Chapter 14: The Troubles of the Prefectural Commander
Xing'an County.
It is one hundred and forty miles away from the mountain gate where Taiyimen is located......
The name of the only small county town.
Although this county seat is remote and sparsely populated, as a parent official, the county order surnamed Xu has a small life...... It's pretty good.
After all, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he is here, except for a few powerful households in the county, he can almost walk sideways, and scavenge the people's fat and ointment as much as he wants.
But recently, Xu Xianling has also encountered troubles.
And the source of his troubles is the beautiful woman sitting in front of him at the moment, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and a clever smile.
This woman, who claimed to be the new elder of the outer sect of Taiyimen, was called Ling Yin.
Although he looked light and soft, the identity of the other party's immortal cultivator made Xu Xianling dare not act rashly.
Let's ignore the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.
It is thanks to the protection of Taiyimen over the years that there are few tigers and beasts around Xing'an County, and the weather is quite smooth on weekdays. The residents of the county have a decent livelihood today.
As for why Xu Xianling is troubled, it has to start from a year ago.
When Ling Yin first came to the door with the token of Taiyimen-
I don't know why, Xu Xian Ling is in the eyes of the elder of the outer sect who should love the fairy way and ignore the world...... I even saw a hint of chess against the opponent!?
What does this mean?
Could it be that those monks who often see the head of the dragon and do not see the end of the dragon are no longer obsessed with the immortal path?
What happened next confirmed Xu County's conjecture.
The girl in front of her not only dealt with her predecessor's affairs very decisively, but when it came to looting, her proficiency and whimsical methods simply amazed Xu Xianling.
And then......
What started as a 'chess opponent' quickly turned into a 'sigh'......
"I believe that when lending, the interest should be deducted from the principal first, and then the remaining part should be given to the borrower, so as to effectively prevent the borrower from refusing to pay the interest......
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"After the borrowing period is reached, if the borrower is unable to repay, he may wish to resell the loan relationship at a high price, and the borrower may be allowed to make a heavy profit. Because the borrower is unable to repay the loan, he only needs to be forced to accept it with a little coercion, so that the maximum risk can be transferred to ......"
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"Why do you want to turn a farmer into a tenant? Ignorance! You must know that the tenant has no land and is too lazy to plow. It is better to sell the land to the farmer for a price, and let the farmer pay it in installments at a high interest rate. In this way, the farmer not only cultivates desperately to pay off his debts, but also can easily take back the land and sell it to the new person in the following year. ”
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In the face of girls whose realm skills are higher than their own countless ranks, Xu Xianling can only obey his words, but in the past year, under the means of the girl, the people of Xing'an County have indeed been much more diligent than before, and even he has benefited a lot.
Therefore, he also let this immortal cultivator girl help him manage the county affairs on his behalf, and he was happy to follow behind him to get oil and water.
But this time, the girl did make it difficult for him to accept.
Because this time, Ling Yin proposed to ask Xu Xianling to help her gather farmers with the help of her own connections.
Then he promised to be paid handsomely to open something called a 'spinning mill'.
Spinning he knew that his own concubines usually worked occasionally at home.
But this 'spinning mill'......
In fact, he was not afraid that the idea of this little ancestor would not have oil and water, and after a year of hearing and seeing, he had already admired the girl in front of him so much in his heart.
What he is really worried about is the two strong families in the county.
In the past year, they have complained about the 'mortgage' of their land.
Now that spring ploughing is about to take place, if idle labor is drained by oneself, it will almost certainly take the opportunity to make things difficult for oneself.
After he told the girl in front of him about his worries, he found that the girl showed a mysterious smile.
and motioned to him......
No need to worry.
......
Meanwhile.
The heads of the two powerful families in Xing'an County and several of their main stewards were invited to the mountain behind Taiyimen in their sleep.
When anyone wakes up, he finds that he is not sleeping next to his beautiful wife and concubine, but in a completely unfamiliar environment.
I'm afraid that my heart will be extremely frightened.
But fortunately, in front of them, there was a girl who was still miserablely beautiful, although she had obvious dark circles, and was looking at them with a big smile.
And the surroundings were so quiet and elegant, and there was a strange wooden artifact standing behind the girl.
The girl then enthusiastically introduced the crafts, called the Jenny Spinning Machine, and showed them how to spin yarn quickly and efficiently.
The minds of several people were quickly attracted by the huge benefits that could be expected in the future.
Then they saw the paper deed handed by the maiden.
"What? We have to do so much to get half of the share?"
"And we also want to organize the people! Now we are about to spring ploughing! No! No!"
"Dare to ask the girl's name......"
Several people began to rely on the strength of the crowd and all kinds of opposition, they were actually very optimistic about the things in front of them, but they were unwilling to have only half of their share.
There are even young gentlemen who are not long-eyed, and they begin to turn their attention to the beauty of the girl......
And then.
The young man next to the girl, who had been silent, stretched out his hand and drew his sword.
Forthwith...... Put the sword back in its sheath.
A cold wind blew.
All of their tunics were scattered on the ground, evenly reduced to strips of cloth of equal length.
There are even those who are only wearing single clothes, revealing a white body of fat.
Shivering in the cold air.
The beautiful girl said meaningfully: "This is one hundred and forty miles away from Xing'an County, a radius of one hundred miles, and it is inaccessible. ”
It was only at this time that they suddenly remembered that they and the others were actually not qualified to bargain at all.
They are faced with a single choice that is so simple.
Either sign or ......
Die.
Everyone couldn't wait to sign the pledge.
Even the peerless beauty who was close at hand didn't dare to take another look.
Thereupon......
The first centennial plan for the development of Taiyimen.
The curtain has officially begun.