What the soldier held up in his hand was not Luo Kai's head, but an iron-red military talisman.
Others in the hall have not even seen the appearance of this military talisman clearly, but the head of the Luo family knows that the situation is over, and it is impossible to wait for reinforcements from upstream today, because this military talisman should be in Luo Kai's hands, and Luo Kai will restrain the military talisman. A city defense bureau worth 70,000 people.
The head of the Luo family screamed and rushed towards the soldiers outside the hall. Mu Qing and Xing Fei stood still and did not move. Everyone seemed to be too late to stop this scene. Until the head of the Luo family rushed in front of the soldiers, a flash of sword light instantly defeated them. After daylight.
That soldier was no ordinary soldier at all. The sharp sword light showed that he had the strength of the fourth grade.
There was a soft cry in the hall, and just when people thought they would see blood in the next moment, the head of the Luo family turned his shoulders, and while avoiding the light of the sword, he had already brushed the soldier's body and rushed out.
He never wanted to avenge Luo Kai from the beginning, but the soldier's back happened to be the best escape direction.
The figure of the Luo family leader disappeared behind the soldiers in an instant. Everyone in the hall looked at each other for a moment, and no one spoke first.
Mu Qing walked towards the soldier, and the people standing in front of him happened to be the few people left behind by the Luo family head. These people stood tremblingly on the spot, either leaving or staying.
Mu Qing glanced at these people: "In addition to the Luo family, the mastermind, there are also the Yao family, the Yang family, and the Xiong family who were involved in the danger and hooked up with the army. It was a wise decision for you not to escape with him."
Finally, someone couldn't stand the surging pressure in the hall, and knelt in front of Mu Qing and said loudly: "City Lord, City Lord, we are willing to plead guilty, but this matter is extremely important, and the younger generations in the family don't know about it. I hope you can spare them." .”
Mu Qing could feel that many eyes were on him. He was silent for a moment and then asked: "Commander Xing, will the family be wiped out by falsely accusing him of colluding with the army?"
The atmosphere in the hall was temporarily depressing to the limit. Xing Fei looked at Mu Qing's back and said solemnly: "The person in charge is guilty of death. As for other people involved, their crimes will be judged according to the things they committed."
"Okay." Mu Qing nodded, looking down at the person kneeling in front of him, "Master Yang, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand, thank you City Lord! Thank you, Commander!"
The head of the Yang family quickly kowtowed to Mu Qing and Xing Fei.
Xing Fei listened to the discussions around him, felt the gentle gazes, and sighed a lot in his heart. After confirming that the crimes of the people on the list were true, they had no intention of being implicated like Bai Hao during that period. Miemen, this opportunity to win people's hearts was originally prepared for Mu Qing, but Mu Qing gave it to him instead.
Mu Qing walked outside the hall, and the soldier stood up, holding the military talisman in both hands and handed it to him.
Mu Qing looked at the military symbols flashing with traces of blood in the sun, looked sideways at Xing Fei, and said solemnly: "An army born to protect this land is the cornerstone of the long-term stability of Suzaku City. "
"From today on, you will be the only general in Suzaku City, and you will command both the personal guard and the city defense army."
Mu Qing stretched out his hand to Xing Fei and opened his palm. The iron-red military talisman was actually a dead object, but it condensed powerful power in the sight of everyone in the hall.
After the incident involving the Luo family, no one came forward to question Mu Qing's position as city lord, so when Mu Qing announced that the military unification of the city would be handed over to Xing Fei's management, there was no more noise.
At this time, there were sounds of fighting outside the hospital, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and they were becoming more and more orderly.
In this atmosphere, Xing Fei walked towards Mu Qing step by step.
He knelt on one knee in front of Mu Qing, cupped his fists and said solemnly: "Xing Fei takes the order!"
Mu Qing smiled slightly and handed the general talisman to Xing Fei. Outside the gate, there were several figures walking in. They took a fancy to the scene they just saw and immediately stood on the spot with a solemn military posture.
"City Lord, big brother."
Yan Qing led several of his men up, glanced at the people in the hall, and reported in a strong voice: "The man who ran out has been beheaded, and we have the city defense troops under control."
Mu Qing nodded. The internal relations of the city defense army were complicated. It would not be easy to control the guards upstream. He glanced at Xing Fei and said with a smile: "Nothing can be established until it is broken. Taking advantage of today's opportunity, you can say say what you think
. "
Xing Fei nodded, turned around and looked at the people in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "I know that your respective families have sent many people to the city defense army over the years. Some of them are uneducated and have become a cancer in the army. And some people have become the middle and upper levels of the military."
Everyone in the hall seemed to have guessed some of Xing Fei's thoughts. Even though they were afraid of military power, when it was about the vital interests of the family, someone finally stood up and said, "Commander Xing, oh no, General Xing, you are right. The younger generation is quite diligent in the military and has not violated any military discipline."
Xing Fei said expressionlessly: "Whether there is a violation of military discipline or not is not up to you. But you don't have to think too extreme. From now on, all matters in the military will be judged strictly in accordance with military discipline and law. Any violation of discipline or law will be judged in strict accordance with the law." People are punished for crimes, but those who did not commit crimes will still remain in the military.”
Xing Fei's explanation did not satisfy these people, because their own families knew about their own affairs. If the younger generations in the family were not too stubborn, they would not send them to the city defense army. After all, the Guards were their first choice.
"Okay, I'm not discussing this with you, I'm just informing you."
Xing Fei's expression changed, and his tone was extremely cold: "But I can give you some time to adapt. Before they are found to have violated military discipline, if they can take the initiative to explain their faults, most of them can return to their original state intact. at home."
After Xing Fei said this, he exhaled heavily, looked at Mu Qing and said: "City Lord, Yan Qing and the 800 cavalry outside will stay here. I will go upstream to take a look."
Mu Qing nodded: "Go ahead, everything is difficult at the beginning. Only when you get on the right track, it doesn't matter if you go slower."
Xing Fei left, and Yan Qing also pressed the Luo family's accomplices to go outside the hospital. The atmosphere in the hall finally relaxed a little.
Someone looked at Mu Qing who was standing outside the hall, and finally couldn't help but stepped forward and asked: "City Lord, now the military aspect has been completely solved, but there are still some trade routes related to the reconstruction of the City Lord's Mansion that cannot be delayed. ”
"Yes, not only the medicinal materials from the south cannot enter the city, but also the caravan going north has been blocked in the city for more than a month."
Has it been more than a month...
Mu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. After Bai Hao completely lost his mind and caused several disasters in succession, the gates of Suzaku City could no longer pass through as smoothly as before.
Mu Qing walked back to the hall, looked at the chamber of commerce presidents who no longer concealed their anxiety, and then glanced at Murong Xing, who was still standing by the window with a calm face, and said, "Have any of you organized a caravan to go north?"
After a brief silence, someone hesitated and said: "The chaos in Suzaku City has spread to the entire Youyan Prefecture. Although other places in the prefecture quickly returned to normal, none of the people we sent out to explore the road have returned. Maybe... possible……"
Mu Qing looked at the speaker: "Perhaps those places still think that Suzaku City is in chaos and want to extort a toll from you?"
The man nodded repeatedly, "That's the reason, and...actually, the state is fine. Once you leave the state border, you have to submit customs clearance procedures, and the city lord's palace is in ruins and there is no way to issue a customs clearance seal."
Mu Qing pondered for a moment. In fact, he didn't know much about the various aspects of Suzaku City, but fortunately Wang Yeqing and Chen Zhuo had already provided him with a lot of advice.
Mu Qing's eyes wandered around, and finally he saw those people who were most incompatible with the people around them in the southeast corner of the hall.
"What did you do in the City Lord's Mansion before?"
"Lord City Lord, I am in charge of all matters of the Chamber of Commerce."
"I am in charge of population registration..."
…
Mu Qing patiently listened to the self-introductions of these people, thinking that the people who could come here seemed to have been carefully screened by Wang Yeqing and the others. These people were in important positions, but none of them had previous positions involved. He understood the evil deeds Bai Hao had done.
Mu Qing glanced at Wang Yeqing, who was standing in the corner of the hall, and said to these people: "The reconstruction of the City Lord's Mansion is urgent, but the matter is very important. The tall and glorious buildings should be put aside first, and the various functional agencies of the City Lord's Mansion must be established first. "
Many people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, especially the wealthy businessmen. Originally, they were prepared to spend a lot of money to rebuild the city lord's mansion for Mu Qing today, but the city lord himself had no intention of doing so.
Mu Qing looked at these people in the southeast corner
With various expressions on his face, he said calmly: "You have been recognized by Mrs. Wang by being here today, so whatever you did before will still be done in the future. If you encounter any need for coordination during the reconstruction process, If all parties cannot solve the problem, they can ask Mrs. Wang for help."
Wang Yeqing showed up more often than Mu Qing these days. These people quickly found Wang Yeqing in the corner, their eyes full of gratitude.
After all, they are said to be emperors and courtiers. They do not have the support of families or chambers of commerce like others in the hall. Their rights give them the opportunity to stand in the hall with these people, but it is true that the rights they had before, until this For a moment, many of them were completely relieved and expressed their loyalty to Mu Qing and Wang Yeqing.
Wang Yeqing frowned slightly, looked at Mu Qing and shook his head gently.
Mu Qing saw the rejection in Wang Yeqing's eyes, and sighed in his heart. He also understood that Wang Yeqing could not be bound to these mundane affairs, and his eyes fell on Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo seemed to have expected something. He coughed lightly and his expression became more solemn.
Mu Qing said: "Mrs. Wang likes to be quiet. If it's not a particularly important matter, you can just ask Shopkeeper Chen to coordinate and resolve it."
Chen Zhuo actually didn't care about how much power he had in the city lord's palace, but thinking that there would be many more excuses to meet in the future, he couldn't hide his joy. He even ignored Murong Yun standing next to him, cupped his hands towards Mu Qing and said: "Since I have gained the attention of the city lord, I will do my best to assist Mrs. Wang in handling these mundane affairs."
Mu Qing nodded and looked at Wang Yeqing. He thought he would get a look of recognition, but he didn't know that Wang Yeqing's eyebrows were frowning deeper and deeper.
Mu Qing coughed lightly, suppressed some strange speculations in his heart, and said: "The old courtyard is in the west of the city and is not suitable for temporary offices."
As Mu Qing spoke, he began to look for those people who were exuding jewels. By the time he finished speaking, his eyes had already locked on an ordinary middle-aged man in the crowd.
"President Huang, do you have any suggestions?"
President Huang has been huddled behind the giant merchants, but when Mu Qing called out his names, he stopped pretending to be stupid and nodded with a steady face: "Our Pharmacy Association has some properties near Zhuque Avenue. These places are connected to all directions and have good transportation. , we can provide a temporary office space for the City Lord's Mansion. If the City Lord needs a place to work, I am willing to free up the Medicine Mansion."
Discussions began in the hall, and people's meaningful glances fell between Mu Qing and President Huang.
Suzaku City has always been famous for the trading of various natural and earthly treasures. Although the Pharmacy Merchant Guild Hall, which handles large-scale medicinal material transactions, is built in the south of the city where there are the most civilians, it has forced itself to carve out a large continuous area on the land with messy and crowded houses. Buildings.
President Huang's test was not very clever, but after he said it, it seemed to directly defeat Mu Qing's army who wanted to create a generous image.
But Mu Qing did not refuse as most people in the hall did. Instead, he agreed very simply: "There seems to be a population of nearly 400,000 in the south of the city. There is no problem in setting up the city lord's palace on the land in the south of the city. Then I would like to thank Huang It’s the president’s kindness.”
The corner of Guild Leader Huang's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a slightly serious tone: "City Lord, please don't worry, give us three days and we can vacate the guild hall."
"No, the City Lord's Mansion is just a place to do business. If you don't need a big place, you can just vacate the house in the center of the guild hall."
Mu Qing said with a chuckle towards President Huang.
There was a gasp of air in the hall.
Mu Qing seemed to have taken a step back, but he really defeated President Huang's army. From now on, the people in the City Lord's Mansion have been keeping an eye on the activities in the surrounding guild halls, so how many secrets can the Pharmacy Merchant Guild have?
President Huang's shoulders trembled slightly, and he looked at Mu Qing intently. After a while, a sigh came from his mouth, and his expression became more respectful: "Just follow the city lord's orders."
Mu Qing looked away from President Huang and looked at the people around him, "The chambers of commerce behind each of you are related to the economic lifeline of Suzaku City. The city lord's palace does not want to seize much property from you in order to restore its strength. But I hope you can understand that your Chamber of Commerce is not only related to the money in your own pockets, but also the food in the bowls of tens of thousands of people."
"Your wealth comes from the people. I don't expect you to take it from the people and give it back to the people, but I hope you can take a longer-term view and use it for the people as much as possible to form a healthy cycle."
When Mu Qing said these words, he was also seriously thinking about the profound meaning behind them.
Because this is the most critical link for Wang Yeqing and Chen Zhuo to regain their vitality and quickly stabilize the city.
"Take it from the people, use it for the people..."
President Huang, who had just been at a disadvantage in the confrontation, repeated Mu Qing's words softly. He looked at Mu Qing with a frown: "City Lord, how should we use it for the people?"
Mu Qing glanced at President Huang with a hint of admiration, turned slightly sideways, and pointed to the northeast, "The inner city has become a ruin. According to the rules that were in place when the first foundation of Suzaku City was laid, this huge inner city The city has become an unclaimed land that has been developed over time.”
Mu Qing's words were like a stone smashed into the water, causing ripples that quickly spread throughout the hall.
The composition of these chambers of commerce is complicated, and they have coexisted with the family forces in the city for many years. For everyone in this group, land is always the most attractive topic.
What's more, after so many years, the land in the inner city has already left the impression in these people's minds that every inch of land is worth every inch.
Chairman Huang was the first to calm down. He asked solemnly: "But not only us, but also many people know that there is a volcano buried under the inner city. Even if the volcano erupts once, it will not be in danger for a hundred years. How many people are willing to return to this land again?”
"After all, the reason why the inner city was rich and noble in the past was because the City Lord's Mansion stood in the center. But now, it is probably difficult to find the remains of the City Lord's Mansion."
Mu Qing glanced at the businessmen who were frowning and deep in thought, looked at President Huang and said, "Your worries are indeed not unnecessary."
President Huang frowned and raised his eyes to carefully observe Mu Qing's expression. He believed that Mu Qing would not tease them with a piece of poisonous meat when Suzaku City was in dire straits.
Mu Qing waited until all the merchants looked over with worried expressions, then said calmly: "I experienced the battle with Bai Hao, and also experienced the battle with Na, and discovered that the underground of the inner city was built more than a thousand years ago. Just suppress the powerful formation restriction of that fire vein."
"And thankfully, they are not broken. They only need to be added with the correct runes to be able to function again and reconstruct the Nether Flame Formation."
Mu Qing looked at some of the family patriarchs who were still in the hall, "If your family has enough old buildings, they should have left some records. The Youyan Formation is a large-area fire-control formation. Whenever the underground When that fire vein becomes active, it will dissipate excess energy, which is why this city has not been destroyed by lava for thousands of years."
In the span of a thousand years, the world's families have changed countless times, but when Mu Qing asked this question, the patriarchs of these "long-standing" families first looked like they were thinking deeply about their memories, and then nodded subconsciously.
Mu Qing found it interesting in his heart, but he understood some of what Wang Yeqing said before to guide the situation. He turned around and looked at President Huang again: "The City Lord's Mansion can organize manpower to repair the various formations underground. If you are worried, it's absolutely fine. Send people to follow. But one thing I must make clear is that you can rebuild your property in this ruined land, but your plan must not be based on your own."
President Huang was moved in his heart and asked: "Do you want to use it for the people?"
Mu Qing smiled and said: "In the future, the distinction between the inner and outer cities of Zhuque City will be history. The land in the inner city should still be more expensive than the current outer city, but the rich and powerful can live there, and so can ordinary people."
Chairman Huang vaguely sensed a new business model. He suppressed his inner emotions and asked: "Since we have to follow the plan of the City Lord's Mansion, do these lands still belong to us permanently?"
Mu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and replied: "It depends on how much help you need from the City Lord's Mansion. Reset the formation to stabilize the fire veins underground. The land above naturally belongs to the City Lord's Mansion, but you don't have to worry about this share. At most, it will not exceed 40% of the entire inner city land, and the property on the land still belongs to you."
"Sixty percent..."
You must know that in the secular dynasty
Among them, the concept of "everything in the world is the king's land" is still emphasized. The land still belongs to the people at the top of the power. Even if these businessmen hold the land wedges with all the formalities in their hands, they can't resist the emperor and the ministers. changes in rights.
What's more, before, all the land in the inner city was directly under the city lord's mansion...
Chairman Huang quickly exchanged glances with everyone around him, "The reconstruction of the inner city is related to the settlement of hundreds of thousands of people. This matter is too important. Please allow us to come down and discuss it in detail for a while."
Mu Qing smiled and said: "This is natural, but from now on, you can just go to Chen Zhuo directly for this matter."
"In addition, in the early stages of rebuilding the various institutions of the City Lord's Mansion, we still need your help."
"It's natural."
Faced with greater interests, the businessmen became extremely generous and agreed in unison.
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