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

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Hu took the letter with great delight, "Wow, one thousand taels of gold! And a hundred acres of land! In the words of the adults, I have risen from the serfdom and become a wealthy landlord!"

On the other side, Jiang Yuan picked up another memorial: "Wang Gang, you have been meritorious in protecting the emperor, you are the bravest among the three armies, and you have led the troops by example. I pay you homage to you, General!"

Long Guangxian was already somewhat numb. Comparing oneself to others was infuriating. Wang Gang, wasn't he just a guard beside Jiang Yuan? He was even promoted to a general. How could he possibly reason with this?

"Master, what is this?" Wang Gang scratched his head and looked at Jiang Yuan with curiosity and confusion on his face. General, you sound very powerful?

Jiang Yuan calmly waved his hand, signaling Wang Gang to come over. When Wang Gang reached him, he handed the memorial to Wang Gang and said, "Wait a minute, take this to Mr. Zhang's house and throw the memorial in his face. Then your relationship with Zhang Jiaojiao will be settled!"

"Master, this might not be a good idea, right?" Wang Gang said weakly.

"Zhang Yuanwai is the master. What if I knock him out?"

Jiang Yuan slapped his forehead. Damn it! Are you really going to throw it on my face?

"Well, that makes sense. Then when you get into the house, throw the letter on his table."

"Remember, it has to make a loud noise when it falls. Snap! Got it?"

"Master, I understand." Wang Gang smiled and nodded.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go now. Oh, and remember to put on the armor you were given as a reward before you go."

"Master, won't you go with me? I can't speak." Wang Gang said in a low voice.

Jiang Yuan smiled helplessly. Talk? What a joke!

General, you are promoted to the fifth rank, which is enough to cover up all your shortcomings. If you can't speak, then silence is golden; if you are not smart, then you are honest and simple; if you are simple-minded, then you have a pure heart!

"No need. Just show the memorial to Mr. Zhang, and you won't have to worry about it anymore." Jiang Yuan said helplessly.

"Okay! Then I'll go, sir." Wang Gang ran out of the county government office excitedly with the memorial.

Jiang Yuan smiled at Long Guangxian and picked up the last piece of paper: "Long Guangxian, Wang Kuo, come forward and listen to my orders!"

The two men were shocked and quickly stepped forward, kneeling on one knee.

"The general is here!"

"In the battle of Caiyun City, the two of you committed unforgivable crimes and should have been executed. However, considering that you and Taiping County helped Jiang Yuan defeat the enemy, your merits and demerits will be offset and you will not be awarded!"

"I hope you two will continue to assist Jiang Yuan. If you have any merits, you will be rewarded after the battle!"

It was not until this moment that Long Guangxian breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth it, even if there was no reward.

"The last general takes command!"

With this, all eighteen generals in Taiping County were rewarded. Jiang Yuan then gave instructions on some things. Xin Wu's army would arrive in a few days, and it would take some effort by then.

After finishing all these, Jiang Yuan thought for a while and walked towards Ma Zhi's house alone.

Although this guy is usually cunning and deceitful, he can be said to be conscientious when it comes to big things. However, since this is a military achievement for military generals, Wang Gang, Li Hu and others have achieved some merits, but this guy was the only one left behind.

This is a bit unreasonable. Ma Zhi has made great contributions to Taiping County. Even if he didn't get the nominal benefits, he must have received the benefits behind the scenes.

When Jiang Yuan walked all the way to Ma Zhi's house, he found the door ajar, so Jiang Yuan simply pushed it open and walked in. Ma Zhi was lying leisurely in the yard basking in the sun. When he saw Jiang Yuan coming in, he immediately ran over happily.

"Hey, sir, why are you here? It's a rare guest. Come in and have a seat."

Jiang Yuan walked into the yard calmly and glanced around. It was obvious that Ma Zhi was the only one at home.

"Where are your wife and children?" Jiang Yuan asked casually while sitting on a chair.

"Oh, they went back to their mother's home." Ma Zhi said with a smile.

Jiang Yuan nodded, then started talking about business: "By the way, Ma Zhi, is there anything missing at home?"

Ma Zhi narrowed his eyes, and a vulgar smell suddenly emanated from him: “Sir, as long as you want to give me, I have it!”

Jiang Yuan shook his head helplessly: "Go to the account tomorrow to collect ten thousand taels of silver. Besides, our county is not short of a county magistrate, so you can do it by the way."

"Thank you, sir!" Ma Zhi's eyes lit up and he spoke with a smile.

"By the way, let's build a few more factories to build truth bombs. The more the better." Jiang Yuan said with a frown.

The world is in chaos now, and I've been teasing Prince Zhao in Yunzhou. It would be strange if he wasn't angry. Xin Wu is already behind us and will be here in a few days.

He is not afraid of Jiang Yuan. Taiping County can still handle Xin Wu's more than 10,000 troops for the time being.

At present, it is impossible for Prince Zhao to be so impatient as to send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Taiping County, unless he no longer wants Yunzhou and Yezhou.

The only thing I'm afraid of is that Prince Zhao will remember this incident when he's finally defeated. Even if it's just a remnant of his defeated army, with tens of thousands of people coming forward, it would be enough to give Taiping County a hard time, even if they could win by then.

All the hard work I have put in over the past few years has come to nothing. It will be difficult to rise again. There are no poor people in the western part of Yunzhou who can be siphoned off by Taiping County.

"Okay, I'll arrange it later!" Ma Zhi responded.

After the two chatted for a while, Jiang Yuan got up and left.

Before they knew it, three days had passed, and a group of soldiers had quietly approached Taiping County from the mountains.

It was the same hill, the same rebels, the same surprise.

Xin Wu stared at the Taiping County wall in disbelief. "It's truly terrifying! No wonder Ding Yin suffered such a crushing defeat. With walls like this, even two thousand or five thousand soldiers inside the city would surely be defeated!"

"Sir, what should we do now?" A lieutenant came forward.

Xin Wu's eyes flickered. Taiping County was able to build such a magnificent city wall, so there must be a lot of people in the city. But it was still unknown how many troops were stationed here.

Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle, but now we know almost nothing about Taiping County, and only the young man Ding Yin dares to attack the city under such circumstances.

"Pass the order down. The army retreats ten miles and hides in the mountains. Remember not to set up camp near trees or other flammable objects. Also, camp close to a water source."

"Also, He Wu, send a few scouts into the city to gather information."

"Xu Li, take two thousand men and horses to defend the main mountain road and prohibit the transportation of all supplies to Taiping County!"

After issuing several orders in succession, Xin Wu cautiously took a few steps back, leading the army to retreat...

At the same time, several people sitting on the city wall waiting looked at the intersection from time to time.

The reward of 5,000 people produced the Eighteen Generals of Taiping. This time there are more than 10,000 people. If they are all captured, won’t there be several more generals?

These people are not rebels at all, this is definitely a military achievement!