Chapter 48 Chaos

  Due to the existence of long-distance communication means, the real-time reporting of this world is quite strong.

  The local counties and counties will summarize the major events that happened in the day to the Imperial Capital before the evening garrison time, and the Chaowen Department under the Imperial Academy will select important parts of them for compilation overnight.

  Before the next day’s time, the Chaowen Division sent the compiled content of the mansion newspaper back to the counties and counties in various places. The booklets are sold by bookstores in various places in the city.

  It is a kind of alternative morning news, and it is also the only way for most people in this world to understand the important events of their family and country.

  The thickness of a mansion newspaper is about thicker than the paper newspaper in the previous life, but the layout is similar.

  The main title, the subtitle, and then the text description, and even some pictures.

  Looking carefully all the way, Xu Yuan’s expression became more and more weird.

   Except for some people who died in the annual winter cold wave in some northern states, the rest of the Great Yan Dynasty can be summed up in four words, singing and dancing.

  It cannot be said that it is completely inconsistent with the Cangyuan background he is familiar with, it can only be said that it has nothing to do with it.

   After a long silence, Xu Yuan opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the prosperous market outside.

  The people in the market are disturbing, the hawkers are walking through the crowds, selling and yelling, and the young and the beautiful are talking and laughing.

  Seeing it with my own eyes, it is indeed prosperous.

  Look away and continue browsing.

  And soon,

  Xu Yuan found the information he was looking for.

  At this time, the northern part of the Dayan Dynasty was fighting.

  But only in the last part of this report, there is a little space left.

   “The Nine Princesses led the army to the north, defeated the barbarians at the foot of Hanbei City, and killed more than ten thousand enemies.”

   A very relaxed description is hurriedly passed.

  Xu Yuan put down the report, his eyes were a little puzzled.

  He didn’t remember such a war in Cangyuan, but judging from the description in a few words, the scale of this war should be huge.

  Because he has a vague impression of that Hanbei City.

  Yuanchen once went there with Xu Changge when he was a child.

  It is a huge military city in the northern border of Great Yan.

  Looking down at a glance, there is a vast expanse of white snow and fog, like the Great Wall of Desperation.

  There are many satellite military towns around it, which echo the main city of Hanbei and form horns with each other.

  Xu Yuan vaguely remembered that Xu Changge said to him when he was still young:

  ”Hanbei City is the gateway to the northern provinces. Once it is broken, there will be no danger on the rear plain, and the barbarians will disperse like locusts, causing immeasurable harm.

   “Here, never lose.”

  But such an important town has been attacked by the barbarians more than ten years later.

  “.”

  Xu Yuan raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, calmed down his thoughts, stopped thinking about it, and said directly:

   “Mr. Zhou, do you know about the war in the north?”

   “Huh?”

   Zhou Chen, who was driving, heard Xu Yuan’s sudden words, doubted him, thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

  ”I’m not very clear, Mr. Zhou has never been to the northern border, um, but you saw the battle between Dayan and those barbarians from the arrival newspaper?”

  Xu Yuan nodded slightly:

   “Well, I never knew it before, but now I see it and I am a little concerned, so I ask you.”

   “My son is concerned about the country and the people.”

  Zhou Chen cupped his fists towards the back, and then said with a smile: “I really don’t know the specific situation, but if you really care, son, you can ask the housekeeper to prepare a copy of Xiangguo’s internal affairs after returning home. See, the report in our Prime Minister’s Mansion is much more detailed than the one on this thing.”

  ”Internal reference?” Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

  Zhou Chen said indifferently:

  ”The official residence newspapers are all selected by the Chaowen Department, and many things are incomplete.”

  “.”

  Xu Yuan understood what he said, so he didn’t say more.

   Zhou Chen, who was driving, seemed to think of something because of this topic, and suddenly heaved a long sigh, took a sip of the wine gourd, and said in a rambling manner:

   “The group of Chaowen Division always report good news but not bad news. What’s going on outside, don’t you have any points in your heart?”

  Hearing this, Xu Yuan frowned immediately.

  What is the mess?

  The Jingjiang city is so prosperous, but the outside is in chaos?

  But if this is the case, it can match the plot.

  After pondering for a moment, Xu Yuan asked:

  ”Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by “chaotic”?”

  “.”

  Zhou Chen looked back in surprise at the small window on the carriage.

  Nowadays the world is rampant with monsters, beasts and bandits, isn’t it common sense?

  Why does the third son not know?

  But after a little thought, Zhou Chen also realized it, and smiled helplessly.

   These three young masters either stayed in the Imperial Capital, or stayed in the huge Jingjiang Mansion. They almost never went out of the city.

  Zhou Chen carefully chose his words and said in a low voice:

   “Third Young Master, you have been staying in Fucheng all the time. In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have never stopped.”

  Speaking, Zhou Chen sighed, with a slightly complicated tone:

  ”I was ordered to come to this Jingjiang City from the Imperial Capital earlier, and I encountered countless monsters attacking people along the way. I passed many villages in the air, and I could only see a pile of ruined walls and some dead bones.”

  Xu Yuan’s heart sank:

   “Monster attacking people?”

  Zhou Chen explained: “It doesn’t refer to those domesticated monsters that hurt people, but those that remain in the mountains.”

   “I know, what I mean is the people in charge of Tiansi? Isn’t it their duty to harass the people with monsters?”

  “.”

Zhou Chen did not answer these words.

   Pause for a while,

  Seeing that Zhou Chen was silent, Xu Yuan took the initiative to speak:

   “If Mr. Zhou has anything to say, just say it, don’t worry about it.”

  Zhou Chen was no longer silent when he saw this, and smiled:

   “Because the court has no money.”

  His laughter carried a hint of irony.

  Because there is no money, there is no supervisor in Tiansi, so they can’t manage it.

  As for why there is no money?

  Hehe.

  The carriage was quiet for a few breaths, and it took a long time for the voice to come out again:

   “Mr. Zhou, can you tell me the reason? Official corruption?”

  When Zhou Chen heard this, he didn’t care about it any more, he just said softly:

   “This is just one of them.”

   “What are the rest?” Xu Yuan asked.

  Zhou Chen did not answer, but asked rhetorically:

   “Third Young Master, do you know how many sects’ properties there are in Jingjiang City?”

  Xu Yuan’s eyes narrowed and he shook his head slightly;

   “I don’t know.”

  Zhou Chen babbled while drinking:

   “Zuixian Building, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the monster spinning city in the east of the city, and the ten thousand hectares of fertile land outside the city are all properties of the sect.

   “Hehe, the money needed to feed those sect children who don’t do production is several times more than the military expenditure required by the frontier army every year.”

  Zhou Chen’s tone is leisurely, but his voice is low:

  ”But these sects don’t need to pay taxes. What they pay attention to is paying tribute. As for how much to pay each year, hehe, they have the final say.”

  Xu Yuan’s scalp is faintly numb, which is probably clear.

  Because the example is right in front of you.

  Zuixianlou is the property of Mr. Qin.

  And at the Tianyuan General Assembly, Xu Changge would kill Mr. Qin, which shows that he is also a member of the local sect.

  At least on the surface.

  As a gold-selling cave, Zuixianlou can make a huge profit overnight.

  And this is only a corner of the Zongmen’s thousands of industries, but the imperial court can’t receive a single cent of this money.

  The gentry in the past and ancient times were not so outrageous.

  Regardless of the actual implementation, at least the official taxation of this group of people is only preferential treatment.

  And here, these sects will not accept it directly.

  Seeing Xu Yuan for a long time without saying a word,

  Zhou Chen cupped his hands towards the sky:

  ”Third son, Mr. Xiangguo repeatedly appealed to the prince, wanting to rectify this problem, but the prince dismissed them on the grounds that the ancestral system cannot be changed lightly.

   “I guess, then Mr. Qin attacked you, probably because of this.”

   It’s a bit late, there will be another chapter in a while

  onz

  

  

  (end of this chapter)