Chapter 296 "Blank Space"

Shangyuan City, inside Wanjing Tower.

Xia Fan was having routine communication with Ning Wanjun.

"Miss Li... how are you these days?" After the serious conversation, the princess took the initiative to ask about the fox demon, which had never happened before.

After experiencing so many storms, her impression of demons has greatly changed.

If the previous attitude towards Li was because of Xia Fan's sake, now Ning Wanjun has gradually regarded this girl as one of her own.

Even she may not be aware of the change.

"She was just a little depressed at the beginning, but she is much better now." Xia Fan said in a wide voice, "Don't worry, she is stronger than you and I thought. In Li's own words, not only did she know that her mother did not abandon her, she also had to Knowing the name and whereabouts of the other party is an improvement that was previously unimaginable. As for the evil spirits who were harmed during the escort, the Privy Council did not obtain definite evidence, so it does not necessarily turn out to be what they said. "

"Really... That's good." Ning Wanjun sighed slightly, "Although the hope is slim, at least there is still a glimmer of hope."

Xia Fan heard the sadness in the other person's tone.

Half a month ago, she comforted herself in this way when faced with the news of the fall of the Western Territory.

It's a pity that this defeat has nothing to do with the competition of strength and strategy between the two sides.

From the beginning, the frontier army was destined to sit on the victim's seat.

Facing the plans of the Seven Star Privy Council, Ba Xingtian had no chance of escaping.

"Huh -" the princess breathed out and adjusted her mentality, "Now that the alchemists who have fled from the Privy Council have returned to Gyeonggi one after another, the crisis in Jinxia has been temporarily relieved. When do you plan to come back? If it's half a month later, there will be heavy snow. The road is about to be closed.”

"When will you reply?" has become a topic that the other party must ask every time we communicate.

It seemed that Xia Fan would run away at any time if she didn't remind him every day.

Xia Fan was also a little bit dumbfounded about this, "The safest thing is to wait until the prince ascends the throne, but according to the news released by the Privy Council, it should be three or four days later. I heard that the Privy Council of neighboring countries will also send people to participate in the celebration. The Second Prince will probably not pay too much attention to me then."

"If you can, it's best to do it early." He muttered over there, "Mo Yun has accumulated a lot of problems that he wants to solve with you. Also, the production speed of wheat in the experimental field is a bit faster than expected, and there are already elves in the city. There are rumors of witchcraft. Without you here, the High Priest Shuzhou doesn't even have anyone to communicate with. In addition, the number of people signing up for the second batch of students in the school is several times higher than expected, and the lobby of the Privy Council Palace can hardly accommodate it. . I can ask Eunuch Li to arrange the construction of the house, but how to solve the problem of teaching the teacher? By the way, the salt farm..."

"Stop, stop, stop, Your Highness, please stop talking." Xia Fan quickly interrupted, "As long as I find an opportunity, I will set off immediately and will never delay another day in Shangyuan City."

"Yes." The princess finally sounded satisfied, "Remember what you said."

After the interrogation ended, Xia Fan couldn't help but rub his forehead.

The ideal situation of a city is to be able to develop in an orderly manner without any one person. Jinxia City is obviously still far from this ideal situation.

As for the problems mentioned by Ning Wanjun, most of them are the sequelae of the rapid development of cities. People's inherent concepts cannot keep up with the rapid changes, and various contradictions and frictions will naturally arise. But these problems are harmless. As long as the cake is made big enough, the contradictions can be suppressed until a new group of people with quick acceptance become the mainstream of the city.

Only the last point - the number of masters directly restricts the speed of education promotion, and education is related to people's acceptance ability and the city's development potential, which is an issue that must be paid attention to.

For some reason, what Yu Linglong said suddenly appeared in Xia Fan's mind.

"If you want to say that Shangyuan is inferior to Yongding City in any way, it can be said that it is inferior in every aspect, but when it comes to brothels and spring houses, Shangyuan can be said to be the best among the six countries."

So many women who can read and write can only be trapped in attics, greeting strangers with smiles. This is really a waste of talent.

Xia Fan called his companions, "How much money do we have left in our luggage?"

"We?" Fang Xiandao covered his waist keenly, "Shouldn't the expenses of Shangyuan City be handled by the Privy Council?"

"That's it for food and accommodation, but I also want to do something else..."

"Okay! Are you going to the market to see what's delicious?" Qianzhi grabbed Fang Xiandao's robe and said, "Master, take out the money quickly!"

"Uh, one tael, two taels... I have six taels of silver here." Fang Yanni had already honestly taken out her purse.

"What do you need the money for?" Luo Qingqing asked curiously.

"Well... I want to go to a brothel."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's movements froze.

"W-what do you mean?" Fang Xiandao coughed twice, "I still have some financial problems here, but you should talk to me about this in private, right?"

"Xia Fan, that's not the place you should go." Luo Qingqing said righteously, "You shoulder the heavy responsibility of establishing a new order. Nostalgia for romance will wear away your will."

Without saying anything, Li showed his claws.

"Is there any delicious food in the brothel?" Qian Zhize looked curious.

"It's not what everyone thinks." Xia Fan quickly explained, "I was just thinking that since a woman like Liu Ruyan can appear in Jinxia City, Shangyuan City may not have a husband in the same situation."

To put it bluntly, this is a resource that has not yet been cultivated, and few people can even perceive their value - after all, there are only a few groups of people who can read in this era, and the largest proportion of them are scholars, or officials, staff, accountants, private school teachers, housekeepers, etc. who are derived from scholars... They are also the beneficiaries of the current system, and it is too difficult to gain the support of such people. The second is the disciples of the aristocratic families. They have no worries about food and clothing, and their willingness to go to Jinxia City can be imagined. On the contrary, the courtesans who are born to cling to the scholar class and study for the purpose of pleasing patrons have become a group worth fighting for.

"I see." Li retracted his claws, "Do you want to redeem these people?"

"Then you have to prepare at least a few thousand taels of silver." Qian Yan shook his head, "Shangyuan City has never lacked wealthy merchants. If you want to exchange people with money, our money is probably just a drop in the bucket."

"The amount on the surface is just a means for the brothel to raise the price. In fact, the psychological price they can accept is much lower than this." Xia Fan said, "In addition, Liu Ruyan once mentioned to me that many women in the brothel have the ability to redeem themselves. For them, the biggest confusion and worry is not leaving the brothel, but where to go after leaving."

"Today's Jinxia City can give them this answer."