Li Hu wasn't quite sure what Kang Yueran meant. "I know it's wrong to ask merchants to take tolls, but you don't know, young lady, there are still over 600 people to support in this village."
"The eldest master has been lying in bed for a month, and I'm afraid he's unaware that the disaster in Anzhou is becoming increasingly severe, with countless murders and robberies. Sooner or later, it will alarm the court, and the court will have to take action to appease the people.
Qingping Stronghold has done a lot of immoral things recently under the leadership of Tu Da. If the court holds people accountable, Qingping Stronghold will be the best target.
"When the time comes, will the boss explain to the court that you didn't commit the murder and robbery? Or will you turn to your sworn brother for help? I wonder if your sworn brother will risk his official position and reputation to save you."
Li Hu knew very well that this was not the case! In his brother's heart, he was definitely not as good as his official position and reputation.
"Alas! Tu Da has been torturing me these days, and my health is getting worse and worse. I can't do anything except eat and poop. I don't know how long I can live. Why don't you give us some advice, young lady?"
Are you acting pitiful now? Kang Yueran smiled and said, "As for the idea, I do have one. However, Master Li, if I remember correctly, it seems that you owed my senior brother a favor, not him. "
Li Hu is not a fool, "Girl, please tell me what you want."
He changed the subject and continued, "But, alas! The young lady may have heard that it is said in the village that I have hidden a large sum of gold and silver.
Alas! The village has collected a lot of tolls over the years, but most of it was taken away by my brother-in-law. I still have to provide for the food and clothing of hundreds of people in the village, so there really isn't much left.
After hearing this, Kang Yueran was certain that Li Hu wanted to use her.
At first, Li Hu tested her, but when he heard her say that the counterfeit crisis had occurred and she had a way to solve it, Li Hu pretended to be pitiful and wanted her help.
Then when the crisis is over, Li Hu will probably want to take back the stronghold.
He wanted her to work hard without paying any money, and after she worked hard, Li Hu would come and take her food.
Kang Yueran said: That’s a nice thought!
After figuring it out, Kang Yueran knew how to deal with Li Hu. "I can help the copycat for once."
She crossed her legs, looking quite relaxed. "But! I want you to go out and announce that from now on, I am the current head of Qingping Village. I have the right to decide all matters concerning the village. I don't need to explain myself to anyone, and I don't need to listen to any opinions."
Li Hu was stunned for a moment, "You? As a girl, I'm afraid..."
"You just need to make the announcement. How to win over the subordinates and make them obey is my business."
Things were different now. Li Hu's closest associates had been killed by Tu Da, leaving only Xu Chang and his family as the only ones who recognized Li Hu as the leader. The rest were either fence-sitters or new arrivals.
But Li Hu wasn't afraid. Kang Yueran could win over those people by simply giving them food and money. He had plenty of money, so he wasn't afraid that no one would follow him in the end. "Okay! I'll gather everyone to the meeting hall and announce this."
Li Hu then probed, "Miss Kang, what are you going to do? You told me yesterday that the food reserves in the village are running low. Can you get some food?"
"Don't worry about food. My master has nothing but plenty of money and friends. As for what I should do? Why don't we wait for someone to arrive and discuss it together?"
Li Hu nodded and said, "Okay!" He gave a few instructions to the younger brother behind him and asked him to go down and notify everyone to come to the meeting hall.
Kang Yueran glanced at Li Hu out of the corner of her eye, then looked away, looking as if she didn't want to talk.
She had originally planned that if Li Hu was willing to give her the gold, she would give him some of her profits from the business as compensation for the gold she had taken away from him. Since Li Hu wanted to use her, she wanted to keep her business all to herself.
The meeting hall was filled with people, and Xu Jiushi struck a gong to quiet everyone down.
Li Hu was carried to the front platform and first introduced Kang Yueran who was standing next to him to everyone.
He also said that his health was not good and he could no longer lead the group, so he decided to give the position of the head boss to Kang Yueran.
Hearing this, there was an uproar. Everyone stared at Kang Yueran curiously, but they really couldn't see how Kang Yueran could be the boss.
Niu Dayan was the first to respond. He ran to the front of the crowd, knelt down and shouted, "Master Kang, I will listen to you from now on."
In addition to Niu Dayan, the people who went to kill Kang Yueran that time also quickly stood up and said, "We are also willing to listen to what Kang Dazhang said."
Others were confused, so Niu Dayan explained, "Master Kang can command the wolves and the white tigers. He's a man of great ability."
Many people had heard about the assassination, and everyone was whispering about it...
It won't work if you don't show some real skills. Kang Yueran walked out of the meeting hall and found a place where no one in the room could see him. The white tiger jumped out of the space and ran away quickly.
Soon, everyone heard a tiger roar.
The Wolf King, who was waiting to pick up Kang Yueran not far away, heard the tiger's roar and quickly led more than 40 younger brothers to meet up with the White Tiger. Under the leadership of the White Tiger, they rushed towards the meeting hall in a mighty manner.
Outside the council hall, the wolves howled together, scaring everyone in the hall.
Niu Dayan took the lead and said, "It must be the girl who called the wolves. Don't be afraid. The wolves listen to the girl and won't hurt us." After saying that, he was the first to go out as if he was willing to sacrifice himself for the cause.
Being stared at by more than forty wolves, Niu Dayan's heartbeat unconsciously quickened a bit.
Kang Yueran knew that the people in the meeting hall didn't dare to come out, but someone was definitely watching her.
She walked up to the wolf king and touched his head, "Well done!"
The white tiger took a few steps forward and pushed the wolf king aside, looking at Kang Yueran with eyes seeking praise.
Kang Yueran also patted Baihu's head and said, "You performed well today!"
Niu Dayan called out to the back, "Everyone come out, don't be afraid, the wolves won't hurt us with the girl here."
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