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

Tian Wen was stunned for a long while before he gritted his teeth and asked Jiang Yuan to get up.

"Jiang Yuan, you, you are a county magistrate, why did you leave your jurisdiction without permission? And you even started a business. How can you be so shameless?"

Tian Wen's words were quite unconvincing.

Jiang Yuan stood up without being servile or arrogant and said slowly, "Your Excellency, that's a good question. I was just about to ask that."

"Taiping County was ravaged by war. Why didn't the state government distribute a single grain of disaster relief food? Why hasn't there been even a shred of aid until now?"

Tian Wen's face changed. Why not? This was Qingzhu's personal instruction. How could he, a governor, dare to disobey?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Yuan whispered again: "Sir, I know you are in trouble, so I am not here to ask for anything."

"Oh, who are you?" Tian Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Jiang Yuan left his jurisdiction without permission, he was petitioning for the people. Morally and logically, he really had no way to deal with Jiang Yuan.

Even if Jiang Yuanshi opened his mouth loudly now, he could only refuse and not scold him.

Jiang Yuan stood up and spoke softly, "Sir, the higher-ups don't care about Taiping County, but as the county's governor, I can't just watch them starve to death. That's why I resorted to this desperate measure and came to Luoyun City to do business."

"I have come to report to you, my Lord."

Tian Wen couldn't help but roll his eyes. You've already done everything, why are you still reporting?

"Ahem, okay, I understand. Is there anything else?"

"No more." Jiang Yuan said seriously.

Tian Wen suddenly became anxious, and his eyes could not stop looking at the brocade box in Wang Gang's hand. Daluo Tea, he had personally experienced the benefits of this thing.

"Jiang Yuan, are you sure you're okay?" Tian Wen asked again.

Jiang Yuan blinked his eyes. "Oh, by the way, I brought some tea from my hometown this time. Lord Tian Wen, please accept it."

Tian Wen smiled immediately. Well, that's right. But he remained calm and said, "How can this be? As the governor, how can I do such a thing?"

"This is also a small token of appreciation from all the people of Taiping County. Please accept it, sir." Jiang Yuan said weakly.

It's shameless to be both a hypocrite and a hypocrite!

After complaining inwardly for a while, Tian Wen finally nodded and agreed.

Jiang Yuan took another step forward and asked in a low voice, "Sir, since the higher-ups don't care about Taiping County, can we develop freely in Taiping County?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Tian Wen frowned. Free development? You want to be independent?

Jiang Yuan took out a map from his pocket and said, "Look, sir, Taiping County is located deep in the mountains and borders the grasslands. It's winter now, and those grassland bandits come down to plunder from time to time."

"Taiping County now has no soldiers stationed there. I implore Your Excellency to allow Taiping County to develop a militia."

"This..." Tian Wen did not frown. Raising an army has been a taboo for the royal family since ancient times.

"Or you could send a team of men to Taiping County."

"Then you should recruit some militia."

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes helplessly: "What about my business?"

"It's up to you. As long as you can support the population of Taiping County, I will approve it." Tian Wen waved his hand impatiently.

You are a Taiping County with a population of no more than 2,000. Even if you recruit militia, how many can you have?

"Thank you, sir!" Jiang Yuan nodded happily, he was waiting for you to say this!

After coming out of Tian Wen's residence, Jiang Yuan let out a long breath and clenched his fists.

Okay, with the permission from above, now whatever I do is legal.

"Go home, go home!" After finishing everything, Jiang Yuan couldn't wait to return to Taiping County.

Build city walls, recruit soldiers, and from now on I won't allow anyone to speak loudly to me!

Before the two of them reached the post station, they heard a commotion coming from a nearby shop. Jiang Yuan wanted to go around it, but he never expected that Li Hu was arguing with someone.

"What's going on? Li Hu, a coward, can actually start an argument with others?"

Confused, Jiang Yuan took Wang Gang over. Before they even entered, they heard Li Hu, Chen Qing, and Zhao Kai scolding the owner incessantly.

"Boss, what do you mean?"

"Do you have any business like this?"

"What's the difference between this and forgery?"

Under the deadly three-shot attack from three people, the bookstore owner could only wipe the sweat from his forehead and remain silent.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yuan walked over and asked.

Li Hu's neck shrank and he immediately shut his mouth.

Zhao Kai and Chen Qing blushed at the same time, and looked at Jiang Yuan with a wry smile: "Are you done with your work, sir? How did you find time to come over?"

"It's nothing, just a small problem that we can fix. It's cold outside, so please go back home, sir."

Jiang Yuan glanced at the three of them suspiciously, nodded, and took Wang Gang to the post station. After taking a few steps, Jiang Yuan looked back like a thief and called Wang Gang to go back again.

At this time, the quarrel in the store had reached a critical point.

"Give me back my money! You must give me back my money!"

"You can't even return the money. You must give me an explanation today."

"It's okay that you're selling banned books, which is already against the law in itself. But you're selling banned books without banning them? Do you still have a conscience?" Li Hu shouted at the top of his voice.

Chen Qing also spoke fiercely: "That's right, it's not a pornographic book, why did you sell it to me as a pornographic book?"

"Money back!"

Jiang Yuan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, twitched his mouth fiercely.

Three grown men came to buy pornographic books. It would have been fine if they just bought them, but after reading them they complained that they were not pornographic enough.

"My three lords, this is a unique copy from the previous dynasty. Although it lacks some of the romantic elements, it is indeed the work of a great master of the previous dynasty. This price is really reasonable. Moreover, you have already seen this thing, so how can I ask for a refund?"

"How about this, I have another one here, it's really good, I'll consider it as an apology to the three of you."

Li Hu picked up the book the shop owner handed him and flipped through two pages. His eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, considering your sincerity, I won't bother with you."

After saying that, Li Hu winked at Zhao Kai and the other man, and the three of them immediately turned around and walked out of the store.

As soon as he walked out the door, the expression on Li Hu's face froze.

"Sir, you're not going back..."

Jiang Yuan coughed dryly twice, then turned and walked into the shop: "My eyesight isn't very good today. Why can't I see anything clearly?"

After getting the hint, Li Hu and the other two looked at each other and slipped away as if escaping.

"What does this guest need? We have all kinds of books, from rare copies of previous dynasties to contemporary masterpieces." The shop owner greeted him warmly.

Jiang Yuan flipped through two books casually, then lowered his voice and said, "Boss, what kind of books did those three people buy just now..."

"Oh! Yes, yes, yes! I have another copy here. It's worth three taels of silver. It's a rare copy from the previous dynasty. It's a great value!"

Jiang Yuan looked at the boss with disdain. Isn’t this the capital of the previous dynasty?

You took out two books in a short while. It would be fine if they were not pornographic books, but the key point is why are you trying to cheat people?

"Boss, um, is this kind of book selling well?" Jiang Yuan asked.

The boss nodded heavily. "Why not? As long as the book is well written and can sell well throughout the state, it will be enough to make the writer rich and prosperous for the rest of his life."

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up instantly.

Although he didn't write this in his previous life, he had read it, no, heard of it, listened to a few books.

Now it seems that the saying that books are the golden house is true.