When the team was about to reach Zhuangzi, the sky was dark, and ice lanterns were lit one by one.
Smoke rose from the houses of more than 40,000 southwest barbarian captives. Each family had their own small courtyard.
The children were receiving education, while the older children worked hard to learn the language of the Tang dynasty and worked to earn money.
The women were also organized to do some things.
The men who were captives were still captives. They were accumulating points and preparing to regain their freedom.
They had an agreement with the Li Family Zhuangzi that after they regained their freedom, they would still live here, but they would be paid when they worked.
They had already fallen in love with the Tang dynasty, especially next to Chang 'an. Their food, drink, clothes, and daily necessities were all incomparable to those of their original places.
Just like the poor African people in Li Yi's time who came to a developed country, they could not be driven away.
"Are we really going to give them freedom?" Bi Goo looked outside through the window.
There were ice lanterns in front of the captives' houses at a certain distance. A large amount of ice was dragged out of the river by the captives.
The children of the captives stood next to the ice lanterns with newspapers in their hands and worked hard to learn pinyin.
They wore several layers of clothes. The southwest was warm, but Chang 'an was cold, so they needed to adapt.
Bi Goo had mixed feelings as he watched the children learn.
"As long as the points are enough, I'll give it to them!" Li Yi was already at ease with the captives.
If the captives did not want to run away, where would they go? Back to their previous places to live a hard life?
"Are we still sending them back?" Song Jing knew Li Yi's plan. First, they would be trained, just like the Khitan warriors.
Then, they would be sent back to their original places to make a name for themselves.
Li Yi hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "No need. Send people who are familiar with the Tang dynasty back. They will learn the methods of the Tang dynasty to improve the local living standards.
This includes the production of tools, the planting of food, the repair of rivers, and the grafting of fruit trees.
It's easy to handle when they are alive, but if they are dead, the people who succeed them may feel that they are strong and attack the Tang dynasty like Tubo. "
Li Longji continued, "Unless they lead their people to surrender in a short time."
"How will the southwest respond in the future? Fight? "As the Minister of War, Su Yi felt that he had to play his role.
"Recruitment. Recruit workers from the southwest region. Bring your family along. Sell your land to those who don't want to come. What about slaves? Buying slaves. "
Li Yi thought of a solution. The population of the Southwest was limited.
Through the method of employment, the people were drawn out to work in the Tang dynasty, which was considered as helping the Tang dynasty in its construction.
In the Tang dynasty, the commoners were paid for their work. When the barbarians from the southwest came over, they were paid the same amount, mainly for manual labor.
Once there were fewer people in the southwest, their lives would not become better just because they owned more land.
The less populated a place was, the poorer it would be. Not only would there not be enough farming, but there would also be a lack of material exchange.
The only difficulty was whether the slave owners were willing to sell the slaves. Slaves were property.
Including Tubo, they were still slaves.
During the period when Li Yi was liberated, there were still slaves in the Tubo area. There was a song called "The Rising Serfs Sing."
"I've thought about it. In the future, I'll use cows and horses to exchange for slaves from the southwest. The slaves exchanged will work in the Li Family Zhuangzi and earn points."
Li Yi was ready to try and see if the slave owners were willing to exchange, even if the price was higher.
The price of a cow was far more than a slave. The value of a slave was based on how much work they could do.
Anyway, slaves could not farm as much as cows. In the eyes of the slave owners, slaves were livestock.
In Li Yi's view, every person was more valuable than a cow.
People could learn and then learn all kinds of skills. What could cows learn? Bullfighting? No, bullfighting was not something cows could learn, unless cows fought with cows.
"I'm thinking about using the relay station to send messages. Before the New Year …" Li Yi narrowed his eyes and was about to arrange things.
"Xiao Yi, after the New Year, don't say before the New Year. Are you in a hurry? There are still eight days left. Let's have a peaceful New Year. "Bi Goo almost begged Li Yi to interrupt.
We agreed not to make trouble. In the past few years, he had not been able to hide in Henan Province. In Chang 'an, there were even more things to do.
Today, he came up with an idea. Tomorrow, he came up with a solution. Everyone revolved around him.
Li Yi smiled: "Okay, don't say before the New Year. There's no hurry. Sometimes, that … "
"No, Xiao Yi. Are there enough candles in the ice lanterns?" Bi Goo interrupted Li Yi again.
The other three ministers silently praised Bi Goo. Yes, don't ask Li Yi to say it.
"Yes, we're using paraffin wax now. The fats of the livestock have been eaten by the people, including the pancreas. It's better to make soap."
Li Yi said. He was thinking about whether to cook pancreas soup for the night.
The Li Family Zhuangzi no longer bought animal fats, and the people knew how to eat them.
The oil used to make soap was vegetable oil. The Li Family Zhuangzi lived in the southern part of the city, and there was still oil left over from the Zhuangzi's cooking.
It was mainly fried food. When the oil was too old, it was thrown away and used to make soap and scented soap.
Not only did they not lose money, but they also made money.
"Report!" A voice came from outside the carriage: "Tubo's envoys, Bozhu and Isinba, request an audience."
"What are they doing here? Are they here to assassinate you? "Zhang Jiuling did not have a good impression of Tubo's envoys.
"They wouldn't dare. If something happens to Li Yi, the army at the front will march straight in and destroy Tubo." Su Yi did not think that the other party was stupid.
"Where is Ziyi? Please come with me. "Li Yi said as he put on his equipment.
Anti-stab clothes, anti-stab collar, and a tempered helmet with a transparent mask.
It was absolutely impossible for the other party to kill him.
After putting on the equipment, Li Yi got out of the carriage. Guo Ziyi was waiting outside, his hand on the belt with the throwing knife, ready to attack at any time.
Li Longji showed a gratified expression: "Brother Yi is reassuring. He never takes risks. Even if there is a one in a million chance, he will be prepared."
The four prime ministers nodded. Yes, Li Yi should be like this.
If he could hide in Zhuangzi, he would not go out. When he went out, he had to make sure that he had a group of guards with him. When he met with the Tubo's envoys, he would be well protected.
In fact, his fighting skills were not low, and he could use immortal means to create things in an instant.
Even so, he was still on guard.
Princess Yongmu smiled: "It is responsibility. Li Lang said that his life belongs to the entire Tang dynasty. If he acts, many people will be worried."
Outside, Li Yi was accompanied by a group of people to meet with Bozhu and Isinba. There were only the two of them, no one else.
The Yulin Flying Cavalry standing behind and next to the two nodded, indicating that they were done. There was no problem, including the teeth.
Bozhu and Isinba were used to it. They had long given up on the idea of assassination. Li Yi was not a coward. He dared to fly alone to the Honglu Temple to cause trouble.
Of course! He did not give anyone a chance. If he found a loophole in the defense against assassination, it would definitely be a trap.
Because he had already suffered losses. For example, when he stole the method of making heat, there was actually a road sign.
Later, he found out that the Li Family Zhuangzi did not have a road sign. It was specially designed for him. How sinister!
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