American Comics: BOSS Invasion

In Dawang Village, Laiwu County, something new has happened recently.

A local tyrant, for some reason, directly bought half of the village.

These days are tough. Natural disasters coupled with war and chaos can break even good people, let alone peasant families with no risk resistance.

Smaller villages are becoming deserted, whole village after whole village, abandoned there. It's already quite good that Dawang Village can persist.

But even so, it's still not as prosperous as before. Even after absorbing the population of six or seven surrounding villages, it can only barely support half of its territory.

Everyone feels powerless regarding the other half of the land, and we thought we could only watch it go to waste. Who knew a local tyrant would fall from the sky?

No one knows how much power this person actually has. Before even a shadow of him was seen, a team of bricklayers came and directly demolished the dilapidated houses in half of the village.

It took three months to build a delicate mansion.

Construction is still underway in the surrounding areas. It's said that shops will be built.

The people find it hard to understand and are buzzing with discussion.

Inside the exquisite study in the front yard, the sound of reading aloud can be heard.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,"

"Ah, oh, uh, ee, oo, yu..."

Looking in through the window, a row of children are sitting neatly and orderly, following a teacher in learning basic knowledge.

Everyone seems very serious.

In front of and behind the classroom stand burly men, incredibly ugly in appearance, but very honest. They hold teaching whips in their hands, their eyes sharply surveying the children. If they find anyone distracted, they immediately give a fierce look, and the children immediately become orderly.

Qi Shan sits in a nearby pavilion drinking tea, with two maids quietly attending behind him.

Opposite him stands a scarred man, cautious and respectful.

"Young Master, two more teachers taught the Four Books and Five Classics in class!"

Qi Shan didn't even look at him, and said faintly, "If you're disturbing my tea for this, you should know the consequences!"

The scarred man hurriedly said, "This one naturally knows how to handle it. I've already had people drag them down and break their legs. But one of them is an old stubborn man. This is the second time he's done this. He keeps shouting that the Four Books and Five Classics are the right path, and that the things you wrote, Young Master, are worthless. The subordinates don't know what to do!"

Qi Shan picked up the exquisite teacup and took a light sip. "No more than three strikes. Since it's only the second time, spare his life. Hmm, break his limbs and let him lie in bed for three months to think it over. If he does it again, ha, the mass grave won't be missing a place for him."

The scarred man shivered and quickly agreed.

You scholars are ruthless!

Qi Shan said indifferently, "There will naturally be those who pursue great righteousness in their hearts, and there will also be those who succumb to power. If everyone could do what Mencius said—'Poverty cannot corrupt him, power cannot bend him'—the Jin wouldn't have beaten the Southern Song into such a sorry state!"

"In the future, if there are similar situations, follow the current rules. Anyone who dares to offend three times will be killed directly. Now that chaos reigns, there's no shortage of anything, especially people!"

"Yes, yes!" The scarred man wiped his sweat.

"The teachers are a small matter! What about the things I told you to do?"

"Yes, Young Master! My brothers have found out that there are indeed many bandits and robbers entrenched nearby. They come down to plunder every few months, and the imperial court doesn't care at all!"

Qi Shan said, "Very good. Give the specific locations to Zhang Ling. I'll go meet them when I have time! We still have too few people. Catching some coolies can also speed up the progress!"

The scarred man smiled ingratiatingly. Seeing that Qi Shan had no other instructions, he bowed and carefully retreated.

This kid was the first one who jumped out from the Land God Temple to rob Qi Shan's food.

The long scar on his face was caused when Qi Shan knocked him flying, and he crashed into the corner of the shrine.

Now, there are more than two hundred people up and down in the mansion, all of whom Qi Shan has gradually taken into his hands in these three months.

The thirty or so strong men, led by the scarred man, were personally subdued by Qi Shan.

At first, he was a bit rusty, but after a few months, he has become proficient.

With the recruitment of more local helpers, the news about the novelties in Qi Mansion spread.

First, there is actually a school in the mansion. No teachers have been seen coming to the door, but there has never been a shortage.

Second, all the children don't have to work, but they have to read and write, and they have to line up in the open space to practice walking. They must be uniform. If anyone dares to step the wrong leg, they will be whipped on the buttocks.

Third, there is no granary in the old man's house, but the food jars in the kitchen warehouse are full every day.

Some people privately rumored that the young master has magic and can conjure food.

But this was suppressed by the burly guards.

Alice's database contains all the knowledge of the Marvel world. If Qi Shan still had the ability of atomic recombination, it wouldn't take long to build a modern town.

Unfortunately, only time reversion remains now.

Although this ability is powerful, it doesn't help much with civilization development.

Therefore, Qi Shan decided to bring modern civilization back little by little from scratch.

Although one should become a peerless master after entering the martial arts world.

Isn't building a civilization more interesting?

Now this small manor is where Qi Shan started.

Obviously, it will take a long time to teach a group of suitable students from scratch.

But what Qi Shan doesn't lack most is time.

This is a cycle world. If Qi Shan can't find a way to leave within one hundred and twenty years, he must face the next cycle.

Time? There's plenty of it!

When eating dinner in the evening, Zhang Ling sent over a well-drawn map.

Three months later, dozens of small mountain villages within a hundred miles were destroyed together. The only remaining Red Turban's size increased dozens of times, transforming from a small mountain village of dozens of people into a large stronghold of thousands of people.

As for the owner of the Red Turbans, it was naturally Qi Shan, who personally shattered their barbarism and could also ensure they were well-fed.

Unlike the children entering the school, Qi Shan implemented a natural selection strategy for the bandits.

After guaranteeing food and clothing, he used gold and silver to maintain their bloody nature, constantly cleaning up the local tyrants and powerful landlords near Laiwu.

One reason is because they are rich, and the second reason is because the local tyrants and powerful landlords are the real grassroots rulers of the Jin Kingdom.

Large-scale industrialization requires a huge population. Only with a large base can a large number of talents emerge, and talents are the cornerstone of civilization progress.

Therefore, if you want to achieve Qi Shan's goal, the first step is to rebel!