Infrastructure Throne

The bathroom was steamy.

Facing the floor-to-ceiling folding screen directly opposite, Shen Qingze's slender figure was vaguely reflected, and the sound of slight breathing came out through the rushing water, which seemed a little distorted.

Yan Zui walked to the door, not hiding her steps at all, bypassing the screen, leaning out half of her body, watching Shen Qingze taking a bath openly.

Unexpectedly, a ladle of cold water splashed on his face, covering his head and face, and drenched him from head to toe.

Instantly wet Yan Zui: "..."

Shen Qingze's upper body was bare, a towel was wrapped around his waist, a ladle was in his hand, and he was slowly scooping up water from the tub and pouring it on himself.

The warm and cool water trickled down the shoulders, and the water droplets rolled down along the smooth lines of the butterfly bones, soaked the towel, and pooled into a pool on the stone brick floor under the feet.

Shen Qingze turned his back to him, as if he had long expected that this guy would follow in, and his tone was narrow and narrow: "My lord, is it fun?"

Yan Zui wiped his face, dragged his long tail, and complained: "Master Priest, you made me wet..."

Shen Qingze's hands paused, and she couldn't help turning her head——

Yan Zui was leaning against the screen, her slightly wet long hair brushed behind her ears, she was still wearing her own white shirt, most of it was soaked, it was almost translucently sticking to her skin, clearly outlining the outline of her waist and hips.

A pair of amber eyes stared straight at him through the water in the bathroom. The two straight legs under the trousers, and their bare toes gently scratched the water on the stone bricks.

Shen Qingze's eyes dimmed, and he turned his head back, pretending that he didn't see anything, and poured water on top of his head non-stop.

The corners of Yan Zui's mouth slowly curled up, his gaze was glued to the opponent's butterfly bone, and he slid down silently.

His eyes were too hot, Shen Qingze felt that taking a shower was like not taking a shower, so he simply threw the ladle back into the bathtub, wiped his face with both hands, and immediately after, a hot and humid body was pressed against his back.

"Master Officiant." Yan Zui rested his chin on his neck and hugged his hands behind his back, "If you don't have breakfast, it will be cold."

Shen Qingze was helpless, she turned her head and saw a black hair from the corner of the corner of her eye: "Then why don't you hurry up and eat."

"Oh?" Yan Zui gently brushed his lower lip with the tip of his tongue, the water was bright red, "You said that."

Shen Qingze: "..."

Today's officiant is also jumping repeatedly on the verge of explosion.

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It has been an hour since both of them came out of the bathroom.

The attendants were waiting outside with brand new clothes, and Jin Da was hovering at the door of the bedroom, poking his head. The officiant had ordered to go to the dungeon today and send the group of nobles to reform through labor.

I heard that last night, the attendants who took away the four concubines were dealt with by the city lord. Jin Da was worried all night. Could it be that the person who was brought on board by the priest himself was a spy?

Usually at this point, Shen Qingze would have woken up early, but today she didn't know why, she hadn't moved for so long.

Kacha, the door opened, and the officiant, who had finished washing, appeared at the door with a stern face, and ordered the attendants to go in and clean up the spilled milk.

Jin Dazheng wanted to ask about today's itinerary, when he suddenly caught a glimpse behind Shen Qingze, the city lord Shi Shiran came out, the tails of his eyes were flushed, and there seemed to be a little milk on the corner of his mouth, which was gently wiped away by his thumb.

Jin Da was taken aback, why is the city lord in the room of the officiant?The face is still weird, could it be that there was a quarrel?

Reminiscent of last night when the city lord made a big fuss and dealt with several people, Jin Da's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that there are some rumors in the city recently that the city lord and the priest are not getting along?

Jin Da's thoughts were rambling wildly, Shen Qingze and Yan Zui didn't pay attention to these details.

The two were silent all the way, one was walking on the left side, the other was walking on the right side, Shen Qingze didn't look sideways, his expression was solemn, Yan Zui was smiling and in a good mood.

Poor Jin Da was sandwiched between the two of them, and was shrouded in a strange atmosphere along the way, as if he was very redundant.

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The dungeon was built underground in the city lord's mansion, it was damp and cold all year round, and it was dark.

Shen Qingze personally released the sorcerer Tag from the dungeon, and returned the staff to him by the way.

"Master Tag, there is also a sorcerer named Sofa in Pearl City. It is said that he is from the same school as you?"

Tag took the staff in surprise, frowned and looked at Shen Qingze: "It seems that you have fought against each other, you must have failed to kill Sofa."

He slowly wiped the lost and recovered staff, and calmly narrated:

"Suofa, and I were both orphans. He was brought up by his teacher. Since he was a child, he liked to learn some insidious spells. His teacher didn't like him, but he was very talented. He was always vicious and would take revenge."

"After we finished our studies, we were treated courteously by the old castellan of Pearl City, and stayed in the castellan's mansion. Sofa and I have always looked at each other and hated each other, so we don't have much contact with each other."

"In terms of aggressiveness, he is far inferior to me, but in terms of treacherous life-saving methods, I am far inferior to him. Sofa has a puppet death technique. As long as his head is not beheaded, he can avoid a fatal blow."

"He also knows a soul-snatching technique, which allows him to live in other people's bodies. In short, it is not difficult to defeat him, but it is as difficult as going to heaven to kill him."

Shen Qingze frowned, and exchanged a glance with Yan Zui.

That old guy is not dead, this is troublesome.I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but I am afraid of thieves thinking about it. It is impossible to guard against being targeted by such a difficult wizard and doing things in the dark.

Tag looked at his expression and smiled: "Don't expect the old man to help you deal with him, even if the old man stays, he won't give his life to you."

Shen Qingze said indifferently: "We just received information from Pearl City that the old city lord who treated you courteously has passed away, and now Tia is in power, and Lot and Sofa are missing."

Unexpectedly, after such a setback, the situation in Mingzhu City would change drastically!

Tag's expression kept changing, Tia was a sick child, and couldn't hold back the group of wolf-like nobles.

The vitality of the eight thousand cavalry was seriously injured, and today's Pearl City is completely empty shell. On the contrary, Yuanliu City is the rising star in the Northland.

While Tag hesitated, Shen Qingze said again: "Master Tag doesn't need to jump to conclusions, I allow you to move around, why not see the difference of Yuanliu City with your own eyes, and then you decide where to go, how about it?"

Tag looked at him with complicated eyes, and suddenly said: "Boy, where did you inherit your skills? If you are willing to tell me the truth, I will join Yuanliu City."

Shen Qingze's face was neither red nor out of breath: "... Family biography."

Tag was startled: "That night, I saw the emblem of the Great Xia Emperor's family on your clothing... Could it be that you are the descendant of that lord?"

Shen Qingze's silence was an acquiescence in the eyes of others.

Knowing this, Tag's attitude with his nose upturned suddenly changed 180 degrees. He didn't even mind being robbed of his staff, as if he could be favored by the legendary descendants of the Great Xia Emperor. A very honorable thing.

Except for Tag who received preferential treatment from Shen Qingze, the other nobles were not so lucky, no matter if they surrendered sincerely or falsely, they were all sent to reform through labor.

Yuanliu City does not support idlers, and if it does not work, it will have nothing to eat.

At first, apart from a small number of smart little nobles who actively cooperated, other nobles were still immersed in the glory of their ancestors, kept their dignity and refused to submit, and even hoped to use the confiscated "wealth" to "redeem" themselves. He taunted him mercilessly.

The nobles used to be pampered and pampered, they couldn't resist with their hands, they couldn't lift their shoulders, they couldn't farm the land, let alone work.Shen Qingze also didn't want these people to go to school, to spoil the future flowers.

So Shen Qingze used the tents of the refugee camp to hold an adult literacy training class.Letting these nobles go to literacy and literacy for the common people every day, and compile dictionaries by the way, including those four beautiful maidens, is also a treat.

Who made educated people so scarce these days.

With this order, the nobles of Nanji City were almost blown away!This is insulting!

To let the noble aristocrats serve as schoolteachers to the humble Ping? !Huddled in a tent with those sour poor people all day long, teaching those stupid and stupid guys to learn calligraphy?

Even the so-called performance is stipulated every month, and the literacy rate of each class must reach 60.00% to be considered qualified.

A dictionary is a good thing. Such a precious classic should be kept in the highest bookcase in the collection room. How can it be distributed to ordinary people casually?

Those mud legs have mastered the knowledge, who else will be obedient slaves for the nobles? !

Even if they starved to death and jumped from the roof of the city lord's mansion, they would never give in!

Shen Qingze ignored their protest at all, dissatisfied?Then be hungry.

The nobles were imprisoned in a damp and cold dungeon. They starved for several days, their stomachs rumbled one after another in a symphony, and they didn't even have the energy to swear. Only then did they finally recognize the reality and obediently became teachers in literacy classes.

Compared with their complaints, the civilians who went to the literacy class as students were both afraid and looking forward to it, especially the people who fled from Nanji City.

Before that, they never imagined that one day, those aristocrats who are aloof and dominate themselves will be in the same room with themselves, enduring the disgust, teaching them to read and teach them those who only "elites" can touch, almost monopolized knowledge.

And all this for free.

The chief officials of Yuanliu City didn't know much about the meaning of the literacy class at first, especially Fan Mizhou, the affairs officer in charge of the matter, provided free literacy to the common people, which was time-consuming, laborious, and thankless, let alone seeing the intuitive benefits.

The officiant always likes to do these puzzling things.

It wasn't until one day that Fan Mizhou ordered someone to post and read out the new policies issued by the City Lord's Mansion, only to find out that people no longer need someone to keep repeating the notices, and they can understand them by themselves, saving money for the City Lord's Mansion. A lot of manpower.

With the increase of the literate population, the sales of newspapers are increasing day by day. From the meager profits before, to now, it has become another cash cow in Yuanliu City.

At the same time, each workshop began to compile operation manuals to efficiently pass on work experience to new workers in the form of books. It is no longer like the past, where a master needs to spend several years or even ten years of work, leading apprentices hand in hand.

Even the expanded guards have begun to hold literacy training courses, mandating that the literacy rate of officers should be higher than that of officers, otherwise promotion will be affected.

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Shen Qingze's first spring in Shuguang Continent was spent in the fiery reclamation and construction.

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, between Yuanliu City and Nanji City, the first concrete road was officially poured.

One of the reasons why the nobles of Nanji City are willing to admit to dormancy for the time being is that they believe that it is impossible for Shen Qingze to effectively manage Nanji City without themselves. After all, there are tens of kilometers between the two cities You have to walk for several days.

If Shen Qingze wants to completely control Nanji City, he must personally lead someone to sit in the city lord's mansion of Nanji City. Although he is powerful, but he is not familiar with the place, and he wants to collect taxes. In the end, he will obediently turn around and ask the nobles to go back!

Unexpectedly, in just over a month, a road with the width of ten horses was born, connecting Yuanliu City and Nanji City in a straight line.

The road surface is extremely flat, straight and wide, much smoother than the rough and muddy gravel road.

Not long after, the R&D department presented another novelty.

It was built according to the sketch drawn by Shen Qingze. There are two thin wheels, one in front and one in the back. They are made of rubber and wrapped in the outer layer of a hollow round iron pipe to make tires. The boards are pulled together by toothed chains and wheels.

A group of officials looked curiously at this cart-like "bicycle".

Yan Zui circled around it: "You said it can replace a horse?"

Shen Qingze raised his legs and stepped onto the bicycle, holding on to the handle, with one leg on the ground, the body tilted slightly, and he cast a glance at the rear seat mounted on the rear wheel.

"Want to go for a ride? My lord."