Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 12
Chapter 12
It has to be said that some of these rich households have treated the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

How could Li Chengqian be such a villain?

Would he sell his soul for mere food?

Yes, Li Chengqian did sell his soul for food and came here to be deceived.

But this is a last resort, Qianzhou has no food, no matter how arrogant he is, he will not be able to gather so much food in a short while.

Therefore, he could only find these wealthy households, then "borrow money" from them, and then use the money they borrowed to buy their food...

This is a typical white wolf with empty gloves, but the rich have to agree.

"Grandpa Li, it's not that we don't give you food, it's just that our family doesn't have much food left." A rich man said with a bitter face.

"Impossible, you are so rich, how come you have no food? Do you think that my father-in-law is a newcomer and easy to bully?" Li Chengqian's tone became a little bit more serious.

What he said frightened the wealthy households, they hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Don't dare..."

"Grandpa Li, we can give you money if you want, but there is really no food..."

An older wealthy man said with a grimace: "To be honest, there is no food in Qianzhou. The food we eat and sell is bought from other states and counties."

Li Chengqian's heart moved, "So, you have channels to buy grain from other places?"

"Yes."

It's no secret, so the rich didn't even bother to hide it.

"Outside Qianzhou, there is a road dedicated to caravans. That road is a shortcut that can greatly shorten the distance to other states and counties and save costs."

"But there are many robbers on that road, so every time you do business, you have to take great risks."

"Oh~"

Li Chengqian suddenly understood, "So you go to Mr. Shen, pay money and food to the governor's mansion, and then ask Mr. Shen to send troops to protect you, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Shen sent troops to protect our caravan. After the caravan sold the goods outside, they brought back food. Half of it was given to Mr. Shen, and the other half was kept for ourselves."

"That's right, what about the other half? Just sell it to my father-in-law." Li Chengqian said.

"Grandpa Li, the food is gone. In the past few days, we originally planned to form a caravan and go out again. As a result... Mr. Shen was killed by the robbers."

Li Chengqian thought for a while, and said: "Well, it is still in accordance with the old rules before. My father-in-law will send someone to protect your caravan. After the caravan is out of the country, you will buy food and come back. Half of it will be kept for yourself, and half will be given to you." My lord, how are you?"

The faces of the wealthy households were overjoyed, "Grandpa Li, are you serious?"

"My father-in-law always says the same thing!" Li Chengqian said calmly.

"Okay, we agreed!" The wealthy households expressed their attitude on the spot.

Li Chengqian smiled, and then said: "Besides, business is business, you can borrow my money, don't let it go, and bring it to the governor's mansion quickly."

Wealthy households: "..."

...

After letting the wealthy households leave, Li Chengqian hadn't rested yet, and immediately brought over several generals who rushed to the mansion.

Two captains of Zuo Guoyi, two captains of You Guoyi, and eight captains.

These are the two leading figures who rushed to the government in Qianzhou.

Compared with the civilian officials, the attitude of these twelve military generals is much tougher.

Therefore, facing them, Li Chengqian's attitude cannot be tough, but must be both soft and hard.

"You are the backbone of Qianzhou city defense, so I hope that you will cooperate with me in the future to protect the people of Qianzhou."

"I'll leave my words here. Does anyone have any objections?"

When he said this, Li Chengqian's eyes gradually sharpened, and a powerful aura pressed against the 12 people.

Under the oppressive momentum, the faces of these 12 people became more and more ugly, and sweat dripped from their foreheads.

Immediately, a person knelt down on one knee and said in a clear voice: "The last general takes orders, and I am willing to listen to Li Gongye's orders!"

With the first bird, the rest of the people had no worries, and they knelt down on one knee to express their submission.

Li Chengqian looked at them, the expression on his face changed, and he smiled gently: "Of course, if you give me face, I will do the same. From now on, everyone's salary will be increased by fifty cents on top of the original!"

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, everyone was shocked, and then loudly said: "Thank you, Mr. Li!"

You must know that their monthly salary is only 150 Wen, while ordinary soldiers only pay [-] Wen a month.

Li Chengqian gave them an extra fifty yuan, which is equivalent to doubling their salary.

For a while, everyone said more sincerely that they would be loyal to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian could tell that they were basically convinced now.

Sure enough, interest is the easiest thing to impress a person, if this group of people succumbed because of Li Chengqian's strength.

As for Li Chengqian's salary increase, these generals have completely thought through it.

Does it matter to them who is in power in Qianzhou?

The sky will not fall, and their request is very simple, as long as they can get a salary and support a family of three.

"Well, while it's still early, I hope some of you will go and call all the guards. My father-in-law wants to meet the brothers." Li Chengqian said.

"Here!"

The generals gave the order and then went down to prepare.

In the evening, the guards responsible for guarding the gate of Qianzhou and maintaining the safety of Qianzhou gathered outside the gate of the governor's mansion.

Looking at the two thousand and 400 people, Li Chengqian couldn't help frowning.

These guys are lazy, how can they make a big deal?

"Everyone, my lord is the new ruler of Qianzhou, Li Chengqian, the Duke of Qian."

"Here, let me tell you a good news and a bad news."

Li Chengqian cleared his throat, and continued: "Let's talk about the bad things first. Before I came to Qianzhou, I thought that you, as Zhechong Shangfu guards, should be the elite of the elite, but seeing you today... oh, it's really disappointing." My lord is extremely disappointed."

"What kind of bullshit elites, they are all a bunch of idiots, garbage!"

"... "

These words were very insulting, and the [-] guards were furious, and they all stared at Li Chengqian.

Even the dozen or so generals behind Li Chengqian couldn't help wiping off their sweat.

What is Mr. Li doing? He says such things as soon as he comes. If he meets a grumpy master, he will probably be chopped into pieces.

"Are you not convinced?"

Li Chengqian didn't hesitate at all, and then shouted: "Don't mention it again, don't talk about it again, don't laugh anymore, come out!"

The three big men walked up to Li Chengqian and said in unison: "See you, Lord!"

Li Chengqian nodded, "I said this group of guys are rubbish, but they still don't believe it, you teach them a lesson."

"Here!"

The three took orders, then turned to face the guards.

"Everyone, come out!"

Boom boom boom!
Suddenly there was a sound of orderly footsteps from the street in the distance, and then three hundred soldiers in black armor ran over.

"Go up, all of you!"

Mo Zaiti looked at those guards with a very indifferent expression, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"... "

They had just been scolded by Li Chengqian, and they were filled with anger, but now that Mo Zai mentioned it, they were not only angry, but even wanted to kill someone!
Like a gunpowder keg, ignited by sparks, it exploded instantly.

However, the army has military rules, even if they get angry again, they have to obey orders.

"Let them do it." Li Chengqian said indifferently.

"Here!"

Soldiers are bloody. Although these generals were convinced by Li Chengqian, they couldn't help being angry when they heard such insulting words.

So after receiving Li Chengqian's order, Captain Zuo Guoyi Chen Cang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, don't let others underestimate you, line up and do it!"

(End of this chapter)