I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

how could his subordinates dare to say anything? The little boy servants hurriedly went away and Qing Ping sighed helplessly.
She had no choice but to do her utmost to take care of His Highness to have him eat more stuff.
It seems that coming to Liangzhou not that long ago, the originally plump Royal Highness has already become thin now.
If he continued like this, she was afraid that she would have to die to make up for it.

Ming Yu did not understand the twists and turns in Qingping’s heart.
There was something in his heart, and he couldn’t eat the food, so he hurriedly pulled a few bites and pushed the bowl away.
Qingping with her swift eyes and quick hands, scooped an extra bowl of ginseng soup for him, persuading him to drink.

Not long after dinner, he heard the report that Bu Atan had requested to see him.

Bu Atan was already ready to rest when he saw the people sent by Duan Wangye.
They came to pass on the news of Wangye’s summon.
How could he mind anything? He told his wife to rest first, and he hurriedly went out.  

When he arrived at the doorway, he suddenly remembered something.
He turned back, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find a small green cloth bag, tucked it into his sleeve, and then walked out with a peace of mind.

Once he entered the mansion, Wangye immediately called him.
After the respectful salute, Ming Yu smiled, sat down, and started to talk.

“Ben Wang summoned you through the night, I hope the madam isn’t angry.” Ming Yu took a sip of tea and casually made a joke.

“How could that be, Wangye really knows how to crack a joke.” Bu Ah Tan, this crude and wild man unexpectedly blushed at Ming Yu’s joke.

Ming Yu was in a very good mood, and at this time, he no longer teased him.
He directly got onto the main topic, “The reason I summoned you today is to tell you that the matter of the caravan’s goods has been settled.”

Bu Atan was overjoyed by this, “Wangye, is this true?” He didn’t expect that the goods of the caravan that he was struggling to get together unexpectedly would be ready so quickly.

But thinking about it, who is this person? He’s the grand prince of the Great Yan! Is there anything that he couldn’t do? His decision at that time was indeed, very correct.
Leaning against a great tree will allow him to enjoy the shade.
With this golden thigh to hug, in the future, won’t he just have to follow after him and benefit from the profit?

Ming Yu smiled, “They are all placed in the mansion’s warehouse and they can be taken over at any time.
It’s just that, has your caravan been set up?”

Bu Atan was very excited.
When he heard Ming Yu’s question, he nodded.
Wangye had entrusted him with the task of forming a caravan, which had been prepared for so long and almost done now.
But… He hesitated for a moment before speaking out, “Reporting to Wangye, the caravan has been formed and it’s almost done, but there’s one thing… theres some difficulties.
”

Ming Yu sat up straight, and listened solemnly, “What is it?.”

Bu Atan organized his words, “Wangye, during the previous peaceful years, the caravan did not need too many manpower, as long as the people were enough, they only needed to depend on the situation to ask some bodyguards to escort them.
But now it is not the same as before.
Not to mention other things, but even the bandits around Liangzhou territory are already swarming like flies.
It is impossible without bodyguards.”

Ming Yu was baffled, “What’s so hard about this? If you need bodyguards, you can directly go and find them.
All the expense and so on, you can come to the mansion to get the money for it.”

Bu Atan smiled, shook his head, and said, “It’s not a matter of money, rather, it’s difficult to find someone who can take up this job in Liangcheng these days.
Any person who learns that we were going to escort the caravan towards the west would shake their heads, expressing their unwillingness to go.
It was because thieves and bandits were rampant.
Losing goods was a trivial matter, but a moment of carelessness could lead one to lose their life.”

It is precisely because of this risk, almost no one dared to set up a caravan for business in these past few years.
Originally, he was hot-headed, threw caution to the wind and was going to take this risk out of desperation.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Wangye, who also wanted to take part in it.
Now that there was Duan Wangye’s influence, it was no longer a small scale caravan.
This kind of big caravan, there will be more than a few people who will keep an eye on it.
In this way, it was too conspicuous, he was afraid that it would be difficult to go smoothly.

Ming Yu understood Bu Atan’s worries, this was indeed a problem.
The caravan had no guards, this was no different from sending meat buns at dogs.
Wouldn’t he be busy in vain just to make a wedding dress for others?

Ming Yu frowned, and the excitement just now was splashed with a basin of cold water, immediately cooling down.
That won’t do, he had been planning this for so long, and it was all up to this caravan to make him money.
If the caravan could not make it, all his plans would fail.

“Is there no other way? It still won’t do even if you hire the guards at a high price? ”

Bu Atan shook his head in embarrassment, “There are wars year after year, it has long worsen compared to previous years.
Who doesn’t treasure their life nowadays? Those thieves and bandits’ calamities are too grave.
They aren’t even afraid of the power of the borderland great troops.
It is estimated that in the entire Liangzhou, the only troops that could suppress them could would be the Red Robe Army, this ever victorious army.”

He had lived in Liangcheng for a few decades, he knew more of the situation in Liangzhou compared to Ming Yu, this territory lord.

Listening to his words, Ming Yu fell into contemplation.
The Red Robe Army’s fame for their fighting prowess has spread far and wide, so who wasn’t afraid of them? Letting the Red Robe Army be the guards, this matter was difficult to think about.
Yi… Ming Yu’s mind turned, but this matter is not impossible to achieve! My caravan has already passed the Emperor’s eyes, thus it can also be regarded as the Emperor’s caravan.
Naturally, it should be acceptable for the Emperor’s caravan to use a little bit of the troops’ power.
So, wouldn’t it be possible to have the Red Robe Army help and what not?

The idea in his heart just came out and Ming Yu shivered.
He suddenly remembered Xie Yixiu’s cold face.
It was another big matter to persuade this guy, he still didn’t know how much capital he had to give in order to persuade him.
It was a headache just to think about it.
Unfortunately, the training time of his guard camp was too short.
They were not suitable as the escorts yet, otherwise, he would just dispatch people from the guard camp as the bodyguards and he wouldn’t need to go to such trouble.

Having made up his mind, Ming Yu’s expression relaxed a bit.
He said reassuringly: “How about this, Ben Wang will take care of the bodyguards arrangement, and you can act according to the plan.”

Bu Atan’s eyes widened, immediately beaming with joy, “Yes! Xiaoren guarantees that everything will be taken care of properly.
It will take only half a month more to embark on the journey.
”

Ming Yu nodded, “That’s fine, but this trip Ben Wang has an extra very important task to entrust to you.” He solemnly said..

Bu Atan’s heart shivered with cold.
He immediately solemnly looked at him, cupped his hands and replied, “Wangye just have to order, Xiaoren will certainly do his best.”

Bu Atan’s words made Ming Yu very satisfied, he said at the moment: “I heard that the Western Regions produce an abundant amount of precious horses and there is a kind of rouge horse in the Wan Kingdom where its fur is bright red, and could run for thousand miles a day.
And there is Xi Yue Kingdom fine horse, one of the very best horses in the world.”

Bu Atan was stunned for a moment.
What is the purpose of Wangye suddenly mentioning the horses? He didn’t understand, but still nodded respectfully, “Indeed, these two horses enjoy a high reputation in all countries in the Western Regions, and they are rare precious horses.”

Ming Yu was overflowing with smiles, it was not in vain that he spent a lot of time understanding this.

“Wangye, your meaning is?” Bu Atan pondered about it but couldn’t understand what Ming Yu meant by raising this topic, so he simply asked it out loud.

Ming Yu calmly tapped on the table and leisurely threw out a bombshell, “I want you to bring back these precious horses in addition to collecting all kinds of crop seeds for this trip.”

Bu Atan was stunned, “This–this-“.

“What? Do you have a problem? ”

It’s not a problem, but a very big problem! Bu Atan complained.
Not only are the prices of obtaining these kinds of horses great, but to bring horses back from that far, the risk won’t be small.  

Bu Atan’s face was bitter, “Wangye, the risk is too great to bring these kinds of horses back, not to mention the prices needed to bring these horses over.
Even when passing through other countries, it is already inevitable that people will recognize them and we may be intercepted to leave them there.
But even if those people are safely evaded, the Suixi Kingdom that we must pass through unavoidably won’t allow those fine horses to smoothly reach Great Yan.”

Ming Yu smiled, “No matter how much it costs, you have to get it.
If you’re afraid of people recognizing them, then you can just disguise the horses.
Won’t it be fine if people can’t recognize them?”

Ming Yu also had no other choice, he still owed that person good horses.
He can’t just promise and not follow through.
Moreover,  the Great Yan Kingdom lacks good horses in combat.
If they can bring back precious horses that are first-rate breeds, would they be scared they can’t have good offsprings? When the time comes, he will build a pasture on the territory specifically to raise horses.
Then, would he still be afraid that the horse supply will not be enough? It was with this idea that Ming Yu familiarized himself with good horses that were famous from far and wide.

Over the last few years, Suixi Kingdom had jammed the horses flowing into Great Yan Kingdom.
The Great Yan Kingdom was originally based on agriculture, with the lack of high-quality good horses.
In this way, the horses were seriously insufficient.
That’s why Great Yan could only form a mere five thousand people for the Red Robe Cavalry in the whole kingdom.

Therefore, Ming Yu thought about it from the root.
He could slowly grow and expand animal husbandry.
It is necessary to have land to raise horses and a good horse breed.
The best way is to form an animal husbandry chain.
The barbarians gained victory from high amounts of excellent horses.
If these advantages were gone, would they still be able to show off their strength as they are now?

“…… How is this possible? “Bu Atan was speechless, can horses be disguised like humans? Whatever it is, it sounded unimaginable.

Ming Yu saw through his thoughts, “How is it impossible? In ancient times, there was a fine steed that Bo Le met by chance.
There were many swift horses, but very few can actually spot them.
Not everyone can tell at a glance whether a horse is good or bad.
” 

Bu Atan’s stunned look amused Ming Yu.
He simply said his words, “Our caravan carriages and horses, whatever the case, will have several tens to a hundred.
When you go, it’s fine to have the common horses to pull the goods.
But once you finish trading for good horses, just use them to substitute the common horses.
Although there will be some differences in the fur and skeleton framework of the precious good horses, as long as the bright appearance on the outside is covered, who would recognize if they’re good horses or inferior horses?”

Bu Atan twitched at the corner of his eye.
What he understood from Wangye’s intention was to use good horses to pull the carriage for the purpose of misleading the public.
This way, no one will notice that these are good horses, then there would be no risk this way.

In today’s world, everyone in the world loves good precious horses, they could show off their wealth from having a good horse.
Test question, whoever obtained a good horse,  wouldn’t they feed them well and serve it properly? Thus, he was sure that no one will think of actually using such good horses to pull the carriage, right?

It just makes a persons’ heartache from thinking about it.

“Just think about it.
As long as you cover the horses’ original furs with mud and starch water, if one didn’t look closely, could they be able to recognize it? ” Ming Yu supported his chin and spoke out his thoughts without reservation, “As for Suixi Kingdom, the horses carrying goods in the caravan, will they intercept to keep them behind?”

Bu Atan thought about Ming Yu’s words carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the feasibility was very high.
In this way, maybe he could really bring the horses back safely.

Looking at him deep in thought, Ming Yu didn’t disturb him.
He just quietly drank a sip of tea, with a smile hung on his lips.
Under the illumination of the candlelight, his fair white face was stained with a layer of haze, a gentle and lukewarm halo.

If you want to support us, please download our awesome cultivation game Taoist Immortal!