How to deal with thieves aside, the security of Liwu County needs to be taken over as soon as possible.

Lu Yan didn't even need Liu Tao's other orders, and immediately ordered Shangguan Yu to lead people to climb the city wall to be on guard. At the same time, Liu Ge, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's subordinates took turns to inspect.

Those who take advantage of the fire to rob, have strange whereabouts, and act illegally, will be sent to prison to wait for punishment at the least, and will be beheaded directly. Even if Liu Tao has made it clear that these thieves are sincere in surrendering, this kind of thing cannot tolerate the slightest sloppiness.

"Brother, you can't take in these thieves anymore......" Lu Yan arranged these, and had to persuade Liu Tao with Jian Yong.

"I didn't plan to take them in, and as you can see, they didn't think they themselves would be kind enough to let them go. But if they were killed like this, what would their families, especially the children, think? The seeds of hatred have been planted, even if these people are sold into slavery, when they grow up, who knows if they will become avengers? Liu Tao shook his head.

"What the lord said is extremely true, eliminate the evil, and do not tolerate it!" Jian Yong felt that it was very reasonable, and it was safe to kill them all.

At this moment, Lu Yan was a little unbearable, so didn't he want to kill five or six hundred people in one go?

"The problem is here, if we kill them all, then the thieves in several other counties, after knowing about this matter, will probably have two reactions. Or scatter, we can take the county without blood. It cannot be ruled out that the other party will loot the county seat again before escaping...... The second possibility is that they drive the people in the city and fight against us ...... death," Liu Tao gestured with two fingers.

After all, no matter where you go, if it's a dead end, you can either run away with the money and fight, or you will go crazy to fight for a way to live. As long as it is a person, in the face of this situation, it is probably these two choices.

On the other hand, if these people survive, will other counties also be able to fall from the wind? It doesn't cost a single soldier, you don't need to fight a war to conquer a few counties, and the cost is almost zero, which is really profitable.

"What does that brother mean......" Lu Yan didn't understand Liu Tao's plan.

"Let them choose for themselves, according to the criteria we used earlier to recruit thieves. The rest were sold to the major families in Zhongshan as family members. Liu Tao already had an idea.

With this method, the biggest advantage is that there will still be beheadings, and at the same time, by selling thieves, you can get a military budget. There are five or six county towns along the way, and all of them are counted, and the income must be quite a lot.

"It's not good to be like this......" Lu Yan hesitated, although since Lu Zhi was developed at home, he also bought a few subordinates. Not to mention Zhang Fei's family, there are a lot of family members. But to buy and sell human beings by yourself, I can't bear it.

"It's the one with the fewest pitfalls!" Liu Tao replied, "It is also the method with the greatest benefits!" ”

Selling the Yellow Turban Thief is not his original, and when he read the novel before crossing over, he saw a lot of 'seniors' doing that. Admittedly, there are some hidden dangers in doing this, but it is not a big problem to do it on a small scale.

The point is that he needs money, lots and lots of money. Since four or five years ago, Luoyang has openly sold officials. Even if you beg for a thief this time, you will accumulate merit to become a county commander or a county lieutenant. If you want to take office, you have to pay money.

Liu Tao didn't pay attention to the specific amount of money at the time, but felt that even if he was a member of the Han family, it was estimated that there was no way to exempt the money he should pay. Of course, it is also possible that you don't need to pay, but you have a little money on hand, and you can roll out the situation as soon as possible after taking office.

"The lord is merciful, and these thieves must be grateful." Jian Yong weighed it and came forward to agree.

He was originally born in the wilderness, and he didn't have so many compassionate thoughts. How to do the big benefits, he will support!

"Since my brother has made a decision, then Yan should obey it." Lu Yan struggled for a while, and finally took the initiative to second.

The next day, Liu Tao announced the decision in front of these two hundred people. These two hundred thieves didn't expect that they would have a chance to survive. Even if it is to be a housekeeper, but to save a life and be with your family, even if the future is hard, there is still hope. At least, it's not so easy to starve to death for someone else.

So after Liu Tao announced the start, they took the initiative to report colleagues who did not meet Liu Tao's requirements. After people suddenly have the hope of life, the former love of robes, say don't want it. Dead friends do not die poorly, and it is human instinct to steal life.

After a selection, 63 people met the requirements, and 137 people did not meet the requirements. Liu Tao didn't talk nonsense, threw down a ring-headed knife, and let those who meet the conditions kill two each, and those who don't meet the conditions will kill two.

"Brother, I'm sorry!" After a while, someone dared to jump out, picked up the ring knife, and killed two people.

It is worth touching that Liu Tao originally thought that those who did not meet the conditions would struggle, resist, and not want to die. As a result, until the last person was killed, no one resisted, not even begging for mercy.

"They had decided to die generously, and death was no longer a threat to them." Liu Tao looked at the people around him.

Everyone nodded, thinking of Liu Tao's words yesterday, and sighed in their hearts. If they are really killed, along with their families. If it spreads, I am afraid that the thieves in other counties will really go crazy.

That night, Zhen's reply also came, which was the letter sent to Lu Nu last night.

"My cheap father-in-law is already in contact with the businessmen and Haoqiang in Zhongshan. As for this group of thieves, he intends to book them all. Liu Tao handed the letter to Lu Yan and said with a smile.

Zhen Yi is very good, and directly bought all the three hundred or so people. After all, they are all young and strong, and those who have lost their husbands can let them remarry as a reward for the outstanding family members in the family. And the one who was born was also the son of Zhen's family.

The key Zhen family, Zhang family and Su family, in order to support Liu Tao, Jia Ding also sent a lot, and they are thinking of adding a batch. In terms of price, of course, it is impossible to buy the original price, after all, there is a risk in buying a thief. Zhen's meaning can only be given half price!

"In the end, it is the largest grain merchant ...... Zhongshan" Lu Yan read the content of the letter and couldn't help but sigh.

There are at least more than 200 young and strong, dozens of children. Especially the men have martial arts, can take care of the home, as a caravan guard, the price is definitely higher. After all, under normal circumstances, there are no five hundred, and these nearly three hundred people cannot be bought.

However, in the past two years, there have been too many homeless people, and many homeless people have sold themselves, so the price has been suppressed, and these 300 people are at most 400 yuan. According to Zhen Yi's meaning, half the price, that is, two hundred guan, which is already considered the 'cabbage price'.

"Anyway, I picked it up for nothing, and I sold it!" Liu Tao doesn't care, anyway, it's a cheap father-in-law, it's not bad if it's cheaper, "The key is to sell cheaply, and they will have the ability to save money and redeem themselves in the future." ”

In the redemption system, most domestic slaves can save money to buy themselves, except for the specific existence that is not allowed to be redeemed. Always buy it up and down, and two or even three times the money can be redeemed and bought away. It costs less to sell, and it is easy to redeem and buy.

"That's true......" Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was a little embarrassed.

"Let them send someone over to hand over, I only have one request, the family can't be separated." Liu Tao also stated his conditions.

"The Zhen family has already sent a steward and some family members to come over, and I believe that they will arrive tomorrow at most......," Lu Yan reminded.

"Then stay here for one more day!" Liu Tao replied casually, he still confiscated this war dividend!