Chapter 157 The Frog at the Bottom of the Well (Part 2)
After walking a few steps, I entered the parliamentary hall and saw the adult with bloody back sitting on a single stool.
Behind the adult was the strong and beautiful woman with red eyes and a thin man with dirt on his face were taking medicine. The adult was looking at him without any abnormality except that his face turned a little pale.
Neil, Gong Jodon stepped forward and took the lead and knelt down and shouted: "See the lord."
The bandit leaders behind them lined up in a row and knelt on the ground without saying a word.
"Master?"
Cons and Weijie were both stunned by the words of Cons and the prince who stayed in the parliamentary hall. What is this? According to the meaning of the word, the Lord is the master and the Lord is the Grand Duke. Do they think they are the Grand Duke?
Kons knew that things that had something to do with the nobles should not be misunderstood. He shook his head and said, "Please don't call me like this, I'm not the Grand Duke."
Xiang Wen and Wei Jie also nodded violently, knowing that the crime of proclaiming their title was only one level lower than the rebellion. Liu Bin, who helped apply medicine, burst into laughter.
Hearing Cons' words and Liu Bin's laughter, the kneeling bandits trembled with their shoulders, while Neil and Gong Zordon were stunned.
Xiangwen muttered to Cons in his ear as he remembered something. Cons nodded to the dozens of bandit leaders and said, "Since you surrender, you must have the awareness of captives. I will not sell you as slaves."
Gong Jordan, who originally wanted to explain, saw that Cons had dealt with other bandits first, so he didn't say anything for the time being.
Hearing this, the prisoners immediately kowtowed and shouted.
"Thank you sir!"
After thinking for a while, Cons said, "But, since you are invaders, it is not possible not to punish you. I decided to force you to work for three years, and in three years you will become free people of the abilities. Each of them will own a piece of land and enjoy taxes of ten or one in ten. Are you willing to obey my decision?"
Hearing this condition, the bandits kowtowed again without saying a word. Unexpectedly, they would not only not have to be sold, but also have a share of land after three years of labor. This condition is really great!
This territory not only has a strong guard but also has such low taxes. It is really a good place to settle down and have a happy business. It seems that you have to find an opportunity to bring your relatives and friends.
Seeing that the bandit leaders agreed to their handling, Cons waved his hand and asked his personal guard to take them down. The parliamentary hall suddenly became empty, and the bandits were only left by Gong Zordon and Neil.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Gong Zordon hurriedly said, "Lord, this word "Lord" means the respectful title of your subordinates to you."
When Xiang Wen and Wei Jie heard this, their faces changed drastically, and Xiang Wen shouted angrily: "Shut up! Do you dare to slander your slander? You're not going to die!"
After being scolded by Xiangwen like this, Gong Zordon was stunned again. When he heard Xiangwen, "You are really bad-minded! You dare to submit to the adults? You want to frame the adults." Gong Zordon immediately laughed and could only look at Neil helplessly.
Neil, who had a tense face and refused to let himself laugh, felt that he had no choice but to lower his head and remained silent.
Anyway, Miyazao was also a wealthy family before, so he could only leave it to him to explain. Neil, who doesn’t have a surname, can’t explain it even if he wants to.
When Gong Zordon wanted to explain, Liu Bin said with a smile: "Sir, this lord is the title of our Eastern Continent. It has several meanings: one is the title of the minister to the monarch, the second is the title of the servant to the master, and the third is the title of the guest to the male master.
"However, in the Eastern Continent, it is usually used by those direct subordinates of the powerful princes, but I don't know how to learn the name of the Eastern Continent."
When Liu Bin said this, he suddenly remembered something and his face became unnatural.
He was a little nervous just now, and now he realized that if Cons took in two subordinates who called him "Lord" and there would definitely be people who suspected Cons wanted to be independent if it was reported!
Gong Zordon obviously understood this, so he didn't say anything. Neil, who had gained knowledge from Liu Bin's words, said a little show-off: "Lord, we are your subordinates, so it's right to call you the lord!"
"You dare to talk nonsense!" Xiang Wen rushed up and kicked Neil, which scared Neil so much that he knelt down and didn't dare to say anything.
Cons shook his head and said, "Please call me a lord, yes, I remember when I subdued you, you were talking about loyalty? Can you understand why you two are willing to surrender to me, a small Imperial Army Major?"
"Major!"
Gong Zordon and Neil were both surprised. They also knew that in the Ultraman Empire, the territory could be enthroned by major or above. Could it be that the person they surrendered to was the lowest among the powerful people who owned the territory in the empire?
But this is impossible. Can a small major have nearly two thousand cavalry guards? Even the big city lord on his side is not so luxurious!
Although he was thinking about it, the boss who was responsible for the future food and drink expenses still had to answer his own answer. Neil, who had a relatively straightforward understanding of this aspect, was the first to speak out: "I..."
Neil originally wanted to talk about his subordinates, but when Xiangwen glared at him, he immediately changed his words.
"I can't make any meals on the Feidu Peninsula. Seeing that the adults are so strong, I want to surrender. Don't worry, as long as the adults are not destroyed, my subordinates will not turn to others. This is the custom of our Feidu Peninsula."
Cons was stunned. Did this guy do it on purpose or is he in nature? He said so tremblingly that he would not leave as long as he was not destroyed?
Although this is human nature, it should not be so straightforward. Are you not afraid of your boss getting angry? Thinking of this, Cons looked at Gong Zordon.
"My subordinates hope to recreate the glory of the Gong Zuo family with the power of the Lord." Gong Zuoduan said expressionlessly.
"Recreate your family's glory? You should find a good force on the Feidu Peninsula to surrender. The forces on the Feidu Peninsula will help you achieve your goals." Cons said with a smile.
Gong Zordon thought for a while and thought it would be better to tell the truth.
"Sir, even if the Miyaza family was a city lord in the glorious period, it was only the city lord of a city. After losing most of the warriors and territory, no one would take a look.
"And Feidu Peninsula has always been a fallen dog for the powerless forces, and there is no timely help. Therefore, if our Gong Zuo family does not want to perish, they can only surrender to outside forces."
When he heard Gong Zordon's words, Xiang Wen and Wei Jie both curled their lips disdainfully. At the most glorious time, there was only one city lord, flying across thousands of cities on the peninsula. With such a little force, he seemed to be very powerful. He was really a frog in a well!
"Oh, since you want my master to help you regain your glory, what do you want to repay? Just about your so-called samurai?" After taking care of Rett, Lekai, Oak, who had just come in from outside, interrupted.
Hearing this, Gong Zordon immediately said: "The Gong Zordon can give the adults a bridgehead to attack the Feidu Peninsula."
Neil immediately answered and said, "I can lead the way for you! We are very familiar with the coastal guide!"
"Without the command of the military headquarters, it is impossible for the Imperial Army to attack Feidu Peninsula." Cons shook his head.
Gong Zordon hurriedly said: "Your Majesty can attack Feibi Peninsula in the name of thieves, and Gong Zordon is willing to take care of the occupied territory for the lord!"
Neil answered again: "I am willing to serve the lord!"
When Oak saw Cons not speaking, he immediately sneered: "You think well, we will take our lives to conquer the territory and take charge of it. How can there be such a good thing in the world!"
"This lord, that's not what he said. Since he cannot occupy it blatantly, he can only support the locals as the city lord. If he doesn't do this, he will definitely attract siege from all the forces around him!"
Gong Jordan explained.
Neil also nodded and said, "Yes, sir, in fact, the powerful and powerful people of the Empire and the Free Alliance have many of them captured their own territory as you said, but they were all besieged by forces from all directions and finally they could only leave helplessly. The people who fly across the peninsula are still very united in this regard."
Cons, who was not good at bargaining, gave Oak a wink. Oak nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "Even if this is the case, what benefits can we get? Don't say how much tax you pay, I believe you understand the economy of Feidu Peninsula more than us."
Hearing this, Neil looked at Oak a little stupidly, making Oak uncomfortable, not knowing what he said wrong.
Gong Zordun said helplessly: "My lord, you are probably misunderstood by those rumors. The profits obtained by the lords of the coastal city are just amazing by re-trading the goods of the two countries. For example, Qingyue City, which is closest to here, makes more than 30,000 gold coins every month from trading just at both ends!"
Oak and others were stunned. They were 30,000 gold coins per month? Although they got hundreds of thousands of gold coins, they were only occasionally. If they had a fixed income of tens of thousands of gold coins per month, they would be rich! Since the city lord is so rich, why haven’t he heard of this force?
Oak asked in confusion: "As you say, the coastal towns on Feidu Peninsula are so rich, why are they not famous? Those major forces that can represent Feidu Peninsula are all in the central area of Feidu Peninsula."
Gong Jordan smiled bitterly.
"This adult, Feidu Peninsula has countless fertile fields, and due to its suitable climate and sufficient water, the grain output is very huge. In addition to grain, Feidu Peninsula also has gold mines, silver mines, huge amounts of copper mines and various precious tree materials.
"And these truly valuable production areas are all spread throughout the central area of Feidu Peninsula. Compared with the central area, the coastal area is simply poor!"
As he said that, Gong Zordon shook his head with an sigh, while Neil showed a faint look of contempt.
The expressions of the two of them deeply stimulated everyone present. They thought they were flying across the peninsula.
A Beggars' Sect, I didn't expect to be extremely rich!
Oak couldn't help but jump up: "No way? Gold mines, silver mines and huge amounts of copper mines! If the Feidu Peninsula is really so rich, why didn't the Empire and the Free Alliance occupy it? Why do we know all about how poor and chaotic the Feidu Peninsula?"
Gong Zordon shook his head and said, "We don't know much about this, but poverty refers to the lower people who fly across the peninsula. The upper class cannot be poor. The chaos is true. Even the city lords under the same banner will fight against each other, but they will not send troops themselves, but will bribe mercenaries to fight."
"Mercenary?" Cons asked, curious about such troops who do anything as long as they are given money.
"Yes, there are many mercenaries on the Feidu Peninsula. In addition to having a large number of troops, the lords on the Feidu Peninsula can also temporarily recruit a large number of mercenaries. Therefore, the battle on the Feidu Peninsula is not the battle that outsiders imagined, a big battle.
"As for why hiring troops on Feibi Peninsula? It can be said that the chaotic land of the entire continent is where mercenaries are active. You must know that the more chaotic the place, the more you can make money." Gong Zordon said.
Cons frowned and said, "Since a city lord can also hire a large number of mercenaries at any time in addition to a large number of standing troops, why do you confirm that I can help your family regain their glory?"
"Just because of the great master, he has two thousand cavalrymen! You should know that war horses are controlled commodities, because both the Empire and the Free Alliance lack war horses, and at the same time, Feibiu does not produce war horses, so if you can have thousands of cavalry on Feibiu, it is a big force that can have thousands of cavalry on Feibiu." Gong Zordon said seriously.
Cons smiled and wanted to say something, but Oak said first: "If my elders just want to send the soldiers to you just because you can help me build a bridgehead and my elders send them to you, it will be more than worth it. After all, you said just now that a city lord has a lot of troops."
"This adult, although the city lord has a strong military force, most of them are half peasants and half soldiers. Moreover, since they have no freedom to serve in the army, ordinary soldiers have absolutely no determination to fight to the end. The only thing that can really threaten the adults is full-time samurai. Such samurai needs territory to be supported, and there will definitely be no more, so just..."
When Gong Zordon said this, he found that Oak was not concerned. He knew that he wanted to add conditions himself. He hesitated for a moment and said with a willing expression: "My Gong Zord family is willing to provide secret guards for the lord!"
"Secret Guard?"
Chapter completed!