Regardless of whether they are from the same village or from other villages, as long as they are willing to contribute, Jin Feng is willing to find some work for them.
As for the children who cannot work, they are also given one meal every day.
This is also the first time many children eat with open stomachs since childhood.
On the first day of meal, many children had their bellies so full that they lay on the ground unable to move.
This caused many people from other villages to pull their children to kowtow to him as soon as they saw Jin Feng. They couldn't even pull him up, and they had to let the children kowtow three times.
Although it has been a long time since he came to Dakang, Jin Feng is still not used to this kind of kneeling ceremony, so he can only hide in the laboratory and go out as little as possible.
…
At the county government, County Lieutenant Zhao and the two squires gathered together again.
"Jin Feng has gone too far. The textile factory has already hired enough people, and it is still asking for people. This is a clear plan to take away all the people in our territory."
As soon as Mr. Zhu entered the room, he was so angry that he slammed the table: "More and more people from my place go to Xihewan recently!"
"Who isn't? Those untouchables who were the first batch to go just went there by themselves. When they found out that Jin Feng hadn't stopped recruiting workers, they actually came back and called other untouchables to go with them."
Master Peng then said: "There are already two villages on my territory, and the people are almost gone."
Lieutenant Zhao's face was also terrifyingly gloomy.
His territory is closest to the territory of the Iron Can Mountain bandits, and he has the most people defecting to Xihewan.
"I sent people to check it out. Xihewan is now full of people. If there is no place to live, they just build straw shacks outside the village."
Mr. Zhu said: "What are you talking about Jin Fengtu? There are so many people that he can't use up, and he has to feed them with food."
"What do you know? Jin Feng is trying to win people's hearts!"
County Lieutenant Zhao said: "How much food does it cost to raise some people? But it can make these people grateful for a lifetime. We may not need so many people now, but they will always be needed in the future. Then they will be
Jin Feng’s most loyal minion!”
"Your Majesty is right. The people I sent came back and said that Jin Feng didn't leave these people idle. They all found jobs for them. These cheap guys are as tired as dogs every day, but they still treat Jin Feng
Thank you."
"This is Jin Feng's method!" County Lieutenant Zhao sighed with emotion.
"Master Zhao, Lao Peng, we can't wait any longer."
Mr. Zhu asked cautiously: "If it doesn't work out, let's go to Xihewan to talk to Jin Feng together?"
"Jin Feng is a lunatic. Master Zhou never came back after he went to Xihewan last time."
County Lieutenant Zhao did not hesitate to reject Master Zhu's proposal: "I want you to go, but I won't go."
"I'm not going either!" Mr. Peng quickly shook his head.
"Then you two should come up with a solution!"
"Actually, I really thought of a way."
Master Peng glanced outside to make sure no one was eavesdropping at the door, then leaned into their ears and told them his plan.
"Lao Peng, you are really full of bad ideas. This is a great idea!"
Mr. Zhu smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Those untouchables went to Xihewan voluntarily. The government soldiers cannot intercept them, but the bandits can. What they do is to block the road!"
"As of now, this is the only way it can be."
County Lieutenant Zhao also nodded slightly: "Let your men keep their hands and feet clean, and don't let Jin Feng catch the horse's feet, otherwise we will be in trouble."
"Don't worry, sir. I'll find someone to do more tricks. Then the bandits who take action won't know who asked them to take action. How can Jin Feng find out?"
Mr. Peng patted his chest and promised.
"Then just do as you say, Lao Peng and I will also make arrangements."
County Lieutenant Zhao thought for a moment and agreed to the plan.
…
Today's Xihewan is full of bustling scenes, and the laboratory is a rare quiet place.
Hiding in the laboratory and drawing pictures, Guan Xiaorou and Wanniang came and studied spices with them, which Jin Feng enjoyed quite a lot.
But I can't go out today.
Tang Xiaobei got the news that two female shopkeepers had returned to the county town after selling soap, and she had to go back to chair the chamber of commerce.
There have been too many things going on in Xihewan recently, and Jin Feng cannot accompany her to Guangyuan, so he can only ask Alan to bring some people to protect her.
Jin Feng sent Tang Xiaobei away and just returned to the laboratory when Zhang Liang and Zheng Fang came again.
"Sir, there is Yanghe Village in the north of Jinchuan. Today, three families in the village came to join us in Xihewan, but they encountered bandits on the road."
Zheng Fang sighed and said: "Twelve people from three families were completely killed by bandits!"
"Then what?" Jin Feng asked.
There are too many bandits in Dakang, and incidents of interception and killing occur every day.
If it was just a simple robbery and murder by bandits, Zheng Fang would not come back alone to report to him.
"I thought the bandits were seeking money and killing people, so I didn't pay much attention to it, but I heard from businessmen passing by that this was the second time they had been intercepted and killed in the past few days."
Zheng Fang said: "Generally, bandits who block roads only seek money and rarely kill anyone. I felt something was wrong, so I asked someone to inquire about it.
Sure enough, such bandit robberies and killings have happened several times recently, and the people who were killed several times have one characteristic..."
"They all came to seek refuge with us in Xihewan, right?"
Jin Feng interrupted Zheng Fang and asked.
The voice was not loud, but the coldness contained in it was felt by both Zhang Liang and Zheng Fang.
"Yes," Zheng Fang nodded and said, "I thought someone might be targeting us, so I came back to report to sir."
"Is this still possible? These are the lice on the bald man's head, and they are clearly targeting us!"
Jin Feng turned to look at Zhang Liang: "Have there been fewer people defecting to you in recent days?"
"Yes, no one has come for two days."
Zhang Liang nodded and said, "I thought no one wanted to come, but now I know it's the bandits who are causing trouble."
Jin Feng rarely gets angry now, but after hearing this, he was still so angry that he couldn't help but clenched his fists.
In fact, there were already many people from other villages gathered in Xihewan, and Jin Feng felt that enough was enough.
But he couldn't accept that the bandits would use this method to prevent the people from defecting to Xihewan!
"Old Zheng, have you found out which bandit from the mountain did it?" Jin Feng asked coldly.
"The bandits who took action were very careful and cruel. They never left anyone alive. There was no way to tell who they were." Zheng Fang shook his head and said.
"This is troublesome. Even if we want to encircle and suppress them, we don't know who to look for." Zhang Liang said.
"What's the trouble?"
Jin Feng said: "There are only a few roads to Xihewan. Arrange a team of twenty people on each road to go there. If you encounter bandits, kill them all! If you can't defeat them, come back and call for help. I don't believe a group of bandits can survive."
It’s amazing!”
"Sir, this is not good," Zheng Fang hesitated for a moment and said, "Tiegunshan's territory is only west of Jinchuan. If we do this, it is equivalent to going to the territory of other big bandits to cause trouble. This is against the rules..."
"When I go to suppress bandits, what are the rules?"
Jin Feng glared at Zheng Fang and said angrily: "Not only do I want to suppress the bandits, but I also want to use the bandits' heads to collect rewards! Whoever dares to stop you, just kill him!"