Chapter 63: Negotiation
The bandits in Daqian can be said to have no humanity at all. As long as there is a profit, they will commit murder and arson.
Changsunxiao's being robbed this time also alerted Yu Hao.
The goods produced from Haoyue Manor need to be sent to twelve towns respectively. Yu Hao's manpower is still somewhat insufficient. There are only thirty to forty bodyguards to escort each shipment, so there is no risk of being robbed.
If you encounter a small group of bandits, the bodyguard can easily deal with them, but if the number of bandits exceeds one hundred, it will be difficult for the bodyguard to deal with them.
You must know that the bandit forces that can occupy the vicinity of Wudu City are basically not good people.
Since they dared to rob Changsun Xiao, they also dared to rob Yu Hao.
Rather than waiting for others to rob you, it is better to take the initiative, annihilate these bandit forces in one fell swoop, and completely open up the road for transporting goods.
It didn't take long for the leaders of the squadron leader and above of the security department to gather in the meeting hall, and the leader was none other than Han Bing.
"I think Hei Niu should tell you about the suppression of bandits. Let everyone express your opinions!" Yu Hao pondered for a while and said.
"There's nothing to say. Those bandits have been cutting off roads and stealing money for many years. In the Fish and Meat Village, just one word, do it!" Hei Niu said with high spirits.
"Yes, that's right, fuck them!"
Other squadron leaders also agreed.
The bodyguards of Haoyue Manor are basically veterans who live nearby. They are often persecuted by these bandits, and they naturally hate the bandits with gnashing of teeth.
You know, in this era when people don't even have enough to eat, in addition to paying taxes to the court every year, the people also have to collect a wave of annual grains from bandits, which undoubtedly makes their lives that are not rich even worse.
If any family has a beautiful girl, they will keep it at home and dare not let it out, for fear that the bandits will take it away.
Just as everyone was getting excited, Han Bing shook his head and said: "Sir, I'm afraid the matter of suppressing bandits still needs to be discussed. In addition to the brothers who guard the manor and escort the goods, our security department can only mobilize a maximum of two hundred people. Participating in the bandit suppression, there are more than 20 bandit forces entrenched around twelve towns, and there are eight groups with more than 100 people. It may be difficult to wipe them all out. "
Hei Niu glared at Han Bing and said angrily: "Old Han, why do you have the ambition of a bandit to destroy your own prestige? Aren't you just a group of bandits? No matter how many of them there are, what's the point of having a divine arm crossbow in our hands? So scary."
"Old Hei, this matter is not as simple as you think. After we wipe out a few bandit forces, the remaining bandits will definitely unite. By then, our manpower will be limited, and we will definitely not be the opponents of the bandits."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell into deep thought, because what Han Bing said did not make sense.
Although bandits usually have their own bases, they are not ignorant of the truth of lip death and tooth coldness.
Once Yu Hao launches a large-scale bandit suppression operation, these bandits will definitely unite to deal with Yu Hao.
Yu Hao also frowned. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of the escort agency. After all, he had people with equipment, so he was afraid of bandits?
Once these bandits are wiped out, not only will their delivery routes be unobstructed, but it will also benefit the surrounding people and prevent them from being persecuted by bandits.
But now it seems that this matter is not as simple as I thought.
"Let me go!"
Just when Yu Hao was extremely hesitant, a figure suddenly rushed into the meeting hall.
The person who came was none other than Shi Meng.
At this time, Shi Meng had already changed into an employee's uniform, her black hair was tied behind her head with some dirt on it, and her originally fair skin turned into a wheat color due to the sun.
He looked like an ordinary citizen among the crowd, not a princess at all.
Seeing Shi Meng, everyone present flashed a trace of disdain in their eyes. Hei Niu even pointed at Shi Meng and cursed: "Who let you in? There are no rules at all. Get out!"
After listening to Hei Niu's words, Shi Meng was not upset. These days, under Yu Hao's arrangement, the employees of Haoyue Manor were very hostile to her, and the people in the logistics department even united to exclude her.
Shi Meng was very angry at first, thinking that Yu Hao was avenging his private revenge.
But when she worked day and night and dug out a brick kiln by herself, the attitude of everyone in the logistics department suddenly changed.
Not only did he not exclude her, he even took the initiative to teach her some brick-making techniques.
Shi Meng immediately realized that Yu Hao was asking her to prove herself in front of everyone and use her own skills to integrate into the manor.
Now that Yu Hao is going to suppress the bandits, isn't this the best opportunity to prove her?
As the daughter of the King of Lu County and a Jianwei General of Daqian, she is brave and invincible. How can she be afraid of a few bandits?
Not only did she have to prove her ability to the employees of Haoyue Manor, but she also wanted to show Yu Hao that she was better than Yu Hao!
"Yu Hao, I only need a hundred people, and I promise to wipe out all the bandits near twelve towns within a month!" Shi Meng said quickly.
But Yu Hao simply ignored Shi Meng and was still thinking with his head down.
At this moment, an escort hurriedly walked up to Yu Hao, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said: "Sir, there is news from Shuixiang Town. The escort team encountered bandits on the road. There was a conflict between the two sides, and the bandits were beaten. He ran away, and eight of the brothers in the convoy were injured."
As soon as these words came out, the entire meeting hall immediately exploded.
If some people thought it was inappropriate to attack the bandits before, now everyone wanted to kill the bandits immediately. Even the Korean soldiers clenched their fists.
What stands out among the people of Haoyue Manor is their unity!
Now that the bandits have taken the initiative to provoke the manor and injured eight brothers, there is no longer any reason not to fight.
"Sir, don't hesitate, let's fight, I, Hei Niu, am willing to be the vanguard!"
"Hei Niu, your duty is to protect Sir, you should let me be the vanguard!"
All of a sudden, the squadron leaders all requested a battle. This was Haoyue Manor's first external battle except the last time it was attacked by bandits. Everyone wanted to prove themselves in the battle.
"Yu Hao, just let me go!"
Shi Meng was even more anxious and looked at Yu Hao eagerly.
In this battle, she not only wanted to prove that she was stronger than Yu Hao, but also wanted to perform well in front of the emperor.
You know, since Zhu Song came to the throne, he has sent the Imperial Guard out of the city several times to suppress bandits, which shows that Zhu Song hates bandits very much.
If she can perform well in this battle against bandits, Zhu Song may be happy to have her reinstated.
Yu Hao still ignored Shi Meng and lowered his head to think.
Shi Meng is very skilled in martial arts, and no one among the veterans present is her opponent. It is obviously a good choice for her to lead the troops to suppress the bandits.
But Yu Hao knew very well that Shi Meng was arrogant and no one among the veterans believed in her, so problems were likely to arise at critical moments.
After all, killing bandits means killing people, and Yu Hao can't play with the lives of his brothers.
At this moment, an escort shouted outside the door: "Sir, Duke Wei's son Lan Hu is here again!"
Chapter completed!