Youcai was shocked and cried: "Master, Youcai did something wrong, and your punishment is just that you can't drive me away."
"Who said I would drive you away?" Lin Yi cursed angrily.
"In the past, there were few people in the family, so I took care of it myself. In the future, I will go out more often. Now the family lacks a housekeeper. You can upgrade to a housekeeper in the future." Lin Yi said.
Youcai has been with Lin Yi for seven or eight years. He is in his early twenties this year. Although he is young, he is a smart and capable person. He is also familiar with things on the streets of Qinghe County. Lin Yi will have to run around in the future.
There must be a suitable person to take care of the stall, and he must think about the most suitable one.
As for the book boy, he doesn't think he is needed now.
Youcai was overjoyed, looked at his master, and knelt down on the ground, "Sir, Youcai swears here that from now on he will do his best to work for you, and he will not dare to hide anything for himself or do anything that could damage him. If
If I break my oath, I will die a bad death and be reincarnated as a pig or sheep in the next life."
Youcai has followed Lin Yi these days and knows that Lin Yi attaches great importance to the oaths of his subordinates. At home, Aunt Pan, Anemone, Chunmei, and Xiuer all swore an oath. Yesterday, when I went to the sugar workshop, I also asked the craftsmen to swear an oath. Shopkeeper Liu swore on the way.
, I was upgraded to a housekeeper today, how could I not make an oath.
Just as Lin Youcai finished his oath, Lin Yi received the message in his mind and nodded with satisfaction, "Get up and remember today's oath. If you break it, it will come true."
"You are talented, how dare you." Youcai smiled.
Lin Yi also told Youcai a few things. Since he was upgraded to a housekeeper, he would hire a real driver and increase the number of ordinary servants in the house. Lin Yi did not worry about these and let Youcai handle them.
He also kept an eye on matters such as the future business of various shops and the collection of rent from land tenants outside the city.
If you are talented, write them down one by one.
"Master, do you need to find another book boy for you to take care of your daily life?" Youcai asked.
"No, Jin Lian and the others are at home. It's convenient for me to go out alone." Lin Yi said.
Talented people work neatly. In the afternoon, they hired four maids, two maids and cooks, and an old man who drove the carriage. The Lin family became more and more lively.
For the Lin family in Qinghe,
Lin Yi thinks that this is enough for the time being, and he doesn't plan to make any big changes in the short term.
Lin Yi is not in a hurry now about making money and expanding his industry.
He has a lot of plans in his mind, but it's not the right time to start them now. He's not strong enough now, and he'd be unhappy if he was remembered.
If you use some advanced technology and make a lot of money, you will definitely be coveted by others. Then there will inevitably be a bunch of high-ranking officials and powerful people who want to occupy your industry. This kind of thing is common even in modern times, let alone ancient times.
He has to climb to a certain position before certain plans can be implemented.
The next two days,
Lin Yi continued to enjoy Jin Lian's service. This woman was naturally charming and coquettish from the bottom of her heart. She had an exquisite figure and a plump front and back. She was definitely not suitable to be a wife, but she was the most suitable candidate to be a concubine.
On the third day,
After everything was packed up, Lin Yi went out.
Chunmei and Jinlian brought him several sets of clothes and some scattered items. Jinlian worriedly asked: "How can I take care of myself alone? Or should I let my slaves follow me?"
"Need not."
Lin Yi said it categorically.
The carriage carried Lin Yi to Linxian County. Lin Yi stayed at the inn and told the driver to go back by himself. He wanted to visit friends here, and the driver left.
The next day,
Lin Yi bought a horse.
I put on makeup, changed into a coarse cloth and fine clothes, mounted a horse and wandered on the road. This time my destination was the next county.
Traveling alone,
It was very dangerous in ancient times.
Especially in the late Song Dynasty, bandits were everywhere. Unless you had the ability to protect yourself, in the past, scholars and merchants would hire bodyguards before they dared to go on the road.
When he was at Shuibo Liangshan Village, Lin Yi once asked about the conditions of the surrounding cottages. Zhu Gui was familiar with these things and told Lin Yi one by one that there were no less than two bandit cottages with names on Shandong Road.
Thirty.
Some Lin Yi knew that they had appeared in Water Margin, such as Erlong Mountain, Peach Blossom Mountain, Qingfeng Mountain, etc., but some had never heard of them at all.
After all, this is a real world, definitely richer than the world in books.
late Song Dynasty,
It can be said that it was the dynasty with the most uprisings in history. There were hundreds of civil uprisings, several of which exceeded 100,000 people.
It was also an era when there were the most robbers. Not to mention that there were robbers on every hilltop, it was common for there to be three to five or seven families in one state.
But it's good news for Lin Yi.
He conquered Shuibo Liangshan and started the road of anti-thief. He speculated that conquering other bandits and increasing the anti-thief strength should also increase the 'anti-thief value', so he planned to attack those copycats. Naturally, the more copycats he had, the happier he would be.
.
Qingfeng Mountain.
Beside a nearby road.
A group of thieves were hiding in a mountain col.
There were thirty or fifty people in total.
Among the first two people, one was short, fat, ugly, with a mustache, and the other had a fair face, like a scholar.
These two people are Wang Ying, the second head of Qingfeng Mountain, and Zheng Tianshou, the third head of Qingfeng Mountain.
Today they led their men down the mountain to look for food, waiting for passers-by and merchants to rob them.
"Report~Second Master, Third Master, there is a man on horseback coming in front. He is well-dressed and has no weapons on him." A bandit ran over to report the news.
Wang Ying suddenly became energetic.
He smiled and said: "I haven't seen anyone for a long time, and finally someone is here. Brother, don't move for a while. Watch as my brother leads people to rob his men. If he is a child of a rich family, he can go up the mountain at the right time and blackmail him."
One stroke."
Lin Yi rode slowly and forcefully.
In fact, he had already seen a figure moving in the woods nearby just now, and guessed that he had been targeted by a thief.
But he came here to fish, so he took it easy.
After walking for about three or five miles, suddenly a group of people rushed out from the front of the road, each with a knife and a gun in their hands, led by a short man on a horse, who shouted to Lin Yi with an arrogant and ferocious look: "Boy, grandpa
If you're here to rob me, you're out of luck today, haha, if you get off your horse and kneel down and beg for mercy, maybe I can spare your life."
Lin Yi pulled the reins, frowned slightly and said, "What kind of thieves are you? How dare you come out to rob in broad daylight."
Seeing that Lin Yi was not afraid, Wang Ying was a little angry, "Oh, you are still sitting firmly. Before you die, I want you to understand clearly. Your grandfather, I am the second king of Qingfeng Mountain. I was nicknamed Dwarf Tiger Wang Ying. After death, I
It’s so easy for the King of Hell to be a sensible person.”
After saying that, he shouted to the minions around him: "You guys, catch him here."
Those minions came back with knives and guns and pointed at Lin Yi. Lin Yi flashed his hand and got a big bow. He sat down on his horse and shot several arrows in succession.
The few minions running at the front were hit by arrows and fell down to the underworld. The other minions were immediately frightened and did not dare to step forward.
Wang Ying was also stunned.
Oh shit,
Didn't he say that he had no weapons? Just now he saw that the fat sheep had no weapons, so why did he suddenly have a bow and arrow?
Wang Ying looked at the dead men lying on the ground. Some had arrows in their faces and some in their chests. This showed that the opponent's archery skills were very accurate.
"Let's go together. Whoever kills him will be rewarded with 2 coins." Wang Ying shouted loudly.
As soon as the minions heard this, they immediately rushed over with howls. Lin Yi did not intend to hold back, and started shooting arrows with his bow. It seemed as if his arrows were inexhaustible, and he immediately shot the charging minions, causing them to flip over on their backs.
The rest of the guys were terrified.
Turn around and run back.
Wang Ying also knew that he had met a strong man today, so he pulled the reins and was about to run back, but at this moment, he saw a black light flying toward him like lightning. The next moment, he felt numbness in his chest, and Wang Ying lowered his head.
, he saw an arrow stuck in his chest, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling.
"Ah~!"
Wang Ying screamed, turned over and fell off the horse.
Kick your legs,
died.
When Lin Yi watched Water Margin, the people he hated the most were definitely Wang Ying and Hu Sanniang. A flower like that was stuck in this piece of pig shit.
When Lin Yi saw Wang Ying today, he was not excited to see the hero of Water Margin. Instead, his first thought was to kill him.
Wang Ying was shot to death.
The other minions were even more frightened.
"The second boss is dead!"
Screaming and scattering like birds and beasts.
At this time, Zheng Tianshou, who had been ambushing behind, saw something unexpected happened in front of him, and hurriedly led his men to rush over. But just as he rushed over, Lin Yi had already shot Wang Ying and a dozen of his minions.
Seeing that his second brother was dead, Zheng Tianshou was so anxious that he shouted to his subordinates: "Avenge the second master and kill this thief."
This is really a thief shouting to catch the thief.
Lin Yi looked at this man, who was with Wang Ying. He had a fair face and a handsome appearance, and wielded a spear in his hand. He already guessed his identity.
The handsome man Zheng Tianshou.
More than a dozen of Zheng Tianshou's men rushed over with Zheng Tianshou. Lin Yi set up his bow and shot arrows again. In just a few breaths, he shot down seven or eight of them. These bandits didn't have a strong will. Lin Yi's arrow skills were as good as gods.
, so many brothers died, they were so frightened that they crawled into the nearby jungle.
At this time, Zheng Tianshou was already approaching.
He was holding a spear in his hand. Seeing that Lin Yi only had a bow and arrow in his hand, it was too late to change weapons at this moment. Feeling that an opportunity had come, he clamped down on the horse's belly and accelerated to kill.
But just when Lin Yi was about to use the gun, Lin Yi suddenly had a big gun in his hand. It was longer and thicker than the gun in Zheng Tianshou's hand. Zheng Tianshou was shocked. He didn't know where the weapon of the thief opposite him came from.
The place was transformed.
But now there is no time for him to clone himself. Just as he was in a trance, the two of them were already close. Zheng Tianshou stabbed out in panic. Lin Yi shook the big gun in his hand and opened the gun that Zheng Tianshou had stabbed with a snap.
, and then with a fierce swing, the gun barrel hit Zheng Tianshou hard on the head.
"Pa~!"
"thump."
The white-faced man fell off his horse hard.
Lin Yi dismounted.
He lifted up Zheng Tianshou, who was in a semi-conscious state, and said fiercely to the surrounding jungle: "All of you, come out, or I will kill you, the master, immediately."
The minions who were originally hiding in the bushes were waiting for an opportunity to attack and kill Lin Yi, but now that the second boss was shot dead on the spot and the third boss was caught, they were frightened to death.
"Grandpa, spare your life, I will come out and surrender."
Immediately, more than a dozen people came out of the grass, threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground begging for mercy twenty or thirty meters away from Lin Yi.
Lin Yi looked at Zheng Tianshou, "As for you, whether you accept it or not!"
Zheng Tianshou looked at Lin Yi at this moment, and he felt astonished in his heart. He had never seen such a brave person. Now his life and death were in his hands. He could only bow his head obediently, "Hero, Zheng Tianshou, I admire you. If you want to kill me, I will cut you into pieces."
It's up to you."
"I'm just asking you, do you want to die or live?" Lin Yi said in a deep voice.
"Of course I want to live." Zheng Tianshou said.
Lin Yi looked at these guys, but restrained some of his murderous intent, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to survive, just kneel down and make an oath. From now on, you will follow me and serve me till death."
Zheng Tianshou gritted his teeth, knelt on the ground, and swore with his minions that he would be loyal to the person in front of him from now on. If he betrayed him, he would die with a knife or an axe.
A group of thieves, don't expect them to be loyal and unyielding.
After swearing, Zheng Tianshou asked, "I don't know the master's name yet, how should we call him?"
"Does Shuibo Liangshan know?"
"Of course I know." Zheng Tianshou said.
"I am the second head of Shuibo Liangshan, and so is Lin Ping'an."
Zheng Tianshou said in surprise: "It turns out that you are the second in charge of Liangshan, Ping'an Lang Lin Ping'an. I have heard people mention it before, but I didn't expect that there would be a conflict. It's really, really... ugh."
As soon as he finished saying this, someone suddenly fell to the ground, clutching his chest and wailing in pain, "It hurts me to death, my chest hurts so much."
Zheng Tianshou was surprised and stepped forward to check. The man kept wailing and rolling, "What's wrong? You're not injured?"
At this time, Lin Yi said: "Do you think swearing is so simple? I have immortals teaching me the law. As long as you are disrespectful to me or even have a rebellious heart, you will be punished immediately."
Zheng Tianshou was shocked.
He had never heard of such a thing, but the ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and now that it was happening before his eyes, he had to believe it.
When the guy heard this, he immediately got up and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging, "Grandpa, I don't dare to do it anymore. I don't dare to have second thoughts anymore."
As he begged, his heart really stopped hurting.
Everyone was even more surprised.
Lin Yi stopped talking nonsense with Zheng Tianshou and ordered: "Now clean up this place, bury the bodies, and then go up the mountain and tell Yan Shun that I have come to conquer Qingfeng Mountain. If you don't want to die, just surrender to me, otherwise
Within ten days, I will destroy your Qingfeng Mountain."
After collecting it, return to your own horse.
"I remember there is a town ahead. I will stay at the inn in that town tonight. I won't wait until tomorrow at the latest."
After saying that, he rode away.
Zheng Tianshou watched Lin Yi walk away, and immediately ordered his surviving men to collect the corpses. Looking at the corpses again, he saw that every one of them had been killed with one arrow, including the short-footed tiger Wang Ying.
I once again lamented the God of Archery.
After ordering people to bury the body, he returned to Qingfeng Mountain without stopping and reported to his elder brother Jin Maohu.
Qingfeng Mountain.
When Jin Maohu heard the news that the second master of Shuibo Liangshan, Ping'an Lang, came to subdue them, he was also shocked. Shuibo Liangshan was already famous, and its reputation has increased recently. In the past, Shuibo Liangshan also relied on robbery, but now it is no longer
After a robbery, we changed to a fee, but I heard that the fee was faster than the previous robbery.
I heard that a new second boss came to Liangshan and carried out a series of actions against the water village. Now the number of people in Shuibo Liangshan is increasing, and it has exceeded a thousand people.
If Wang Ying dies, he will die. Now he is thinking about how they should live.
If Liangshan really comes to attack them, they will never be able to resist it. If he is not afraid of the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers will cherish their lives and will not really fight. Thieves know thieves best. If Liangshan is determined to capture them, they will definitely win in the end.
will be destroyed.
"Is he really that brave? He can fight against you all by himself?" Yan Shun, the golden-haired tiger, asked again.
Zheng Tianshou nodded, "And depending on the situation, he hasn't shown his true skills yet and can easily manipulate people like us."
Jinmaohuyan paused for a moment and immediately made up his mind.
"Let's go to the inn to meet this Ping An Lang."
After that, things became natural. Jin-haired tiger Yan Shun brought the white-faced gentleman Zheng Tianshou to see Lin Yi. Lin Yi threatened and deceived him. Yan Shun obediently bowed down and vowed to follow Lin Yi from now on. Lin Yi heard a sound in his head and accepted another person.
Then a second beep sounded.
"The player conquers 'Qingfeng Mountain' and gains 35 anti-thief points."
When Lin Yi saw the points, he was happy at first, indicating that what he thought before was right, but then he was a little disappointed. He struggled to conquer Qingfeng Mountain and only had 35 anti-thief points. When would he be able to save 1,000 points to draw rewards.
Exit system,
Lin Yi told Jinmaohu Yanshun and white-faced man Zheng Tianshou: "You two go to Shuibo Liangshan and make contact with them. From now on, Qingfeng Mountain will make a living by selling private salt. From now on, Qingfeng Mountain will never go there again."
It was a robbery."
"We will obey your lord's orders." Yan Shun responded immediately.
Lin Yi ordered again:
"There are those mountains nearby. Are you familiar with them? Tell them that if they want to seek refuge in Liangshan, they can come down to me and I will stay here for a few days."
"Those who don't obey, you organize the manpower in the village. Let's attack and kill a few of them someday. Let them know the name of Ping'an Lang of Shuibo Liangshan."
Three days later,
Two more mountain kings came down the mountain to pay homage to Lin Yi and were subdued by Lin Yi. One was from Wangyue Mountain and the other was from Gusongpo. Each had two or three leaders, whose names Lin Yi had never heard of.
But it doesn't matter,
Collect it if you can use it.
Of course, there are more copycats who are dissatisfied. Why do they come to seek refuge with you as a little brother, despite having a good and carefree life?
Lin Yi was not used to it.
A bandit den called Heifengzhai was selected. There are three kings on the mountain, the eldest Xiong Gang, the second eldest brother Li Songtao, and the third eldest brother Jiang Dali.
This evening,
The mountain wind howls.
The cottage warehouse suddenly caught fire.
The fire spread quickly due to the wind, and there was chaos on the mountain. But at this moment, shouts of killing came from the bottom of the mountain. Just when the group of people arrived at the entrance of the cottage, there was a loud bang at the entrance of the cottage, and the gate of the cottage was blown to pieces.
People quickly rushed into the village.
While the fire spread, they fled in panic and were hunted down. Heifeng Village was quickly destroyed, and two of the three masters were hacked to death. When Lao Sanjiang Dali saw something was wrong, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, leaving only one life.
And Lin Yi,
After walking around the cottage warehouse and the boss's house, there were a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and previously robbed goods in the space, with a total value of no less than 5,000 guan.
The rest was divided among several other cottages.
The Black Wind Village was destroyed, and Jiang Dali, the 'Dali Vajra', became Lin Yi's subordinate. It didn't take long for this matter to spread throughout the Shandong Road underworld, and many people heard about the name of 'Ping'an Lang' Lin Ping'an.
Those strongholds where the Qingfeng Bandits had originally spread the word had been relentless in treating Lin Yi. After seeing the destruction of Black Wind Stronghold, many people were frightened and hurried down the mountain.
In the following days,
Lin Yi has four more cottages under his command.
Ping'an Lang became very popular for a while, and everyone in the three prefectures and fifteen counties knew about it. There were also rumors in the outside world that "Worship Ping'an to keep peace".
Lin Yi had the same requirements for them. The original cottage should be retained, no more robbery, no more harassment of the surrounding people, and they should go to Liangshan to communicate in series. From then on, they would become the peripheral forces of Liangshan, and they would make money in the private salt business together.
Arrange it all.
Lin Yi rode to the state capital to take the imperial examination.