"It seems that the second-level forces are heavier than I imagined."

Looking at the mountain scenery in front of him, Qin Shujian fell into deep thought.

From beginning to end.

He is testing the bottom line of ancient style.

But it's a pity.

No matter how they test, the other party never showed any clues.

This also made Qin Shujian understand one thing, that is, Liangshanzhai, a second-level force, also has a position of slight weight in the eyes of the carriers that are connected to the Thirteen Prefectures of Dazhao.

No.

Or should be precise.

It is in the mortal realm, with a position of ease.

Qin Shujian would not be so arrogant that he thought that with a group of bandits who entered the Sixth Level of Martial Arts and his bandit leader who entered the Tenth Level of Martial Arts, he could really dominate the king outside.

Where he can truly be the king.

That is, the land above the three-point area of ​​the Fan Domain.

And this.

It is because there is no strong man who surpasses the tenth level of martial arts in the mortal realm.

Otherwise, it is still unknown whether a secondary force can maintain its current status.

but.

This time, Gu Feng came, which allowed Qin Shujian to see some good aspects.

That is the antique calligraphy and paintings that have been piled up all the time, and finally have a place to use them.

Five thousand taels of silver were exchanged for food. Judging from the current population of Liangshan Village, it is enough to consume a long time. Even if it continues to expand later, it will still be able to last for a long time.

Thinking of expanding.

A sudden enlightenment appeared in Qin Shujian's mind.

——

In Zhongyi Hall.

Qin Shujian directly summoned Zheng Fang and others.

"What's wrong with the village leader asking us to come?" Everyone looked at each other, and finally Zheng Fang asked first.

Qin Shujian looked at the few people and said lightly: "How many villages are there in the boundaries of Lushi Forest and Liangshan, and roughly how many people are there?"

Hearing words.

Zheng Fang and others looked at each other.

Finally, Xu Yuanming said: "There are seven villages in the Luanshi Forest, with a large population of more than a thousand and a small population of only one or two hundred. The estimated number is about six or seven thousand."

Just like Liangshan Village.

In the past, forces such as Chuanyunzhai would also charge protection fees from nearby villages.

The way they collect is also based on the head of the people, so Xu Yuanming didn't know how many people there were in each village, but he could also roughly know a number.

On the other side.

Wang Tiezhu also replied: "There are five villages in Liangshan, with the largest ones having a thousand people and the small ones having a hundred people, with the total number of about three thousand people."

"In the past, how much silver would be offered to these villages every year?" Qin Shujian asked again.

Wang Tiezhu did not hesitate and immediately replied: "According to the proportion of the number of young and strong people in the village, each young and strong person costs one tael of silver every year."

"The same is true for the rock forest."

Hearing words.

Qin Shujian also had an estimate in his mind.

According to Wang Tiezhu, there are now five villages in Liangshan, with a total of two or three thousand people. If the young and old are abandoned, the young and strong will account for about one-third or one-quarter.

After a year, it only costs less than a thousand taels of silver.

Judging from the population ratio of Liangshan Village before, it would cost 700 to 800 taels in a year.

In this way, it is only barely balanced.

Qin Shujian finally understood why the Liangshan Village was so poor before.

"I plan to change the rules of offering sacrifices now." Qin Shujian said slowly after pondering for a while.

Zheng Fang bowed and said, "I hope the village leader will speak frankly, let's listen carefully!"

"In the future, the village will collect the upper supply ratio from the young and middle-aged people, and change the number of households and the number of people. Each household within five people will receive one tael of silver, and in the future, one tael of more than five people will receive one tael of more."

Qin Shujian looked at the faces of everyone as he spoke.

He paused and continued, "In addition, Liangshan Village recruited bandits from all villages. As long as they were young and strong, one young and strong family would be given, and the silver supply would be reduced by half. The three were exempted from both silver supply.

If each village has more than half of the young and strong people joining Liangshan Village according to the population ratio, then all the above supplies will be exempted."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Many people have slightly changed color.

Only Zheng Fang's face remained unchanged, but his hand that twisted his beard seemed to pause for a moment.

Qin Shujian turned a blind eye and continued: "Similarly, the proportion of young and strong people in each village joining Liangshan Village is less than 30%, and every household in the village doubles the silver supply.

If you don’t follow, you know what to do!”

"Don't worry, the village leader, I know what to do!"

Everyone else responded with their heads down.

In the last sentence, they smelled a strong smell of solemnity.

Now no matter who it is, he already understands what Qin Shujian is planning to do.

This is clearly intended to expand Liangshan Village.

and.

It is better to expand with the most direct and toughest means.

If the other party's order is followed, the population of bandits in Liangshan Village will definitely be two or three times more likely to increase from the original basis in a short period of time.

Similarly.

The stronger the Liangshan Village is, the greater the benefits they get as people from Liangshan Village.

However, there are also hidden dangers.

Niu Feng said in a deep voice: "If you do this, the silver you offer will definitely be greatly reduced, and it will be a big problem for brothers to increase their consumption at that time."

"Don't worry, I naturally know this. Don't forget what we do. The silver offered in these villages is not the main source of income." Qin Shujian said with a faint smile.

Since he made this decision, he must have considered it.

Hearing words.

Niu Feng suddenly realized in his heart.

That's right.

They are Green Forest forces.

There are many sources of income in Green Forest’s business.

Each one comes more than the protection fee collected from the offering, and it comes faster.

Especially with the strength of Liangshan Village today, there are probably few who can compete with it.

Then the land beyond Liangshan and the rock forests is not impossible to stretch out your hand.

Then.

Qin Shujian looked at Zheng Fang again and said, "On the side of the martial arts hall, we must do a good job in teaching martial arts and improve our strength as much as possible in the short term.

At least it must be able to bring it out, not useless at all.”

"Don't worry, the martial arts hall will not be a problem."

"Um."

——

night.

Inside the room.

Qin Shujian was playing with a bronze token in his hand, and information about the token appeared in his mind.

He was actually very interested in this unexpected token and the information hidden in the token about the unknown cave.

However, it was important to deal with the novice village No. 23012 before, so I didn’t pay too much attention.

Now that things are temporarily free, Qin Shujian also plans to take a look at where this so-called unknown cave is.

As my mind was immersed in the bronze token.

A faint connection was born and gradually became solidified.

at the same time.
Chapter completed!