They rushed forward, each wielding a short knife and a long sword, and surrounded Zhu Yunwen and his men.
Then, from among the bandits, a young and beautiful woman stepped forward with her hands on her hips and said:
"Hehe, more people are here. The business level of our Langlang Mountain is getting better and better."
Zhu Yunwen was stunned when he heard the female bandit's words. When did the robbery of ancient bandits become a matter of professional skill?
He immediately said, "In this day and age, how can you still be bandits? Aren't the increasingly better living conditions enough for you?"
In Zhu Yunwen's understanding, ordinary people would not become bandits unless they had no other way to survive and were forced to become bandits, or they had committed crimes and had no way to return to a normal life, so they had no choice but to become bandits.
But Zhu Yunwen couldn't believe that all twenty or thirty bandits present were criminals.
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the leading female bandit, hands on her hips, snorted coldly and said:
"No matter how good the world is, there are always bad things. We can't just change our professions just because the world is good, can we? Besides, with the world so good now, wouldn't it be a shame if there weren't bandits?"
The people are all wealthy, and there are more people coming and going on the roads. This is a great opportunity for our banditry to flourish! Don't look down on us or think we're the kind of people who have fallen on hard times and have no other choice but to become bandits.”
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this:
"I never expected that banditry would become such a legitimate profession, and that you would speak of it with such pride. I was careless!"
Zhu Yunwen continued chatting with the woman because he found her words quite interesting.
The female bandit continued speaking:
"No matter what era it is, our industry will always exist, and we need to create a sense of crisis for the people."
Zhu Yunwen: "There's really no need for that. If you're after money, you can certainly choose to do something better. Society is getting better and better, there's really no need to become an outlaw. There are many ways for you to get rich."
The female bandit nodded and said to Zhu Yunwen:
“I do agree with that. Money is indeed easier to make now. The Crown Prince has really improved the lives of the people. Even we mountain bandits have become richer because of him.”
This puzzled Zhu Yuanzhang, who asked:
"Is that so? I don't recall ever hearing that this Crown Prince has done anything that would benefit your bandit business?"
The female bandit said, "There are two points. First, he made the people richer. If the people have no money, wouldn't we be able to steal more when we rob them on the road? Second, he put forward a concept that makes us bandits even richer."
Zhu Yunwen asked in confusion, "Oh, which concept made you rich?"
The female bandit pointed to the cement road on the ground and said:
That is, if you want to get rich, build roads first.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was instantly stunned.
Then he asked:
"Did you build this cement road that appeared out of nowhere?"
The girl nodded slyly and said:
"That's right, didn't we say? If you want to get rich, build roads first."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes widened, and he said with a hint of helplessness:
"Damn it... is that how you interpret that sentence? You repaired the road to lure people into your den of thieves so you can rob them, is that it?"
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