Chapter 371 You Will Pay the Price of Your Life
Hu Cong discovered that these barbarians were becoming more and more sophisticated, and everything was proceeding according to his ideas.
"I can give you one month's wages in advance so you can buy food for your families."
Hu Cong considered himself not a philanthropist, so it was impossible for him to give food to those people's families for free. However, after they took the pills, he could advance them one month's wages.
Then these people can go and buy what they need.
The barbarians who voluntarily stayed only wanted to avoid going hungry, so they saved some food and tried to find ways to send it back home.
Unexpectedly, they would get paid.
Not only that, they can also get a month's salary advance, which is simply a godsend for them.
It would be worth it even if I could bring some food back to my family, let alone let them eat poison, even if I died immediately.
"We are willing to take poison and remain loyal to you forever."
"Yes, we are willing..."
Seeing that these people were treated so well, those who had hesitated just now regretted it.
"I want to stay, too."
"Me too."
Or maybe Hu Cong is quite strict in selecting people!
These people were eliminated by Hu Cong just because they hesitated and did not stand up immediately.
Hu Cong doesn't want someone like him who stands up again when he hears there are good conditions.
He ignored those people and carefully counted the number of people left, a total of forty-five.
Even though there are five fewer people than expected, it doesn't matter.
He needs people with guaranteed character.
Hu Cong called the remaining forty-five people aside and then came to Meng Huaining.
"Master Meng, I have selected my men. I suggest that the rest of them carry the bodies back."
Meng Huaining was somewhat unwilling to let go of those who harassed the people under his rule, but he couldn't think of any good way to deal with them at the moment.
He estimated that if he kept these people in custody for a period of time, it would satisfy them, and at least they would have a free meal.
"In that case, let's do as Brother Hu said. The barbarians came to rob and killed and injured so many people. I think this will teach them a lesson. The people of Dashun are not something they can rob just because they want to. Instead, they will pay with their lives."
Hu Cong agreed: "Indeed."
After the two of them had discussed it, Hu Cong went to the Mo family to find He Zhiran and get the pills.
When He Zhiran heard that Hu Cong used this method to keep a group of barbarians, he agreed with his method.
People from all countries have good and evil, as long as Hu Cong can distinguish them clearly.
Hu Cong took the pills and hurried back to the foot of the mountain.
The officials there were watching the barbarians and carefully cleaning up the battlefield.
This is the territory of the Mo family, Meng Huaining's future in-laws. He wants to take advantage of the absence of his two brothers-in-law to perform well and restore everything here to its original state.
The barbarians had completely lost their fighting spirit and all followed the orders of the officials.
The people selected by Hu Cong were still standing in the same place. Hu Cong distributed the pills to them, and after seeing them take them with his own eyes, he really gave them fifty cents each as wages.
What made these people even happier was that the large bowl of white flour buns also became their breakfast.
Hu Cong didn't know the true efficacy of the pills made by He Zhiran. He thought they were really the poison he said he would take regularly, so he was very confident in treating these people.
The barbarians who were left here to eat white flour buns made the barbarians who were cleaning the battlefield very envious. It was a pity that they didn't know that they could really eat such delicious white flour buns if they stayed.
Hu Cong didn't care about what those barbarians were thinking. Seeing that his men were well fed, he gave them another big benefit.
"You can now take your wages and go into the city to purchase goods."
He pointed to the barbarians cleaning up the battlefield and said, "If there are any trustworthy people among them, you can ask them to bring food to your families."
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up immediately. They thought that the poison they had taken was worth it. They all knelt down in front of Hu Cong and thanked him profusely before going into the city together to buy things.
By noon, the barbarians had cleaned up the desecrated places of the Mohist school. Under Meng Huaining's arrangement, they returned to the barbarians with the corpses and the food that the people who stayed behind had asked them to bring to their families.
Meng Huaining did not leave immediately. There were no troops stationed in Yuncheng now, and the only people who maintained public order in the city were the officers under his command.
Including the captain Mo Chuhan, there were only thirty police officers.
Today, it was thanks to the Mohist brothers that they stopped the barbarians in Xiling Village and prevented them from taking advantage of the situation and invading.
If the Mo brothers were not there, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Now that he has let these barbarians go back, it is like letting a tiger return to the mountains.
But what will happen if we don’t let it go?
He can't possibly imprison all these barbarians, right?
No matter how smart Meng Huaining is, he would still feel confused when encountering such a thing.
At this time, Mo Chuhan and his seventh brother had already settled the old subordinates who had come to seek refuge with them. They were now temporarily living in the Cui family's former house.
The Cui family was originally more affluent than the other two families, and their houses were basically made of bricks and tiles. Although they were not as good as the newly built courtyard houses of the Mo family, they could shelter them from wind and rain.
In the future, when they brothers make money, they will consider helping their subordinates rebuild the house.
The two Mo brothers knew that Meng Huaining was still dealing with the barbarians at the foot of the mountain, so they came here to find him after settling their old subordinates.
Seeing Meng Huaining frowning, Mo Chuhan stepped forward and asked.
"Brother Meng, have you encountered any difficulties?"
Meng Huaining smiled bitterly and expressed his concerns and how he would deal with those barbarians.
Meng Huaining thought of this situation, and the two Mo brothers could also think of it.
It's not that they are worrying too much. The villagers said that in the past, the number of barbarians who came to rob was at most a few dozen.
If they had discovered it in time, the barbarians would not have been able to steal anything and would have been beaten up instead.
If that were the case, his Mo family would certainly not worry.
But there are always unexpected things, just like today, hundreds of barbarians came, and even had such a terrible commander.
If this happens again, it will be a headache.
Anyone would be troubled if their home was harassed like this.
What's more, my ninth brother and his wife have more plans. In the future, there will be more and more poultry and livestock raised at home. If they are not well protected and are destroyed by these barbarians, it will be a loss.
Although Mo Chuhan and Mo Yuance had some countermeasures in mind, they were only for the protection of their own families. If there were more, they would be able to protect Xiling Village.
As for the entire Yuncheng, they probably don’t have that ability, nor do they want to have that ability.
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