Chapter 480 The Pen Can Kill People

Chapter 480 The pen can kill people

Xue Mu lived a very relaxed and leisurely life in the following days, unlike when he was in the capital, he seemed to be at ease in the palace, but in fact he was always nervous about the impending rain. He doesn't need to make any more plans, and he doesn't even have an enemy in the short term. He practiced regularly every morning and evening, and usually wrote songs and plays. When he wanted to take a rest, he corruptly recruited Qianxue and Yewu Troupe to perform for him alone, along with Meng Lan's piano music.

He was lying in Zhuo Qingqing's arms, squinting and beating the music while watching the girls singing and dancing, while the beautiful guards fed him fruits.

When he got interested, he pulled Qianxue over to nibble on it while the acacia witches dispersed laughing.

This kind of life is actually no different from that of an emperor.

The development discussed with Zhang Bailing a few days ago is not not to do it, but not to cooperate at this time. Even the officials in the city feel that it is not easy to do things when the city lord is 80% likely to be dismissed. It is better to wait for the Imperial Envoy to get it done. Let’s talk later.

Of course, while he was resting, he was also thinking about development ideas in his mind.

Zhang Bailing's suggestion is very clear and easy to implement. He has asked the demon girls to secretly collect the corruption status of Lingzhou City officials so that they can take action at any time. This is easy to talk about, but it is about "urban construction". The suggestions are good, but how to do it still needs to be discussed.

When he first arrived in Lingzhou, he felt that Lingzhou's urban planning was not as good as that of the capital, and it was a mess in the east and west. However, urban planning involves very troublesome matters such as demolition and relocation, which may not be possible for the time being. We should wait until the authority is established in the future. So what should be the priority right now?

The first thing is to pave the way, which is something that can be done directly. The pilot cement road in the Lingzhou section of the capital has begun to be paved. It is not difficult to find Shenjimen to get a batch of cement for the roads in Lingzhou City.

Secondly, Xue Mu quickly thought of the underground drainage system after thinking about the tight feeling of cement pavement.

The urban drainage system in this world is relatively primitive, and its only goal is to prevent water from accumulating on the road surface when it rains. Xue Mu, who comes from modern times, naturally knows that the purpose of the drainage system is not limited to this. If done well, maybe it will be time for thousands of households to get rid of primitive toilets... At the same time, it might also help with irrigation outside the city.

As long as he can do these things step by step, he will be the most prestigious city lord in the history of Lingzhou, bar none.

"I need the assistance of an expert from the Divine Machine Sect. I can only have a general idea, and the specific implementation requires a real expert." Xue Mu lay in Zhuo Qingqing's arms and whispered: "Help me write a letter to Li Yingqing and send someone to help. , leaning towards the direction of architectural research.”

"Shenjimen has a government office in the city, and there are also city officials in the city."

"That's not enough. I want a master, not just some gadgets."

Zhuo Qingqing and Meng Lan exchanged glances, and the two women had a clear understanding. Meng Lan wrote a letter and asked Li Yingqing to borrow someone. At the same time, she added: "...it is better to have a mature and steady old man."

They were all afraid that another Ye Guying would come...

In fact, the girls are overly worried. It is difficult to find women in the Shenji Sect, let alone "experts". Needless to say, they can only be old people.

Xue Mu didn't pay attention to the girls' little moves, and still sighed calmly: "Fortunately, there is a divine machine sect in the world. Otherwise, in this world where everyone practices martial arts, the quality of life would be reduced by at least a hundred times."

Zhuo Qingqing couldn't help but said: "Hmph... The inspector is coming. Does the young master have any ideas? Do you want us to kill him? Let's see if the young master still needs force at this time."

"You don't have to do things like murder..."

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The days passed by, and Li Yingqing didn't say anything after receiving the letter, and immediately sent experts to help Xue Mu. Before the experts left, the imperial envoy arrived in Lingzhou first.

There was no imperial examination in this world. Officials entered the official service through the examination system, which was similar to the ancient examination system for filial piety and integrity. In addition, some military examinations were combined. Those who took the military examinations mainly entered the six gates.

The inspection at the beginning of the year is not only to evaluate the recommendation of new officials, but more importantly, to evaluate the performance of grassroots officials. Whether they will be promoted or demoted depends on this time.

In Xue Mu's eyes, the entire official governance system is relatively rough, with strong traces of human governance, and the power of the police officers is ridiculously large. Logically speaking, the productivity of this world should not correspond to such a structural relationship. It's probably a deformity caused by the world of martial arts, and it would be nice if it wasn't slavery.

Xue Mu has always suspected that if a Taoist appears, the outrageous differences in individual strength may cause social relations to regress back to slavery. From this perspective alone, he didn't want anyone to join him.

Of course, it would be no problem if my sister was in harmony.

Liu Yong, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stepped into Lingzhou, got off the carriage, and squinted his eyes to look at the city. He knew what the greatest significance of his coming to Lingzhou was.

It was just a formality to tell Xue Mu, the derelict city lord, to get out. Even the concubine and the princess had no reason to support him. As long as he does not have the title of Lingzhou City Lord, Xue Mu cannot do many things and loses his potential for development.

Thinking of the stern look in the prince's eyes when he handed over the task, Liu Yong was still a little frightened. I have been dating the prince for almost ten years, and I have never seen such fierceness in the eyes of the always calm prince. It was an expression of choosing someone to eat.

As soon as he entered this walled city, Liu Yong was stunned for a moment. His arrival was not notified to the Lingzhou officials in advance, and no one was expected to greet him, but at this time, several little witches appeared in front of him, waiting by the roadside with smiles: "Hello, Mr. Liu!"

A group of guards nervously protected Liu Yong in the middle. Looking at the interview sign hung around the neck of the leading demon girl, Liu Yong asked cautiously: "What does the Xingyue Sect mean?"

"No, no." The leading demon girl said with a smile: "I am Xingyue reporter Li Xiaorui. Regarding this investigation, the people of Lingzhou are very concerned about it. I wonder if I can interview Mr. Liu to ask some questions?"

"No comment!" Liu Yong knew that he could not be led into a ditch by the Xingyue Demon Girl, so he rolled his sleeves and was about to get on the carriage.

"Hey, hey..." Li Xiaorui chased after him: "The imperial examination is a major event in the world. Liu Shilang was interviewed in Kyoto, and he said that he must conduct the evaluation impartially, and not leave any sages in the wild or let silverfish in the hall. How come he has reached the spiritual level? Can the state not speak to others?"

Liu Yong said coldly: "Don't you already know what needs to be said?"

"Can you tell me what you think of Lingzhou? The people of Lingzhou want to know."

Liu Yong was annoyed by this little devil who looked like brown sugar, and said angrily: "I haven't observed Lingzhou yet, what can I say?"

Li Xiaorui blinked: "For example, what do you think of the brothel in Lingzhou?"

Liu Yong was stunned for a moment, feeling funny in his heart. This little girl was a bit stupid. What was the benefit of exposing herself to Lingzhou brothel? He asked with a half-smile but not a smile: "So Lingzhou is famous for its brothels? It's such a popular culture. I've learned a lot."

Without waiting for Li Xiaorui to regret his gaffe, he immediately hurriedly got on the carriage: "Go to the Sheriff's Mansion!"

Li Xiaorui watched the carriage drive away with an interesting smile on his lips.

The people of Lingzhou discovered that today's Lingzhou Daily published the news that "investigators went to Lingzhou", and also included a reporter's interview.

The content is as follows: "Shilang Liu arrived in Lingzhou after a long journey and was very interested in the local brothels."

Liu Yong was reading the newspaper in the county magistrate's house, his hands trembling: "This is unreasonable! This is slander! Are Xingyue Sect reporters so shameless!"

Zhang Bailing gave him some tea with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Lingzhou Daily is still in charge of the Six Doors. How about I accompany Liu Shilang to negotiate?"

Liu Yong anxiously followed Zhang Bailing to the sixth door. When he entered, he saw Li Xiaorui sitting there with a smile. Liu Yongjian was furious: "How dare you, the demon girl, make up my official remarks?"

Li Xiaorui blinked: "I'm not making it up. When I asked about the brothel, Minister Liu was indeed more interested than before."

Liu Yong was so angry that he vomited blood: "I am not interested! You must clarify!"

Li Xiaorui shrank his shoulders pitifully: "Oh...I know."

Early the next morning, a new issue of the daily newspaper came out, and it clearly read: "Shilang Liu is well-informed, and the local brothel has received a cold reception."

Liu Yong, who was eating breakfast, almost spat blood on his plate.