Heavenly Dao Formula

Shenzhou, the west gate of Jinxia City.

"Woo—" Hong Siqi stopped his horse and looked in the direction of the gate. Through the city gate, he could see the flow of people in the city and the lively shops on the street.

"Master, this place...seems to be more prosperous than expected." Ding Pan, the servant, said excitedly, "I thought this promotion was a secret relegation!"

"If you can think about it this way, it proves that you didn't suffer enough before and didn't let you learn this lesson." Hong Siqi disagreed, "Don't even think about it, if it's really a good seat, why should the officials throw it to me? "

"Uh, this... seems to be the same."

"Compared to prosperous places, I prefer small towns that are a bit down-and-out, at least you don't have to be worried about all the time, and it's easier to get money." He touched the horse's head, "This place, I'm afraid every corner They were all taken over by the powerful from all sides.”

"Then... what should the master do? Should I report to the government office first?"

"Report? The government has been taken over by pirates. Who should I report to? The most urgent thing is to find out who is in charge of this Yancheng." Hong Siqi clamped his horse's belly and let the mount slowly walk towards the gate of the city. Go, "Let's enter the city."

He is the new prefect transferred by the Ministry of Officials.

As a Jinshi during the Tianfeng period, Hong Siqi's official career in the first half was relatively smooth. Although he failed to stay in the palace, he was stationed in other places for fifteen years, and he was promoted from the seventh-rank magistrate to the fifth-rank magistrate. He is the most proud of his life. for a while. However, in the next ten years, he never got a promotion, and every time he was promoted, he was promoted and demoted, and it happened to be when he had laid a solid foundation and was about to make a fortune. This made fewer and fewer cronies who were willing to follow him, and even promoted adjutants turned their heads to work for the chief officer who replaced him. Sometimes Hong Siqi himself wondered if he was being targeted by a certain important person in the court. will be treated as such.

Until this time, it was no longer a flat transfer, but a real promotion to the prefect, but he had long since disbelieved that the officials of the Ministry of Officials made this adjustment based on his political achievements.

Ten years of standing still is enough to change a person's ambitions. When he was admitted to Jinshi, he still had a grand vision. Now he only wants to save enough money so that he can live a life of dignity and glory after he becomes an official.

As for the Hall of Supreme Harmony far away in Gyeonggi, it has become something beyond his reach.

After registering his identity and entering the city, Hong Siqi quickly discovered something different about this city—there are places under construction everywhere in the city, as if Jinxia is not an ancient city with a long history, but a new place that has just been established.

Considering the content of the letter of introduction sent along with the appointment and dismissal order, he can understand that the city was attacked by pirates and many urban areas were damaged. However, this kind of restoration is often extremely slow. People who lose their residences usually also lose their property. After they become refugees or beggars on the street, the next group of people will replace them and become the new occupants of this land. This process takes a few months at least, and a few years at most, generally depending on the total population and prosperity of the city.

But here, he was surprised to see that many houses were being built at the same time. It was obviously not a restaurant or a hotel, but a row house for people to live in. Even the shapes of these houses are very similar, as if someone behind the scenes is commanding the big construction.

"Break ground during the day, wouldn't it disturb the people?" Ding Pan wondered, "The government can use this as a reason to issue a ground-breaking license, which requires a certain amount of money to start construction, and at the same time grants a certain amount of convenience for entering and leaving the city, and it should be able to make a fortune. Master, do you think my idea is right?"

While collecting benefits, you must make the benefits worthwhile. This idea is what I have always taught him, but now... "Hmph, copying it mechanically." Hong Siqi snorted, "You can know from the style of the house, I am afraid this is For a collective construction, it must be difficult for someone with such skill. Your method can only limit the people who build it by themselves, so you don’t want to get a piece of it from the other party.”

"Uh...is that so?" Ding Pan stroked the back of his head, "It seems that I was thinking too simple."

More than that, Hong Si agreed. What surprised him more than the houses was the sight on the side of the road—whether it was the main road or the alley, he didn't see any beggars. As a common figure in the city, or a faction, it actually disappeared without a trace in Jinxia City.

He couldn't understand for a while, what happened before that made such people disappear.

If they were attacked by pirates, they should have increased rapidly.

Hong Siqi decided to choose a teahouse as his entry point to understand the situation.

He knew that once he announced his identity, it would be very difficult for him to have the opportunity to find out the details of Jinxia City.

Surprisingly, there were not many people in the teahouse, only two or three including Xiao Er.

After Hong Siqi ordered a pot of spring tea, he called Dr. Tea over again, patted a few copper plates and said, "Can I ask a few questions?"

The latter smiled happily after accepting the saliva fee, "Guest officer, just ask!"

"Hey, brother over there." Suddenly someone yelled at him, "Is this your first time in Jinxia City?"

Hong Siqi nodded in surprise, "Not bad."

"If you want to ask questions, you can go to the General Affairs Bureau. The answers there are all the latest government policies. You don't need to ask Dr. Cha."

Dr. Cha obviously didn't dare to offend the guest, so he could only cough twice and said, "The secretariat's answers are all business matters, and there won't be gossip and anecdotes."

General Affairs Bureau? What is this place?

And what is the government's new policy... Didn't it mean that the entire government office was given to others? He, the new prefect with official documents from the court, hasn't taken office yet!

Hong Siqi bowed his hand to the other party, thanking the other party for his kindness, and wrote down the word "General Affairs Bureau" in his heart, "I heard that Jinxia was robbed by pirates a while ago, and the government office was severely damaged. Who is in charge?"

"Hehe, good question from the guest officer." Seeing that he didn't leave, Dr. Cha immediately regained his spirits, "There are two people in Jinxia City who keep their word. Fu Cheng is also the organizer of the General Affairs Bureau, Lord Xia Fan."

"His Royal Highness? She is managing the affairs of the city?" Hong Siqi frowned secretly - he had roughly inquired about the situation here on the way here, and naturally knew that Jinxia was the fiefdom of Princess Guangping, but he did not expect it More often than not, members of the royal family would meddle in local politics. "Has no one ever raised an objection to this? I mean... the local rich and big families and all that."

"Hey, why do you object?" Dr. Tea sighed, "Guest officials don't know that the day the pirates invaded, the government didn't see resistance at all, and the north wall and east wall fell to the enemy in a short period of time. At this time It was the princess who stepped forward and led her personal guards to fight all the way from the west gate to the east gate, and from the east gate back to the north gate, and finally killed herself blood red."

"Two or three thousand pirates were forcibly killed by the princess alone, because His Royal Highness was too brave, and even God was helping her. There were lightning bolts and furious thunder bombardment. The enemy bandits had never seen such a posture before, so they had to break up and flee. .You see, if Her Royal Highness didn't fight against the enemy, the people of Jinxia City would be miserable! So if she wants to take care of Jinxia's affairs, who would dare say a word?"

Hong Siqi automatically ignored the other party's exaggerated words. When he was the magistrate, he also had contact with military and political affairs, and he knew in his heart that leading troops in battle is not a victory alone. "Then what's the situation with the Prime Minister of the Privy Council? I remember they only deal with evil incidents, right?"

"Master Xia was supported by Princess Guangping, so he can be regarded as the actual implementer of the government order." Dr. Cha replied enthusiastically, "He is a kind person. It is to help the disaster-stricken households to repair their houses, and to distribute relief food to prevent the refugees from starving. There are also many job recruitment opportunities there. Her Royal Highness herself is not much different."

"Then... who will deal with the security and disputes in the city?"

"Of course it's the police officers of the Bureau - they not only deal with evil spirits, but also deal with general criminal investigation cases."

There was a loud bang in Hong Siqi's heart.

It's over, it's over.

Where is this disaster relief agency...

This is clearly a government department that completely replaced the Jinxia City Government Office!