Iron Dynasty Novel Chapter 116: Disposal

A spring breeze carrying a hint of warmth blew past, causing the leaves to rustle softly.

If not for the current scene, this would have been a picturesque spring landscape.

“I do not need the support of the nobility, nor does the Great Yu Empire. The history shaped by the nobility over thousands of years should now be written by the countless common people of the land.”

Xiao Ming’s impassioned voice rang out. In his eyes, Sun Yuanzhi saw mockery, the sa disdain they had shown toward the lowly commoners.

“How dare you…” Sun Yuanzhi could not believe that Xiao Ming would treat the nobility this way.

Since ancient tis, local nobility had always been the target of royal courts’ efforts to win over. Yet, this Prince of Qi was doing the exact opposite. It was precisely because of this that even Wang Chengchou had not anticipated Xiao Ming would so decisively eliminate the Wang family, leading to his own demise.

Pang Yukun and Lu Fei cast admiring glances at Xiao Ming. It was precisely because of his mindset that they were willing to follow him to the death. Otherwise, if he relied on the nobility like other feudal lords, how would he be any different from them?

Having lived at the bottom of society, they had personally experienced the oppression of the common people by the nobility, and they had been powerless to do anything about it. Now, they could finally laugh heartily.

“There are many things I dare to do, but unfortunately, your Sun family will never live to see them,” Xiao Ming said to Lu Fei. “Take all the nobles involved in the rebellion to the prison. They will be executed at the eastern market tomorrow.”

Lu Fei responded loudly and led the Qingzhou Army to take the captives and Sun Yuanzhi away.

Pang Yukun then asked, “Your Highness, what about the families of these nobles?”

Rembering Pang Yukun’s earlier remark about being overly rciful, Xiao Ming said, “Deal with them according to the law. Let this serve as a warning to the remaining nobility.”

“Your Highness is wise. This official will handle it imdiately,” Pang Yukun replied.

According to the law, these nobles would have their families executed, their properties confiscated. So would be beheaded, others sent to the army, and so exiled.

If these rebellious nobles were let off lightly, it would only encourage other nobles to entertain more rebellious thoughts. When the cost of cri becos low, people will take risks. This is human nature, unchanging through the ages.

“Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with us. We had no idea Sun Yuanzhi harbored such intentions,” Qin Chuanyun approached, his face filled with fear.

His hair was disheveled, his clothes torn, and he had fallen during the earlier escape, leaving him in a sorry state.

“Your Highness, please investigate clearly!” The other nobles also knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

They were truly afraid. This was the first ti the Qingzhou Army had killed, and the corpses lying on the ground served as a warning to them. The dignity of the royal family was not to be violated.

“Rise. I know you sincerely support my decrees. I can clearly distinguish between good and evil,” Xiao Ming gestured for them to stand.

Qin Chuanyun imdiately burst into tears. “Your Highness, from now on, we will follow your lead without any second thoughts. Otherwise, may heaven and earth condemn us.”

Xiao Ming chuckled. Qin Chuanyun had been thoroughly frightened.

In the past, when these nobles interacted with Xiao Ming, the worst they had faced was a scolding. The current situation was vastly different from before, and they were naturally terrified.

Because the Prince of Qi before them was no longer a sleeping cat, but a man-eating tiger.

To Xiao Ming, the nobles who obeyed his decrees still had so use.

Having removed the fangs of these nobles, they were, in modern terms, local private entrepreneurs. His business still needed to cooperate with them to drive the economic developnt of the six states.

He helped Qin Chuanyun up and patted his shoulder. “I have seen your efforts these past days, Qin Yuanwai, and I am quite pleased. From now on, you will take over the businesses of the Wang and Sun families in the chamber of comrce.”

To the enemies, he would make an example; to those who submitted, he would share the benefits. This was how to divide the nobility. As soon as Xiao Ming spoke these words, the other kneeling nobles felt as if they had been given a reassurance.

Qin Chuanyun was stunned for a mont, then overjoyed. Taking over the business shares of the Wang and Sun families would quickly make up for his losses.

Moreover, with the status of rchants in the six states rising, being a pure rchant no longer seed so lowly.

“Thank you, Your Highness. From now on, whatever you command, the Qin family will go through fire and water without hesitation,” Qin Chuanyun said.

With this matter settled, so laborers soon arrived to clean up the battlefield. Xiao Ming bid farewell to Qin Chuanyun and the others and headed back to Qingzhou City.

Although he had not directly participated in the battle, he was still injured. The arrow had pierced through the chest armor on his back, though it had only penetrated slightly, causing a superficial wound.

However, he dared not be careless. He was well aware of the dical conditions in the Great Yu Empire. If he were to contract tetanus, he would be done for.

Thinking of the dical conditions in the Great Yu Empire, he wondered if he should add a dical departnt to the Bowen Academy.

In ancient wars, many soldiers did not die on the battlefield but from injuries and illnesses. Before the advent of antibiotics, the mortality rate of injured soldiers on the battlefield was very high.

It was only with the advent of antibiotics that this phenonon improved.

“Your Highness, your back injury is minor, but Commandant Lu’s injury is more severe. It seems like the bones in his chest are broken,” the dical officer Sun reported after examining Xiao Ming in the dical hall within Qingzhou City.

During the battle, Lu Fei had not felt much, but now he was clearly in pain.

Xiao Ming said, “My injury is nothing, just clean it. Commandant Lu’s injury needs to be bandaged.”

dical Officer Sun nodded. “Although Commandant Lu’s ribs are broken, fortunately, his internal organs were not injured. Otherwise, this old man would have been powerless.”

“Your Highness, this kind of injury is just routine for , no need to worry,” Lu Fei chuckled, then added seriously, “But this ti, so soldiers were severely injured. I hope dical Officer Sun can take good care of them.”

dical Officer Sun had already examined the soldiers’ injuries. One soldier had a severe sword wound, caused by a blade piercing through his armor.

“He probably won’t survive,” dical Officer Sun sighed.

Lu Fei’s expression darkened. In truth, he knew that such sword wounds were usually fatal.

Listening nearby, Xiao Ming suddenly said, “He might still survive. First, disinfect the wound with alcohol, then apply so fresh at to it.”

dical Officer Sun was stunned. “What is this alcohol? Applying fresh at to a wound? Does Your Highness also know dicine?”

“I know a little,” Xiao Ming replied.

In ancient tis, treatnt thods for injuries were limited, especially for deep wounds. Many people died from infections and inflammation.

The two asures Xiao Ming proposed—disinfection and preventing infection—were crucial.

High-concentration alcohol did not appear until after the Ming and Qing dynasties in modern tis. In the current Great Yu Empire, where even distilled liquor was scarce, the use of alcohol for disinfection in dicine was unheard of.

However, while other places lacked it, he had the necessary conditions here.