Chapter 118 This Task Seems a Bit Easy

Seeing the absent-minded looks of the two, Wei Yi showed a smile and said,

"Young master, according to the covenant between us, you must provide craftsmen for our lord."

"You are already a powerful person in this place, so I will entrust you with this matter."

Hearing this, Zhao Xie's face changed slightly, and he looked away from Princess Yushu's face.

Wei Yi asked,

"Young master, what else do you want? But it doesn't matter."

Zhao Xie squeezed out a smile and said,

"No, it's just that I have already sent nearly a hundred craftsmen? Why does the king need craftsmen?"

"Young master, you don't know anything."

Wei Yi said immediately,

"In the land of Goguryeo, the natives are stupid and difficult to educate, and it is extremely difficult to train local craftsmen."

"Although Tyranny hasn't acted recently, you and I both know that with the character of a tyrant, how could he let me go?"

"So, the lord has been using it to strengthen the city defenses and build defenses, which requires a lot of craftsmen."

Zhao Xie also nodded in sympathy,

"The tyrant is insatiably greedy, and he refuses to let go of the land of Baiyue, so how can he let Goguryeo depend on it?"

"I'm afraid they will attack Goguryeo after Zhao Tuo pacifies Baiyue."

Wei Yi said,

"exactly."

"Furthermore, the transfer of craftsmen from this place can also slow down the construction of the Great Wall by Tyranny Qin. With the Xiongnu and Hu people on the side, Typhoon Qin dare not force me to wait too much."

Although Zhao Xie was a little surprised that Wei Yi had such an opinion, he still nodded.

"In this way, I will step up and gather the craftsmen here, and then send them to the king."

Wei Yi was overjoyed immediately,

"Great goodness!"

Several people were talking and laughing, and after the banquet was over, Wei Yi left with Princess Yushu.

Zhao Xie glanced at Zhao Jie beside him, and said coldly,

"People have left."

Only then did Zhao Jie come back to his senses, looked at Zhao Xie and said,

"Brother, give me Princess Yushu!"

A chill flashed in Zhao Xie's eyes, and he said,

"This is a marriage between the Zhao and Yan families, do you think it's a joke!"

"If you don't know the severity this time, it's just like the last time that something bad happened! I'll ask for family law!"

Referring to what happened last time, Zhao Jie blushed and said,

"Brother, don't you already know? I was drugged last time!"

Zhao Xie said coldly,

"If I didn't know that you were drugged, would I still let you here?"

"In the future, if you look at your sister-in-law like this again, don't blame me for being rude."

Zhao Jie returned with a dissatisfied face,

"I see."

Zhao Xie frowned and said,

"The two Scar brothers were killed, and all the slaves were rescued by the female snitch. What do we have to explain to each other?"

"Have you found out who it is?"

Zhao Jie pouted and said,

"I've been with you all the time, how could I know?"

Zhao Xie frowned and said,

"Did you mess with someone again?"

Zhao Jie lowered his head and did not speak, but his face showed a bit of ruthlessness.

Zhao Xie wanted to reprimand the other party, when a guard walked in and reported,

"My lord, rest, yesterday, my subordinates have gone to the other teams that captured the slaves yesterday, and asked them clearly."

"Say it!"

"The person here calls himself Xianyang Zhao Lang."

"Xianyang Zhao Lang?"

Zhao Xie was stunned.

Of course he remembered Zhao Lang, the owner of that rich farm, who was accepted as an introductory disciple by the head of Confucianism.

But why did he appear here?

"Have you found out the other party's identity and location? And what about the female snitch?"

Zhao Xie frowned and said,

"Zhao Lang's information has not been found,

After the opponent killed someone, he left very simply. "

The guard returns,

"The news of the female snitch has some clues. It should be from the farm family. Recently, the story of the white lotus saint has been spread among the farmers."

"farmhouse?"

Zhao Xie froze for a moment.

Zhao Jie on the side gritted his teeth and said,

"Didn't you just take their 10,000 taels of gold? I'm going to kill that stinky bitch sooner or later!"

"To shut up!"

Zhao Xie scolded directly,

"Do you want to become a deadly enemy with the farm family? Get lost!"

Zhao Jie left angrily, Zhao Xie covered his forehead in anger, and then said to the guard,

"Go to other slave traders to cooperate, this time find a few more, we need to catch more craftsmen."

"And find a way to communicate with the female snitch, just say that I want to talk to the other party face to face, everything is easy to talk about."

The guard immediately took orders and left

After everyone left, Zhao Xie sighed wearily.

It is too difficult for the entire Zhao family to be supported by him alone.

"There can be no mistakes in Zhao Yan's marriage, and the transaction with the barbarian cannot be stopped. I don't know what's going on with the saltworks."

Just then, a servant came to report,

"My lord, the officials from the salt field are asking to see you."

Zhao Xie was shocked and said,

"please come in!"

Soon, the little official who had handed over to Zhao Lang during the day appeared in front of Zhao Xie.

"My lord, the higher-ups have sent a young merchant over, and I've already told him about it."

"I can't hand over a thousand catties of coarse salt this month, so the salt farm will be handed over to other people."

The little official said with a smile.

"Then thank you very much. After the matter is completed, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Zhao Xie laughed and said that a thousand catties of coarse salt is not much, but naturally he would not let the other party produce it,

"Shoubo, take Shangguan to rest."

Hearing this address, the little official nodded in satisfaction, handed a document to Zhao Xie, and said,

"This is the merchant's document, just take a look and return it to me tomorrow."

Then he followed Shou Bo outside the door and left.

Watching the little official leave, Zhao Xie's eyes flashed a gloomy coldness. These corrupt officials who cooperated with him will definitely be dealt with in the end.

Opening the document and looking at the name on it, Zhao Xie was stunned.

"Zhao Lang?"

Today is the second time I have heard this name.

Zhao Xie narrowed his eyes slightly,

"Whether you are him or not, standing in front of me is a dead end!"

In fact, deep down in his heart, he even somewhat hoped that the other party was that Zhao Lang.

"If you die, that old stubborn one, maybe I still have a chance."

Having made up his mind, Zhao Xie shouted,

"Come on!"

A guard appeared at the door.

"Early tomorrow morning, send an urgent message to tell the people on the beach that if the saltworks start making salt, let them do it!"

The guard took the order and left.

Early the next morning.

Inside the saltworks, there were busy figures of slaves. They were cleaning up the site and preparing to start work.

Zhao Lang was watching from a high ground. He had already decided to wait for the site to be cleared, and then use the method of division of labor and assembly line to start making salt.

This is efficient and will not reveal your own method of making salt.

The task of a thousand catties of coarse salt will be completed soon.

When this is done, he can go back to Zhuangzi, bury his head in planting potatoes, gather manpower, and gather strength for the future!

"This task seems a little easy."

Zhao Lang thought silently.

He didn't notice that the two stewards of the saltworks had silently hid in the dilapidated house.

The slaves on the construction site kept looking towards the sea, as if someone would appear there at any time.