Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 118
"There are no men in the village, are you embarrassed?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

Ah He didn't know how to answer. Life has always been difficult. The master had to take most of the food in the field, and the labor and military service were endless. At least no one was killed or set on fire. What else is there to be dissatisfied with in this world?

"I mean what do you think if I can get the men of the village back?"

"Bodhisattva bless, but is this possible?"

Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Do you know where your master lives?"

"I know, as long as I climb over that mountain!"

"That's good. I'll write a letter. You can bring the letter to your master. At least the man in your family can come back!"

Ah He didn't know how she got home, but when she returned to the shabby hut, she was almost out of breath. She looked at the fence in the yard numbly, and subconsciously touched her waist. Now, she was able to confirm that it wasn't just a dream, and tears flowed from her eyes immediately.

"Sanlang, you still have a good heart!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "Those Japanese people are really blessed!"

"This is not a good intention!" Wang Wenzuo covered his nose: "The epidemic does not distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, and we still need more manpower!"

"Why, you want to incorporate those Japanese into the army?"

"No, the time is too short! But it can be sold to Silla people!" Wang Wenzuo smiled.

"Silla people?"

"Yes, there is a shortage of manpower here, haven't you noticed?" Wang Wenzuo pointed around: "The Goguryeo people and the Silla people fight every year, and all the people who die are men. The Silla people must be short of labor. These more than 100 Japanese It will definitely sell for a good price!"

"That's true!" Cui Hongdu also understood at this time: "You wrote this in the letter?"

"Well, although Silla and Datang are allies, the Silla people are quite wary of us, and we are uninvited guests. If we don't show a little kindness first, they will definitely not be good next time. cooperative!"

Wang Wenzuo's judgment was very accurate. On the third day after he went ashore, the local lord of Silla came. After confirming Wang Wenzuo and his identities, the lord's attitude immediately became respectful. Started to complain.

"Angel of the Kingdom, you have seen the situation. It's not that you are trying to shirk it. It is really beyond your power. Every summer in the past few years, Goguryeo sent Mohe people to plunder. Today is even worse, even Shuchuan City I've been around for several months, it's really—”

"City lord!" Wang Wenzuo interrupted the other party's complaint: "I also know your embarrassment, but Datang and Silla have an appointment to send troops to attack Goguryeo. Where is your army now?"

"This—" the city lord showed a look of embarrassment: "I have a humble official position, so I don't know about this, please forgive me!"

"Forget it, what about our fodder and livestock?"

The city lord tugged at the necklace around his neck, which he often did when he felt uneasy: "I can only do my best, as you have seen, the land here is barren, and it can't be compared to—"

"City Lord!" Wang Wenzuo showed a smile on his face: "You don't have to worry about this, we won't eat you for nothing, at least it can help you defend against those northern barbarians, you can put all the militiamen you recruited back to farm, We are better than them in war!"

The city lord's eyes lit up, and he hesitated for a moment: "How many troops do you have?"

"We have 800 people and [-] horses! Each person needs at least three liters of millet a day, as well as pickles; the horses also need bean fodder, so you can send a thousand shi of grain first! There are also pack animals for transporting baggage! "

"A thousand stones?" The city lord's right hand grabbed the necklace again, but he resisted pulling it. He could take out a thousand stones of food, but the problem is that if he just gave it, then he would have no way to check and balance these things. He was a stranger, and he knew very well that the more than 100 soldiers in his castle would definitely not be able to defeat these well-equipped Tang troops.

"Can you send two hundred stones first, and I will send the rest in batches!" The city lord tried his best to make his smile look more sincere: "I can send ten pigs first to reward your army!"

"Then thank you, the city lord first!" Wang Wenzuo said very easily, "I still have more than 100 Japanese captives here, do you want them? I can sell them to you at a cheaper price. They are all strong men, who can do mining and logging!"

"Yes!" The city lord agreed very readily this time. He has a lot of land here, but no one has cultivated it. Too many men died in the years of war.

The next day, the lord of the city fulfilled his promise and sent food and pigs, along with forty mules and the men of the village, the village suddenly became lively, and the women hugged their The men did not let go, and the children were running and laughing in the village. In previous years, there would be fewer such things and some were injured, but this time they all came back with their tails intact. It cannot but be said to be a blessing.

"This is the money to buy Japanese captives!" The leader of the grain transportation team was a capable young man in his early twenties. He asked his subordinates to move out a wooden box, which contained some copper coins, a piece of dog's head gold, and even some furs. Wang Wenzuo also knew that Both Ji and Silla did not mint their own currency. The market mainly uses cloth and grain as currency. The coins are all handed down from the mainland, and the amount is not large. This is the only thing that a small lord like this can produce. He roughly estimated After a while, he nodded: "That's it, you go to the entrance of the village and wait, and I will be escorted there later!"

"Thank you!"

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It was just dawn, and the light on the river flickered with the waves, broke under the oars, and healed again after the boat passed by. In the past two days, about a thousand Mohe people have crossed the Han River. The last boat.

"This is the land of the Silla people, you can do whatever you want!" Gao Sheji said: "Burn the village, destroy the orchard and fields, rob the livestock, kill the men—"

"Okay, you don't need to teach me these things!" Qi Sibiyu interrupted Gao Sheji with a smile. He is the leader of the Mohe people in the Baishan tribe: "I know what to do before I grow a beard. This is how the old family battles are fought!"

"Very well, I will do the same now, but I have to come back here in fifteen days, remember?"

"Fifteen days later, I will remember!" Qi Sibiyu nodded solemnly, then he turned around and grabbed his pony mount, and boarded the boat.Gao Sheji watched the boat leave the bank and sail towards the other side of the river, gradually disappearing into the morning light, and his mood gradually became heavy.

(End of this chapter)