I lifted my hand and said:
Scatter, go. Theres no need to panic about what happened today. If sothing bad happens, our citys sir Moon will support you. Bring that wounded person to his ho and continue doing what youre supposed to be doing.
Since the crisis has been solved, there naturally was soone who went to bring the wounded young man back to recuperate.
After the crowd dispersed, Moon silently clapped her hands behind .
I turned my head to look and sure enough, he had a sowhat taunting smile on his face.
I forced a smile:
Dont laugh at too, just count it as not having eyes for people, alright?
Moon responded:
No, I think your actions just now made you seem very handso. Especially when you stealthily placed the remaining gold coin on you into that young mans pocket.
Ah, you saw that.
I was a little surprised. When I tripped Little Five just now, I picked the young man off of him and slipped the last bit of my private stash into the young mans pocket when I went to throw him into the crowd. Seeing how his leg was broken due to the carriage, I reckoned that the dical expense wasnt going to be a small sum.
In any case, one gold coin isnt that important in my eyes, so I may as well give him it to cover that expense.
Moon questioned:
But, why did you use my na and not your own? Sir City Lords heroic rescue of a young man in distress would have been a deed to spread far and wide.
I replied with a small smile:
I once heard of a story about a King who could use magic, but only used it once in his lifeti. When other people asked him why he didnt continue to use magic, he replied Once is enough. I let my people know that Im awe-inspiring so that they may feel at ease to work and do their thing. If I use it too much, they will instead beco lax and expect their King to do everything for them.
Moon chuckled, but then he shook his head. He turned to look at the bloodstains on that ground that nobody had bothered to take care of and said:
Li De. Im not here to make life difficult for Hunter. As a matter of fact, the thing hes done here today is sothing many others are doing. Bai Huang and I are both aware of it all, but we havent gone to manage them. In the past, Bai Huang would occasionally go save so stricken people, but she was, after all, illegally conferred a role, so many of the new nobility would privately discuss her. They would say why is so chick from Yun Hai showing off her power in West-Resisting City. On top of that, Bai Huang wasnt in the best mood during this period of ti, so she wouldnt thoroughly investigate these matters.
Moon stopped for a mont, then continued:
But those nobles still gave her face; whenever she was patrolling, each and every one of them would be well-behaved. Peaceful coexistence; what the eye doesnt see, the heart doesnt grieve over.
I smirked as I remarked:
Theyre really secure in knowing that they have backing.
Moon nodded and sympathetically said:
Of course theyre secure in knowing they have backing. Take Hunter, for example. Hes reliable when it cos to working and is loyal and devoted to us. And the most important thing is that he has outstanding ability. He is reverent and respectful to us and treats West-Resisting Citys populace with an amicable manner. His only flaw is that he shows those foreigners no rcy. Would you say that hes done anything wrong? Maybe, but can we just depose him of position and drive him ho? No, we cant. Those many years Ive stayed in a brothel can be sumd up to a sentencehumans are selfish, as long as they live in this world, there isnt anyone wholl stay innocent.
Moon and I continued strolling the streets. From the skies ca a fine blanket of drizzle, very small, tiny even, but he and I didnt shield ourselves with the parasol.
The stead bun selling shop was still running business as usual with the fragrance from its stear baskets perating the surrounding area. I felt my pocket only to find that there was not even a copper coin left, so I was forced to restrain my desire to buy buy buy. As Moon was walking shoulder to shoulder with , she half-squinted as she looked at the rows of low-rise buildings with ash-gray walls and she said:
Li De. The most critical problem in the current West-Resisting City already isnt about changing their opinions, but rather the contradiction between population and the land they live on. This is also why I need Fang Thirteen to conquer Li Nengs five cities as soon as possible. Even if I were to spend money like water, its impossible to grow land out of thin air.
I asked in bafflent:
Didnt we officially launch a purchase restriction command? Why is there still the issue of land shortage? If I havent rembered wrongly, West-Resisting City is originally one with a large area but a sparse population, right?
Moon smiled wryly as she spoke:
Indeed. Ive read your views on the land. You once explained that the collapse of many dynasties originate in land annexation and I deeply approve of this point. Therefore, during the ti I had just begun managing West-Resisting City, I put so regulations in control as soon as possible. But the problem is, West-Resisting City needs to continuously stimulate consumption in order to shine with vitality. However, due to how primitive and backwards our marketplace is and how seriously lacking our entertainnt industry is, those rising nobles have no place to spend their newfound wealth. Moreover, their backgrounds are all that of ordinary people, so theyre afraid of being truly poor. Apart from land, there isnt any other commodity that suits them. Therefore, Ive loosened the land purchase restriction command, but I still control it in a reasonable range.
Moon took in a deep breath, then slowly released it with an indescribable fatigue on his face.
I could roughly understand his train of thought, so I whispered to confirm:
Youre saying the population influx due to those three cities in the north
Moon nodded.
He said:
Im thinking of branching them off. I originally thought that they would have enough money and grain in their hands to at least safely get through the winter. But who could have expected that they were poor to the extre of its definition. I had specially set aside so uncultivated lands and wastelands in West-Resisting City, as well as so ownerless lands that I hadnt originally planned to distribute, all in order to respond to the migration of foreigners. But the problem is that these Sky Star City, Star-Commanding City, and Starless City people are honestly too poor. Poor to the point where they have no choice but to sell the land I distributed to them in order to exchange for so foodstuffs to get through the winter. As for the wealthy who bought the land, thats of course those rising nobility. Therefore, I couldnt avoid loosening the land purchase restriction command a little more. However, the problem now is, how will they survive next spring without any land to work on?
As she spoke, he slapped her forehead in frustration, as if to bla himself for these mistakes.
I felt a bit guilty in my mind since, after all, I didnt discuss the return of these three cities back to Fang Lita with Moon. If we calculate accounts, then his current situation is largely related to . But apart from quarrelling with once, Moon had never once ntioned the things that had occurred in this period of ti. Instead, she had always been silently helping sort out this terrible ss all by herself.
My heart ward up, my delicate face reddened; I hurriedly opened the parasol in my hand and helped Moon hold it.
When Moon turned to face , there was already a layer of drizzle caked on his face. The tips of her hair were moistened by sparkling droplets and her pair of alluring eyes squinted at . Such a scene was unexpectedly sowhat attractive in my eyes. The corners of Moons mouth curled up into a smile as her hands lightly pinched my cheeks and he said:
What? Now you know to care for ? Dont worry, I already knew at an earlier ti that West-Resisting City is a terrible ss, yet I still ca with you. If everything here was already stable and steady, I wouldnt co just to be a decoration on sothing already perfect. Now, the more you owe , the happier Ill feel at heart. Sooner or later in the future, Illdemandwhatyouowe ~.
When he finished his words, he loosened his hands and exposed a small devilish smile.
I knew he was acting brave, so I held the parasol in one hand as I used the other hand to hold her hand. Thoughts bounced around in my mind before I said:
When that ti cos, I absolutely will not run away.
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