杀破狼 / Sha Po Lang by Priest

If the iron puppets can completely replace people, what else do people need to be used for? The land rented by the tenants also belonged to the local officials. In the first few years, these people may still agree to feed the idling farmers for old time's sake, but how many years can it last?"

The puppets undergoing test run were assigned to Nanjing by the Imperial Court. The squires could register their names and bring one back. They were also responsible for the subsequent maintenance of the puppets. If the tenants wish to continue doing the planting themselves, they were free to do so; if not, they could give up the land they rented to the puppets. When the harvesting season arrives in the coming year, the rent would be increased by 10% to compensate for the burning coals and the small amount of Ziliujin the puppets used.

Perhaps Gu Yun felt that apologizing in words was not enough, so he expressed it in action 一 he sent all the good stuff he was able to gather this year back to the manor, giving them all to Chang Geng: from jewelry, treasures to weapons, some with flaws and imperfections, so on and so forth.