Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Lian Gui was a little impatient: "We're not going back home. Where will we put our faces after we go back?"

"Listen to me, it can't be wrong! Let's take advantage of the chaos to grab a wave of food and leave. Saving a little is also considered a good deed, and we'll have an explanation when we go back."

Xie Xian observed everyone's expressions, and suddenly his eyes locked on Wei Cai and Bai Rui.

"What if we steal it? Dig a tunnel to steal it, is it feasible?"

Bai Rui shook his head: "No, the granaries are heavily guarded, and there must be more people at this time, so there is no way to succeed."

Xie Xian said: "We are going to steal private granaries, not official granaries!"

"I'm not sure, I haven't scouted the area yet, and I haven't done it for many years... I'm very rusty." Bai Rui seemed a little embarrassed.

"And... we haven't walked through the tunnel yet, so we don't have any confidence!"

Xie Xian ignored him, turned to Wei Cai and said: "What about you? Can we choose a spot outside the city and dig a tunnel to the granary?"

Wei Cai smacked his lips and looked up, thinking: "It's possible, but it depends on the specific situation. I haven't done it for a few years either."

"The main thing is that it takes time... If it's close, it's easy to be discovered. If it's far, I don't know when we'll finish digging, and we also have to see what the geology is like."

"We also need to reinforce the tunnel with wooden beams, and someone has to clear the soil and rocks... To be honest, I'm not very optimistic, but there may still be a chance!"

Xie Xian pondered for a long time: "Okay, then there are three paths in front of us now: either rob, or steal, or go home if it doesn't work."

"Everyone, raise your hands to vote. Those who support robbing food, raise your hands."

Seven or eight people raised their hands.

"What about those who support stealing food?"

Most of the people raised their hands.

"Then what about those who support going home?"

Two or three people.

Xie Xian smiled helplessly: "Okay... everyone should know what to do. Those who want to go home can go back now."

"For the rest of us, let's prepare for both possibilities. If we can't steal it, we'll take the opportunity to rob it!"

"We only have more than twenty people now, and we are seriously short of manpower. We need to recruit people."

"Old Shen, you used to be involved in cults. If I give you money, can you go out and find some reliable refugees? About how many people can you get?"

Shen Zhaoxuan pondered for a moment: "Back in Hengjiang City, I used twenty taels to recruit three hundred people. The current situation is not clear. Give me five hundred taels and I'll get you two thousand reliable and usable people."

"We're not rebelling.... What are you doing with so many people! A hundred people is enough."

Shen Zhaoxuan sighed a little: "You don't understand. Once we get into this business, we can't stop. The people below are like crazy people going to preach, and we can't stop them."

"Two thousand may be an underestimate.... I'll restrain myself."

Lian Gui grinned and laughed a few times: "Old Shen, what are you bragging about? If you were so great, you wouldn't have been eaten by Master until there was nothing left."

Shen Zhaoxuan sighed: "Compared to Master, I can only be considered a believer....."

"Actually, it's very simple to create a cult. Those common people are very stupid, they believe whatever you say. If you say you are invulnerable and have three heads and six arms, they will believe it after you say it a few times. Other cults are mostly using these methods."

"Master is different. First, he uses small favors to lure people, and then he pulls people to take classes. He has a lot of fortune tellers and magicians under him, and he used to fool people in various ways."

"And he also divides the people below into levels, spreading the word downward level by level, telling people every day that they can get rich if they believe in him."

"Sometimes he also arranges for the gods to appear to the believers. The people under me easily rebelled..... Alas, I joined the wrong profession. I dare say that Master's ideas are at least a hundred years ahead of mine!"

Xie Xian scratched his head after listening: "Master also engaged in cults? Why didn't I know about this? Isn't it the Beggar Gang?"

"Alas, he did, but not for long. It was because the people under me ran to the Beggar Gang to preach and caused trouble for Master."

"But after all, we didn't have any money at the beginning. After that group of believers understood that they were hungry, they all turned into beggars...."

Shen Zhaoxuan looked regretful after speaking, as if he missed those years.

Xie Xian knocked on the table after listening: "Okay! You take Lian Gui and a few others to recruit people first."

"Wei Cai and Bai Rui, you go scout the area first. Within three days, you must find out the locations of the wealthy households' granaries in the city..... See how the reputation of each family is, and then make a decision when you come back."

"Send another group of people to purchase equipment. Be careful and don't be discovered by those who are interested."

Then Xie Xian arranged everything in detail.

After everything was arranged, Lian Gui stood up and said awkwardly: "That... Old Xie, if something really happens during the robbery, I can't manage hundreds of people, I have no experience."

Xie Xian frowned: "You can't even manage a hundred people? What kind of bandit are you?"

Lian Gui complained: "Oh, you're really stupid from reading! Have you watched too many romances? Being a bandit, a few people or a dozen people is enough. I only had a dozen brothers on the mountain back then, otherwise Master wouldn't have robbed me."

"You've only led a dozen people, and you dare to tell me about robbing food in an unfamiliar place!" Xie Xian almost twisted his nose in anger.

Everything has been arranged, but the main manpower is pulling its legs, so what should we do!

Since we have decided to do it, we must arrange it properly.

Xie Xian's eyes swept over everyone again, and as a result, he found that there was really no one available.

"Since things have come to this, there's no way! Call someone!"

"Call who?"

"The Martial Arts Champion!"

"Tch ~" Everyone made a contemptuous sound.

Lian Gui questioned loudly: "I really admire you for thinking of that. Zhou Tie, that scum, only knows how to eat, drink, gamble, and get beaten by Zhang Biao. Which brain-dead person gave him the nickname of Martial Arts Champion?"

Xie Xian smiled helplessly: "It's not a nickname, he...... really is a Martial Arts Champion, but he's the Martial Arts Champion of Qian Country."

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The air was still for a moment.

Everyone stared at Xie Xian in disbelief.

Lian Gui said in disbelief: "Old Xie, you can't talk nonsense..."

Xie Xian said expressionlessly: "I'm not talking nonsense. He told me himself after he got drunk."

"Back then, after Zhou Tie became the Martial Arts Champion, he was sent to the battlefield without even entering the palace gate. In the first battle, he was beaten to a pulp by the current Emperor."

"He even pretended to be dead to escape. Later, I don't know what he was thinking, but he crossed mountains and ridges to hide in the capital to take refuge. He was beaten by Zhang Biao in Taoyuan County."

"Later, he stayed there. Not many people know about this. Don't publicize it, lest you cause trouble for Master."

"He's the only one in the county who has fought in a war.... There's no one else to use besides him."

Lian Gui sighed: "Good fellow, he hasn't won a war since he became the champion, and he hasn't won a fight either. Can he really do it?"

"I don't think so. After Zhang Biao entered the capital, this guy shouted every day that he was invincible in the world... unreliable, unreliable..."

"I don't think so either. This guy only knows how to prostitute and drink every day. His performance as a constable has always been at the bottom. Why don't we let Lian Gui do it?"

"He can't fight either! Zhang Biao beat him so badly that I couldn't bear to watch!"

"Nonsense, being able to fight Zhang Biao back and forth is already very strong!"

"You don't know that, that was fighting bare-chested. If Captain Zhang was wearing clothes, he would have to lie down in less than three moves..."

".............."

Xie Xian took a deep breath: "Enough! Stop arguing! There's no one else available now, so call him over and we'll talk about it. Even if it's useless, it doesn't matter. It's settled!"

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