Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 343: Reign of the Undead

Half an hour later, Bai Qi rode the Tyrannosaurus Rex across the collapsed city wall and entered Yanmen Pass.

A golden skeleton immediately ran over and reported to Bai Qi: "Emperor, all the demons in Yanmen Pass have been killed, not a single one escaped! A total of 32 demons have been killed!"

"How are the living people in the city?" Bai Qi asked calmly after hearing this. He didn't care how many demons he killed, as long as he killed them all. What he cared about was the living people's situation.

The Golden Skull immediately reported: "Thanks to our advance planning, there are still 150,000 people alive! 120,000 dead!"

"120,000 deaths?" Bai Qi frowned upon hearing this number. He asked, "Why?"

The Golden Skull quickly reported: "When the bombardment in the city began, the people in the city began to actively respond, rioting and retreating to the back city area, but many people still launched desperate attacks on the demons, trying to destroy the city's defense equipment and even trying to open the gates."

"Afterwards, a small number of demons suppressed them. In addition, when the demons were defeated, many of them rushed into the living people, causing considerable casualties. Due to various reasons, the casualties of the people behind the city were huge!"

After listening, Bai Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "Where are the people in the city gathered now? Have they been appeased?"

The Golden Skull quickly replied: "They have all been gathered in the wasteland west of the city. They have all been pacified! We are waiting for your new orders!"

"Hmm!" Bai Qi hummed softly and patted the golden Tyrannosaurus Rex sitting down. "Let's go to the wasteland in the west!"

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In the wasteland west of Yanmen Pass, the people who were still alive gathered here, most of them were old and weak women. Most of the strong men had died in the previous battles with the demons.

At this time, the living people looked at the skeleton soldiers guarding around them, and they were all very nervous. They hoped that these skeleton ghosts would keep their promise, but they were also worried that these skeleton ghosts would go back on their word.

Just when people were getting anxious, the skeleton soldiers guarding them outside suddenly made way.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Qi came over riding a six-meter-tall golden Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Seeing Bai Qi riding on the golden skeleton Tyrannosaurus Rex, people became even more uneasy.

Seeing the anxious faces of these people, Bai Qi immediately jumped off the Tyrannosaurus Rex, stood in front of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and shouted to everyone: "I am Bai Qi, a general under the command of the Yinshan Lich King. I am a human being when I am alive, and I will still be a human being when I die, so don't be afraid."

An old man heard this and asked anxiously, "Are you really not going to eat us?"

"No!" Bai Qi said loudly, "Not only will I not harm you, I will also keep my promise and guarantee the safety of all of you, give you land, give you freedom, and give you food."

"From now on, as long as you are in the area occupied by my undead and do not violate my undead laws, you can do anything. You can go anywhere, build houses, grow your own food, raise your own livestock, do business, teach, and be a craftsman!"

"As long as you pay taxes on time every quarter, the undead will guarantee your safety. You can even hire us undead to work for you."

Hearing this, all the living people looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

This kind of treatment is impossible even in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, let alone in the Hu people country with many monsters. What's more, they can hire these ghosts to work. But at this time, these skeleton ghosts are going to give them this kind of treatment, which makes them feel unreal and even more uneasy.

It was the same old man as before. He bravely asked again: "What tax do you mean by paying taxes on time, and how much is it?"

Looking at these even more anxious people, Bai Qi smiled and replied: "The taxes we want are not livestock, nor do we want boys and girls, human blood and flesh. We don't want those things. The taxes we want are grain, or items equivalent to grain. It can be woven rattan chairs or wooden stools, or medicinal herbs dug from the mountains, or iron ore dug from the ground."

"We don't ask for much. For everyone over eighteen, just pay a tax of three mu. For those under eighteen and over fourteen, pay two mu. Women pay three points less. For those over fifty and under fourteen, pay no tax. For orphans and widows, we the undead will subsidize them with food." "Let me give you a few examples. For an adult man, no matter what his profession is, how much he earns that year, or what his land is used for, we will calculate the tax based on the local real estate tax of that year. Pay the tax on the harvest of three mu of land or items of equivalent value. For those between fourteen and eighteen, pay only the harvest of two mu of land. Women pay three points less. Those over fifty and under fourteen do not pay any harvest. For the elderly without family and orphans under fourteen, we the undead will give them food."

"If it is a disaster year, we will calculate it based on the average local land during the disaster year. You can also borrow food from us undead. As long as you are sure that your life is really unsustainable and you are not a lazy person, we undead can lend you food, even meat, free medical treatment and medicinal materials. You only need to pay back a cent more the next year. You don't have to pay back what you borrowed, as long as the things you return to us are of equal value to what you borrowed."

"Don't worry about us robbing you or deceiving you. I will have my men prepare a price list and post it everywhere, with all items clearly marked with prices."

"At the same time, as long as you don't actively attack the undead and don't spread negative comments about us, I, Bai Qi, can guarantee you with my personal integrity that no undead will harm you. If the undead really do harm you, I can tell you for sure that the person being harmed must have violated a certain rule."

"Now, you can go to the gate of Yanmen Pass to get your ID cards, and then you can leave. You can leave the rule of our undead, but those who stay must abide by our undead rules. As long as you abide by the rules, I promise that what I say will be effective, and you can live here without worry."

"After ten days, the undead will be counted!"

After saying that, Bai Qi turned around and left, and the undead that were surrounding and guarding these living people immediately withdrew their encirclement.

Looking at the departed souls, people looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you.

"I'm not leaving. If I go anywhere else, I'll just become food and slaves of the demons. I'm going to live here! At least they gave us a guarantee!"

At this moment, an old man suddenly spoke loudly.

"Yes, it would be difficult to survive if you go somewhere else. If you stay here, you will never have to worry about food and drink if it is true!"

"I'm not leaving either!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!"

After hearing the old man's words, people in the crowd shouted one after another. They all decided not to leave.

At least here I have Bai Qi's guarantee. Although I don't know whether it is true or not, if I go to other places, I may be eaten by monsters at any time. Even if I am not eaten by monsters, I will be enslaved by monsters and live a miserable life. What else can't I try?

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"Emperor, we undead cannot coexist with the living!"

On the other side, a golden skeleton asked Bai Qi a question.

Many of these high-level undead followed Fusu during the Qin Dynasty. They also have some understanding of why Fusu did not occupy one side at that time, but instead tried his best to give the world to the Qin Dynasty.

The biggest reason is that the undead cannot coexist with the living. Where the undead exist, the living cannot survive, and not even a blade of grass can grow.

Just like when the undead army came out, wherever they passed was frozen and dead. Even if there were only a small number of undead, it would affect the local food production.

"I know. That's why the undead won't live with them. We just send people to manage them regularly and set up several management offices! It's enough to send cavalry patrols regularly to receive their feedback."

Bai Qi said with a smile. "Although it is not a long-term plan, it is enough for now. The king has already gone to look for candidates."

(End of this chapter)