In the eyes of local officials, Chenxi is simply a jackal, tiger and leopard. He stretches his hands wherever he goes, and insists on forcing local gentry to pay donations. Although bandits will affect the interests of gentry, it will hurt if the needle is not stabbed into the flesh. The gentry in Haifeng is not very enthusiastic about donations. Δ

Unlike Chen Xi when he received donations in Guishan County, although it was a "voluntary principle", it was based on the matter of "bribery exemption", and the gentry who received good deeds dared not refuse to accept it.

It’s different when you arrive in Haifeng. Since you are voluntarily, you can just take a stone of food. As for bedding, clothing, weapons, etc., you might as well avoid it.

All the families have agreed to pay the same amount, and the law does not punish the masses. You are just passing by Haifeng. Can you still stay in the city for this little food?

As a result, at the second hour of Yin, Chen Xi went to the county government to see the numbers on the list after sorting it out. He shook his head helplessly. The entire Haifeng only collected fifty stones of grain, not a single tael of silver, just like beggars. The grain was not new grain, but old grain, which was probably kept by the wealthy families for feeding animals.

As for the supplies, some donations were also donated, including ragged iron, dozens of old clothes made of linen cloth, and linen cloth bedding with insect-boring rat bites...

Chen Xi looked at the magistrate of Haifeng Ren Wenxian and the county magistrate Tian Yaoqing and asked, "Is this how Haifeng deals with the soldiers of the three armies?"

Ren Wenxian explained helplessly: "Mr. Shen, please forgive me. Haifeng is a small county, and the annual rent and taxes are only..."

"Okay, I don't want to know how much tax you Haifeng pays every year, nor do I want to know what practical difficulties you have. Since local gentry is unable to help the court to combat bandits, then I don't force anyone to do anything. I'll be appointed as the magistrate to return the original food and food supplies according to the list."

Chen Xi did not want to use these old grains and junk supplies as military supplies.

Ren Wenxian and Tian Yaoqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when Chen Xi was so "reasonable". Although this move would inevitably offend Chen Xi and would not be able to fail in the future assessment, they knew that even if Chen Xi completed the task assigned by him, it would be difficult to become the direct descendant of the governor and governor. Instead, they would offend local gentry. It would be extremely difficult to become an official in the future, so they stopped their cursing thoughts.

Chen Xi rode back to the inn, and it was already dawn, so he was about to leave the city at this time.

Jing Yue asked with a dark face and a little unwilling to accept it: "Mr. Shen, you're so angry. Let's just let it go?"

"Old Jing, ask you something, who do you think we are fighting for?" Chen Xi asked suddenly.

Jing Yue hesitated for a moment and said, "For the court."

Chen Xi smiled and shook his head: "It is just a high-sounding word for the court or the people. To be precise, we send troops to fight for those in need. Since the people in Haifeng County feel that the bandit disaster has been eliminated and there is no need to collect money and food for the army, then we don't have to force it! It is necessary to post some notices, saying that the local officials in Haifeng were eradicated from Qingming robbers, and that our officials and the bandit suppression army will never set foot in the Haifeng territory."

"Mr. Shen...we... aren't coming back?" Jing Yue didn't understand what Chen Xi meant.

Chen Xidao: "Just follow the instructions of my official and post notices in the city and leave at dawn. Since the gentry of Haifeng does not need us to help fight the bandits, why should we force ourselves to show off!"

Jing Yue nodded, as if he was angry. He also felt that even if there were any thieves in Haifeng in the future, he would not lead troops to clear the goods.

Chen Xi led a large army to pass by Haifeng, entered the city for only one night, and left the next day at dawn. This notice of "I will never set foot in Haifeng again" was regarded as his "gift" before leaving.

Since you, Haifeng County, do not pay the "protection fee" according to the rules, I will post a notice here, indicating that you have left the "organization".

After packing up the camp and rectifying the team, Chen Xi led his troops to Haifeng City from the north gate, preparing to meet with the soldiers of the three armies who had set off the camp and continue to go north.

As a result, before Chen Xi left the city gate, a carriage came hurried there. County Magistrate Tian Yaoqing personally drove the car. The magistrate Ren Wenxian was sitting on the car. He came over to block Chen Xi's way.

"Mr. Shen, you can't leave."

Ren Wenxian tried to keep it with a pleading tone.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I remember the warm hospitality of the magistrate Ren. I will have the opportunity to meet in the capital or some other place in the future, and drink wine and recite poems and essays!"

Ren Wenxian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Shen, since you are leaving, why do you have to post a notice saying that you will not go back to Haifeng? This... this Haifeng is a brilliant place..."

I used to say that it was a small county, with not much tax, the people were poor, and the gentry had no money or food, but now I said that people were outstanding and powerful? If I hadn't told him that he would not bring troops to Haifeng again, would you be so nervous?

Chen Xidao: "There is a great man and a strong place, and that has nothing to do with me. I lead the troops to combat bandits, but I really need my service everywhere. I have no time to go back to Haifeng. I don't have to send him off as a magistrate, so I say goodbye!"

Ren Wenxian has the heart to hit the wall.

It is also the local gentry that forgets the pain after healing his scars. Haifeng County is different from other prefectures and counties. The city was built forty or fifty miles away from the coast. To the south is the Changsha Port of Honghai Bay. Every year, Haifeng reports no less than a hundred bandit robbers, and countless people do not report it.

Chenxi was able to suppress bandits in the first year, so that bandits and pirates did not dare to make a living near Guangzhou Prefecture, and all moved northward, which allowed the Haifeng coastline to gain temporary peace.

But after Chen Xi posted the notice, it was tantamount to telling the bandits that Chen Xi did not care about the concerns of the bandits after Haifeng, so why would pirates and Japanese pirates have flocked to them?

"Mr. Shen, you can't leave!"

Ren Wenxian came up and grabbed Chen Xi's horse's head with a firm look on his face.

"Swish!Swish!"

Jing Yue and other personal guards next to Chen Xi directly pulled out their swords.

Jing Yue even asked: "Who is surnamed Ren, what are you doing? How dare you stop Lord Shen's mount? Do you want to try whether the knife edge of a certain family is sharp?"

Ren Wenxian was just a foolish civil servant. Seeing this posture, he quickly let go of his hand. Chen Xi was not good at riding skills, and his mount was frightened and raised his hooves and staggered a few times. Chen Xi tried his best to adjust his sitting posture to stabilize.

Ren Wenxian said: "Mr. Shen, you said you would not come again. What should you do if there are more than 100,000 people in Haifeng? You can't leave!"

Chenxi Road: "In the local banishment, the military forces are responsible for the local garrison. There are thousands of households in Pinghai around Haifeng. The victories of thousands of households and Jieshiwei are the ones. Why should the official work hard?"

Ren Wenxian thought that if local garrisons use it, it would not make the pirates in the southeast coast so rampant, and the court would not send you to pacify local robbers. Ren Wenxian said: "Local officials and civilians need you, Lord Shen..."

Chen Xi sneered: "Rely the magistrate, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. Now that I have come to this, I have no time to stay in the city for a long time. Now I am about to leave the city to meet the three armies, and the meeting will never happen later!"

Only then did Ren Wenxian realize that not only did he not please Chen Xi for the previous thing he led the gentry out of the city to welcome him, but instead offended the young governor and the imperial envoy, otherwise he would not have said something that would have been in destined.

Ren Wenxian said: "Mr. Shen, the money, food, weapons, materials you need can raise some of the money, food, weapons, materials in the city. You... only need to stay for two more hours... two hours. If there is any delay, the official is willing to come and see you!"

Chen Xi looked up and down at Ren Wen.

I really don’t know if you have the ability and can really complete the raising of military rations and supplies in two hours. Why didn’t you do it all the same night?

Chen Xi guessed that when the gentry in the city saw the notices he sent to post in various parts of the city, it had surrounded the county magistrate's office.

The gentry gave Chen Xi a warning, and Chen Xi also responded to them.

Originally, the local gentry felt that Chen Xi had no choice but to deal with them. The bandits had run away. If you fight to destroy all the bandits in the north, then we can rest assured. Why do you have to give you money and food to support you to suppress the bandits?

If you want to pay for money, it should be Chaozhou Prefecture or Fujian local prefectures, and it has nothing to do with our Haifeng.

But as Chen Xi’s notice came out, it was equivalent to telling all bandits that you can come to Haifeng for refuge, and the governor’s yamen will no longer care about the bandits in Haifeng County.

The local gentry was selfish, but after the incident, all parties pointed the finger at the magistrate's literature.

Ren Wenxian didn't have much ability, and he could not make money in the local area and could not build connections. Instead, he became the candidate to take the blame.

Chen Xidao: "I cannot delay the march. I will give the county magistrate one hour at most. If I still don't see three hundred stones of new grain and one thousand taels of silver after one hour, then I will not withdraw the notice and say goodbye!"

Many things need to be forced. As the saying goes, there is no motivation without pressure. The problem that was not solved last night. Now, Ren Wenxian only needs two hours to speak, which means that Chen Xi has to wait for a whole morning.

Chen Xi did not intend to delay in Haifeng for too long. The marching of the six routes was already very slow. If the fleet headed to Nan'ao Island first and did not start a war for a long time, it would be easy to be taken by bandits... Before the bandit suppression army arrived, even if the official army could win after the war, the damage would not be small.

For Chen Xi, time is the key factor that determines the direction of this war.

"Then it's only one hour, so I'll go back and arrange it now!"

Ren Wenxian and Tian Yaoqing came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Chen Xi looked at the shadow of the carriage leaving, shook his head and sighed, and then jumped off the horse's back.

Jing Yue walked to Chen Xi with a smile: "Hey, sir, this trick is really effective. But sir, if they really refuse to accept donations, we... won't go back to Haifeng in the future?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I hope all bandits will regard Haifeng as the last refuge, so there is no need for the soldiers of the three armies to run around, but is that possible?"

Jing Yue thought about it and shook his head honestly.

Those bandits were not stupid, and the governor's yamen said they would no longer care about Haifeng, but Haifeng was a big county close to Guangzhou Prefecture. Who dares to guarantee that this was not a trick used by the government to lure the enemy?

Under the pressure from Chenxi, the Haifeng County Magistrate's Office was very efficient. The grain and silver were transported first, followed by clothes and bedding, and a small number of weapons.

Chen Xi sent someone to take over, while he himself lay in the carriage to rest. After waiting for an hour, Jing Yue lifted the curtain and woke Chen Xi up and said, "Sir, there are 450 stones of food and 1,500 taels of silver. In addition, there are a lot of supplies, all equipped with carriage and civilians... Are you going out to check?"

Chen Xi lifted the curtain and saw that the carriages and horses were ready behind him, and he saw Ren Wenxian busy with people from afar.

"No need, go and reveal the notice, just say that the previous proposal is invalid. If Haifeng has anything to do in the future, this governor will naturally come to quell the rebellion... and then leave after the settlement is done."

Chen Xi was too lazy to see Ren Wenxian and others again.

It’s not necessary to be unfaithful once. You, Ren Wenxian, came out to see me from the beginning with the gentry and the people. Their feelings were to numb me for the show. Now that my goal has been achieved, we will part ways. In the future, I will never enter the Haifeng realm again, and this matter will be considered a complete end.

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