Revenge Underway II

One said, "I'm thirty-eight."

The other said, "My parents died early. I can't remember whether I'm forty-three or forty-one."

Hearing this, Pan Yun sighed. Xue Shao also sighed and lamented, "People's livelihood is fraught with hardship indeed~~"

It was the first time the two old men had heard someone speak in refined language. They both raised their heads to look at the two of them.

Pan Yun said warmly, "Have the young people in the village come back. I'll speak to Lord Yamana. This time, no return fee will be charged. It'll soon be the busy farming season. With all the young people gone, who will tend the fields? This is precisely the time for weeding, catching insects, and fertilizing."

The two old men looked utterly disbelieving, tears filling their eyes. "Is what Miss says true? We really don't have to pay again?"

Pan Yun smiled and nodded. "I can guarantee it. I still have that much influence."

Yamana Mochitoyo indeed gave Pan Yun that favor. Even setting aside the treasure map and the harbor, he had to grant it for her ability to help him seize all his territory back.

Pan Yun immediately continued, "Why does Lord Yamana not waive the return fees for all the remaining villages as well?"

Yamana Mochitoyo said, "Miss Pan is from the superior country, so perhaps you do not understand Japan. The money collected after taking territory is used to reward the warriors. Moreover, only the heavier the fees, the harder those villagers will fight to protect their village when foreign enemies invade. Once the village is taken, they will have to pay another fee."

Pan Yun: ...This was the first time she had seen someone govern the people with harsh policies—and proclaim it aloud.

As everyone knew, the sages of the pre-Qin