Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

One day, Jin Lier, dressed in a tight short coat, came to Jiaoshan on horseback with a dozen followers. The old man named Chang with three beards on his chin also followed her.

In front of all the soldiers, supervisors, and slaves, Jin Lier issued a new decree.

The first is to reward all soldiers and warriors, saying that Jiaoshan is a hard place, and it is not easy for the soldiers to garrison here away from their wives, children and parents. From now on, each person’s monthly salary will be increased by ten silvers to one gold.

Second, if the slaves in each barn failed to complete the assigned tasks on a monthly basis, the supervisor of the barn and the slaves would be punished together. The slaves would be whipped fifty times, and the supervisor would be fined half of their monthly salary. If the slaves completed the tasks in excess, the supervisor would reward them with money or silver, and the slaves would be rewarded with clothes and food.

Third, except for crimes such as intentional slacking off, provoking trouble, escaping from the mountains secretly, and rebelling against superiors, the soldiers and supervisors were not allowed to beat or punish the slaves at will, let alone kill them indiscriminately.

Fourth, if the slaves have made great contributions to Jinyang City, the slave contracts can be torn up and they can be freed...

The soldiers and supervisors obeyed the order respectfully and cheered in unison; the slaves were even happier, and some of the older ones even said that Jin Li'er was the true incarnation of the merciful Luan spirit, who could turn feathers into quilts and tears into sweet rain.

Only some hot-tempered military supervisors were quite disdainful. The supervisor named Ma, Ma Baocheng, whispered: "These slaves are worthless, but they can still be free. The people of Xihai City and Baijun City will laugh to death in Jinyang City!"

Another supervisor beside him said, "It's even more unreasonable if we can't punish them. Aren't these slaves going to hell?"

Jin Lier sat on her horse and said to the soldiers and supervisors, "I have hung ten swords, a hundred thousand gold coins, and a thousand jars of fine wine on the Wuhuang Tower in Jinyang City. Anyone who has made contributions to my city, whether from the same city or a foreign land, and regardless of whether they are close or distant, noble or humble, will be rewarded with swords and official positions according to their contributions. Those with the highest contributions will be rewarded with a thousand to ten thousand gold coins, and they can all drink with me. Anyone who thinks he is virtuous can recommend himself to the Jinyang City Case Hall, and the chief judge will consider him and grant him an official title. Anyone who recommends a virtuous person will be rewarded with ten to a hundred gold coins according to his ability."

Jin Li'er was born with an extremely beautiful appearance and a heroic demeanor, and she also had a noble status, so she was very famous in Jinyang City, and all young men admired her.

However, Jin Li'er seemed to be very resistant to her marriage. Whenever her father Jin Huapeng mentioned finding a son-in-law for her, she rejected him sternly, and even lost her temper a few times.

Hua Peng was extremely helpless and could only say, "There is indeed no man in Jinyang City who is worthy of my Li'er" to comfort himself.

Several followers pasted a piece of red paper with gold edges on a wall. In the middle of the paper were five golden characters "A Proclamation to Seek Talented People". The detailed text below was roughly the same as what Jin Lier had just said.

When the soldiers and supervisors of Jinyang City heard that they could drink wine with her after they made a contribution, they cheered and thought that it would be worth dying for just to have a drink with the young lady of Jinyang City.

The soldiers and supervisors on Jiaoshan were all itching to accomplish something right away, and they were eager to work hard to complete it.

Jin Li'er waved her hand, and a tall and strong bald man walked out from behind her. He was about thirty-four or thirty-five years old. The skin on his face and hands was bronze, and his clothes were bulging, as if he had muscular body. However, his head was smaller than that of ordinary people, and looked a little weird.

The ground was thumping loudly when this man walked. It was obvious that his body was very heavy, like a walking iron tower.

When all the slaves saw this, their hearts began to beat along with the ground. They wondered if this man was still a human being with such great strength.

Jin Lier said, "His name is Tonghun. He will be the supervisor of Jiaoshan from now on. If you have any important matters, you must let him know."

The soldiers and supervisors could only respond in a submissive manner, thinking that this man looked like a dull guy, and they didn't know how he could become the supervisor of the Jiaoshan Mine. They consulted him on everything, but they didn't know if he was reliable.

Tonghun said: "My name is Tonghun, everyone can call me Tonghun from now on. I come from..."

Jin Lier quickly interrupted him and frowned, saying, "From now on, everyone should call him Chief Copper. Jinyang City should also have some rules of respect and inferiority!"

Tong Hun said: "Yes, yes, from now on, everyone call me Chief Tong. Haha, this is very impressive. I am from Erhu Mountain, and I am three years old this year..."

Jin Lier interrupted him again and told him not to continue.

Everyone thought: "This Tonghun is really not very smart. I don't know if he is easy to get along with."

Some people whispered, "It is said that Erhu Mountain is full of evil spirits and no one lives there. It is strange that this person came from there."

Jin Li'er said a few more words, turned her horse around and was about to leave. When she passed by the sentient beings, she suddenly found Chu Xiaomu standing in the crowd staring at her. She immediately recognized him and asked, "Are you still alive?"

Chu Xiaomu was stunned and said, "I am alive and well, why should I die?"

An attendant behind Jin Lier shouted, "How dare you talk to the young lady like that!"

Jin Lier waved her hand, indicating that it was okay, and said to Chu Xiaomu: "There are many rules here, unlike your village. You have to be more honest, so as not to suffer more."

Chu Xiaomu thought that it was you people in Jinyang City who didn't treat slaves as human beings, so why did you say these things hypocritically? He turned his head to the side and said nothing.

Jin Lier saw that his clothes were in tatters, with broken pieces of cloth swaying in the wind. She frowned and turned back to the attendant and said, "Take off your robe and give it to him."

The follower was about to argue and ask why he should give his robe to such a lowly slave, but when he met Jin Li'er's eyes, he dared not say anything more. He obediently took off the velvet robe that cost him several thousand gold coins and gave it to Chu Xiaomu. When the cold wind blew, he could not help but shivering a few times.

Chu Xiaomu didn't hesitate to take it, not knowing whether he should say thank you or something like that.

Jin Lier waved the whip in her hand, without even looking at the crowd, and rode away with her followers.

Tong Hun shouted at the top of his lungs: "Why are you leaving? Where am I going?"

Several soldiers and supervisors who were good at flattering him bowed their heads and said to him: "Superintendent Tong is the leader of all the supervisors, so of course he has to keep an eye on everyone here. Come on, I'll find a clean room for the supervisor to stay in, light a fire, cook some dishes, and have a few drinks first..."

Tong Hun asked in confusion: "It's not cold in this weather, why do we need to light a fire? Drinking a few glasses of wine is not exciting, if you want to drink, drink a few pots, that's the fun!"

One person said, "Right, right, right. How can a cup be worthy of a hero like Chief Tong? He should drink from a big pot. How refreshing!"

Tong Hun said: "We also need a pot with ears!"

Several people were speechless, not knowing what he meant, and thought that this man was really confused.

Some cunning people thought: "This guy seems stupid and foolish, so he will be easy to deal with in the future."