Xia Xiao stared at Wang Chengzhu with a gaze as sharp as a torch and as cold as ice, almost freezing him. Then he said:

"I plan to feed everyone in the city first. I also ask the city lord to be magnanimous and share the food. Then we can talk about farming and weaving to restore normalcy. As long as everyone works together, we can return to normal in the spring of next year. We won't be as embarrassed as we are now. But this autumn and winter, we need to prepare together in the summer to get through. What do you think?"

Glancing at the grain in the yard, Wang Chengzhu was obviously unhappy, and there was a lot of anger in his words, no longer as restrained as before.

"Master Xia Xiao, ever since the Easterners and Southerners came, even though the national treasury was limited, I, Wang Chengzhu, as the Lord of Luocheng, have always tried my best to distribute my own grain. But now that Zhenxun has fallen, the national treasury is empty, and I haven't received any grain. So why not take back the grain that belongs to me?"

"Perhaps you think I am a bad person for extorting the people, but you don't know that there are many local people in Luo City, most of whom have been with me for more than ten years. I must at least ensure their food first, as well as the people in the government and the soldiers. If I can't even protect my own people, how can I talk about ability and loyalty? The Shelie people from the Southern Kingdom have been here for nearly a month, and so have the people from the Eastern Kingdom. As an official of Daxia, I am magnanimous and have given them useless houses. But who do you think can stand them living here and eating for free? If you were the city lord, would you let them sit there all the time and ignore the world?"

Xia Xiao and Azhu sat down, Xiaona and Tiewu looked at each other, they knew that the eloquent humans would not easily agree to rectify the order, just like now. In troubled times, the powerful people would like to continue this state, only the poor people and some wise officials and saints wish for peace in the world. But Xia Xiao was also prepared, and immediately answered:

"Of course I won't let them eat for free."

"That's right!"

Wang Chengzhu smiled and winked at Xia Xiao secretly. As long as Xia Xiao helped him, he would definitely let Xia Xiao enjoy all the benefits and have many wives and concubines.

Xia Xiao looked at him and easily understood his meaning, but now was not the time to collude with him. Everything he did now had to be worthy of the sacrifices of his master and many predecessors.

"Although food is limited, it is only summer now, so we can open up wasteland and cultivate land to be self-sufficient. During this period, the city lord needs to be generous and help the people in the city get through the difficult times. I believe that after summer, they will at least have some reserves of their own. At that time, those who have more can repay some, and those who have less can borrow some, but they must go to work and engage in agriculture. Anyway, there are plenty of undeveloped farmlands around Luo City."

"But this..."

"I will pass down the order now. Anyone who has no food can come to the City Lord's Mansion to buy food on credit. The selection of fields will begin this afternoon. If there are any conflicts or unreasonable people during the process, you can come to me!"

Without Wang Chengzhu's order, no one in the mansion went down, which was what he hoped to see. But Xia Xiao's glance made a man leave the place with cold sweat on his back, run out of the city lord's mansion, and spread the news everywhere. Soon, there was an uproar in the city, but without the first warrior to step forward, they dared not come.

Seeing more and more refugees gathering outside the palace, Wang Chengzhu looked extremely unhappy and said:

"How can the food in the mansion feed so many people? It's a chaotic time now, there's no blacksmith shop, where can we get farm tools?"

"The food stored in your mansion is enough for these people to solve their urgent needs, and they only need to buy on credit for one week. In the days to come, you can each find ways to deal with it, but you can't let them starve to death without any preparation. If they eat their own children, wouldn't it be a public outrage? As for the farming tools and seeds, I can provide them for free."

With a wave of his hand, countless tools were ready, and the wooden sticks and iron tools fit perfectly. In addition, the seeds were divided into bags and neatly placed in the yard, which surprised people outside the mansion, but they still did not dare to move forward.

Just listen, Xia Xiao said:

"According to your family's situation, each of you should take farm tools and seeds. These seeds are different from ordinary crops. They grow very fast and are the food of the Wild Beast Forest. They also contain my wood energy, which can help you solve the problem of food and clothing in a short period of time. As for rice and vegetable seeds, you have to find a way by yourself. Of course, if anyone provides them, I will reward them one by one."

As soon as these words were spoken, the first person walked towards the gate and bricks of the City Lord's Mansion. Before he could take away the hoe and seeds, he knelt down in the yard and kowtowed with tears in his eyes.

"Thank you, Master Xia Xiao, and the Zhang family of Southern Kingdom. We are grateful."

"How many people are there in your family?"

"Five."

"City Lord Wang, please take the corresponding food and vegetables."

Wang Chengzhu was unwilling to move, so Xia Xiao waved his hand to move the food, causing the mountain of rice and flour and baskets of vegetables and fruits to pile up on one side of the courtyard. He currently held a supreme position in the eyes of everyone, and they took it themselves with just one word, and dared not take more. Then they kowtowed to express their gratitude, thinking that they could finally survive.

As the first warrior, Zhang Hou attracted the envy of everyone. He carried two hoes on his shoulders, two baskets of vegetables and fruits, and a bag of rice. Although it was hard to carry them, the crowd was red-eyed and rushed forward immediately, but Xia Xiao only said softly:

“Queue in an orderly manner!”

The team that was vying for the first place immediately lined up, and those people kowtowed one by one, without losing courtesy. It was okay for one person, but if everyone did the same, Xia Xiao couldn't stand it.

"No need to kneel before me. Hurry up and get everything and inform the others. Today, I want everyone to sleep with food in their arms. After we select a spot in the afternoon, we will start farming right away!"

After hearing this, everyone was even more grateful, but they did not kneel down to pay respect. This made the movement much faster, but some women, children and the elderly could not hold the rice and flour, so their movements were a little slow, but they did not dare to put it down, for fear that it would be snatched away. Seeing this, Xia Xiao said:

"Take the hoes and fruits and vegetables back first, and come back later. From now on, no one is allowed to steal food, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

With such a strong order, they felt relieved and put a few stones around the rice bag to indicate that it had an owner, then hurried home and took it again. More and more people left, and many came. Among them, there were some who were just filling in the numbers. They took the food once and sent their family members to come again. They were immediately caught by Xia Xiao, who stabbed them three times and stabbed them six times, causing their left hand to twitch constantly.

"The entire city of Luo is covered by my vitality. I can see your every move. If there are more people who come to take the food, don't blame me for being rude! And those who will come to take the food in the future, hurry up. If you don't have enough people at home, you can find someone to take it."

Xia Xiao stood in front of the hall, and was satisfied when he saw a few people sneaking away from the queue. This efficiency made everyone praise him. Although Xia Xiao was so resolute and decisive, he had shown it in the previous discussion, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth in execution. But Xia Xiao knew that there were always only a few people who lived a stable life, and as long as it was beneficial to the majority, the minority would be helpless.

Since moving out the food, Xia Xiao has divided the rice and flour into bags. Although there is not much, it is enough to make porridge, but it can ensure that everyone can get a share. In this way, the people in the city really benefited quickly, and they were all excited. In some families without male heirs, daughters came to help their mothers carry vegetables, and they immediately smiled.

Children will not hide their emotions. When a few hearty laughs reached Xia Xiao's ears, his tense heart finally calmed down.

"If you go to other cities, just do what I did. If anything happens, feel free to contact me!"

Xiaona Tiewu and the ten people nodded and left immediately, leaving Xia Xiao and Azhu in the hall. He looked at the queue in front of him and roughly calculated how many cities like Daxia there were. Not to mention small towns and villages, they mainly had to change the big cities. Fourteen people formed seven teams and could only change seven cities. And if he was not there, the order in the other cities might not be so good. For the sake of efficiency and scope, Xia Xiao said:

"Let your people inform all the towns and villages around Luocheng to restore order! Since countless people have died to protect the people of the world, we must live well now!"

Wang Chengzhu's face had become extremely bad, but he could only nod and say yes. However, as he watched his food becoming less and less, and the stored fruits and vegetables gradually running out, his anger grew. When the food was gone, the few people left began to bag the rice cakes collected in the yard. Wang Chengzhu held his breath and risked his life to ask:

"Master Xia Xiao, are you really not going to give me a way out?"

"You still have a lot of stuff in your warehouse. Even if you do nothing, it's enough for you to eat for a month. But I can't afford to support so many wives and concubines, so take care of yourself and your subordinates. If you do anything wrong to women again, don't blame me for being merciless and killing them as a warning to others!"

This sentence completely angered Wang Chengzhu, and he said angrily:

"Young Master, why are you so partial to the Shelie people of the Southern Kingdom? Aren't we Daxia people more important than them? Do you know that seven or eight of the people who came today are not from Daxia? I have no problem distributing food and vegetables to the refugees in the eastern part of the dynasty, but why should I give them to them?"

"Because the Shelie people of the Southern Kingdom also died in the war. They fought regardless of national boundaries. Why? Just so that their own people could survive! Since I am still alive, since my Great Xia is still here, I can't be so heartless to them! These people just want to live, what's wrong with that? As long as I am here, I don't care about the people of the Southern Kingdom. As long as they are in this world and under my eyes, they must be alive!"

Xia Xiao shouted loudly, easily stopping Wang Chengzhu, and making the Nanguo Sheli people in the courtyard excited again. Xia Xiao's actions and words were not meant for them to see, but at this moment, Wang Chengzhu, who was watching the whole process, was furious and thought to himself:

I used to be the king of Los Angeles, but I didn’t expect a nosy bastard like you to come. What a fucking bad luck!

But when he thought about it, other cities were also like this, and some were even controlled by the beastmen, he felt much better, but his face was still not good. Xia Xiao stood there, not looking at Wang Chengzhu, but still listened to what Ah Zhu said, and said coldly:

"If you still think you are the sky of Luocheng, I will burn it down! Also, although the beastmen intervened, they are helping us. If you continue to have such thoughts, you will be the first person to die in Luocheng."

Wang Chengzhu, who was seen through, was so angry that he knelt down timidly. He had many subordinates, but they were all trash in front of Xia Xiao and Azhu. When the man who could easily burn the sky came back, his so-called sky would be a useless piece of waste paper, garbage, but he had to survive anyway.

But when he repeatedly begged for mercy, Xia Xiao did not answer. He just watched the city lord's minions gradually returning, and his voice resounded throughout Luo City.

"Everyone from the City Lord's Mansion, come back within ten minutes!"