Global colonization began with Ming Dynasty pirates.

The warehouse already had a large number of handcarts, and with the help of hundreds of villagers, the moving speed was not slow.

Lin Hao set up a large number of bonfires at the warehouse and the dock, illuminating the entire road from Xishan Village to the dock.

The villagers shuttled back and forth between the dock and the warehouse, emptying the warehouse that was originally full, and finally loading all the goods onto the three large Fujian boats.

Lin Hao kept his promise and gave each person a bolt of cloth as a reward.

The villagers' anger at being forced to work all night vanished instantly, and they were instead extremely grateful to Lin Hao.

That's how people are. If you treat someone very well from the beginning, they will resent you if you don't do well later.

If you are cruel to someone at first, but later give them any benefits, they will be grateful. That's human nature.

After Lin Hao demonstrated his ruthless methods, even though it was just a piece of cloth, they were still very grateful, and several young people from Xishan Village immediately expressed their desire to join.

Lin Hao considered it for a moment and immediately agreed, giving him five taels of silver as a settlement fee on the spot.

This scene immediately made everyone extremely envious, and even more people rushed to join, but Lin Hao did not take them all this time. He only selected fifteen people, and all of them were single and had no ties.

There was no other way; so many people were watching. If these people joined Lin Hao's group, the authorities would naturally find out afterward. Those with families would inevitably be implicated unless they were willing to relocate their entire households.

Unfortunately, no one was willing to relocate their entire family. After all, although life in Xishan Village was difficult, it hadn't reached the point where they had to leave Xiao Village.

After seeing all the villagers off, Lin Hao did not board the boat; instead, he called everyone off the boat.

Anyone who had been to the warehouse was summoned down.

"Do you know why I called you down here?" Lin Hao asked in a deep voice as he stood in front of everyone.

The group looked at each other, puzzled, and shook their heads in unison.

One of the bolder ones asked, "Young master, is there anything else to do? Just give the order and we'll take care of it immediately."

"Yes, yes, young master, whatever you say, we will obey."

"Alright, quiet down." Lin Hao stood at the front, looking at the group of people. The torches burning all around illuminated their faces, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.

According to the Lin family's rules, all the loot must be divided. Now that there's such a big piece of meat, everyone is calculating how much they can get. Unfortunately, with their level of expertise, they can't figure it out even after calculating for a long time; they only know that there's a lot.

Even those pirate prisoners, although they couldn't receive the money according to the Lin family's quota, Lin Hao had said that they would receive a share based on their performance, just not as much as the guards.

"Do you still remember the prohibition I mentioned before I left?" Lin Hao asked.

"Young master, we remember, there were only three."

First, absolute obedience to orders is mandatory; those who disobey will be executed!

Second, no one may commit adultery with women; anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!

Third, all spoils seized must be confiscated and not kept privately; those who disobey will be executed!

Immediately, someone repeated Lin Hao's previous orders.

Lin Hao nodded slowly after listening. "Very good. It seems everyone has remembered. You all did a great job on the first two points in this operation and did not disappoint me. Now I want to talk about the third point: Has anyone among you kept any of the seized items for themselves?"

The crowd immediately stirred, and Lin Hao could tell from their expressions that something was definitely going to happen.

Although the goods in the warehouse were mostly bulk items, there were also a small amount of gold, silver, and bronze artifacts. The person guarding the warehouse also had a considerable amount of gold and silver on him, so how could he not have kept some for himself?

"I'll reiterate this one last time: all spoils will be distributed according to merit, ensuring everyone gets a share, but hoarding is absolutely forbidden now." Lin Hao's stern gaze swept over everyone, and at least half of them looked uneasy.

"I'm giving you one last chance. Anyone who took something, throw it on the ground and I'll let it go. But if you still have any illusions, don't blame me for being ruthless." After saying that, Lin Hao turned around in front of everyone, leaving his back to them and refusing to look at them.

A moment later, seeing that Lin Hao wasn't looking at them, these people finally mustered up their courage and threw out all sorts of hidden treasures.

Lin Hao was helpless as he heard the continuous thuds of objects hitting the ground behind him. There were more items than he had imagined. How did these people manage to hide them?

Once all the noise subsided, Lin Hao didn't turn around. He spoke again, "Have you finished throwing them? This is your last chance. Don't blame me for being ruthless then. I'll wait another 60 breaths."

A few more sporadic sounds rang out after a short while, before finally falling silent.

As soon as the time came, Lin Hao turned around and saw a small pile of things on the open ground in front of him. Most of them were silver, but there were also many gold and silver utensils. Some people even took away the porcelain. He really didn't know what these guys were thinking.

"Very good, it's great that you admit your mistakes and can correct them. I won't hold those who voluntarily handed them over accountable. Now, begin the body search!"

Lin Hao waved his hand, and the boys stepped forward to search everyone.

These people were only wearing a single layer of clothing, so searching them was quite quick.

"Open your legs! What are you doing with your legs closed!" Just then, the boy found someone and sternly ordered him to open his legs.

"What are you doing? My legs are just sore, don't touch me!" The man resisted the search, but the boy didn't care. He subdued the man, pulled down his pants, wiped them up, and a gold ingot appeared in his hand.

"Good lad, you've hidden it well." This young man was none other than Lin Qi. He knew exactly how to hide money. These people wanted to fool him; they were simply asking for death.

"Drag him up," Lin Hao said expressionlessly.

The boys then forced the guy down in front of Lin Hao and kicked him to his knees.

"Young Master, I was wrong. I was bewitched. I'm willing to hand it over. I'm willing to hand it over. Please give me another chance." The man kowtowed repeatedly, but Lin Hao didn't even look at him.

They simply waited quietly until everyone had finished being searched.

A moment later, Lin Qi completed his mission and led his men back, but they did not catch a second one who was hiding.

Lin Hao looked at the other person and said in a gentle tone, "I remember you. Your name is Chen Shuisheng, right? You were one of the first four people from Xishan Village to come to me."

"Young Master actually remembers me. Yes, I am Chen Shuisheng. Young Master is wise. Please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again."

"Heh, I've already given you a chance. Remember to control your hands in your next life." Lin Hao's tone was icy. He had given you chances time and time again, and you still kept things. It wasn't just greed; you didn't take his words seriously at all.

"Ah! Young master, no!" Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, the man immediately knew something was wrong. He then mustered his courage and looked up, only to find the blade already upon him.

puff!

Lin Hao's longsword sliced ​​across the opponent's neck, and instantly a head fell from his body, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop moving.