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

"Sir, that's easy. We're developing a residential property in Taiping County. It's backed by water, faces the street, has a garden on the left, and a brothel on the right. The price is not expensive..."

The young man first glanced around briefly, and after confirming that there were no acquaintances around, he lowered his voice and asked, "You have a brothel in this small county?"

The two guys looked at each other and saw that something was going to happen!

"Our county is the only one within a 300-mile radius that has it. Furthermore, the services in our county are quite unique."

The young man hesitated for a moment, then sighed with a reluctant look in his eyes: "No, I have to finish my work first, let's talk about it another day."

After saying that, the young man took the lead and led the convoy towards Taiping Inn.

Inside the Taiping County government office, Jiang Yuan was looking at a basin of black liquid in front of him with a worried look on his face.

"What on earth is the formula for this Coke thing? Why does it always seem wrong?"

"Master, isn't this delicious?" Wang Gang held up a large basin with ice cubes in it. He took a sip and felt refreshed.

Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Gang with a pitiful expression. Alas, what good things could these natives drink?

Forget it, even if it was the recipe of this thing in the previous life, only a few people know it. Forget it, as a second best, making sour plum soup is also good.

Just as the two of them were happily drinking the not-so-authentic cola from a large basin, a gloomy figure appeared in front of Jiang Yuan.

"Ding Yin is here, would you like something to drink?" Jiang Yuan handed over a cup of Coke with a feeling of uncertainty.

"No need." Ding Yin's face darkened.

"Jiang Yuan, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yuan pretended to be confused.

Ding Yin gritted his teeth and looked at Jiang Yuan: "Where do you spend the two hundred thousand taels of silver every month?"

"You were told to recruit soldiers and horses, but you either blew the wind or the rain. Now half a year has passed, and where are the soldiers? Where are the horses?"

"This..." Jiang Yuan felt a little guilty.

"You should have seen the development of Taiping County. This money was not wasted."

"Besides, recruiting soldiers is something you can't rush. Look at the people in Taiping County before. They were all so skinny and pale. What do you want soldiers like that for?"

"Now that I've fattened up these people, there's still time to recruit more soldiers."

"Bullshit!" Ding Yin listened for a long time and couldn't help laughing.

"Jiang Yuan, you know exactly what you've done these past few days. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said he'll give you ten days. If you don't see what you're supposed to see, you can disappear."

The smile on Jiang Yuan's face slowly disappeared. He sneered and sat down in the main seat.

Now that the relationship has fallen out, there's no point in pretending anymore.

Nowadays, Taiping County can be considered to be strong in both military and military power. Prince Zhao is indeed accompanied by a few experts, but that is all.

"Ding Yin, it's not that I don't want to recruit soldiers, it's just that Taiping County can only legally have so many soldiers."

Ding Yin was stunned and looked at Jiang Yuan angrily.

We've already decided to recruit soldiers and rebel, and you're telling me that you can only recruit so many people?

"What do you mean?!"

Jiang Yuan calmly picked up the gavel in front of him and said, "Ding Yin, look carefully. Although this can openly recruit soldiers, it can only recruit a few hundred people."

"Did I promise you that I would recruit tens of thousands of people? No, you misunderstood me. You can't blame me for that."

"You! You are making excuses!" Ding Yin was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Damn it, if you had told me earlier that you could only recruit this few people, two thousand taels of silver a month would be too much.

Jiang Yuan sat in the main seat, looking at Ding Yin with a dead pig-like expression.

That look clearly said, what can you do to me? Anyway, I've already spent all the money, and there's no way I'm going to give it back even if I'm beaten to death.

"Jiang Yuan! Do you really think I dare not kill you?" Ding Yin gritted his teeth, his eyes cold.

Jiang Yuan grinned and clapped his hands. Li Hu, Chen Qing, Wang Yuan, Shi Ming and other core figures of the bandits walked out from the surroundings.

"Ding Yin, I'm afraid you really can't kill me, but what if I order everyone to rush to the cell and arrest Prince Zhao? How will you respond?"

Ding Yin panicked and stammered incoherently, "How do you know where His Highness is?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Ding Yin speechlessly. The last time Prince Zhao came out, his hair was disheveled and covered in straw. I could guess it even with my toes.

"Don't worry about it. There are only two options before us. First, you and I will fight to the death. Second, we can live in peace."

Ding Yin was silent for a while, then turned and left without saying a word.

Now that things have come to this, it is impossible for me to fight Jiang Yuan to death. I will just treat the money as a waste of money.

Seeing Ding Yin leave, Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Prince Zhao still has a lot of subordinates, and he may not be able to gain any advantage if a real fight breaks out.

Now it is the best outcome for both sides to live in peace.

"Okay, okay, let's all go. Thank you for your hard work. Let's go to Taiping Restaurant later. I'll pay the bill!" Jiang Yuan felt much more relieved after putting down the huge stone in his heart.

But before everyone walked out of the county government gate, a young man appeared at the gate with an arrogant look on his face.

"Where is Jiang Yuan?"

A group of people frowned and looked at the young man. Zhao Kai was the first to step out of the crowd and looked at the young man nonchalantly: "Who are you? What do you want to see our county magistrate?"

After looking around, the young man's gaze stopped on Jiang Yuan, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Is this guy Jiang Yuan? Damn, just looking at that face, it's actually comparable to mine.

"Jiang Yuan, come with me."

Jiang Yuan looked at the young man in bewilderment: "What...rank are you?"

"Well... I'm not an official." The young man looked a little embarrassed.

Although he looked down upon Jiang Yuan's eighth-rank county magistrate, if he really wanted to take the exam, sorry, he wouldn't pass it.

"Then are you related to that adult?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

"This probably has nothing to do with it." The young man's eyes were a little vague.

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly, walked to the gate of the county government office, looked left and right, and continued to ask patiently: "Are you here alone?"

"So what? What do you want to do?" The young man was a little impatient.

Hey!

Damn, how dare one person be so arrogant?

"Beat me up first! Damn it! Why are you pretending to be so smart when you don't have the ability!" Jiang Yuan cursed.

Wang Gang and Zhao Kai took the initiative and slapped the opponent in the face.

The young man's body began to spin like a top, and before he could stop, Kong Xuan No. 42 kicked him with his big foot.

"Stop hitting me! I'm... Damn it! Where the hell are you kicking me?" The young man covered his crotch with his hands, lowered his head and trembled all over.

"Sorry, I'm used to it." Li Hu touched his head and smiled foolishly.

Jiang Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Not bad, much more honest now. "Alright, stop fighting for now."

"Tell me again now, what should I call you?"

The young man looked at Jiang Yuan with cold sweat on his forehead: "What else can I call you besides Jiang Yuan?"

"Hey! You still haven't fought enough, let's do it again!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand without any hesitation.

You came to visit me, and not only did you not call me Sir, you also didn't call me Mr. Jiang. The most outrageous thing is that you were so arrogant.

A moment later, the young man covered his red and swollen eyes and looked at Jiang Yuan trembling all over.

"Come on, tell me now, what should you call me?" Jiang Yuan slowly drank a sip of tea.

The young man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said in a wronged voice: "I know, brother-in-law."