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

In Taiping County, Jiang Yuan was standing in front of a big pot with great interest.

Wang Gang kept stirring with a large shovel, and the tea leaves that had been made into tea cakes began to disperse under the action of a small amount of warm water.

"Good, keep stir-frying. Li Hu, bring a bag of mint leaves over!" Jiang Yuan stood on the bench and directed everyone in an orderly manner.

Soon, mint leaves, bay leaves, and various spices were all put into the pot, and Wang Gang stir-fried the tea leaves diligently.

"Sir, aren't these all stewed meat? Will it really taste good if you mix them all together like this?" Ma Zhi looked at the pot of mess with disgust.

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop whining and add more fire. If the fire is too low and the tea leaves can't form a ball, I'll hold you responsible!"

While the group was working in full swing, Zhao Kai and his two companions, who were leaning on crutches, had already arrived not far from the source of the river.

"You guys do it first." After giving the instructions, Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Kai and the other two, feeling a little nervous.

After all, he is a member of the Dragon Guard. Ning Fei only needs to give an order to chop off his head.

Maybe this time he came just to kill him.

"What can I do for you?" Jiang Yuan asked stubbornly.

Zhao Kai looked at Jiang Yuan with a complicated expression. After a long pause, he spoke, "I, Zhao Kai, the Taiping County Constable, have come to report under orders from General Ning Fei."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jue and Kong Xuan on the side saluted at the same time.

"Taiping County Constables Wang Jue and Kong Xuan report in under orders from General Ning Fei!"

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a long time before he took a deep breath.

It was not until this moment that Jiang Yuan was sure that his life was saved.

At least Ning Fei was saved. As for Prince Zhao, he had to choose the lesser of two evils. No matter how powerful Prince Zhao was, he was not as threatening as Ning Fei, who had three thousand dragon guards under his command.

What's more, Zhao Kai and three others have been sent to supervise him.

Even if he is a supervisor, he will still arrest Prince Zhao if he sees him, right?

Is this still called supervision?

Isn't this a proper bodyguard?

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" Wang Jue and the other man spoke again.

The order was given by Ning Fei after all. Before leaving, Qingzhu also gave the three people some special instructions. If Jiang Yuan did not take any other actions and just focused on building Taiping County, the three must cooperate fully.

If you find that Jiang Yuan has two minds, you can kill him first and report to him later.

"Not yet, you can go and maintain public order." Jiang Yuan's face was filled with a smile from the heart.

"Yes!" The two responded and turned around to patrol the streets.

The only one left, Zhao Kai, who had difficulty moving, stood there staring at Jiang Yuan.

"You, this leg?" Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Kai in confusion.

He was clearly fine when he was put in jail, so why is he using crutches after not seeing him for so long?

"It's strong and powerful. Come and touch it?" Zhao Kai asked suddenly.

Jiang Yuan shuddered and waved his hand decisively: "Next time, next time for sure."

"Ma Zhi, go arrange for the people from Black Cloud Mountain to come over tomorrow, and let Zhao Kai start the fire!" Jiang Yuan gave the order immediately.

Zhao Kai frowned and looked at Jiang Yuan. Black Cloud Mountain? Isn't that the bandits' territory?

As an official appointed by the imperial court, is it so fair for you to openly collude with bandits?

You really don't treat me as an outsider!

"Sir, what are the bandits doing in our county?" Zhao Kai asked arrogantly.

After all, he is also a member of the Dragon Guard. Looking back on his first meeting with Jiang Yuan, their identities are still very different.

Zhao Kai's attitude towards life would naturally not change so quickly.

Jiang Yuan glanced at him cheerfully and said, "Don't worry, the Black Cloud Mountain bandits have been recruited. Tomorrow they will come to our Taiping County to serve as constables, jailers, and other positions."

"You dare to ask for it from a bandit?" Zhao Kai stared, wanting to stand up suddenly, but one of his legs was powerless, so he could only put more effort into his voice.

Jiang Yuan squinted his eyes at Zhao Kai and said, "What's wrong with bandits? Aren't bandits human beings? Taiping County is so poor now, and they don't despise us. They are willing to come and share the hardships with us. Isn't that enough to show their remorse?"

"I know the bandits led by Chen Qing on Black Cloud Mountain. They rob people for money and never take lives. That's because the previous dynasty was incompetent, so they were forced to become bandits."

"But now that there's a change of regime, they're willing to start over. What's wrong with that?"

After listening to Jiang Yuan's speech, Zhao Kai opened his mouth, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.

He was thinking, this doesn't seem to be wrong?

"But they have a criminal record after all." Zhao Kai still said stubbornly.

Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Kai with a smile: "May I ask what did the emperor do before he raised his army?"

Zhao Kai was suddenly speechless.

Hundreds of millions of people in the Great Duan Dynasty knew that before the current emperor raised his army, he was just a street urchin.

He spends all day either cheating or taking advantage of others.

But during the ten years of war, Duanmu Xiong was sublimated and finally became the king of the world.

"How can they compare with the emperor!" Zhao Kai muttered.

Jiang Yuan laughed and said nothing. As a modern man, he couldn't talk about the theory of equality for all with these people, right?

I guarantee that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kai’s knife would fall.

Half an hour later, when all the tea leaves were copied again, Zhao Kai's mind was full of questions again.

"Jiang County Magistrate, although I am a rough man, I still know how to make tea into cakes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yuan spoke angrily: "If you know you are a rough person, then say less, otherwise you will reveal your uneducated nature."

"You!" Zhao Kai was very angry, but he really couldn't refute Jiang Yuan for the moment.

"Haha, only a fool would buy it if it's like this." Zhao Kai found the point of attack again.

Jiang Yuan picked up a thumb-sized glass bottle, which contained just enough tea leaves for one brew.

The tea leaves curled up into a small ball emit colorful light in the sunlight.

"Damn it! Li Hu, you put too much star anise, this thing has turned red!" Jiang Yuan kicked Li Hu in annoyance.

Li Hu immediately lay on the ground sideways, posing in a seductive manner: "Sir, I did everything you said."

"Fuck you, you have to follow my instructions. The color should be green after frying!" Jiang Yuan put away the tea leaves while cursing.

Even if it's not fried well, it's good enough.

What era was this? The era of tea cakes. Once roasted tea came out, it was shocking enough. There was no need to make it so perfect.

Although poor, but sufficient!

Zhao Kai crossed his arms and looked at Jiang Yuan, his tone somewhat frivolous: "Well, a small bottle can be sold for a penny, maybe there will be a lucky guy who will give it a try."

"One penny?" Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Kai with disdain.

Otherwise, you would say that this person is uneducated. At that time, he would make an exquisite gift box and give a product positioning, saying that this tea is exposed to sunlight for eight hours every day, etc.

There doesn't need to be too many advertising slogans, just a light-hearted sentence like "this thing can replenish yang" and people will be scrambling to buy it even if they pay ten taels of silver.

Since ancient times, no matter what it is, as long as it can nourish the kidneys, it is a good thing.

As a man, Jiang Yuan understands the thoughts of his male compatriots very well.