C995 Ancient Spiritual City
Farewell, everyone. Zhang Fann began his journey. He walked at a steady pace, enjoying the beautiful scenery. Even though he was with Ninth Master Lu and the others every day in the Loong family, it was very lively and lively. But now, Zhang Fann was on his way alone. Apart from enjoying the beautiful scenery, he also felt somewhat empty in his heart. He wasn't used to it. Luckily, Zhang Fann's adaptability was quite strong.1
After a day's journey, Zhang Fann had arrived at the Spiritual Ancient City. He found that the city was indeed very prosperous. Moreover, there were many merchants and carriages in the city.
Zhang Fann looked at the city in front of him and couldn't help but nod. It seemed that Ninth Duke really knew how to choose a place. He had actually found such a city to develop. There was indeed no shortage of supplies in the city. It was a very enjoyable place.
While thinking, Zhang Fann walked forward. When he arrived near the city gate, he followed the flow of people and entered the ancient city.
It could be said that this place was quite bustling. There were all kinds of things to buy, including things for mortals and cultivators. Whether it was pills, weapons, or food cloth that mortals needed, they could be divided into different grades and sold here.
The architectural style of this place was similar to the palace. The buildings were tall, glazed, and green brick floors. People came and went. They were all dressed in fine clothes and food. Judging from their appearances, they seemed to be coming and going.
Zhang Fann also took the opportunity to stroll around this Spiritual Ancient City. He couldn't help but think to himself. It seemed that the place where Ninth Duke lived was really extraordinary. It was actually so bustling. He didn't know what good things there were in this place.
He bought some rare toys and prepared to bring them back to Ninth Master Lu and the others. It wasn't a wasted trip. He also told the Loong family about the situation in the ancient city. In the future, the Spiritual Ancient City would belong to the Loong family.
Not far from Zhang Fann, there was a stall owner. In front of him were two big pots filled with peanuts and stewed meat. He started to shout. At this moment, two dogs came from the front. One in front and the other in the back. The two dogs were fighting for a bone. They rushed forward and rushed towards the stall.
The stall owner frowned when he saw this. He hurriedly picked up a bamboo stick and chased the two dogs away. He didn't want the two dogs to bump into his stall. He was also afraid that the two dogs would covet the pot of stewed meat on his stall and affect his business.
"Disperse! Disperse!"
A group of people dressed in official attire pushed and pushed, directly arriving at a stall in front of them. The stall owner was obviously a mortal. Not a martial artist, when he saw these people flip his stall, First a pause, then a look of horror. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said to the few people in horror, "My lords. I wonder if there's anything I can do to offend you, if there is. Please forgive me. Don't lower yourself to my level. "
These people were clearly a group of cultivators. The one leading them was a bald man with an extremely ugly appearance. His eyebrows were extremely thin, almost as if they didn't exist, so he gave off an extremely strange feeling.
The bald man walked forward and snorted coldly. He said to the stall owner in front of him, "I have already given you a day's time. Moreover, I have also said that if you can't hand over enough Spirit Stones, I will bring people to flip your stall. Could it be that you have forgotten about it?"
The stall owner burst into tears when he heard that. He said to the bald man, "Master Guan, I also want to pay this money, but I really don't have it. How about you wait until I sell a few dishes and gather enough money before I pay?"
When the bald man heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He stepped forward and slapped the owner of the stall. He cursed, "Who do you think you are? How dare you break the rules of the Spiritual Ancient City? According to the rules of the City Law Office, Don't you know that you can't buy things here without paying? Hurry up and pack up and get lost. "Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude to you."
City Director? Zhang Fann always felt a little unfamiliar with this official title. He had never even heard of it before. There was actually such a position in the city. What exactly was it for?
When the surrounding people saw this scene, they were furious but didn't dare to say anything. They shook their heads and sighed as they discussed in a low voice. They felt sympathy for the owner of the stall.
"This City's Director is a little unreasonable. He wants to beat someone up if he doesn't agree with us. Didn't that stall owner say that after selling a few portions, he will hand over the money. It's not like he doesn't want to pay. Why would he beat someone up?"
"Don't tell me that this is your first day in Spirit Ancient City. The Cheng Li Si here has quite a lot of power. Especially in the area of setting up stalls, they have absolute authority over it. Even the rules regarding the fees for the stalls were set by them. Especially when it came to the fees to set up stalls, it was even more terrifying. Therefore, they set up a stall here and paid for it. Basically, there is no profit to speak of. "
"That's right. Previously, it was still charged according to the day, but now it has to be charged according to the time. I feel that the rules set by the City Administration Department are becoming more and more unreasonable."
"Besides, the City Management Division has recently reorganized all the places in this Spiritual Ancient City. The area where the stalls are set up is becoming smaller and smaller, and the businesses of the small merchants are becoming more and more difficult to do." "What's more, the City Management Division has recently reorganized all the places in this Spiritual Ancient City, and the area where the stalls are set up is becoming smaller and smaller."
"You guys don't know yet, do you? They are all following orders. These taxes are Ninth Duke's pocket money. In their opinion, all of this is Ninth Duke's intention. No one dares to disobey him."
"In my opinion, this Ninth Duke is really something. He likes to snatch things. Many cities are under his jurisdiction. Therefore, he has been collecting wealth from the people of these cities. It is indeed shameful for him to bully these people because of his great power."
"It can't be helped. He is the prince of the royal family. Besides, he is the prince of the royal family. The people of the royal family were basically the same. The rulers were all corrupt and bribed people. What's more, what about the people under him?"
"Yes, I heard that. In the palace, there was a system of internal punishment for the rulers. It says that if an official makes a mistake, he can punish some Spirit Stones to solve the problem. Without using some of the laws of the Imperial Family. In this way, many Imperial Family officials deliberately made some small mistakes. In order to take advantage of this opportunity to bribe the ruler, this way, As a result, the court's law was severely disturbed. In my opinion, the royal family is a rabbit's tail, too. It won't grow any longer. "
The voices of these people were very soft, but they were right beside Zhang Fann. Those people from the City Administration Department couldn't hear them, but Zhang Fann could clearly hear them.
Ni Zheng's brows were tightly knitted. After hearing these words, he was even more furious. When he was the highest ruler of the Imperial Family, he had always followed the laws of the palace. The rewards and punishments were clear, and this kind of situation had never happened.
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