As a large county in Fengzhou, Lulin County governs a total of fifty-eight counties. Due to food shortages, the population of each county is about 20,000, which is certainly higher than in modern times when a county often has a permanent population of 200,000 to 300,000.
There's no comparison.
Among these fifty-eight counties, almost every county has a family driven by the sect. This is why Jiang Beiran said that the sect's power has almost spread throughout Fengzhou, and there are no people outside the jurisdiction of the sect.
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At noon, the huge hotel was almost full of guests from all major families, and the reception halls in the east, west, north and south were basically full, because the sect's invitation to them this time was not a cold invitation to let them come to a meeting, but a meeting.
At the party, many people brought their families with them, and it was quite lively for a while.
"Your Majesty, all the clan leaders on the invitation list have arrived."
After Li Minggao, the head of the Li family, arrived, the middle-aged housekeeper came to the wing and reported.
"knew."
Jiang Beiran nodded and walked out with the two maids Mu Yao and Deng Xianghan.
Before the meeting, he planned to get to know these "dominated" clan leaders.
First we came to Chenyou Hall in the west courtyard.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
The middle-aged housekeeper stood at the door and shouted at the top of his lungs.
In an instant, the hilarity in Chenyou Hall suddenly quieted down, with only a few children still minding their own business.
"Welcome Your Majesty."
The moment Jiang Beiran stepped into the threshold, all the clan leaders and the family members they brought with them saluted together.
It is impossible to kneel down. Many of these family patriarchs are Xuan masters or even powerful men in the Xuan Ling realm. Saluting Jiang Beiran has given the Guixin Sect enough face. Of course, if the sect leader personally orders them to kneel down, they will kneel down.
Yes, but I will definitely remember this as humiliation in my heart.
Nodding, Jiang Beiran said: "Welcome clan leaders to come here. Thank you for your hard work and the long journey."
Hearing Jiang Beiran's words, the clan leaders were relieved. After all, they had heard a lot of rumors about the new emperor. Toughness was one of his characteristics. They were originally a little worried about the new emperor's arrival.
If you give them a warning, how should they respond?
Hard support, who will be the leader? No support, what if the new emperor really treats them as soft persimmons?
Now that I see that the new emperor is quite kind to them, I finally let go of the entanglement in my heart.
Amidst the bursts of compliments, Jiang Beiran slowly walked towards the master's seat.
On the way, I suddenly saw three identical faces sitting there with tense expressions, as if they didn't care about him at all, except that the one sitting on the right couldn't help but glance at him from the corner of his eye and pretended to look at the scenery.
Seeing Jiang Beiran's eyes sweeping towards him, the one sitting in the middle quickly turned the head of the one on the right, and the three of them looked in other directions together.
‘Alas~’
I sighed in my heart, it was quite expected that the three sisters of the Yu family would appear here in Jiangbei.
After all, when he went to Tinglan Waterside Pavilion before, he learned from Protector Yu that the Five Golden Flowers had asked for leave together because his father was here, so he wanted to visit.
Jiang Beiran was originally worried that these five would be "unnecessary", but now that he saw how hard they tried to avoid suspicion, he felt that they were still teachable.
Sitting on the host's seat, Jiang Beiran said: "Heads of the clan, please take a seat."
They raised their hands towards Jiangbei and all the clan leaders sat down one after another.
Judging from the seating arrangements, the Yu family is on top, just as it was written in the list of the sect leader, and the towns in the Lingshan area of Jiangbei look up to their family.
As a representative of all the families, a middle-aged man from the Yu family stood up and cupped his hands towards Jiang Beiran and said: "I, Yu Kang'an, would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. I admire the policies that Your Majesty has implemented since you ascended the throne. I have always wanted to find an opportunity to see the beauty of the sky.
, Now I can see that Your Majesty is indeed wise, mighty, and of extraordinary bearing."
Listening to Yu Kangan's flattery, Jiang Beiran naturally knew that his flattery was for the sect leader. In the eyes of the patriarch, he should be the sect leader's spokesperson. After all, it was the sect leader himself who called them here.
But no matter who this flattery is for, it at least means that he, Yu Kang'an, has no intention of actively stirring up trouble and is absolutely content.
"It turns out that you are the leader of the Yu clan. I have heard about you many times in Chu Baishan. I said that you are doing things properly and that you have contributed a lot to the development of the clan over the years."
"Zhu Baishan is really ridiculous. If it weren't for the support of the sect, my little family would have been living on the streets long ago."
"Clan Chief Yu is so humble. I will need your help in many areas in the future. I hope that Clan Chief Yu can spare no effort."
"This is natural. As citizens of the Sheng Kingdom, it is our honor to serve the Emperor."
'Wow... this is really the first time I see a senior brother like this.'
Although the three sisters of the Yu family knew that their senior brother was by no means just a registered disciple as he appeared to be, they still treated him as a peer. Now that they saw that their usually tall and tall father was fawning over him, they were momentarily stunned.
I feel that the image of senior brother is much taller.
However, as the senior brother and father talked more and more, the three sisters' attention gradually shifted to other places.
For example, Yu Guishui's eyes quietly came to Mu Yao.
'There are indeed many beauties in the palace... Even the maids are so beautiful, so how beautiful are the concubines in the harem?'
Mu Yao soon noticed Yu Guishui's gaze, and looked back strangely. As their eyes crossed, Yu Guishui suddenly felt that Mu Yao looked familiar.
'Hmm...where have I seen it?'
In doubt, Yu Guishui looked at Yu Guituo and Yu Guimiao next to him, blinked, and asked with his eyes: "Do you think the maid behind senior brother looks familiar?"
The two sisters instantly understood what their sister meant and looked at Mu Yao at the same time.
Mu Yao, who was looked at by three eyes at the same time, also looked back and wondered in her heart: 'What's going on with these three people? If they don't listen to the emperor's speech, why are they looking at me?'
After sizing up Mu Yao, Yu Guituo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he told the other two with his eyes: "I see, isn't she Yingjie, the same Mu Yao who was defeated by Senior Brother Wu?"
"Oh~" Yu Guishui and Yu Guimiao reacted at the same time. They also remembered that there is indeed such a number one person.
'Why is she next to senior brother?'
Yu Guishui suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his chest, and he always felt that something was wrong.
While the three sisters of the Yu family were discussing with their eyes why Mu Yao was working as a maid here for her senior brother, Jiang Beiran had already greeted the patriarchs of other families under the introduction of Yu Kang'an.
Everyone who should be known was acquainted, Jiang Beiran got up and left, taking Mu Yao and Deng Xianghan with him out of Chenyou Hall.
Then Jiang Beiran went to three other living rooms and saw Liu Zijin and Fang Qiuyao as expected. Only when he met the head of the Lin family, Lin Yuyan was not present.
Another thing that surprised Jiang Beiran was that, except for Lin Yuyan's identity, which he still didn't know, the three sisters of the Yu family, Liu Zijin of the Liu family and Fang Qiuyao of the Fang family, were actually the daughters of the patriarch.
What Jiang Beiran was surprised about was not a coincidence. After all, God was "taking care" of him like this. What was this little coincidence?
He was surprised that these five golden flowers were really just the daughters of five small clan chiefs, so how could they attract prefecture-level choices?
'Hiss... I feel like these five are more troublesome, but they have nothing to do with me anymore.'
When Jiang Beiran was thinking about the five golden flowers, Mu Yao was also thinking about them. After all, in the first three halls, every time she entered, there was a beautiful woman looking at her carefully, which made her think it was not a coincidence.
'It's really strange...'
When Jiang Beiran walked away, Liu Zijin quietly walked out of Changxin Hall and came to the garden.
"Sister, sister?" Liu Zijin bent down and shouted softly.
"I'm here~" A weak voice came from behind the flower bed.
Liu Zijin hurriedly ran over, looked at the people behind the flower bed and said, "Go back, sister, senior brother has already left."
After hearing this, Liu Qinghan immediately grabbed Liu Zijin and asked, "What is senior brother wearing today?"
"Still wearing the imperial robe." Liu Zijin replied.
"Is that so?" Liu Qinghan took out a piece of drawing paper and asked Liu Zijin.
In the painting, it is Jiang Beiran who is wearing imperial robes. The painting is lifelike, looking down on the world.
"Well, that's it. Even dad wants to please the emperor when he sees it."
"If you take a closer look, are there any mistakes in the details?" Liu Qinghan asked, pointing to the painting.
"Well, I don't think there's anything wrong. Why don't you, sister, go and see for yourself later? Senior brother won't find you. Even if he does, I believe senior brother won't be so cautious."
"Senior brother, of course, will not be petty." Liu Qinghan said while admiring the senior brother in the painting. He couldn't help showing an obsessed smile as he looked at it. "This is my punishment for myself. I will never appear in front of senior brother."
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"Oh...it's all my fault." Liu Zijin sighed.
"You don't need to blame yourself. I'm telling you this myself. If you feel sorry for me, just tell me what details are wrong with this emperor's robe."
"Well, let me take a look." Liu Zijin took the painting and looked at it seriously.
After meeting all the clan leaders, time soon came to Shenshi. In the huge meeting hall, the fifty-two clan leaders sat down one after another. When they sat down, they found that in addition to hot tea, there were several books with very special names on the table.
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"Lulin County Plan for the Next Three Years", "Lulin County Land Reform Measures", "Lulin County Economic Plan"
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Yu Kang'an picked up one of the books and opened it. After a long while, he frowned and said to the other clan leaders around him: "Now I finally understand what the new emperor wants to do with us."
A patriarch who also read a few pages nodded and said: "I have heard that there was a conflict between the new emperor and the Tao family. It seems that it is because of this."
"The new emperor can't control the families outside, so he plans to use the pressure of the sect master to attack us?"
"Shh, keep your voice down."
"Why are you so quiet? Look at what's written here. How are we going to do this in the future?"
"At least the new emperor didn't give us orders directly in the name of the sect master, and even called us all over, which shows that he doesn't intend to be tough."
"Is this a question of whether it's hard or not? He..."
"The Emperor has arrived~"
When there was an uproar in the conference hall, the door of the conference hall was opened and Jiang Beiran walked in slowly.
After coming to the host's seat and sitting down, Jiang Beiran looked at the clan leaders in the audience and said with a smile: "Looking at your expressions, you must have read the plan I wrote.
There was silence. These clan leaders had completely lost the enthusiasm they had when they greeted each other. They all seemed to be silently protesting what was about to happen.
"Hahaha, it seems that everyone is not satisfied with my plan."
"I don't dare. Your Majesty's words are serious." Liu Sicun, the head of the Liu family sitting in front, said.
Someone took the lead, and other clan leaders also spoke one after another: "Your Majesty's words are serious."
"How about this? I'll give you two hours to read through these plans first, and then we can talk about the business. How about that?"
Dozens of clan leaders first looked at each other, and then quickly reached a unified reply: "I obey the decree."
Listening to the "swish, swish, swish" sound of turning books in the conference hall, Jiang Beiran suddenly felt like he had transformed into an invigilator, and he had the urge to go on a patrol.
Two hours passed quickly, and some of the clan leaders in the meeting hall, like outstanding students, had already "turned in their papers in advance" and were sitting in their seats, thinking attentively about something.
The worse ones are those who have just finished reading it, or haven’t even had time to finish it.
Of course, there are also many people who plan to "hand in a blank" directly.
These small details allowed Jiang Beiran to get to know these clan leaders better. Just like officials, their standards varied widely. If necessary, Jiang Beiran would also purge these clan leaders just like he did to clean up the government and the opposition.
"Clan Chief Yu, you seem to have a question to ask me."
When the time came, Jiang Beiran looked at Yu Kang'an who had already finished reviewing the plan and asked.
Although Yu Kang'an didn't want to be the first person, since the emperor named him, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I have read all the planning documents you mentioned. It is very exciting and eye-opening.
, he is indeed a king who will be famous throughout the ages for being able to issue those new policies.”
Jiang Beiran didn't listen to a word of these compliments, because he knew there must be "It's just..." behind them.
Sure enough, after some flattery, Yu Kang'an hesitated and said, "Is the change too big? If you follow your Majesty's wishes, the human and financial resources required will be immeasurable."
"You don't need to worry about this. Everyone who is doing this should know that in addition to being the emperor, I am also a disciple of Guixin Sect, and Lulin County is the foundation of Guixin Sect, so I will only bring benefits to everyone, otherwise
Sect Master Lu won’t agree either, right?”
When the clan leaders below heard this, they immediately felt that something was right. Since it was the sect leader who summoned them, it meant that the sect leader should have personally read these so-called plans, and their being called here meant that the sect leader had already agreed to this matter.
Since the sect leader can agree, it means that this matter will definitely be beneficial to their county.
However, they are not completely relieved. After all, what is good for Lulin County does not mean that it is also good for them.