As soon as the man finished speaking, the other people also joined in.
"Yes, there is really no other way, so we shamelessly come to the boss to advance wages, even if we work a few more days in the future."
"My family only has thirty coins. If I can't pay the money tomorrow, I will have to sell the remaining half acre of land in my family."
"You still have land at home, but I have nothing at home. My mother was seriously ill last year, and all the land at home has been sold. If I can't pay the money this time, I...I can only sell my five-year-old daughter Sold."
"This dog officer, every time something happens, the first thing he thinks of is exploiting us. He suppresses bandits every year and collects exorbitant taxes every year, but there are still not many bandits at all, there are still so many.
The big boss and the second boss, the villain is not talking about you, you are the best people in the world. "
"Oh, I can't live this life. I really envy the brothers in the village. They are free and carefree. They have enough to eat every day and don't have to worry about the dog government coming to collect taxes."
Nie Chen waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said,
"Everyone, you all need fifty cents, right? In this way, today's wages will be settled for everyone, and then each person will be given an additional forty cents, which is an advance payment for the next four days' wages. Let's deal with the government first, okay?
Whoever wants to go up the mountain and make a living with us in Qingfeng Village in the future is also welcome. You can think about it slowly when you go back. "
"Brothers, each of you will be given fifty cents. Go and get the money."
After Nie Chen finished speaking to the little bandit, he turned and left.
"Thank you, Second Master."
"The second master is truly the most good man in the world."
"You saved our whole family."
"We are grateful for your great kindness."
Nie Chen stopped when he heard this, turned his head and sighed, saying,
"This time the difficulty has passed. What can happen next? Next time the government collects another hundred coins, what will you do?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a bucket of cold water poured on everyone's heads. The scene became quiet for an instant, leaving only sighs.
After returning to the Juyi Hall, Nie Chen sat on a chair and began to think deeply.
The boss said,
"This is the old style of the government. Every time they use clever excuses to collect exorbitant taxes and suppress bandits, they will also call on everyone to donate. First, let the wealthy gentry take the lead in donating, and then let the common people donate compulsorily."
"Yes, after the matter is completed, the wealthy gentry's money will be returned in full, and the poor man's money will be divided into 30 and 70 parts."
Nie Chen sighed,
"This country is really rotten to the core."
Weng Qiuchan grasped the key point and said,
"Why do the government want to attack Niujie Mountain again?"
"Don't you all know why you need to fight again?"
Da Zhuang burst into laughter, and the other three also laughed.
Poor Ma Niu was first tricked by Nie Chen, and then he was given money to go back and rebuild. Just a few days after he established the mountain, he was beaten again.
This guy is also stupid. He doesn't know how to grow up, but he recruits troops and horses with great fanfare, and even threatens to chop off the head of the county magistrate.
However, the effect was very good. There were indeed many desperadoes who had broken the law and some local rogues who defected to Ma Niu Ai. In just a few days, another one or two hundred people gathered in Niu Ai Mountain.
When the Liu family saw it, they said, "Oh, you're not dead yet. You dare to be so arrogant after killing my son, I have to beat you again!"
When the county magistrate saw it, he said, "Oh, you kid, you've gone too far, and you're still thinking about my dog's head. You don't want to live anymore, so take him!"
As a result, a large-scale... tax collection operation began again.
No matter whether the suppression of the bandits is successful or not, the first thing to do is to find a reason to put money in your pocket.
As for Qingfeng Village, the county magistrate didn't take it seriously at all, and I heard that Heifengling has declared war on Qingfeng Village, so they don't care about you anymore. You just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and you will both lose.
Now that the county magistrate has put all his energy into Niubai Mountain, Qingfeng Village can take the opportunity to grow and develop.
Everyone here understands this truth, and Ma Niubi is really an excellent shield.
Nie Chen suddenly said,
"By the way, this time the government is collecting taxes on a large scale. I think many people are just like the people in the village, and they can't get rid of the blame, right?"
"yes."
The headmaster nodded, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said,
"you mean?"
"Haha, although this wave will not force all the people to rebel, it is expected that a large part of the people will have to sell their land, sell their sons and daughters, and those who have no food left at home will starve to death.
We can recruit people. Now that our trade routes are open, there will be a steady flow of supplies coming in, and more supplies will be sold out.
We need more manpower for brewing, blacksmithing, manufacturing weapons, armor, saddles and other items, as well as mining, transporting goods, etc. We need too many manpower.
The bigger the business, the more soldiers we can raise. If we need to protect the industry, the stronghold and the caravan, then we need more soldiers.
Boss, taking advantage of this opportunity when the government is forcing the common people, we can recruit as many people as we can.
As long as people can be recruited, those who are willing to serve as soldiers will be put into the team, and those who are willing to work will work in workshops or mines. By then, it will not be a problem for us to support tens of thousands of people! "
"You're right, you're right!"
The headmaster laughed loudly and said,
"Although I am very sad that dog officials persecute the people, it is precisely because of these dog officials who drive the people into desperation that our Qingfeng Village has the opportunity to become bigger and stronger.
If ordinary people can have food, who would want to go up to the mountains and become bandits? "
Nie Chen shook his head and said,
“Master, your concept should be changed, no, it’s the concepts of all the brothers in the village.
From now on, they are no longer bandits! But soldiers!
On the surface, we are still a bandit camp, but secretly, we want to train them as regular troops.
Master, our business is getting bigger and bigger. Our fine wine must be drunk by all the grassland people, our weapons must be sold to all regions of the country, and our soldiers and horses must be at least tens of thousands, just to barely be able to He has the qualifications to deal with warlords to protect himself.
A small Qingfeng Village is definitely not enough. If necessary, we may even need to occupy the county seat or even the state capital to develop our power. It is impossible without soldiers.
Mr. Master, you are a general, so I don’t have to worry about military training as long as you are here.
What I have to do is to get the money, get the weapons, recruit people, and ensure all logistics and business needs.
And you are responsible for training the soldiers so that they have combat effectiveness and are the best among the best! "
Nie Chen's words made Da Dang Jia and Da Zhuang's blood boil with excitement. The two of them even recalled the iron-blooded scene when they commanded tens of thousands of troops to attack.
