"Have you heard? The Luo family, the Fan family, and the Tao family were all arrested!"
"We have all heard that it is said that those three families ordered people to do it for those who drowned, and it seems that there are more than just those things!"
"Yes! Fortunately, we met Master Ju Lvju who came to investigate, and we just found out so many things! Otherwise, what a disaster it would have been for us in Luoyin!"
On the streets of Luoyin City, as the news of the arrest of three families spread, more and more people were talking about this matter.
And when they learned that those three families had sent people to kill those who drowned, all the people were happy that the three families had been caught.
On the street.
Tian Ding, Lin Anshun, and Xunzhou had already changed out of their official uniforms and were walking on the street, listening to the comments of the people around them.
After the rain stopped and the sky cleared up, Tian Ding wanted to go out for a walk.
After all, the mansion he lives in belongs to Bai Yan, and Bai Yan's eyeliners are everywhere. Naturally, Tian Ding sometimes doesn't like it, so he comes out to relax.
"Well, Bai Yan clearly told the people about this matter because he was the one who did it. The people will definitely admire and trust him in the future, and he has gained the reputation and the people's support. But now he deliberately conceals it and returns all the credit to Ju Lu."
Xunzhou said softly, looking at the people around him and frowning slightly as he listened to the comments full of praise for the brigade.
In Xunzhou's eyes, it was all Bai Yan's fault. If Bai Yan hadn't planned each and every one of them, and even helped Ju Brigade behind the scenes, Ju Brigade's attempt to solve the case and dig out the past crimes of the three families in one fell swoop would be nothing more than a dream.
"Perhaps Bai Yan wanted to promote Na Julu. After all, Na Julu is indeed a talented person. However, after more than ten years in Xianyang, he still has nothing to do."
Lin Anshun explained.
However, Tian Ding, one of the three, did not comment on this matter.
"Look! There's a new order!"
“Really, there’s a new order!!!”
Suddenly, some people hurried past Tian Ding and others, saying something.
Upon seeing this, Tian Ding and Lin Anshun looked at each other, and then came forward with their followers.
soon.
At a street corner, with a notice posted next to a shop, all the people gathered around Qin officials.
After the two Qin officials posted the notice, they turned to look at the people around them and shouted loudly.
"General Zuo Geng has issued an order. From now on, all the old and weak who have no children in Luoyin can register with the government. In the future, the general's government will pay for people to farm the fields and pay a share of the harvest. If there is any other words, starting immediately
, all merchants who cross the Luoyin River, regardless of the size of the goods, do not receive shipping fees, and the boatmen's salaries are all paid by the General's Mansion!"
Qin officials read loudly to the people around them to prevent the people from being illiterate and unclear about the newly promulgated rules.
And as Qin Li's words fell.
The people around him, without exception, all stirred up and looked at each other in disbelief.
"How can this be?"
"That's right! Don't charge boat fees? How can this be done? If that's the case, not all merchants going to Xianyang in the future will cross the river from Luoyin. The boat fees were so high at that time that even the general government could not support it with Luoyin's tax revenue.
Get up!"
"No, the general is confused! He is young after all. He is so careless. I am sure he will regret it in the future!"
"I can't guess January!"
The people pointed at the notice behind the Qin officials and started talking. In the eyes of the people of Luoyin, this notice was a good first one, and it could make the people of Luoyin clearly feel the general's kindness.
After all, with the conquest of the Qin State, one of the two sons from each family must enlist in the army, and the remaining one must farm. But something unexpected happens. If all the heirs die in the end, the old and weak who survive will not be able to farm, and they will not live long in the end. Zuo
General Geng's law is quite good. It leaves a way for the old and weak who have no children to survive. Moreover, the General's Office pays for it and only collects an additional layer of tax on the land.
But the second article made people feel ridiculous.
All the merchants who crossed the river from Luoyin did not charge the boat crossing fee. This all made the people immediately imagine the scene of huge crowds of merchants on the Luoyin River in the future.
The common people had a premonition that once that time came, even the general's mansion might not be able to afford the horrific expenses every day.
Many people openly speculated that the general would regret the second order within a month, and some even speculated that it would take less than half a month.
Without exception, the common people did not think highly of Bai Yan and thought Bai Yan was stupid.
Some scholars and merchants from other vassal states were waiting to see Bai Yan's joke, and they all had a premonition that once the news spread to other vassal states, Bai Yan would be laughed at by the world.
"Let's go, quickly! Such a good thing, I must inform the clan members that they are going to Xianyang in the next few days! Why not cross the river from Luoyin!"
"Yes! Me too, hurry up and cross the river early, don't wait for Bai Yan to regret it!"
Tian Ding watched the merchants in silk clothes hurriedly leave in groups beside him. Looking at their appearance, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of confusion.
Looking at Lin Anshun and Xunzhou, Tian Ding also saw that both Lin Anshun and Xunzhou were as confused as him at this moment.
In the eyes of the three of them.
With Bai Yan's intelligence, he must not make such a ridiculous order. Although Luoyin is Bai Yan's fiefdom, let alone Luoyin, even the combined tax revenue of several other big cities near Luoyin cannot make up for such an amount.
expenditure.
What exactly does Bai Yan want to do?
Why would you issue such a seemingly stupid order, and it was all paid for by the General's Office?
"go back!"
Tian Ding said softly.
Lin Anshun and Xunzhou nodded. They both knew that no matter how many questions they had, they could not get answers right now, they might as well go back to the General's Mansion and see what Bai Yan wanted to do.
"General, as the general said, all the merchants in the city sent people to send this news to other cities."
Jiu came to Bai Yan and reported to Bai Yan what he had learned while standing at the city gate.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded and said nothing.
"General, I'm afraid that within two or three days, merchants from nearby cities will all cross the river from Luoyin!"
Jiu thought for a while and looked at Bai Yan.
At this moment, Jiu's mind was full of doubts, and he was very unclear as to why the general would give such an order. However, Jiu would not refute Bai Yan's order, but would only execute it, even if he was very worried and could only speak out.
"What I want is that they all come to Luoyin to cross the river! You take people to supervise the work, and recruit more men to build ships. Every time a big ship is built, you will be paid once. As long as the ship is built and it takes less time, the wages can be doubled."
Bai Yan ordered Jiu without explaining too much why he ordered that.
"promise!"
Jiu nodded and saluted Bai Yan, then turned and left.
This scene happened to be watched by Tian Ding, Xunzhou and Lin Anshun who had just returned from the mansion.
Looking at Jiu leaving the study, Tian and Ding looked at Bai Yan in the study with confusion.
At this moment, not only the three Tian Dings, but also Uncle Bai and Bai Ping, his father and son, who also learned about the edict in Luoyin City, also hurried to the study with sisters Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue.