Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 269 Changes in Hexi
The eighth day of March in the year 1325 of the New Yu Calendar

Hexi, Longxiang County

Early spring is when the streets are busy. The streets of the county are bustling with people. Compared with the chaos on the east side of the river, the west side of the river is obviously much peaceful. Not only has it not been affected by the war, but there are no traces of people. Traces of the war three years ago.

It is hard to believe that three years ago, Longxiang County was still under the rule of Xuzhou.

Snapped………

"The Xuanting Division is doing business, no one else is involved, please give in immediately!"

Accompanied by this sharp shout, there was a clear sound of waving a horse whip, which instantly silenced the lively streets in the east of the city. A team of about a hundred black cavalrymen galloped from the center of the city. Pedestrians saw the sleeves of the black cavalrymen. The two-color lotus mark on the road swarmed to both sides of the road, quickly clearing a passage.

"They are men from the Xuanting Division, at least 20 masters of the Gang Qi Realm!"

"Those with the lowest cultivation level are all at the top of the tenth level and are from the Hou family."

"There are only about 100 people in the Longxiang Xuanting Division. Are they all dispatched?"

"It's not just people from the Xuanting Division. Didn't you see the two people in the front row? The one in dark red clothes is the fourth master Hou Yujie, the one in white is the fifth master Hou Yuduan, and the older man behind them, I If I read it correctly, it should be Bai Yunfan, the commander of the Xuanting Division!"

"The fourth and fifth masters haven't been sitting in Tongling, why are they here in Longxiang?"

"They went east, they should have gone to the river bank. Did something happen to the river east?"

"It's possible. I heard that fighting started in Hedong last month."

"Didn't the holy army withdraw? Why are they still fighting?"

"The holy army has returned, but the Jin army is still there."

"Maybe it's true!"

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With Hou Yuduan's current strength, no matter how small the comments of pedestrians were, they could not escape his ears. With Hou's current status, he and Hou Yujie appeared at the same time, together with Bai Yunfan, the commander of the Xuanting Division, causing a sensation. Nothing more than normal.

As promised at the beginning, the Holy Cult only retained the Sacred Heart as an institution in the four counties, and all other affairs were under the control of the Hou family. The status of the Hou family can be imagined.

After a series of changes that he personally carried out, and the Hou family's increase in the number of family organizations to nine on the basis of the previous ones, the control and supervision of the four counties can be said to have reached all aspects. To put it bluntly, the four counties are now There are more than 1000 million people in the county, and the Hou family knows everything about their daily movements.

Hexi Prefecture has not yet been officially determined, but in the eyes of the people of the four counties, it is no longer a secret. Because of the Hou family, although the prefecture has not yet been clearly defined, it is somewhat obvious based on the population changes in the four counties.

It has been two years since the four counties were put under the jurisdiction of the Hou family. Due to the unrest in the north, refugees continued to flow into Hexi. The population of the four counties was recovering rapidly, but Tongling was the fastest.

At first Hou Yuduan thought that it might be because Tongling was the farthest from Hedong among the four counties, and people felt it was the safest.

But slowly he discovered that this was not the case. People flocked to Tongling to settle. It was indeed the factors of the Hedong War, but the most important thing was actually because of the Hou family. Many people stayed in Tongling after seeing the Hou family's base camp. , they guessed that the location of Hexi Fucheng must be in Tongling in the future, so they all thought that they would take advantage of this moment to go to Tongling in advance to seize the main house site and even the foundation for development, so that they could make a fortune once the Fucheng was established.

Sheng Dou Xiaomin is also very resourceful!

Hou Yuduan's sigh was not without reason. In addition to serving as the commander of the family treasury department, he also served as the commander of the Thousand City Division. There were four county towns plus nineteen county towns. All city lords were under his jurisdiction. He knew everything about population movements.

As of the end of February, the population of the four counties were: Longxiang County 352 million, Yangping County 291 million, Wanyang County 328 million, while Tongling reached an astonishing 582 million...

Due to a demonic rebellion, when Tongling's population was at its lowest, there were only less than 50 people left. In just over three years, Tongling has become a large city with a population of 500 million. Such an amazing change is naturally caused by All aspects.

The most important reason is the influx of external population. After all, it is difficult for a smart woman to live without rice. There is no population, and it is impossible to increase the population by so much in such a short period of time with the people of the four counties alone.

In the chaos in the north, there are almost always people fleeing. In fact, a large number of people originally wanted to go to Hedong, but the war in Hedong has not stopped yet, so their choice is It can only be Hexi.

Of course, Hou's role in this is also crucial.

Under Hou Yuduan's instruction, the first person to make important changes was the Hou family itself. They vigorously accepted refugees, especially those who had martial arts skills or were younger. As long as they were innocent, they could basically join the Hou family unconditionally. This is equivalent to having an iron rice bowl in Hexi, and people naturally flock to it.

In addition to the Hou family, other influent forces are not stupid. The clues of the world's chaos are already obvious. If they don't take advantage of this moment to recruit troops and buy horses, they will have no place to regret it when the disaster comes. So, in addition to the Hou family, there are more refugees. A choice.

At the same time, the Hou family is now in charge of four counties and nineteen counties. In addition to warriors, they also need the assistance of many ordinary people, that is, non-staff members of the family. This can be regarded as a livelihood for the refugees, especially as the territory of the Hou family continues to expand. As it expands, this gap will become larger and larger, and more and more people can be accommodated.

Of course, the population explosion has also brought many problems!

The first one to bear the brunt is crime.

Hou Yuduan frowned slightly, looked sideways at Bai Yunfan next to him, and asked: "Uncle Bai, what is the overall number of murders in the four counties so far this month?"

When Bai Yunfan heard this question, he looked slightly nervous. To be honest, compared to Hou Yuxiao, he was more afraid of Hou Yuduan. Firstly, the actual person in charge of the Hou family's family affairs is actually Hou Yuduan. Secondly, he has been in charge of Hou Yuduan for a long time. Staying here in Hexi, I have dealt with Hou Yuduan the most, and I know that he can't tolerate sand in his eyes. Especially when it comes to Hexi affairs, he is even more unselfish. Even if he, the commander, makes mistakes, Hou Yuduan will not give him any face.

"In eight days, there were 352 cases. In the first eight days of last month, there were 501 cases. So far, it has dropped a lot. Your ironclad order is working."

Mentioning this, Bai Yunfan still felt a little admired. After the increase in refugees, there were endless crimes. Some were really unable to survive, some were bullying good people by relying on their physical strength, and even some warriors were involved. This It has added a lot of difficulty to Hou's law enforcement and control.

Originally, these matters should be under the control of him, the commander of the Xuanting Division, but he has not been able to control the crime rate for several months. Moreover, as the population increases, the crime rate also tends to rise. In this way, Hou Yuduan Unable to stand it any longer, I intervened.

When Hou Yuduan came up, he promulgated a harsh law, which criminalized even the smallest evil deeds as capital crimes. Anyone who violated them would be punished with death. For larger crimes, those who cover up, those who know about it but fail to report it, or even those who see it but do not take care of it when they have the ability to do so will be punished with death. Once this law was promulgated, it can be said that everyone was shocked, even Baiyun Fan, the commander, was dumbfounded.

With such a strict law, aren't you clearly driving people away? Once such a law is implemented, who will dare to come to Hexi in the future?

Countless people tried to persuade Hou Yuduan to take back his life, Bai Yunfan was among them, but Hou Yuduan didn't listen at all. Hou Yujie, Hou Yuling, Hou Yucheng and the others also trusted Hou Yuduan very much and didn't care about these things at all, so they could only watch. Hou Yuduan went his own way and implemented this strict law.

As soon as it was implemented at first, it was as they expected. Many people immediately said that the Hou family was going against the grain and imposing tyranny and harsh punishments. The people of Hexi were about to be in dire straits. For a while, a group of people did leave Hexi, and basically ran to the west.

But as time went on, the situation became a little bit wrong. Not to mention other things, the crime rate has continued to decline for at least two consecutive months. Of course, this is also accompanied by the formal entry into force and implementation of the law.

Public security has really improved, and the living environment of ordinary people, especially those kind people, has really improved than before. Only then did people discover that the group of people who escaped before had evil intentions, or that they deliberately wanted to criminal.

Afterwards, the situation improved almost every day, especially in a major case involving two influx forces, it was finally found out that the Hou family also had two Gang Qi realm warriors involved. Hou Yuduan personally intervened and said that Hou Knowing that the warriors broke the law, they should be severely punished. In the end, they were ordered to execute the two people. This not only shocked everyone in the four counties of Hexi, but also won the hearts of more than 1000 million people in the four counties of Hexi.
As long as you strictly abide by the laws of Hexi, you will be the safest in this land. On the contrary, as long as you can fight with the Hou family, then even if you violate the law, the Hou family will not be able to control you.

There is no shortage of Gang Qi realm warriors among the refugees, but the problem is that just Gang Qi realm warriors are nothing in Hexi, and they are nothing to the Hou family. Even if Hou Yuduan personally ordered their execution, they are still their own family. Man, if you, an outsider, oppose the Hou family in Hexi, even if you are a master at the master level, you are probably seeking death.

At the earliest, there could be more than 3000 murders a month in Hexi. After Hou Yuduan's law was promulgated, the number dropped by nearly 700% in the first month, to only 300. Last month, the number dropped by nearly 1000%. It has dropped by another [-]%, with only over [-] cases left. The total number in the first eight days of this month is more than [-], and by visual inspection, there are only about [-] to [-] cases in the whole month.

Hexi, a city with more than 1000 million people, has 1000 to [-] murders a month. Compared with other prefectures and cities, this is already extremely good. This does not take into account the fact that there are refugees everywhere and the crime rate is steadily rising everywhere.

"Of course these laws are stricter than usual, but these are not ordinary times. In troubled times, heavy laws should be used. These refugees left the north with their families and came to us not only for a good meal, but what they want most is What we want is safety and stability!”

"In troubled times, important rules should be used. What the Fifth Young Master said is true."

Bai Yunfan is also very old, and has a lot of experience and knowledge. When he heard Hou Yuduan's words, his eyes lit up immediately, especially those six words became more interesting the more he thought about them. Looking at Hou Yuduan's eyes, he couldn't help but bring A hint of admiration and expectation.

Bai Yunfan himself was also very confused about this inexplicable expectation.

But he knows very well that the world has changed!

The news of Dayu's fall has spread throughout the south, and the Hou family now knows it clearly. Unlike the north, which is already in chaos, only Hedong is still fighting in the south, but an undercurrent is surging among the major holy places and all the incoming forces. , anyone who is not stupid can basically see it.

The destruction of the common master of the world, does it mean that the Thirteen States will soon start a new war? Everyone knows what the war is for. Although Bai Yunfan understands, it doesn't matter to him. After all, he is just an old man. , a warrior whose strength is not top-notch. He cares about himself, his family and the people around him.

Once the war breaks out, there will be a loss of life. He does not want to see the refugees coming from the north. Although it is beneficial to the Hou family, it is worth noting that no one wants to travel long distances to leave their hometown, especially the refugees. It can be said that the tragedies in the epidemic are seen every day. In fact, thousands of murders every month are actually another manifestation of the tragedy.

Most people still pray for peace and stability in the world.

The same is true for Bai Yunfan!

He seemed to see a glimmer of hope for stability in Hou Yuduan, which might be the source of the inexplicable expectation in his heart.

"What am I thinking about? The world is so big, what can one Hexi say?"

Bai Yunfan laughed at himself, raised his head, and suddenly saw the outline of the east bank of the Tongtian River not far ahead, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

"The boat headed by the head of the family should be arriving soon, right?"

Hou Yuduan nodded and smiled: "The messenger said that no later than the ninth day of March, we are already one day ahead of schedule. We should be able to see Big Brother's warship coming, very soon!"

In the land of Hexi, there are not many things that can bring the three major commanders together. To welcome the head of the family, Hou Yuxiao, who has returned from the north, is certainly one of them. In fact, if Hou Yuxiao hadn't specially told him not to be too grand, the people who came to welcome him today would definitely be There are more than a hundred people.

"Brother, it's only been less than four months since I left. Why do I feel like several years have passed!"

Hou Yujie also looked slightly touched. Hou Yuxiao went out in November last year, and today, the eighth day of March, has indeed been less than four months. But for some reason, he felt excited standing here, and kept looking at the river, wanting to see Hou Yuxiao's eagerness to return to the ship was obvious.

"It's because I'm worried. The Northland isn't very peaceful. Brother took so many people out, and I was always on tenterhooks. Fortunately, the messenger said nothing happened. Brother just needs to come back safely!"

Hou Yujie nodded lightly. Lao Wu's words were indeed to the point. Before the news of Dayu's fall came back, he really didn't feel much. But after that, he was worried about Hou Yuxiao almost every day. Speaking of which, the Hou family is now gaining momentum, but in the end Hou Yuxiao He is still just a great master of the four realms, and it is really hard not to worry about him being connected with such events as Dayu's destruction.

The group waited for only three hours on the east bank, and around Xu time, a not-so-big warship gradually appeared in sight. Seeing the Lu family's flag flying high on the warship, Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan both had a relieved smile on their faces.

"Big brother is back!"

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(End of this chapter)