Chapter 1114: Another Gathering

Bingzhu and his men, along with the grain Changle was giving to the Xuanyuan Tribe, boarded the boat together, then hoisted the sails and set off downstream in the direction of the Xuanyuan Tribe.

Their large ship was not just for this one goal; they also had to—or rather, it wasn't just a side task, but something moved up in schedule—head to Liuhuangdi to pick everyone up, as Huaxia no longer had the time to arrange a large ship to go fetch people.

The Golden Autumn Gathering was extremely important and concerned their control over the west, so they had to go this year as well; Yulong had already drawn up the list, and Baifeng just needed to sign it.

As for the choice of team leader, Baifeng chose Yishang; Yishang was not even from the Ministry of War, but because the Ministry of War was currently short-staffed and there was no one Baifeng trusted enough, Yishang was the best choice for now.

Yishang naturally accepted the order; he would do anything as long as it was arranged by Baifeng, and before departure, Baifeng also gave him instructions.

"Yishang, you have never been to those places before and are not familiar with them. Since this is your first time this year, I have arranged for you a few Soldiers who went last year. You can treat them as your deputies; there will certainly be no problem with that, as their abilities are sufficient."

"They will also tell you what to do once you get there. Our main goal is just to show our presence in front of those wild tribes, letting them know who is in control of this Golden Autumn Gathering."

"Last year, Xiong made a trip and killed quite a few wild people, which established our prestige and let those wild people know the power of our Huaxia, making them willing to listen to our Huaxia's management."

"You just need to do the same thing this year, because our Huaxia has too many things going on right now; the Suiren Clan is coming, the Slaves of the Shennong Clan are to be sent over, and with the population being too large, there is not enough grain, nor is there any place to settle them."

"Therefore, try your best not to bring those wandering wild people back this year; just let them fend for themselves. If they are lucky, they might be able to wait for our Huaxia next year, but this year is definitely not possible; our Huaxia cannot afford to support them."

"I will not give you any other tasks; safety is the main priority. Go smoothly and return smoothly. If you see any good things, trade for them if you can; if there are no good things, don't waste time. Maintain order, let them finish the Golden Autumn Gathering as quickly as possible, and you should return early too."

"The current manpower is limited, but once you go to the Western Development Group, you will be able to ask for more people. Your current team is all you have. Yishang, return safely!"

Yishang nodded sincerely: "King! I will definitely complete the mission!"

Also preparing to depart were Changle and Ayuduo; they had not stayed in Huaxia for long, especially Ayuduo, who had just gained a little bit of understanding of Huaxia and now had to follow Changle to a very distant place.

Of course, she would not have any objections as long as she was with Changle, and besides, how poor could the places Huaxia called arduous and poor really be? The level of prosperity in Huaxia City was something she had never dared to imagine before; that so-called remote place would certainly be no worse than the Jiuli.

Changle's mission was very arduous; besides searching for new species with Ayuduo, he also needed to assist the Western Development Group and help them solve the difficulties encountered in production and daily life. They were certainly not having a smooth journey; one must know that the intellectuals brought along were only those few people—too few—and their professional knowledge was limited to their own specialties; they knew almost nothing about other aspects.

Changle also had to inspect this future planned capital to see if it was suitable. Since Baifeng could not go himself, Changle was the most suitable candidate, and he could also take the opportunity to see along the way whether the fiefs of those Nobles were good enough.

This matter was not even arranged by Baifeng, because those Nobles, upon hearing that Changle was going to the Western Development Group, immediately came to the door, hoping that Changle could take advantage of searching for new species in the surrounding area to also inspect their fiefs during his investigation to see if they were good and what their luck was like.

Previously, they had no opportunity to see their own territories, but now Changle could go and see them; they could even go themselves, but Baifeng would likely not approve such a long vacation. After all, if they went for so many days, who would do the work in Huaxia?

One should attend to the duties of one's position; although it was normal for them to care about their fiefs, they could not ask for leave to go see them now, so they could only take advantage of the fact that they had just sent so many gifts to Changle and he might be in a good mood to ask him to help take a look.

However, Changle stated clearly that he would have to see his father's opinion. Once these words were out, it scared them away immediately, even his father-in-law was no exception. After Baifeng found out, he actually told Changle that he could take a look along the way; this was not something that could not be done. Anyway, whether it was good or not, development would be a long time away. They were so timid that they didn't even dare to go to the Suiren Clan to ask for people; how could they have the ability to go to such a distant place to develop? It would be better if they could first develop the fiefs near them.

However, Baifeng also received good news; the task he had assigned now showed signs of success. Chengqie had already received the documents and had become very interested. Now it was just a matter of when he would go to chat with those Nobles, then bring this matter up again, and make these Nobles dare to go to the Suiren Clan.

Chengqie had a great advantage, which was his status; his status was still very useful in the Suiren Clan. However, he still had to attend school now and could not make it in time; he could not ask for leave. A day or two was fine, but this trip to the Suiren Clan took dozens of days back and forth; it was impossible to grant it to Chengqie, regardless of what status Chengqie held.

But Chengqie had his own people; those guards of his had already been trained in the military camp to the point of having the urge to not want to live. Every day was a torture for them, and they had not seen Chengqie for a long time; they didn't even know what their master was like now, whether he was being bullied or suffering in Huaxia.

If Chengqie had the intention of letting them return to the Suiren Clan to find people, then Baifeng could appropriately arrange for those Leaders to end their training early, so that Chengqie could logically send people back to the Suiren Clan.

Baifeng did not care whether a few Leaders could be trained well; in Baifeng's eyes, they were useless, so Baifeng did not care at all whether they could become qualified Soldiers.