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

"Brother Yuan, Brother Wang, what brings you here at this hour?" Zhou Jin asked, taking a sip of the tea brought by the maid.

Yuan Zhen said quickly: "General Xie brought back 300,000 taels of silver and 20,000 taels of gold, as well as jade, jewelry, silk and satin from the Black Dragon Village. What should we do with them?"

Wang Shiwen added, "There is still so much grain, enough for the people of Qingshui County to eat for three months. Should we open the warehouse and release the grain tomorrow?"

"Ahem!" Zhou Jin was immediately displeased when he heard that Wang Shiwen wanted to send out the food. "Brother Wang, don't be so generous! Those who can make a living in the city are all smart people who have gained a lot of benefits from the bandits and the county."

"I have been very merciful by not investigating and punishing them. Now that we have obtained food to meet their needs, how can we give it to them for free? We should find several major grain merchants in the city and sell it to them at the market price. Let them add a penny per pound and sell it to the people in the city."

Wang Shiwen was startled. "Brother Zhou, this is actually a good opportunity to win people's hearts. This is the food we got from Black Dragon Village. We didn't spend any money. I thought you would give out food for free."

Zhou Jin sneered, "After I clear out the bandits outside and get sufficient evidence, I will deal with these two-faced people in the city. Don't let any of them escape!"

"We didn't spend any money to get the food from Black Dragon Village, but the court spent a lot of effort on it, not just in one or two days, but over a long period of time. Many people died at the hands of these bandits."

"Brother Wang, just because you didn't see the brutal fight doesn't mean it didn't happen. Everything we got from Black Dragon Village is what we deserve. These grains will be very useful if we sell them for money."

"In addition to the silver and gold we collected from the raid, we will give each of the soldiers who followed us ten taels of silver as a reward. After all, they came all the way here with us to such a remote place, so we should give them some thought."

"This money will not be given to them, but sent to their families, or recorded in their accounts, so that they don't spend it recklessly, which would make it easier for them to get cheated. After all, the bandits have not been completely wiped out. In addition, you can pick out some good jade and jewelry and give them to your wives."

"As for the silks and satins, I don't know how long they have been there, so I'll seal them up first. When I have some free time, I'll find an opportunity to call the foreign merchants around here and sell the things I cleared out from the bandits. I have a great use for the remaining silver, so you can't touch it."

"Yes, Brother Zhou, I promise to do as you say." Yuan Zhen is now a loyal follower of Zhou Jin.

As for Wang Shiwen, no matter what he wanted to do, he could not hide it from Yuan Zhen's eyes.

Wang Shiwen was secretly sulking. He was just a handyman and had no say in the matter or ability to be the head of the family.

It was really depressing to see so much money, so much silver, but not even a tael of it.

After seeing off Wang Shiwen and Yuan Zhen, Zhou Jin returned.

"Husband, do you have good news today?" Gu Xiling asked with a smile. It was rare to see Zhou Jin so relaxed.

Zhou Jin smiled and told him about the surrender of Black Dragon Village.

Not only that, he also obtained all the visible properties of Black Dragon Debt.

As for how much is known in private, Meng Jue can only continue to investigate.

Gu Xiling was greatly shocked. "Husband, it's only been such a short time, and you guys have taken down the Black Dragon Village?"

Zhou Jin nodded, "Yes, Brother-in-law Xie has already taken people to Black Dragon Village, and sent people to escort back more than 200 bandits who committed serious crimes in Black Dragon Village."

"Not only that, they also sent over all the silver and gold, silk, satin, jade and jewelry from the Black Dragon Village."

Gu Xiling was greatly shocked, her eyes turned slightly, "Someone is eyeing this money, right?"

Zhou Jin nodded, "Yuan Zhen is fine, he considers the overall situation! But this Wang Shiwen, who was born in a wealthy family next year, has never lacked money since he was a child. He looks so short-sighted and can't wait to get into the money!"

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "He does have enough money for normal expenses, but a lot of the money he spends is not appropriate. He spends a lot of money on courtesans, cockfighting, and even gambling. Which of these things doesn't require money?"

"No matter how much Old Master Wang dotes on Wang Shiwen, he won't let him spend money lavishly on these things. Many times it was Old Madam Wang who secretly gave Wang Shiwen money to let him live a carefree life."

"Now that he has the chance to handle so much silver, of course he is jealous! If Yuan Zhen is here, Wang Shiwen won't be able to get it! By the way, is there any food in Black Dragon Village? If not, then we can only transfer it from Yunzhou!"

Zhou Jin smiled proudly, "Xie Jin has already had some of the food from Black Dragon Village transported down here, enough for the entire county to eat for three months."

"In addition, there is a lot of food that will be transported down one after another and stored in the granary! If the people's harvest is not good this year, this food will be used for relief."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! After we take down the Black Dragon Village, the other villages will be insignificant! Has Jinlinwei also arranged people in those villages?"

Zhou Jin nodded, "We have arranged it in several larger villages! Their leader didn't have the antidote, and he was killed by others just when he was weak!"

"We haven't even started yet, and they've already started fighting among themselves! After the people in Black Dragon Village recover, Xie Jin will organize these bandits to attack the village."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling was slightly stunned, "Are the people in power in Black Dragon Village now ours?"

Zhou Jin replied: "Meng Jue, the seventh leader of the Black Dragon Village, is the undercover agent arranged by Jinlinwei in the Black Dragon Village. He is usually responsible for contacting various mountain villages and is quite familiar with them."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiling quickly said, "In that case, wait until Black Dragon Battle recovers its combat power and then transfer Xie Jin back directly!"

"Why?" Zhou Jin was puzzled. "I wanted Xie Jin to lead these bandits to attack these mountain strongholds!"

Gu Xiling said earnestly, "Having Meng Jue here is enough. Moreover, he not only knows the people of other mountain strongholds, but also the people of Black Dragon Stronghold. He is able to know people and make good use of them!"

"They are the leaders of the Black Dragon Stronghold. Meng Jue's words are more useful than Xie Jin's. Besides, Xie Jin doesn't know much about these strongholds, and he is a bit ambitious. He can defend the city, but he can't wipe out these strongholds!"

Zhou Jin touched his chin and said, "My lady, you are right! No one is more suitable than Meng Jue. I will let Xie Jin come back after the Black Dragon Village recovers its fighting capacity."

"It's time to clean up this part of the county! I'm sure Lord Tang will be feeling better in the next few days and come visit me!"

Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, "That's an old fox! My husband, please be careful."