"You bastard, what are you talking about?"
Yan Gang was furious.
My uncle took away the merchant and the money? Isn’t this nonsense?
The businessman just let it go and could barely explain that they went to the southwest because his uncle left, but this was all the businessman's spontaneous behavior and had nothing to do with his uncle.
The silver is even more nonsense. When did my uncle take away the silver from Ezhou?
This is not nonsense.
Not to mention him, Lin Bai was confused. Did he take away Ezhou's money?
I can’t even spend all my money, so why should I take away Ezhou’s money?
What the hell!
The talented man couldn't hold himself any longer.
The man with triangular eyes said: "What I tell you is the truth. If you don't believe me, just ask them." He gestured to the group of people behind him.
Everyone was obviously more frightened than him, but they all nodded.
"The news has spread all over Ezhou. It is said that the king of Southwest took away the merchants and money, so the new city could not survive."
"good!"
"What's good? I think it's probably a rumor. Someone is slandering the King of Southwest."
"..."
There are many fans of the great talent among these people, who are complaining about the great talent.
Two people looked at the talented man, seeming to want to confirm whether he was really the King of the Southwest. Although the reputation of the King of the Southwest was known throughout the country, not many people had actually seen him.
Although Lin Bai had been to Ezhou New Town last time, there were so many people at that time that except for some people in front, he could not see clearly from behind.
Good guy!
Lin Bai called out to him, "Good guy, did someone deliberately put a shit basin on him?"
You can't handle the mess in Ezhou anymore, so you blame it on yourself?
Was it Lao Zhu who did it?
It's not quite like it. Although Lao Zhu doesn't want to see him, he is the king of a country, so he shouldn't use such despicable methods! Moreover, this news obviously spread recently, and there were no similar rumors before.
In other words, is it because his arrival made some people panic and deliberately slandered him?
Lin Bai was really tired. What happened after leaving the court? There was war and snow disaster in the north, and there was also the rebellion of the Red Lotus Sect. Taking into account the big thunder in the Ministry of Commerce and the mess in Ezhou, it was a precarious situation.
It turns out that these guys are still busy making themselves uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the sake of a few beautiful ladies and the businessmen and people who trusted him, the talented man would have really wanted to leave.
As for now, seeing that many of these water bandits trusted him, the talented man had no choice but to endure it.
He looked at the water bandits and said, "Are you all workers in Ezhou New City?"
"right!"
The man with triangular eyes said, "We were forced to take this road because we couldn't survive. Let us go."
Everyone behind him also echoed.
Wu Qiaojun glanced at the man with triangular eyes with cold eyes, "At least you are not."
The triangular-eyed man's eyes flickered uncertainly, but he said: "Why do you say I'm not?"
Wu Qiaojun said coldly: "Based on the calluses on your right hand, those are the calluses of people who often hold knives, and..."
Before she finished speaking, Wu Qiaojun casually looked around, and a scimitar suddenly appeared in her hand.
The next moment, the machete struck directly at the man with triangular eyes.
The triangular-eyed man's expression suddenly changed, and he turned over to dodge instantly. He was extremely agile, and he was obviously an expert.
However, his movements were a bit redundant, because the scimitar did not fall, and Wu Qiaojun's voice sounded again, "Besides, your skills are obviously not those of ordinary people."
The man with triangular eyes was spotted and tried to escape.
It's a pity that under such circumstances, there was no way he could escape and he was immediately detained.
Lin Bai waved his hand and said, "Take him down for questioning."
"yes!"
Yan Gang took the person down immediately.
When the other water bandits saw this, their expressions changed greatly, and they looked even more frightened.
Lin Bai said: "Don't panic, everyone. This person has ulterior motives. Did he incite you?"
The water bandits were obviously frightened. They had never seen such a scene before. They didn't know how to answer for a while. They might not be sure of the situation and didn't want to betray their partners.
Lin Bai smiled and said: "He said he is a worker in Ezhou Xincheng, so who among you knows him? Has anyone worked with him?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
Sure enough, I didn’t know anyone.
The construction site in Xincheng is so big and there are so many workers. It's normal to not know them. However, if you don't know any of them, something is obviously wrong.
Lin Bai was actually just suspicious, but looking at everyone's expressions, he already knew it.
He said: "You still don't understand? This person is probably from the Red Lotus Sect. He is deliberately inciting you to cause trouble and make you bear the crime. You have no choice but to follow them in rebellion."
What!
Upon hearing the rebellion, the faces of the group changed, and their expressions were full of fear.
After all, rebellion is a serious crime for the Nine Clan.
"Sir, I...we never thought of rebelling. We really couldn't survive and were forced to rob because we had no other choice."
"That's right! We all had no choice but to go to the yamen to ask for wages. Not only did the yamen not pay us, they also beat us up, saying that we had gathered to make trouble. Many people were arrested, and it is said that several people were killed. It’s the Red Lotus Sect.”
"..."
A group of water bandits complained.
Lin Bai finally understood. Ezhou had stopped paying wages for some time. During this period, some people went to ask for wages, but to no avail.
It was perfunctory at first, but later some people were beaten.
Not only that, the government also asked workers to rush to work.
Until recently, things became more and more serious. Xincheng workers collectively went to the government office to ask for wages. As a result, countless officers and soldiers were waiting for them. Many people were arrested, said to be Red Lotus Sect, and some were killed.
As for whether it is the Red Lotus Sect or not, these people don't know, anyway, it is what it says.
These people have finally seen through it. If this continues, not only will they lose their wages, but they may not even be able to save their lives.
They didn't want to be associated with the Red Lotus, so they simply left.
They are all common people near Ezhou.
There are many people like them who look hopeless and cannot wait to die in Ezhou. They don't want to cause trouble and be killed by the popular Lotus Cult, so they can only return home.
At this moment, they were on their way back home. Thinking of the experience in Ezhou, they became more and more angry. Under the temptation of the triangular eyes, they wanted to do something to get some New Year money for their wives and children at home, so...
"Sir, we have no choice. We have been busy in Ezhou for the past six months and have not taken care of the land at home. Our family is still looking forward to it. Now we can't even get a penny back. How can we have the honor to see our family."
"It is said that the Fourth Highness is in charge of Ezhou New City, so there will definitely be no problems. We all believe in the Fourth Highness, but..."
"It doesn't matter if I have no face. If I don't have money to go back, my wife and children won't be able to survive."
"I still have an old mother to support at home."
"..."
A large group of men, when they talked about their sadness, their eyes were red and tears filled their eyes.
Lin Bai looked at these people and wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Presumably when these people came to Ezhou, they must have been full of confidence because of the success of Ping'an County and Changjin County, because of the success of Southwest, and because they believed in themselves. But in the end, these people were forced to a dead end.
And this is just a part of it, there are still many such people in Ezhou.
Inexplicably, Lin Bai had the urge to kill someone.
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