Chapter 906: Building a Horse Farm
During the Dragon Boat Festival, Xiao Yeyang stayed at home with Daohua and Gu Jian for two days. On the eighth day of May, people came to Xiao's house to report to Xiao Yeyang.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang go to the study in the front yard, Guyu couldn't help but say worriedly, "Since coming to Xiliang, my son-in-law has been too busy and has no time to spend with the young lady."
Daohua smiled and said, "He is an ambitious man. Naturally, he won't stay in the backyard to watch over me every day. I knew this before I married him."
Guyu hesitated to speak: "But the young lady and the uncle are never together, how come there is a young master?"
"Miss, please don't blame me for being too talkative. Although the prince and the master's wife are far away in the capital, there are no elders around to urge you."
"But young lady, you have been married to your uncle for more than two years, but you haven't conceived a young master yet. If time goes on like this, there will definitely be gossip."
Daohua was stunned by what she heard. She realized how fast time passed. She had been married to Xiao Yeyang for more than two years!
"Why did you suddenly think of saying this? Did you hear any rumors?"
Gu Yu quickly shook her head: "It's not a rumor, it's just that the last time Madam Dong came to the mansion with the little boy in her arms to look for the young lady, the servants at home saw that the old master liked the little boy very much, so they joked that after the young lady gave birth to the little master, the old master would not run to the pharmacy every day."
Daohua said "Oh". She knew that the old man liked to tease Dong Yuanxuan's son. After coming to Xiliang, Xiao Yeyang was busy and she was busy too. They really had no time to think about pregnancy.
By the way, it seems that the contraceptive pills Xiao Yeyang took have expired?
Daohua fell into deep thought, and actually started thinking about pregnancy.
Xiao Yeyang is 23 years old this year, and she is 20 years old. They are both not young anymore, and it seems like it's time to have their child.
Now things in Ganzhouwei are gradually getting back on track. Although Xiao Yeyang still goes out, she doesn't have to keep an eye on everything. It's not impossible for her to get pregnant at this time.
Daohua was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice Xiao Yeyang coming back.
"What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Yeyang walked up to Daohua, hugged her, and kissed her cheek with a smile.
Daohua turned around and hugged Xiao Yeyang's neck, taking the opportunity to say, "Have you seen Brother Dong's son? He's white and chubby, so cute."
Xiao Yeyang nodded in agreement: "That little guy is indeed good-looking."
Daohua was speechless when she saw Xiao Yeyang didn't say anything after saying this. She let go of his hand, walked over to the ice basin and fanned herself. "Didn't you say you could rest for a while? How come someone comes to see you so soon?"
Xiao Yeyang didn't know what Daohua was thinking. He lay on the reclining chair with his head in his arms. "Do you remember when I told you that I wanted to build the largest military horse farm in Daxia in Ganzhouwei?"
Rice Flower nodded.
Xiao Yeyang continued, "Zhiqiao Mountain is a branch of Yunlian Mountain. Before the source of the Dan River was seized by the Western Liao people, it had always been an excellent pasture."
"Now that the Dan River has been reclaimed, I've sent people to fence off that area and plan to build a horse breeding base there. The official who just came to see me was here to report that the infrastructure there has been built, and now we're just short of horses and foals."
Daohua sat over and said, "Building a stable will require a lot of horses and foals. What are you going to do?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua: "I'm thinking about this right now."
Daohua: "Can Ma Teng help you contact the horse merchants in Western Liao?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "Although we launched a war under a pretext to reclaim Danhe, we still annihilated 20,000 Western Liao troops. Now the Western Liao people are on high alert against us and are particularly strict about the horse trade."
"Ma Teng does have some connections, but they are all low-level businessmen. Those people may not dare to commit crimes now."
"Plus, the quantity we need is quite large, and those merchants can't meet our needs."
Daohua frowned: "What should we do now?"
Xiao Yeyang played with the imperial sash tied to his Daohua belt. "Building a military horse farm is a major event for the entire Daxia and Xiliang. I have already reported it to the Commandery."
"Now that the stables are built, we're just short of horses. As the highest government office in Xiliang, the Commandery should give appropriate support."
Daohua: "Aren't you afraid that the people from the Commandery will do something bad?"
Xiao Yeyang sneered: "What harm can they do? Don't worry, they won't dare to do it openly. As for their secret methods, hmph, it depends on who is more powerful."
Daohua knew that Liangdu and the other eight garrisons were being monitored by the Jinling Guards sent by Xiao Yeyang, so she wasn't too worried. However, she still reminded them:
"We can only be considered a powerful newcomer to Xiliang, but the people from the Commanding Generals are the local tyrants here, so you should be more careful."
Xiao Yeyang nodded.
When resting at night, Xiao Yeyang found that Daohua was much more enthusiastic than before, which made him overjoyed. Although he was a little confused, it did not dampen Daohua's interest at all.
It was not until late at night that Xiao Yeyang rested with a satisfied look on his face, hugging the rice flowers, who were so tired that they didn't even want to lift a finger.
The letter from Xiao Yeyang about building the army horse farm soon arrived on Wei Hongcai's desk.
Wei Hongcai looked at the letter in silence for a long time, and then he said to Master Xu and a few confidants: "Come to think of it, Prince Xiao has been in Xiliang for more than a year, and I haven't seen him in person yet."
"Building a military horse farm for Daxia in Ganzhouwei is a good thing, and the Commandery should support it."
"But most of the horses we raise have been distributed to various garrisons, and the rest are all in reserve and cannot be moved around."
"Well, Master Xu, please write a letter for me, telling Prince Xiao about the difficulties Dusi is facing. Although Dusi can't produce horses now, he can help to purchase a batch. Ask him if he is willing to do so?"
Master Xu glanced at Wei Hongcai and said, "Sir, the money for buying a horse."
Wei Hongcai smiled and said, "The money will naturally be paid by whoever wants the horse. After all, the Dusi's finances are very tight right now."
Master Xu stopped talking.
Help to buy a horse?
The Wei family has been operating in Xiliang for several generations and has some dealings with the people of Western Liao, so it is not difficult to find a horse dealer or something.
However, he didn't quite understand why Lord Wei did this?
Want Xiao Yeyang to spend money?
Xiao Mansion.
Xiao Yeyang looked at the letter from Wei Hongcai and frowned slightly.
Daohua saw this and asked, "Is the Commander-in-Chief unwilling to give us horses?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "The Commander-in-Chief's horses are in short supply and can't spare any for the horse farm, but Wei Hongcai is willing to help arrange the purchase of a batch and asked me to meet him in Liangdu."
Daohua looked worried. "That Wei Hongcai definitely has bad intentions. He called you to Jianzhou Guard. Is he planning something bad?"
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment: "Wei Hongcai is not so stupid. He asked me to come over with such fanfare. He probably won't deal with me openly."
Daohua was still a little worried: "How about you not go?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and shook his head: "How can this be possible? If I don't go, it will seem like I'm afraid of Wei Hongcai. Besides, I also want to see what medicine he is selling in the gourd."
(End of this chapter)
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