Infrastructure Throne

With the army led by Yan Zui officially taking over the City Lord's Mansion of Beiji City, this city, which has survived the beast tide until now, finally died at the hands of greedy and selfish nobles, and declared a change of owner.

The people who stayed in Beiji City neither resisted nor were happy about this.

For low-level civilians like them, who is the ruler and what does it have to do with them?It's just changing from one big noble who oppressed them to another.

When Yan Zui led the army into the city, they stood on both sides of the road and watched coldly, with numb expressions. Only when they saw the nobles who were escorted by the soldiers to the rear, hatred and anger suddenly climbed onto their faces.

If it weren't for the fear of those majestic armored knights and the blind weapons in their hands, someone might have rushed to punch and kick the nobles.

The nobles of Beiji City have never been in such a state of embarrassment in their entire lives. The day before, they were high-ranking dignitaries with countless wealth and power, but now they are chained and pushed like dirty slaves. Shoving and staggering forward.

What greeted them was no longer flowers and applause, only disgusted and hated sights piercing them like a rain of arrows.

Some nobles were completely desperate, gave up struggling, and waited to be hanged in panic, while more people were unwilling to fall into the dust. They stubbornly raised their necks, guarding their decency, and refused to admit defeat.

After Yan Zui entered the City Lord's Mansion, he immediately sent someone to Hui Yuanliu City.But I can't go back in a hurry.

The mess after the financial collapse of Beiji City needs to be dealt with urgently. Outside the city lord's mansion, there are still a large number of chaotic people and soldiers wandering around. The most urgent task is to organize people to restore order and production in the city.

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The Qin family in the medicine shop regretted it very much.

They were originally among the chaos and wanted to wait for an opportunity to escape this desperate city, but they never expected that they would run into the siege of Yuanliu City's army. In a blink of an eye, the nobles who had oppressed them became prisoners.

They civilians were not much better. As soon as the soldiers of Abyss City entered the city, they drove the people back home, occupied every gate and checkpoint of the city, and imposed curfew and military control on all streets.

The officers and guards of Yuanliu City had a very tough attitude towards the lawless wanderers on the street. Those who gave up resistance were arrested and stayed in prison, and those who resisted arrest were beaten on the spot.

In just a few hours, those hooligans who smashed the streets with stones, sneaked into the house to steal chickens and dogs, and even fished in troubled waters, burned, killed and robbed were wiped out all at once.

The chaotic and disorderly scene in Beiji City disappeared immediately, and the streets and alleys were empty except for the patrolling guards who were still walking around.

The Qin family was forced to stay at home, and the courtyard door was closed. The man built a ladder and leaned against the wall, sneaking a look around the street.

I saw guards wearing Yuanliu City costumes patrolling back and forth, and someone was holding a huge copper gong, walking and beating the gong.

There are also people holding a tin horn, like a human flesh repeater, repeating the same passage over and over again tirelessly:

"Residents of Beiji City, please stay at home with peace of mind and don't be afraid. Our Yuanliu City army promises not to enter the house, not to disturb the people, not to loot, and not to take the people's stitches."

The Qin family couple listened nervously and looked at each other. The Yuanliu City army was too polite, right?

How could foreign forces not loot the wealth and food in the city after occupying the city?

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

The mood of the couple is the same as that of thousands of households in Beiji City.

They held all available weapons in their hands, and guarded the door in fear, for fear that soldiers would rush in to kill and set fire.

However, the army in Yuanliu City seemed to be completely different from what they had imagined. During the whole night, not a single household was ransacked.On the contrary, some of the guys who were rampant and domineering on weekdays, taking advantage of the chaos, were all cleaned up by the passing soldiers.

In order to realize Shen Qingze's wish of zero casualties, the group of people brought by Yan Zui, except for the accompanying guards, are all the most elite soldiers in the guards.

They are composed of generation after generation of loyal feats, the children of Pingnong families, and some workers who volunteered to join the army. Most of the officers were promoted due to their outstanding performance after experiencing the beast tide and offensive and defensive wars.

Those officers who relied on nepotism and family to steal high positions have long been eliminated in battles, and the guards are getting more and more clean, with clear discipline and high spirits.

Coupled with Yuanliu City's growing financial support, the equipment, treatment and pensions of the soldiers even far surpassed that of Pearl City, which is known for its wealth.

No one wants to be caught by the military discipline officer as a pigtail for a small profit, and lose a good future in vain, or even lose his life in serious cases.

At first, the people in Beiji City didn't believe in Yuanliu City's army, it was really as good as it said.

As time passed, the ban on the streets was gradually relaxed, and grain shops in the market began to reopen.

Bags of grain were shipped out from the warehouse in Beiji City and put into the market to stabilize prices. The city, which had been shut down for several days, finally started to operate again.

On the third day after life resumed, Yan Zui saw that the time had come, and ordered the execution of the Beiji City Lord and the several nobles headed by him. The execution was carried out publicly in the square at the entrance of the market, and all civilians could come to watch.

As soon as this announcement came out, Beiji City, which had been silent for three days, boiled again!

The people couldn't believe their ears!In their cognition, nobles all have the privilege of avoiding death. Even if they committed a heinous crime, they would at best be exiled. Even if they were executed, they would be carried out in secret. They had never heard of such a thing as a public sentence!

Countless people ran to celebrate, just like the New Year.

Since the beast tide, the aristocrats of Beiji City have done countless crimes to the common people. Outside the city, there are still abandoned poor people whose bones are still cold. Later, they even issued paper money indiscriminately to amass wealth, causing many innocent families to go bankrupt.

The people in Beiji City are more resentful than Nanji City.

They need an outlet, a hated object of grievances, to vent their dissatisfaction and anger.

Yan Zui set up a target for them.

It was a cloudy day, and the square at the entrance of the market was full of people watching the execution. They roared and threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at the nobles on the execution platform. The sound of cursing almost pierced the sky.

It wasn't until this moment that the people of Beiji City began to believe that the upper echelons of Yuanliu City were not in the same group as those nobles.

Yan Zui stood on the watchtower of the City Lord's Mansion, holding up a binoculars, watching all this from a distance.

Xiao Meng stood behind him silently: "My lord, and other fugitive nobles, we are sending people to hunt them down. We have already captured those hiding in hidden places in the city. How do you plan to deal with them?"

Yan Zui put down the binoculars, and said coldly: "People who are knowledgeable about current affairs, I don't mind leaving them alone. After all, there are many knowledgeable talents among them. As for those who are stubborn, they are just looking for their own death."

"Have you seen it?" A cold smile curled up on his lips, "Qingze is right, there is nothing more popular than public execution."

Xiao Meng said disdainfully: "They are just a bunch of rabble."

Yan Zui narrowed his eyes: "But this group of mobs are driven into a hurry, and they have the courage to unite and besiege the City Lord's Mansion."

Xiao Meng raised his head: "Our Yuanliu City will never be like this."

Yan Zui: "What is the biggest difference between our Yuanliu City and Beiji City?"

Xiao Meng opened his mouth, as if he had a lot to say, but he didn't know where to start, and finally he just said dryly: "We have an officiant."

Yan Zui was startled, then laughed loudly: "It's not bad to say that."

He gradually restrained his smile and gave him a meaningful look: "Who do you think is more suitable to be the ruler between me and Qingze?"

Xiao Meng was suddenly stunned by the question, and was terrified: "My lord, you..."

Yan Zui smiled, and patted the other person's shoulder lightly: "Don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually."

Xiao Meng looked at the back of the other party who turned and left, his mind was in a mess, his complexion was covered with a lingering shadow, he subconsciously wiped his forehead, his hands were covered with greasy sweat.

With the development of Beiji City and Nanji City, some rumors against Shen Qingze spread in the city, and Xiao Meng also heard about it.

He knew that the relationship between the two was very close, so he didn't dare to speculate, but now that the territory occupied by Yuanliu City is getting wider and wider, Shen Qingze and Yan Zui are no different in power and status.

Especially after winning two cities in a row, Shen Qingze's prestige was even higher than Yan Zui's.

If it were other nobles, I'm afraid they would have already started fighting for power and profit both openly and secretly.

No matter how good a relationship is, can it withstand the temptation of power?

There was a hint of worry in his eyes: "My lord, don't be instigated by traitors..."

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Yuanliu City.

When receiving the system prompt, Shen Qingze was burying his head on the desk, writing a new proposal.

Yaya, who has grown up several laps, is playing with Ah Bai, or it can be said that Ah Bai is teasing Yaya unilaterally. The poor Yaya flops under Ah Bai's paws, shaking off its yellow hair all over the ground.

[System: Congratulations to the player for completing the side quest - Uncle Lu's request]

[You have accumulated a lot of experience points in missions, your level has risen to LV60, and all attributes have been greatly improved]

[The player receives currency rewards: gold coins x10000, amethyst x500]

[The number of times a player gets a lottery in the Treasure House is 9 time, and the current total is [-] times]

[Random skill reward: Guardian Shield - Players can cast a shield that lasts for 30 seconds to absorb damage. If it exceeds the upper limit, it will be blown up. Cooldown time is 10 minutes]

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the new main city!The people of Beiji City finally ushered in the day when the nobles fell. This is a city waiting for your development and exploration. 】

[Your current prestige has risen to a reputation far and wide]

[Because of the zero casualties of our own soldiers, the player will get an additional random item reward: Elementary Industrial Manual Machine Tool]

Shen Qingze was taken aback, this manual machine tool turned out to be a big gift package, which included a boring machine, a milling machine, and a lathe.

Although it is foot-operated, except that the pedal and the base are made of wood, the bed is made of steel, which can process parts with precision that surpasses all existing machine tools.

With this machine tool gift package, the machinery manufacturing that has been bothering him will soon reach a new level!