wasteland ranch

Chapter 217

Li Xu rubbed his thumbs and continued:
"This promise is very simple. Hope City will pay each of us ten tons of grain every month. In exchange, we will jointly guarantee the Metropolitan City to ensure that you can continue to develop here stably. How about it?"

"Ten tons? Didn't you agree before you came here that you only need two tons?" Tang Dao said angrily.

"That was before, but now, I think Hope City is so capable that it can even settle [-] looters. With this kind of situation, the risk of our guarantee is much higher. As long as ten tons is enough, everyone Do you mean it?" Li Xu glanced at the surrounding lords and said proudly.

"Brother Li is right. Now that the city is so popular, the metropolis will come to suppress it sooner or later. We have to take such a big risk in this guarantee. It is already a shame to ask for ten tons of grain!"

"That's right, brother Tang, you've seen Hope City too. Even the captives and slaves eat better than our citizens. Since Hope City is so rich, what's wrong with supporting everyone? You have to think about it." , this year's severe drought, everyone can't get rid of it!"

Those lords talked one after another, and the more they talked, the more vigorous they became, Lin Guiyao frowned.

These people actually came to blackmail him?

Besides, if they can't get rid of his business, why should they come to him?
"What is this guarantee they are talking about?" Lin Guiyao looked at Gui Xingchao.

"Uh, you don't even know this, how dare you be a lord?" A lord asked in surprise.

Li Xu waved his hand: "Hey, old Wang, what you said is not good! Lord Lin is a hero born in a young age, and he rose strongly in less than a year. The so-called arrogance starts at the bottom, and there is a lot of common sense. It’s true, everyone understands and understands.”

Lin Guiyao smiled, this person is interesting.

"Oh? Then I'd like to ask everyone to forgive me. I also ask Brother Li for advice. What does this common sense mean?"

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter, Lord Lin, please listen up." Li Xu raised his head and pointed at everyone.

"Everyone here is the lord, or the second-in-command of the lord, who can represent each territory. Of course, we have more in common than that. The most important thing is that our territories are all registered territories of the metropolis. Enjoy With the legal protection of the metropolis, but..." Li Xu looked at Lin Guiyao.

"There are some people who are not honest. They want to fly before they learn how to crawl. The Metropolis will definitely teach them a hard lesson. Otherwise, everyone else will follow suit. Lord Lin, it's this one. Reasonable?"

Lin Guiyao picked out his ears, "Huh? Oh, keep talking, I'm listening."

Li Xu's veins were twitching, but he continued to hold his tone: "For those territories that are dangerous, the metropolis will inevitably suppress them, ranging from raising the annual registration fee to sending people to take over directly. , and become the outskirts of the metropolis."

"I can see that based on the recent limelight of Hope City, the hope of being accepted is very high. Lord Lin is not in a hurry? Could it be that you just want to be a rich man?"

"Brother Li said so much, but he still hasn't given me a guarantee?" Lin Guiyao crossed his hands, and finally became a little serious, as if he was listening attentively.

"Uh, the guarantee, the guarantee is..." Li Xu was speechless for a moment.

"The guarantee is the joint name of our twelve cities, assuring the Metropolis that Hope City will not rebel. Once it rebels, our twelve cities will immediately attack Hope City without the Metropolis sending out a single soldier. Or, the Metropolis will send us thirteen Annihilate the city together!" Tang Dao disliked Li Xu's ink marks, so he explained it in a few words.

It was so!
This policy is wonderful. With the size of a metropolis, the joint rebellion of more than a dozen cities is actually unnecessary. The people and the protected people are pushed to the opposite side, and let them fight within themselves. Naturally, they are happy to see what happens.

The registration fee is still charged, and you can play however you want internally. Everyone can see that I will not force them to have conflicts.

Even if these people unite, the metropolis will send troops to wipe them out. If there is such a big deal, I am afraid that there will be no reason for it!
Now these twelve territories saw the direction of the wind, so they hurriedly huddled together and wanted to beat the autumn wind in Hope City.

This is actually no different from plunderers, except that plunderers are openly robbing, and they are openly trying to gain control.

As for whether Lin Guiyao would give it or not, they didn't think too much about it, it was a metropolis with a population of several million, who would dare to mess with it?

In the past, Lin Guiyao might have compromised. The 120 tons of grain is too much, which is really a lot, but compared with maintaining the territory and stable development, the price is paid.

But after going through so many things recently, Lin Guiyao naturally knew that if he compromised this time, the price would probably be higher next time.

To bully the weak and fear the hard, another way of saying it is to eat the soft ones until they are wiped clean. Besides, who would drink blood if there is meat to eat?

As for Metropolis...

Gobling said that the real strength of the metropolis is not much, and the current rebel army is enough for them to have a headache, and it should not be able to control this side for a while, even if they want to come...

Lin Guiyao looked at his left hand, and it seems that he needs to talk to the female wolf and crab more recently about the offspring.

In this case, I'm afraid of a bird.

"What if I don't want you to be sureties?"

"Huh?" Li Xu looked at Lin Guiyao in shock, and only when he saw several other lords standing up, did he confirm that he had heard correctly.

"Are you kidding, no guarantee, do you think you can live until next year?" A lord patted the table and stood up.

"What a big tone! If it weren't for the fact that you are a metropolis, we wouldn't be talking to you so well!"

"That's right, don't be shameless, ten tons of grain is already a very fair price, I advise you to think about it, don't make mistakes!"

Even Tang Dao sighed and persuaded: "Brother Lin, you are still young, and you may not know the dangers of the metropolis. How many iron territories have been planted and wiped out by them. With our twelve cities as guarantees, if you keep a low profile, the Metropolis will reconsider. Although I am not ashamed to be with these duplicitous guys, I still Lord Lin, please listen to Tang Dao's persuasion, and agree!"

Lin Guiyao arched his hands and stood up: "There is no need to mention the matter of being a guarantee. It is fair and comfortable. I hope that the city will do business in a proper manner and pay the registration fee honestly. How can the metropolis do whatever it wants?" If that's the case, then don't blame me for wanting to fight him!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Guiyao scanned the crowd: "If you come to do business with me, then I welcome you with both hands, but if you come with the idea of ​​making a fortune, then the door is over there, please forgive me Not far away!"

Li Xu and several lords who supported him were shaking with anger,

"Okay, I hope you don't regret it, let's go!"

They kicked the door open with a bang, and as the abuse gradually faded away, only Tang Dao was left among the 12 people, frowning on the spot, silent.

(End of this chapter)