"Why?"

Looking at the subordinates around him, the leader was a little puzzled, "Am I not good enough for you?" You ungrateful things! If I hadn't given you a bite to eat, would you have survived to this day? ”

The leader tried in vain to regain his lost authority.

"Why?!" , the leader roared.

The killers who controlled the gentry all bowed their heads, and in their bones, kidnapping the gentry was already a felony.

"There is no way back after you have embarked on this road", said Gil quietly to the man who tied the chief, "take him out, and someone will pick you up."

The leader was sent out by someone with his hands cut back, and looking at Jill's indifferent expression, the old man couldn't help but scold anymore. As the leader was taken farther and farther away, the scolding became quieter.

The gentry stood trembling in place, and Jill gently lifted up the stool he had just pushed up, and then, as he had entered, stepped forward and sat down in the place of the leader.

"It is enough to 'get rid of the evil,'" said Jill, by commanding the killers and servants to "let go of these gentlemen."

Although it was let go, the pressure on the gentry did not ease in the slightest. Only a few of the bravest clan leaders dared to shout, "What the hell do you want!" ”

"It's not what I'm going to do," said Jill, feeling like he was still sitting on the stool with the warmth of the leader, "and I'm not going to embarrass you." If you are willing to cooperate with me, we can continue to negotiate, and the terms just now can be negotiated; If you don't agree, then you can just go out on your own, and I won't stop you. But what will happen in the future, I can't guarantee it. You decide. ”

The gentry exchanged in a low voice, and soon, someone tentatively walked out. Some people took the lead, and the rest of the people, seeing that there was no one to stop them, were greatly encouraged and left the place.

In the end, there were only a few gentry left--- and these were either at odds with the chief; Either they are insignificant and therefore eager for change; Or maybe they believe that Jill will win in the end.

The situation is no worse than Jill envisions: even if there is no one left, there is no loss and no gain.

"Now, we're on our own. At least that's what I think."

Gil asked the remaining gentry to sign a document.

Some people still can't put pen to paper after thinking about it, they know that after signing their names, they will be tied up with Jill in the future, and if they fail, the end will be miserable. But at this point, I couldn't help myself, and soon the people who stayed behind signed their names.

Jill comforted some of the people around him and said, "I'm grateful that you can stay, and I'll take note of your kindness in my heart." Now, please hurry back. I will not publicize that you have cooperated with me, lest you be hated by those who have left. I'll find another time to meet with you. ”

As if they had been granted amnesty, they thanked them and left.

Jill looked the hall up and down, the place that served as the center of Fandra, which was now falling apart in an instant.

"Go down too," Jill said to the people around him.

The leader of the thugs hesitantly came to Jill and asked, "Sir, our family."

"All good," said Gil with a gentle smile, "you may find a few people to come out, and I will send them to visit your family, so that you may be reassured." ”

These words made these people feel a little better: the greatest conflict was going on in their hearts.

"There is no need to be doubtful," said Gil, "that you have abandoned a patriarch in exchange for a king, and I see no reason to worry about it." ”

Several young people lamented, "Sir, you don't know about these things in the township! They're awesome here! They can still run rampant in the city, but in the countryside, they are the emperor! We are helpless there, and it is too easy for them to rectify us, and a random food poisoning, a fire, or a framing is enough to destroy our family."

"Oh, I see. On the other hand, your family is now protected by us. In the future, we will continue to protect your family, and we will set aside special land for them to live in, and put together special properties to support them. You don't have to worry about your family being threatened anymore. Besides, those adults you are talking about really have such great powers, they won't let us take away more than 100 people overnight without noticing."

These sophisticated people silently sighed in their hearts: their family members are just being threatened and watched by another group of people, what difference can it make. They bowed to Jill one last time, and retreated through several doors of the house like a low tide.

Just before the wharf was about to be completed, the mayor applied for troops from the province.

The province sent two ships of soldiers--- including thirty soldiers and two officers.

Jill and the mayor received the men in secret, and the two officers, after analyzing the form of the town, asserted that "the Hao will not compromise!" Instead of waiting for them to make a move, let's do it first."

After deciding on the plan, the officer quietly left the docks with his soldiers and infiltrated the town of Fendra disguised as ordinary craftsmen. After figuring out the details of the servants and thugs around the leader, the soldiers gradually began to infiltrate. Several young people who were recruited took the initiative to expose their partner's family members to the officers, and the young men also revealed that the leader had a plan to kidnap Jill.

Days before Jill prepares to go to the negotiations, he learns that the leader is going to arrange for a hitman to kidnap or even assassinate him.

The families of the men were soon taken away by the officers, and when they were surprised to find that the family had gone to the empty building, Gil's men took the opportunity to develop them.

It looks like it's working, at least Jill's comeback is beautiful.

"Your families are safe," Jill assured again, "and I will give you a bright future." ”

Unlike keeping secrets from the gentry, Jill publicized these thugs and servants who defected to him. Doing so can make the hearts of those gentry frightened, so that they no longer dare to trust the people around them, and if they can do this, Jill's goal will be achieved.

The men who took the leader followed Jill's instructions and took the old man around the town. At the same time, dozens of soldiers from the province also dressed up and went to the council hall to greet Gil.

Jill walked slowly, with the mayor standing beside him, followed by dozens of soldiers and dozens of the most capable executioners in the Exchange.

The mayor had been waiting for this day for a long time, and as he passed by the door of the gentry's house, the anxious faces of the gentry were revealed by the curtain behind the window, and the nervousness of these people made the mayor feel very happy.

This sudden street parade gave the people of the town an intuitive feeling of the changes that would occur in their lives for the first time.

They said, "The old chief has thrown his face at his wife." ”

The old chief was sent to the docks, where the man was stuffed into a cargo ship and sent all the way to the provincial capital.

The gentry were leaderless and became a rabble, and the boycott existed in name only.

With the high-profile entry of King Nord's forces into the town of Fendra, there was a rift in the rule of the gentry who had been entrenched here for many years, and at least in the first place, Gil was victorious.

The women's groups who had demonstrated in front of the White Pigeon Exchange approached Jill and said that they had been forced to do so by the situation. Jill inquired about their origins and found that they were all professional demonstrators sent by monasteries.

Jill gave them a commission to go to the door of the gentry to demonstrate, and the past was no longer pursued.

These people are thankful for their gratitude.

Soon, demonstrations and protests appeared at the gates of all major ethnic groups, with dense signs reading "Offensive to Morality", "Blasphemy of God", "Molestation of Boys" and other protest slogans;

On the other side, the ** people who were soliciting customers at the entrance of the exchange were bombarded by the staff, and next to the demonstration procession in the name of God, these women were looking for worldly salvation;

The swineherds and sheep herders who brought their cattle to the entrance of the exchange were also arrested and beaten. These days, the boys on the exchange have been holding back their bad spirits, women can't beat them, and these stinky boys can still beat them. After the fight, the young men of the exchange also deducted the pigs and sheep of these people as a punishment. The men sat at the door of the exchange and cried for a long time, seeing that no one cared about them, and that there was no hope of retrieving the cattle, so they couldn't help shedding a few more tears, patting the ashes on their buttocks, and went all the way out of the city.

The town became smoky, something Jill didn't expect, he knew that there would be a conflict when the power was handed over, but he didn't expect it to be so funny.

Fortunately, it can make the gentry make a fool of themselves, which is a good thing for Jill. However, Jill didn't like this very much, so it was enough to do so, and soon Jill sent the people who were scurrying around the town away.

Later in the evening, the Gillites secretly summoned the gentry who were interested in cooperating with them and discussed with them the policy that followed.

Compared with the aggressive announcement before, the conditions given by Jill were quite lenient: except for the right to develop the docks, which was firmly in the hands of the government, in the town of Fendra, the government's attitude was that as long as the gentry cooperated, everything was the same as in the past.

Although the gentry did not have real benefits, the treatment was much better than the previous clauses that forced people to a dead end.

These gentlemen expressed their gratitude and willingness to cooperate.

From the glittering eyes of these people, Jill knew that they were not completely dead: they would take back their own things if they had the chance.

After the initial loss, the gentry relented a lot, and Jill soon drove away all the miasma, and the town seemed to be quiet again.

But soon, Jill saw the problem, and the gentry took a flexible attitude to resist outsiders.

They are not positive about anything, they don't care about small losses anyway, they all stay in their homes all day. The shops were not busy with the stocking, the workshops were not in a hurry to start work, and the whole town fell into an abnormal laziness.

When the mayor summoned the gentry to ask what was going on, those with good attitudes looked innocent and dazed, "Everything is fine."

Immediately, these people would warmly invite the mayor to attend the family dinner, or take the mayor to watch the opera rehearsed by his children.

The mayor was in a hurry, and he found Jill, "If this continues, something will happen!" Now that there is not even an adequate supply of food on the docks, and the merchants from outside to Fandra cannot find even a decent collaborator, if your white pigeon exchange can't jump the whole burden, you must find a way to find someone to restore the market! ”

Jill consulted with the gentry several times.

Except for the gentry who have signed the contract and are working hard, almost all the remaining gentry are perfunctory to Gil. These people are always good-natured, approachable and gentle, but they are just uncooperative, which makes Jill feel that the situation is far more difficult than he thought.

The business resumed at the mayor's request, but there were no goods to sell, which was almost no different from a strike.

Several merchants from the south came to Fandra to inspect it and concluded that the place was unsuitable for business. This kind of negative news spread quickly, and even Captain Martin, who went to contact the source, heard about it.

"Since Jill is so capable, let him do it!" , The gentry have planned, even if they cooperate, they can't let Jill lead their nose away, let Jill touch their nose first.

With the start of the Southern War, the demand for various goods in the warring countries surged, and orders flew to various docks like snowflakes. King Nord's foresight earned him enormous profits: countless shipments of hides, iron, grain, and even weapons were loaded and shipped away from the newly built ports every day, earning him large commissions.

But unlike the outside world, the port of Fendra is deserted.

This has caused a headache for performance-conscious officials, and doubts about Gil have emerged.

Gil did not dismiss his more than 100 craftsmen after the construction site was completed, and these people entered Gil's workshop on the spot, and Ivan was in charge of leading them to deal with the countless orders: it was no longer enough to produce a few hundred tools.

After Jona's environment in Fandra was a little better, she took Renault back here--- Jill couldn't take care of Renault, so she let Jona take care of his food and lodging.

It doesn't matter if there is one more person to eat, Ruona doesn't know too many words and is worried that she won't be able to bring Renault well.

Jona was embarrassed to tell Jill about this.

Jill was busy, but still arranged, "Every night at six o'clock you bring him in, and I'll teach him an hour." After a year, he can barely read and write, and then I will let him follow Ivan to keep accounts, and when he is fourteen years old, I will ask him to follow Martin to go through the experience."

These days, Jill is very busy. Those gentry held the idea that 'it's a big deal, everyone doesn't make money, and they must not let the Jill family be dominant' and wrestled with Jill.

Ruona took the initiative to take on the role of costuming Jill and living, but Ruona was a little clumsy, and every time she helped Jill cook food, it was either mushy or undercooked.

Jill couldn't bear the pain, so he asked the old servant to teach Jona how to cook.

However, Ruona is still a slow learner, and the worst is Renault, who has had diarrhea for three days since Ruona took charge of the diet. However, Renault stubbornly adapted to Jona's cooking skills, which directly caused Renault to develop an extremely strong stomach. Later, Renault never had a stomach when he followed Martin over the mountains and mountains to eat grass roots, and this amazing adaptability was passed down as a good story by the executioners.

Soon, the false calm of the town was also shattered.

When Ivan took people to a grocery store in the town to get the potion, the owner of the store didn't take it out when he had the goods, and Ivan's men were in a hurry and clashed with the storekeeper, injuring several clerks in the conflict.

The conflict was not too serious, but the gentry who had been dormant for a long time suddenly acted together.

For a while, the news of Jill conniving at his subordinates to abuse the citizens spread, and the gentry showed Jill their energy in a concentrated manner.

The next day, all the angry citizens who had been agitated took to the streets.

The blackened crowd poured into the center of town.