All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 207 That’s great, I’ll lead the way!
When competing with Hua Rong in archery, Chen Ran never thought he could win.

This man's archery skills were superb, and Chen Ran had no chance of winning at all.

From the beginning, his intention was to draw.

Because I knew that Hua Rong was very confident in his archery skills, I started from this point.

Sure enough, Hua Rong agreed after a little thought.

He was confident that his archery skills were invincible in the world. As long as it was a competition, there was no way he could lose, not even a tie.

"Hua Zhizhai." A captain of the garrison army stepped forward to dissuade him, "You are an official appointed by the court, how can you fight with the bandits?"

"What a bullshit imperial official!"

Hua Rong immediately spat, "He is just a lousy governor, and a deputy commander at that! He is a worthless person, and he is an official appointed by the imperial court. Bah!"

As the village chief, he is actually the mayor.

Not only is he a deputy, he is totally unworthy in the Song Dynasty. He is almost like the captain of the security team hired by Qingfeng Town to protect itself.

This is also the reason why Hua Rong in the original novel could abandon his so-called official status without hesitation and run to follow Song Jiang.

He is just a security captain. If he doesn't want to do the job, then just quit. What's the big deal?

Hua Rong dismissed the talkative captain and looked at Chen Ran. "How do you want to compete?"

"Three arrows per person, how about shooting at a target?"

Hearing this, Hua Rong was immediately disappointed. "That's it?"

For him, shooting at a fixed target is something he can do with his eyes closed.

"It's not just an archery target." Chen Ran had already planned it. "You also have to shoot through the target!"

"Oh?" This aroused Hua Rong's interest. "Wooden board? How many inches?"

"What's so good about a wooden board?" Chen Ran said with disdain, "Of course it's an iron board."

Hua Rong hesitated for a moment and said, "One point?"

"Three points!"

One inch is about three centimeters, and three centimeters is the thickness of one centimeter.

Even if it is wrought iron, it is still iron!
"Okay!" Hua Rong became interested and agreed immediately.

In a short while, the two pieces of iron sheets were erected.

Chen Ran took the bow and walked with Hua Rong to a distance of fifty steps. After looking at each other, Chen Ran extended his hand and gestured, "Please."

Hua Rong didn't waste any words. He drew his bow and drew the arrow, taking a deep breath.

The first arrow flew over and accurately hit the temporarily painted bull's eye, which was only the size of a copper coin.

Although it didn't penetrate, the force was strong enough to nail it firmly.

A gloomy look flashed across Hua Rong's face. He pulled out the second arrow and shot it out with a whoosh.

The second arrow hit the tail of the first arrow accurately, and under the impact force it finally penetrated the wrought iron plate three-quarters of the way through.

Hua Rong heaved a sigh of relief and turned to look at Chen Ran. "If you admit defeat now, this matter can be considered over. I will take my own troops back."

In his opinion, this was a typical case of letting Chen Ran off the hook.

"Brother Hua Rong." Chen Ran said with a smile, "You will be the leader of our archery team from now on."

After saying that, Chen Ran drew his bow, aimed and shot.

It was not until this time that Hua Rong noticed that the bow and arrow used by Chen Ran were different.

"Is this a three-stone bow?!"

In the Song Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to more than 90 kilograms, and those who could shoot one stone were considered elite archers.

Those who can open two stones are all strong men at the general level.

Among all the generals in the Song Dynasty, it seems that only Yue Fei could draw the three-stone bow. Yue Fei was born with supernatural powers and could draw the three-stone bow when he was a teenager.

The ordinary infantry bows in the army had a force of about seven dou, and the bow Hua Rong used was only a two-stone bow.

"I use a three-stone bow because that's all I can find." Chen Ran put on the heavy and thick iron arrow. "I can use a bow with eight or ten stones."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Ran had already ejaculated.

'Dah! '

Without any surprise, with the powerful force, the heavy iron arrow pierced directly through the center of the bull's eye!
Hua Rong shot it through with two shots, while Chen Ran shot it through with one shot.

It's clear who wins in this kind of thing.

Chen Ran's strength is not as good as Lu Zhishen who can uproot weeping willows, but there is no doubt that his arms have the strength of a thousand pounds.

Coupled with the strong bow and iron arrows, this was a trap set by Chen Ran for Hua Rong.

Hua Rong was stunned for a while, then he turned to Chen Ran and bowed, "Brother, please accept my respect!"

Chen Ran reached out his hand and helped him up. "From now on, you and I are brothers. There is no need to do this."

At the same time, two lines of subtitles floated before Chen Ran's eyes.

'The changes have been made, and the rewards are now being distributed.'

'Note: You gain the skill, Hit the target with a single shot (your archery skill has reached the peak human level.)'

Chen Ran's smile became more friendly, and he patted Hua Rong's arms vigorously, "Good brother!"

Hua Rong, who recognized Chen Ran as his brother and made up his mind to follow him, turned around and told the soldiers he brought with him to go back on their own.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ran stepped forward and called out to the soldiers.

"Brothers." Looking at these pale, ragged, and depressed soldiers, Chen Ran picked up the tin trumpet and shouted, "You are living a hard life with hunger and cold clothes, and your family members are suffering as well. Have you ever thought about improving your life and letting your family enjoy it?"

The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. Who wouldn't want to live a good life? But there was a huge gap between thinking about it and doing it.

A brave one immediately responded, "Leader, we all want to live a good life, but a good life will not fall from the sky~~~ Even in our dreams, we can't dream of a good life with enough food to eat."

Everyone laughed and there was a lot of noise and discussion.

Chen Ran was not in a hurry. He waited until the noise gradually died down before he raised the tin horn again and shouted, "In this case, is there anyone willing to come to my place to eat delicious food, drink spicy drinks, and have enough food and wages?!"

The soldiers were whispering among themselves, and some shouted, "Brave man, are you asking us to become bandits?"

"So would you rather become a bandit and have enough food, or continue to work for the government with an empty stomach?"

Someone immediately shouted, "The government is starving us to death, why would we serve them!"

There was a burst of laughter all around.

It is obvious that Zhao Ji's inaction and indifference had already caused him to lose the support of the military and the people.

The people are not blind. They know exactly what the government and the court are doing and what kind of life they and their families are living.

If all the people of the Song Dynasty were of one mind and resolutely followed the government and were willing to sacrifice their lives, let alone the Jin people, even if the Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, northern Han people, Korean people, etc. were added together, they would not be enough for the Song Dynasty to defeat.

Unfortunately, the people of the Song Dynasty want to kill the emperor, so who would be willing to risk their lives for him?

Someone else shouted, "Although life is hard, it still provides food and money. I can barely survive with my family."

"Just surviving is enough?" Chen Ran said with a smile, "Your aspirations are really low."

He turned and shouted to the soldiers not far away, "Bring the things over here!"

There is no doubt that Chen Ran used the tried and tested silver bullet offensive again.

Boxes were opened one after another, filled with copper coins and silk that could also be used as currency.

Of course, silk from different places has different origins, different qualities, different reputations, and naturally different values.

However, even the lowest-valued local silk, at least two pieces of silk can be worth one guan of money.

If it is a high-end product produced in Shu, then there is nothing to say.

The Song Dynasty was actually quite rich and had sufficient supplies.

It’s a pity that it was not used where it should have been. It was all eaten up by the emperor, the turbans, and those generals’ families who claimed to be from generals but were actually vampires!

"Fifty strings of cash are required for settling in, and an annual salary of fifty strings of cash." Chen Ran held out his hand to indicate, "Sufficient food and salary, no debts!"

If such conditions were placed in Tokyo, I'm afraid no one would be interested.

After all, if you find a job in Tokyo, even if you are carrying heavy bags at the dock, you can earn dozens of coins a day.

In addition, the government would distribute rewards during festivals and even give charcoal to the people for heating in winter.

But the problem is, there is only one city called Tokyo in the whole world!

The life of the people of the Song Dynasty outside the city of Tokyo was a completely different world.

Not only were they suffering from hunger and cold, but they were also subject to countless levies, burdens, grain and tax collections, corvee labor, and so on.

It was obvious that many soldiers in the garrison were tempted by the copper coins and silk.

But some people still feel uneasy, “After all, they are bandits.”

Although the money and grain issued by the Song government was small, it was still money and grain.

If it wasn't enough to eat, they could dig more wild vegetables and do more work for the rich and powerful, and the whole family could barely survive.

Once you become a bandit, you will definitely lose your money and food. What if you are wiped out by the imperial court or by heroes from other places? Wouldn't that be a complete loss? !
Chen Ran was aware of the concerns of the Xiang army, and immediately stated, "If nothing else, at least everyone will continue to receive money and food from the court within a year."

After that, he changed the subject and said, "If you want to live a good life, come and get your resettlement allowance now! If you don't want to, just go away!"

Then he gave Hua Rong a wink.

Hua Rong understood what was going on, and immediately stepped forward to persuade them loudly, and also selected some people with whom he had a good relationship to take the lead.

Facts have proved that people who have lived in hardship for a long time, or whose entire family has lived in hardship for a long time, have almost no resistance when faced with temptation.

After someone took the lead, almost all the soldiers came forward to take copper coins and silk.

The reason why I said "almost" is that there are still some troops that have not moved.

They were not ordinary soldiers, but low-ranking officers, most of whom were close confidants of Liu, the leader of Qingfeng Village.

Chen Ran waved his hand immediately and took these people down.

The officers were horrified and begged for mercy.

But Chen Ran remained unmoved and gestured to Hua Rong again.

Hua Rong understood what he meant, and immediately called the soldiers who had received the resettlement allowance to come forward and brandish their swords as a token of their loyalty.

Seeing that the morale was a little low, Chen Ran immediately took out his ultimate weapon to boost morale again.

Fat fried chicken!
One for every five people, share it with everyone.

While everyone was busy eating fried chicken, Hua Rong, Yang Zhi and others gathered around and asked him what his plan was.

"We are still in the development stage of accumulating strength, so we should not invite the imperial army to encircle and suppress us."

Chen Ran revealed his plan to everyone without reservation, "I plan to go to Qingzhou Prefecture and first find Kong Bin, who is selling stolen goods in the city from Kongjiazhuang, and take back the property from him."

"The next step is to find Governor Murong and bribe him to find a name, so that we can develop and grow with peace of mind. When the time is right, we can do something big."

Everyone nodded, indicating that this arrangement was more secure.

Chen Ran waved his hand and declared, "But before that, we have to go to Qingfeng Village and defeat the village chief Liu Gao who oppressed the people and withheld their food and wages!"

Hearing this, Hua Rong was overjoyed and said, "That's great. I'll lead the way!"

(End of this chapter)