Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Black Dragon stroked his lush beard and said with a smile: "Since we can't kill him, let's find a way to make Zhou Jin accomplish nothing in Qingshui County and drive him away."

"Drive them away?" Everyone was stunned. "How can we drive them away? Those thousands of soldiers are not just for show. If we don't mobilize our brothers, we won't be able to defeat them at all."

Black Dragon smiled and said, "Isn't the county magistrate always farming? Let's stop him from farming! Send people to destroy the fields!"

"The city is very quiet now. If there is any noise later, whether it's theft or fighting, go and beat the drum to report it."

"As long as they are not our brothers, young women are kidnapped and children are abducted! There will be many people reporting the case, and the county government will be in a state of panic."

"Also, no grain or firewood is allowed to be sold in the city! If there is no grain or firewood, those who are without food or firewood can go to the county officials and let them handle these problems!"

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard this.

Hei Hu asked, "That's it? Is this a painless treatment really useful?"

Black Dragon smiled proudly, "Think about it carefully, if there is no food to eat, will the people in the county town be in chaos? If women are robbed and children are kidnapped, will there be chaos too?"

"As for the things planted by the county magistrate, he attaches great importance to them. If we destroy them all and fail to achieve our goal, will he be furious and angry?"

Black Tiger thought about it and nodded, "Of course! But it's useless for him to be angry. If he wants to deal with us, he must enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"As long as they can't get in, they can't do anything to us! If the county town continues to be in chaos, the county magistrate will accomplish nothing and will leave sooner or later. This is a place of trouble."

Everyone thought about it, and although they felt that this method was a bit slow, they also knew that it was the best way now.

After all, a head-on confrontation would not work at all, as they were afraid of the county magistrate's background.

At the same time, they were also afraid of irritating the imperial court too much and causing them to send a large army.

After all, everything else is peaceful right now, and only their Qingshui County is actually controlled by bandits.

After that, they arranged what each village should do, how many people should be provided, and how much money should be provided.

Meng Jue, the seventh in command, did not say much. He usually kept a low profile in such occasions.

Meng Jue felt anxious as the limelight was being taken away by other people, and he prayed that everything would go well today.

Things turned out just as Meng Jue had guessed. Black Dragon's method was appreciated and agreed upon by everyone.

After discussing important matters, they were treated to fine wine and delicious food.

The wine jar is sealed and cannot be used in cooking.

So they could only do it at night. The bowls for wine and the plates for food were all soaked in highly concentrated poisonous water.

Using a poisoned bowl and eating poisoned food will result in poisoning, but the severity of the poison will vary.

These people will feel thirsty at night after drinking alcohol, so they should not drink water.

As toxins accumulate, they will become more and more.

The next morning, we had local meat soup with bread.

Had another meal.

In order to entertain the leaders of these mountain strongholds and to demonstrate its strength, Heilongzhai made extensive preparations.

Try your best to make sure these people have good food and drink, and of course, even have some female slaves serve them at night.

Just like that, after receiving unified leadership from Black Dragon Village, everyone went down the mountain and went back to cooperate with Black Dragon Village's actions.

After these days of land reclamation and planting, corn and sweet potatoes have grown.

Zhou Jin sent people to promote these high-yield corn seeds and sweet potatoes throughout the county.

Many people are eagerly waiting to see if what I said now is true.

If it were true, who would still be a bandit?

When paying taxes to the government, one only had to pay three dou of tax per acre of land, which was equivalent to two layers of harvest.

But these bandits actually asked them to hand over 50% of their food.

That’s not all, the men in the family were also forced to become bandits.

At the beginning, we were able to bring back some silver, wine, meat and food.

But since the second half of last year, not only can’t we bring back money, we can’t even bring back food.

Even if someone loses his life during robbery, there is no compensation.

It would be better to fight for the official uniform!

Fight for the government and repel those foreign soldiers.

If you have made merit, you will be rewarded; if you die, you will receive a pension!

Jin Linwei received Meng Jue's message and immediately reported it to Zhou Jin for him to make the decision.

Zhou Jin's expression changed slightly when he saw this. "The county is going to be in chaos!"

Seeing that Zhou Jin was a little nervous, Gu Xiling quickly asked, "Husband, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yuan told Gu Xiling about the bandits' plot, "The county will be in chaos next, my lady, don't go out."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling smiled and gently touched her abdomen. "Actually, this matter is very easy to handle! We can use an open plot to stabilize the situation in Qingshui County!"

Zhou Jin was stunned. He blinked and looked at Gu Xiling, thinking of his wife's strange tricks, which were particularly effective.

He humbly asked for advice, "My wife, do you have any good ideas? Tell me quickly, so that we can stabilize the situation in Qingshui County as soon as possible and live a stable life sooner."

"It's too hard to sleep like this. In addition, as I understand, the people in Qingshui County are suffering too much. Some people have no choice but to do this. We must do something to let more people see the determination and means of the government, so as to win more people's hearts and minds."

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. The government has counted every household. The ones who can cause trouble are adults. We can use children to control adults."

"Ever since the previous two county magistrates were killed, the acting county magistrate, Lord Tang, has been a clay sculpture, manipulated at will by the bandits. The county school has long been abandoned. Let's vacate the several houses around the county school. Bring all the children over six years old and teenagers under fifteen years old here to study."

"The child is in the hands of our government. I don't believe those people can still wreak havoc in the county with impunity? Husband, what do you think? Instead of searching for them one by one, this method is convenient, fast, and effective."

Zhou Jin was stunned when he heard this.

He only thought of sending more people to suppress the actions of these people, but he didn't expect to start with the people they cared about the most.

"My dear, your idea is great. It is effective and easy to implement. Let's do it tomorrow. My dear, tell me all your ideas."

Gu Xiling smiled, took a sip of Tremella soup, and said softly: "Aren't those people trying to abduct and sell young children and women? Then close the city gates. If there is any chaos, immediately search the entire area and check the city gates carefully."

"As for the grain merchants not selling grain, that's easy to deal with. Hoarding grain is a serious crime. Capture all the males in the family and send them to open up wasteland. As long as you capture one, the others will naturally not dare to force their way in."

Zhou Jin nodded, "My wife is right. After all, Qingshui County is under our control. I will arrange it right away!"

The next day, the two grain merchants in the county stopped selling grain.

Xie Jin personally led a group of people into the homes of these grain merchants, kidnapped all males over the age of twelve, and sent them to open up wasteland.

Shopkeeper Yu begged for mercy, "Thank you, General. I am willing to sell the grain. Please let me go. I won't dare to do it again."