Yelu Sect got off the train, looked at the crowded station, and sighed: "It is said that Kaifeng Prefecture is the most prosperous place in the world. It turns out to be like this when I saw it today. Where can I find it in the world so lively?"

Yelu Xiantong said: "The king brought his family wealth from Datong Mansion and became a wealthy man in Kaifeng Mansion, so he could spend the rest of his life. Unfortunately, our family property is in Zhongjing, and we don't have much wealth on us, so we don't know how to live in the future."

After hearing this, Yelu Zongyuan was secretly happy and pretended to turn his head casually.

Along the way, he talked to Hao Zhi, who was begging him and others. Yelu Zongyuan already knew that he had not made any contributions. When the Khitans arrived here, they could only live on their own. Yelu Renxian was fine. He used to be left behind in Nanjing and some family wealth was around him. Yelu Xiantong and others were in trouble. How could they bring too much money with the army? In the future, in the colorful world of Kaifeng Prefecture, they might still live better.

After leaving the station, Hao Zhi said, "It's still early, I'll take you to the Shu Mansion and see Taiwei Du. Now you are all Taiwei Du in charge. Tell you, don't be dying, otherwise if something happens, don't blame yourself for your hardship!"

Yelu Xiantong and others hurriedly said that they didn't dare.

After leaving the station and entering Kaifeng City, several Khitans looked left and right, but they felt that they were not enough. In recent years, Kaifeng's industry has been developing, and it was not very prosperous before. In the past, Kaifeng City was the most prosperous place in the world, and now it is even more colorful. Although these Khitans were princes and nobles, they spent most of their lives in the grasslands and deserts. The most prosperous place they had ever seen was Xidang Mansion and Datong Mansion. How could they compare with Kaifeng Mansion? When they entered Kaifeng Mansion, they were like local buns entering the city.

When he arrived outside the Privy Council, Hao Zhi sent someone to report that he learned that Du Zhongxiao had entered Chongzheng Hall to discuss matters and had not come back yet. He took a few people to the living room on the side to wait. The soldiers came to tea and the few people chatted.

Yelu Zong said, "I have arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture, and I don't know what will happen in the future?"

Hao Zhi said: "Most of the Khitan officials brought to Kaifeng during the Battle of Youzhou have arranged residences. The Privy Council said that if some people are loyal and available, they will still arrange official positions. If there is no evil deeds and the government does not use them, they can live in Kaifeng Prefecture, just like ordinary people. If the rich are rich, they will also help find things to do."

Yelu Xiantong sighed: "Youzhou is the front line. Even if the family has money, how can it be with you? Most people are afraid of living a hard life in Kaifeng Prefecture. Just like me, there are a lot of wealth in the family and there are many servants, but how can they be with you?"

Xiao Xulie said: "Isn't that the case? However, it's a great blessing to be able to save your life after this battle, and you can't think too much."

Hao Zhi looked at the few people and smiled and said, "This time you went to Datong Mansion and persuaded Yelu Sect to offer the city. This is a great contribution. The court will reward you for your contributions, so you don't have to worry. Although you can't be rich and powerful, you will still be a well-off family."

Yelu Xiantong said, "I hope this is the case. Also, I wonder if the people in the middle will be unfavorable to my family."

Hao Zhi said: "Then there is no way. The matter between you Khitans can only depend on your own luck. The court just makes you unable to hunger and can spend the second half of your life safely. Everyone, there are too many Khitans captured in this battle, so it can only be like this."

While the few were talking, Du Zhongxiao came back and ordered them to meet in the Privy Council.

When they arrived at Du Zhongxiao's place, the soldiers were introduced into the living room. Du Zhongxiao was already sitting in the room and greeting everyone.

They each sat down and Du Zhongxiao said, "You are all important officials of the Khitan. How do you feel when you arrive in Kaifeng City today?"

Yelu Xiantong said: "I used to hear people say that Kaifeng is the largest city in the world and the most prosperous place in the world. When I saw it today, I realized that this is true. We are also a person with status in the Khitan, but we have never seen such prosperity before."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Since you like it, then stay here. Don't worry, the court is not so stingy in doing things. As long as you abide by the law and live a peaceful life, no one will cause trouble for you. If there are minor officials looking for trouble in daily life, you can go directly to Kaifeng Prefecture, regardless of Kaifeng Prefecture, and you can beat the drums. As long as there is no trouble, you will be a good citizen of the Song Dynasty."

The feeling that the few people felt indescribable. As their identities, being an ordinary person in the Song Dynasty made people feel a bit shameful. But after seeing the situation in Kaifeng along the way, I felt that if I had no worries about food and clothing, it would be good to spend the rest of my life here.

In this era, people captured by foreign countries were relatively lenient. Not only in the Song Dynasty, but most of the surrounding regimes were like this. In the past, some officials captured by the Khitan were even valued in the Khitan. Even if they were not valued, they could still be ordinary people. For example, in the Battle of Sanchuankou, the commander Liu Ping was captured and lived as an ordinary person in Dangxiang for many years. Of course, these ordinary people would definitely be monitored, and it would be difficult to do major things that disrupt the country. The same was true for the Song Dynasty. If the captured people have no bad records, they would be treated as ordinary people.

Yelu Xiantong said: "I went to war with the army and my family's wealth has not been brought with me. How can I survive in Kaifeng City?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "This time Yelu Sect is willing to offer the city. The three of you make great contributions, so the court will naturally have rewards. These days, some Khitan generals are unwilling to accept and refuse to surrender. The court wants to set up a prison camp to detain these people. If you are willing, you can take an official position in the prison camp and earn some salary. Although the money is not much, you will never be hungry."

After hearing this, the three of them were a little hesitant. They were both Khitans, and they were willing to join the Song Dynasty, so they went to care about other Khitans. Wouldn't they be gossiped about in the future? But if they didn't do it, how could they make money in their daily lives? How could they live?

Looking at the expressions of the three people, Du Zhongxiao knew what they were thinking. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, you are not asking you to control the Khitans, but to do things in the prison camp. The prison camp always has to do things. I am now preparing to find a piece of land nearby, build a farm, and use these people to farm and work. You don't have to watch over the prisoners, just don't look for things in the agricultural city."

After hearing this, Yelu Xiantong said happily: "It's good. I just don't know what official position I want to do?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "You were the King of Khitan before. What official position can you be granted to you in this dynasty? Can you fulfill your wish? Seriously speaking, the prison camp is not an official, but a manager of ordinary shops and factories. It does not rank the court, but only depends on what you do. If you do it well, dozens of chunks of money a month is not a problem, and you can always spend it."

Yelu Xiantong and Xiao Xulie looked at each other and were overjoyed. No matter what, even if they had to be officials of the Song Dynasty, they would always feel uncomfortable. If it was not the official, but just hired to do things, it would be much better.

In the battle of Youzhou, there were no one who captured Khitan people, but there were no one who had the title alone. There were more such people as the other dukes and marquis. If they were raised by the court, the monthly money would be not a small number. If they were paid less, these Khitans would not want to. If they sent too much, the court officials would have an objection. After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao came up with this solution, which was not embarrassing.

The large number of Khitan soldiers and middle and lower-level officers captured were all locked away from the capital, mainly building roads. The middle and senior officials in the capital entered the prison camp of the Nongcheng City, mainly farming. A farm was enough for them to earn enough food, and the imperial court did not spend much money.

The relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan was not very bad. If it weren't for the Khitan's invasion in the south that caused too much damage to Youzhou, Yelu Xiantong and others might have been treated better.

After talking for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Yelu Renxian: "Your brother, Yelu Yixian, has lived in the capital for many years. He has opened a small restaurant over the years, and his life is still prosperous. If you don't want to go to the prison camp, the court can give you some money to live with you and live with your brother."

Yelu Ren was very happy when he heard this. He was left behind in Nanjing. After the city was broken, because Yelu Hongji had not surrendered, the Song Dynasty was quite polite to him. His family was in Youzhou City and most of his wealth was brought. If he did not enter the prison camp, he could be a prosperous and rich man.

After thinking about it, Yelu Ren bowed first and said, "Taiwei, what should I do if I meet my brother before discussing this matter?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay. When you arrive at Kaifeng Prefecture, you don't have to think about the past, and don't have any psychological concerns because you are a Khitan. As long as the court does not pursue the matter and those who are not locked up in the prison camp, you can live a stable life. Don't worry, the court will specifically instruct Kaifeng Prefecture not to let you live a difficult life."

The four of them bowed to thank each other. Living in a foreign country, with money on them, the most feared thing is the officials and officials looking for things. As long as they truly regard them as ordinary people, many things will be easy to say. Kaifeng Prefecture is prosperous, and these people always have connections, and some even know people from the Song Dynasty. How could they live a bad life? The Song Dynasty did not care, but there were too many people and they were unwilling to spend money.

What Du Zhongxiao wanted to build was, in the words of later generations, actually a labor camp. In this era, criminals were locked in prison camps, which was considered a formal unit in the wing army sequence, but in fact, there were many inconveniences. With the deepening of military reform, Du Zhongxiao hoped to separate the prison camps and transform them into labor camps. In the future, any misdemeanors would be locked up to build prison camps to make a living atonement. This would reduce the burden on the court and would be a good thing for prisoners.

This time, I captured too many Khitan prisoners, so I used them to do an experiment first. If it was done well, it would be promoted. If wars happened again in the future, the prisoners would have experience in management. In the past, it was inappropriate to either kill or let go of the prisoners. It would be better to use these manpower to do something meaningful. For Du Zhongxiao, it was also a virtue policy, and he would relax his mood.
Chapter completed!