"The Dawei Dynasty is short of people."
Chen Xuan continued: "Especially the family members of these officials, who are literate people after all, are even more scarce."
"Now that their leader is killed, they will naturally become slaves."
"How about you gather them in Xiping Village and let them help you work."
"Wouldn't it be better if we don't have to pay wages, we can take care of one meal a day, and we won't starve to death?"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare."
Zhao Ping shook his head hastily, "These are all rebels."
"If I keep them, I am raising tigers."
"What if they gather some workers in Chen's factory and rebel again."
"Even if I can pacify them, I can't bear the losses they caused."
"Hahaha, that's your business."
Chen Xuan laughed and said: "I believe that with your wisdom, you can definitely arrange them properly."
"That's it."
"You take the people back. After settling in, we will set off back to the capital together."
"yes."
Zhao Ping could only accept the order.
But he kept scolding the old silver coin in his heart.
When he brought people back to the dilapidated village, Ruan Wendi and others were shocked.
After listening to Zhao Ping's statement, everyone felt relieved.
He even congratulated Zhao Ping for having many slaves who could read and write.
Zhao Ping was about to cry without tears.
If these people were harmed by bandits, he would rescue them and then take them back to Xiping Village to provide them with jobs and support them.
They are grateful and will do their best to serve Xiping Village.
But the key is that these people were all arrested by Lu Pin.
And Lu Pin is from Xiping Village, so they have to find ways to bring Xiping Village to peace?
How could he work honestly?
That's raising a tiger for trouble.
Xiping Village is his top priority and he cannot afford to lose anything. How can he put so many time bombs in it.
"Sir, let's make use of it for now."
Ruan Wendi saw Zhao Ping's worries and said suggestively: "Your Majesty has a decree, and we have to follow it."
"Besides, these people are indeed of great use."
"If he is really executed at this time, the news of Yuzhou's pacification will definitely leak out, which may affect our plans."
"As for the future, let's talk about it later."
"My husband's idea is to spread his business all over the country, and factories will be opened everywhere."
"We were worried that they would cause damage in Xiping Village, so we arranged them in other places and spread them out."
"Even if they have the intention to rebel, they are powerless if they rely solely on their own strength."
"If you find someone to tame them, over time, they will forget their hatred and become a qualified slave who only knows how to work."
"That's all it can do."
Zhao Ping had no better way and could only accept it.
…
At this time, Mu Jianzhang also "smoothly" passed through Xuzhou and arrived in Yangzhou.
There are only ninety-nine pieces of soap on the whole body.
Also accompanying her were Hu Yunyue, a young lady from the Hu family in Yinan County, and her personal maid Xiaodie.
All three of them were wearing very shabby clothes.
Hu Yunyue was okay. When she looked at Mu Jianzhang beside her, her eyes were full of tenderness.
As for Xiaodie, her mouth didn't come through.
Keep complaining.
"Mr. Mu, no matter what, you are still a dignified son of the Mu family. How could you be in such a miserable state?"
"It's all thanks to my lady to support you along the way."
"You can't even get out a copper coin."
"Are you worthy of being a man?"
"When my young lady meets you, she will be unlucky for eight lifetimes."
"Mu Jianzhang, let me tell you, if you don't find a place for my lady to stay today, I will take my lady away and let you starve to death in Yangzhou."
"I……"
Mu Jianzhang opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
It's also quite bitter inside.
All of them were scolding Zhao Ping.
If Zhao Ping hadn't threatened the lives of Zheng Tu and the others, wouldn't it be a comfortable life for a son of his own dignified Mu family to live in the capital with nothing but clothes to stretch out his hands and food to open his mouth?
Now it's better to say that we sell soap.
But all the way south, no one bought it.
He planned well and went to Yipinxiang Restaurant with soap.
With the financial resources there, even if I can't buy all the soap, I can definitely buy one or two pieces.
If it is sent to the capital and the news is passed back, he can even buy out the soap in his hand.
However, what is the result?
In Yipinxiang Restaurant in Xuzhou City, he was immediately kicked out as a beggar.
Mu Jianzhang went to argue with them, but his hands and feet were almost broken.
If Hu Yunyue hadn't begged hard and redeemed Mu Jianzhang at the cost of five taels of silver, he would have become a cripple.
Mu Jianzhang could only write down those people who attacked him.
Wait until your identity is restored, and then deal with them.
But there is still a need to sell soap.
If Xuzhou doesn’t work, we can only go to Yangzhou.
Yangzhou is a fertile land with many wealthy businessmen, so there should be people who know the goods.
But the two of them wandered around for a few days, but neither of them sold a single piece.
Two thousand taels of silver only bought a thing for washing hands and face, and it was only the size of a palm. Except for the officials in the capital, who would dare to be so extravagant.
Hu Yunyue brought a hundred taels of silver.
But it's her father, Hu Yongfu.
They encountered bandits at the Xuzhou border, causing them to become separated.
They said they were going to meet in Xuzhou, but they waited for several days and still didn't see Hu Yongfu.
Hu Yunyue pawned all the jewelry she was wearing and spent almost all the silver she earned, so she could not delay any longer.
Otherwise, if they can't wait for Hu Yongfu, they won't even be able to get to Yangzhou.
They simply didn't wait any longer. Taking advantage of the fact that they still had some money left when selling jewelry, the three of them decided to rush to Yangzhou.
With the ninety-nine pieces of soap in his hand, he would definitely make a lot of money when he arrived in Yangzhou.
When the time comes, you will eat well and drink spicy food, and live your life freely and freely.
Of course, these are just imaginations.
When they arrived in Yangzhou, the situation was similar to that in Xuzhou. The soap still could not be sold.
After spending all the money on pawning jewelry, I pawned clothes.
As a result, the silver was still not enough.
I have been sleeping on the street for two days now, and I have only eaten one meal in these two days, which was gruel given by the rich man to the homeless and beggars.
Xiaodie said this to express her grievances for her young lady.
"Xiaodie, don't be rude to the young master."
Hu Yunyue scolded: "Who doesn't have a downfall in life?"
"Besides, Mr. Mu was ordered by Mr. Zhao from Xiping Village to come to Jiangnan to sell soap. At the moment, the soap has not been sold."
"If it really sells, won't we still worry about living a good life?"
Xiaodie said speechlessly: "Miss, do you still believe his lies?"
"If those soaps are so magical, why can't they be sold? Is it possible that no one in Xuzhou or Yangzhou knows the goods?"
"He's clearly lying to us."
"Yun Yue, how about you leave with Xiaodie?"
Mu Jianzhang said tentatively: "You still have dozens of copper coins on you, so you can live frugally and return to Yinan County without any problem."
"Following me is too much trouble."
"I do not go."
Hu Yunyue said stubbornly: "The Nu family has joined you...then he is yours."
"If you drive away the slave family now, how can the slave family see anyone else?"
"Do you still have the nerve to live in this world?"
"It's better to kill the slave family directly."
"I……"
Mu Jianzhang was choked again.
When he met a bandit that time, he saved Hu Yunyue, and the other party was so grateful for his life-saving grace that he offered his life to him.
Along the way, she has long since become his woman.
I really can't drive her away.
"Soap?"
However, at this moment, a beggar who was even more shabby than them appeared in their stall.
Holding a bamboo pole in one hand and a broken pottery bowl in the other.
Pointing to the soaps placed on the stall, he asked in surprise: "Why do you have soaps here?"
"You know this?"
Mu Jianzhang said in surprise.
Finally, someone who knows the goods has arrived.
"are you buying?"
"Two thousand taels of silver per piece."
"No, I think the two of us are very destined. It's cheaper for you, one thousand five hundred taels of silver."
"If you buy more, you can get even more discounts."
"How much soap do you have here?"
asked the beggar.
"Ninety-nine dollars."
Mu Jianzhang said.
"so many?"
The beggar said in shock.
"There are only ninety-nine bars of soap in the whole of Yangzhou, and even in the whole of Jiangnan. You actually said that there are too many? I think it is already very few, and it is not enough for the big families to divide them up."
"That's true."
The beggar nodded in agreement, "Take out the soap first and let me see it."
I will purchase after confirmation.
Mu Jianzhang did not doubt that he was there, so he took off the cloth bag and opened it. There were more than ninety pieces of soap neatly placed inside.
Even across the wooden box, there are still waves of fragrance, which smells particularly good.
"Are you a fool?"
Xiaodie said angrily: "He is just a beggar, can he afford soap?"
"You actually took out all the soap at once. If he snatches the soap..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the beggar grab the cloth bag, turn around and run away with the soap in his pocket.
The three of them were left, you looked at me, I looked at you, and then looked at the back of the beggar, but there was no reaction for a long time.
It was Xiaodie who came to her senses first and stamped her feet anxiously.
"What are you looking at? That beggar has snatched away our soap, why don't you go after him quickly?"
