Chapter 146: Money is a Weapon
What to do? Dipu didn't have a clue either. If you take advantage of the opportunity of the war between the two sides to fish in troubled waters? But ...... Is it just Dip and Saris? It's a fantasy story.
But just like this, Dipu was a little reluctant. That one...... Fishing in troubled waters, just thinking about it makes people drool!
Anyway, don't think about it, let's take one step at a time! Dipu called all the people on the ground, escorted them, and pushed the cart back to the village. He also had to listen to the people in the village to find out if the little boss was lying.
After arriving in the village, there is no need to go into detail to find the village elders and ask about the situation. It also proves that the little boss is not lying. However, for the food sent back by Dip, the people in the village were grateful and grateful, and they were almost salivaed on Dip's face.
But as soon as the matter was finished, the old man hurriedly took his leave: "This lord, I had to entertain you well, but something big is about to happen here, and the people in the village are in a hurry to leave, so I can only apologize." But don't worry, we'll leave you with a meal, and you can find a clean room for your stay. But the small ones are still built yƬ you, hurry up and leave! It's better to go down the mountain. ā
"Huh?" said Dip. He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
The villager hesitated for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "These grains are all asked for by the leopard-headed masters. Send it back...... We're going to have to go!"
"Where are you going?"
"Into the mountains. It's nothing, just stay up and pass. Hey!"
It suddenly dawned on the villagers that they were afraid of retaliation. He was immediately aggrieved in his heart: "Grass! Doing good deeds is like harming people." So Dipp's mind was hot, and he immediately revealed his identity.
"This old man, don't go into the mountains, otherwise many people won't be able to get through. I am Lord of the Black Eye, Baron Dip, and the Castle of the Black Eyes under the mountain is my territory. All the people of your village go there, and I promise you that you will have enough to eat. When the limelight is over, you will come back. ā
"Huh?" The villager and the surrounding villagers all looked surprised, and even the dozen or so people who had been arrested had expressions of disbelief. In their lives, they had never met a noble lord.
"...... you, ...... you?" the old man was a little incoherent.
"Why don't you believe it?" Dipu crossed his waist and took out the style of the noble, "Mainland aristocratic law: it is a capital crime to dare to pretend to be a nobleman! Besides, is there any benefit in lying to you?"
"This ......," the villager suddenly became excited. He staggered to his knees and kissed Dip's boots, "Gracious sir, you ......" and the other villagers knelt down as well.
"Hahaha!" Dipu smirked. He thought to himself: The taste of this aristocracy is indeed good, and it is to feel like being admired by thousands of people. Anyway, there are only 70 or 80 old and weak women and children in the village, and it doesn't cost much food to feed them. Only Sharis squinted at Dip's face, and he thought to himself: "Still merciful, does he have the noble qualities of a nobleman?"
But what happened next was completely off the rails.
That night, the old man brought in some mountain people, led by a young man named Jones. The villager said: The chickens in the mountains also have their own ways of survival. Knowing that the ghost knife actually adopted that kind of suicidal strategy, some chickens and even some rotten dogs of course refused to give their lives. So they fled to a secret stronghold deep in the mountains, and some of the grain was brought over. And that Jones was the leader of those people.
Today, after being robbed of their rations, those villagers are no longer able to survive. So the village sent someone to Jones and asked them to come and fetch him into the mountain. Although there wasn't much food in that secret stronghold, at least there were young men like Jones who could hunt. If you survive like this, you may be able to survive most of the people. didn't expect Dipu's "kindness" to let them find a better way.
So Jones begged Dipp to let the young men of the secret stronghold also go to the black eye. Even Jones and the others were willing to work hard for Dipu without any pay, just to feed the villagers.
When Tip asked, Jones didn't have many people there, only about forty people. So he agreed. But then, among the people Jones brought with him, there were new demands.
It turned out that the young man on Jones's side came from several nearby villages. Knowing that they could take refuge in the Blackeye Collar, of course those people also wanted to let the people of their village go. And the fact that this request made Dipu ponder.
Dipu found that he had fallen into a big misunderstanding. This misunderstanding certainly does not have to do with accepting refuge from these villagers. The current Dipu is definitely "rich and rich". Not to mention a few hundred, even a few thousand people can be arranged. Anyway, it's just to eat some food! If you don't have enough food, you can still buy it. Dipu has the financial resources.
The problem is that money is not just money, it can also be a weapon.
What is the biggest problem with the current Dipu, or the black-eyed collar? There is no force, so it is weak, and it is difficult to resist such reckless gangs as the Ghost Dao and the Broken Melon. And in a short time, the way for reinforcements and mercenaries was cut off again. His own private army could not be developed again.
But now Dipu suddenly realized: Why don't you give full play to your advantages?
Dipu can completely contain these people of the ghost knife and integrate the young man into his private army. In this way, it is equivalent to tripling the strength.
And it's attractive enough. Low rent, a secure life, a kingdom identity, a future, hopes, and so on. This qiÄ and qiÄ simply made these sunset people crazy.
Then Dipu immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes. And at the sight of his expression, Sarith on the side couldn't help but shudder.
"You can come, and you can stay later," said Dip. But I have a few demands: first, not to make trouble, and the whole family of the troublemaker to be driven out, and second, all the men must be trained, and in case of war, they will be incorporated into the private army in the territory. Among them, the best ones can become the castle guards, and of course they will be treated accordingly, third, all of them will be assigned suitable jobs and will not be idle, and fourth, there is too little arable land in the territory to be allocated. But it doesn't matter, I'll settle this matter later. ā
"Next, let me give you a brief introduction to the rules. In addition to me and my family, there are also people in the castle and the territory who have offices, and the ordinary civilians in the territory will be divided into four ......"
When Dipu introduced the treatment of each level one by one from the lowest to the highest, everyone's expressions became excited. Indeed, as Dip expected, they were eager to put on their wings and fly to the black-eyed collar at once.
And Tipu finally added fuel to the fire: "According to the law of continental nobility: I, the baron, can appoint and have six knights, and each knight can have twelve probationary knights. Although the number of knights is to be occupied by a large part of my followers, such as this Mr. Salis, he is my follower, and he will definitely be appointed as a knight in the future......"
Salis, who was patted on the shoulder, rolled his eyes and scolded in his heart: "Bah!"
In fact, the knights mentioned by Dipu are not in the stream, a kind of knight who is jokingly called "country knight" by the nobles, and will not even be recognized by the nobles, nor will they be considered to have entered the aristocratic class. But the worst knights are also knights, and they are much more noble than commoners. By the way, the ghost knife tried his best to collude with Viscount Willy of the Sequoias, but in fact, what he wanted was this kind of "country knight".
"As long as you become a knight or a trainee knight, and of course an official of the realm, your children will go to the private school of the castle. If you want to learn the scriptures, you will have the scriptures, if you want to learn magic, you will have magic, if you want to learn martial arts, you will have martial arts, and I can find the best teacher. Let me introduce myself, I am a disciple of the Sage of Pradonna. ā
"Now that I've just become a lord, there aren't many people in the realm. The first comer will always have an advantage, but the number of places is limited. So you're going to take your chances, huh?"
To be honest, Jones and the others had been dizzy by Dipp's speech, so they were all dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, the little leader who was tied to the side spoke first: "Lord Lord, can I go?"
"Hahaha-!" Dipu smirked, "You're in a good mood, I'm in a good mood today, so I'm done." What's your name?"
"It's Ricky, sir! Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir, can you ...... Put the small one first?"
And Jones, they all reacted. They hurriedly agreed: "Of course I do! We will all go!"
"All right!" said Dip, "I'm going to save some more people, and I'm going to stay in the mountains for a few more days." Who of you would like to join me. Those who signed up were promoted to third-class lords (that is, those who live in Blackeye Town). If you go back and become a second-class lord (who lives in a castle). ā
"Yes!"
"I'm signing up!"
......
Dipu's flickering immediately pulled up more than sixty people. And the appeal of those words was more than Dipp could have imagined. In addition to all the villagers who were willing to go to the Black Eye Collar, the seventeen people who broke the melon, except for the few injured, also joined the team around Dipu. And Ricky, who had injured his right hand, was left behind by Dip Kane. There must be someone who is familiar with the news from Broken Guaetta!
Then, the villagers began to contact the two nearby villages, and then made an appointment to move to the Blackeye Collar together. And Dipu will first escort them out of the mountain, and then, under the guidance of the guards, will go around the villages in the mountains, trying to fool more people back to the black-eyed collar.