The next day, early in the morning, many residents had already packed their bags.
After hearing the news from Brooke yesterday, some residents who had long wanted to leave left under the pretext of going out to collect resources.
After leaving, he never came back.
After listening to this, some residents became more certain of one thing: they hoped that there really was someone outside the village to pick them up.
Otherwise, those residents who left would definitely come back to Barnes Village.
But just when they were about to set off early, they were stopped by someone.
"Stop for a moment. I have something to announce. After listening to it, you can decide whether to leave immediately."
"What's the matter?" Many people looked at the person who came, Hua Xili.
They knew Hua Xili, who was considered an old resident of their area and highly respected. Since they stayed just to talk to them, it was okay for them to stop for a while.
"Brook met me this morning and mentioned to me that now is not the best time to leave. He asked me to inform you that if you are willing, you can stay for one more day and wait for his notice to leave." Vasili said directly.
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"Stay one more day? Wouldn't that cause a lot of unexpected events?"
"That's right! Didn't he ask us to leave as soon as possible?"
"Is that what Brooke said? Could it be that you are deliberately delaying us?"
"So when is the best time?"
“…”
The high-pressure policy of Banes Village during this period has really brought a lot of pressure to many people. Therefore, when they knew that they had the opportunity to leave Banes Village, they naturally wanted to seize the time.
They can also think that if they run fast, they will walk fast; if they run slowly, they will walk slowly or even cannot walk at all, so they naturally race against time.
Hua Xili looked at their anxious expressions and said directly, "The reason why we let you stay for one day is that we hope you can earn more money to settle down. There is a mercenary team in Hope Village who will buy stones and wood at high prices in Banes Village. If you go outdoors to collect wood and stones, you can not only get money, but also make the Banes Village relax its vigilance against you. When it is time to leave, you can leave smoothly under the pretext of collecting wood without having to be scared. What do you think?"
After hearing what Hua Xili said, everyone looked at each other and soon started discussing.
"What do you think?"
"I think it's okay! Speaking of which, professionals have been restricted from entering and leaving recently, and we have been living off our savings. Our savings are indeed much less."
"And now we have to pay a certain amount of deposit when we go out. I originally wanted to pay this amount of money, but now it seems that I can earn some back."
"I still think it's better to just leave."
"Didn't I tell you to let us choose for ourselves?"
“…”
During the discussion, many people had already made up their minds.
Seeing this, Hua Xili hurriedly said: "Those who are interested in staying can register with me, and I will let you know when it is best to leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, quite a few people actually registered here in Huaxili, and more and more people came to register.
After a while, the number of people on Huaxili's side was full.
"Okay, these are the only people I have here. Those who haven't registered yet can find others to register."
"Can't we register with you? We don't know the others!" Some people who failed to register became anxious.
I felt unreliable when I had a quota before, but now that there are no quotas, I’m starting to feel nervous again.
Hua Xili listened and said embarrassedly: "With so many people, my management will be messy. It will be bad if I fail to notify them in time! However, Brook has appointed quite a few team leaders. If you go to other places earlier, you can also appoint them earlier."
Hua Xili did not hesitate to direct traffic to other team leaders.
He knew very well that at this moment, everyone was one.
To be honest, he was also nervous when Brooke approached him.
But in the end, he was persuaded.
He is already an old man.
Hopefully, this is the right path.
After listening to Hua Xili's words, many people around tried to find other team leaders.
In this way, countless groups were formed in residential areas.
Once formed, these people hurried towards the city gate.
"Where are you going?" At the city gate, the soldiers set up roadblocks. Only after paying a deposit and telling the way could people pass smoothly.
In the past few days, there were very few people going out, so they all had a lot more free time.
Unexpectedly, starting from yesterday, the entire territory has become "active" due to the arrival of the Hope Village personnel.
Just yesterday, suddenly many people paid a deposit and left, and did not return at night.
Although those who left were residents, they still remembered this strange behavior.
They told their captain last night, but the captain did not continue to observe, so they had no choice but to do as he said.
Now seeing so many people coming again, they are of course nervous.
The incident of "people running away" from their territory before still makes them terrified!
This time, we won’t start running again, right?
"We're not going anywhere! We're just moving within the territory. We want to collect wood and stones, which can be exchanged for a lot of money!" The leading resident hurriedly explained the situation.
The gatekeepers listened and looked at each other.
Then a soldier quickly left the city gate and ran towards the city, obviously to verify the truth of the matter.
When they went to verify, they were ranked
"You can go out as long as you pay enough deposit." Justin, one of the gatekeepers, looked at his righteous expression and said directly.
Although we need to verify the truth of the matter, these are ordinary residents. As long as they pay the money, no one cares what they do outside.
He was nervous only because there were too many people in this wave.
Now that he had heard a reasonable reason from them, which gave him an excuse to report to his superiors, he felt much more at ease.
"How much do you need? Can you give it back to me when I come back?"
He could afford the deposit, but he was afraid that he would have to pay multiple times for multiple entries and exits, and by then the money he earned would not be enough to cover the deposit.
"Ordinary residents need to pay 50 silver coins to leave Barnes Village. If you come back on the same day, you can get it back." Justin said directly.
"Why?"
A parchment scroll appeared in Justin's hand. There were many names on it. Some names had a check mark next to them, and some names had a cross next to them. "When you come back, just find your name at the entrance, check it and get your deposit back."
After confirming, the resident paid 50 silver coins reluctantly and then walked out of the city gate.
After this resident, subsequent residents followed suit.
Their answers were consistent with those of the previous residents.
In this way, the residents came out one after another.
In a short period of time, the number exceeded one hundred.
Justin, who was registering, looked at the name that was getting longer and longer, and kept looking inside. Does it take so long to verify a message? ? ?
Just as he was thinking this, the soldier who had gone to inquire for information came back.
Justin immediately handed the program in his hand to someone else and asked the person who came, "How is it?"
"It's true! There are caravans and mercenary teams in the territory buying up wood, stone, and even some materials like ore. The prices are much higher than those in Barnes Village. When the news came out, many people sold their idle things to them! Not only the residents are interested, but also many professionals are. The professionals are also negotiating with the territory!" The returning soldiers talked a lot about what they had just seen and heard.
After hearing this, Justin felt relieved. The matter was confirmed. As long as there was no new information from above, they could follow the original plan and there would be nothing wrong.
Afterwards, Justin returned directly to his original post, and more and more residents went out.
Such changes in the territory naturally did not escape Viscount Robin's eyes.
Basically, when the caravans and mercenaries in Hope Village were purchasing stones, wood and other materials, some officials had already reported it to Viscount Robin impatiently.
"Your Excellency, Viscount, we can't let them continue to purchase stones and wood in our territory. The territory war is about to break out. If the stones are not replenished, our territory will be in danger. I think it's better to drive them out of the territory at this sensitive time." Foster, one of the officials, said earnestly.
Speaking of which, when he came to Hope Village at this critical moment, he had already sensed the other party's ill intentions.
In his opinion, the Lord should
But now, not only were they not driven out, they were allowed to move around in Barnes Village.
He has heard a lot of gossip and hopes that the village is taking the opportunity of the event to recruit people.
This is simply a sinister intention.
Viscount Robin looked at Foster's worried expression and said calmly, "I have already prepared all the stones for the war in the territory. What we are selling now are just the stones that the residents have just collected. It's not a big problem. They make money and they will spend it in our territory in the end."
When Viscount Robin received the news this morning, he was indeed a little worried, but after realizing that the professionals did not make much unusual movements, he instantly suppressed this worry.
He knew very well that those who fought for the territory were professionals.
As long as the professional does not run around, he will be invincible.
As for the Hope Village team, they are in Barnes Village, and their every move is under his surveillance. What kind of accidents could happen?
"But the people from Hope Village are openly recruiting people in our territory. They had just arrived for a while yesterday, and the number of residents in our territory decreased by hundreds. If it is not stopped, I am afraid that more people will run away in the next two days." Foster hurriedly presented the data.
"These hundreds of people are just ordinary residents. They have no fighting power and can run away if they want. Each of them contributed 50 silver coins to me, so I made a profit." Viscount Robin said casually.
He has never taken ordinary residents seriously and basically just used them to make up the numbers.
It doesn’t matter if hundreds of people leave now. Even if hundreds more come, he won’t even frown.
As for the Hope Village's poaching, he had heard Zhong Yongnian mention that Hope Village was working hard to reach the 20,000-person requirement to become a promoted town, and all the mercenary teams that went out of Hope Village had been assigned tasks.
"But if there are more of them, it will shake the foundation of our territory." Foster said earnestly, "Besides, due to the previous regulation, many mercenary teams are very dissatisfied with the territory's use of their assets as collateral. If the departure of ordinary residents affects the professionals, our territory will be in danger. Perhaps this is the strategy of Hope Village..."
The more he thought about it, the more Foster felt it was right.
"Hope Village has just experienced a territorial war, and he himself is being targeted by the invading territories. He is busy developing and strengthening his strength, so how could he set his sights on our territory? If he really did something to us, would he still be able to develop in this area? Benguela Town
The town of Benguela will not allow Hope Village to grow bigger.
"What if Hope Village cooperates with other territories?" Foster asked subconsciously.
Viscount Robin listened and paused.
This possibility does exist.
After all, he had been thinking about dealing with Hope Village before, and he didn't know whether the news had reached Hope Village.
If the news gets out, there is indeed something fishy about the mercenary group from Hope Village coming at this time.
Seeing that Viscount Robin was really worried, Foster immediately continued to climb up the pole, "Be careful, drive out the people from Hope Village immediately, and strictly control the population in and out. If they really want to do business with us, wait until after the territory war. If they are not willing, they are not sincere in coming to our territory to do business."
Viscount Robin's thoughts were immediately drawn by Foster.
Before he had time to think deeply, the butler appeared.
"My Lord Viscount, Captain Zhong's men are here."
"Let someone in." Viscount Robin said directly.
Soon, Su Zufei came in from outside.
He glanced at Foster inconspicuously, and had a deeper understanding of his captain's brilliant strategy.
"Greetings, Your Excellency the Viscount." Su Zufei bowed respectfully to Viscount Robin.
"Is there anything I can say for your captain?" Viscount Robin asked directly.
"Our captain asked me to deliver the share to the Viscount." As he spoke, a small cloth bag appeared in Su Zufei's hand, and the crisp sound of gold coins colliding could be heard from the bag.
Soon, the cloth bag fell into the hands of Viscount Robin.
When Viscount Robin took a look, he found that there were more than forty gold coins.
Did Zhong Yongnian earn so many gold coins in just half a day yesterday?
So how much can he earn if the factory is built?
Thinking of this, Viscount Robin felt a surge of heat in his heart.
"Our captain sold a lot of goods to the mercenary teams in the territory yesterday, and gave them discounts on the prices. As a result, these teams bought a lot of goods before last night. The total sales here are also the sincerity of our captain. It is also because of your convenience, Lord Viscount, that our shop can be built in such a short time." Su Zufei complimented, "Our captain said that if nothing unexpected happens, the goods he brought will be sold out today. After that, he can leave at the latest in the morning."
"If it's fast, we can leave tonight?" Viscount Robin said directly.
After listening to this, Su Zufei already understood the other party's order to expel him.
With a clear mind, he directly answered on behalf of Zhong Yongnian, "Well, we should be able to leave tonight. The remaining goods can be carried out as usual without us."
Viscount Robin listened and was satisfied.
Chasing them away now is the same as letting them leave on their own tonight.
It only takes half a day, what could happen?
Viscount Robin felt that this was the best of both worlds, as he no longer had to worry and could still get the money.
He is so smart!
Thinking about it, Viscount Robin said, "Go back and tell your captain that, except for him, the other mercenary teams should also leave on their own tonight!"
Viscount Robin emphasized the word "bicycle".
The meaning was very clear. He would not leave on his own tonight. After Zhong Yongnian left, he drove everyone else away directly.
Being able to inform him in this way is already giving face to Zhong Yongnian.
"Yes, I will pass it on." Su Zufei responded and then left.
After Su Zufei left, Viscount Robin looked at Foster and asked, "Do you think this is okay?"
Foster thought back to the whole process and still felt that something was wrong.
But seeing Viscount Robin's unquestionable tone, he swallowed his words of advice.
After most of the day's work, it shouldn't have much impact on the territory.
After a long sigh, Foster said, "My Lord Viscount is wise."
Viscount Robin then waved to Foster and asked him to leave. He then turned around and asked the servants in the manor to prepare delicious food for him in Hope Village.
When Zhong Yongnian opened his shop, he also asked people to buy a lot of things.
I have to say, the food in Hope Village tastes really good!
It will become his property in the future... Whenever Viscount Robin thought of this, he couldn't help laughing.
On the other side, Su Zufei also brought the news back.
"This Viscount Robin is really easy to be influenced by! After all, in such a large territory, there must be some smart people, otherwise it would not have developed to this extent." Zhong Yongnian said directly. He knew very well that Foster should be the representative of the official group.
He discovered yesterday that in addition to the soldiers, there was another group watching them. They must be the officials of Barnes Village.
"Should we tell Captain Yun and the others?" Su Zufei asked.
"Well, you can tell them in person that it was Viscount Robin who asked us to notify them. You can just go through the motions openly and there is no need to talk for too long. Once the message is received, they will all know what to do." Zhong Yongnian said directly.
When they talked last night, they discussed the worst-case scenario.
The current situation is not the worst for them and they can naturally control it.
It's just that Brooke is having some trouble.
However, there is a solution.
"If you want to purchase resources such as stone and wood, please notify us that it is limited to today." Zhong Yongnian continued to instruct.
If it's just today, there's a high probability that the slaves will be driven out to collect immediately, and as for the residents, Brooke should know that they can retreat after one or two rounds.
Slaves—Residents—They—Professionals.
If things continued in this order, by the time the people in Barnes Village reacted, they would probably have all run away.
"Yes." Su Zufei nodded and immediately got to work.
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