Si Qi paused when he raised his hand.

Then he fell down without much hesitation.

"Huh, it was really thrilling just now." The sheriff standing next to the master of ceremonies let out a long breath.

"God bless." The county magistrate standing beside him said with a smile.

"God?" Another county magistrate said sharply, "If it wasn't for the so-called God, would we be standing here now?"

Everyone reacted differently for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.

Only the master of ceremonies blankly looked at the high pile of mud and rocks behind him, feeling that something was not quite right.

Si Qi also felt that something was wrong.

Obviously he can use mana and manipulate the collapsed mud and rocks from a distance, why did he run out to save people by himself, and let so many people see it.

Even though the technique of manipulating memory is not difficult for him, he is reckless after all.

After much deliberation, Si Qi felt that the hegemony halo on Master of Ceremonies, the son of the world, was too terrifying, even more terrifying than that guy Si Yu, and it even affected his sanity.

So after seeing the master of ceremonies, Si Qi controlled his expression, tried to speak to him in a normal tone, and was alert to any actions that might cross the line.

But he didn't expect that his apprentice came back alive after a near death, and he, a gentleman, didn't come forward to comfort him uncharacteristically, which was very unreasonable in itself.

The master of ceremonies thought about his mood just before he was about to die, and looked at the gentleman's appearance as if nothing had happened, his eyes darkened.

The sheriff and the others didn't know how uncomfortable the master of ceremonies was feeling at the moment, they only felt that double happiness was coming, and they were very happy.

Yixi is of course that he escaped unharmed, and there is nothing wrong with being so lucky under the mudslide.

Erxi is that the appearance of Si Qi has brought great help to everyone, regardless of human and material resources or spiritual encouragement.

What's more interesting is that the food that Si Qi brought this time came from Liang Province; the herbs and doctors he brought came from Shan Province; elites from all walks of life.

These people and things all came from the impoverished areas of the Autumn Dynasty, and they were discarded children who were squeezed by those powerful people.

In the past two years, disasters have occurred frequently in their hometown. This time, Jiang Province disappeared directly from the map because of the flood problem.

Thanks to the help of these two masters and apprentices, everyone was able to live a good life until today, and even had spare energy to follow Si Qi to help other regions.

After meeting at this moment, the county guard was very kind to these companions from all corners of the country.Not only because of their help, but also because everyone has the same experience and the same position.

If Si Qi asks them to go to other areas to help in the future, they will definitely go.Because they know better than anyone what it feels like to meet a helping hand when you are in despair.

The atmosphere of the team became lively because of the addition of doctors, martyrs and delicious food.

Mr. Si Qi is indeed more comfortable than the students in doing things.

It was obviously the same response process, but Si Qi had to handle it more perfectly and properly.

For example, after everyone arrived at the nearest county seat, because of the large number of people migrating, the county guard was worried that the county magistrate would mistake them for refugees who had fled, so he took the initiative to ask the county magistrate to accommodate them, at least to give them A place to rest.

However, the soldiers guarding the city gate over there did not resist their appearance at all. On the contrary, they were surprised and said that the escaped people were in such a good state of mind and there were so many people.

The county magistrate was surprised when he inquired about it, only to find out that the county magistrate here had already received the letter sent by Si Qi and the rescue supplies brought by Si Qi, and was ready to receive it from the very beginning.

The sheriff had no choice but to marvel at the abilities of Si Qi and his apprentice.

The refugees entered the county seat, and the people in the county were very scared when they first heard the news. The refugees in their impression were so hungry that they dared to eat.

But after actually sneaking over to have a look, hey, do these people look like they have left their homes?Sitting on dry straw mats, holding the child and family members with smiles on their faces, there is no feeling of resentment at all.

A group of tall and burly young people ran back and forth among the crowd, delivering food and supplies to the refugees. Nearly a hundred doctors carrying medicine boxes walked among the crowd, asking for medical treatment here and returning there for return visits. Is it a refugee?

Yu$xi-勤#家Then they, the group of county people who can't even look down on illness, aren't they even worse than refugees?

It was also at this time that the reply from the imperial court could be regarded as being delivered.

The result was not so unexpected. After reading it, the sheriff endured and endured, his face turned blue, but he still couldn't help it. He cursed on the spot, so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were trembling.

The county magistrate and others were either ashamed, or sneered and scolded, and they couldn't help but poured out bitterness with the subordinates around them, and the news quickly spread everywhere.

After the common people heard about this incident, they were not too shocked.

Compared with those officials who have been reading sage books all their lives, and realized the gap between reality and ideals, they degenerated and came to remote provinces.These people who were born and raised in these places have deeply felt the existence of the imperial court, and they are more aware of how they will be reduced when facing disasters.

From the very beginning, they didn't have much hope for the high emperor. They would be grateful if this noble majesty would not make things worse when the natural disaster happened and send people to force them to become living animals.

Therefore, when people who came back from the capital said that the imperial court let them fend for themselves and would not provide them with any assistance, and threatened them that they would never be allowed to approach the capital area, everyone just calmly accepted it "as expected".

Facts have proved that even without the help of the court, they can live well on their own.

Why do you have to ask for help from those guys who have nothing but good luck.

People who face the loess and their backs to the sky don't care who is the emperor, they only care about who can protect them, let them live comfortably, and let them live a good life.

They are very grateful that the sheriff and others survived with so many of them.

After this incident, Jiang Province completely disappeared from the map.The people in Jiang Province had nowhere to go, and were led by the master of ceremonies to integrate into various nearby counties in batches, or simply followed them to Liang Province.

It was disturbing to be away from home, but before these refugees could worry about their future lives, they realized that this place was completely different from Jiang Province.There is a lack of work everywhere, and you can find work with a little searching, and food is plentiful and prices are not high.

Compared with Jiang Province, this place is more beautiful than Taoyuan.

The old people who used to suffer every day because they lost the fields left by their ancestors no longer moan all day long.The women in the family go to work in the textile factory, and the men go to work in some places called factories. Even the elderly can find some light jobs to take home to do and earn some living expenses.

They never thought that life could be so easy. As long as they work hard, they can get money and afford food.

"It's better for Liang Sheng." An old man sat at home, drinking thick porridge, and sighed contentedly.

"I heard that a year ago, Liang Province was worse than our Jiang Province. Years of droughts have caused no food to grow on the ground." The man sitting next to him said.

After hearing this, the old man was very puzzled: "Don't they all say that the land in Liang Province is good, and you can get a harvest if you plant anything?"

"That's all happened in the past." The man curled his lips: "In the past, our Jiang Province was also said to be the hometown of fish products. If you fished in the river with a net, the seafood would be brought back by boat. But that was all generations ago."

The old man recalled the glory of the past, and recalled: "At that time, everyone said that warlocks were immortals who came down from the sky and brought us good luck..."

"Oh, there is no free pie in the world." Whenever a man thinks of his home being submerged by the river, he always feels pain like a knife in his heart: "The steward in our factory said that because of the cause of the day, today's fruit, the borrowed Money is easy to spend, but there is always a day when we pay back. The people in the capital took all our things, but we are the ones who pay the debts! It’s fine if they don’t help us when we are in crisis, and they have repeatedly ordered to stop us. Let's escape to the capital, just thinking about it makes me feel angry."

"We don't want to go to the capital either." The old man shook his head: "That's not a good place to get along with, our past like this is just to be treated like a living animal."

Mentioning this, everyone was a little silent.

Whenever there is a disaster, it is already a routine operation of the Qiu Dynasty to select some people to go out as live animals.

In the past few years, I could always hear that people died suddenly somewhere. In fact, the court encountered trouble and didn't know how to solve it. It simply offered people from a certain place as sacrifices to the gods.

"But isn't Liang Xing the same?" The old man's wife said, "I see that few people living here are skinny. Could it be that a living sacrifice was held..."

"Mother, don't talk nonsense." The worker quickly interrupted: "The sheriff has repeatedly said that we are not allowed to do these things here. If one day the warlock asks for something, we can't listen to it."

"You child." A Niang glared at her son angrily: "How can I believe this when I am so good, I am just worried..."

I'm worried that the adults here will make them sacrifices after they trick foreigners like them here.

"No mother," the worker said with a smile, "don't mention how much the managers in our factory hate the people in the capital. They themselves were almost ordered by the imperial court to hold a sacrifice. They hate these things more than we do."

"Then what's going on in Liang Province?" The old man was puzzled, "Didn't it mean that there is no food growing in the fields, but I don't think there is a shortage of food here, and the price is not expensive."

"It's mainly because of Mr. Si!" Speaking of this, the worker's voice couldn't help but get a little louder, "Father, you don't know! Our house was flooded before, and the county sheriff took us to escape. In fact, we got advice from an expert." Mr. Si brought us food and medicine along the way, and arranged for us to go, he is really a living Bodhisattva!"

"I've heard people say about this gentleman." The worker's wife, who had been silent all this time, said, "The female workers in the textile factory always say that Mr. Si saved them and brought them magical seeds... the wheat that grows from those seeds The ears are heavy, and the grain produced is at least seven or eight times more than in previous years!"

"So many!" The whole family was taken aback.

"Not only that, Mr. Si asked the sheriff to build our factory." The female workers are busy with their hands when they are working, and they always chat with the partners around them, and they know a lot after coming and going: "Mother Didn’t you say that the cloth here is cheap, in fact, those cloths are easy to make, I can weave two pieces in one day.”

It's not that the old lady didn't do the weaving work, she couldn't understand it when she heard the words: "How did you do it?"

"The weaving machine is different from our previous ones. It is very easy to use and weaves the cloth without any trouble." The female worker still had a look of disbelief when she said this.

She still remembers the scene when she walked into the factory for the first time. She was stunned by the operation of the female workers around her on the spot. It was only after she got started that she realized that there were such magical things in the world.

Later, seeing how cheap the cloth was, and listening to the female workers in the factory explain it to her, she realized that the reason why the cloth is cheap is because the hemp production here is high and the production is convenient, so overall, even though the cloth is smoother than before Strong and durable, the price is much more affordable than before.

Just like the place near the river, the fish will always be sold cheaper than other places.

This is a good thing, and the female workers are naturally welcome, but the female workers found that not only the cloth, but also the food and utensils here are all cheaper than Jiang Province.

Does this mean that Liang Sheng is not only food and cloth, but other things are actually like weaving, easy and fast, and there is no need to worry about not being able to supply them.

The female worker didn't understand any major principles, and she didn't have a far-sighted vision, but based on this alone, she intuited that Liang Province must be more than what it seemed on the surface, and that living here in the future would definitely not lead a bad life.

Then she heard the old man in the family say: "Hey...it's really thanks to this gentleman. Our family's lives were all saved by the county magistrate and Mr. Si."

"That's right," the woman's husband said, "Those people who were in trouble outside in the past, none of them lost family members or died... It's really old that we can still sit here reunited now." Open your eyes."

"Where is that Mr. Si, I want to go over and thank him..."

"Mr. Si lives in the yard arranged by the county sheriff, so it's not easy to disturb him casually. But he will occasionally go to various factories to check the situation, and maybe his son will meet him at any time."

"Then you must thank him when the time comes, this is a life-saving grace."

"Don't worry, sure."

……

When autumn was approaching, Si Qi went to the factory to inspect the newly produced mirrors, but was suddenly stopped by a worker in a low voice.

Seeing the other party's expression, Si Qiruo felt something, and when he heard the other party's thanks, Si Qi accepted it with a smile.

"I've been listening to him talking about it for more than half a year." Seeing this, the steward standing beside him smiled and teased the man: "I've been listening to you asking me about Mr. Si all day long. Now that I see you, is it complete?"

The worker looked very embarrassed: "It's as good as not disturbing Mr. Si..."

"I won't disturb you," Si Qi said with a smile, "How about you live here?"

The other party's face flushed, and he said, "Very good, very good, thank you, Mr. Si."

"This is all your own efforts, and it has nothing to do with me."

"How could it be, Mr. Si is too modest." The steward smiled and joked aside, but his tone was extremely sincere: "You saved our lives and brought us so many things..."

This could go on and on, Si Qi could only smile and wave his hands.

Accompanied by the steward, he looked at the mirror made by the factory, and the steward looked extremely proud, "Even if you take such a clear mirror to the palace, you will never find a better one!"

Si Qi picked up a palm-sized hand mirror and looked at it.The young man in the mirror is beautiful in appearance, with a dusty temperament, with thick and smooth black hair, and even the tiniest strands of hair can be clearly seen.

This is actually a very ordinary mirror whose main body is made of glass.It's just that in this era when you mainly rely on bronze mirrors and water surfaces to see your appearance, it is already an incredible treasure comparable to an artifact.

Many people are taken aback when they see a mirror for the first time.

Everyone gathered together and chatted, and the scene looked extremely lively.

"My God, why is my nose so ugly!"

"I didn't even know I was so fat!"

"You do look exactly like the person in the mirror, so I should look like myself in the mirror! That's what I look like!"

"I am much more beautiful than I imagined."

The mirror surrounded by everyone, the bright light reflected in the sun, and the perfect appearance made of precious glass, seem to be treasures that only princes and nobles can enjoy.

The steward originally planned to order everyone to stay away and not to touch this precious treasure.

But before he gave the order, everyone was overwhelmed with surprise, and they were evasive and did not dare to approach.As if deeply afraid that this thing would frighten away their souls, they cautiously stuck out their heads, and when they saw their own heads in the mirror, they quickly shrank back.

Steward: "..."

Thinking of how everyone shivered at that time, the steward couldn't help laughing.

At the same time, I am very proud that I can really make such a fetish according to the secret recipe given by Mr. Si.

With such skills, no matter where he goes in the future, he will be praised by others.

He asked Si Qi: "Sir, where do you want to get this little treasure for you?"

Si Qi shook his head, and said in a casual tone, "Don't put it away, just sell it."

The steward was dumbfounded, his heart beating wildly: "Sell? Can our products be sold to the capital..." This is an unprecedented feat!Enough for them to be proud for a lifetime!

"There's no rush there," Si Qi casually put down the mirror in his hand, "Let's use it ourselves first. The price doesn't have to be too high, just save some profit to run the factory."

The steward was stunned after hearing this.

"But……"

The steward's tone was hesitant, obviously feeling that this was too incredible.

Take it and sell it to the princes and nobles, even if you only sell one, it is estimated that it will be worth the profit of selling 1 to the common people.

And if the common people and family members have something, it is estimated that the princes and nobles will not be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.

They are just rich, not stupid.

Si Qi laughed and said, "It was originally made to let you live a good life, so what's the point?"

Hearing the words, the steward looked at Si Qi as if he was looking at a saint: "Mr. Si, we will never be clear about your kindness to us..."

"You don't need to pay it back. Everything you got was obtained through your own hard work. Don't you have to spend money to buy these things?"

"How can it be the same over there..." The steward felt warm in his heart, and didn't need Si Qi's reminder, so he took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone the secret recipe for making mirrors, and I won't cause you any trouble. "

Si Qi laughed and said, "Then I'll thank you."

The steward was very satisfied: "It is my honor to serve you."

What he said was sincere.

Just at this time, Lord Sheriff passed by.Hearing that Si Qi was in the nearby manufacturing plant, he deliberately brought his subordinates over.

Seeing someone wearing a government official's clothes, the rank of him was the same as his own, the county guard hurriedly greeted him with his hands, his head was full of thoughts about who came here but didn't say hello to him.

Then I saw the person on the opposite side also bowing to me, and said quickly: "I'm sorry, I don't know where this lord came from..."

Si Qi and many factory workers who saw this scene on the side said: "..."

The Lord Sheriff didn't hear the answer for a long time, he got up in doubt, and saw that the person opposite him also got up, so he walked over: "My lord..."

As soon as he walked in, he found that this man was tall and slender, with a familiar face. The county guard was suspicious, and couldn't help asking: "Why do you..."

Si Qi couldn't help but chuckled, "My lord, there's no one on the other side."

Hearing Si Qi's voice, the sheriff hurriedly said hello: "Mr. Si."

Si Qi walked over: "My lord, this is a mirror."

"Mirror?" Of course the sheriff knew what a mirror was, he had one in his bedroom, but shouldn't it be copper yellow?

Looking back, I was caught off guard and saw that person turned his face just now, with the same puzzlement and doubt on his face, the sheriff's heart skipped a beat, and he was speechless for a long time.

After a long while, he suddenly said, "So I'm so ugly?"

Onlookers: "Puchi."

The county guard didn't hear the laughter of the people around him, and he was amazed for a while, and then he told Si Qi why he came here: "This time, the grain requisition team sent by the imperial court is coming again."

"What are your lord's plans?" Si Qi asked slowly.

"Sir, you should understand what we mean." The sheriff's face was gentle, but his tone was extremely firm.

Last year, although the people in Liang Province had food, they had no money in their hands. The court felt that they could not survive, and wanted to squeeze the last bit of blood and sweat out of their hands, raising the price of salt extremely high.

People have to eat salt, but salt, iron, tea and other things are all controlled by the imperial court, and private production and sale are prohibited.The people couldn't afford salt, and they didn't know where to get it. They complained to the court for a while, which made the sheriff and others very anxious.

In desperation, the sheriff and others begged Si Qi to ask him if there was any other way than selling grain and buying salt. What Si Qi said in a calm tone startled the sheriff and the others.

Si Qi said that he has a way to make salt, and the salt he makes is much better than the inferior salt sold by the imperial court in terms of purity and taste.

This is tantamount to asking publicly whether the sheriff and the others want to submit to the imperial court and continue to make compromises, or are they rebelling against Si Qi for the sake of the people.

At that time, the sheriff and the others were only silent for a moment, and then asked Si Qi about the details of salt production, and they were completely on the same boat with Si Qi.

Asking Si Qi's opinion now, thinking about it, it's definitely not that he doesn't know how to deal with the court's tax increase this year, but he is asking Si Qi, "Should we turn our backs this year, or when will we turn our backs again?"

The rebellious attitude that was eager to try was more active than the master of ceremonies.

Si Qi said: "Everyone has just recovered from the famine, so wait a little longer."

The sheriff understood Si Qi's meaning, nodded and said: "Sir, you love the people like a child, so you should take it easy."

Is this how Aiminruzi is used?Si Qi laughed and said, "What you said, I'm not interested in making meritorious deeds."

Seeing that Si Qi was not fooled, the county guard felt regretful, "Mr. is very knowledgeable, but he is too indifferent to fame and wealth."

Si Qi shook his head, "I just want everyone to live a good life. If you have any ideas, you can discuss them with your disciples."

The master of ceremonies is actually very good at this kind of thing, the sheriff and the others also noticed it, and never dared to underestimate him.

It's just that the emcee's attitude is obvious, he respects his master more, and everyone thinks that Si Qi is more worthy of everyone's trust.

It's a pity that Si Qi himself is not interested in this aspect at all.

So the sheriff and the others had no choice but to choose the master of ceremonies.

In the past two years, the county guard has gradually heard something from Si Qi's mouth, knowing the real identity of the master of ceremonies.

Choosing the master of ceremonies as the leader is indeed justified.

The sheriff had no choice but to give up, and turned his head to look at the mirror standing beside him. The more he looked at it, the more miraculous he felt: "Mr.'s wisdom is really admirable to the lower officials."

The steward at the side said with a smile: "Mr. said that in the future, this mirror will be like a ceramic crock, so that every household can afford it!"

When the sheriff heard it, he was surprised and said, "Is this thing so cheap?"

"It's cheap. For an ordinary family with three people working, you can afford a full-length mirror with a little bit of frugality a month. If it's this hand mirror, you can buy it with only two days' salary." The steward made a quick estimate in his heart. look at the price.

The sheriff looked around the full-length mirror with great interest, and suddenly had an idea, excitedly said: "Why don't we dedicate this full-length mirror to the emperor, so that he can exempt us from the increased grain tax this year?"

Everyone present: "..."

Did you hear clearly, just now the steward said, can every household afford this mirror?

The county guard said confidently: "Has His Majesty the Emperor seen this kind of treasure? It's just a little food. Compared with food, His Majesty must like this more!"

Seeing this, the steward came up with a shrewd idea: "Then let's sell the treasure in the market after we donate it."

Everyone was powerless to complain: What kind of treasure can be bought in the market.

but……

Everyone nodded cheerfully and agreed: "This is a good way!"

"Isn't it a treasure!"

"Your Majesty must have never seen it!"

They are happy to do such immoral things.

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