Zhang Bai stayed at home to concentrate on improving the hearts of the people. And the thief army set off again with the coins exchanged after leaving the residents and resources, this time, Zhou Yong also traveled with the army, and with him, the leading party, there was nothing to hide in the bandit cottage even if it was hidden. The first target of this trip to the thief army was the Jade Dragon Villa, not to attack but to persuade him to surrender. It's a pity that Zhou Yong brought the news back soon after, and the surrender failed, and the two sides almost fought, or because there were many people on the side of the thief army, and Tong Yuan and Zhou Yong teamed up to beat the Jade Dragon King out of temper and hid in the cottage and did not dare to show his head, and the fight Yulong Villa had no certainty of victory, which avoided a lose-lose battle. The Jade Dragon King was extremely angry at Zhou Yong's betrayal and strongly condemned it, to the effect that he should not appear in front of him again, otherwise he would be beaten once he saw him...

'What about us building a cottage?' Zhang Bai said worriedly.

"Lord, eldest brother, he is just confused for a while and can't see the form clearly, please give me a little more time, I will definitely be able to persuade the eldest brother to vote." ’

Zhang Bai's mind was all about upgrading his home at this time, and he said indifferently: "Okay, let's deal with the small ones first, and keep the big ones for the last dishes." He thought to himself that when he was at the end of his rope, he would solicit once, and before he knew what to do, he would be destroyed directly!

It's just that I have been removed from the status of the second leader, and the eldest brother has strictly ordered all bandits not to join my forces, and I am afraid that the establishment of the cottage will be affected somewhat. ’

Zhang Bai frowned: 'Can't recruit bandits? ’

Zhou Yong shook his head: "That's not going to happen, you can recruit directly from the money and grain cottage, but some small thieves won't come to vote." ’

'That's okay, if you don't come, we can catch it ourselves.' As long as the cottage can be built, it will be fine. Zhang Bai waved his hand indifferently, this is probably a limitation of the system, the sequelae of recruiting the second leader, otherwise Zhou Yong will directly ascend to the heights, and it will be too buggy for a large number of thieves to vote, as long as the big boss is destroyed, everything is possible. Then he put his mind on improving the people's hearts, and when the upgrade of the home was completed, it was time to build a cottage.

On this day, the people's hearts reached 70 and they couldn't live or die, and Xinnong's skills and laws and the strict government of Du Shang all had the effect of improving the people's hearts, but unfortunately the two were not in the territory at this time. Zhang Bai couldn't wait and directly filled it with gold coins, and confirmed the upgrade with his own hands. The upgrade cost is 100,000 gold coins, deducted!

'Huh? 'Inadvertently glanced at the balance~ Something is wrong, why is there only more than 1.6 million gold coins left? plus the 500,000 yuan for buying the jade seal suit and the 500,000 he took with him, which means that the 5 million gold coins cost 2.4 million in just a few days?! However, Zhang Bai didn't ask immediately. The important moment of upgrading the town was watched by many soldiers and residents.

In a burst of shaking, the golden light rose to the sky, and the home officially reached the level of a small city. At the same time, Zhang Bai also received a system prompt that the council hall can be transformed into the city lord's mansion, the construction of the city lord's mansion does not need drawings, and when it is completed, it can have the city lord's order, and at that time, Zhang Bai can also exercise the power of the city lord without being in the territory, and he can also view the data of the territory through the city lord's order.

Other than that.

The town has the power to make announcements about the system, and only needs to consume coins.

The town has the power to issue quests and can appoint quest NPCs.

The town has the qualification to recruit players, not in the game but to directly pull players into the game from reality, with a limit of 100,000 people.

The town has the right to establish a government, can appoint officials, and can have vassal powers. This point has become a chicken rib because Zhang Bai has already established the country.

'Congratulations, my lord! Zhang Miao is completely convinced, and the upgrade speed of the homeland is appalling.

'Haha, this is the result of your joint efforts, the white country is not my white country, this is the common home of soldiers and residents! Celebrate with the whole country! Zhang Miao listens to orders! ’

'Minister! ’

'Prepare a feast, arrange another reward, and all the inhabitants and soldiers of our white country will have a share, and the whole country will be rewarded! ’

'Wow! Thank you, Your Majesty! Zhang Miao took the lead, and then the 10,000 residents cheered in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ’

This scene is a scene that can never be felt in reality, and it is shocking. If you have ever stood surrounded by thousands of people, facing thousands of people shouting in unison, you can feel the shock.

With something hidden in his heart, Zhang Bai quickly returned to the council hall to check the income and expenditure of his home.

4000 whiteboard long knives, 4000 whiteboard shields, 4000 whiteboard holding lians, each piece is 20 silver coins, a total of 2400 gold coins.

30,000 stone of grain, one stone is equal to 200 parts, usually 10 pieces of grain is worth only 1 copper coin, one stone is 20 copper coins, but some of the records when buying grain is indeed this price, some have reached 1 stone and 1 silver coin, and even 3 silver coins and 4 silver coins There are also a lot, on average, it is almost 1 stone of grain and 1 silver coin. The 30,000 stone grain also reached a high price of 300 gold coins at once.

However, these are still small expenses, and the majority of them spent 2.32 million gold coins on the construction of the territory! Zhang Bai stared at each other, and looked at them one by one.

Market and shipyard construction price 5,000,000 gold coins! Among them, the shipyard was not built, and the market was built step by step, and the completed market had 5 shops, and now it is built separately, each with 100,000 gold coins! Today, there are 11 shops in the market, and this one costs 1.1 million gold coins. Others, including medical halls, houses, wooden yards, warehouses, etc., add up to only a dozen gold coins, not to mention.

The construction cost of each of the 10 mansions has also reached 100,000 gold coins, which adds up to millions!

Finally, there are the odds and bits and pieces of expenses such as the purchase of building materials, the wages of the architects, and other odd and miscellaneous expenses such as rewards, military salaries, pensions, and the purchase of resources from outside the homeland, which are about 100,000 yuan.

'This nima! Zhang Bai was shocked, if it was still according to the exchange ratio between the previous game currency and the real currency, it would have cost a galaxy in the past few days!

'My lord, these are the infrastructure of the city and the market, as long as the city is not destroyed, there is basically no need for additional investment, and the next is the profit period, and most of the weapons, armor and food are also piled up in the treasury, as long as the war is not frequent, it is enough for our army to spend a year. Zhang Miao explained.

Zhang Bai nodded weakly, it was also because he was developing too fast, and many buildings were actually not what players should and could build at this stage. As a result, Zhang Bai had to start worrying about the gold coins again.

"No, when the thieves come back, we'll take all the minerals around!" Zhang Bai's face showed ruthlessness, and he said in his heart: And Liu Xie, since you are called Emperor Xian, you will dedicate your things to me, the White Emperor!

By the way, what about the price of this grain? ’

'Lord, now the farmland in my Bai country is insufficient, basically only enough for ordinary residents to eat daily, military food can only be purchased from outside, among the 30,000 stone grain, the ones purchased at a low price are those we hoarded in the early days, a total of 14,000 stones, and later the war, Chen Liuzhong has not allowed to sell grain outside, although the minister and Taichang each bought 2,000 stone at a high price through channels, but it is still far from enough, so they have to buy a batch from each village at a higher price. ’

I see. 'Or Zhang Bai thought he was self-sufficient in food, 'What kind of village, cottage?' ’

'No, it's Zongzhai. ’

'Zongzhai? ’

'Yes, most of them were purchased from Lijiazhai, with about 10,000 stones, and the purchase price of each stone was two silver coins. ’

'What Li Jiazhai? In what place? You tell us more specifically. Zhang Bai is interested, what kind of village can take out 10,000 stone of grain at once!

'Li Jiazhai is in the north of Chen Liucheng, south of Xiaohuangcheng, Li Jiayuan is a native of Juye County, Shanyang County, its head Li Qian is famous, heroic, but also strategic, quite discerning, the Li family is full of talents, in Yanzhou counties are regarded as the top family. ’

'North of Chenliu, Li Qian~ I have also been to the north before, but I haven't encountered it? How far you need to go. And Li Gan, Zhang Bai, thought about it, Lu Ming's information did not have this person, "Li Jiazhai is full of talents, so what other powerful people are there?" ’

In terms of young talents, Li Shujie, a member of the Li family, his younger brother Li Jin, and Li Qian's son Li Dian are the three of them. Although Li Shujie came from a poor family, but there are few talents, smart and Minda, his younger brother Li Jin, martial arts, when he was young, he fought all over Yanzhou and no one was invincible, Li Dian's martial arts were slightly inferior to Li Jin, but he was diligent and studious, well-read and historical, and was a civil and military all-rounder, with the style of a Confucian general. In addition to these three people, the clansman Li Feng and Li Qian's only son Li Cheng are also in the posture of a middle-aged person. When the lord went north, he should have walked along the official road, right? In the wilderness, in fact, there are many sects, and the lord needs to leave the official road...' Zhang Miao marked Zhang Bai with the location of Lijiazhai.

'Li Jin! Li Dian! Zhang Bai screamed, one he had seen, and the other he had heard, 'Since Li Jin is from Li Jiazhai, why is he at Liu Xie?' ’

'11 years ago, Liu Xie, uh ~ Emperor Xian first arrived in Chenliu, was in need of a strong guard, it is rumored that Lu Gong personally came to the door to sign a ten-year contract with heavy treasures, and now 11 years have passed, the employment period has expired, and Li Jin has returned to Lijiazhai. ‘

'Then it is the people of Lijiazhai who occupy the minerals?' Zhang Miao nodded, "C!" Tricked. Zhang Bai found that he had entered a cognitive misunderstanding, plus Li Jin and Liu Xie had appeared together before, and he preconceived that he was Liu Xie's person, and now that he thinks about it, it is estimated that Li Jin returned to Lijiazhai at that time, and Liu Xie also came out to follow the wind. In this way, there is no need to worry about the generals on Liu Xie's side, and when the thief army comes back, they will directly grab the minerals! Luckily, even the entire Li family came over together!

Everything you want to know has been understood, and the next step is to build the territory: 'The degree is not here yet, you need to be lucky, urge the construction team to hurry up and build the city lord's mansion first, and the city walls can be slowed down. ’

Zhang Miao left after agreeing, and Zhang Bai chatted with Zhou Yong about the cottage again.

Cottages are much simpler than the player's territory, with a total of 5 types of buildings: dwellings, farmland, warehouses, cottages, and defensive structures. The cottage here refers to a kind of building, similar to the barracks, which also has the role of part of the council hall and the school field, where you can spend food and coins to recruit bandits, but the difference is that the soldiers in the barracks can only be regarded as promoted or transferred, and they must first have residents, and then the residents go to the barracks for training, and finally become soldiers. And the cottage is completely unreasonable out of nothing, the money and food are in place, and the thieves will come out~ At the same time, the things that have been robbed will also be distributed in this place, and if there is a soul, it will also be tested in this place, in short, it is a hodgepodge. There are no architectural drawings for the bandit cottage, and the establishment of the cottage can only be built by the bandit leader of Zhou Yong, and there is no upgrade blueprint for the cottage upgrade, as long as the bandit leader, the number of bandits, and the number of residents and money are enough, it can be upgraded.

There is no limit to the type of defensive buildings, what you have, what you will build, mainly depends on what the robbed architect can build~ simple and crude. If not, you can also ~ Then forget it, there will be no defensive buildings in the cottage.

Zhang Bai: '... Okay, it's simple and clear, when the construction of the city lord's mansion is completed, let's go together to build the cottage, and the money, food and residents can be directly provided from the white country. You're still your second master. ’

Zhou Yong was also excited, he never thought that the cottage could be united with the official army, and it could also rely on the power of the government: 'Oh, meet the big boss! ’

'Haha...'

The two looked at each other and smiled.