"Report, Qi Qi City Lord, there are thousands of bandits and rogues gathered outside the city!" A herald hurried to the road.

Hearing this, Lin Feng's heart couldn't help but be stunned, and he asked urgently: "Haven't all the Qingfeng thieves been exterminated, and where did they come from so many rogues?" ”

Zhao Ziming's expression changed slightly, and he said respectfully: "General, this thing is a little weird, even when the Qingfeng thieves are the strongest, they don't dare to lead the thieves to attack the city, how dare these stragglers come to invade the territory?" ”

Lin Feng nodded lightly, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go to the city tower and have a look!" ”

At this time, thousands of heads were gathered outside the Windy City, all like giraffes, stretching their necks and looking up at the city gate.

Then I only heard the leader shout loudly: "Where is General Lin Feng, we want to kill General Lin Feng!" ”

"Hmph, how can my general be able to see him if you want to? I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise, you bandits and rogues will be crushed into powder! One of the lieutenants replied with a loud voice.

Hearing this, the bandits and rogues under the city gate suddenly boiled like an explosion.

One of them raised his throat and shouted, "I think we should go back to our old business, and forget about going up the hill and falling into the grass!" ”

Before his words fell, several other people echoed: "That is, it is a dead end anyway, it is better to return to the old business and go back to occupy the mountain and live comfortably." ”

"Hmph, a gust of wind is so strong, what is the final result? And I think that the current Lord of Windy City, General Lin Feng, is a person who understands righteousness and reason, even if he doesn't take us in, he will show me a way to live! A middle-aged man snorted angrily, interrupting their discussion.

"If these nobles are willing to give us a way to live, will we still be ruined and ruined?"

"That is, they have killed no fewer people than we have, they have not robbed less gold, silver and jewels, and they have robbed no fewer women than we have. We all do the same thing, why can they stand on the moral high ground and exert their authority, while we have to survive like rats crossing the street? ”

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Just when the thieves and rogues completely exploded and the quarrel was inexorable, Lin Feng strode up to the city gate.

I saw him glance downward, and asked in a condensed voice: "Since you have already been good, why do you want to gather here to make trouble?" ”

Hearing Lin Feng's shout, he only heard a middle-aged man respond loudly: "I'm waiting to see General Lin Feng have something important to discuss, and I hope that the little brother will go and say goodbye!" ”

Lin Feng pondered slightly for a while, and asked in a condensed voice: "I am Lin Feng, what are you looking for me?" ”

Hearing this, the bandits and rogues, who were like exploding a pot, suddenly fell silent, and craned their necks to look up at Lin Feng on the city gate.

"Little brother, don't laugh, we see that General Lin Feng really has something urgent to discuss?" The middle-aged man led by Lin Feng immediately grinned when he saw that Lin Feng was so young.

"Bold, this is the general of our family, you must retreat quickly, otherwise, what the sword is pointing at will definitely leave your bones gone!" The hot-tempered Xue Yong immediately raised his throat and shouted.

Lin Feng waved his hand and motioned for Xue Yong to shut up.

Then I saw him facing everyone in the city, shouting loudly: "I am really Lin Feng, if you have any matter, just say it directly?" ”

Hearing this, those bandits and rogues were all staring at each other, and after a while, the middle-aged man led by him knelt on the ground with a thud.

When the rest of the thieves saw this scene, they also knelt on the ground one after another.

"I'll beg the general to take him in and give him a way to live!" The middle-aged man shouted respectfully.

"Ask the general to take him in and give him a way to live!" The other bandit minions also echoed one after another.

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng's expression couldn't help but be shocked, and he asked in a condensed voice: "Why don't you make a living for yourself?" ”

The middle-aged man replied respectfully: "The general doesn't know, before I fell into the grass, I was basically a person who guarded himself, and was persecuted by the cool officials and nobles, the family was ruined, and his wife was separated. Now the house and land at home are all occupied, and there is no place to stand. I don't want to go up the mountain and fall into the grass again, I have heard the name of the general's benevolence and righteousness for a long time, so I came to defect, and I hope the general will take it in! ”

"I hope the general will take it in!"

Hearing the thunderous shouts below, Lin Feng frowned slightly, and his expression also showed a little difficulty.

Then I saw him turn his gaze to Zhao Ziming, and asked in a condensed voice, "Ziming, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Ziming's eyes wandered, and he asked, "General, now that there are a large number of ownerless fields outside Qingfeng City, we might as well reward them for this." In this way, firstly, you can appease them, so as not to force them into desperation and go up the mountain again, and secondly, you can also take the opportunity to collect taxes and strengthen the Windy City. ”

Hearing Zhao Ziming's suggestion, Lin Feng nodded slightly and said, "What Ziming said is very much in line with me. The area under the jurisdiction of Windy City is far above Thunder City, but the population is only two-third of its tenths, so it is a good opportunity to rectify it, attract merchants and displaced people, and make Windy City prosperous. ”

Zhao Ziming replied respectfully: "The general is wise! ”

A faint smile rose slightly on the corner of Lin Feng's mouth, and he pointed to the Qingfeng Mountain Range that looked like a giant dragon in the distance, and said, "This Qingfeng Mountain Range stretches for tens of thousands of miles, like a spine of the empire. As long as this spine is not crushed, the empire will always stand! ”

Zhao Ziming was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand why Lin Feng suddenly said this. However, he was a smart man in the end, and he soon understood, and a faint smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said respectfully: "General, you mean to use the geographical advantages of our Wind City to develop the treasure mountain of the Qingfeng Mountain Range?" ”

Lin Feng nodded with a smile and said, "When you enter Baoshan, you can't go home empty-handed, right?" ”

Just when Zhao Ziming and Lin Feng were talking happily, the people in the city, not knowing the results of their discussions, suddenly began to boil again.

"Ask the general to show me a way to live!" The middle-aged man bowed again and shouted loudly.

"Ask the general to show me a way to live!" The rest of the crowd echoed in unison.

Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "Everyone, wait a minute, and General Ben will go down to talk to you!" ”

Without waiting for Lin Feng's words to land, Xue Yong, who had a hot temper, said urgently: "There are thousands of thieves in the city, let's ask them to send someone into the city to talk!" ”

Zhao Ziming was also worried that these bandits and rogues were harboring evil intentions and took the opportunity to harm Lin Feng, so he echoed again: "Yes, general, Xue Yong is right!" ”

Lin Feng smiled indifferently and said, "There is no need for this, I believe in them!" ”

"General, the brothers who led the dragon scale clan will go out of the city with you!" Xue Yong added urgently.

Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand, and said lightly: "No, since I have already said that I believe them, I have to show the sincerity of belief!" ”

With that, he turned and walked down the castle tower.

A moment later, the city gate creaked open, and Lin Feng, Zhao Ziming, Xue Yong, and four personal guards, a group of seven people, rode their horses and whips, and went straight out of Windy City.

Those bandits were brave, and when they saw that Lin Feng was just leading a few horsemen out of the city to talk, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts. Then I saw two people in the lead, who quickly stepped forward and bowed:

"Qingfeng Ridge Zhao Yunlong!"

"Black Tiger Mountain Zhen Dahu!"

"Meet General Lin!"

Lin Feng turned over and dismounted, and said with a slight smile: "Two heroes, please get up!" ”

Then Lin Feng glanced at everyone again, and said: "Wang Shide's father and son are brutal and unkind, and all the heroes are also desperate, so they went up the mountain and fell into the grass, I can also understand this." Now that Wang Shide and his son have been ambushed, and the Qingfeng thieves have been completely exterminated, you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, which is really a blessing for the people around the Wind City. ”

Zhao Yunlong and Zhen Dahu glanced at each other, and said respectfully: "Thanks to the general's bravery, I am ashamed of myself!" ”

Lin Feng smiled indifferently and said, "In the past ten years, Windy City has been repeatedly plagued by bandits, coupled with the cruelty and inhumanity of the city lord Wang Shide, the people have been wiped out, business travel is blocked, and a large amount of fertile land has been abandoned. General Ben intends to return the land to the people, so that the displaced people can return to their homeland to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yunlong, Zhen Dahu and other bandits couldn't help but be shocked by their expressions.

What is the greatest wish of the poor people of the lower class, it is nothing more than four words: live and work in peace and contentment!

Lin Feng's words just pierced into the depths of their hearts.

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng smiled slightly, and said: "Zhao Ziming, you will pass on the order in a while, from today onwards, anyone who intends to settle down in the boundary of Windy City, no matter how high or low, will be given fifty acres of fertile land for men and halved for women and children." All agricultural tools and seeds were provided by the city lord's mansion, and the taxes were reduced to one-third of the imperial regulations. ”

"Anyone who comes to Windy City for business, if they are robbed at the boundary of Windy City, once it is verified, the City Lord's Mansion will compensate for the loss at the original price!"

"There is also a recruitment order, no matter what the other party's background is, all can come to apply. All those who have talents will be arranged according to their talents, and they will do their best to make the best use of their talents. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ziming's expression was slightly stunned, and he asked respectfully: "General, what about those people before?" ”

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Assess them one by one, and those who pass will continue to be retained." Dead vegetarians, regardless of their background, are dismissed. ”

"Yes, General!" Hearing Lin Feng's words, even Zhao Ziming, who had always been like water, couldn't help but feel his blood rolling.

This is an opportunity for the people of the poor family to turn over, and it is also a challenge to the nobles of the family!

Those bandits and wanderers are basically rough people in the mountains, and naturally they are not as far-reaching as Zhao Ziming thought. However, Lin Feng's words, they also listened to them very well.

Suddenly, they all boiled like boiling water. happily began to pick his fingers, to calculate how many people in his family still had and how much fertile land he could share. There is a light in my eyes, looking forward to a better life in the future!