"That's not the case, Erniang, the methods of the mastermind behind the scenes are very bad, but he definitely didn't come to assassinate me, I don't even know, what kind of means will he take? But one thing is for sure, once I really find out what the problem is, it must be the fastest update on the Internet [first release]"

"So, my lord, you let the two of us hide in the shadows, always watching those suspicious people? Rest assured, my lord, I promise that I will not let the plot of those behind the scenes succeed! Claire said in a low voice at this time, her tone was very flat, obviously, she had long known and deeply understood Zhou Yue's intentions, and this little bit of caution still couldn't hide it from her, but it was to take care of Gongsun Erniang, so she didn't say it, but at this moment, she just rightly expressed her position.

Sure enough, Gongsun Erniang also said unconsciously: "Well, Sister Claire is right, we are hiding in the dark to catch mice, I like this game of catching mice the most, hehe, so I suddenly feel so much looking forward to having fun, catch mice, catch mice, catch a big mouse!" Uh, Zhou Yue, what kind of eyes are you two looking at, annoying, people aren't little cats......"

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After appeasing Gongsun Erniang and Claire, Zhou Yue had to return to his original identity, because at this time, a team of scouts from Panjin Black City had already met with the Holy Scorpion Battle Camp, and brought new news, Xiao Guanyin, the commander of the Heavy Wolf Tooth Battalion, had come with a hundred blue wolf knights and three thousand heavily armed wolf horsemen to greet him, in addition, there were Liang Xiaoxue, Wang Huang, Xiao Jun, Zhao Xiaoer, Chu Liuyun, Liu Yue, Mao Yu, Hu Ke and others, front and back, at least nearly 10,000 troops, galloping day and night, and now they have arrived on the bank of the Songhua River, It is estimated that in one more day, the two armies will be able to turn!

Zhou Yue was also quite happy to get this news, but he did not speed up the march of the Holy Scorpion Battle Camp, and still maintained a state of alert marching, after all, this is the area of Heilongjiang, and there are still many Black City forces, in addition to the two military regions, there are also the remnants of the Bohai Kingdom, the Xianbei people, and the Jurchens, in addition to a large number of Russians, as well as bandits and bandits who are wandering around, if one is not careful, it will not be good to capsize in the gutter.

In addition, there are many people who hate Zhou Yue, Duan Hong of the Northeast Military Region, and Wang Zeng of the Jingbei Military Region all wish that Zhou Yue would die here.

That group of scouts was a squadron of a full hundred people, otherwise, it was impossible for them to see Zhou Yue alive, and this was still with a large army behind them, and many bandits and bandits avoided it from afar.

The captain of this scout squadron is called Liu Dong, who was also an active soldier who followed Zhang Liang at the beginning, and after being rescued by Zhou Yue, he has been staying in the scout camp, in fact, Zhang Liang's scout camp is also the most military, and all the backbones are soldiers, and because of this, the atmosphere and style of the scout camp are very different from other war camps.

Seeing Zhou Yue at this time, Liu Dong was also quite excited, but his first sentence made Zhou Yue cry and laugh, "City Lord, I heard that you saved Ma Chao, can you tell me, is he handsome and cool?" Can he agree to take a photo with us and sign it? Can he take in apprentices? He could-"

"Stop, stop, you're a man, why are you such a nymphomaniac?" Zhou Yue hurriedly stopped, poor guy, this black city world has been in place for nearly a year, and this deep-rooted thinking has not changed, but thinking about it, like Liu Dong, he has also seen Zhang Jiao and Liu Bi at most These small roles, in fact, Zhou Yue was quite looking forward to it when he didn't see Ma Chao.

However, it wasn't until he met Ma Chao in person that he knew that that guy was not a big name at all, and just the coercion he inadvertently released could scare a normal person to death.

"It's not what you think, don't be too curious, remember, curiosity will kill cats, however, I can tell you the feeling I felt when I first saw Ma Chao, that feeling, I don't want to come back for a second time in my life, well, you can imagine that an ancient Tyrannosaurus rex is standing in front of you, and it is a situation where it is ready to eat you with its mouth wide open, just magnify this situation ten times, and you will get the experience of meeting Ma Chao for the first time, I promise, if you are not scared to death, you will definitely be engraved for life, now, back to the topic, I ask you how it has been in the three months since I left, in all aspects, don't perfunctory me, say your own opinion. ”

"Uh, yes!"

Liu Dong was really taken aback by Zhou Yue's analogy, and then he came back to his senses, thought for a while, and said, "City Lord, what do you say?" In fact, it is difficult for me to describe it in words, because in these three months, our black city can be regarded as changing with each passing day, a change a day, compared to three months ago, Panjin black city is at least five times prosperous, you may not believe it when I say this, so you have to see it with your own eyes, to be able to feel it, the original southwest and southeast squares, has become the two most prosperous areas, and the northeast and northwest sides have also been fully opened, the introduction of a large number of workshops and shops, not to mention, just the monthly business tax, there are 300,000 gold, counting the trade on the sea, as well as the taxes contributed by Linhai City, Jinzhou City, and Anshan City, you can get nearly one million gold every month! In this way, we, the soldiers, can also get a salary every month, like my level, we can get hardware a month, and the commander level, we can get 500 gold a month, as for the deputy city lord level, it is 1,000 gold per month, and you, the city lord, should be able to get 10,000 gold, of course, this refers to Commander He, if you come back, this will definitely be corrected. ”

"In addition, all the people, whether modern or ancient, are registered, those who are willing to join the army, their families enjoy the treatment of soldiers, those who are willing to farm the land, each person is given three acres of fertile land, and those who are willing to work in the workshop will also determine the relevant monthly income according to the level of craftsmanship and fatigue, and those who are willing to do business will be lent a certain amount of principal and join the merchant guild, and those who are willing to engage in politics and study are also all kinds of encouragement, in short, a qiē is thriving! I have a feeling that it seems to be back before the disaster, city lord, I am afraid you don't know, now there are many modern refugees in the Northeast Military Region and the Jingbei Military Region, and they are also trying to escape to us, and the number of ancient refugees who defect every day is also increasing day by day, I estimate that the total population of Panjin Black City alone has exceeded 500,000 people. ”

Listening to Liu Dong's gushing introduction, Zhou Yue's heart became more and more cold, and gradually sank, sure enough, there was still a problem!

Yes, this must be something wrong, at first glance, what Liu Dong described is the same as the peach blossom spring, if this is the society before the disaster, such a situation is enough to make the head of the city happy! The career is smooth!

But, but! This is the world of the Black City!

It's a precarious world, and it is possible to be mercilessly slaughtered by those powerful black city forces at any time!

This is troubled times, it is the end of the world!

Do a hairy personal welfare? Is it so easy to forget the suffering of a few months ago? Are those who died forgotten?

With so much income, if you don't pay attention to the expansion of armaments and warfare, but you are engaged in large-scale production, providing the welfare of the people, enhancing their right to speak, and increasing their sense of happiness and identity, is it necessary to play democracy next?

Exercise! Exercise! Exercise!

How could they just forget about the Mongol army?

How could they forget that the Tang Empire had extended its tentacles to Shanhaiguan?

How could they forget the countless souls who died tragically a few months ago?

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yue tried to let the anger in his heart gradually subside, and then subside, and continue to subside, while looking forward to it, this may be his delusion, the secret report that Li Rui gave him before also had these salary numbers, but there was not much description of the commercial guild in it.

According to what Liu Dong said, this business guild seemed to be very important, so he terminated Liu Dong's words and asked with a smile: "Wait, I just heard you say, the business guild?" I remember when I left Panjin Black City, there were only two or three hundred shops in the whole city, large and small, and now what's going on, even commercial guilds have appeared. ”

Liu Dong obviously didn't see the taunt that flashed in Zhou Yue's eyes, and still sighed with emotion: "The city is not enough, the city lord, now in the Panjin Black City, I am afraid that there are at least nearly five hundred shops, and there are all kinds of small workshops and workshops, because of the maritime trade, the demand for many goods is skyrocketing, I am not a person from the internal affairs system, but it is said that these small workshops, a small family can be organized, roughly estimated, there are at least thousands, affecting more than 50,000 people, and the indirect impact is even more, as for the commercial guilds." There were about sixteen merchant guilds, and these merchant guilds also set up a general merchant association, which was responsible for the formulation of the rules of the maritime trade, and even the commander He at that time also ordered the formation of a commercial guard battalion of 5,000 people. ”

"Oh, who is the commander of this escort battalion?"

"Well, it's a stick, Jin Dazhong, it is said that before the disaster, he was a young owner of a Fortune 500 company, with a family fortune of tens of billions, by the way, he led tens of thousands of refugees to us together with the deputy city lord Jin Lixi, as for that Jin Lixi, that is really a magical woman, city lord, I bet you have never seen a woman as smart as him, well, some people even treat her as a female Zhuge , the qiē I said before was planned and organized by this Jin Lixi, Even, the reason why our maritime trade has been so developed is because this Jin Lixi has a very good relationship with Mao Wenlong, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, and she is the matchmaker, so it is unimpeded, and many goods can even be sold to the Ming Empire. ”

"That's right, very good, now, I order you to immediately lead your people to inform Xiao Guanyin, so that she doesn't have to rush to the road and pay attention to safety."

Zhou Yue nodded slightly, and let Liu Dong, who was spitting and not talking very much, leave.

When Liu Dong's figure disappeared, Zhou Yue suddenly laughed, it seems that he still underestimates the complexity and badness of people's hearts, he thinks that he can rely on his original prestige and friendship to restrain some people, after all, if it weren't for him Zhou Yue, many people today are afraid that they have already become dry bones!

He was sure that Liu Dong was telling the truth, and he was almost irritated at first, but at the last moment, he suddenly realized that there was no problem with Liu Dong's words, his expressions, movements, mentality, etc., were all very in place, very in line with his identity and views.

But the problem is that as long as Liu Dong is still a guy with a bit of emotional intelligence, he shouldn't be so brazen in front of Zhou Yue to praise others, especially He Qingming, who replaced Zhou Yue for three months, and Jin Lixi, who Zhou Yue didn't recognize at all!

Isn't this a clear slap in the face for Zhou Yue? It's like saying, look, what do you have as the lord of the city, we live very freely without you.

If this didn't stir up Zhou Yue's anger, what else could be done?

It is estimated that as soon as Zhou Yue returned to Panjin Black City, the first thing he did was to take that Jin Lixi under the knife!

Not to mention whether Jin Lixi has a problem? Not to mention He Qingming's current thoughts, then, the question is, who wants Jin Lixi to die?

And what will be the consequences of Jin Lixi's death? It is estimated that it will cause dissatisfaction among the people in the city, and then there will be a petition from all the people, Zhou Yue is a faint king, Jin Lixi is a loyal minister, as soon as this drama comes out, Zhou Yue will definitely continue to be angry, and be jealous, and then continue to kill Jin Lixi!

But what if Jin Lixi can't kill it? It can be seen from the fact that she gave a lot of benefits to the soldiers, this woman really bought a lot of soldiers, especially the war camp with modern people as the main force, and it will be a melee when the time comes.

It is estimated that Zhou Yue's enemies will wake up laughing in their dreams.

But is there really no problem with Jin Lixi? I'm afraid it's not true!

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yue let himself be as sober as possible, if his guess was correct now, then, in Panjin Black City, there would be at least two hostile forces lurking in the dark, maybe they were Duan Hong or Wang Zeng behind the back, maybe the mysterious alliance was playing tricks.

In short, one qiē is possible!

And then, even if Zhou Yue returned to Panjin Black City, he was afraid of it for a while, and he didn't dare, and he couldn't make any moves, because if he was not careful, it would be the consequence of complete collapse.

"He Qingming, Liu Yue, Xiao Jun, Chu Liuyun, are you idiots or fools? The situation is already boiling oil and flowers, and you are still complacent? How did this turn out to be the case? ”

"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! ”

Sighing in his heart, Zhou Yue changed back into the clothes of a small soldier, and now he deeply understands that there is no strategist with great wisdom, which is really unlucky, because he can't complain that the enemy's tricks are too insidious!

Also, maybe he also had huge loopholes in his management of Panjin Black City in the past.

The demon-like military advisor can't be found, and he can only consult with Gongsun Erniang and Claire now, after all, with his ability, it is already very good to be able to think of so many twists and turns, and this is all persecuted in this black city world, if it is before the disaster, he will be deceived into a little white sheep in minutes.