Chapter 99 The somewhat abnormal Li Yi
As he spoke, Li Yi shook his head and kept smacking his lips in admiration, as if he was savoring some delicacy in the world: "I heard that Brother Feng also named a person for this plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. It's really brilliant!"
Feng Yong stared dumbfoundedly at Li Yi enjoying himself there, thinking to himself, shouldn't this kind of thing be a secret? You, Old Demon Zhuge, have spread the word all over the world. If those people in Nanzhong find out about it in the future, how will you go about pacifying them? Wait until people resist until they die!
Seeing Feng Yong looking around in fear, Li Yi seemed to understand his thoughts and comforted him: "Brother Feng, don't panic. There is no one else in this empty place. There is no need to worry about others hearing."
Feng Yong swallowed, his voice trembling: "Then how did Brother Li know about this?"
“Brother Feng, don’t forget who my lord is?”
Oh, I remembered it, Commander-in-Chief of Jiangjiang!
Today's captives are basically the work of Li Hui, and the Li Yi in front of him once took the surrendered prisoners to sell them everywhere. Feng Yong also guessed that it must be Zhuge Laoyao's idea behind this.
"By chance, I heard that Zhao Erlang mentioned this plan. My elders were full of praise for Brother Feng. Then I thought about the five hundred surrendered prisoners who suddenly disappeared, and the eight ox plows. Your Majesty granted the land of Hanzhong, especially A few days ago, the imperial court issued a decree saying that Your Majesty, in sympathy with the shortage of manpower among the heroes, could rent slaves to colonize Hanzhong in the name of the imperial court..."
What does it mean that two ounces of oil can be scraped off a stone?
Feng Yong has really seen it. This old demon Zhuge has a dark heart! Originally, I was still thinking about human trafficking, but I didn’t expect Old Demon Zhuge to directly change it to renting!
What does this mean? What they are doing is not a one-time deal. They are treating the surrendered prisoners as reusable resources, repeatedly squeezing out their value as quickly as possible, and extracting the maximum profit.
That's it. If it's sold, those people can still live for a few more years. But if it's rented, they'll be lucky if they can live for more than three years - your family has used up mine, do you want to rest? Yes, you will sleep forever after death.
Perhaps people will be killed and the court will have to pay compensation.
The more Feng Yong thought about it, the more likely it became. With Zhuge Lao Yao’s shrewd way of living, this was definitely a sure thing.
As for the pacification of Nanzhong two years later and the acquisition of another group of prisoners of war, it is estimated that they will be sold rather than rented at that time.
By then, Hanzhong should have been basically reclaimed. But reclamation is one thing, manor farming is another. Does farming not require slaves? So you don’t have to make a second investment to continue buying? Two years later, the time point will be just right. No one can do this kind of calculation. If the marketing departments of later generations had market planning like Zhuge Lao Yao, how much money would they make?
As for the first batch of pioneers who died of exhaustion, it can only be said that they were not very lucky.
“Captain Li, would you tell Brother Li this kind of thing?”
No, we need to confirm first. If Li Hui doesn't even keep such state secrets from Li Yi, then Feng Yong will have to re-evaluate Li Yi's status with Zhuge Lao Yao.
"How can I be so virtuous and capable? How can I participate in such national events? It's just that I happened to have handled those prisoners of war before, plus these things now. If I think about it carefully, I can guess some clues."
No, no, no, you are not the younger brother, you are the boss!
Every time I meet this guy, I feel like "I wish I had his IQ." It's so enviable!
“Brother Li can have such thoughts, I really admire you!”
Feng Yong was truly impressed.
“By the way, Brother Feng, I want to know something.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Which family lives next door to you?”
“Li family. It’s a coincidence that we have the same surname as Brother Li.”
"Li family?" Li Yi looked a little disappointed after hearing this, and said in surprise, "How could it be the Li family? Could Brother Feng lie to me?"
“What’s so good about this kind of thing?” Feng Yong glanced at Li Yi strangely, and his reaction was too weird, “I heard it’s still the sixth room of the Li family.”
Li Yi's face became more disappointed and he nodded: "I see. I was in a hurry just now, don't blame Brother Feng."
“From what Brother Li said, could it be that he has something to do with the Li family?”
"The surname Li in Shu is naturally related. In this case, I can pay a visit." Li Yi thought thoughtfully.
It’s not good for you to say it so blatantly, right?
Even if Li Hui has some connection with the Li family, a powerful family in Shu, it must be a long-standing connection by blood. Old Demon Zhuge regards the powerful people in Sichuan as porpoises waiting to be slaughtered. Are you trying to trick him by getting close to him like this?
Seeing Feng Yong's strange look, Li Yi's mind turned around and he knew what he was thinking. He smiled to himself and said, "Brother Li, don't misunderstand me. It's just that after seeing off the clan brother, he accidentally bumped into a bullock cart." I almost startled the horse. I got out of the car and apologized, but I didn’t expect that the people in the other car were female relatives. Later I saw the ox cart going to the village next to you, and then I thought about coming over to find out which family the village was. I might as well come to my door to apologize in the future."
“I have met Taigong Li from Li Zhuang several times. He seems to be easy to talk to, and since we both have the same surname, I think it won’t be difficult for Brother Li to come and explain.”
"This is where the strange thing happened. After the car collided, the other party's servant was a little domineering and claimed to be from the He family. On the other hand, the female family members in the car were quite ladylike. They accepted the courtesy of the younger brother in the car and left."
Li Yi’s eyes flickered and he said with some doubts.
"The He family?" Feng Yong thought for a moment and nodded, "It wouldn't be surprising if the other party really said that he was from the He family. I once heard Taigong Li say that their family is related by marriage to the He family. I don’t know which room it belongs to.”
Li Yi raised his palm and expressed joy: "Now that we have met, it seems that it must be the He family. This trip to see Brother Feng is really worthwhile. If I still have something to do, I will leave first."
Seeing Li Yi leave happily, Feng Yong was a little confused. How could he be so happy when he came to apologize to someone?
But it’s good to see him happy. He is happy, and Feng Yong is also happy. The dark clouds that have been weighing on Zhuangzi for the past few days have finally dispersed, and even the housekeeper is smiling.
"Master is back?" The steward skillfully took Feng Yong's fishing rod and fish basket, looked into the fish basket, and said with a smile, "The old servant saw that Master was so happy, he thought he caught a big fish today. , to my surprise, I didn’t even catch one.”
Feng Yongle chuckled: "I'm going fishing, not for those few fish."
The fish in the fish nest had not been raised for a long time, and all the fish were scattered. Today, all the fish caught were small fish, and Feng Yongdu let them go.
The housekeeper didn't care whether he understood or not, he just nodded: "My lord always has a point. The food has been prepared in the house. Do you want to eat it now?"
“Let’s take a bath first. It’s getting a little cold at night recently, so I’ll take a bath first before the heat subsides.”
The steward nodded: "The old servant asked the kitchen to heat up the food first. By the way, Master, today a farmer from the village came to tell the old servant that they are willing to let their children follow the Master to Hanzhong, but I don't know how many to choose?"
(End of this chapter)