Is the northern territory lacking manpower? So many people have nothing to do all day, and without water, they can't cultivate the land. What's the use of so much manpower?
And speaking of resources, when the time comes, she will take out all the grain for the Northern Lands. Is she supposed to give it away for free? Of course, let everyone exchange their labor for it.
If they get too many things for free, it will become taken for granted. So, let them exchange labor instead.
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The next day, early morning.
Master Ji was still in East City dealing with matters when he saw the secret guards coming to find him.
He naturally understood that it wasn't the secret guards who wanted something from him, but that the buyers of that batch of grain had arrived. He hadn't expected them to be in such a hurry.
In just a day's time, they had arrived. Going back and forth from Wuwang County takes a day, even on fast horses.
"Is it Steward Hao?"
