Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

"The most important thing is, why should I spend tens of millions of taels of silver to buy a wilderness with nothing? Is it because I have too much money and am burning out?"

Chu Mo yelled out the last sentence loudly.

The roar seemed a bit abrupt, and several people in the distance looked sideways and looked here.

Li Yuan took a sip of the tea in his hand and sighed: "Since I don't want to, let's forget it. Just pretend that I haven't mentioned it before."

"Okay, you should go back and rest as soon as possible. I believe Li Er will never refuse to pay for these compensations."

When Li Yuan stood up and prepared to leave, he frowned when he heard Chu Mo's last words, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Then he sat down again, looked at Chu Mo with bright eyes and said:

"Are you threatening me?"

"What, old guy, why am I just threatening you? I just said that today I'm here to threaten your whole family, don't you agree? That's fine, I'm going to set off the firecrackers."

Chu Mo said arrogantly and was about to get up.

For the first time, Li Yuan personally experienced Chu Mo's difficulty. No wonder his always wise and unfilial son would be frustrated by him.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yuan pressed down on Chu Mo and said, "Don't be anxious, little friend. Let's discuss it carefully if we have anything to do. Why bother fighting for that momentary pleasure?"

"Haha, old man, isn't it just for the sake of breathing? If I am unhappy myself, how can I make others happy?"

"Since you want to send me away with a wilderness, then don't blame me for flipping the table. This is your bullying."

"Ahem, that little friend Chu, I haven't finished what I said just now. Look, you are in a hurry."

"The place in Lingnan is indeed not good, but it is rich in products and is close to the sea. I can promise you that you can decide the area according to the size we agreed on before."

"In addition, I promise you that I will not only bring the exiled prisoners into your house as your private slaves, but also allocate no less than a thousand slaves to you from various places every year, and I will not collect any taxes for ten years. , after ten years, only one quarter of tax will be collected, and the rest will be decided by yourself, what do you think?"

"No, don't talk about exiles and slaves. I just ask you, how many of the prisoners you sent to Lingnan in the past years made it there alive? And how many of them were able to survive there and persist until the end? The sentence is over?"

Well. . .Li Yuan was stunned by Chu Mowen for a moment, and sighed helplessly: "Then what do you want, little friend?"

Seeing the old fox let go, Chu Mo was secretly happy, but he made a pensive look on his face and thought for a while and said:

"In this way, it's almost the end of August, and I don't ask for anything else. You give me a decree to recruit people from all over the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who is willing to follow me to Lingnan, the local government must issue a road guide unconditionally."

"Regardless of their status or household registration, as long as they want to go to Lingnan, they can sign up and I will send someone to organize and be responsible for the transportation."

“Not only can local governments not block our journey for any reason, but they must also provide us with unconditional help at any of the stations along the way.”

"Of course, all the expenses along the way will be borne by myself. I'm not short of the three melons and two dates."

After hearing Chu Mo's conditions, Li Yuan also fell into deep thought.

After a while, Li Yuan sighed and said: "That's all, I agree to your conditions. However, the collector must have a deadline. I can't let you continue collecting without restrictions."

"That's natural. I, Chu Mo, am not a greedy person. Starting today, it will last for one year. What do you think, old man?"

Phew. . .Li Yuan spit out the tea in his mouth, then stared at Chu Mo and drank: "One year? Are you talking nonsense, or is there something wrong with my ears?"

Chu Mo nodded and said with certainty: "You heard it right, I said one year. If possible, I would like to extend it a little longer. After all, no normal person would want to go to that place."

"No, no, one year is too long, three months at most."

Li Yuan didn't believe Chu Mo's lies. The conditions he had given were generous enough, but this guy still wanted to go further.

"Three months, are you kidding me? It's at least three to four thousand miles from Chang'an to Lingnan. It takes half a year to walk 20 miles a day. What's more, there are many mountains and dense forests, and there are no roads in some places. Don't you want to Just tell me, why are you trying to trick me like this?"

After saying that, Chu Mo pretended to be indignant.

Li Yuan already knew the other party's urinary properties, so how could he be deceived by this little trick? He immediately laughed and said:

"My little friend is right. The distance between the two places is indeed far, and three months is indeed a short period of time. Let's do this. I will give you three months to register and make a register. After three months, all the people on the register will be registered, no matter when. No matter where you are, you can go to your territory as promised before."

"However, it is your own business whether these people will go on their own or if you will send someone to escort them. I can only notify everyone along the way to take care of them."

"No, three months is too little, and I am not prepared at all now. No matter what, you have to give me a year."

Chu Mo shook his head like a rattle and refused to let go.

Li Yuan frowned and said displeasedly: "Chu Mo, I have repeatedly stepped back. I hope you will not push yourself too far."

"Am I pushing too far? Old man, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. I have not prepared anything. I recruited so many people to go to Lingnan at one time. Not to mention that they were damaged along the way, I just got there without food or drink. They even stayed there. There is no place, how do you want me to arrange them?"

"If these people cause trouble at that time, how do you want me to solve it?"

"If you really want to drive me into that nook and cranny and want me to stay there peacefully, then show some sincerity and stop playing tricks."

When Chu Mo saw through his trick again, Li Yuan didn't look angry at all. He laughed and said:

"My little friend is really smart and unparalleled. Let's see. One year is indeed a long time. Half a year is my biggest concession. Okay, then we'll make the decision. If it doesn't work, forget it."

Chu Mo thought for a while and felt that it was almost done. Then he rolled his eyes and asked: "Old man, it's useless to say it, because in the end it's up to your son to make the final decision?"

Hearing Chu Mo's words, Li Yuan exhaled hot breath from his nose and snorted disdainfully: "If I hadn't only had one son with Queen Taimu, do you think I would have let him live to this day? Would you give way to him?"

After speaking, Li Yuan squeezed out two tears from his eyes and continued: "Although the people of the world are rebellious, I only have one son left. If there is no other suitable candidate, do you think he can secure the throne now? Can you control the Tang Dynasty?"

"Furthermore, even if I abdicate, the power of death is still there. Even if I am not in charge of the court, I still have people who can be used. What I say is still true. It's just a small matter, I just do it casually."