Canglangshui, this is simply not an answer.
Imagine you go out today and ask your friends, where should we go?
The friend replied, Yangtze River.
So the destination may be a vast area from the Tibetan Plateau in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
The same is true for Mrs. Xie's Canglangshui.
Canglangshui spans half of Nanliang and flows eastward into the sea. The area covered by Canglangshui is too vast.
But looking at the confident smile on Mrs. Xie's lips, Su Che didn't ask her.
"Okay, then please ask Brother Xie to lead the way."
"That's not necessary, Zhu Er will be there to lead the way."
Suche glanced at the unhappy monster next to him, and guessed that she was pulled over unwillingly.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will naturally find that group of people."
The little maid said reluctantly.
It has long been accustomed to a life of fine clothing and fine food, and it is not willing to be suddenly allowed to sleep in the open air.
Three of the four gates in Tian'an County were blocked by Tiqi, and the north gate was no exception. Tiqi wearing brocade clothes had long been guarding there. They naturally recognized Su Che when they saw him, and they all hurried up to say hello.
Suche didn't say much to them and directly ordered them to let them go.
"Senior Brother Su is indeed very skillful."
Prince Wuling sighed in admiration: "I don't know what the purpose of blocking the city gate is."
Su Che was very curious about how the Prince of Wuling County could see that he had skills in handling his subordinates.
"Wu Si should remember what I said before about the Tianan County City God becoming a demon, right?"
"Of course I remember this."
"The City God is the righteous god in the world. The foundation of Shinto is based on the four words "incense in the world." Shaking people's hearts will naturally affect his divine power. This is why Zhiqiang ordered people to seal the city gate."
"But hasn't Tian'an County City God been wiped out by you?"
"It's good that they were wiped out, but there is a reason why the city gate should remain closed."
Su Che explained: "Your Highness should know that Cizhou Tiqi's annual expenses are all given by the imperial court."
"This is the rule of the imperial court. All expenses incurred by Tiqi are kept in the palace's accounts."
"Yes, that amount of money is a dead end. It's just that much money in a year, but Brother Wu, the things Cizhou Tiqi has to do every year are not a dead end. How many spooks have appeared in this year, and how many people are planning to rebel. No one can say whether there is a demon or some natural or man-made disaster."
"So maybe that money isn't enough?"
“It’s not that maybe it’s not enough, it’s certainly not enough.”
As the Deputy Qianhu of the Cizhou Sentencing Qianhu Office, one of Su Che's responsibilities is to manage the large and small accounts. Although he has not looked through the account book since taking up his duties, Lu Bai has already explained the inside story.
"Every year, part of the money given to Cizhou Tiqi will be withheld by the palace for various expenses. When they arrive at the Royal Horse Prison, a sum of money must be left as flexible expenses. There are many difficulties in all directions, and it is rare that it is not just Cizhou. one place."
"Then it was allocated to Cizhou. Seventy percent of this money is considered too much. As for the other expenses added together, there really isn't much money left."
"So the reason for blocking the city gate is to make money?"
"Yes and no."
Suche looked at the young prince. For him, there were too many things in the world to care about.
"Brother Su's words made me a little confused. What is meant is yes and no."
"Does Fourth Brother Wu know how much the salary of a hundred households in Tiqi is?"
"How many?"
"No salary."
"Not just Baihu, even Shi Qianhu and I, we don't have any salary."
"Is it because there's not enough money?"
"Exactly. Our salary has been deducted as the expenses of the thousand-household office. Although the cavalry officer with less than 100 households has a salary, it is only paid every three months. Once the city gate is closed, the various expenses for entry and exit are With this amount of income, even if many of them don’t have a family, they still have parents to support.”
Suche looked at the mountains in the distance.
"Our loyalty to Daliang need not be concealed. The imperial court has never shortchanged Yushitai and Jingyesi's money and food, but we are different from them after all. Jingyesi is an outsider who comes here for money, and so does Yushitai. It’s a foreign minister with intricate connections.”
"We Tiqi are our own people in Daliang, so Shi Qianhu, I, and all the other hundred households don't care about this, but the children below cannot suffer. If they suffer, who will be loyal to Daliang in the future?"
Su Che looked at the Prince of Wuling County: "That's why Wei Chen was bold and opened an opportunity for them to make money. They are all loyal ministers of Daliang. If the loyal ministers don't have money to fulfill their filial piety in front of their parents, they won't be able to find a wife." With a son and a half daughter, sooner or later the beam will be..."
"This kind of thing is nothing new among Tiqi everywhere."
Mrs. Xie took over the conversation: "When something happens, close the city gate first. When prices soar and all industries are depressed, wealthy businessmen will naturally pool together a sum of money, and the local chief official will come forward to hand it over to Tiqi, and use the money to buy peace." .”
"So when there are evil spirits everywhere, local officials and wealthy families would rather find their own solutions than let Tiqi step in."
Mrs. Xie looked at Su Che with a smile: "It's okay here in Cizhou. The Tiqi in many places are both loyal ministers of Daliang and also man-eating tigers."
"What Brother Xie said is right."
The Prince of Wuling County let out a long sigh: "You really don't know the world until you leave the palace. If we supplement the money and food for Brother Su San and others, won't these things disappear?"
"of course not."
Suche shook his head.
"Just to supplement Tiqi's money and food, Shi Qianhu and I each have an annual salary of one hundred thousand taels of gold. These things will happen as well."
Su Che looked at Prince Wuling: "Your Highness should also know that nowadays in Daliang, I, the hundreds of households in Tiqi, and even Shi Qianhu, we actually don't have to rely on salary to live."
"Tiqi's authority is like this, just like sealing the city gate. As long as you are determined to do it, people will naturally give you money."
"I heard that Li Qianhu in Jingzhou, all the brothels in Jingzhou will give him a sum of money, almost three thousand taels of gold a year."
Su Che was very loyal and did not use Shi Chibao Shi Qianhu as an example. Instead, he used the Tiqi chief officer next door as an example.
"so much?"
Three thousand taels of gold, a figure that even Prince Wuling was quite surprised by.
"Many famous prostitutes in brothels are monsters, and some of them have been in the business for several years. If Tiqi gets serious, I don't know how many brothels will be turned upside down."
"They are happy to spend a lot of money to buy peace."
Su Che looked at the Prince of Wuling County and said: "If we say that they are flattering and ecstatic, how many ordinary women can compare with those monsters who specialize in this? There are not many century-old monsters in the building. In Jiangling, There is no way to stand on the edge.”
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