The Alchemist God

I'm afraid there is only one person who dares to openly touch the goods of the Ziyinhua Chamber of Commerce. Wei Chou said with narrowed eyes.

Who? Lin Muyu asked.

Situ Sen.

Wei Chou's eyes were bright, and he said: The entire slums in the east and west of Lanyan City are almost all controlled by the 'Heavenly Judgment Society' created by this person, from human trafficking to the employment of wandering mercenaries, and even the imperial guards. You have to give him some face.

There is such a thing.

Lin Muyu looked at Feng Jixing, and said: Commander Feng, Lanyan City is the territory of your imperial army, how can you tolerate the existence of such a person.

This is not as simple as you see, Ah Yu. Feng Jixing touched his nose and said, After three years of recuperation and population migration, Lanyan City has recovered to a giant city with a population of five million. It is much bigger than you imagined. The civilian area stretches for hundreds of miles, and it is simply beyond the jurisdiction of 20,000 forbidden troops. On the contrary, this Heavenly Judgment has more than 100,000 people, and spontaneously formed a kind of self-growth Although the Heavenly Judgment Society has also done bad things, it has virtually solved the problems of food, water, and clothing in the slums.

Qin Yin blinked her eyes and said with a smile: Brother Ah Yu, our current military strength and financial resources are quite limited, so Situ Sen and Tianjue will be allowed to dominate in the East City and West City, but don't worry, this is just a kind of command of the wind. For the 'pig raising' tactic, once the time is right, the Heavenly Judgment Society can provide us with a lot of manpower and material resources.

It turns out that the empire is unable to govern...

Lin Muyu groaned, and said with a smile: It's okay, let me meet this Situ Sen and find out who he is, who dares to snatch my goods.

Ayu, you have to be careful. Feng Jixing cautiously warned: The Tianjue is not just as simple as Situ Sen, he also has a younger sister named Situ Xue, who is the leader of the first mercenary group Lingbei in Lanyan City. The head of the mercenary group, you should have heard of this person.

Lin Muyu was taken aback: Situ Xue, it really sounds familiar...

If you are going to the main altar of the Heavenly Judgment Society, you need to bring more people with you, so that you can protect yourself in case of conflict.

Understood, Brother Feng, don't worry.

Lin Muyu turned around and cupped his fists, bowed to Qin Yin to leave, and left Zetian Palace with Wei Qiu, Jin Xiaotang and others.

Commander, how many brothers from the Longdan Camp should we bring over there? Wei Chou asked.

It doesn't need to be too much, just one thousand troops, let Fengxi and Xu Jiantao lead the team.

yes.

...

An hour later, the armored cavalry of the Gendan Battalion galloped out of the camp, and headed straight for Dongcheng District under the leadership of Lin Muyu and Wei Qiu. , is also the poorest and most densely populated place in Lanyan City, and Tongtian Street, where Lin Muyu usually lives, is actually just a densely populated place for nobles and wealthy civilians.

After running for more than half an hour, the buildings on both sides of the surrounding area gradually disappeared, replaced by closely connected low houses, many of which were only wooden structures, as if they could be washed away by a heavy rain, and the faces of people in the slums They were all indifferent, watching the Gendan Battalion, an army wearing the emblem of the Imperial Army, galloping by from a distance, as if it had nothing to do with them.

Not long ago, there was the vegetable market and the slave market. It is a pity that although the Great Qin Empire seems to be very prosperous, it is still in the transitional stage between the slave society and the feudal society. The selection and matching of business travelers is as if black, white, fat and thin are all a kind of bargaining chip.

Lin Muyu frowned, rode his horse and walked slowly, while Jin Xiaotang seemed to see through his mind, and said with a smile: Brother Ah Yu, do you still not want to see the slave trade?

Yeah. Lin Muyu nodded, People are supposed to be equal.

Jin Xiaotang was a little surprised, sticking out his tongue and laughing: But it's not like this in this world. Some people are born to be emperors, just like His Highness Yin, and some people are born to be slaves, like these people in front of us.

Lin Muyu said: If these slaves are freed, given them waste land to cultivate and plant, and collect part of the grain as a price, will the value they can produce be greater.

Jin Xiaotang was taken aback again: Perhaps Brother Ah Yu is right, but Xiaotang hasn't thought about this...

Wei Qiu whispered beside him: Commander, do you want us to use the funds of the Ziyinhua Chamber of Commerce to buy the strong men in the slave market at a low price, give them freedom, and let them take up arms and serve the country in loyalty.

no.

Lin Muyu shook his head and said, This will only make the slave traders worse, and one day I will change everything from the root.

Wei Chou was stunned and fell silent.

Perhaps, as Lin Muyu said, this status quo needs a change.

What can change it.

Nothing is better than the imperial edict issued by the Empress Qin Yin, amnesty to the slaves of the world, granting them complete equality, compensating and appeasing those slave masters, so as to fundamentally change everything, but it will take time, and it will take a lot of time.

...

The sound of horseshoes was dense, and after passing through several city gates, they finally arrived at the core area of ​​the slums. From a distance, a knight patrolling the city came leading a horse, with a fat face, and bowed respectfully to Lin Muyu He saluted and said: This subordinate sees Commander, I don't know who this general is.

Wei Chou pointed to the emblem of the Long Dan Camp on his chest, and said flatly, We are from the Long Dan Camp.

The knight naturally understood who the handsome commander in front of him was, and hurriedly saluted: My subordinates refer to Commander Yu.

Lin Muyu nodded: What's your name, what are you in charge of here?

The knight said: The villain's name is Zhang Lei, he belongs to the Imperial Military Department, and he is responsible for patrolling this street.

You are the only one in such a big street. Lin Muyu was surprised.

Yes, the Ministry of War does not have so many troops to share, and... there are thousands of streets like this in Dongcheng District, and it is a lot of trouble to patrol, so the troops assigned are very scarce.

I think the security here must not be very good. Lin Muyu asked with a smile.

Zhang Lei was stunned for a moment, clasped his fists and said: Commander Qi Yu, my subordinates are here, there are very few people who provoke troubles, please be careful with the commander.

Okay, don't talk so much, take me to the main altar of the Heavenly Judgment Society, I want to see Situ Sen.

ah.

Zhang Lei's face was full of horror.

Why, don't you dare to go? Wei Qiu sneered.

Zhang Lei gritted his teeth, and said: Then... this subordinate just led the leader to the gate of the main altar of the Heavenly Judgment Society, and didn't go in.

Okay, let's go.

yes.

Zhang Lei got on his horse and led Lin Muyu and others straight to the end of the street.

At the end of the street, there are no poor people any more, but a group of people wearing brocade clothes. Between the dilapidated buildings, a black tower rises from the ground, standing out of the slums like a flock of chickens. The main altar of the Tianjuehui, Wei Qiu, Feng Xi and the others couldn't help secretly admiring that the Tianjuehui was really extraordinary, the momentum of this building was already comparable to a prince's mansion.

When Zhang Lei came to the front of the mansion, several people in blue armor laughed loudly: Hey, Zhang Lei Dutong, why are you here again? Why, the hot and sour rice that I treated you to last time was not enough Is it hot and sour?

With a livid face, Zhang Lei rode his horse back a few steps.

A few disciples of the Heavenly Judgment Society in the compound rushed out immediately, grabbed the reins, and pulled Zhang Lei off his horse abruptly. One of them laughed loudly: You dare to meddle in our Heavenly Judgment Society's business, it's really cool! I'm getting impatient, come here, kowtow to the uncle a few times, and I'll let you go back and continue to take over your work.

Zhang Lei's face was very ugly, and he looked at Lin Muyu and others for help.

And at this moment, the disciples of the Heavenly Judgment Society turned around and saw a thousand elite soldiers from the Gendan Battalion standing behind them, all of them turned pale.

Lin Muyu got off his horse and smiled faintly: Lin Muyu of the Imperial Army's Gendan Battalion begged to see Situ Sen, and please pass on the information to me.

You...you...

The head looked ashen, and said: Imperial troops never come to our Lanshui Street, that's what Longdan Camp wants.

Wei Chou's face turned cold, the blade was half out of its sheath, and he said in a low voice, Don't pass it on, do you want to die?

Yes... yes, wait a moment...

The rogues let go of Zhang Lei and rushed into the mansion in a panic.

Zhang Lei said with a face of shame: Commander Yu, your subordinates have...disgraced the imperial soldiers.

It's okay. Lin Muyu said with a gentle expression, It's because the military department has too few manpower here, and the Heavenly Judgment is too rampant. It's not your fault, but you are suffering here.

Subordinates are not bitter... Zhang Lei said tremblingly.

Go, leave the matter here to me.

yes.

...

After about a cup of tea, the Gendan camp outside the mansion was already extremely impatient. Many people were on the verge of breaking out with swords and swords, pretending that they were about to rush in and start a killing spree at any moment, which shocked a group of guards outside the gate of the Heavenly Judgment Society. Pale, not daring to make a sound, this group of people from the Heavenly Judgment can only do their best to the common people after all. Once they encounter a regular army like the Longdan Camp, they will be scared out of their wits.

At this moment, a warrior wearing fiery red armor and a long sword came out, cupped his fists at Lin Muyu and smiled respectfully: It turns out that Commander Yu is here, and I am one of the five stewards of the Tianjue, named Zhou Read, Master Situ Sen, who is in charge, has prepared a banquet, and I invite Commander Yu to come in with us for a talk.

Thank you. Lin Muyu clasped his fists and smiled, pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist and stepped into the door. Wei Chou, Feng Xi and others got off their horses one after another, and rushed in with Gendan Ying.

Zhou Nian hurriedly turned around, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, and said, Forgive me, Commander Yu, the main altar of the Heavenly Judgment Association is too small to accommodate too many people, so... you can only enter five people.

Yeah.

Lin Muyu smiled slightly, and said: Wei Qiu, bring three people in with me, Fengxi, Xu Jiantao, you two take everyone to guard outside.

Yes. Fengxi and Xu Jiantao said in unison.

Wei Chou smiled and said, If the Commander and I don't come out within an hour, you will go back to the camp and gather an army of 20,000 Gendan Battalion to destroy the Heavenly Judgment.

yes.

Protect Xiaotang well. Lin Muyu warned, without looking back, she stepped on the stone steps of the main altar of the Heavenly Judgment Association.