Chapter 1106: Task Completed?

"Alright, I understand. I will go find someone else to ask again. Huang, you take this and keep it safe for me."

Chengqie handed over the document, and Huang immediately took it into his hands, though his eyes kept scanning the document. The official felt that Huang was acting a bit strange, but he did not say anything.

It was just that regarding Chengqie's gift list, he suddenly had an idea: "Hey! You don't know what to send, right? I have an idea now, see if it works?"

"Tell me about it."

"Slaves! The Suiren Clan must have many slaves, right? Here in Huaxia, we aren't short on grain, we aren't short on anything, but we are short on slaves, especially high-quality slaves. When an ordinary slave is sent over, they still need to be selected and trained. Like the kind of slave you have behind you, I reckon you could pick out four or five out of a hundred, and after some proper training, they could be put to use."

Don't look at them as just ordinary; one of them is worth dozens of common slaves. Common slaves are also in short supply in Huaxia. We have few slaves in Huaxia, and they can even be promoted, so the number of slaves has never been high. Now, the slaves from your Suiren Clan are legal slaves, they have high value, and there are many of them, right? Sending one or two hundred slaves directly, wouldn't that be valuable and also highlight something different, right?"

"Then add a few rare animal skins, and wouldn't that make for a gift list? It would be about the same as the other Nobles. In the end, the Prince will probably even ask you when you'll send the slaves over. Once they train and select them again and sell them to those Nobles, that's another huge amount of grain!"

Chengqie nodded very satisfied: "Hey! What you said is very right. We in the Suiren Clan really do have quite a few slaves. How about this, I think you should just write down three hundred slaves. I, Chengqie, on behalf of the Suiren Clan, will send three hundred slaves, and then, and then send fifty pieces of various animal skins."

"Good, good, I'll write it down now. But it won't be on behalf of the Suiren Clan anymore, but on behalf of the Baoxi City Lord. If we're being strict, the Suiren Clan tribe no longer exists; now it is just a part of Huaxia."

Chengqie nodded mechanically: "Fine, fine, not on behalf of the Suiren Clan, but on behalf of my father, alright? Then you help me write it. Also, what should I do tomorrow? How come no one has told me? When do I go to participate in the sacrifice?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Aren't the two of us busy with this matter right now? By the afternoon, everything will be taken care of, and then someone will come to tell you. You don't need to worry about tomorrow either; someone will guide you. Or, Bronze, you can just follow those old Marquises. You are with them, so if you follow them, you definitely won't go wrong."

Chengqie sighed: "Fine, fine, that's it then. I'll listen to what you say. Just don't let something go wrong because of your issues. Now hurry up and finish writing, once you're done I'll take it away."

The official waved his hand: "No, no, this gift list can stay with me. Anyway, you have to give it to us tomorrow, so just leave it with me for now. Besides, the gift lists from the other Nobles will all be sent in by the afternoon too. Everyone is the same, no need to worry."

Chengqie stood up directly: "That's fine then. I'm going back. You guys handle it, alright? I trust you."

The official had no choice but to stand up to see him off. He only turned back after seeing Chengqie out the door. However, he didn't feel annoyed at all; instead, seeing that there was no one around, he raised his arms and cheered silently, releasing his suppressed mood. The task the King had arranged for him had actually been completed so smoothly.

Of course, whether it would actually succeed, he didn't know. Anyway, he had already guided Chengqie to go find those Nobles. They should be able to negotiate it themselves when the time comes. He believed those Nobles should be clever enough and greedy enough.

Baifeng had arranged this task for many people, all of whom were inconspicuous individuals. These people made up Baifeng's intelligence system. When their merits were sufficient, they could receive some rewards. He himself might just get a small promotion in the Ministry of Rites.

According to the current news, no one had succeeded, and he should be the one closest to success. He was still thinking about how to reasonably make contact with Chengqie, then reasonably hand that document to Chengqie to read, and then get him to go find those Nobles, making the whole process seem reasonable enough. He hadn't expected the opportunity to come so suddenly; he had almost been unable to control his expression.

Happiness is happiness, but whether it would work was not certain. He still had to go back to work. His main job was as a small official in the Ministry of Rites, just a low-level ordinary official with nothing special about him. He still had to work overtime today, otherwise, it would be a disaster if something went wrong tomorrow.

However, he felt that the servant was a bit strange. He felt that some of the small movements in his behavior were a bit odd. Regardless of whether there was really a problem, he still had to report this news to his superior to pay attention to, to see if it was important, and then he would hand the task of monitoring and probing to the most suitable person to handle.

The reason he was given a share of this task this time was because the Ministry of Rites was the department most easily able to reasonably make contact with Chengqie. And he himself didn't know if he was the only one like this in the Ministry of Rites; there might be more. In any case, they couldn't reveal their identities. Except for their own superiors, they didn't know anyone else. Once their identity was revealed, he and those who knew his identity would definitely be sent to a very far place.

They wouldn't be killed, but the news must be kept secret. The concealment of Baifeng's intelligence system was the most important thing. Right now, Yulong didn't even know, and Baifeng didn't have the intention to tell Yulong for the time being. He felt the timing wasn't mature yet; he couldn't control this system yet.

Chengqie had solved his problem and was very relaxed and happy; he didn't need to think about other things anymore. However, on the way back, he took a small detour. He heard that a patch of red maples had started to change color, and he should go see them more. Only by seeing more could he cultivate his aesthetic ability. Once he could feel beauty, he could be a qualified Huaxia person. If he could have his own understanding of beauty, then he would be a qualified Huaxia Noble.

Right now, he hadn't fully grasped it yet. Only a few days ago, when it suddenly rained for a while in the afternoon, he was under the eaves watching the rain hit the bamboo leaves and the small pond, and he had a tiny bit of a stir. He felt he might be close to understanding what beauty was, so now, whenever he heard something related to beauty, he had to keep an extra mind to go and take a look, to see if he could reach that true realm.