Chapter 402: Killing without mercy
Su Nuan touched her chin, "Getting a bargain? Unfortunately, I can't get a bargain now."
The space spirit asked in confusion: "Why?"
Su Nuan sighed, "What do you think I could have found? All the gold and silver have been confiscated."
The space spirit thought for a moment and said, "But there are also antiques and other things. You can also carry them back in a sack openly."
Su Nuan's eyes lit up, "Oh, right, I used the space to sweep, and then when I came back, I carried it in a sack. They knew I was buying goods without asking."
The space spirit nodded repeatedly, "Yes, let's go!"
Su Nuan did not hesitate, called Feixue and left the north.
From the air, you can see that the border town is indeed in chaos. Many people have left through the north gate, and no one knows where they are moving to.
Su Nuan entered from another door. All the shops on the street were closed and pedestrians were hurrying around. She didn't know what they were busy with.
The space spirit said, "Strange, the beggars are gone."
Only then did Su Nuan realize that the beggars she had seen a while ago were nowhere to be seen. Could it be that the beggars had also run away?
The space spirit said, "I'll go take a look, you can take a stroll first."
Su Nuan was abandoned and could only wander around the city by herself. She saw that the noodle stall from last time was still there, with an old man sitting there in a daze and no customers to entertain.
She went over and said, "Uncle, give me a bowl of noodles."
The old man looked up and forced a smile, "My girl, I don't have any face. I was just robbed."
Su Nuan frowned and asked, "Why is the city so chaotic?"
The old man sighed, "The city defense soldiers have all run away, so no one is taking care of them."
Su Nuan saw that there was still boiling noodle soup in the pot, so she said, "Uncle, give me a bowl of soup."
This time the old man didn't refuse. He stood up and served a bowl of soup, sprinkling salt and chopped green onions on it.
"Drink slowly, girl, don't burn yourself."
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Thank you. I saw many people left the city. Are they moving?"
The old man sighed again, "I heard that the high priest ran away with all the money in the city. We will soon be held accountable by the higher-ups, so those people ran away for fear of being implicated."
Su Nuan took a sip of the noodle soup; it tasted quite good. She asked, "If the higher-ups are to blame, won't they blame the officials? And what about that high priest who ran away with the money? What does that have to do with the common people?"
The old man said with a sad face: "You don't know, most of us here are exiles, and the household registration is different."
"If the superiors can't find a scapegoat, they'll definitely drag us all out and kill us, just to get away with it."
Su Nuan nodded. This probability might be as high as 90%. After all, those people would look for scapegoats if they couldn't find the high priest.
She asked, "Aren't you going to run away, sir?"
The old man shook his head. "Where can I run to? There's nowhere to run."
Su Nuan chuckled, "My uncle's granddaughter-in-law's uncle and his family went to a good place. I came back this time to inform my uncle and his family to go there too."
The old man asked in confusion, "Where? In the mountains? Wild animals are very fierce in order to feed their cubs and often kill people."
Su Nuan shook her head, "No, it's the northern part of Yuan Kingdom."
The old man looked at Su Nuan blankly. "Yuan Country? The country across the river? It's said that the Northland was their place of exile, and it suffered a disaster. How could it be a good place?"
"Are those people from that place trying to trick us into coming here and eat us like two-legged sheep?"
Su Nuan: “…” This guess is too outrageous.
It seems that we need to find a few people who have been to the north to come back and encourage them, otherwise the people here are too timid to go.
She pretended to be surprised and said, "Who said that?"
The old man said, "It happened fifty years ago, so everyone would rather die here than go to Yuan Country."
Su Nuan cursed in her heart, "Which bastard ruined the reputation of the North? Where is he buried? I want to go to his grave and have a chat."
At this time, the space spirit flew back. She sat on Su Nuan's head and said, "Oh, the people who left cleaned up the place very thoroughly. They only left some bulky furniture. They took away all the bottles and jars."
Su Nuan was not surprised by what the old man said. If she were from the border town, she would do the same.
The space spirit continued, "I heard a piece of news that I'm not sure if it's good news or not."
Su Nuan perked up and asked herself in her heart while drinking her soup: "What news?"
The space spirit said, "The people at the blacksmith shop said there is a small iron mine here, and there is also an associated copper mine."
Su Nuan had an idea. Iron ore and copper ore are both needed in the North, but she didn't know whether they were easy to mine.
"Do you know the location?"
The space spirit said, "I stole the map into the space. Take a look for yourself. I don't recognize the terrain."
Su Nuan was delighted, thinking that this trip was not in vain.
Seeing Su Nuan smiling, the old man said earnestly, "My daughter, you should be more careful. It would be bad if they really are deceiving you."
Su Nuan shook her head. "No, I just came from the North. They're building a city there."
"Food is provided by the government, and the people only need to work."
"And last night, quite a few people from the border towns went to the North. Do you know Muguopu? Because he runs a pharmacy and understands pharmacology, the people in the North simply gave him a shop to continue running."
The old man's eyes lit up. "Really? We all know Muguopu. If he could come back and tell us about the situation, more people would go."
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go back and talk to him."
The old man asked curiously, "Are the officials in the north so good?"
Su Nuan nodded. "The exiles from the north have merged with the villagers there to build a new city. It's so far away that no one can control it."
The old man was very skeptical, wondering how an exiled prisoner could be so bold.
And if they merge with the villagers, will the villagers be willing to live with the prisoners?
Seeing the suspicion written across his face, Su Nuan continued to speak out for the North. "They've abolished the slave status of exiled prisoners over there. They've all got new household registrations, and the villagers have become city dwellers. Of course, anyone willing to farm can go out and form a village."
"Let me put it this way. From now on, any officials sent by Yuan Nation will not be able to command the people of the Northland. If they are polite, we will treat them well. If they are not polite, we will beat them to death and bury them without anyone knowing."
The old man was shocked when he heard this, "What? Isn't this... a rebellion?"
Su Nuan chuckled, "The Yuan Kingdom is in chaos, and the Northland is impoverished. Who would come here to meddle in things?"
When the chaos in Yuan Kingdom ends and a wise ruler takes the throne, he will definitely not blame the people of the North, but will reward them for their good development."
"After all, a city's tax revenue is considerable. Only a fool would push the money out."
The old man still didn't believe it and squatted there without saying a word.
The space spirit said, "What are you talking to an old man about? He can't help you, and he won't go with you."
Su Nuan also knew this, but she still had to say it, because word of mouth spreads quickly.
"Let's go find iron ore."
She had just stood up when she heard the sound of horse hooves. Why were there people riding horses here? Were there soldiers guarding the city?
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