Pig Killer

Chapter 286

"Work-for-relief!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark, bright eyes and said, "There are jobs to do and food to earn. If everyone gets moving, there will be no idleness."

"Then let's do it!" Huang Zhongchang nodded repeatedly, "We are the ones who build the imperial mausoleum, so building a house is no problem for us."

"Oh, right!" Shen Hui'e pointed her index finger at the low table in front of her and said, "There are people registered as craftsmen in the county governor's office roster."

"We still need craftsmen!" Huang Zhongchang said with a smile.

"No!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "The skilled masons and craftsmen should do more work, and the blacksmiths and carpenters should prepare their weapons as well."

"Iron pots, iron locks, door bolts... my hometown supported us and gave us all the ironware in their home. Now that I have the ability, I will make them and return them to my fellow villagers." Huang Zhongchang said with a chuckle, "Originally, I thought I had to melt the confiscated weapons to make iron pots, but now..." He slammed on the brakes and muttered.

"Why don't you say anything? What's the matter?" Huang Bochang looked at his second brother and said.

"Nothing. I just found a piece of iron." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a smile and said, "Thanks to big brother."

"This is really my brother-in-law, otherwise where would we get the iron lump to use!" Huang Bochang said carelessly when he heard it.

In this way, I managed to get away with it by making some digressions.

Huang Zhongchang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Then let's arrange it this way! Beat the gongs and drums and notify everyone."

"Good Le!"

Someone arranged the tasks, and they were carried out one after another. The entire Hezhong Prefecture was like a huge construction site.

The availability of food was a huge motivation, which unleashed an unprecedented burst of action.

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At this time, in the study of the county magistrate's mansion, Huang Zhongchang, Zhang Jixian and Shen Hui'e were discussing what to do in the future.

"Attack the capital?" Shen Hui'e looked at Zhang Jixian with her ink-black eyes.

"Yes! Now is a good time to attack the capital. The capital is now short of troops. Except for a few troops guarding the capital, there are not many troops." Zhang Jixian said positively.

"No!" Shen Hui'e refused flatly.

"Why?" Huang Zhongchang asked curiously, "If it was the 400,000 government troops stationed on the border, you said that as long as the food and grass were cut off, there would be no need to worry."

"What if they turn their guns around and attack us? Can you withstand it with just these few soldiers we have?" Shen Hui'e said to the two of them unhappily.

"They are guarding against the Huns! How can they leave their post without permission?" Huang Zhongchang said without thinking.

Shen Hui'e stroked his forehead gently, looked at him innocently and said, "The capital is destroyed, they are just rootless duckweed, they can turn into soldiers and bandits. When people are hungry, they can do anything. You have experienced it yourself!"

"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang and Zhang Jixian looked at each other.

"If we really attack the capital, we're done for. We'll become targets of all forces." Shen Hui'e looked at them seriously and said, "The forces are fighting each other! If you attack the capital, won't you attract all the attention?"

"That's right." Huang Zhongchang nodded when he heard it.

"Where are you standing on?" Zhang Jixian glanced at him and said.

"I'll stand with whoever is right," Huang Zhongchang said righteously.

"We can't take this lucky victory for granted. We haven't experienced a truly brutal war yet." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "After we wipe out the government troops, no one will be able to make any waves."

"That's the government army? Millions of soldiers," Huang Zhongchang gasped.

"That's right! If you don't destroy them, what's the point of you occupying the capital? Can you stop them from rushing back to defend?" Shen Hui'e said, looking at them with deep and clear eyes.

"Everyone in the city is united, just like it is now." Zhang Jixian looked at him with some fanaticism in his eyes.

"To let the people fall into the flames of war is a sin!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her frozen and dead eyes and said, "You took the initiative when it was obviously avoidable. You really deserve to die."

"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Huang Zhongchang quickly spoke to persuade them, "Let's just say this. This analysis is not appropriate, so forget it. First consolidate what we have, and then take it slowly." Then he said, "Can we take the initiative to contact the Yu family!"

"This is the correct strategic plan." Shen Hui'e nodded repeatedly, "There are so many forces! We are neither the largest nor the weakest, let them fight with the government troops first." She looked at them calmly and said, "The protruding rafters rot first, you know this truth!" Then she added, "When both sides have consumed almost all their strength, the fisherman will benefit from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam."

"Cough cough..." Huang Zhongchang was so frightened that he kept coughing.

"Why are you so surprised? What's wrong with this? Is it bad? Or do you want to charge into battle and use up all your troops, leaving yourself alone as a general." Shen Hui'e said unhappily.

"This is too insidious." Huang Zhongchang said with a smacking of his lips.

"Then go fight the government troops!" Shen Hui'e gave a thumbs up and said sarcastically, "People will call you a hero!"

"Can't you please stop mocking us? Speak more normally." Huang Zhongchang clasped his hands together and begged for mercy.

Seeing this, Shen Hui'e retracted her sarcasm and said, "I'm sorry for my bad tone." She asked in a gentle voice, "What is your purpose?" She looked at him and said with her index finger across her brow, "Initially, it was not to save the people from disasters."

"Of course he's alive." Huang Zhongchang said without thinking.

"That's it. In this chaotic world, if you survive to the end, you win." Shen Hui'e spread her hands and said, "If you die early, you will lose everything." She pointed her index finger at the table in front of her and said, "You have to find ways to stay on this table to win the final victory. It's not wise to fight head-on."

"Yeah!" Huang Zhongchang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "That makes sense."

"You are so anxious to be king!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her inky black eyes and said, "Do you want to live the life of an emperor?"

"No, no. It's just a title. In the end, it's all about strength. If you're strong enough, people will recognize you. If you're not strong enough, it's just a scare tactic and will break with a single poke." Huang Zhongchang's dark eyes moved gently as he said, "Didn't you say that heroes emerge in troubled times and anyone with a gun can be a king?"

"Okay! You're blaming me now." Shen Hui'e looked at him with a mixed feeling of laughter and tears.

"No, no." Huang Zhongchang waved his hands and looked at her with calm eyes and said, "Then let's just focus on developing ourselves, just like making a fortune in silence."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded and smiled, "Don't show off your wealth. You don't have to worry about thieves stealing it, but you have to worry about thieves thinking about it."

"Mr. Zhang, I don't believe in this proposal to attack the capital. Do you think it's good?" Shen Hui'e squinted at him and said, "Why do you agree to it?"

"This..." Zhang Jixian's eyes wandered and he was unwilling to look at her.

"Selfish motive?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her ink-black eyes.

"The Second Emperor is already dead." Huang Zhongchang said, "Are you still struggling?"

"Before the imperial court is overthrown, I will destroy it completely." Zhang Jixian said gritting his teeth.

"I understand the pain in Mr. Zhang's heart." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her inky black eyes and said, "You shouldn't take the lives of your comrades as your own."

"I also realize that I acted too hastily." Zhang Jixian said apologetically.

Shen Hui'e looked at him gently and said, "This won't happen again. Next time, Mr. Zhang, please don't bring your personal emotions into it. I hope you can give fair advice."

"Got it!" Zhang Jixian looked at her gently and said, his dark eyes looking at them and said, "Then let's try to contact the Yu family."

"Yes!" Huang Zhongchang nodded immediately upon hearing this and said, "Let my brother-in-law accompany you, and bring a few guards to ensure your safety."

"Brother-in-law?" Zhang Jixian's black eyes flashed when he heard that.

"You go and talk to the Yu family. Your brother-in-law is going to do business." Huang Zhongchang said to him, looking at him with his bright eyes.

"Salt?" Zhang Jixian looked at him with his dark eyes.

"That's right!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a smile and said, "Soap and toothbrush are fine." He smiled and said, "You can take care of me on the way."

"Okay!" Zhang Jixian said with a smile, "It should be thanks to my brother-in-law that I have a lot of money with me. This journey will be much more comfortable."

"My brother has never been out of Hedong County, so Mr. Zhang needs to take care of him." Shen Hui'e clasped her hands together and bowed, "Please."

"Take care of each other, take care of each other." Zhang Jixian bowed in return.

"Then I'll get ready and leave." Zhang Jixian stood up and said, "I'm leaving."

"Goodbye!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently as he left.

"Don't be angry with Mr. Zhang. He is too hateful. More than a hundred people in his family are gone, and he has suffered so much." Huang Zhongchang tried to reconcile them, "Unlike us, we are thick-skinned and tough, and we are not afraid!"

"I'm not angry. If I have to be angry, it's because he disregarded the lives of his comrades for his own selfish reasons." Shen Hui'e looked at him warmly and said, "There is no comradeship at all."

"Blinded by hatred." Huang Zhongchang sighed and said, "No one can bear the hatred of destroying a country and a clan."

Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him, deliberately teasing, "There's no rush to become king!"

"I understand! We are still weak!" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with clear eyes and said, "We have only taken over Hedong County. Compared with the whole world, it is simply not worth mentioning."

"I have to go out for a while." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark eyes.

"Where are you going?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with a frown.

"The blacksmith shop outside the city is bustling with activity." Shen Hui'e said to him with a frown.

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it great?" Huang Zhongchang said happily, "Weapons, farm tools, and iron tools used by fellow villagers are all fine!" He said happily like a child, "They are all good blacksmiths. This bellows really makes blacksmithing more efficient."

"No problem with the fuel?" Shen Hui'e said with a frown.