Accidentally dressed as an empress

Yunxiu, Lu Xuan and Ren Li made their plan and went to the prefect's mansion.

Outside the prefectural government, Su Da and Su Er had already taken control of everyone.

A group of men and women dressed in gold and silver were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Yunxiu opened the box, and inside was Guo Yu's head. Some of the kneeling people were already crying.

"Tan Juan, for counterfeiting and plotting to murder the royal family, what is her crime according to Yunguo law?"

Tan Juan said in a resounding voice, "Counterfeiting and counterfeiting will result in genocide, and plotting to murder the royal family will result in the extermination of three clans. Both crimes will be punished together, and the more serious one will result in the extermination of three clans."

Yunxiu smiled and said, "Then the crime committed by the prefect is the extermination of three tribes. Which three tribes are they?"

Tan Juan continued, "The three clans include the mother's clan, the father's clan, and the husband's clan."

"Everyone kneeling here should be counted."

Tan Juan hesitated for a moment and said, "It counts."

To cut the grass, one must remove the roots. Zhong Lu said sternly, "Your Highness, please give the order. This includes my clan."

Yun Xiu said in a very calm voice, "All of them will be executed."

Zhong Yi stood beside Yun Xiu, looking at the confused children with compassion in his eyes, and said, "It's a pity that you were born into the wrong family and ended up in the Guo family. I hope you can be born into a better family in your next life."

Blood splattered everywhere.

Yunxiu closed her eyes.

Are there any innocent people among them? Perhaps, they used the silver that was stained with the blood of the people and passers-by.

Yun Guolu is here, and the law is merciless.

Su San came back to report that they had captured Gui Gong and found out the whereabouts of the Silver Foundry.

Yunxiu said, "Zhong Lu, take a hundred men and take control of the silver foundry. Don't kill the craftsmen, keep them alive."

Su Da and Su Er turned out all the account books of the prefectural government, and Yun Xiu raised a torch and set them all on fire.

Su Da and Su Er also found the silver vault of the prefectural government. Yun Xiu took a look at it and scanned it with the system.

Yunxiu also ordered the treasury to be sealed up, and it had to belong to the country and wait for His Majesty to send people to search it.

That afternoon, the account books burned for a long time, and the column of smoke stood in the air for a long time.

Yunxiu stood in front of the prefect's mansion and shouted, "Listen up, all the people of Baili City! The prefect's family is dead. Your usury contracts have been completely burned and written off. You are free now, and you don't owe anyone any money!"

In Baili City, no one dares to bully you anymore.

You can now do the work you want. If you have the strength, you can come to the prefect's office to sign up, mine silver, and work with your own hands.

Afterwards, you can all start a new life.

If you are afraid that the prefect's power will return after I leave, you should send all those who work for the prefect and those who have oppressed you to the prefect's mansion, and I will uphold justice for you.

I will stay here and wait for the court to send a new governor."

Yunxiu asked Tan Juan to re-carve the notice. The prefect's family had all died, and past usurious loans were forgiven, allowing the people to earn a living again. Anyone who had previously worked for the prefect, or who had slipped through the net in hiding, could report them for a reward of one bushel of rice.

This day passed peacefully.

Early the next morning, a lot of people tied up appeared at the gate of the prefect's mansion overnight.

Yunxiu was at a loss for words. These people were truly interesting, quietly arresting people without asking for a reward. Yunxiu had Tan Juan change the notice to directly distribute rice from the warehouse. Everyone would receive a bushel of rice every day.

In the evening, the sky was covered with dark clouds. In the prefect's mansion, Yunxiu sat in the study reading bamboo slips. She sent Tan Juan to find some minor officials to recompile the household registration book.

Ren Li opened the Bailicheng branch of the Ren Family Chamber of Commerce and offered low-interest loans, but no one was interested. Everyone was afraid of loans after being bitten once.

Ren Li changed his strategy. As winter approached, the Ren Family Chamber of Commerce began purchasing charcoal. Then, someone went into the mountains to cut wood for charcoal and accidentally started a wildfire.

The militia patrol was the first to discover it, otherwise the wildfire would have quickly spread to the silver mine.

Yunxiu was furious. This guy was more likely to cause trouble than to help. Yunxiu simply threw Ren Li to the silver mine. Look how idle she was.

Su Da and Su Er opened the granary of the prefectural government and have been distributing rice these past two days. Each person receives one dou of rice every day, and the rice in the granary will soon be distributed. She only hopes that the people sent by His Majesty will arrive as soon as possible.

During the day, Yunxiu interrogated a group of people who were tied up by the people and thrown at the gate of the prefectural government. With the system, Yunxiu could quickly determine the truth from what they said.

Even so, Yunxiu was still busy and dizzy.

Zhong Yi brought over the pregnancy-maintaining medicine and fed Yunxiu spoonful by spoonful with a spoon, whispering, "Wife, are you tired?"

Yunxiu was so tired that her mind was numb and she nodded mechanically.

Zhong Yi held her in his arms and said, "Take a nap."

Yunxiu squinted her eyes and took a nap.

When she woke up, Zhong Yi was still holding her. He looked at her and whispered, "The customs of the people in Baili City have been completely transformed under your highness's governance."

Yunxiu put her arm around Zhong Yi's waist, stroked his hair, and said, "Shang Jun said, 'A country is strong when its people are simple. Only by farming can we make our people simple and honest."

Zhong Yi remembered that he had seen it before, and he said, "In The Book of Lord Shang, it says, 'Thus, when governing a country, all profits from the borders should be given to the soldiers, and all profits from the markets should be given to the farmers. A country that gives all profits from the borders to the soldiers is strong; a country that gives all profits from the markets to the farmers is rich. Therefore, a country that is strong when it goes to war and rich when it rests is a king.'"

Yunxiu said, "Yes, that would be the best. A country with only soldiers and farmers, only tilling the fields and fighting. In this way, the country can quickly become powerful and dominate the world."

The Qin State had only a state machine for farming and fighting, and it quickly rose among the six states.

Shang Yang emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. He also believed that if farmers became merchants, it would damage his institutional design.

"This Shang Jun is really powerful. Does Your Highness know him?" Zhong Yi looked at Yun Xiu with curiosity.

He must know Shang Yang. Who doesn't know him? Yun Xiu smiled and didn't answer him. She just kissed Zhong Yi. He didn't need to know.