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"Sir, after all, such methods are not acceptable, so why bother to find such a person." The pottery merchant looked at Lu Qi, hesitated, and chose to remind him, trying to prevent Lu Qi from taking the wrong path.
Lu Qi glanced at the pottery merchant in surprise and said, "Brother Tao, I didn't expect you to even know this. What a surprise!"
"It's useless to know this. Knowing this is just to avoid being plotted and to protect yourself." The pottery merchant shook his head gently, looking calm.
Even if you understand this, how difficult is it to protect yourself? How can you escape when you are being plotted?
"Is it just to protect yourself?" Lu Qi looked at the pottery merchant with curious eyes.
The pottery merchant didn't react at all and nodded calmly.
"I remember that Brother Tao will go to Guangling County in a few days to take up the position of prefect. Calculating this, the efficiency is quite high." Lu Qi stretched out his hand, calculated the time a little, and said with emotion.
Lu Qi also knew about the transaction between Tao Qian and the family. After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes and the details were clear.
Whether it is the speed at which the family replaces their fields or vacates their position, it is quite fast.
"Hey, there's no need for my father to be like this. I know my own abilities well. I don't have the ability to manage a county at all. Sitting in that position, I can only harm others and myself." Tao Shang sighed, with a hint of emotion in his tone. Doubtful.
"Managing Guangling County? It's actually not difficult." Lu Qi thought for a moment and said calmly.
The potter immediately became happy after hearing this. He looked at Lu Qi and asked quickly, "I don't know how to manage it. Can I learn it?"
"Actually, it's very simple. The best way to manage someone who doesn't know how to manage it is not to manage it!" Lu Qi saw the pottery merchant like this and gave him a hint after thinking about it.
The pottery merchant was a little confused after hearing this. He was stunned and said in disbelief, "If you don't manage it? What should you do if something goes wrong?"
"Lend 5,000 Danyang soldiers to your father and lead them directly to Guangling County. Don't worry about other things. As long as you don't give other officials a reason to raise taxes, everything will be simple." Lu Qi said with a slight smile. As long as you can hold on to your heart and don't give them a chance, with Danyang soldiers here, it will be very easy to manage Guangling County!"
"But I don't know how to command the Danyang soldiers. What should I do in this situation?" Tao Shang scratched his head, not having any expectations or trust in his abilities.
"The Danyang soldiers don't need a commander. Even if they are placed there, the entire Guangling County can be wiped out with basic organizational strength and combat effectiveness. If you take command, you might as well not take command..." Lu Qi is not afraid of hitting Tao. Shang Xin said very sincerely.
"Is that so? Is it enough to do this?" The potter thought for a moment and confirmed that he could still do this kind of thing.
If he doesn't handle it or direct it, I believe he, the potter, will still have no problem.
"How is it possible? At least there must be soldiers who agree with you, so that you can exert the intimidating power of Danyang soldiers, so that those who are ambitious will be wary and not be too presumptuous." Lu Qi looked at the pottery merchant who was gradually becoming confused. , sighed slightly, and then said, "At least the soldiers must recognize you, be willing to protect you, and fight for you."
"I shouldn't be able to do this!" Tao Shang looked at himself and then recalled the Danyang soldiers in his mind. No matter how he thought about it, this was an almost impossible task.
Lu Qi thought about the Danyang soldiers under Tao Qian's hands at this time, and said calmly, "Actually, the method is very simple. As long as you do it, there is no problem in protecting your life."
"Please sir, please give me some advice." The pottery merchant heard this and didn't care about anything else, and quickly asked for advice.
"When the soldiers were gathering, they explained where they were going. They said they were going to Guangling County. It was a long way, so half a year's salary would be paid first as settlement allowance, and then they could take these soldiers to Guangling County." Lu Qi Looking back on the Danyang soldiers in my memory, at this time, they should have been deprived of money and food.
In this case, the pottery merchant paid half a year's salary in advance, which was enough to gain the favorability of most Danyang soldiers.
As long as you have the favorability of these soldiers and are willing to protect the pottery merchant, the safety factor is already very high.
After all, these Danyang soldiers were the top elites who followed Tao Qian to participate in the Pingqiang Rebellion and fought in all directions.
If it weren't for the money and food being withheld, Cao Bao, a fool, would be given the command.
It would not be easy for Cao Cao to capture these Danyang soldiers.
So as long as these Danyang soldiers are willing to contribute, the pottery merchant's life safety can really be guaranteed.
"Half a year's salary? It's not a big problem, but the distance from Xiapi City to Guangling County is not far. As long as you go east and leave Xiapi County in Xuzhou, you will reach Guangling County. It's not that far, right?" The potter asked with confusion on his face.
"I'm just saying this to appease other people's hearts. Only in this way can you make money normally without arousing other people's vigilance." Lu Qi thought about other people's thoughts for a while and said calmly.
If other aristocratic families in Xuzhou knew what the pottery merchant had done, they would probably smile louder than they think.
"But if you give so much at once, wouldn't it be too much?" A trace of thought flashed across the pottery merchant's eyes, trying to think about the content and reasons.
"It's just to avoid arousing Cao Bao's vigilance. Not only that, after leading the army to Guangling County, ask how much food has not been distributed, and then make up for it as much as possible." Lu Qi raised his head and looked in the direction of Guangling County. , said with some thought.
"There are still people in the army who are deducting food? How is this possible?" the pottery merchant said in disbelief.
They were in Xuzhou. In such a prosperous place, there was no shortage of money and food for soldiers. How could they deduct money and food from soldiers?
"When you get to Guangling County, ask the soldiers and you will know the reason. It will not be too late to be surprised." Lu Qi said with some emotion.
Looking at Tao Shang's expression, Lu Qi continued to add, "Your father also knew about this, but he still didn't say it because this army is currently commanded by Cao Bao, and the Cao family where Cao Bao lives is considered a Xuzhou aristocratic family. Inside, it’s the only big family that supports your father.”
"Under such circumstances, if you want to continue to gain support and avoid breaking up with the family, you can only treat it as invisible, that's all." Lu Qi said helplessly.
Cao Bao's vision was too short-sighted. He only considered his own family and did not consider it at all. It affected the combat effectiveness of this army. What could he do to protect Xuzhou?
After hearing this, the pottery merchant thought for a long time and looked up at Lu Qi, feeling suddenly enlightened for the first time.
An idea popped into my mind. Since I don't know how to govern Guangling County, there is absolutely no problem with the person in front of me.
The pottery merchant was about to invite Lu Qi to go to Guangling County with him to manage the place, but he suddenly realized what he was doing.
With the relationship between the person in front of him and his father, how could he possibly be someone he could invite?
The reason why I can tell myself so much is probably because of my father's face, so that he, the potter, can protect his life, nothing more.
"Is it okay if I take my younger brother with me to Guangling County?" The potter stared at Lu Qi carefully, recalling what his father said, and said to Lu Qi with some uncertainty.
After Lu Qi heard this, he glanced at the pottery merchant and said calmly, "It doesn't matter if you bring your brother with you. After all, after you leave here, for many people, you have nothing to do with Xuzhou. It won’t affect their arrangements, so it doesn’t matter.”
After hearing the similar answer, the potter took a deep breath and calmed down.
"I see, thank you sir, I understand." The potter regained his composure and prepared to take his younger brother to Guangling County to leave this whirlpool.
Chapter 47 is added to the August monthly pass. Debt repayment is in progress in August...
(End of chapter)
