Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 130, True Eternal Heaven

Tanchun left.

Everyone in the Jia family went to see her off according to etiquette, but because Tanchun was marrying as a member of the royal family, everyone in the Jia family could only stand far away according to the rules. They said they saw her off, but in fact they didn't even see Tanchun.

Back at Rong Xi Tang, Grandmother Jia burst into tears.

He claimed that he was the one who sent Tan Yatou into the fire pit.

that's the truth.

But no one dared to say it.

The whole family gathered around Lady Jia and comforted her.

Wang Xifeng said that it was the third lady's own fate, so how could she blame the old lady.

Mrs. Wang also had tears in her eyes, and said that as a mother, she was extremely sad at the moment, but it was helpless that Tan girl was not blessed, so she could not blame others.

Baoyu hid behind Mrs. Wang. In fact, he was quite dissatisfied with his third sister marrying far away, but because he had been warned by Mrs. Wang in advance, he did not dare to say much at this time.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing.

Why didn’t Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan come?

Grandmother Jia was furious and scolded Aunt Zhao for being heartless. She said that she had not been seen since Tanchun got married. She ordered someone to find Aunt Zhao and make her kneel down as punishment.

At that time, Tanchun's marriage convoy was approaching the street corner.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Daughter!"

Tanchun heard a familiar voice and lifted a corner of the carriage curtain. She saw two people standing at the street corner. They were Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan.

There is still medicine on Jia Huan’s face!

Tanchun couldn't help but worry about the two of them. It seemed that they had run away secretly, and she didn't know what punishment they would receive when they returned.

The convoy rolled forward, and soon Tanchun completely lost sight of Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan.

The convoy went all the way to the dock, boarded the ship, and moved all kinds of items on board.

Tanchun was invited alone to a large ship in the middle, where there was a room specially arranged for her to live in.

Tanchun walked in with the help of the secretary. At that moment, the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly came from outside, and a large group of armored soldiers boarded the ship, about fifty people in total. Each of them wore fish-scale armor, carried a bow on his back, a sword on his hip, and carried a repeating crossbow.

The eunuch accompanying him on the boat was startled and asked:

"Who are you?"

Tanchun was also startled and looked outside carefully.

Fortunately, at this time, Yin Li came on board and said:
"Don't be alarmed, eunuch. These are soldiers sent by the Marquis of Huaiyin to protect the marriage."

……

Huaizhou.

The second science exam officially started today, candidates entered the venue one after another and the exam went smoothly.

Due to the scarcity of talent, Fang Yong did not limit the number of places.

In other words, as long as you have a certain level of talent, you can still be admitted even if your ranking is low.

Of course, considering that it would look bad if the ranking was too low, Fang Yong stipulated that the records ranking within 200th place in each city would be Category A; those ranking outside 200th place would be Category B.

At the same time, the 8,000 war horses transported by the caravan also arrived in Xuzhou smoothly.

This time the horse transportation took longer and the process was more tortuous.

The main reason for this was that the wars in Shanxi and Zhili caused problems in the caravan's route, so they had to take a detour through Zezhou. Fortunately, they were safe in the end. Excluding the horses that died for various reasons, the number of remaining horses was 7684.
It just so happened that the terrain outside Xuzhou was flat and open, suitable for raising horses. Fang Yong had ordered people to build four large military horse farms outside Xuzhou, each of which was large enough to accommodate 4,000 to 5,000 war horses, and even if more horses were to be raised in the future, they would be large enough to accommodate them.

There was a small problem during this period, which was that there were not enough grooms to take care of the horses.

Don't underestimate the humble profession of groom. It is a technical job and cannot be done without certain experience.

Raising and cleaning horses are both very complicated tasks, and they also involve certain risks. If a person is kicked by a horse, he or she may even become disabled.

In addition, Fang Yong is located in the southern region, where there are not many people raising horses, so the number of grooms is even smaller.

To this end, Fang Yong specifically improved the treatment of horsemen and encouraged those skilled horsemen to take in apprentices, giving them a certain amount of rewards for each qualified apprentice they trained. Under such a policy, the number of horsemen increased greatly. Although the new apprentices were not as skilled as the old horsemen, they were still able to simply maintain the operation of the horse farm.

After Xue San came back, he brought Wu Yuan a letter from the grassland.

It was written by Wu Yuan’s close friend, Li Hao.

After reading the letter, Wu Yuan was shocked by its contents. He did not dare to delay and immediately went to find Fang Yong.

"Yuan Hao, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious?"

Fang Yong asked.

Wu Yuan took out the letter and handed it to Fang Yong.

"General, please look."

Fang Yong checked it out.

The letter reads:

Dear Brother Yuan Hao:
It has been a long time since we separated. I heard that you have found a wise master. Although I live in a remote desert, I am also happy for you.

The world has changed dramatically. I have been away from home for fifty years. I can hardly remember the appearance of my hometown, but I still remember the shame of the Golden Palace. Now I look at the Central Plains from afar and see that Daxi is about to end. The beacons cover the fields and jackals are in power. It is the time for heroes to compete for supremacy.

Today, my lord dominates the grasslands; the Marquis of Huaiyin dominates the southern lands, both of them can be called heroes of the time. If the two of us unite, the world will be at our fingertips!
My lord has lived in the grassland for generations and has no intention of ruling Zhongxia.

I only ask for the help of Marquis Huaiyin to recover the homeland of Liaodong. If so, I am willing to swear an oath of blood and respect Marquis Huaiyin as the leader. By then, the grassland cavalry and the Jianghuai fleet will advance together, and the land of the Central Plains will all be in the pocket of Marquis Huaiyin.

I hope you will look into this way, which is beneficial to both sides. I am afraid that the Marquis of Huaiyin will be unwilling to unite because of the defense of the barbarians and the Chinese. I hope you will persuade him with all your strength.

The north wind is biting, the silk is short but the feelings are deep; as I write, my mind is racing and I cannot express all my feelings.

My younger brother Zhonghao would like to pay my respects.

Fang Yong read the letter word for word, pondered for a moment, and asked Wu Yuan:

"Yuan Hao, what do you think?"

Wu Yuan said without hesitation:
"The barbarians are cunning and unfaithful. The grassland cavalry may help the general unify the world, but the defense against the barbarians must not be abandoned!"

Fang Yong nodded, thought for a moment and asked:

"Yuan Hao, what do you think is Yi and what is Xia?"

Wu Yuan replied: "Yi refers to the foreign races in the four directions; Xia refers to the Chinese people in the Central Plains. The difference between the Yi and Xia lies in the civilization of rituals and music. Xia has rituals and music, while the Yi do not."

Fang Yong said: "If this is the case, if I spread the Chinese rituals and music to the barbarians, can I convert the barbarians into Chinese?"

Wu Yuan was a little hesitant.

"This... this has been the case throughout the ages. However, the barbarians are naturally unruly and ambitious, and are difficult to educate."

Fang Yong looked at his panel after hearing this.

[Talent: Farming (Mastery)]

【Progress: 6/100】

【Benefits: The livestock will be well-fed, the poultry and livestock will be disease-free, and the reproduction will double. 】

Who is the Eternal Heaven now?

Fang Yong smiled confidently:
"No problem. All the people in the world are my subjects. How can I favor some and despise others? I wish to educate the barbarians and make them return to Xia."

Wu Yuan heard this and bowed, saying, "General, if you have such great ambitions, I will do my best to assist you and help you achieve your ambitions."

After that, Wu Yuan said with some worry: "However, regarding the alliance with the grassland, please be very careful to prevent..."

Fang Yong interrupted Wu Yuan directly and said, "Yuan Hao, you misunderstood. I will not unite with the grassland."

Wu Yuan was stunned and looked at Fang Yong.

Fang Yong said: "I just feel pity for the people on the grassland and want to teach them the rituals and music of China."

Wu Yuan: "...The general is kind and virtuous."

(End of this chapter)