Chapter Eleven: Ten Thousand Miles Saying Goodbye to Road Credit(1/2)
Wang Wu abandoned De and fought with Wu Lian. The Empress Dowager ordered Li to be a minor crime for Chu. Wen Xiang succeeded to the throne and promoted talented people in the world.
——"Records of the Grand Historian-The Twentieth Family of King Yuan of Chu"
The secret room of the Chu King’s Mansion.
"Sir, can you just let the refugees leave?" Chu Wangdao was looking at the masked man with his back facing him with concern.
"Don't worry. I'll handle it for you." The masked man's voice was very strange and sharp.
"That's good. I can rest assured."
"Who did you bring here?" asked the masked man with his eyebrows slightly raised.
"It's a dog son, Xiao Wang's body is getting worse and worse. Maybe it will be spread to him soon, so I want to bring him to see the gentleman." Chu Wangdao said modestly.
"I heard that the prince is handsome, smart and smart, and is a rare talent for a wise king. Unfortunately, he has never had the chance to meet him in these years." The masked man lowered his tone and was full of appreciation for the prince of Chu in his tone, "Let him come in."
"Zhu'er, come in. Sir, want to see you." King Chu shouted to the outside of the door.
A handsome young man walked in, with a slutty smile on his face and looked at the masked man curiously. He was Liu Zhu, the Crown Prince of Chu.
"You are that mysterious shadow. This is our first time meeting. Please take care of it in the future." His words were extremely consistent with his appearance, and he was as unruly as he was.
"Zhu'er, don't be rude." King Dao of Chu scolded loudly.
"It's okay, the prince is frank and straightforward, I like it very much." The masked man shook his head indifferently, and his dark eyes revealed the wisdom of understanding everything. "Since you have seen it, the prince and the prince will go back first... If anything happens in the future, I will contact the prince. I believe that the prince means the same, right?"
"Yes, sir. That little king has surrendered." King Chu bowed respectfully and forced Liu Zhu to leave, who was still curious.
"Father, why are you so afraid of him?" Liu Zhu's voice came loudly from outside the door, and then the King of Chu scolded him, "Shut up, shit me."
The masked man who heard all this said softly: "The King of Chu is going to replace him again. It seems that he has something to do and is busy for a while."
He touched a certain part of the wall, and a wall in the secret room suddenly opened. After entering the secret passage, he closed the mechanism, removed the black scarf from his face, and the bright fire in the passage shone on his face. That face was Li Xi.
"Father, is he the shadow of our Chu Prince's Mansion?" Liu Zhu said to his father.
"Yes, if you have any questions in the future, you can ask him." King Chu nodded.
"Why should a great Han royal family listen to someone with unknown origin and sneaky words?" Liu Zhu curled his lips disdainfully.
"Hehe, boy." King Chu smiled and said, "If you think so, you will suffer from your hardship in the future."
Shadow, I don’t know when it started. Before every generation of King Chu passed the throne, they would bring the next King of Chu to pay homage to him. Shadow has excellent abilities and can often help the King of Chu to deal with some difficult problems, but as Liu Zu said, they are not helping the King of Chu, but most of the time, they are instructing the King of Chu.
Liu Dao looked at his son in front of him as if he had seen himself twenty years ago. Didn’t he think so at that time? He was just not as powerful as others, so he could do nothing. Forget it, the shadow would not really hurt the Chu Prince’s Mansion anyway, and this son is not a fool who doesn’t know how to retreat. His life is always worry-free. Maybe it’s unknown whether he can succeed.
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After Zhuang Xin was ordered to escort Chen Jiao tens of millions of dollars in the northeast, she started to rush on the road non-stop. It was nothing for Chen Jiao, after all, she was an adult, although the bumps of the carriage made her very uncomfortable, and she was just a pain.
Zhen'er, whose full name is Ji Zhen, said that his father died early, and his mother raised him alone and lived hard by sewing clothes for others. However, when he was five years old, the villagers found him alone in the cottage and dying, but his mother disappeared. Since then, Zhen'er has never seen his mother again. Although when Chen Jiao first met Zhen, she mistakenly thought that he was a 7-8-year-old child, in fact, Zhen'er is already 10 years old. For most ancient people who got married at the age of 13-14, he was already a half-adult, but his long-term malnutrition made him look very thin. Zhen'er has now officially recognized Chen Jiao as his sister, because he refused to stay in Pengcheng, so Chen Jiao had to take him with him. Fortunately, although Zhen'er was young, she was not a child who could not bear hardship, and with Anu helping to take care of him, she was still safe along the way.
After a long journey, the group finally arrived at their destination. The person who came to greet them was Gao Li, the person in charge sent by Li Xi.
"Miss, let me take you to the tent prepared for you first." Gao Li sent someone to carry Chen Jiao's luggage away and led the way in front. Chen Jiao looked at the masked man strangely, but what he thought was what Li Xi said to her when he was leaving, "Brother-in-law sent you a very useful person, although it was a bit troublesome."
Trouble? He looks very organized in his work. Chen Jiao thought to himself.
Because time hastily, basically all refugees live in such temporary tents. The refugees from the mainland are not very familiar with this kind of border life, but for Gao Li and his men, it was a piece of cake. In a few days, they built tents for thousands of people. From a distance, this place is like a small tribe.
"Mr. Gao, have you all arrived?" After sitting in the tent, Chen Jiao ordered Zhuang Xin to take Ji Zhen out for a walk, and then asked Gao Li about his most concerned questions.
"Each group of people who arrived made detailed records. According to the list sent by the young master, there were 4,568 people, including the young master, Zhuang Xin, and Anu, a total of 4,572 people. The last group of people is registering. If no one falls behind in the lady, it should be all arrived." Gao Li pointed to a pile of bamboo slips on the east side of Chen Jiao's tent, "There is the entire list. In addition, the subordinates also separated them one by one based on their expertise. Old farmers, craftsmen, scholars, servants, etc., all of them were divided into volumes. If the lady wanted to find someone to do, she would find it from there."
Looking at the pile of bamboo slips with hills in the east, Chen Jiao felt like she was sweating coldly, "Mr. Gao, you really have your heart. You have thought of all these."
"Ah, this is the habit of my subordinates. I think this way can I maximize my personal strengths. If a blacksmith is allowed to cultivate the land, it is a waste." Gao Li answered meticulously, making Chen Jiao feel as if she was talking to a precisely calculated instrument.
"Also, if the lady really wants to help them, I think we should start building a house. After all, if they want to live in a long time, it is not OK to live in a tent. We are not Huns, and it is afraid it will be difficult to get by in winter. However, the place you selected does not have huge trees. The giant trees should be found further east. There is a territory of North Korea, so they will not let us transport wood. Therefore, the materials that can be used seem to be stone and mud." Gaoli's voice did not fluctuate at all. "But it is really troublesome to build such a house..."
"Stop!" Chen Jiao shouted unbearably, "We will discuss this issue tomorrow. Now, take a break first. OK?"
"What OK?" Gao Li was stunned.
"Nothing, it means it's okay."
Gao Li was forcibly pushed out by Chen Jiao. Now she just wants to be alone. Although she thought about it, she would make bricks and stones to build a house, but when the matter was about to come, she found that she had no confidence at all. She walked to the edge of the "small hills" and picked out the "craftsman" from it. She fainted without looking at three pages. Gao Li was simply doing household registration investigations, which was too detailed and dizzy, and couldn't stand it. She comforted herself and said, forget it, just call people tomorrow and have a good chat.
"Now, let's call Zhen'er and Zhuang Xin to have dinner." Chen Jiao found an excuse to escape from all this.
However, after Chen Jiao went out for a walk, she still couldn't find the two people she wanted to meet. About an hour later, when Chen Jiao began to get impatient, Zhen'er's voice finally appeared in her ears.
"Sister, Zhen'er is here." Chen Jiao saw Zhen'er's little hand appearing next to a small tent and rushed to Zhen'er. After confirming that he was fine, Chen Jiao discovered that there was another person next to her. She was a pretty man wearing the most common white clothes and was looking at her meaningfully.
"Sister, he is Mr. Han." Zhen'er pulled the corner of Chen Jiao's clothes and pointed at the man and said, "He is the most knowledgeable person in our village. Mr. Han, this is Zhen'er's sister."
Although I didn't like this person's inquiring gaze very much, Chen Jiao nodded to him and said lightly, "Mr. Han is polite."
"I'm going to give Han Mo. Miss Chen is polite." Han Mo seemed not to care much about Chen Jiao's attitude, but was still very polite.
"Mr. Han, thank you for taking care of Zhen'er. I want to take him back for dinner, so I'll say goodbye first." Chen Jiao responded to him a few words and left hurriedly.
Chen Jiao didn't notice. After she left, Han Mo kept looking at her back and said softly: "Chen Jiao, what you said today is a living person or a life-threatening person, I, Han Mo, will definitely watch it carefully."
This was the first time Chen Jiao and Han Mo met. They didn't know at this time that they would play the role they would play in each other's lives.
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Han Mo looked at Chen Jiao, who was busy in the crowd with a puzzled look behind everyone. It has been more than a month since he arrived in this border area. All the refugees started to build a new home under Chen Jiao's organization. And Chen Jiao, the supposedly delicate young lady, would work hard to join them, which was beyond Han Mo's expectation.
Thinking of the strange suggestions she has made over the past month and the questions that make people laugh, Han Mo could almost conclude that she must have been a lady who was raised in the boudoir, so she made so many common sense mistakes. However, sometimes, she seems to be knowledgeable, for example, she can tell you how to build a house with bricks and stones. This is something that even the old bricklayers who have been for many years have never thought about. It is also the place in Liaodong with rich resources, so they can now really use bricks and stones to build a house as she said.
"Mr. Han, Mr. Han." Ji Zhen's voice woke Han Mo from his thoughts. Han Mo raised his head and saw Ji Zhen holding a bowl of tea in his hand. He smiled at him: "Mr. Han, drink tea."
"Thank you!" Han Mo asked.
"No need to thank you." Ji Zhen responded politely, "Sister said, we should thank Mr. Han. If we didn't have the help of Mr. Wang, everyone would not be able to work together so much."
Han Mo smiled and refused to answer Ji Zhen's words. He knew that he could afford this thank you. Although the refugees were brought here by Chen Jiao to save their lives, they might not be able to completely obey the orders of an alien girl like her, especially the girl who was still covered in her face. This inevitably gave everyone an impression that she was not honest. Therefore, at the beginning, it was Han Mo, who had been with the refugees for a long time, who mediated and persuaded people from all aspects, that all these activities could be carried out smoothly.
However, Han Mo knew one thing in his heart, that is, even without his mediation, Chen Jiao could comfort these people. Even if she didn't have that ability, another person would have it, it would just take more time. Thinking of this, Han Mo's eyes unconsciously looked at another masked person beside him.
And the man also sensed Han Mo's gaze, turned to Han Mo and nodded, saying, "Mr. Han."
"Executives." Han Mo also smiled at Gao Li without hesitation. Yes, even if Chen Jiao did not have that ability, Gao Li would probably help her get everything done. However, now it seems that there is no need. Because the woman covered in face has expressed her feelings with the people-friendly actions for more than a month. Her strange sense of intimacy has begun to affect adults from her children.
"Mr. Han, if your affairs are arranged properly, let's calculate my accounts." Gao Li suggested.
Of course, Han Mo had no objection, although he did not understand very well why Gao Li and Chen Jiao would let an outsider like him go deep into their inner circle and start to take charge of the lives of the thousands of refugees.
"Before, the seeds sent by our young master from the pass have been planted. But when there is a harvest, I am afraid that it will take a few more months, so over the past few months, we must plan well and find more ways out to avoid everyone starving to death." Gao Li spread his account book and said meticulously.
"Recently, as we continue to fish from the Liao River, the fish in the river have decreased a lot. Moreover, we are not fishermen after all, and it is unlikely that we will live long after this." Han Mo Yi frowned.
"About this, the lady has proposed a solution," said Goli.
Han Mo raised his eyebrows, looked at Gao Li, waiting for his next sentence.
"The lady proposed the method to do business. This is a border area, and many things from the Han people are very precious for foreigners such as the Huns. The lady believes that we should think of a way to exchange what we are good at to them for food." Gao Li said.
Han Mo blurted out immediately and said, "No!"
Gao Li also smiled. He admired Han Mo's instinctive reaction very much and said, "It's true that the Huns are barbaric and unreasonable. Doing business with them is like robbing food from a tiger's mouth. One thing is bad, thousands of people here will be captured by them and become slaves. However, I have already thought of a compromise."
"A compromise method..." Han Mo pondered for a moment, and immediately understood what Gao Li said. He pointed to the east and asked, "Can it be there?"
"Not bad. Not only the Huns, but also the Koreans, are interested in our things." Gory's only exposed lips curled up a perfect curve and smiled.
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"It's so sweet. What's it?" Chen Jiao was blindfolded by the children and played games with them.
"Haha, the lady can't guess it? It was given to me by my mother just in the morning." A child giggled.
"Xing Tian, I gave in. Tell me what that is." Chen Jiao didn't care about winning or losing, and said with a smile. But she didn't expect that after the black cloth was removed, what she saw in her eyes gave her a lot of surprise.
"Risins!" Chen Jiao looked at the raisins in Xing Tian's palm and exclaimed.
"Does my lady know this?" Xing Tian asked, "Mom said that it was exchanged for a bowl of porridge with a traveler who passed by a few days ago. Because it was sweet, I gave it to me to play with."
"At this time, there are actually raisins..." Chen Jiao looked at the raisins and sighed. Suddenly a trace of inspiration flashed in her mind. She stood up and patted Xing Tian and others on the heads, and said, "Okay. Let's play here today. The lady has something else to do and she is leaving."
"Okay." The children wandered with their parents all the way, all of whom were very sensible. Seeing that Chen Jiao was about to leave, they just smiled and said, "Miss, let's continue to tell us the story of Simba next time."
"Okay. No problem." Chen Jiao replied with a smile, then pushed Ji Zhen behind her and said, "Zhen'er, you don't have to follow your sister, just play with your friends."
Ji Zhen did not dare to disobey her intentions, so he stayed.
"Anu, have you seen Mr. Han and the senior executives?" Chen Jiao stayed away from the "construction site" where everyone worked together, and asked the maid beside her.
"Two gentlemen, maybe they are discussing matters on the big tent." Annu replied.
Chen Jiao nodded and rushed all the way toward a big tent. Since the brick and tile houses had not been built yet, all of them still lived in tents like those nomadic peoples. The larger tent in the center of the tent group was used as a conference hall.
"Gaoli, Gaoli, I thought of a good idea to make money." Chen Jiao rushed into the big tent and shouted.
The loud shouts immediately interrupted the conversation between Han Mo and Gao Li. Fortunately, the conversation between them had basically ended. Han Mo looked at Gao Li, who was obviously slightly twitching on his lips, and saw how he planned to deal with the lady's new proposal. Over the past month, every whim Chen Jiao has caused Gao Li a lot of trouble.
For example, she once suggested that Gaoli send people to some place in the north to find something called oil, so she gave away more than 100 people from the already insufficient people to find oil that was of unknown use. Then, after that, the lady told Gaoli in great annoyance whether there was a way to retrieve the one hundred people. Because she suddenly thought that the oil was probably sent several hundred meters deep underground, but she could not be dug out. So Gaoli had to send people to chase people again. So he had to give away a few horses in his already insufficient animal power.
Of course, Chen Jiao's whim also gave great help. For example, some gadgets developed by her and the craftsmen and carpenters have saved the laborers a lot of effort. This is also an important reason why Han Mo's attitude towards her has changed from scrutiny to appreciation. Although Chen Jiao is full of terms that he has never heard of, such as the principle of leverage, the things she uses are indeed the knowledge of the Mo family. Han Mo originally thought that in the world, those who are good at studying Mo's skills will no longer have anyone except his brothers in the mountains. Now it seems that there is heaven beyond the sky and there are people beyond the sky.
"Gaoli, do you know grapes?" Chen Jiao lifted the tent and asked.
To be continued...