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

At the gate of the county government office, Sun Xin thought again and again and still looked at Jiang Yuan with a vigilant expression.

This guy has long been notorious in several surrounding counties.

Look at what Tai'an County has become.

Now that he has come to my jurisdiction, I must be on guard.

"Lord Jiang, this is a small problem, but how long do you want to exchange?" Sun Xin asked tentatively.

If Jiang Yuan dared to say that the exchange would only last for a few days or half a month, he would immediately refuse.

I want to see how else you can trick me!

Jiang Yuan blinked and said, "Of course it's a permanent exchange. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to keep switching back and forth."

Sun Xin's eyes widened, still in disbelief as he pointed at the three hundred strong men behind Jiang Yuan and said, "Is this really a permanent exchange? They won't run back in the middle of the night, will they?"

After saying that, Sun Xin looked at Jiang Yuan with a suspicious expression. This guy was not a good person. He was a swindler and would do anything to cheat and deceive people.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that there was a young man from Taizong County who didn’t have time to return to the city after dark, so he was knocked unconscious by a stick and taken directly to Taiping County.

When the people woke up, they had already signed and pledged to owe several hundred taels of silver. If the houses and land were not really given to them, they would have wanted to commit suicide.

Finally, out of desperation, the whole family had to move to Taiping County.

There are not just one or two examples like this. Who in the surrounding cities doesn’t know that Taiping County acts like a bandit?

As for Jiang Yuan, he is a bandit among bandits, a real bandit leader.

Wasn’t Chen Qing from Heiyun Mountain recruited by him? What’s even more hateful is that even though there were no bandits left on the mountain, this guy still stationed a few people there, and every time a caravan passed by, they had to pay a toll of fifty taels.

As a county magistrate, you really don't feel ashamed to do such things!

"Oh! It seems that Lord Sun has deeply misunderstood me. Everything I did was for the good of everyone." Jiang Yuan stomped his feet, shook his head and sighed, all in one breath, and Sun Xin almost wavered.

"So you sent people to occupy the Black Cloud Mountain and collect tolls for the good of everyone?" Sun Xin looked at Jiang Yuan with disdain.

Jiang Yuan slapped his thigh: "That's not for everyone's good!"

"Master Sun, let me put it this way, why are there bandits?"

"That's because someone is unhappy with their life, or has committed a serious crime of murder and is fleeing for fear of punishment, becoming a bandit." Sun Xin spoke slowly.

"Lord Sun is really insightful. He is worthy of being a local leader!" Jiang Yuan flattered him at the right time.

"No, no." Sun Xin waved his hand and smiled.

Jiang Yuan pointed in the direction of Black Cloud Mountain. "Master Sun, do you think the bandits can completely disappear?"

"This..." Sun Xin hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm afraid it's impossible. Throughout the dynasties, there have always been strong men who occupy the mountains and rule the land. It's impossible to eradicate them."

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded: "In that case, I have something to ask Master Sun."

"Since bandits cannot be eradicated, even if there are no bandits on Black Cloud Mountain for a year or two, after a period of time, two or three years, or even less than that, will there still be bandits entrenched on Black Cloud Mountain?"

"Mr. Sun, guess how much silver they will ask for from passing merchants for their own development?"

Sun Xin widened his eyes and was speechless.

Jiang Yuan paced back and forth and continued, "Although I have people occupying Black Cloud Mountain, I never rob civilians and only charge fifty taels to passing merchants."

"And it's precisely because of the people I sent that no new bandits have appeared on Black Cloud Mountain. So, I'm not doing this out of personal gain, but clearly for the long-term benefit of the surrounding cities!"

Sun Xin opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.

He had to admit that although what Jiang Yuan did was a bit unkind, what he said was indeed the truth.

For a moment, Sun Xin didn't know whether to believe the rumors or Jiang Yuan in front of him.

"Master Sun, the fifty taels of silver I collected were all used to support the private school for the children in Taiping County. Not a single cent went into my pocket. If you don't believe me, you can always go to Taiping County and ask someone. Their children don't have to spend a penny on their education."

Jiang Yuan spoke again, and Sun Xin shook his head in shock, looking at Jiang Yuan with a face full of shame.

"I never thought County Magistrate Jiang was so devoted to the people. It seems the rumors are simply unbelievable."

"So what do you think of our deal? I can guarantee that they will definitely live and work in peace and contentment here." Jiang Yuan said, winking at Ergou and the others behind him.

Ergou immediately took the lead, raising his hand and shouting, "That's right! We will definitely live and work in peace and contentment in Taizong County!"

Sun Xin clenched his fists repeatedly. "Okay, okay, I still want to thank County Magistrate Jiang. In that case, let's exchange. Come, help County Magistrate Jiang select six hundred, no! Select eight hundred people to send to Taiping County!"

Half an hour later, Jiang Yuan watched eight hundred old, weak, and sick people get on the carriage and head to Taiping County. He took off his official uniform and wiped some dust from the roadside on his face to make sure he would not be recognized.

"Master, what should we do?" Ergou came over with a sly look on his face.

Jiang Yuan's face darkened: "Didn't I teach you on the way?"

Ergou looked at Jiang Yuan innocently and said, "Master, we weren't good students when we were in school. I really can't remember it."

Jiang Yuan thought about it for a moment and realized that it was really true. Otherwise, how could he have gotten to the point where he could hang out on the street?

"You guys will do whatever I do later. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yuan said this and winked at Bai Jingyun. After the two of them exchanged a few words, Bai Jingyun found Sun Xin, who was not far away, and said, "Sir, we are new here. We hope to walk around and familiarize ourselves with the roads today."

Sun Xin nodded cheerfully and said, "Sure, sure. Do you need someone to lead the way?"

"No, I'll just familiarize myself with it."

"Well, that's good. Go ahead. I will assign you a house tonight." Sun Xin nodded with satisfaction.

The young man was dressed quite elegantly and looked like a scholar. I didn't expect that Jiang Yuan, who didn't know the value of things, would send such a talent to me. He really made a mistake in his haste.

"Brother, it's done!" Bai Jingyun said to Jiang Yuan.

"Everyone follow me!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand and headed to the city gate first.

A moment later, the owner of Taiping Restaurant came over with several carts of food.

"Line up, two steamed buns, two slices of meat, and a cup of Taiping County milk tea for each person!" Jiang Yuan shouted.

After everyone had distributed the food, Jiang Yuan took the lead in demonstrating. He broke the steamed bun, added a thick slice of meat into it, and swaggered into the city to start wandering around.

The three hundred people behind him followed suit and lined up in a long snake formation, forming a beautiful landscape.

"Oh! This meat smells so good! Another sip of milk tea, this life is so wonderful!" Jiang Yuan, who was walking in front, said loudly on purpose.

Dozens of people around immediately looked over with their saliva swallowed. Meat, if ordinary people could have a bite of it, it would be considered the New Year.

"Oh! This meat smells so good. Let's have a sip of milk tea. This life is so wonderful!" Behind Jiang Yuan, more than 300 people sighed in unison, which directly attracted the attention of hundreds of people around.

Jiang Yuan took a big bite of the roujiamo.

"Look, I don't believe you can handle it!"