Wang Jian's expression immediately sank.
The reason why he had hurriedly reported Du Qi's arrival was because it was not easy to resist.
He didn't expect Bennett to speak about this matter.
The problem was that he didn't know what to do.
Wang Jian was the county lieutenant. Regardless of his relationship with Bennett, he still had to answer the current situation. Wang Jian thought for a while and said, "County Governor, the current situation is very complicated. Du Qi's army is coming aggressively. It will be difficult for us to resist with our strength alone. "
Bennett seemed to be the county governor now, but in reality, he was only a county governor in name.
He was just an empty shell.
He didn't have any strength at all.
He was equivalent to the county magistrate of Pandu County.
If not for this, he wouldn't have given Wang Jian the position of county lieutenant. As the county governor, he was also the county magistrate of Pandu County.
Bennett said in a deep voice, "No matter how difficult the current situation is, we can't give up. Once we give up, our foundation in Pandu County will be completely destroyed. "
After a pause, Bennett said, "Old Wang, do you have a solution?"
Wang Jian thought for a while and said, "There are three ways to think about it."
Bennett said, "Let's hear it."
Wang Jian said in a deep voice, "The first way is to rely on ourselves to mobilize the strength of the entire Pandu County and call on everyone to resist Du Qi. Of course, to make these people fight, we have to give them benefits. "
"To persuade them, we can give them some salt and iron management rights."
"Under such circumstances, these aristocratic families will be tempted."
Wang Jian said, "County Governor, if we don't give them enough benefits, they won't be able to resist us. It's impossible for the big families in Pan City to work for us. They won't go all out. "
Bennett frowned and said, "Salt and iron management is the main source of income. If we give them the salt and iron management rights, it will have a great impact on us. "
Wang Jian said, "County Governor, there's no other way. If we have to think about the present, we can't think about the future. If we have to think about the future, we can't think about the present. Li. "
Benito was suddenly caught in a dilemma.
Giving up salt and iron was shocking.
It was equivalent to giving up his rights.
In his heart, Benelux was still somewhat unwilling to accept such a thing.
After thinking for a while, Bennett temporarily put aside this suggestion and asked, "Old Wang, what's the second suggestion?"
Wang Jian said, "The second idea is to declare allegiance to Jingyang County. Jingyang County borders our Songyang County. The governor of Jingyang County had always wanted to annex Songyang County, but the entire Songyang County resisted him. Furthermore, each county had its own forces. It's not easy for the governor of Jingyang County to enter. "
"If they submit to Jingyang County, then the military forces of Jingyang County will naturally intervene."
"At that time, with Jingyang County's help, we will be safe."
Wang Jian said with assurance, "Lord County Governor, this is a strategy of luring the wolf into the house. However, this was the only way to stop Du Qi's army. With our strength alone, we definitely won't be able to withstand it. "
Bennett's breathing was a little hurried.
His eyes were filled with displeasure.
Submit to Jingyang County?
Impossible!
Benelux said in a deep voice, "Old Wang, I'm the governor of Songyang County. How can I submit to Songyang County for help with my position as the governor of a county? It's not appropriate. Your suggestion is very inappropriate. "
However, Wang Jian's face twitched.
Benelux shouldn't be able to see the situation clearly.
Don't you know your own situation? You even said you were the governor of Songyang County.
Who admitted it?
Which county in Songyang County had submitted to him?
He was just saying it out loud.
Although Wang Jian thought so, he didn't dare to say it out loud. He said in a deep voice, "Lord County Governor, there are bound to be losses when you gain something. Therefore, it's very normal for you to lose something at the moment. "
After a pause, Wang Jian said, "Of course, since the Lord County Governor is unwilling to submit to Songyang County, we will consider the third idea. This idea is the simplest."
Benelux leaned forward slightly and pressed his hands on the table to support his body. He asked, "What's the third idea?"
Wang Jian continued, "The third idea is to borrow external aid. There are still bandits from Mount Fuyang in Songyang County. I heard Du Qi say in Mount Fuyang that he set a trap and killed Zhang Zhongjing, a bandit from Mount Fuyang. "
"This is equivalent to becoming enemies with the bandits of Mount Fuyang."
"The bandits of Mount Fuyang are the most powerful bandits in Songyang County. They occupy Mount Fuyang and have seven to eight thousand men. They are all extremely elite and skilled in battle."
"We can ask the bandits of Mount Fuyang for help."
Wang Jian continued speaking with assurance, "Of course, there's a big problem with this idea. If we ask the bandits of Mount Fuyang for help, we'll have to pay them money. Based on the current situation, it's almost impossible to ask the bandits of Mount Fuyang for help without more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. "
"And our Pandu County isn't having a good time either."
"Although a hundred thousand taels of silver is possible, we can still gather it. However, once we do, the entire Pandu County will be almost empty. It'll be difficult financially. "
Wang Jian said, "Lord County Governor, this is my third idea."
Benelux frowned again.
The third idea.
This wasn't easy to handle!
Such an idea was equivalent to giving the other party too much money. Unfortunately, Pandu County's finances were also in a slump.
Benelux couldn't make a decision for a moment. He said, "Old Wang, what do you think I should choose?"
Wang Jian said, "It's up to you, Lord County Governor."
Benelux said, "It's because I can't make a choice. That's why I'm asking for your advice. Tell me, what's your suggestion? "
As a friend of Benelux for many years, Wang Jian knew what Benelux was thinking, so he said, "If I were to choose, I'd choose the third idea. We'll cooperate with the bandits and use them to attack Du Qi and weaken Du Qi. Then, we'll fight for the benefits and finally defeat Du Qi. We'll also wipe out the bandits of Mount Fuyang. "
"Wonderful!"
Benelux's face lit up with joy.
He felt that Wang Jian was too smart.
In Benelux's opinion, the third idea was simply a stroke of genius.
Not bad!
Not bad!
It was an excellent strategy.
Benelux ordered, "Old Wang, you'll arrange this matter. Immediately arrange for someone to contact the people of Mount Fuyang. Tell them that we're asking them to come out and deal with Du Qi. We're willing to give them a hundred thousand taels of silver. "
"Yes!"
Wang Jian immediately agreed.
Since Benelux had decided on a strategy, he just had to execute it.
As for raising a hundred thousand taels of silver, or even reaping the benefits later, that was a very distant matter.
He wouldn't consider it for the time being.
He would first contact the people the other party had planted in Pandu County and then consider the next step.
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