I am the Dragon King of the Well

Chapter 414 Why should I take the blame? (Two chapters combined into one)
Deep in the turbulent Ba River, Qiu Ping sat on the main seat of the Water Mansion.

A flame like a candle rose from his hand. In the invisible void, resentment continued to pour into it, and it was like fuel, making the flame grow stronger.

It has to be said that although the gods of that world are limited by heaven and earth, they are not very powerful.

But because the competition is too strong, almost every ounce of the power of faith has to be fought for, and it is actually possible to create a method of divine fire to get rid of the distracting thoughts of all living beings.

As soon as Qiu Ping's thoughts changed, this divine fire flew into his consciousness.

He was in charge of the thirteen water transports in Bashui, and there was always a lot of resentment poured into him.Qiu Ping estimated that now about one-tenth of the resentment has been directly burned and transformed into wisps of incense that are not many but extremely solid.

He still had to spend time purifying the remaining nine-tenths.

After all, this divine fire comes from a small world whose upper limit is only heavenly immortals. It is still very difficult to get rid of the resentment in Qiu Ping's world.

But it can also be clearly seen that Shenhuo has always been in a stage of vigorous growth.

It is estimated that it will not be long before this divine fire becomes strong enough to eliminate the resentment of the entire Bahe River system.

Even, eliminate the entire Shinto resentment.

Little Loach was entangled in his heart. He really wanted to hand over this flame. There were too many geniuses in Shinto. If everyone could use this to continuously deduce the divine fire and let Shinto set the limits of resentment, they would not be constrained in doing things in the future.

But then what?

Since the last incident, Qiu Ping has developed a suspicion towards the Imperial Palace Shinto. In his eyes, many gods, including King Mingling, may have fallen.

If the divine fire is handed over, if it is entrusted to someone else, a group of thugs may be cultivated to harm the world and kill living beings wantonly.

"Those gods are still alive and well without the divine fire. Huh, instead of handing over the fire directly, it is better to wait for me to grow up and then pass the divine fire to a trustworthy person."

Qiu Ping quickly made up his mind, closed his eyes slightly, and continued practicing.

With the divine fire nearby, it seemed as if Ba Shui's ubiquitous negative aura had been eliminated and would not upset him.

……

"Three days ago, when the Xun River passed through the Haipingfu section of Qingzhou, water bandits attacked Juzi's ship heading north, kidnapped three of Juzi's people, and robbed countless goods."

"The government and the public are shocked, and the Qingzhou Zhentao Battalion has been dispatched to encircle and suppress it."

Du Yu recounted some of the major events that had occurred in the past few days.

Because Qiu Ping didn't like reading documents, he hired Du Yu to be his secretary. After reading the documents sent from various places, he reported some key things to him.

"What happened three days ago was only reported today?"

Qiu Ping was not shocked that water bandits were rampant. He just felt that the efficiency of Caohe's work in these places was too low.

With the power of Shinto, it took three days to spread the news?
Even if a small god is sent to hold the waves from south to north, it won't take even an hour.

Du Yu stopped talking. He has not yet fully gained Qiu Ping's trust. He will be cautious in his words and actions until he has a thorough understanding of Shangguan's temper.

"Our rules are about to change. The colleagues of the Thirteen Cao Rivers will all become Tu Emperors, and each will be in charge of a section of the river basin. I can only know what they want me to know. If they want to hide it, I can't. He is deaf and blind.”

"There are also six principals. Each of you has managed your own yamen. I am afraid that many clerks and bookkeepers may not know me."

Qiu Ping was a little angry. He actually had no interest in power.

But he didn't want to be taken advantage of.

Oh, you are all making small moves in private, running your own small territory, and then causing some trouble, all the resentment of the people will be directed at me.

There is nothing so cheap.

Since I am in charge of water transportation, you must be obedient and either handle the matter well yourself, or report it in time and let the Bashui Yamen help solve it.

He didn't want to have to take the blame every time something went wrong.

"Come on, follow me to Xunshui."

Qiu Ping flicked his sleeves, feeling even more angry.

Du Yu smiled bitterly on the side, it seemed that Uncle Shui was going to cause trouble again.

"By the way, we can't just go like this. Go prepare the chariot for me. Let's go on a serious inspection."

Qiu Ping seemed to remember something and added another sentence.

As a fifth-grade priest, he has a high status in Shinto and is already qualified to equip chariots.

Du Yu has always been in charge of the official's office, so how could he know about He Bo's trivial matters.Fortunately, Jiao Yuan had been waiting outside and quickly ordered people to prepare the sedan chair.

This is a jade chariot with cloud patterns, carried by 12 tall water tribe warriors.

There were dozens of ceremonial guards in front to clear the way, and hundreds of people behind to protect them.

Although there are no formal soldiers under Baishui, there are [-] patrols and a number of errant soldiers, so there is not much shortage of manpower.

"Boom."

Qiu Ping got on the sedan chair, and with the sound of a gong, water surged around him, and a group of strong men carried the sedan chair forward.

With the help of the water flow under their feet, they could reach a hundred feet in one step. Although in Qiu Ping's eyes, they were as slow as a turtle, their movements were light and very smooth.

Du Yu and Jiao Yuan, the two nominal confidants of Qiu Ping, followed on both sides of the sedan chair, waiting for orders at any time.

A group of teams were speeding through the water, and many aquatic animals in the water quickly moved away when they encountered them, to avoid colliding with Master He Bo.

After all, Baishui crosses the Imperial Capital and has the luck of the Thirteen Waters. Although the water quality is not good, there are still a large number of water tribes living there. Even the strength of these water tribes is not weak, but there are many in the Yuan Shen realm. .

After Qiu Ping inquired, he found out that Bashui had a special status, and its status in Shinto was almost equivalent to that of the capital city.

Many demon clans gathered here, hoping to be seen by the great god, and from then on they would rise to the top, and their future would be unlimited.

There are many lucky people like this.

When Qiu Ping heard this, he couldn't help curling his lips. It turned out that they were all speculators.

Shinto is now actively recruiting people. As long as you can reach the ancestral orifice through cultivation, a ninth-level god is indispensable.Even if you have some talent, this threshold can be relaxed to open the meridians.

But these water tribes gathered in Baishui basically look down on those humble officials, thinking that they can directly step into the seventh, sixth or even fifth rank in one day.

Too greedy.

……

The Ba River is not too long. After passing through a lush aquatic plant, the surrounding water quality suddenly became a bit turbid, but the waterway was much wider and smoother.

On the top of the river, you can see some huge shadows slowly passing by from time to time.

These are the large ships on the Cao River, carrying supplies from various places to the imperial capital.

"Come on, let's go up and have a look."

Qiu Ping gave an order, and a group of strong men put them down instead. A cloud of water vapor rose up under the sedan chair and lifted them out of the water.

"Crash." The sedan chariot broke through the river water, and hundreds of people and horses stayed on the water. But in the eyes of mortals, everything seemed to have not changed at all.

Shinto magic, even if the martial saint is here, at most he feels that something is wrong with the void.

But as long as they don't show up proactively, they can't be discovered.

Xunshui is not very wide. It is an artificial canal after all, and the distance between the two banks is only ten feet.

But it was dug very deep, enough to carry many large ships.

At this moment, several large ships were passing by on the water.There were nearly a hundred trackers on each side, struggling to pull the boat forward.

These large ships are very heavy, and even if the sails are raised, they will move very slowly when there is no wind or against the current.From this, a large number of trackers were born, who specialized in helping people pull boats.

Although their lives are hard, compared to the increasingly serious land annexation nowadays, their life is not bad.

And it is precisely because of the increasing population of these trackers, coolies, and waterworkers that the docks in various places are also prospering, and countless cheap food, accommodation, and even hook bars have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

But at the same time, floods are becoming more and more serious in various places.

In everyone's eyes, water transportation is a golden waterway, carrying large amounts of grain, salt, sugar, and cloth. These things are often more useful than gold and silver.

If you can plunder one ship, you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Therefore, a large number of water bandits occupied waterways and lakes, using fast boats to roam the water, often shouting hundreds or thousands of people, and plundered wantonly.

In order to solve this problem, the imperial court increased the number of naval forces year after year, but with little effect.

These water bandits are like leeks. One group is killed and another is killed, but it seems that they can never be eradicated.

A group of strong men carried the sedan chair and galloped quickly on the water.Sometimes when encountering a ship, they would not give way and would turn into a phantom and pass through the ship.

"what is that?"

A hundred miles apart on both sides of the strait, you can see some government offices, which are quite impressive. There are also officers intercepting ships and seeming to be conducting interrogations.

"This is banknote."

"It is used to collect commercial taxes from passing ships. Of course, it is limited to ordinary merchant ships, but the imperial court's shipping is unimpeded." Du Yu was an official of the imperial court when he was alive, and he knew more about human things than Jiao Yuan. many.

Qiu Ping nodded, expressing understanding.

It is normal to pay toll on the road.

Merchants could use the court's canals to move goods between the north and the south, and the court could also obtain more materials. This was a win-win situation.

"It's a pity that this banknote originally had good intentions, but now it has changed its taste."

Du Yu still had some scholarly energy in his heart. The topic originally stopped here, but he insisted on sighing.

"What do you want to say? Go on."

As expected, Qiu Ping's attention was attracted by him.

"So that Mr. He Bo knows that the intention of this bank is good, but now, as long as you pay a fee privately, you can place the official flag on the ship, and the bank will no longer collect taxes from you."

"Right now, the next level has to be closed. Unless you also buy the official flag for this level."

Du Yu pointed to a large ship in the distance and said.

The ship was actually filled with colorful flags. At a rough count, there were more than a dozen flags, which looked spectacular.

"Generally, those who can afford to buy so many flags are large merchants. Some small merchants can only buy some selectively."

"But despite this, the fees paid did not fall on the court, and all went into private pockets, causing the tariffs collected by the court to decrease year by year."

"Whenever they are in a hurry for money, the court can only continue to collect more taxes, but those who should not pay taxes still don't have to pay. Those who need to pay taxes sometimes have to go bankrupt and take risks to do business, but in the end they fail. I can’t even get my money back.”

Du Yu deeply felt the bad government here, but when he was alive, he was suppressed by his political opponents, and after his death, he could only sigh sadly when he became a god.

In the final analysis, it is all the fault of money.

Can't those Gonggun princes see the disadvantages of Chaoguan and the various problems in water transportation?

But now there are too many people tied up on this ship, and the benefits of bundling are too great. Anyone who opposes it is the common enemy of everyone.

Unexpectedly, Jing Xinghuai inherited the temper of his teacher Pei Tao and wanted to get rid of the bad government. However, he was assassinated in the imperial capital within a few days.

Although the emperor protected him in the palace, unless he never came out, many people would want his life.

After Du Yu finished speaking, he looked at Qiu Ping.

Qiu Ping's expression didn't change much, he just silently took in all the various aspects of water transportation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

But in his heart he was far less calm than he looked on the surface.

Damn it, I wonder why the resentment in Bahe is increasing day by day. It turns out that there are still these humans who are stirring up trouble.

It's okay now, you humans can mess with it, this fateful backlash won't fall on you.

But I'm going to be your scapegoat.

The people's resentment has nowhere to vent, and it won't fall on me in the end.

I wondered what kind of good job this Lord of Bashui had, but it turned out that he was the one who took the blame.

Qiu Ping felt as if he was playing a game of drumming and passing flowers. Every Bashui Hebo was trembling with fear, hoping that this thunder would not explode in his hands.

But who knows if this unlucky guy could be him.

A trace of resentment suddenly rose in Qiu Ping's heart. I've already taken the blame for you, and you still want to ignore me?
In this case, don't blame me for going crazy.

Anyway, the worst case scenario is that I'll be fired. I really don't want to do this crappy job anymore.

I don't believe I can't kill you for those thorns who are disobedient to discipline and want to overthrow the world.

Just when Qiu Ping made up his mind and prepared to reorganize his workplace.

But suddenly, I saw more than 20 small boats emerging from several tributaries on the Xunshui side, with six or seven men standing on each boat.

Each held a simple spear or a slender steel knife, and made a whistling sound from his mouth.

The small boat moved as fast as a sharp arrow, and in a blink of an eye it reached the side of the large ship covered with flags.

Everyone on the boat moved very quickly, throwing out the hooks and pulling the ropes closer to the side of the ship.

Then everyone grabbed their daggers and climbed onto the boat.

The movement was so fast that it took less than a quarter of an hour.

Qiu Ping was a little shocked when he saw this scene. Are these water bandits already so arrogant?This is Chaoguan, not a wilderness. There are more than a hundred people stationed nearby.

Although they are not elites, once a fight breaks out, these water bandits should not be opponents.

(End of this chapter)