Overnight, the bandit groups in the vicinity of Yun 'an City fell apart. The common people had no idea what had happened. But the news spread among the slaves of the nobles that the Azure Dragon Stronghold had captured all the bandits in one fell swoop and not a single one was spared.
Only a few people knew that along with the destruction of more than ten mountains that day, Commander Wu Weijun, Ye Xiaoming, was also somewhat dispirited when he came back.
Some people guessed that Ye Xiaoming had probably fought with the new king of Azure Dragon Fort and lost!
This was very shocking. Ye Xiaoming, as a second-rank, was also defeated? What was the strength of Azure Dragon Fort?
However, after Ye Xiaoming returned, everything quieted down. All the nobles and slave owners who wanted to inquire about the news were shut out. Some people noticed that Ye Xiaoming had sent people out of the city. Everyone thought that Ye Xiaoming was probably calling for reinforcements, but those who sneaked out of the city all died outside.
For a time, Azure Dragon Fort became a somewhat taboo term among the nobles. No one wanted to act rashly and could only wait.
Whether Wu Weijun made a move or Azure Dragon Fort made a new move, it would probably have a deep impact on Yunan City.
At the same time, the people of Azure Dragon Fort were not idle at all. They watched as Li Heitan led his men and horses into Yunan City, carrying boxes and boxes of soap …
Many shop owners were actually quite afraid at first. They had just received protection fees, so why did they come again? Then there was a rumor that Azure Dragon Fort had a new master.
Everyone understood that the new master would definitely collect fees again. This was a process of establishing power. Whoever dared to not pay protection fees would probably be killed as a warning to others.
Moreover, the strength of Azure Dragon Fort was now unpredictable. Who knew what methods they had prepared to deal with everyone.
Then, everyone slowly realized that Azure Dragon Fort really wanted to do business with them …
Li Heitan brought people to carry boxes of soap into the city and said to the shop owners, "This soap is good stuff. My king said that this is a necessity. If you get used to it, even if we don't sell it, you will still come to us to buy it."
Lü Shu was very confident about this. Ordinary people had a need for convenience in life. They were used to using soap that was clean after washing, so they would definitely miss this feeling.
This was a product of the times, so Lü Shu believed that as long as he opened up the situation, he would be able to reap the harvest.
Gradually, the nobles wanted to figure out what Azure Dragon Fort was up to, so they took the soap and studied it. They wanted to know if the soap was really that magical, or if it was just a trick of Azure Dragon Fort.
Then, everyone realized that … it was indeed quite useful!
The soap that Azure Dragon Village sold now was a bit expensive, and most civilians could not afford it. As a result, within seven days, soap had become a trend among the aristocrats. This was because some aristocrats and slave owners found that using this soap to wash their hair was especially clean.
In the past, the era where people used tree leaves to wash their hair was over. Yun 'an City had officially entered the era of soap.
If this was a normal product, it would not have been promoted so quickly. After all, Azure Dragon Village was promoting it in the form of collecting protection fees …
The nobles felt a little annoyed. In the past, the bandits also sold things in the form of protection fees, but that was just a cover. They sold things like stones and branches.
This was the first time they saw bandits selling things seriously, and the things they sold were quite useful …
In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed. Everyone was used to the days when Azure Dragon Village sent soap down the mountain. They found that Azure Dragon Village did not sell it in every household. At least for ordinary people, it was a voluntary principle. If they wanted to buy it, they could buy it.
For a time, the commoners had a good impression of Azure Dragon Village. They even thought that Azure Dragon Village was a good bandit who enforced justice on behalf of the heavens. In the end, they were told that the banner above Azure Dragon Village had changed. It was not called enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens, but getting rid of poverty and becoming rich …
During this time, someone went out of the city to visit his relatives. When he came back, he told the people in the city that when he left the city, he encountered people from Azure Dragon Village blocking the road. Everyone was shocked. "Azure Dragon Village didn't do anything to you, right?"
The lesson of encountering bandits in the past was still vivid in their minds. Many of them had lost their families, but this person seemed to be fine.
That person said, "They didn't rob me. They even gave me a piece of soap wrapped in paper and asked me to bring it to my relatives. But I had to tell my relatives that this was produced by Azure Dragon Village in Yun 'an City …"
The bystanders sucked in a breath of cold air. Why did this bandit look less and less like a bandit?
The people from Azure Dragon Village felt this the most. To be honest, the money they had earned in the past half a month was equivalent to their annual income in the past. After all, in the past, it was divided among more than ten families. Now, Azure Dragon Village was the sole survivor. Other than having to share 10% with Commander Wu Weijun, Ye Xiaoming, the rest belonged to Azure Dragon Village.
However, Lü Shu was not satisfied with this little amount of sales. Other than Li Heitan's men who needed to run to the city, the others were all producing soap.
Yun 'an City was too small. It was not like a city on Earth, where there were millions of people in a city.
According to Lü Shu's estimation, there were probably less than 100,000 people in Yun 'an City. Of course, Yun' an City had been ruined by Wu Weijun for so many years, so it would be good if there were tens of thousands of people.
But among the tens of thousands of people, there were not many who could afford to buy soap. Lü Shu did not want to rob the common people. Their lives were already very difficult.
Therefore, Lü Shu set his eyes on the market outside.
Lü Zhou was so big. If all of Lü Zhou used soap, wouldn't he be able to take off? It should be known that there were no scientists in this era. It would take these people a year and a half to figure out how to make soap.
Azure Dragon Village was slowly whitewashing itself, but Lü Shu did not want to whitewash itself completely. After all, in this chaotic world, if you looked powerful, it would reduce a lot of bullying.
Lü Shu felt that he had been too rigid in the past. He always wanted to quietly integrate himself into the world of Lü Zhou and make himself look like a citizen of Lü Zhou. In the end, he found that Lü Zhou was really messy. Everyone was thinking about survival and becoming stronger. He only needed to make himself a little stronger and it would be enough to make him look like a citizen of Lü Zhou … Others would not think too much about it.
With the arrival of a new month, Lv Shu sent Li Charcoal to collect a new protection fee. When Li Charcoal arrived at Lin's Pawnshop on horseback with his men, the shopkeeper welcomed them with a smile, "So you're the heroes of Azure Dragon Stronghold. We've been saying lately that everyone in Azure Dragon Stronghold is a good person, and you don't look like bandits at all."
Li Heitan gave him a sidelong glance. "Why are you talking so much nonsense? I brought new soap this time. You can take it at the price."
Lin Gui smiled awkwardly and said, "It's like this. We haven't even sold out the last box, so we don't want it this time."
Li Heitan looked at Lin Gui, took out the machete behind his waist, and put it on the table. "You don't want it? Who gave you permission to say no? "
Lin Gui was speechless.
"Negative emotions from Lin Gui, + 666!"
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