Zhou Shixiong had no desire to dignify that with a response. He turned to leave with his men, saying, "Remember, do whatever it takes to clear this land in the coming days. Even if the ground is frozen solid, give them sharpened stones to work with. As long as they can move, they work for me."
'This is only the beginning. Until their debt is paid in full, none of them will be leaving this land.'
Watching the Great General and his men depart, Li Ji stopped agonizing and quickly spurred his horse to follow.
"General Wang, where did the Great General suddenly get an idea like this? Didn't we always just give the prisoners a good beating and send them on their way?
"If the officials in Shangjing find out, our Great General will surely be reprimanded again."
Vice General Wang replied, "General Li, year after year, we go through the same motions with these people. We capture them, release them, and they just come back to plunder again. Aren't you tired of it?
