Chapter 538 Two Hearts?

It was another snowy night.

Every time after a snowy night, the government offices in various parts of the city would send out servants to sprinkle snow-melting powder along the streets before dawn to facilitate the travel of animal carts. The sleepless New Year's Eve has passed. After the 17th day of the first lunar month, the festive red lights on the streets and alleys were taken down, and people began to be busy again. However, the slow pace of life did not completely dissipate the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

The snow-melting powder sprinkled by the government office can melt ice and snow and has a non-slip effect.

In the Tianan Chamber of Commerce that spread over several blocks, an ordinary carriage quietly drove in and stopped in the stable of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce under the guidance of the receptionist.

The person who got off the car was a young man in a black and white slim-fitting costume. His appearance was not beautiful, but he could be called handsome.

Following closely behind was a slender woman in plain clothes with a veil covering her face. From her exposed eyes, it can be seen that this woman's face is stunning.

The receptionist's eyes lingered on the two of them for a moment, and when he saw the woman standing behind him, he had a general understanding of their status.

A high-ranking official from aristocratic family, or a young master from a clan, came to buy with his female family.

Just as he was about to speak and lead the way, the receptionist saw that the handsome young man had already thrown half a tael of silver and waved at him:

"No need to follow, go down."

The receptionist's eyes lit up, and he took it and put it on his lips and teeth to test the silver. After finding that it was official silver, his face immediately became flattering:

"Okay, young master, please take your time."

After saying that, he bowed directly, stepped back a few steps, and turned around and left.

There is a rule in the Tianan Chamber of Commerce that when a guest enters, the receptionist will follow him.

However, the rules are dead, and people are alive. Half of the reward silver is given to the on-duty manager, so he turned a blind eye.

After watching the figure of the receptionist disappear around the corner, Xu Yuan slowly raised his eyes and looked at the Tianan General Assembly.

As the facade of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce, it must be magnificent to have great prestige.

The red walls are magnificent, the high pillars are heavy, and the eaves and corners are magnificent. The huge building of more than 100 feet rises from the ground, and a hundred steps extend up. After that, a huge door with a height of 10 feet comes into view. The whole ancient building is like a noble giant beast crawling on the ground, and the pedestrians and guests standing under it are as small as ants.

Retracting his sight, Xu Yuan didn't care about Xiaobai beside him, and stepped towards the entrance steps.

There was an endless stream of guests coming and going on the wide steps, most of them were dressed in brocade clothes, and three or two attendants followed them. Xu Yuan was not conspicuous when walking among them.

Bai Muxi quickly followed the pace of the young master, and his eyes turned back and forth around.

She had heard of Tianan General Assembly, but it was her first time to come here.

This was the grandest she had ever seen in the underground palace.

Today, after the young master woke up from his coma, he called her out of the prime minister's residence without explaining anything, but she didn't expect that they would come to Tianan General Assembly.

Following Xu Yuan closely, Bai Muxi hesitated again and again, but still whispered:

"Young master, why did you bring Muxi here?"

Xu Yuan didn't look back:

"Last time we met, didn't I say I would take you to a place?"

Bai Muxi was stunned when she heard it, and then reacted:

"Then why come to Tianan General Assembly?"

"Of course, to buy things."

Xu Yuan's answer was simple and direct, and he turned his eyes and smiled: "You don't think that your hundreds of thousands of people don't need money to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, right?"

Bai Muxi's red lips under the gauze opened slightly, and her beautiful eyes were a little at a loss, and then she also He said softly:

"As long as they can come to the surface, the people of the underground palace can support themselves."

Xu Yuan did not doubt Bai Muxi's words at all. Growing up in the desperate situation of the underground palace, hard work is the basic cultivation. He smiled slightly and asked:

"Have you considered the settlement of your hundreds of thousands of people?

"The Great Yan has a thousand years of national prosperity. The power of counties and prefectures in various places has basically been fixed. They may welcome hundreds of thousands of outsiders who migrate here. After all, these are all labor. But if these hundreds of thousands of people have the same cultural beliefs, it will be different. This will damage the interests of local forces.

"No matter which territory of Da Yan you enter, your people will be excluded, and there may even be large-scale conflicts with local residents. If things get out of hand, it will be inconvenient for the Prime Minister's Office to intervene."

Bai Muxi's beautiful eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, she tentatively said:

"This. I remember the court has a relevant decree?"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and replied:

"The one about reclaiming wasteland and leaving land?"

Bai Muxi nodded:

"For every ten acres of land reclaimed, the people can keep eight acres, and they will be exempted from land taxes for two years."

Xu Yuan looked at her meaningfully:

"Hehe, it seems that you have not only been practicing these days, but you have also looked up this old antique policy."

This order to reclaim wasteland has been implemented for decades. It is a way for the court to increase revenue. In the early days, it brought a lot of benefits to the court. After all, Da Yan has a vast uninhabited area, many of which are fertile land. It is easy for the people to be self-sufficient and even make a profit by reclaiming wasteland. However, in recent years, this decree has been basically abolished in terms of implementation.

At first, the people lived near the official roads, and these areas were safe, but when all these lands were developed, only those remote areas were left.

Not only were monsters rampant in those areas, but some evil cults and bandit dens were also entrenched there.

A group of people who went to open up the wasteland died.

The local government was out of reach, and after a lot of effort, they organized a manpower to clean up the mess, but the people just ran away and fought guerrilla warfare. After a long time, the finances could not support it at all. Over time, this decree was abandoned. Except for some people who were really desperate, no one was willing to go there even if it was hard and tiring to live under the landlords.

However, these problems were not a problem for the survivors of the underground palace.

Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. Going there would probably let those bandits see who the real bandits are.

Thinking in his heart,

Xu Yuan paused, looked back and stared into her eyes for a few breaths, and asked softly:

"So, you are going to take this road?"

After a moment of eye contact, Bai Muxi immediately lowered her head and whispered:

"It is difficult to resettle 400,000 people. Muxi just doesn't want the Xiangfu to spend money, but if the young master has already made arrangements, Muxi is willing to listen to your arrangements."

"Hehe."

He paused and continued to move up. Xu Yuan smiled at the cultivators and merchants walking on the stairs and said softly:

"The world is about to be in chaos. You want to find a paradise for your people to avoid war, right?

"Don't rush to deny it. I can understand your idea, but

"Bai Muxi, you have to know that my Xiangfu is not a charity.

"Now millions of people have died in the northern border. If you want to destroy our agreement in the underground palace and slaughter 400,000 black households of unknown origin, it is not difficult for the Xiangfu. "

Speaking of this,

Xu Yuan had already stopped at the top of the stairs, standing under the huge door, looking back at Xiao Bai, whose delicate body was trembling slightly behind him:

"Mu Xi, don't kneel. Kneeling now will be very conspicuous."