Exiled to the Frontier, He Became the Empire’s Most Powerful Lord - Chapter 36

“Our Mangcheng lottery is guaranteed by the reputation of the Barbarian King’s Mansion! You know, I am a prince, so it’s no big deal if people from other counties or even the whole world buy my lottery tickets!”

Zhou Lingfeng laughed heartily.

This was exactly the effect he had envisioned, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly!

Although the Southern Province is poor, it still has a population of eight or nine million! Once the lottery spreads throughout the Southern Province, the profits will be astonishing.

“In that case, we’ll need even more manpower!”

Autumn seemed a little anxious.

“The lottery center has been separated from the Six Departments and is now directly under my jurisdiction! Furthermore, you may draw personnel from any department of the Barbarian King’s Palace!”

Zhou Lingfeng immediately gave Qiu Tian his full strength, and the Azure Lotus Saintess left satisfied in no time.

In addition to selling lottery tickets, the lottery center is also responsible for charitable and educational endeavors!

This makes autumn very energetic; she’s busy every day and only sleeps a few hours.

The Qiushang Welfare Center, which she is currently building, has already begun construction.

This was naturally named by the prince after the girl Qiu Shang, as a memento.

Although Qiu Tian didn’t say anything, she felt inexplicably moved.

At the same time, the Civil Affairs Department also began to count the number of elderly people living alone and orphans in the city, and they would move in once the welfare center was built.

This is a place where elderly people living alone and orphans can live and work for free!

Zhou Lingfeng plans to pair up elderly people living alone with orphans so they can support each other and find some emotional comfort.

In addition, dozens of staff members will be stationed at the welfare center, visiting each household daily to inquire about their needs.

This made the officials of the Barbarian King’s Palace hold Zhou Lingfeng in the highest esteem.

The prince did not build a new mansion for himself, nor did he impose heavy taxes. Instead, he used all the money to carry out unprecedented benevolent policies, and he did so in great detail.

At this moment, Zhou Lingfeng was lazily leaning back in his recliner, swaying back and forth! More than a month had passed since he arrived in Python City, and the inner cabinet of the Barbarian King’s Mansion had passed the adjustment period and was beginning to operate smoothly.

With cement and the distiller, two powerful tools, developed, there’s no rush to focus on other aspects for now.

Once the fruit wine is brewed, it will be sold all over the country, and we will soon amass a huge fortune! With money, we can do even more things.

“Your Highness, I beg you to do justice for this humble subject!”

Just then, a rough, pitiful cry of pleas came from outside.

Soon, several guards shouted and drove these people away.

“Hmm? Mo Li is pushing me to go outside and take a look!”

Zhou Lingfeng’s face darkened, and he immediately realized that something serious had happened.

Outside the Barbarian King’s Palace, several barbarians knelt on the ground, covered in blood, weeping bitterly! Their clothes were tattered, and it was impossible to tell how many injuries they had suffered!

“Don’t stop them, let them in.”

“Quickly, go and call the doctor!”

Zhou Lingfeng gave instructions to his personal guards.

“What happened? Send someone who can speak clearly to explain!”

Zhou Lingfeng said calmly.

“Your Highness, we are from the Dongni tribe of the Barbarians. We have fled dozens of kilometers to come and lodge this complaint!”

“That damned Ye family, a powerful clan in Dongping County, sent men to storm into our tribe and kill over a hundred of our people, leaving only a few children. They even kidnapped our tribe’s golden flower, Lan Mingzhu!”

A barbarian man wiped away his tears and said.

“Exterminating an entire clan just to steal a woman? Is the Ye family of Dongping County really this lawless?”

Zhou Lingfeng was both angry and confused!

Perhaps in the eyes of those powerful clans, barbarians were simply inferior people.

It doesn’t matter how much they torture and kill.

But does their Mangcheng have any other places that border Manshan?

“Your Highness, there is a rugged mountain path in Dongping County that can take you around to the other side of Manshan, but it will take quite a while!”

The barbarian immediately spoke.

“How dare this mere powerful clan offend the people of Python City! Where is Hong Jiuming?”

Zhou Lingfeng shouted loudly without thinking.

“Your servant is here!”

The little eunuch in blue robes appeared like a ghost.

Zhou Lingfeng tossed his token to him, his face grim, and said, “Take your men, and have Lu Zhengtian take his cavalry. Head immediately to the Ye family in Dongping County to rescue them! Bring the murderer back to me! Anyone who obstructs us will be killed without mercy!”

“Your servant obeys!”

Hong Jiuming was faintly excited as he spoke! He felt that his cultivation bottleneck was beginning to loosen these days, and he needed to comprehend it in battle.

Normally, in this Python City, martial artists treat him with utmost respect, and no one dares to fight him.

As for Mo Li, he dared not provoke her. If she pushed him too far and started crying, the prince would definitely cause him trouble.

As for Qiu Tian… Hong Jiuming dared not provoke her. This woman was extremely violent, and challenging her to a duel would only result in being tortured.

Few people below the second-grade Grandmaster level could withstand the martial arts manifestation of the Azure Lotus Sword Song.

“The doctor will be here soon. Please go to my residence and rest for a while!”

Zhou Lingfeng spoke to the barbarians.

These barbarians are pitiful. In a small tribe, all the men were killed, and the girls were all taken away, leaving only a few children.

If no one comes to their rescue, this tribe is practically doomed to extinction.

As the lord of Python City, Zhou Lingfeng naturally could not remain indifferent to the so-called powerful clans’ rampant wrongdoing.

The doctor arrived quickly, applied medicine to the injured barbarians, gave them some instructions, and then left.

Lei Xingmie rushed over upon hearing the news and was also furious when he heard about the ordeal suffered by the Dongni tribe.

However, upon hearing that it was the Ye family of Dongping County who did it, he hesitated for a moment, and finally privately sought out Zhou Lingfeng.

“Your Highness, the Ye family of Dongping County is not particularly powerful, but their eldest daughter is the wife of the city lord of Lei City. Lei City is considered a powerful force in the southern province, with 100,000 elite troops. Even the Lin family would not dare to offend them easily.”

Lei Xingmie said in a low voice.

This is different from the situation of the Green Dragon Gang. He believes that the prince has no need to cause trouble for the sake of some barbarians.

“Lei City! You mean that island city at sea?”

Zhou Lingfeng immediately understood! There was an island city hundreds of miles away in the Southern Province. It was quite large and rich in resources.

“Indeed! Lei City is hundreds of miles away from Funing City, and it is powerful enough to have its own army and establish its own independent state! Although it is still nominally a subject of the Great Zhou, it is no different from declaring itself a king!”

Lei Xingmie said cautiously.

“No wonder the Ye family is so arrogant, they have a powerful patron to rely on!”

Zhou Lingfeng gave a cold laugh.

Leicheng and Nan Province are separated by hundreds of miles of sea, so transporting tens of thousands of elite troops over here is no easy task.

Without several months of preparation, it’s impossible to keep up!

By then, the new city of Python City will have been built, and the recruitment of soldiers will be extremely fast. They will not be afraid of Thunder City.

On the contrary, if Lei Cheng really attacks Mang Cheng, he wouldn’t mind taking Lei Cheng into his own mouth as well, which would also expand his strength.

“Therefore, Your Highness, please reconsider!”

Lei Xingmie had a bitter expression on his face.

Although he was furious about the barbarians being killed, he could only offer this advice for the sake of the bigger picture.

After all, Python City is still very weak. How could it possibly be a match for Thunder City, which has 100,000 elite warriors?

“Aren’t the lives of barbarians also lives?!”

“Hmph! The Ye family dared to kill and exterminate entire clans and abduct women within the territory of Python City. Their crimes are utterly heinous! If I were to tolerate even this, what kind of barbarian king would I be!”

“Whether these people are barbarians or Zhou people, as long as they are in Mangcheng, they are all my subjects.”

“Even if he were facing thousands of soldiers, even if he had to go through fire and water, he would not hesitate.”

Zhou Lingfeng slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily.

His words brought a strange sense of relief to the surviving barbarians who had come to complain earlier.

They made the right bet this time!

Just as the rumors said, this prince treated everyone equally, regardless of race or social status.

The barbarian trembled at his words, feeling as if he had finally found a wise ruler.

“Pass down the word, and let all the people of Python City, including the barbarians, come to witness the public trial tonight! I will make the Ye family members kneel on the ground and publicly announce their crimes!”

Zhou Lingfeng’s anger continued to rise.

The thought of the bloody tragedy, with hundreds of corpses strewn across the field, made him feel incredibly distressed.