"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite the organizer of the exhibition, the representative of the state capital of Heijiang Prefecture, the governor of the prefecture, the lord of Nuku City, and the president of the Gold Industry Guild...... Enter! ”

Hearing this, Huang Feng regained some of his senses and sat back in place with a gloomy face.

Everyone present turned their eyes to the seat in the center, and then a group of middle-aged men paced in under the escort of twenty armor soldiers. At the forefront are Liu Pei, the governor of Heijiang Prefecture, Yang Xusheng, the mayor of Nuku City, and Chen Kang, the president of the Heijiang Gold Industry Association. The rest of the people are also famous people in Heijiang Prefecture.

Among them, as the supreme person in charge of the safety of tonight's exhibition, Liu Pei and the three of them are all in the eight-pole realm, and with these three people present, the surrounding atmosphere seems to be much more depressed.

"These three are all powerhouses in the Eight Extremes Realm, and it seems that Heijiang Mansion attaches great importance to this exhibition." Mu Jingxi said.

"Yes, especially that Liu Pei, I'm afraid that he has reached the Eight Extremes for many years, and he is only a line away from the Yuan Dan Realm." The end of the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing this, Cui Yijia on the side showed a look of surprise, and Feng Peng and Huang Feng were also a little surprised. They are all from a lot of backgrounds, even if they are not familiar with those big people, they know some news that is difficult for ordinary people to contact, and they know that what Mu Jingxi and the others said is exactly what they say. These two people can still see the strength of Liu Pei and others at a glance at such a distance, and it seems that there are some doorways.

It's not that the three of them are making a fuss, if they just see the strength of Liu Pei and others, there are two reasons why they are surprised:

One is Mu Jingxi's age, judging by his appearance is only fifteen, even if Huang Feng and Feng Peng are both at the peak of Jiuyao Realm, to perceive the realm of Liu Pei and others also need close contact, so far away can be distinguished at a glance, if this young man does not have any special way, I am afraid that the lowest is also Jiuyao Realm!

The second is that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was pointed out that Liu Pei was the eight-pole body. The Eight Extremes Realm is the most special realm in the martial arts. First of all, it is a sign of a truly strong person in martial arts, and only when he has reached the eight extremes can he be qualified to be called a strong person, and the second is that the cultivation of the eight extremes realm is completely different from other realms.

The weakest martial artists in other realms and even the strongest Haotian, the method of cultivation is to absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth to strengthen their own cultivation, but the Eight Extremes realm is different, it is not just cultivating spiritual power, but - quenching the body! In fact, the difference in spiritual power between the peak of the Nine Yao Realm and the Eight Extremes Realm is not as big as that between the early stage of the Nine Yao Realm and the middle stage of the Nine Yao Realm, that is to say, as long as the peak of the Nine Yao Realm is reached, the spiritual power will be enough to impact the Yuan Dan Realm!

However, although there is not much difference in spiritual power, the spiritual power and effects that can be exerted in the Nine Yao Realm are far inferior to those of the Eight Extremes Realm, and the reason is the difference in physical strength! Just like the difference between a reed and an iron rod, if you hit a stone with the same force with both a reed and an iron rod, the reed not only cannot hurt the stone, but it is also very easy to break, but the iron rod can leave marks on the stone.

It is precisely because the Jiuyao Realm is called the long-distance running realm of cultivation that the spiritual power absorbed and accommodated by the Jiuyao Realm advancement is extremely amazing, and when it reaches the peak of Jiuyao, it is already the limit of what the human body can innate and accommodate! The spiritual power that can be summoned is already the limit of what the meridians can bear! Therefore, if you want to improve again, you need to strengthen your physical body the day after tomorrow. Martial artists use spiritual power to refine and shape their physical bodies here as if they were recasting, and this process is called the Eight Extremes!

Therefore, according to the strength of the physical body, the eight-pole realm is called the eight-pole golden body, the eight-pole jade body, and the eight-pole positive body! Therefore, unless the martial artists of the Eight Extremes Realm showed their strength, it would be difficult for them to perceive their true realm under the Eight Extremes Realm. What's more, as far as Huang Feng and others knew, the exercises practiced by Liu Pei were a method of latent qi and breath, and even if it was a martial artist in the Eight Extremes Realm, it was difficult to distinguish its strength and weakness.

In this way, a young man whose strength is likely to be in the Jiuyao Realm and a middle-aged man whose strength is very likely to be above Liu Pei, such a lineup can't help but be careless.

After the introduction was completed, Yingyan announced the official start of the exhibition under Liu Pei's signal, and everyone who had been waiting impatiently hurriedly sat upright, waiting for the arrival of "exquisite".

The group of strong men rose one after another, entered the audience in order, and then stood respectfully, and after careful investigation, they knew that these men were all in the Jiuyao realm. Later, nine more armor soldiers stationed in the center of the exhibit. The soldiers told the guests that for their safety, only nine people were allowed to come forward at a time. The audience waited for a long time, and naturally they couldn't take care of it, so they seized the time to come forward to appreciate it in turn. When the brass bell rang, the big man left again and went to the next seat, while another group of men came again.

Since Mu Jingxi and the others were sitting in the corner, it would take some time for them to take their turn. Idle and boring, Tantai took a sip of tea at the end of the Ming Dynasty, looked at Liu Pei and the others: "In order to promote local development and retain the gold numbers of all walks of life, Heijiang Mansion has put a lot of thought into it. It is really rare for the captain of a mansion to personally lead the army to serve as an escort. ”

Yes, the lieutenant is the chief of the armor of a state government, and with such a respected position, he is willing to come here to take charge of the security of an exhibition, which really shows his mind.

"That being said, that's not entirely true." Mu Jingxi said.

"Oh?" The end of the Ming Dynasty was very interested.

"These soldiers should not be under the jurisdiction of Heijiang Mansion, they should be transferred by the city lord of Nuku City." Mu Jingxi sold a pass.

"Huh? Shouldn't the lord of the city be in charge of government affairs? How can an army be mobilized? Besides, the lieutenant is in charge of a government soldier, should he transfer the army, right? "The end of the Ming Dynasty was a little puzzled. It stands to reason that the government order is in charge, the government is in charge of supervising the lawsuits, and the government is in charge of the army, so the cities under its jurisdiction should be like this, and the city lord should be the corresponding government order, how can the army be adjusted?

"Hehe, you don't know this, the central government of the empire is governed by the prime minister, under the jurisdiction of hundreds of officials, supervised by the imperial historian, and governed by the imperial captain. Localities are divided into three levels: county, prefecture, and county, and the official system is also in accordance with the central government. But don't you notice that the 'city' level is not part of the local bureaucracy? ”

"Oh? I really didn't pay attention. ”

"Hehe, in fact, the Tiansheng Empire did not have the so-called 'city' as an administrative division at the beginning. The counties under the central government, the prefectures under the county, and the counties under the government are all modeled after the three princes of the central government. In addition, the county is divided into townships, li, and villages, and the county officials directly send officials to govern with the gentry, which is the official system of the Tiansheng Empire. ”

"I see, what is the matter with the 'city'?" At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shantai wondered, not only the Nuku City where it is now, but also the previous Huacang City, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the "City Lord Si Ming Mansion"?

"This is going to talk about the division of the state capital, and the state capital is the most embarrassing among the divisions at all levels. The Tiansheng Empire has 36 counties, 44 large and small feuds of the four major families, eight major sects and other families and sects, plus 6 feuds of the prince and 9 important towns directly under the central government, and a total of 75 county-level divisions directly under the central government. ”

"The central government has abundant manpower, so it can naturally take care of it. Most of the state capitals under the jurisdiction of the county are between ten and fifteen, and the number is not large, and it is not difficult to manage. However, the counties under the jurisdiction of the prefecture are more complicated, some prefectures have jurisdiction over only five or six counties, while others have jurisdiction over more than 20 counties, or even 30 counties. However, the counties under the jurisdiction of the prefecture are the most difficult to deal with due to culture, geography, development, or military needs, etc., so the counties under the jurisdiction of the government are the most difficult to deal with. ”

Therefore, when there are too many counties under their jurisdiction, or there are too many changes, or some counties are integrated in the process of development, or some counties have a greater influence on the surrounding counties than the state capital, one of them is listed separately, and the city is established as the Si Ming Mansion and the jurisdiction on behalf of the city, so the position of the city lord is actually the same level as the county. Later, at the county level, even the central government also had a method to learn from the establishment of the city under the Si Ming Mansion, so some city lords were at the same level as the government or at the same level as the county. ”

"I see." The end of the Ming Dynasty.

"Not only that, but since the City Lord Si Ming Mansion was originally intended to rule the counties, it has great power. Different from the division of government, law and military at the county, government and county levels, the city lord has three powers in the city under his control. All other levels of military transfer must be reported, just like the government lieutenant, who only has the authority to govern and manage the army, and if he wants to transfer troops, he must agree to the county commander, the county commander, and the taishou at the same time. However, the lord of the city can directly order his subordinate soldiers, and there is no need to ask for instructions unless the soldiers of each county are recruited. Therefore, from a longitudinal point of view, the governor has great power, and the horizontal ...... Therefore, these soldiers should be subordinate to Nuku City. ”

When Mu Jingxi came to talk eloquently, Cui Yijia was surprised. Cui Yijia was shrewd, she was not surprised that Mu Jingxi knew so much about the imperial bureaucracy, but because Mu Jingxi's identity was different from that of the late Ming Dynasty Q&A.

As Mu Jingxi said, the two of them were merchants, and they came here to investigate the prospects of the gold industry in Nuku City, so it was not uncommon for them to understand the imperial bureaucracy and administrative divisions as merchants. After all, businessmen who can become bigger and stronger must at least have some understanding of politics.

But the problem is that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he said that he was responsible for taking the young owner, that is, Mu Jingxi, to inspect this place, so it should be the young who doubted, and the elders answered. But these two people are completely reversed, just ask, which merchant will let the young young owner bring an elderly shopkeeper and answer for him everywhere? It's like people will ask for teachers for their children, but will they find students for their children?

Perverse! These two are so abnormal!

Actually, this is not surprising, after all, Mu Jingxi is of noble birth, and he always knows something about these political divisions. And the end of the Ming Dynasty is not a person from the Tiansheng Empire, so it is not surprising that he does not know. But Cui Yijiadi's judgment is accurate, that is, the identity of the two is not just a businessman.

Just when Cui Yijia was vigilant, two big men and soldiers had already arrived in their area. Seeing this, Huang Feng saw that Cui Yijia was listening carefully to Mu Jingxi's introduction of those administrative divisions and the like, and thought that Cui Yijia was fascinated, so he hurriedly greeted: "Hehe, everyone, don't gossip, let's appreciate the exhibits." ”

"Yes, yes, it's been a long time, and it's finally our time." Feng Peng said with a smile, and then gave Cui Yijia a look to remind her that it was important to get down to business.