Nangong Jiu shook his head.
【We won't stay here, let's go to Nanjin first. 】
Chu Ruofeng reminded: "Xiao Jiuer, Nanjin and we are still hostile to each other, you have to be careful!"
[I know, don't worry, uncle!]
After bidding farewell to Chu Ruofeng and his son, Nangong Jiu and his group turned directly towards Southern Jin.
After a while, Xiao Wang asked, "Your Majesty, below is the border between Western Yue and Southern Jin. Should we go down to see General Qin?"
"Forget it, hide your whereabouts and go directly to the capital of Southern Jin.
Ask the people and see if there are any interesting places in Southern Jin so we can go and have a look."
Soon, the group arrived at the capital of Southern Jin in stealth, and stopped in front of an ordinary restaurant in disguise.
Xiao Wang looked around and said, "This Southern Jin is not as good as Western Yue. It can't even compare with the capital of Dongling."
Nangong Jiu looked at the people coming and going and said, "The conditions in Southern Jin are not as good as those in Dongling.
You can see that the people are dressed very simply. This is the capital city, not to mention other small places.
Let’s go in and ask the boss while we eat.”
Wuwang picked up Nangong Jiu and walked into the restaurant first. He quickly ordered the dishes and found a seat by the window.
It was almost dinner time and there were not many customers in the store.
Wuwang took advantage of the waiter serving tea and casually said, "Brother Xiaoer, it seems like the people in this city are not living well."
The waiter put the handkerchief in his hand over his shoulder and started talking.
"Sir, you are from out of town, right?
I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but life is getting harder and harder these days, and taxes are increasing every year. People don't have money in their pockets, so naturally they're reluctant to spend it."
Nangong Jiu used his spiritual sense to convey the message: "Wuwang, ask how much tax a shop like theirs has to pay each year."
Wuwang asked the waiter the same question, and the waiter sighed when he heard it.
"In the past few years, we paid five taels of silver a year, and the amount has been rising every year. This year, the highest increase is fifteen taels.
The boss said that all the money he earned was used to pay taxes, and the store is almost unable to operate."
Nangong Jiu glanced at the small shop. In Gong County, the annual tax for a shop like this would be at most five taels of silver.
Fifteen taels of tax is a bit too high.
Thinking of this, he looked out the window again.
Most of the people passing by were wearing coarse cloth clothes, and very few were wearing brocade clothes.
Looking at it this way, the attire of our group was still a bit too eye-catching.
Soon, the food was served.
Nangong Jiu’s minced meat and egg custard, Xiao Wang and Xiao Xing’s two meat dishes, and Qing Chen and Wu Wang’s two vegetarian dishes.
After eating and drinking, Nangong Jiu pushed a bag of change and a silver note in front of Wuwang, indicating that he should go and pay the bill.
Wuwang whispered, "Grandmaster, I have some silver here..."
"Here, you'll be in charge of the accounts while you're traveling. Let me know if you run out of money."
Wuwang was about to say something, but Qingchen shook his head: "Go ahead, just do whatever Jiujun says."
Wuwangying went down to pay the bill.
"Boss, are there any fun places or dangerous places in Nanjin?"
The shopkeeper explained with a smile: "There is nothing fun to do in Southern Jin, but there is one dangerous place, which is the desert area in the north of Southern Jin.
There are constant winds and sandstorms there, the weather is unpredictable, and there are monsters that eat human hearts."
Wuwang thanked them and came back, saying to them, "Let's go."
The group walked out of the restaurant and flew at a low altitude, hiding their whereabouts in a deserted place.
Nangong Jiu instructed Xiao Wang: "The people are having such a hard time, let's go to the palace and see how the Emperor of Southern Jin lives."
Xiao Wang flew to a high altitude, looked down, and dived straight into a certain place.
The group wandered around the Southern Jin Imperial Palace for a while, and then sneaked into the imperial study.
After seeing the decoration of the imperial study, Nangong Jiu was so angry that her chest heaved.
"You bastard emperor, you live such a luxurious life, squandering the hard-earned money of the people."
As the group was about to leave the imperial study, they heard the Southern Jin Emperor talking to a man who looked like a general.
"Zheng Yicai, do we really want to have friendly relations with Dongling?"
Zheng Yicai nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Dongling is now powerful. The only way for us to avoid being annexed by Dongling is to establish friendly relations with them."
"Then who do you think is the right person to choose for the peace talks?"
"I can't say anything about this. Your Majesty is wise and will definitely choose the right person."
"How about you go?"
Zheng Yicai waved his hands repeatedly: "Your Majesty, are you kidding? I am a rough man. Don't mess up the peace talks. It would be more trouble than good."
Nangong Jiu led a group of people out of the imperial study.
"Humph, you dog emperor, you're a man of few words. When others are weak, you want to attack and divide them. When others are strong, you want to curry favor with them.
This kind of person is the most untrustworthy. It's easy to be cheated by him if you make friends with him. I have to find an opportunity to warn my grandfather and uncle."
Nangong Jiu walked forward angrily and walked all the way to the imperial kitchen.
Raise your hand and point.
All the eunuchs in the imperial study fell asleep in a daze.
After Nangong Jiu looked at the lunch prepared by the imperial kitchen one by one, he waved his hand and put it all into his small pocket.
He went to the warehouse again and collected all the stored ingredients, even the large water tank full of water.
After finishing the collection, he clapped his hands.
"The dog emperor eats too well and has gained a lot of fat. Let's help him and let him eat less to lose some weight.
Okay, there's nothing more to see, let's go."
Xiao Wang reminded: "Your Majesty, how about going to the Dog Emperor's warehouse to take a look?"
Wuwang smiled with his lips pursed.
Nangong Jiu pondered for a moment: "He sent troops to the border at will. If a war breaks out, countless soldiers will lose their lives. He deserves some punishment.
Let's go to the treasury."
The group appeared in the treasury quietly.
All the gold, silver, supplies and food inside were taken away.
Nangong Jiu muttered as he put it back.
“Hehe… When we came here, it seemed like we saw a place flooded and the people were suffering.
The old emperor's things are taken from the people and used for the people."
Before leaving, he playfully left the words "God's punishment, take care of yourself" on the wall of the treasury.
“Xiao Wang, go towards the border first, not far from Nanjin, it’s flooded.
Providing food and supplies to the people affected by the disaster to alleviate their immediate needs can be considered a good deed."
Xiao Wang was in a good mood: "Your Excellency, well done, we have become heroes who rob the rich and help the poor."
Xiao Xing corrected him: "It's a god who robs the rich and helps the poor."
The group chatted and laughed as they flew over the disaster-stricken area.
Nangong Jiu looked down and saw that a riverbank had broken. The flood was like a beast out of its cage, submerging many places.
On the riverbank, an official was directing soldiers and civilians to fill the gap in the embankment with sand and stones, but with little success.
"Cooperate with me and we will help them plug the breach."
"What do you think we should do?"
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