Suzhou Prefecture is very lively. As various systems continue to operate smoothly, more and more people come to Suzhou Prefecture to do business, and even big businessmen come to plant orchards and raise livestock.
When Emperor Yan rebelled, Suzhou Prefecture was the only one that did not rebel. Many people even looked forward to the arrival of the imperial army.
They also want to conquer large households and divide their fields.
It's a pity that those wealthy families directly handed over the documents, saying that Emperor Yan succeeded to the throne and complied with the destiny.
In the market, Murong Xian is still selling spices and snacks.
A little maid stood aside: "Madam, let's go back. You are now a countess, and you are a fourth-grade imperial concubine. If word gets out, you will be laughed at by the ladies of noble families!"
Murong Xian smiled: "What are you laughing at? I make money based on my own ability, and I am not robbing people of their hard-earned money. Who dares to laugh at me?"
Suddenly, a man rushed into the street and shouted.
"Folks, the latest news is that the court has announced that from now on, taxes will be collected based on the land, and only 30% of the tax will be collected. From now on, there will no longer be a need to collect taxes based on the number of people in the family!"
"It's real and fake. You can't lie to others, right?"
"Wow, long live Emperor Yan!"
After a while, the man's surroundings were filled with people asking questions. The man did not slack off and began to explain in detail the latest system of the imperial court.
He even told everyone that if there was any persecution or grievance, they could go to the local government to file a complaint. If not, they could go directly to Jinyiwei to file a complaint without paying a penny!
At the same time, people from all over the Ming Dynasty, from counties to villages, came out to inform and explain the latest system.
These people belong to the temporary establishment of Dongchang and are an important force for Jiang Yuyan to control the world's public opinion. One is to understand the public sentiment in a timely manner, and the other is to timely popularize the latest science system for the people.
Otherwise, the people in some places have never left the village in their entire lives, and they will believe whatever the villagers tell the officials. Some people have been persecuted to death without even knowing that they have been deceived.
Most people are too simple.
…
Suzhou Mansion, market.
"Little sister, how do you sell these snacks?"
When Murong Xian heard the familiar voice, he raised his head and burst into tears. He even swallowed: "You are finally back!"
More than a year ago, she received a letter from the capital, saying that her sweetheart was safe and had been made a count.
Then the world was on fire, and wars were going on everywhere. It was common to hear that a general had been defeated and died.
But she could do nothing but pray every day. She even had nightmares every night. When she closed her eyes, she would see bloody scenes.
In the end, she simply went out to set up a stall and find something to do. She was too afraid of suddenly receiving the news that Xiao Yuer had died in battle.
Waiting is the most torturous thing.
Xiao Yuer waved his hand: "Put away Madam's things, I'll go back first!"
"Yes!" Several soldiers behind him responded in unison, making people nearby look at him with suspicion.
Murong Xian panicked: "What are you going to do? Ah!"
Xiao Yuer directly picked up his wife, then used Qinggong to jump onto the roof, and flew across the roof.
"Fulfill your wish and give me a son!"
"Ah, let me go, you are so shameless in broad daylight!" Murong Xian kept patting Jiang Xiaoyu's back.
"There is a saying that goes well. It's broad daylight. Isn't this the right time?"
"You rascal! Ah, I'll bite you to death!"
…
Jinyiwei Yamen.
The two major governors, Yao Yue and Lian Xing, sat opposite each other.
They had sent Hua Wuque out to assassinate Xiao Yu'er before, but they had no preparation for Hua Wuque to come back. After all, Jiang Yuyan's skills were really unpredictable.
But after such a long time, there was no news at all. Even the little fisher had been granted the title of earl more than a year ago, so they suddenly panicked.
A disciple whom he had worked so hard to train could not defeat a gangster.
The other is whether something will happen to Hua Wuque.
After all, even a dog has some feelings after being raised for twenty years.
"Sir, there is news from Jiang Mansion that the count is back." Someone came to report from outside.
A cold light flashed in Yao Yue's eyes: "It seems that Wu Que has indeed been defeated. What a useless waste!"
Lian Xing's face suddenly filled with sadness. From childhood to adulthood, Hua Wuque had been raised by her little by little, and she was Wuque's de facto adoptive mother.
"What do you look like crying in mourning? Come with me tonight and kill that little fish's whole family!" Yao Yue cursed.
Lian Xing said weakly: "What about Jiang Yuyan?"
Yao Yue paused for a moment, then became furious: "Am I afraid of her?
Besides, we killed everyone in Xiaoyuer's house, including the dogs, how did she know it was us?
Besides, if it doesn't work out, we will go overseas. Will she, the Emperor, chase a gangster overseas?
If we come back more than ten years later, who will remember us?" Yao Yue said harshly.
Lianxing:......
At night, the moon and stars are sparse, the Earl's Mansion.
Yao Yue and Lian Xing came to Jiang Mansion. The Yihua Palace martial arts was specially created for women. Each move is beautiful, moving, weird and unpredictable.
"What about the little cub?" Yao Yue asked.
In the middle hall, the lanterns lit up instantly.
Xiao Yuer leisurely sat on the Taishi chair: "I heard you are looking for me?"
Yaoyue became angry when she saw his face.
Why, even though he saved Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng fell in love with some humble maid.
"It's your honor to live to this old age. I will send you down to see your father today so that your family can be reunited!" Yao Yue cursed viciously, then floated up.
Xiaoyuer smiled and threw out several medicine packets.
Yao Yue dismissed it, waved the medicine packs and returned them directly, sneering.
"You have a small skill, but you still dare to do the same thing!"
"Boom~" The medicine pack exploded, and suddenly the room was filled with white mist and a strange smell.
Yao Yue was startled and quickly used her true energy to protect her whole body and shouted: "Little brat, don't run. If you can run, can Murong Xian run? Be obedient and accept death, otherwise you will take off Murong Xian's clothes and throw them into a pile of beggars.
Suffering all kinds of humiliation!”
At this moment she was like a crazy woman.
As a woman, she knows best what those noble women are afraid of.
The white mist dissipated, but Xiao Yu'er was still sitting in front of the chair.
Yao Yue laughed: "Hahaha, are you scared? But it's too late. You are that person's son. I can't sleep when I see your face!"
You and that little bitch must die!"
Xiao Yu'er smiled and waved her hand: "Sister, times have changed!"
After saying that, he threw out a few medicine bags again, white mist filled the whole room again, and then he fell behind the chair and entered the hole.
At some point, several huge gun barrels appeared in the room. The barrels were thin and emitted cold light.
"Boom, boom boom~"
Dozens of explosions rang out in the house, and the whole city of Suzhou seemed to be shaken.
A quarter of an hour later, the smoke dissipated, and Xiao Yuer walked in with dozens of guards and muskets.
Yao Yue and Lian Xing leaned against the wall, holding their hands on their hearts, with a trace of blood on the corners of their mouths. It was difficult to even stand up.
The human body is still unable to resist the forces of nature.
Of course, except for a few perverts.
Xiao Yu'er stood quietly behind a dozen of his subordinates, watching the two women, who were his enemies who killed his father and his mother, and casually waved: "Shoot!"
As Emperor Yan's right-hand man, he has no habit of talking nonsense.
"Bang, bang, bang~" These are all sharpshooters. After dozens of shots, not a single shot hit their vitals, but their hands and feet were crippled.
According to the rules, Xiao Yu'er has no right to kill the envoy of Jinyiwei Town at will.
Nowadays, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty has the right to kill at will.
According to Emperor Yan's regulations, as long as it is a capital crime, it must be handed over to her personally for investigation, and the three departments will be responsible for it.
So many criminals stay in jail for a long time just to prevent any accidents.
After a moment, Xiao Yu'er smiled and ordered: "Go up, abolish your martial arts, and send them to the capital for treatment. Let's say that these two people broke into the Earl's Mansion for no reason, assassinated the Earl, seized military secrets, and intended to rebel!"
The men were stunned for a moment and looked around.
Where are the military secrets?
Xiao Yu'er smiled: "The guns and cannons you are holding are secrets!"
…
Valley of the Wicked.
This is a valley surrounded by four mountains. The mountain road at the entrance is rugged. Two lines of words are carved on the rocks at the entrance of the valley: "Entering the valley is like ascending to the sky. Visitors come this way."
The Valley of the Wicked is a place where wicked people gather in the world. There is no one here who is not unforgiving and has bloody hands.
On this day, three people rushed out from the Valley of the Wicked and helped each other, looking at the valley with lingering fear.
It has been twenty years since the mischievous master used a trap to trap them here.
Now, they are finally free!
Du Sha, ranked first in Wuren Valley's martial arts, wore spiked gloves with quenched poisonous blood on his hands, so he was known as the "bloody hand".
Li Dazui killed his wife in anger because he had an affair and refused to repent, and he started on the evil path ever since.
Haha'er, a fat monk who looks like Amitabha, is friendly and makes money. He was originally a monk. He killed his fellow disciples and master after being called a fat pig by his junior sister, and then fled into the Valley of Evil.
"Huahua World, we are here!" The three of them shouted and ran out quickly.
At the gate of Suzhou City, the three of them were preparing to enter the city when they were suddenly stopped.
"Show me your household registration information!" the sergeant shouted.
The three of them were stunned and shook their heads at the same time, no.
The sergeant gave them a strange look: "Then you go and register the information, confirm the situation, and leave a portrait.
I see that you are also Jianghu people, so I would like to advise you that the law is clear and ruthless, and do not embark on the road of illegal crimes!"
The three people nodded quickly. Although they were evil people in the past, they naturally did not dare to find fault without knowing the situation.
There is not a single fool who can survive till now.
When registering his name, Du Sha thought about it and wrote his name on it: Hahaer.
Haha'er glanced at the two of them warily, covered it with his hand, and wrote: Li Dazui.
Li Dazui pondered for a moment and quickly wrote: Du Sha.
After registration, the soldier gave each of the three of them an ID tag: "This is your ID tag, as well as the number. It is different for each person, and your portraits will also be kept."
Don’t blame me for not reminding you that if a martial artist commits a crime, the crime will be increased!”
"Yes, yes, sir, you are busy!" After greeting, the three of them walked into the colorful world.
"It's so lively, there are so many people!" Haha'er exclaimed.
"Let's go have a drink! I'm treating you." Li Dazui said with a smile. As underworld masters, they naturally have no shortage of money.
After a few people left, the leading sergeant picked up the registration list and looked at it. Then he was a little suspicious, so he came back and took out a book.
"The red and black list of Jianghu."
It records the heroes and evildoers recognized by the imperial court. If you help capture the evildoers, you can receive rewards, receive meritorious deeds, and exchange them for various precious treasures and even titles.
When I opened the black list, I saw Li Dazui and others clearly visible on it. Although they were relatively far back, after all, they had not made a move for many years.
The sergeant greeted quickly: "Quickly, notify the Jin Yiwei, send a flying eagle message, and ask the nearest master to come over!"
"yes!"
Three days later, Xiao Yu'er fell into deep thought as he looked at the three villains who were tied in front of him and whose martial arts had been disabled.
When I was in the Valley of the Wicked, they were kind to me in raising and teaching me. But aren’t you all well-known masters in the world? How could you be caught so easily?
The three villains are crying but have no tears. This Jin Yiwei has no martial ethics. Dozens of them shoot at the same time, and there are fishing nets, poison, and lime. Their conspiracy and tricks are useless!
Also, didn’t they register someone else’s name? How come they were recognized?
Madhu, don’t talk about martial ethics!
Suzhou, maritime market.
Here is the latest batch of prisoners who were deprived of their status as common people of the Ming Dynasty. Although their martial arts skills were revoked, their physical fitness is still good, and they are good at mining in the Japanese country.
"I just don't understand. Our mining factories already provide food and housing, so why do we still need to pay wages to those Japanese workers?" a businessman complained.
Everyone around looked at him in surprise. It turned out to be the eldest son of the Peng family and the richest man in Suzhou. Then everyone looked thoughtful.
It turns out that this is a qualified businessman!
It is a pity that in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yan stipulated the minimum wage for recruiting workers in various places.
But it was different in the Japanese country. It was really cheaper to recruit slaves to catch slaves, but the population of the Japanese country was too small, and it was simply not enough.
Fortunately, there are always some people in the Ming Dynasty who like to rob the rich and give to the poor after practicing martial arts and reading a few novels. The key point is that unless there are really unlucky people who get seriously ill, as long as they work hard, it will be no problem for the people to have enough to eat and drink.
...
Capital, Qianqing Palace, bathing pool.
Miao Le sat in the pool, taking a hot bath, with a look of reluctance.
Jiang Yuyan was wearing a dragon robe and was giving it a bath, more seriously than taking a bath herself.
The girl sat on the small bench, rubbing Miao Le's belly for a while and smoothing his tail for a while. She was very satisfied.
Outsiders never know that Emperor Yan, who is murderous outside, is a complete cat slave at home.
After washing for a while, a girl wearing a green bellyband sneaked up from the steamy corner and pounced on Jiang Yuyan.
Jiang Yuyan lowered her head, and the girl fell directly into the water.
Miao Le, who was lying down and enjoying, only saw a black shadow, and then he was pushed into the bottom of the water.
"Gulu, Gulu~"
After a while, a cat and a girl started fighting in the water again. Waves were everywhere, and the pond was filled with spring colors.
Jiang Yuyan looked at all this with amusement, but the pressure in her heart was much lessened.
A grain of dust from the times becomes a huge mountain when it falls on a person. When the burden of the country falls on her alone, sometimes she will be unable to breathe.
As long as she closes her eyes, she can see the big and small things happening everywhere, invasion by foreign enemies, and all kinds of nastiness at home: corruption, robbery, murder, rebellion...
There are too many troubles.
But she didn't dare to relax for a moment, because she would always remember what Li Xian said to her at that time.
If she doesn't do well enough, won't she be laughed at by future generations?
The most important thing is that as long as she does one thing, she will never allow herself to be not number one.
