One hundred and ninety-first chapter pacify the bandits
"Do you understand?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Ah?" Zhao Mu came back to his senses and nodded, "I guess you understand."
"Then I'll leave these to you." Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Mu on the shoulder.
"Leave it to me?" Zhao Mu pointed at his nose and said in disbelief.
"You are my second brother. If I don't leave it to you, who can I leave it to?" Zhao Kuo looked extremely trusting.
"I will definitely not let my brother down." Zhao Mu said solemnly, but little did he know that Zhao Kuo just wanted to be lazy.
"By the way, the first batch of paper will be sold in three days. From now on, it will be sold on the first day of every month, and it will be your responsibility." Zhao Kuo said.
"No." Zhao Mu said, cupping his fists.
"Remember, we only sell 10,000 pieces every month, and we won't sell more than one, even if the other party offers a higher price." Zhao Kuo warned.
"Why?" Zhao Mu was a little confused. If the other party can offer a high price, it doesn't matter if he sells more, he can still make more money.
"This is called hunger marketing. What you can't get is the best." Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Mu on the shoulder and walked outside regardless of whether he understood.
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Mainland Lake, the center of the Great Lakes.
"Chief, let's surrender." The second leader Pa Dihu sighed and said with a sad face.
"Yes, leader, brothers really can't hold on any longer." The third leader Bai Chang also said.
"I want to eat rice, but I can't do it with wheat. I really don't want to eat fish. I feel like vomiting when I see fish now." Someone else said.
"Me too..." Everyone complained.
Since Zhao Jun came, they have not had a good day...
Hou Ying and Zhu Hai received Zhao Kuo's order and immediately rushed to the mainland to recruit water bandits.
Most of these water bandits were people who had fled from nearby areas and had no choice but to become bandits. When they heard the government's order to recruit people, although they didn't believe it, some still chose to give it a try.
In the end, it was confirmed that the government had indeed forgotten the blame, and had distributed the land. The news spread from ten to ten, and the bandits came ashore one after another to surrender.
In just half a month, their number of men was reduced by 80%.
I thought that this group of Zhao soldiers would retreat, but who knew that they actually recruited nearby strong men and fishermen to form a team and conduct a carpet-like search, not sparing any corner.
Moreover, there was a Transcendent Realm warrior among the Zhao army who would patrol the skies over Dalu Ze from time to time. They were so frightened that they did not dare to show their heads. They could only rely on the dense reeds to avoid Zhu Hai's search.
But now the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and it seems that their hiding place will be searched within a few days.
And they couldn't hold on any longer. They had run out of food a long time ago and could only eat fish every day. At first, they could cook it over a fire. But now that the encirclement was smaller, they didn't dare to light a fire anymore. As long as they lit a fire, they would be discovered.
Now they want to vomit when they see fish, but they feel hungry if they don't eat. Some people would rather eat reeds than fish, but reeds are not very hungry at all.
This group of bandits really couldn't understand why Zhao Guo mobilized so many people to deal with them when they only had less than 200 people left, and even sent a transcendent warrior.
Is the Transcendent Realm so worthless now?
"Zhao Gou is cruel. We have delayed them for so long. If we surrender now, they will definitely kill us." The big leader Liyu said in a deep voice.
No one knows that he is the son of the last generation of King Zhongshan and has a blood feud with the Zhao family. It is absolutely impossible for him to surrender.
Their Zhongshan Kingdom originated from Xianyu, with the surname Li. Later, a monarch claimed that he was a descendant of Huangdi Xuanyuan, so he changed the surname to Ji and changed the country's name to Zhongshan.
After the fall of the Zhongshan Kingdom, Ji Yu restored his surname and changed his name to Li Yu in order to avoid Zhao's search.
Hundreds of years later, the Zhao people had long forgotten that the ancestors of the Zhongshan Kingdom had the surname Li, and had never suspected that Liyu was a descendant of the Zhongshan royal family.
"But if we continue to persist, we will not be Zhao Jun's opponent." said the second leader, Pa Dihu.
Liyu, the most powerful among them, has only practiced Qi and has not yet mastered the battle formation. All of them combined are no match for Zhu Hai alone.
Now it is obvious that Zhao Jun will not give up until they are eradicated, and he really cannot see any hope of victory.
"At midnight tonight, we broke into pieces and swam to escape the Zhao army's blockade. Then we met at the mouth of the Dalu Ze River, and then fled from Qi to Onezawa. With the strength of our brothers, we will definitely be able to fight in Onezawa. Come up with a career." Liyu said with clenched fists, as if he saw a better tomorrow.
"Why don't you say anything? You...what are you doing...let me go quickly." Liyu struggled crazily.
I saw bandits on both sides swarming up and pushing him down among the reeds. Another bandit handed him a rope and tied him up in a moment.
"The leader is right. We have delayed Zhao Jun for so long, and they probably won't let us go. Now in order for Zhao Jun to spare our lives, we can only use the leader's head." The second leader lay on the ground tiger. Said apologetically.
"Now untie the rope. I can pretend that none of this has happened. We are still good brothers. Even if you capture me now, Zhao Jun will not let you go." Liyu shouted, hoping to persuade them.
But since the bandits had already made up their minds, how could they change because of his few words.
"Chief, we can't escape. Then Zhao Jun divided everyone into five teams. Each team is a hundred meters apart. The brothers can't swim that far, so I can only apologize..."
"Poof!" A stream of scarlet blood spurted out more than a foot high, and the huge human head rolled down on the reeds.
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"Sir, the mainland bandits say they are willing to surrender," the guard reported.
"Haha, I finally couldn't hold on any longer." Hou Ying said with a smile, "Invite them in."
"Meet the general." As soon as Pa Dihu and others entered the camp, they quickly knelt down on the ground.
"I'm not a general." Hou Ying said with a smile.
Only then did Po Dihu see that the person sitting on it was an old man with a gray beard. However, when he saw the strong man holding two sledgehammers next to the old man, he immediately stopped thinking.
"Guan Ye Mingjian, although we are bandits, we never do anything harmful to nature. We only steal some money and food, and never harm people's lives. We were only bewitched by the leader to confront the government. Now he has been killed by us Yes, we are willing to correct our evil ways and just ask the official to give us a chance." Pa Dihu kowtowed.
Haha, never harming people's lives? Hou Ying sneered in his heart. These people are different from the common people who were recruited before. Every one of them is an old bandit for many years. Only those who have never killed are considered ghosts.
Besides, this group of people wasted Zhao Jun for so long, how could they let it go so easily?
However, since these people have chosen to surrender, they cannot all be killed.
"You should get up first." Hou Ying said to the guards beside him, "Put your head over and show it to those recruiting people to see if you are their so-called leader."
"You can go down too, and those who commit evil will be beheaded, and the rest will be sent to Shangdang Coal Mine for three years of hard labor." Hou Ying waved his hand and said.
The lying tiger breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to have any objection. He leaned over and retreated.
Although he still has to serve three years of hard labor, he doesn't have to die at least.
For some unknown reason, Li Yu has been telling them to kill less over the years. Although they seek wealth, as he said, they rarely kill people. They usually tie them up and ask for ransom.
What he didn't know was that Liyu wanted to learn from his ancestors and re-establish Zhongshan, so he attached great importance to his reputation and naturally would not go on a killing spree like other bandits.
"Zhu Hai." Hou Ying looked at Zhu Hai, "Why are you leading people to search the waters under my command? Don't miss anyone."
"Nuo." Zhu Hai hummed. He couldn't salute even though he was carrying two big hammers, and walked directly outside.
It was already the next day when Zhao Kuo received the good news, and Zhao Kuo was not surprised by the result.
The mainland Zeshui bandits only relied on their geographical advantages, and in terms of strength, it was impossible to compete with the Zhao army.
Hou Ying chose the stupidest and most effective way to kill all the bandits at once, completely solving the flood problem in Dalu Ze.