Zhang Baoxiang hurriedly went up from the bottom of the city to the top of the city tower to report to Yi Jing and others.
Yi Jing and Thor immediately came over. After questioning, Zhang Baoxiang revealed the truth. It turned out that Tolstoy and Ba Fengnan took over Tian'an City yesterday. There will be time to communicate with the gentry in the city in the future.
When the wealthy people in Tian'an city received news that Yi Jing's troops had entered the city, they organized themselves and came to reward and pay homage to the new city lord the next day.
"I am Xiao Rang, the leader of the gentry in Tian'an City, Lord Yi Jing, oh no. Now I should change my name to Lord City Lord. Several adults have prepared some wine in the plum garden in the city. Please be sure to appreciate it." Because this is the sentiment of all the gentry and people in our city."
Yi Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao is so polite. I heard that you gentry are exploiting the people in Tian'an City. Some of you have a lot of bad reputations. Leader Xiao, you have something to do."
Tolstoy exclaimed in his heart that Yi Jing's beating would save the people in the city from being exploited a lot. He could take this opportunity to frighten these dishonest gentry and win the hearts and minds of the people. This was a clever move. chess.
Xiao Rang was startled, and immediately said very tactfully, "This matter must be investigated before I can answer the Lord of the City."
"Well, that's fine. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I, the Lord of the City, will go and meet with the gentry and elders in the city. And in front of them, I will announce the first Order of the City Lord."
Xiao Rang said with great emotion, "Then please, the carriages under the city tower are ready."
Yi Jing greeted Hajinu and Ba Fengnan, pointed at Hajinu and Xiaoqian and said, "Let them ride in the carriage."
Xiao Rang said in astonishment, "What about you, City Lord?"
"I'm used to riding a war horse. Someone, please clear the way to the Plum Garden."
The Plum Garden occupies a large area and is the most prosperous and luxurious place in Tianan City. On weekdays, literary friends sing and drink here, and monks who are fencing and knights also come here to have trysts with beauties. But it is not open to ordinary people in the city.
Yi Jing saw a sentence written on the door: Mortals and dogs are not allowed in.
He shouted to Xiao Rang, "Master Xiao, are you taking care of this plum garden?"
Xiao Rang admitted, "Yes, Lord City Lord."
"Oh, then what does this warning sign mean? This plum garden is not your private back garden. If it is, then I, the city lord, would rather not drink this wine."
Xiao Rang was startled, and said with a slight embarrassment on his face, "Lord City Lord, Lord City Lord, calm down. This plum garden used to belong to me, Xiao Rang, but Lord City Lord didn't like it. Come and take this sign away. From now on. As long as I am a citizen of Tianan City, everyone can enter the garden. No money will be collected."
Several servants immediately took down the sign, and Yi Jing added, "It's just to allow the people in Tian'an City to enter the Plum Garden. I'm afraid it's not enough! It's better to change it to anyone in the world, anyone who comes to Tian'an City, You can all enter the Plum Garden. What do you think?"
Xiao Rang chuckled, then stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You are still taller than the City Lord. The banquet has been prepared. Please invite me, the City Lord."
One of the servants on the inside of the door immediately shouted, "The new Lord of Tian'an City, Yi Jing, has arrived!"
"Congratulations to the Lord of the City, congratulations to the Lord of the City."
Everyone who stood up at the banquet was a respectable gentry from Tianan City. The plum garden covers an area of hundreds of acres and is a huge space. Turn left at the entrance here and enter a courtyard, where the banquet is located. Surrounded by lake water, beautiful flowers, and towering rockeries, it is so beautiful that it is indeed a good place for sightseeing and enjoying the scenery.
"Come here." After the gentry elders welcomed Yi Jing to sit in the chief position, Xiao Rang immediately clapped his hands, and several beautiful maids came to Yi Jing's side holding various exquisite gift boxes.
Xiao Rang winked and immediately opened the brocade boxes on the table one by one, and the maid stepped back.
As soon as the box was opened, everyone at the table, including the gentry in the city next to them, suddenly exclaimed.
Only one of the boxes contained dozens of high-level spiritual stones, and the rest of the boxes were filled with priceless treasures and high-end playthings for appreciation.
But there was a long purple box among them. It was particularly inconspicuous, but it felt heavy to the touch.
Yi Jing withdrew his gaze and said to Xiao Yi, "Elder Xiao, what do you mean?"
Xiao Rang happily introduced, "This spirit stone, these little toys. Please accept it, Lord Yi Jing."
"Oh, if you want to give me such a good gift, there must be a name for it! As the saying goes, no reward will be given without reward, Mr. Xiao is being polite."
Xiao Rang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the City Lord is too polite. Your Lord, the City Lord has stationed in Tian'an City without even using a single soldier. I, the people in Tian'an City, heard that the person who came to preside over the security for them is Lord Yi Jing. They are all very happy. I am happy and voluntarily entrust my life and property to the Lord of the City. From now on, everyone will share weal and woe and obey the orders of the Lord of the City. But Xiao Rang wants to ask the Lord of the City for something on behalf of the people in the city."
Yi Jing glanced left and right and was greeted by a circle of smiling faces. His eyes finally stopped on Xiao Rang's face and said, "What's the matter?"
"In the next generation, the people in the city request the city lord to never let Tian'an City fall into the hands of the Evil Lord Sheng Zhixuan. Don't let Tian'an City fall into the hands of the Demon Queen Zhu Yuyan."
Yi Jing, Thor and Ba Fengnan exchanged glances. Both of the latter two smiled and Yi Jing laughed loudly. He immediately said, "What did I just say? If it's something that is beneficial to the people of Tian'an City, I, Yi Jing, will follow it. This is a good suggestion. Come, give me the city lord's warrant to go down. Post a notice and announce it to the whole city. I, Yi Jing, swear that I will share the honor and disgrace with Tian'an City. From now on, we will have a symbiotic relationship. The interests of the people are the interests of me, Yi Jing, and I, Yi Jing. Glory is the glory of Tianan City."
When the gentry and elders saw that Yi Jing had agreed, they slowly cheered, "Okay!" There was a warm round of applause.
Yi Jing pressed his hands down, his voice stopped, and he stood up and said to the crowd, "Gentlemen, elders, and seniors of Tianan City. I agreed to your request. Now it is your turn to agree to a request of this city lord. From now on At the beginning, every household with slaves and tenant farmers, regardless of whether they had food, clothing, housing or transportation, halved the taxes and halved the rent for these people in the city who worked hard in production, and doubled the wages of tenant farmers.
You don't need to be happy or nervous. A few years ago, this city lord heard someone say that among a thousand people in Tian'an City, there is wealth for one person. More than the other thousand people combined. This kind of wealth distribution ratio is extremely unfair in Wuhun Continent.
If you are willing to prosper together with our Luo City Spirit Legion in the future, then accept this city lord’s proposal. Otherwise, this city lord will return to the city lord’s mansion today and immediately re-draw all taxes and laws. It is also rich for the people. "
After listening to Yi Jing's words, the faces of all the gentry and elders changed again and again. Finally, some people felt that Yi Jing's proposal was not too much, and immediately agreed, "I will obey the orders of the Lord of the City."
Yi Jing glanced at him, and all the gentry and elders around him said in unison, "We are the only ones who obey the orders of the Lord of the City."
Yi Jing laughed and said, "That's just right. Come and have a drink with me."
After a drink, Yi Jing's eyes fell on the gifts on the table and said to Xiao, "Master Xiao, you gave me so many expensive gifts, which are unnecessary and wasteful. But if you don't object, why not take these The gift was exchanged for soul coins and used to build new water conservancy projects in the city, build canals, and strengthen the city walls?"
Xiao Rang took a sip, raised his glass and said, "The Lord of the City has spoken, and I must abide by it. But the Lord of the City must accept this purple box."
"Oh, what is this long and square thing?"
"It's a small short sword, a samurai short sword."
Ba Fengnan had already taken the purple box on behalf of Xiao Rang and untied the tether on it. The small dagger inside the box was immediately exposed. But as soon as the blade appeared, everyone became curious. It wasn't that the knife was too sharp, but that it was too ordinary. It didn't have any luster at all. Even the edge of the blade was dull, as if it was made from a piece of steel. Black Iron has an unattractive appearance and seems to have no story.
"Well, Mr. Xiao, is there anything weird about this knife?"
"Oh, Lord City Lord, this sword is called Leng Yue. It is exquisite in use and has a blade like a glow. Lord City Lord often has to attack the city and fight against the enemy on horseback. This sword is with Lord City Lord, and it comes in handy. In addition, although it looks ugly, it is made of thousand-year-old ice iron. It has the characteristics of cutting iron like mud and blowing hair. It can also be regarded as a treasured blade. If it can be obtained by the Lord of the City, it can be regarded as a treasured sword as a gift. Hero, what do you think?"
As soon as the words about gifting a sword to a hero came out, Yi Jing began to like this little old man.
"Well, yes, this knife is indeed very good. Come here, accept this knife for me. Everyone, Mr. Xiao, I, Yi Jing, would rather obey your orders and accept your gifts. In short, we will be a family from now on. , whether it is the slaves, common people, or ordinary monks in the city, they are all our own. Everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will suffer losses. In the future, the Luo City Spirit Legion will inevitably come to trouble you, so please give us your full support."
"You're welcome, Lord City Lord. Come, let's drink this cup to the full."
When Yi Jing, Thor and others returned to the City Lord's Mansion, they had just finished cleaning and tidying up the City Lord's Mansion, and there was a floral fragrance everywhere.
Servants and maids were busy coming in and out. They came to the center of the hall and several people were seated. Yi Jing looked at the short sword and said, "Xiao Rangzhen gave me a difficult problem. Brother Ba Feng, this is a samurai short sword. I will lend it to you with flowers as an offering to Buddha."
Ba Fengnan was startled, "How is this possible? This is the praise and recognition given to you by the people in the city."
Tolstoy said, "I also use a knife. The edge of this knife is not exposed, but it is strong and strong. It is a good knife. Isn't Brother Ba Feng going to send Hajinu and the others back to Mobei? It's dangerous along the way, so take it with you. It's good to have someone taking care of this sword. Just think of us two brothers as being by your side."