Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1200 - 1200 61 The Incident at Zichen Lake Brothers

Chapter 1200: Chapter 61 The Incident at Zichen Lake [Brothers, Thanks for Waiting.] Chapter 1200: Chapter 61 The Incident at Zichen Lake [Brothers, Thanks for Waiting.] Lately, the Great Qin has been a land of frequent joy.

It has already unified the realm.

Moreover, the resistance forces from the various states are dwindling, and with people’s lives returning to normalcy, very few would consider rebelling.

Who would want to abandon a good life, leave their wife and children for the warmth of home, to rebel with you?

Silly, right?

The lives of the citizens are stable, imperial decrees are well enforced, and the whole continent is in a phase of recuperation.

The shadow of war and gunpowder from unifying the land is slowly dissipating.

Suddenly, news burst forth from Yuezhou: Doctor Feng has returned.

Just as everyone was ready to set out to meet him, Doctor Feng had already departed once more.

But officials from Yuezhou submitted a letter: Doctor Feng said, “During the turmoil of war, I once received kindness from General Meng that I was never able to repay.”

When I finally left my mountain retreat, I learned that General Meng had passed away, which I deeply regret.

I know that what General Meng was unable to let go of until the end were the families of his fallen brothers-in-arms, the widows who lost the pillars of their households, and the children who were without fathers to rely on.”

Therefore, he donated all the profits from years of running a grocery business with a conscience: ten billion taels of silver.

He hopes that the state, in General Meng’s name, can properly settle the families of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield.

This is to fulfill the kindness I owed General Meng in the past.

Furthermore, the ten billion taels of silver has already been handed over to the officials of Yuezhou.

This truly is like manna from heaven!

When the news reached the imperial court, even the Qin Emperor was startled.

This was no small sum.

How much does Great Qin collect in taxes each year?

This amount was equal to a decade or more of tax revenue!

The Minister of Revenue’s eyes turned green with envy!

What a huge sum of money.

He stepped forward immediately, “Your Majesty, I believe that…”

“You believe what nonsense!”

Fei Xinyu glared, “Shut up!”

Donating ten billion taels of silver, how could there be no follow-up?

Feng Yin had already sent letters to Wu Tiejun, Fei Xinyu, He Bibiqu, Ma Daocheng, and the others.

He hoped for the military’s full support to ensure that this good deed would be carried out thoroughly.

Now that the Minister of Revenue wanted to interfere, Fei Xinyu naturally scolded him directly.

The Minister of Revenue was furious: “Ignorant man! Do you understand what finance is? Such a sum of money… how can it be wasted like this?”

At that, all the military bigwigs frowned: How come, settling the families of fallen soldiers has become a waste?

The noise in the grand hall escalated.

The Qin Emperor furrowed his brow and coughed once.

Instant silence.

With a stern face, he said, “Doctor Feng is a national treasure of Great Qin. Since he has specifically stated that this money is for the families of General Meng’s deceased comrades, we cannot touch it!”

“We cannot touch it for any reason!”

The Qin Emperor stressed his point again.

The Minister of Revenue sighed; it was a lost cause.

Although Great Qin seemed wealthy and powerful, who knew how tough it was to be the Minister of Revenue? Always with hands outstretched asking for money. The Ministry of Revenue was besieged every day.

It was indeed difficult.

And now, after finally coming across ten billion—

“Wu Tiejun!”

“At your service.”

“You were on good terms with General Meng; this task is yours to oversee. You must ensure it’s completed! All necessary manpower will be pulled from the various departments!”

“Yes.”

“Make sure to take care of every family of each of General Meng’s fallen comrades!”

“Yes.”

Wu Tiejun followed the orders.

After the court dismissed, he immediately began preparations.

The military bigwigs all looked at each other speechlessly.

Meng Fang, oh Meng Fang, even in death, you weigh upon us.

Who wouldn’t want to take good care of the fallen brothers’ families?

But…

Ten billion ah, who could produce such an amount?

If we pulled out this much, we’d probably be in prison the next day!

As for entrusting this task to Wu Tiejun, His Majesty was rather ruthless.

To anyone else, loopholes might have been found.

But assigning it to Wu Tiejun… heh, that stubborn man!

No need to say anything more.

…

At the tri-junction of three cities, a massive city sprang from the ground!

It covered 999,999 acres!

All the high mountains within the territory were leveled!

“General City” officially began construction!

Heavenly Clothes, having been idle for too long, also joined the action.

The masters of the Dark Division went to flatten mountains.

Heavenly Clothes took part in the search for people.

Kong Gaohan and He Bibiqu personally led teams to search throughout Great Qin for the widows of General Meng’s deceased soldiers.

This information had once been recorded by the military.

Simply by digging out these records, and following them, they would be able to find those they sought. Even if families had moved, they would not be further than a few hundred miles away!

They definitely couldn’t have gone far.

Moreover, Wu Tiejun added an order: “This time we are acting for Doctor Feng, for General Meng, and even more so for our brothers; thus, act swiftly, appropriately, strictly, and seriously!”

This message was clear to all.

Be quick, be rapid, and use proper means.

For those who had bullied the orphans and widows over the years, those daring enough to devour the properties of the deceased… act strictly and seriously!

No leniency!

He Bibiqu sneered in response to Wu Tiejun’s order.

He hesitantly began to remind, “Being strict and serious, isn’t that a bit…”

He was well aware.

Even the widows of the greatest heroes couldn’t avoid all kinds of property seizure incidents after their death.

Wu Tiejun’s order could definitely stir a huge storm of blood and malice across the nation!

With a sigh, Wu Tiejun said, “Elder He, this is a secret decree from His Majesty!”

“What?!”

He Bibiqu was shocked.

“But it’s also my personal intention!” Wu Tiejun said grimly.

“Fuck!”

He Bibiqu cursed and said, “Tell me, what’s going on? Why is His Majesty even getting involved in this?”

“His Majesty said if we’re doing this, we must do it flawlessly. Therefore, he issued this secret decree deliberately and instructed me if there is pressure that cannot be resisted, to bring it directly before His Majesty’s attention!”