flstandardbreds Chapter 128 The idea is good, but it cannot be realized
Chapter 128 The idea is good, but it cannot be realized
Half an hour later, Yuanman had hot mutton soup, braised mutton, and mutton wraps.
Not only was she satisfied with the meal, but Yuan Yi and the others also enjoyed it very much and ate up everything Liu Yuan had prepared.
After lunch and a short rest, I got up and prepared to return to Xizhou.
Yuan Er took the whole sheep prepared by Liu Yuan, and the group walked back.
I returned to the inn at around 3:30 p.m.
Yuan Er took the sheep to find Yuan Xi and asked him to cook the sheep that night.
When Hui Chengyuan finished dealing with the Lou family's affairs and returned to the inn, it was already the end of the You hour. Yuanman had already finished dinner and was walking in the yard with Yuanbao in his arms.
"You're back. How is it? Have you finished dealing with it?" Yuanman asked, and asked Yuanxi to prepare a dinner.
Hui Chengyuan sat down and said, "The Lou family's affairs have been dealt with."
"However, the issue of the golden medal of immunity from death has not been resolved yet."
Yuan Man held Yuan Bao and sat down in front of him. "Want to go to Beizhou?"
Hui Chengyuan shook his head and teased Yuanbao with the wave drum, "Don't go for now. If you still can't find out after all the people in the Lou family are executed, find a chance to go there again."
As he was talking, he told her about today's trial.
"Oh, right, we've dug out some of the stone slabs on the manor. Now 70% of them are weapons, and 30% are armor, all made of the finest iron."
"I also had people dig and re-level the land. You can use it for whatever you want. It will probably take some time to raise sheep."
Three hundred acres of land is not so easy to dig.
Hui Chengyuan coughed lightly and said embarrassedly: "Well, the houses on your farm were burned down and need to be rebuilt."
Yuan Man nodded. She had of course heard Yuan Yi mention it. Yuan Yi was there, so how could he not know her? After knowing that he was fine, she did not ask any more questions.
"Where did they get the iron to forge so many weapons?"
"Xizhou Jiedushi Guo Sen sold it to the Lou family." Hui Chengyuan dodged Yuanbao's hand as he shook the wave drum.
"I did a rough calculation. If the three acres of land were full of weapons, then based on medium-sized iron mines, these weapons would require at least three or more iron mines. If it were a large iron mine, it would require at least two."
Therefore, Guo Sen privately mined at least two iron mines.
Thinking of the secret decree he received before coming to Xizhou, his eyes couldn't help but darken.
Yuan Man looked at him and asked, "How should this be judged?"
Hui Chengyuan gave Yuanbao the wave drum to play with by himself and sighed, "It depends on how he accepts it."
"The private mining of gold, silver and iron ore is a conspiracy to rebel."
"If Guo Sen used the money he earned from selling the mines for military supplies or for the people, he might be given a lighter sentence."
"But judging from what the Lou family said, Guo Sen probably pocketed it all for himself."
Three days before the execution at the Lou family, everyone except Yuanbao was busy.
Yuan Man signed in Yucheng on the map and was rewarded with 50,000 taels of silver and a courtyard in Yucheng.
Not only were the points for signing in on the map halved, the rewards were also reduced to only one, and the silver was also directly cut in half.
It seems that those who can run over should try their best to run over and sign in. If they can't, they can sign in on the map.
Otherwise it’s not worth it.
Hui Chengyuan arranged for the weapons and most of the silver to be shipped back to Kyoto, and also put pressure on the Lou family, hoping that they would tell the truth about the golden medal of immunity from death as soon as possible.
However, on the day of the execution at the Lou family's house, they still did not know about the golden medal that would grant them immunity from death.
Yuan Man did not go to watch the execution, but stayed in the inn reading a storybook.
Not to mention, the ancient storybooks were so subtle that one could write two pages of poetry about the love between a man and a woman.
After Hui Chengyuan supervised the execution of the Lou family, he came back directly and left the rest to his subordinates.
After washing up, he came to Yuan Man and said, "Tomorrow we will offer sacrifices to the river god at the hour of Mao. Do you want to go and see it?"
"Sacrifice to the river god? You want to preside over it yourself?"
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Here, I have the highest status, and the priest suggested that I preside over it myself."
"We have found all the people to build the bridge. After offering sacrifices to the river god, we can start building the bridge."
"As for the old bridge, it has now begun to limit the number of people and weight that can cross it, so it should be able to hold out until the new bridge is built."
Yuan Man shook his head and said, "I won't join in the fun."
"By the way, let me recommend someone to you. I found him when I went to Qinghan Academy. He's a very thoughtful person."
"Whether he can do the job depends on his ability."
As he spoke, Yuan Man told Hui Chengyuan about his promise and explained Hu Tian's characteristics.
Hui Chengyuan looked at her and raised his eyebrows, "You just met him, why do you feel like you know him so well?"
Yuan Man rolled his eyes at him and said, "How can I understand him? I am analyzing him from an objective perspective."
"If he can do the job, that would be great. Anguo will have one more pillar. If not, he can go back and inherit the family business."
Hui Chengyuan thought for a moment and said, "There are still two counties in Xizhou whose county magistrates have not been decided yet. One is Mengcheng and the other is Chicheng."
"Mengcheng has many grasslands and is easy to manage. Chicheng is the garrison of the Xizhou Jiedushi army and is difficult to manage."
"Give him two choices, Ari, which one do you think he will choose?"
Yuan Man shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, he seems to respect his family's opinions."
Hui Chengyuan frowned slightly, "The opinions of family members are important, but if he can't make the decision at this time, then he probably won't make it."
"That's his own business." Yuanman felt that the road had already been paved, and if he couldn't walk on it, he couldn't blame others.
"By the way, I bought a farm in Mengcheng and raised a lot of sheep. Let's go there sometime to eat a roasted whole lamb."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "We have to hold a sacrifice tomorrow, so it should take until the afternoon, so let's do it the day after tomorrow."
Yuanman nodded.
After the sacrifice began, Yuanman woke up. He had to wake up because it was too noisy outside.
Even Yuanbao, who usually sleeps soundly, was woken up, which shows how lively it was.
So she left the inn with the beautiful Yuanbao in a unhappy mood. As soon as she left the inn and saw the crowd in front of her, Yuanbao's wrinkled face immediately turned into a smile.
"Ah, mother..."
"Okay, I'll take you to play together." Yuanman Yuannai wiped the saliva that overflowed from his laughing too much.
If only I had a Polaroid camera, I should take a picture of his ugly face and use it if he dares to disobey me next time.
Unfortunately, the idea is good, but it cannot be realized.
Yuan Man held Yuanbao and followed the crowd all the way to the Three Kingdoms River. Along the way, he felt that the people of Xizhou had great perseverance.
It was at least six or seven miles from Xizhou City to Sanguo River, but they actually walked all the way here.
As the people came to the river, they saw Hui Chengyuan standing on the altar. He was wearing the royal dress of a crown prince and was bowing towards the Samguk River following the words of the priest.
"That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so handsome!"
"When did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come to Xizhou? How come I didn't hear any news?"
"Hey, does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's whereabouts need to be announced to the world?"
"However, I heard that the Lou family's case was judged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"So, you mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came very early!"
"What do you think? If I show my face in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now, will I have a chance to become his concubine?"
The people around the girl looked at her and shook their heads silently.
Even Yuanman shook his head. Apart from other things, just looking at the other party's body shape, becoming a concubine should be just a dream.
Looking at his profile, Yuan Man raised her eyebrows. He was quite handsome, otherwise she would not have agreed to marry him just because he was Yuan Bao's father.