"I dare not lie to you, sir. In the past, there were many domineering people in our family. They were too ostentatious and became a thorn in the side of the Eastern Tang royalty. This is the first reason."
In response to Zhang Dongyun's question, Chen Jiezhi respectfully replied, "The second reason is that our clan was not a good judge of character at the time, and formed an alliance with several other powers of the Eastern Tang. We were originally of the same breath and branch, advancing and retreating together to deal with the pressure of the Eastern Tang royal family. However, in the end, the alliance was disintegrated from within by the Eastern Tang royal family. Our Chen family was betrayed by our allies and suffered a great calamity."
The middle-aged man with a long beard sighed. "My father was the patriarch at that time, and he was killed by the Eastern Tang royalty. In addition, many other clansmen were killed. It is really difficult for our family to make peace with the Eastern Tang royalty."
Zhang Dongyun's tone was indifferent, but his words were not polite. "In other words, you were taught a lesson after being beaten, but I don't know how long this lesson will keep you alert."
"We will never forget it. It will be our ancestral teachings and will be passed down from generation to generation. If there is any betrayal, the Chen family will decline." Chen Jiezhi was extremely firm.
"Very good." Zhang Dongyun nodded slightly.
He was not afraid of the other party's rebellion at all.
Internal rebellions would also generate the task of guarding the city.
There was no need to deliberately force some people to rebel, but if the other party wanted to find trouble, Zhang Dongyun would welcome it.
"Your Majesty is magnanimous. Chang 'an accepts all rivers and is tolerant of all things."
He looked at Chen Jiezhi in front of him. "But in the city, you must abide by the city's rules and remember what you said today."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Thank you for your care." Chen Jiezhi's back was sweating slightly.
In front of Mr. Dark Cloud, he always felt invisible pressure.
Perhaps, the other party was stronger than Blood Shadow. No wonder he was the most trusted subordinate of the City Lord of Chang 'an.
Watching Chen Jiezhi leave, Zhang Dongyun smiled slightly.
With his reward, the Hanshan school did show signs of soaring.
In time, they would be able to replace Fuzhen Guan and stand shoulder to shoulder with the other major powers.
In fact, it was not impossible for him to reach a higher level.
However, this flight still needed time to develop.
In comparison, the Chen family was a ready-made fighting force.
It was a pity that they were much weaker than when they were at their peak.
But then again, if it weren't for this, the Chen family wouldn't have taken the initiative to join them.
Zhang Dongyun thought to himself, "I still need to work hard to develop my city …"
After experiencing the previous setback and being intentionally or unintentionally attacked by Chang 'an when they just entered the city, the Chen family's mentality had changed a lot.
His sense of superiority vanished without a trace.
From the old to the young, everyone lowered their attitude and tried their best to integrate into Chang 'an.
The members of the Chen Clan who had been able to persist until now after being purged and rounded up by the Eastern Tang dynasty weren't weak in all aspects.
Compared to the local Hanshan school in the Qinzhou Prefecture and the original refugees in Longbei County, the Chen Clan still had an advantage in all aspects.
As long as they adjusted their mentality and actively integrated, they would naturally have a place.
The law enforcement department under Zhang Dongyun's command followed closely behind the government department and gradually established a basic framework and began to get on the right track.
[The preliminary completion of the law enforcement department in the city. Beginning daily operations. The Mayor has completed construction mission 2.2. Obtained 500 experience points to upgrade.]
After completing two missions, in addition to the previous balance, he would have 1,100 experience points to upgrade from the construction mission … Zhang Dongyun calculated in his mind.
If I remember correctly, the next construction mission should be …
[Construction Mission 2.3 — Open up a stable source of income for your city. Residents have jobs. The economy will self-generate and maintain stability.]
As expected.
After refreshing the mission list, Zhang Dongyun shook his head slightly.
He did some experiments and the results proved that this was indeed the scammy mission that he had set when he was designing the game.
Mayor Zhang sighed.
This mission seemed simple, but it was actually a huge trap.
Residents have jobs. The economy will self-generate.
This actually required that this so-called source of income mainly depended on the residents of the city to support themselves.
While supporting themselves, they also had to support Zhang Dongyun, the Mayor.
At the end of the day, they were the City Lord's people, not the City Lord's nanny.
But for Zhang Dongyun, it was easier to guard the Invincible City system and complete the mission by being their nanny.
For example, if he worked hard again to create a miracle, reverse the laws of nature, and seize the fortune of heaven and earth, it would be easy for him to turn Invincible City into the world's granary.
If he didn't need to care so much, he could just take care of Longbei County.
One of the main reasons for the refugee uprising was that Longbei County was in a famine and the government was still exploiting them too much.
If Chang 'an City produced grain, there was no need to worry about sales in Longbei County.
But growing grain and doing business like this couldn't complete the construction mission.
Only when the people inside and outside the city worked as farmers and planted crops under natural conditions and then sold them could it be counted.
But not to mention the yield, when the next crop was planted, how long would it be?
If the old mission wasn't completed, the new mission wouldn't be refreshed.
Zhang Dongyun had actually been thinking about this problem in advance.
It wasn't that there was no other way.
The coverage of the system, in addition to the sky above and in all directions, also had a direction.
Below.
After the second upgrade, a depth of 2,000 meters was also within the system's coverage.
Zhang Dongyun only needed to scan with his mind to discover that there were mineral veins buried under the mountains where Chang 'an City was located.
It was still very easy to dig.
If the residents were to rely on themselves, it wouldn't stop Master Zhang from digging the ground himself, right?
Mining was also digging, digging was also digging.
However, to dig out the ores and bring them to the surface, it would depend on the manpower of the residents.
The good news was that with Zhang Dongyun's protection, there was no need to worry about problems like collapsing.
The bad news was that the mineral veins were still buried a little deep.
Master Zhang was seriously considering whether to use the system's power to completely flatten the mountains below, so that the "ground" where the city was located would sink closer to the mineral veins.
"I think it's worth a try, but there's no hurry," Zhang Dongyun said to himself.
First of all, the problem of sales should be solved.
Previously, he had been causing trouble for the Eastern Tang and Fuzhen Guan in order to clean up the forces around him.
Cripple and scare them, so that they couldn't block the periphery and affect the development of Chang 'an City.
Then, the ore sales and the choice of business partners.
He had to find a reliable channel …
As Zhang Dongyun was thinking, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Someone had sneaked in.
The current range of the system was much larger than that of the city wall.
Before the other party entered the city, Zhang Dongyun had sensed it.
He didn't catch the other party immediately. Instead, he waited and watched.
The intruder had the intention to hide his whereabouts and was very skilled.
There were many people outside the city, but no one noticed.
Then, the other party began to climb over the city wall.
Master Zhang couldn't help but feel a little amused.
Last time, Wu Qiong of the Perak Dynasty sneaked in at night.
Now, this person climbed over the wall in broad daylight.
There seemed to be a faint smoke drifting over the city wall.
But as soon as the smoke left the city, it suddenly twisted and was forced to reveal its true form.
A young Taoist priest fell from the sky. A look of surprise flashed across his face, but it quickly disappeared and calmed down.
"I'm Xie Zhao, a disciple of Fuzhen Guan. I'm here to see the City Lord of Chang 'an and Mr. Dark Cloud."
The young Taoist priest said loudly.
His voice spread far and wide.
The members of the Chen family and the disciples of Hanshan school in the city were all stunned.
"Xie Zhao, this name sounds familiar …"
"He's the most outstanding disciple of Fuzhen Guan. I heard that his cultivation is better than many of the elders in the sect."
"So it's him, the first successor of Fuzhen Guan. Many people say that he's the successor of Fuzhen Guan."
The people in the city were discussing.
Xie Zhao's expression was calm, and his voice was calm.
"I'm sorry for my impoliteness today. It's not honorable, but there's a reason for it.
Our sect has no enmity with Chang 'an. It's just that some people in the Hanshan school instigated that our disciples were captured by Chang' an.
Therefore, I have no choice but to ask the City Lord of Chang 'an and Mr. Dark Cloud to meet me in person. I hope to resolve the misunderstanding between us. "
The other party was polite.
Zhang Dongyun's voice was noncommittal. "What's your relationship with that young Taoist priest?"
Xie Zhao bowed. "We're brothers …"
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Zhang Dongyun.
"Take him down."
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