The stolen magic is a bit magical

Fufu curled up into a ball: "Brother, bad brother... behind, behind..."

Lin Xiaosu quickly guided her finger along the correct path.

Formal verification.

Upon verification, it's true.

Her six spirit tails were all the same length.

There are indications that if she makes another move, the white ribbons that float behind her will be six, not five.

Fu Fu leaned against him affectionately: "If I go back to Qingqiu now, my eldest sister will be extremely happy."

"Only your eldest sister is happy? Your mother isn't?"

“My mother is unreliable, I don’t really want to talk about her…”

"Get up!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"No, I'm too weak to get up, it's all your fault..."

"We have a guest."

With a whoosh, Fufu jumped up...

As Lin Xiaosu left the room, two girls from the restaurant bowed simultaneously: "Sir, this is freshly made breakfast. Please eat it while it's hot."

"Okay!" While Lin Xiaosu was eating breakfast, the two girls stood beside him. Although they remained silent, they couldn't help but look at him.

Lin Xiaosu finished her breakfast with her head down, then looked up and met the eyes of a girl.

The girl's face flushed red instantly: "Sir, the prefect is waiting over there."

"Ah? The Prefect has arrived? Why didn't anyone inform me?"

"Yes, it's been an hour. The prefect said that you've been busy for days and no one is allowed to disturb you. We can only discuss official business after you've woken up naturally and had breakfast."

This old man, I thought you really didn't understand social etiquette, but it turns out you know how to please people.

Lin Xiaosu went over, and Fufu, disguised as a page in blue, quickly followed.

This Brother Su, he has his own charm at night and his own charm during the day. She can't bear to be separated from him for even a moment, and she'd rather skip breakfast than leave him.

There is a guest room on the top floor, which looks quite like an official's reception room.

In fact, this was indeed a dish that the restaurant specifically used to entertain court officials.

In fact, every prefecture had such a fixed restaurant where high-ranking officials from above would stay, and local officials would meet and discuss matters.

Therefore, it is a very high-end establishment, and the people who serve it are also quite knowledgeable.

Including those maids from earlier, they specialize in this job. Of course, they also have another duty: when the masters above are in a good mood, they can go into the room with them to talk about life.

Outside the guest room, Li Yi stood bowing.

Upon seeing Lin Xiaosu, Li Yi rushed forward and bowed deeply. Although he didn't kneel, he was very close to kneeling, and his old back almost bent at a ninety-degree angle.

He didn't kneel down directly, not because he was unwilling, but because of court etiquette. He was currently the prefect, a fourth-rank official, and his rank was equal to Lin Xiaosu's. According to the regulations for court officials, those of equal rank were not allowed to kneel.

"Greetings, Lord Su!"

"Your Excellency, Prefect!" Lin Xiaosu also bowed slightly: "Your Excellency's arrival should have prompted someone to wake me up. How could I dare to keep you waiting outside for so long?"

Li Yi said, "Your Excellency has shown me great kindness by promoting me and has saved the lives of eight million people in this prefecture. It would be only right for me to wait, even if it took three days and three nights, let alone half an hour."

"You're too kind, Prefect! Please!"

"My lord, please come first!"

The two entered the reception room.

The reception room was currently open-air. Inside, three people bowed: one was Mad Wolf, and the other two were Zhang Tao's personal guards, all of whom were at the Enlightenment Realm.

When the prefect discusses matters with Lin Xiaosu, he is allowed to bring his own entourage. However, Li Yi's entourage is outside, and the people in the reception room are all Lin Xiaosu's close subordinates. This is the "home turf respect" in officialdom, meaning that you are the host here!

Help them pour tea.

This was the most she had done for Su-gege during her trip to Jiangnan. As the dignified Seventh Princess of Qingqiu, she didn't feel there was anything wrong with it, and she wouldn't allow anyone else to interfere.

"Your Excellency, what's the situation?" Lin Xiaosu got straight to the point.

Li Yi's face showed obvious excitement: "Reporting to my lord! The procedures you set yesterday have been basically implemented. Apart from a few who escaped from Fuyao, the vast majority of the Dongxuan Sect members in Fuyao Prefecture have had their cultivation abolished, totaling four thousand. The land and shops they occupied have all been cleared, amounting to two million mu of fertile land, three million mu of dry land, and three thousand seven hundred and twenty-three shops. The cash and cash equivalent to 652 million gold coins have been recovered. Currently, the total population of the prefecture is 812 million. Each person will receive 8 coins, which are being registered and distributed in an orderly manner. At least none of the people in the prefecture will starve to death this year..."

"Excellent, you accomplished such a great thing in one night, thank you for your hard work!" Lin Xiaosu said.

Li Yi said, "I am entirely grateful for Your Excellency's great kindness and the protection of the army... However, there is a difficult matter that I cannot think of a solution for at the moment, so I have come to ask Your Excellency for advice."

"Oh? Tell me!"

Li Yi said, "Dongxuan has been committing evil deeds for a century, seizing farmland and shops, often putting the original owners to death. This has led to a strange phenomenon: after I recovered the property they seized, I found that the original owners of many farmland and shops were no longer alive. What should we do with these farmland and shops?"

Mad Wolf frowned slightly.

Judging from this incident, this prefect is truly extraordinary.

Because such incidents are commonplace in government offices and would never be considered a problem. If a wealthy family were wiped out and their land became ownerless, powerful and influential people nearby would swarm around like flies drawn to blood...

Within a government office, who holds the most power?
Prefect, of course!
He easily took back the government property, and after a few twists and turns, it became his private property. Who dared to say anything?
Therefore, concealing unclaimed items was a common practice of the government.

The prefect arrived before his superior early in the morning and told him everything.

He's a complete idiot when it comes to officialdom...

Lin Xiaosu gently swirled the teacup in her hand: "What does the Prefect think?"

"Most of my colleagues in the prefectural government suggested continuing the usual practice and taking it back to the prefectural government for disposal," Li Yi said. "But I am worried that if it is taken back to the prefectural government, some officials will definitely have designs on these farmhouses. As the prefect, I may be able to keep them under control for a year or two, but if it goes on for too long, if there is too much interference from above, or if I die first, this piece of fat will definitely be lined up in private pockets."

Lin Xiaosu pondered for a moment and said, "Here's what we'll do! You first issue a notice and set a time limit for asserting rights, such as three months or six months. If anyone comes forward to assert their rights during this period and provides some witnesses and physical evidence to prove that certain property belongs to their ancestors, and it is verified that it does indeed belong to their ancestors, it can be returned to their descendants."

Li Yi nodded: "Okay!"

Lin Xiaosu added, “As you said, given the long time span, some farmhouses will inevitably remain unclaimed. Following convention, they should be taken over by the government. However, officials are strictly prohibited from embezzling or otherwise misappropriating these farmhouses. You can rent them out: 10% for fertile land, 5% for dry land, and 100 cash per shop per month. All rental income should be used specifically for public expenses such as establishing schools, repairing roads, and improving the environment…”

Li Yi's eyes lit up: "Although it has been taken over by the government, it still ultimately comes from the people and is used for the people! Your method is truly a good way to govern the world! I admire you the most!"

“This is what it means to be an official who benefits the people in one’s jurisdiction!” Lin Xiaosu said.

"Your Excellency has the well-being of all people in your heart; joining my Fuyou is truly a blessing to all families!" Li Yi hesitated slightly: "However, the rental standards you just set are too different from the current rental standards. Should we make some adjustments?"

What are the current leasing standards?

"Fertile land for rent, 40% to 60%; dry land for rent, 20% to 30%; adults can rent 10% of the fertile land and 0.5% of the dry land. This price is unprecedentedly low."

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "That's perfect! I'll use this standard to force landlords to lower their rents!"

Li Yi was dumbfounded...

Lin Xiaosu's story begins here.

Whether a place is poor or not does not depend on the living standards of the wealthy. Even the poorest temple has a rich abbot. We have to look at the people.

Whether the people are suffering or not, a major indicator is land rent.

The people can't do anything else but farming.

If land rent is too high, they will not have enough money to make a living.

However, when it comes to land rent, the government has no say; the landlord has the final say. The land belongs to them, and if the government sets a low price, they would rather leave the land undeveloped than rent it out, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Therefore, this is not suitable for government control; it is suitable for market pricing.

Lin Xiaosu brought millions of acres of fertile land and land into the market, reducing land rent to the limit. What will happen to those big landlords who used to stubbornly refuse to lower land rent?
If you insist on high rents, fine, but what will your tenants think?
If you rent land from the government, you get 10%; if you rent your land, you get 50% or 60%. Who would want to rent your land?

Once competition is introduced, the entire market will descend into chaos.

A large number of landless people will compete to rent cheap land from the government, while the land of the big landowners will be ignored, forcing them to lower their prices.

Of course, land is limited, and it is necessary to prevent some people from seizing the government's share of land. This requires Li Yi to formulate a strict control plan to verify the qualifications of those who rent land. They must be landless, and each person also has a limit on the amount they can take, so that they cannot take more than their share.

As for how to formulate a plan, Lin Xiaosu casually rattled off a few points...

Li Yi felt as if he had heard a divine revelation, while Fu Fu blinked beside him as if she understood...

Mad Wolf and his two bodyguards were also pounding with excitement.

Every word Lin Xiaosu uttered was a remedy for the problems of the world.

It was something they had never heard of before.

What was even more unimaginable to them was that Lin Xiaosu had thought of every single flaw in this plan, and not only had she thought of it, but she also had an incredibly ingenious way to fix it.

Where did he get these plans from?
This didn't seem like something he came up with on the spur of the moment; it was more like a well-established plan that had been validated by countless people...

Yes, this is the knowledge that Lin Xiaosu brought from that era.

In that era, there were no spiritual practitioners, and even no imperial power; the core of society revolved around people's livelihood.

In the area of ​​people's livelihood, that's where the world truly leads the world.

Various situations and problems have long been constantly evolving on the land of Great Xia. After being verified and patched up by generation after generation, they appeared in this world and immediately stunned the old prefect who had spent half his life in officialdom...

The old prefect stood up and bowed deeply: "Lord Su, you really shouldn't be a fourth-rank chief inspector!"

Ok?
What bullshit?
However, the old prefect then said, "I believe that Your Excellency is clearly a prime minister! Your policies for governing the country and bringing peace to the nation demonstrate your broad vision and compassion for the world. If you were to become the prime minister of our Great Wilderness, you would bring blessings to hundreds of millions of people!"

It turns out to be here!
A voice floated down from the sky: "Your Excellency, stop flattering me. This track is extremely crowded; you're simply not cut out for it."

The prefect was stunned when he heard the voice.

Lin Xiaosu was amused.

Can you believe these words came from Mad Wolf?
Hahahaha...

The mad wolf laughed, and everyone laughed. The prefect scratched his head and laughed too, laughing like a simpleton...

Lin Xiaosu grabbed Fufu's hand and said, "The weather is nice today, come with me for a walk!"

The two of them leaped through the air and landed on the Pearl River.

Today, the Pearl River is wide and boundless.

A thick fog rose, blocking out the mountains and also the city of Fuyou behind them.

Fufu returned to the way she looked in bed that morning, throwing herself into Lin Xiaosu's arms with a charming and alluring expression. She tilted her face up in his arms and said, "Brother Su, I think you are really, really amazing. Why are you so good at everything?"

"Because I am Fufu's husband, if I don't have some magical powers, I can't keep this little vixen in check."

"You haven't done it yet, Brother Su. I want... I want you to really do it soon." The little devil was causing trouble in my arms again.

It's not like I don't want to!

However, in this world, the worst thing is the "but"...

Lin Xiaosu hugged her tightly, stretching her legs comfortably in the air. These legs, which had accumulated a great deal of true energy, were now slowly undergoing a change.

As the true energy was compressed layer by layer, he felt the true energy in his feet slowly changing, and some crystalline liquid began to appear in his cells.

This is the compressed true essence.

Although the true essence is still extremely thin, it has at least the shadow of true essence.

With true essence, he could finally do something he had wanted to do for a long time.

what's up?

Try this amazing footwork technique.

Yin and Yang Step.

The Yin-Yang Step originated from my previous visit to Qingqiu.

Inside the stele of Hu Ji, he comprehended the Yin-Yang principle for the first time in his life and saw a wonderful application of the Yin-Yang principle, which is the Yin-Yang step.

The Yin-Yang Step involves the left and right legs representing Yin and Yang respectively. By alternating between them, a unique and asynchronous method that transcends the laws of physics is formed: the Yin-Yang Step.

At the time, he only knew the principle but couldn't apply it.

Because this footwork cannot be supported by true qi alone, it requires true essence.

Without true essence, having only theory and understanding the rules is useless; one cannot put theory into practice.

Last night's great initiation ceremony left him with only 80% of his true energy saturation. However, he could still temporarily extract a little true essence by concentrating his true energy in a certain area.

He used this temporarily compressed true energy to test the Yin-Yang Step, which he had long wanted to try.

Slowly, his left foot turned black.

Her right foot turned snow-white.

Fufu, who had been nestled lazily in his arms, suddenly saw this strange sight, and her little mouth formed an "O" shape...

My God, this...

Without a sound, Lin Xiaosu took a step forward.

With that one step, he suddenly crossed ten miles of river.

When it landed, its left foot was snow-white and its right foot was pitch black.

Next, he reached the top of a mountain, and then another one!
The speed is getting faster and faster, and the span is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

A quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour, a third quarter of an hour, an hour!
Fu Fu felt the light and shadows shift before her eyes, completely disoriented, and Lin Xiaosu was already standing on the summit of a high mountain.

The black and white colors beneath his feet slowly dissipated.

"Brother Su, you...you've created the Yin-Yang Steps by Senior Hu Ji!"

Fu Fu jumped up.

"Yes!"

"Her footwork is legendary in Qingqiu. Everyone in the clan wants to learn it, but no one can. Brother Su, how did you learn it?"

"Well... I have a pretty good relationship with her," Lin Xiaosu said.

"You only had tea with her once, but my eldest sister prayed for her for seven days and seven nights at the foot of her mountain..."

"That's fate. Some fates can take seven years to find, while others can be found through spiritual connection."

Fu Fu thought about it and felt that it made sense: "Brother Su, she is a senior master who can teach you this footwork. Even if we don't have the name of master and disciple, we are master and disciple in reality. After you go to Jiangnan, do you want to go and pay your respects to her?"

In reality, a master-disciple relationship?

I rely on!

What kind of master-disciple relationship is this? My Yin-Yang Steps weren't taught to me by her; I just figured them out myself from the stone tablet.

If we absolutely have to talk about "the reality of sex," then the reality of marriage is somewhat similar—if the theory that "spiritual intercourse is also intercourse" holds true...

"Let's skip the greeting. After all, she's your senior. If something happens between me and her, how can I still mess with you?"

Fu Fu chuckled: "Brother Su, you really want to have something going on with her? Let me tell you, that's impossible. Who is she? The legend of Qingqiu, when has she ever had anything going on with a man... Only me and Third Sister... um, no, only I like my Brother Su that much..."

Time flows through the mountains and rivers.

Time also passed by in the soaring wind.

Fuyao, in ancient times, was an elegant name for "wind," and Fuyao Mansion was located in a windy spot.

However, this time the wind was stronger and more intense. The Prefectural Government of Fuyao posted several notices in one day, spreading a wind of public concern to every corner of the prefecture. In an instant, it stirred up a whirlwind of Lin Xiaosu's trip to Jiangnan.

As the sun set, Lin Xiaosu carried Fufu, who had been playing all day, back to the restaurant.

Zhang Tao is back.

Tell Lin Xiaosu...

His Majesty received him personally.

After listening attentively to the detailed account of the campaign against Dongxuan Sect and receiving the 4.7 million worth of waste gold that had been brought there, the Emperor was overjoyed!
His Majesty said that once you return to the capital, you will be richly rewarded!
Kuanglang and Fufu were both extremely happy.

His Majesty doesn't speak lightly, but once he does, he always keeps his word. When you return to the capital, you'll likely be promoted several ranks!

By then, you will be a true high-ranking official in the imperial court.

However, once everyone had calmed down a bit, Zhang Tao told Lin Xiaosu a sentence via telepathy: "My lord, I told you yesterday that a tree that stands out in the forest will be felled by the wind. At the time, we thought that the wind was coming from the imperial court, but now, I am deeply uneasy."

"Do you think this trend isn't limited to the imperial court?"

"The imperial court is indeed an imperial court, but it is not the imperial court that ordinary people understand it to be. My lord, you might as well think of it as... the court above!"

He emphasized the word "up".

Lin Xiaosu remained silent.

Most people might not understand, but he understood it all too well.

Above the court!

That's the person sitting at the very top of the court.

His Majesty!

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

This trend may not only extend to the imperial court, but also to those "above" the court!
"My lord, all rulers throughout history have been wary of military affairs. Your military prowess this time is nothing short of miraculous. The look in His Majesty's eyes when he heard about the destruction of Dongxuan was extremely profound..."

Lin Xiaosu interrupted, "No need to say more! I already know what you've said! I appreciate your concerns, but there's no need."

"No need?"

"It's not that I'm unaware that my actions have violated many taboos. However, every period has its optimal solution. The current situation is the time for me to fully demonstrate my abilities, and I can't worry about these things now. When everything settles down and it's time to consider this issue, I will naturally have my own way of dealing with it!"

Zhang Tao took a deep breath: "Sir, what should we do next?"

This was no longer a telepathic message, but a direct question.

"The rise and fall is settled. Next, naturally, it will be the Eight Plates Sect of Linjiang Prefecture!" Lin Xiaosu said, "I have already observed the Eight Plates Sect from afar today. This sect is famous throughout the world for its formations. It will certainly not surrender easily. Be prepared to annihilate the Eight Plates Sect in one battle!"

A slight thought crossed Mad Wolf's mind...

Today, the adult spent the whole day carrying his "page boy" around, sightseeing and enjoying the scenery.

The pageboy's legs went weak when he landed.

She thought that the master had left his romantic traces all over the Jiangnan region today.

Did he actually go to "scout out" the location today?
"Yes!" the four people on the rooftop responded in unison.

"It's still early! Let's not stay here!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Let's annihilate the Eight Pan Sect and spend the night in Linjiang Prefecture!"

Everyone was stunned.

Is it still early?

Which eye of yours saw that it was early?
Should we spend the night in Linjiang Prefecture?
And this happened after the complete annihilation of the Eight Pan Sect?
Zhang Tao wanted to remind this lord that the Eight Plates Sect was a sect famous throughout the world for its array formations. If he used array formations against the Eight Plates Sect, he might be killed by them.

However, this reminder is no longer needed.

Because the adults themselves have already made it clear.

Okay, to be a competent subordinate, you don't need to say "I think," but rather learn to say "yes"!
Without a sound, the Zhentiange team soared into the sky.

The next moment, more than ten figures shot through the air!
It shot towards the main peak of Bapanzong, which is two hundred miles away.

Under the cover of night, the eight peaks of Bapanzong resemble a giant dragon coiled up, with the faint blue moonlight shining through their backs. It looks extremely serene, but within that serenity lies an ancient vicissitude and a majesty that seems to come from antiquity.

The arrival of more than ten people seemed to have gone unnoticed by the sect leader.

However, in the Sect Master's Hall at the summit of Sect Master Peak, Li Daxiu suddenly opened his eyes: "They've arrived!"

The two words were spoken very softly, and the four old men below opened their eyes at the same time. In their eyes, it was as if there were a vast starry river.

Below them, more than twenty elders who had been sitting cross-legged suddenly stood up.

This is the ultimate power of the Eight Plates Sect.

Sect leader, enlightenment realm.

The four Supreme Elders reached the Realm of Enlightenment.

More than twenty top elders, at the pinnacle of enlightenment.

They must ensure that anyone who enters the Eight Plates Sect can be defeated on the spot with their combat power.

Even if three thousand people landed at the same time, they could not escape the fatal blows of these twenty-six people.

Lin Xiaosu's allegiance this time is different from the last time.

There were only three people last time.

It's a negotiating stance.

This time, he brought along Mad Wolf, Zhang Tao, the ten strongest cultivators under Zhang Tao, and Fu Fu, who was just there for show.

In theory, this kind of battle situation is not suitable for a vase who has not even reached the Enlightenment Realm and whose main attributes are a fragrant body, beautiful face, and good feel. However, Fufu is an exception.

She herself isn't very capable, but her ancestors were.

The Heavenly Fox Bracelet her grandmother gave her is incredibly powerful, with top-notch defensive capabilities. Moreover, when her tail passes through the Heavenly Fox Bracelet, its power is amplified tenfold or even a hundredfold, making it truly capable of killing someone at the Enlightenment Realm.

Therefore, her combat strength was comparable to, or even surpassed, that of Zhang Tao's personal guards; at least, no one at the Enlightenment Realm could break through her defensive capabilities. (End of Chapter)