Qingshi Town, within a luxurious estate.
Inside a room adorned with valuable calligraphy and paintings.
Tao Ji, a commanding officer responsible for a thousand soldiers, sat quietly in the seat of honor.
"Sir, Sir..."
"Didn't you say that we only needed to discipline those families who were unwilling to offer gold and silver?"
"But why now..."
Within the room, Yue Jun, the town mayor of Qingshi, spoke to Tao Ji anxiously.
If it were really just about disciplining those families unwilling to give gold and silver, that would be one thing.
But as time went on and the soldiers unearthed more and more gold and silver, and their own pockets grew increasingly full,
The situation became somewhat uncontrollable.
Yue Jun, the town mayor, felt some fear.
If he continued to let those soldiers loot unchecked...
would he truly be able to govern this Qingshi Town,
or even, recover its vitality?
"Mayor Yue, I know moderation."