hsntnovel Chapter 2334 There is a Will
Chapter 2334 There is a Will
"Your Highness, there's no need to blame yourself. Now that we have over 30,000 sets of winter supplies, I believe the soldiers will live more comfortably and won't have to work as hard as before."
Seeing Li Shen blaming himself, Wang Xuance tried to comfort him.
"Pei Changshi, General Li." Li Shen called out after being melancholy for a while.
"I'm here." The two men stepped forward immediately.
"Pass on my order to hand over the soldiers' warm clothing to the captives. I will redistribute warm clothing to all soldiers."
"Your Highness Prince Ji, this..." General Li hesitated to speak. If the soldiers' warm clothes were given to the captives, what would the soldiers wear?
"No need to say more, just follow my orders. Anyone who disobeys will be punished for disobeying military orders."
Li Shen scolded in a daze.
"Yes." General Li accepted the order helplessly.
“You two will be responsible for the prisoners and the repair of the barracks respectively, and carry out the renovations according to the drawings given by the king.
Especially in the military camp, there must be no carelessness, otherwise severe punishment will be imposed.
We need to work quickly and finish it before the ground is completely frozen, so we need to send more people.
The same goes for the captives. As long as the houses don't collapse, let them survive this winter. I will take them away next year.
There is no room for error in this matter, so you two must take it seriously."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
The two men saluted, but they were a little worried. They had just heard King Ji say that there were tens of thousands of sets of cold-resistant supplies, but they didn't know what they were.
Although cotton is grown here, it is not finally processed here. Instead, it is transported back to Chang'an City and processed in the garment workshop of Prince Ji's Mansion.
A lot of cotton thread was also transported back to the textile factory in Prince Ji's Palace to be woven into cloth and dyed.
The first purpose was to increase employment opportunities within the Great Wall, especially in Li Shen’s own village.
The second reason is that some technologies are secret and cannot be leaked. After all, these are the remnants of Gaochang, not our own people.
Therefore, there are almost no cotton products in Xizhou, and they are primarily supplied to the people inside the pass.
The cotton products of these officials were made at a high price, and it was not known whether the supplies prepared by Prince Ji would keep them warm.
"Alright, everyone, do your job and complete the tasks assigned by the king as soon as possible. Now go down."
After the arrangements were completed, Li Shen waved his hand.
"Um... Your Highness, Prince Ji, I have already prepared a banquet to welcome you. I hope Your Highness will be able to attend."
Pei Ziyu saw this and quickly saluted and said.
"Well... okay, let's do it later. Then send someone to inform me." Li Shen thought about it and nodded in agreement.
No matter what, you can't always offend others. You still have to have some social etiquette.
After Pei Ziyu left with a group of officials, only Wang Xuance and his own people were left.
Only then did Wang Xuance speak:
"Your Highness, the palace has sent someone to read the imperial edict. They have been waiting for Your Highness for more than half a month."
"Hmm? Imperial edict? Why has my father changed his tactics now? Did he think delivering letters wasn't fun anymore, so he switched to an imperial edict?"
After hearing the imperial edict, Li Shen was a little confused. If there was anything wrong with his father, he could just write a letter to tell him. Why was he conveying an imperial edict?
What's the matter that needs to be treated so seriously?
In Li Shen's opinion, his father was too idle and wanted to change the way he played.
"Shi Tou, go call the person who delivered the imperial edict." Li Shen ordered Shi Tou.
You should listen to it anyway, and I might as well play with you.
"Yes." Shitou agreed and stepped back. A moment later, two eunuchs were brought in.
"Your servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"Well, no need to be so polite." Li Shen made a sound through his nose.
Only after the two stood up did Li Shen see their faces clearly.
"Hey, Wang Bao? Are you here to deliver the imperial edict this time?" Li Shen smiled when he saw the person coming. This could be regarded as meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Someone came from my hometown, or an acquaintance.
Isn’t this Wang Bao Wang De’s godson, the one who was almost scared to death by him?
“Greetings to His Majesty Prince Ji. The chief steward is old, so he asked me to convey His Majesty’s will.
His Royal Highness Prince Ji still looks as handsome as ever."
After experiencing several incidents, Wang Bao had learned his lesson and was more afraid of seeing Prince Ji than His Majesty.
He serves His Majesty, and as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, nothing will happen.
But the person in front of him is a living devil, with unpredictable moods, and he might lose his life for any reason.
"Haha, you have made some progress. That's good. My teaching of you has not been in vain." Li Shen smiled after hearing this.
"It is all thanks to the good teachings of His Royal Highness Prince Ji that I have suddenly understood the truth." Wang Bao lowered his head and looked submissive, his words full of flattery.
"Okay, read the decree." Li Shen didn't say much to him. After all, she was just a servant.
It is his honor to be able to say a few words to him.
After hearing this, Wang Bao looked at Prince Ji lying on the couch, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Oh, do I have to get up to receive the order?" Although he said so, Li Shen had no intention of getting up at all.
"No, no, there are no outsiders here." Hearing the unhappiness in Prince Ji's words, Wang Bao quickly shook his head.
Then he unfolded the imperial edict in his arms.
"Disciple: I appeal to the emperor... with virtue..." Wang Bao began to read the imperial edict. The first part was still full of embellishments, and Li Shen couldn't understand it.
It was not until later that Li Shen understood, and Wang Bao continued to read:
"King Ji has been rewarded for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebels. His salary, fiefdom, and rice, coal, etc., will be increased by three times..."
I hope Prince Ji will continue to serve the court..."
The last thing he said was that Li Shen should work hard and continue to serve the court, and he would receive more generous rewards.
By the time Wang Bao finished reading, Li Shen had already sat up, filled with joy.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Li Shen jumped off the couch and took the imperial edict, feeling extremely happy.
"Hahahaha, come and give me a reward!"
After laughing a few times, Li Shen waved his hand, and Shi Tou immediately stepped forward and gave him two gold bars without anyone noticing.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for the reward."
"Yeah." Li Shen suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and sat down.
"How are my father and mother?" As a son, it is natural for me to ask symbolically at this time.
Otherwise, people will think that it is not good for you to neglect your parents for money.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, His Majesty and the Empress are all well, and the Imperial Concubine is also in good health.
It's just that the Empress and the Imperial Concubine often talk about His Royal Highness Prince Ji and miss him very much."
Wang Bao bowed and reported, and also included Concubine Wei in the list. These were all given to him by his godfather Wang De.
You must prepare in advance what King Ji cares about, so that you can make King Ji happy.
Sure enough, when Li Shen heard that his mother was in good health, the smile on his face became even wider, and he had some favorable impression of the eunuch in front of him.
At least he remembered to report his mother's condition.
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