Practice Remembering You
Chapter 78: Earth Troops, Dealing with Corruption
Sand appeared out of nowhere and merged madly, forming a giant earth man in an instant!
The native was three meters tall, with thick limbs, a pair of round eyes as big as copper bells that emitted white light, and hands as big as the cauldrons in the kitchen. One punch from him could turn a person into a meat paste.
There was a suffocating sense of oppression emanating from his body.
Zhang Yu laughed and walked out: "Haha! Madam, how about my magic? If I had known this magic when I was fighting against the three monsters, wouldn't the fight have been so difficult? I could just punch one of them and crush that flying bird monster!"
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he didn't hear what his wife said, and was a little confused. He turned to look at Mo Xue and found that she was now facing blue due to the suppression force of the earth giant.
Zhang Yu was shocked and quickly waved his hand to break the spell. The natives disappeared instantly, and the sand disappeared out of thin air as if blown away by the wind, and along with it, the terrible suppressing force also disappeared.
Zhang Yu stepped to Mo Xue's side and picked her up. Worried, he immediately injected his Qi into Mo Xue's body to heal her wounds: "Madam, are you okay?"
Mo Xue was not injured, she was just suppressed for a while. She waved her hands to Zhang Yu and said, "It's okay, I'm not injured. It's just that your magic is a little scary, and I'm a little afraid in front of it."
Zhang Yu was very regretful: "I'm sorry, Madam. I forgot that the magic is not mine and I can't control my breath at will. I scared you."
"What are you talking about." Mo Xue hugged Zhang Yu's face and said, "It's nothing. My husband, you can create such a powerful spell. I'm so happy. If you go out on a mission again in the future, I will feel more at ease. Please introduce your spell to me."
Zhang Yu gently kissed Mo Xue on the forehead: "I call this spell 'Earth Soldiers'. It is mainly used to create earthen men for me to command. It has many uses. For example, the big earthen man just now is the strongest I can make at the moment, but it consumes the most true energy. I can use it in battle in the future. There is also this."
As Zhang Yu spoke, he raised his hand and the Earth Spirit Weapon started to operate. The whole yard suddenly began to tremble, and then the ground began to flow as if it had come alive, and more than 30 whirlpools formed by bricks, stones and sand were born!
Then the vortex was seen rising up and gradually turned into ordinary natives of normal height. The natives were very strong.
Mo Xue looked at the natives that were forming and felt a little scared, worried that the pressure from them was also very terrifying. However, until the transformation was completely completed, Mo Xue did not feel any obvious pressure from the natives.
Zhang Yu continued: "In this state, I need to consume much less Qi, and I can create more natives, but natives of this level are no longer qualified to fight at my level.
This kind of native has great strength, at least ten times greater than that of a normal mortal, and can be used to develop Xiaoshi County."
"That's great!" Mo Xue's eyes lit up when he heard that, but soon frowned again: "But if that's the case, wouldn't it take away the jobs of many people in the city?"
Zhang Yu waved his hand: "No, I know my limits. These natives will only do dangerous jobs that can easily result in death, and some jobs that normal people cannot do at all. These are no problem."
Mo Xue went forward and touched the natives. Their bodies were very hard. They were obviously made of earth, but they felt like iron plates. "After these natives are made, do you still need to continue to control them, my husband?"
"It's all right. If I control them directly, the natives can do many delicate things. If I stop controlling them, they will use the remaining true energy in their bodies to move. When the true energy disappears, they will turn into scattered sand and stones again."
"My husband has to practice on weekdays and deal with county affairs. He should often let these natives act on their own. I wonder how long this can last?"
"It is indeed as Madam said. I created the native mainly to let it move on its own. From what I can see now, it can probably last for two days. As I improve, the duration will become longer."
So the officials were called in in the afternoon and the matter was announced. The decision on where to best deploy the soldiers was left to Bao Ping'an.
Officials also used this meeting to report recent events, including a carpenter who had created a new device called a waterwheel that could be used to irrigate farmland.
Carpenters also invented new agricultural tools that could speed up the process of reclamation and farming.
The blacksmith has developed a new smelting method that can produce more iron and can also easily shape it, which has brought great improvements to all walks of life. Zhang Yu is very pleased with all these.
The meeting is over and everything starts to take action.
Zhang Yu would take his wife to visit various places in the county from time to time. They had their own local construction, and many jobs that were not done by humans were now being accelerated.
As the ground was being repaired further and further out, Xiaoshi County's reputation became more and more widespread.
On this day, Zhang Yu and Mo Xue were outing by a small river outside the county when a man came over. He was a resident of the county.
This person reported that some officials in the county were corrupt. When doing business, these guys would take bribes and ask for money. They all hinted that they should give silver as tributes. Among them was Bao Ping'an, who was the most rampant.
Zhang Yu could see that this person was not lying, so he asked him to go back first and not to say anything, and he would handle the matter himself.
After returning, they investigated each official one by one, called together all those with problems, divided them into single rooms, and interrogated them one by one. In the end, they found that nine out of the eleven officials were involved in corruption.
Zhang Yu would not punish all of them harshly, because some of them were forced to go along with the gang. Two of them were the culprits, one of whom was Bao Pingan, who disappointed Zhang Yu very much, and it was really a case of the darkest part of the lamp.
The remaining seven people were all forcibly dragged into the "pirate ship" by these two men, but among these seven, four tried their best not to do that kind of thing even though they were on the pirate ship; the remaining three, after getting on the pirate ship, just gave up and were originally good people, but now they indulged themselves into becoming bad people.
Zhang Yu handled the punishment of these people at his discretion. As for the four people, considering that they were of lower rank and were forced into it, and had tried their best not to engage in corruption afterwards, Zhang Yu gave them a chance to reform and did not punish them.
Zhang Yu confiscated all the property of the three desperate people, paraded them through the streets, put them in prison, and released them after their time was up. However, they were not allowed to continue living in Xiaoshi County and were driven out of the county.
Considering that even if they finally gave up, they were forced into the crime in the first place, their family member Zhang Yu did not make it difficult for them. He left them with only the most basic travel expenses and allowed them to leave Xiaoshi County before the criminals were paraded through the streets.
As for the two culprits, Zhang Yu sentenced them for being powerful and knowingly breaking the law. They were charged with all the crimes, all their property was confiscated, and the culprit was beheaded in public! (After all, it was his own county, and Zhang Yu could make the laws.)
As for the culprit's family, they also enjoyed the stolen money and did not report it, so they are also related to the case. In addition, it is necessary to make an example of him.
Therefore, like the three people mentioned above who had given up, their entire family was paraded through the streets, and after serving their sentence, they were expelled from the county.
When Bao Ping'an got the news, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He cried in front of Zhang Yu and felt extremely regretful.
In the beginning, Bao Ping'an was definitely doing things for the good of Xiaoshi County and worked hard for it. But once Xiaoshi County really started to improve, he started to have problems and started thinking about putting some benefits into his own pocket.
He collected few at the beginning, but as nothing happened time and time again, he became more and more courageous, and he also expanded his accomplices. This made him even bolder, and he thought that even if he was discovered one day, with so many people committing crimes, the county magistrate should not punish them too severely. After all, the law does not punish everyone.
Unfortunately, due to the difference in strength between immortals and mortals, he miscalculated. Zhang Yu did not tolerate him at all and did not care whether the law held everyone responsible or not. If you were wrong, you were wrong and you had to get the punishment you deserved.
For Zhang Yu, even if ninety-nine out of a hundred people are wrong, Zhang Yu will punish those ninety-nine without hesitation and will not let any one suffer.
Therefore, even if Bao Ping'an cried his heart out, Zhang Yu still did not change his mind. He watched Bao Ping'an's performance with cold eyes, as if he was watching a clown. The pressure of his true energy fell on Bao Ping'an uncontrollably, scaring him so much that he even became incontinent.
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