Chapter 134: Blue Sky?

Liang Qu stood under the tree in the courtyard, his blood and qi perfectly smooth and harmonious, restrained as one, circulating and becoming increasingly strong.

The first layer of 'Wan Sheng Holding the Origin' cultivation is Stabilize Spirit.

Reaching this realm, one can make the strength of the whole body harmonious as one, achieving the effect of using force in one place, making the same punch as before erupt with greater power.

Even achieving a better effect of qi restraint, even if separated by a major realm, one will not be easily seen through for their strength level.

"Are you going to say it or not?"

"It's not convenient now, right? Master Liang looks like he is practicing martial arts."

"It shouldn't matter. If he didn't want to be disturbed, he wouldn't have come to the courtyard."

"Wait, where is Master Liang?"

"I don't know. He was just under the tree? Why is he gone?"

Several masons on the side were puzzled. In the time it took to talk, Liang Qu disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Wait, look, he's still under the tree!"

"Strange, didn't he move? Why didn't I see him just now?"

Liang Qu opened his eyes, got up, and looked at them: "Do you have something?"

He had heard what they said early on, but he just wanted to try what effect it would have to restrain his blood and qi to the extreme using 'Wan Sheng Holding the Origin'.

It is said that masters who restrain their blood and qi can reach the realm where ordinary people regard them as dead objects and subconsciously ignore them.

He didn't expect 'Wan Sheng Holding the Origin' to have such an effect, but it could still be seen if someone looked carefully.

Several craftsmen looked at each other, and finally one stood out, came to Liang Qu, rubbed his hands, and said awkwardly: "Master Liang, we heard that the new Magistrate is going to re-measure the fields and set taxes, and it starts today. We were thinking if we could ask for a day off to go over and see what's going on. What do you think..."

"If you want to ask for leave, just ask. Don't worry, this job will still be yours when you come back." Liang Qu agreed happily; he is not a black-hearted boss.

Several people were ecstatic and were about to pack up and leave, but were stopped by Liang Qu.

"Can you tell me first what re-measuring fields and setting taxes is about?"

"Ah, this..." It was the same leader who came out to explain. "They say the Magistrate wants to verify the household registration and field acreage, and re-determine the tax everyone has to pay."

"That's right, I heard that he wants to make the big families spit out the occupied fields! And then use the grain tax from the make-up payment to rebuild the inspection team."

"The original Inspector Bian was found to have been corrupt and is already preparing to be handled by the Three Judicial Departments. Maybe in a few days, he will be arrested."

"I have a neighbor who occupied two more mu. I heard he was found out this morning and has to be beaten with the killing stick, and also has to pay the tax money. I've been uncomfortable seeing his proud look since early morning; it's really satisfying."

Speaking of the new Magistrate's measures, several craftsmen were very happy.

Farmers paying taxes is different from fishermen. Fishermen are basically fixed, but farmers have to measure the fields and set the tax amount according to the size of the fields.

There are many ways in the fields, and what was set a few years ago can become a mess. Every re-measurement is a great good thing.

"Do you still have fields?" Liang Qu was surprised. He thought these masons were specialized craftsmen, but he didn't expect them to have fields at home to farm.

Several people laughed: "There are a few mu of thin fields, but the labor price for building houses has risen too much these days, and the money earned is much more than farming. This year's fields were rented out to others to farm."

Liang Qu understood and waved his hand: "Nothing else, go."

"Thank you, Master Liang."

Several people thanked him repeatedly and left the Liang residence.

In the afternoon, Liang Qu mounted Chishan and went to Pingyang County. On the way, he could hear the people praising Jian Zhongyi.

Things like he looked through the county annals as soon as he took office, understood the local terrain, population, and customs, and held court this morning to break two old cases.

And there were notices issued to repair roads, and every town, township, and county must be connected. As long as you come to help repair the road, you can eat a full meal.

On the roadside, you can see petty officials posting notices.

Liang Qu went over to take a look; they were mostly tongue-twisters encouraging people to be good.

The main theme is to let everyone be good, encouraging the measure of reporting and exposing among the people. As long as you tell the evil deeds committed by your neighbors, and it is verified to be true, you can get a reward ranging from one hundred wen to one tael of silver. Conversely, if you report falsely, you will also be punished from one hundred wen to one tael of silver.

Scholars on the roadside who could read read the content on the list to everyone, and everyone praised it.

"I heard that the carriage the Magistrate sat in when he came was huge. I thought he was a corrupt official, but I didn't expect it. We will have good days in the future."

"What do you know? The new Magistrate is a child of a big family and originally has money. It's normal for the carriage he sits in to be large."

"Extremely so, extremely so."

"My family has two mu of paddy fields occupied. I don't know if I can get them back. It's just spring plowing. I see they are all planted. It would be too comfortable if I could get them back."

Quite vigorous and resolute.

Liang Qu thought.

It is not easy to re-measure land from the hands of big families. For big families, that is robbery.

But looking at it, it seems it started this morning?

The new Magistrate is too fast, which makes him feel strange.

Liang Qu thought of a word from his previous life.

Marketing.

It's just that I don't know if it's pure marketing or doing practical things while marketing.

Liang Qu doesn't expect complete integrity. The ancient Magistrate doesn't even have a perfect accounting system. One sentence can get the allocated silver. The real local master is completely comparing who is worse.

Just hope he is not too bad.

Bad people won't write "I want to do bad things" on their faces, and the bad things they do won't be publicized for others to know.

Whether a person is a corrupt official or a good official, you can't cut open the heart to see; you can only wait for time to test it.

If he can do things, Second Cao Shixiong Yu Dun, as the County Lieutenant, can also get along well with him.

That Jian Zhongyi is both a second-place scholar and a martial arts genius. I hope he has real skills.

Liang Qu shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and went to the academy to study and the medical hall to learn medicine as usual. Two hours later, he mounted Chishan and went home.

Stepping into the main gate, the craftsman carving the shadow wall stood up to greet him.

On the shadow wall, the image of a huge ape was beginning to take shape, mighty and extraordinary.

Liang Qu nodded, crossed the shadow wall, and in the courtyard were two masons, who were building the pool he had dug out.

The wellhead was blocked by Liang Qu with stones, and the excess well water was controlled. The entire well became dry, and now the well wall had been laid with a layer of blue bricks, becoming more regular.

Out of the wellhead, the entire pool was also quite large. Blue bricks were laid one by one, and the mason was hammering the bricks, breaking half a piece and embedding it completely into it.

After two days when it dries, moving the stones away, it can become a real pool.

The things bought in the house were also organized, and the aroma of food came from the stove room.

Comfortable. ===== CHAPTER 135 =====

Liang Qu took the long spear, and the aura on the spear body became increasingly formidable.

If its original spiritual nature was like a nimble swallow, then now it was like a majestic eagle, much easier to handle.

It rose from one hundred jin to one hundred and eighty-six jin; from wielding it like a small woman to wielding it like a strong man, it was another leap in improvement.

Liang Qu cupped his hands: "Many thanks, Brother Lu."

"It is I who should thank you."

Lu Gang released his aura slightly.

Mid-level Wolf Smoke Realm!

Brother Lu's strength has stepped up another level!

Lu Gang had already been stuck at the initial Wolf Smoke Realm for a long time; that zhang of dragon tendon was precisely the most powerful final push, which could be said to be a matter of course.

"I heard from Master that you took the dragon tendon and your aptitude improved again. It's a pity, perhaps because I am too old, I didn't have that kind of feeling, so I refined it all to improve my strength."

Liang Qu also offered a piece of news: "Congratulations, Brother Lu. When I came, I went to the martial arts hall, and Brother Hu has also successfully broken through. He is now a true Galloping Horse martial artist."

Lu Gang nodded: "Calculating the time, that's about right. And Zishuai, he has also been dawdling at the Galloping Horse Realm for a long time, including the Sixth Junior Brother. That dragon tendon of yours played a significant role."

Liang Qu was very happy.

There are too many big shots in Pingyang County; naturally, the more experts on Master Yang's side, the better.

Being able to enter the Wolf Smoke Realm already provides a certain amount of capital.

Liang Qu chatted with Lu Gang for a while before bidding farewell and returning home. By this time, dinner at home was already prepared.

Life is truly comfortable.

No matter how drenched in sweat he gets from practicing martial arts, he doesn't need to worry about filth; there are people to wash his clothes once he takes them off.

Eating is the same; if he wants to eat something, he just needs to give a word, and it can all be arranged.

The time spent dealing with trivial matters every day is saved like this, and he only needs to do what he wants to do. How could those wealthy people not have abundant energy?

After dinner, Liang Qu sat quietly to cultivate and digest his food, waiting until the Xu hour to take Fubo and prepare to set sail.

He hadn't done his work for today yet.

Night is the peak period for fishermen to catch fish, so he naturally had to go patrol.

Yesterday, Liang Qu also accepted a beast-repelling mission on the tower ship, with the goal of expanding the fishing range of the fishermen.

The fishing range of the fishermen in Yixing Town has always been limited by the existence of water spirit monsters, so they can only fish in shallow water areas, with a few bold ones going to the edge of the deep water areas.

The first mission established for every River Patrol Office is to push forward the fishing range of the fishermen.

It is the simplest and most common mission.