Wu Yichen truly pitied those people from Eastern Yi at this moment. They were being schemed against down to their very bones. In twenty years, even if these people hadn't grown old and frail, they would still have to rack their brains just to afford a boat ticket back home. Even if they regained their freedom, they would be met with even more problems.
"What if they can't afford the boat tickets by then?" Lu Shenggen asked, scratching his head.
"That's simple," Gu Wenheng said. "These people will eventually have descendants. When the time comes, someone will naturally come over to redeem them."
Furthermore, with the current development of the Navy, as long as nothing went awry, Eastern Yi wouldn't dare provoke any more trouble. This way, the National Treasury could gain another sum of income. Presumably, the local officials at that time would be more than happy to accept it.
