The first group of people coming down the mountain arrived soon, with a total of about 8,000 people. Looking at the decadent expressions on these people's faces, Li Xiang also knew how fierce the war on the mountain was. Qin Huaiyu and Tusi Adu both sent letters describing the war on the mountain in detail.
This is how cold weapon warfare works, with you hitting me with your sword, so even if some people survive, they will lose their lives in the near future due to lack of medical care and medicine. These young and strong men are just ordinary people, so they did not enter the front-line battlefield, which allows them to have all their hands and feet intact.
"I have no control over who will win or lose this war, but these young men before me have certainly helped me out. Your Highness has put forward a Bashu development plan, which is a test for me. The problem is that I don't have that many people. Whether it's building roads and bridges or reclaiming farmland, it will require a labor shortage of at least 100,000 people. With this group of people, I'm afraid the first batch of plans can be carried out."
Ever since he got the news, the smile on Xiao Yu's face has never faded. Although it was just dawn today, Xiao Yu still followed Li Xiang out of the city. When he saw these people coming down from the mountain, the smile on Xiao Yu's face became even more intense.
"Lord Xiao is very concerned about his own affairs. These people will be handed over to you from now on. They probably won't return to the mountain. After being used by us, the people on the mountain won't trust them. But in a few years, I will let them return to the mountain. By then, they will be ours, so Lord Xiao, please be careful when using them."
Li Xiang understood this very well. The mountain had formed its own system for hundreds of years. It was basically impossible for you to use one or two wars to destroy some of the thoughts in people's hearts. But if you use these tens of thousands of people, there would still be a certain chance.
These people have lived at the foot of the mountain for several years. Although they have always been in labor camps, they have also received some ideological education from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, all those who perform well will be released back into the mountains. At that time, the mountains will also be under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but many people only accept the rule on the surface. If you want to make the people there have a complete change, these people are very important.
To put it bluntly, it means creating divisions among their ethnic groups. Some people will follow our Tang Dynasty until death, and some people will harbor evil intentions. We need to use this part of people who will follow us until death, and then slowly influence those people with evil hearts. Of course, decisive killing is also necessary. If they cannot be influenced, then we might as well chop off their heads to save money and time in the future.
"Your Highness truly thinks very far ahead. I can only see the present and haven't considered what will happen several years from now. Your Highness, however, has already thought about everything. It's unlucky for those people on the mountain to have run into you. If they had known your plan earlier, they would have simply not resisted."
Xiao Yu flattered Li Xiang very calmly. If someone else flattered him, Li Xiang might feel very disgusted. After all, Li Xiang didn't like that kind of people. But Xiao Yu was different from the others. Even if someone was flattering him, you would think that they were talking about serious things and were not really flattering him.
"Zhang Jiuli is indeed a smart man. He has made great contributions to the current situation on the mountain. He should have arrived at the military camp on the front line. If nothing goes wrong, he will be able to take over within a few days. Our people can then go up the mountain and take over everything."
Li Xiang looked at the sun rising in the distance. Zhang Jiuli had already entered the mountain the day before yesterday. Although Qin Huaiyu was on the mountain, he didn't know much about the situation there. It was okay to ask him to solve a specific problem, but if he wanted to talk about the future development strategy of the mountain, he might have to let someone like Zhang Jiuli go up.
"Tusi Adu is not a good person. He was able to kill the Second Young Master behind our backs. This has crossed our bottom line. Your Highness, do you still want to keep him on the mountain? In fact, there are many people on the mountain who are more suitable to be our agents than him."
Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally said this. This guy Adu Tusi was too vicious in what he did, so he did not conform to the values of people like them. If there was a chance, it would be better to deal with such a person early to prevent him from causing harm to us in the future.
"You're right. When this man attacked the Second Young Master, I had already sentenced him to death. But now, we still have to rely on him. We need to rely on one person on the mountain, and for now, this person can only be him. Of course, I will also send someone to keep a close eye on him."
Li Xiang thought of Wadahan of Gaochang. He had given him many benefits, and he had even broken his head, but what was the end result? Perhaps it was because of his excessive ambition that he ended up on the opposite side of Li Xiang. This Adu Tusi was similar to him, but now he had no other choice, so he surrendered to us. If given the opportunity, Adu Tusi would probably be the first to rebel.
"I think it would be better to move Adu Tusi's entire family down the mountain. Only then can we get a hold of him. Unless he is heartless and disregards the lives of his entire family, then we really can't control him."
Xiao Yu finally put forward an opinion. It is impossible for anyone not to care about the life and death of his entire family. If someone does not even care about the life and death of his entire family, then he might as well kill this guy with a knife. Such a person only thinks about himself and is definitely not a suitable subordinate for Li Xiang.
Li Xiang nodded, and then a guard next to him went to work. This could also be used to test Tusi Adu. Tusi Adu still had tens of thousands of troops under his command. Although most of the troops were crippled, they still had a certain combat effectiveness. If he was unwilling to move his family to the foot of the mountain, then our cooperation would be over.
Of course, if this person is willing, Li Xiang doesn't mind giving him some more time to see what happens. If he can change, such a person can do a lot for us, but if he can't change, the knife is not sharp enough...
