Xun Yi stepped down from the carriage, all smiles.
Ever since news of the good fortune in Yongliang reached them, the Great Clans of the Central Plains had been unable to sit still.
They had never imagined that the business of civilizing people could be so wonderful.
The Xiping Guo Family had practically been rotting away, yet this effort to civilize the Hu people had brought them enormous benefits. They had grown fat in one stroke!
They had privately purchased over a thousand Hu people from officials, all of whom had families in tow.
By keeping control of the old and young, they had promptly acquired a batch of loyal servants.
According to them, those sturdy Hu servants were strong and could do heavy labor. Besides, they dared not resist. If they offended their masters, no one would come asking questions even if they were killed.
Best of all, they could ride and fight, making them useful as attendants and private troops.
Having Hu cavalry clear the way when they went out-what prestige that brought!
Best of all, they could also use them to enclose public fields. The imperial court had said it would allot public fields to the Hu people, so naturally the Hu people under them could receive land too. Of course, even household servants who were not Hu could become Hu to claim public fields.
As for whose hands those public fields would ultimately end up in, only they knew.
This civilizing business was simply a vast gold mine!
Moreover, it did not conflict with the emperor's policies at all!
Why hadn't I learned of this sooner? To think I let those down-and-out families get there first!
Thinking of this, Xun Yi could not help feeling regret again.
*If I had acted earlier and acquired a few