Luo Mazi had never expected that Lin Ziran would say this. He was originally worried that Lin Ziran would be angry. When he heard this, he couldn't react for a while and was stunned.
However, he quickly reacted and said: "Master, do we really want to stay?"
Lin Ziran nodded at this time: "I have this plan, but it depends on the situation!"
Before entering the city, Lin Ziran thought about getting money and food by defrauding him and then leaving. He didn't have much appetite, as long as he could get enough food for ten days and a half.
However, the subsequent response of the officials in the city was too cowardly, and Lin Ziran would not proceed without entering the city, otherwise the secret would be exposed.
Now that he entered the city and saw the city defense of Qingshan Town and knew that there were not many officers and soldiers in the town, he had another thought.
With this in mind, Lin Ziran immediately said: "Pass this message down and ask the brothers to be smart and avoid making mistakes, and to strictly guard the city gates and nearby walls, and do not allow the officers and soldiers to approach!"
After that, he closed the folding fan, looked around Luo Mazi and other subordinates, and said in a deep voice: "This time, we are going to have a big deal!"
When Luo Mazi next to him heard this, he suddenly showed admiration: "The master is indeed a hero in this world. This kind of courage and pride are rare in the world!"
Other subordinates also said one after another:
"The boss is right, this time we will do something big!"
"Master, we will do whatever you say!"
"The boss is mighty!"
"The boss is awesome!"
Lin Ziran once again habitually ignored Luo Mazi and others' mindless flattery!
These are just mindless boasts!
Sitting down again, Lin Ziran thought about the follow-up plan. If he wanted to stay and make a fortune, it couldn't be done just by talking. He had to have a detailed plan.
Through part of his original memory, he already had a general idea of what the world he came to was like.
This place is a different world that is similar to Earth in many ways and is still in the period of the Industrial Revolution.
The place where he is now is Heng Dynasty in the southeast of the mainland.
However, Daheng has already suffered from internal and external troubles.
There are thirteen states in Heng, but except for Jingzhou, which is the smallest and least populous, and is still barely under the control of the Ji family of the Heng royal family, the other twelve states are all in a state of feudal rule.
The Nanhai Prefecture where Lin Ziran is now is also surrounded by local separatist regimes fighting back and forth, because these vassals and towns all want to become the lord of the Nanhai Prefecture, or even the lord of the thirteen states in the world!
As the saying goes, if you always lose your deer, the whole world will chase it away.
To put it bluntly, this place is in troubled times right now!
There are still steam engines, and the army uses guns and cannons in troubled times!
How can we survive in such a troubled world?
How can we live better?
Lin Ziran didn't have time to think about this issue before entering the city. He just wanted to get a batch of food and stabilize the hundreds of bandits under his command before talking about other things.
But now, the situation has barely stabilized, and the money and food are about to be received. It is also time to consider the next step.
What are my disadvantages? I am a bandit leader. He has few men and guns, and I am very precarious.
And what is his advantage? He is also a bandit leader, with more than a hundred men and guns under his command!
These are troubled times here and now.
And some of them have guns. If they mix well, they might be able to become a warlord in a separatist area.
What is the standard for a warlord? It is that someone has a gun and a territory.
Although I have fewer people and fewer guns, it still counts as someone with guns!
If he builds another territory, who dares to say that he, Lin Ziran, is not a warlord?
Qingshan Town is located in a remote and remote area, dozens of miles away from the county seat. If done properly, you can stay here for a while and use the resources here to develop and grow.
Although Qingshan Town is a small town, there are also many surrounding villages, with a combined estimated population of several thousand people. After all the hard work, there should be considerable gains.
Moreover, these officials in Qingshan Town seem to be timid and cowardly. As long as they operate properly, they can completely control the situation.
Even if his identity is exposed in the future, he can use force to control Qingshan Town and get what he wants.
Lin Ziran has decided to stay in Qingshan Town for a while, but Wang Jinquan and the others in the city don't know yet.
At this moment, they are working hard to organize civilian workers to transport military rations to the "Fifth Patrol Battalion" in the Chengmen Military Camp.
As it approached noon, things were being transported into the city gate barracks one after another. There was food, money, a pig, some chickens and ducks, and a batch of fruits and vegetables.
Looking at so many things, Luo Mazi couldn't help it anymore: "The boss is so wise and powerful. If the boss hadn't told us to come to Qingshan Town, how could we have gotten so much money and food!"
Lin Ziran was in a good mood at this moment and no longer cared about Luo Mazi's low-level flattery. He also sighed: "This Qingshan Town is a good place!"
Although Qingshan Town is a bit remote and poor, for more than a hundred of them, it is already a rare and good place.
By the evening, Wang Jinquan and the others had organized people to deliver all the things.
After the things were delivered, Wang Jinquan walked up to Lin Ziran and asked politely when the army would leave.
Of course, he didn't directly ask when he was leaving.
Instead, he said in a roundabout way that the mountains near Qingshan Town were seriously infested with bandits, and he hoped that the army could enter the mountains as soon as possible to eliminate the banditry.
Although he didn't say it too straightforwardly, Lin Ziran could tell that the guard was asking when he would leave.
Faced with this question, Lin Ziran naturally would not give any positive answer, but he would not directly say that he wanted to stay here forever, but chose to delay.
"It is precisely because of the serious banditry near Qingshan Town that Shangfeng sent me here. Guard Wang doesn't have to worry. Once traces of the bandits are found, they will be wiped out!"
"Of course, our headquarters has been marching all the way here. The soldiers are exhausted and will rest for a few days before taking action. I think you, Wang Zhenshou, have no objections!"
Lin Ziran said that the soldiers were tired and needed to rest, which made Wang Jinquan stunned and didn't know how to answer.
According to what this camp officer Lin said, it seems that their fifth patrol battalion will stay in Qingshan Town for several days!
But Lin Ziran said something like, "Wang Zhenshou, you don't have any objections, right?" He, Wang Jinquan, couldn't say anything more. Besides, I'm afraid others would immediately fall out.
So he could only go back first. After returning to the governor's house worried all the way, he summoned several of his men to discuss it.
Those subordinates also felt a little troubled by this.
I originally thought that these officers and soldiers would leave quickly after taking the money and food, but I didn't expect that they seemed to use Qingshan Town as a base camp for suppressing bandits and planned to stay for a while.
It is nonsense to say that if you find traces of bandits, you will leave to exterminate them.
Although it was said before that banditry was a serious problem, it was just casual talk.
Although there are many bandits in Qingshan Town, not many of them have become established. Their group is already relatively powerful, and the rest are hiding and they will easily show up.
In addition, they also heard that a large group of bandits recently came from Pingdan County next door. It was said that there were more than a hundred bandits, but they only heard about it. Who knew where those bandits were.
Who knows when the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Patrol Battalion will find the traces of the bandits and then go out of the city to suppress the bandits.
"Boss, it's okay to keep going like this. If they never find the bandits, won't they have to stay here forever?" Someone immediately said worriedly.
Wang Jinquan said: "After all, they are officers and soldiers who were ordered to suppress bandits. They can't stay here forever. Let's take a look at the situation in the next few days. If they really don't want to leave, we will help them find several families.
Come down!"
No matter how much Wang Jinquan and the others thought about it, they could not imagine that the Fifth Patrol Battalion was not officers and soldiers at all, but a group of bandits.
Well, they are the bandits rumored to have come from Pingdan County next door!