It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Yuan Tianshi showed an excited expression, "What errand does the master have for me?"

The Emperor of Daliang was a devout believer in Taoism.

Although he has only been in power for a short time, he has already vigorously promoted Taoism.

And he built several Taoist temples in the capital.

Taoist priests who are capable of deceiving others flocked to the capital, ready to rise to prominence.

The reason why the Emperor of Daliang promoted Taoism so much was because an old Taoist had predicted his fortune and said that he would be able to rise to great heights, wear a yellow robe, and ascend the throne.

This old Taoist was beside the Emperor of Daliang at this time. His name was Li Chaoyang.

The reason why Lu Xingchen was able to master this information was because after she actually took control of Jizhou City, the system gave her an extra reward.

This reward is based on the relevant situation of the officialdom in the capital and the personal preferences of the Emperor of Daliang.

"There is a Taoist priest named Li beside the emperor. He is a fellow Taoist of yours."

"This person loves money very much, and is willing to speak for you if he gets money."

"certainly……"

"He is deeply trusted by the emperor. There is another reason, too. His cousin is the emperor's favorite concubine."

"Cousins... You know these relationships aren't that simple."

Master Yuan Tianshi looked at Lu Xingchen in shock.

"Sir, if you become a monk, you will be the most accomplished person in the world." Master Yuan admired Lu Xingchen very much.

"How on earth do you know these private matters?"

"Don't worry about it. It won't be wrong anyway." Lu Xingchen said.

"This time, you and my uncle Lu Yunfeng and a master from Jizhou named Liao will go to the capital together."

"You can go through Taoist Li's connection, and then pass the message to His Majesty through Concubine Shu."

"Don't worry, sir... I will ensure that the task is completed." Master Yuan Tianshi said confidently.

"Okay..." Lu Xingchen also nodded with satisfaction.

"When you come back, I will take Widow Cao to Jizhou City."

"Ah, sir, no need, no need." Master Yuan waved his hands repeatedly.

"It seems you are tired of playing." Lu Xingchen looked as if he saw through me.

Master Yuan Tianshi smiled awkwardly.

"You men." Lu Xingchen snorted and left the Taoist temple.

Two days later, Lu Xingchen personally sent Master Yuan Tianshi, Lu Yunfeng and Mr. Liao away from Jizhou City.

Mr. Liao didn't expect Lu Xingchen to trust him so much, and he was deeply moved.

Although Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo had only taken over Jizhou City for two days, they had already carried out drastic reforms to the internal official system.

He admired the speed and decisiveness of Lu Xingchen's men.

They have no regard for feelings or worldly wisdom at all, and only know how to do things according to the rules they set.

All the previous things must be broken and new rules must be established, which means that there is no construction without destruction.

This drastic move made Mr. Liao feel both excited and a little scared.

He has already sensed that Lu Xingchen's ambitions are not limited to Jizhou.

Where will it go next?

The territory to the north was in the hands of the Qiang people.

To the south is Yongzhou.

Yongzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Because there is abundant water and food and grass there.

But it was too far-fetched to consider these things now. He had to gain Lu Xingchen's trust even more.

So I must perform well this time when I go to Beijing.

After Lu Yunfeng and the others left, Lu Xingchen would not only reorganize the military, but also leave Jizhou City and inspect outside the city.

Although the villages under the jurisdiction of Jizhou City are not as desolate as Teng County, they are not much better.

Moreover, they had been burned, killed and looted by the Qiang people before.

Fortunately, the wheat and sorghum were not yet ripe at that time.

At least they had some harvest in their fields.

After harvesting wheat and sorghum, Lu Xingchen asked them to plant potatoes, cabbage and radishes.

Of course, there must be certain tax exemptions.

In addition, Lu Yunfeng has assigned his subordinates to start promoting advanced agricultural tools such as curved plows and crank baskets here.

In fact, the people are quite sensitive to information, especially in terms of farm tools.

They had heard that new plows and sowing tools were becoming popular in Xing County.

It's just that new tools are too expensive.

Now that Lu Xingchen has control over the entire Jizhou, he has begun to promote advanced agricultural tools in these rural areas, and there are subsidies for agricultural tools.

Although common people also have to spend some money themselves, the price is more than 50% cheaper than the actual price.

In addition, Lu Xingchen continued to take in a large number of refugees.

Ordinary refugees were only guaranteed to have half a meal a day, because they did not have many skills and could only rely on hard labor.

Generally speaking, these refugees would be arranged to dig canals and build roads, repair city walls, or move bricks in brick kilns.

Skilled refugees can receive daily wages and are also allocated housing.

Although it is not an independent yard, at least there is a house that can shelter from wind and rain.

For these refugees, this is a great blessing from heaven.

"Young Master, we finally found the private vault of Governor Kang." Ling Xiao was so excited that he rolled and crawled to Lu Xingchen.

"We've found it. It won't be ours sooner or later. Why are you in such a hurry?" Lu Xingcheng reached out and took the handkerchief from Feixue's hand to wipe the beads of sweat from Ling Xiao's forehead.

Ling Xiao didn't think anything of it at first, because he had something on his mind, but after a moment he calmed down and realized something was wrong. He took two steps back in fright, and his cheeks suddenly turned red.

"Young...girl..."

Ling Xiao has never called Lu Xingchen that since he learned that she was a girl.

Teenagers are so interesting.

"Okay, don't be in a hurry. Go wash up and change your clothes first. Look, you're covered in dirt and your hair is messy." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

Ling Xiao nodded, turned around and rushed into the yard.

"By the way, don't let him wash with well water." Lu Xingchen was worried that Ling Xiao would use the cold water just drawn from the well to wash directly.

Now that he is still young, he does not think that he will easily have health problems as he ages.

Feixue agreed and followed Lingxiao to his yard.

When Feixue came in, Ling Xiao had already taken off all his clothes and was only wearing shorts. He used a bucket to lift the water from the water tank and poured it over himself.

The boy has a tall and straight figure, with muscles on his back that look like steamed cakes filling up the chopping board.

I don't know when the boy has grown up, with broad shoulders and back, a waist that is not thick but very strong, and high raised hips full of muscles.

Feixue's face turned red and her heart beat fast.

She and Ling Xiao also grew up together, and they are the same age.

Someone had teased her and Ling Xiao before, asking them to become husband and wife in the future.

She didn't care at all at that time because she felt that she looked down upon Ling Xiao at all. In her eyes, Ling Xiao would always be like a child.

But by this time the child had grown into a man.

Seeing that Ling Xiao did not use the well water to wash directly, she turned around and left the yard. Her heart was beating wildly, and she stood at the door of the yard, leaning against the wall, covering her chest with both hands.

Her chest was heaving, and she held it tightly with both hands, but she couldn't control her heartbeat which was getting faster and faster.