Zhu Tianming had a headache after hearing this. It seemed impossible to wipe out all three major families at once.
You can only kill one family, suppress one family, and win over one family.
In this way, the people's livelihood in Yongbeicheng will not be in chaos.
In the future, you only need to slowly cultivate your own talents, and you can gradually take control of Yongbei City.
"By the way, how many people are actually under the jurisdiction of Yongbei Dacheng?"
Zhu Tianming was most concerned about this.
Population means everything!
Only when there are talents and soldiers can we continuously create wealth.
Shi Huaqing said:
"Master Hou, the official statistics are that the population is 600,000. As for the hidden population, we don't know. They are all in the hands of the three major families."
After Zhu Tianming listened, he muttered:
"Yongbei Dacheng governs three first-level towns, one second-level town, one third-level town, more than thirty towns, and hundreds of villages. How can it only have a population of 600,000? The total population should be millions! "
The population of a first-level town is about 50,000, and the population of three is about 150,000, the second-level town is about 80,000, and the third-level town is about 150,000.
The total population is 380,000. Even if Beizhou is in war all year round and has many victims, the small town alone has about 280,000 people.
The average of more than 30 small towns is about 20,000, which is 600,000 people. Counting that Yongbei City is at the forefront of Beizhou, it must have a population of 400,000.
The population provided by hundreds of villages is about 200,000, plus the population of Yongbei City itself is 300,000.
The total population must be 1.18 million people, close to 1.2 million people.
Shi Huaqing said awkwardly:
"Master Marquis, you also know the reason. I am really helpless."
Zhu Tianming snorted coldly.
At this moment, the messenger hurriedly walked in and said:
"Master Hou, Sun Chao, the head of the Sun family, has asked to see Master Hou. He said he has something important to tell you."
Zhu Tianming was puzzled. The three major families came to see him in unison. Could it be?
Shi Huaqing said:
"Master Hou, this Sun Chao is a good person and is very good at flattering. Although he has a high level of cultivation, he is very..."
After hearing this, Zhu Tianming still didn't understand anything and said:
"It's said that Sun Chao is here to see me."
After a while, a middle-aged man walked in. He was wearing a green robe, with a hawk-headed head, a smooth face, and a cunning light in his eyes. He looked very wretched.
I saw Sun Chao come into the handsome tent. Regardless of the number of people present, he knelt down with a bang and said with a loyal look:
"Sun Chao, a common man, pays his respects to the Marquis."
Zhu Tianming was amused by Sun Chao. Is this guy really the head of the Sun family?
Before Zhu Tianming could speak, Sun Chao said again:
"The common people have been looking up to the Marquis for a long time. When they saw it today, they couldn't help but feel refreshed and refined. All the eight meridians were opened. The Marquis is simply handsome and powerful, and his weapons are majestic..."
Sun Chao was still about to praise, but was interrupted by Zhu Tianming. This guy is simply a weirdo.
"Stop, why are you here to see me?"
Sun Chao said with a flattering look:
"The common people have been admiring this place for a long time when they heard that the Marquis granted him a city. Today they came here to pay homage to the Marquis's face."
Sun Chao saw that Zhu Tianming looked wrong and immediately changed his tune:
"By the way, I will expose the illegal things done by the Zhou family and the Wu family, and then surrender to the Marquis, lead the Marquis's horse and whip, and go through fire and water."
At this moment, Sun Chao was servile and fawning.
Zhu Tianming said directly:
"Oh? Are you really going to lead a horse and a whip through fire and water?"
Sun Chao said flatteringly:
"A true man should follow the law as he says."
Zhu Tianming said playfully:
"I want all the hidden population, spiritual fields, land, shops, minerals, forest land, and various rights of your Sun family within the jurisdiction of Yongbei Dacheng. Will you give it to me or not?"
Zhu Tianming showed no mercy. These things had to be taken back no matter what, and they couldn't keep letting them take them.
Otherwise, what is the use of having the right to open a mansion and build a tooth after spending so much money?
Sun Chao's scalp was numb and cold sweat broke out at Zhu Tianming's question. Fortunately, he had investigated the experience of the Marquis and knew what kind of character he was.
He immediately said flatteringly:
"Your Majesty gave Yongbei City to the Marquis. These things belong to the Marquis. How dare the common people peep at them. As long as the Marquis needs it, the common people will immediately ask the family members to give them in full, including the common people's wealth."
Sun Chao looked like a dog slave, which shocked the people around him and even made the officials around him unbelievable.
Is this the fussy little guy?
A villain who can quarrel with you over a silver coin?
Such generosity and such a big reversal are hard for people to adapt to.
Zhu Tianming plays with taste:
"Really?"
Sun Chao still flattered like a dog slave:
"The Marquis just needs to give the common people a chance to saddle the horse and hold the whip for the Marquis."
Zhu Tianming said calmly:
"Okay! When I finish collecting the power in Yongbei City, you will definitely have an official position."
When Sun Chao heard this, his heart suddenly dropped.
The person in front of him was the favorite in Wang Anshi's eyes, and he even showed the power of a powerful man in the Golden Core stage during the promotion ceremony.
With his fake elixir realm, how could he be his opponent, let alone an army of tens of thousands.
Once you have the blessing of a large army, you will not be an opponent.
His subordinates, Que Hu and Xu Xiu, are also fierce men. They can defeat late-stage Xiantian in the early stage. Doesn't this show that the Marquis in front of him has great potential?
Moreover, he is still a stranger from the ancestral star. Who can tell what will happen in the future?
It is better to place a bet in advance, provide help in times of need, and secure a better future.
Zhu Tianming asked the question he was most concerned about and said:
"How many people are under the jurisdiction of Yongbei City? Including the hidden population of your large and small families!"
At this moment, Sun Chao had already fallen in love with Zhu Tianming, so he naturally had no reservations. He wanted to tell the truth about the time when he was twelve years old and peeked at the maid taking a bath.
"Master Hou, my Sun family happened to have mastered these before. The common people estimate that the total population is at least 1.3 million."
Zhu Tianming nodded, this was almost what he expected.
At this time, the messenger reported to Zhu Tianming again:
"Master Hou, the head of the Zhou family, and the head of the Wu family all asked to see Master Hou outside the military camp."
Zhu Tianming guessed that Sun Chao must be here. They couldn't sit still. Zhu Tianming hadn't even asked about the scandal between their two families, but he came so soon.
Faster than Zhu Tianming thought.
"Let them in!"
As soon as the two of them came in, they saw a proud Sun Chao, and they were filled with hatred for this villain!
"Common people meet the Marquis!"
The two saluted respectfully.
Zhu Tianming said calmly:
"No need to be polite, I wonder what the two heads of the family want to do to find an orphan?"
The two of them rolled their eyes inwardly. Do you really not know what I want from you?
The two of them didn't know that Sun Chao had completely surrendered to Zhu Tianming, but they said:
"The grassroots and others knew that the Marquis was coming, and came here to pay homage to the Marquis..."
Zhu Tianming shouted directly:
"Okay, don't say so many useless things. Sun Chao has decided to hand over all his rights and the hidden population, land, mountains, forests, and mineral veins. What about you?"
Zhu Tianming did not retain his momentum, and the "Dayan Emperor Sutra" was fully transformed into the "Wind and Thunder Immortal Sutra". The momentum was instantly comparable to the first level of Jindan cultivation. The vast power was as vast as the sea, which made a group of people who did not have the Jindan stage a little suffocated.
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