I turned the cold palace into a paradise

"Then...what about me?" Jiang Yilai from the cloth shop asked cautiously with a forced smile. If he had known that he would be so unlucky today, he would not have come up the mountain.

"I'm not from the village, can I leave?"

"You?" Yun Yue asked with a half-smile, "You're here and you want to leave?"

Jiang Yilai's body trembled slightly, and he smiled: "Young man, I am just a businessman, do you think this is okay? I will give you money, and you will let me go, okay?"

"Oh? How much can you give?"

"One thousand taels?"

"Puchi." Yun Yue chuckled and patted the silver box. "Do you think I need that little bit of money from you?"

"Five thousand taels!" Jiang Yilai gritted his teeth and raised the price.

Yun Yue pointed at a man at random and said, "Tell me what happened to the people when you robbed them and took their money?"

The man sat up straight and said, "People... they were all killed."

"Did you hear that? Your life is worth five thousand taels?"

"Ten thousand taels! I really don't have any more. This is all I can take out from my small business."

"Oh, I heard that you paid Fang Tianhu to help you deal with your opponent. I heard that you are now the most powerful person in the city!"

Jiang Yilai's expression froze.

Yun Yue continued, "Fifty thousand taels. If you pay, I'll let you go. If you don't pay, you can go and stay with Fang Tianhu." After saying that, she no longer looked at him.

Jiang Yilai collapsed to the ground. Fifty thousand taels... that would bankrupt him!

"Okay, who else wants to go down the mountain?" Yun Yue ignored Jiang Yilai who was struggling with a deathly look on his face, and continued to ask.

They didn't care about Jiang Yilai's life or death. He wasn't a good person anyway. They had to consider themselves first. Seeing that Yunyue and the others really gave them money and would let them go, they became bolder and raised their hands. Soon, more than a dozen people left.

The rest sat still.

"Mr. Yue, we would like to ask, if we continue to stay here, will we really only get two taels of silver every month?" Lu Wu asked cautiously.

"Of course."

"What are the requirements?"

"Yes. Let me make it clear first. If you keep it, you must abide by my rules. Three major disciplines and eight points of attention."

"Let me explain to you all, the three major disciplines are: 1. All actions must be carried out under command, and you cannot go down the mountain to rob privately; 2. Do not rob the people of even a needle or thread. You are also the people, don't you know how poor and miserable the people are? 3. If I assign you a task and really ask you to rob or something, all the loot must be returned to the public.

Everyone nodded. It was no different from before. They all followed orders and took the spoils.

Yun Yue continued, "The eight points of attention are: 1. Speak in a gentle manner. In the future, put away your banditry. We are all good people and should be civilized! 2. Trade fairly. You have to pay when you buy things down the mountain, you know? The same applies to selling things. You can't force people to buy. 3. Return borrowed things. 4. Compensate for damaged things. 5. Don't hit or scold people, let alone kill people! Of course, if someone really bullies you, you should still hit them! 6. Don't damage crops. I don't need to say more about this. I think you all understand. 7. Don't molest women. Let me reiterate. If I find anyone bullying or molesting women, don't blame me for making you a eunuch. 8. Don't abuse prisoners. That's all for now. If there are other things in the future, I will add more.

Everyone nodded again. It didn't sound difficult, and it seemed pretty good. Even if Yunyue didn't tell them, they would do some of it. For example, they couldn't damage the crops. Oh, God, we all depend on the land for our livelihood. Who would do something like being struck by lightning and giving birth to a child without an anus?

Except for a few people who felt that even women were not allowed to be molested, what was the fun in being a bandit?

"If anyone violates these rules, then...haha, go and keep the fish company. So think carefully about whether to stay or go."

Two more people stood up, took the silver and left.

The others chose to stay in the mountain stronghold for the sake of the two taels of silver. What a joke, where can they find such a lucrative job after leaving the mountain? In this day and age, they are all refugees, leaving the mountain is equivalent to death. Especially since most of them have families to support.

Now that Fang Tianhu is dead, they might as well follow this young new leader, after all, he is really generous and will really give them money. Unlike Fang Tianhu, he will not give them a penny of the stolen money.

Yun Yue looked at the people who stayed behind and asked Song Li, "Do you have any writing brush, ink, paper, or inkstone? If you have any, bring them over."

"Yin San, bring out two tables."

Song Li, who had already drunk the antidote, went to get the things she wanted. Yin San and the others also packed up two tables and moved them over.

"Men and women, please line up now. Let's register first. You will answer whatever I ask you later, okay? Shushu Xiyun, are you all right?"

Ouyang Shu and Yu Xiyun nodded.

"Then help me register. Write it down according to what I ask." She didn't want to write. After all, her calligraphy was... horrible.

"Si Yin, you guys maintain order, Wan Hua, you guys help distribute silver, two taels per person, but no money for children. Then after you register, go to their place to drink the antidote. Okay, let's start with you." Yun Yue pointed at the man closest to them.

"Name."

"Ah?" The man didn't react for a moment.

"what is it call?"

"Lu Fugui"

"Gender? Male or female."

"Ah? Male...right?" Lu Fugui was a little confused. Could it be that he looked so good that it was hard to tell whether he was a male or a female?

"Don't you know whether you are a man or a woman? Right?"

"male!"

"Age, how old."

"Twenty-eight!"

"What skills do you have? What crafts do you have?"

"I don't know anything, I can only farm." Lu Fugui's face turned red, and he was nervous. He didn't know anything, and he didn't know if he would be driven down the mountain.

"Farming is also a skill, that's amazing!" Yun Yue praised.

"We all know how to farm. Is this considered a skill?" asked the person next to him.

"Really, Mr. Yue? Then does it count if I can mend clothes?" The woman also spoke carefully.

"Yes! Sewing, cooking, chopping wood, building houses, hunting, etc. are all skills!"

"Oh my God, I am also a craftsman!"

"Okay, let's stop chatting and continue with the registration. How many people are there in your family?"

"My family consists of just me and my brother."

"Okay. Go get your money. Next one."

Lu Fugui took the silver, his brain suddenly cramped, and he opened his mouth and took a bite, causing others to laugh. The originally tense atmosphere was dispersed.

"It's really silver!" Wang Fugui smiled foolishly. He is rich! ! It's two taels of silver! ! Master Yue said that he would get two taels of silver every month in the future. If he works hard, won't he become a landlord? He won't have to worry about his brother getting married, oh my god! !

……

"Song Li, male"

"twenty."

"He can only read. He is a scholar."

"My sister and I."

"Where is your sister? She has to come and register too." Yun Yue asked curiously. He was able to kill Fang Tianhu for his sister, which showed that he loved his sister very much. Yun Yue wanted to meet her.

Song Li looked a little sad and depressed: "She...is unable to move and can't get out of bed."

Yun Yue was startled and consoled him, "I'll go with you to see your sister later."

Song Li nodded.

……

Soon, Yunyue finished asking and registering.

"Is that all? Are there any that haven't been registered yet?"

Yu Xiyun, who had been silent the whole time, tugged at Yun Yue's sleeve and said, "A Yue, some people haven't come yet..."