Heritage foundry

Chapter 482 A Little Hope

The note was thrown on De Gester's chest by Zhou Mo, and the piece of paper hit the fine gold alloy breastplate, and there was a sound of gold and iron.

De Geste took a step back, dissipated the power on the note, took a look at the note in his hand, his expression suddenly relaxed, and secretly felt that the adults were making a fuss, it was just some unarmed civilians, these People have nothing to be afraid of. When the army enters, it will be wiped out immediately.

"My lord, it seems that you don't need to be angry about this matter."

Zhou Mo glared at De Geste. How long has this De Geste been, and he still hasn't improved? How can such a thing be measured by combat power?
"De Gester, the territory of the Holy Cross is based on the common people's standpoint. If all the riots in Mocheng are made of mithril, fine gold, or even mysterious life forms, the Lord will not be so angry!"

"However, it is precisely because it is unarmed civilians who are making trouble today, which makes my back feel cold!"

De Gester was stunned, seeing the cold murderous intent flickering in Zhou Mo's black eyes, he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I'm going back to Mexico City right away. You are here to coordinate the cooperation between the army and the merchants. Don't neglect it. My lord orders that the army needs to be mobilized at any time!"

Bowing to accept the order, Zhou Mo had disappeared when he looked up again.

De Geste frowned and thought for a while, barely understood the meaning of Zhou Mo's words, then shook his head helplessly, and muttered in a low voice:
"Damn politics, DeGest I'd better bring my army."

The note instantly turned into ashes in Degerst's hands. Although Degerst has always been tired of political matters, he still has the minimum awareness of secrecy.

Zhou Mo's figure appeared in the study of the City Lord's Mansion in Mocheng. Mina was waiting anxiously in the study. When she saw Zhou Mo appearing, she was overjoyed and said:

"My lord, you are finally back. Those merchants and landlords have gone crazy and dared to block the gate of the city lord's mansion. If Ren Nian hadn't stopped him, Lord Cullen would have ordered the killing."

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Mo nodded to Mina, indicating that he understood, and then said:
"Ren Nian did the right thing. Send a message to Fatty and ask him to restrain his subordinates. Never attack civilians!"

"Also, tell the guard knights to stop them, and if necessary, they can do it, but don't hurt anyone!"

After receiving Zhou Mo's order, Mina had a backbone, and immediately went down to deliver the order.

Outside the city lord's mansion, a group of small merchants and landlords wearing ordinary coarse clothes, all of them were full of anger, and kept pounding on the gate of the city lord's mansion.

"Let's go in, we want to see the lord!"

"Rush in and meet the lord, you must not just let those political officials go."

"They dare not do anything, don't be afraid, rush in!"

Among the chaotic voices, several very provocative voices continued to add fuel and vinegar, stirring up the emotions of most people.

Fatty led two teams of weeds to work outside, and hid in an alley outside the city lord's mansion, watching those few people who made the most noise with cold eyes.

Turning back, he said in a cold voice:
"Did you see clearly?"

The Weeds field captain who led the team nodded and said respectfully:

"See clearly, as long as the adults give orders, all these people can be caught immediately."

Fatty's originally simple and honest face was now cold and serious.

"This group of people are too presumptuous, listen to my order..."

Before he finished speaking, the miniature teleportation array in Fatty's arms lit up. Fatty frowned. He took out a note and read it:

"My lord has returned, and the order must never be used against civilians."

The fat man raised his eyes, took a cold look at the merchants and landlords who were gathering more and more, and kept attacking the main gate of the city lord's mansion, and snorted coldly:
"The order is cancelled, but keep an eye on it."

Among the weeds, obeying orders is not a lot of questions. These two are iron rules that are absolutely not allowed to be violated. What's more, the person who issued the order was Mr. Kulun, who is the commander of the wild grass. The field leader of the wild grass naturally obeyed orders.

"You guys stare here."

After giving an order, the fat man walked around from the alley to the side of the city lord's mansion, and jumped over the wall.

Ren Nian stood inside the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion, and the guards of the Holy Cross Knights outside stood in a vertical row with their armor cleaned up, allowing the civilians to charge and stand still.

Standing with his hands behind his back, watching these civilians who are making more and more noise, Ren Nian's keen political sense made him feel something was wrong.

A little maid walked quickly behind Ren Nian, bowed and saluted, and then said in a low voice:

"Master Ren, the lord is back."

Ren Nian's expression was shocked, he turned and left.

A moment later, Ren Nian and Fatty stood in front of Zhou Mo together.

"Boss, things are getting louder and louder outside. At the beginning, it was only some middle-level businessmen who bet on the Ministry of Government Affairs, but now, even small businessmen and self-employed farmers are making trouble. Are you really going to let it go?"

Fatty has become more and more capable recently. In a word, he is about to explain the information clearly and express his attitude.

Zhou Mo gave the fat man a cold look, and the fat man lowered his head and dared not speak again.

At this time Ren Nian said:

"My lord, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. The subordinates feel that there seems to be someone pushing behind these people."

The fat man was warned by Zhou Mo, and he didn't dare to talk to Zhou Mo again, but Ren Rennian still didn't have any scruples, so he opened his mouth and said:
"Old Ren, isn't this nonsense? It's no wonder no one is behind a disturbance of this scale."

Speaking of this, Fatty felt confident again, and with a flattering smile on his face, he said to Zhou Mo:
"Boss, I have all the field staff of the weeds department watch. The people who are in the crowd and constantly agitating have already taken note. As long as there is an order, none of these people can run away."

Hearing these words, Zhou Mo's gaze towards the fat man eased, but he still sighed and said:
"Even if you cover it up, you can't catch it. Once you catch it, it will follow some people's minds. At least you can't catch it now."

The fat man rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice:
"Boss, don't worry, since these people are in the eyes of the weeds, they can't escape at any time."

Zhou Mo didn't express his opinion, but he was also silent, obviously acquiescing to the fat man's words.

Ren Nian gave Fatty a cold look, and said:
"My lord, these are all things to talk about. If we don't deal with the current situation, I'm afraid it will get worse and worse!"

Glancing at Ren Nian, Ren Nian's whole body trembled, only feeling that all the thoughts in his heart had been seen through by this glance.

Zhou Mo gave a half-hearted laugh, then turned around and sat down.

He could see Ren Nian's thoughts clearly, and it was nothing more than seeing a glimmer of vitality in keeping the government affairs system he established from this incident.

Someone used the Holy Cross invitation incident to stir up the conflict between the civilians and the government officials, and vaguely misled this contradiction into a conflict between Zhou Mo, the lord, and the civilian class he relied on.

Putting Zhou Mo in an extremely embarrassing situation, if the civilians were suppressed, it would be self-inflicted; if the civilians were not suppressed, the authority of the lord would be shaken.

This is a dilemma.

Zhou Mo looked to the south, and there was a woman who was all over the world and independent, and she must be holding the pearl of wisdom at this moment.

Ruiwen Nalong wanted to see Zhou Mo's jokes, and wanted to shake Zhou Mo's rule from the inside.

As for Ren Nian, he wanted Zhou Mo to choose to maintain his authority and suppress the civilians. In this way, if the civilians were wrong, then the government official system was at least right. A glimmer of life can be continued.

"Originally it was a peaceful world, but people are in trouble, and the world is spared!"

Zhou Mo suddenly felt tired from hatred, not physically or mentally, but inexplicably, this vast territory, this splendid civilization of the human race, is always due to the unsatisfied desires of a small group of people , and become a mess of people, people can't get clean, helpless!

Sighing, Fatty and Ren Nian were silent, waiting for Zhou Mo's decision.

"Fat!"

When Zhou Mo shouted, Ren Nian was overjoyed. At this time, Zhou Mo said, if he was the first to call Ren Nian, it meant that he wanted to appease the common people. Zhou Mo pulled out and chopped off batches of heads to calm public anger.

But at this time, he was called Fatty, which meant that the lord wanted to maintain his authority and was ready to use thunderous means.

Ren Nian was ecstatic in his heart, and even began to thank those who were instigating these civilians to make trouble behind his back. At the same time, he sighed in his heart. When he was studying in the past, he only thought that the theory of luck that the teacher always talked about was a vain thing, and it was rare. letter.

But at this moment, it seems that this theory of luck may not be unreasonable. If it weren't for the prosperous luck of the government official system I established, how could such a thing happen in this desperate situation and continue?
Zhou Mo looked at the happy expression on Ren Nian's face that he tried his best to hide, but couldn't hide it, with a sneer on his face, he said:

"Fatty, since those small traders outside don't do their own business and come out to make trouble, don't you always complain that your field workers are always extravagant?"

"They are in this busy market right now, and the market must be deserted. Let your field workers stop staring at those desperate, unarmed civilians. Don't they dare to rebel?"

The fatty looked overjoyed when he heard Zhou Mo's scolding words, and felt that the master's hand was so clever.

He bowed in response, and then heard a crisp bell ring, and looked up to see Zhou Mo ringing the bell for the maid.

It was almost just time to breathe, and Lin Daier walked in gracefully.

"Go, call your sister Mina, Qianshu and Chenyang."

Lin Daier bowed and turned to go out. After a while, Mina and Chen Yangqian walked in.

"grown ups!"

The three girls bowed and saluted together.

Zhou Mo ignored the three of them, turned to look at the fat man, and asked:
"What line of business do those troublesome middle-class businessmen do?"

The fat man immediately pulled out a thick list from his sleeve, on which he constructed a network map among these troublesome middle-level businessmen in great detail.

Zhou Mo glanced at it, stopped looking at it, threw the list to Mina, and said:

"A lot of the materials obtained by attacking the territories of the six principalities are still piled up in the warehouse. You guys, your family is now in the territory of the Holy Cross, and most of the female families in the castle also have family members. Over the years, although There are endless rewards, but you haven't found a long-term job for your mother's family, let's give it together today!"

"The three of you are older sisters, so just watch the division continue, and move for me as quickly as possible. When the people in charge of these families are making trouble, you will enter the market immediately."

Zhou Mo looked at the fat man again, and ordered:
"Say hello to De Gester, the teleportation array will provide the greatest convenience."

"Then let the weeds surround me in a concealed way around the troublemakers, and let them make trouble first!"

Fatty's admiration for his boss is beyond words, so he can only bow deeply.

And the three daughters were also overjoyed, and bowed to Zhou Mo to salute, and wanted to say something, but Zhou Mo stretched out his hand to stop her.

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, go to Xie Ruiwen-Nalong. If it weren't for her, the lord would not be able to directly disrupt the normal market and make it easier for your family."

After saying this, the fat man couldn't help laughing.

As for Ren Nian, he couldn't laugh anymore, his forehead was dripping with sweat, but he still bit the bullet and said:

"My lord, not to mention that it is a bad rule to allow merchants to use the military teleportation array conveniently. It is just that these merchants are overwhelmed and retreat, but there are quite a few farmers left! How should we deal with it?"

Zhou Mo glanced at Ren Nian coldly, and said:

"It's easy to handle. When Mina and her family make some noise in business, fat man, you can send someone to block all the canals for me!"

The fat man bowed again, and when he got up again, his whole body was already relaxed, and he said with a smile:

"Boss, I have nothing to do with Fatty, so I will go down to do things. This time, I have to watch these troublemakers and make fun of them when they run home in a mess."

Zhou Mo heard the words, and said to the fat man in a warning:
"Remember, it's good to follow the order. You have to restrain your subordinates, don't make things difficult for those people, and if there is trouble again, I will take you as a questioner."

The fat man obediently obeyed and retreated.

Ren Nian, on the other hand, stood tremblingly, his complexion as pale as a vampire.

"Ren Nian, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Mo asked knowingly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth turned into a joke.

Ren Nian's face was pale, and the common people's troubles gave him hope, but Zhou Mo's words cruelly shattered his hope.

"My lord, this subordinate has nothing to do, so I will leave now."

Zhou Mo nodded with a smile, waved his hand, and said:
"Look at Lao Ren, your complexion is not very good, go back and recuperate for a while!"

Ren Nian's already pale face seemed to become transparent now, and his body shook, but he still managed to stand upright, and staggered out of Zhou Mo's study.

Ren Nian, who walked out of Zhou Mo's study, knew that it might take a long time, and he would never be able to walk into this study, which symbolized the decision-makers of the Holy Cross Territory.

…………

Langfeng City, in the Sea King's Palace.

Riwen-Naron is talking with the Neptune's source energy projection.

"Old ancestor, there was no hope in the original situation, but whoever made the move actually tore a hole in the Holy Cross Territory, allowing Ruiwen to see its flaws."

"In this way, perhaps we have options other than peace talks."

The Emperor of the Sea was shaken, looked at this granddaughter who did not know how many generations, and asked:
"How to do it?"

Ruiwen-Nalong frowned beautifully and said:
"Old ancestor, the most important thing now is to liberate our elite combat power!"

Hearing this, Haihuang understood Ruiwen's meaning, nodded, and said:

"It's not difficult. It's nothing compared to me waiting for luck to sign another ban on jumping."

"It's only difficult for the orcs, but it's not impossible to discuss. The big deal is to give them a piece of wilderness and borderland. If they open up business, they will always have a truce."

Rui Wen-Nalong heard the support of the old ancestor, and suddenly became confident, and said:

"That's good. In this way, we may not have a chance to turn defeat into victory. It is very possible to put out Zhou Mo's Holy Cross territory with all our strength!"

(End of this chapter)