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Chapter 250 Don't Do It

After the three heads left, on the way back, Wang Dong rode to the green mantle car made by Yang Shi. Axia lifted the curtain of the car, and Yang Shi poked her head out and begged Wang Dong: "Can you, sir?" Can you help me to contact the surrounding tribes and ask them to make a guarantee that they will not come to harass our royal family's land, and these things will be for your own good in the future."

Seeing the old lady like this, Wang Dong also sighed in his heart.

He knew that the cost of leveling these lands would cost about two to three hundred taels, and it was estimated that Yang's coffin would be taken out. Yang's investment of so much must be to rely on the thousand acres of land outside Shanzhou City in the future. In An Yang's old age, she has no other choice now.

Think about the Tuyuhun and Qiang people around Shanzhou City who have been conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and have a very good relationship with the Tang Dynasty. It would not take much to go around and talk about the names of those tribes as an official, so Wang Dongdao:
"Don't worry, I'll go tomorrow."

Yang was quite surprised when she heard that Wang Dong didn't mention any conditions, and just agreed. This was quite different from her image of a villain who would change her name and surname to replace Wang Huilai's identity.

"Thank you." Yang said in a low voice, and Wang Dong smiled.

Early the next morning, Wang Dong took He Luo out of Shanzhou together. He Luo is the old land here. After some inquiries, Wang Dong found out that in the direction where their Zhuangzi is located, those who can usually cross the border It is just some tribes in the north of Shanzhou City. Most of these tribes are Qiang people. Most of the Qiang people going north from Shanzhou still live a traditional nomadic life, and the location of these tribes is known.

At Wang Dong's request, He Luo took Wang Dong out of the city and headed north, and soon found one of the tribes.

Wang Dong saw a Qiang man on a horse in front of him watching a group of slaves herding sheep. He Luo communicated with the man directly in Qiang language and revealed his identity. Dong knew that the other party was still somewhat related to He Luo, and the other party was very happy to see He Luo coming to the house, so he quickly rode on his horse and took He Luo and Wang Dong to meet his leader.

Entering the leader's tent, Wang Dong reported his identity directly, and the other party heard that it was an official from the Tang Dynasty who came, and quickly served wine to greet him.

Before He Luo told Wang Dong that these Qiang tribes often transit through the land allocated by Wang Dong, and sometimes even go there to herd sheep. Wang Dong wants to occupy that land, which will actually affect them to some extent. Although the influence is not too great, before coming here, Wang Dong was still a little afraid that these tribes would not talk well, but seeing them at this time, their attitude made both Wang Dong and He Luo feel at ease.

After saying his request, the leader of the tribe on the opposite side considered it for a while, and quickly agreed.Afterwards, Wang Dong put down a gift of thanks, and he and He Luo continued to ride north. In the evening of the same day, they found another Qiang tribe. The process was basically the same, and it was easy to agree.

He stayed in that tribe for one night, and the next day You rode his horse and continued northward, only to find a group of Tuyuhun people.

The leader of the Tuyuhun tribe was quite surprised to hear that it was Wang Dong. After questioning, he found out that the other party was a small sect below Tuyuhun, and the leader above them was a Tuyuhun prince who could participate in the Fuai City Conference. I met Wang Dong in Fucheng City and exchanged gifts.

After the battle with Murong Ji, Wang Dong was basically famous in Tuyuhun, so when he heard that Wang Changshi personally came to ask them not to harass his manor, the tribal leader naturally agreed immediately.

On this trip to the north from the big city, Wang Dong and He Luo ran in the wilderness for two days. On the way back, it took only half a day to return to Shanzhou on the familiar road. Before they met again on the road, the two A tribe migrated to a new grassland, and the other party enthusiastically invited the two to stay for a short stay. Naturally, Wang Dong and He Luo declined after thanking them.

Looking at the tribesmen driving the slaves, Wang Dong couldn't help asking He Luo: "There are so many slaves in their tribe, and each of them only keeps a few sheep. Can they feed these slaves?"

He Luo glanced at the driven slaves and said, "Your Excellency doesn't often come to this grassland, but you don't know that the rules on the grassland are different from those of our Tang Dynasty. These slaves on the grassland are no more than our servants of the Tang Dynasty. They It’s the same with cattle and horses, if you can’t keep them alive, just sell them, I’ve never heard of these nomadic tribes worrying about too many slaves.”

Wang Dong nodded, and He La watched some performances of the expelled slaves, and also said: "In recent years, the surroundings of Shanzhou City have been quite peaceful, and the tribes on the grassland have not fought much. If there is a war, These slaves will die very quickly, but now more slaves survive. Even in the three tribes we visited in the past two days, I saw that their slaves were probably tens of numbers more than usual People. With the destruction of Tuyuhun, our great reputation in the Tang Dynasty has spread far and wide, and if there is no more fighting on this grassland, most of these slaves will not be able to support them."

Hearing this, Wang Dong also looked at the expelled slaves, and saw that their faces were black and bearded, and they couldn't tell how old they were, but judging by their stature, they were only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

He knew that some of these people were young adults and children captured from other tribes after they were defeated in tribal conflicts, and some were Han Chinese who were taken captive, but after changing hands many times, even these slaves themselves might not be able to tell where they came from. Where is it? Listen to what he said, once there is a lack of food on the grassland, the fate of these slaves will probably not be so good.

But now he is just a small general. If he really wants to discuss the treatment of slaves with these tribes, or even take people from them, it may directly cause conflicts with these tribes. He's just a general, and he can't bear the charge of provoking arbitrarily.

Wang Dong sighed, and rode back to Dacheng with He Luo, and went straight to Wang's house. After meeting Yang, he told her that he had received promises from several tribes. Yang was very grateful, and hurriedly asked Wang Ji to inform those leaders.

Hearing that Wang Dong has settled the matter, Wang Ji was overjoyed. He nodded and walked out of Wang's house. Wang Dong sat down in the hall of Wang's house and drank tea. After waiting for a stick of incense, Wang Ji returned to Wang's house first, and soon he had a head Come to the door.

Wang Dong saw that the man had a gloomy expression as soon as he entered the lobby.

At this time, Wang Ji didn't need to speak, and Yang, who was eager to start farming, said first: "We have already agreed with several nearby tribes that they will not come to harass this thousand acres of land, and you can prepare to go immediately." For land reclamation, it will be paid according to the price you said."

Hearing the words, the head glanced at Mrs. Yang but was a little hesitant.

"Reporting to my lord and old lady, we said before that we could get forty farmers, but when we went back and asked, we couldn't get so many people..."

"What's the matter? Don't we agree?" Hearing this, Mrs. Yang couldn't help frowning, and said angrily, "Then how many of you can come? Let's say at least 30 people, otherwise I won't do this business for you gone."

Hearing that the head is even more ashamed.

"30 people...I'm afraid there are none..."

He lowered his head as he spoke, but his eyes couldn't help but glance up.

Wang Ji said: "How many people have you prepared?"

"Hmm..." That head didn't dare to look up at all, and it took a long time to say: "Manpower is really tight, we may...can't come..."

"What?" Wang Ji and Yang Shi were shocked when they heard this.

He turned his head but finally said what he wanted to say. Although he felt sorry in his heart, but after thinking about it carefully, these people couldn't do anything about him, so he simply raised his head.

"Not one will come."

He made such a decision, naturally not on his own.

He knew that if he did this, the Wang family's harvest for a year would be lost, and the loss would be one or two hundred taels. But if others did not force them, how could they not earn money?What does it have to do with him if the Wang family has provoked other characters?
Thinking of it this way, he became more confident, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my lord and madam, please be smart."

There is a shortage of manpower in this ghost place, especially now that spring is approaching. It is extremely difficult to find people who can farm in Shanzhou City. Thinking about it this way, although I dare not show it on my face, I can't help it I feel a little proud in my heart. Isn't it funny that so many big landlords in this city are usually domineering, but now they are in my hands?
"This..." Wang Ji was shocked, and hurried up to stop him, "You can't leave, what if you leave our Wang family's land?"

The head struggled quickly, shook off Wang Ji and ran outside.

Yang's heart felt cold, could it be that this thousand acres of land will be left unused this year?This thousand acres of land can be used to grow food, no matter what, it is a fortune. Seeing that it is going to be in vain, how can she not regret it?
But now that she was about to leave, there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard only one voice saying: "Let him go. I won't send him away."

Wang Jiyang and the others all turned their heads, and saw Wang Dong sitting in the hall holding a teacup with a contemptuous expression on his face, and after speaking, he used a tureen to skim the tea leaves.

(End of this chapter)