Chapter 363: No one accepted the reward, the Crown Princess was furious
Finally, Xiao Ying proposed to build an archway at the entrance of the town specifically for hanging this plaque.
Everyone naturally agreed.
Ning Yuanze also announced the candidate for mayor on the spot, who was the village head Chen Jie.
Of course, this was the result of consultation with Xiao Ying.
Chen Jie is capable and has led Yingfeng Village very well before. He is also very loyal to her, so Xiao Ying is willing to give him this opportunity.
Chen Jie was excited and thanked him repeatedly.
Although I had guessed it a long time ago, I was still surprised and happy when the moment finally came.
He really became the mayor!
For a moment, I felt like I was dreaming.
Thinking back to the time when he went to Hongye Town to see Liu Cong, he was always envious and had to bow down to him.
The mayor is in charge of more than ten villages.
And now, he also sits in this position!
It’s indeed the right thing to do to follow Madam Xiao’s work!
"Thank you, the County Magistrate and Lady Xiao, for your appreciation. Chen Jie swears here: I will work even harder for the people in the future and will never let you down!"
Xiao Ying said: "I hope you will keep your promise and don't forget the oath you made today."
"Chen Jie is willing to accept everyone's supervision!"
Chen Jie couldn't help but look serious, he knew that Madam Xiao was warning him.
If he breaks his oath, Madam Xiao will really remove him.
The villagers were also happy for Chen Jie, as he was the mayor from their Yingfeng Village!
And as Yingfeng Town expands, more villages will definitely be built in the future.
By then, new headmen and village chiefs will appear, which means they will also have opportunities.
With a mayor, there naturally need to be clerks to do the work, and these are arranged jointly by Ning Yuanze and Chen Jie.
Refugees no longer need to go to the county government to register their household registration. They can do it directly in the town, which is very convenient.
To this end, Chen Jie decided to start diverting the villagers after gathering enough people.
Those who stay in the town will register as townspeople, and those who do not stay in the town will establish new villages and then be allocated homesteads and land nearby.
In short, Xiao Ying doesn’t have to worry about these things anymore.
This time, when accepting refugees, Xiao Ying was able to select eight children with spiritual roots.
After discussing with her parents, they were willing to let their children follow her.
So Xiao Ying sent the person directly to the sect for training.
There have been some changes in the sect during this period.
Ren Han, Jiang Leling and five others entered the fourth level of Qi Refining one after another and were assigned to different places by her.
Ren Han, Jiang Leling and Qi Yu, the three older ones, were sent to work in workshops or shops in the county town.
Because Lin Xitong was only six years old and still young, she was sent back to the Immortal Palace to continue her cultivation.
Peng Xiyu had some talent in alchemy, so he stayed in the Immortal Palace to help Chen Xinghai.
The Immortal Palace welcomed the third batch of disciples, all of whom had entered the third level of Qi Refining, a total of fourteen people.
Once these children enter the fourth level of Qi Refining, Xiao Ying will have a lot of manpower to use.
Everything is moving in the best direction.
Xiaoying is a place full of vitality and thriving.
In the capital city of Shangjing, Princess Xu Xuan was almost going crazy with rage.
She had issued the bounty for almost half a month, but no one took the order!
Not to mention the top masters she wanted, there wasn't even an ordinary master, which made her shocked, angry and extremely frustrated.
"Mammy, is it because our bounty is too low?"
Xu Xuan couldn't figure out what went wrong. Don't these people in the underworld love money?
The nanny was also confused and hesitated, "Logically speaking, fifty thousand taels is not a low price, but..."
"But what?"
Xu Xuan was displeased with her hesitation.
The nanny said cautiously, "However, it seems that the gold medal assassins of the Dark Night Pavilion all cost 100,000 taels each. How about Madam also change it to 100,000 taels?"
Xu Xuan's face suddenly felt painful, as the bounty had been doubled.
Although she is the Crown Prince's Consort, she is not the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion after all, and there is Ning Leshu above her.
She had indeed saved some money over the past decade, and with her dowry it was almost 100,000 taels.
Now, are we going to sacrifice everything just to deal with Xiao Ying?
"How about increasing it to eighty thousand taels?"
She still couldn't bear to put it all in.
The nanny was also very distressed. Her poor young lady never expected that one day she would be worried about money.
"Eighty thousand taels is already a lot. I think we can give it a try."
"Well, then, let's change it to eighty thousand taels!"
Xu Xuan gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.
She just couldn't believe that no one would be willing to take the order despite such a high reward.
"We have to hurry up. That woman was promoted again a few days ago, and this time she was directly promoted to the fifth rank."
A hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. This promotion was too fast.
If this continues, I feel that I will catch up with her soon. She is only a fourth-rank official now.
The higher Xiao Ying climbs, the greater threat he becomes to her, and the more she wants to get rid of him!
The nanny hesitated several times and finally couldn't help but remind her.
"Madam, why don't you tell the master about this and ask him to think of a solution?"
The master she was referring to was Xu Xuan's biological father, Xu Ji, who was the Minister of Personnel and a second-rank official.
The Xu family has been passed down for several generations. Although they are not the most powerful family in Shangjing, no one dares to underestimate them.
Such a family naturally also trains secret guards or death squads.
As long as the master is willing to help, the lady won't have to worry so much and can save 80,000 taels of silver.
"No, my father can't know about this."
However, Xu Xuan refused outright with a frown on her face.
"If one more person knows about my husband's affairs, there will be a greater risk of it being leaked. Besides, I'm afraid my father won't support me in getting rid of Xiao Ying."
Her father is a man of upright character, dedicated to serving the country and the people.
If Xiao Ying was just the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, perhaps he would consider it.
But this woman has made many contributions and presented many good things to the court. Her father would definitely not agree to get rid of such a talent.
Similarly, the guards around her cannot be mobilized, otherwise they will easily be noticed by Ning Leshu.
The nanny couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the lady had to rely on herself for this matter.
…
Xiao Ying had actually guessed that Xu Xuan wanted to get rid of him.
In fact, what surprised her was that no killer had arrived until now.
She was too lazy to guess the reason. After all, there were a lot of things to do every day and she had no time to think about those things.
After Chen Jie brought back another group of refugees for resettlement, Xiao Ying also selected a group of people from them and planned to build a glass workshop.
She had planned to make glass a long time ago, but it was delayed for a while because of the Chinese New Year.
Now that the construction of Yingfeng Town is on track, she can free up her hands to do other things.
The glass workshop was also built deep in the mountains, not far from the papermaking and printing workshops.
After all, this thing is very valuable now and the technology is very precious, she doesn't want it to be leaked.
Making glass was just the first step in her plan.
Later on, it will be used to make derivatives such as mirrors, telescopes, magnifying glasses, and glasses, which are the most important things!
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