to the capital, I will give you double the return!"
Xia Lin also had to raise dozens of followers, and he also had a lot of expenses, so he naturally understood Chang Qian's difficulties.
But as Chang Qian did this, even if he lent all the money to Chang Qian, it would not last for a month.
When you go out, how can you spend money like this?
Throwing silver is like flowing water.
Seeing Xia Lin frowning, he seemed to not want to borrow, Chang Qian was embarrassed and upset again.
I really want to swing my sleeves and turn around and leave quickly, but what should I do after leaving?
There seemed to be nails on his feet, and Chang Qian finally stood still and didn't move.
Xia Lin noticed Chang Qian's expression change, but he didn't want to have a quarrel with Chang Qian. He immediately sighed softly: "Don't say anything that can be paid back twice, just some silver is just a little bit of money to give to Brother Yu Chang."
Hearing this, Chang Qian's face calmed down.
"But!" Xia Lin suddenly changed into a serious look, "Even if I give you all the money, how long can you last?
It costs too much money to go out, and there is no such thing as you.”
This is a bit of a lesson.
Chang Qian left his head.
Xia Lin immediately felt that Chang Qian was indeed like a child, and slowed down his voice again and said, "You don't want to stay in the inn, nor do you have to stay in the largest inn in the county?"
You should know that you have more than a hundred people under your command. How much does it cost to just eat and board this day?
Besides, you have no idea what your sermons spend.
As long as someone asks you for it, you will give it money.
How can this work?
Take me as an example. I know how much money they spend every day eating and how much money they spend in their accommodation.
And it is impossible to have wine and meat every meal like in the capital.
If they want to add food, they pay the money themselves.
Only by spending their own money will they feel distressed.”
Although Chang Qian was having a quarrel on the surface, he listened carefully in his heart.
No one taught him this knowledge before.
"You don't have to worry about whether they will fight to protect you. Their family is in the hands of the Chang family. You just need to give meritorious service, and give good followers on the surface, and give good wine and meat on the table, so you won't be afraid that they won't sell their lives.