Chapter 683: Searching for Immortals in the Western Regions
The master immediately said: Amitabha, yes, yes, it is the Western Regions. Next year when the snow melts, I will travel to the Western Regions myself and follow the path that the great monk Xuanzang walked to find the immortals...
In Harhelin in Mobei, Hulan, who had been promoted to the pacification envoy of Lingbei Road in the New Song Dynasty, was teasing his youngest son in the warm room at the back hall of the government office, calling him "little pony, little pony". Her mother Sulu Henidi stood behind her with a smile and said to her: You are already a frontier official in the New Song Dynasty, but you still act like a little girl.
Hu Lan said proudly that she was just a little girl and would always be a little girl.
After giving birth to the child, the girl brought the preparatory officials of Lingbei Road to Harhelin and lived in the palace of the grassland empire. She packed up all the emperor's former utensils and symbols of the emperor, hung a sign of the new Song Lingbei Road government office at the gate, and started working.
Baturu was in charge of the army outside. As the defense of Lingbei Road, he faithfully implemented the military regulations and discipline of the New Song Dynasty. After reorganizing the recovered cities, he handed them over to local management. Hulan then sent officials one by one and appointed officials, and Lingbei Road was basically stabilized.
Just a few days ago, Zhao Yulin wrote to her, telling her that the first small hydropower station had been built on Ma Lake, and the people of Xinshi had access to electricity. At night, the huge street lamps on the streets illuminated the night as bright as day.
Zhao Yulin told her regretfully that the radio transmitter had not yet been made. If it were available, they would be able to know each other's thoughts in minutes.
Hu Lan was very curious about what the electric lights in Xinshi looked like. She told Sulu Henidi that she wanted to go back to Chengdu and let Yulin see their little pony. She wanted to take a train with Yulin to see the electric lights in Xinshi.
Hulan had heard that Hongmeng Valley was making generators, and she was eager to get them soon, so that her Harhelin would be as bright as day. She told Sulu Henidi with a happy face: Yulin brother slapped her twice in the letter and kissed her. She missed Yulin brother so much and wished she could return to Chengdu immediately.
Sulu Henidi looked at her daughter lovingly and laughed at her for being the mother of three children without any shame.
Hu Lan laughed and said that her brother told her that she could live the way she wanted and there was no need to restrict herself as it was too tiring.
This year, with the strong support of Shanxi Road and Shaanxi Road, Lingbei Road built the post station and roads and connected them with the two roads. A large number of people migrated there, and a large amount of supplies were transported in, enriching the supplies of Lingbei and helping the construction of towns along the post station. A large number of herdsmen began to settle down around the post station.
After the slaves left behind in Lingbei were liberated by the Shenwei Army, they transformed into wealthy herdsmen with cattle and sheep in every household. They exchanged their cattle, sheep and animal furs with merchants, participated in the construction of roads along the route to earn wages, accelerated the circulation of goods and the new Song currency, and their lives changed rapidly.
In Chengdu, Zhao Yulin was talking with Cao Ying, the Minister of Transport.
It was already the winter solstice, and the cold was coming. The little girl, wearing a tight red brocade dress, asked him affectionately: "Does it look good?" Brother Yulin.
Zhao Yulin didn't dare to look at her directly. He picked up the tea bowl and drank while saying: She's beautiful. Our girl is a great beauty from Chengdu.
The young girl held the hem of her skirt and circled in front of him, saying happily: "I'm so pretty, brother, you don't even take a second look at me. I got my salary but had no use for it, so I bought new clothes. These are the new New Year clothes from . The young ladies in the city are all vying to make reservations and buy them. I also grabbed one and will wear it during the New Year."
Zhao Yulin laughed so hard that he spat out his tea, muttering that she had filled her room with clothes and yet she still had to worry about not having anything to wear.
He said he was busy, what’s the matter?
The little girl pouted and said that he didn't care about girls anymore and was busy with official duties all day.
Zhao Yulin thought to himself that he didn't dare to care. Looking at the situation, if he showed any concern, he was afraid that he would directly drag him to bed.
Cao Ying sat down opposite him, looked at him with bulging eyes and said: This year, the new Song Dynasty has had good weather and good harvests, and tax revenue has increased significantly. Guess, brother, how much silver we have collected?
Zhao Yulin smiled and said how could he guess so accurately, it should be three hundred million, right?
Cao Ying said in surprise: Brother, your guess is right, our tax revenue is 310 million.
Zhao Yulin laughed secretly. Three hundred million was nothing. In later generations, ordinary people would have to pay one or two hundred million to compensate if a renovation worker damaged a building.
The young girl looked at him with bright eyes and asked: I have worked so hard, why don’t you give me some reward?
Zhao Yulin asked her what she wanted. He had nothing here, so could she just have a cup of fresh tea as a reward?
Then he called the maid in.
Cao Ying immediately told him to stop shouting, and she had sent the maids away, and she would do the job of refilling the water. Then she went over to refill his water, put down the kettle, turned around, hugged Zhao Yulin's head and kissed him.
He didn't even dare to breathe. Looking at Cao Ying's fiery eyes, he panicked and closed his eyes and said: If you continue to tease him like this, it will hurt the girl.
The little girl blushed and whispered in his ear: I just want to hurt people.
Geng bit his lips, slapped him on the face with a loud bang, and ran away.
My god, this woman is just torturing me. Zhao Yulin ran to the bathroom and washed himself repeatedly, as if he had been tortured or poisoned. Then he came out and said to the two maids: From now on, when Minister Cao comes again, you must stay in the room.
The two maids said evasively: But Lord Shangshu, how can we afford to offend you?
Zhao Yulin stared at the two of them and said: We can't afford to offend Minister Cao, but can we afford to offend King Zhao?
The two maids were stunned, then burst out laughing, and said with a smile: The third young master will not make things difficult for us.
Zhao Yulin was depressed and waved his hand and shouted: Go away.
The two maids gave him a secret smile and turned to leave, but Zhao Yulin called them back urgently and told them to shut their mouths and not to chew their tongues.
The two maids stuck out their tongues at him and turned away.
Zhao Yulin sat down and read the memorial for a while, but he couldn't concentrate. He went back and told Ma Linger about Cao Ying's matter.
The woman laughed and said: What happened between them definitely didn't just happen today. If you like it, just keep it in your house.
He glared at Ma Ling'er and said: I said long ago that I would never marry again. When has he ever lied to anyone?
But Cao Ying was not an ordinary girl, but the daughter of Lord Cao. How could he simply refuse? He thought about this matter for a long time and could not find a solution, so he thought of finding a perfect solution with his wife.
The woman said with a smile that her husband's words made her feel uncomfortable, so she should be served first and then talk about it. These things are more suitable for women to do.
Zhao Yulin pretended to be helpless and picked up the woman and walked towards the inner room. Ma Linger danced in his arms like a young girl to tease him.
The next day, Zhao Yulin listened to the Ministry of Rites’ report on the renovation of Huangling in Shaanxi Road.
He told Li Liang that next year's Qingming sacrificial ceremony would be the first since the founding of the new Song Dynasty, and it must be solemn, dignified and grand. He had already thought of the person to preside over the ceremony, and had asked Mr. Zhao, the historical compilation commissioner, to take on the role.
Li Liang immediately said that he understood, and the Ministry of Rites would ask the Imperial Observatory to calculate the time and formulate the ritual procedures to ensure that everything was foolproof.
Zhao Yulin asked him to accompany him on the trip, which would both reflect the New Song Dynasty's respect for the royal family members of the previous dynasty and maintain the etiquette of the New Song Dynasty's court.
Li Liang nodded repeatedly and reported to him the renovation of the royal mausoleums in Luoyang and Kaifeng of the previous dynasty.
Zhao Yulin waved his hand and said he would not listen. In short, the scenic spot should be well maintained and fully open to the people of the world as an asset of the Ministry of Rites. It is reasonable to charge a small amount of ticket fee. The money collected can be used for the repair and maintenance of the scenic spot.
All in all, we won't lose anything.
Li Liang said with a smile that there would definitely be no loss. It was heard that after the eldest princess repaired and opened the Dujiangyan scenic area, people came to visit in an endless stream, and it would be just a matter of time before the cost was recovered.
Zhao Yulin smiled and told him not to be too optimistic, because nothing is always smooth sailing. When we do things, we should consider the problems more carefully, and the probability of success will be much greater.
Li Liang nodded with a smile on his face, handed him the year-end sacrificial ceremony and New Year's agenda for review, and added: It is already the simplest one.
After reading it quickly, Zhao Yulin said, "I have a lot of time to give you a lecture. Half an incense stick of time is enough. There is a saying that three minutes is too short and ten minutes is too long. I will only speak for eight minutes at most."
Li Liang looked at him in surprise and said: This is too short, but he is the ruler of the New Song Dynasty, so he should be scolded for at least two incense sticks of time.
Zhao Yulin glared at him and thought: Damn it, you are going to give me another task.
Li Liang immediately put on a helpless expression and said: It's all up to Your Majesty, the Lord. It will only take half an incense stick of time and I will correct it.
Zhao Yulin smiled at Li Liang, who had an embarrassed look on his face, and told him that they were all grown-ups and were not feeling well, so he was just trying to save time for them.
Li Liang didn't argue with him anymore, got up and said goodbye.
Feng Guiqi from Liaoyang Road in the northeast was also drinking and chatting with Miao Gui, the Privy Councilor and Vice Sovereign, together with other generals.
For the past six months, Miao Gui has been traveling around Liaoyang to inspect the border defense. Originally, he was waiting for the island country of Japan to attack so that he could command the army to fight. Unexpectedly, Goryeo obtained the military equipment of the New Song Dynasty and was able to resist the attack of the island country of Japan, turning the war into a battle of attrition between the two sides.
He had no choice but to patrol the border seriously and supervise the military discipline of the soldiers.
Feng Guiqi told him that the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance team sent to the front line of Goryeo showed that the Goryeo army's combat power increased greatly after replacing our weapons, and once they went up, they suppressed the momentum of the Japanese army's attack. After several tug-of-war battles between the two sides, although Goryeo suffered huge losses, it basically suppressed the Japanese pirates on the ground 300 to 500 miles southwest and could not move.
However, the Japanese army on the island fought to the death and showed signs of staying there and continuing to increase its troops and fight.
According to observations by the navy's mobile patrols at sea, the naval vessels of the island Japan are frequently coming and going, and they are definitely not paddling empty boats on the sea to perform for the water birds.
All the generals and Lu Zhi's officials laughed.
Miao Gui said very boringly: I originally wanted to witness with Brother Guiqi the Liaoyang Shenwei Army's fierce tigers coming down the mountain and capturing the Japanese pirates alive, but it seems we have to wait a little longer.
