Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

The kind-hearted woman would feed the hanging man some rice gruel to keep him alive. Xiong Bufan turned a blind eye to this, as long as it didn't affect her ability to eat her fill, she was fine with it.

Throughout the day, the women fed him rice porridge. Xiong Bufan asked 002, "Haven't they put him down yet?"

002: "No."

Xiong Bufan shook his head and sighed, saying, "What a sin, what a sin."

This caught 002 off guard, but they still cautiously asked, "Should we put the person down?"

"Put it down, and then bring it to me."

There were basically no women and children in Black Wind Stronghold, and the people who had been kidnapped had also run away, which saved Xiong Bufan a lot of trouble.

Xiong Bufan sat in the main seat and asked the surviving members of Black Wind Stronghold, "Are you willing to submit to me?"

The original several hundred people have now dwindled to just over two hundred. Upon hearing Xiong Bufan's question, they all knelt down in unison, saying, "Greetings, Chief."

Xiong Bufan: "My little ones, follow me, and you'll get to eat meat."

The Black Wind Stronghold members: We're just glad they don't keep us hanging; we've given up on hoping for meat.

When the original leader was still alive, they were considered marginal figures on the mountain and didn't have any deep feelings for the original Black Wind Stronghold. Therefore, it wasn't difficult for them to submit to Xiong Bufan, especially since they were afraid of death.

If a counterfeit business wants to make money, it needs to choose a good name.

The name Black Wind Village sounds eerie and implying poverty, so Xiong Bufan decided to rename it Great Prosperity Village. The two village names together mean "wealthy and prosperous," she was truly clever.

The work of the people from Da Cai Zhai gradually shifted to Hei Feng Zhai. The work didn't disappear; it just moved. After seeing the tangible benefits of having more people, the people of Da Cai Zhai began to spontaneously go out to find other mountain strongholds. They would then roast meat and eat it outside the other strongholds, and when the other strongholds chased after them, they would run back to Da Cai Zhai and call Xiong Bufan out.

Xiong Bufan took over several nearby mountain strongholds, and his hands were sore from tying people up. Then he saw the people from Da Cai Village happily running over to feed the survivors rice porridge.

Even though Xiong Bufan was slow to react, he realized that he had been tricked into working by this group of idiots. Driven by evil, he grabbed an unused rope and hung the troublemakers on the tree, putting them face to face with the people from the original mountain village, and they could only drink a little rice soup a day.

Not all mountain strongholds are like Black Wind Stronghold, which only has strong men and no women and children. The strongholds that Xiong Bufan later took over basically had many women and children. Xiong Bufan couldn't afford to support so many people, but Qiao Yujie could.

So Xiong Bufan asked 002 to write to Qiao Yujie, asking her to arrange more work for him and pay him more wages, since she had a bunch of children to support.

002 thinks Xiong Bufan is a very kind person who is willing to support many unimportant people. In fact, after Xiong Bufan plundered all the silver in the mountain stronghold, he felt that making another golden chair was not enough and he needed more silver.

As long as someone is useful, they can make the people in the mountain stronghold earn her more money. That way, even if she does nothing, she will have a steady stream of money.

If Xiong Bufan hadn't had principles, she would have wanted to sell those unprofitable items to Yihong Garden and Nanyuan down the mountain to earn money.

After receiving the letter, Qiao Yujie threw it into the fire. She wiped out all the bandit dens outside the capital and gathered several thousand people. Xiong Bufan only thought about making them work more to support her. If it were her, she would definitely find a wise ruler and fight for the world. It can only be said that some people are short-sighted no matter how old they are.

Qiao Yujie looked at the flickering flame on the candle and pondered the possibility of bringing several thousand people under her command. If a merchant had an army, then everything would be much easier.

Qiao Yujie didn't even notice Cui Haoyu walking in from outside. Cui Haoyu sat down next to Qiao Yujie and asked, "Yujie, what happened?"

Qiao Yujie turned her head and saw a big face, and was startled. "Nothing happened. It's just that Xiong Bufan has recently unified all the mountain strongholds outside the capital and asked me to arrange some work for them. The shop doesn't need so many people at all."

Cui Haoyu smiled and said, "That's easy. We'll open another restaurant in the capital. Haven't you always wanted to open one?"

"Let's take this opportunity to open one. I'll find a place for you in the next couple of days."

"it is good."

Qiao Yujie smiled and said, "It's kind of you to remember."

Cui Haoyu placed Qiao Yujie's hand on his chest. "I've always kept your words in mind." Qiao Yujie leaned shyly against Cui Haoyu's chest, a scene of serene beauty unfolding.

Since there were more people to work, Xiong Bufan basically didn't leave the house except to eat and go to the toilet. The people from Da Cai Zhai, on the other hand, ran around checking who wasn't working properly and then complaining to Xiong Bufan. When Xiong Bufan heard this, he would run over and beat up and hang up the person who wasn't working. If the complaining disturbed Xiong Bufan's sleep or meals, Xiong Bufan would also beat up and hang up the person who complained.

In a bandit's den, those who can live well without doing evil are usually good at reading people, so they generally don't provoke Xiong Bufan or the people of Da Cai Zhai, and they honestly do their jobs.

Xiong Bufan reduced the toll booths between the capital and Lincheng to one place, and also provided protection for passing merchants, attracting them to take the official road and promoting his own road-robbing culture.

Since Xiong Bufan wiped out the bandit dens around the city, the security around the capital has improved a lot. However, the presence of such a large force around the capital is truly unsettling for those in power.

So the imperial court quickly sent a civil official and a military official to offer amnesty. The amnesty officers searched three mountains before finding Xiong Bufan. Xiong Bufan's chair had been completely replaced with gold, with a bear head carved on it, proving that the chair belonged to Xiong Bufan.

Xiong Bufan sat in the golden chair with his legs crossed, and said casually, "You've come to offer amnesty?"

Although the civil official Shen Yili did not understand why a woman was in charge, he still respectfully replied, "Yes."

Da Chun, standing to the side, asked, "What is 'recruiting a general for amnesty'?"

Shen Yi wanted to ignore the soldier's question, but when he saw Xiong Bufan staring at him with bright eyes, he explained, "The purpose of the amnesty is to get the chief and his brothers to submit to the imperial court. The imperial court will not treat the chief and his brothers unfairly."

Xiong Bufan: "How much silver do you get per month, and what kind of work do you need to do?"

Normally, people would ask what official rank they'd be given, but what kind of bandit would come up and ask about monthly salary? Shen Yili tentatively pointed at the military officer Wu Dali and said, "Your monthly salary is about the same as General Wu's, ten taels of silver a month. The brothers don't have official rank and are just ordinary soldiers, one tael of silver a month. If there's a war, the brothers' monthly salary can increase to two taels of silver. The spoils of war will be split 50/50 between you and the imperial court."

Wu Dali snorted coldly. He didn't want to be colleagues with this woman who only cared about money. Women should just stay at home and serve their men. What kind of woman is she to go out and fight? Even if she gets a high official position in the future, a woman is still a woman.

Xiong Bufan didn't care whether he was there to recruit Wu Dali or who was behind him. He picked up the teacup in his hand and threw it at Wu Dali. The teacup embedded itself in Wu Dali's shoulder, and Wu Dali fell to the ground screaming, "Ahhh, my shoulder!" But he didn't curse in anger.

Shen Yili had never seen anything like this before, and quickly advised, "Boss, calm down, calm down. General Wu just had a sore throat."

Xiong Bufan: "I just wanted to invite General Wu for tea, but I lost my grip and this happened. I hope you two gentlemen won't blame me."

Shen Yili quickly kicked Wu Dali to signal him to shut up, and then said to Xiong Bufan, "No, no, the boss meant well."

Wu Dali covered his mouth tightly. Outsiders watch the show, insiders see the details. To throw a teacup from so far away and still hit someone's shoulder with such precision, the strength of the leader of Da Cai Zhai is unfathomable.

Xiong Bufan then asked, "If we accept the amnesty, will our people stay here or join the army with the others?"

"this,"

How could Shen Yili, a civil official, know this? He quickly nudged Wu Dali with his hand, and Wu Dali explained, "It will most likely depend on our general's arrangements, but don't worry, they won't be too far from the stronghold. They will most likely be incorporated into the garrison of the capital and Lincheng."

This was as good as saying nothing at all. Xiong Bufan said impatiently, "I know, you can all leave now."

"Da Chun, Er Qiu, go and prepare a place for the two gentlemen to rest."

"Yes"