Chapter 22: The White Emperor's Instructions to His Daughter

  Looking at the satisfied expression of Bai Dian Tang returning to the mountain stronghold, Xu Bin, who was following behind him, couldn't help but want to shoot this old guy. Only today did he realize that when men become nagging, they can be just as hateful. Just now in the back mountain, he endured nearly an hour of verbal torture, and it was all praise for that little girl who left him speechless. What's going on here!

  Xu Bin, feeling hurt in his heart, returned to his room and closed the door without saying a word. He told those outside not to disturb him unless it was something important. Lying on his bed, he began to reflect on his conversation with Bai Detang earlier. However, after recalling their conversation, he wondered if there was any indication of refusal in his words. But why couldn't that old man understand the underlying meaning?

  In Xu Bin's view, since Bai Diantang praised his daughter as a rare talent in the world, why did he have to put her by his side and cause trouble? It turns out that in his previous life, he only knew that official second-generation and rich second-generation were not easy to mess with, but unexpectedly, this bandit second-generation is also not easy to mess with!

  Fortunately, emotions are not something that a novice like him with no practical experience can understand. With this time, he might as well think carefully about the upcoming training of the mountain stronghold. After all, a powerful armed force is his greatest guarantee for survival in this era.

  If a man has power and money, what woman wouldn't want him? Besides, in today's society, there isn't that one husband, one wife system like in the past. If you have the ability, you can take three wives, four concubines, seventy-two consorts, and no one can say anything about it!

  For the first troops that came to this time and space, after several days of screening and selection, a company-level force can be formed. These people have some military foundation, but lack regular military training and regular military discipline constraints, old slippery fish.

  Xu Bin now needs to make these people understand that joining the troops he named 'Xu Family Army' requires them to change their previous slack style and unconditionally obey his command.

  For these bandits who had changed their identities, Xǔ Bīn still set up quite a few preferential treatments for those willing to accept the next series of training and elimination. In this era, it's not a problem to recruit some young and strong people as soldiers; the key is whether you can afford to pay the price that makes others willing to die for you.

  After Xu Bin pulled his somewhat stubborn Second Uncle three times in a row and had a hard negotiation, the future Black Wind Stockade bandits would be divided into two categories. One category was the Xujiajun soldiers who were commanded and managed by Xu Bin, and the other category was the logistics soldiers who were commanded and managed by Xu Yizhong.

  The former, in addition to being able to enjoy the free provision of sumptuous food by the mountain stronghold, can also receive a subsidy of one silver dollar every month. In the context where various warlords nowadays mostly like to recruit strong men and eight out of ten military pay is embezzled, a monthly income of one silver dollar will surely excite these bandits who usually can only get money through rewards from the leader.

  This does not include Xu Bin's promise that after the Permitted Army is formed, they will slowly move out of Junfeng Mountain towards the county town to expand their strength. Once the time is ripe, these black wind bandits who have become regular troops can rely on the Longyang stored up over time to get a wife and have children. This was something that in the past they would not even dare think about, but now it has become a real possibility.

  That future is more attractive to them, Xu Bin believes that with these bandits' cleverness, they won't fail to see it. Moreover, in this chaotic world, if a bandit doesn't have some brains, it's estimated that he wouldn't be able to survive until now in these mountains.

  The latter, compared to the former, had a relatively simpler treatment, because they had already lost the power to enjoy high welfare, and instead of being eliminated or used as cannon fodder, they could only be cleared out. Now Xu Bin gathered them together and handed them over to his second uncle Xu Yizhong for management. Although it was impossible for them to go on stage and kill enemies, doing some logistical work in the mountain stronghold shouldn't be a problem.

  If these eliminated bandits really can't stand this leisurely life, Xu Bin would also let these eliminated people go down the mountain. At least in his opinion, the resettlement plan he made is already considered benevolent and righteous compared to the cruel screening mechanism in the bandit industry.

  When Xu Bin was closed for the next training, he should prepare those items. When he returned to his room, he called in a girl with an unpleasant face, Bai Dingtang, and said seriously: "Mulan, you must restrain your temper, every day with such an expression of disdain, you will suffer greatly sooner or later. Now that I am behind you, people who know your identity will give you some face, but this does not mean that you can look down on anyone.

  I'm telling you that the marriage between you and the young master of the Xu family has already been decided, and we will proceed as previously promised. If you don't want to be unhappy in the future, you must restrain your temper and try to get along with the young master of the Xu family.

  I have a premonition that this young man from the Xu family might be a hidden dragon, and when he makes his move, he will surely make a big name for himself in this Gannan region. What's more, I have a feeling that whether our White family can continue to survive or not may depend on him lending us a helping hand in the future.

  "So I've decided, tomorrow I'll take the fake brothers back with me, and you can stay here. When I think your temper has improved and you know how to get along well with the young master of the Xu family, I'll send someone to bring you back. If you continue being so willful, in the future I won't indulge you either. Did you hear that clearly?"

  What?

  As soon as Father said he would leave himself at Xujiazhuang, Bai Mulan's delicate face showed an expression of disbelief: "Dad, how can you do this? Didn't they tell you that the kid is just a soft egg, and I couldn't even beat him, what kind of hero is he? You say he's a hidden dragon, but I think he's just a mud loach.

  "No, I don't want to stay here, I want to go back to the mountain with my mother. Dad, can you let me go back with you? I really don't like staying here, and even more so, I don't like being with that weakling."

  It was somewhat unexpected for Bai Mulan that, normally as long as she coquettishly asked for something, everything would be fine, but this time Bai Dian Tang remained unmoved and said in an extremely cold tone: "Do you think what I just said was to discuss with you? Let me tell you, this is my decision, and you must follow my arrangement."

  "If you dare to disobey the summons and sneak back to Xian'gu Mountain on your own, I'll drag you in front of your mother and send you to the old tiger's den at the back mountain, let you experience what it means to be disobedient."

  Looking at her father, who used to be kind and gentle, suddenly becoming ruthless and cruel, Bai Mulan secretly resented Xu Bin, not knowing what kind of potion he had given her father. She pretended to cry and said: "Father, you don't want me anymore!"

  It seems clear that the daughter's tantrums and crying fits are a tactic, and White Dian Tang knows that if he doesn't discipline this spoiled daughter properly, when he is no longer around or something unexpected happens to the White family village. With Bai Mulan's impulsive and arrogant personality, she will eventually bring disaster upon herself and even those around her.

  If it is said that Bai Mulan, because of her young age and long-term residence in the small county town of Ju Xiang, has not seen much of the world. Then Bai Dian Tang's heart was very clear, there were powers on this earth that were far stronger than his own White Family Village, let alone nationwide, outside of Ju Xiang City, the White Family Village was nothing in other people's eyes.

  These years, if it weren't for the Bai family's consistent low-key approach, someone would have already taken a liking to them. Everyone is clear that the Bai family has been operating on Xiangu Mountain for generations, accumulating a lot of wealth and enemies. Who knows whether these enemies and those who covet the Bai family's wealth will take revenge and purge the Bai family one day?

  Since ancient times, civilians have not fought against officials. The White Family Village was powerful in the bandit circle of Juxiang City, but compared to the government army in the city, if the other party really wanted to eliminate them and mobilized troops from other places to participate in the siege, the White Family Village would only have a way to perish.

  Thinking of these possibilities, Bai Dingtang had to steel himself and give some lessons to this daughter who, in his opinion, was most likely to help the White family survive the disaster. Alas, what parent is willing to let their children bear such a heavy burden?

  The Bai family was originally not prosperous, and by the time it reached his hands, there was only one direct descendant of the Bai family, and he had only one son and one daughter. The son is only five years old, and it will take a long time for him to grow up and take over the power of the Bai family. Only this young daughter is the most suitable candidate to take over the Bai family.

  The White family chose Xu Bin as their son-in-law to a large extent because they hoped to have the Black Wind Fortress as a backup plan. In case he ran into trouble in the future, the White family would still have someone to rely on. When his son grew up and had the ability to take over the mountain stronghold, it was believed that Bai Mulan, Xu Bin's wife, would not compete with her only brother for the right to inherit the mountain stronghold.

  These bitter thoughts, the White Mansion had never spoken to his daughter, could only put these worries in his heart. Today's conversation with Xu Bin made him even more aware that the time left for him and the White family was not long, and he had to prepare in advance for the possible crisis that might arise in the future.

  As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, Bai Mulan must grow up and become sensible as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Bai family, which has been passed down for generations, will be ruined, and this sinner Bai Diantang does not want to bear the blame.

  Seeing that Bai Mulan's pleading had no effect, she seemed to know that continuing to beg would be useless. After glaring at her father, who had become fierce and overbearing, she directly pushed open the door and rushed out. As for where she would run to, White Dian Tang wasn't worried in the slightest. After all, this was Black Wind Fort, not the White family fort. He believed that his daughter, who was impulsive but not stupid, wouldn't do something as reckless as sneaking down the mountain at night.

  In his view, as long as Bai Mulan's anger had dissipated, she would still be staying in Hei Feng Zhai, trying to get along with her future husband Xu Bin. But was the truth really like what Bai Dian Tang thought?