Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

After he comforted them one by one, he found that the contrast between the left and right sides was too obvious. The Muramasa on the left all looked miserable, and their sallow cheeks showed that they were not full.

The village head on the right was all dressed in dark linen clothes, had a calm temperament, and just sat there drinking tea. There were also many new faces.

Captain Zhao narrowed his eyes. Although he didn't deal with these village heads and security chiefs very often, he knew most of them. However, the village heads of the villages under the jurisdiction of the Black Stone Guards were all replaced a few months ago.

However, these village heads and the like were usually recommended by their clans, and when they received the notice they simply cooperated by changing their seals without investigating further.

Now it seems that the old leaders have been replaced by some who are too young. Several of them are sitting there with their backs straight, led by the young man in the middle who is missing an arm.

Captain Zhao's gaze was too focused, and immediately the young man and several people around him turned their heads to look at him. There was a sharpness in their eyes that had not yet been subdued, and beneath their gentle faces, they exuded the iron-blooded temperament of the battlefield.

With just a simple glance, Zhao Zheng suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand up, as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast in the mountains.

He was sweating profusely and looked away as if nothing had happened. After a long time, he felt a chill on his back.

The leading young man Bao Chang had his sleeves dangling, and the others also had some inconsistencies. Are these the remnants of the Black Stone Guard? What a terrifying aura.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng unconsciously looked towards County Magistrate Xie again. The second branch of the Xie family had a very far-reaching layout. He often inspected the villages below, so he naturally knew what kind of people those village heads and village heads were.

At a time when clan power is more important than anything else, the head of the village, as the leader of the village, can determine the atmosphere of the village to a large extent.

Some people are impartial and upright, but some people accept bribes, play sides, and eat away at others. The villages where the Xie family has changed people are all famous for their bad morals.

Now that these soldiers have taken over as village chiefs, I wonder what the situation is like? I must go and take a look someday.

Zhao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at County Magistrate Bai who was arguing with the village elders below. His eyes flashed. It would be better not to remind the County Magistrate about this matter. It won't do him any harm anyway, right?

Captain Zhao, who thought he was the most knowledgeable about current affairs, thought so.

The job of the county magistrate, in addition to collecting taxes and educating the people, is to promote agricultural development. Farming in spring is a big deal. After Bai Jingting agreed to send out cattle, farm tools and seeds, he found himself arguing with the village elders. Why are the village heads of the Xie family on the right so quiet?

Look to the left, then look to the right, um! To be fair he still has to ask a question.

"Each village can get two cows. We will go to the outside to register. If you want to buy seeds on credit, please report the quantity."

There is noise on the left and peace and quiet on the right.

Bai Jingting: No, they are from the same county, why is there such a big difference? He was curious about the situation of the villages under the jurisdiction of the Xie family.

I thought so in my heart and asked it out loud.

"Mr. Bai? But are there any difficulties with spring ploughing?"

"Thank you for your concern, the fields have been covered with soil and spring irrigation has begun."

My goodness, the land hasn’t even been tilled yet, and you’re already watering after planting?

"Well! Very good, are these twenty or so villages all like this?" Looking at the twenty or so people standing behind the old man Bai, Bai Jingting became more and more curious.

The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "With the help of the Nvjun Agricultural Machinery Team, we only need to pay some money to plow the fields. We can plow a hundred acres of land a day."

Seeing the surprise on everyone's faces, he suppressed the corners of his mouth, completely forgetting the look of jaw dropping when he first saw the six-head reversible plow.

Hey, I've been waiting for you to ask!

"Really?" Bai Jingting stood up suddenly. He heard Zhao Zheng say yesterday that the Xie family's farmland progress was fast, but he didn't expect that they had such a powerful weapon.

Several village elders on the opposite side were also surprised. One of them couldn't help asking, "Is it true? Is it the multi-head plow that has been making a lot of noise recently?"

"Exactly!"

"Hey, why didn't you tell us earlier? It's from the Xie family. If you had told us earlier, we wouldn't have thought it was a liar." Some people heard about it half a month ago, but maybe because the effect was too amazing, the story was exaggerated, which naturally had the opposite effect.

They immediately regretted their decision: "That's right, he said he could sell a hundred acres a day, and we all thought he was a liar!"

"Brother Bai, can you recommend me a cheaper one?"

"This is the price set by the lady, fifteen cents per acre of land." He had no say in this matter.

"Is it really impossible to get a lower price? But I heard that you have 10 cents per acre?"

The old man chuckled and said, "It is true that the price is ten coins per mu, but this is the internal price of the Black Stone Guard. If someone in your family serves in the army, you can also enjoy this benefit."

Seeing the displeasure on the opposite side's face, the young man with the broken arm said, "This kind of welfare is only enjoyed by the families of the guards. They don't even have the Xie clan land, let alone other things."

Seeing his intimidating aura, the people on the left suddenly quieted down. Bai Gong nodded in agreement and said, "It should be so. The Xie clan is also protected by the Black Stone Guards, so this benefit is what they deserve."

The one-armed young man and several newly appointed village heads around him were excited when they heard what Mr. Bai said. Their eyes turned slightly red and they felt a deeper sense of belonging to the Xie family.

Zhao Zheng, who was standing aside, took a steady look at County Magistrate Xie. The truth was revealed in the details, and it turned out that Xie had big plans.

County Magistrate Xie: ...It's incomprehensible. What does it have to do with me?

In fact, this is all thanks to the ideological and political courses in Xie’s primary school. As long as the ideological and political courses are compulsory in every exam, Xie Xian doesn’t want to see the talents she has cultivated with great effort just run away, otherwise she would suffer a great loss.

The human heart is the most unpredictable thing.

The people below were listening to the old man bragging about the advantages of the multi-plow. They were all envious and jealous, but they couldn't help but compliment him.

Bai Jingting could see that the Xie clan today was like a giant monster that had infiltrated every aspect of Que County from top to bottom.

During the spring ploughing, Xie helped the farmers to till the land. If they were short of seeds, Xie could buy them on credit with very little interest. For the families of the guards, they could even give them half the price. This continued for a long time. If the family had a son, the first person they would send to the Black Stone Guards would of course be sent to serve.

The villagers were short-sighted, but the benefits of joining the Black Stone Guard were clearly before their eyes. The prestige of the Xie family was growing day by day. Looking at the two clearly divided groups of people on the left and right sides of the council hall, it was clear that the prestige of the Xie family was already higher than that of him, the county lord.

Bai Jingting suddenly smiled. So what? As long as the Xie family didn't rebel, he would be happy to do things like spring plowing more often, which saved him a lot of trouble and effort.

Isn't it that he works diligently just to gain a good reputation in his lifetime? This is very good.