Chapter 414: Ostracized (2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Then, he told about how he and Xiao Qing pretended to be slaves under the Zhou Trading Company.

When the Zhou Trading Company took slaves in, they would sign a contract with them, but they would not register them at the government office.

If there was a buyer, the slave and the contract would be handed over to the buyer.

After the buyer received the contract, he could go to the government office to register.

Hence, the buyer would have the final say on whether the person would really become a slave.

In other words, the Nangong Army could use this method to travel to to Nan’an County without anyone knowing.

Besides, they could use fake names.

However, if the Nangong Army were to arrive in batches, it would take longer.

Nan’an County was a big hub, so it’s easy for them to cross the border.

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Lin Xiaoyue told him her thoughts.

When everyone heard this, they were all extremely surprised.

The way Prince Anyang looked at Lin Xiaoyue was filled with admiration.

“The plan is perfect!” Liang Yu exclaimed.

“It’s not perfect.” Lin Xiaoyue suddenly said.

Everyone looked at Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue cupped her hands at Prince Anyang.

“Since the Zhou Trading Company’s slavery business belongs to the emperor, we can’t save on the 6,000 redemption fee.”

Zhou Ji could hand the soldiers to them as slaves. However, they had to pay for it.

After all, most of the money would be going to Emperor Yan.

Zhou Ji could not bear these losses, or rather he would not want to bear them.

Prince Anyang immediately looked away.

The price of slaves in their prime was not cheap. He couldn’t imagine how much it would cost to pay for 6,000 of them.

Liang Yu also frowned.

“The slaves in their prime are worth 20 to 30 taels of silver each. 6,000 of them…” Liang Yu didn’t finish her sentence.

His Highness had just arrived at Anyang County, and he would have a lot of expenses.

If they were to spend more than 100,000 taels of silver on this, they would probably be short of money.

Moreover, they had to bear the soldiers’ expenses, which would not be low.

“It won’t cost that much.” Lin Xiaoyue looked at Liang Yu.

Seeing Liang Yu’s confusion, she explained, “let those from the Liang Trading Company sell them. In this way, we can still recover some of our capital.”

Liang Yu was amused.

“Yes, one person can be sold for 5 to 6 taels of silver.” He said.

Prince Anyang, who had been filled with hope, looked a little dejected again.

This arrangement could indeed save more than 20,000 taels of silver. However, the total cost was still more than a hundred thousand 10,000 taels.

“Is there any other way?” Prince Anyang asked with a troubled expression.

Everyone was silent.

“Yes.” Suddenly, Lin Xiaoyue cupped her hands at Prince Anyang.

“Tell me quickly!” Prince Anyang’s face lit up as he hurriedly said.

Li Xiao also looked at Lin Xiaoyue in surprise.

Lin Xiaoyue smiled bitterly.

“If you are unwilling to spend money, then we can only let the Nangong Army think of a way to bypass the checkpoints and return to Anyang County on their own.”

Lin Xiaoyue looked at Prince Anyang. “But, in this way, it’s very likely that their whereabouts will be exposed. If it’s found out that their destination is Anyang County, I’m afraid…” Lin Xiaoyue did not finish her sentence.

Prince Anyang’s expression changed, and he looked upset.

Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly lowered her head.

Yes, she was trying to provoke him.

He wanted to do something low-risk, but he didn’t want to spend money. How could it be that easy?

If he wanted the Nangong Army to work for him, he shouldn’t be thinking about saving money.

Would it work if he didn’t pay for the shipping?

Seeing this, Li Xiao took a step forward and blocked Lin Xiaoyue behind him.

“Your Highness, please forgive…”

Just as he was about to speak up for Lin Xiaoyue, he saw Prince Anyang raise his hand and stop him from continuing.

“Ms. Lin is right. We can’t save this money.”

Li Xiao’s eyes flickered.

“I thank Your Highness on behalf of the Nangong Army!” He knelt down on one knee.

Prince Anyang’s expression changed, and he hurriedly stood up to help him up.

“You are too polite. This is what 1 should do.”

Only then did Li Xiao stand up.

“Your Highness, the Nangong Army will never forget your kindness.”

Prince Anyang responded with a smile.

Then, he looked at Liang Yu..