Chapter 143 Rebuilding the county town, what if there is no money?
"Although there are ninth-grade masters in Yibo Tower, they are the ninth-grade masters of Yibo House and not Li Mo's ninth-grade masters, let alone come to this remote Ruyang County, as long as he is killed by surprise.
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Ke Yi's eyes flashed.
The business in Ruyang County is extremely important and must not be discovered by outsiders, so the county magistrate must die.
After he reported the incident in Ruyang this time, Tubo paid great attention to it and not only sent a ninth-grade national advisor but also two eighth-grade soldiers to accompany him.
When the time comes and there are three thousand more warriors, will we still be afraid of Yibo Tower?
As long as Li Mo dies, there will be a second Ruyang County magistrate in Bolou, Xinyi.
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true, then..."
Hu Luo was overjoyed.
To be honest, he is now used to being the "acting county magistrate". How can he get used to it when a powerful boss suddenly appears?
"As you said, wait and see! It's a pity that all the supplies in Zhang Ji's hands fell into Li Mo's hands."
"Sir, it doesn't matter if it falls into Li Mo's hands now, in the end it won't be yours, sir?"
"Hahahaha! That's true!"
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As everyone knows, while Hu Luo and Ke Yi were secretly plotting, the county government and Li Mo were not idle either.
"After taking care of Zhang Yuanwai, Hu Luo will be next!"
After a pause, Li Mo said.
As long as Hu Luo is dealt with, the entire county government can be completely in his hands. Then he can deal with the "big fish"
"Lord, actually we need to do one more thing before we deal with Hu Luo!"
In the lobby, after hearing this, Dan Qiusheng paused and said.
At this time, Dan Qiusheng and Zeng Fuzi have fully entered their roles. Especially after seeing the reaction of the people after Zhang Yuanwai was sentenced today, they are even more convinced that they chose to stay in Yibo Tower.
Next, they have only one purpose, and that is to assist Li Mo in building Ruyang into a prosperous county where people can live and work in peace and contentment.
"Oh? Sir, please speak!"
Li Mo paused.
"Lord, look..."
Dan Qiusheng came to the table. There was also a cowhide map of Ruyang County on the table.
"There are currently three roads in and out of Ruyang, one official road and two water routes! These three roads are extremely important, especially the official road, which is the only way to the Eastern Capital, so we must first grasp it.
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So he said.
"Take this passage?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Mo nodded slightly.
No matter now or in the future, Yibolou will definitely continue to send money and supplies to Ruyang.
Although there are experts in Yibo Building, it is impossible for top experts to deliver goods every time, but it will be different if we take over this passage. By then, even ordinary subordinates will be able to bear the responsibility of transportation.
"My lord, what Mr. Dan said is true. One thousand of our troops have entered the city, and there are only about a thousand bandits in that village. Plus Li Zhe and Xing Cai, we should not be able to win."
Question. After the mountain stronghold is captured, build a pass at the westernmost end of the passage. By then, the passage will be worry-free."
On the side, Mrs. Zeng also spoke in agreement.
His thoughts were the same as Dan Qiusheng's. Compared with keeping the passage in and out of Ruyang smooth, cleaning up Hu Luo was actually not that important.
"Build a pass after taking it?"
Li Mo touched his chin.
Building passes is not something you just talk about casually, but requires a lot of money.
Moreover, the county seat is also in urgent need of reconstruction and repair. The county treasury is extremely poor, and there is no money to support such a large amount of work.
Although there is money in Yibo House, the money in Yibo House is private money, and the two cannot be confused.
"My lord, although we are a little anxious, we must do it! This time we packed up the official, 200,000 taels of silver, and 50,000 dan of grain. Even if we promise to provide food to the people, 10,000 dan is enough, and the remaining
The materials can fully support the construction of the pass."
As if he saw his lord's worry, Dan Qiusheng said again.
"What? Two hundred thousand taels of silver and fifty thousand shi of grain?"
Li Mo was stunned for a moment.
He has been busy with the case today, and he hasn't had time to look at the list sent back by the Zhang family at the end.
I thought that in such a poor county, Zhang Ji's 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver would be enough, but he didn't expect to have so much.
It is simply richer than those big families in Dongdu.
"My lord, this Ji can be like this. The county magistrate Hu Luo has collected more and more money than Zhang Ji over the years, but not less than him! In case we don't have enough money to build the pass and rebuild the county seat, we can take it again
He should be able to add something more."
Master Zeng followed and said.
Kill the big fish slowly so that the days can flow smoothly.
"I didn't expect this. If this is the case, then according to what the two gentlemen said, let's take this passage first!"
After coming back to his senses, Li Mo nodded.
It shouldn't be a problem to build a pass with two hundred thousand taels of silver, and it can even motivate the people in the county, giving them work and money to make.
"Let Li Zhe do some more detailed research tomorrow, and use lightning speed to catch the enemy by surprise and capture the stronghold."
Dan Qiusheng touched his beard and said again.
The side of the official road is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although there are a thousand soldiers here and they are all bandit soldiers in the past and have experience,
But there will definitely be many casualties in a head-on confrontation.
"It's a pity that... we don't have a talented person to lead the army yet. If there is... the bandits in that stronghold can also make good use of it!"
Li Mo agreed but felt a little regretful at the same time.
It's okay to let Li Zhe and Xing Cai take action, but it's a bit inadequate for them to lead the bandits. Leading the bandits requires more than just force.
As expected, Li Zhe and Xing Cai, with a thousand men and horses, would definitely make the village a river of blood if they tried to capture it.
But generals with leadership skills are different. They will not only minimize their losses, but will even find ways to recover those bandits for their own use.
"this....."
Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng couldn't help but look at each other.
They are good at making plans and managing the county, but when it comes to recruiting talented people... they really have no clue.
"That's all, gentlemen, apart from the passage issue, how should we appease the people in the county? Grain distribution can only be slowed down for a while but not for a long time. We must allow them to make a living."
After a pause, Li Mo waved his hand.
Talents are rare and hard to come by, you can only take one step at a time.
"Lord, it's better than this..."
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The night is getting darker,
When Li Mo, Master Zeng and others were discussing the future construction of the city, Dongdu, Yibo Building,
After Xue Song finished reading the letter in his hand, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed surprise.
"Ruobing is going to Dongdu tomorrow? It's really unexpected. It just so happens that when he comes, he can have a good taste of Yibolou's hot pot and Maotai."
Put away the letter,
Xue Song subconsciously looked at the wine stove in the distance.