Chapter 174 Migrants

The leader is still Li Daming, who is the owner of the manor and the richest man.

Li Daming knelt down and said, "Sir, I am willing to give all my property to you, but I only ask you to spare my life."

Gu Du replied, "Those who surrender to me live, and those who do not surrender die."

Li Daming replied repeatedly, "We are willing to surrender, we are willing to surrender."

Gu Du said, "That's good, get up."

Everyone stood up and lowered their heads.

Gu Du said, "Since you are willing to surrender, I will move you and your family back to Zeguo to live. I will send troops to escort your property back, and only charge a fee at the price of the escort agency, which is 10%.

Everyone looked up at Gu Du in surprise. He thought that he could not stay any longer, but he didn't expect it would be like this.

Gu Du asked, "Is this price not too much?"

Li Daming quickly replied, "It's not too much, thank you for your mercy."

Gu Du said, "After arriving in Zeguo, I will place you. What kind of business you want to do, you can do it yourself."

Everyone replied in unison, "Thank you sir."

Gu Du said again, "Gather all the people in the village."

In half an hour, everyone in the village gathered together, including servants and singers and dancers.

Gu Du said loudly, "My name is Gu Du. He is the great spiritual master of Zeguo and the commander of the Southern Expedition. Those who surrender to me live, and those who do not surrender die."

Everyone knelt down and responded in unison, "We are willing to surrender."

Gu Du said, "I will send troops to escort you to Zeguo. The servants and singers and dancers will continue to follow the master's family, so they will follow the master's family. If they are unwilling to follow the master's family, the master's family will pay twenty taels of silver each, and they will be placed separately after they arrive in Zeguo."

No one spoke, Gu Du said again, "I am still the uncle of Zeguo. Emperor Ze allowed me to act on behalf of heaven, and what I said must be the result."

Still no one spoke, Gu Du said in front of everyone, "Take some female disciples and follow the team to escort them. If anyone seizes property, hurts people and kills their lives, or violates women's family, beheads."

Duan Yuechan responded, "I will receive the order."

At this point, everyone said in unison, "Thank you sir."

Everyone started to sort out the things. Li Daming general Yu Jinshui pulled him to the avoidance place and whispered, "Brother Yu, tell me the truth, are you from Zeguo?"

Yu Jinshui smiled but no answer.

Li Daming whispered, "My Qiaoer family is already in her prime. Can you let her serve Lord Gu?"

Yu Jinshui shook his head quickly and said, "No. Lord Gu has a wife."

Li Daming whispered, "Why do we wait for the grass-roots people, do we expect to be a wife?"

Yu Jinshui said, "It's not even possible to be a concubine. Do you see those women? They are all female disciples of Jueling Sect, all of whom are very skilled in martial arts. Gu's wife is the young master of Jueling Sect. Besides, Gu was originally a soul master of Lingguo, but because his ex-wife died, he helped Zeguo. Lord Gu and his current wife have a deep affection and will never take a concubine. Don't mention this matter again, so as not to annoy Mrs. Gu, which is not good."

Li Daming quickly responded, "So that's it, thank you for giving me some advice."

After seven days of hard work, all the salt merchants' property was loaded into the car. Gu Du asked the salt merchants to check it themselves. Li Daming found that other people's property had been reduced by 10%, but his property was a lot, so he hurried to find Gu Du.

Gu Du said, "I want you, Zhuangzi, which is more than 10%. I have already stated in my letter that when you arrive in Zeguo, the local government will reduce your taxes for three years."

Li Daming said tentatively, "Sir, Zhuangzi can't take it away. The mercy of the adults is so lenient, which really makes the villain panic."

Gu Du said, "You don't have to doubt that since you have surrendered to Zeguo, you are a subject of Zeguo. You are protected by the laws of Zeguo. How can I know that the law breaks the law and harm the people?"

Li Daming was deeply moved and said with a little sob, "Thank you, sir, my little girl has been in a bad mood. She is so beautiful that she is willing to serve her."

Gu Du said, "I already have a wife, and those who follow me must be able to take blood with me, otherwise it will be a burden. I will be kind-hearted and I will not be able to accept it. Let me choose another good person."

Li Daming was a little disappointed and replied, "Yes, the villain took his leave."

As soon as Li Daming left, Yu Jinshui came again and bowed and said, "Master Gu, do you want to return to Zeguo?"

Gu Du replied, "Your foundation is in Lingyu County. Now Lingyu County has been destroyed. All salt merchants have moved to Zeguo. If you stay again, you are afraid that there will be trouble. You have been loyal to the country for many years. I have reported to Emperor Chen that when you return to your country, you will be awarded a title and moved to the imperial city to live."

Yu Jinshui knelt down, tears in his eyes and said, "Thank you, Master Gu."

Gu Du reached out to help him up and said, "This is what you deserve, be prepared to get started."

After seeing off the salt merchants, Gu Du left 40,000 troops stationed at Sunset Pass and led 60,000 troops to Lingyu County, repaired the houses, cleaned the streets, prepared to move the people to settle down and reopen the market.

Dongfang Xia Lan asked him, "Since you are going to live in Lingyu County, why did you move the salt merchant back to Zeguo?"

Gu Du explained to her that first of all, the salt merchants were moved away mainly for their money. Although the money was still theirs, they could be brought back to Zeguo and circulated in Zeguo. Whether they were spending or doing business, they would benefit the people of Zeguo and pay taxes.

Secondly, these salt merchants are from Lingguo. If they are left in Lingyu County, they may be killed. If they want to live, they will not avoid the infiltration of Xiaozhu. Xiaozhu may not dare to kill Dagu Du, but they dare to kill these surrendered salt merchants. In addition, they may also tie up the salt merchants and take the money away like he did in the past.

Therefore, moving all salt merchants back to Zeguo is the safest way, and moving people is also necessary. Only with people can you have food and soldiers.

The Zeguo wants to unify the world, not to fight the autumn wind and leave. Therefore, if you occupy a city, you must guard one city, protect one city, and raise one city. Only in this way can the world return to your heart and eat the Ling Kingdom.

Dongfang Xia Lan said, "You are right, but... aren't we going to avenge Sister Lan?"

Gu Du replied, "Then you can't go deep alone. The Spirit Emperor is not a paper tiger. He is a real tiger. If you want to hit him, you have to remove his minions first. Besides, this kind of thing is like a snowball. It takes time and effort at the beginning, but as long as you set a good foundation, it will get faster and faster."

"Yes." Dongfang Xia Lan nodded obediently and agreed.

Gu Du hugged her and said, "It's not only about moving people, but also about recruiting people from Lingguo."

Dongfang Xia Lan asked in surprise, "Doesn't that mean he has brought the secrets?"

Gu Du smiled and said, "Yes, but this is inevitable. Lingyu County made me lose all the trouble, but if I fought it down, even if I knew that there were meticulous actions among the people, there was no way. I could not massacre the city, right?"
Chapter completed!