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

Sun Xin looked at Jiang Yuan with a distorted face. He even suspected that he had heard it wrongly. What did this guy say?

Are there many corrupt officials among the lower-level ones?

Putting aside the question of whether it makes sense or not, even though everyone knows this, can it be said out loud?

After a long period of awkwardness, Sun Xin pouted and said, "County Magistrate Jiang, you should go back first. I'll think about the merger before making a decision."

"It doesn't matter whether I go back or not. I've been in your Taizong County for many days and haven't had a good look around. I'll stay for two more days." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.

Sun Xin's heart was shaken. "No, absolutely not! Take your people and leave now. There's nothing good to stay in Taizong County!"

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"Don't be so stingy." Jiang Yuan showed a look of disdain: "We don't steal or rob here, so what's wrong with staying a few more days?"

"Besides, we've been hungry for half a day and a night, and now the carriage isn't outside. How can we have the energy to walk back? What if we die of exhaustion on the way? What will we do then?"

"This..." Sun Xin hesitated a little. What this guy said made sense.

"Then you can stay one more day and leave early tomorrow morning."

Jiang Yuan sighed and shook his head: "Your vision is too small. The prime minister is very tolerant. No wonder you are still a county magistrate at your age."

"You!" Sun Xin was very angry. If you are so magnanimous, then why don't you return those thousands of people to me!

"By the way, Jiang Yuan, I want to warn you. You can stay here, but you are not allowed to seduce the people of Taizong County in any way, otherwise I will immediately expel you!"

Jiang Yuan waved his hands as he walked away: "Okay, I get it, it's not a big deal."

"Remember! No matter what method you use, it's not allowed!" Sun Xin still shouted worriedly from behind.

When Jiang Yuan walked in front of the crowd, Wang Kun immediately came over.

"Sir, then we can't perform anymore. Why are we still here? We might as well go back soon. The explanation of the Taiping Star isn't finished yet."

Jiang Yuan stroked his chin and said calmly, "Why rush? Even if we can't win over the people, we can still do something else."

"That's right! Take whatever you can get! Move all the stones at the door!" Ergou said loudly.

Wang Kun reached out and tapped Ergou's forehead, with a look of concern for the mentally retarded: "If I hadn't said you were stupid, what do you want the big rock at the door for?"

"If we have to move anything, we should move something from the city wall. That thing is big and good!"

Jiang Yuan sighed helplessly. Well, this guy wasn't that smart either. It seemed like he had to rely on himself for the next action.

"Wang Gang, Mu Cangtian, Bai Jingyun, the three of you follow me. The rest of you are free to do as you please."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan immediately turned his head to look at Wang Kun. This kid is not very honest.

Sure enough, when he heard about the freedom of movement, Wang Kun quickly reached into his arms and took out a book.

Jiang Yuan took a closer look and was a little dumbfounded.

Holy shit! The Art of War?

Where did this guy come from? I remember I just wrote a manuscript and never sent it out.

"Wang Kun, where did you get that thing in your hand?"

Wang Kun pointed at the Art of War in his hand and looked at Jiang Yuan with enthusiastic eyes: "Sir, this is the essence of your book that I excerpted!"

Jiang Yuan was a little dumbfounded: "But, I haven't published this book yet, where did you get it?"

Wang Kun proudly waved the Art of War in his hand and said, "Sir, you have written a total of thirteen books so far, especially the book about the chicken plague in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It started with the chicken plague and then triggered a series of chaos, and the Art of War was mentioned in it."

"Then I looked through thirteen books and finally gathered together Sun Tzu's Art of War, but it wasn't much, only half a chapter."

As he spoke, Wang Kun tried to reach out from his arms again, but after searching for a long time, nothing came out. He slapped his head suddenly and said, "Oh, I forgot. You asked me to hide it here."

Jiang Yuan stared in amazement as he took out a book of Thirty-Six Stratagems from his crotch. This action almost petrified Jiang Yuan on the spot.

"You, you, where did this, this come from?" Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Kun in confusion.

"Also, why did you hide the book in your crotch? And then you ran away in public. Aren't you damaging the image of Taiping County?"

Wang Kun probably felt a little uncomfortable in his crotch after taking out the book. He first touched his crotch and then whispered, "Sir, I am following your book. You must not put all your eggs in one basket!"

"Also, although hiding the books in two places might seem simple, it's actually a feint to the east and attack in the west strategy. If I ever find myself in danger, the best someone can do is find the book in my arms, but who would have guessed there's another one in my crotch?"

Jiang Yuan was so upset. Is this how you were supposed to use the diversionary tactic?

"Alright, get out of here. Remember, even if I let you move freely, you can't cause any trouble for me. At most, you can go to the homes of the people and chat with them. You don't need to do anything else for now."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan directly asked Wang Gang and the other two to leave.

"Brother, what are you going to do now?" Bai Jingyun looked at Jiang Yuan with a dry mouth.

What happened before almost drove Sun Xin crazy. What are you going to do now?

Do you have to catch one person and pull him out?

Jiang Yuan patted Bai Jingyun's shoulder seriously and said, "What can I do? Of course, I can contribute to the development of Taiping County."

"Didn't you promise not to deceive the people of Taizong County?" Bai Jingyun moved his throat. You are adding bricks and tiles to Taiping County.

The key point is that it is a bit unkind of you to demolish someone else's house.

Jiang Yuan nodded heavily, looking relieved: "That's right, you still remember it clearly. It seems I can still count on you in the future."

"No, my conscience still wants it." Bai Jingyun looked at Jiang Yuan with a little contempt.

"So what are you going to do next? You can't win over the people, and you can't really pull stones off the city wall, right?"

Jiang Yuan didn't answer, but just walked forward with his head shaking. Seeing this, Bai Jingyun could only follow him helplessly.

After the four of them walked for a while, Bai Jingyun couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Jiang Yuan was indeed heading towards the city gate.

Is this guy really planning to move other people's stones?

"Brother, brother, I can't do this if you ask me. I can't lift it with my hands or carry it on my shoulders. I will definitely not help you later." Bai Jingyun shook his head like a rattle.

Jiang Yuan sneered, "You idiot, don't think I'm an idiot, okay?"

"Then why are you here?" Bai Jingyun looked at Jiang Yuan in confusion.

"Nonsense! Of course I'm recruiting people." Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

Bai Jingyun was a little dumbfounded: "You, didn't you promise Sun Xin not to incite the people of Taizong County?"

"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded seriously.

"Then what are you doing?"

Jiang Yuan said nonchalantly: "So, this time I plan to win over these people. They are not ordinary people."

"Isn't that a problem?"