Although Yongchuan City is located in a remote location, its convenient transportation gives it a strong central role. The flow of goods and people is much busier than that of an ordinary remote town.
As a city lord, Feng Mingyuan is naturally not relaxed either. It is common to wake up early and stay late at night. When it comes to emergencies, it's not uncommon to have to watch the entire night.
At the beginning, Feng Mingyuan was still very uncomfortable and slacked off a lot. Because so many affairs in the city will involve most of his energy, he will neglect his practice.
But later, as his understanding of the limits of his cultivation and talent gradually became clearer, Feng Mingyuan spent decades going from frustration to unwillingness and finally to resignation.
Talent determines the upper limit of cultivation. The middle stage of the Mysterious Vein Realm is the limit of Feng Mingyuan's current conscious cultivation. He has given up the idea of leaving the spiritual practice and continuing to climb up the family ladder, hoping to change his path by relying on the performance of the party in charge. So he began to govern diligently ten years ago.
Yongchuan City also began to flourish rapidly in the ten years after Feng Mingyuan completed his self-adjustment. It was also at this stage that Feng Mingyuan began to slowly squeeze out the influence of Yuzhong, the capital of the state, on Yongchuan City, and finally formed the current mutual relationship that was nominally subordinate, but actually carried tit-for-tat and even hatred.
Yuzhong is also very clear about Feng Mingyuan's thoughts. Although the temptation has never stopped, it is very rare to go directly to Feng Mingyuan's knife shop like the previous time. Unless it's a big deal, Yuzhong won't even send an official document to Yongchuan.
But in the past month or so, official documents and urgent orders from Yuzhong have come one after another. At most, Feng Mingyuan received three official documents and urgent orders from Yuzhong in one day.
These official documents and urgent orders were not only from Yuzhong Prefecture, but also from Yuzhong Yamen, Yuzhong Military Mansion, and even urgent orders from the Imperial Military Department Yamen and Household Workers Yamen forwarded from Yuzhong.
This is the first time Feng Mingyuan has encountered this situation after sitting as the lord of Yongchuan City for decades.
At first, there was no time to think too much, but as more and more information was collected later, Feng Mingyuan himself was overwhelmed by these official documents and urgent orders, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel more anxious and worried in his heart.
"Where's the latest official report? Show it to me."
Put down the last document in your hand today, and the affairs in the city will come to an end. In the past, Feng Mingyuan would order some midnight snacks at this time, and after eating, he would find a side yard to spend the night. But recently, Feng Mingyuan's most common residence is his study. When I feel really tired, I sit on the futon in the study and take a rest. Then I go out for a walk after dawn. After breakfast, I start my new business again.
Feng Mingyuan was so busy that he never touched the ground. Zhou Zhonghao, who was the personal bodyguard of the city lord and the housekeeper of the house, was naturally unable to get away. He had not been back to his house for a long time.
"Sir, the official report is still the one from the day before yesterday. The latest one is probably still in the state capital. It will take at least two to three days to transfer it."
Feng Mingyuan stood up from his chair and paced around the study room, frowning.
"Is there any news from home?"
"Sir, the same is true at home. The news is from a few days ago. At present, there is no new news from Pengshan or Pengshanguan."
Feng Mingyuan shook his head, stopped in front of the window, and opened the window to let in the night breeze. He took a deep breath before saying: "We have to be anxious! Once something happens to Pengshan and Pengshanguan, it will be an earth-shaking event. The disaster of Yunyan! That is not a joke. Every Hong Dynasty person should remember it in their bones."
And you should have learned something from these recent official documents and urgent orders, right?
First there were hundreds of carts of food, and then there were people asking for ordnance. Instead of going to Yuzhong, we will go directly to Changshui to sail south and load the ship directly. There is only one word revealed here: urgent!
Moreover, there were still important craftsmen such as stone masons and carpenters before, and they were almost equal to pure labor. As a result, you have seen the people who want it now, and there is no longer any need to say that craftsmen are not craftsmen. But it can be used by anyone and is urgently needed.
Did you read the last urgent order several times? I remember we discussed it yesterday. The above words have repeatedly hinted that localities can be "relaxed" when raising population. This means just naming the word "criminal prisoner" directly.
What do you mean, under what circumstances would the country and the dynasty be so short that the prisoners would be taxed as soldiers? In the past, criminal prisoners were sent to the criminal barracks, where they would have a narrow escape from death. Usually, only those who committed serious crimes would be sent there to be used as trash. Things are different now. "
"Sir, do you think there's already a fight over in Pengshan? And the war is tense? There seems to be no need for the country and the court to suppress this kind of thing, right?"
"Is it really unnecessary? At your age, you should have experienced the last Yunyan disaster, right? If nothing else, do you still remember how many meals you had at that time? Are the neighbors around you always eating inexplicably? How many people are missing?" Feng Mingyuan suddenly looked at Zhou Zhonghao and laughed.
"Yes, my lord, I did experience what you said when I was a boy. The reason was later known to all my subordinates. Do you think the country suppressed the news because it was worried about causing panic? But the common people cannot run away even if they are afraid. It’s so far away, how can anyone get through the border?”
"Haha Zhonghao, you are still kind-hearted after all. People are like pigs and dogs. Where can they run if they are already in the circle? If you run from Yongchuan City to Yuzhong or Shuangqing, nothing will happen? It's the same. .
The people the country wants to hide are not the common people, but the aristocratic families and powerful people. If they really have to run, these people can really run away, and they will take away a lot of resources. Leaving behind a gaping void of strength. These are things the country does not want to see. "
Zhou Zhonghao frowned when he heard this and said, "But sir, can this be hidden? After all, it is still in broad daylight?"
"You can keep it secret for as long as you want. When the various aristocratic families have paid enough to put it in, then even in broad daylight it won't have such a big impact. Most aristocratic families won't be able to run away by then.
Haha, but none of this has anything to do with me. I can't run away from my position as the lord of Yongchuan City. Even saying that this might still be an opportunity for me. "
Feng Mingyuan sees his current position clearly. He has long given up hope in practice. The family's ability to place him in the position of the leader of a city is already the limit. At most, they can give him some momentum and backstage support. If you want greater achievements and status, you have to find a way yourself.
In the past, Feng Mingyuan's non-stop busy work had good results, but it was not eye-catching. Things are different now. So Feng Mingyuan also had more ideas.
"Sir, are you talking about the industrial park?"
"That's right. This is the account that Zeng Fei handed over yesterday. Take a look at it." Feng Mingyuan said as he took out an account book from the table and handed it to Zhou Zhonghao's hand. He didn't say anything after that, waiting for Zhou Zhonghao to finish reading. Say it again.
(End of chapter)
