Chapter 71

Soul-traveled for two years, Su Fan was like a small transparent person in this world. However, in Wu Jun, he was an existence who had the final say.

After all, as a direct descendant of the Yuwen Clan, outsiders didn't know that he was "demoted." Which of the officials, large and small, in Wu Jun didn't want to curry favor with him?

It's just that Su Fan didn't care. For two years, he had been holed up in the Prefectural Office practicing martial arts, firmly controlling the eight hundred commandery soldiers in his hands.

As for other government affairs, they were almost all handed over to his deputy, the Commandery Assistant.

The reason for controlling the army was also to prepare for the future. Of course, he actually didn't have the intention to fight for the world.

In his view, this world is an era where martial power dominates. If you have already reached the Grandmaster level, you can definitely influence the war situation of a country.

Not to mention the reasons for Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo, in this world, Su Fan understood that the reason Yang Guang failed was because of that Grandmaster of Goguryeo.

Originally, the first time, Yang Guang had reached the capital of Goguryeo, but he was killed by Fu Cailin to the central military camp, forcing Yang Guang to withdraw his troops.

The second time, Yang Guang had learned his lesson and was prepared. There were three Grandmaster-level experts in the camp. However, this time Fu Cailin did not go to assassinate him, but chose to defend the capital.

He was like a demon god, one person becoming an army, relying solely on the capital, making Yang Guang's army unable to break through from beginning to end.

If there was no Fu Cailin, Yang Guang's army would have long ago broken the capital of Goguryeo.

It is precisely because of this that Su Fan understands clearly that in this world, the strong have the ability to determine the ownership of the world, just like in the original work, if it weren't for the two boys, Shuanglong, withdrawing themselves, it would be impossible for Li Shimin to obtain the world.

At that time, Shuanglong were already Grandmasters, and although the Buddhist sect supporting Li Shimin had experts, they were definitely not Shuanglong's opponents.

Su Fan understands that the Yuwen family has ambition, but it is destined to become a stepping stone for Shuanglong.

He didn't think about changing it either. What he wants is to make himself strong. As long as he is strong, even if Yuwen Huaji and the others fail, so what? He can protect them, which can be considered as living up to this body.

Of course, to be strong alone, he still needs some helping forces. He couldn't do everything himself.

So those commandery soldiers in Wu Jun became his target.

After traveling here, he selected eight hundred strong men from around Wu Jun to become his direct descendants, and then handed over the foundation of his fleshly martial arts to these people.

Cultivating fleshly martial arts, tempering the physical body, has no requirements for aptitude. Compared to internal energy, it has many advantages in this regard.

As long as you have enough resources, then no matter who you are, you can cultivate.

And Su Fan, as a direct descendant of the Yuwen family, naturally didn't lack money.

Regardless of whether the Yuwen family had abandoned Su Fan, the things he needed didn't need to be provided by the Yuwen family. Many people who curried favor with him had prepared them for him.

"Commandery Assistant Li, what is it again?"

After finishing his cultivation, Su Fan heard the servant report that the Commandery Assistant was looking for him, so he curiously came to the office of the Prefectural Office in the front yard.

Looking at the anxious Commandery Assistant, Su Fan had a lazy, playboy look.

"My Prefect, it's not good. Recently, a batch of refugees has come to Wu Jun."

"Refugees, what's there to make a fuss about?"

Su Fan, upon hearing this, was very calm. Since Emperor Yang's second expedition to Goguryeo failed, refugees were fleeing everywhere. It was not strange for a large number of refugees from the north to flock to Yangzhou, and it was not strange for Wu Jun to have them.

"Prefect Yuwen, ten thousand refugees have come to Wu Jun. What should we do?"

"They are starving and are about to attack the County Office."

"Haha! Then don't let them go hungry. How much grain is there in the Prefectural Office now? First arrange some disaster relief, then gather them and arrange for them to do things. It just so happens that the water channel of the County Office is paralyzed, so it can be repaired."

Su Fan naturally didn't care. Coming from later generations, he knew about "relief through work." For refugees, as long as you give them a mouthful of food, they will definitely not riot.

Unless they can't live anymore.

"But, but this requires a lot of grain. The Prefectural Office might not have enough."

The Sui Dynasty actually had a very thick foundation. After all, the family foundation accumulated by Emperor Wen of Sui since the Kaihuang period was not exhausted by this prodigal son Yang Guang for more than ten years. The reason why the Tang Dynasty could go from founding to prosperity so quickly was that it absorbed most of the Sui Dynasty's foundation.

The Han Dynasty experienced the Governance of Wen and Jing before Emperor Wu could conquer the grasslands, which took decades, and how many years did the Tang Dynasty take?

The several major granaries of the Sui Dynasty were all full; otherwise, Yang Guang could not have launched three expeditions to Goguryeo in three years.

Although Wu Jun is not very rich, there is still a certain amount of grain in the Prefectural Office.

"Not enough! What's going on? Could it be that someone is corrupt?"

Su Fan's eyes suddenly became sharp, making Li Ya's heart jump. He didn't expect that this playboy in front of him would have such strong pressure.

"Prefect, in these two years, you have withdrawn a lot of grain and grass from the Prefectural Office for the army."

Not daring to be negligent, fearing that Su Fan would think he was corrupt, he hurriedly stated the whereabouts of the grain and grass in the Prefectural Office.

"Eh! Is that so?"

Su Fan, upon hearing this, felt somewhat embarrassed and touched his nose. He really forgot about these. Those eight hundred commandery soldiers were his private soldiers.

Of course, using the government to cultivate his own private soldiers, Su Fan used it quite smoothly.

"Distribute it first. If it's not enough, ask those families to borrow some."

Su Fan said it casually. Anyway, those families in Wu Jun were all rich. These local powerful families had accumulated for decades, or even hundreds of years. Which one wasn't rich?

Borrowing some grain, he didn't feel any burden at all.

As for not lending, are you kidding? Don't want to mix anymore? Who is Su Fan? A direct descendant of the Yuwen family.

The Yuwen family, one of the four great clans, even faintly has the momentum of the number one clan. After all, what Yang Guang trusts most now is the Yuwen family.

Although there is no livelihood for the people everywhere, and some are rebelling, no one will think that the Great Sui is finished.

The Great Sui's tiger prestige is still there, and the Yuwen Clan's influence in the imperial court is very large.

Su Fan is just borrowing some grain, not digging up their ancestral graves or moving their foundation.

As long as they are not fools, they will not refuse, at most they will give less.

Therefore, when Li Ya heard Su Fan's words, he didn't refute, because he knew that in Su Fan's name, he could naturally borrow some.

"In addition, apart from repairing the water channel, there is still wasteland around Wu Jun. Let them go and reclaim it."

Although he didn't have the intention to fight for the world, Su Fan couldn't do nothing.

Eight hundred commandery private soldiers are his first step. The second is to build Wu Jun into his base.

With the Yuwen family's prestige, it is quite easy for him to take down Wu Jun. There are quite a few powerful families in Wu Jun, but as long as he doesn't move their foundation, naturally no one will find trouble with him.

And even if he moved it, it actually didn't matter.

As long as the strength is strong enough, what if he takes down all the powerful families in Wu Jun? Can they turn the world upside down?

"Okay, Prefect."

Li Ya is now a diligent old ox. Su Fan lets him do whatever he does; otherwise, how could he, a cold-door disciple, sit on the throne of Commandery Assistant?

It was just because Su Fan saw that he was obedient.