"Little girl, do you know him?"
After the steward left, Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but ask.
Gu Huaiyu nodded and said, "You should have heard Master mention him."
"Oh?" Lu Chengfeng was interested.
"Hehe, Li Beifei is the 'rebellious disciple' that Master often mentions, also known as our second senior brother," Gu Huaiyu said with a smile.
"It's actually him!" Lu Chengfeng's eyes showed surprise. As a disciple under the teacher's name, she naturally had to call Li Beifei 'Senior Brother'.
"But since he is the teacher's disciple, why is his cultivation so..." Lu Chengfeng didn't say the word "low", after all, he was her senior brother, and even though they had never met, she still had to respect him.
Gu Huaiyu shook her head and said, "However, I've heard some things about the second senior brother's character from the eldest senior sister before. I heard that the second senior brother is a very cautious person, so cautious that even if he can easily defeat the enemy, he will still choose to sneak attack."
"Isn't this a sly person?" Lu Chengfeng blurted out.
Gu Huaiyu nodded, very much in agreement.
"So this time he's challenging Aotian, who is at the Saint King Realm, maybe he's also hiding his true strength!" Gu Huaiyu said.
"That makes sense," Lu Chengfeng nodded in agreement.
"Hehe, being a city lord isn't bad, you found out useful information so quickly. If we were just relying on the two of us to inquire around, who knows how long it would take to find out!" Gu Huaiyu said to Lu Chengfeng with a grin.
"You little girl, are you treating being a city lord like a game?" Lu Chengfeng smiled wryly. Since taking office as the city lord of Yushui City three days ago, she has had to make decisions on many matters in Yushui City. Yushui City is not comparable to Lihun Peak. There are only a few dozen people at Lihun Peak, and Yushui usually manages Lihun Peak. She, the peak master, is just a hands-off manager.
But now it's different. She doesn't have Yushui's help by her side, and Gu Huaiyu doesn't know anything about management. In the past three days, she doesn't know how many things have accumulated that need her to decide.
"Those who are able do more! Sister Lu, I believe in you, you can definitely do it." Gu Huaiyu glanced at the mountain of documents on the desk, and was immediately frightened and shrank her neck.
Lu Chengfeng shook her head helplessly, sat on the main seat, and began her busy day.
Since she had agreed to be the city lord, she would naturally not deal with it casually. Under Zhang Wutian's rule, there were many unreasonable rules in Yushui City, one of which was the tax revenue.
The tax revenue was as high as 60%. Thinking of this, Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but furrow her brow, and couldn't help but summon the steward again.
"City Lord, what are your orders?" The steward naturally had no dissatisfaction. In fact, he was quite happy to be summoned, after all, the city lord and deputy city lord were both fairy-like figures. Serving under immortals was naturally much more pleasant.
"Immediately bring the heads of the four major families here, I have something to discuss with them," Lu Chengfeng said.
"City Lord, I wonder if you could tell me what it's about so I can explain it when I send the message," the steward asked cautiously.
"It's about taxes," Lu Chengfeng said.
"Yes, I will do it now."
The steward's face shook, and then he hurriedly left the City Lord's Mansion, arranging for people to go to the four major families to deliver Lu Chengfeng's message.
In fact, the steward only needed to send a message to the heads of the four major families using a jade slip, but since it was such an important matter as tax revenue, he still felt that he had to invite them in person.
The four major families of Yushui City are the Yuwen Family, the Nangong Family, the Yan Family, and the Ming Family!
The industries of the four major families almost cover the entire Yushui City, but the City Lord's Mansion has no industry at all, but the City Lord's Mansion is the richest in Yushui City.
Because 60% of the source crystals earned by the four major families and some small families and small forces have to be handed over to the City Lord's Mansion. Anyone who disobeys or conceals it will be killed by Zhang Wutian.
In fact, there should have been five major families, but now there are only four.
When the heads of the four major families learned that the new city lord had summoned them to discuss taxes, their hearts sank.
Soon, the heads of the four major families came to the hall of the City Lord's Mansion under the leadership of the steward.
The patriarchs of the four major families are all at the peak of the Saint Realm, and their cultivation levels are comparable, but facing Lu Chengfeng, who killed Zhang Wutian, they still appeared very restrained.
"Greetings, City Lord, greetings, Deputy City Lord!"
They saluted respectfully.
"No need to be so polite, sit down!" Lu Chengfeng had already arranged seats and motioned for them to sit down.
The four did not dare to neglect and quickly sat down.
Lu Chengfeng sat on the main seat, while Gu Huaiyu sat next to her. She looked curiously at the four people in front of her. Their cultivation levels were much higher than hers, but their aura was inferior, as if they were very afraid of them.
Gu Huaiyu could see it, and Lu Chengfeng could naturally see it too.
"You already know why I called you here, right?" Lu Chengfeng asked.
The hearts of the four people shook. They looked at each other, as if they had practiced it, and said in unison: "In response to the City Lord, we already know that we will hand in more taxes starting next month!"
"Next month?" Lu Chengfeng was a little confused.
When the four heard Lu Chengfeng's confused words, they were all shocked. The head of the Yuwen family quickly said: "City Lord, give us three days, we will definitely gather the source crystals within three days!"
Lu Chengfeng was stunned, and then smiled wryly: "What are you thinking? I don't mean to make you hand in more source crystals."
"But Steward Fu told us that the City Lord asked us to come to discuss taxes, isn't that what you mean by asking us to hand in more source crystals?" The head of the Nangong family asked from the side.
The steward of the City Lord's Mansion is surnamed Fu!
Lu Chengfeng looked at Steward Fu and asked, "What's going on?"
Steward Fu said with tears in his eyes: "City Lord, I conveyed it according to your instructions. I only told the heads of the families that you wanted to discuss taxes with them, and definitely didn't say anything else."
When Lu Chengfeng heard this, she knew what was going on.
The four major families used to be bullied by Zhang Wutian, and now when they heard that she wanted to talk about taxes, the first thing they thought of was not tax reduction, but tax increase. No wonder their faces were so ugly when they came in just now.
Lu Chengfeng looked at the four family heads and said, "I called you here to discuss taxes, but not to increase taxes, but to reduce some."
"Is the City Lord speaking the truth?"
The four family heads stared wide-eyed, not daring to believe what they heard.
Lu Chengfeng nodded and said, "60% is too much. From now on, all taxes in Yushui City will be reduced to 20%. I will have Steward Fu announce it later."
When the four family heads heard this, they all looked at each other. The tax revenue was reduced from 60% to 20%, which was simply a great gift.
"The City Lord is wise. Under your leadership, Yushui City will definitely be the most outstanding city in the Tianchi Ancient Star."
The four family heads sincerely praised.
"Hmm? Isn't the Deputy City Lord wise?" Gu Huaiyu glared and said.
"The Deputy City Lord is also wise!" The four family heads quickly said.
"That's more like it." Gu Huaiyu nodded in satisfaction. Although this matter had nothing to do with her, she was still a little proud when others praised her for being wise.
No wonder so many people are obsessed with power, it turns out it produces this sense of accomplishment!
Afterwards, Lu Chengfeng also told the four family heads that she wanted to change many rules in Yushui City, but Lu Chengfeng was, after all, a new official and was not very familiar with Yushui City, but the four family heads now admired Lu Chengfeng, so they would naturally make suggestions based on the actual situation of Yushui City at the appropriate time.
After thinking about these suggestions again and again, Lu Chengfeng felt that they were feasible, so she also approved them.
This conversation lasted until late at night.
The four family heads left the City Lord's Mansion contentedly, with smiles on their faces when they left.
Lu Chengfeng was writing hard on the desk, writing down all the regulations she needed to modify. Soon, she stopped with satisfaction.
"Steward Fu!" Lu Chengfeng shouted.
"Here!"
Steward Fu quickly walked out.
"Pass this document down and make sure everyone in the city knows about it," Lu Chengfeng said.
"Yes!" Steward Fu excitedly took the document. He had lived in Yushui City for hundreds of years. Although the previous Yushui City was also very powerful, it was like a pool of stagnant water, lacking vitality.
But now it's different. Under the City Lord's drastic reforms, Yushui City will soon be renewed, and he is naturally excited.
"Sister Lu, don't you feel tired?" Gu Huaiyu looked at the night sky with nothing to do. If she didn't want to accompany Lu Chengfeng, she would have slipped out long ago.
"Tired?"
Lu Chengfeng shook her head.
"The teacher used to rule the entire Red Dust Realm, and he didn't feel tired. Managing a city is nothing, how could I be tired?" Lu Chengfeng laughed.
Gu Huaiyu opened her mouth to say something. She wanted to say that the teacher faked his death and hid because he felt tired, but she didn't say it. She was afraid of打击 Lu Chengfeng's enthusiasm and then let her fulfill her responsibilities as "Deputy City Lord", which would not be good.
"It's good if you're not tired!"
Gu Huaiyu said.
"By the way, little girl, I feel something in my heart and need to retreat for a period of time, a few days at least, a month at most. During this time, Yushui City will be handed over to you!" Lu Chengfeng said.
"Ah... no..."
Gu Huaiyu was just thinking about not letting herself manage things, but who would have thought that she would be asked to manage them immediately.
"Please!" Lu Chengfeng said sincerely.
"Okay!" Gu Huaiyu nodded.
"Well, then the things on the desk are left to you, little girl, I believe in you, you can definitely do it." After saying that, Lu Chengfeng disappeared, presumably to retreat.
"This words... why is it so familiar?"
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