This guy really didn't lie about this.
The Great Zhou is now a country of peace and prosperity. Even if there are evil people occasionally, they dare not make a big deal out of it.
After all, no one knows whether the imperial envoy from the court will appear around them.
But this group of people were not bad people, they were just too lazy to work, so they just hit it off.
Find a remote place and pretend to be a soldier to collect taxes. It won't force people too hard.
For people like those in this town, just run away. After all, they can always find something to bring back.
Everyone was speechless when they got this answer.
Looking at their armor: "Where did you get your armor?"
The reason why they were called bandits was mainly because they pretended to be government soldiers.
"Our armor is made by the boss of our mountain. All this iron is made by our boss."
"The armor we wear is better than the soldiers' armor!"
This aroused the interest of Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao. Is this a master among the people
You have to know that armor is not something that ordinary people can make.
"Where is your mountain? Take us there."
Several bandits were dumbfounded, and then they showed their attitude: "Kill him if you want."
"It's impossible to betray our boss."
I didn't expect that these people were so loyal to the bandit leader.
General Du didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Your Highness, we have to wipe out bandits like this. And the armor, the more serious of these can be considered as rebellion."
Logically speaking, this is really the case.
However, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao now had some ideas about these armors, so they asked someone to bring the armor up.
After careful study and a few cuts, he confirmed that these armors were not only light, but also strong and easy to use.
It's much better than the armor currently used by the army. Qian Jiujiu stared at the bandits.
"Are you planning to be bandits for the rest of your life? Just like you are now, harming the people and waiting to die?"
"Wait until someday, oh no, like today, when you are caught and executed?"
Uh! Several bandits looked at Qian Jiujiu in confusion: "You make it sound like we still have a way out."
Qian Jiujiu said with a smile: "Since this princess is asking about it, there is naturally a way out."
"Your boss has extraordinary skills. I can recommend him to work in the court."
"He is devoted to making all kinds of weapons for the imperial court. He is highly valued by the emperor and has a bright future."
"Of course, the premise is that your boss is really as good as you say he is, and has no life on his hands."
When the bandit heard this, he immediately patted his chest and guaranteed: "I guarantee that our boss is a blacksmith."
"He is different from us. He is not lazy. He just had no choice but to follow us because he just likes to work as a blacksmith."
"And because of this ability, we regard him as the boss."
Qian Jiujiu looked at the people in front of him and said, "So, whether your boss will be a bandit or a senior official of the imperial court in the future depends on your choice now."
"Don't worry, I am the Princess of the Side-by-Side Palace. I can't lie to you."
This title is too great. A princess who loves her people like her own children, she can be trusted.
Several people looked at each other. It must be said that their feelings for the boss were quite sincere, and they all started to consider it.
"Princess, can you let us go back and ask the boss what he means?"
It’s better to ask the boss first about such an important matter.
Qian Jiujiu smiled and said, "Okay, who do you choose to go back?"
"I can let him go right now."
After a few people discussed it, they finally elected someone who could run fast.
Qian Jiujiu did what he said and really let the person go.
But as soon as that person left, someone else followed him, and the person in front who was concentrating on his journey didn't notice it at all.
The rest of the people are still wondering whether their boss will agree.
Mu Yexiao called General Du and sent a team of men to follow them if there were not many bandits.
Just arrest them all and then tell them that no matter what the reason, these people have violated the laws of the Great Zhou.
Even if a person is talented, he should be punished after breaking the law.
What's more, if we want to build a city now, we still need manpower! These people appeared at the right time.
If they really don't have any lives on their hands, just give them a chance.
The person being followed didn't know it yet, and just brought his people back to their lair.
The lair of this group of bandits is on the top of a mountain deep in the mountains, and the area below is covered with dense forests.
It’s really hard to find it without someone you know to lead the way.
However, now there was an acquaintance leading the way, and General Du brought a team of people directly to the top of the mountain.
The bandits didn't have time to react and were arrested directly.
The person leading the way was stunned. He turned around and looked at the soldiers: "You are not trustworthy. You actually followed me."
Looking at the angry face of the bandit, which was surprisingly a little cute, General Du curled the corners of his mouth.
"Arrest all the people. Where's your boss? I doubt you can pass on the message, so I'd better ask him myself."
All the bandits were still confused after being caught: "Where did all these soldiers come from?"
"Are they here specifically to target us? Will they be beheaded if they are caught?"
"We didn't hurt anyone. We just stole some food."
Haha! General Du sneered: "You haven't harmed anyone? Because you took away food."
"How many people starved to death for lack of food? You don't think that it was either killing people directly or not harming anyone."
"Who is your boss? Do you dare to do it or not?"
In fact, the weapons of the bandits were really not bad, but unfortunately they had no experience, and everyone treated them as soldiers of the imperial court.
I never had any doubts, so I have been doing well all along.
A bald man stood up and said, "I am their boss. What do you want to tell me?"
Looking at the man in front of him, General Du felt that he didn't look like a master.
"It's not me who's looking for you, it's the princess who wants to see you, take everyone away."
Once you are sure you have found the leader of this bandit group, you can return.
The bandit leader was a little confused. What princess? Where did the princess come from in this place
When he met Qian Jiujiu, the bald man was still a little uncertain. He actually met the Princess Consort of the Great Zhou.
These days are enough for Qian Jiujiu to send people out to investigate and find out that the behavior of these bandits is indeed the same as they said.
They just robbed some things and didn't force anyone to death, so it's not a capital crime.
Looking at the bald man kneeling in front of him, Qian Jiujiu spoke slowly.
"Forging weapons privately is something the court cannot tolerate. And you have summoned so many people. Do you know what crime you are committing?"
The bald man's heart sank. This was probably a huge sin.
"Princess, will we be sentenced to death?"
Qian Jiujiu's mouth curled up: "It seems that you know that what you did is enough to sentence you to death."
Just making weapons privately is a death sentence, not to mention that there are so many people involved.
"Princess, although we have done some bad things, our crimes do not deserve death. Please forgive us."
"The princess is meeting me at this time. Does it mean that the princess doesn't want to kill us?"
This bald guy is actually a smart guy.
Qian Jiujiu really appreciated smart people: "Yes, I want to see you mainly to see if you are worth my rescue."
"So far, I have not been disappointed. Now you have two choices."
"First, you will build weapons for the court in the future, and take your brothers with you to stay and build Huangshan Pass together."
"Secondly, General Du succeeded in suppressing the bandits as soon as he arrived. You all have made great contributions."
The bald man's mouth twitched. The so-called merit is just a dead person.
"I'll choose one."
For the sake of his brothers, he seemed to have no other choice and simply chose one.
Qian Jiujiu said with a smile: "In that case, I will let General Du arrange it."
"What about you? Go and train first, and stay to help build Huangshan Pass."
Except for this small town, there are only barren mountains ahead of Huangshan Pass.
What they have to do now is to build a city wall on the barren mountain.
Enclose the barren mountain area and open up an area at the back that can accommodate 200,000 soldiers.
Fortunately, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao had already chosen the place, so they told them about the bandits.
Tell the nearby towns that they don't have to worry about bandits coming to collect tributes in the future.
The nearby towns then realized that there were bandits here. They were really powerful.
Fortunately, the bandits have been eliminated now, and the cities above are unaware of such a big thing.
When the county magistrate received the news, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, the prince and princess did not pursue the matter, and they quickly took their people to apologize and to see those so-called bandits.
Qian Jiujiu also knew that it was normal for a county magistrate to make omissions when he was in charge of so many places.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened and after the meeting, they were allowed to leave.
They started to build the city wall in front, and the mountain next door could be used to mine stones.
When it comes to stone mining, the bald guy is very strong, so he stepped forward and planned to atone his sins.
And all his brothers came to work as stone carriers and started to build the city wall.
Starting today, the 50,000 soldiers finally have something to do instead of eating and drinking for free.
Another 200,000 soldiers will arrive here later, and the food and fodder will also be available.
Everything is going well here. I have to say that General Du is very capable.
After Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao discussed it, they decided to go back to the grassland to check out the situation.
General Du managed to find a carriage from this remote place and said, "My Lord, Princess, this carriage is for you."
It would indeed be easier to set off in a carriage, so Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao accepted it.