Chapter 83: Taiping Record of World Governance

"This..."

Yin Chengtao was shocked, even somewhat unable to believe it.

After more than thirty years, there were still remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom coming out to cause chaos.

Yin Qi continued, "I applied to the Provincial Commander last night to organize a militia, and he has already agreed. He also promoted me to Shanyin Prefecture General, and I can recruit up to five thousand men myself."

"Good, very good!"

Yin Chengtao was overjoyed, his eyes shining.

Although he had resigned from office in anger back then, deep down he still longed to be an official.

Yin Qi said again, "Dad, you should wash up and rest first. I still have things to do."

"Hmm, go ahead!"

……

Newspaper Office.

Backyard, workshop.

Tao Chengzhang, Yin Xuan, and Yin Shishi walked out of the secret room.

Their expressions were haggard; it was clear they hadn't slept well last night.

Tao Chengzhang asked hurriedly, "Brother Yin, what exactly happened last night? Why did I hear so much gunfire? And how is it outside now?"

Yin Qi said briefly, "Last night, the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom caused chaos, but they have already been suppressed by the Provincial Commander. Also, the newspaper office has been unsealed. You go and notify Brother Zhou; I will take my eldest brother and sister home first."

Yin Xuan's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he said excitedly, "Second brother, can we go home?"

Yin Qi nodded and said, "Hmm. The Provincial Commander has already investigated clearly that the killing of our steam engine factory's foreign technicians was all done by the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and has nothing to do with us. I have already brought Dad and Mom home, and now I am here to pick you up."

"That's good, that's good!"

Yin Xuan was overjoyed, but then he thought of something, and his mood dropped.

Yin Shishi covered her mouth and cried silently, her face full of tears.

In just one day, her mood had been like a roller coaster.

……

On the way home.

Yin Qi warned solemnly, "Eldest brother, little sister, no matter who asks in the future, even if it's Dad and Mom, you must keep your stories straight. Just say that last night, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rebels rushed into the Japanese Budokan, and it was they who killed those Japanese people, while you took advantage of the chaos to escape and hide."

Yin Xuan and Yin Shishi both nodded; they knew the stakes involved.

Yin Xuan suddenly turned his head and opened his mouth several times before saying, "Little sister, I was wrong to you yesterday. If it weren't for your second brother, I fear I would have made a huge mistake. Dad was right; the Japanese are ambitious and not worth trusting at all."

Having gone through a disaster, he had seen many things clearly.

Yin Shishi shook her head and said, "Eldest brother, don't blame yourself. You were doing it for my own good; you just trusted the Japanese wrongly. As the saying goes, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. We should maintain at least a minimum level of vigilance toward foreigners."

Yin Qi looked at Yin Shishi in surprise; he felt that his little sister had also grown up a lot.

……

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

Shaoxing City had long since returned to calm, and the new Prefect, Assistant Prefect, and others appointed by the imperial court had all taken office.

Nalan Yuanshu had already left. He had captured many prisoners, including several high-level remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and knew their strongholds in other prefectures. He wanted to root them all out.

Of course, the main thing was to hunt down Chen Yucheng and Shi Zhongkui.

Especially Chen Yucheng, this fake prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; his existence was too much of a threat.

In the disturbance half a month ago, the Yin family became the biggest winner.

Not only did they clear away threats like the Chen family, the Japanese, the Twelve Knights, and the Prefect, but they also took advantage of the situation to obtain the position of Shanyin Prefecture General and the qualifications to organize a militia.

Even while assisting Nalan Yuanshu in handling the aftermath, Yin Qi secretly used his authority to swallow up all of the Chen family's industries.

Actually, calling it secret was not accurate; he was actually doing it with Nalan Yuanshu's tacit approval, because he had given Nalan Yuanshu a promissory note for three hundred thousand taels of silver.

These promissory notes were actually the assets of the Prefect.

In that small wooden box, besides the three hundred thousand taels of silver, there were also a large number of fields and properties.

The Chen family's industries were not inferior to the Yin family's. Besides tea mountains and fields, there were also over a dozen factories and seven mines producing iron, copper, coal, and so on.

By swallowing the Chen family, the Yin family leaped over the Zhang family to become the number one wealthy clan in Shaoxing.

Just the various industries alone accounted for more than half of Shaoxing.

……

The pier.

The river water surged.

Yin Qi saw Yin Xuan off and tried to persuade him again, "Eldest brother, are you really not staying? Dad's health is much worse than before, and the family business still needs you to manage it."

Yin Xuan smiled and shook his head, "No. With you here, I don't need to worry about the family business. I've thought a lot these days; perhaps I'm really not suited for managing business, otherwise I wouldn't have been deceived one after another."

"Twice I caused a great disaster, almost causing the family to be destroyed."

"Actually, I have always been very interested in physics."

"If it weren't for you being unreliable in the past, I wouldn't have given up my studies to come back and assist Dad in managing the business."

"Now that you are here, it's time for me to pursue my dreams."

Yin Qi sighed and didn't try to persuade him further, asking, "What about sister-in-law? Going to America is a vast ocean; by the time you return with your studies completed, it will probably be three or four years later."

Yin Xuan said, "I have already agreed with your sister-in-law. After her mourning period ends, she will go to America to find me. We will study at the same university. Actually, she is also very interested in chemistry and has long wanted to study abroad."

Yin Qi had nothing more to say, only, "Good, have a safe journey."

……

After returning to the city, Yin Qi was just about to go to the newspaper office to have a look.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked into the alley on the left. A person smiled slightly at him, then turned and walked into the depths of the alley.

It was Chen Yucheng!

Yin Qi's heart tightened, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He hadn't expected that Chen Yucheng was still in the city, and that he dared to come and find him!

Taking a deep breath, Yin Qi walked toward the alley.

Although he had been busy during this time, he hadn't neglected his martial arts; he was already at the intermediate stage of Dark Jin.

If they really fought, he wouldn't necessarily lose much to Chen Yucheng.

Although he could ignore it, he still wanted to see what Chen Yucheng wanted to say.

Since the other party hadn't gone to the government to make a false accusation, then there was still room to talk.

……

Deep in the alley, it was rarely visited.

"Master Chen!"

"Young Master Yin!"

Yin Qi and Chen Yucheng greeted each other, and also stared at each other.

It was neither like enemies glaring at each other nor like old friends reminiscing.

A strange atmosphere permeated between the two.

After a long time, Chen Yucheng broke the silence and said in a flat voice, "I came here to say goodbye to you. I am heading south to Guangzhou. Before parting, I have something to give you."

As he spoke, he took an ancient-looking book from his bosom and handed it to Yin Qi.

Yin Qi was surprised.

He had thought the other party had come to question or even threaten him.

After all, the fact that he had become a favorite in front of Nalan Yuanshu was known to almost the entire city.

Suppressing the doubt in his heart, Yin Qi took the ancient book.

The blue cover was somewhat mottled, and the five characters "Taiping Record of World Governance" were written on it.

The strokes were like iron hooks and silver carvings, like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 84 =====