Xue Rengui said proudly.
Anyway, there's no secret about this, so it doesn't matter if the people in the delegation find out.
Moreover, Liu Wei seemed to have mentioned to Xue Rengui and Yao Guangxiao that once these two arrived, they had to stay and not even think about going back.
Chen Ji's heart sank again.
With the Marquis of Yinshan building roads and strengthening the connection between the three prefectures, how could there be any possibility of handing over the three prefectures?
"What? One hundred thousand people! The three prefectures of Hetao are said to have at most one hundred thousand households. That's one person from every household!"
Cai Yong was greatly shocked, and a huge wave of emotion surged in his heart.
"They just said that this prince has made great contributions by recovering three prefectures outside the pass and driving out foreign tribes. But in the dead of winter, he is wasting resources and manpower by imposing corvée labor on the people. He is ambitious and eager for quick success. This is really unacceptable!"
Although Xue Rengui did not know what Cai Yong was thinking, he deduced from Cai Yong's surprised expression that it must be a misunderstanding.
“Lord Cai, these 100,000 laborers are not the people of the three counties.”
"The Marquis not only provides them with meals but also pays them wages when he conscripts them!"
Cai Yong was even more shocked.
It has completely overturned his imagination.
With meals provided and wages paid, how could Marquis Yinshan possibly be willing to give such good benefits, and how could he possibly provide them?
It should be noted that when the Han Dynasty needed to build official roads and palaces, the conscripted laborers were not only not given food, but were also required to bring their own provisions.
There was famine every year, and the dead starved to death everywhere.
With such arduous labor, it's no wonder that when the three Zhang brothers called upon their followers, countless people responded.
Seeing Cai Yong's mouth agape, Xue Rengui smiled faintly:
"It's getting late, let's set up camp here and rest! We'll reach Wuyuan City after another half day's journey tomorrow."
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