Almost at the same time, in the Chongzheng Hall of Qiantian Mountain City.
The aura was unusually concentrated. Hu Zhongyuan stood behind everyone, roughly in the middle and back. His expression was respectful and he looked intently, but he 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 on the throne. Just turned fourteen, with a slightly thin body, he felt 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, , that minister was speechless."
The person who spoke was Ren Bo, a mediocre minister in Zong Shou's mind. He is 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 gone to the sea of clouds to hunt animals for several months, and the treasury has reached the bottom. If there are additional expenses, there may be more. There is no capital to organize the next hunt in the sea of clouds.”
Zong Shou was sitting on his seat, slightly surprised at first, but he forgot about it for a moment. Qiantian Mountain City’s normal taxes and various incomes. It accounts for less than half of the state treasury revenue. The real big head is 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 master, 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 anymore 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: "Your Majesty, there are 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 things to do when he takes office, let alone this young demon king who is well-hidden and powerful and subdues all the forces in the city as soon as he takes office
This was also Zong Shou's first government order after he succeeded to the throne. How could everyone dare to be careless and disrespectful
Seeing this, Chuxue calmed down a little. She followed the words in the Minghuang edict and read it out as written: "Two days ago, I ordered Hu Zhongyuan to secretly visit various places in the city. Check that Lingxiang Town in Shili is immoral and morally corrupt. After a long time, it must be immoral. Especially in the Jingyunya Building, all men and women are evil and messy, and they are so dirty. After hearing the news, I was really angry, and this evil trend must not rise again. I ordered General Zuo Tingzhu , Immediately investigate 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 reading this, Chuxue suddenly realized. Thinking about the crown prince's revenge, this is coming. Moreover, it is a public revenge, a high-sounding one, and too insidious. But sealing up brothels is a good thing.
Hu Zhongyuan below was completely stunned. When exactly did I, on Zong Shou's orders, inspect the various places in the city? You didn’t say anything offensive or immoral, either? Although this Jingyun elegant building is a place of romance, the women inside are not selling themselves. It has nothing to do with any kind of evil or chaos or public violence.
The ministers in the palace also fell silent for a moment. Hu Qianqiu looked gloomy and gave his son a fierce look. The rest of the people also looked strange.
None of them are gentlemen. Who among the people here has never been to Shili Lingxiang Town? There are almost always one or two likers 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 wartime, so I don’t think this curfew is necessary.”
Zong Shou curled his lips, then picked up three pieces of paper on his expression desk. One wrote, "It's too lively at night." Another wrote, "Population," and the other wrote, "War wind."
He gestured towards Chuxue reluctantly for a while. Chuxue looked at it for a long time before he understood. He 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 we have to impose a curfew to let 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. Don’t forget about 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 a private revenge, but was issuing a serious political order openly and aboveboard? Did you really go to investigate the public sentiment last night
The atmosphere in the entire court was 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, he felt even more admiration.
Why didn't they think of such a simple truth? Yes? The children at home become more and more wild at night, so they have to be driven back so that they can practice martial arts diligently or accompany their wives to have children to strengthen the clan. It would be better to have a monotonous night, and a curfew would be 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 couples in Qiantianshan City will give birth to one more child." Those who have three sons or more can be rewarded with a second-level beast crystal. Those who have three or more sons 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 face was filled with surprise.
If you have more children, you 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 are all children of nobles and wealthy families. Zong Shou's second decree was aimed at all civilians in Qiantian Mountain.
It is conceivable that the day when this clan will be prosperous is just around the corner, 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, a look of determination appeared in his eyes. This was a good thing for Qiantian Mountain City. Even if he gritted his teeth and tightened his belt, he had to hold on. He still bowed and said: "I obey your orders! Your Majesty's great talent and great strategy are even better than those of your ancestors!"
There was no longer any resistance or indifference in his words. And in this full hall, no one showed disapproval.
Just these two decrees are enough to win the hearts of the people. The greatness of the emperor's political strategy can be seen in its entirety from just one glance.
Chuxue also admired and admired her very much. Her young master was indeed the most powerful. Then he opened the third scroll and said: "I have been studying in Linhai Academy for three years. I am well aware of the sufferings of civilian warriors, and I have been working hard to find a high-level martial arts or spiritual practice. I wonder if Zongyuan could learn it early. Having achieved superior martial arts, now it is more than just the achievement of the Wuzong? Therefore, after today, I will open the library left by my father. The books inside are divided into five floors. All the children of the Qian Tian Zong can arbitrarily study in the library before they reach adulthood. On the first floor, take five copies and copy them. The rest of the Qiantian tribes and the human race will have four copies. After that, there will be thousands of secret scriptures on the second and third floors, which can be exchanged 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, surprised, 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 with strong strength and bigger fists can one rule over others.
But if it were those civilian warriors. You 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 consequences will follow. All we know is that in a short period of time, Qiantian Mountain City will be able to greatly increase its strength and double its military strength. And the longer it goes, the more strength can be accumulated. As long as Zong Shou can be convinced and controlled.
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 also had a bright look in his eyes.
And that Lingxuan. His body was trembling slightly, and his face was filled with an incredible look.
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 know the sufferings of the common people, and many warrior spiritual masters have given up halfway because of this. I deeply regret it! After today, all the registered citizens of Qiantian Mountain City, as long as there is someone to guarantee, can go to the city lord's palace to buy a loan to break through the realm. Among all the soldiers Children, no guarantee required, interest-free”
Another bomb was thrown into the Chongzheng Hall.
Hu Qianqiu felt a sense of confusion in his heart. Previously he was worried about Zong Shou and was good at government affairs.
At this moment, I realized that I still underestimated the power of this king.
The four government decrees are obviously linked to each other and are related to each other. Be more ambitious!
The first two points can increase the population and benefit the future. The last two items can increase the number of millions of soldiers in Qiantian City. Some low-level warriors can even climb up 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 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, no one would dare to oppose him.
Almost everyone looked at Chuxue again. Su Chuxue held a total of seven scrolls and seven edicts in her hands. The first four are already surprising, and the next three edicts are naturally also exciting. (To be continued)