Two Hearts?
It's another snowy night.
Every time after a snowy night, the government offices set up in various parts of the city would send government servants to pour snow powder along the streets before dawn to facilitate the movement of animal carts. The sleepless New Year's Eve has passed. After the 17th day of the first lunar month, the festive red lights on the streets and alleys are taken down, and people start to be busy again. However, the slow pace of life prevents the afterglow of the New Year's celebration from completely dissipating.
The snow powder poured by the government office can not only melt ice and snow, but also has anti-slip effect.
In Tian'an Chamber of Commerce, which spreads for several blocks, an ordinary carriage quietly drove in, and under the guidance of Zhike, it parked in the stable of the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce Association.
The person who got off the car was a young man wearing slim-fitting clothes with black background and white trim. His appearance was not beautiful, but he could be called handsome.
And right behind him was a slim woman in plain clothes with her face covered with gauze. From her exposed eyes, it can be seen that this woman's appearance is stunning.
Zhike's eyes lingered on the two of them for a moment, looking at the position of the woman standing at the left back, and he had a general understanding of the status of the two.
Aristocratic Clan high-ranking cadres or sect masters come with their families to buy.
Just as he was about to speak and lead the way, Zhike saw that the handsome young man had already thrown in half a tael of broken silver and waved to him:
"No need to follow, just go down."
Zhike's eyes lit up, he took it and bit it on his lips to test the fineness of the silver. After he found out that it was official silver, the look on his face was immediately flattering:
"Okay, sir, please be patient."
After saying that, he bowed directly, took a few steps back, then turned and left.
Tian'an Chamber of Commerce There are rules established in the general association. Whenever a guest comes in, he knows that he will follow the guest.
But rules are dead, people are alive, and half of the silver reward should be given to the stewards on duty, so they turn a blind eye.
Watching Zhike's back disappear around the corner, Xu Yuan slowly raised his eyes to look at this place Tian'an Main Headquarters.
As the facade of Tian'an Chamber of Commerce, it is not majestic enough to convey prestige.
The red walls are majestic, the tall columns are thick, and the cornices are gorgeous. A huge building over a hundred feet rises from the ground, and hundreds of steps go up. After that, a huge door with a height of ten feet comes into view. The entire ancient building is like a noble beast crawling on the ground, and the passers-by and distinguished guests standing under it are as small as ants.
Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Yuan didn't care about Little White beside him, and walked towards the entrance steps minding his own business.
There was an endless stream of distinguished guests coming and going on the wide steps, most of them dressed in fine clothes and accompanied by three or two attendants. Xu Yuan walked among them inconspicuously.
Bai Muxi quickly followed the young master's pace, his eyes darting back and forth around him.
Tian'an Main Headquarters She had heard about it, but this was her first time in this realm.
This is a magnificence she has never seen in the Underground Palace.
After the young master woke up from the coma today, he called her out of the Prime Minister's Mansion without any explanation, but he didn't expect that it was Tian'an Main Headquarters.
Following closely beside Xu Yuan, Bai Muxi hesitated again and again and said softly:
"Sir, why did you bring Mu Xi here?"
Xu Yuan There is no looking back:
"Last time we met, didn't I say I would take you to a place?"
Bai Muxi was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted:
"Then why are you here Tian'an Main Headquarters?"
"Of course it's shopping."
Xu Yuan's answer was simple and direct. He looked back with a smile, "You don't think that your hundreds of thousands of people eat, drink and have sex without money, do you?"
Bai Muxi The red lips under the tulle were slightly open, and her beautiful eyes were a little overwhelmed. Then she said softly:
"As long as they can come to the ground, the people of the Underground Palace can support themselves."
Xu Yuan did not have any doubts about Bai Muxi's words. Growing up in a desperate situation like Underground Palace's, hard work and hard work are the basic qualities. He smiled slightly and asked:
"Have you ever considered the issue of settling your hundreds of thousands of people?
"Great Yan After thousands of years in the country, the power of various counties and counties has basically been fixed. They may welcome hundreds of thousands of outsiders who have migrated. After all, these are labor forces, but it will be different if these hundreds of thousands of people have the same cultural beliefs that are tied together. This will harm the interests of local forces.
"No matter which boundary Great Yan enters, your people will be ostracized and may even have large-scale conflicts with the local residents. When the situation gets bigger, Prime Minister's Mansion will not be able to intervene."
Bai Muxi's beautiful eyes flickered, she was silent for a while, and said tentatively:
"Well, I remember that the imperial court had relevant decrees?"
Xu Yuan thought for a moment, squinted his eyes, and replied:
"The one that clears wasteland and leaves soil?"
Bai Muxi nodded:
"For every ten acres of land cleared, people can keep eight acres and be exempted from land tax for two years."
Xu Yuan glanced at her meaningfully:
"Haha, it seems that you are not only practicing these days, but you have also checked out this old-fashioned policy."
This wasteland reclamation order has been implemented for decades. It is regarded as a way for the court to open up money. It brought a lot of benefits to the court in the early stage. After all, Great Yan has a vast no-man's land, many of which have fertile land. People can easily be self-sufficient and even make a profit by reclaiming wasteland. However, in recent years, the implementation of this decree has been basically abolished.
At first, the people lived near the official roads, and these areas were safe. However, after all these lands were developed, only remote places remained.
Not only are Demon Beast rampant in those areas, but some cult and bandit dens are also entrenched there.
Some of the people who opened up wasteland will go and some will die.
The local government was unable to do anything, and finally organized a manpower to clear the money. People just ran away to fight guerrillas. Over time, the finances could not support it. Over time, this decree was abandoned. Except for some people who were really desperate, no one was willing to go back even if they lived a little hard and tired under the landlords.
However, these problems are not a problem for the Underground Palace survivors.
Poor mountains and rivers breed unruly people. Going there can probably show those gangsters who are the real bandits.
thinking in mind,
Xu Yuan paused, looked back at her eyes for a few breaths, and asked softly:
"So, are you going to take this road?"
After looking at each other for a moment, Bai Muxi immediately lowered his head and whispered:
"It is difficult to relocate 400,000 people. Mu Xi just doesn't want Prime Minister's Mansion to spend money. But if the master has already made arrangements, Mu Xi is willing to listen to your arrangements."
"Haha."
The paused steps continued upward, Xu Yuan looked at the cultivators and merchants going up the stairs with a smile, and said softly:
"Chaos is about to break out in the world. You want to find a paradise for your people to escape from the war, right?
"Don't deny it yet, I can understand your thoughts, but
"Bai Muxi, you have to know that I, Prime Minister's Mansion, am not a charity person.
"Millions of people have died over there at Northern Border now. If you want to destroy our agreement in the Underground Palace and kill 400,000 gangsters with unknown origins, it will not be difficult for the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Speaking of which,
Xu Yuan has stopped at the top of the stairs, standing under the giant door, looking back at Little White, whose delicate body is trembling slightly behind him:
"Mu Xi. Don't kneel down. It will be very eye-catching if you kneel down now."
The second day in a row