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

Five days later, the three of them saw Taiping County, but Jiang Yuan no longer had any horse under his crotch.

The nine fast horses all died after running wildly for four days. Fortunately, Jiang Yuan and the other two were not ordinary people. After another day of crazy travel, they finally arrived in Taiping County.

"Sir, I, I want to drink some water." Li Hu licked his cracked lips.

Jiang Yuan was not much better off, but he did not care at all. Seeing that Taiping County, which he had built, was still standing on the land, to him it was better than Ganshui.

"Let's go! Go into the city. Once we're in the city, we can drink as much as we want!"

Jiang Yuan raised his hand excitedly, and the three of them immediately started their final sprint towards Taiping County.

Before the three of them reached the city gate, Chen Qing, who was guarding the second outer circle of the city wall, had already opened the city gate to welcome them out.

"Sir, you are finally back." Chen Qing felt relieved.

The news that most of Yunzhou had fallen had already spread. Without Jiang Yuan, he felt a little insecure.

"Well, what's the situation? Where did the rebels attack?" Jiang Yuan asked quickly.

"Sir, according to the latest intelligence, Yunzhou has basically fallen. Only Caiyun City, Luoyun City, and our Taiping County remain."

"However, judging from the rebels' offensive, it is only a matter of time before Caiyun City is captured." Chen Qing spoke hurriedly.

Jiang Yuan nodded. Fortunately, the situation was similar to that of five days ago.

"Let's talk about it after we get into the city!"

"Chen Qing, you continue to guard the city wall. If you spot any enemy, no matter how many there are, report to me immediately and hold your ground."

"Yes!"

Not long after, when the three of them walked into the county government office, Ma Zhi just walked out.

"Sir! You are finally back!" Ma Zhi rushed over crying.

"You don't know, sir, but the fighting outside is already going on. Who knows, one day it might be Taiping County's turn."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and tell me how much food is left in the city." Jiang Yuan said directly.

There are many soldiers in Taiping County, and the city walls are strong enough to keep the enemy out of the city gate. The only thing we need to worry about now is food.

It can be said that as long as there is a continuous supply of food, Jiang Yuan has no worries at all.

"Don't worry, sir!" Ma Zhi patted his chest with a smug look on his face. "According to your instructions, we have completed the construction of eight granaries, five of which are already in use. The stored grain is enough for Taiping County to eat for three to five years without any problem!"

With these words, the last trace of worry in Jiang Yuan's heart completely disappeared.

It is hard to say whether Prince Zhao can hold on until the end of this year in three to five years. Moreover, according to Jiang Yuan's idea, Taiping County is not going to hide.

"You've done a good job. I'll give you a two-liang salary increase later!"

Ma Zhi curled his lips. Two taels of silver, what the hell is that?

"By the way, where did you arrange my father?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

"Oh, sir, I will take you there right away." Ma Zhi said, and took the initiative to lead the way. Wang Gang took a pot of water from the county government office, and the three of them finally solved the problem of smoking in their throats.

I have to say that Ma Zhi was quite reliable in doing things. He cleaned up a row of houses for this group of elderly people not far from the county government office.

"Uncle Jiang! Look who's back!"

From a distance, Ma Zhi shouted loudly at a figure.

"Sir, you guys chat first. I still have some things to deal with. Call me if you have anything!" Ma Zhi said, turned and left.

Jiang Yuan and the other two looked at the guy's departing back with suspicion.

"Something's wrong, sir. Is this kid corrupt? Whenever I ask him to do something before, it's always raining or blowing. Why is he so hardworking today?"

"That's right, this is really outrageous. His mother was born by his outrageous wife. It's outrageous beyond measure."

"Xiao Hu, why don't you come in now?"

Li Canglan's vicissitudes of life voice sounded, and Jiang Yuan and the other two quickly turned their heads to greet him.

"Grandpa Li."

"Well, come in, I just made some tea."

After the three of them walked into the courtyard, Jiang Qiao followed closely behind them. Also in the courtyard were Li Yanyu and an old man who looked a little listless.

"You all know Old Man Li, so I won't introduce him any further. This is Mo Wentian, a renowned swordsman back in the day. If it weren't for his health, he would have been a legendary figure by now."

"Senior Mo." The three of them greeted him honestly again.

"Well, it's all good. We are all family, so don't be polite." Mo Wentian coughed twice and then extended his hand to invite the three to sit down.

"Father, are you used to living here?" Jiang Yuan looked at Jiang Qiao, who looked a little old.

Jiang Qiao couldn't help but smile. "I'm already very satisfied that you can come back. But you, how come you stayed in the capital for so long? I heard that things are getting chaotic outside again. Did you encounter any danger along the way?"

"Not really. The three of us are very lucky." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.

As soon as the two finished speaking, Mo Wentian on the side took the initiative to speak: "Jiang Yuan, we have been here for a while. I heard that this is your fiefdom?"

"Yes, Senior Mo."

"I looked around when I was free. You have done a great job in developing a small border town into this state." A gleam of light flashed in Mo Wentian's eyes.

"No, no, it's the result of everyone's joint efforts." Jiang Yuan said with a wry smile.

He can say to others bluntly, nonsense, it's all my credit.

But these few people are not enough. They are all grandfather-level figures, not to mention that these guys have unique skills. What if there are a few old and strong ones among them who are invincible?

"Well, I see there seem to be quite a few barbarians in the city. I heard that they were also subdued by you. So it seems that there should be quite a few soldiers in Taiping County, right?" Mo Wentian asked again.

Jiang Yuan thought about it and nodded in agreement. He was still counting on a few of these old men to become more experienced and help him, so there was naturally no need to hide it.

"Then how many are there?" When Mo Wentian asked this question, Li Canglan, Yu Jiangqiao and others all looked at Jiang Yuan.

"If we fight to the death, gathering 50,000 soldiers should not be a problem. Moreover, if there is enough time, the tribes of the grassland barbarians can also come to help." Jiang Yuan said honestly.

The tribes on the grassland are not joking when they talk about forming an alliance, they are serious about something.

Moreover, if Jiang Yuan was really forced to drag the grassland tribes to fight, it would definitely be to expand the territory, and these tribes would also be able to gain a lot of benefits from the battle.

Mo Wentian was stunned for a while before he reacted. He slammed the table and stood up.

"Now the outside world is in chaos. You have so many soldiers and horses, why don't you rebel?"