Zhang Li was much more sensible than the pampered Zhang Xin and Yuan Ying. She didn’t want everyone to talk privately about Yue Zhong like he was a felon. In today’s battle, Yue Zhong killed several people. Everyone changes. Yue Zhong could turn into a tyrant like Tiger.
Under Zhang Li’s advice, the two women gave eachother a glance, not saying anything else.
Zhang Xuan ate and silently stared in the direction of the dining hall, seeking Yue Zhong’s image.
Yue Zhong ate and quietly considered future plans.
In the past, Yue Zhong had never been the head boss. He deftly disposed of the four Always Bright Village chiefs, and in a short time had accumulated great influence here. His success was also a burden, though. The future of Always Bright Village’s citizens rode on his shoulders.
To speak of nothing else, the problem of feeding hundreds of people was the central pressing matter on Yue Zhong’s mind.
Always Bright Village’s previous four chiefs had always gathered up quite a bit of supplies. They were able to gather so much that if dozens of people feasted for several years they wouldn’t run out of food. But now, if hundreds of people ate, they would only last a few months.
For this reason, Tiger fed himself and his henchmen well, and only gave moldy food to the survivors.
The land in this area was also infertile, and that only compounded the food supply problem.
Yue Zhong thought to himself and shook his head. “It isn’t so great being the Boss. Being a good boss is even more difficult. I wonder if being a tyrant might be a little easier.”
If he acted like a tyrant, inconsiderate of the lives and future of other people, he would be able to live comfortably. These thoughts, however, were inconsistent with his nature.
After everyone had eaten their fill, three beautiful women walked over from the side and gathered up all the leftovers and cleared the table.
“Good!” began Yue Zhong, “Today we discuss our future. First, I have decided that our troops will be split into three different groups and rankings. Official team members on top, preliminary team members next, and outside personnel last. Wages for these teams will also be split into three levels.
“Official team members will receive twenty five grams of rice in wages per day. Preliminary members will receive sixteen grams. Outside personnel will receive six grams of rice. As for the other Always Bright Village personnel, twice a day provide them with enough gruel to keep them alive. We will use rice to pay for the services of Always Bright Villagers. If they want to live better, they must work hard and contribute.”
Right then, food was the most valuable thing in Always Bright Village. Yue Zhong figured that he could use the rice and other goods he found in the houses of the four chiefs as payment for other goods and services.