Chapter 22 Doing as the Locals Follow
After handing over the post, Zhuang Wei, the chief minister, came to the main gate in person and solemnly greeted Ximen Feng and his party.
After some politeness, Zhuang Wei celebrity set up a banquet, and on the way to the banquet, he recalled his friendship with Leo with Yang Yun.
What surprised Li Wenwen was that this Master Zhuang was actually born in the Great Thunder God Kingdom, and was Leo's companion when he was a child. This country is full of warriors, and it needs a person who knows how to govern the country to preside over political affairs, which is also the reason why Zhuang Weiquan leans towards the government and the opposition. Whenever there are important diplomatic matters, Zhuang Wei basically does it himself, so whenever he has the opportunity, he will return to his homeland to meet his former ancestors, which is no wonder he has such a deep friendship with the old emperor and can entrust the prince.
Zhuang Wei smiled: "It's probably appropriate to say that you are here to avoid trouble, but there are people from the Shadow God Sect here." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback, but Zhuang Wei smiled and said: "You don't know as much about the Shadow God Sect as I do, the Shadow God Sect here is shocked to be declared apostates, they can be regarded as a group of people who uphold the previous teachings of the Shadow God Sect, and they can be regarded as completely inheriting the legacy of the first sect leader, only working hard to revive the Chaos Ruins God." The current Shadow God Cult no longer respects the ruin gods, so they are the group of people who are most opposed to the Shadow Cultists outside infiltrating the sect, and the Shadow Sect has a clear understanding of what the Shadow God Cultists are here, so the Shadow God Cultists outside can't enter at all, and your father's arrangement is very correct. ”
Yang Yun was overjoyed after hearing this: "Then the reincarnation of the ruin god is this Luo Qiming, hey, I won't hide it from my uncle, this son of Ximen Peak, can we win this group of sect members as a support force?"
Zhuang Wei pondered for a while, and did not answer, but called a group of masters to carefully observe the Ximen petty officials.
The men all shook their heads.
Zhuang Wei said: "Even if you have a way to prove it, they will not follow you, if it is really the reincarnation of the Ruin God, you must be the strongest, even if it is the Ruin God, the people of the Shadow God Sect will not admit that it is not the strongest to lead them, young man, you still need to hone a lot." ”
Ximen Feng was a little unconvinced in his heart, these people didn't compare with themselves, why did they conclude that they were not strong enough? One of the men with tattoos on his face saw Ximen Feng's doubts, and said with a smile: "The reason why my lord knows things so well is because I am the protector of the Shadow God Sect here, if you are the reincarnation of the true god, please make yourself stronger in order to be able to convince the public." ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked again, and the man looked at everyone's expressions and laughed: "The Shadow Cultists here are no longer lurking in the shadows, this is a country where the strong are respected, and we also have to eat, so we all came out to find jobs, the Shadow God Cult here has been renamed the Shadow Power Guild, and it is an organization on the bright side." As long as our jobs don't conflict with sects, we won't betray the old master, and there are many people who come to the guild to hire people. ”
Ximen Feng once again felt that this country was different, to be honest, this feeling was quite charming, I don't know what kind of person the lord of this country is.
Zhuang Wei pondered for a while and said to Yang Yun: "Is the prince familiar with the folk laws of this country?"
Yang Yun said: "I was about to ask my uncle for advice. ”
Zhuang Wei said: "I have heard about the situation you encountered at the border gate, and I also asked people to bring a reward to that team, and he did the right thing." Seeing that Yang Yun was a little puzzled, Zhuang Wei continued: "There are only four kinds of nationality in this country, eunuchs, strong people, people, and criminal slaves. Just listening to this title, you probably understand that it is a sin not having strength in this country, the adult requirement in this country is twenty years old, which is later than other countries, and those who are over twenty years old and have no talent in martial arts will be included in the household registration of the people, that is, normal people, limited to outsiders who were born in their own country or have in-laws with the household registration of their own people or above. Those who have the talent of martial arts awakening are strong people, and only when they are strong people are they eligible to apply, enter the office, and establish guilds or chambers of commerce, while the people can only work or operate, even if they have achievements in a certain industry, they must pay taxes normally, and the taxes paid by the owners of the strong people are halved, this is because the people should be protected by the strong people, but the punishment of innocent killing of the people can be much more serious than the death of the strong people, and the people are well protected, which is also the foundation for the rapid development of the industry, agriculture, commerce and other industries in this country. ”
The Shadow God cultist with a tattoo on his face interjected, "This is thanks to the new policy in charge of government affairs, in the past, when the new emperor first succeeded to the throne, even normal business could not be operated here. ”
Zhuang Wei laughed, waved his hand and said: "In his position to seek his own government, this way of governing the country is my duty, as for this official eunuch, it is the household registration of a person with an official position above the sixth grade, if such a person wants to do business, arrange a farm and open a workshop, the commercial tax paid is more than three points of interest for the people, and the supervision is also extremely strict." This sentence made Li Wenwen yearn for it, yes, it limited the privileges of officials and aristocrats, which not only effectively prevented them from becoming a monopoly industry and threatened the country, but also increased the country's income, and the political system here was obviously much more reasonable.
Lord Zhuang's expression suddenly darkened, and he sighed: "The criminal slave class is the most miserable, the old man has tried to get rid of this class many times, but the king does not agree, in fact, my king's own household registration is a criminal slave." ”
Yang Yun was dumbfounded when he heard this, and the chicken pieces on the chopsticks fell to the ground.
Zhuang Wei said: "My king is a person who is not pretentious at all, and it is a bit too much to be unpretentious, in fact, you probably know that this country was defeated by him by force, and he was only the leader of a ranger brigade before. He gave himself this identity, which means that masters are welcome to challenge him at any time, even if it takes his life, he does not have to worry about being investigated by national law. But the last time I heard a challenger appear was 10 years ago. The king had a secret in his hand that could resurrect a dead man, and whoever defeated the king would own the secret treasure, but ten years ago, there was a monster named Green Ghost, and he heard that the king had this thing, and he wanted to use it to restore his lost right arm, so he came to challenge, and now the tomb is still buried in the back garden of the palace. ”
Nangong Yu was already shocked and didn't know what to say, the green ghost was a ruthless character who could indulge in wine and gambling with Zhu Shen at the beginning, and it was certain that it was by no means a human being, and Zhu Shen knew very well how strong the right arm he had put on himself was. He subconsciously touched his right arm, wondering how strong this king was.
Zhuang Wei took a sip of grape wine and continued: "A criminal slave is an outsider who is not from his own country, and a criminal slave can obtain the status of a strong citizen by applying for an assessment, or become a child by marrying and becoming a domestic slave. And there are no such ways of the slave of sin, is not protected by the law of the country, there are often cases of strong people abusing slaves to death in a cruel and inhumane way, but the king firmly implements this law, although the old man can't bear to look at it, but he is powerless to stop it, and there are even morally corrupt strong people to hunt the slave for fun, since the old man came to power, this is the most shameful thing for the old man. ”
Ximen Feng was angry, he couldn't imagine that this country had such a dark side, no wonder the team was about to let his party gain the power of awakening, otherwise, as a royal family, even if people who did not awaken became domestic slaves and followed into the country, this would definitely be an insult to the Great Thunder God Kingdom. Ximen Feng thought to himself that if he had the opportunity to meet this king one day, he must ask him why he kept this bad custom and did not change it.
Zhuang Wei said: "Outsiders have the strength, they can directly register as a strong people, only the people of the Shadow God Sect and the Holy Light Sect are not among them, it seems that my king and the Holy Light Sect have Liangzi, and the Shadow Sect is not allowed to enter the code promulgated by the Shadow Guild here after consulting the queen, so it is very suitable for your father to let you take refuge here." It's just that since you have chosen martial arts, you should practice hard here, because in your own country, disputes between strong people that cannot be resolved by the law are decided by fists, and once the government accesses, the defeated will be punished. Even if I want to defend you, but being in a high position and with countless eyes on me behind my back, I can't show too much favoritism. ”
Yang Yun smiled and said: "Thank you uncle for explaining the laws here for us, if you don't understand, you really feel like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger." It's just that we don't want to cause any big trouble, so it's better to cultivate honestly, hahaha. With that, he took everyone to give Zhuang Wei a glass of water and wine.
After the banquet dispersed, Zhuang Wei found a compound with many houses near Zhuangfu as a residence for Yang Yun and others. That night, everyone gathered in Yang Yun's room to discuss what to do next.
Yang Yun said: "The information we just got is very useful, the eldest brother of the Shadow Guild should know the location of the Shadow Guild, we might as well find something to do, it's better than being idle and bored." It's also good to practice by the way while performing tasks, and you can also earn some extra money. ”
Everyone unanimously praised this idea as very good, only Chu Xiyuan was very tough: "If you don't go, you can't hang on your face, and it's not that you don't have money." ”
Nangong Yu also said that since he is no longer a killer, he will no longer be involved in the way of doing things with money, and as for cultivation, he will naturally do a good job. So the two stayed in the compound to look after their families. And when the deliberation was over, they went back to their rooms to rest.