God Weird Fairy

Chapter 347: The Eight Beauties of Nanhuai
"Bing Huang, I greet the leader. I wonder what the leader wants me to do for you so late at night?"

Pei Qingxue's spiritual consciousness entered the martial spirit world and he felt a little curious.

She calculated the time and knew that Nan Yi would be returning from Yingzhou Island and would be back in Nanzhou Han County in the next few days. But she didn't know why Nan Yi suddenly came to her.

Nan Yi started by talking about the changes in the situation between the former Chu County and the current Han County.

He had been in the South China Sea before, and only heard Pei Qingxue briefly talk about it, but didn't know the details.

Although he is about to go to Beijing, he still needs to ask clearly about Han County as the base of his Qigong martial arts.

So, Pei Qingxue told the story, and Nan Yi summarized it one by one according to his own understanding to understand the situation -

However, it is said that the angel who left the capital, the Minister of Personnel Du Heng, carrying the imperial sword and speaking the divine decree, announced the emperor's decree on behalf of the emperor: Han Qing was appointed temporary county governor and his assessment would last for six months.

This Han Qing was originally the chief of the Wu'an Prison in Chu County, also known as a Qianhu, in charge of many cultivators, and had enough prestige and violent background.

When the Chu family lost their moral integrity, he was the only one who could take over the position of the prefect of Chu County.

However, if Han Qing wants to officially secure his position as county magistrate, complete the assessment, and replace Chu with Han, he must stabilize the civil order, vigorously revitalize the economy, restore the county's fortunes as soon as possible, and make Han County prosperous.

Specifically, it means taking advantage of the moment when many of the aristocratic families' industries in Nantian City have suffered a major blow, and striking back at their weak spot, reshuffle the power structure, and then return a portion of the fat that the aristocratic families have plundered to the people, so that the general public can also have a piece of the pie.

Moreover, Nantian City was robbed, and Gongye Qingtian took away 70% of the people's lives in one breath. In addition, the remaining people fled, and nine out of ten houses were empty. Naturally, Nantian City was no longer suitable as a county seat.

Therefore, regarding the relocation of the county seat, many aristocratic families of the former Chu County each attached themselves to or united with the hundred households under Han Qing, resulting in a fierce fighting and a reshuffle of forces.

Among the ten centurions under Han Qing's command, three are in Nantian City, such as Pei Qingxue's mother, Pei Yunying of the Pei family.

These three forces were also affected by the samsara disaster in Nantian City and suffered heavy losses. But after all, they were under Han Qing's command, so they would not be taken advantage of by others to kill them.

The other seven centurions, distributed in different counties, are the main players in the competition for where to move the county seat, and they are competing with each other in secret.

In the end, Qin Xiangru, a centurion stationed in Nanhuai City, was more skilled and persuaded Han Qing to move the county seat to Nanhuai City.

This Qin Xiangru is the younger brother of Qin Fangyu of the Qin family, and the uncle of Qin Nanyiyi.

He proposed that when people are well fed and clothed, they will think about desires. Conversely, as long as we follow the desires of the people, meet the spiritual and entertainment needs of the general public, and promote content that they like, we will naturally make people complain less about food and clothing, stimulate consumer demand, and boost the economy.

He proposed to hold a beauty pageant in Han County using the newly popular straight-drawing technique and comic strips.

First, there are auditions.

After the Nantian Bookstore was renamed the Nanhuai Bookstore and the normal printing and distribution order was restored, scholars from all counties could submit paintings that they considered the most beautiful - of course, they had to obtain the consent of the person being painted and the certification of the local branch of the bookstore.

The Nanhuai Bookstore launched a new newspaper, Nanhuai Painting Scroll, to publish the portraits of beautiful women submitted by the readers. Anyone who bought the new newspaper could vote by mail with their ticket to compete for the 32 beauties with the highest number of votes.

Then, each of the 32 beauties who win the audition will have their life stories tailored for them in the form of comic strips.

Based on the final sales of these 32 comic books, eight stunning beauties with the highest sales of their corresponding comic books were selected, known as the Eight Beauties of Nanhuai.

Finally, the Eight Beauties of Nanhuai competed on the same stage in Nanhuai City to determine their rankings. In short, Qin Xiangru successfully persuaded Han Qing to set the new county seat in Nanhuai City with this set of rhetoric.

Nan Yi felt it difficult to keep a straight face and even wanted to complain.

But it has to be said that this activity, which is equivalent to a beauty pageant from another world, is a bit tacky, but it does have the miraculous effect of stimulating consumption and boosting the economy.

Han Qing, the acting county magistrate, as a pragmatist, only wants to complete the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel and create an atmosphere of peace and prosperity so as to restore the fortune of Han County as soon as possible.

He didn't care whether this activity was disgraceful or not. He just wanted to push it vigorously while the power of the aristocratic families in the county was being reshuffled.

And a monk's practice needs to be supported by reputation.

The title of the Eight Beauties of Nanhuai is also a great help to female cultivators on their path to cultivation. It is far better than any ordinary panacea, and basically no one would feel ashamed to participate.

In a sense, this was also Qin Xiangru's advice to Han Qing. After the reshuffle of power had cut off a lot of the flesh of the aristocratic families, how to change the topic, control the scope of the dispute between the aristocratic families, and avoid hurting everyone's harmony -

The reshuffle of power is almost over. If you still want to continue fighting, then fight for the position of the Eight Beauties of Nanhuai and help the female monks in your family to practice. Don't ruin the harmony because of the dispute over industry.

People like Qin Xiangru's niece Qin Nanyiyi and Pei Yunying's eldest daughter Pei Qingcai will all participate.

Among them, Pei Qingcai has already provided a portrait as the first contestant of "Nanhuai Painting Scroll".

The portrait she provided was exactly the "Unfeeling Painting of the Pei Family's Daughter" that Nan Yi had painted for her at Chengyou Bookstore.

However, when Nan Yi painted the picture at that time, he was reflecting the indifferent and heartless charm in Pei Qingcai's eyes, but it could make people mistakenly think that Pei Qingcai himself was indifferent and heartless.

But the person who gave Pei Qingcai credit for printing this painting in the Nanhuai Scroll, or to be more precise, the person who made the corresponding mold, was also a master of painting.

He did not change a single stroke, and only used the form of printing to appropriately weaken the strong charm of Nan Yiluo's reflection in Pei Qingcai's eyes, so that passers-by could easily see the indifferent and ruthless charm revealed by the reflection in Pei Qingcai's eyes, as well as the resentment in Pei Qingcai's own eyes.

In this way, there is an implicit meaning that is hesitant but self-evident, which is expressed in the words. Pei Qingcai is easily portrayed as a person who is infatuated but ruthlessly abandoned by the person she loves, which arouses the sympathy of passers-by and helps them to win votes.

"He's a master." Nan Yi couldn't help but praise.

However, Nan Yi did not intend to do anything and just let things take their course.

He will leave Beijing in a few days. As long as the matter of Han County does not affect the basic foundation of Zhenqi martial arts, Nan Yi will not take it to heart.

Not to mention, he was just a reflection in Pei Qingcai's portrait. Apart from Pei's mother and daughter, no one else would know it was him.

Furthermore, whether it is a direct-drawing portrait or a comic strip, they are all related to Nan Yi.

Nanhuai City promoted this matter, and the faith and blessing it brought in the dark, although the bulk of the benefits fell on the heads of female cultivators such as the Eight Beauties of Nanhuai, a small part would also go to Nanyi, allowing Nanyi to reap the benefits.

In a sense, this was the Qin family and Han Qing trying to show goodwill to Nan Yi.

(End of this chapter)