Xiangyang City has a new City Lord, and the wealthy businessmen in Xiangyang City feel like they are in the clear mirror.
They were also watching together, waiting to see how this new City Lord would deal with the mess of Xiangyang City.
Among them, many people know clearly that City Lord's Mansion has been hollowed out by the predecessor City Lord. At present, only a half-empty shell is left.
That one million taels seems like a lot, but if it is really used, it can only build a circle of cities.
However, these people did not see the new City Lord getting angry, but they heard the news that the new City Lord had begun to visit the houses of wealthy households in the city.
It is surprising to say that the new City Lord, who looks kind-hearted, behaves so strangely that it is difficult to understand.
When he comes to a house, if that person doesn't give him face, then all the businesses under his family's name will be taxed by others by 20% more.
Don't underestimate the 20% tax. The wealthy businessmen who can settle down in Xiangyang City are really not just any rich people. There are often hundreds or even thousands of shops under their names.
Even if the extra tax paid by each shop is only a little over a hundred taels, the amount added up to these shops is still extremely huge.
If you don't pay, that's fine. When the time comes, the roads in front of other people's shops will be repaired, and the fronts of their shops that haven't paid will still be in a mess.
Such a result is simply miserable for these wealthy businessmen.
But when Yang Qing arrived at their house, he didn't really ask for money. Instead, he asked them to send people to find the former City Lord who had fled with a huge sum of money.
"It's not easy for you to earn a small income, and Yang is not that arrogant and unreasonable person. All you need to do is recover the money."
Yang Qing repeated these words every time he entered a house, which made the wealthy households feel that the new City Lord's behavior was very different from what they had previously expected.
Many people who originally did not want to deal with Yang Qing expressed their willingness to contribute after hearing his ideas for the reconstruction of Xiangyang City.
This result was originally within Yang Qing's plan.
When he went to those wealthy businessmen, he didn't want to get money from them.
Yang Qing brought Jiang Zhizhou back to the City Lord's Mansion. Now, there is one more important thing they have to do, which is to call all Prefectural Soldiers that can be called in the City Lord's Mansion.
It's just that those Prefectural Soldierss came and went, but they stood here and there, looking at Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou from a distance, but had no intention of coming forward to greet them.
Jiang Zhizhou looked around, and finally pulled out a Prefectural Soldiers who was clearly hiding behind but wasolating Yang Qing from the people around him, and threw it in front of Yang Qing.
Yang Qing slowly unfolded the appointment letter in front of the man and said, "Do you know what is written on it?"
"Don't pay attention to what you write. Anyway, you are just a Sacred Emperor prisoner."
Gongsun Ze was the one who was personally called Prophecy by Sacred Emperor, so when Emperor Zetian fought in all directions with his face, he won the support of many Eastern Splendor old friends and the people around him.
As for the identity of Yang Qing, many people among these people know it, but they only know that the new City Lord in front of them was just sent by Sacred Emperor to clean up the mess of Xiangyang City.
After cleaning up, he had to be called back to continue being his prisoner.
That's right, Yang Qing and the others were originally prisoners.
With such a status, what qualifications do you have to order them to do things?
The man looked at the appointment letter in front of him, and a hint of sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth, "Could it be that you take this seriously?"
Yang Qing stood up, stuffed the appointment letter back into his arms, and looked condescendingly at the man who was pinned to the ground by Jiang Zhizhou and could not move.
"This letter of appointment was written by Sacred Emperor. If you don't recognize it, you don't recognize Sacred Emperor's order. Although I say I'm not talented, I can do it now if I ask for your life."
Jiang Zhizhou looked at Yang Qing and waved his hand towards him, then moved his foot and stepped on the man's back.
"Whether Sacred Emperor will let me die now is hard to say, but you are about to die."
Yang Qing said with a cold face, "Now Xiangyang City is full of devastation, and so many people are waiting for me to comfort them. If you still have a conscience, just follow me, otherwise, this person will be your fate."
After Yang Qing finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, and Jiang Zhizhou stepped on the man's back with just one kick, sinking it into a piece, and he died on the spot.
Seeing the new City Lord with an angry look on his face, he was so ruthless in killing people. Those Prefectural Soldierss who originally looked down upon him felt a chill go down their backs, and looked at Yang Qing with a little fear in their eyes.
They don't have to take Yang Qing seriously, but they only have one life, and they can't just throw it away so casually.
"No matter how much you despise me, it has nothing to do with me, but in this Xiangyang City, your parents and brothers must also be suffering here. If you really ignore it, you probably won't be able to explain it to your family."
"I won't hold you accountable for what happened before, but in the future, you must be careful when doing your job. There are no idlers in this City Lord's Mansion. Even if I can no longer be this City Lord tomorrow, I will take care of all of you today."
"Of course, it's best if you can work hard."
Yang Qing looked at those Prefectural Soldierss and looked around at first. Then they didn't know who started it. They all said to Yang Qing in unison, "I am willing to listen to City Lord's instructions."
No matter what Prefectural Soldiers thinks in his heart, Yang Qing only knows that what he has to do next should be a lot smoother.
At least, no one will dare to push back on the orders he gave.
When Yang Qing ordered all the things to be done one by one, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw those Prefectural Soldierss all followed the order without any hesitation.
Xiangyang City people can no longer afford to delay.
Because, Yang Qing can see more and more black smoke from them.
The resentment filled with the breath of death gathered from all directions of Xiangyang City, and gradually formed a huge cloud above City Lord's Mansion.
Of course, apart from Yang Qing and the three of them, no one in Xiangyang City could see this cloud.
"Yang Qing, do you think this method will work?"
Jiang Zhizhou looked at the huge cloud above his head, worried.
The method they used before was only effective for a while, but not for a lifetime.
Furthermore, this Xiangyang City is where the Eastern Radiance Remnants generation gathers, and the feelings that these people have for Emperor Zetian are originally different from other places.
Jiang Zhizhou is very worried that what they have done is just a useless effort.
"But if you do good deeds, you will have a better future."
Yang Qing also couldn't answer Jiang Zhizhou whether what he did was useful, but if he didn't do it, he would always wonder.
"Even if it is really useless, at least it will make these people's lives better than they are now."