I built a fairy city in troubled times

Chapter 16: Spirit Gathering Array (please collect and read more)
However, when Baili Zhe approached the house, he stopped.

Obviously, it was already known that Xia Ming was practicing.

At this time, the other party opened the data panel.

[Name: Xia Ming]

[Affiliated force: Huangcheng]

[Subjects: 110 three people (talent +0.2)]

[Talent: 78+2 (spiritual level, capital from below)]

[Cultivation: Innate Realm (42%)]

[Kung Fu: Emperor-level Kung Fu "Three Emperors Reflect the World" and "Yandi Fulong Fist"]

Looking at the data above, Xia Ming smiled. He was already in the middle stage of Xiantian, and the number of refugees had also increased by more than 2000, reaching more than 8.

My own talent has increased by two points, and the talent of the entire Huangcheng people has also increased by [-] points, which is very perfect.

The current population is close to that of a provincial city.

Then, he stood up and walked outside.

"Crench!"

As soon as the door was pushed open, he saw Bai Lizhe who was already preparing to leave.

At this time, after seeing Xia Ming come out, the other party's eyes lit up, and then he stepped forward and said.

"Master Hou, I bought the spirit stone!" After saying this, he carefully took out a jade box and opened it in front of Xia Ming.

A flash of spiritual light flashed before his eyes, and ten crystal clear spiritual stones were neatly placed inside.

Xia Ming had a look of satisfaction on his face, and then he pulled Baili Zhe to sit on the pavilion nearby.

"When you go out this time, what changes will happen outside?"

"Master Marquis, you don't know that today's Daqian is in complete chaos. Just half a month ago, the imperial court sent an old king to personally take action and kill eight rebel kings in one go. The army was shocked, but the prince was also killed in the wilderness on his way back, and his head was hung on the flagpole!
Now the rebels everywhere are becoming more rampant! "

This news made Xia Ming take a breath of air-conditioning. The kings of Daqian had at least reached the Juding Realm, which was also the true heritage of Daqian.

His strength is unpredictable, and even such a person can be killed.

It seems that he is indeed living well, but fortunately, Yunzhou is a remote place, and apart from the Blood Letter Camp, there are no other established forces. Otherwise, it would be terrible.

"What about Marquis Linjiang, how is he doing now?" Marquis Linjiang's fiefdom is in Qingzhou, which is also considered a border land. There shouldn't be any strong opponents.

"The Marquis of Linjiang has returned to Qingzhou City. It is said that he has begun to organize his army and is preparing to capture the entire Qingzhou!" Baili Zhe said with a sigh on his face. Such a good Marquis was actually forced to rebel.

Xia Ming didn't speak either. He stretched out his hand and held a spirit stone in his hand.

After feeling the cold feeling coming from above, he stared at Baili Zhe and said, "Our strength is still too weak. We haven't gone out for a month. Let's go see how the development is outside!"

Baili Zhe naturally would not refuse.

He arrived at the Hou Mansion just after he came back and was very curious about the current development in the city.

After all, today's deserted city is in a stage of rapid development.

Almost every day, there are new changes.

After the two of them walked out of the mansion side by side, Xia Ming stared at the endless courtyard, and the suffocation in his chest instantly dissipated a lot.

Thinking about his previous life, when a city had tens of millions of people, he couldn't help but feel longing for it.

If the deserted city could develop to such an extent sometime, I wouldn't have to fear anyone.

"Go and have a look at Kuitie!" A month has passed. The caravan that transported Xuantie should have returned. I don't know if the armor has started to be forged.

"Ding ding ding!"

"Hurry up and unload it, you will need to use these black irons later!"

When I first arrived at Kuitie's residence, I heard the sound of blacksmithing and the shouts of the housekeeper.

Outside Kuitie's mansion, more than a dozen oxcarts were parked, and the unloaders of the caravan were struggling to carry pieces of iron ingots.

These are naturally Xuan Tie.

However, although the workers were scolded, they did not show the slightest dissatisfaction on their faces. Instead, they wore flattering smiles and asked the housekeeper a few flattering questions from time to time.

"These workers are all strong refugees who have been absorbed into the caravan. They can get two taels of silver every month, and they don't have to do such tiring work every day, so they are very satisfied now!" Baili Zhe looked at Xia Ming and said softly.

I was worried that the other party would misunderstand him. After all, the Marquis once said that he should be kind to all the refugees who entered the deserted city.

Sure enough, after hearing Baili Zhe's words, Xia Ming nodded and smiled on his face.At this moment, the housekeeper who was directing the loaders also saw Xia Ming and immediately ran towards him.

His thin figure seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind. The green brocade robe he wore on his body looked like it was hanging on a clothes rack. It was wide, loose and extremely ill-fitting.

The goatee on his chin swayed with excitement.

"I've met the Marquis, I've met Lord Baili!" The butler who was arrogant and domineering just now is now very well-behaved.

"Take us to see your master!" Baili Zhe said slowly without raising his eyelids.

The housekeeper quickly walked to the front to lead the way.

A moment later, Xia Ming arrived at Kuitie's backyard. The entire courtyard was very crude, and even some of the pavilions built in the past had been demolished.

Hundreds of disciples were forging weapons with Kuitie. As soon as they entered, they could feel a wave of heat hitting their faces.

"Tomorrow, set up a workshop in the city that can accommodate ten thousand people to make weapons. Tell me the budget!" In the past, there was no way, so I could only aggrieve these retainers, but it is different now.

After all, Xia Ming was in charge of a large city with tens of thousands of people. It would be his fault if he allowed his retainers to continue forging weapons in his own backyard.

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Baili Zhe said quickly.

The butler on the side was about to step forward to inform Kui Tie when he was stopped by Xia Ming, "No need to disturb your master, I just came to take a look!"

As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to leave. He originally wanted to see the progress of the armor forging.

Now, this black iron has just been shipped back, so the Bu Renjia must have not been made well.

Therefore, Kuitie will not be disturbed.

When he left the mansion, he walked towards the outside of the city.

Xia Ming was concerned about, first, the strength of his family soldiers, food, and then money.

Summer planting was about to begin, so he was naturally very concerned about it.

When I arrived outside the city, I saw a large number of people busy in the fields.

Every face was filled with joy.

Baili Yunqi, who was directing the refugees to open up wasteland, came over at some unknown time.

"Master Hou, in addition to the [-] acres of wasteland that now belongs to the Hou Mansion, the common people have reclaimed a lot of land in one summer. As long as they pay the grain tax, these fields will be theirs from now on.

Nowadays, the people in the city are very grateful to the Marquis! "

Baili Yunqi said with a smile.

Sure enough, when Xia Ming took a look, he found that the favorability of these people almost reached around eighty.

If this were placed in the court, it would definitely be regarded as first-class loyalty.

The kind who is willing to stand up for the emperor.

"How much land does each household have now?"

"There are more than 2 households in our city. Those who are more diligent and have a larger population have more than ten acres of land each, while those with fewer people have five or six acres. The grain harvested from these fields only needs to pay [-]% of the grain tax. , the rest is all theirs. Originally, they were going to charge [-]%, but Mr. Hou said that [-]% was too much, so they changed it to [-]%!
Today, the total farmland owned by the common people has reached 15 acres! "Baili Yunqi answered very carefully and carefully.

After receiving the answer, Xia Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"The harvest of 15 acres can already reach nearly 50 shi of grain, and [-]% is quite a lot!" Xia Ming said with a smile. With this grain, plus the [-] acres of fertile land in the Marquis, it is enough to cope with the daily harvest. disaster.

After all, his request is not just that the people live, but that they live a good life, or have the conditions to achieve the purpose of enjoying life.

Only in this way will the deserted city become more and more prosperous, and everyone's favorability will become higher and higher.

"What the Marquis said is true!" Baili Zhe said quickly.

After checking these, Xia Ming left alone and returned to his mansion.

Ten spiritual stones were already in place, and he was going to arrange them in his house.

At that time, the cultivation speed will increase several times again.

Therefore, when he just returned to the mansion, he took the jade box containing the spirit stones in his hand and sent away the maid who was waiting on him.

When he was the only one left in the entire backyard, the jade stones were placed in order.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver cannot be wasted.

He had been looking forward to this spirit gathering formation for a long time.

(End of this chapter)