683: The Garrison Commander Wei Yuanyuan [Part One of Two]

The thought had barely taken shape before Shen Tang wilted again.

Why?

There were far too many single men under her command!

The single men didn't even have partners, let alone children!

Gu Chi could hardly pretend not to hear the resentment pouring out of Shen Tang.

"My lord, there's no use dwelling on this."

Shen Tang retorted, "How is it useless?"

Gu Chi laughed and counted off the reasons on his fingers.

Among the civil and military officials under Shen Tang, some were too old and others too young. The older ones were single for their own reasons, and there were only a few who had children, such as Jiang Sheng and Luan Xin. But their children were still young. Surely their lord wouldn't exploit children too? As for the younger ones, they were still children themselves. How could they possibly think about starting families and giving their lord another generation to exploit?

Shen Tang was once again troubled by her own lopsided priorities. "...Sigh. In that case, Hanzhang is still the most promising."

Her eldest son, Xun Ding, was still pretty useful.

Gu Chi smiled and offered her an idea.

"It's hard to keep an eye on your own fence. Keep an eye on someone else's."

"Poach a few people from Wu Zhaode and the others?"

That sounded like a good idea.

Zhao Feng's daughter was already under her command. Why not the others too?

Gu Chi's mouth twitched. "No, that's not what I meant. I meant we could try to persuade some of the Yonggu Pass generals."

Shen Tang clapped her hands. "Right, there are them too."

They counted as her own people, and would be more willing to cooperate.

Once the idea came to her, Shen Tang really did beat around the bush to ask about