Chapter 629: Why not kill? (Second update, please recommend and vote monthly)
Thinking of this, Kong Rui frowned secretly. Follow me and read h-u-n*h-u-n--Please keep in mind that this sect guard treats his ministers so harshly, isn't he afraid that his subordinates will treat him so harshly? Is he disloyal?
Officials dress just like ordinary people, so how can they show the dignity of the court? How can they establish dignity among ordinary people?
How ridiculous.
But I heard Wei Yuan say with a smile: "I don't know, the emperor, but your Majesty always saves on useless expenses like this. But the strange thing is that the salary paid to us is generous." Incomparable. A low-ranking official in Qiantian is a fourth-rank position. But with a year's salary, he can support more than three thousand people. I remember that he was angry when he was appointed prime minister two years ago and scolded the emperor for not knowing the pain of financial management. ."
Kong Rui's expression was astonished. How could he support three thousand people with one year's salary?
Looking at Wei Yuan again, although the outer robe is ordinary, the exposed inner collar of the inner garment is clearly inlaid with fine thread. What he is wearing seems to be a top-grade crystal ring. It should be of high quality. It is polished from high-grade animal crystals and can even be regarded as a spiritual weapon.
It seems that this person is really living a wealthy life. The others also seem to have excellent complexions. It seems that most of them are like this, and they are all low-key luxury.
Shaking his head slightly, Kong Rui felt more and more that the Lord of Qian Tian was difficult to fathom.
After hearing these words, not only was I not relieved, but I felt even more worried.
For a fourth-rank official, the salary is so high, it is simply unimaginable for a big businessman! I can only say lightly: "Your country's system is indeed unique and different from the commonplace."
Although he meant not to comment, it was still a bit sarcastic. Wei Yuan laughed and didn't care much.
At first, he actually thought it was ridiculous. But after adapting to it in the past two years, it didn't matter.
I just complained secretly. There is no difference between high and low official positions. Sometimes when I go out on the street, I can't show off my official appearance and authority. They all wear the same robes. Who knows what kind of official you are? You can't get a piece of Hongcheng. The magistrate's plaque hanging on his head?
As for the regulations of the ceremonial guard, there are no specific regulations in Qiantian Mountain. You can do whatever you want. As long as you are rich, it is okay to be more luxurious than the king.
He, Wei Yuan, is not stupid enough to want to compete with those wealthy businessmen.
However, the salary is generous, the life is comfortable, and there is no need to give gifts everywhere to get an official position. There is no need to worry about squandering money.
"My father-in-law is wrong. You are the father of Concubine Yao, and you have been a member of our country since then. You should be said to be the leader of our country!"
There was a pause in the voice, and Wei Yuan asked again: "I wonder, Mr. Guo, would you like to stay in Hongcheng and rest for a while, or go directly to Qiantian Mountain?"
When Kong Rui heard this, he shook his head without hesitation: "Please Mr. Wei Fu, please give me a carriage!"
Thinking of his daughter, he didn't want to waste a moment. The sooner he could see Kong Yao, the better.
I also want to take a closer look at what this absurd king, who has been recognized by Confucianism, looks like.
The hands in his sleeves were clenched, and Kong Rui subconsciously touched his waist.
It was a very small Universe Bag, but there was a treasure hidden inside it.
Wen Wang Gua Qian——
The relic of the ancient one, the one closest to the Holy Emperor, and one of the ancestors of the art of calculation.
It has been passed down in the Kong family, but because no one could use it, it was ignored by the clan and abandoned in the warehouse without seeing the light of day.
It was also because he accidentally found this thing when he was playing in the warehouse when he was young, and his hexagram calculations improved by leaps and bounds, becoming the number one person in the Confucius family.
This time, he had made up his mind to use these treasures of King Wen to calculate the fate of this monarch!
Wei Yuan seemed to have expected the urgency in his words, and nodded slightly: "If that's the case, then Xiaguan won't keep the abbot anymore. The frame of the bicycle has been prepared and is not far away. Xiaguan will go there now.
Let’s see the abbot out of the city! But I’m afraid there might be some inconvenience on the road today, so I’d better ask the abbot to make some preparations.”
After saying that, he made a 'please' gesture. Kong Rui followed his gaze, and then frowned.
This is a fleet of fourteen chariots, all pulled by strong horses.
The most luxurious one is impressively composed of sixteen wind horses, the leading four of which are actually of the fourth level. The body is inlaid with gold and jade, which is extremely luxurious. The other carriages are slightly inferior, but there are also more than eight horses, which seem to be for him.
Bring the slaves to prepare.
Kong Rui just stopped taking steps, his eyes full of doubts.
"This is a public regulation!"
Sixteen horses, a fourth-level wind-riding horse. In the Great Shang Dynasty, only high-ranking princes could use it. It seemed that the cloud-turning chariot in front of me was already beyond the limit.
Wei Yuan was stunned. He didn't understand what he meant at first. After a long moment, he realized what he meant. He couldn't laugh or cry at the moment: "Don't worry about it, the head of the country. I don't have the same rules as the great merchants in Tianshan!"
After he finished speaking, he pointed towards the distance again. Kong Rui looked over after hearing the words, and then his eyes were filled with surprise and astonishment.
I saw that on the streets next to the port, those speeding cloud-turning chariots and the riding beasts pulling the chariots were indeed of varying numbers.
There are twelve horses, some eighteen horses, and some more than twenty. Fourth-level wind-riding horses are even more common.
"We encourage the people to raise this kind of riding beast. The dragon-horned winged horse used by the Blood Cloud Rider is the best. Unfortunately, up to now, the total number is only 30,000. Followed by the wind-winged dragon beast, silver-scaled wind-walking beast and purple
Winged lizards are, again, wind horses. They can be used to pull carts and plow the fields. If they are strong and strong, the government will allocate money to purchase them every year."
As Wei Yuan explained, he led Kong Rui onto the cloud carriage. The latter brought not much family luggage. In just half a quarter of an hour, the convoy began to leave.
Looking at the scenery in front of him, passing by the window one by one, Kong Rui's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, unable to open.
Everything in front of me is completely different from that of Dashi, and the customs are also completely different.
His eyes were wandering around the dock, and he seemed to see something. Kong Rui's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Mr. Wei Fu, in our Qiantian Mountains, can a dock worker be so rich?"
Just now, he saw it with his own eyes. Several servants seemed to be ready to practice. When they left, they took off their dusty coats and wore brocade clothes underneath. They were talking and laughing, and their moods were open-minded and comfortable.
The sorrow of a half-coolie.
After hearing this, Wei Yuan looked a little bitter for some unknown reason: "It was never like this before, but now my people in the east are reluctant to work. These people naturally have an easy life. They can only work for five hours a day.
Not only must the wages be sufficient, but food and drink must also be provided. Life and death, old age and illness must be taken care of, so how can this life be bad?"
Kong Rui didn't know why he heard it. These words seemed to be full of complaints and sufferings.
Fortunately, Wei Yuan did not let him remain in the fog: "About a year and a half ago, your Majesty let go of private hunting. He even built several strongholds under the sea of clouds. With thousands of people, one can float in the air. With a capable cloud ship, you can enter and exit the sea of clouds at will, hunt for crystal beasts, and most of the time you return with a full load. As long as you have a little talent in martial arts, you can make huge sums of money in one or two years. In this way, if the people all go to practice martial arts, who will Are you still willing to do hard work?"
Then he snorted coldly: "Originally, we unified the Tianshan Mountains to the east, and the cities to the east had countless manpower. But those councilors were hijacked by the people, and they killed the people of the cities that were not directly under the jurisdiction, and were not allowed to work in Hongcheng. Now Dongdong I'm here, I want to ask you to take over the city under your direct jurisdiction, but I'm afraid I don't have 200 people? But they are blocked by these guys. If this continues, what profit can I, the Hongcheng ship merchant, have? You know this Along the coast, other ports are also watching with eager eyes!"
Kong Rui shook his head. He had a vague understanding at first, but now he was even more confused.
However, when others establish a country, they are eager to bring all the vassals under their control. How can others be allowed to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? What is on the plate is not allowed to be shared.
Taizu of the Great Shang Dynasty spent thirty years wiping out the feudal vassal towns within his territory.
Qian Tianshan is strange. It seems that the vassal cities are begging to come under the jurisdiction of Qian Tianshan. However, the king doesn't care much and allows his subordinates to act randomly.
You can also vaguely hear Wei Yuan's contempt and superiority towards this eastern part of Cloud Continent.
It's like the people of Dashang who look to the east.
It’s just that Hongcheng does seem to have enough capital. And Dashang——
Kong Rui stopped his thoughts in time and didn't want to think too much. This Tianshan Mountain can be compared with their big business——
Simply incredible!
The carriage continued to move forward and entered the galloping road. It was completely made of a piece of Qingfeng stone that was more than ten feet wide, making the cloud-turning carriage go very fast, and it left the dock in a short time.
But after entering the city, it gradually slowed down. Sometimes it would start to move after a long time.
Kong Rui raised his eyebrows. Although there was a lot of traffic here, he had only seen it before. The Chidao was extremely wide and could accommodate ten cloud-turning vehicles running in parallel. How could it be so crowded?
Unable to see clearly from the car window, Kong Rui walked out of the car and then looked around.
Only then did I know why, and I saw a dense crowd of people sitting in front of me on the street.
It occupies most of the road, leaving only a small area for passage.
At this time, I finally knew why the prefect said that all the people in the government office had been sent out. What did he mean by some inconvenient remarks about leaving the city today.
Beside the crowd, countless government officials and officials were seen standing helplessly under the scorching sun, guarding the crowd. There were also some soldiers standing nearby.
But they didn't hold any weapons, just some sticks.
"What are you doing?"
Kong Rui was really curious.
"These are the people who work in the city. They don't want to work, so they just sit here and meditate!"
Wei Yuan replied with gritted teeth, seemingly filled with resentment: "Do they dislike the wages, or they are too little! That's fine, but they haven't stopped for the past three days. If they don't work, they can go elsewhere, but they want to Holding the road."
Kong Rui was stunned for a moment: "Are these people fighting against the government?"
Why didn't we kill and disperse these unruly people as early as possible?