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

"Fuck you! Do you deserve to be beaten?" Chen Liu raised the hatchet in his hand with his eyes wide open.

The man was not afraid at all. He walked up to Chen Liu with his head held high and his chest puffed out. "You dare to hit me? I'm following the master now. If you dare to hit me, I'll put you in jail!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly felt his scalp tingling. Stop it, I thought you were playing dumb, I didn’t expect you really couldn’t tell the difference between the big and small kings!

"You, that guy, come back quickly. We have to keep a low profile when we're out. Do you understand?"

The man looked at Jiang Yuan in surprise: "Sir, I was low-key when I was a bandit, and now that I'm an official, I'm still low-key?"

"Then I'm not doing this for nothing, am I?"

Jiang Yuan rubbed his temples. Why is there such a big difference between this guy before and after?

If I had known it would be like this, I would have given it to Wei Yong (Chenliu).

"You don't understand. We officials should focus on what's done publicly. It's okay to do some shameful things in secret, but we must establish a righteous and upright image. Do you understand?"

Listening to Jiang Yuan's patient explanation, the man's eyes became brighter.

"That's right! Listening to a word from the adults is worth ten years of reading!"

Jiang Yuan waved his hands helplessly: "Stop talking about this useless stuff. You should just make arrangements for the people under you as soon as possible."

"Sir, can't you take them all?" The man looked at Jiang Yuan expectantly.

Jiang Yuan curled his lips. "You collected them all? Do you really think I'm a rag collector?"

As for Old Wang and those little bandits, if they were to become constables, they would definitely be good at smoothing things over.

"No, there aren't so many vacancies." Jiang Yuan said without hesitation.

"That's such a pity." The man shook his head and turned to take the spear from Wang Gang.

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I will disband the stronghold immediately."

After saying that, the man rushed out.

Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan with an incredulous expression. "No, you said that the difference in status between you and my master is at least eight out of ten, so how could he fall for you? It doesn't make sense!"

Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and patted Chen Liu's shoulder: "Maybe it's because I look more approachable."

Humph! You probably don't know, but the series of things you revealed are only good for scaring intellectuals.

But what is he? A bandit who can't even read a single word. How can you tell him that it would be useful to wear a sword and shoes to the palace?

Do people understand?

If you had just said that your master was more powerful than the county magistrate, they would have followed you long ago.

A moment later, the man returned to the hall excitedly, carrying a spear and wearing a hat.

"Sir, everything is settled. Where should we go now?"

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded: "It's almost time, grab some food and let's get going."

"Oh, by the way, what's your name?"

The man suddenly puffed out his chest and looked at Jiang Yuan with pride: "Sir, although I don't know many words, my father asked a famous teacher in the area to choose my name."

"Well, so what's your name?" Jiang Yuan asked casually.

Even Zhuge Liang has seen it, what else can you do?

"Sir, my surname is Qin, and my name is Tianzhu!"

"What the hell?" Jiang Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.

Qin Tianzhu looked at Jiang Yuan proudly and said, "See, I told you my name is awesome. Even adults were shocked."

"Sir, my father wanted me to be tall and strong, so that gentleman named me Qin Tianzhu."

Jiang Yuan looked the man up and down. He was about the same height as himself, about 1.8 meters, but the difference between him and Tianzhu was too big.

I'll find you another Decepticon, and you two can debut right here?

"Uh, sir, don't look at me like that. My father just wants me to be tall and strong, but I have never listened to him since I was a child." The man said embarrassedly, scratching his head.

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "You call this not listening?"

It's obvious that you haven't grown up yet!

"Okay, grab some food and let's get going." Jiang Yuan gave an order, and Qin Tianzhu immediately started to work.

After a while, Jiang Yuan and his group met dozens of bandits from the mountain stronghold below.

"Chief, you, you are really leaving. What should we do if you leave?" Old Wang looked at Qin Tianzhu with tears in his eyes.

Everyone knows that the entire village depends on Qin Tianzhu for food. If they really relied on them, they would have starved to death long ago.

"Well, you should go home and farm. It's peaceful now anyway. It's not much different from living in the mountains. We can all make a living." Qin Tianzhu said lightly. It was not difficult to hear that there was some reluctance in his voice.

Jiang Yuan lazily glanced around and sighed, "Well, I'll just send the Buddha off to the west today and be a good person to the end."

"Qin Tianzhu, I'll write a letter and ask them to take a boat to a place called Luoyun City, and then to a place called Taiping County on the border. Someone will naturally arrange an errand for them."

"I don't have to worry about being a constable, but I should have no problem getting enough to eat."

"Your Excellency is so kind and truly loves the people like his own children. You are a great and upright magistrate!" After Qin Tianzhu flattered him, he quickly found paper and pen for Jiang Yuan.

After Jiang Yuan wrote down the general situation in a very eloquent manner, he directly threw out a silver note.

"One hundred taels, if you spend frugally you can get it."

Qin Tianzhu immediately stuffed the things into Old Wang's hands and said, "Hurry up and go. I estimate it won't be long. When you get there, just follow the instructions and don't cause any trouble. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Don't worry, village chief." Old Wang happily took the silver bills and left with everyone.

"Okay, let's get on the road. If everything goes well, we'll arrive in half a month." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

"Sir, I'm afraid it won't go smoothly." Qin Tianzhu pointed to the front.

"Every winter, there are many merchants trading robes along this road, so there's a lot of money to be made. From what I know, there are at least ten strongholds ahead."

"So many?" Duanmu Yuanchen looked at Chen Liu in surprise.

Although he is uneducated and unskillful, his father can definitely be considered a wise ruler.

But why are there so many bandits along the way?

Chen Liu shook his head disapprovingly: "Don't worry. General Ning is currently in a standoff with Southern Liang. The entire Daduan must first stabilize the border."

"Once the border is stabilized, we only need to deploy a few more troops to deal with these bandits like a breeze sweeping away fallen leaves."

"Hey, don't panic. Even though there are many of us, we are not pushovers." Qin Tianzhu grabbed the spear and gestured a few times.

Jiang Yuan looked ahead with great interest: "How strong are those cottages ahead?"

"Needless to say, they are definitely not as good as me, otherwise how could I collect the first toll here?" Qin Tianzhu said complacently.

"What kind of people are they? Do they have any moral principles?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

Qin Tianzhu pondered for a moment and then spoke softly, "Actually, we're all the same kind of people. We were all forced here by the war a few years ago, and few of us have ever killed anyone."

"Yeah." Jiang Yuan nodded slowly, then waved his hand.

"Let's go! Follow me up the mountain and rob people!"