No matter how fierce and unreasonable the citizens were, they could not endure the suppression of the army. In fact, Xuan Tianming's side did not even touch a single one of them. He Gan just directed the people of the Divine Archery Group to shoot at the sky for a while. The citizens of Jue Ping City that had been clamoring to protect Gu Shu's territory became terrified. Not a single person dared to go forward, and they shut their mouths. The knives and hatchets in their hands were also put down, as they returned to their homes.
Feng Yu Heng coldly snorted: "Spineless."
Xuan Tianming had already begun directing the soldiers to tidy up the prefectural government office. The front yard would continue to be used as the court, and the back yard would be used as a temporary residence. As for the army, they continued to leave the city through the Southern gate and set up camp ten li outside the city. They were preparing to resist the heat that was about to arrive.
The people moved very quickly because they had the experience from Sha Ping City. They all knew roughly how long it would take for the heat to reach their bodies. They did their best to finish everything within half a day.
As for what the people expected, it was not wrong. That evening, Jue Ping City's weather, which was even hotter than Sha Ping City's, had already caused a large number of people to faint. Most of them were the soldiers that had come from Qian Zhou. Fortunately, Feng Yu Heng was present this time. The people's hearts were much more at ease compared to the previous time. There was not much fear. They all knew that no matter how serious the illness was, Princess Ji 'an could treat it. It was just a matter of waiting for a while.
Of course, Feng Yu Heng did not disappoint the people. Before the people in the back of the government office could move in, she brought Song Kang and the other military doctors to the military camp in the Southern suburbs. The city was left to Xuan Tianming and the soldiers with better health to deal with. When she arrived at the camp, the sun had not yet set. There was a certain time difference between the desert and the central Dashun. Feng Yu Heng estimated that it was about two hours. The sun set later, and the day was much longer than the night.
After setting up the commander's tent, the soldiers immediately set up the medical tent. Feng Yu Heng went in first and sorted out all the things that needed to be used. Only then did she call Song Kang and the others in. Everyone was given some new medicine, including Chinese medicine and Western medicine. She let them take it and distribute it according to the severity of heatstroke. Meanwhile, she shuttled back and forth between the various tents of the soldiers who were suffering from heatstroke and hung up the intravenous drips for the emergency patients. At the same time, a lot of diarrhea pills were also distributed. They were afraid that the soldiers would not be used to the food. Coupled with the unbearable heat, it would easily cause diarrhea.
With Feng Yu Heng present, the illness of the soldiers in the camp was quickly brought under control. There was no need for Xuan Tianming to worry too much. However, in Jue Ping City, the commoners still did not cooperate with Dashun's management. They did not cause trouble, and after settling down in the city, they resumed their normal lives. However, they used another method to express their resistance to Dashun. For example, "These spices are only sold to Gu Shu people, and these facial creams are also only sold to Gu Shu people. If you Dashun people want to enter our shop, we can't stop you, nor do we dare to stop you, but these things are mine. I have the right to choose whether or not to sell them to you."
Feng Yu Heng had only come to Jue Ping City to stroll around. She just happened to see a shop that sold spices and facial creams, so she wanted to come in to take a look and buy some more. Not only was the weather in the desert hot, but there was also too much sun. The skin on many of the soldiers' faces began to peel, and some were even sunburned. She had heard that the people of Gu Shu had developed a facial cream specifically for sunscreen. It was very effective. Of course, the men of Gu Shu did not need to use that sort of thing. They were all sold to the women. She thought that if she could buy some more to give to the soldiers of Dashun, it should be able to somewhat alleviate the situation. She had sunscreen in her space, but taking it out would be too eye-catching. She also wanted to see if the one that Gu Shu had developed was more effective or if the one from the future was better.
Unfortunately, she ran into Ding Zi as soon as she entered. Gu Shu's business people were all against outsiders. They were unwilling to sell to Dashun people. They also said: "Unless you Dashun people come to steal from us! But that would be like you stealing from Gu Shu's cities. What difference is there between that and bandits? "
Huang Quan was so angry that he laughed, "Since you've all decided that Dashun is a bandit, even if we don't steal from you today, we won't be able to get rid of the title of bandit. Looking at it like this, it would be better to just steal from you!"
Wang Chuan was also very angry and agreed, saying: "Gu Shu's army is unable to lead their own cities because they don't have the ability. As citizens, you should just peacefully live your days. Where did you come up with these things? Our army has not yet massacred the cities, and we've already left you with your lives. Shouldn't you be a bit more restrained? "
Seeing that the two had become vicious and were carrying swords at their sides, the people of Gu Shu knew that even though these two girls were women, they still knew martial arts. If they truly fought, they would not be able to win. Moreover, they recognized the young miss to the side. That was Dashun's Princess Ji 'an. She could throw heavenly lightning on the battlefield. If they really offended these people, forget about doing business, they might even lose their lives.
Thus, the people of Gu Shu once again admitted defeat. However, this time, they admitted defeat in a very unique manner. They adopted an attitude of "ignoring". The shopkeeper and the shop assistants dodged to the side with an attitude of "if you want to snatch, then snatch." This made Huang Quan and Wang Chuan feel awkward.
The two servants looked at Feng Yu Heng questioningly. Their meaning was: "Will you steal it?"
Feng Yu Heng, however, shook her head: "What's there to steal? It's just some lousy spices and facial creams. I remember that the original owner of the shop next door was the wife of the previous prefect of Jue Ping City, right? Now that the previous prefect's family has died for the country, the shop belongs to us. Why don't we open a shop like this and let the people of Jue Ping City know what Dashun's spices and facial creams are like! "
She did as she said. That afternoon, she had the soldiers tidy up the shop next door. The previous shop sold jewelry, so the jewelry was naturally confiscated. Feng Yu Heng stayed in the shop for a night and took out a lot of cosmetics and perfumes from her space. She could not guarantee that the sunscreen that Gu Shu's people had specially developed would be useful, but perfume was an excellent item in this era. Even when Gu Shu's seventh princess had brought her lousy stuff to Dashun's imperial palace to show off, she could not compare to it. Now that the same thing was being sold on the market, she did not believe that the madams and young misses of Jue Ping City's wealthy families would not be moved.
What loyalty to Gu Shu? What betrayal of the country? Putting aside the fact that Gu Shu's management system was problematic, just the fact that Gu Shu had attacked Dashun first meant that their Dashun's counterattack was reasonable. It could be explained anywhere. Did you not hear that you hit me, yet you don't let me hit you back? Could it be that you're going to report your teacher?
Feng Yu Heng worked for an entire night. The first floor of the shop was filled to the brim with items, so the second floor was temporarily closed. She used it as a storeroom to avoid the inconvenience of taking things out of her space when they ran out.
Huang Quan and Wang Chuan were called into the shop early the next morning to receive "pre-job training." Feng Yu Heng could not find any helpers for the time being, so she could only have her own servant act as a salesperson. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan had already become accustomed to Feng Yu Heng's ability to suddenly pull out some strange things. Back when she had treated the soldiers in the military camp, it was not like they had not personally seen their young miss pull out large butts from her sleeves.
The two servant girls were quick to learn. They had already memorized the effects and usage of the various cosmetics. The group prepared quite a few pieces of paper so that the people who came to buy the goods could take notes at any time. Because they had prepared in a hurry and because there were no Gu Shu citizens in Jue Ping City who were willing to do business with Dashun people, their shop did not even have a signboard. There was nothing that Feng Yu Heng could do. She simply used a large piece of paper to write large words and then stuck them on the signboard above the shop. It was called "Hundred Herb Fragrance."
Like this, they tidied up the entire morning. Just after noon, the Hundred Herb Fragrance announced its opening. There was not much fanfare, and no one even came to support them. They just silently opened for business. Many people did not even understand what this shop was for when they passed by.
However, people very quickly realized what was going on because when they passed by the shop, they could smell a faint fragrance lingering in front of the door. It was not pungent, but it was alluring. It left a deep impression on people who smelled it. Even when they returned home, they would still think about it.
On the first day, no one came, but there were quite a few people who stood at the door and smelled the fragrance. This was within Feng Yu Heng's expectations. The next day, she wrote down all of the products that the Hundred Herb Fragrance sold and stuck them on the outside of the shop. It was practically the same as the shop next door.
However, the owner of the shop next door was not afraid. In the end, this was a shop opened by Dashun people. The citizens of Jue Ping City had already reached an agreement. Not only would the merchants not sell things to Dashun people, but the citizens would also not buy things from Dashun people. The young master even pulled out a chair and sat at the door, waiting to see the Hundred Herb Fragrance make a fool of itself. Seeing that no one came for the entire morning, he was so happy that he almost invited a band of musicians to play.
However, what the eyes saw was not necessarily the truth. No one came through the front door of the Hundred Herb Fragrance, but the back door was nearly broken down by people. The people who came were all maidservants and grannies from wealthy families. Not a single one of them did not come for the fragrance coming from the entrance of the Hundred Herb Fragrance.
The people of Gu Shu all knew that the Gu Shu imperial family could make special perfumes, but special perfumes were hard to come by. They were specifically for the imperial family to use. Even if they had large amounts of money, they could not buy them. Over the past two days, smelling the fragrance coming from the entrance of the Hundred Herb Hall and seeing the description posted on the wall, they knew that this was something similar to special perfumes, but it was countless times better. Even when the seventh princess of Gu Shu brought the special perfumes to the Dashun Imperial Palace to show off, she was immediately sent back by this perfumes.
Thus, the madams and young misses of the wealthy families could no longer sit still. They all sent their maidservants and grannies to the Hundred Herb Fragrance to investigate the situation. However, due to their status as citizens of Jue Ping City, they could not directly enter through the front door. They could only secretly enter through the back door.
Feng Yu Heng had already mentally prepared herself for this. She also used small bottles of the perfumes as samples and sold them at extremely high prices to the people who came to buy them. However, the amount of perfume was too small and could only be used twice. At the same time, it was announced that the back door of the Hundred Herb Fragrance would only be open for three days. After three days, it would no longer be open. All of the people who wanted to buy things could only enter through the front door.
It was clear that if you wanted good things, you could forget about being loyal to Gu Shu. If you wanted to continue being a good citizen of Gu Shu, you could forget about coming to the Hundred Herb Fragrance to buy things.
For a city, aside from the ruler, the wealthy families had the second most power. As for the ones who could influence the thoughts of these wealthy families, the women of their families had a great advantage. Madams, concubines, and daughters. What good citizens of Gu Shu? How could they compare to the gentleness of their own beauties. Moreover, that sort of fragrance was something that even they loved to smell …
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