They were acquaintances, so Zhao Ping no longer worried.
The two parties quickly gathered together and recognized each other.
The leader on the opposite side is Xia Quan, followed by Liu Mengru, Wen Hui, and Xia Xia.
After that came the people from the two villages.
A few thousand numbers.
All of them were holding farm tools in their hands, looking menacing.
"Quanzi, Mengru, Village Chief Xia, why are you here?"
Zhao Ping asked first.
"save you."
Liu Mengru said: "How are you? Did Magistrate Dog make things difficult for you?"
"Are you injured?"
As she spoke, Liu Mengru circled Zhao Ping several times to check on his physical condition.
"I'm fine."
Zhao Ping said: "Cao Qing was falsely accused. I clarified the facts, and Huang Fengnian took him to prison to be executed on a later date. I was released."
"It's you, why are you so mobilized?"
"snort!"
Liu Mengru snorted coldly, "It's a good thing you're okay, otherwise I would have led these villagers to cause trouble in the county today and kill the dog magistrate with my own hands."
"Isn't this nonsense?"
Zhao Ping said with a dark face: "I will go to court. It is a normal process."
"If you bring so many people to court, you are rebelling."
"What about rebellion?"
Liu Mengru frowned and said, "You are my husband-in-law, no one can bully you."
"Rebellion will kill the nine tribes."
Zhao Ping also raised his tone, "We can handle our family's affairs ourselves."
"Why are you leading such villagers?"
"Are we going to let them follow us to kill the nine tribes?"
Seeing the two of them quarreling, Xia Quan hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Ping, calm down first. My sister-in-law is also worried about your safety."
"Besides, these villagers are not taken care of by my sister-in-law."
"They heard that your husband was falsely accused and that Magistrate Dog wanted to chop off your head, so they spontaneously went to the magistrate to reason with you."
"Boy from the Zhao family, you really can't blame Mengru for this matter."
Xia Tian also helped: "I called on the villagers."
"She was completely unaware."
"It's just a coincidence that we got together."
"Why."
Zhao Ping sighed, "Village Chief Xia, thank you for coming to help me."
"When the factory is set up, everyone who works will get an extra copper plate every day."
"Boy from the Zhao family, is this too much?"
Xia Tian was shocked, "With so many people working, each person gets a copper plate per day, can you afford it?"
"Don't worry, if I really can't afford it, I definitely won't do it."
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "Everyone is helping me so much. I would rather make less money and let them live a better life."
"After you go back, you should supervise the progress of the factory and complete it as soon as possible. We will start work as soon as possible."
"well."
Xia Tian smiled so hard that she couldn't even close her mouth.
When he told the news to the villagers behind him, those people once again expressed their gratitude to Zhao Ping.
Now that Zhao Ping is fine and everyone can earn an extra copper, they feel so happy that they all hummed a ditty on the way back.
Zhao Ping and others fell behind.
He wanted to grab Liu Mengru's hand, but Liu Mengru threw it away.
"Why are you still angry?"
Zhao Ping smiled bitterly in his heart, but still wanted to coax him.
He bowed and said, "The tone I spoke just now was indeed too harsh. I apologize to you here."
"Madam, please forgive me."
"Get up quickly."
Liu Mengru hurriedly helped him up and said angrily: "There are so many people here. How unbecoming is it for others to see you, a big man, apologizing to a little girl like me?"
"How are you going to give orders to everyone in the future?"
Although Zhao Ping often instilled in her the idea of equality between men and women, it was still difficult to change the idea in Liu Mengru's mind that women were inherently inferior.
Normally at home, it's okay to respect each other and make some witty remarks.
Now in front of so many people, Zhao Ping still does this, which damages his dignity.
"Are you still angry?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"snort!"
Liu Mengru pouted and whispered, "You are awesome, let's see how I deal with you when I get home."
But it is extremely sweet in my heart.
With such a husband, why should he be a general?
Spending a lifetime with him is the happiest thing.
Go home and tidy up?
After returning home, it’s still unclear who will clean up who?
Zhao Ping was very proud.
After coaxing Liu Mengru, Zhao Ping asked Xia Quan, "Quanzi, who is riding our horses?"
"Brother Zhixue rode one, Brother Meng rode one, and the other one is tied at home and kept as a spare."
"What about Brother Meng?"
Zhao Ping asked.
He didn't even see Gao Meng.
Yun Man and Liu Muyun went to the county to control Cao Qing's family and have now joined him.
Xia Quan took Xia Yang and Qian Liu.
Only Gao Meng was nowhere to be seen.
Could it be that this is another master who gives up his sons when trouble comes?
"He went to deliver drinks."
Xia Quan said: "After you were taken by the Yamen, I asked him to go to the Tian Mansion in the county to ask Mr. Tian for help."
"Tian Fuhai, Tian Yi and the others were all brought here by Gao Meng."
"After the case was settled, he wanted to say hello to you, but there were too many people around you, so he couldn't get in the way, so he just waited by the side."
"I heard that you were going to deliver wine to the county guard. Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't report it and rode home to get the wine."
"He met us on the way and talked about the matter, so I made my own decision and asked him to bring ten jars of acacia wine to the county town."
"Tian Fuhai, Peng Yue, Tian Yi, and Eunuch Li, each have two jars, and the other two jars are reserved for them to drink tonight."
"It's a way of thanking them for their help today."
"Hahaha, good job."
Zhao Ping patted Xia Quan on the shoulder and praised: "You are becoming more and more like a leader."
"It's all taught well by Brother Ping."
Xia Quan said gratefully.
This is absolutely true.
Zhao Ping not only set up a training base to improve their physical fitness.
A literacy class was also held.
Mainly targeting Xia Quan, the earliest team members.
He was the teacher himself, and what he taught was the Thirty-Six Strategies.
Like concealing the truth, killing someone with a borrowed knife, making false claims in the east and attacking in the west, etc.
Zhao Ping told them clearly.
Xia Quan assigned Yun Man and Liu Muyun to control Cao Qing's family in order to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.
Gao Meng was asked to go to the county town to invite Tian Fuhai and others to kill people with borrowed knives.
To force Xiaojiu and others to identify Cao Qing, they used counterintuitive tactics.
When Zhao Ping taught him, Xia Quan only thought that he was teaching them how to read.
It wasn't until something happened that Xia Quan discovered that it was all about the art of war.
And it’s very easy to use.
In this way, the group returned to Xiping Village talking and laughing.
It's time to take a bath, it's time to sleep.
Soon, Xiping Village and Xia Village gradually became quiet. Only in the east room of Zhao Ping's family, the creaking sound was endless and very pleasant.
At the same time, the county town and Tianfu were still brightly lit.
There were five people sitting in the main hall.
The person sitting on the seat is Li He, and the one looking to the side is Li Heran.
Then there are Tian Yi, Peng Yue, and the last one is Tian Fuhai.
There was a large table of delicacies from all over the world, and several people were chatting while eating.
There are only two points to talk about.
The first point is Peng Yue’s work report.
Although Li He and Tian Yi came to convey the order, they were still Shangguan after all.
When local officials saw it, they had to explain their achievements in the local area, hoping that it would reach His Majesty's ears and pave the way for their future promotion.
Peng Yue's greatest achievement was to eliminate the plague.
Although the person in charge was Zhao Ping, if it happened in a place under his jurisdiction, that was his credit.
For example, urging the Tian family to make masks, collect medicinal materials, etc., Peng Yue was mostly infected, and he made ridiculous claims.
Li He also nodded frequently and praised Peng Yue for loving his people like a son.
Much like a business exchange, the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
The second point is that when Tian Yi returns to his hometown, he must help his uncle.
Naturally, he would ask Tian Fuhai about his current difficulties.
Tian Fuhai didn't hide it, and said directly: "My dear nephew, I want to borrow 500,000 taels of silver from the bank, but unfortunately I can't borrow it without a guarantor."
"Why borrow so much money?"
Tian Yi asked with a frown.
"I plan to expand the textile workshop, and there are some other factories that I want to expand to recruit more workers."
Tian Fuhai said.
"forget it."
Tian Yi said indifferently: "The world is not peaceful now, and there are constant battles."
"There are the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north, Xiliang and Tubo in the west, Dali in the south, Zhao Kingdom in the south, and Goguryeo in the east. They all covet the fertile land of our Dawei Dynasty, and they may attack at any time."
"Especially from Goguryeo in the east, there is news that they are already gathering an army to attack Yuguan."
"Donghai County is not far from Yuguan. With the war going on, how can anyone be willing to work?"
"If you invest hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it will be wasted."
"Isn't Goguryeo our vassal state? Do they dare to attack us?"
Tian Fuhai said in shock.
"Cough cough cough."
Li He, who was sitting in the front seat, coughed a few times.
Tian Yi understood and hurriedly changed his words, "Uncle, these are state secrets, you'd better not ask about them."
"As for borrowing money, let's put it aside for now."
"If you have any problems, you can tell me when only our uncle and nephew are left."
"It's better to have a drink for now."
"It took a lot of effort to get us together. We must not get drunk tonight."
With that said, Tian Yi raised his glass and invited everyone to drink together.
Li Heran shook his head and said: "This wine has no taste. Mr. Tian, go get the Acacia Bar."
"Old man Li, do you know how much a jar of acacia wine costs?"
Peng Yue, on the other hand, said angrily: "Five thousand taels of silver per jar."
"I met Zhao Ping today and I was planning to buy a few jars. When I heard the price, I didn't dare to say anything anymore."
"My dear, a jar of wine costs five thousand taels of silver. Even if I empty out the governor's mansion, it won't be enough to drink tonight."
"What?"
Li Heran was also shocked, "Acacia wine is actually five thousand taels per jar?"
He looked at Tian Fuhai and asked, "Mr. Tian, is this true or false?"
"It must be true."
Tian Fuhai smiled bitterly and said: "Then Zhao Ping is the Immortal Lord of Penglai."
Li Heran had also heard about Zhao Ping's deeds, especially the plague that broke out in Yun'an County and was eliminated by Zhao Ping. His reputation had already spread to the county.
Exclaimed: "Zhao Ping is actually Penglai Immortal Lord?!"
"Then you said before that he was an immortal from the Penglai Immortal Island in the East China Sea."
"Mr. Li, please explain."
Tian Fuhai said: "Zhao Ping not only brewed acacia wine, but also wrote good articles and solved the plague. Doesn't he deserve to be called an immortal king?"
"It is indeed worthy."
Li Heran nodded and said: "Mr. Tian, you must introduce Zhao Ping to me later. With such a talented person, I also want to make some friends."
"You want to drink from his bar?"
Peng Yue was on the sidelines making trouble.
Li suddenly choked and his old face turned red.
Just at this time, Zhou An, the steward of the Tian Mansion, came in and reported, "Master, Gao Meng wants to see you."
"not see."
Tian Fuhai didn't even bother to reply: "Didn't you see that I was entertaining guests? I didn't see anyone who came."
"Master, that Gao Meng is Mr. Zhao's entourage. He followed Mr. Zhao's arrangement and specially sent acacia wine to the master and several Shangguan officials to thank them for their life-saving grace."
"What? He's here to deliver acacia wine?"
Tian Fuhai was startled and apologized to the people present: "Please wait a moment while I go get the acacia wine."
After saying that, he led Zhou An and ran out in a hurry.
"Is this acacia wine really that delicious?"
Li He frowned, looking quite unhappy.
Even Tian Yi's face turned gloomy.
Shangguan was still sitting here. He was just a businessman, but he left right away without paying any attention to Shangguan.
But that was his uncle, and he could only help intercede.
"My uncle is old and doesn't understand etiquette. I hope Brother Li won't take offense."
"When the acacia wine is brought back, I will ask him to give a jar to Brother Li."
