Chapter 1123: Who Can I Turn to for Justice?
When Yun Jiao purchased this shop, she spent over ten thousand silver, and at that time, this was the Capital City of Great Chu.
However, to Jin Country, Dingjing was just an ordinary city, not as prosperous as it once was, so the price was naturally much lower.
Yang Ying chuckled nearby, "Are you from Jin Country?"
The shop owner instantly broke into a cold sweat, "No, no, I’m from Great Chu."
After the Duke captured Dingjing, he didn’t resort to burning, killing, or looting in the city, because after all, this was not an enemy nation, but the Capital City of Great Chu.
Not only that, he even ordered soldiers to maintain order in the city, keeping shops open and businesses running.
He only left no Jin Country officials alive, killed all of them, including male family members over six years old, and handed the female family members over to the troops as military prostitutes or as rewards to soldiers.
Historically, virtually every army had the existence of military prostitutes.
It’s just that the government would never openly acknowledge this.
The army consisted of young and strong men; it was impossible that they had no needs.
If such desires were not met for a long time, the men’s moods would unconsciously become irritable, and the entire camp would turn into a highly dangerous powder keg.
This was also considered a means to relieve the soldiers’ emotions.
And this shop owner came here from Huining to do business ten years ago.
He used almost all his life savings to buy this shop and then opened a fabric store.
The business was barely manageable.
After the Duke captured Dingjing, the fabric shop owner was worried for his safety because he was from Jin Country, but no one troubled him after some time, so he continued running his shop with peace of mind.
As for Dingjing becoming the territory of Great Chu again, he didn’t really care; he heard that the emperor of Great Chu was returning to Dingjing and realized there was an opportunity to make money. Hearing this news, he stocked up on a lot of goods, waiting for the nobles of Great Chu to return to the capital, so he could make a big profit.
Unexpectedly, before business even started, someone was trying to take his shop!
The owner said in broken Dingjing dialect, "I won’t give up this shop."
"I bought it with silver, and I have the property deed!"
Yun Jiao chuckled softly, "Property deed? This is Great Chu, what use is a property deed from the Jin Country government?"
The owner was struck by lightning.
Indeed, this place was already part of Great Chu now.
The official seal on his property deed was from the Jin Country Dingzhou government, what use was it here!
With a mournful face, the owner said, "Though it’s true, I spent thousands of silver buying it."
"This isn’t just some small change, who should I turn to for justice!"
Yun Jiao calmly said, "I originally had a medicine shop here; the Jin Country people invaded, took my shop, took my home, killed my relatives, to whom should I turn for justice?"
The owner couldn’t refute, and could only look pitifully at her, "Madam, I can return the shop to you, just, please, give some silver. I’m just an ordinary citizen; if you take the shop, my life’s savings will be gone!"
Yang Ying snorted coldly, "You, a Jin Country person, it’s already good we’re not killing you, and you still want silver?"
"Our Duke Mansion’s countless rare treasures, countless gold and silver were all looted by you Jin Country people, and you dare ask us for silver?"
The mention of the Duke Mansion frightened the owner into speechlessness.
Ever since Dingjing returned to Great Chu’s control, about five months or so, he often heard people from Great Chu say how formidable the Duke was, and it was thanks to him that Dingjing was recovered.