Da Zaojun

Chapter 153 Political Harmony and Social Stability

After considering the remaining four fragments of the Golden Body of Fortune, Song Wuji kept three as spares and then raised the Rakshasa Ghost Market Secret Realm Token.

This token represents "criminal law". Although the Rakshasa Ghost Market is very strange and it is unknown how Magistrate Tian obtained this token, as long as it is here, it means that the Rakshasa Ghost Market is under the jurisdiction of Taichang territory.

Song Wuji used up his luck: "Imperial decree appointing Cat Constable as the chief of thieves in Taichang, establishing a thief-catching office to protect the territory and its people."

Cat Detective is on patrol duty. Although he used to be a detective, his job was to catch rats. Now that there are no rats in the city, his job is to patrol.

Song Wuji predicted that no matter how much he restrained the people, some slightly evil events would definitely occur, especially since the Beggar Clan branch had been added to the city. Although he had invited them back, they still needed to be supervised to prevent anyone from practicing evil arts and techniques, going astray, and harming innocent people.

Or perhaps he acquired some treasure or inheritance, and fearing that others might secretly harm him, he then smirked and acted decisively.

In short, besides the regular soldiers, it is also necessary to maintain the city's security, including not only public order but also fire prevention and other related matters.

Cat Catcher is perfect. Although he's a cat, he's opened his mouth and is Song Wuji's "confidant"—the kind of confidant who can expose his belly for Song Wuji to scratch at any time. He's also a ninth-rank official.

The ten thousand units of luck were quickly consumed, and it wasn't even enough. Song Wuji then quickly consumed two more fragments of the Golden Body of Luck to make up the difference.

After a while, feedback came in.

First, those who apprehend thieves and become constables will receive both low-ranking and ninth-rank rituals.

Secondly, it added nine-rank rituals for criminal litigation and coroner's duties, two related to various industries.

The ninth-rank constable is called the "Nine-Rank Patrol Constable". The ritual requires him to judge cases, whether big or small. He can achieve this by accumulating 100 correct judgments. However, if he makes a wrong judgment, he will lose 10 of the accumulated judgments. But his ability is extremely good. He is a plus version of the City God's Punishment Department. It is a proper ritual and does not follow the wrong path.

Criminal litigation is similar to that of a lawyer. The ninth rank is called "Ninth Rank Litigation Lawyer". The ritual is to uphold the justice of the law, that is, to determine the punishment and conviction. The sentence should not be too much or too little. If there is a dispute, it must be litigated. After a hundred litigations, one can reach the ninth rank. The ability is to use existing laws to perform magic. It is somewhat like a ninth rank Confucian scholar reciting articles and poems before battle.

The coroner is the "Nine-Rank Corpse-Tales Coroner," whose ritual involves examining corpses and collecting evidence a hundred times. His abilities include extracting the deceased's obsessions and memories, as well as summoning spirits and communicating with the dead.

The fortune of 20,000 people led to the creation of three additional humane government rituals.

However, at the same time, the county government had complete ceremonial procedures for the six ministries of officials, and the six offices of justice, rites, public works, revenue, and military affairs.

The entire county government began to radiate the power of law, and the laws governing the territory continued to expand and deepen.

For a moment, the entire Taichang Realm seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed to have remained the same.

On the seven-colored lotus, the remnant of the human realm representing Taichang shines brightly.

The next moment, a beam of light spread outward from the county government office, affecting all the people in the city and bestowing blessings upon them.

[Political stability and social harmony]
With the blessing of the Lord's recovery, the healing of injuries and the recovery of physical strength among the people of the city were slightly accelerated.

Thus, of the ten fragments of the Golden Body of Fortune, only one was spared, and the other nine were used up. Song Wuji had only issued the decree and was still unaware of the specific changes, but the power of the law had increased, and the fragment of the Human Path revealed a scene with faint points of light on it.

Song Wuji examined the map, which showed the four townships and three towns under the jurisdiction of Taichang, as well as other villages.

However, these points of light were all very dim and lifeless, some even emitting a dark purple glow, indicating that they were occupied by demons.

The duty of the local ruler is to protect the territory and its people. He needs to subdue these four townships and three towns as soon as possible, or more precisely, to station the people there and restore their livelihoods.

After thinking for a while, Song Wuji decided to divide up these seven towns and villages. Otherwise, even if each town was garrisoned by a hundred soldiers, there would still be seven hundred soldiers, which would be too scattered. These families should be divided up.

In his previous life, Song Wuji had read many family-based cultivation novels, especially those about pioneering new lands. In these four villages and three towns, the major demons were nothing more than the pig demon, the Luohu python, and the tiger demon. Other demons were probably only at the ninth rank or had gone into hiding. Even if there were undiscovered secret realms, it didn't matter. As long as there were resources, they could just be set up as offerings.

“This matter cannot be decided by me alone. I need to discuss it with County Magistrate Chen and Instructor Lü. We cannot let these families drag their entire families to their deaths. Once the development is nearly complete, we will gradually recruit refugees from the Zhaiseng Secret Realm to populate the towns and villages and see if they can be assimilated. If they cannot be assimilated, it will not affect the people in the city.”

Song Wuji considered the plan carefully and felt it was highly feasible; all that was left was to finalize the details.

After all, besides the four villages and three towns, these secret realms also need to be developed. Currently, the only secret realm that has been fully developed is Cangzhong, which is used to grow blood rice.

The Tiger Kingdom's secret realm produces Yang Copper, a material for refining weapons; the Wild Boar Slope Corpse Forest secret realm produces salt...

However, in most of the secret realms, Song Wuji only killed the largest demon. There were still many smaller demons that he hadn't eliminated. For example, in the Tiger Kingdom, there were still a large number of tribespeople, tiger slaves, and tiger people living there.

We also need to invest some money in developing the secret realm.

All of these require investment, and the biggest investment is population. Currently, there are only about 20,000 people in the city. It would be a great pity if they were lost in the secret realm. Without trials in the secret realm, it would be difficult for the people to grow, accumulate strength, and become ninth-rank or even eighth-rank experts.

"Ordinary people do not have the ability to explore secret realms, so we must set thresholds for them, at least requiring the attainment of the ninth rank."

Now that Song Wuji has become the city lord, he feels that no matter how he calculates it, there are not enough people and the luck is not enough. If he does it all by himself, he will probably work himself to death and it will be difficult to support the whole city. He can only try to find a way to strengthen himself.

"I wonder how Magistrate Tian did in the examination for the position of City God? I hope he comes back soon so that he can relieve some of the pressure."

Now, according to the ritual of the Eighth-Rank Gluttonous Kitchen Master, the five flavors are harmonized, but Song Wuji only obtained the salty flavor and the "umami" flavor, which is not among the five flavors. He is still missing the bitter, spicy, sour, and sweet flavors.

Only after completing this ritual would Song Wuji have the courage to go to the Netherworld to feast the ghosts and gods and complete the seventh rank. Otherwise, if he could not gain the praise of the ghosts and gods, this ritual would be very dangerous, and he might accidentally stay in the Netherworld.

Upon exiting the Human Dao Secret Mansion in Taichang Realm, they found Chen Xiu and Lü Han already in the county government office. The two men looked intently at Song Wuji: "Just now, many changes occurred in the city, and we all felt the nourishment like spring rain. City Lord Song, was it you who just did that?"

Lu Han further stated, "Just now, I observed the qi and saw that the qi was vast and distributed among everyone. Everyone's qi was stronger. Those with gray bad luck turned white, which is a sign of disaster relief. Those with bloodshed turned good luck."

(End of this chapter)