"Tsk tsk tsk..." Zhang Yue looked at the bamboo slips in front of him, couldn't help but pursed his lips and sneered.

"This battle was really good..." Looking down at the numbers on the bamboo slips, Zhang Yue was overjoyed and couldn't control himself.

"The land is 100,000 mu, more than 7,000 slaves, more than 300,000 cattle, horses and livestock, 200,000 gold, 100,000 silk cloth, millions of corn, and more than 170,000 cheese and milk!"

This is the preliminary statistics of the wealthy nobles and officials in Yanmen County.

Not to mention anything else, just materials are enough to launch a large-scale battle!

"No wonder Wang Wenshu, Yi Zong liked to search and exterminate the clan so much back then..." Zhang Yue sighed: "Who doesn't like such easy political achievements?"

Unfortunately, Zhang Yue no longer needs such political achievements.

"I will confiscate the copy and report to Chang'an immediately!" After leaving the pen in his hand, Zhang Yue ordered: "Let Your Majesty be happy!"

"No!" Guo Rong bowed his head and took the order.

Zhang Yue got up and walked to the yard to move his muscles and bones.

After doing less than two hundred push-ups, Deng Shuang brought people to Zhang Yue and reported: "Shizhong Duke, Mayi Ling committed suicide and apologized!"

"Oh..." Zhang Yue sneered: "It's a cheaper one!"

Since three days ago, Zhang Yue entered Shanwucheng, and then he has searched and arrested officials, powerful people and nobles.

At the same time, people are encouraged to sue, report and expose.

So, hundreds of complaints and complaints were filed into the prefect's mansion within a day.

Zhang Yue then appointed Deng Shuang as Shoushan Wuwei and ordered him to be responsible for the handling of related cases.

At the same time, envoys were sent to the fourteen counties of Yanmen, summoning county magistrates and county magistrates from all over the country, and asking them to come to the case to explain all the cases related to them.

Mayi County is the first to get news.

However, the county magistrate was so decisive that he committed suicide directly!

This really made Zhang Yue feel a little regretful.

"Other counties, beware of the criminals committing suicide!" Zhang Yue ordered: "Send cavalry to protect them closely, and there will be no losses!"

"No!" Deng Shuang received the order.

"By the way!" Zhang Yue asked: "The messenger sent to contact the Changshui Captain, has there been a reply?"

"You have reported to the Duke of Shizhong, there is no such thing yet!" Deng Shuang replied.

"Oh!" Zhang Yue frowned slightly as he heard it.

In this era, or at any era, cavalry must be hung up and hammered by infantry at long distances.

There is no way, the speed of the cavalry is like this.

In the battlefield maneuver between 200 and 300 miles, the cavalry is invincible.

But after this distance exceeds this time and the time is longer, the speed will become slower and slower.

So much so that the Changshui Captain Headquarters led by Zhang Yue and Xu Xiangru were clearly in Chang'an on the sixth day of the second month.

As a result, Zhang Yue had been in Yanmen for almost ten days, and Xu Xiangru and his Changshui Captain had not arrived in Yanmen County yet.

This is really embarrassing.

But it's understandable.

After all, Su Xiang did this more than just brought the army.

His army was surrounded by a large number of scholars, with a total of more than one thousand.

The scholars brought entourages, retainers, servants, and various daily necessities, and countless people were involved.

Zhang Yue estimated that it would be awesome to have fifty or sixty miles a day.

"If you have news, report it to me immediately!" Zhang Yue waved his hand and ordered: "You wait and do things!"

"No!" Deng Shuanggong stepped down, took the people and continued to go to the front hall, and started working hard.

He is now leading people to deal with various complaints and cases in Yanmen County.

Although, many things actually do not need to be tried.

The powerful noble officials of Yanmen had lived a very comfortable life in the past.

Therefore, they are too lazy to even cover up their work.

So much so that it is extremely smooth to check now.

All kinds of evidence are complete, and some guys even left countless handles on official documents.

So much so that all Deng Shuang needs to do is verify and investigate.

Then organize the relevant evidence and submit it to the Shizhong.

Despite this, Deng Shuang was still busy and dark, but she didn't feel tired at all.

Instead, I feel very fulfilled.

Seeing Deng Shuang go away, Zhang Yue pursed his lips: "I, a village party, are a good judicial officer, and deserve to be trained and promoted!"

Zhang Yue is even considering letting Deng Shuang stay in Yanmen and serve as the chief lieutenant who specializes in criminal proceedings.

Thank you for so much hard work and so many risks.

Of course, Zhang Yue was not here to do charity.

Political figures have a purpose in every move.

Otherwise, why would he have to fight against Yanmen?

If you work so much, you may not be able to get anything.

Maybe it may also affect your future career.

In fact, Zhang Yue actually chose Yanmen between Yanmen, Dai County and Shang County.

The reason for choosing Yanmen is because Yanmen is bad enough!

Because it is very bad, you can show off your strengths and kill existing interest groups and local snakes in the county with one knife!

Then, you can naturally help your own people up and get to the bottom of your seat.

Therefore, Yanmen County naturally had the surname Zhang.

"Yanmen is a good place!" Zhang Yue blinked and took a deep breath.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this place is bitter and cold. In the fourteen counties of Yanmen, the household registration is close to 80,000 and the population exceeds 300,000.

However, there are only less than one million mu of reclamation land and hundreds of thousands of mu of mudflat land and saline-alkali land.

With such land, of course, we cannot support so many people.

Not to mention, Yanmen also stationed a Juzhu army with a full 8,000 people!

Although the Juzhu Army is now ruined, the annual expenses and various military expenditures of 8,000 full-time soldiers can still be scared to death.

Therefore, in the past, Yanmen, like Shangjun, local finance, needed Bingzhou and even the central government's support.

Each year, the central government allocated tens of millions of dollars, and the Grand Secretary's farmers were allocated millions of corn, beans and wheat, and the Bingzhou governor transferred tens of millions of money and grain from other counties to maintain the administration and military affairs of Yanmen County.

Therefore, after the Huns fled far away, this place gradually became a useless rib in the eyes of a Chang'an nobleman and powerful.

A capable person is unwilling to come here, and the talents in Yanmen County will try their best to transfer them externally as soon as they have the opportunity.

As a result, the vicious cycle became what it is today, and was taken advantage of by Wei Yannian and Ma Yuan, making Yanmen County a prosperous and a family hotbed.

but……

In Zhang Yue's eyes, Yanmen County is a good base that cannot be better.

Because this place belongs to Datong, Shanxi in later generations.

What's in Datong?

The answer is coal, which is so rich that it is unbelievable that it can make this place a future heavy industrial base.

Of course, if there was only coal, Zhang Yue would not be so excited.

The key is...

Yanmen County also controls the passage to the north.

Whether it is to go to Shuofang or Munan, Yanmen is a must-see shortcut.

what does that mean?

market!

An emerging market!

Munan and Shuofang have a population of at least two million, and can radiate to the four counties of Hexi, the Western Regions and Juyan.

The consumption potential is extremely huge.

Now, Zhang Yue only has two problems to solve.
To be continued...