Infrastructure Throne

Suburban ironworks.

Shen Qingze ordered the arrest of the distraught overseer and Berg, which aroused applause from the miners and ironworkers present.

Berg was detained by the guards of the two City Lord's Mansion on the left and right, but there was not much panic on his face, but a sneer:

"The officiant is very majestic, but with such a little evidence, I can't cure my crime. I am a nobleman and have privileges. Earl Yan En will come to rescue me, and the other nobles in the city will not let it go."

Shen Qingze gave him a meaningful look, then ignored him.

Having cleaned them up, the next step is to solve the miner problem.

"Luoxing." He called Luoxin and the construction team manager, and ordered: "The revenue of the iron factory has been stable during this period, and there is still a lot of surplus in the account after deducting daily expenses. Please count the number of people, and advance some money and food to the These miners can’t let them be hungry now, and the rest will be made up when Yan Zui comes back.”

The foreman of the miner was the closest to Shen Qingze. Hearing this, he was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet: "Master Officiant! We..."

"Don't rush to be happy." Shen Qingze interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Although you were instigated by the supervisor and Berg, you came to the iron factory to make trouble, but it is a fact that you smashed up, and it is a fact that you hurt people. If you don't blame the past In the future, if others follow suit, what order can there be?"

Shen Qingze's eyebrows were straight and her tone was stern. The miners present looked at each other and I looked at you. They all saw embarrassment in each other's eyes and silently lowered their heads.

"That's right! Why don't they go to the City Lord's Mansion if they have grievances? They came here to find us bad luck!"

"Although they are pitiful, many of our craftsmen were also injured by them..."

When the ironworkers saw that Shen Qingze wanted to subsidize the miners with the income from the latte factory, many of them were secretly unhappy, and now they felt relieved.

The head miner knew he was wrong, and said in a muffled voice, "I'll leave it to the officiant."

Shen Qingze has long made a decision about this: "You first help the iron factory clean up here, and help repair the smashed gate and other things. If you hurt someone, please apologize."

The head miner nodded obediently: "Of course, of course."

With a straight face, Shen Qingze reprimanded: "In the next two days, I will punish you to suspend work for rectification, and reflect on your mistakes. I will deduct the wages during the suspension period from the money and food that will be distributed later. Until the city lord returns , the mine will reopen.”

Stop work for rectification?Isn't that just rest?Although wages are deducted, money and food can be paid in advance today, so you don't have to worry about starvation.

The miners looked at each other in blank dismay, with mixed feelings in their hearts, and they were all mentally prepared for the worst, but they didn't expect the so-called "punishment" to be like this.

Thinking of everyone working in the mine day and night for more than a month, the miner's nose and nose were sore, the back of his hand wiped the hot and humid eye sockets, and he knelt down on the ground straight, with his upper body lying down: "Thank you, Lord Priest, for your compassion! "

The miners behind him bowed down one after another, and sobbing was faintly heard from the crowd.

"As for the loss of the ironworks and workers."

Shen Qingze thought for a while, and said: "I will pay compensation from the recovered mine embezzlement funds, everyone is defending the iron factory for injuries, I can't let you suffer wronged for nothing, except for compensation, the workers here today, They will receive an additional bonus, which will be distributed uniformly at the end of the year."

All the hard work has paid off.The craftsmen immediately burst into joy, and the injuries on their bodies seemed less unbearable.

Berg, who was detained aside, his throat quivered slightly, and he let out a cold snort of disdain: "What's the point of offering some small favors to bribe these ignorant and untouchables, and stand up for them to suppress the nobles? In Yuanliu City, we are the real masters." people."

Shen Qingze shook his head, and said slowly: "No, you are just a 'minority'."

Berg frowned, he didn't understand what he meant, and Shen Qingze didn't bother to explain.

He is receiving the task reward given by the system:

[Congratulations to the player for completing the side mission - Ironworks Defense Battle. Due to overcompletion, the reward will be doubled. 】

[The player's level has risen to LV35, and all attributes have been improved. 】

[The player gets two chances to draw in the Treasure House, and the total number of times is currently 6. 】

[The player gets two random skill rewards: Resist Halo.When the skill is activated, enemies whose level is no more than twice the level of the player within a fan-shaped area with a radius of 90° in front of the player and a radius of 50 meters will be bounced away. 】

[Glide, the player takes off with a run-up, can jump high and stay in the air for ten seconds. 】

[The player gets twice the currency reward: silver coin x1000, amethyst x50]

[The player gets a part of the prestige bonus, and gains the favor and loyalty from the miners and ironworkers of Yuanliu City.Your current reputation - famous for a while.Remarks: The higher the prestige level, the greater the favorability bonus, and the easier it is for the player's instructions to be followed. 】

"Master Officiant." Teng Changqing came in a hurry and bowed to Shen Qingze to salute.

I don't know if there is a psychological effect, but Shen Qingze always feels that the other party's eyes are more respectful.

"what's up?"

Teng Changqing: "The guards caught two sneaky guys who were spying outside, claiming to be servants of Viscount Boya's family."

"Oh. It's been a long time since the news got out, so I should be in a hurry." Shen Qingze rubbed his chin, "You ask someone to reveal some news to them, just say that Berg and the supervisor embezzled the mine's money and food, and they were outraged." workers were detained."

Teng Changqing was a little puzzled: "My lord, isn't this trying to startle the snake?"

Shen Qingze said slowly: "It's just to startle the snake. Also, pass an order to Xiao Meng, if the nobleman asks him to send someone over, just bring someone over."

"Yes."

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The residence of Earl Yan En.

"What did you say? How dare those troublemakers detain Berg?" Viscount Boya's eyes widened, he slapped the table and stood up, "Aren't there guards from the City Lord's Mansion there? Some troublemakers insulted the nobles, they Is it for idle food?"

The attendant said obediently: "We don't know too well. Those guards just held the door of the iron factory. There was a lot of noise inside. It seemed that there had been a big fight. I don't know what happened. The guards only said that Mr. Berg was indeed suspected, and the miners There are a lot of people."

Earl Yan En sat in the upper seat, his face was tense, and his face was extremely ugly. The wine glass was poured heavily on the dining table, and the wine spilled all over the floor:

"The guards who went there in the morning were only a team, and the workers added up to at least one or two hundred people. If they were really daring and lost control, Teng Changqing would have nothing to do. If those unruly people took their anger out on Berg, he would be in danger."

Earl Yan En and his wife have no children, and Berg is his wife's nephew, and Yan En regards him as his own.

Viscount Boya said angrily: "These untouchables have gone against the sky, why don't I take people to arrest them all!"

Earl Yan En stood up and paced back and forth:

"Detaining nobles is a serious crime! You go to Xiao Meng and ask him to send people to suppress these troublemakers. I will take people to the iron factory and seal the iron factory by the way. If something like this happens, the iron factory will Don't even think about continuing to open it! All the untouchables who participated in the detention of nobles must be arrested and questioned!"

Viscount Boya: "Why don't you go with Xiao Meng's men?"

Yan En shook his head: "No, we have to get ahead of him and control everyone in the iron factory first, shut their mouths up, and kill those who are stubborn!"

"We can't let those unscrupulous people yell about the corruption in the mine. Just let Xiao Meng come to deal with the aftermath. When Yan Zui comes back, there will be an explanation."

Viscount Boya nodded: "Do you need to send someone to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Yan En smiled coldly: "Since the city lord and the chief priest are not here, it's just Fan Mizhou, so don't worry about it."

Since the death of the former chief priest, Mo Yun, most of the guards kept by his mansion were killed during the sacrificial ceremony, and the rest were taken under Yan En's command. Including the guards of the Earl's Mansion, there were more than two hundred guards, all equipped The armor and sword made by Iron Blood and Gift Iron Shop.

Two hundred armored knights straddled their horses, silently waiting for Earl Yan En's order. Their armor was shining with silver, and their men were strong and their horses were strong.

Earl Yan En rode on the horse, inspected his well-trained guards, and nodded with satisfaction.

These knights are all private soldiers that he has spent a lot of money to raise, and their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of Chaumont's guards. Most importantly, they are only loyal to themselves.It is more than enough to deal with a group of troublemakers.

Yan En drew out the long sword at his waist, and the sharp edge of the sword drew a long arc in the air, pointing forward: "Let's go!"

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The galloping horseshoes shook the earth like continuous thunder.

When Yan En led the knights to the suburban ironworks, Teng Changqing had already removed half of the guards at the gate handle according to Shen Qingze's order.

Yan Enle's horse stopped outside the gate, and he saw that the iron factory, which was usually bustling with carriages and horses, was now deserted. The iron fence door was tilted and fell on the ground, the cargo boxes were dumped, and dark red blood was faintly visible on the messy ground. chaos.

The guard who stayed behind saw him, and immediately stepped forward to salute: "Master Earl, why are you here?"

"Is Berg in there? Where are the untouchables?"

The guards faltered: "They are all inside, but... Chief Teng issued an order that Mr. Berg is involved in a corruption case. Before Mr. Xiao Meng comes over, no one else can enter without authorization."

Yan En said coldly: "Teng Changqing is so bold, is this Earl 'someone else'? Go in for me! Arrest all the lowly criminals below! Save Berg!"

All the knights suddenly agreed, regardless of the guards at the gate, a group of armored knights rushed into the dilapidated gate of the iron factory like wolves and tigers, and their messy horseshoes crushed everything in front of them.

When the workers in the factory heard the movement, they immediately went to report back to Shen Qingze, and the rest spontaneously gathered and blocked the door of the factory.

This time the miners and ironworkers fought against each other and united the front.

The knights who got Yan En's instruction surrounded the entrance of the factory building, drew out their swords one after another, and charged in after the earl's order.

Earl Yan En rode a tall horse and walked slowly in front of the crowd. He was wearing a thick fox-fur cloak and black leather gloves, and looked down arrogantly at the group of bruised mud legs:

"You ignorant people, what a serious crime it is to detain nobles? Are you planning to rebel?"

"Release Berg safe and sound, and I will spare your life, otherwise, the Earl will be here today!"

The workers were still a little afraid of a nobleman like Earl Yan En, but when they thought of the command of the priest, they still mustered up the courage to glare at him:

"Berg has already explained that you nobles have jointly embezzled the mine's money and food, squeezed the miners, and smuggled ore across the sea. We have to wait for the Lord of the City to come back and ask him to uphold justice!"

Yan En narrowed his eyes slowly, took off the glove on his right hand, and a cold light flowed out from the exquisite long sword at his waist: "I see, none of you can get out alive today!"

The people inside seemed to have heard Yan En's voice, and a short urgent cry came out, and then they seemed to be gagged, unable to speak.

"It's Berg!" Yan En became more and more sure that these gangsters tied Berg up.

Although he didn't know whether Berg had uttered something he shouldn't have said, it didn't matter. After today, this ironworks no longer existed.

"Kill me in!"

Before the Cavaliers behind could make a move, these staunchly resisting workers turned around and ran away as if they had made an appointment!

Yan En sneered disdainfully, and just as the armored knights broke the way with their swords and rushed into the factory, the door opened by itself!

Skill: Resist Halo, activate!

Before they could clearly see what was going on inside, they seemed to hit an invisible big net, and bounced out uncontrollably!

There was a constant muffled sound of armor knocking on the ground, like the drumbeat of a violent wind and rain.

Accompanied by the yelling of "Ouch, Ouch", the knights lay on the door of the factory building like a stack of arhats. There was a fan-shaped open space in front of the door, which was almost full of people lying down. The armor on their bodies was heavy, and they couldn't get up for a while.

Even Earl Yan En, who was sitting on the horse without moving, flew upside down, lying on the ground in a very exaggerated and funny posture!

The ground wet by the rain and snow was icy cold. He didn't have armor on his body, and his bones were frozen stiff. He felt his butt fell into eight petals, and he was thrown into a daze.

This time, the horses parked at the door were startled, and they all backed away in panic, even stepping on their owners a few times when passing by.

All of a sudden, inside and outside the factory, everything was quiet.

Whether it was the murderous knights or the nervous and fearful workers, they were all dumbfounded, not understanding what happened.

An eerie and awkward silence filled the air.

After a while, Shen Qingze walked out slowly dragging the silver-white sacrificial robe of the emperor's priest, and calmly looked down at Yan En who was in distress on the ground:

"My lord, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your way of saluting is much more unique."

Yan En, who had just been supported by the knight, almost vomited a mouthful of old blood!

Yan En ignored the messy hair sticking to his cheeks, and pointed at Shen Qingze's nose tremblingly with his frozen fingers: "You... why are you here? Didn't you go to Pearl City with Yan Zui? "

His face turned blue and pale, and for a moment, he didn't know whether to be annoyed by the embarrassment in front of everyone, or because of Shen Qingze's sudden appearance.

Shen Qingze smiled lightly: "Fortunately, I came back early, otherwise, how could I have seen Your Excellency lead people into my iron factory with such a big fanfare, and even yell at my workers?"

Without waiting for the other party to reply, Shen Qingze raised his voice and said: "Officer Teng, take Yan En down! Together with Berg, escort him back to the City Lord's Mansion, and wait for the City Lord to come back, and then release him!"

"Yes!"

Teng Changqing had been prepared for a long time, and the guards on both sides filed out and surrounded Yan En.

Yan En was angry, his lips were trembling, and his breath was stuck in his throat. The etiquette of the nobles was thrown away: "Shen! How dare you!"

The knight behind him immediately drew his sword to face him, but the feeling of resisting the halo just now still hurt him, and he was facing the officiant who was still above the count.

The knights looked at each other, hesitated, not daring to advance or retreat.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, there was another sound of horseshoes outside the iron factory, and everyone turned their heads to look, only to see Xiao Meng leading a group of guards and surrounding Yan En's guards.

Shen Qingze raised his eyebrows, the situation in front of him was like a doll, which made him feel a little absurd.

Xiao Meng jumped off his horse and bowed to the officiant, "My lord."

Berg, who was tied up and gagged with rags, was also pushed out by the workers at this time, looking at Earl Yan En with dejected eyes.

Yan En stared at Xiao Meng coldly: "You guys have already colluded and set a trap to lure me into the bait!"

"It's not too late to understand now." Shen Qingze waved his hand, signaling the guards to take him away.

Yan En threw the glove on the ground hard, as if he was going to duel with it: "Shen Qingze, don't be too happy, if you dare to put me in prison, you are going against the nobles of the city! Tomorrow, oh, don't wait until tomorrow, you Immediately you will know what it means to lift a rock and shoot yourself in the foot!"

"I'm looking forward to it." Shen Qingze slowly picked up the leather gloves that fell on the ground, patted the dust, tried it on, and it was quite warm.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Yan En's knights did not dare to resist to the end, so they had to put down their weapons, followed Yan En and Berg, and were escorted back to the City Lord's Mansion by the guards.

When a group of people passed by the long street in a mighty way, they were surrounded inhumanely by the people who came for questioning.

They never thought that one day, they would actually see the nobles being arrested and paraded through the streets with their own eyes!

All kinds of news were overwhelming, and the entire small town was swept like a gust of wind.

The nobles can't sit still!

Earl Yan En's imprisonment means that no nobleman is safe. At this moment, no one can stay out of it!

Their first reaction when they received the news was that they thought it was a joke. Afterwards, no one could laugh. Pointing directly at the city lord's mansion!

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As night fell, the dark waves in Yuanliu City continued to boil, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

City Lord's Mansion.

Shen Qingze hastily had dinner, and was sitting in the study, together with Luo Xin and others, checking all the account books of the mine in recent years.

"grown ups!"

Fan Mizhou came in in a hurry, before he had time to salute, he told everyone the bad news with a serious face:

"Just received information that the Viscount Boya communicated with the nobles and nobles in the city, bought many civilians, and instigated them to besiege the city lord's mansion. In addition, what's even worse is that tomorrow morning, all the merchants in the market will go on strike collectively in protest! "

"Demand the release of the innocent Earl Yann and Berg. Also demand..."

Luo Xin asked anxiously: "What else?"

"He also said that the officiant is not worthy of virtue, bullying others, unable to fulfill the promise he made when he took office, and asked him to resign!"

Shen Qingze let out a "huh", indicating that he understood, and still looked down at the account book in his hand.

Luo Xin was in a hurry: "My lord, why are you not in a hurry? They are going to rebel against you! Think of a way!"

"If the market merchants go on strike collectively, and the people in the city have no food to buy, big trouble will happen! Even if the city owner transports food by water, there will be at least two days' journey! Who knows what will happen in these two days!"

Shen Qingze nodded slightly: "Don't worry, just wait."

"What are you waiting for?" Even Fan Mizhou couldn't sit still.

"My lord!" There was another person at the door of the study, who looked unfamiliar. Luo Xin had seen him before, and he was the manager of the production team of the production construction team.

The steward knelt on the ground respectfully, and said happily, "Master Officiant! The potatoes planted in your field have a bumper harvest! Although the harvest was half a month earlier, the yield per mu has tripled compared to before!"