If nothing happens, great; but if something were to happen, it would be terrible. One should always be wary of others.
Who are they guarding against? Naturally, they are guarding against the current emperor and his beloved son Liu Chengyu. Now that Ye Moxun controls the entire Xifeng, who knows what they plan to do with him? They might even want to eliminate him.
Of course, they might be overthinking it, but it's always good to be on the safe side.
Ye Moxun wanted to secretly spread his influence throughout the country, but he really hadn't thought about the death squad. Song Tantan was much more daring. She thought training a death squad was so simple. It had to be trained from a young age, otherwise absolute loyalty couldn't be guaranteed. What was the point of training someone if they didn't have the conviction to die?
The world is not yet completely at peace. Many refugees are still homeless and starving. The buying and selling of children is extremely common. As long as you have money and food, you can buy or exchange many children. Children are the easiest to raise, so it is worth considering.
Forget about assassins; as long as you train loyal subordinates, that's enough. They're not true ancient people after all, nor do they have strong ambitions. They can't be too ruthless; being able to protect themselves is sufficient.
So-called suicide squad members are not only brainwashed from childhood, but also subjected to inhuman torture and training. From the moment they become suicide squad members, they can no longer experience happiness, because once a person experiences happiness, they will think about living and will not have the determination to die.
The masters who train assassins are all extremely cold-blooded, and Ye Moxun admits that he is not yet able to treat people as inhuman.
Hearing this, Song Tantan also deflated. "I just thought it was cool to have a group of assassins behind me. I didn't think too much about it. After your analysis, I really can't do this. I'm too soft-hearted."
However, they need manpower. The people they recruit are not suitable for long-term training, so they still need to buy some people back. Those who sign a life-long contract are much more loyal than ordinary servants.
Unfortunately, the ancient hierarchical system was so distinct and rigid. Every era has its own characteristics, but one thing remains unchanged: in any era, the people living at the bottom of society have the least say and are often at the mercy of others.
Xifeng is developing quite steadily now, and it is rare to see families selling their children. After all, once they settle down, they can receive relief food and won't starve to death. However, there are exceptions. For example, if someone in the family is seriously ill and there is no money for treatment, they may think of selling their children.
Daughters are the most likely to be sold, while sons are less likely to be sold unless they are truly desperate.
Ye Moxun moves very fast. Now, whatever he wants to do in Xifeng, his efficiency is absolutely extraordinary. In less than two months, he has pharmacies, restaurants, pastry shops and other businesses in all the towns and cities under Xifeng's jurisdiction.
A considerable amount of money had been spent. Song Tantan looked at the box of money that had suddenly been halved and felt a pang of heartache. It was all spent too quickly. She had only opened a dozen or so shops, yet it cost so much money.
"Don't be stingy, just wait. It won't be long before you earn back double the money you spent." Ye Moxun comforted her with a smile. After some time, once Xifeng's business stabilized, they would go out and explore other places.
The young men from Songlin Village had a heavy workload. They were conscripted to work as shopkeepers in various stores. They not only had to learn accounting, but also how to deal with customers. They had a lot of unspeakable suffering. It would have been better to let them treat patients, or at least make paper or cement. They were really not good at showing their faces and facing all kinds of customers.
Ye Moxun: "If you're not good at something, you have to learn it. How can you learn it if you don't learn it?" Back then, he worked so hard to open the school, wasn't it all for this day?
The young men: So they've all been tricked! How insidious!
The girls adapted quite well. They didn't have to travel to every city to fill out forms. They could stay in Fengcheng to make and sell pastries. There was also printing technology, so they opened two bookstores. The bookstores were managed by a few young men surnamed Lin, who were chosen because they loved reading.
Time flies, and Song Zhuiyan's twins are now three months old. From eating and sleeping all the time, they are now awake more often and can even chat with people in baby talk. They will giggle when teased.
Zhong Jingheng seems to have a lot of energy. He always wakes up before his sister. When he wakes up, he cries for milk. After he's full, he starts to fuss and fuss until his sister wakes up, plays for a while, and falls asleep, but he's still playing.
"Heng'er is sleeping so little, will it affect his development? This kid is too restless." Song Zhuiyan was always worried that her son's lack of sleep would restrict his development.
“It’s because my little sister sleeps too much. She’s such a lazybones. She hasn’t changed much since three months ago. She just eats and sleeps. My little brother is much more active. He gets up and plays with us as soon as he’s had enough sleep.” Song Tantan thought her mother was worrying unnecessarily. She only felt that her older child slept too little because of the difference between the two babies. In reality, it wasn’t like that.
Children are always sleepy, and no matter how much they fuss, my older child still sleeps the most.
"I wonder how your uncle is doing. I've been feeling uneasy these past few days." After talking about the children, Song Zhuiyan thought of her husband again.
Song Tantan felt helpless. Women who have just given birth tend to overthink things. You have to give her a lot of guidance, otherwise she might develop depression or something.
To be honest, ever since her uncle went to the border, her aunt hasn't had a few days of peace. At first, Song Tantan wondered if the couple had some kind of telepathic connection or some kind of premonition, or perhaps something really had happened.
But it turned out that it was just that her aunt was overthinking things. After a few times, she would cry wolf, and Song Tantan was able to listen to her say that calmly.
"Didn't you just receive a letter a few days ago? It said everything was fine. Don't scare yourself."
Song Zhuiyan glared at her, "Sending a message back from the border takes more than half a month, even at the fastest horse speed, after passing through so many post stations. So another twenty days have passed. Who knows what might have happened during that time?"
"...Don't worry, I'll have Ah Xun find someone to inquire. We'll have news soon, so don't be impatient." Some time ago, Ye Mo Xun set up a transport team, which was managed by several young men with high martial arts skills. Lin Yu, Lin Zhuang, Ah Si, and Chun Sheng were also called over to help.
These two boys are now fourteen years old. Despite their young age, they are quite skilled in martial arts. Most importantly, they also know a bit about medicine. Although they are only half-baked in treating illnesses, they are good at using poison to detoxify.
The reason for having these two accompany the transport team was not only for training, but also to ensure the safety of the team. At first glance, these two had rosy lips and white teeth, and looked very young, like weak scholars. But these kinds of people are the easiest to play dumb and are the most dangerous.
Ye Moxun valued them highly, and he seemed to particularly like children with this kind of temperament. As long as a child didn't seem to be dangerous on the surface, he would put some effort into teaching them how to use poison.
Of course, he is also a very suspicious person and it is impossible for him to teach others without reservation. Especially during the process of getting along, if he senses that the other person's character is unreliable, he will cut his losses in time. However, so far he has not been wrong.
After all, he had never personally taught outsiders; those he had taught all came from Songlin Village. Fortunately, the young men and women of Songlin Village were very united, of good character, and trusted Ye Moxun and Song Tantan. No ungrateful people appeared.
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