Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Zhao Gang led Kou's army back to the barracks, and was still wondering what would happen in the city. With the Kou's army guarding them, no one dared to mess around.

As a result, he had just entered the barracks when he saw Guo Fu trotting out of the barracks with 1000 people. As soon as the two met, Zhao Gang hadn't had time to say hello when the other party hurried over, "Vice General Zhao, you're back, what about the general?" Is he back?"

Zhao Gang couldn't say that General Kou would rather travel with the prince than come back, so he said: "He will take a step back, and he will return in two days."

Guo Fu held his hand, "Then quickly take someone with me, something happened to the factory in the western suburbs."

"Ah! What's the matter? What are we going to do?"

Guo Fu shook his head, and pulled a supervisor over, "Say it, no, let's talk as we walk, don't delay the business."

They all knew the supervisor, he was a son of the Lei family, he was also very anxious, and said very quickly: "Recently, there are always some abnormalities in the factory. At first, the people who were on duty at night always saw black shadows drifting by. Later, things disappeared inexplicably from time to time. Because it was not a very important thing, everyone didn’t pay attention to it. As a result, it has become more exaggerated in the past few days. Bloody footprints and bloody handprints can always be seen in the factory building, and there are always traces of wetness by the river. The two adults also knew that there used to be a mass grave in the western suburbs. Later, Lord Lei thought it was so unsightly, so he cleaned up the land. But when such a thing happened, everyone I was a little flustered."

Zhao Gang frowned and asked: "You can go to the government for this kind of thing, why bother to mobilize thousands of people, it's too trivial."

The manager faltered for a while, then said: "Boss Lei asked me to come, and he said that the situation is serious, and the more people we need to invite, the better, and it is estimated that there will be no peace in the factory these days. Sit down."

Zhao Gang became even more angry, and muttered in a low voice: "Hey, Mr. Lei has resigned from office, and he still thinks that our Kou family army belongs to his family. Why does he let us take charge of the factory?" After finishing speaking, he scolded Guo Fu again. , "You too, what they say is what they say, who do you listen to?"

Guo Fu said honestly: "Of course I listen to the general, but I know that the general must listen to the prince. It is the prince's factory, and it is a sharp tool for making money. If something happens, where do we go to make new military uniforms? Raise the military pay?"

He winked at Zhao Gang and said in a low voice: "I heard from the general that the lord is going to build a new military camp for us. Whether it's food, drink, housing, or transportation, as long as the lord has money, we can all benefit. Don't even think about it. Our new house But it’s about to be built, so I’m going to do this, and I have to help with this.”

Zhao Gang also understood this truth, but he was not willing to be manipulated by others, not to mention that he had just returned from a long journey and wanted to rest for a few days.

But they're all here, so it's good to go and see what villains are causing trouble.

He glanced at the soldiers behind him, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know about the fact that the prince went on patrol in disguise?"

Guo Fu nodded, "The military adviser and my lieutenant generals all know about this matter, and the prince specifically explained it before leaving, asking us to be more vigilant and not to be taken advantage of by someone with a heart."

Zhao Gang didn't know what the loophole was. When he got to the western suburbs and saw the evidence that had been deliberately left behind, he could probably guess where the loophole was.

"Is this someone's idea to attack these factories? Have any suspicious people come in and out recently?" He asked several factory managers.

Lei Zhan was also there, his old face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, and his whole body exuded an unpleasant aura, which showed that he was very unhappy.

"We have patrols day and night, and we haven't found any suspicious person entering the factory building. Even the black shadow was seen accidentally by the workers on duty at night. If it wasn't for more than one time, we would have thought he was dazzled."

"There are also those bloody handprints and bloody footprints, they do exist, and sometimes even animals with miserable death appear in the corner. In the past few days, dozens of employees have left one after another. People are panicked, and everyone has no intentions. Do things." If things go on like this, it's hard to say whether these factories can continue. The prince has not shown up for more than half a month, and the people who went to Xiyuan have not seen him, and everyone has no idea how to manage it. Kou Jiajun came to town.

Two thousand Kou family troops were scattered all over the factory, and with such a division, it didn't seem too many people. Because they had no clue, Zhao Gang and Guo Fu couldn't propose to leave, and planned to see for themselves what the black shadow was that night.

But the night was calm, no one had seen a black shadow, and there were no strange things in the factory again. Zhao Gang sneered and said: "It must be a villain. He Fangxiao dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head at a young age."

Guo Fu is also inclined to the human factor. Those soldiers who walk on the battlefield don’t believe in the words of ghosts, "Then what is the purpose of doing this? Is it just to make trouble? Or do you want to bring down the prince’s factory? These few If the factory collapses, who will benefit?"

As we all know, the factory in the western suburbs produces cement, red bricks, glass, and occasionally ironware. These things are all things that the prince thought up, and others can't imitate them, and they are not for sale. Who is in the way? ?

When Zhao Gang thought of King Shun who was hiding outside the city, his eyes suddenly changed. No wonder the prince wanted to go on tour in subdued clothes, no wonder he wanted to separate from the Kou family army, this was to lure the snake out of the hole.

Zhao Gang's attitude became more positive, "It doesn't matter who it is, if you stay on guard for twelve hours a day, I don't believe that you can still be taken advantage of." He said to the stewards with a tigerish face: "Although we are waiting for Kou's army to cooperate with the patrol, but This time you must listen to us, from now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the factory for three days, and you will sleep in the factory building at night, and if you still can’t catch the thieves after three days, let them go home.”

Lei Zhan agreed, as long as the matter can be resolved, nothing can be done too much. However, some supervisors raised objections, "What if the workers make a fuss? And should their families be notified one by one?"

"If you want to make trouble, let them come to the general to make trouble, and see who has the courage. Besides, they are not detained, but just cooperate with the investigation. If anyone is unwilling, they can submit their resignation, and I think the prince will agree."

Who would be stupid enough to quit their job because they couldn't go home for three days?After working in the factory for a long time, you will know the benefits. With a monthly salary, three meals a day are provided, and work clothes are provided every season. It is easier and more profitable than farming. Now I have no jobs if I want to apply again.

Only fools resigned.

After the news was passed on, the workers talked a lot, "This must be a big deal, otherwise how could there be so many Kou's troops patrolling."

"Our factory has been safe and sound, but in the past half a month, something strange has happened, and have you noticed that the prince has not shown up for half a month, could it be that someone is deliberately making trouble because he is not here?"

"It's really possible, but what are they doing to cause our factory to close down? But these things, the cement bricks, are all for the people to pave roads and build houses, and the prince will not lose anything."

"Maybe it's because someone saw that the prince used this thing to buy people's hearts, and they couldn't get used to it."

"This bastard who kills a thousand knives doesn't see others being good, not to mention other things. If the factory collapses, where can we find such a good job? Now that the family's field is also sold, we can rely on my job to support the family People, if I know who did it, I will definitely peel off his skin!"

Everyone responded one after another. Facing the pressure of unemployment, everyone was extremely united, and the atmosphere was unprecedentedly high. Not only did they lose their previous passive sabotage, they even took the initiative to join the patrol team. However, some of these people were panicked and endured it. I didn't dare to express it.

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In a certain house in the suburbs, two men in black sneaked in at night, quietly entered the main courtyard, and knocked on the door of the study.

"What's wrong?" A man in a jacket asked.

"My lord, it still doesn't work. The Kou family army is everywhere in the factory, there is not even a gap. Even if they go in, they will be arrested soon. The previous insiders didn't show up today."

"Has there ever been a mess in there?"

"I didn't see it, it was quiet at night, except for the patrolling people, not even a dog barking."

"It's such a pity. As long as we persist for a few more days, people in the factory will be panic-stricken, and there will definitely be troubles. It will be much easier to steal the prescription at that time. Now, we can only rely on those few insiders. I don't know if they dare to Don't dare to steal."

Those insiders were all sent by the man when he was recruiting people. At first, he just wanted to see how these factories operate, but after a few months, he even built the factory buildings, and these insiders couldn't tell how big they were. When Chou Yinmao came, he had no choice but to steal the secret recipe, otherwise his efforts would not have been wasted.

It's a pity that the ore he bought last time was cut off by King Shun, otherwise he wouldn't even need to buy firewood, and he would be able to secretly start producing cement and red bricks.

"Master, why don't you wait a few days to act, Kou Jiajun can't stay in the factory all the time."

"What do you know, the master finally waited until King Shun left Minzhou, and that kid Kou Xiao was not there. If they come back, do you think it's over after the things are stolen?"

"How is that good?"

The man walked around the study for a few times, and suddenly came up with an idea, "You go to their family members, and ask them to drag their families to the gate of the factory tomorrow to make trouble. They say they want to see the men at home, so it's best to find a few more houses." You can buy it with money or threaten it, if you make it bigger, then you can change into the work clothes in the factory and sneak in, and I don’t need to teach you how to do things.”

The two men in black looked at each other, and they both seemed to retreat. You must know that the companions who worked for the master last time did not come back. I heard that they were thrown into the prison of the Kou family army. not enough.

Their lords are just squires. Although they are given a lot of money, what good can they gain from fighting against the lords? It's a pity that they are not free, life and death are in the hands of others.

In the evening of the second day, the horn for supper was sounded in the factory, and the workers finished their day's work and walked happily to the cafeteria.

At this time, a group of old and weak women and children came to the gate of the factory. At first they talked in a friendly voice, saying that the man in the family did not come home last night. noisy.

Zhao Gang happened to lead a patrol at this time, and walked over when he heard the noise. Seeing the messy scene, he first asked about the situation, then stood at the gate, folded his arms and said, "Worried about the man in your family? One day If you don’t go home, you’ll be so worried about it, maybe you’ll go drink flower wine! Why did you work together to find this place? Besides, it’s only a matter of one word if you want to meet people, why make it so ugly.”

Someone hid in the crowd and shouted: "It's not that we want to make a fuss, it's the gatekeepers who won't let us in."

Zhao Gang sneered and asked back: "This factory has never allowed outsiders to enter, and it's not a rule just established today. Whoever you want to see, please report your name. I would have invited the person in person, but the ugly words came first. Daomen is no longer a member of the factory, if you want to go home, please feel free."

Some of these old and weak women and children are the family members of the few insiders, some are sent with money, and some are simply fooled. Hearing this, the latter two hesitated, and they did not see each other for a day. Than, obviously nothing.

Those peddlers and businessmen who have gone away for a few years may not make as much as the factory, and they should be content.

At this time, someone shouted again: "The general is the general of Kou's army, but he is not the manager of this factory. He has no right to interfere with the employees' going or staying."

"Hey, I know quite a lot, but the general didn't do anything out of the ordinary. It's an extraordinary time. Even if the prince stands here, he will nod in agreement."

"It's fine if you don't go out. Let our family meet the assembly through the door. A few days ago, the head of the family said that the factory was haunted by ghosts, and many people were in a daze as if possessed by evil spirits. We came here because of worry. Today If we don’t see anyone, we’ll just wait outside and never leave.”

This is also reasonable. Everyone has more or less heard family members talking about ghosts in the factory. Most of the people are superstitious and believe in ghosts. Compared with life, money must be inferior.

After all, the men who can enter this factory are basically the pillars of the family. If the pillars fall, the rest of their lives will be over.

Zhao Gang squinted his eyes and stared at the position of the person who spoke just now. Unfortunately, the other party deliberately hid himself and couldn't see his appearance. He took a step forward and shouted: "Well, I will listen to your words and think it makes sense. You go Come out, I will take you in alone, and you can represent everyone to meet their family members, and they will be relieved."

This matter has been dragged on for a while, as long as someone's family members are safe and sound, they will feel more at ease.

So the crowd stepped aside, wanting the person who spoke just now to come out, but after a while, no one stood up.

This is strange, everyone looks at me and I look at you, but they don't know which one was talking just now.

"What's the matter? Are you afraid to stand up, or do you have a ghost in your heart?" Zhao Gang walked in front of them and said impatiently, "Come on, let's all go back, it's only three days, can't you wait for these three days?" ?”

Everyone was shaken in their hearts, especially the group of people who were fooled into thinking that this was really unnecessary. This factory belongs to the prince, who dares to make trouble here, and if the job is lost, will their family drink the northwest wind?

So someone wanted to leave. At this time, a man ran out of the factory suddenly. The man had loose hair and was wearing a factory overall.

At first, everyone couldn't hear what he said, but when he got closer, they heard him shouting incoherently: "Ghost... There are ghosts, there really are ghosts! Hahaha... I am that ghost, haha... Come on. Catch me, catch me!"

As soon as these words came out, the family members immediately became agitated, a tall and strong woman squeezed out from the crowd, and ran to the fence of the gate, "Master, this is my husband, what's wrong with him? "

Zhao Gang frowned. Isn't this voice the one who hid in the crowd and talked to him before?Could it be that his husband and wife discussed it?

Zhao Gang strode into the door, and asked someone to press the crazy man to the ground, stomped heavily on his calf, lowered his head and asked, "Stop pretending, tell me, who sent you here? What do you want to do?" "

"Ghost, I saw a ghost, he floated, floated, and left footprints all over the ground, haha... I am very powerful, no one has found out that I am the ghost!"

These words are strange and contradictory. Zhao Gang doesn't know whether he saw the black shadow with his own eyes, or he is the one pretending to be a ghost.

But if it was pretending, why did he reveal his whereabouts?

He shouted: "It's not dark yet, where the hell is it? Be sober!" After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he punched him, and when the fist went down, the opponent's face immediately swelled up, his eyes changed and he became frightened, struggling Shrinking back, "Don't kill me! I didn't mean to, and I didn't want to, I don't want to kill me!"

Seeing this, the woman outside screamed, "Murder! The Kou family army killed! Give me back!"

The people outside couldn't hear their conversation clearly, but they saw the picture of the man being pinned down on the ground, punching and kicking, and suddenly became restless.

The crowd squeezed towards the gate, and a row of Kou family soldiers threatened with spears: "Don't go any further, or you will be killed."

Shoot to kill these days is really shoot to kill. No one dares to challenge the authority of the soldiers, but everyone suddenly found that even if they wanted to retreat, they could no longer retreat. The people behind pushed forward, and someone pushed the person in front hard. , an old woman standing in the front staggered into the gun in the soldier's hand.

The soldier took a step back subconsciously, but the tip of the gun still brushed against the chest of the old woman. Xia Ri's clothes were thin, and when she rubbed lightly, blood flowed out immediately.

"Ah! Murder! Kou's army killed!" Everyone pushed and huddled together, and soon someone fell to the ground and was trampled.

Seeing this, Zhao Gang roared angrily, "Back fifty steps and let them in, but they are not allowed to enter the factory building."

Kou’s army retreated well-trained. As soon as the gate opened, these women and children ran in staggeringly. There was enough space after entering the gate, and finally there was no crowding. Everyone was afraid of being crowded, so they hid in the corner one after another, but no one dared to continue. run forward.