One reason for unifying the management of the Hua family's children and the children of the affiliated families in the military academy is that Hua Kai wants to cultivate their recognition of the Hua family. On the other hand, these young people will study with the members of the Qinglong Legion, and their future vision will inevitably be very high. As long as they are not too bad, with the large number of elixirs that Hua Kai uses to improve their qualifications, it will not be a problem for them to be promoted to the innate level.
In this way, these young people have been in Huacheng all the time. Six years is enough for them to be familiar with the entire Huacheng, like the Hua family's theory and lifestyle, and thus regard themselves as a member of the Hua family from the bottom of their hearts.
In March, Gaoliu City was extremely lively inside and outside. Some families had organized caravans to start their journey. Now that they are outside the Baoyu Pass, they no longer need too much protection. Many caravans are just a few civilians carrying some ordinary goods and dare to go to Beishan. This trip will take them a month and they can earn a profit of 10 silver, which makes many people crazy about it.
The prices of various commodities and stones needed in Beishan are 20% more expensive than those in Gaoliu City, which makes many people dare to go there with a family pushing a cart, and those with a little wealth will go there with a cow.
The families in Gaoliu City also started to get busy. They had already decided on the routes and goods to be taken this year. Most of the families had established long-term trade cooperation with the grassland tribes. This long-term and stable trade could bring them stable income.
Some families had no intention of going on business this year. They spent all their savings over the years to open shops in Gaoliu County, set up workshops, and graze on land. They began to turn the family center to industry. The only purpose was to be promoted to a noble family.
Hua Kai gave clear instructions to all families. All the promotion standards were clearly stated. Except for Hua Kai's judgment of their loyalty, the other things were already very clear.
Huacheng has seen a sharp increase in population since last winter. This is because many slaves and prisoners of war brought back from the grassland were arranged here. At the same time, there are more and more tribes under Pingdingshan. Now the total number of tribes exceeds 50,000. They rely on the spring water flowing down from Pingdingshan to irrigate the grassland within 30 miles of Pingdingshan, making the grass here unusually lush.
This morning, a group of young people came to Huacheng. They looked cautious, but everyone in Huacheng bowed their heads to them.
They went up Pingdingshan and came to a courtyard outside the central lake. They were amazed at the whole Huacheng.
The whole Huacheng was divided into countless parts by canals. You would encounter a canal every few steps. These canals were built very beautifully. The new teenagers were very curious about it.
What was even stranger than the canal construction was that there was no inner and outer walls in Huacheng. There was only one courtyard in the whole Huacheng, which was where Hua Xing and his wife lived. Even Hua Kai lived in [Tianmachang].
"Is Hua Li here?"
Hua Li brought 22 brothers and sisters to the gate of the small courtyard and saw grandpa and grandma and housekeeper Hua Fu waiting for him outside the door. Grandma saw them and stood up and walked towards them tremblingly.
"Grandson, meet grandpa, grandma, and Grandpa Huafu!" Hua Li and his brothers and sisters kowtowed to grandpa, grandpa and grandma. Now Huafu is the housekeeper of the master's family and has watched them grow up since childhood. They should call him grandpa.
"Get up! You have all grown up! Your father has made contributions to our Hua family by giving birth to you brothers and sisters. Study hard in the military academy in the future. Don't feel superior to others just because you are a child of the Hua family. If you are eliminated from the academy, you will stay in Huacheng to do hard labor for a year. This is the punishment of the Hua family for their children. Go to the courtyard first!" Hua Xing said to Hua Zijie and his children.
23 people entered the only walled courtyard in Huacheng. The building here is also very simple. A simple wooden building can smell a faint fragrance when entering the courtyard. These woods are obviously good quality spiritual wood.
The maids took them to a small garden, which Hua Xing asked the servants to prepare for Hua Li and others. Usually he only has two or three small dishes, and the meals are very simple.
Hua Li and others were eating with grandpa and grandma. Hua Fu stood aside and did not sit down. This was considered a family dinner of the Hua family. Hua Li and others felt that the food was very ordinary, much worse than the food of Huajiabao, but they did not dare to speak out. They all sat upright on the stools and ate slowly. They did not dare to leave a bad impression on grandpa and grandma.
Halfway through the meal, everyone heard the sound of walking outside the garden. From the voice of the servants and maids, it was Hua Zichen.
"Old Five, have you eaten? Come and eat something!" Hua Xing saw Hua Zichen's face and smiled. Last year, Hua Zichen led the Qinglong Legion to destroy the Donghu Kingdom. This was enough for the Hua family to be proud of for a lifetime.
"Fifth Master!" Hua Fu saw Hua Zichen coming and stood up to salute.
"Meet Uncle Five!" Hua Li stood up, and his brothers and sisters behind him also stood up to salute Hua Zichen.
"Well! Li'er is here. When you get to Huacheng, study hard. If you don't have enough talent, just work hard, Kai'er can see it. Kai'er has pills to improve your talent. As long as you work hard to get the family's recognition, talent will no longer be an obstacle to your cultivation." Hua Zichen looked at Hua Li and others and said.
"We will definitely live up to the family's expectations!" Hua Li stood up, and everyone behind him stood up and bowed to Hua Zichen.
"Let's all sit down and eat! Lao Wu, where is Kai'er now?" Hua Xing asked Hua Zichen.
"It's about three thousand miles to get out of the Death Desert. Yesterday, Kai'er encountered a mid-level monster and was injured to protect Xue Chen. Today, Xue Chen said that Kai'er's [Sky Fire Body Forging Pill] has taken effect and is now absorbing the effect." Hua Zichen said.
"Kai'er is not at home, the fourth brother went to Xiacheng, you have to take more responsibility for Gaoliucheng's affairs. I see that Huacheng has recently sent some Qi training prisoners of war. Where is the Azure Dragon Corps?" When Hua Kai was not at home, Hua Xing presided over the overall situation for Hua Kai. He personally asked about many things and then discussed with Hua Kai in the [Family Space].
"Donghu Kingdom has nothing to hinder the Azure Dragon Corps' steps. Even Yan Kingdom has stabilized the northern border. Recently, they saw us attacking the Donghu tribe and began to clean up the northern part of Yan Kingdom's Great Wall." Hua Zichen said with some concern.
"Don't easily conflict with Yan Kingdom. Everything will be discussed after Kai'er comes back. This time Kai'er should be close to building a foundation." Hua Xing said.
"Building a foundation is much more difficult than advancing to the innate. Kai'er built his own foundation. It is not so easy to communicate with the heaven and earth to form a cycle of will power." Hua Zichen said.
As the two talked, Hua Li and others listened quietly. Hearing the words "endless desert" and "foundation building realm", Hua Li could feel that the Hua family had reached a height that he could not imagine. He was also extremely anxious. Because of his qualifications, he only had the strength of the Great Perfection of Body Tempering. If his will could be improved, he would definitely do his best to improve his cultivation and try to integrate into the family's top management.
Hua Xing and Hua Zichen talked about the promotion of the Gaoliucheng family.
"In the past few days, many families in the Central Plains want to contact us and want to join us. Kai'er has already given us a hint. We cannot accept any family. We can't make the relationship with the surrounding big countries too stiff. However, the Jia family, the Ren family, and Xue Pan have told me in the past few days that some families and families in the Central Plains are interested in joining them and asked our Hua family's attitude." Hua Zichen talked about the affiliated family.
"This matter... Kai'er didn't mention it, so we shouldn't ask about it. We all know that Kai'er wants to enhance the strength of the affiliated families. Let the Jia family see for themselves! If Qi and Yan protest to us in the future, we can also say we don't know." Hua Xing thought for a while and said.
"There is also the matter of sending Donghu slaves to Lu. I plan to let Qing Geertai send Ji Le back to Lu. This time we will send 30,000 slaves at a time. They are all eliminated grassland prisoners of war. At that time, Lu will promote our Gaoliu County policy together with many small countries in the Central Plains. There will be a steady stream of civilians or aristocratic families going to Xiacheng."
Hua Zichen talked about slaves. The proportion of slaves in Gaoliu County was too large. They selected some slaves that were difficult to discipline and sold them to Lu. The Central Plains countries would slowly transform them, in exchange for the expansion of trade between the Central Plains countries and Gaoliu City. This is also a manifestation of the influence of the Hua family in the Central Plains.
"Kai'er, I'll leave this matter to you. You can make the decision. But Zhen'er and Xing'er are still young. Isn't it too dangerous to go to Lu at this time?" Hua Xing didn't want Hua Zichen's two sons to go to Lu.
"I've talked to Kai'er about this. Qing Ge'ertai is in the Xiantian realm. This time we will send a thousand servants to accompany him. Nothing will happen. Zhen'er and Xing'er have arrived in Lu. Our relationship with Lu will be closer, and the influence of the Hua family will grow in the Central Plains. Ji Le may need to stay in Lu for a long time this time." Hua Zichen said.
"Ji Le is going back to Lu. How about the concubine I told you about last time? Have you discussed it with Ji Le? The Hua family has few people, and Ji Le must not be ignorant of the general situation." Hua Xing said a little unhappy.
"Dad, it's really not Ji Le's fault. It's my own fault... I have included Ji Le's two maids a few days ago, and Ji Le also plans to select two from the Hua family's maids!" Hua Zichen said a little embarrassed.
More than an hour passed after the meal, and everyone was listening to Hua Xing and Hua Zichen talking. Occasionally, Hua Xing and the old lady spoke a few words, but Hua Li and his brothers and sisters did not dare to speak.
After the meal, Hua Xing asked a special servant to take Hua Li and 23 others to Huacheng for a tour. After seeing the new spiritual fields of the Hua family, they were shocked by such a large-scale spiritual field. The spiritual rice in these fields was enough for tens of thousands of people to use all year round. It would be strange if the children of the Hua family did not have high qualifications when they grew up.
After touring the spiritual fields, the special servant took a few servants to send them to the Tianma Field and left them alone. Hua Li and others did not expect that they would live in the Tianma Field in the future.
After finding the person in charge of the Tianma Field, the other party sent the 23 people to the student dormitory and told them the work and rest time as students, as well as the punishment for violating the regulations of the academy. They did not give them any special treatment because they were children of the Hua family.