The construction of a reservoir must also include supporting canals, and with the water storage time, this large project is destined not to be completed in a short time.

Under Zou Yu's rule, of course, it was not just such a project. Because of the emergence of cement, cement roads were also put on the agenda, especially from Youzhou to Liaodong. The current official road is just a dirt road. Once it rains or snows,

, it is very difficult to travel, so road construction is urgent.

Liaodong can now be said to be the main grain-producing area, especially in the past year or so. The supply of soldiers almost entirely depends on it. After all, although there is still a lot of grain in Yongfengcang, some emergency supplies must be left.

The lack of manpower made Zou Yu very worried. This is why he broke his recuperation plan and wanted to send troops to Goguryeo, which was to plunder the population.

The people of the Tang Dynasty were their own family after all. They could find ways to farm land, collect taxes, and do cool labor. Of course, people from other countries could use it with peace of mind.

"Yelu Chu meets the Prime Minister!" A strong Shiwei man said with a bow.

"Patriarch Yelu, no courtesy! Sit down and talk." Zou Yu raised his hand to indicate.

This is a Shiwei person who specially came to worship during the New Year. And Yeluchu is the leader of the largest tribe in Shiwei.

"How is Shi Wei doing this year?" Zou Yu asked with concern.

"Back to Prime Minister, this year's grassland has been severely affected by whiteouts, and many cattle and sheep have died from the cold. We in Shiwei are okay because we have the sweaters you sold. I'm so grateful!" Yelu Chu replied with lingering fear.

"It must be beneficial to be friends with us. Look at the original Khitan, now they belong to the Khitan tribe in the Central Plains! How are they living?" Zou Yu said with a smile.

"A world of difference!" Yelu Chu replied with a wry smile.

"Haha, it seems that Patriarch Yelu is very proficient in the Central Plains dialect! He uses idioms so skillfully." Zou Yu said happily.

"Yelu Chu has always admired the culture of the Central Plains, and specially invited two teachers to teach!" Yelu Chu explained with a smile.

"Based on this alone, Patriarch Yelu will be my friend!" Zou Yu nodded in admiration.

"This is Yelu Chu's honor!" Yelu Chu stood up, stroked his chest and saluted.

"I came here this time because I have something to do and want to trouble the clan leader!" Zou Yu said calmly.

"Prime Minister, please tell me! Yelu Chu will definitely do it!" Yelu Chu looked happy, stood up and clasped his fists.

He was thinking about how to express his intention to surrender without being idle too suddenly. Zou Yu gave him a step up. Of course, he was busy picking him up and getting off.

"Chief Yelu, sit down and talk!" Zou Yu nodded with satisfaction and raised his hand to signal.

"Because of the construction of roads, I lack a lot of labor? If the clan leader can capture the population? I am willing to buy it at a high price." Zou Yu continued.

"Human?" Yelu Chu asked, stunned for a moment.

"That's right! The population, whether it's men or women! Even a family is fine! We'll buy it at a high price! You can have anything you want? Food? Clothes! Weapons!" Zou Yu said seductively.

"Whether it's the Khitans! Or the savages from Guifang! It all works! The price guarantees your satisfaction!" Zou Yu continued.

"Okay! I promise to send a batch to the Prime Minister after spring begins!" Yelu Chu's breathing became thicker? His eyes turned red, and he immediately said loudly.

In his opinion, population is just a small matter. Instead of fighting for pasture, there were several battles on the grassland. In the past, it was about grabbing pasture? Robbing cattle, sheep and horses? Robbing women! Now it’s just a matter of packing up! Let’s grab it together!

Greater value! Of course better.

"There are many people in the Central Plains who have strayed to the grasslands. If the clan leader encounters them, please escort them back. I will thank you very much." Zou Yu said meaningfully.

"Yes! I will follow the Prime Minister's instructions." Yelu Chu's heart condensed and he quickly raised his hands and said.

On the grassland, almost every tribe has people who were taken captive from the Central Plains, so Zou Yu was giving him face, to put it implicitly, he was just redeeming people.

Have you just repaired some relationships? Get on this boat? Is Yeluchu unwilling to offend Zou Yu on this matter? If there is another blockade, he will only cry.

What reassured Yelu Chu the most was that Zou Yu did not use force to overwhelm others, and was always friendly and cheerful. This was something that could not be seen among Turkic people in the past.

Zou Yu was very satisfied with Yelu Chu's reply. He was so wise that he didn't mind giving him a little more sweetness.

"I heard that the Prime Minister hired the Mohe tribe to fight?" Yelu Chu asked carefully.

"Yes, but there is something wrong!" Zou Yu admitted generously.

"I wonder if our Shiwei can also send troops to help the Prime Minister fight?" Yelu Chu asked with a slightly red face, a little embarrassed.

He had no choice but to make the Shiwei people poor! Moreover, they also envied the Khitan people. They all had the same ancestors, and now they lived far apart. But there was nothing they could do about it. After all, the Khitan people had fallen into poverty a few years ago.

Followed Zou Yu.

Yeluchu raised this issue, firstly, to solve the problem of tribal poverty, and secondly, to strengthen relations, to get closer and even replace the Khitan people. In his opinion, the Shiwei people can do more than the Khitan people.

good.

"Of course you can. Let's do this. After the spring plowing, you can send 10,000 cavalry here! The treatment will be the same as that of the Mohe people!

We provide food and grass in peacetime, and in battle, rewards will be given based on merit, and there will be pensions for those who die in battle. We are all friends and will never treat you badly!

But there is one condition, I want to say something ugly beforehand, and when I come, I must obey orders! Otherwise, don’t blame the ruthless military law!" Zou Yu nodded and warned.

"It's natural! If you don't obey the order, Prime Minister, you can kill him, and my subordinates will have no complaints!" Yelu Chu nodded repeatedly, and slapped the snake on the stick, even the subordinates' self-identification came out.

Of course, Zou Yu was even more happy because he was so knowledgeable. After talking for a while, Yelu Chu saw that he had reached his goal and left happily.

"Give him more of those glass products and glass mirrors. Give him fifty pieces of ordinary down jackets and woolen clothes! Ten horizontal knives!" Zou Yu ordered calmly after Yelu Chu left.

"Here!" Xi Junmai quickly wrote it down.

"Do you know why I would rather pay a high price to hire them than accept them as vassals?" Zou Yu asked Xi Junmai.

"I don't know, but the prince's arrangement must be reasonable." Xi Junmai touched his head and said with a simple smile.

"As the saying goes, those who are not from our race will have different hearts! Now that we are strong, all races and tribes will rely on us! If we were weak, we would kill our master immediately!" Zou Yu said lightly.

"Let's see who dares! Kill him now!" Xi Junmai said with eyes wide open.
Chapter completed!