Xu Rao closed his eyes and pointed at Xu Di, and everyone understood that he wanted Wei Lang to come over and discuss things with Xu Di.
Xu Di thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, how is your general's mansion doing now?"
The General's Mansion was only enclosed within the city this year. However, because it is far from the East Gate, the Northern Di soldiers have not yet caused trouble here. They originally planned to go there after taking Yanmen Pass, but after leaving the West Gate, they never went back.
Wei Lang said, "The general's mansion didn't cause too much trouble, but even a general's mansion can't hold so many people."
Xu Di said, "Aren't there still many houses in the western part of the city that haven't been destroyed? Since the western part of the city is in this state, let's just rebuild it. My suggestion is to rebuild it on the original site, but the construction must be carried out according to the design drawings we provided. As long as you already have a house, we will give you a house after the reconstruction. It doesn't matter if you don't have a house. You can take a house to live in first, and you can pay a certain amount each month."
Wei Lang found the idea novel, but he estimated that it would be difficult to actually implement. After all, when doing things, isn't the point to solve problems properly? Who doesn't encounter difficulties when doing things?
Wei Lang said, "In that case, shouldn't we gather everyone together to discuss this matter properly? Don't worry, I can provide manpower as long as it's needed. I'll be busy discussing the prisoner exchange with the fourth prince of the Northern Di. I've already spoken to him, and we can exchange any living Northern Di people for something."
Xu Di said, "That's a good idea. We're short of money right now. Why don't you let them exchange all the gold and silver for it? They destroyed our city, so we can rebuild it for them. Just tell them that we're not afraid of them destroying our homes. Anyway, they'll have to pay us to rebuild it."
Upon hearing this, Wei Lang laughed heartily and said, "That makes perfect sense. Alright, I'll tell them that. If you damage someone else's property, there's no reason why you shouldn't compensate them."
Xu Di said, "And what about cattle and sheep, blankets and plush carpets? Take as much as you can. These things aren't worth much to them, but we have ways to make them more valuable."
After Wei Lang left, Zhang Zhaoci asked Xu Di, "What's on your mind again?"
Xu Di said, "I want to rebuild a border city. This city will not only be a city on the ground, but I will also build a city underground."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "You should rest. Building a house is already difficult enough these days, let alone an underground one. Just focus on building the house properly."
Xu Di said, "Oh my god, I've finally got this opportunity, and I'm full of enthusiasm. I have to give it a try. Anyway, we have some money now, so why not do it?"
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Where would he get the money? Do you think Wei Lang would just give money to exchange people for him?"
Xu Di laughed and said, "I'm not just keeping an eye on those people, but also on those horses. Do you think those horses can just leave now that they've come? They're all adult warhorses with excellent genes. Right now, what's the most valuable thing in our Great Liang? Warhorses are the most valuable thing. I'm going to build a horse farm in this area, not only to raise these horses, but also to breed more high-quality warhorses."
Zhang Zhaoci laughed and said, "Are you tired of being a farmer and ready to become a horse herder?"
Xu Di smiled and said, "Yes, this is a rare opportunity. Why not give it a try? I've decided to build a horse farm to the west of our Hexi County."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "You've already made the decision? Come here first, let me see your shoulder and your leg. The wound on your shoulder has probably reopened, and your leg, I need to see if it's treated well. If it's not treated well, you could become a cripple."
Xu Di said with a grin, "As the son of a famous surgeon, how could I not know whether my injury has been treated well or not? Just take good care of yourself, and I promise I'll be bouncing around again in a few days, okay? Oh dear, I need to call Jia Liang over and get me some paper and pen so I can write down everything I need to do and see how to arrange things better."
Xu Rao waved his hand at Xu Di, who said, "Dad, you should take good care of yourself in your current condition. Don't worry, I promise I'll do a good job on your work and provide you with the most feasible solution without you having to worry about it."
Xu Rao waved his hand at Xu Di as usual, and Xu Di smiled and said to Zhang Zhaoci, "Look at my dad, what does this mean? Does he agree with me or oppose me? Dad, you should just rest."
Seeing that her brother was teasing their father, Xu Zhi quickly went to Xu Rao's side, took Xu Rao's hand, and said, "Father, don't worry, brother is just joking with you. You can do these things after you've recovered."
The family was playing around when the second son, who was only one day old and lying in his swaddling clothes, woke up. Whether he was hungry or had wet himself, he pouted and then burst into loud cries.
Granny Lu quickly stepped forward, picked him up, and patted him gently, saying, "Oh dear, little baby, what's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry. Granny Lu will check if you've wet yourself. If you have, we'll change your diaper."
Hearing the crying, Xu Di felt a headache coming on. He said, "That guy is so disobedient. I told him to come out later, but he insisted on coming out halfway, putting our mother in such danger. When I feel better and can get up, I'll grab him and spank him."
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