"Everyone, please be patient and take a look at who this is!"
Ji Lie shouted in a deep voice.
Everyone was stunned and subconsciously looked at the head.
"Yes...it's Yu Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Bandits!"
As a notorious Black Mountain bandit, Yu Yan's portrait has long been spread throughout Youzhou.
Although it has been so long, Yu Yan's appearance has changed a lot.
But there were still people who recognized it at a glance and exclaimed,
"Is it really Yu Yan?"
"How can this be?!"
"You didn't see it wrong, did you?"
Everyone was in an uproar, their faces full of disbelief.
Yu Yan has been in Youdi for so many years and has a bad reputation, so there is no need to say more.
Everyone present is considered a powerful person in Youzhou and is extremely well-informed.
Outsiders may not know it clearly, but they know very well that behind the Black Mountain Bandits is Gongsun He.
Otherwise, under the government's siege, how could the Black Mountain bandits escape again and again?
"To be honest with you, this is indeed Yu Yan's head."
"A few days ago, Yu Yan led the Black Mountain bandits with the intention of doing harm to Gu."
"In the end, he failed to show off and was killed. Even the Black Mountain bandits including him were killed by Gu's palace guards!"
For Gongsun He, it was not a glorious thing for Yu Yan and the Black Mountain bandits to be destroyed by Ji Lie's new soldiers.
Naturally, he would not talk about it to outsiders.
Therefore, except for Ji Lie and Gongsunhe, no one else in Youzhou City knew about the annihilation of the Black Mountain bandits.
When this matter came from Ji Lie's mouth, everyone was stunned.
The Black Mountain bandits who had been plundering Youdi for so many years were wiped out by Ji Lie like this?
If they hadn't seen Yu Yan's head with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it even if they were beaten to death.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Ji Lie showed a satisfied smile.
Fortunately, he didn't throw Yu Yan's head to the dogs, but asked Zhang Changde to preserve it with quicklime.
"You don't dare to disobey Gongsun He's orders because you are afraid that he will retaliate against you."
"Now that the Black Mountain bandits have been destroyed, what else do you have to worry about?"
Ji Lie chuckled.
Gongsunhe's power is nothing more than light and dark.
On the surface, he can use the power of the Prime Minister and the commander-in-chief's soldiers to suppress dissidents at will.
But at this point, everyone present had nothing to fear.
They all have their own relationships and connections. As long as they don't break the law and Gongsun He can't find anything to do, there will be no excuse to take action.
What really scares them is the Black Mountain bandits that Gongsunhe secretly cultivated.
Previously, in order to control Youdi, he dared to send Black Mountain bandits to murder the county magistrate appointed by the imperial court.
No one wants to offend the Black Mountain bandits and cause their families to be destroyed.
But now that the Black Mountain bandits are dead, they have less worries in this regard.
Many people had expressive expressions on their faces.
Since Gongsun He was allowed to take control of Youdi, he has been domineering and arbitrary.
Almost all the interests in the underworld were occupied by him and his cronies.
His son Gongsun Qing was even more arrogant and domineering, bullying men and dominating women.
Everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak out!
Seeing this situation, Ji Lie laughed and simply added to the fire!
"As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, I can not only protect you, but I can even share the business of Zui Xian Brewing with you."
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up!
Zuixian Brewing is long-lasting and sweet, with a rich aroma. It has long been popular in Youzhou City and its surrounding areas.
If the production hadn't been unable to keep up, I'm afraid other alcoholic beverages would have lost sales in Youzhou City!
Everyone followed Gongsun He's instructions and suppressed Zhao's trading company. On the one hand, they were afraid of Gongsun He.
On the other hand, it was also because he was jealous of Zhao's Trading Company's Zuixian Brewing business!
"I wonder how the prince plans to share it?"
Li Dongjia said eagerly.
Ji Lie cast a reassuring look at Zhao Meiniang, then smiled and said,
"A jar of Drunken Immortal Brew can be sold to others for ten taels of silver."
"I can provide it to you at the price of six liang per altar."
"As for how much you want to sell it for, I don't care."
"And from now on, Guhe Zhao's Trading Company will no longer sell Zuixian Brewing to outsiders."
"I wonder what you guys think?"
As the saying goes, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only eternal interests.
He wanted to win these nobles away from Gongsun He.
Coercion alone is impossible, inducements must be added.
Ji Lie planned to use Zuixian Brewing as a benefit to win over them.
With coercion and inducement, Ji Lie couldn't believe that these people were not tempted!
as expected.
After listening to Ji Lie's words, Li Dongjia was the first to stand up.
"Your Majesty! The common people are willing to cooperate with Your Majesty!"
With the first person, there is the second, the third...
"My lord, I am also willing!"
"And I……"
"Me too!"
After a while, everyone present nodded in agreement.
Ji Lie was extremely satisfied and said with a smile,
"But before we start cooperation, I have a requirement. Each of you needs to provide a sum of money as a deposit."
"This deposit starts at fifty thousand taels of silver."
Since these people can betray Gongsun He for the sake of profit, who knows that they will not betray themselves for the sake of profit in the future?
Besides, there is no basis for what you say.
The safest thing is to ask them all to hand over a deposit.
They have money to put down Ji Lie, so they will naturally work hard for Ji Lie.
After all, if Ji Lie falls, their money will be gone!
When they heard Ji Lie asking for fifty thousand taels of silver, everyone showed hesitation again.
Ji Lie chuckled and said slowly,
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you."
"The output of Zuixian Brewing is limited. Whoever pays the deposit early and pays more will get a larger share..."
During the demolition in the previous life, the demolition company used similar tactics.
The sooner you sign and agree, the sooner you can choose a house and get a higher compensation.
This is used to lure the demolition households.
This technique has been tried and tested repeatedly.
Ji Lie took it directly and learned it now. How could these ancients resist?
"I...I pay fifty thousand taels of silver!"
"I'll pay 60,000!"
"I...I pay 80,000!"
Seeing those wealthy merchants paying more and more money, the nobles were sweating profusely.
Who told them not to do business and not be so proud of their money?
"Your Majesty, we don't have any cash. Can we use land deeds instead?"
"Of course this is feasible! I won't reject anyone who comes!"
joke.
Ji Lie is eager to get more land to recruit more refugees!
"Okay, I'm willing to put up two thousand acres of land as a deposit!"
"I have three thousand acres!"
Everyone signed up enthusiastically, and within a short time, everyone agreed.
Adding the money and land together and doing a rough calculation, Ji Lie's account was at least over 600,000 silver!
This is a huge sum of money!
