I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

"Sir, I don't think this is necessary. People won't be fooled again."

"Besides, we've already earned ten thousand taels of gold for no reason, which is already a lot."

Long Guangxian spoke up to dissuade him.

Jiang Yuan sneered and looked at Long Guangxian: "General Long, you have to know that people always have a sense of luck. As long as you don't make them despair all of a sudden, there will always be people who will take the bait."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan picked up the loud speaker and shouted towards the city:

"General! Something terrible has happened! The city gates can't be opened!"

"what?!"

He Wu instantly flew into a rage: "How dare you play tricks on me? Do you know the consequences?"

"Hey! General, don't misunderstand us. We're not kidding you. We just have something to hide!"

"Bullshit! You have already accepted the gold, what else is there to hide?" He Wu roared angrily.

"General, when our county magistrate heard about this, he immediately opened the treasury and gave each of us an additional two taels of silver."

"The price the county magistrate is offering is two taels higher than yours. My brothers are unwilling to work with me anymore. I have no other choice!"

Hearing this familiar voice, He Wu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode!

Damn it! You took my money, and now you can't open the city gates? Do you have any integrity at all?

"Okay! Then give me back all our gold!"

After a while, Jiang Yuan's voice came out again: "No, sir, the money has been taken away. I am powerless to return it to you alone!"

"But I understand. We're all after money. How about this? Sir, give us an extra three taels of silver each, just one tael more than the county magistrate, and we'll definitely open the city gates."

"That way, not only will you not have to attack the city, but the ten thousand taels of gold you spent earlier won't be wasted for nothing, don't you agree?"

After hearing this, He Wu fell silent. What the other person said did make sense.

After thinking for a while, He Wu turned around and walked back, and soon came to Xin Wu's side.

"General, I don't know what to do now?"

"What a bunch of greedy and unruly people." Xin Wu frowned and then waved his hand towards the back.

"Since we've already given them ten thousand taels of gold, we can give them ten thousand taels of silver."

Dozens of soldiers carried the large box to the foot of the city wall again, tied the box up, and let the people above pull the box in.

Jiang Yuan looked at the ten thousand taels of silver he had received and smacked his lips, saying, "That's about it. Xin Wu brought over twenty thousand men with him to the battle. I guess he doesn't have much silver left."

"So are we going to start fighting next?" Long Guangxian asked tentatively.

After Jiang Yuan's several unexpected tricks in a row, Long Guangxian really couldn't figure out Jiang Yuan's thoughts.

You thought he was going to fight, but he didn't. You thought he didn't want to fight, but Jiang Yuan directly ordered to fight. This routine is really unpredictable.

"Don't be in a hurry. Fighting will do us no good." Jiang Yuan said calmly.

"General Long, tell them the county magistrate has increased the fee again, and now it's fifteen taels!"

"Sir, you... I'm embarrassed to call you that." Long Guangxian said helplessly. Although he was not a famous person, he was a well-known figure in Yunzhou.

In the past, as long as he asked for money, people would rush to give him hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, let alone tens of thousands.

But now, he is bargaining with others here like a street merchant. Regardless of whether he can save face or not, the key point is that this thing is a rip-off.

Jiang Yuan's idea was to get something for nothing. If someone like him, Long Guangxian, did such a thing, his reputation would be completely ruined.

"Excuse me?" Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and pointed to the box at his feet. "General Long, let me ask you, where did the rebels get all this money?"

"This... subordinate doesn't know."

Jiang Yuan slowly turned around and looked at Xin Wu in the distance: "This money was brought here from other cities. This is our Daduan's silver."

"They didn't feel embarrassed when they stole it. What we're doing now is just helping us recover some of the losses. Do you know what that's called?"

"What's your name?" Long Guangxian asked subconsciously.

Jiang Yuan coughed dryly and said, "This is called loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. It's a great resourcefulness. General Long, these are rebels. We are dealing with them with a legitimate reason, understand?"

"You must always remember that everything we do is just and great!"

"What we got back was not only silver, but also the lives of countless of our soldiers!"

Seeing that Jiang Yuan was getting more and more outrageous, Long Guangxian couldn't help but interrupt: "Sir, where did you get the credit for saving our soldiers' lives?"

"Hmph!" Jiang Yuan sneered twice and continued, "General Long, if I hadn't tricked them into giving me this silver, what do you think the rebels would do with it?"

"We forge weapons and armor, and purchase various materials. These things will eventually be used on the battlefield, becoming the knives that chop our soldiers and the arrows that shoot at them!"

"General Long, do you really think I'm a greedy and lustful person? I just can't bear to see our men die and get hurt..."

As Jiang Yuan spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

Long Guangxian, who was standing aside, had red eyes as if he had taken drugs. Jiang Yuan's words reminded him of the three soldiers in Caiyun City who were willing to sacrifice their lives to block the attack of the war beast for him.

Yes, if the rebels have no money, then maybe they won’t be able to build a war monster?

Without the war beast, wouldn't those three soldiers and the numerous soldiers from Caiyun City have died less?

With a thousand thoughts in his mind, Long Guangxian finally slapped himself hard in the face.

"Sir, I understand now. Treating the enemy, no matter what method, is absolutely just!"

As soon as Long Guangxian finished speaking, He Wu in the distance was already furious.

Damn, I received the money again, but there was no response for a long time. What the hell does this mean?

"General, I'm truly sorry. Our county magistrate has increased the fee again. It's now fifteen taels. Our men are disobeying orders and say you're too stingy!"

"what!"

He Wu roared angrily and drew the sword from his waist with his backhand: "Are you guys teasing me?"

Seeing that the other party was about to lose his mind, Jiang Yuan quickly shouted: "General, don't be anxious!"

"Listen to me, I've already made it clear to my brothers that the county magistrate is unkind and unjust, and he exploits the people. We have long disliked him."

"So I will definitely cooperate with the general. We have already thought about it. The price is fixed. You only need to raise the price to twenty taels, and we will open the city gate immediately!"

"I promise you this is the last time. Even if the County Magistrate raises the price to thirty or fifty taels, we won't trust him again. After all, we know very well that the County Magistrate is only willing to spend money because he needs us. You are the real good people!"

He Wu and Xin Wu looked at each other, both with bitter smiles on their faces.

He Wu even felt as if he had turned into a lush green leek...