Fourteen days, two weeks, was not enough to tame the local garrison, but it was enough to calm the city through new tax policies, chamber of commerce exemptions, and support programs.

Hodge now walks the streets with no fear, and even if the locals recognize him as the leader of the besiegers, they usually just bow down, smile and turn away, never having the same experience of being thrown at an egg.

Impulsiveness relies on blood, but now that the city has regained its sanity, anyone can see that when Hodge took over Uhe, both prices and taxes were much cheaper than before, and the crime rate was also declining rapidly, compared with the original time when Baron Lourdes was under the rule, it was clear which was better and which was worse.

Humans are accustomed to forgetting sorrow, but it is difficult to forget joy, and in the eyes of most of the people of Uhe, Hodge is even a bit of a saint, and this trend continues, even if there are poets who praise him and believers who worship him, of course, he has no interest in it.

The commoner's gaze was confined to two or three points of the house in front of his house, while he stood higher in the clouds, and saw the sword looming over the human head clearly.

But it is useless to rush, soldiers need to train, and technology also needs time to develop.

Tavern.

Hodge frequented this place in his free time, but unlike the drunks around him, he never ordered a glass of wine when he came to the tavern, only ordered the juice pressed from the blue lime fruit, and then thought about his next strategy in the noise, the quieter the place, the less he could be inspired, and his next steps would be very big, and he had to have some radical inspiration.

"Yo, big shot, is it still the same old?"

The tavern owner was a black man, with a big stubble, a bunch of black armpit hair squeezed under his bare arms, and a stout physique, according to what Hodge had been talking to at the same time, he had bed with at least three women at once, and each of them was able to take care of him every day, and during small talk, the tavernkeeper often bragged about his staying power, and if he was a little drunk, he would taunt Hodge as a hairless little brat.

Hodge found a place at an angle and sat down, smiling and nodding, he noticed that the tavernkeeper's hairstyle had changed, he had had a somewhat reddish moxican hairstyle, but now it was smooth and seemed to have a layer of wax.

"Jonny, how do you remember to shave your head?" Hodge asked Johnny, a black man with his back to the bar.

"Hey, hey. Jonny, who was looking for the cask of lemon juice, turned his head, his big rough hands touching his bare head, his chest roaring like a motor.

"I was too lazy to take care of my hair before, and I wanted to shave it clean for a long time, and I saw a guest with such a hairstyle a few days ago, so I felt okay, so I started it. ”

Bald guest, Hodge tapped lightly on the wooden table, there weren't many people with bald heads in this era.

"Have you heard any "interesting" news lately?"

Whether it's in reality or in the game, there are always two best options for getting important news, one is the thief's mouth and the other is the tavern owner.

The former is because they have stolen too much of the valuable stuff, and the latter is because they have seen too many drunks, and drunks have never known the rule of keeping their mouths tight.

But it's one thing, and if you really want to be practical, this is Hodge's first attempt, and although he tries to make himself as a veteran, it's easy to hear a hint of hesitation in his tone in front of experienced people.

Fortunately, Jonny didn't seem to belong to this kind of person, and when he heard Hodge's inquiry, he suddenly got up, almost hit the wooden frame above his head, and knocked over the cup on it, even then his bare head was rubbed red, and he didn't even look for the barrel, and approached Hodge with excitement on his face, which made Hodge startled.

"Damn, you finally can't help it, I'm just thinking about how a big guy like you can come to the tavern and just order a glass of juice and sit down!"

Hodge thought to himself, you really guessed this wrong, I really just had a glass of juice and sat looking for inspiration, as for asking for information, it was just a casual mention.

He wasn't stupid enough to explain it to Jonny, and looking at the bald black man's performance, he was excited like a teenager who had just broken down, maybe he really knew something interesting.

Hodge blinked quietly, pressed into Jonny's ear, and whispered, "What do you know? ”

Jonny smiled, rubbed his fingers, and looked at him with a happy expression.

Hodge felt a little sick.

"What?" he didn't understand what Jonny meant.

Hearing his words, Jonny's fingers rubbed more diligently, and if he hadn't known that the palms of his hands were originally reddish-white, Hodge would have even thought that he had rubbed off his black skin.

"What do you mean?" he still didn't understand.

Jonny looked at him with some disgust, and his big black hand came around and patted Hodge on the back, whispering to him, "Of course it's a reward, man." Even if you are a big man in the city, it doesn't mean that it doesn't cost money to inquire about the news, right? This is the first time you have asked me for news, and I will give you a preferential price, five silver coins for one piece of information, and there must be no less. ”

Hodge asked, "How many messages do you have that I'm worth buying?"

"Now there are eight in your hand, and the package price is thirty-eight silver coins!" Jonny rubbed his fingers excitedly, thirty-eight silver coins, the best Guloni beer he sold was only nine copper coins a bottle, if he could make this business, it would be equivalent to selling nearly four hundred bottles of Guloni beer, this is definitely a big business!

(1 Gold = 86 Silver = 93 Copper)

Hodge smiled, he was not short of money now, let alone thirty-eight silver coins, even thirty-eight gold coins could be obtained, but having money does not mean that he was willing to be a fool, and the money he held pursued a basic principle, that is, even a copper coin had to be spent in a meaningful place.

"Yes, but don't try to fool me with spam. If you were to fool me, maybe I would have a group of guards beat you up straight when you walked out of the store, and even put you in the big prison in the northern city, where there is not enough space, you can only live with other prisoners, although you are strong enough, but believe me, in the eyes of those people you are just a hole that will resist. ”

"Don't bluff me with this set, little white face, let me tell you that when I was young, I didn't spend much time in prison, and I can't say who is in whose hole. ”

The muscles of Jonny's arms trembled, the corners of his mouth hung with disdain, and he whispered to Hodge: "Listen, I can assure you that these eight messages are worth the money, and I will never cause unnecessary trouble for myself, so everything I can tell you is useful to you, and if you don't meet your requirements, you can throw me into prison as you wish, but I declare in advance, the unfortunate ones are the poor worms who live with me, my dragon lance can smash women, and I am also not afraid of men!"

Hodge was glad he hadn't drunk the juice yet, otherwise he would have squirted, and the black boss in front of him was even wilder than he had imagined, and he actually named his thing...... How is that self-confidence?

"Money before news, that's the rule. Jonny whispered.

Hodge thought for a moment, and took out a weighty, average-color gold coin from his purse and placed it on the table.

Jonny scooped the gold coin into his palm at the moment when the golden light didn't attract the attention of the others, and looked down at it, "Hey, this gold coin must have been in the humid for a long time, but it doesn't affect its value, I must tell you, I can't make up such a large number." ”

"I'm not in the habit of carrying silver coins with me. After Hodge threw out a sentence, he thought for a while and continued: "In this way, the rest is my deposit with you, and I will deduct it when I need to inquire about it next time." ”

"Yes, I like your cheerfulness!"

Jonny was pleased with this, the extra amount was equivalent to his advance, and there was no interest at all! Who would refuse such a wonderful good deed?

"Let's talk about it, I hope I'm getting the best value for my money. Hodge habitually knocked on the table and whispered.

"Absolutely! There are light and heavy of the eight messages, so I'll pick up the two that interest you the most. ”

"Do you know what kind of news I'm more interested in?"

"That's because I know who you are, the master of Wuhe City, and you can see from the recent changes in the city's laws that what you need now is the smooth operation of the city, so don't take me for a mindless retard, of course I know what you want to know most. ”

Jonny fully shows the thinking of an intelligence peddler, telling Hodge unmistakably: "Look, you're not just a bombastic idiot, you have real goods in your head, and this will also enhance the persuasiveness of the information he provides."

"First of all, the news of the barracks, I can be sure that in the ranks of the original city defense army, there are people who are already planning a mutiny, and from the information I have obtained, it should be among the five people: Louisian, Bercy, Romar, Dandrien, and Ferron. ”

"Wait...... How can you know this kind of thing, even a drunk wouldn't reveal this kind of secret, let alone who are these five people, how can you let me remember. ”

"Hey, drunkards don't reveal secrets, but drunkards complain about life, do our business and want to get the final information directly? You're just dreaming, what we're doing is just the best possibility that has been carefully analyzed and summarized, if there are people like me in your army, then you should have gotten the same report a long time ago, as for the questions of these five people, you can directly ask your subordinates in charge of the city defense army, they are all small leaders of the original city defense army. ”