Heavenly Dao Formula

Shangyuan City, inside the Wanjing Building.

Xia Fan is in a routine communication with Ning Wanjun.

"Miss Li Na...how are you doing these few days?" After finishing the business, the princess took the initiative to ask about the situation of the fox demon, which had never happened before.

After experiencing so many storms, her impression of demons has changed a lot.

If the dispensable attitude towards Li before was due to Xia Fan's sake, now Ning Wanjun has gradually regarded this girl as one of his own.

Even she herself may not be aware of such a change.

"She was just a little depressed at the beginning, but she is much better now." Xia Fan said broadly, "Don't worry, she is stronger than you and I thought. In Li's own words, she not only knew that her mother did not abandon her, but also Knowing the name and whereabouts of the other party, this is an improvement that was unimaginable before. As for the incident of being killed by evil spirits on the way to escort, the Privy Council has not obtained definite evidence, and the result may not be what they said."

"Is that so... that's good." Ning Wanjun sighed slightly, "Although the hope is slim, at least there is still a glimmer of hope."

Xia Fan could hear the sadness in the other party's tone.

Half a month ago, when faced with the news of the fall of the Western Territory, she comforted herself in the same way.

It's a pity that this defeat has nothing to do with the strength and strategy competition between the two sides.

From the very beginning, the frontier army was doomed to sit in the seat of the victim.

Facing the plans of the Qixing Privy Council, Ba Xingtian has no chance of escaping.

"Huh——" the princess exhaled, and adjusted her mentality, "Now that the alchemists scattered outside the Privy Mansion have returned to Gyeonggi one after another, Jinxia's crisis is temporarily lifted. When do you plan to come back? In half a month at night, I'm afraid it will snow heavily The road will be closed."

"When will you come back?" has become a must-ask topic for each other in every communication.

It seemed that Xia Fan would run away at any time if she didn't tell her every day.

Xia Fan couldn't help but laugh at this, "The safest thing is to wait until the crown prince ascends the throne, but according to the news released by the Privy Council, it should be three or four days later. I heard that the Privy Council of neighboring countries will also send people to participate in the celebration. At that time, the second prince will probably not pay too much attention to me."

"If possible, it's better to be early." The other side muttered, "Mo Yun has accumulated a lot of problems and wants to ask you to solve them. Also, the production speed of the wheat in the experimental field is a bit faster than expected, and there are already elves in the city. There are rumors of demon magic. You are not here, and the high priest of the tree boat has no one to communicate with. In addition, the number of people applying for the second batch of enrollment in the school is several times higher than expected, and the hall of the Privy Council is almost unable to accommodate I can ask Eunuch Li to arrange the construction of the house, but how to solve the problem of teaching the teacher? By the way, the salt field..."

"Stop, stop, Your Highness, stop talking." Xia Fan interrupted quickly, "As long as I find an opportunity, I will set off immediately, and I will never delay another day in Shangyuan City."

"En." The princess's tone was finally satisfied, "Remember what you said."

After finishing the interrogation, Xia Fan couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

The ideal situation of a city is to be able to develop in an orderly manner without anyone being separated from it. Jinxia City is obviously still a long way from this ideal situation.

As for the problems mentioned by Ning Wanjun, most of them are the sequelae of the rapid development of the city. The inherent concepts of the people cannot keep up with the rapid changes, and various contradictions and frictions will naturally arise. But these problems are harmless, as long as the cake is made big enough, the contradictions can be suppressed until a new group of people with quick acceptance becomes the mainstream of the city.

Only the last point—the number of masters directly restricts the speed of education promotion, and education is related to people's ability to accept and the development potential of the city, is a problem that must be paid attention to.

For some reason, what Yu Linglong said suddenly appeared in Xia Fan's mind.

"If you want to say that Shangyuan is inferior to Yongding City, you can say that it is inferior in every way, but when it comes to brothels and spring houses, Shangyuan can be said to be the best in the six countries."

There are so many women who can read and write, but they can only be trapped in the attic and greet strangers with smiling faces. This is really a waste of talent.

Xia Fan called his partner, "How much money do we have in our luggage?"

"Us?" Fang Xiandao held his waist keenly, "Shouldn't the expenses of Shangyuan City be arranged by the Privy Council?"

"Eating and lodging is the case, but I want to do something else..."

"Okay! Are you going to the market to see what's delicious?" Qianzhi grabbed Fang Xiandao's robe and said, "Master, quickly take out the money!"

"Uh, one tael, two taels... I have six taels of silver here." Fang Yanni had honestly pulled out her purse.

"What do you need money for?" Luo asked slightly curiously.

"This... I want to go to the brothel."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's actions froze.

"You, what do you mean?" Fang Xiandao coughed twice, "I'm still a little entangled here, but this matter should be discussed with me in private, right?"

"Xia Fan, that's not where you should go." Luo Qingqing said righteously, "You shoulder the heavy responsibility of establishing a new order, and nostalgia for wind, flowers, snow and moon will wear down your will."

Without saying a word, Li Er has already shown his claws.

"Is there any delicious food in the brothel?" Qianzhi looked curious.

"It's not what everyone thinks." Xia Fan quickly explained, "I was just thinking, since there can be a woman like Liu Ruyan in Jinxia City, there may not be Qingshou who are in the same situation in Shangyuan City."

To put it bluntly, this is an untapped resource, and few people even realize their value—after all, there are only a few types of people who can read and write in this era, and the largest proportion is scholars, or extended from scholars Officials, staff, accountants, private school teachers, butlers, etc. They are also beneficiaries of the current system, and it is too difficult to obtain the support of such people. The second is the disciples of the aristocratic family. They have no worries about food, clothing, and life, and their willingness to go to Jinxia City can be imagined. On the contrary, the noble people who were born in the class of scholars and studied for the purpose of pleasing their benefactors have become a group worth fighting for.

"I see." Li withdrew his claws, "Do you want to redeem these people?"

"Then you have to prepare at least a few thousand taels of silver." Qian Yan shook his head, "Shangyuan City has never been short of wealthy merchants. If we want to rely on money to replace people, our little expense may be a drop in the bucket."

"The amount on the surface is just a way for the brothel to raise their value. In fact, the psychological price they can accept is much lower than this." Xia Fan said, "In addition, Liu Ruyan once mentioned to me that there are many women in the brothel who have paid by themselves. They have the ability to redeem themselves, and the biggest confusion and worry for them is not leaving the brothel, but where they can go after leaving."

"Today's Jinxia City can give them this answer."