Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 498 Kill chickens to scare monkeys, envy and enforce rules.

After leaving Ji's house, Qin Zhiyong moved into the City Lord's Mansion with the golden-horned behemoth.

On the first day Qin Zhiyong became the lord of Dongyang City, he issued a decree: there will be no more slaves in Dongyang City.

The major families are limited to dismissing the slaves within half a month.

The next day, Qin Zhiyong issued another decree: to expand Dongyang City and start recruiting workers.China is very good at engaging in infrastructure construction and stimulating domestic demand for the economy.What Qin Zhiyong did was just following the gourd.

Its purpose is to solve the employment and food problems of slaves.

Qin Zhiyong gave the slaves work and food and clothing for the slaves, so that they could survive.

Otherwise, the slaves will be penniless and impoverished, without the master's family to rely on, and after being dismissed, they will only have a dead end.But don't let the benevolent government turn into evil government at that time, it will not be beautiful.

No family would be willing to dismiss the slaves and abolish the slave system in Dongyang City, not even the Ji family.

Qin Zhiyong and Ji Qingqing said that they would seek more benefits for each family.However, Qin Zhiyong only issued two government orders and did not take any further action.

Ji Qingqing brought her maid Yunzhu to the City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Zhiyong personally made a pot of tea for them.

"Miss Ji, why do you have time to come to the City Lord's Mansion today?" Qin Zhiyong had a gentle face, and his temperament was as warm as jade.

Ji Qingqing said: "Mr. Qin, you know that the families in Dongyang City are very dissatisfied with you. Some of them are uniting, and some of them went to meet Yang Yu."

Of course, more people turned a blind eye to Qin Zhiyong's decree and did not take him as the city lord seriously.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Miss Ji wants to say, what is the benefit I promised, and where is it?"

Ji Qingqing did not speak, expressing her acquiescence.

Qin Zhiyong smiled and said: "Miss Ji, don't worry. What Qin said, the promised benefits will definitely be there. Please also ask Miss Ji to go back and tell your father to let him dismiss all the slaves of the Ji family. It is a face for Qin." Otherwise, it will make everyone unhappy."

Ji Qingqing nodded and said, "I will tell my father."

After lunch, Ji Qingqing walked out of the City Lord's Mansion with her maid Yunzhu.

Yunzhu said: "Miss, Mr. Qin is a little different from before. I... I'm a little afraid of him."

Ji Qingqing said: "Did you feel it too? Mr. Qin is indeed different from before. He is now the city lord. I have a feeling that Dongyang City will undergo great changes. The storm is about to come."

After five days.

The Ji family dismissed all the slaves.

Huang Yao came to Ji's house and found Ji Shan: "Young Master Ji, why did Mr. Qin become the lord of the city? Also, did your family really dismiss all the slaves?"

Ji Shan sighed and explained to Huang Yao what happened.

Huang Yao finally understood: "I didn't expect Mr. Qin to attract the attention of the capital, and the envoys have come. From this point of view, Mr. Qin's strength is stronger than we imagined."

Ji Shan nodded and said, "The more I get along with Mr. Qin, the more I feel that he is unfathomable."

Huang Yao said: "Young Master Ji, your family has dismissed all the slaves, who will do the work in the family?"

Ji Shan said, "I'll spend some money to bring the slaves back to work."

None of Ji Zhongze, Ji Shan, and Ji Qingqing thought that after spending some money, the slaves, no, these slaves are now civilians. Not only are they grateful to themselves, but their working efficiency is several times that of before.

What used to take three days to finish can now be done in one day.

If Ji Shan had studied mathematics and summed it up with statistics, he would know that the family actually made money.

Huang Yao was surprised, and said, "Spending money to bring the slave back? Isn't this... an unnecessary move?"

Ji Shan smiled and said, "Huang Yao, try it when you go back, and you will know the magic effect. It was Mr. Qin's idea to hire people to do the work. Can Mr. Qin be wrong?"

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.

Qin Zhiyong invited the heads of more than 20 families in Dongyang City to the City Lord's Mansion to attend the meeting, including the Ji family, Huang family, and Yang family.

The Yang family is the first family in Dongyang City.

After all, the Yang family is from the Yuqing sect, who would dare to provoke ordinary people?This time, Yang Yu did not come to the meeting, but Yang Lian attended.

After everyone arrived, Qin Zhiyong was the last to appear.

When Ji Zhongze and Huang Binglan, the head of the Huang family, saw Qin Zhiyong, they quickly stood up.Others looked down on Qin Zhiyong.Not everyone is aware of Qin Zhiyong's strength.

Some people regarded Qin Zhiyong as a brat who became the city lord because of his luck.

Qin Zhiyong called Ji Zhongze and Huang Binglan to sit down, and said, "Thank you, Patriarchs, for coming to the city lord's mansion to attend the council. Qin is not talented, but a casual cultivator. Thanks to the co-lord and Prime Minister Jiang, he made me the city lord of Dongyang City. A month ago, I issued the first decree, asking the major families to dismiss their slaves."

"To my surprise, the words of my city lord don't seem to work. Only the Ji family and the Huang family obeyed the decree of the city lord's mansion and dismissed their slaves. The other families were indifferent."

"Some of you joined forces secretly, and some of you went to discuss with the Yang family, but none of you came to Qin. If you have any ideas, you can come to me, the city lord, to discuss."

"Qin is a straightforward person, and he does what he says. Please bear with me if I offend you. It is said that the law does not punish the public. This is the first time that you have not obeyed the laws of the city lord's mansion. I will let it go temporarily. You, but the decree of the City Lord's Mansion, you still have to implement it."

"As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office. If I don't show some stern tactics today, you must think that Qin is easy to bully. In this way, I will choose two families to raid the house. let's go home."

Qin Zhiyong did not choose the You family and the Xing family at random, but after half a month of unannounced visits, he learned that these two families had done the most evil, and their evil deeds were too numerous to describe.

A few years ago, the You family also produced a "big man", that is, You Hun, a treacherous minister who was next to King Zhou of Shang.You Hun's family, even if it is a side branch, can imagine what kind of family tradition their family has.

Everyone present was shocked.

Qin Zhiyong wants to ransack the house? !
Patriarch You jumped up against the case and shouted angrily at Qin Zhiyong: "Qin Zhiyong, you want to copy my family? Who will give you the guts?"

Qin Zhiyong stared at the You family and said, "Why, are you not convinced?"

Patriarch You shouted loudly: "Of course I don't accept it. I want to see if you copied my house, or the old man will kill you first."

Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing attacked Qin Zhiyong almost at the same time.

Both of them are at the peak of the primordial spirit, considered masters.But in front of Qin Zhiyong, he was a bit vulnerable.

Master You comprehended the laws of the fire system, while Master Xing majored in the laws of the water system.

Qin Zhiyong's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing.

Immediately.

Patriarch You felt that he was being submerged in endless sea water, the coldness and suffocation seemed to swallow him up.

Master Xing felt that he had fallen into the sun star, burned by infinite flames, and his body and soul were gradually melting.

Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing's screams made all the patriarchs present look at each other with horror.They couldn't see what was wrong with Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing, because Qin Zhiyong didn't attack and they were intact.

If they didn't know the details of the two Patriarchs, everyone might think that they were acting.

Mind disturbing, mental fooling.It is the most brilliant hypnotic technique to make people's perception confused between reality and illusion.

No cold sea, no endless flames.

But Qin Zhiyong made Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing feel that there was, so they would feel that there was.In their perception, they are in the real sea water and flames.If they died, it would be no different from being drowned and burned to death in reality.

Just when Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing were about to die, Qin Zhiyong withdrew his spiritual power, and their perception immediately recovered, and they "returned" to the City Lord's Mansion.

It's just that Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing's cultivation is completely useless.

Qin Zhiyong said: "You two Patriarchs, did you feel uncomfortable just now? With your cultivation level, you are not qualified to use force in front of Qin. After you go back, the two of you will cooperate with the City Lord's Mansion to confiscate the house. Since you If you like slaves, then I will make an exception and not kill you, but the You family and the Xing family have a total of 680 and five people, and they must leave Dongyang City within three days. When you go to other places, you are not allowed to be officials or do business. Be a slave."

Since Dongyang City does not allow slaves, Qin Zhiyong sent people from the two families to work as slaves in other places.

Ji Zhongze glanced at Qin Zhiyong, but he didn't dare to look directly at him.

Qin Zhiyong has always been smiling, gentle and approachable, but he did not expect that he would actually do things with such cruel methods.

Qin Zhiyong didn't kill anyone, but everyone knew that the You family and the Xing family were finished, and several generations might not be able to recover.

Huang Binglan was a little fortunate, fortunately, the Huang family dismissed all the slaves in the family according to the decree of the City Lord's Mansion, otherwise, the fate of the You family and the Xing family might have fallen on their own family.

Qin Zhiyong said with a serious face: "Is there any objection to Qin doing this?"

Qin Zhiyong showed the power of his mind, and his methods were overbearing and weird. Patriarch You and Patriarch Xing are examples from the past. Who would dare to object?
Unless you are impatient.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Since you don't speak, then Qin will treat you as acquiescing to the decree of the city lord's mansion. I will give you two more days to dismiss all the slaves in your family. After two days, if there is another one in Dongyang City Slave, Qin will be very angry, and the consequences will be serious."

The Patriarchs of the major families walked out of the City Lord's Mansion and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They only now realized that their backs were already wet with cold sweat.

Qin Zhiyong sat in the city lord's mansion, drank a cup of tea, and thought to himself: "Government decrees and decrees are rules and standards of conduct. Just like the rules of heaven and earth, no offense is allowed. If I want to establish a new social order, I can't have the slightest emotion. I The rules must be established first. Heaven is ruthless. Next, it is to give grace. But, don’t worry, take your time.”

Qin Zhiyong still understands the combination of grace and power.

The slaves in Dongyang City accounted for [-]% of the total population.

As the lord of the city, Qin Zhiyong couldn't let [-]% of the population become mindless walking corpses.

With [-]% of the population, it is unknown how many talents will be born in the future.

Qin Zhiyong wanted to do things, to do great things, and to lead the rise of the human race, he had to rely on all kinds of talents to support him.

(End of this chapter)