Chapter 38-Generals Return
I slowly relaxed myself and descended. I stood on one of the coffee tables in the room and said to everyone,"How many days has it been?"
Kitten reacted more quickly. She got up and ran to me before saying,"It's been twelve days. You haven't been breathing since yesterday. If you didn't wake up today, we would have prepared a funeral for you.”I walked down the coffee table as if I could reach it with just one step. I stepped on the ground barefooted and didn't feel that the bluestone under my feet was hard.
Kitten, who was running over, said to everyone,"Aren't you guys going to get up? Do you want me, who has just recovered from a serious illness, to help you up one by one?”Everyone stood up one by one and cupped their fists at me."Congratulations, Military Advisor, for surviving the disaster!" "Advisor Jun, your entire body was emitting blue light just now. We thought that you were a god who had descended to the mortal world.”"Advisor Jun, you're really too amazing. I don't know how to describe it.”……
I put on the long robe beside the bed and asked Xun Yu,"Is my father's funeral done?”"The funeral was held five days ago. The entire city's people came to send him off.”Xun Yu said to me. "Well, that's good. It didn't cost too much, right? My father has always thought of the people, so it's best not to let the people spend money. All the commoners who came to give gifts returned the favor.”I nodded to Xun Yu.
Then, he turned around and said to everyone,"Wait a moment. We'll go back to the prefect's mansion for a meeting. You guys go and prepare first. I'll be there soon."”Everyone obeyed the order and left.
I picked up the kitten and said,"Did you hurt my hand?"”I raised my right hand, but there were no wounds. "Yes, three days ago, I saw that you were still unconscious. I bit you hard. I didn't expect you to feel it. Let me see your hand.”After the kitten finished speaking, she came over to look at my hand.
"No way, your hand was bleeding that day. There's not even a shadow of him now." Kitten said to me after looking at my hand. "Really? I don't know. I just feel pain. Then, I missed you, so I practiced my Cloud Immortal Body with all my might. Unknowingly, my entire body turned blue.”I thought for a moment and said to Kitten.
"Why is it blue?" Kitten raised her head and asked me. "I think it might be because I ate a blue white eel pill before.”I said to the kitten with a frown.
"Then have you become an immortal now? Then if I eat your flesh, will I be the same as you? Didn't the Journey to the West say that one could live forever after eating the flesh of Tang Sanzang?”A playful look flashed across Xiao Mao's eyes as she pouted her little mouth and asked me.
"Alright, I'll cut a piece for you to eat and you'll know.”I nodded and said to Kitten. After saying that, I suddenly pulled out the Tai'e Divine Sword that was placed by the bed and stabbed it into my arm.
"Are you crazy? I'm just joking."”But when we saw my arm, we were both stunned. There was not even a white line on it, let alone a piece of meat. "Cat, looks like you really became an immortal. Then can we still do it when we grow up?”Kitten said to me.
"I don't know. Why don't we try it tonight?”I asked the cat with a smile. "Go to hell. I'm only nine years old now. Why don't you use a few concubines in my room to try it?”The little cat snorted and pouted as she spoke to me in a muffled voice. "Tsk, I was just joking. That's definitely fine. Don't I know that?”I said to the kitten with a smile.
As I walked towards the prefect's mansion, the commoners on the road cheered loudly when they saw me."He Junshi is fine!" "God bless Military Master He!" "Long live Army Master He!" " He Junshi is getting more and more handsome."
When I arrived at the entrance of the prefect's mansion, the guard at the door saw me and shouted,"Advisor Jun, you're back. We've been waiting for you for too long.”"You guys stand guard. I'm going in.”I told the guard that I had been in for a long time. The moment they entered the hall, all the adults in the hall, including Zhu Rong and Mi Heng, knelt down.
I sat in the middle chair and said to them,"Just this once today. In the future, you are not allowed to kneel when you see me. We are all subjects of the Great Han Dynasty. This is against the ancestral system. From today onwards, I will inform all the places to call me Military Advisor. All of you, get up."
After everyone got up, I said to them,"Don't tell anyone what you've just seen, or I'll be damned.”"Yes, my lord!" Everyone said in unison. "Didn't I just say that you should call me Military Advisor?”I told everyone. "This is the only time we will call you Military Advisor.”Xun Yu said.
"Alright, report the situation over the past month. Xun Yu, you can tell me." I nodded to Xun Yu.
"Military Advisor, the entire prefecture has begun to implement your land reclamation policy. Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and even the Central Plains have heard that you are encouraging farmland and reducing tax rates. Many commoners have moved their families to our Wu Yue. Ling Cao and Liao Hua both came to report that the ferry business of the port they were managing had increased three times. Now, Kuaiji City had expanded and more than 5,000 houses had been built. Moling City would be able to complete its expansion by next month at the latest. Over 4,000 houses had already been built, and another 3,000 houses would be built in another ten days.
Tomorrow would be the day of completion for the expansion of Jian 'an City. More than 3,000 new houses had been built. Qiling Harbor, Qu 'a Harbor, Xin County, and Danyang County all requested for expansion. As these four places had built more than a thousand houses, they felt that the city was too small. Our Jian 'an School has already been built and is recruiting students from all over the world.
However, due to the massive expansion. Now, everything was a little tight. There were more than 5,600 coins left in the treasury of Moling City. There are more than 4,000 coins left in the Kuaiji treasury. There are more than 1,200 coins left in the warehouse of Qiling Port. There are more than 2,100 Qu'a harbors, more than 101,800 Xin County, and 3,600 taels of gold. Pill Sun County has more than 1,600." Xun Yu raised his head and said to me.
"What day is it in March? I'm in a daze and can't remember.”I thought about Xun Yuwen. "March 25th. There are six more days until tax collection. But this year, we lowered the tax rate, so I'm afraid we'll only collect half of what we collected in previous years.”Xun Yu frowned and said to me.
"As long as the tax money collected is enough to pay the salaries of the various places, it will be fine. He ordered Dian Wei to transfer 13,000 coins from Xin County to Kuaiji, Moling, Ziling, Qu 'a, Danyang and Jian' an. The new houses could be rented to the people or sold to the people. However, each house would be sold at least five times the price of the construction. In addition, Huang Zhong will be responsible for distributing the gold from Xin County and Jian An City to each of the regions. There should be 6,540 taels left in Jian An City. In addition, all mothers who gave birth to more than three children were notified to be honored mothers. The third child sent to Jian 'an to study would be exempted from tuition fees.”I said loudly to everyone.
I turned to Xu You and asked,"How is the quality of the military uniforms made in Zhang 'an Harbor?"”"Military Advisor, the quality is excellent." Xu You replied. "Alright, from now on, all our military uniforms will be made by Zhang Angang.”I nodded to Xu You.
"Taishi Ci, I have an important task for you. From today onwards, you will bring a few soldiers disguised as commoners to infiltrate the Wuyi Mountains. I want you to know the situation of the local Shan Yue Race. Who is the leader? How many people were there? Is there enough food? What did they eat for a living? And the local geography?" I told Taishi Ci.
"Yes, sir!" Taishi Ci said. "I appoint Taishi Ci as the Deputy General Army and Great Captain.”I nodded and wrote to Taishi Ci. "Thank you, Military Advisor!" Taishi Ci said to me.
"Xun Yu, stay behind. Tomorrow, you will join me in Jian An's expansion celebration. The rest of them continued to complete their work. I hope that this autumn will not only be a good harvest year, but also a good day for all the counties and cities in my territory to double their population. If there's nothing else, you can leave." I said loudly to everyone.
Everyone went down in turn, leaving only Zhu Rong, Mi Heng, and Xun Yu. I said to Zhu Rong and Mi Heng,"Is there anything else, gentlemen?"”"Nephew, when will our school start? There are already more than thirty students now.”Zhu Xiong said to me.
"After this year's Qingming Festival, April 15th. Classes continued until the Double Ninth Festival, and every three years was a semester. Every three years, they would recruit people in the winter and spring. After that, they would have to wait for the next episode. Put up another notice after April 15th. Tell them to come back in three years." I said to the two of them, and they nodded and left. Only Wen Ruo and I are left.
"Wen Ruo, aren't you going to ask me what just happened?”I said to Xun Yu. Brother Qi, I don't dare to ask." Xun Yu shook his head.
"If I told you that I am the master of the heavens, would you believe me?”I raised my head and asked Xun Yu. "Yes, but I hope you're not." Xun Yu lowered his head and said to me.
"Wen Ruo, don't worry. As long as the Han Dynasty exists, I will do my best for it. However, if the Han Dynasty falls, I will rise up and sweep the four seas, returning the people to peace.”I said to Xun Yu in a clear voice.
"If the fate of the Han Dynasty is really over, I will naturally do my best to sweep the world for Brother Qi.”Xun Yu said to me with a smile. "Good! It's a deal!" I grabbed Xun Yu's hand and said.
"What do you think will happen to those civil and military officials in the hall today?”I asked Xun Yu. "I'm afraid half of them have the same thoughts as me. The other half would probably be willing to rise up for you now.”Xun Yu shook his head.
"This is good too. Is Wang Lang here yet?" I thought about it and asked Xun Yu. "No, I only sent someone to deliver some gifts.”Xun Yu shook his head.
"Haha! My good uncle, your courage is getting smaller and smaller.”I muttered to myself. "Why have you been ignoring him, Brother Qi?”Xun Yu raised his head and asked.
"Ever since I took office, have you seen him send someone to greet me? That's because he's afraid of me. I treated him as if he didn't exist because if I cared too much about him now, he would be even more afraid. Anxious dogs would jump over walls, and anxious rabbits would bite. I'm afraid that he might not be able to control the pressure and attack me first. I'm not ready yet.”I snorted and said to Xun Yu after a while.
"That's true. After all, we're all officials of the Han Dynasty. Keeping a certain distance is a good thing." Xun Yu thought about it and said to me. "But how do you think I should treat my savior, my good uncle, in the future?”I looked up and asked Xun Yu.
"I can't say for sure. It's up to Brother Qi to decide.”Xun Yu shook his head. "Yes, I also want to see what my good uncle will do. Please don't force me to do anything stupid. It's best if you stay in Wu County forever.”I muttered to myself.
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