Recruiting Mountain Thieves, Training Troops!
Actually…
What Wang Luo didn't know was that the conditions he gave these farmers were really very generous!
The taxes of the imperial court might not even reach one percent of grain.
However…
When these farmers had not been captured to the village and were still free citizens under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, what they had to bear…was not just grain taxes!
All kinds of exorbitant taxes.
Oppression from the squires, landowners, and wealthy families.
Adding all these up, it was already very good if he could get one-third or even one-fourth of the grain produced by the farmers in a year!
Moreover, he had to be careful.
This was still a bumper harvest.
In times of famine…it was common for the entire family to flee and become refugees, starving to death on the way.
And here?
The water and grass in this huge basin were lush, and the weather was good. There was almost no need to worry about food production.
As long as they were willing to work hard, the output of the fields would be much higher than when they were in the outside world. As the new chief of Black Wind Mountain, as long as Wang Luo could do as he said and only collect one-third of the food…
The remaining food was enough to fill the stomachs of every farmer in the basin!
There was even a lot of surplus!
He would not be bullied or beaten up by others.
As long as they worked hard, they would have food to eat and even have a lot of savings.
This kind of life was much better than before they were kidnapped to the village, compared to those tenants and free people, let alone compared to their past!
No matter which dynasty it was, farmers always suffered the most.
All they wanted was to have food to eat, clothes to wear, and to live well.
When Wang Luo satisfied their insignificant needs, even if he was a mountain bandit and the new bandit chief of Black Wind Mountain, which had imprisoned them for a long time...
They no longer cared.
It was a pity.
Wang Luo was not a player.
The Black Wind Mountain was not a player's territory.
There was no popular sentiment column on his Lord panel.
Otherwise…
When Wang Luo announced these two things and promised that these two things would continue…he would be surprised to find that the hearts of the people in his territory had already surpassed the territory of most players!
Even!
It was a territory that surpassed most of the villages, towns, and cities ruled by the imperial court!
After a long time.
The shocked and ecstatic farmers finally calmed down.
Wang Luo pressed his hands down and said the third thing,""Third, I want to recruit people!”
This time, no one cheered.
The farmers looked at each other, and the basin was dead silent.
" I had too much fun killing last night," Wang Luo explained awkwardly." I accidentally killed all the mountain bandits in the stronghold." I'm the only one in the entire village.”
"This Fort Master is skilled in martial arts, so it doesn't matter.”
"As for you guys…"
"If an enemy attacks and I can't defend such a large stronghold by myself, letting the enemy charge into this basin…I'm afraid even surviving will be a problem, let alone what I promised you.”
"How about this?"
"Those who are willing to join me don't need to pay grain, and the grain tax paid by their family members will be reduced from three to five. If there were no family members, they could appoint someone else to reduce their taxes.”
"How is it?"
If the first and second things that Wang Luo said were to appease and buy people's hearts, the third thing was a little threatening.
He was not the one threatening the farmers.
Instead, he used the environment of Black Wind Mountain to make these farmers feel a sense of crisis!
In this mountain range, there were as many villages as there were hairs on an ox.
Attacks between villages, plundering of property, plundering of population, and fighting for territory were also common occurrences.
Therefore…
The attack of an enemy was not just empty talk, but something that could very likely happen!
Especially when the news of the original Black Wind Mountain being destroyed and the entire mountain village being occupied by Wang Luo spread!
The life that Wang Luo had promised filled these farmers with hope and hope for the future.
Now.
Their interests were bound together.
If they really wanted to live a life that they had only dreamed of in the past…then they could only stand together with Wang Luo and protect Black Wind Mountain together!
This was an open scheme!
Silence.
Silence.
After a long time, a low voice sounded from the crowd,""We're just defending the village. Don't we need to go down the mountain to rob the caravan and rob the people?”
"No need."
Wang Luo thought for a moment and said.
" Then…" After hesitating for a moment, a young man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall but as thin as a bamboo pole walked past the crowd and walked in front of Wang Luo."I'll join!"
"I don't have any relatives anymore. I'll join Black Wind Mountain and let Xiao Cui's family reduce taxes!”
As he spoke, the bamboo youth pointed at a dark and thin little girl not far behind him.
If there was one, there would be two.
With this young man as thin as a bamboo pole leading the way, a few more people quickly walked out of the crowd and stood in front of Wang Luo. They carefully said,"We…we will join too!"
Seven people.
Very few.
Even if they were all trained into bandits, or even bandit leaders, they would not be able to defend the stronghold.
However…
After all, he had just taken over Black Wind Mountain. This was also the first time he had recruited subordinates from his subjects. This result was already very good.
As long as someone joined…
Wang Luo naturally had a way to attract more people to join him and willingly become a mountain bandit in Black Wind Mountain!
Soon after.
Wang Luo brought the seven young men out of the basin and headed toward Black Wind Mountain.
These seven young men also bid farewell to their relatives and friends. With a tragic mood, they followed behind Wang Luo and walked towards the village that used to be the source of all evil.
P.S. 1: Erm... The author took the tax for granted. Now, the tax is already one-fifth... According to the opinions of the readers, the tax is three times the grain tax... It should be quite a lot... Thank you for asking the two big questions ~ cough cough.
The third update…
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