The most indispensable thing for the Guanlong nobles is dead soldiers. Because almost all the Guanlong nobles came from the military and had outstanding military exploits. In this era, there were two main types of rewards for military exploits, one was money, and the other was prisoners of war, that is, slaves.
Li Shimin didn't have much money, so slaves accounted for most of the rewards for the wars in recent years.
In this era, slaves were treated cruelly. Not all the defeated were qualified to become slaves. Slaves had to be fed with food. The victors were not philanthropists. Who would use food to support the old, weak, sick and disabled?
When capturing prisoners, the old, weak, sick and disabled will be "selected" out, which is called "non-jue", which means that although I have defeated you, I will not kill them all and leave you a bloodline. But in fact,
This kind of "continuance" is often a dead end. Without the young and strong tribes, they have been robbed of all their food and livestock. When winter comes, the grass roots are gone, and only death awaits them.
This is the cruelty of war, but it cannot be said that the Tang army is inhumane, because when the Turks defeated them, they were even worse. When fighting, it is life and death, and everyone involved understands this truth. This
This is also why throughout the ages, the victorious party rarely kills the leader of the defeated party. In addition to the value of using him, both sides also know that when they are in opposite positions and start a life-and-death war, the decisions of both sides,
No matter what you do, it is correct from each angle.
Li Shimin also had this consideration in letting Jie Li go.
After the captives pass the preliminary screening and are qualified to become food slaves, they will face more difficulties.
Captives must have hostility in their hearts. Being grouped together is also a hidden danger. The slaves that the victor wants are obedient machines, like livestock. So how can we train people well?
The method is very simple and direct.
Hungry!
If you are angry, you will be hungry until you are not angry. If you are angry, you will be hungry until you lose your temper. Even... you will be starved to death!
It’s not that I don’t have strong bones. I would rather starve to death than give in. But it doesn’t matter. There are many slaves anyway. If some of them starve to death, they will save food. Most people can’t resist hunger.
When a person is hungry and hallucinates, his will will be destroyed. If you give him a bite of food, he will burst into tears of gratitude. Of course, there are also some people who pretend to obey. It doesn't matter, do it again. The second time,
The third torture was even more effective.
Later, these slaves will be trained to develop conditioned reflexes. When eating, they will think of the past and become more fearful and obedient to their masters. But most of these people are just afraid and not dead soldiers, because they know in their hearts that they
Where are you from and why did you become a slave?
The people who will really be trained to become dead soldiers are their children.
They are born under the control of their masters. They may even hate their parents because they are slaves. They turn to be devoted to the master who gives them food. Such people can be induced, promised benefits, and given
Hope becomes a dead man.
He would do whatever he was asked to do. He would take the glory of his master as his honor and would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for it when necessary.
There are dozens, hundreds, or even hundreds of such people in every Guanlong noble family.
Of course, the scale will not be very large. If it exceeds a thousand people, the food consumption will be very large, and it is unnecessary. If someone really raises so many dead soldiers, he must have evil intentions.
After the meeting, a group of people came out of the Ministry of Works. Li Mu had been working for several days in a row, and he began to feel a little sorry for himself. It happened that the matter was almost settled, and he was determined to become an idle person again from today on.
What to do?
Li Mu was thinking about it on his horse, and suddenly a carriage or two came by. Changsun Chong opened the curtain and said, "Master Marquis, I have something to ask for advice."
"No!" Li Mu refused directly without thinking. How could Li Mu not know what his grandson was asking for advice when he had nothing to do? He just wanted to learn his skills, but Li Mu's skills were the foundation of his life. He could teach him casually.
What?
Changsun Chong was rejected, and he didn't show any anger at all. His round face was full of sincerity. From the corner of his eye, Li Mu saw that he was exactly the same as when Li Tai came to his house to learn the four arithmetic operations. It was annoying to see him.
Li Mu could be considered a diligent and motivated person in his previous life, otherwise he would not have been able to go from being an auditor in an orphanage to becoming the deputy director of a gaming company. Such a life span may not be possible even for children from normal families.
He is an orphan, and you can imagine how difficult he has been through.
However, although he is a diligent and motivated person, he instinctively hates another diligent and motivated person. Maybe he subconsciously regards the other person as a competitor? There was a popular saying in the past life, you may look a little embarrassed when you work hard,
But you look really beautiful on your own! When Li Mu heard this, he didn't feel anything at all. It was very obvious that this sentence was just a poisonous chicken soup thought up by a person who couldn't stand and talk without pain in his back.
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A person who is fighting for his life is more than just embarrassed. How can he be beautiful when he is relying on himself? A person who is working hard can only rely on himself. He has no time to think about whether it is beautiful or not, and most of the time, he certainly does not
Beauty. The era before time travel may have different perceptions in different people's hearts. But in Li Mu's heart, in that era, those who had the time and leisure to be beautiful were either mistresses, best friends, or rich second generations.
People who make this their profession.
People who are struggling to survive in society cannot have such leisure.
Moreover, another reason why Li Mu hates Chang Sun Chong's advancement is that this grandson is obviously malicious. Why did he learn this skill? To replace him. And the most grandiose thing about this grandson is that he does not hide his own ambitions at all.
Purpose. Whether you are willing to teach me or not, I just want to learn my skills from you. This is a bit of a moral kidnapping, and this is what annoys Li Mu the most.
He had encountered many such things in his previous life. A new person came to the company. He was very ambitious. Within a few days after he arrived, he showed a posture of "I want to climb up and trample you under my feet." But
His ability is not enough to support his ambition. Then he starts to think of a way, hanging around you all day long, big brother, big brother, teach me, big brother, big brother, see why this code can't run...
In short, his words of "big brother" are like a pass. No matter whether you are busy or not, or what you are doing, you must put down your own things and help him. If you don't help, he will gossip behind his back. The deputy director is too selfish.
Now, they don’t even support newcomers...it escalates to moral kidnapping in the end. If you don’t teach them, you are a bad person.
Bad guy!
Who is selfish? Why am I obligated to teach you when you don’t know how to do it? Why didn’t you study hard when you were in college? Your boss is not a teacher, and the company is not a school. I have taught you everything, so you can step on mine.
Climbing up on the shoulders? How did this self-centered idea, as if it were gravity, come into being? Li Mu didn't fucking understand it until the day of his sudden death.
Therefore, the fat man Chang Sun Chong gave Li Mu a very bad impression.
Changsun Chong seemed to know a little bit about it himself. He had been very careful when dealing with Li Mu recently.
After an awkward silence for a while, Changsun Chong seemed unwilling to give in and asked again: "Where are you going, Lord Marquis?"
"Go to heaven and earth to drink tea."
Changsun Chong said hurriedly: "Really? How could such a coincidence happen? I also want to go to heaven and earth to buy tea for my father, and I happen to be on the way."
Li Mu glanced at Changsun Chong, noncommittal. He couldn't get rid of this piece of dog-skin plaster. What a headache!
Seeing that Li Mu had no intention of paying any attention to him, Changsun Chong lowered the curtain. Three horses and a cart were traveling very fast, and they arrived at the Heaven and Earth in a short time.
When Wang Ou had nothing to do, he drank tea and took stock in the private room on the second floor of the Heaven and Earth. The private room she reserved was adjacent to the road. If Li Murong came, the maid next to her would find out and tell him immediately.
When the maid said that Li Mu was here, Wang Ou quickly put down the account book in his hand and hurried down the stairs to greet Li Mu. As soon as he arrived at the door, before he could say hello, he suddenly saw a fat man following Li Mu, and the smile on his face instantly faded.
Went there, turned slightly sideways, and put on the veil.
"...Your Majesty, can you have some dignity? Can't you tell that I don't want to care about you? Can you stay away from me? I'm in a bad mood right now. Let me tell you, although your father is the uncle of the state,
But if my temper gets angry... Just look at my brother's fist and punch you in the face. I'm sure to knock out all your teeth. Do you want to try? If there's one missing, I'll give it to you.
Ten thousand guan..."
Li Mu thought about it, but Changsun Chong was not angry and responded with a smile. He knew in his heart that no matter how much Li Mu annoyed him, he would never be beaten.
"Oh?" Li Mu bowed and saluted as if he had just discovered Wang Ou: "Auntie is here?"
Wang Ou nodded reservedly, with a cold look on his face. He assumed the posture of an elder and said, "I will drink tea here to relax when I have nothing to do. But you, I haven't seen you for a few days. What are you busy with?"
"Alas," Li Mu sighed and said, "What else can I be busy with? I'm just doing things for His Majesty."
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Changsun Chong continued, "Junior Changsun Chong, my father is the eldest Sun Wuji, Duke of Zhao, and he has met Mrs. Peony."
"Oh?" Wang Ou smiled and said: "It turns out that he is the prince of Zhao Guogong, and he does have the demeanor of being a father. The prince does not need to be polite. I am about to discuss something with Li Mu, why not..."
Wang Ou meant to ask the eldest grandson to step aside, but eldest grandson Chong did not let her finish what she said, and interrupted: "I have heard that Mrs. Mudan is smart, wise and good at management. This junior is responsible for the affairs of Datang Mining under the orders of my father.
, his eyes darkened. It would definitely be of great benefit if he could listen to Mrs. Peony and the Marquis's arguments."
"Do you want some more..."
Li Mu was about to curse, but was interrupted by Wang Ou. Wang Ou smiled and said, "It's a good thing to be studious, let's come together."
After saying that, Wang Ou climbed up the stairs first. Li Mu glared at Changsun Chong fiercely, called "Auntie, wait for me", and followed closely. Poor Changsun Chong, this fat man, couldn't go any faster even if he wanted to. By the time he got to the private room
, Li Mu had already hugged Wang Ou and secretly kissed her on the mouth.