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Chapter 784 - Chapter 784 Fulfilling a Promise

Chapter 784: Fulfilling a Promise Chapter 784: Fulfilling a Promise Editor: Atlas Studios Qi Xiuyuan agreed to Qi Haoran’s request.

Not only did he approve the garrison in Luodian, but he also approved the construction of the relay station.

As they were going to send troops from Qiannan, Luodian’s garrison was directly subordinate to Qiannan.

As Luodian was remote and barren, no one really wanted to go there.

Qi Haoran was also worried that the garrison would grow in the Luodian and delay training.

Therefore, after he discussed it with Liu Dahei and the others, he decided to rotate the ordinary soldiers every three years.

Meanwhile, because Qiannan and Luodian was right at the border, training was intensive.

There were no major differences between the ordinary soldiers.

The distribution of the military fields of the military household remained unchanged and the soldiers would still be allocated the fields like before.

This way, the resentment of the soldiers would be much less, and Luodian would not have to worry about not being able to afford the soldiers’ rations.

However, Luodian also had to pay a price.

This was because according to the system, the garrison’s military fields ought to be distributed locally.

Now that the soldiers weren’t allocated any fields in Luodian, they were allocated fields in Qiannan.

Considering Qiannan was not much better than Luodian and there was little arable land, Qiannan’s local government office would definitely have objections.

As for the price, Qi Haoran simply left it up to Liu Qing to talk to Luo Zhan.

As Luodian couldn’t mention the silver and iron they had, the only thing they could offer was grain seeds.

Liu Qing also knew that there wasn’t much good stuff in Luodian and they couldn’t offer much grains either.

Once it was verified that the grain seeds could produce that kind of yield on a large scale, people would definitely fight over those grain seeds.

Therefore, Liu Qing requested for grain seeds.

He requested that when Ju Prefecture requested for grains from Luodian, Luodian had to pay them 10,000 Dendrobium in one go.

After that, the military fields allocated to Luodian’s garrison would be provided by Ju Prefecture going forward.

Luo Zhan heaved a sigh of relief.

This condition was still within his acceptable limits, so he hurriedly agreed.

Qi Haoran also acted fast.

The place where Luo Zhan came from was small, so there was no need to send assistant commanders and lieutenants there.

He only sent a battalion commander to bring his men there.

As for the construction of the guardhouse, the army would provide the materials and money, but the local people would be responsible for the manpower.

Luo Zhan did not expect Qi Haoran to take action so quickly and that the garrison could be sent immediately.

For a moment, he was both happy and worried.

He was happy because he was not afraid that Ju Prefecture would turn them down and delay the arrival of the garrison.

What he was worried about was that he had discussed it with his father and a few elders before coming.

He had not announced it with others including the tribal chieftain and the priest, and so they did not know that he was here to ask the Imperial Court to send troops.

Qi Haoran did not allow Luo Zhan to refuse.

As the army was ready to set off, they sent a batch of supplies to Luodian the very next day.

Luo Zhan could only follow helplessly.

Following them were the ten scouts that Qi Haoran had specially planted.

They were going to go to West Xia and Annan through Luodian to map out the borders.

If they could obtain information of the enemy’s border defense situation, it’d naturally be better.

But even if they could not, they would also know how many guardhouses there were on the other side so that they could have a good idea of how to deal with it.

By the time Qi Haoran finished going through so much trouble, it was almost the new year.

Only then did he remember that it was going to be the new year, so he hurriedly rode his horse home.

Before he reached the door, he saw the chaos in front of him.

Before the sharp-eared Qi Haoran could see the figure clearly, he heard his son’s happy cry.

He sped up his horse and was stunned when he saw the things piled in front of his house’s entrance.

There were small baskets and big baskets on the ground.

Judging from the color, it was obvious that they were newly woven.

His son was happily standing in the middle of a pile of baskets and choosing.

As he was short, if not for him shouting excitedly and Qi Haoran’s good eyesight, he would not have discovered him.

There were more than ten men standing at the side.

When they saw Qi Haoran riding a tall horse back with a team of guards, they knelt on the ground with a plop and lay on the snow.

Frowning, Qi Haoran dismounted.

“Get up.” Seeing them get up shakily with fear on their faces, he could not help but wonder if he really looked so terrifying.

When Little Bear saw his father return, he ran over with a small basket on his back and boasted, “Daddy, look at how many baskets I have.

So many!” Little Bear wished he could stretch his arms to Qi Haoran’s face to gesture.

Qi Haoran took off the small basket on his head and carried him in his arms.

Looking at the baskets on the ground, he said worriedly, “How long do you plan on using so many baskets?” “Until I grow up.” Little Bear waved his hand and said, “I’ll put them together with my clothes.” Qi Haoran looked at him in embarrassment.

This was the first time Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling were parents, so they couldn’t help but be overly enthusiastic at times.

In private, they bought a lot of things for Little Bear.

For example, when Little Bear was one year old, Qi Haoran bought him a farmstead to build a private house for him that wasn’t included as part of the Prince’s estate.

Later on, he continued to add some things to that house so that Little Bear wouldn’t have to worry about money like him in the future.

Mu Yangling, on the other hand, was passionate about making clothes and shoes for the child.

But it was inevitably a waste if she made too many of them.

Hence, she tended to make clothes and shoes that were bigger than what was appropriate for a child of Little Bear’s age.

So far, Mu Yangling had already finished making clothes for all four seasons before he turned 14 years old.

She had even prepared all kinds of shoes and boots.

When this kid was rummaging through his cabinets, he took out everything.

He thought that everything could be prepared in advance, so he actually bought enough baskets to last him until he grew up.

Qi Haoran felt a headache coming on.

“By the time you grow up, these baskets will have spoiled.

Most importantly, why do you still need to carry baskets when you grow up?” Now that he was young, he was interested in carrying prey by himself, so he had to carry his small basket when he entered the mountain.

However, when he grew up and lost interest in such things, the guards or manservants would be the ones to carry the prey.

Why did they have to carry their baskets when they went hunting in the mountains?

An image entered Qi Haoran’s mind: him riding on a handsome horse with a big basket on his back, with his son right behind him, also riding on a pony with a basket on his back.

His expression was as if he had been struck by lightning.

When Zhao Gen’er and the others saw the Prince’s expression, they were all frightened and shrank to the side, trembling.

They ought to have arrived a few days earlier.

As it wasn’t difficult to weave the baskets and the entire village worked together, they finished weaving them in just two days.

Since the journey was long and it was something the Prince’s estate wanted, Zhao Gen’er didn’t dare to be negligent and asked the young men in the village to deliver the baskets with him.

However, it started snowing on their way here which made the mountain path difficult to walk on.

They were trapped in the mountains for a few days before they finally managed to slide their way down.

By the time they arrived, it was already New Year’s Eve.

They were all a little nervous, afraid that the Prince’s estate would punish them for it.

However, the Little Heir was especially happy to see them and started choosing among the baskets at the door.

Zhao Gen’er and company were glad to see this, too.

However, the Prince seemed to be angry.

Qi Haoran was not angry and was just feeling a little helpless about his son’s cognitive process.

He planned to go back and educate him on this.

However, he also noticed the expression of the villagers beside him.

So, he turned around and said with a gentle expression, “You’ve had a rough time on the road.

We’ll accept these baskets.

You may claim your salary from Steward Zhu before leaving to rest.” Zhao Gen’er hurriedly said with a trembling voice, “Y-Your Highness, the Little Heir has already given us enough money.

It’saEUR| it’s alright then.

We’ll take our leave.” Qi Haoran frowned at their wet clothes and shoes that exposed their toes in the snow.

“Where do you live?” Zhao Gen’er answered nervously.

Qi Haoran frowned even more.

“I remember that the road is rather steep.

Can you still walk on that road in such heavy snow?” “We’re used to walking on mountain roads.

It just means we’ll just take a longer time than usual.” Qi Haoran’s gaze slid past their feet again.

He turned to Zhu Liang and said, “Since it’s already dark, it’s not easy for them to travel at night.

Bring them to the guest courtyard to rest.

They can leave tomorrow.”

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