The Houya of Beixiang only covers an area of more than ten acres, but there are no cattle or horses within three feet, and the four-season osmanthus under the courtyard has been ruined by the wind, with branches and leaves falling all over the ground.
The two teams of maids carrying lamps were in front, and when they saw that they were about to cross the threshold and enter the house, Chen Tian suddenly stopped and waved them away.
"How much are the monthly chore expenses of the City Lord's Mansion?"
"More than seven thousand taels of silver," Tong Ruoran blurted out.
"so much?"
"Is this still a lot? Xianyin Pavilion has more than this amount every month? Not to mention the huge City Lord's Mansion?" Tong Ruoran explained, "And the City Lord's Mansion takes on a lot of casual jobs and supports many veterans and widows and their families."
This is true.
The population of Yongtai City and Huangdan City is about to exceed one million, and the financial resources are extremely strong, and it is no problem to support ten more city lord mansions.
But Chentian has always disliked extravagance and waste. He keeps everything simple, and the monthly expenses are really not as good as Xianyin Pavilion.
In addition, Lian Zixin was born in a poor family and hated the extravagant and extravagant style. With him supporting Chen Tian, the city lord's mansion could save more money.
However, for those who are temporarily unable to adapt to society, the City Lord's Mansion is very generous. For example, the chariots and horses used in Chentian's daily travels are veterans who retired from the Battle of Tianzhu Peak.
Although they have tried their best to rescue them, they are still no longer able to wear their armor, and they have no other skills except killing people.
And they didn't want to live idle at home, so the city lord's palace accepted them to do casual work, and their salary was similar to that of ordinary handymen.
This welfare policy was very effective. The reason why the Nanxiang Army received an overwhelming response when recruiting soldiers was precisely because of the propaganda of veterans.
Chen Tian thought about it carefully, Yongtai City, which has a population of one million, has finally made up for the power of the military class, and a healthy social system can be considered to be operating stably.
"What's the profound meaning of this sudden statement by the Lord?" Tong Ruoran was a little puzzled.
Chen Tian smiled and stepped into the threshold: "The City Lord's Mansion will have free labor soon."
The lights were lit early in the house, and with the light and shadow swaying slightly, there was also a faint medicinal fragrance.
Liu Wenhui stood in front of the hospital bed in embarrassment, his eyebrows twisted into knots, but in the blink of an eye he saw Chen Tian coming in, and he let out a long breath:
"The god is finally here."
"What's the matter?"
"Puji refused to cooperate. The Brahma tattoo she just got yesterday was already scratched by her. If she tattooed it again, the wound would inevitably fester over a large area." Liu Wenhui was actually a little reluctant to do this.
He is a kind-hearted doctor, but he always feels that the Brahma pattern robs the spiritual power, causing the mind to be weak and physically weak, which is somewhat harmful to the way of heaven.
But he remembered the tragic situation of those soldiers back then, as well as the terrified eyes of the civilians, and their soft benevolence but as hard as pig iron.
As a result, Pu Ji remained silent for the past few days. As soon as she lifted her feet and walked away, she would dig out the tattoo inch by inch, dripping with blood.
Chentian glanced at Puji and found that when she saw him arriving, she snorted and faced the bed, revealing her newly scabbed back.
Her skin is very white, and the blood scabs are as red as peach blossoms, which is shocking.
"I'm quite ruthless, but it's a pity it's useless." Chen Tian didn't care about her attitude at all, turned around and asked Liu Wenhui, "Isn't it time to get a tattoo again today?"
"That's right."
"Since there is almost no room, let's tattoo it on her face."
"This..." Liu Wenhui was speechless.
Although the Brahma tattoo is not ugly, Puji is also a woman after all, so wouldn’t it be a bit inappropriate to have it tattooed on her face?
However, before Liu Wenhui could speak again, Puji suddenly sat up and cursed: "Tyrant! Just use your dirty tricks!"
tyrant?
Chen Tian smiled inwardly and felt that it was quite novel. This was the first time in his life that someone had scolded him like this.
But he remained calm on the surface and ignored the frightened Puji at all. He sat at the main seat and just drank tea silently.
Seeing this, Liu Wenhui had no choice but to call on her apprentice to step forward and hold her down. The sharp moxibustion needles were arranged in a row like instruments of torture, and the cold light flickered.
Although Pu Ji was uneasy, she gritted her teeth and closed her eyes resignedly, waiting for Liu Wenhui to dip his paint into the needle and drop the needle.
But Chentian suddenly said: "Isn't this ointment easy to discolor?"
"What?" Liu Wenhui paused and suddenly came back to his senses, "Tonggupin is mild in nature and is indeed easily absorbed by the human body."
Chen Tian took a sip of tea and casually ordered: "Then add some mercury poison, which is easy to add color, and can also directly suppress the twelve meridians and cut off the spiritual power from the source."
Mercury mercury poison was previously only used to trace gold objects. Alchemists occasionally used it, but not much.
Later, Fenjin Mountain Villa discovered its properties, and eventually it was applied to weapons, and the effect was outstanding.
If it is really painted on your face, you will definitely have a painted face for the rest of your life and cannot be wiped off at all.
Of course Pu Ji knew the stakes, her face changed drastically, she opened her eyes and stared at Chen Tian as if she wanted to eat someone.
Chen Tian just pretended not to see it and asked Liu Wenhui again: "Is it difficult to implement it?"
"No, it's just that after adding mercury poison, Brahma lines will be difficult to remove, and it will also make people extremely weak. It is estimated that it will be difficult to walk."
"It doesn't matter." Chen Tian waved his hand, "Anyway, she has a good heart and she definitely doesn't care about her face."
"Tyrant!" Pu Ji shouted, "You keep saying that you want to prosper with all races, but now you treat me like this!"
"How have I treated you?" Chen Tian said calmly and slowly, "As a prisoner of war, you can't understand your identity, and you don't assess the situation... Don't you want to leave your name in the history books? I'll help you."
"Think about it, the reputation of an unruly demon clan is so tempting, but what does a delicate face mean?"
Seeing Chen Tian's careless look, Tong Ruoran felt that he really had the charm of a tyrant, but then again, what woman doesn't love beauty?
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Puji was willing to speak, which showed that she was already timid, and her psychological defenses were naturally loosened.
It is estimated that as long as the God Lord strikes a few more rounds, she will inevitably collapse and cooperate obediently.
"You! You..." Pu Ji lost her temper and couldn't speak for a long time.
If looks could kill, she had killed Chen Tian countless times. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was shattered to pieces.
Chen Tian glanced at her and found that she only had a thin bellyband in front of her body, and most of it was unbuttoned because of the tattoo. This must be the third time that her body was exposed in front of him, right?
"It's okay if you don't want to have it tattooed on your face."
"What about the conditions?"
"I've said it before, work to pay off debts." Chen Tian said casually.
Pu Ji was stunned: "Repaying the debt? Where to start?"
"You destroyed the Dragon King Temple in Changhe and trampled down a large peach blossom forest. The earthquake when Tianzhu Feng collapsed also damaged many houses. Shouldn't you compensate for these?"
"Absurd!" Puji gritted her teeth, "It was you who summoned the earth energy yellow dragon to collapse Tianzhu Peak!"
"Besides, the Brahma Sect was destroyed because of you, and countless treasures were buried underground. How can you compensate me for these losses?!"
"It seems that you still can't figure out your identity." Chen Tian put down the tea cup, "You are now a prisoner of war, and even a prisoner. I can only impose conditions on you, do you understand?"
"You! You..." Puji was so angry that she clicked her tongue and stared at him with burning eyes, "Tell me, how much gold and silver do you need to let me go?"
Chen Tian stretched out his index finger and shook it.
"Ten thousand taels?" After Puji asked, she felt that he must not be satisfied, so she immediately changed her mind, "Don't you want one million gold?"
Chen Tian shook his head.
"Then ten million? Okay! I'll give it to you!" Puji agreed and immediately added, "But you must let go of me now, otherwise how will you raise the funds?"
"Do you think I'm easy to deceive?" Chen Tian simply stopped trying and said frankly, "Letting you go now is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain, and it doesn't look like you can give out 10 million gold to redeem yourself.
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"Just tell me." "As long as you earn ten taels of silver from working in the city lord's mansion, and then give it to me to redeem your life, I will stay or leave as you please."