Chapter 554: Arrangements before the Expedition
Mo Jiuye had no objection to this.
Because he was used to living in the beautiful and practical courtyard house at home, even if the court granted him a mansion, he probably would not look down on it.
Therefore, it was very necessary for him to build a royal palace in the northwest.
After all, he will be responsible for managing the affairs of the entire Northwest in the future, and he will have many local officials under him.
After the management of the fiefdom is on track, those officials will report to him about matters within the fiefdom as a routine every day. He can't let them travel all the way to Xiling Village, right?
When it comes to building the Zhenxi Palace, Mo Jiuye admits that his insights are not as unique as his wife's.
Whether it is site selection or construction style, He Zhiran is more adept at these.
Anyway, there is no rush to build the palace. Let my wife think about it slowly, draw the blueprints, and then ask Hu Cong to do it.
Mo Qing saw that Mo Jiuye had arranged things in an orderly manner, and his nine sons all had their own things to do, but he, the old man, seemed to have been forgotten.
"Jiuye, what do you think Dad needs to do?"
Mo Jiuye knew his father would ask this.
"Dad, you and Fourth Brother will be responsible for making bombs. You must ensure the supply to the front line."
Mo Jiuye knew his father's character. If he didn't make the mission sound more serious, he would think that he was not allowing him to participate too much.
Every member of the Mo family never quarrels over having too much work to do, and each of them is eager to do more.
Sure enough, when Mo Qing heard Mo Jiuye ask him to make bombs in sufficient quantities to ensure supply to the front line, he no longer felt ignored.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Dad. I'll make sure the supply is met."
Mo Jiuye arranged everything, and after making sure that nothing was left out, the Mo brothers began to gather their troops and set off that day.
He Zhiran had already thought that once the imperial edict arrived, the men of the Mohist School would immediately lead their troops to the battlefield.
In the past, when the Mohist men went to war, she was not there. Their victory or defeat on the battlefield and whether they could save their lives depended entirely on their own real abilities. But now it is different. Now that she is here, she will never allow the Mohist family to be in danger again.
Therefore, as early as the second day after returning to the northwest, she bought a large number of bulletproof vests in Taobao Mall.
Bulletproof vests are the best life-saving artifact. Everyone, whether it is the Mohist brothers or those old subordinates and private soldiers, has one.
He Zhiran also gave his fifth brother a mini telescope so that he could easily observe the enemy situation in the southern border.
In addition, various types of drugs, antidotes and realgar powder are also indispensable, especially the people in southern Xinjiang are good at using these poison techniques, and having these drugs on hand can ensure their lives are safe.
In short, He Zhiran prepared everything he could think of for his family members who were going on the expedition.
Anyway, she doesn't need to explain the origin of some things, Mo Jiuye is responsible for everything.
The Mo brothers were very moved by this. In the past, when they went to the battlefield, they did not have so many life-saving things. This shows how much the ninth brother and his wife valued them.
The brothers all knew that these things were extremely precious, and in the entire Dashun Dynasty, perhaps only the ninth brother and his wife could produce them.
With so many life-saving items and a team equipped with such incredible weapons as bombs, it would be hard for them not to achieve complete victory in this expedition.
Of course, the Mo brothers always keep a good attitude and will not be careless just because they have too many things that others do not have.
After the personnel were assigned, the Mohist brothers got ready to set off that day.
Before they even left the village, most of the officials in the northwest came to Xiling Village in a long line as if they had made an appointment.
Although it was a long queue, the number of officials was actually limited. In this queue, the number of people carrying large boxes was much greater than the number of officials.
The villagers of Xiling Village have really broadened their horizons these days.
First, the eunuch from the palace rode a tall horse to the Mo family, saying that he was conveying the emperor's decree.
Immediately afterwards, countless soldiers suddenly appeared on the Mohist side. These people did not enter the village from the entrance at all. Did they fall from the sky?
Before they could finish being shocked by these things, so many officials came today and all headed towards the foot of the mountain.
Looking at those large boxes being carried, they were obviously filled with various gifts.
Could it be that Mohism has become prosperous?
Officials lined up to give gifts...
The villagers wanted to go and watch to see what was going on with the Mohist school, but they didn't dare to get too close to the officials. They could only lead the group away and then tentatively walk towards the foot of the mountain.
Fortunately, the place where the Mo family lived was relatively spacious, so they could see clearly even from a distance.
In Dashun, the northwest is a vast and sparsely populated area. Because of the small population, only one provincial capital was established, and there were countless county towns around it, and Yuncheng was just one of them.
Those who came to visit the Mo family today were all from areas closer to Yuncheng. For those who were far away, it would probably take one or two days to get here.
In fact, Mo Jiuye didn’t know that the reason these officials got the news so quickly was entirely thanks to Nan Yu.
Nan Yu was careful and attentive. When the messenger left the capital, he specially arranged for more than a dozen people to be responsible for delivering another oral order to various government offices in the northwest.
In this way, the news that Mo Jiuye became the King of Zhenxi and the court granted him the northwest as a fiefdom could be spread as quickly as possible.
After all, Meng Huaining is half a Mo family member, so he naturally would not join this group of officials who gave gifts.
The prefect heard the news from somewhere, but he knew that Meng Huaining was Mo's son-in-law.
For such matters, he wanted to bring other county magistrates along, but he was too embarrassed to call Meng Huaining. He remembered that the last time Meng Huaining asked him for help to buy high-yield grain seeds, he simply shut up and said that the state government had no money in reserve.
Now that Mo Jiuye has become the king of the northwest, Meng Huaining will definitely talk about this matter. If the King of Zhenxi gets angry, he will definitely be in trouble.
Thinking of this, the prefect broke out in a cold sweat.
In desperation, he could only call on several county magistrates in the surrounding areas to prepare enough gifts and come to Xiling Village, so that the King of Zhenxi would have a good impression of him first, so that when Meng Huaining reported him, the King of Zhenxi would be more tolerant of him.
It’s a pity that given Mo Jiuye’s personality, the prefect’s wishful thinking will ultimately fail.
Mo Jiuye was no stranger to this prefect. He had seen him once when he was dealing with the Xue family members in Jingxianlou in the provincial capital.
But at that time, the prefect looked arrogant and never even looked at Mo Jiuye, so he had no impression of Mo Jiuye at all.
At this time, Mo Jiuye had already put on the armor brought by the messenger.
In Dashun, the armor of military generals is very particular, and the position of the breastplate will indicate the rank of the general.
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