My uncles are all big guys

"Greetings, sir!"

Outside a small city built of rammed earth, an old man wearing animal skins and two or three kittens and puppies, with an unconcerned expression, saluted Wang Xiao who was leading the team.

There are thousands of people in the team, some of whom are slaves wrapped in animal skins and holding bamboo spears and stone axes.

The rest are all skinny, sluggish people supporting the young and old.

These people were blackmailed by Wang Xiao from Ji Fa.

In order for Wang Xiao to go to the mother city and leave the important land of Xiqi, Ji Fa agreed to all Wang Xiao's requests.

There are thousands of soldiers and generals, thousands of craftsmen of various kinds, and a certain amount of food, grass and fur.

Wang Xiao wanted to do something else, but there really weren't many things that caught his eye in this era.

In the end, Ji Fa promised well. When Wang Xiao took over and prepared to set off the next day, he realized that he had been tricked by Lao Ji.

There are thousands of soldiers, but they are all unarmored and thin soldiers.

Wang Xiao found out after asking.

These people were slaves a day ago, but received news yesterday that their slave status was lifted and they were promoted to Xiqi soldiers.

Most of the craftsmen in Qianhu are small craftsmen and slaves.

Most of them are gardeners, butchers, and small traders.

There is no one who can make bronze or other slightly useful small craftsmen.

The only thing that was better was the food, which was enough to feed Wang Xiao and his party for half a year.

After checking what Ji Fa had given him, Wang Xiao was so moved with a smile on his face that he wished he could go back and stew the second uncle's eggs.

What made Wang Xiao even more angry was.

Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya also knew that Wang Xiao would get angry, so he sent Ji Dan, who had the best relationship with Boyikao and Wang Xiao, to take charge of the handover, so that Wang Xiao could not get angry when facing the person he was most familiar with.

Originally, Wang Xiao still had a good impression of Ji Fa, and thought that after the rebellion was successful, he would control Xiqi and let him live peacefully as long as he didn't cause trouble.

Now after doing this, Wang Xiao's good impression of him is completely gone.

Wang Xiao didn't believe that Ji Fa didn't know these things. As the king of a land, he didn't even know about things that he cared about, so Ji Fa, the king, didn't have to do it.

"Congratulations on your promotion, go back and report on your work."

Wang Xiao didn't even see the person in charge of the Mother City who came to greet him. He threw a roll of bamboo slips to him and led the people into the city.

The old man untied the bamboo slip and frowned in confusion when he saw that it was indeed an order for him to go back.

Didn't the above ask him to look at this young master? Why did you suddenly give him an order to go back?
Although he was doubtful, who wouldn't be happy with the promotion?

In this remote town, he had to face the threat of the Quanrong tribe at any time. He had already had enough of it.

Entering the city, Wang Xiao frowned even more tightly.

The potholed streets are filled with sewage and filth, and the air exudes a disgusting smell.

There were only a few pedestrians on the street, and each one looked numb, like a zombie.

"This is the so-called Xiqi where the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

Seeing the dilapidated city and the godless appearance of the people, Wang Xiao gently shook his head.

In fact, let alone this remote town, there are many cities within Xiqi.

Xibohou's good reputation as a peaceful and peaceful people, benevolent and righteous, does not refer to these ordinary people and slaves, but to the small nobles with a certain status.

The real people at the lowest level are actually not much different from Brother Chao. And more importantly, Xiqi is a force that firmly supports the slavery system.

Every year during the sacrifices, countless slaves were captured, killed or sacrificed.

When Xibo Hou Jichang died, thousands of slaves were buried with him.

If this kind of thing were left to the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, it would probably be ridiculed by the literati and historians.

But in history, how great Xiqi was promoted, and he was a model for countless emperors.

If the subsequent emperors really followed the Zhou Dynasty's example, it would be God's blessing that the country would not be subjugated in ten years.

Arriving at the so-called Central City Lord's Mansion, Wang Xiao asked the accompanying Tiger Guards to arrange the residences of slave soldiers and slave craftsmen. He took the queen to visit their future residence.

"Husband, I have some ideas about future management. I wonder if you would like to hear them."

Looking at what the queen considered to be a simple residence, the queen slowly spoke.

As a former queen with rich management experience, Wang Xiao naturally handed over the management of the fiefdom to her.

Although Wang Xiao gave her absolute rights, as a woman who abides by women's ethics in future generations, and is no longer a queen, Wang Xiao naturally has to take the lead. Wang Xiao gave her the right, and she would not make decisions on her own. She wanted to ask her husband what he thought before making a decision.

Wang Xiao nodded and signaled the other party to speak directly.

Seeing Wang Xiao nodding and the Queen retreating, she slowly said: "Husband, you have shared many ideas with me. However, I feel that the current situation does not require drastic reforms. Instead, we should follow the current situation and develop steadily for the time being."

"As the saying goes: A weak person's words are reasonable but no one believes them; a strong person is arrogant and overbearing but no one believes them."

"Although the people in the world are kind-hearted, they are also the most difficult people to manage."

"Until we have absolute power in our hands and a corresponding reputation, even if our reform strategy can make them rich and have many benefits, they will still be resistant, even distrustful, and even have thoughts of resistance."

Stopping, the queen looked at Wang Xiao: "My husband is kind-hearted to the human race. I know this, but the most taboo thing for a king is to have feelings in his heart."

"I am not saying that benevolence is not good. What I am saying is that I want to tell my husband that benevolence without strength and fame is just a naive fool in the eyes of others."

The queen's words made Wang Xiao think deeply.

On paper, it is easy to see that Wang Xiao has indeed seen a lot of movies and stories about the emperor.

But the problem is that it’s one thing to have seen it, but it’s another thing to know how to use it, when to use it, and how to use it.

Without real actual combat experience, no matter how hyped it is, it is just nonsense.

Every system has factors and inevitability for its existence. Just because it was good in the past and in the future, it must be good for the present.

For example, if we implement the imperial examination system to select officials in this era, that is pure nonsense.

What else is liberal democracy?
Come on, boss, the current people don't even have enough to eat. These seemingly great and glorious ideals are more than a handful of corn to the people.

"You have been a queen and have rich experience. As you consider these matters, my husband will stay with you as a primary school student and listen carefully to the Queen's teacher's experience in governing the country."

The queen's cheeks turned red when she heard Wang Xiao's words, but her heart felt sweet.

Maybe that's why Wang Xiao attracted her.

Wang Xiao has a gentle personality and a very good temper. More importantly, he will humbly ask for advice when faced with things he doesn't understand. He never bites the bullet and pretends to understand.

"Ming!"

Just as the two of them were visiting the yard and chatting, a sparrow chirped suddenly in the sky, and at the same time, a tyrannical aura came over them fiercely.

With a rush of crisis in his heart, Wang Xiao couldn't care less about anything else. He waved his hand and raised the flaming flag from the south to protect the queen. He raised his hand to summon a three-pointed two-edged sword and headed straight for the source of the danger. (End of chapter)