I Just Won't Play By The Book

275 Emperor (2)

“Menliang County isn’t far from here. I heard that wherever the emperor goes, he will stay until night. Why don’t we go and try our luck? He wanted to see if he could find the emperor.”

“Good idea! But are your injuries serious?”

“It’s fine. Let’s not delay any longer. Let’s hurry up and set off.”

“Senior Brother!” Tang Tingshuang, who was bandaging Li Fucheng’s wound, called out,” No matter how urgent it is, we have to treat the wound first.””

“Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you to hurry up, Shuang ‘er.”

“I wonder why you are so interested in the emperor…” Shaking her head, Tang Tingshuang continued to wipe the sword wounds on Li Fucheng’s body.

..

In Pingsha Village, Menliang County, Jiang Beiran was sitting in a pavilion, drinking the wine that the village chief had poured for him.

“Your Majesty, our village’s Swallow Mountain wine is famous for its fragrance.”

Taking a whiff of the wine, Jiang Beiran said slowly,””There’s no hurry to drink the wine. First, present the household register of the village for Zhen to take a look.”

“Yes! I’ll go get it, I’ll go get it!”

Rushing out of the pavilion, the village chief shouted at the villagers who had formed a circle and were constantly moving in,”Why are you all gathered here? Disturbing the emperor would result in death!”

Although the villagers took two steps back after hearing this, they still craned their necks to look inside. They wanted to see what the ancient wise ruler on the bulletin board looked like.

“Sir! The villagers here were dressed much better than those in Stone Village! It was obvious that they were all new clothes. Sir was really amazing! Long live a person like Sir!”

Behind Jiang Beiran, Kong Qianqian was massaging his shoulders as she spoke.

Because no matter how he corrected her, Kong Qianqian would still call her by the wrong name, so Jiang Beiran could not be bothered with her anymore. He would just call her ‘mister’ then.

“Do you want some?” Jiang Beiran picked up the wine glass on the table and asked.

Kong Qianqian gulped and said,””Qianqian’s words just now came from the bottom of her heart! It’s not to ask for wine.”

“Really?”

“Really!” Kong Qianqian answered firmly.

“That’s good. The most annoying thing for a gentleman is people who don’t tell the truth.”

Kong Qianqian said as she pressed her thumb and index finger together, ensuring that there was only a tiny gap.

Jiang Beiran couldn’t help but laugh when he heard that. Occasionally teasing Kong Qianqian could indeed make him happy.

“Take it.” Jiang Beiran said as he handed the wine glass to Kong Qianqian.

“Thank you, sir!” Kong Qianqian took the cup with a smile and walked over to Muyao.” Senior Sister, you drink first.”

“You can drink it yourself.” Muyao shook her head and smiled.”,Then, he continued to look at the villagers outside the pavilion.

In just a short month, she finally understood what it meant to turn the world upside down.

From the first sight of the barren towns and dilapidated villages, as well as the lifeless villagers, to now, he could often see villages repairing the dilapidated houses in the villages, and the villagers ‘faces were filled with blissful smiles.

Only a month had passed.

Looking at Jiang Beiran’s back and recalling everything that had happened over the past few months, Muyao felt that this man was always able to come up with the simplest and most effective way to solve problems.

‘Perhaps this is what a king should really look like…’

After a while, the village chief who had taken the household register rushed back to the pavilion.

“Your Majesty, this is the household register of the village. Please take a look.”

Taking the household register, Jiang Beiran glanced at it and praised,””Your household register is quite exquisite.”

Hearing the Emperor’s praise, Muramasa immediately knelt on the ground and said,”This lowly one is only doing what is within my duty, I don’t dare to receive such praise from the emperor.”

Having been to so many villages, Jiang Beiran had seen many different kinds of household registration books. Some were scribbled and pieced together. In short, it was obvious that they had been hastily prepared.

However, the household register in front of him was not only well preserved, but it also recorded the names of the villagers and even the household income and expenditure statistics.

For example, on this page, Dai Chuan’s family had an annual income of 120 dan of grain (a total of 7,200 coins) and 10 bolts of cloth (a total of 4,000 coins).

The expenditure was more detailed. For example, two stones of salt (900 coins), six stones of seeds (380 coins), and seven stones of farm tools (420 coins).

In addition, there were land rent, tax collection, sacrifices, medicine, and so on.

“Did you remember everyone in the village?”Jiang Beiran asked when he reached the last page.

“Sigh! The little one had nothing to do in his spare time, so he helped the villagers record some of their expenses so that they knew how to save so that they would not have to live in the face of famine.”

“Very good.” Jiang Beiran nodded and looked at Deng Xianghan, who was beside him.””Write it down.”

“Yes.” Deng Xianghan took out her pen and paper and started writing.

Of course, Jiang Beiran’s intention to go undercover was not really to experience the drama addiction, but mainly to get down to business. What business? Letting these local officials know that they had an emperor who could come to their side to inspect them at any time was the right thing to do!

From the very beginning, he had never intended to use the strategies of a wise ruler that he had learned from textbooks to govern the country. This was a fantasy world! He could cheat! There were many ways to improve the efficiency!

The ability to fly was the best cheat.

Apart from attending the event personally, publicity was also very important. When Jiang Beiran thought about how to quickly spread the news, two words immediately popped up in his mind.

[Reporter]

When Jiang Beiran expressed his thoughts about being a reporter, Deng Xianghan responded positively, wanting to be one of the first reporters to record everything she saw and heard along the way.

“Your Majesty, I’ve remembered everything.”

Jiang Beiran nodded and patted Li Zheng’s shoulder.””Well done. What’s your name?”

Li Zheng shouted excitedly,”Your Majesty, my name is Liu Ya!””

“Alright, this one will use you as a role model and announce it to the entire country so that all the parents and officials can learn from you!”

Liu Ya had never been so agitated before. For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn’t say anything. He could only kowtow repeatedly.

“Stop drinking. Your wine is indeed not bad. Go and prepare some food for this one. This one will eat here today.”

“Yes! Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I’ll go and prepare now!”

After Liu Ya finished speaking, he rushed out of the pavilion.

“What a rare good official.”

In addition, there were land rent, tax collection, sacrifices, medicine, and so on.

“Did you remember everyone in the village?”Jiang Beiran asked when he reached the last page.

“Sigh! The little one had nothing to do in his spare time, so he helped the villagers record some of their expenses so that they knew how to save so that they would not have to live in the face of famine.”

“Very good.” Jiang Beiran nodded and looked at Deng Xianghan, who was beside him.””Write it down.”

“Yes.” Deng Xianghan took out her pen and paper and started writing.

Of course, Jiang Beiran’s intention to go undercover was not really to experience the drama addiction, but mainly to get down to business. What business? Letting these local officials know that they had an emperor who could come to their side to inspect them at any time was the right thing to do!

From the very beginning, he had never intended to use the strategies of a wise ruler that he had learned from textbooks to govern the country. This was a fantasy world! He could cheat! There were many ways to improve the efficiency!

The ability to fly was the best cheat.

Apart from attending the event personally, publicity was also very important. When Jiang Beiran thought about how to quickly spread the news, two words immediately popped up in his mind.

[Reporter]

When Jiang Beiran expressed his thoughts about being a reporter, Deng Xianghan responded positively, wanting to be one of the first reporters to record everything she saw and heard along the way.

“Your Majesty, I’ve remembered everything.”

Jiang Beiran nodded and patted Li Zheng’s shoulder.””Well done. What’s your name?”

Li Zheng shouted excitedly,”Your Majesty, my name is Liu Ya!””

“Alright, this one will use you as a role model and announce it to the entire country so that all the parents and officials can learn from you!”