Chapter 640: Settlement Outside the City

Yu lowered his head and recorded all of this in a notebook; the subsequent execution work would still have to be transmitted and supervised by their Secretariat.

Speaking of this, the disposal method for the slaves was basically resolved, but Baifeng still added one point: "For the previous slaves, follow this standard as well. Let the households that purchased slaves supplement an agreement; if they are unwilling to sign, that is also no problem, but it must be stipulated that whenever a slave is too old to work, they must also guarantee that the slave will not starve to death.

As for those of our Royal Family, they will always be slaves, they are the slaves of our Royal Family, generation after generation; however, being a slave of our Royal Family is also a fortunate thing."

Yu did not express his own opinion again, but after recording this supplementary point, he returned to his workstation and then, according to what was mentioned in this plan, assigned tasks to different departments.

The Ministry of Works, which had finally been about to go on break, went almost pitch-black in the eyes upon learning that over ten thousand more slaves were coming; when would this work ever come to an end?

Thus, they had to act quickly. On a flat piece of land just outside Huaxia City, they began to set up rows of Tents, while simultaneously building cooking stoves and fire furnaces; as long as they lived densely, there would be no need to fear the cold.

Including things like toilets, they also quickly built many, at least enough to ensure their normal use so that it would not be covered in feces and urine everywhere.

There was no time to build houses, so they could only keep everything simple, as long as they could let these slaves survive the Winter.

The reinforcements that set out from Lema City also arrived in time; Luo very happily carried out the handover, and at the same time, this troop was still under his command.

Cangyun and Yinyang were already completely inseparable; the two of them stayed close together when traveling, and the same when sleeping at night, and they used the same Bamboo Tube for eating and drinking.

The people of Huaxia did not pay them any mind, but the other captives still had some reactions; however, pressured by the might of Huaxia, they could only say nothing and pretend they had not seen it.

The reinforcements arrived, and besides more sufficient military strength, they brought more food. Huaxia could even provide the captives with another meal at noon; although it was soup boiled with oil dregs, for the captives, this was a rare good thing. After eating, they felt their whole bodies improve, and they had strength in their legs to walk.

Just because of this, they suddenly felt that perhaps what Luo said was true: in Huaxia, they could eat their fill and would not go hungry; even as a Slave, they could survive the Winter. Thus, their motivation became even stronger, and their walking speed became much faster.

But Yinyang did not think so. He did not believe there was any tribe that could be so wealthy that even slaves could eat their fill; Huaxia was definitely lying to them.

Right now he had no way at all; once they reached Huaxia, the supervision of them might loosen a lot, and at that time he could contact other Soldiers and think of a way to escape.

Moreover, Huaxia had so many Ironware; like those Soldiers, everyone had one or even more. As long as they thought of a way, and if they were lucky enough to steal one, then they would have nothing to fear in the wilderness.

Yinyang believed that the failure of their Yanhu Tribe was still because their Weapon was too poor; in a situation where even stone weapons were not enough, how could they possibly resist the well-equipped Huaxia? It was a pity to die in vain.

Luo would not pay attention to the inner thoughts of the captives; he only knew that there were more Soldiers, so more people could take turns standing guard at night, and the pressure on the Soldiers would be much less. Although they were about to reach Lema City, reducing it even a little was still something.

They traveled easily like this for two days and finally arrived at Lema City. The slaves were still the same as those before, all country bumpkins entering the city, surprised by this and surprised by that; however, they also felt the power of Huaxia from the front. Being able to build such a powerful tribe and such an amazing and luxurious situation, perhaps they could really keep these slaves alive.

Every person walking in the city was very robust; he did not see a single thin or weak person. Any man walking in this city, if pulled out at random, was more robust than Yinyang. Only then did Yinyang know that the bit of strength he thought he had was actually worth nothing.

At the same time, they also learned from the conversations of the Huaxia Soldiers in the wild that this was not all of Huaxia; there was an even larger, more magnificent city, and they, these captives, were to be sent there.

After the slaves ate a full meal the likes of which they had almost never eaten in their lives, they began to move forward on the magical, special, solid ground. On the road, they could also encounter a running ox cart from time to time; after seeing this slave troop, they would slow down and ask Luo about the situation.

Luo also answered with a smile one by one. If these slaves could be settled and handled well, it could still count as his merit. According to the news he had received so far, his Viscount title might even go up a step because of these slaves.

After all, no matter how difficult to handle, the population was very precious. Even if Huaxia did not want them, selling them to the Xuanyuan Tribe or the Suiren Clan would be a great fortune.

After reaching Huaxia City, Luo reported his name wanting to enter the city, but he did not expect to be rejected by a Soldier, who said: "Regimental Commander Luo, don't be anxious, wait a moment. An official from the Ministry of Works is coming over immediately; he seems to have something to arrange for you."

Luo had no choice but to stop outside the city and wait. Although his rank was much higher than the Soldier guarding the gate, if he dared to force his way in, that Soldier would be fully qualified to attack him.

Fortunately, Luo did not wait long before several people from the Ministry of Works ran out in a hurry. Luo also hurriedly dismounted to greet them: "Greetings, everyone. I don't know what is to be done now, as I cannot even enter the city?"

One of the leaders said: "The King has issued an order to settle the slaves you brought directly outside the city. We have already set up Tents and such; letting them survive the Winter is no problem. Although compared to inside the city, this place is simply unwatchable and not for humans to use, it is definitely better than what these savages used before."

Luo hurriedly responded: "Oh, so that's how it is. By the way, may I ask how to address you?"

The leader introduced himself: "My name is Chun, just call me Master Chun. Regimental Commander Luo, now you should take your Soldiers and go together. Settle these slaves in first. As for you, perhaps the Ministry of War will send people over later to relieve you so you can rest, but since we are not in the same department, Yu did not tell us in detail, and I am not sure about the specific arrangements."