From martial arts apprentice to Dagan martial artist

Chapter 108 Arch Fire (Plus 25)

Li Yi drove the carriage to the Sifang City, and as it got closer to the city, the speed of the carriage also increased.

It was already evening, and there were few pedestrians on the sunset street, and most of them went home.

The price of food is getting higher and higher day by day, and the situation in the city is naturally chaotic. Although there are only some signs at this moment, most people can still detect it.

Therefore, if nothing else, most people stay at home early, don't go out and move around, and because they don't move, they won't be too hungry.

The yamen on duty on the street was about to scold when he saw someone galloping on horseback.

After seeing Li Yi who was galloping on a horse, the expression on his face suddenly changed, full of smiles.

Li Yi galloped at a very fast speed, but he was always within his control, and he could stop at any time as long as he was willing.

He did this on purpose, just to let people see him galloping on a horse to show that he was in a hurry.

Running all the way into the inner city, Li Yi jumped out of the carriage and rushed straight to the palace.

There are many fewer officers in the government office, and there is not a single person in the prison department.

The situation in the outer city was becoming more and more chaotic day by day, so naturally all these officers were transferred out to maintain law and order.

In the side hall of the government office, the county magistrate was sitting on the main case with an abacus beside him.

He tapped on the abacus and silently counted on the ledger.

This is his daily routine. Every day, he has to calculate the accounts to see how much money his industry has made for him.

This is the calculation of the last few days, obviously not as relaxed and happy as before.

The more he counted, the more frightened he became, the more painful he became.

Grain prices are getting higher and higher day by day. In order to stabilize grain prices, in addition to releasing grain from official warehouses, he has even lost a lot of money and industry he has earned over the years.

For example, in the grain shop and rice shop he opened, these days, he did not make a penny at all, and even lost money to sell rice.

But there is no way, he has to do this, otherwise people may starve to death, and the situation will be even more chaotic.

There are also many industries such as the restaurant and bank he opened, as well as the tailor shop, the medical clinic, etc. He also has a stake in each.

During this time, it was even more lost.

But he can't lay off people at will, otherwise there will be more people who will not be able to eat, and the chaos will be even greater.

So I can only hold on, but fortunately no one collects my rent, I just need to pay my salary.

Otherwise, even you can't stand the loss.

But even so, he had to pay out more than a hundred taels of silver every day.

It's not much to look at, but I can't see the end at a glance.

Moreover, the price of food is still rising, and even he has no certainty in his heart how long the food in the official warehouse will last.

It will be even worse by then.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a headache, and the account was getting worse and worse.

But I still have to calculate, look at the wealth I have saved over the years, how long it will be enough to pay.

After all, this is their own industry.

If he was not the head of the county, he would definitely start mass layoffs at this time.

But he is, in order not to cause more chaos, even if he loses money, he has to continue to work.

Li Yi rushed all the way into the palace and pushed open the door of the side hall.

Seeing that he heard someone ask, the county magistrate pushed open the door and barged in, just about to scold, "You are in a panic, what is it..."

After seeing Li Yi, his expression suddenly changed, "What happened?"

He knew that Li Yi was by no means a person who was easily flustered.

On the contrary, he is cautious and steady, and he is very relieved to do many things to him.

So seeing Li Yi rushing in in a hurry, he didn't get angry like he scolded others.

However, he still quietly covered the ledger and put away the abacus.

Li Yi pretended to look very cautious and looked around, closing the doors and windows at the same time.

The countenance's expression also changed.

Li Yi is so cautious, which shows that it is definitely not a trivial matter.

"Look." Li Yi picked up the package by his side, which contained crossbow arrows the size of an adult's arm.

At this moment, the arrow shaft has been broken into more than ten sections, and the arrowhead of the crossbow is a sharp weapon.

If a crossbow arrow of this level is used in operation, and below the acquired realm, as long as the arrow is hit, there will be death and no life.

Even the acquired martial artist can't resist, at most can only dodge.

Or after being hit by an arrow, because of the existence of inner qi, he barely dies, but he has absolutely no power to fight again.

Unless the acquired high-level warriors can turn their internal gas into a gauze to cover themselves, they can block such heavy crossbows.

Of course, apart from the salvo, this kind of crossbow has been very difficult to hit the acquired martial artist.

Most of these weapons are also used to attack or defend cities, and are rarely used to target warriors.

"This, where did you get it?" The county magistrate's tone was solemn, and his expression was so low that he seemed to be able to wring the water.

Of course he understands what the arrows of this crossbow represent, and it means that most of the weapons that were lost before appeared!

But where did Li Yi get it from!

Li Yi didn't answer him, just glanced left and right.

The county magistrates can all belong to the four major families. It is difficult to say whether there will be secret spies from the four major families in such a large government office.

"Follow me." Seeing his worry, the county lord said abruptly, then turned around and left.

Li Yi followed closely, and before taking a few steps, he came to a bookshelf.

The county deity stretched out his hand and pushed it, and there was another passage space behind the bookshelf.

After the two of them walked into it, the county magistrate stretched out his hand and gently pushed it on the bookshelf.

Everything is back to normal outside.

"Tell me, no one here will eavesdrop."

The county magistrate's expression was also very solemn, and he obviously knew the seriousness of this matter.

Loss of military equipment, better dismissal and exile, almost a direct death penalty.

And since he is the chief official, no matter what, his guilt must be the greatest.

So he was very concerned about it.

"This was picked up by my subordinates outside the city. At that time, I was going to Taiping Temple to deliver medicine to Zhang Daochang.

When I came back, I found that Zheng, Sun, Zhao, Wang and other clansmen seemed to be practicing something, and it seemed that there were still people wearing armor.

Someone manipulated the heavy crossbow to shoot arrows, which seemed to be a test shot.

A crossbow arrow just hit the bottom of the mountain, and I went to pick it up.Then he ran all the way back to the city. "

Li Yi's remarks are actually not very credible.

The people of the four major families are not fools, how can they practice weapons in the wild.

It just happened to be seen by him, and he just happened to be able to pick up a crossbow arrow.

If this matter is carefully considered, it is a loophole.

But the people of the four major families really had an action this morning.

After pulling the carriage out, he will definitely pull the carriage back again. There is really some armament on a carriage.

All of this information is true, but there are some discrepancies in armament.

He believed that the county magistrate must have his own line of sight, and as long as he went to confirm, he would definitely be able to confirm something.

At that time, the truth of this matter is no longer so important.

Lies must be mixed with truth and falsehood, which is the easiest for people to believe.

Besides, he didn't say that he was completely lying. The clansmen of the four major families really had chain armor on them.

"Are you sure you're a member of the four major families?" The county magistrate asked, in fact, he was also very suspicious of this matter.

After all, the people of the four major families are not fools. Even if they want to practice military equipment, they must do it quietly, why would they be seen by others!

But where did Li Yi take out this crossbow arrow, and the evidence was in front of him, and he couldn't help but believe it by three points.

It's just that he still intends to confirm it again by himself. He doesn't believe that the four major families will be so rampant.

When practicing military equipment, it was actually practiced in the wild, and even no one avoided it.

This is not a drill for military equipment, this is simply a direct hit in the face of his county honor.

"Are you sure you were right at the time?" the county magistrate asked.

"That's right." Li Yi nodded and lowered his voice, "Tang Zun, the four major families have done such a thing, do we have to report it to the top and let them send someone to clear it?"

If you can use a knife to kill people without having to do it yourself, it is naturally the best result.

Of course, he knew that such hope was slim, but he still proposed.

It's not a loss to ask, and there will be no less meat.

Tang Zun shook his head, "You just saw it, and this can't be used as evidence. We have to investigate further."

He understands that it is impossible to decide on the rebellion of the four major families based on Li Yi's own words.

Unless he has real evidence, the earth forts of the four major families are all outside the city. If he goes to investigate, he will definitely find nothing.

What's more, whether this is true or not is still up for debate.

Even if it was true, he didn't want to disturb the court officials at will.

At that time, if the four major families are notified in advance, they will hide their weapons.

If you lied about conspiracy, you will definitely be fired.

More importantly, even if the four major families did not hide their weapons, they were not notified.

He can't beg good either, the four major families are indeed rebelling, and they will be confiscated and wiped out.

But the matter of losing armament will also cause him to be dismissed.

Therefore, this matter must not be urgent, and what I have to do is to appease Li Yi first.

Fortunately, he didn't pay attention to where the weapons were lost, otherwise the situation would be more difficult.

"I will investigate this matter carefully, you must not make a statement."

The county honorable said in a deep voice, and the expression on his face was kind and close.

"There are some medicinal herbs here, you can take them back to practice first, and don't leave the city if you have nothing to do these days."

He took out two bottles of medicinal pills and stuffed them into Li Yi.

"This subordinate understands." Li Yi nodded, even if the magistrate didn't say it, he planned to stay in the city honestly for the next few days.

Shen Jianshan had to get married soon, and the invitations had already been delivered to his home.

He must go to his wedding.

Next, I have to persuade him not to go out of the city.

The nooses of the four major families are now wrapped around the necks of the Shen family, and they are being pulled little by little. If they leave the city, they will die.

The fire arch on the county side is over.

It's time for me to persuade the head of the Shen family to see if I can get Yiqi Art from him.

"Tang Zun, this time Xiaguan went out of the city and found that there were a lot of hungry people gathered near the city.

Is it possible to take out part of the grain from the official warehouse to help the victims, otherwise there will be trouble. "

Li Yi walked out of the secret room and said.

"This official will consider it." When the county magistrate heard his words, his sadness became even more intense.

The situation is worse than I imagined, and now there are hungry people outside the city.

He didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if he waited another two months.

Although there is not much food in the city now, no matter what, we have to find a way to distribute some of it and send it outside the city to help the victims.

Otherwise, the people who are really forced to rebel, he, the county magistrate, will definitely be to blame.

At that time, in order to calm the hearts and minds of the people of Sifang City, there may be a Shangguan who will borrow his own head.

(End of this chapter)