Volume Four, Volume 37, Chapter 3, New Phase of Candle Dragon (1)
After arriving at Zhulong Territory, it took two days to complete the relevant procedures with Yousi from the Northeast Governor's Mansion, and officially left a boundary stake at the border of Zhulong Territory, and Zhulong Territory became Zhang Tie's territory.
The Zhulong Territory is located in the southwest of the Yangui Mountains in Taixia. The entire fiefdom covers an area of 1.34 million square kilometers. It is connected with the three states of Youzhou, Tongzhou, and Yanzhou within the Northeast Taixia Governor's Mansion. All people in the fiefdom can move freely. Its population is 18.76 million, and there are ten cities in Zhulong Territory.
Of these ten cities, three are located in Miyun County, Youzhou, namely Tianxuan City, Xinlu City, and Langyun City. Among them, Tianxuan City is rated as a Taixia B-class first-class city. It is the largest city and has a relatively large population. The other Xinlu City and Langyun City are small cities, one is a third-class B city, and the other is a second-class C city.
Of the remaining seven cities, four are located in Xingyuan County in Tongzhou, namely Ning'an City, Cedar City, Yande City, and Qinghe City. These four cities are all second-class and third-class cities.
In Gaoping County of Yanzhou, where the cardinal of the Taixia Northeast Governor's Office is located, three cities, namely Dashang City, Wugong City, and Dongyang City, are included in the Zhulong Territory. These three cities, Dashang City and Wugong City are in the second level. Second-class city, Dongyang City is a second-class first-class city.
Because Tianxuan City is located in Youzhou and is the only two second-class first-class cities in the Zhulong Territory, Zhang Tie simply placed the Tielong Sect's founding ceremony in Tianxuan City.
Zhang Tie's gold stickers were entrusted to the official post system in the Northeast Governor's Mansion to issue them uniformly on August 1, that is, on the day the gold stickers were issued, Tianxuan City, Xinlu City, Langyun City, Ning'an City, and Cedar City , Yande City, Qinghe City, Big Mall, Wugong City, and Dongyang City, two notices were posted at the same time.
The first notice was the announcement that Cui Li, the lord of the Zhulong Territory, had founded the Iron Dragon Sect and would establish a new branch in the Zhulong Territory and recruit disciples.
The second notice is that each city in Zhulong Territory will select countrymen. From now on, each city in Zhulong Territory, as well as the districts, counties, and towns under the jurisdiction of each city, will be autonomous and self-determined by the township committees at all levels.
As soon as the two notices came out, in just one day, the entire Zhulong Territory was boiling. Not only was the Zhulong Territory boiling, but the two notices in the Zhulong Territory also blew like the wind throughout the three neighboring counties.
Countryside self-governance has existed in Taixia since ancient times. It is not surprising. The so-called democratic parliaments in other continents once flaunted their advancement, but they were just picking up Taixia’s wisdom. This was Taixia’s idea thousands of years ago. The rest of the game is just a change of name and form, but the Zhulong Territory is almost equivalent to a county in each state, with a vast area, so the matter of selecting countrymen has become unusual.
The cities in the Zhulong Territory were originally under the official jurisdiction of Taixia. Each city had a city lord and administrative agencies at all levels of Taixia. However, after the Zhulong Territory was given to Cui Li and named by Cui Li, it became Cui Li's private territory. , the nature of the Zhulong Territory has changed. Officials at all levels in Taixia have completely become dispensable in the private domain. In the entire Zhulong Territory, except for the taxation and judicial institutions of Taixia, the rest The existence of institutions and officials depends entirely on the lord's wishes. The selection of country people immediately expresses the lord's wishes.
The so-called countrymen are all local famous and respected people.
For this selection, the announcement stipulates that each city in Zhulong will select 21 country people to form each city's country people's council. Those who want to select country people can collect 3,000 signatures of support, regardless of men, women, old or young, as long as they are permanent residents.
Legal subjects of Taixia in the Zhulong Territory who have no previous criminal convictions can qualify as candidates and can be received by Cui Li, the lord of the Zhulong Territory, who will make the final appointment.
Once a Xiang Yuan is formed, it means that the 21 Xiang Yuan in each city will control the power of the city, and their status will instantly rise to the level of the city lord.
As soon as this news came out, all the slightly famous families in the cities of the Zhulong Territory immediately became aware of the news and immediately became active and became countrymen. This is a great thing that brings fame and fortune. Who wouldn't be jealous.
What is even more concerning is the news that Cui Li, the leader of the Zhulong Territory and the real Zhulong Lord, has accepted a disciple.
News of Master Zhulong Cui Li practicing the Marquis-level secret technique "The Candle Dragon Sutra" has spread. If you can join the Iron Dragon Sect, you will be lucky enough to become the direct disciple of Master Zhulong, and have a powerful earth knight with a private territory as your backer.
Not to mention the master, it is also possible to learn the supreme classics of the Marquis level. Such a good thing is a shortcut to the sky. It immediately caused a sensation in all directions. In the entire Taixia Northeast Governor's Mansion, even the wealthy families with knights were shocked.
However, the heart is moved, let alone ordinary people.
Tianxuan City, which was originally unobtrusive in the Northeast Governor's Mansion, suddenly became the focus of the entire Northeast Governor's Mansion after Cui Li's golden post and notice were issued. The flow of airships to and from Tianxuan City suddenly
The number of children increased suddenly...
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On August 6, shopkeeper Liu and his wife from the Yue'an Inn in the south of Tianxuan City got up very early in the morning. Before dawn, the two of them got up by touching the lamp.
Yue'an Inn covers an area of a little over an acre, with a four-story building, a two-entry courtyard, and more than thirty guest rooms. Although it is not large, the quality of the inn is only average in Tianxuan City, but this inn can be as good as it is today.
The scale is also the result of more than 20 years of hard work by Shopkeeper Liu and his wife, who started from scratch. Therefore, Shopkeeper Liu and his wife do many things in the inn by themselves.
Starting from August 2nd, the business of the inn in Tianxuan City suddenly picked up. Most of the guest rooms that were originally empty were all filled in just two or three days. Not only shopkeeper Liu and his wife, but also the guests in the inn
A few of our guys have also been busy these two days.
"Those who live in Rooms No. 1 and 2 of Tianzi are wealthy guests from Yanzhou and martial arts practitioners. They just moved in yesterday. They are a bit picky about food. They don't care about spending a few more silver coins. You can go to the market these two days.
Bring in some good food..." Shopkeeper Liu's wife is the proprietress of the inn, and they are also quite diligent and shrewd. When shopkeeper Liu wanted to take the inn's waiters to the market early to purchase goods, his wife even pulled him to explain carefully.
Ichiban.
"The kitchen has been a little busy these two days, please keep an eye on it!" Shopkeeper Liu also warned.
"I understand. Yesterday I asked Aunt Liu from next door and the sister-in-law from Zhao's family to do part-time work in the inn's kitchen today. These two are both hard-working. They will be here in a while, so go ahead!"
Hearing that his wife's family had made arrangements, shopkeeper Liu felt relieved and took a clerk from the store. He sat on the back of a tricycle and asked the clerk to ride the tricycle together to the vegetable market.
At this time, most of the people who came to the vegetable market to buy vegetables were the owners of restaurants and inns in the city, as well as some housekeepers and clerks from wealthy families.
After buying all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, Boss Liu saw that a hunter had also brought a snow deer. He probably just caught it last night. The meat was quite tender. Thinking of the wealthy guests from Yanzhou in the inn,
He and another restaurant owner, Zhou, calculated it together and each of them ate half of the snow deer, weighed it and put it on a tricycle.
After finishing all this, half an hour had passed. Boss Liu came to the door of Rong Shengxiang's old store to pick up today's beef and mutton.
Because he was an old customer, when he saw Mr. Liu coming, Rong Shengxiang's waiter didn't need to give orders and had already carried the meat prepared for Mr. Liu onto his tricycle.
A frame of meat was placed on the car, and the car sank a little.
Today’s portion seems to be a bit too much!
Shopkeeper Liu muttered in his heart, and then said to the chubby shopkeeper Zhao in Rong Shengxiang, "Shopkeeper Zhao, there seems to be more meat today. Yue'an Inn can't use so much today. It's hot now, so I'll have it tomorrow."
It’s delicious!”
"Hahaha, not much, not much. Even if we are old customers from the past, I will give you a 20% discount on the price, Shopkeeper Liu..." Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile.
Hearing what Shopkeeper Zhao, who was always called Iron Rooster, said, Shopkeeper Liu suddenly felt uneasy. He carefully checked the beef and mutton. They were all fresh, of good quality, and had no problems. Could it be that Iron Rooster had changed his gender?
Shopkeeper Zhao walked over with a smile on his face, took out a roll of white cloth, "Hey, hey, shopkeeper Liu, don't worry, it's just that our big boss, Rong Shengxiang Qian, is collecting signatures and support from the country folk these days, so here's the order
Come on, Rong Shengxiang is offering discounts to old customers these days. As long as shopkeeper Liu gives you a favor and signs here, take this back and let the guys in your inn take turns signing or fingerprinting.
In the next month, shopkeeper Liu will pay the same price when he comes here to get meat..."
Hearing what Shopkeeper Zhao said, Shopkeeper Liu's eyes widened in surprise, "Ah, Dad Qian's family also wants to select countrymen from Xuantian City?"
In the inn, I only need to listen to the conversations of the diners who come and go in the inn every day. There is no major event that happened in the entire Tianxuan City, and even in Youzhou and Taixia. Shopkeeper Liu doesn't know about it. This Zhulong Leader Selection
Shopkeeper Liu was the first to know about such a big thing as a country boy.
"Our Qian Dadong family is also the number one person in Xuantian City. There are more than ten ranches, farms and slaughterhouses under his control. One-third of the meat eaten in Tianxuan City is supplied by our Qian Dadong family. Others
If we can choose a country guy, we, Mr. Qian, will naturally be able to choose him!" Shopkeeper Zhao, who was smiling just now, saw the surprised look on Shopkeeper Liu's face, and his face suddenly turned serious, "Maybe Shopkeeper Liu thinks that we are of low origin and looks down on us.
We butchers and butchers!"
Shopkeeper Liu quickly showed a smile on his face, "No way. I'm just curious. The total number of employees under Qian Dadong's family is four to five thousand. Qian Dadong's family only needs to say a word of support for this signature. How can it be returned?"
We need to make up the numbers!”
"Hahaha, shopkeeper Liu, you don't know. The more people support us, the more shame our boss Qian will have on his face. I heard that even Boss Feng in Tianxuan City wants to select country guys, and has already recruited five people.
There are more than a thousand signatures of support. Although our Qian Dadong family is a butcher, we have done a lot of good things for Xuantian City in building bridges and paving roads over the years. After all, we can't be inferior to a woman wallowing in the dust...
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Boss Feng, as mentioned by shopkeeper Zhao, is another legendary figure in Xuantian City who can be called the best among women. He is the eldest sister of the pink-headed oirans and smiling girls in the twenty-seven flower house brothels in Xuantian City.
Compared with Qian Dadong's reputation in Xuantian City's "catering industry", Boss Feng's reputation in Xuantian City's "entertainment industry" is equally as impressive... (To be continued)