That night, when these people were having dinner, they suddenly heard a commotion outside the military camp. Many people ran out to see what was going on. It turned out that the prince had come to inspect. The two Liu brothers were very happy. They didn't expect to see the prince on the first day they came here. They had been praising Li Xiang all the way, so when they saw Li Xiang now, they had to kowtow to him.
Unfortunately, the two brothers' wish to kowtow was dashed. Li Xiang simply waved to them and rode away on his horse. There were so many people coming from the mainland that it was impossible for Li Xiang to meet them one by one. If he had to say a word to each person, he might as well just give up and stay here to take care of these people.
"Don't be discouraged. His Highness has been here for a long time. Maybe one day he will come to your land. You can kowtow to him then. We don't need to get into those empty talk. As long as we cultivate the land under our feet, when we harvest the grain next year, if we harvest more, it will be equivalent to supporting His Highness's policies."
Seeing that many people were a little discouraged, the village chief quickly used such words to encourage them. The village chief had seen many such things. The group that came today was already the third group. Those who came in the morning were very grateful to Li Xiang. Some people even ran to the gate of the military camp to kowtow in the middle of the night. They were regarded as spies by our army. Fortunately, the explanation was given quickly, otherwise it would have been easy to cause trouble.
"Village Chief, are you telling the truth?"
Faced with such questions, the village chief could only nod in the affirmative at them, but the village chief himself also had doubts in his heart. Goguryeo had so much land, and the chance was probably one in ten thousand at most. It all depended on your luck.
After dinner, the village chief began to register them, mainly registering their ages. If they have a wife, you can also choose not to have a wife, then you can be given an extra male slave, who is very good at working. If you don’t have a wife, you will be given a Goguryeo person.
Of course, if you are a virgin, don't even think about it. Most of them have been shipped back and sold at a high price. The ones that can be given to you are all married. If you don't want them, then you can only be single. Anyway, this is the situation now.
None of the Liu brothers wanted a wife, and both of them were eager to find one. As long as we can make things right here, we can go back to the Tang Dynasty to get married. Why would we need a woman here?
As for those in their forties and fifties, they wanted wives because they had lived alone their entire lives, and their lives could be described as extremely lonely. Now that the court had given them a wife, what were they waiting for? Even though this wife had already been married, she was still a wife after all.
"These people are so useless. Isn't a strong slave who can work much better than a woman? What can this woman do? She won't be able to do any work when she goes back. These guys will regret it tomorrow."
Liu Laosan looked at those people who carried women to the separate tents, and a look of contempt appeared on the corner of his mouth. Some older people smiled and shook their heads, saying, "What do you, a boy, know?"
Liu Laoer originally wanted a wife, after all, he already understood the matters between men and women, but seeing that the women here were all married, he still had the old-fashioned idea in his mind, that he had to find a virgin. You guys have already seen men, there is no way he can live with you guys. But seeing those people's happy faces at this moment, Liu Laoer felt a little regretful.
However, thinking that he could get a share of a strong slave, Liu Laoer had nothing to regret. He said, "Take good care of these 200 acres of land. We will go back to China to find a wife next year. Our life here will definitely be better than in China. Just the 200 acres of land under our feet is much better than in China. Are you still afraid that no one will marry you?"
At dawn the next day, everyone came to their own land. Liu Laoer could not believe what he saw. These 200 acres of land were really huge. Although brothers should settle accounts clearly, now the two brothers have to live together, so the 200 acres of land were directly divided together. You two brothers can divide it slowly in the future.
The two brothers received a total of thirteen slaves, one of whom was a man and the rest were women. However, the women were all in their forties and looked very old. It was said that they were transported from other places and had nothing to do with these men. The court would not allow a family to stay together, as this would easily cause riots.
"As long as you work hard for me, I can guarantee your livelihood. I don't want to cause trouble with people like you. My family used to be farmers, but if you cause trouble, I will kill you all without hesitation."
Liu Laoer said viciously that they had received training when they came here, so they had to be cruel to these slaves. If you give them something to laugh at, I'm afraid these slaves will cause trouble for you.
It was obvious that these slaves had been beaten and scolded. When they looked at the two brothers, they all had fear on their faces. Liu Laoer did not dare to be careless and quickly ordered them to work. In addition to these slaves, their family was also allocated a working ox, which was a rare thing.
The price of an ox in the Tang Dynasty was astonishing. Not to mention ordinary farmers like them, even the landlords did not have many oxen. In the eyes of those landlords, the lives of oxen were more valuable than their lives. But at this moment, Liu Laoer actually had an ox.
Of course, this is not given to Liu Laoer for free. He has to pay whatever amount of money he deserves. When the grain is harvested in the future, he will have to pay the compensation accordingly. Liu Laoer himself calculated that the grain will only be enough for food and drink within three years, and he will not be able to pay off the debt until three years later. Of course, if you take good care of the crops and produce more grain, you can pay it back sooner.
At this time, the two brothers had a different idea. When they came, I hoped that the price of food could be cheaper so that my parents could live a better life, but now they hope that the price of food can be higher. Only in this way can they pay off the debt to the court faster and let them have a better life.