I am engaged in construction in Datang

The whole city is covered with willows, and the river reflects the spring mood. I am teasing grey sparrows in the fields, and suddenly I hear the sound of oars.

"Dock!" the man at the bow shouted, blowing the wooden whistle desperately: "Swimmers, get out of the way, the ship is docked!"

A few boys emerged from the water and wiped their faces.

Shuisheng spit out the river water in his mouth, holding a big fish in one hand, and looked up at the big boat: "Uncle, what good stuff is on it? Let me open my eyes!"

This is a government-owned dock and people are not usually allowed to come here.

But there are always those who are brave and good at swimming and can secretly swim over from other places to catch fish.

Shuisheng and his friends were one of them. Everyone turned a blind eye. There were not many people who could hold their breath for such a long time and swim over, and most of them were brave fish.

People are always more patient with capable people.

"Don't try to see everything, kid." The old man glanced behind him and whispered, "Get out of the way, there are several ships following us, and there are soldiers!"

"Don't get caught."

When Shuisheng heard this, he knew something big was going to happen, so he swung his right hand and threw the big fish onto the deck, and his friends who followed him followed suit.

"Uncle, these big fish are for you to eat. We will catch a few more and send them to your home later. Thank you very much for this!" Shuisheng clasped his fists, and went into the water with his friends, disappearing without a trace.

On the deck, the man picked up several big fish, tied them up and put them into a cloth bag.

He muttered to himself, "How come these guys can swim so well?"

Soon, several larger wooden boats slowly came from behind, with majestic soldiers standing on each boat.

The big ship docked with a heavy muffled sound.

"I'm finally back." Li Xiaosong was in a good mood as he looked at the fields in the distance.

"Yeah, it's only been a short time, but it feels like several years have passed." Li Xiaoyang agreed.

"It's just a pity that we can't get the prisoners at the back."

"It's already pretty good to be able to buy more than 3,000."

Li Xiaoyang thought back to a few days ago when they had just reached halfway when a group of soldiers on horseback hurried over.

"How many people did you buy?" The soldier leading the team looked quite anxious.

"Just about 3,000." Li Xiaosong said, "We need to send this batch back first, otherwise we won't be able to keep an eye on them if there are too many people."

"Huh..." The soldier breathed a sigh of relief: "Are there any more behind?"

"?" Li Xiaoyang was at a loss: "Yes, there are so many Tuyuhun people, we asked several generals to keep them for us..."

"Don't, don't come." The soldier wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Leave some of the prisoners at the back for others!"

When there were enough people before, no one cared about the prisoners at all.

In the end, they would have to release the people to guard their own territory anyway, and this was what everyone thought this time.

But who would have thought that the female dealer never plays by the rules.

First, they set up so many factories and then found so many partners. Now, which family doesn’t have a factory that is short of people?

Even though the road permits were released, there is still a shortage of manpower.

I heard that a new factory is going to be built recently, and a large number of people will be needed to mine...

So every family started to get anxious, and then they started arguing in the court.

The final solution was to send someone to escort the labor force over first, and then each family would offer a price.

There are so many families, but too many wolves and too little meat!

Previously, Nuzhuang asked people to go to the south to look for bamboos. They had to plant one after each bamboo was cut. Now, there is a shortage of manpower over there!

Li Xiaosong and the other man remained silent.

I can only regret not staying two more days to bring back more people.

Xuanzheng Hall.

Li Shimin sat on a high seat, listening to the scouts below reporting the results of the battle against Tuyuhun.

"Your Majesty, now is the moment of the decisive battle. Murong Shun and his men surrendered, and Murong Fuyun fled in fear, burning the grass on the way. Fortunately, our army has sufficient supplies..."

Li Shimin was distracted and didn't listen to the scout's words at all.

I just kept thinking about the contents of my sister's letter. Could it be that my sister really has the ability to predict the future?

"Xuanliang Qucong and other Tuyuhun kings came to see the emperor."

This is a common procedure. You would meet the captured nobles, have them submit to you, and then he would grant them fiefs and rewards and establish a protectorate, which you would go back to manage, and then everyone would be happy.

But today is a little different.

Liang Qucong and more than twenty other kings were pushed into the hall, wearing underwear and shackles, staggering.

Li Shimin: "..."

"Wait..."

Before he could finish his words, more than twenty kings fell to their knees on the ground, holding their heads and crying.

"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for us!"

"We really have no intention of rebelling. This was all the decision made by that thief Murong Fuyun himself!"

"Wuwuwu... We sincerely want to submit to Your Majesty."

A group of ministers: "..."

They had never seen such a magical scene.

"Ahem." Li Shimin coughed falsely: "Oh, I understand. When the generals come back, I will definitely reprimand them."

King Tuyuhun: “…”

This is different from what I imagined!

Then they looked at the ministers and asked them to come out and give us their advice!

Ministers: Don’t look at us!

The hearts of the Tuyuhun kings completely sank.

Liang Qucong felt sympathetic: "Your Majesty, what about us?"

Li Shimin's face was instantly filled with grief. His sister-in-law once said that one should not give up interests for the sake of face, and one should know how to disguise at appropriate times.

He used to care too much about the judgment of others, so he always felt so tired.

If his beloved ministers had different ideas from his, he could still be considerate of them. But now, his sister-in-law just made their factory short of people, so they dared not speak up and give them advice.

Anyone who gives advice will not only offend others, but will also be unable to buy labor and will not get a share of the pie.

Li Shimin wanted to laugh now, but he couldn't, he had to cry.

"I am also deeply saddened by you."

"His Majesty……"

Before a few people could say something else, Yuwen Shiji jumped out and bowed to the emperor.

Then he said to Liang Qucong and the others, "Now that you have signed the indenture, it belongs to someone else. Your Majesty is so wise, how could you rob the people of their property? Are you trying to put Your Majesty in an unkind and unjust position?"

"It's unfair, it's unfair! We definitely didn't mean that. It's just that we were sold out by the general of the Tang Dynasty!" Liang Qucong couldn't help but remind him.

Li Shimin spoke at the right time: "Therefore, please rest assured, when Li Jing and his men return to the capital, I will severely condemn their behavior."

"..." Liang Qucong was speechless. So you were going to scold me?

"Your Majesty!" another king cried out in grief, "We are wronged! Please show us a way out, Your Majesty!"

Yuwen Shiji couldn't help but ask, "How much is the redemption money for the contract you signed?"

Liang Qucong and others' eyes lit up. Yes, can't I just pay the redemption money?

"Only ten thousand strings of cash!" Liang Qucong shouted, "Your Majesty, I have money, and I have buried it in Tuyuhun!"

Li Shimin signaled Wang De to come forward.

"Then you can tell Wang De where the money is hidden."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liang Qucong and others bowed down and knelt.

When Wang De finished recording, a young eunuch came running over and reported that Nuzhuang was here to ask for someone.