And it can be seen that Niu Gao was moved.
Ye Cheng did not say anything else while the iron was hot. He just picked up the teacup and sipped it silently, leaving Niu Gao opposite him to engage in a fierce ideological struggle.
Anyway, he had said everything he needed to say. It all depended on what Niu Gao chose next.
"…"
His face was gloomy for a long time.
Niu Gao slowly raised his head, looked directly at Ye Cheng and said, "Your Majesty's conditions are indeed generous, but to be honest, ever since the incident with the Clear Sky Sect, I have had a psychological shadow on joining other forces. Normally, he is fine, but when encountering a crisis, he pushes us subordinates out to take the blame. He is so heartless!"
His tone was sad and resentful, and his emotions were complicated and difficult to describe.
Ye Cheng, who had read the original novel, also understood Niu Gao's concerns. In the battle between Spirit Hall and Clear Sky Sect, the four major families were looking forward to Clear Sky Sect coming to save them from suffering, but in the end, they only waited for the news that Clear Sky Sect had retired. This made all the sacrifices of the affiliated families who fought on the front line and resisted desperately become a joke. All the people who died died in vain.
If the Clear Sky Sect had been tougher and fought to the death, and fought side by side with their affiliated sects, even if all their affiliated families died in the end, Niu Gao, who was in the underworld, would never hate the Clear Sky Sect at all, but would only hate the culprit, the Spirit Hall. But the Clear Sky Sect was cowardly, hiding in the deep mountains and forests, abandoning their affiliated sects without hesitation, and facing the vicious Spirit Hall alone.
Is this something a fucking human could do?!
Clear Sky Sect? The number one sect in the world?
Bah!!!
"You can rest assured about that."
Seeing that people had openly expressed their concerns, Ye Cheng naturally did not put on any arrogant airs. He said directly: "I came here to rebuild Baiyun City. Therefore, I need some manpower to help me manage the city and expand the population. If you agree to join me, then you can move your entire family into the city.
I can promise that as long as I, the city lord, am here, Baiyun City will be here!
If Baiyun City is destroyed one day, it must be because I, the city lord, have died before. You will never repeat the mistakes of the Clear Sky Sect. "
When Niu Gao heard Ye Cheng's words, his eyes suddenly lit up. The Clear Sky Sect was a separate sect before. Although the place where they lived was vast and spacious, they were unwilling to share it with the affiliated families at all, clearly treating them as outsiders. When something happened, the Clear Sky Sect retreated to the well-defended sect fortress, but let the affiliated sects fight the Spirit Hall outside the fortress.
If these affiliated families had lived in the same place as the Clear Sky Sect, they would never have been fighting alone. Even if the Clear Sky Sect wanted to abandon them, it would be impossible.
There is no doubt that the promise made by Ye Cheng successfully impressed Niu Gao.
"Damn it, done!"
Niu Gao gritted his teeth, stood up from his seat, pushed the golden mountain, overturned the jade pillar, and prostrated himself on the ground!
"I am Niu Gao, your subordinate, and I pay my respects to the master!"
Ye Cheng sat down and accepted his great gift calmly. Then he helped Niu Gao up and said, "From now on, you are my people of Baiyun City. You can call me the city lord."
If a beautiful maid called him that, Ye Cheng would be happy. But if a big, burly man called him master, he thought it was better to forget it. It would be better to be simple and call him the city lord.
"Yes, City Lord."
Niu Gao readily changed his name, and his inner recognition of him increased.
In fact, no one wants to be a slave.
Especially after being betrayed by his previous master, he was particularly resistant to the title of master. Even though their hierarchy had not changed in essence, it was just a respect in the title, which made him feel particularly happy.
"very good."
Ye Cheng nodded, and then he took out a gold card and handed it to him, "This is a gold card with more than 230 million stored in it. The money inside is for you to use to build the outer defense circle of Baiyun City and the core city lord's mansion. Don't be afraid to spend money, and make sure to get it done for me. If you still need money later, come to me."
Niu Gao took the gold card cautiously and couldn't help but sigh, "This is the first time in my life that I have so much money in my hands."
"City Lord, do you have any plans for the construction of Baiyun City?" he asked.
"I don't have a detailed plan, I only have a rough framework plan." Ye Cheng shook his head, then stretched out his hand and pointed at Niu Gao's brow. With a dreamlike bubble, he conveyed to him some of his rough ideas about Baiyun City, as well as the image of the most important city lord's mansion – the Forbidden City.
Niu Gao's eyes became dull, and his mind was digesting the information that Ye Cheng had passed on to him…
After a while.
After digesting the information passed by Ye Cheng, Niu Gao pondered for a moment before saying, "City Lord, the defense circle outside the city is easy to build, but the construction of this City Lord's Mansion is a bit troublesome. I need to spend time to make a detailed plan, and I may have to change some of the arrangements by then. I don't know…"
Ye Cheng simply waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. You are the professionals in construction, I just gave you a rough framework. As for how to build it, as long as it does not deviate from the theme, you can follow your own ideas."
"Okay, that's much easier."
Niu Gao was relieved when he heard him say that. In the past, when building castles for other nobles, the most annoying thing was the nobles who pretended to know everything. They always pointed fingers in front of them and made suggestions that made things difficult for them.
Every time they had to be patient and change it according to the other party's requirements, but the result was worse and worse. When they were almost finished, the other party suddenly said that it was better to do it the same way as before. At that time, they were almost angry and almost lost their spirit power!
Now this new boss is much better. He gave them full authority to build the project and would not interfere with their planning. He gave them money and power. Where can you find such a good boss?
After briefly explaining the construction issues.
Ye Cheng changed the subject and said, "In addition, Baiyun City is just in its infancy and needs a large number of talents. I know that the four clans with single attributes are of the same origin. You may want to contact the other three clans to see if they are willing to join me like you."
These words made Niu Gao ponder for a moment. To be honest, if it was in the past, he would have refused without even thinking about it. But now the four clans with single attributes are not living very well. The most comfortable one is the Po clan, and the worst is the Min clan. If the Yu clan leaves, there will be no one to share the pressure of the Min clan, and the Po clan will not be happy either.
Therefore, if they could persuade the other three clans to join Baiyun City at this time, it would be a great thing for Niu Gao. After all, the conditions offered by the new master were very generous in all aspects. They were enough to help the four major clans get rid of their current predicament. Joining would definitely bring benefits without any harm.
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