"It's not a big deal. I just noticed they've been lining up pretty well lately, and no one's showing any signs of trouble. So, how about you all stop standing guard from tomorrow and just rest at home?"
Cui Fangzheng thought about it and nodded.
"Okay, then let's do as Brother Yunfei says. To be honest, we've been jealous of everyone else making money picking mountain products. I'm going to have you guys take turns on duty starting the day after tomorrow. When you're not busy, you can go up the mountain and try your luck. Hehe, any money you can make is good."
Xiao Yunfei nodded, thinking it was reliable.
Before, the armored men in the village lived better than the villagers. Since the villagers were able to collect mountain products and sell them for money, the villagers' lives have obviously improved, even better than the armored men.
If this continues, the armored man will definitely feel unbalanced.
It's not easy for the armored men either. We can't let them keep making sacrifices. We have to think about them too.
It would be best if the whole village could become rich together, and it would be best if no one was left behind.
Xiao Yunfei suddenly thought of something and asked again.
"Everything's been going well lately, right? Nothing's going on with the higher-ups, right?"
Xiao Yunfei's words were rather obscure, but Cui Fangzheng understood them immediately.
He shook his head.
"Don't worry, everything is fine recently. Nothing has happened yet. Even if something does happen, I'll take care of it. And I think the higher-ups are quite satisfied with our village recently, but..."
Cui Fangzheng hesitated to speak.
Xiao Yunfei asked suspiciously.
"What is it? Just say what you want to say."
Cui Fangzheng sighed and said.
"It's Wang Shouxin. Although he doesn't dare to oppose our village openly after being beaten, he has been saying bad things about our village behind our backs. I think he wants to form a clique and instigate the headmen of other villages to join him in isolating our village."
It's not surprising that people like Wang Shouxin, who live in the gutter and have no bottom line, can do anything.
After so many years of hard work, Xiao Yunfei has long seen through human nature and has become indifferent to many things.
After hearing what Cui Fangzheng said, his eyes were calm and he spoke in a light tone.
"Our village is incredibly successful right now, so it's only natural that others would envy and resent us. Even if Wang Shouxin didn't instigate it, the heads of other villages would still feel that our village's development has stolen their limelight. For now, I think we should remain calm and work hard to develop ourselves. Once we're strong enough, even if they're reluctant, they'll have no choice but to look up to us and follow us around."
Cui Fangzheng's face was solemn, and he looked like he had learned something. He nodded and said.
"Brother Yunfei is right. I think the same as you. Right now, nothing is more important than making our village rich first. Talking about other things when we can't even fill our stomachs is just empty talk. We don't care what others do. Let's strengthen ourselves first. If something really happens, we will be able to fight them. I don't believe we can't defeat them."
When Cui Fangzheng said this, he thought of fighting.
Now the physical fitness of people in each village is similar. If the two villages fight each other, he thinks it will basically be a draw.
But if several village chiefs join forces to attack their village, their village will have almost no chance of winning.
Once you have money, people will be eyeing you. This is human nature.
What's more, this place is poor and has bad waters. When people are extremely hungry, they may do something crazy.
He had to be on guard against this.
So he set his sights on Xiao Yunfei.
"Brother Yunfei, I've noticed you're quite skilled. Could you spare some time every day to teach our villagers a few moves? I'm worried our village will be at a disadvantage if a fight breaks out. I want them to learn a few self-defense moves. Even if they can't win, it'll still help them save their lives in times of crisis."
Cui Fangzheng wants him to help train the troops?
He is familiar with this, he is best at training soldiers.
As soon as he settled down, he wanted to train his troops so that he could select some talented and reliable people from among the crowd to prepare for great achievements in the future.
He was struggling with how to start, but unexpectedly Cui Fangzheng presented him with a ready-made opportunity.
It was really like someone offered him a pillow just as he was dozing off.
Xiao Yunfei was about to agree, but before he could open his mouth, Cui Fangzheng spoke again.
"Brother Yunfei, I know you're busy and don't have time to deal with these trivial matters. How about this: you name a price and I'll pay you. All I need is for you to spare an hour every day to teach us some real skills. After all, everyone has other things to do, and being able to practice for an hour is already good enough."
Cui Fangzheng didn't have much money, so even if he offered a price, he couldn't ask for more.
It’s better not to ask for money and take this opportunity to ask for something else.
Xiao Yunfei lowered his eyes and said.
"Brother Cui, I don't want any wages. You can see that I am not short of money now. I have three conditions. If you agree to them, I will help you train the soldiers."
Listening to what Xiao Yunfei said, is this possible?
Cui Fangzheng was delighted and asked quickly.
"What are the conditions? Brother Yunfei, tell me."
He has to be the team's direct superior, so as to avoid the confusion and contradictions caused by multiple commands and ensure quick decision-making and effective execution.
He wanted to be the sole controller of this team, ensuring that everyone would listen to him at critical moments, even the village cadres had to listen to him in terms of training and commanding operations.
With this purpose in mind, Xiao Yunfei started to negotiate terms with Cui Fangzheng.
"First, the training must be conducted in secrecy. You are not allowed to disclose it to outsiders, and you are not allowed to report it to your superiors. Can you do this?"
Cui Fangzheng nodded without hesitation.
"Yes! Brother Yunfei, I can do it."
He had no intention of reporting this to his superiors.
After all, the situation in Ningguta is special, and all the people held in each village are prisoners.
If his superiors knew that he was secretly training soldiers in the village, it would not just be a punishment. He would most likely be charged with conspiracy to rebel, and his life would be in danger.
He's not that stupid.
Even if Xiao Yunfei asked him to report to his superiors, he would not be so foolish as to do so.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yunfei stated the second condition.
"If you want me to help you train the troops, you have to listen to me when it comes to training. I can train them however I want, and neither you nor the higher-ups can interfere."
Cui Fangzheng was a little confused.
But this doesn't seem to be a problem.
He was not good at wielding swords and guns, so naturally Xiao Yunfei could practice however he wanted. It didn't matter much to him whether he intervened or not.
He also found that Xiao Yunfei was quite smart and a man of both courage and strategy, something that his stupid mind could not deny.
He believed that listening to Xiao Yunfei was the right thing to do. Most importantly, he believed that Xiao Yunfei was a good person. Even if he had power, he would not abuse it and would not do anything that would be detrimental to Fengtou Village.
So he agreed without much hesitation.
"Okay, Brother Yunfei, I promise you."
As long as you agree to help with the training, I promise not to interfere and will do whatever you say. The future of Fengtou Village will depend entirely on Brother Yunfei. Thank you for your hard work and concern."
Seeing that Cui Fangzheng agreed, Xiao Yunfei nodded with satisfaction and stated the third request.
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