The Desire for Currency

The patriarchs of the Tang Tribe were very interested in Luo Chong's plan: five hundred people would serve the Han Tribe for three years in exchange for a two-masted fishing boat, and that would count as additional compensation, since those soldiers would already be paid wages.

There were also many other benefits, such as trade and fishing ports. For the Tang Tribe, which lagged behind in almost every respect, these held enormous appeal.

Of course, there was another important reason: the Tang Tribe was large enough. With its population base, it truly had the ability to provide two thousand five hundred people without affecting the normal operation of the tribe. Otherwise, they would never have been tempted by the plan. That was precisely why Luo Chong had invited not only Tang Ji, but also the patriarchs of the other clans. Each clan could easily gather several hundred people.

Therefore, once Luo Chong had finished explaining the plan and its conditions, a clan patriarch from the Tang Tribe stepped forward to ask about the details.

"Chieftain Han, if we provide the people, can they return home during the three years you mentioned? Or must they wait until the three years are over before they can come back to see their families?" an elderly man with graying whiskers asked as he stepped forward.

Luo Chong truly had not thought carefully about this detail before. However, since the other party did not yet belong to the Han Tribe, he pondered for only a few seconds before making his decision.

"They can return home. This is how I plan to arrange it: if you decide to provide the people, then before they set out, I will arrange for them to train at the camp you saw earlier. During that period, their families may visit