"So, when the wheat fields are harvested, people will come to rob us?" Liu Feng asked with a frown.
"Of course, weaker cities will all be robbed," Mina affirmed. She had followed horse thieves before and had seen it all with her own eyes.
Liu Feng's brow furrowed deeply. The autumn harvest was not far off, with only about twenty days remaining. He immediately thought of that old fox Carter and now understood why the other had sold him the city and its territories.
"What are you going to do now? I noticed that there are no servants or guards in the castle, let alone any knights," Mina said, folding her arms across her chest.
"Without knights, you won't be able to resist the horse thieves' attacks. I'm afraid that by then, even you will be killed by them; they might even occupy your castle and become the new masters of this city," she continued calmly.
She had heard many stories like this. Several cities had been occupied by horse thieves, who lived there openly.
"Indeed, the original knights and guards were all taken away by Carter," Liu Feng sighed.
In about twenty days, if nothing unexpected happened, his life as a City Lord will come to an end.
"Do you want to come with me?" Mina suddenly asked. She didn't know why she said it. Her cheeks slightly flushed as she explained, "I'm just repaying your kindness, yes, that's it."
Liu Feng chuckled and gazed steadily at the cat-eared girl. "Isn't there still twenty days left?" he said calmly.
"You..." Mina looked at his confident smile and stopped herself from persuading him further. Annoyed, she said, "Just make sure you don't get killed."
With that, she turned around without waiting for Liu Feng's response, swaying her hips and tail as she left the study, giving him some space to think.
She was a considerate cat-eared girl!
Liu Feng's eyes flashed with a cold light as he watched the door gently close. "Carter, what a clever scheme, really clever. But..."
However, he was not an ordinary person. For others, this was an unsolvable predicament.
Either abandon the city and leave, or wait to be robbed. If lucky, they might survive; if not, they would die. But he was a man with a golden finger.
"I need to plan this carefully. Being a City Lord is not easy," Liu Feng muttered as he picked up a sheepskin scroll from the desk and began writing on it with a pen.
In this world, there was no paper. Most people used sheepskin as paper, or cloth pieces, which only the wealthy could afford.
After a while, he put down the pen, rolled up the sheepskin, and left the study.
Along the way, Liu Feng pondered how to quickly assemble a fighting force. This was his primary task for survival.
Looking at the empty castle, Liu Feng bitterly smiled. "I guess I'll have to bring Uncle Noah Ben and his family here first. With their help, things should be much better."
Noah Ben and his family were people he had met by chance when he first came to this world. They had even saved his life once, and he had spent most of his first month living in their home.
He found a wooden board, attached the written sheepskin scroll to it, and then left the castle with the board, setting it up in the small square.
Immediately, it attracted the curiosity of some people, but no one dared to approach. Liu Feng smiled and left.
As soon as he left, the people approached and stared at the sheepskin scroll in astonishment.
"Hey! Does anyone know how to read? Quickly read what's written there! Is it another tax increase?"
It was a luxury for people struggling on the brink of starvation to be able to read.
If Liu Feng hadn't met Noah Ben and his family, he wouldn't have understood the writing of this world. Under Noah Ben's tutelage, he had only learned most of the characters after a month of study.
Baff, around 50 years old, was one of the few people in West Sun City who could read. He came to the wooden board, read it silently first, then widened his eyes in shock. "120 copper coins?"
"What do you mean, 120 copper coins? Mr. Baff, please read it out loud," someone urged.
"Ahem..." Baff cleared his throat and read aloud, "The City Lord's Office is now recruiting three clerks who can read and write. Upon successful interview, the monthly salary is 120 copper coins. Interested individuals can go to the City Lord's Office for an interview now."
"We are also recruiting experienced hunters aged 16 to 30, limited to 50 people. Those who pass the trial in three days will receive a monthly salary of 100 copper coins."
"We are also recruiting physically fit individuals without bad habits, aged 16 to 30, limited to 100 people. Those who pass the interview in three days will receive a monthly salary of 80 copper coins."
"The above two are requirements for joining the military. Interested individuals should come to the City Lord's Office for testing in three days."
As soon as Baff finished reading, everyone present was stunned, and then a loud commotion ensued.
"Is this a scam? Joining the military actually pays 80 copper coins a month?"
"Right, and hunters get 100 copper coins? That's too exaggerated."
"The previous City Lord only paid 50 copper coins a month for joining the military. Is this new City Lord rich?"
In this world, if the common people worked, their average monthly salary was only 40 to 50 copper coins, and joining the military mostly paid 50 copper coins.
A family of three with a monthly salary of 60 copper coins could only barely make ends meet. After all, rough wheat in West Sun City was 2 copper coins per pound, and with wild vegetables, it was barely enough for a family to eat their fill.
Now, Liu Feng's recruitment offered a monthly salary of 80 copper coins for soldiers, which was a 30% increase. Immediately, many people were tempted.
This was one of Liu Feng's strategies: heavy rewards will surely attract the brave.
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