Chapter 161: Joyfully Obtaining Over 1,600 Cavalrymen

"Back then, this official promised you that as long as you could successfully suppress the bandits, you could make one request within this official's authority."

"I wonder what you are thinking, Lord Su?"

Since the conversation had reached this point, Su Li did not act coy. He stood up directly and cupped his hands toward the Changshan Commandery Governor: "To tell you the truth, I do indeed have a request."

"I need some warhorses to form a cavalry unit. I wonder if you, my lord, could help me allocate a batch within Changshan Commandery."

"Warhorses?"

The Changshan Commandery Governor was slightly stunned; he had not expected that Su Li would not ask for power or wealth, but only for some warhorses.

However, he did not probe further. He simply thought for a moment and said: "Although there are not many warhorses in Changshan Commandery, since it is your request, Lord Su, this official will naturally try to satisfy it."

"How about this: I will have someone go down and take a count to see how many warhorses can be allocated to you at most."

"Someone, come here!"

Saying this, the Changshan Commandery Governor gave the order.

"Many thanks, my lord!"

Su Li cupped his hands slightly toward the Changshan Commandery Governor.

"It is nothing; this is what this official promised you."

The Changshan Commandery Governor also waved his hand, then suddenly changed the subject: "Lord Su, with your martial prowess, it is truly a pity to be tucked away in a corner. Do you have any interest in taking a military post in my Changshan Commandery and serving this official?"

【Ding! The Changshan Commandery Governor invites you to join his ranks. Do you accept?】

【Special Note: This belongs to a private recruitment by the Changshan Commandery Governor. Once you agree to join, you will automatically be defaulted as a staff member of the Changshan Commandery Governor, which will eliminate your current status as a player lord and simultaneously trigger a staff member quest.】

Uh...

Seeing the prompt that suddenly appeared before him, Su Li was speechless once again.

He had not expected that this Changshan Commandery Governor, just like Peng Hu before, could actually invite him to join his ranks.

Moreover, it was a private recruitment; once joined, it would directly eliminate his current status as a player lord and make him a staff member of the Changshan Commandery Governor.

What a joke.

Since he had transmigrated into this world, he was definitely here to contend for hegemony.

How could he possibly become someone else's staff member?

It was not as if his development was so poor that he could no longer survive.

If it were not for the warhorses, Su Li would have definitely turned around and left. Now, he had no choice but to cup his hands and say with a look of regret: "I appreciate the kindness of you, my lord, but my territory, Bai Yun Town, is truly too far from the commandery city, and there are many people close to me there whom I cannot abandon. I ask for your understanding."

There was no other way; for the sake of the warhorses, he could only say such pretentious words.

However, it was not entirely a lie.

People like Linglong and Zhao Yu would eventually become people close to him.

"I see. Then you are indeed not suited to serve under this official, Lord Su."

A forced melon is not sweet. Since Su Li had no intention, the Changshan Commandery Governor could not force him. He might as well retreat to the next best thing, so he waved his hand and said: "How about this: since you are concerned about your territory, Lord Su, this official will appoint you as the Pavilion Chief of Bai Yun Town."

"I hope you will continue to develop and strengthen Bai Yun Town and make more contributions to my Changshan Commandery."

During the Han Dynasty, the Pavilion Chief was an official post only one level below the county.

Clearly, the Changshan Commandery Governor wanted to use the position of Pavilion Chief to win Su Li's favor.

This way, if he encountered trouble in the future, he could ask Su Li for help.

Sure enough, no matter the era, officials always had a scale and a few tricks up their sleeves, knowing who could be befriended and who could be antagonized.

Su Li naturally knew this clearly. Seeing that no prompt appeared from the game system this time, he cupped his hands toward the Changshan Commandery Governor: "Many thanks, my lord, for bestowing this official post. I will keep this favor in mind."

He had no reason to refuse again.

If he were to refuse again, it would be not giving the Changshan Commandery Governor face.

It might even affect the allocation of warhorses.

Besides, getting a Pavilion Chief position for free—isn't that great?

【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained an official post.】 ===== CHAPTER 163 =====