Chapter 1270: How to Go Back

However, Baifeng would not bring this up at this moment, nor could he bring it up at this moment; everyone was not yet prepared for this. Baifeng planned to lay some groundwork first at the year-end summary meeting.

Let the Suiren Clan build the roads first, and then proceed with the construction of the city as a matter of course. He believed that the people of the Suiren Clan would also be very willing to build a city on their original territory.

Since they felt that coming to Huaxia was too difficult for them, then let things follow their ideas. Although these Leaders would certainly bring back completely different news about Huaxia to the people of the Suiren Clan after returning this time, giving them a different understanding of Huaxia.

Time passed very quickly, and the second snowfall, arriving slowly, announced the official arrival of Winter. Those small pools also began to freeze, and the temperature dropped lower day by day.

The Laborers of the Xuanyuan Tribe were already impatient to return. Fortunately, they stepped through the Snow and finally arrived at Huaxia City.

The engineers had almost not been home for a year, but they had always been this dark and dusty, so there was no big difference in their appearance. After returning home, their wives and children would still be able to recognize them, and there would be no disdain.

The Laborers of the Xuanyuan Tribe now needed to be settled and sent back to the Xuanyuan Tribe as soon as possible, but after contacting them, it was learned that the Large Ship had already entered the port for maintenance and could not be dispatched again this year. Traveling by small Boat also had risks; after all, the water flow was small now, and the water speed was slow, so it was possible to be frozen in the water halfway, so the Boats could not be used.

This was not very good news, and this matter had to be resolved by the Ministry of Works. They had to resolve this matter properly to ensure that the Xuanyuan Tribe would not cause trouble; otherwise, hiring them again next year might be a problem.

But they also learned a piece of news from the Ministry of Revenue, which was that they might not hire the Laborers of the Xuanyuan Tribe next year. For one thing, there were no such large projects; after all, the road had been completed much earlier than the expected time, and there were no other places that needed so many Laborers, so the matter of hiring Laborers might never happen again in the future.

If they were to hire, it would probably be the people of the Suiren Clan, or they would use Slaves. They had obtained thousands of Slaves from the Shennong Clan Battlefield, and the Suiren Clan also had a large number of Slaves, which could just be used for hard labor. They didn't even need to pay wages, just provide food and housing, and there was no need to worry about compensation for accidental deaths; after all, they were Slaves, so if they died, they died, and it was not a big problem.

But these Laborers still had to be safely sent back to the Xuanyuan Tribe first.

Zhu decided to come forward personally to solve it; after all, the other engineers had been busy for a year, and it was not easy for them to go home, so let them have a good rest.

The Laborers of the Xuanyuan Tribe camped outside Huaxia City. It was easy to get water, but it was difficult to use firewood. There were not even trees around, so how could they keep warm?

Fortunately, some firewood and a large amount of coal were brought to them from Huaxia City that day. With this coal, they could burn it for a while.

It was still snowing now, and it was indeed a bit difficult. Although they could not leave, it did not mean they were not anxious. Zhu also braved the Snow and arrived at the place where they were camped.

Zhu was wearing a large robe and a hat, and the hat was already frozen with ice. Every time he breathed, a puff of white air came out.

"Brothers of the Xuanyuan Tribe! We are the heads of the Huaxia Ministry of Works, Zhu!"

"Because of the current weather, we cannot travel. You will camp and rest here for these few days. We in Huaxia will provide you with firewood to ensure you will not freeze."

"Food will also be distributed as usual; for every day you stay, you will be given a day's food. Also, because of the time, our Large Ship cannot be launched now, as it will be frozen in the water, so we cannot use the ship to send you away!"

The Laborers of the Xuanyuan Tribe came out in twos and threes through the Snow to listen to Zhu speak. Some people were afraid of the cold and were unwilling to come out of their Tents, but when they heard Zhu say that he could not send them back, they were all very unhappy.

"Why! Didn't you in Huaxia say you would send us back? No matter what, give us a solution!"

"That's right! Solve it for us!"

The crowd was indignant. In fact, they didn't really want to take a boat; they just felt that it was not okay for Huaxia not to fulfill what they had promised. Now they wanted to find some trouble for them, at least to demand some compensation or something.

Zhu hurriedly raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Don't be anxious! Don't be anxious! This is a problem for us in Huaxia, and we will definitely solve it!"

"Because of our reasons, this trouble was caused, so, in addition to the few days you wait here for the snow to stop, as long as you can depart normally, we will give each person an extra twenty days of rations as compensation for you! This extra food will not be counted in the food that should be given to you."

"That is to say, you should take one portion of rations from here to the Xuanyuan Tribe to ensure food on the way, and we will now give you an extra portion. If you can't finish it, you can take it home!"

"Then there are two choices. One is that you take the land route, which will be relatively far, but you can leave as soon as the snow stops. We will send Soldiers to follow and protect you all the way until you enter the territory of your Xuanyuan Tribe!"

"Another one is to wait until the Dahe freezes before you leave. It will be safer and faster, but it will take a long time to wait, at least more than ten days before it might freeze. You choose this yourselves!"

"No matter how you choose, we in Huaxia will provide you with food and provide you with some necessary tools to ensure that you can chop wood and boil water along the way."

Once Zhu's compensation plan came out, the voices of trouble-making disappeared, but they had no opinions of their own and did not know how to choose. Everyone wanted to go back early, but sliding back on the ice was indeed much easier than walking back. Moreover, on the ice, their luggage and items could be dragged, which was more relaxed and people would not be so tired.

Seeing that there was no sound, Zhu thought they were thinking. A clerk accompanying Zhu hurriedly told Zhu: "Leader, they are divided into teams, Large Teams and Small Teams. You can find their team leaders and let their team leaders ask and count the opinions level by level."

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

Zhu knew the reason, so he pointed to the front and shouted: "All the leaders of the Large Teams here, please be responsible for counting the opinions of your subordinates, see how they choose, see your own willingness, and just finish counting when the snow stops. Then, if you have anything you need, you can come to us, and we will try our best to ensure it."

"Pay attention to keeping warm, and pay attention to wind and fire prevention! We will send some more firewood and coal later, and we will also send some living utensils. You can collect and use them according to your needs. We will not interfere with this."