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On the top of the four gates of Youri City, two large flags 100 meters high are erected side by side. One is a red flag with a green background, embroidered with the three characters "Tianhuang Sect", and the other is a purple flag with a black background and a gilt border. The word "Chu" in the Chinese flag, two flags and flags fluttering in the wind, majestic.
On the top of the city, groups of Chu troops wearing black armor walked back and forth, their solemn murderous aura intimidating. Although there are many pedestrians on the streets of Youri City, they are no better than before. Many shops facing the streets are still closed.
A few months ago, the great battle at Donghua Jiu Peak that shocked Jiuzhou undoubtedly caused heavy damage to Youri City. The Lords of Daming Palace and the Lord of Bianyang Palace personally led nearly half of Youri's major forces in an attempt to annihilate the Tianhuang Sect. As a result, More than 20,000 masters from various sects all died on Donghua Peak, which greatly weakened the sect's power in Youri City. Later, 50,000 White Tiger troops were buried in Donghua Nine Peaks. Immediately afterwards, the Tianhuang Sect forcefully announced the occupation of Youri City and renamed it Chu City. It officially raised the banner of the Chu Army and elected Chu Jun, the leader of the Tianhuang Sect, as Chu City. king.
As a result, those sects that had sent people to Tianhuang Sect were so scared that they fled in droves. As a result, more than half of the major forces near Youri City fled. In addition, Tianhuang Sect announced that it had occupied Youri City. This was obviously a blatant rebellion. , against Chongming King Du Zhenwei, no one was optimistic about the Tianhuang Sect, so many sects who were afraid of being implicated also ran away. As a result, more than 80% of the people in Youri City ran away. The once prosperous Dachengfang turned into a dead city almost overnight, with only less than 100,000 people left.
Faced with this situation, Li Xiangjun had already expected it. What she wanted was a city that truly belonged to the Tianhuang Sect. She wanted to build a solid city loyal to the Chu army. The best way was to tear down everything and start from scratch. Construction began, and most of the people leaving played right into her hands.
Li Xiangjun asked Wei Jing to sort out the population of Youri City, and formulated a detailed identity authentication system, and also stipulated strict residence rules. The first of them was that he must support the Chu army and the King of Chu. Anyone who violates Youri City must do so. The rules of the Japanese city are as follows: at worst, they are driven out of the city; at worst, they are killed on the spot. As a result, Youri City lost another group of people, leaving only 70,000 to 80,000 people. Compared with the millions of people at its peak, it was a huge difference.
However, Li Xiangjun is not impatient. Those who are still willing to stay under such harsh conditions are all people who are loyal to Chu City. These people can easily develop into the backbone residents of Chu City. At this time, Li Xiangjun, who had finished wielding the stick, began to throw out carrots. Two sets of courtyards in the city were distributed to those who were still willing to stay, and they were divided into five-stars according to the strength assessment of each sect. All sects rated as five-stars had He is qualified to own a spiritual mine, and the shops on the street are also allocated to each sect according to their strength. This is undoubtedly quite attractive.
Soon after Li Xiangjun announced the occupation of Youri City, news came out that the Chongming King Du Zhenwei was killed by Chu Jun, the Xunlong Cauldron was taken away by him, and even the Qinglong Army was defeated by Chu Shaxing alone. In an instant, the entire Jiuzhou Continent was Shocked. Everyone in the Tianhuang Sect was surprised and happy after receiving the news, and Li Xiangjun seized the opportunity to spread the word that Chu Jun had more than three dragon cauldrons on him, using this to build momentum for Chu Jun, the new King of Chu.
As a result, some cultivators who had left Youri City began to regret it and returned to Youri City one after another. However, it was easy to leave, but it was difficult to obtain a household loan in the city again, and most of them were turned away from the city. As time went by, in the past two months, Chongmingzhou officials were indifferent, seeming to have acquiesced in the existence of the Chu army, so more people began to return. However, when they returned to the gate of Youri City, they found that they could only look at the door. Sigh, the conditions for rejoining Chu City are almost harsh.
Seeing this situation, the cultivators who had insisted on not leaving couldn't help but secretly rejoice, which strengthened their determination to be loyal to Chu City.
At this time, in a meeting hall of the city lord's palace, all the senior officials of Tianhuang Sect were present. Deputy Sect Master Shangguan Yu was sitting on the right side of the main seat, and Li Xiangjun was sitting on the left side of the main seat. However, the main seat was empty. It is thick and grand, just like a throne. It is obviously reserved for Chu Jun, the leader. He is not here now, so it is empty.
Wei Jing, the former lord of Youri City, was working under Shangguan Yu, and the next one was Guo Jia and other think-tanks. However, Tao Feifei and other generals were not in office, and they were still leading the troops in the Xingchen Continent Hidden Army Valley.
Chu Jun killed Du Zhenwei, king of Chongming, and Wei Jing was now devoted to serving the Chu army. During this period, he and Guo Jia were the ones governing the city of Chu.
"Deputy Master Shangguan, Master Li Xiang, now our Chu City has recovered 20% of its population, and the number is close to 200,000. However, it is obviously far from enough for us to recruit troops. And our household loan system is so strict, can we relax it appropriately? ?" Wei Jing suggested.
"I don't agree!" Guo Jia immediately objected: "A strict household loan system can ensure the loyalty of the people below. If the conditions are relaxed for the sake of quantity, anyone can join our Chu City, that goes against our original intention!"
Wei Jing immediately retorted: "But if we want to develop, we must have enough manpower. The current household loan system has seriously restricted the development and growth of Chu City. Most of our city is still empty, and many stores on the street are still closed!" "
"You can't sacrifice quality for quantity. You can't eat one bite and become a fat man!" Guo Jiali said coldly.
"That's nonsense!"
The two immediately started arguing with red faces. They would argue every time they had a meeting, and everyone was used to it. Li Xiangjun watched with interest, then suddenly chuckled and said, "Shangguan, what do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Shangguan Yu, and Wei Jing and Guo Jia both looked at him fiercely.
Shangguan Yu secretly smiled bitterly, coughed slightly and said: "Well, City Lord Wei is right about this, but Manager Guo is also right!"
Everyone couldn't help but be speechless, it was like they didn't say anything!
Shangguan Yu coughed slightly in embarrassment and continued: "Our development in Chu City must put stability first and speed second. So, Manager Guo is more reasonable. However, the household loan system is indeed too strict. We can relax it a little bit." , at the same time, I propose to provide a temporary pass so that foreign cultivators can live in our Chu City for a short period of time. Of course, this will require a certain amount of spiritual crystal processing. This can not only promote the development of our Chu City, but also prevent bad things. With the infiltration of people, if necessary, we can drive all the cultivators who have no household registration out of the city!"
As soon as these words came out, even Li Xiangjun couldn't help but his eyes lit up. This was definitely an unprecedented innovation. Guo Jia and Wei Jing both nodded.
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yu couldn't help but become more confident, and eloquently described the specific implementation measures of his idea. If Chu Jun were here, I would be surprised. Isn't this the temporary residence permit and talent introduction and settlement plan of the Celestial Empire? It's so damn talented.
When Wei Jing heard the last part, he couldn't help but admire him: "Compared with the deputy sect leader, I am really ashamed of myself as the city lord!"
"Deputy Master Shangguan's whimsical and unconstrained ideas are truly admirable!" Guo Jia also praised.
Shangguan Yu glanced at Shao Min, who was sitting in the tail seat, a little embarrassedly. Shao Min secretly gave a thumbs up and snickered. Shaowen next to him rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Min Min, this method is not right." You must have thought of it!"
Shao Min shook his head and said: "No, Shangguan came up with it himself!"
Shaowen rolled his eyes, looking like it would be strange to believe you.
"Okay, just do what Shangguan said. This problem is solved. Are there any other problems?" Li Xiangjun asked with a smile.
Guo Jia quickly said: "Although the Chongmingzhou officials are afraid of the power of King Chu and dare not attack our Chu City, the nearby cities are obviously isolating us. Once our Chu City is isolated, our development will naturally be severely restricted. There is a shortage of all kinds of cultivation materials. When the time comes, let alone recruiting troops, we in Chu City may not be able to maintain the current situation!"
Li Xiangjun said confidently: "Don't worry about this. If you have Lingxiang Pavilion, you may not be able to do business. Don't forget the giant Immortal Cultivator Guild. I have asked Anxiang to contact Guild Master Ding Qing. With our Lingxiang Pavilion's huge network, we can In addition to the Immortal Cultivator Guild, Du Wu wants to isolate us from Chu City. In a short time, those who refuse to do business with us will regret it!"
At this time, Xue Ningxiang, who was in charge of intelligence collection, hurried in, walked to Li Xiangjun and whispered a few words in a low voice. The latter's expression suddenly became strange, and Shangguan Yu next to him was obviously surprised. The reaction of the two people immediately made everyone present feel excited. I don't know what happened, but Li Xiangzhu had such an expression.
After listening to Xue Ningxiang's reply, Li Xiangjun glanced at everyone present and said with a solemn expression: "I just received two pieces of news. The first one is that the ghost army in Xingchen Continent has begun to counterattack Du Wu's Chongming army, and the attack is fierce. We Chu The opportunity for the army has come. The second news... This news is a bit shocking!"
"Master Li Xiang, what exactly is the news? Please stop selling it!" Elder Yuen Long asked hurriedly.
Li Xiangjun's mouth curved slightly and he said, "Our Majesty the King of Chu's future daughter-in-law got very angry after she came out of seclusion!"
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, who is His Majesty Chu Jun's little daughter-in-law? Flying General Tao Fei? Zhao Yu? Or who
"Sister Xiangjun, you're not talking about Ding Ding, are you?" Xiao Xiao pouted her mouth unhappily.
Everyone suddenly realized that it was Ding Linglong, the young lady of the Immortal Cultivator Guild. They had heard that the two were already engaged. Although everyone thinks that Zhao Yu is the sect leader's first wife, among the women around the sect leader, Ding Linglong has the strongest sex. If you really want to count, she is the right match for the sect leader.
Li Xiangjun chuckled and said, "Xiaoxiao, I really made you guess. Ding Ding was practicing in seclusion. When she heard that King Du Zhenwei of Chongming was plotting against your brother Jun and sent troops to destroy our Tianhuang Sect, this girl immediately became furious. She clamored to ask her aunt to send troops to destroy Mingyang City, but Ding Qing actually sent troops, and the 100,000 Immortal Cultivator Guild's army had crossed the boundary river and was approaching Mingyang City! "
"What!" Everyone present was shocked, and then they became extremely excited. Only then did they realize that the energy of the sect leader was so great. With the Immortal Cultivator Guild as a big backer, who would dare to touch Chu City!
"How is the situation now?" Shangguan Yu asked anxiously.
"Mingyang City is now under the actual control of the eldest prince Du Runan. He has urgently mobilized troops north to resist and sent people to negotiate with Ding Qing. This time our sect leader owes Ding Qing a huge favor!" Li Xiangjun smiled half-heartedly. , the tone seemed a bit sour.
"Haha, the boss is so awesome. I wish I had such a powerful wife!" Fat Niu Bangchui said proudly.
Fei Niu is now married to Gu Liya, a member of the semi-spiritual tribe. This time, he is attending the meeting on behalf of the senior leaders of the semi-spiritual tribe.
"Big fat cow, be careful if Gu Liya hears it, your cow's ears will be gone!" Xiao Xiao said angrily.
Da Bang Chui couldn't help but tremble smartly, and said with a smile: "I'm just talking casually, just talk casually, please don't tell my wife, otherwise I will have to lay the floor again when I go back!"
Everyone burst into laughter.