Chapter 280 Pingdingshan

Riding on the [Di Lu Ma], Hua Kai ran straight south, basically walking in a straight line.

Whether encountering mountains, rivers or forests, [Di Lu Ma] and Hua Kai can easily cross them. In just over an hour, he has walked nearly 200 miles.

The terrain gradually began to turn uphill. Hua Kai rode [Di Lu Ma] and crossed several hillsides in succession, and began to enter a plain.

This is a high mountain plain. Hua Kai has heard about this place from family members. This mountain is called Maping Mountain, also known as Pingding Mountain. Legend has it that this is the dragon head of the entire Central Plains. The terrain is flat and the area is more than 100,000 acres. The State of Yan also built a city here in the past.

However, the State of Donghu broke through the pass many times later, and Maping Mountain was often harassed. Finally, all the people were forced to move away.

After riding for more than 20 miles, Hua Kai saw that this mountain top was definitely a good tunnel except that the water resources were relatively scarce. Maping Mountain is surrounded by natural barriers, and there are not many ways down the mountain. Even if the Donghu cavalry arrives, it will be difficult to attack and kill. If more checkpoints are built on the mountain road, the entire Maping Mountain will be a safe giant city.

More importantly, this place is located in the westernmost part of Gaoliu County, adjacent to the Dongling Mountains. Usually no one passes by here. If the Hua family occupies this place, it can be used as a stable rear base for development.

The more Hua Kai thought about it, the more excited he became. The area of ​​Maping Mountain can feed 100,000 horses without any problem. If he can transplant [Almond Grass] here, this will be the best natural horse farm.

Thinking of the [Heavenly Horse Farm] in the space, Hua Kai decided to quietly transfer some people, horses and livestock as soon as possible after the Hua family moved into Gaoliu City. He could put all the things of the Hua family that could not be shown to others here.

After walking through Maping Mountain, he started to go downhill all the way. After hundreds of miles, he entered a thousand mountains and forests. This mountain forest is about 30 miles wide. It takes more than 300 miles to go east. Hua Kai rode [Di Luma] directly into the air.

At dusk, when night fell, Hua Kai arrived at Ban County, the border of Qi State, which was only more than 100 miles away from Leling City. He saw that the gate of Ban County was closed, so he rode his horse directly over the city wall and entered Ban County.

Unexpectedly, after landing, he saw a team of patrol soldiers standing not far from him. He looked at the patrol soldiers and smiled. The patrol soldiers looked at him for a moment, then turned around and left as if nothing had happened.

They were smart. People who could ride horses across the eight-meter-high city wall could not be found in the entire Ban County. If they angered Hua Kai, not to mention their own lives, the entire Ban County might also be devastated.

Hua Kai saw the other party turn around and leave quickly, and rode [Di Lu Ma] to the streets of Ban County.

Although this Ban County has only more than 6,000 people and is a small border town, there are still many caravans coming and going in this season, and the streets are quite lively. Hua Kai found an inn to stay in.

Before dawn the next day, Hua Kai got up and rode his [Di Lu horse] on the road. Before the city gate was opened, he once again crossed the city wall and rushed all the way to the South Pole.

Passing by Linzi City, Hua Kai handed the detailed topographic map of Baoyuguan to the master craftsman of the Lu family. After paying the design deposit, he left Linzi City. In less than two hours, he returned to the gate of Huajiabao.

The wheat in the fields outside Huajiabao was growing vigorously, and the people were weeding in the fields. He walked across the first stone bridge into Huajiabao and saw several Huajia servants collecting bridge tolls there.

Seeing Hua Kai coming back, someone recognized him and happily went back to Huajiabao to report.

Hua Kai walked across two large bridges and three small bridges in a row before arriving at the gate of Huajiabao. At this time, many people were waiting for him at the gate of Huajiabao.

This Huajiabao seemed to have a lot more people after he left for more than a year. Hua Kai entered the castle surrounded by the crowd. Looking at the rows of buildings in the castle and the people of all kinds wearing colorful clothes on the street, he felt like he was entering the city of his previous life.

When he entered the inner castle, his mother and grandmother held him and cried non-stop. Outsiders thought that Hua Kai had been away for too long and they missed him too much. No one knew the dangers Hua Kai had experienced in the past year.

Soon after Hua Kai returned to Huajia Castle, the news quickly spread to the major families in Guang County.

In Gengjiazhuang, the head of the Geng family walked around in the living room after receiving the news that the Hua family had returned home. Since he decided to withdraw from the competition for the quota among the five major families, he has never regretted it.

"Head of the family, the Tai family, Ren family, Jia family and other major families in the city heard that the head of the Hua family had returned, and the heads of each family went to Huajia Castle as soon as possible. The Huang family, Yue family and other families outside the city are almost here." Geng Peng came to the head of the family and said.

At the beginning, the head of the Geng family thought that only by staying in Guang County would their porcelain business grow stronger and stronger. Following the Hua family to Gaoliu County would not only be uncertain about the future, but they would also have to give up such a large market in Qi State. After thinking about it, they felt that even without the Hua family, their family's porcelain business would not have conflicts of interest with the newly arrived noble families, so they decisively gave up following the Hua family and helped the Tai family become a noble family, gaining a lot of benefits from it.

But before the Hua family really evacuated, the entire Guang County began to be in chaos. In order to gain benefits, the new noble families fought openly and secretly, and the original forces in Guang County were all affected.

"What did the Lu family say?" The head of the Geng family frowned and lowered his head and asked.

Geng Peng was extremely disappointed with the attitude of his family. At this time, the other party was still thinking about how to curry favor with the newly arrived Guang County family. The Lu family was one of the new sixth-grade noble families in Guang County, controlling most of the transportation and department store retail in Guang County. The Geng family had been cut off from all porcelain sales channels for three months, and now the Geng family porcelain kiln has not been fired for more than a month!

"The Lu family replied that the price of Geng's porcelain is too high. If you want to sell it, the Lu family can buy it at 20% of the price. In the future, the Geng family cannot sell porcelain to anyone at will!" Geng Peng said.

"The Lu family has a big appetite! They took so many things from us, and finally gave us such a sentence. Our porcelain is better than the celadon of Chu. The price is expensive, but the whole Qi State is in short supply. I give 20% of the price to the Lu family. Is this their charity to us?" The head of the Geng family said angrily.

Geng Peng was silent, listening to the head of the family complaining and unwilling words. But they are just an ordinary family now. The Lu family can talk to them completely because they have a special porcelain firing process. Otherwise, how can the Lu family care about them, an ordinary family.

"Is there any news about Zihuan recently? He has become more and more distant from our Geng family in the past year!" The head of the Geng family talked about his son-in-law again. In the past, they had a good relationship with the Hua family. Hua Zihuan often sent people to tell them about the Hua family, which made them understand the entire Guang County and even the entire Qi State, and their family has been developing rapidly.

But now their way of survival has been blocked, and they are in a state of confusion about the future of the family. Now they meet the former allied families and no one is willing to pay attention to them. The status of the Geng family in the entire Guang County has fallen to an extreme.

"The fourth master went to Gaoliu County. I heard that he was in charge of the affairs of the entire Gaoliu City. The Hua family in Gaoliu County is no different from an independent county. I heard that they have built dozens of sections of the Great Wall to protect the people of Yan State, and several battles with the Donghu State ended in victory." Geng Peng said with his head down.

In the past three years, the Geng family has received strong support from the Hua family. Not only has the number of members exceeded 2,000, the number of people in the Qi training realm has reached 4, and the number of people in the Qi dynamic realm has exceeded 60. Geng Peng has entered the Qi training realm in recent years. His ability to manage the family has gradually been demonstrated. He has become the most prestigious young descendant of the Geng family.

"I understand what you mean! It is not so easy to repair the relationship with the Hua family after that step. Although the head of the Hua family has just returned, the industry and trade in Gaoliu County have been allocated by various families and clans. If we decide to follow the Hua family to Gaoliu County now, we may get nothing." The head of the Geng family bowed his head and said.

"Head, I think the situation is not as serious as you think. Staying in Guang County or going to Gaoliu County with the Hua family does not mean that we have betrayed the Hua family. After all, the Hua family did not force all of our affiliated families to follow him, right?" Geng Peng analyzed calmly.

After listening, the head of the Geng family pondered for a while and nodded to signal Geng Peng to continue.

"Since we are still affiliated with the Hua family, why don't we discuss with the Hua family when we encounter problems? The Hua family must be dissatisfied with us this year, but I don't think the Hua family will give up the Geng family easily. After all, you are still the father-in-law of the Fourth Master!" Geng Peng continued.

"Then I will go to the Hua family this time? The head of the Hua family must have come back to make the final migration arrangements. I wonder if it is too late for us to go with the Hua family now?" The head of the Geng family hesitated.

"Head, I think it doesn't matter. Even if we don't get anything, as long as we have the skills to make ceramics in Gaoliu County, it is not a problem to gain a foothold. We will concentrate on our own porcelain manufacturing and don't want anything else. For the sake of the Fourth Master, no one will embarrass us. I think that's enough!" Geng Peng looked at the head of the Geng family and said.

"Alas! You still see clearly. I was old and blind at that time. What would it matter if I stayed in Guang County and earned more money? Without the protection of the Hua family, we are just a piece of fat meat. If we can't turn all the benefits we have into strength, what's the use of making more money.

I will go to Huajiabao now. I will scold you if you scold me! After arriving in Gaoliu County, all our family members will rely on Zihuan. After this incident, you can make your own decisions about family affairs. When we arrive in Gaoliu County, I will pass the position of the head of the family to you." The head of the Geng family said in a deep voice.

At this time, all the affiliated families gathered together in Huajiabao. They hurried over as soon as they heard that Hua Kai was coming home.

It is not so easy for the entire family to move from Guang County to Gaoliu County. They need to roughly allocate the obligations and rights of each family in Gaoliu County and arrange matters on the way to migration.