At the beginning, I saved a little mute

A small coastal town not far from Nanyan County.

There are almost no outsiders in the town, and every citizen looks ferocious, even children and the elderly.

On this day, the so-called mayor gathered together a few of his right-hand men.

Their meeting hall looked more like a bandit's den than a normal house.

Yes, they were a group of bandits.

Or is it that the whole town is full of bandits?

The nearby towns had already been looted by them, and no one dared to report the news.

Because those who have done this have all become their victims.

If the news reached the emperor, some people would sneak away, but they were caught by the government they thought they were the government. Not only did they die miserably, they were also hung on the pillar in front of the town for everyone to see their fate.

From then on, no one dared to have any other thoughts.

"The towns nearby are too poor, brother..."

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped on the head by the bearded muscular man.

"I've already said that we are decent citizens, call us mayor."

"Yes, mayor..."

The man changed his words in pain.

"Mayor, what do you think we should do? We haven't had any meat for several days. The people in the nearby towns are all skinny and pale, and there's not much money to be made. We brothers don't want to eat coarse food every day."

The reason why he became a bandit was because he wanted to eat and drink well. If he couldn't do that, he might as well be a good citizen.

"What can you do?"

The bearded mayor looked around and his subordinates all lowered their heads.

What can they do?

They just fight.

"Robbery again? Those people are not honest. There must be something hidden that we just haven't found."

This proposal was met with unanimous disdain.

"I, I have an idea."

A thin man raised his hand.

He has put on some weight recently and looks less frail.

"explain."

Under the gaze of everyone, the man timidly spoke of the changes in Nanyan County.

"Nanyan County?"

The mayor stroked his beard and said, "That's not easy. The county has soldiers."

He knew Nanyan County, in fact it was the nearest county town to here.

But he never thought of taking over Nanyan County. Firstly, it was too poor, just like the surrounding towns.

Secondly, he did have government soldiers, although not many, but he just wanted to live in peace in a corner and be a local emperor, and did not want to be killed by the court.

"The soldiers in Nanyan County were recruited from the common people. I've seen them and they have no fighting power except that they eat more."

"What about the soldiers stationed in the nearby camp?"

"Boss, no, Mayor, that camp hasn't received food and wages for many years, and they are even going out to sea to rob. As long as we don't provoke them and just rob a little on the border of Nanyan County, there won't be any problems."

The younger brother encouraged him, and the mayor stroked his beard.

"Done."

Not long after, County Magistrate Lu received reports that a new group of bandits had appeared not far from the southern city gate entrance and were robbing passers-by.

He ordered the palace soldiers to arrive, but before they could catch up, he heard the servant's report.

That group of bandits actually robbed Jiang Zao.

It turned out that Jiang Zao also wanted to visit the Mo Research Institute located outside the city.

Mo Bai brought news this morning that there had been great progress in gunpowder.

She hurried out of the city.

Unexpectedly, I was ambushed.

Fortunately, Jiang Zao had many people protecting him, and after a bloody battle, he finally wiped out all the enemies.

Only one person was left alive.

Lu Shi, who had rushed over with his men frantically, felt his legs go weak, but fortunately Jiang Zao was fine.

Otherwise, how could he explain to Que Yunsheng?