Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 196: How About We Kill Them All?

Chapter 196: How About We Kill Them All?

When Xu Xiang heard what A Lu Ge said, she looked at A Lu Zhi and said, "A Lu Zhi, I will go over and have a look. I leave matters about the bandits to you and your elder brothers."

A Lu Zhi nodded at her, and calmly said, "Mhm. Leave it to me."

She then looked at the other three brothers and said, "If I don’t come back after you finish planning, just go without me."

A Lu Yu smiled at her and said, "Don’t worry. We can deal with those bandits."

Seeing their confident expressions, Xu Xiang stood up and said, "Let’s go, A Lu Ge."

When the door closed behind her, A Lu Zhi looked at his three elder brothers and said, "Let’s make a plan quickly. Based on my third elder brother’s information, we don’t have much time to waste."

A Lu Da nodded and asked, "What are your plans?"

Just as the four brothers were planning the rescue mission, Xu Xiang and A Lu Ge had already arrived at their village entrance. Before she could see what was going on, she heard a man’s voice speaking loudly. Xu Xiang stood behind the crowd, calmly looking at the speaking middle-aged man.

"This village is under the ruling of the Shang Empire. All the land under the sky belongs to the emperor. If you refuse to pay taxes, then you will be charged with treason. You all should think twice before opening your dirty mouths!" His tone was filled with disdain when he spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers became angry. A warrior from the Xiuluo tribe glared at him and said, "Who is your emperor? We are not your citizens. We won’t give you any money!"

Hearing what he just said, other villagers also expressed that they would not pay taxes. Looking at them, the middle-aged man flew into a rage.

He pointed at the villagers and angrily said, "Good, very good! All of you dare to rebel in front of this minister! Since all of you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, then this minister will grant your wishes! Men, arrest all of them!"

The moment his words fell, the soldiers standing behind him raised their spears and approached the villagers. As soon as the villagers saw what they were doing, the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the other villagers, forming a wall to protect others behind them. They looked at the soldiers with hostility, and murderous intent spread from them.

Overwhelmed by their strong murderous intent, the captain swallowed in fright. He quickly approached the middle-aged man and spoke in a low voice.

"County Magistrate Cui, we should have a good talk with them. They don’t look like ordinary villagers." The captain reminded the middle-aged man cautiously.

Cui Genghai heard the captain’s words and said angrily: "What? Are you afraid of these dirty villagers?!"

The captain was taken aback by his shouted, and quickly said, "No, no, no. Of course, this subordinate is not afraid of them. It’s just... if they are all caught, who will pay the tax? If we can’t prepare the money on time, then... our heads will..."

He made a slicing motion on the neck and didn’t finish his words. Hearing his words, Cui Genghai narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.

Thinking that what he said made sense, he looked at the villagers and said, "Since the captain is interceding for you, I will give you twenty minutes to prepare the money. If the money is not ready when the time is up, I will arrest anyone who does not pay the tax!"

After finishing speaking, Cui Genghai looked at the captain and said, "Find a place to rest."

"Yes, yes. County Magistrate Cui, please come this way." The captain said while helping Cui Genhai into the horse carriage.

After the horse carriage and soldiers left the village entrance, a member of the Yishi tribe looked at their chieftain and asked, "Chieftain, what should we do now?"

Wula Gan didn’t answer him, and kept watching the backs of the soldiers who were getting farther and farther away. Seeing that the soldiers had already left, Xu Xiang thought for a while before looking at A Lu Ge.

"A Lu Ge, did those people say how much we should pay?" She asked calmly.

A Lu Ge thought for a while, and said, "I’m not sure, but that fat middle-aged man said that each person has to pay one hundred taels of silver."

Hearing his answer, Xu Xiang calculated the taxes. Two seconds later, she said, "So they asked for a total of more than thirty thousand taels of silver."

Not knowing how much it was, A Lu Ge asked curiously: "Is thirty thousand taels of silver a lot of money?"

Xu Xiang looked at him and said, "Before I fall into the deep ravine, I have a chance to visit Bei Qiang City. At that time, the price of a catty of millet was three Wen. One tael of silver is ten strings of coins, and a string of coins is one hundred Wen. So, do you think thirty thousand taels of silver is a large sum of money or not?"

A Lu Ge shook his head, and answered her honestly. "I can’t do calculations. I don’t know the answer."

Seeing his honest appearance, she gently rubbed his head, smiled slightly and said, "One tael of silver can buy more than three hundred catties of millet."

This time, taking millet as an example, A Lu Ge finally understood how much millet he could buy with thirty thousand taels of silver. With so much money, he can eat millet porridge for a lifetime!

He stared at Xu Xiang with wide eyes, and said anxiously: "We don’t have any money with us. How can we give them so much money?"

In the next second, killing intent flickered in his eyes, and he asked, "How about we kill them all?"