"On March 16, the second year of Yanping, the government office of Shou'an City announced the crimes of the five large families and made the people aware of them, and ordered the government officials to escort people to parade through the towns and countryside, and ordered the clerks and officials to repeat their evil deeds. The people were angry and chased the convoy. Throw rocks and stones at them and scold them.”
"On March 18th, the government office of Shou'an City transferred the land of the sinners to the government office, and then leased it to the people at half of the rent, promising not to be rented out for ten years."
"On March 19th, all the young and strong laborers of the sinner clan will be used as laborers to be dispatched by the Labor Department. Their women, dependents, elderly and young children will be arranged and dispatched by the workshop and craftsman's courtyard. Those without laborers will be taken care of by the Charity Hall."
"On March 26th, a small group of Arong troops tried to attack the city, but failed and left. The government issued an order to prepare for war, saying that there was going to be a war. Everyone in the city was shocked."
"On the same day, eight prominent families in Shou'an City took the initiative to donate their wealth to protect the government officials. The governor Yin Shengyuan praised the righteousness and ordered the government officials to escort all the people of the families to the countryside to take refuge. (Note: Although some later generations falsely said that this was an act of taking hostages, If you defend it, you will live; if the city is destroyed, you will die. However, I think this is a great act of kindness. It will keep the people's anger and fear in this way and gain the courage of the people.)"
——The above is from Cen's edition of "Shou'an City Government Chronicles: The Second Year of Chu Yanping"
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"Sister Yuan, the three girls Zhang, Jia and Han are here again." Xiaoyao finally found Sheng Yuan from the weapons station and reported quickly.
To be honest, if her own lady hadn't taught her not to act willfully, she would have kicked those three people out of this mansion.
Haven't you seen what's going on in Fucheng now? !
I don’t know if her young lady is too busy being the head of a city!
Shengyuan didn't know Xiaoyao's anger, and waved her hand after hearing this: "I still have some matters here. You can ask someone to put them in the side hall for a while. If they are willing to wait, they will have good food and drinks. Just wait, if you get impatient and want to leave, just let them."
After saying that, she once again immersed herself in the discussion with the armory craftsman.
She needed to brainstorm and develop a counterattack weapon as soon as possible.
Although this research started after realizing the military role of Shou'an City, unfortunately, the progress has not been fast and has been delayed until now. Even if the prototype has been built, the results can only be tested on the battlefield.
"My lord, although it is possible to use the enemy's crossbar to attack the city gate as the power for the catapult behind the city, to set up such a sharp weapon, we need to dig more than ten feet of ground to set up such a weapon to defend the city and solidify the gate. ." The deputy commander of the Ordnance Office said with a troubled expression.
Sheng Yuan heard the implication, nodded without hesitation, and asked him: "How long will it take to build it?"
The other party said the time, and Sheng Yuan slowly closed her eyes after hearing this.
The Ambassador of the Ordnance Institute just arrived and said hurriedly: "It can also be shortened to two or three days."
"The ambassador is right. At worst, the machine will be difficult to solidify and will turn into scraps as high as the city gate. It will also strengthen the city gate!" Unable to understand the ambassador's way of adapting to the situation, the deputy director of the Ordnance Institute couldn't help but ridicule. One sentence.
"You!" The ambassador was so angry that his fingers trembled slightly. He wanted to argue with him, but taking into account Sheng Yuan's majesty, he did not dare to argue with his subordinates in front of her at this time.
As it turns out, he made a wise move.
No, as soon as he calmed down, Sheng Yuan opened his eyes and decisively agreed to the deputy envoy's request: "The time will be as you said... However, as for the time, I will guarantee it to you; but the quality of the sharp weapons , Never allow negligence!”
"My subordinates can issue military orders!" The deputy envoy immediately responded seriously.
"It's not necessary. If the sharp weapons are useless and the Arong army really attacks the city, then I'm afraid your head will have been snatched by the barbarians, and I won't care about it anymore!"
Everyone: "..."
Although they were exempted from signing military orders, they couldn't be more grateful!
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"Lord Fu Zun!"
It was half past midnight, and after a busy day, Sheng Yuan, who was either thinking of countermeasures or looking for talents, finally had time to return to the palace.
Because the Arong army might appear at any time, Sheng Yuan no longer went back to the backyard to rest, but directly packed up the room behind the mansion, and even stayed at the office.
Therefore, as soon as she entered the palace, Zhang Pingqi, who had been waiting all day, saw her.
"You haven't gone back yet?" When Sheng Yuan saw her, she remembered what Xiaoyao said during the day.
Realizing that she had unintentionally left someone alone all day long, even though Sheng Yuan's exuberant energy was running low, she still didn't have the nerve to attack the person right away.
"We have something important to report to the governor." Jia Shang and Han Yongji also walked out of the room.
"...Okay, let's go to the side hall to talk." Sheng Yuan sighed and did not let everyone continue to blow the cold wind.
Xiaoyao followed and saw that Sheng Yuan could not rest. He looked at Zhang Ping and the other three with a somewhat unkind expression, and whispered to Sheng Yuan: "Little... Mr. Fu Zun, it's already getting late, otherwise Please clean up one or two guest rooms and come out, and let the three girls rest for a while. It won’t be too late to discuss important matters again tomorrow morning!”
As soon as she said this, before Sheng Yuan could say anything, Zhang Ping and the other three looked at each other in embarrassment and hurriedly apologized to Sheng Yuan: "We were presumptuous. Miss Xiaoyao is right. We will leave today. Come again tomorrow to ask for an audience with the Lord."
"No need." Sheng Yuan glanced at Xiaoyao and saw her hanging her head with a guilty conscience before waving her hands, "I still have things to do tomorrow, and I might have to delay you all day... But today everyone is really We are all tired, why don't you three just keep talking briefly and let's make a quick decision."
Seeing that his young lady had made up her mind, Xiaoyao had no choice but to bow and arrange her own refreshments.
Without Xiaoyao watching, the pressure on Zhang Ping and the other two people was much less.
"Your Excellency, I have a female craftsman under me who is good at making traps. If you don't mind, I can enshrine her in front of you." Han Yongji was the first to speak.
Sheng Yuan snorted and looked at her face carefully: "I wonder what the Han family girl wants?"
Han Yongji gritted his teeth and said: "If I am lucky enough to survive in the city, I hope that the Lord Fu will find a job for me in Nurhan."
"Nurhan? That's not a great Chu! Why do you say that I have this ability?"
Han Yongji looked at Sheng Yuan's eyes that showed no emotion or anger, biting the corners of his lips for a moment, then made up his mind and whispered: "I have served Princess Yongping, so I know that Lord Fu Zun and Queen Nurhan friendship."
Sheng Yuan understood: "If you talk about friendship or not, you have to be recognized by others!"
Han Yongji thought she didn't agree, and his face suddenly turned ugly. He had no choice but to do the next best thing: "If Lord Fu has a way to help us jump over Nurhan, we can also go to Europa by land."
Anyway, she didn't want to stay in the Da Chu territory. Although if she survives the battle to defend the city, Princess Yongping will look at her differently, but who makes her hate being abandoned the most? From the moment she passively stayed in Shou'an City, her loyalty to Princess Yongping has been Gone.
Instead of working for the opponent again, if we get out of the Great Chu, we might be able to fight for another world.
"Okay." Sheng Yuan had not thought of refusing before, but before she could finish speaking, Han Yongji took a step back.
