I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Everyone's heart tightened. Jiang Yuan looked like he was about to speak directly.

Tell me, there is someone there, I'm going to rob him right now.

"What do you want, sir? Let me reiterate, human trafficking is illegal."

"We were able to attract people here before because they had already left their homes. Sir, you can't just go into the city and snatch people away." Li Hu advised earnestly.

Jiang Yuan frowned. "What are you talking about? How could a law-abiding official like me kidnap someone? Just tell me where they are and I'll talk to the county magistrate."

Hearing this, Li Hu and Ma Zhi looked at each other and both felt relieved.

I guess he wants to negotiate to borrow some people.

That's easy, as long as it doesn't break the law.

"Sir, in our remote and poor area, there are only two counties that can be considered top-grade with a population of over 10,000. One is our Taiping County, and the other is Taizong County, which is 180 miles away from us." Ma Zhi said, pointing to a city on the map.

Jiang Yuan shuddered all over. How could this place have a population comparable to Taiping County?

“How many people are there in Taizong County?”

Ma Zhi stroked his mustache and said, "Most of our areas are surrounded by mountains, so there's not much arable land around them. But Taizong County is different. There aren't any mountains around it, so there's a lot of arable land. A rough estimate is that there must be at least 10,000 people there."

"So many?" Jiang Yuan looked at the map with shining eyes and couldn't help rubbing his hands.

"Alright, alright, Li Hu, Wang Gang, and Mu Cangtian, the three of you come with me. Ma Zhi and Chen Qing, you guys can start now. Just wait for the waves of people to come!"

After saying that, Jiang Yuan put away the map, solemnly put on his official hat, waved his hand and walked out of the room.

As soon as he walked out of the county government office, Jiang Yuan immediately turned into a crazy man who recruited people.

"Ergou, are you bored at home? I'll take you out to play!"

"Wang Kun, come with me. I'll give you an autograph later!"

"Bai Jingyun? Come over here and make a presence!"

……

Finally, after half a day's efforts by Jiang Yuan, all three hundred young and middle-aged men gathered at the gate of the county government office.

"Brother, you are not looking for a fight, are you?" Bai Jingyun looked at Jiang Yuan in astonishment. Based on his understanding of Jiang Yuan, he was so shameless in trying to get someone to come to him, almost kneeling down. This must be no good.

"I'm a law-abiding official. What's the point of fighting? I'm trying to gain benefits for everyone. Everyone, get in the carriage and follow me!"

After saying that, Jiang Yuan was the first to get on the carriage. Due to the large number of people, all the carriages were not equipped with axles, just a large wooden board.

When the team passed by Taiping Restaurant, Jiang Yuan got out of the car.

"Master, what would you like to eat today?" The owner of Taiping Restaurant immediately came up to him with a smile.

Jiang Yuan casually pulled out a list he had prepared long ago: "Don't eat today, but from tomorrow on you must follow what's written on it."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan got on the carriage again.

Taiping County is 180 miles away from Taizong County. The road is relatively smooth, but even so, Jiang Yuan and his group still had to spend a night outdoors.

Fortunately, it is summer now and we can sleep anywhere.

As for the bandits, there is no need to worry about them. Even if we really encounter them, these more than 300 people are not pushovers.

Do you think those who don't work in broad daylight and hang out on the streets are good people?

Just a street urchin.

For these people, as long as they do not break the law, do not gather in groups to cause trouble, and honestly follow the rules set by Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan is happy to give them the greatest freedom within the rules.

Next to a bonfire, Mu Cangtian was roasting some dry biscuits with a dark face.

Ever since he joined, Jiang Yuan has assigned all of Wang Gang's work to Mu Cangtian, and now he is a real hard-working worker.

"Okay, time to eat." Mu Cangtian handed a few dark dry biscuits to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuandao didn't mind it either. He was joking. When he first started, he had suffered a lot and was lucky to have a piece of dry biscuit to eat. Although things are better now, he can't waste food.

"You've burnt it. I'll deduct five cents from your bill." Jiang Yuan said slowly, then picked up the beef jerky that had been boiled in hot water and started eating.

"It tastes so good even though it's mushy! Why don't you choke to death?" Mu Cangtian muttered, found a place to squat down and started to eat the dry biscuit.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Yuan and his group set out on their journey again.

Because there were too many people on the bus, it was not until noon that we arrived at the gate of Taizong County.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of traffic at the gate of Taiping County, only a few people would occasionally pass by the city gate.

Since Jiang Yuan and his group had more than 20 or 30 carriages, several soldiers hurried over from a distance.

"You guys! What are you doing with so many people?"

Jiang Yuan stood up from the car with a calm expression, and several soldiers wilted instantly.

Although he was not the magistrate of Taizong County, the clothes he wore were the same.

"See my lord!"

"Get up." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

A leader bravely looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, "I wonder what area your jurisdiction is? What brings you to Taizong County?"

"Taiping County Magistrate Jiang Yuan is here to find your County Magistrate Sun Xin. Please lead the way." After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he walked ahead in a swagger.

The leader gave a wink, and a soldier immediately ran to Jiang Yuan to lead the way, while the leader took a shortcut to report to Sun Xin.

A moment later, at the gate of Taizong County Government Office, Sun Xin looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile.

"I've long heard of your great name, Magistrate Jiang. Seeing you today, I'm convinced you're truly extraordinary."

Jiang Yuan smiled in response, "You're too polite, County Magistrate Sun. I'm here today to discuss something important."

A hint of vigilance flashed across Sun Xin's eyes, and he calmly waved his hand to let the people around him retreat.

"Magister Jiang, please feel free to speak."

Jiang Yuan nodded with a smile and pointed at the 300 young men behind him and said, "What does County Magistrate Sun think of these people?"

Although Sun Xin was confused, he still looked around and had to say that the 300 or so people behind Jiang Yuan were fat and strong, and they were all top-notch experts no matter what they did.

"They are full of energy and have strong builds!"

"Yes, County Magistrate Sun has a keen eye. This is why I came here today."

Sun Xin glanced at Jiang Yuan sideways, waiting for what would happen next.

"Ahem." Jiang Yuan coughed twice and said, "County Magistrate Sun, you don't know, isn't the county selection coming up soon?"

"But my Taiping County is still a few hundred short of becoming a Shangpin County. There's no guarantee someone from above will be arriving soon, so I want to exchange these 300 young men for 600 elderly, weak, women, and children from Taizong County. Although it's a double exchange, I'm sure Lord Sun understands that the value of a young man is far greater than that of the elderly, weak, women, and children."

"It's really urgent, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I hope Lord Sun can help me and Taiping County."

Jiang Yuan's words were so heartfelt that he almost cried.

Sun Xin looked at the three hundred young men with a dry mouth. Wow, those arms, those thighs, these are definitely first-class productivity!

This deal is not a loss!

But a question still arose in his heart. They were only short of 600 people. Jiang Yuan could probably give them a few dozen taels of silver. As for exchanging people?

Is there really such a good thing in the world?