Zhao Feng quickly arrived at the county government office. After seeing the county magistrate, Zhao Feng couldn't wait to speak.
"Master County Master, I am Zhao Feng from Zhaojiazhuang. Bandits have come to Chenjiazhuang. I am worried that our Zhaojiazhuang will also face the threat of those bandits, so I specifically ask the county master to send out government officials to help our Zhaojiazhuang resist the bandits!"
After the county magistrate heard what Zhao Feng said, he was slightly startled. Then he looked at Zhao Feng up and down, and then suddenly showed an expression of realization.
"I see, aren't you the famous tiger-fighting hero in Zhaojiazhuang?"
Zhao Feng nodded, looked at the magistrate with great anticipation and said.
"Your Excellency, the magistrate, I am the one here!"
"Those bandits are obviously trying to steal money and food, and apart from Chenjiazhuang, we are the only one in Zhaojiazhuang who has had a bumper harvest of food."
"Those bandits will definitely list Zhaojiazhuang as their target, so I ask the magistrate to help!"
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, the magistrate showed a troubled expression on his face, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly in his heart.
When he saw that Zhao Feng was a tiger-fighting hero and killed such a big tiger, he had the idea of letting Zhao Feng join the county government as a servant.
Just imagine, if Zhao Feng can really come to the county and become a yamen servant, how proud it will be to tell the truth!
But who would have expected that Zhao Feng not only rejected him, but even turned around and became a servant of the Shen family.
Since the Shen family returned to this county, the Shen family, as a businessman, has actually overshadowed the county magistrate, which has long made the county magistrate dissatisfied.
Hearing that Zhao Feng refused to be a yamen servant for him and instead went to work as a servant in the Shen family made the magistrate even more resentful towards Zhao Feng.
Isn't being a government servant for yourself worse than being a servant for a businessman?
Thinking of this, the county magistrate wanted to find a way to arrest Zhao Feng directly!
It's a pity that Zhao Feng is an impartial and law-abiding person with almost no bad deeds. He is also a famous tiger fighting hero. If he is arrested indiscriminately, I am afraid that the Shen family will not be able to let him go easily.
Now Zhao Feng actually asked for help on his own head, which made the magistrate couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he said with a troubled expression on his face.
"Zhao Yingxiong, you are a tiger-fighting hero, but my government servants are just ordinary people. They are not as capable as you!"
"They are also afraid of those bandits coming down the mountain. It is even more impossible for just one or two people to fight off those bandits, right?"
Zhao Feng's expression suddenly changed, and he frowned and asked the magistrate.
"What do you mean? Are bandits coming to the village under your jurisdiction? Do you, the magistrate, have to stand by and watch?"
The magistrate snorted coldly and was too lazy to talk to Zhao Feng at this time.
"How could I stand by and watch? Could it be that the lives of people in your village are human lives, but the lives of those in this county are not human lives?"
"What if I sent all the government officials to protect the villagers in your village, but the bandits came to the county, wouldn't more people die?"
After hearing the magistrate's words, Zhao Feng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then frowned slightly.
What the county magistrate said makes sense. After all, there are more people in the county, and there are also more wealthy people.
If all the county officials were really sent to protect the villagers in the villages below, wouldn't the county become very empty?
But Zhao Feng was still unwilling to give up and asked with a frown.
"Then what should we do?"
The magistrate chuckled, patted Zhao Feng on the shoulder and said.
"Zhao Feng, aren't you a famous tiger-fighting hero? I think you should be able to capture a small bandit, right?"
"How about you take charge of protecting the villagers in the village?"
When Zhao Feng heard this, he couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger. Now he could tell that the county magistrate didn't intend to care about this matter at all!
You said that if you send government officials to protect the villagers, the defense in the county will be empty. Don't you want to mobilize officers and soldiers from the government?
Thinking of this, Zhao Feng frowned and said to the magistrate.
"Master Magistrate, I hope you will remember what you said today and don't regret today's choice in the future!"
The magistrate suddenly slammed the table and said fiercely to Zhao Feng.
"Zhao Feng! Are you threatening me?"
"After all, I am also a county official. How can I allow you to threaten me like this?"
Zhao Feng laughed and said nothing more. Instead, he looked at the magistrate with pity and left the county office directly.
After Zhao Feng left, the magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly and thought fiercely in his heart.
"Well, Zhao Feng, not only did you refute my reputation, but you also dared to threaten me!"
"I hope you will be killed directly by those bandits this time!"
The magistrate thought this way, then snorted coldly and stopped thinking about this matter. What does the life and death of those villagers have to do with him? As long as those bandits don't kill them in the county town, that's fine!
After Zhao Feng left the county government, he suddenly felt a little confused. Although he didn't know why the county magistrate was targeting him, it was obvious that the magistrate would no longer care about this matter.
So if they want to survive from the bandits, they have to rely on themselves!
However, the Zhou court also stipulated that each person should not hide more than three iron utensils in private, which made it too late for them to resist the bandits even if they wanted to make weapons!
Zhao Feng sighed deeply, and then walked aimlessly on the streets of the county town, when he came to the door of Shen's house.
Seeing the Shen family's house, Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he hurriedly walked in.
When Shen Baochuan saw Zhao Feng coming, he asked Zhao Feng curiously.
"Why does Mr. Zhao have time to come here today?"
"Why is your face so ugly? Did something happen to you?"
Zhao Feng nodded, sighed, and said to Shen Baochuan.
"Shop Manager Shen, I'm afraid I really have to ask your Shen family to help me this time!"
After Zhao Feng explained the cause and effect clearly, Shen Baochuan also opened his eyes in shock.
"Oh my god, he's actually a bandit!"
Shen Baochuan took a deep breath, and then said to Zhao Feng very seriously.
"Mr. Zhao, just tell me, how can I help you?"
Zhao Feng thought for a moment and said directly to Shen Baochuan.
"Actually, there are quite a few young adults in the village. In a real fight with the bandits, the outcome is uncertain, but we need to take advantage of the terrain."
"The Shen family has many servants. I hope Mr. Shen can lend me all these servants for two days, so that I can lead these servants to make some preparations in advance."
"In addition, Shopkeeper Shen should know some carpenters. I hope the Shen family can help me make some weapons!"
Shen Baochuan nodded in agreement very seriously.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to help you!"
