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"Open the city gate quickly and let us general enter the city."

A personal soldier who fled to Dong County with the Yuan family and his son stood under the city gate and shouted loudly at the top of the city.

"People, please go to the city tomorrow! The city gate is closed today and cannot be opened." One of the guards on the top of the city replied to the bottom of the city.

This was when I saw the Yuan family and his son and others riding horses under the city. They obviously had an extraordinary identity. If an ordinary person dared to call the city gate like this, someone would have shot arrows on the top of the city to drive him away.

"Stop talking nonsense, open the city gate quickly, delaying the affairs of my general. How many of your heads are enough to cut off?" The personal soldiers outside the city gate cursed at the defenders on the top of the city.

Escape from Daizhou to Dongxian County, he was already in a state of terrible and could not wait to enter the city to rest, but was blocked by several soldiers guarding the city, suppressing the evil fire all the way.

The guards of the city were all yamen runners and ordinary soldiers, so they naturally could not compare with their personal soldiers, so they had no worries when scolding them.

"The little one really can't open the city gate. At this time, the city gate was the command of the master. The little one dare not be good at it." The person on the top of the city explained to himself carefully.

The more fierce the people under the city, he knew that the bigger the background, and it was not something he could mess with, a little man.

"I don't care who's order, open the city gate quickly, otherwise I'll want you to look good when I enter the city."

No matter who issued the order to pass the city gate, the personal soldiers outside the city gate were behind him, and they did not take a magistrate of the county magistrate seriously.

"Without the order of the master, the young man would not dare to open the city gate even if he had ten courage. Please don't make things difficult for the younger man. It's better to go to a village outside the city to spend a night, and open the city gate tomorrow and then enter the city.

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The more fierce the people outside the city, the less dare the guards on the city, and they can only persuade them with kind words, but if they stick to one's side, they will never open the city gate.

"You damn dogs." The personal soldier was so angry that he cursed.

"I'll do it!"

Yuan Chong walked up from behind, patted his personal soldiers on the shoulder, and signaled him to retreat.

The personal soldiers retreated aside and muttered, "The guards on the top of the city are really hateful. When they enter the city, they must clean up their clothes before they can relieve themselves."

"I have a chance to enter the city." Yuan Chong chuckled, turned to look up at the guards on the top of the city and shouted, "I am Yuan Chong, a thousand household of Zhenwu Guard. Please go to the city to give Zhenwu Guard deputy Qian.

Yuan Feng, the servant, told him that the commander of Zhenwu Guard came outside the town of Dong County. As long as Deputy Yuan Qianhu came to the city to see my father and son, he would thank him very much."

There was no sound coming from the city for a long time.

After a while, I heard someone on the top of the city say, "Master Qianhu, please wait for a while, so I'll go and pass the message now."

"I'm working hard." Yuan Chong bowed to the top of the city.

On the top of the city, several guards surrounded the back of the battlement. The deputy inspector said, "You go to the yamen and tell the master that there was a group of people outside the city who wanted to see Deputy Yuan Qianhu."

The guards who received the order put down the spear in their hands and ran down the city quickly.

In the Guoxian County Yamen, the county magistrate Zhou Shouchi invited all the big families in the city to the Houya, while Zhao Xing, the inspector of Dongxian County, was accompanying him.

"Everyone think carefully and think what I said makes sense." Zhou Shouchi picked up the cover bowl at his hand, took it to his mouth and blew it, then took a small sip.

In the past, if he wanted to manage Dong County well, he would have to support these big families. Now, news of bandits has been heard from Daizhou. Dong County is close to Daizhou, and if he wants to defend Dong County, he naturally cannot lack the support of these big families.

No one spoke in the big households in Dongxian sitting in their seats.

As a local big family, Daizhou's affairs were also unconcealed by their ears and ears. They were willing to come to the county government to see Zhou Shouchi. They were all ready to pay money and grain to protect Wan County, but they were unwilling to be extorted by Zhou Shouchi.

The other party asked for too much.

"Boss Zhang, your Zhang family has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are not many scholars and scholars. Should you take the lead first?" Zhou Shouchi looked at a rich-looking half-bian.

The Zhang family moved to Han County during the Hongwu period. They had only a few Jinshi and Juren from their family. From an outsider, they gradually became the largest gentry in Han County.

In Dong County, Zhang's words are often more effective than the words of the county magistrate of Dong County.

"The Zhang family is willing to pay for food, and can even assist the government in recruiting young and strong people to defend the city." The head of the Zhang family said, "But the recent years have not been good, the harvest in the fields is not satisfactory, the population of the tribe is large, and the expenses are also

It is so big that there is no income among the clan in recent years. Now the county magistrate wants so much, and the Zhang family really can't afford it!"

Several other heads of the family here nodded.

It seemed as if I was telling Zhou Shouchi that the landlord's family had no surplus food either.

Zhou Shouchi raised his eyelids and glanced at the people in front of him.

He didn't believe a word about the head of the Zhang family.

No matter how sad the year of disaster, these wealthy families will not lack food, but will eat oil all over the mouth when they take advantage of the year of disaster.

"The county master loves the people with a sincere heart, and I believe he will not force us and other good families." The head of the Zhang family looked at Zhou Shouchi and said.

Inspector Zhao Xing no longer dared to speak at this time.

Faced with a large family in the county like the Zhang family, his inspection inspector did not have the confidence of Zhou Shouchi. The other party was the honor of a county, and his status was a world of difference from his inequality inspection.

If he had not guarding the city and needed him as a patrol, he would probably not be qualified to sit with these big names in Dongxian.

"How much does the Zhang family plan to do?" Zhou Shouchi put down the cover bowl in his hand.

"Five hundred taels of silver and thirty stones of grain."

The head of the Zhang family first gestured with his hand, then raised three fingers and shook them.

"Where are you?" Zhou Shouchi looked at the other houses present again.

"One hundred taels, ten stones of grain."

"Two hundred taels, twenty stones of grain."

"Two hundred taels, fifteen s of grain."

Several people reported the money and food they were willing to use to defend the city.

"Yes." Zhou Shouchi nodded in agreement.

As soon as he finished speaking, the few people present were stunned, and they all didn't expect that he would agree so happily.

"If the county magistrate has no objection, then I will go back and prepare now. I will send all the money and food sooner, so I will not delay the guarding of the city." The head of the Zhang family said tentatively.

Zhou Shouchi nodded and said, "Everyone, go back and prepare!"

The big families here looked at each other, and finally the head of the Zhang family stood up first and said, "The county magistrate does not object. I will go back and get back to have someone deliver the goods."

"So too."

Other large households in Dongxian also stood up one after another.

Zhou Shouchi picked up the cover bowl, clamped the lid on the cup with his two fingers, blew the heat in the cover bowl, and said in a faint tone: "The bandits have arrived in Daizhou, and I heard that the bandits have not taken a place.
Chapter completed!