Li Yunhao handed a bowl of sour plum soup to Cheng Yaojin.""Duke Lu, drink a bowl of sour plum soup to quench your thirst first.”
Cheng Yaojin took the bowl and drank it.
"Your men injured my soldiers. How should we settle this matter?”
"They selfishly lit a fire to cook, violating the rules of Jade Gate Pass," said Li Yunhao.”
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he was trembling." My soldiers turned in their weapons and armor. They went out at night to report in advance. They didn't leave the city on their own. Now you want to control them to cook their own breakfast?"”
" This is the rule of Jade Gate Pass," Li Yunhao answered matter-of-factly." Everyone is eating from the same big pot and working together. Of course, they have to eat together."”
" I brought the ingredients myself," Cheng Yaojin retorted." Even if we start a fire outside, we'll still have a big pot of rice."”
Li Yunhao got up from the rattan chair and said unhurriedly.
"The country has its laws and the family has its rules. Only the kitchen can cook. If the soldiers want to eat, they can go to the kitchen to hand over the food and eat with everyone.”
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he blew his beard and glared." This is house arrest. I'm going back to Chang 'an to report to the emperor."”
Li Yunhao was fearless." I'll give you three days to pack your luggage. After three days, your soldiers will have to pay the asylum fee if they continue to stay at Jade Gate Pass. You can also work to offset the asylum fee.”
Cheng Yaojin smashed the bowl in his hand.""Do I, a soldier of Duke Lu, need to pay a shelter fee for a temporary stay in a city of the Great Tang?”
Li Yunhao nodded." That's right. It's equivalent to paying a population tax."”
Cheng Yaojin kicked the broken bowl on the ground.
"If I, Cheng Yaojin, enter your Jade Gate Pass again, I'll be your Li Yunhao's godbrother.”
Cheng Yaojin led his 500 soldiers and left Jade Gate Pass in a huff.
When they arrived at the city gate, they were missing more than ten temporary identification cards. After paying one tael of silver for each card, the soldiers at the city gate cleared the gate and let them pass.
Cheng Yaojin swore that he would go back and list Li Yunhao's crimes in front of Li Shimin.
Li Yunhao sat leisurely on the city wall.
After Cheng Yaojin left, a huge army brought supplies into the city from the south gate.
Li Yunhao saw that the leader was Murong Fuyun, and behind him was her Tuyuhun army.
As promised, she brought the cattle, sheep, and horses into the Jade Gate Pass to exchange for 200,000 catties of steel bricks.
Murong Fuyun ascended the city tower and came to Li Yunhao's seat.
"The soldiers escorting the slaves said that the Jade Gate Pass has a 30-meter-high wall. I came from Tuyuhun today to take a look. After seeing it, I felt that the wall of the Jade Gate Pass was simply magnificent.”
Murong Fuyun was wearing armor today, and his face was covered with a thin veil to block the wind and sand in the desert.
Her smooth, wheat-colored skin looked beautiful under the sun.
Li Yunhao patted the seat on the city wall and gestured for her to sit up.
"As long as you have enough resources, I can build a similar city for you.”
Murong Fuyun carefully climbed up the city wall and sat down on Li Yunhao's shoulder.
"My tribe has manpower, but no extra resources.”
Li Yunhao held her hand.”
(Ding! Murong Fuyun's favorable impression 10. Current favorable impression is 50.）
Murong Fuyun's face was red as he pulled his hand back. His heart was pounding nervously.
She disliked physical contact, but she didn't dislike Li Yunhao grabbing her hand. She had never experienced this feeling before.
Murong Fuyun restrained himself from letting his imagination run wild."My ambition is not just to have a 30-meter-tall defensive wall.”
"I can take down the entire Tuyuhun as a betrothal gift for you," said Li Yunhao.”
Murong Fuyun was stunned." Tuyuhun has six tribes as large as mine. I'm afraid that the Jade Gate Pass alone is no match for our Tuyuhun."”
"I'll conquer half of Tuyuhun's territory in ten days, and you'll be my woman then," Li Yunhao said confidently.”
The six Tuyuhun tribes had a total of 300,000 soldiers. Murong Fuyun wanted to say that Li Yunhao was dreaming.
She laughed at Li Yunhao's words.
He sat on the city gate tower and watched the soldiers in the city count the goods.
Jade Gate Pass delivered 200,000 catties of steel bricks.
Tuyuhun paid 2000 gold taels, 1000 cattle and sheep, 1000 horses, and 300 tons of mutton and beef.
Murong Fuyun dispatched 20,000 people to transport resources.
After lunch, Li Yunhao asked Murong Fuyun to change into a patrol soldier's uniform and showed her around.
From the steel furnace, the cement kiln, to the fountain and the residential area, every new building amazed her.
A small pond in the desert could feed a small tribe.
Li Yunhao had an indestructible city wall and a fountain with an endless supply of water. The current situation at Jade Gate Pass could feed at least 500,000 people.
Murong Fuyun followed Li Yunhao into the agricultural area.
2500 slaves were shackled at their ankles. They had just finished their meal when they opened up wasteland under the scorching sun.
Murong Fuyun walked up to a slave in his fifties and asked him in broken Chinese.
"Uncle, aren't you afraid of collapsing from working under such a strong sun? There's no supervisor here either. Why don't you take a rest?”
The slave uncle wiped the sweat off his forehead.""I can collect the money in the afternoon after turning over this mu of land.”
Murong Fuyun was confused.”
The slave uncle sized up Murong Fuyun's wheat-colored skin and his poor Chinese. It was obvious that he was not a Han.
"Young man, you don't even know the remuneration. I can earn 20 copper coins per mu of land. I can redeem myself and regain my freedom after I save up 5 taels of silver.”
Murong Fuyun was even more confused. She turned around and looked at Li Yunhao.
Li Yunhao nodded, indicating that the slave uncle was right.
"You two patrolling soldiers, don't interfere," said the slave uncle."I'll continue to plow the ground.”
Murong Fuyun was dumbstruck.
She couldn't believe that Jade Gate Pass not only paid slaves, but also allowed slaves to redeem themselves. This kind of employment method could make slaves work actively.
There was no supervisor in the entire agricultural area, and the slaves did not want to escape.
On the endless fields, the slaves planted vegetables and fruits without stopping.
When the tap was turned on, clear water would flow into the farmland, greatly saving the manpower consumption of carrying water for irrigation.
All the land was rented to the slaves, and half of the crops were collected as rent.
The food that was grown could be exchanged for money at a designated location. The more food that was grown, the more slaves would be able to harvest.
Murong Fuyun was glad that he did not make Li Yunhao his enemy and had established a business relationship with him.
She could rely on the Jade Gate Pass to quell the civil strife in Tuyuhun.
The tribe did not have enough bargaining chips to make a deal with Li Yunhao.
Murong Fuyun knew that Li Yunhao only wanted supplies or her body.
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