Chapter 273 Monthly Pass of the Demon King’s Decree)
Almost at the same time, in the Chongzheng Hall of Qiantian Mountain City.
The aura was unusually calm. Hu Zhongyuan stood behind everyone, roughly in the middle. His expression was respectful and his eyes were not squinting, but he always felt that the atmosphere today was getting more and more wrong.
He could faintly feel a sharp, knife-like gaze coming at him from time to time, chilling him to the bone.
But when he looked carefully, he saw nothing unusual.
Only Zong Shou was sitting upright on the throne. He had just reached fourteen, and his slightly thin body was very happy in that large chair.
However, his face was tense. Thinking of the prince's decisive killing and cruel methods three days ago, it made people unable to laugh. "Since your Majesty insists on counting the loss of this war weapon into the treasury account, , the minister was speechless."
The speaker was none other than Ren Bo, a mediocre minister in Zong Shou's mind. He was about forty years old, wearing a Confucian crown and a white robe.
Qiantian Mountain City does not have a formal official establishment, and there is no unified government office. Therefore, the cities in this palace do not have unified clothes, and the clothes are also diverse.
At this moment, the white-robed prime minister raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "I just want to remind your majesty! I, Qiantian City, have not hunted animals in the sea of clouds for several months, and the treasury has reached the bottom. If there are additional expenditures, there may be more. There is no capital to organize the next hunting in the sea of clouds.”
Zong Shou was sitting on his seat. He was slightly surprised at first, but he had forgotten about it for a moment. The normal taxes and various incomes of Qiantian Mountain City did not account for half of the national treasury income. The real big head was still under the sea of clouds.
Qiantian Mountain has been without an owner for several months, and Yunhai's hunting naturally has no choice but to stop.
After he succeeds as the lord, this is probably what these subordinates are looking forward to the most. It is also the top priority of Qiantian Mountain City.
Then he didn't care and waved his hand to signal Ren Bo, who was obviously a little cold towards him, to step back. Then he made a gesture to Su Chuxue next to him.
Chuxue hesitated for a while, and after a long while, she took a few scrolls and stood in front of the throne. She hummed and coughed softly and said: "Your Majesty, I have announced several edicts and decrees. Please pay attention to them!"
Everyone in the hall looked solemn when they heard the words. They all bowed their heads and listened quietly.
Even a new official has three talents when he takes office, let alone this young demon king who has a well-hidden secret and powerful methods and subdues all the forces in the city as soon as he takes office?
This is also Zong Shou's first government order after he succeeded to the throne. How can everyone dare to be careless and disrespectful?
Seeing this, Chuxue calmed down a little. She followed the words in Minghuang's edict and read it out from the text: "Two days ago, I ordered Hu Zhongyuan to secretly visit various places in the city to find out that Lingxiang Town in Shili was immoral and morally corrupt. After a long time, it will definitely become immoral. Especially in Jingyun Yalou, where both men and women are exposed to sexual intercourse in a filthy and chaotic environment, which is extremely filthy. After hearing the news, I was really angry and this evil trend must not rise again. I ordered General Zuo Tingzhu to do so. , Immediately inspect all the brothels and prostitutes in Lingxiang Town, Shili, and Qiantian City. From today on, after midnight, a curfew will be implemented in Qiantian City!"
When she read this, Chuxue suddenly realized. She thought that the crown prince's revenge was coming. Moreover, it was a public revenge, high-sounding, and too sinister. However, sealing up the brothel was a good thing.
Hu Zhongyuan below was completely stunned. When did he inspect the various places in the city under the orders of Zongshou? Didn't he say anything offensive or morally corrupt? Although this Jingyun Yalou is a romantic place, it can In fact, the woman inside is not selling herself. Any evil or filthy behavior or public display of sexual intercourse has nothing to do with it.
The ministers in the palace also fell silent for a moment. Hu Qianqiu's expression was uncertain, and he glared at his son fiercely. The rest of the people also had strange expressions.
None of them are gentlemen. Who among the people here has never been to Shili Lingxiang Town? There are almost one or two people who like him there.
There is some immorality, but it's not a big deal.
I really don’t understand why Zong Shou took this matter so seriously and regarded it as the first government order after he succeeded to the throne.
They all looked at each other, but Ren Bo stood up: "Your Majesty, the tax revenue from Shili Lingxiang Town is enough to support three town armies! In fact, they are all poor women with no livelihood. If your Majesty thinks they are immoral, , taxes can be increased. And it’s not war time, so I don’t think this curfew is necessary.”
Zong Shou curled his lips, and then picked up three pieces of paper on his expression desk. One said "It's too lively at night", the other said "Population," and the other said "War Wind"
He gestured towards Chuxue reluctantly for a while, and Chuxue finally understood after looking at it for a long time, and spoke with a strange look in his eyes: "Your Majesty said that it is too lively at night, which is not a good thing for me in Tianshan City. So there is a curfew for young people. People go home to give birth to children. I, the Sky Demon Clan, rely on the simplicity and warlike nature of the people and the superior force. It is okay not to use the small money earned from the flesh and blood business. It is better to increase the population and keep the folk customs prosperous. It’s serious!”
I was in a daze. It turned out that the young master was not avenging his death, but was issuing a serious political order. Did he really go to investigate the public sentiment last night?
The atmosphere in the entire court was also solemn. Everyone in the entire court was moved.
Especially the heads of the clans all had strange expressions in their eyes. Looking at Zong Shou's eyes, they felt even more admiration.
Why didn't they think of such a simple truth? Really? The children at home became more and more wild at night. They had to be rushed back to let them practice martial arts diligently or accompany their wives to have children to strengthen the clan. This night It's better to be more monotonous. Curfew is a good idea.
Even Ren Bo was confused and leaned over with a smile: "Your Majesty, I see clearly that I was wrong."
Immediately afterwards, Chuxue unfolded a second scroll and read: "The population of Gu Zengchagan Tianshan has increased to less than half as of two years ago. Therefore, there is an order that all adult husbands in Qiantianshan City will have more children." Those who have one child can be rewarded with a second-level beast crystal. Those who have three or more children and those with insufficient financial resources can apply for Qiantian City to support them on their behalf."
There was another roar in the entire hall. Everyone's faces were filled with surprise.
If you have more children, you will still get money. If you have more sons, the city lord can raise them on your behalf.
This is different from the previous one. Those who are qualified to wander around at night without returning are all children of nobles and wealthy families. Zong Shou's second decree targets all common people in Qiantian Mountain.
It is conceivable that the day when this clan will be prosperous is right before our eyes, so how can it make people unhappy?
Ren Bo was also stunned. If it was true as stated in the decree, this expenditure would be really unproductive.
Immediately, he had a look of determination in his eyes. This was a good thing for Qiantian Mountain City. Even if he gritted his teeth and tightened his belt, he still had to hold on. He still bowed and said, "I obey! The prince's talent and strategy are better than those of my ancestors." !”
In his words, there was no longer any hint of resistance and indifference as before. And no one in the entire palace showed any signs of disapproval.
Just these two decrees are enough to win the hearts of the people. The greatness of the emperor's political strategy can be fully understood from this.
Chuxue also admired and worshiped her very much. Her young master was indeed the most powerful. She opened the third scroll and said: "I have been studying in Linhai Academy for three years. I know the sufferings of civilian warriors, and in order to find a high-level martial arts Or maybe it is the art of spiritual cultivation that he has been diligently pursuing. If Zongyuan could have learned superior martial arts early, how could he be the only one with the achievements of Wuzong now? Therefore, after today, I will open the library left by my father. There are a total of books inside. It is divided into five levels. All the children of the Qiantian clan can take five copies of the first level at will before they reach adulthood. The remaining Qiantian tribes, together with the human race, have four copies. After that, thousands of secret scriptures can be copied on the second and third levels. In exchange for merit."
Hu Qianqiu's eyes narrowed, he clenched his fist suddenly, raised his head and looked at Zong Shou again.
Everyone in the hall was buzzing again. Everyone was either shocked, frightened, or uneasy.
Within the Cloud Realm, almost all forces have collected many spiritual and martial arts classics. However, these resources are kept secret.
In troubled times, the strong are respected. Only those with strong strength and bigger fists can rule others.
But those civilian warriors can also learn advanced martial arts and have the opportunity to achieve peak martial arts.
So how can the Zhucheng aristocratic families still have the power to govern them?
Zong Shou was the first to set a precedent and didn't care. He only added meritorious service in exchange for this condition.
Hu Qianqiu doesn't know what the consequences will be in the future. He only knows that in a short period of time, the strength of Qiantian Mountain City will be greatly increased and its military strength will be doubled. And the longer the time, the more strength can be accumulated. As long as Zong Shou can subdue and control it, live.
Could it be that he is truly gifted?
With this thought flashing in his mind, Hu Qianqiu and Chai Yuan looked at each other again, and saw that this man's eyes were also shining brightly.
And that Lingxuan's body was trembling slightly, with an incredible look on his face.
Over there, Chuxue did not wait for everyone to recover, and immediately read out the fourth decree: "Whether practicing martial arts or practicing spiritual methods, you need the help of spiritual stones, beast crystals, and elixirs and spiritual weapons. I am well aware of the suffering of the common people, and I deeply regret that many warrior spiritual masters have given up halfway because of this! After today, all registered citizens of Qiantian Mountain City, as long as there is someone to guarantee them, can go to the city lord's palace to buy a loan to break through the realm. Children, no guarantee required, interest-free”
Another bomb was thrown into the Chongzheng Hall.
Hu Qianqiu felt a little confused in his heart. He was worried about Zong Shou before and was good at government affairs.
At this moment, I realized that I still underestimated the power of this king.
The four political decrees are obviously linked to each other and are related to each other. Even more ambitious!
The first two items can increase the population, which will benefit the future. The last two items can increase the number of millions of warriors in Qiantian City. Some low-level warriors can even attack and climb to higher levels.
In the future, I am afraid that nearly 70% of these people will be grateful to Zong Shou. Especially those in the Qiantian Army will also be even more loyal.
Although it touched the interests of many nobles in the city, their Hu family also suffered a lot in the short term. But with Zong Shou's current strength, it is estimated that no one would dare to stand up and oppose it.
Almost everyone looked at Chuxue again. Su Chuxue held a total of seven scrolls and seven edicts in her hands. The first four were already surprising, and the next three edicts were naturally also exciting. (Unfinished) to be continued)!.