Just as Qin Shuang had said, that afternoon, Hui Zi returned to the City Lord's Mansion once again.
Keiko's full name was Oda Keiko. She was a ninja from Japan. She joined the Wujue Divine Palace because of her senior brother Akamatsu Ichiro. Two years ago, Godless sent her to the Divine Great Land to gather information about the big sects in the Pugilistic World.
Keiko mentioned a lot of information, which could be summarized into the following three points:
First, Godless was powerful and dominated the East Ocean Continent. The power of the Wujue Divine Palace under his command was on par with the Emperor of the East Ocean Continent.
Second, Godless had sent a large number of spies to the Great Land. They were mainly responsible for gathering information and finding opportunities to bribe some martial artists.
Third, Godless was ambitious and wanted to conquer the Divine Great Land.
After learning the above information, Qin Shuang asked Keiko to personally write down everything, including the fact that Chu Xiong had secretly colluded with the Japanese ninjas and betrayed the World Association.
After doing all this, Qin Shuang had Zhi Tanhua personally bring the letter and Chu Xiong back to the World Association.
Chu Xiong was not around, so Qin Shuang took over the defense of Liang City.
After learning the relevant information, Qin Shuang was very disappointed. This was because Chu Xiong, the City Lord of Liang, only knew how to find all kinds of excuses to harvest the wealth of the people. He had never put the matter of the people and the strengthening of the city in his heart.
In terms of taxes, Chu Xiong had issued dozens of tax instructions. If it was absurd to have to pay the entrance fee to enter the city, then it was extremely absurd to have to pay the relevant fees for marriage and burial.
The most important thing was that Liang City had yet to set up any proper administrative structure. All matters were personally handled by the City Lord. Although power was concentrated, it was not suitable for long-term development.
This was the first reason.
Secondly, if the City Lord managed it well, there might still be some room for development in Liang City. However, if the City Lord was incompetent, there would be no need for the city to continue to exist because anyone could easily control it.
After entering the City Lord's Mansion, Qin Shuang first spent two days to familiarize herself with the city's affairs. Then, she personally drafted three notices and sent a special guard team to spread them in the city.
The three announcements were:
First, the former City Lord of Liang, Chu Xiong, had bullied the weak and harmed the villagers. Today, the Sect Leader, Xiong Ba, had brought him to justice. Before the new City Lord arrived, all the affairs in the city would be handed over to Xiong Ba's eldest disciple, Qin Shuang, to manage.
Second, abolish all the exorbitant taxes privately issued by Chu Xiong. All the innocent people who were imprisoned could be released after their identities were verified. All those who suffered because of Chu Xiong could go to the City Lord's Mansion to wash their grievances. All legitimate businesses would only collect appropriate taxes.
Thirdly, Liang City would implement a reform. Under the City Lord's Mansion, there would be prefectures, counties, government offices, and county offices. Under the City Lord's Mansion, the city defense military affairs and government affairs would be divided into two. There would be many vacancies in both. Anyone who was talented in literature and martial arts could recommend themselves. Those who passed the assessment would enjoy the salary and treatment they deserved.
On the first day of these three announcements, there was a huge commotion in Liang City.
Of course, many of them had the attitude of watching a good show.
However, over the next few days, as the people who were wrongly imprisoned were released one after another, as all kinds of exorbitant taxes were banned in the city, and as a small number of people who dared to complain to the City Lord's Estate received fair and just treatment, many of the citizens in Liang City sighed."The hard days are finally over. There's some hope for good days.”
In fact, other than the three major announcements, Qin Shuang had also issued many policies based on what she had seen and heard in her previous life. For example, the division of the City Defense Army, the salary and treatment of officials, the relevant military orders and regulations, as well as many other policies, big and small, such as the reorganization of the city's public security.
Qin Shuang had a stomach full of ambitions, but she needed time to implement them. Secondly, she could not do it overnight. Thirdly, she did not have the relevant management talents, so Qin Shuang could only take it one step at a time.
Even so, in just a few days, Liang City had displayed a lot of vitality.
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On this day, Qin Shuang was handling some matters in the City Lord's Mansion.
Acting as the City Lord of Liang, Qin Shuang only felt that his body and mind were filled with strength at the beginning. However, after a few days, the tedious and mundane matters made him unable to bear it.
"Have some tea."
Ji Ruxue said concisely without any awareness of what a maid should have.
Qin Shuang's eyes lit up when she saw Ji Ruxue, and the worries in her heart dissipated quite a bit.
This was what it meant to be a feast for the eyes.
"Xue 'er, I have a terrible headache. Can you help me massage it?”
Initially, Qin Shuang had only said it casually and was mostly joking. Who would have thought that Ji Ruxue did not reject her?
Ji Ruxue came behind Qin Shuang and gently massaged her temples. At the same time, Qin Shuang could not help but close her eyes. While enjoying Ji Ruxue's service, she quietly sniffed her feminine fragrance.
"This smell is exactly the same as the empress's. However, the empress's is rich, while Xue 'er's is light. The two of them have different personalities, but they have different flavors.”
Thinking of this, a bold idea surfaced in Qin Shuang's mind.
Qin Shuang's head moved, and she leaned back and leaned close to Ji Ruxue.
At that moment, Qin Shuang could clearly feel that Ji Ruxue was nervous before she gradually calmed down.
Seeing that Ji Ruxue didn't push her away, Qin Shuang stopped while she was ahead. She just obediently felt the beautiful couple's heartbeat.
Unknowingly, a long time had passed.
"The policy you formulated has been issued for many days, but no one has taken the initiative to come and take the test. Don't you feel disappointed?”This was the first time Ji Ruxue had taken the initiative to ask Qin Shuang.
After Ji Ruxue finished speaking, Qin Shuang replied,""As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Before this, Chu Xiong was a wolf, a jackal that only knew how to suck the blood of ordinary people and the weak. Even though Liang Cheng is starting to get better, the pain that seeps deep into their bones still concerns everyone. They need time to heal their wounds, and I have plenty of patience. This was the first reason. Secondly, jade could not be carved in a day, and the country could not be built in a day. One should not abuse one's power when they were in power. One should be good at using one's power when they were in power. When the city was stable and the people passed on their generations, talented people would not miss this stage to show their burdens.”
Upon hearing Qin Shuang's answer, Ji Ruxue's eyes, which were originally expressionless, could not help but light up. Although it was only a blink of an eye, it proved that she was very satisfied with Qin Shuang's answer.
Without waiting for Qin Shuang to continue enjoying herself, Ji Ruxue suddenly took two steps back. When Qin Shuang sat up, the person involved had already left through the side door.
In a flash, Xue Antian arrived at the entrance of the living room with Paper Tanhua.
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