0021: Black Wind Village

Diao Chan turned around, nodded and smiled at Zhang Cuihua, and Zhang Cuihua immediately responded in a reserved manner.

"Lord City Lord, what about me, what about me?"

When Li Heiniu saw Han Xin being praised, his desire to compare was aroused.

Han Xin's victory was also due to his own contribution!

"Heiniu, you are also very good. You can bring back so much food to the city every day!"

"Hehehe, Lord City Lord, this is what I should do."

Li Heiniu was praised and laughed innocently.

"Okay, you guys don't have to go out to work in the morning. Have a good rest. After resting, go out to work in the afternoon."

"Thank you, Lord City Lord!"

Li Heiniu and the other three farmers were overjoyed.

Cao Qingtian's operation increased the loyalty of the three farmers who had hunting by five points.

This was also what Cao Qingtian had expected.

These farmers are very simple and honest. If you treat them a little better, they will be very moved.

Li Heiniu and three farmers with attributes returned from hunting this time, and also added more than a thousand units of food to the city.

Among these animal carcasses, there are wolves, cows, and even tigers, of course, the most are wolves.

After Cao Qingtian asked them to leave these animal carcasses to deal with them, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Shouhou and the group of people beside him.

"Zhang Shouhou, who are these people?"

As soon as Cao Qingtian asked, these people's faces showed nervous expressions. If the city lord did not accept them, they could only continue to wander around. If they were unlucky and encountered wild beasts, the Yellow Turban Army, or bandits, they dared not even think about the end.

"Lord City Lord, I met these people when I was exploring outside."

"Tell me in detail."

"It's like this, Lord City Lord. I had just gone out not far in the morning when I saw a thick smoke rising. I rushed to the direction of the rising black smoke and saw these people carrying packages and their wives and children not far from the burned village."

"After a conversation, I learned that these people were unable to pay the protection fee, so the village was burned down by the bandits from the nearby Black Wind Village."

"I saw that they had nowhere to go, and our city was in the development stage and needed population, so I took the initiative to bring them back."

Cao Qingtian nodded. Zhang Shouhou was right. The city was in great need of population now.

It's just that this group of people came to Cao Qingtian's city because the bandits from the Black Wind Village left their homes.

It's good to increase the population of the city, but is it good or bad for the city, which is still very weak, to accept such a group of bandits who may be targeted by the bandits from the Black Wind Village?

"No matter whether they are good or bad, if the bandits from Black Wind Mountain dare to come, just kill them!"

Han Xin's victory just now also gave Cao Qingtian a lot of confidence to a certain extent.

At the beginning, he chose Shu for hiding and developing in a shabby way, but since he awakened the blood of the tyrant, Cao Qingtian's thoughts have changed slightly.

Look at Liu Bei, who hid for so long, but still failed in the end.

Perhaps, it is really not suitable to hide in troubled times. Many things, such as resources, population, and people's hearts, are all to be fought for.

"You can stay."

Hearing Cao Qingtian's words, the refugees who were originally nervous showed expressions of gratitude, and some refugees even knelt down to Cao Qingtian directly.

"Thank you for the kindness of the city lord for taking us in. The city lord is so kind and virtuous that I can never repay you in this life!"

The loyalty of these residents directly rose to 40, and the highest reached 60.

Because these people were brought back by Zhang Shouhou from outside exploration, they were not refugees attracted by the trigger of the unification of the world, so their original loyalty was zero.

Because of Cao Qingtian's shelter, their loyalty soared.

"Okay, everyone, since you are here, you will be part of the city in the future. I hope you can contribute to the construction of the city. I can guarantee that you will have a place to live and food to eat. You will no longer be worried all day long like before, and you can't guarantee whether you can have the next meal."

After hearing Cao Qingtian's words, these farmers became more excited.

Having a place to live and guaranteed food to eat, this was something they dared not even think about before.

"But I'll say it first. Once you are sure to enter the city, you will be a person of this city in this life and a ghost of this city in death!"

"If you can't accept it, you still have a chance to leave now, otherwise you will have second thoughts in the future and I will kill you without mercy!"

After speaking, the whole audience was silent, and you could hear a pin drop.

At this time, Cao Qingtian completely changed his previous gentle image and looked extremely cold-blooded.

This unfamiliar side shocked Diao Chan and others for a while.

But Cao Qingtian didn't mean to say this to them. Cao Qingtian naturally knew that they would never betray him in this life.

After a while, no one left.

"Lord City Lord, I am Shuai Ge. I am a citizen of this city in this life and a ghost of this city in death. I will live and die with this city until I die!"

"Lord City Lord, this will be my only home in the future!"

"Me too, since Lord City Lord has taken me in, I will only be loyal to Lord City Lord in this life, and I will never have two masters!"

The refugees shouted indignantly.

Cao Qingtian nodded with satisfaction, and the cold breath around him disappeared instantly. He turned to Zhang Cuihua and whispered:

"Zhang Cuihua, take these people down and make arrangements first."

"Yes, Lord City Lord!"

Zhang Cuihua looked at Cao Qingtian, who was completely different from before, and felt a little distracted for a moment.

"Zhang Shouhou, please stay, I still have some things to ask you."

Zhang Shouhou was originally shocked by Cao Qingtian, but when he heard Cao Qingtian calling him, he still didn't recover for a while.

"Ah yes yes."

"Lord City Lord, if you have any questions, just ask."

"Let me ask you, how much do you know about Black Wind Village?"

"Know something."

"Speak as much as you know."

Cao Qingtian didn't mean to blame him. After all, he had just established a foothold in this area and knew nothing about the surrounding forces. Zhang Shohou only started exploring today. Even if he knew about Heifeng Village, he didn't have time to go into details. learn.

"Lord City Lord, this Heifeng Village is a notorious bandit force nearby. It is the king of the mountain and requires every village within a hundred miles of Heifeng Mountain to pay protection fees on time every month. If the protection fee is not paid enough, , just like Shuaige and his village, they were completely burned down by a fire.”

Cao Qingtian nodded, this Black Wind Village acted really domineering and vicious.

However, Cao Qingtian was also shocked by the strength of Heifeng Village. He collected protection fees within a hundred miles. This was no longer a trivial matter. The government or the Yellow Turban Army must have known about this force. Under such circumstances, Heifeng Village still With such arrogance, the strength of Black Wind Village must be very terrifying.