The True Thousand Gold Possessions of the Myriad Realms Trading System

Ruan Mianmian went to the largest small town.

She, Yu Qingqing, and Gu Shi formed a group and first went to see Tao Taishou, the highest-ranking local official.

Their vehicles were too avant-garde to be seen in public, so they concealed themselves until they reached the vicinity of the gate before revealing themselves and walking over to have the guards at the gate inform them.

When the guard saw Ruan Mianmian and her two companions, he looked surprised. After hearing their request, he hesitated for a moment, then stared at their magnificent clothes before going to report.

Seeing the guard go inside, Ruan Mianmian suddenly realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute, we can go in directly."

The arrival of the cargo ship later will also reveal their unusual identities, so there's no need to hide it now.

Gu Shi and Yu Qingqing were also taken aback. After a while, Yu Qingqing laughed and said, "This world is a real ancient world. You get immersed in it without even realizing it."

So the three of them strode inside.

The other guards at the gate rushed forward to stop them, but somehow the three men, their robes fluttering, simply walked past them. Startled, the guards forgot about the gate and immediately chased after them inside.

With a quick scan of her divine sense, Ruan Mianmian knew where Prefect Tao was, so she headed straight for him.

As they approached, they heard Prefect Tao say, “If he were a scion of a noble family, how could he not have a carriage? He must be some commoner from who-knows-where who has some money to buy fine clothes and come here to put on airs. I do not see such commoners. Just say I am not here.”

Ruan Mianmian looked at Yu Qingqing and Gu Shi: "These aristocratic families are so arrogant and look down on people from humble backgrounds. Could it be that we are now in the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"

Yu Qingqing nodded: "Very likely." Then a dreamy look appeared on her face, "I never expected to come to this era."

Even in the world of cultivation, she never experienced such a dreamlike existence, because the world of cultivation is fictional, while this world is very likely an era that actually existed in history!

“It could also be an alternate history,” Gu Shi said truthfully.

Whether it's a fictional world or a return to ancient times, you'll find out once you go in and ask.

Ruan Mianmian and her two companions drove straight in.

The guards who had been dismissed by Prefect Tao changed their expressions upon seeing Ruan Mianmian and her two companions. Just as they were about to reprimand them, the beautiful woman in the lead flicked her sleeve and moved to a different position, leaving them stunned.

When Magistrate Tao saw that the guards had suddenly changed locations, he was so shocked that his anger at being intruded vanished. He looked at Ruan Mianmian and the other two with delight in his eyes: "Are you three immortals?"

In their generation, the most admired people were those who were good-looking, and the most desirable quality was an ethereal, otherworldly aura.

Ruan Mianmian sat down at the head of the table: "You must be the prefect of this city? The people are suffering terribly, how come you do nothing about it?"

"This is how the common people have always lived, why bother with it?" After saying this, Prefect Tao looked at Ruan Mianmian's face, and then asked Gu Shi with a smile, "I wonder which of the five surnames and seven ancestral homes you all belong to?"

Those who can be so good-looking must be from a great clan, and there are more than a few families that are from great clans and obsessed with cultivating immortal arts.

"My name is Ruan Mianmian, and I am not from any prominent family." Ruan Mianmian was too lazy to waste words with Prefect Tao after hearing him say that the common people were not worth paying attention to. She was about to state her purpose when Prefect Tao interrupted her.

"So you're a descendant of Ruan Bubing, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

When Prefect Tao said this, he still had a smile on his face. Although the Ruan family was not a large clan like the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, they were still a gentry family, on the same level as him, and their social status was higher than that of the Tao family, so he was very happy to make friends with them.

Ruan Mianmian listened to his endless ramblings about social status and pointed to the low table in front of her.

boom--

The low table collapsed in an instant, shattering into countless pieces.

Prefect Tao's expression changed drastically.

Ruan Mianmian looked at him coldly: "Now, can you listen to me? If you don't want to listen, I can make sure you never have to." As she spoke, she glanced at the broken low table on the ground.

"No, what are your orders, Fairy?" Prefect Tao's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Although Ruan Mianmian didn't say it aloud, he fully understood what she meant.

If he doesn't listen, he might end up like that low table, torn to pieces.

Ruan Mianmian said coldly, "Immediately draw up the regulations and let the people in the city do work in lieu of relief. As long as they do the work, they should be paid."

"This...this, there really isn't that much silver in the city," Prefect Tao said, perplexed.

Ruan Mianmian gave Gu Shi a wink.

How could the gentry of this era be poor?

The common people were truly poor, while the aristocratic families were incredibly wealthy.

Shi Chong's extravagance emerged during this era.

Gu Shi grabbed Prefect Tao by the collar and lifted him up: "Now, repeat your answer."

"Yes, yes," Prefect Tao said, not daring to say more.

Ruan Mianmian didn't want any unexpected twists like Prefect Tao betraying her, so she immediately made Prefect Tao eat a pill: "This is a poison. You must take an antidote every three days, or you will die from festering sores all over your body. To let you feel the effects, at 3:45 PM tonight, your stomach will definitely cramp, and the pain will last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. If you take the antidote on time, the pain will stop."

Prefect Tao did indeed intend to send men to deal with Ruan Mianmian and her two companions—although he thought they were cultivators, he only thought they were more powerful than ordinary people, not true immortals. He had countless followers under his command and was sure they could defeat Ruan Mianmian and her companions.

Having taken the poison, he suppressed his thoughts and immediately devised a plan according to the demands of Ruan Mianmian and the other two, allowing the people to receive relief through work.

He himself waited until 7:45 PM before making any plans.

If the poison truly works, he will have no choice but to endure the humiliation and listen to the three men before him; if the poison is ineffective, and everything is frightening, then he will kill these three men.

Seeing that the notice for the work-for-relief program had been issued and that Prefect Tao's troops had gone to organize people, Ruan Mianmian divided her forces into three groups to monitor the implementation in real time.

Tao's subordinates did not understand why Tao had suddenly had a change of heart, but they dared not disobey orders, so they worked diligently.

Ruan Mianmian arrived here around noon, and the work-for-relief program was announced around 1 p.m.

When the starving people learned that they could receive work relief, they immediately dragged their shaky bodies to work.

Digging ditches and repairing roads are tasks that only those in good physical condition can do; those who are unsteady can only do easier jobs.

After an afternoon of work, everyone received some of the money they were entitled to.

The most they could get was two coins, and the least was one coin.

The wages were extremely low, abnormally low, but there were too many people. Even with Prefect Tao's wealth, it would be quite difficult to pay so many people. Therefore, Ruan Mianmian didn't say anything.

She released the flying boat, which was filled with supplies from her storage ring, and began to hawk her wares: "Selling food! Two vegetarian buns or two steamed buns for one coin."

"Steamed buns and mantou? What kind of food are those?"

"I've heard of Mantou, but it's used for sacrifices. Why are you selling it to us?"

Ruan Mianmian listened to everyone's discussion and was stunned for a moment.

I was careless; steamed buns and mantou hadn't even appeared in this era yet.

However, it's not a big problem.