Chapter 25 Negotiation

"Mr. City Lord, we are here to seek cooperation."

Ji Lin sat in front of the City Lord. He asked the City Lord to change into his own clothes, and then sat back on the chair that belonged to him in his City Lord's Mansion. Ji Lin casually pulled a chair and sat directly opposite him. The fat City Lord moved uneasily on the large red soft chair that could accommodate his body.

There were only him, Chang Heng, Chong Shan, two confidants, and the City Lord in this room.

Jiang Na...it's better to let her not get too involved in these dirty deals.

The City Lord's mind is very smart. After all, those who can survive in this gap are dead. He instantly realized the intention of the commander in front of him to "invite" him.

He was sure that the other party needed him, but the cold touch of the black muzzle of the gun against his forehead made his belief constantly shaken.

Ji Lin was constantly putting pressure on him.

"You, you said..."

"Look, the city lord is too nervous."

Ji Lin smiled and waved his hand to let Chang Heng, who was pointing a gun at the city lord, stand aside. The blood on Chang Heng's body had not been wiped off. The red and black military uniform made him look more like a killing god.

"Some people in Seta City who intend to rebel launched an attack on the Vika troops. Do you have any clues about this matter, Lord City Lord?"

Ji Lin emphasized the word "rebellion", meaning that this place is about to be taken over by Vika. If you don't obey, you will be sent to heaven one by one when the large army arrives. And forced the city lord to hand in a letter of surrender that satisfied him.

He started to talk nonsense, regardless of whether the city lord believed it or not. These were just some small preparations before he really started to negotiate conditions.

The so-called negotiation is an art.

It is unrealistic for him and these 500 people to take over the hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Seta Industrial State, the intricate business system, and the government structure.

Just dealing with the bureaucracy would waste a lot of his time.

There must be someone who is familiar with the city and willing to cooperate with him.

The city lord in front of him is a good candidate.

"No, no! Absolutely not, those rebels are so hateful! I am willing to help the Kingdom of Vika find these rebels hiding in our city!"

The city lord gritted his teeth, and sweat dripped down his face, as if the attackers had just killed him and only one page was left in his household registration book. The muzzle of the gun was no longer aimed at him, but the hands were tightly grasping the handles on both sides of the seat, as if to crush it.

"Then, we can discuss it easily. For the safety of the city lord, I have arranged a team of musketeers for you to be responsible for the safety of the city lord's mansion, and I have also arranged a deputy to help you work." Ji Lin waved an officer who looked older than the others and came out to stand in front of him: "This is Chongshan, I hope you can work happily together."

Chongshan stretched out his hand, and the city lord shook his hand with a fake smile.

"It's a pleasure to work together."

"Oh, by the way, I'll keep your account book for you, Lord City Lord. Your housekeeper is still not tough enough. Also, Lord City Lord, I don't think you will play tricks. My tolerance is limited. There are more people willing to cooperate with us than you think. If you still want to continue to live a comfortable life now, just cooperate honestly."

Ji Lin left this sentence before leaving, which made the face of the Lord City Lord, who could hold it tight before, look ashen at this moment, and his eyes stared at the door.

"Lord City Lord, it's an honor to be your deputy."

Chongshan picked up a piece of paper, which was full of the needs that Ji Lin had just left.

A garrison that can accommodate a thousand people, a hospital for the treatment of wounded soldiers, the expenses of maintaining the army are completely borne by the Lord City Mansion, and taking over a factory in the territory to provide logistics services for the army, and nearly ten items are listed.

"Let's discuss how to solve practical problems?"

He also said with a smile.

The next morning, the sun rose as usual.

The city was as peaceful as if there was no battle.

The mercenaries heard the news that the city lord was attacked by the advance team, and they wanted to rush in to rescue the city lord in anger. This was not because they cared about the city lord, but because they cared about the reward for their hard work. The city lord's steward appeased them with the reward and emphasized that the matter was over.

He also brought the information that he would hire them if they needed their help in the future.

But the steward did not mention the spoils of war.

Ji Lin did not want to provoke those mercenaries for the time being. Five hundred people were a bit stretched to maintain the city's security, not to mention dealing with mercenaries who would shoot cold guns at you. The money given to them was also moved out of the city lord's treasury, and he did not have to pay.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

It's cool to spend money that does not belong to you and do your own things.

If he wants to take over the city, he must compromise in some aspects. It is too unsafe to make enemies.

And speaking of enemies, he is not very hostile to these mercenaries. If there were no night attacks by them, he would not have been able to take the leadership of the entire advance team so smoothly.

The price of all previous leaders dying.

As the mercenaries evacuated, he sent soldiers to clean up the battlefield, rescue the wounded, and pack up equipment to bring back to Seta. He also drew a picture of a modern stretcher and asked them to find a tailor shop in the city to make it quickly so that the soldiers could carry people back.

A week later, the city was running steadily as if it had not changed its flag.

The city lord directly vacated the camp of the city guards. Although they were called city guards, they were actually just disguised police. There were a total of 150 guns that were used in turn, and they were mainly responsible for guarding the city walls and patrolling. The training level can only be said to be in line with the level of this era.

A simple comment is that it is like a volcano.

Retreating and advancing is as fast as the wind, and outflanking is as slow as the forest. Looting money and invading like fire, and standing still like a mountain when friendly forces are in trouble.

Ji Lin did not recruit these original city guards, but directly dismissed them and let them go back to their homes. No wonder the city lord wanted to hire mercenaries. These guards who only know how to eat are useless. After all, Seta is a free city-state in the cracks, and it is not enough to just recruit some police.

What's more amazing is that when he replaced the city guards with a nine-man Vika musketeer squad to patrol, the public security situation in the entire city can be said to be completely renewed.

No one is blind enough to provoke these musketeers, they really know how to shoot.

What about smashing, looting, and collecting protection fees? Street hooligans can no longer fight with gun butts. After two hits, they will be honest.

In order to reduce the negative emotions of the people in this city towards them, Ji Lin repeatedly ordered that they must not fight, burn, kill, and loot, and those who violated the military law would be punished. He gave ideological education to the soldiers every day, told them the consequences of burning, killing, and looting, and gave them money.

Of course, the money came from the city lord's treasury. He had no money and could only find it.

The clinic in the city was crowded with nearly 800 wounded soldiers. The wound treatment system in this copy was really very bad. He counted more than 500 soldiers who died of wounds, which was one-third of the total number. Ji Lin had no choice but to hold back his tears and take a little money from the city lord's small treasury to find a hotel to temporarily convert into a hospital for these soldiers to recuperate. He now has more soldiers under his command.

Not only was he busy with the affairs in the copy, but he also took time to take a look at how his territory was developing.

A lord was willing to sell him a ranch for 150 gold ore, so he immediately chose to buy it, and then took a photo of the ranch next to the spider hunter, so that he could start to cultivate the spider hunter army to fight for him in the future.

[Pasture]

[Requirements]: 160 wood, 40 food

[Ability]: It can be built on the resources of various natural animals and raise domesticated animals

[Introduction]: With it, you can live a life of eating meat every day!

Chongshan has been upgraded.

After seven days of management, Chongshan was finally promoted from a first-level affairs officer to a second-level officer, and his characteristics remained unchanged.

After finishing many things, he was almost exhausted and collapsed in the city lord's mansion.

He stared at the sky with lifeless eyes.

He also wanted to be an emperor at home like other lords.

And next week he will have to solve the problem of the factory. As an industrial state that relies on large blue crystal veins to make a fortune, Seta is famous for its cheap energy. These cheap energy sources have spawned a large number of steam factories and research institutes to take root here. The weapons and equipment used to fight them were all provided by the local enterprises reluctantly under the threat of the city lord.

Steam machine soldiers and steam mortars.

After he completed the basic arrangements, he should go and meet these local snakes.

Speaking of which, he should be able to get musketeers at this level.