Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 422: Happy King

A few more days of peace passed, and everyone was doing their own work while worrying about the situation on the Taoist priest's side.

Who would have thought that after three or four days, there was no news from the Taoist priest, let alone any sight of him.

However, while waiting for the Taoist priest, they unexpectedly received a letter from Yunhua.

That evening, everyone was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool and chatting, and Mu'er spotted a carrier pigeon flying back.

"Did the Taoist priest pass on the news?"

Lu Chuan opened the letter and took a look. "It's from Yunhua."

Grandpa Zhao immediately perked up when he heard that, "Open it and take a look."

"Hahaha, Grandpa Zhao really guessed it right."

Grandpa Zhao took the letter from Lu Chuan. It contained a huge amount of information in just a few sentences.

Grandpa Zhao nodded continuously and praised, "Hahahaha, he really is worthy of being the free and easy king of our Yuanqing country. Only he can come up with this idea."

After hearing what the two said, Xu Han became even more curious. "What happened? What did the letter say?"

Grandpa Zhao said excitedly, "I guessed right. Now we have finally collected enough money. The food and grass are ready and will be shipped to the border soon."

Xu Han was puzzled. "What on earth did King Xiaoyao do to make those noble families and merchants donate money on their own initiative?"

Lu Chuan also asked, "Who exactly is this Xiaoyao King? Why are the noble families and merchants afraid of him?"

Grandpa Zhao sat down slowly, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, and said slowly, "Our King Xiaoyao is the seventh son of the late emperor and the youngest child. He has been favored by the late emperor since he was young.

When I was young, I was really smart and naughty, full of bad intentions and lots of clever ideas.

King Xiaoyao is different from other princes. He has no interest in the throne. He is only obsessed with delicious food and beautiful scenery, and is obsessed with eating, drinking and having fun.

When the late emperor was alive, he often traveled around the world. He only settled down in the capital when he was a little older.

However, because he was a prince and had a violent personality, he always acted arrogantly in the capital, and no one dared to provoke him. None of the children from the noble families had not been beaten by him, and they would avoid him when they saw him.

Seeing him like this, the late emperor spoiled him. Fortunately, he did not grow up bad. Apart from some damage, everything else was fine.

When King Xiaoyao was 15 years old, the late emperor gave him a title and set up a separate residence for him.

Because of his personality, the fact that he was young and likable, and he didn't fight for the throne, he got along very well with his brothers.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, he no longer cared about the affairs of the court and only wanted to be an idle prince.

But if something really happens, I will help.

This time, he also led the army and the imperial edict to the homes of various wealthy business families, and forced them to donate money directly. The donation could not be too little, otherwise he would accuse them of disloyalty and their property would be confiscated.

Although this method is not very good, it is indeed very effective. In just a few days, we raised enough money and sent it to the border immediately."

After listening to this, Xu Han couldn't help but give a thumbs up to King Xiaoyao. This method is indeed not very good, but it works well.

As for those noble families and merchants, which one of them didn't have money? Even if it was a natural disaster, it wouldn't have a big impact on them, and they might even take advantage of the disaster to make more money.

Asking them to donate money is really the right thing to do. Just a little bit of money can help the soldiers on the border to have enough food.

Lu Chuan just said silently, "It seems that King Xiaoyao is still a good person. But he is definitely not as simple as he appears."

Xu Han agreed, "That's for sure. Born in a place like the royal family where people are eaten without leaving any bones, there are only a few people with simple minds. It's just that King Xiaoyao knows how to make choices."

Grandpa Zhao nodded Xu Han's head, with a doting look on his face, "You! You are the best at seeing through people. King Xiaoyao is smart in this respect. He doesn't fight or compete. No matter who inherits the throne in the future, his wealth and glory will be indispensable."

Xu Han added, "It seems that he doesn't fight or compete, but in fact he has earned everything. He has established good relationships with his brothers, which is something that most people can't do.

This is the smartest choice. What's so good about being an emperor? You have to work yourself to death and have endless work to do every day. It's better to be an idle prince, with wealth and glory and no worries about food and drink."

Grandpa Zhao took a sip of water and said, "Hahahaha, you are right. I guess this is also the reason why Xiaochuan and the Taoist priest only saw the army and no food transport when they went down the mountain last time."

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It should be. Those new recruits don't look like they are from our area. They may be from the south or the capital. After all, when I went there, our county was still recruiting soldiers."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of dogs barking outside.

The three of them looked at each other and stood up. They secretly wondered, "Why is the dog barking so late at night? Is someone coming this way? It doesn't sound like a dangerous situation!"

Just as Lu Chuan was about to open the door to take a look, he heard the Taoist priest calling, "I'm back, is there anyone who can open the door quickly?"

Hearing the Taoist's voice, Lu Chuan did not hesitate and opened the door immediately. When the Taoist saw that the doorman was Lu Chuan, he immediately stuffed the bag he was carrying into Lu Chuan's arms.

Lu Chuan was so dazed by the sudden weight that he said, "Master, how long have you not taken a shower? You are sore."

The Taoist priest waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Why should you be so particular when you are out? Girl, hurry up and get me something to eat. I am starving."

Xu Han obediently went to the kitchen and poured out a glass of water first.

The Taoist priest looked exhausted and sloppy. His hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and he was wearing branches and hay scraped from somewhere. He looked very funny, just like a beggar.

Seeing the Taoist priest like this, Grandpa Zhao tried to hold back his laughter and said, "What happened to you? How did you end up like this after going out?"

The Taoist priest drank it all in one gulp and wiped his mouth. "Don't mention it. I haven't done this for a long time. I've been miserable these past few days. I have nothing to eat or drink. You don't know how I've been doing."

"Hahahaha, didn't you take the silver?"

The Taoist priest glared at Lu Chuan angrily and said, "What's the use of just having money? You can't spend money in the wilderness."

Xu Han brought out the meal and was very kind to boil a large pot of hot water for the Taoist priest. Seeing the Taoist priest's condition, he would definitely need to wash himself thoroughly later.

When the Taoist priest saw Xu Han bringing the meal over, he said nothing more and just started eating.

Everyone waited until the Taoist priest had eaten and drunk his fill before asking about the situation.

"Nothing serious. Based on my observations over the past few days, it's possible that the food and supplies haven't caught up yet. They're still behind."