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"Qin Zijun, the newly appointed top scholar, is intelligent and insightful, and is qualified to serve as an official who is close to the people. He is hereby appointed as the magistrate of Qingyang County and shall take office immediately."

Following a transfer order from the capital, Qin Zijun became the county magistrate.

Qingyang County is located on the border of the State of Chu. The economy there is backward, and the people there are almost like barbarians.

This shows that the ruler of Chu still had some distrust and wanted to test him.

But for Qin Zijun, this was a good thing.

"Aunt Wang, are you really not coming with us?"

Before taking office, Wang Shu held Aunt Wang's hand and shook it, asking a question.

Aunt Wang shook her head: "Aunt Wang has never left Shoushan County in her life. Now that she is old and her health is even worse, going on a long trip would only be a burden to you and the young master."

"Aunt Wang will stay here to manage the family business for you, so you can rest assured."

Qin Zijun also said, "Qingyang County has a harsh environment and is located on the frontier. It's not like Shoushan. It's better not to let Aunt Wang go there. She can enjoy life more comfortably here."

"Aunt Wang, I've taken all the remaining wealth from the house. I've rented out the Qin family's residence directly, and they send rent to you every month. That money is enough for your expenses, Aunt Wang."

Aunt Wang said, "I will definitely manage this money well for you, young master, you can rest assured."

The three parted reluctantly, and Qin Zijun, with Wang Shu in tow, went to Qingyang County to take up his post.

Shortly after Qin Zijun's eighteenth birthday, he arrived in Qingyang County.

Upon arriving, Qin Zijun did almost nothing during her first year; she simply learned about the local situation.

He summarized five problems here.

Firstly, Qingyang County is located in a remote border region where the laws of the Chu Kingdom are not strictly observed. Human trafficking is legal here, and they specifically prey on children from poor families.

Wealthy families often lend money at exorbitant interest rates, and when poor families can't repay, they force them to sell their children.

Secondly, the local people have a strong belief in ghosts and gods, but these ghosts and gods are often fictional, and there are even many bloody sacrifices involved.

Thirdly, the entire city has no wells, and people have to carry water on their backs, which alone makes life difficult for the people here.

Fourth, most of the people here are like barbarians, and they do not understand written language.

Fifth, and most fundamentally, the place is too poor.

Once the problem is identified, all that's left is to solve it.

During this year, in addition to understanding local issues, Qin Zijun used various means to divide the local chieftains and wealthy households, and concentrated the power of the county magistrate in his own hands.

This also prepared him for his next move.

The following year, Qin Zijun began his career in governance.

Qin Zijun first abolished the "local laws" and replaced them with the Chu laws, which prohibited the use of people to pay off debts.

For those who have already been detained, the debt will be calculated based on the working hours, and their personal freedom will be restored once the debt is settled.

As for those who had already become slaves, Qin Zijun would use her own money to redeem them and return them to their parents.

Only with freedom can Qin Zijun continue to exert her influence and influence.

The reason Qin Zijun paid money instead of using force was to appease the local chieftains and wealthy households and prevent them from becoming too resistant.

After abolishing the law on the sale of human slaves, Qin Zijun used her knowledge to find many wells and underground rivers in Qingyang County and the surrounding area, and taught the locals how to dig wells, thus solving the water problem.

This move made the local people love and respect Magistrate Qin Zijun even more, and Qin Zijun's prestige grew day by day.

Afterwards, Qin Zijun searched the surrounding area and discovered a local specialty economic crop. The fruit was sweet and not easily damaged, but it required water to grow.

In the past, Qingyang County lacked water, which is why there was no large-scale planting.

Now that Qingyang County no longer lacks water, Qin Zijun began to order the people to plant crops on a large scale and sell them to the Chu Kingdom, resulting in a significant improvement in Qingyang County's economy.

Qin Zijun turned a blind eye to the wealthy households' land grabbing and simply demanded that they lend the land to the people for planting in the form of interest-free loans.

Having received a huge benefit from Yamada, the wealthy households naturally would not disobey the magistrate's demands.

Once the economy improved, Qin Zijun began to reform the local worship of ghosts and gods.

His method was not to prohibit the promotion of false superstitions, but to find another way.

He sent people to spread the word widely, and even became the head of the religion himself, claiming that the local gods and spirits were subordinates of the ancient moon god.

Instead of worshipping ghosts and gods, you should worship the moon god, the supreme ruler of ghosts and gods.

Even the county magistrate, whom people revered, took the lead in believing in the faith, and the local chieftains and wealthy households also helped Qin Zijun spread it.

Soon, the belief in the moon goddess replaced the belief in ghosts and gods. Qin Zijun even had the "Moon Gazing Festival" held locally as a day to worship the moon goddess.

Faith spreads extremely quickly, and before long it even reached the surrounding counties and prefectures.

The improved living conditions in Qingyang County are evident to everyone, and many ordinary people believe this is due to their faith in the moon goddess.

The worship of the moon goddess has taken deep root in this border region of the Chu Kingdom.

With faith as a foundation, everything else becomes easier.

Qin Zijun was well aware of the horrors of religion and fanatics.

With a few simple tricks, he turned those local chieftains and wealthy households into traitors, which enraged the people and sparked public outrage. Some mobs even caused injuries or deaths to the wealthy households.

Faced with public outrage stemming from their faith, including from extremists, the local chieftains and wealthy households were powerless to stop them.

Qin Zijun, through subtle and pervasive means, returned the land and mountains that the local chieftains and wealthy households had once enclosed to the people.

And those wealthy families, in order to survive, had to come and beg the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Qin Zijun then resolved the matter through religious means.

This not only forced the local chieftains and wealthy households to return their money to the people, but also dealt with those extremists who threatened social stability.

The poor and the rich alike were all grateful to Qin Zijun, feeling that the county magistrate had saved everyone's lives.

After all this was over, Qin Zijun began the final modifications.

He established schools and lectured on scriptures locally, teaching the laws of the Chu state, eliminating barbarians, and explaining etiquette, so that religion was no longer used as a means of governance, but as a belief and folk custom.

The newly formed moon goddess faith has also shed those bloody elements, becoming more civilized and promoting new customs.

Qin Zijun's actions not only affected Qingyang County, but also the entire border region inhabited by barbarians.

Eight years later, Qin Zijun was twenty-six years old.

He cultivated this land for many years, and the result was a significant rise in the fortunes of the Chu state.

A ruler who cultivates his mind during a period of good fortune is the one who is most able to sense changes in the nation's destiny.

Qin Zijun's political achievements were evident to all, and his name gradually began to circulate among the people of Chu.

The officials in the central government also admired the abilities of this top scholar from eight years ago.

The King of Chu also completely trusted Qin Zijun.

Because in these eight years, Qin Zijun had reached the Outer Realm without receiving an imperial decree, and was only one step away from becoming the Cave Profound Realm!

At twenty-six years old, a half-step into the Profound Realm is already an exceptional genius, even in the cultivation world!

Chu Jingshan completely agrees with and admires the cultivation theory created by Qin Zijun!

Qin Zijun resigned from his post as county magistrate and wanted to return to the central government.

On the day he left office, the people lined the streets to see him off, their cries shaking the heavens, reluctant to part with their county magistrate, and built ancestral halls and temples for him in the local area.

As Wangshu's faith spreads, her form becomes increasingly ethereal and graceful, and she is on the path to returning to the ancient moon goddess.

……

Modern-day capital city, headquarters of the Administration Bureau.

"Director Zeng, isn't the King of Chu in the story 'The Legend of the Moon Goddess' the reincarnation of Chu Jingshan, the one who taught in a remote mountain area?"

"In his autobiography, he wrote that he was once a cultivator of the Yunchao sect and the king of the Chu Kingdom. After his reincarnation, he met the empress and felt inferior to her. He did not want to cultivate the Yunchao sect anymore, so he switched to the orthodox Xuanmen sect."

"We've all read the complete 'Legend of the Moon Goddess' long ago. It's astonishing that he has such a significant connection with the Moon Goddess, a powerful figure in the Taiqing Realm, yet he didn't mention it at all in his autobiography."

"Should we contact this reincarnated person?"