409 "Ahem...what's up, Tiger?"
Just when Qimugege and Chen Xiaohu were on the verge of a fight, Chen Jie suddenly coughed in the room.
Xiaohu was delighted that Brother Jiusi had returned.
So he immediately made way for half a body and said, "Brother Jiusi, Commander Qimuge wanted to come in to see you. I said you were injured and you can't be disturbed when you rest..."
"Nonsense!"
At this time, the door was opened by Chen Jie. Chen Jie had taken off his outer coat and was only wearing a white inner lining. He was wearing slippers and it was obvious that he had just been disturbed and had just sat down from the bed.
"I'm sorry, Master. I was wrong."
Xiao Hu immediately bowed his head and apologized. At this time, Chen Jie looked at Qimuge who had drawn his sword and said, "Master Qimuge, what are you doing?"
Qimuge took the knife, then looked at Chen Jie and said, "It's okay. We have almost finished searching Nan Batian's house. I'll tell you and then we'll withdraw."
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Master Qimuge."
Chen Jie immediately bowed. Qimuge looked at Chen Jie, then at Xiaohu and said, "Besides, you are quite a capable brother. You even dared to stop me."
Chen Jie immediately apologized with a smile, "Master Qimuge, please forgive me. I was the one who told him not to let anyone in. Ahem, I just got some internal injuries when I was fighting with Nan Batian. I'm currently recuperating from them. So, please forgive me, please forgive me."
"Xiao Hu, come over and apologize to Commander Qimuge."
Xiao Hu glanced at Chen Jie and immediately said respectfully, "Commander Qimuge, I was wrong just now. Please forgive me."
His attitude was very respectful. He had been with Chen Jiusi for a long time and understood what it meant to be able to bend and stretch. As long as there was no actual harm, it didn't matter. Respect was something he earned himself.
Qimuge saw this and said, "Okay, I won't bother with you."
Qimugege acted very magnanimous, then left with his men. Watching Qimugege leave, the corners of Chen Jie's mouth curled up slightly.
Xiaohu said, "Brother Jiusi, I didn't delay your work, did I?"
Chen Jie said: "No, that's enough, let's go see how Zhou Chu is doing with the man."
Chen Jie was thinking, and Xiao Hu said, "Everything valuable has been taken away by Qimugege, and we are left with only a dilapidated yard."
Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "It's just a little bit of floating wealth."
Xiaohu was still unwilling to hear that. Chen Jie didn't say much. As for money, he had plenty of ways to make it. If this world was still like the world in later generations where everything could be bought with money, then Chen Jie had plenty of means from later generations to make money.
There are still plenty of ways to play with money, such as banks, stocks, etc.
But this is a world where force is everything, and money can only be regarded as an auxiliary in this world. It is important to the lower class but not to those at the top.
On the contrary, people are sometimes more important than money.
Qimugege has already taken his people away. Two hundred horses were loaded with goods, even the flower pots from Nan Batian's house were moved away. These flower pots may appear in the flea market tomorrow.
When the time comes, I can sell it for one or two taels of silver, which can be considered as a subsidy to these black knights.
Chen Jie now arrived at the central square of the fishing gang's headquarters. The entire square was full of people squatting there. Chen Jie counted and there were more than 500 of them.
These are all strong young men, and most of them are skilled in martial arts. They are elite disciples of the fishing gang who can fight and kill and are useful.
This is different from the disciples on the outskirts of the fishing gang and those in the fish pens in towns and villages.
Few of those disciples were at the Skin Grinding Realm, but many here were at the Skin Grinding Realm, and there were even quite a few at the Flesh Training Realm, the Willow Tendon Realm, and there were also a few people at the Iron Bone Realm who were managers.
At this time, Chen Jie strode over. The five hundred people were surrounded by more than one hundred and fifty White Tiger Guards and squatted in the center of the square.
Zhou Chu was watching them there. Everyone was very honest because they knew that the one who took over from them was Chen Jiusi.
Chen Jiusi's character is still very guaranteed, and these people have no resistance to Chen Jiusi.
Over the past year, everyone knew that the disciples of the White Tiger Hall had been living a life of luxury, while they, the disciples, had been living a very hard life.
Moreover, Chen Jie also proved his strength today. The Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms was a powerful technique that was imprinted in their minds. It was so powerful that he could be on par with the gang leader!
Their current obedience is also closely related to Chen Jie's exposure of his strength.
Chen Jie stood on the high platform, glanced at everyone in the field, and then said: "Everyone, brothers, I don't need to introduce myself, right?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Jie. The three Iron Bone Realm cultivators squatting in front said, "No need. Everyone knows Master Chen Wu!"
Chen Jie said, "Very good. Now that you know me, it will be easy. Let me tell you, Nan Batian has been designated as a wanted criminal by Lord Yelu because of his secret connection with Zoroastrianism and treason. We will organize people to arrest him and report to the court. He will be executed for sure."
"As Nan Batian's subordinates, you have all been labeled as traitors. However, I have told Lord Yelu that we, the men of the Fishermen's Gang, were forced to do this. After all, who dares to compete with their leader? If Nan Batian hadn't forced you, you would never have done these things against the court, right!"
After Chen Jie finished speaking, the younger brothers below were silent for a long time, and then they all said, "Yes, that's right, it was Nan Batian who forced us to do it."
Chen Jie said: "Very good, in this case, I can speak to Lord Yelu on your behalf. Don't worry, I will mediate this matter and it will not affect you in any way."
Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Master Chen."
Chen Jie said, "But Nan Batian is gone, and the Fishermen's Gang cannot be without a leader for a day. Lord Yelu ordered me to be the leader of the Fishermen's Gang, so I gathered everyone here today to ask for your opinions. Now I will give you two options. The first is to continue to stay in the Fishermen's Gang and follow me, Chen Jiusi. I won't say anything else."
"Everyone who stays here is my brother, Chen Jiusi. I will treat you the same way as the brothers of the White Tiger Hall."
"Of course, if anyone is tired of fighting and killing, they can also get two taels of silver from Manager Zhou Chu as a resettlement fee, which will not be in vain for working in my fishing gang. It's up to you to choose."
Chen Jie went straight to the point without any nonsense. He said there were two choices. Those who stay will follow me, Chen Jiusi, and enjoy the good life. Of course, you also have to listen to my, Chen Jiusi's orders.
If you don't want to stay, take the money and get out!
After Chen Jie finished speaking, he said, "Okay, now take this center line as the standard. Those who are willing to stay and continue to work for the Fishermen's Gang should stand on the right."
"If you don't want to, stand on the left!"
After hearing this, the scene immediately became active, and the right side was filled with people. Of course, there were also five or six people on the left side who did not want to live a life of fighting and killing and were ready to go home to farm.
Chen Jie also kept his promise and directly gave two taels of silver as resettlement allowance.
The rest will all be arranged here with Zhou Chu, and then Zhou Chu and Xiaohu will select the most core and strongest 200 people to supplement the White Tiger Camp.
These will be the core strength in Chen Jie's hands.
As for the rest, they will not be wasted and will be arranged on the periphery of the fishing gang as a force to maintain the normal operation of the fishing gang.
In this way, Chen Jie's team expanded by five hundred people overnight, and the next step was to work slowly and carefully.
When they arrive at the White Tiger Hall, there will be people dedicated to cultivating their sense of identity and participation, and by then they will become brave disciples of the White Tiger Camp.
Moreover, the basic requirement for disciples in the White Tiger Camp is to be in the Flesh Training Realm. To hold a position at all, one must be in the Willow Tendon Realm, and the team leader level is all in the Iron Bone Realm.
Chen Jie quickly arranged for these people. At this time, Zhou Chu came over and said to Chen Jie with a smile: "Master, in addition to these guys, there are some other people who need to be dealt with."
After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhou Chu, and Zhou Chu clapped his hands.
Soon, about a hundred people came. Zhou Chu said, "These are Nan Batian's servants. The men are house slaves and yard workers, and the women are maids and servants."
Chen Jie frowned and said, "They have all been dismissed!"
Chen Jie spoke directly. After hearing this, he saw these people kneeling on the ground: "Master Chen, give us some food!"
Zhou Chu said with a bitter face: "You see, repatriation is not that easy."
Chen Jie saw this and said without even a frown: "Why don't you want to be repatriated?"
At this time, someone said, "Master Chen, our family really can't support us, otherwise we can't sell ourselves into slavery. Please have mercy on us, Master Chen, and keep us."
Chen Jie frowned, and the others said, "Master Chen, please give us some food."
Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Chu Zhou, how many are you going to take home?"
Zhou Chu said: "Master, I can take the horses and the cooks away, but I can't take care of these ten or so maids!"
Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Then there's no use for me to keep it."
Zhou Chu whispered, "Master, these are Nan Batian's maids. Maybe the Second Madam can use them. It's okay to keep a few of them."
"Second Madam?"
Chen Jie looked at Zhou Chu in surprise.
Zhou Chu said: "Master, you are confused, Mrs. Huang."
Chen Jie asked, "Why is she called the Second Madam?"
Zhou Chu said: "Well, Master, we can't control other things, but Madam Su must be the first lady, otherwise I don't agree."
Chen Jie looked at Zhou Chu and said with a smile: "Okay, I promise you this! But what about these?"
Thinking of this, Chen Jie turned around and looked at these people and said, "Those who are willing to stay can stay, and I will find work for you. As for those who don't want to stay, each of you can pay two taels of silver, return the contract of sale, and go home."
"Thank you, Master Chen!"
After hearing this, everyone thanked him directly, and Chen Jie turned around and was about to leave.
But at this moment, a maid suddenly took two steps forward, knelt down and said, "Master Chen, I, I..."
Chen Jie looked at the maid and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The maid said, "I want to stay and serve Master Chen!"
"Um?"
Everyone was stunned. Mudan was really brave.
Chen Jie frowned slightly as he looked at Mudan. Mudan raised her head, revealing her delicate face. She was obviously a beauty at first glance.
Chen Jie understood that this was another Cui Ju who wanted to gain power by relying on her beauty.
But she might be quite miserable, because this is the Nan Mansion, and Nan Batian's body should not be too interested in women, so this girl is still a little maid now.
Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at her.
Chen Jie is not afraid of ambitious people. As long as their ambitions are not as big as his, he can control them.
Don't expect others to be ambitious. Ambitious people often have abilities.
Just like Peony, at least she is courageous. But although Chen Jie doesn't dislike her, he can't agree easily.
Chen Jie looked down at Mudan and said, "If you want to serve me, you have to show your worth!"
Mudan was stunned and looked around, blushing and asked, "In front of so many people?"
Chen Jie was stunned, and then said: "If you can only provide beauty, then there is no need, I have no shortage of beauties around me."
Mudan was stunned, gritted her teeth, lowered her head, thought for a long time and said: "Master Chen, I want to talk to you alone."
Chen Jie was stunned, looked at the servants kneeling behind him and said, "All of you, please leave."
After hearing this, Zhou Chu waved his hand, and naturally someone arranged for these people to leave. Soon these people were arranged to leave, leaving only Mudan. Chen Jie looked at her and said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance. Tell me what you want to say."
Mudan looked at Chen Jie and said, "Master Chen, I, I know Nan Batian's secret room!"