casket of old days

Chapter 480 Expansion
In the study room of the governor's yamen, Li Qingyun was still reviewing official documents and confessions made by the people until late at night.

Today's Han court is bloated and overstaffed. Local landlords annexed land and hid their properties.

This situation is even more serious in the remote areas of Shuzhou. Driven by interests, various landlords, officials, celestial teachers, and clans have formed a group to control the local area and evacuate the government, so that the government's orders cannot reach the bottom. The common people can't even collect taxes.

The purpose of Wu Siqi, the chief minister of the cabinet, who wants to carry out land reform is for money and to re-collect taxes from the local government.

But this is tantamount to cutting flesh from the local wealthy family. One can imagine how much resistance and danger they will encounter.

But now in Shuzhou, Li Qingyun had Chu Qiguang as his backer, and things went much smoother all of a sudden.

Sensing the terrifying power of this Martial God, Li Qingyun simply opened the government office to file complaints after successively rectifying the three major families in Jinrong Mansion, and sent his staff to accept the people's verbal complaints against the landlords.

Most of the original low-level people were illiterate, and the communication channels between them and the yamen were also dominated by gentry, scribes, and servants from all over the place.

Now that Li Qingyun has filed a lawsuit against the government, and three other families have been raided, more and more people have come to line up to file complaints, most of which are related to the competition for land property.

More and more rich and wealthy people were invited to the yamen for trial and conviction.

Some of them involved colluding with cults, colluding with demons, offering sacrifices to evil gods, etc., and even Chu Qiguang brought people to search the house.

For a while, more and more owners in Shuzhou were in danger, Qingtian's work became more and more smooth, and almost no one dared to stop him from top to bottom.

A large amount of land was either returned to the common people, or the government auctioned off those that could not be claimed by the common people, and then was eaten by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce...

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Inside the yamen of Shu Prefecture, the inspector censor Yang Yi said angrily: "Chu Qiguang went to search the Xiao family of Tianding Mansion again?"

The aide said: "I heard that the Xiao family has been found to have kept monsters in captivity, and they used the monsters to commit murder."

Yang Yi patted the table and said angrily: "How could the Xiao family do such a thing? It must be Chu Qiguang who killed the gentry! Framed Zhongliang! He wants to kill more people!"

"This person is harming the local area and stealing people's wealth for his own selfishness. I must impeach him severely!"

The staff on the side said: "You mustn't do it, my lord. This Chu Qiguang is not only a Martial God, but I heard that he is also the leader of the next generation of the Demon Assassination School in the Demon Suppressing Division. Master, you offended him, how can you return to the capital in the future? "

Yang Yi snorted coldly, and said with a righteous face: "As the censor, I patrol hunting on behalf of the emperor. I make judgments on major matters, and make decisions on small matters. All political gains and losses, military and civilian benefits, all have to be outspoken. His town No matter how overbearing the magician is, does he still want to block the way of speech?"

The aides hated iron but said: "I heard that the chamber of commerce established by Chu Qiguang in Lingzhou can contribute 10,000+ taels of silver to the emperor every year."

"Most of the gains from house raids in Shuzhou this time will be dedicated to the emperor."

"Aren't you slapping the emperor in the face by impeaching him like this?"

"And behind the Lingzhou Chamber of Commerce, there are countless officials from the Tianyu School and the Qisha School. If you impeach Chu Qiguang, if the stock price is affected, you are afraid that you will offend these two schools."

The stock has already spread all over the country, and Yang Yi and his staff knew about it before they came to Shuzhou, knowing the relationship between the rise and fall of the stock price.

"Li Qingyun is a member of Mr. Wu Ge. Now the land tax reform in Shuzhou is probably driven by Mr. Wu Ge. In this way, the chief assistant has been offended."

Hearing that one breath might offend so many people, Yang Yi frowned. After pondering for a moment, he said: "But I have already collected money from the Xiao family..."

"Master, you are confused!" The staff member looked helpless, but he was not a great talent, and immediately came up with a bad idea: "I have seen things so far, and the only thing I can do is divide all the money."

Yang Yi said with a heartbroken face when he heard the words: "You go to Chu Qiguang's place to find out the news for me, and don't give money unless it is absolutely necessary."

"As for the Xiao family, no matter who comes next... they all say that I occasionally feel cold and feel unwell, so I won't be able to see any guests."

Facing Chu Qiguang going around clearing the fields, except for the inspector censor Yang Yi, the other officials in Shuzhou officialdom scolded Chu Qiguang and Li Qingyun in secret, but no one dared to confront them.

In the next month, Chu Qiguang and Li Qingyun dealt with one prefecture after another, and the stores of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce also expanded in Shuzhou.

……

In the 18th year of Yong'an, in late September, the weather in Shuzhou has gradually entered autumn.

On the boundary of dozens of miles outside the city of Jinrong Mansion.

A caravan was slowly walking forward on the official road, and the main goods they carried were the weapons and agricultural tools of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, as well as some local products purchased on the road.

Ning Kun is the leader of this caravan. Originally, he was from an ordinary family, and his parents saved money so that he could practice martial arts to the first level.

On weekdays, he would take care of people's homes, or do dart work for chambers of commerce to earn money.

But half a year ago, he was looking at goods in the weapon shop of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, became a member in a daze, and bought a small car of bone weapons.

But later, it was sold to another county, where it was sold for more than ten taels of silver.

So Ning Kun took over and began to buy goods from the weapon shop of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce and sell them to various places in Shuzhou.

In the past six months, his business has grown gradually, he has started to form caravans, met more local gentry, opened up more business routes, and recommended products to others to expand the market...

Although Ning Kun looks weather-beaten now, he has money in his pocket, more meat and pills in his daily life than before, he looks much stronger, and has more confidence in his eyes.

Looking at the carriage full of goods at this moment, Ning Kun couldn't help showing a smile on his face: "After selling this batch of goods, the money in my hand is enough to buy a field in my hometown, and then renovate the ancestral house." '

But when he came to the shop where he originally received the goods, Ning Kun found that the other party did not accept the goods.

Under Ning Kun's questioning, he found out that the Mao family behind the shop had been copied, and now all the shops have been owned by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce.

Moreover, it is said that the weapon shop of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce will be opened in Jinrong Mansion, and people here will buy directly from the weapon shop in the future.

Hearing these words, Ning Kun was angry and anxious.

In the past six months, he has worked so hard to transport goods from Bafu to sell the weapons and agricultural tools of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce to the locals. He finally opened up the market, and he was just sitting on his hands...

He directly found the place where it was said that the Bashu weapons shop was going to open, and saw more than ten workers working.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, he stopped a young man, and he opened his mouth and asked, "Is the Bashu Chamber of Commerce going to open a store here?"

The boy stopped by him was named Yang An. Half a year ago, he was recruited into the Bashu Chamber of Commerce and became a clerk in the shop, specializing in selling weapons and members.

In the past six months, he has been number one in terms of performance for several months in a row, and has become a manager in charge of sales in the chamber of commerce. There is confidence and agility in his eyes that he did not have before.

Looking at Ning Kun who stopped him in front of him, Yang An knew what the other party wanted to ask.

After all, he sold Ning Kun's membership to the other party at the beginning, and he has often sold goods to the other party in the past six months, and the other party is one of his customers.

Yang An opened his mouth and said: "Next, the Chamber of Commerce will open stores throughout Shuzhou, and in the future it will not only sell weapons and farm tools, but also start selling seeds, grain, fertilizer, cotton cloth... more and more things will be sold.

"I'm afraid that your way of selling goods before won't work anymore."

"But don't worry too much, the Chamber of Commerce also has arrangements for you small businesses..."

The Bashu Chamber of Commerce has three paths in front of Ning Kun.

Either ship the goods for the Chamber of Commerce next, and the Bashu Chamber of Commerce will pay by piece.

Either buy goods from the Bashu Chamber of Commerce in various prefectures, sell goods to various counties, towns, and villages with the prefectures as the center, and explore the commercial roads to the villages.

The last way is farming. Now the farmland under the name of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce has grown rapidly, and it is about to hire a large number of people to farm. Ning Kun can contract a field, and the Chamber of Commerce will provide technical support.

Facing these three choices, Ning Kun hesitated all of a sudden.

……

Just when there was a lot of commotion in Shuzhou in the real world.

The Buddhist Realm City of Ten Thousand Buddhas corresponding to Jinrong Mansion is now in the area renamed City of Night by Chu Qiguang.

Braziers were placed on the ground one by one, dispelling the darkness.

Hundreds of farmers and laborers are coming and going on the construction site, moving stones and stirring cement under the command of monsters...

This is Chu Qiguang planning to build a "novice park" next to the gate of the Buddhist world to entertain the "workers" who will come to work in the Buddhist world in the future.

Regarding the future night city planning of the Buddhist world, with the logistical support provided by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, Chu Qiguang is going to make it an open city in the dark.

In his plan, in the future, no matter if they are ordinary people, overseas aliens, court officials, Taoist priests or heretics, whether they are humans or monsters, as long as they abide by the rules here, they can all consume and trade here.

In addition, they can also hunt down the evil Buddhas in the Buddhist world, and then absorb the power of the Buddha fire through the Ember Girl.

Of course, in the process of absorbing the Buddha's fire, because he was worried that they would go crazy if they breathed too much in one breath, Chu Qiguang decided to let Jinnu quietly withhold some of them, and Chu Qiguang silently took on this threat for them.

"This is the novice park. There will only be two types of members at the beginning. One is the adventurers who come to hunt and kill Buddha evils and collect Buddha fire, and the other is the employees who provide services for adventurers."

While inspecting the construction site, Chu Qiguang said to the monster beside him: "For the 'adventurers', our park will have enough food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future, and we will sell whatever they want."

"What kind of pills, medical treatment, weapons, secret books, classics... everything."

"For the employees who serve the adventurers, good conditions should also be created so that the employees can focus on their work and serve the adventurers well."

"For example, the canteen where employees eat should not be too large, the chairs should be smaller, the tables should be placed more crowded, and the undersides of the tables and chairs are fixed with nails, so that employees can leave when they finish eating, and go to work after eating..."

"There is also a dormitory for sleeping, so that the employees can eat and live together to cultivate a good relationship. There is no need to consider lighting in the room, so that the employees can have a good rest in the dark..."

"The hut? The hut doesn't need to be covered, so that the employees can get in touch with nature, and the smell dissipates quickly..."

Qiao Zhi on the side followed Chu Qiguang, hearing Chu Qiguang's request secretly hurting his head: "Fortunately, I don't have to work now..."

After inspecting the construction site, Chu Qiguang came to Jinnu's workshop again.

Half a year ago, he arranged for Jinnv to restart the workshop here, preparing to make more Jennv who only obey his orders, which will be used to collect Buddha fire in the future.

I saw that the ashes that were everywhere in the underground workshop had been cleaned up.

Ember Girl is moving a human figure around, adjusting the array and various strange utensils.

After noticing Chu Qiguang's arrival, Jinnu immediately greeted her: "Welcome back, Master. Can I help you with anything?"

Chu Qiguang asked: "How is the repair of the workshop going?"

Ember girl replied: "I have restarted the array and adjusted the magic tools left by the Buddhas."

"But the power scattered by the fire is still in the untouchable darkness."

"Only by bringing the fire back to the lotus platform can the rituals here be restarted. The rituals are for the birth of a new Ember Girl."

Chu Qiguang looked at the huge ninth-grade lotus platform in the center of the workshop, and said casually: "It means that we need to collect a batch of Buddha fires to restart the production line here and make another batch of Ember Girls, right? "

Jin Nu was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "As you said, Master."

"Well, then you should work alone at that time, and start here after collecting the first batch of Buddha fire."

Chu Qiguang looked at Jin Nu, and suddenly said: "When other Jin Nu are born in the future, have you thought about naming them? Otherwise, it will be hard to distinguish."

A trace of confusion flashed across Ember's face: "Name?"

Chu Qiguang nodded: "That's right, it's your own name. Never thought about it? Do you want me to pick one for you?"

After thinking about it for a moment, Jinnu replied: "I understand, I am your Jinnu, and I only follow your instructions. Please give me a name."

Chu Qiguang touched his chin and said, "Well...what's it called?"

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Jinrong Mansion, in the governor's yamen.

A scribe rushed in and shouted, "Zhongcheng! Something happened in Yueguan County!"

Li Qingyun raised his head and asked, "What happened?"

The scribe said: "The personnel of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce were robbed by the natives! Those who went to accept the property were also beaten out!"

"The magistrate of Yueguan County led a team to rescue people, but the natives rioted and surrounded them all!"

Li Qingyun's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly, "Hehe, those chieftains... are really greedy."

Yueguan County under Jinrong Mansion is bordered by Heishui Mansion.

The Heishui Mansion is located in the mountains. Since the founding of the country, it has been ruled by the local chieftain for generations, known as the barbarians to control the barbarians.

Jiejiao is the biggest belief of the local people. Almost [-]% of the people in Heishuifu are members of Jiejiao. Even the main altar of Jiejiao is in the Nine Sacred Mountains of Heishuifu.

For a long time, the imperial court has been unable to really collect taxes from Heishui Mansion. Every year, the chieftain pays as much as he wants.

When Li Qingyun came to Shuzhou this time, he originally only wanted to do something to the local gentry.

But with Chu Qiguang sitting in charge for more than a month, Qing Tian's movements were extremely smooth, and he couldn't help but have some more thoughts in his heart.

For example, attacking the chieftains in Shuzhou today, and cleaning up the Taoist fields taught by Tianshi in Shuzhou...

Unexpectedly, before he took any action, the aborigines would make trouble first.

"I just don't know if Chu Qiguang can withstand Jiejiao?"

When Li Qingyun thought of Jiejiao, he hesitated a little. In his cognition, Li Yaofeng, the Taoist immortal of Jiejiao, had been famous for a long time.

"Chu Qiguang alone may not be able to suppress this old devil."

"Baishihe has been a Martial God for many years. He is mature and experienced. If he can fight with Chu Qiguang, he will definitely be able to beat Li Yaofeng."

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a letter to Xuanji Mountain, intending to ask Baishihe to go down the mountain to deal with Jiejiao.

(End of this chapter)