"Buy people back directly with goods?!"
Ye Ying froze when he heard this, so shocked that he stood there dumbfounded. He could not help feeling astonished. So this is another way to attract people?!
But he now understood what the Chieftain meant, so he immediately added his own suggestion.
"The Chieftain's method is excellent. Buying them with goods means we won't return empty-handed. As long as we can find them smoothly, we'll definitely be able to bring some people back. However, I have another suggestion.
"You just said that the Youqiao Clan's tribe is located on the eastern shore of Hong Lake, north of the capital and west of the Liuyang River. Should we first travel there by water and take a look?
"If their village is located right on the shore of Hong Lake, we can go there directly by boat across the lake. With large ships as our means of transportation, we'll not only be able to carry enough goods, but also bring back quite a number of people on the return trip.
"Moreover, once we establish a foothold by the lake, it will provide us with a base where we can resupply at any time during our subsequent exploration.
"If we travel overland, we can indeed find them, but then we'll have to gather a large number of wagons. We'll be able to carry pitifully little goods and food, and if we buy enough people, feeding them on the way back will also become a major problem."
Luo Chong immediately nodded when he heard this and said approvingly,
"That's right. The Elder of the Youqiao Clan did indeed tell me something similar. He said that some of their clansmen had once migrated westward. Their location was originally not far from the lake, so if they continued west,