My Journey to Immortality
Ch 12 - Hosted at Palace II
The imperial palace which was usually crowded and busy due to the activities of the servants and eunuchs on duty was now busier due to the arrival of several members of the imperial family and their families, the three people were none other than Tang Nie and her family as well as Tang Yue and also Xi Suja.
Emperor Han Xiao Chen escorted his two aunts to meet the Imperial Queen Mother who had heard of their arrival, the boy Xiao remained in the Emperor's study on his own and said he would meet his aunt later after discussing some of the things he wanted with the emperor.
While waiting for Xiao Chen Suja to check the report scrolls again several times, at the table, all the reports are actually easy to overcome if only it was in modern times not in the current era because the problems in the report are only reports of natural disasters such as floods, floods, landslides, and some trivial problems for the modern world but big problems for a world like this.
With one blank scroll he wrote down how to overcome everything, even some he added so as not to happen again like this, something that was easily exaggerated.
"Didi, what are you writing?".
"Hmmm? Just a solution to these reports".
Xiao Chen frowned softly then took out one scroll that had just finished writing, his forehead frowning even more so as soon as he saw a solution that he had never thought of at all.
"Why?" Xiao Chen looked at Suja and showed the scroll she was holding.
"Is this gonna work?".
Suja shriveled slowly, after thinking back he finally realized that the solution he gave was new and likely had never been found in this era.
"It will work, if gege does not believe it will be better if we immediately see how it is made and the results later".
Xiao Chen nodded despite being still confused, he did need some input but the input he received left him perplexed as he had never seen anything like this.
In the scroll he read there are easy ways to cope and prevent landslides from hilly areas, such as making a buffer and doing a terracing system or planting it with various kinds of vegetables and other food ingredients so that the water that seeps in the soil is absorbed by the plants so that it will minimize the risk of soil occurrence landslides due to rain or other.
"Chen gege, do you doubt me?" Xiao Chen flinched and immediately looked at the owner of the voice, seeing that Suja was looking at him calmly but her eyes gave off an aura of maturity and wisdom that Xiao Chen himself was unable to measure.
"Actually yes, I still have a little doubt. Not because it does not believe in your intelligence but this method has not been used since the establishment of our empire, this solution will replace all existing agricultural systems in the empire. If there is a guarantee this agricultural system can produce better, then, then maybe all our people who farm will use this system and we will have food savings if we experience a disaster or are affected by the war of the Cultivators?".
"Hmmm? Gege I guarantee this system that I suggest will produce better than the old system, even I have some food commodities that can be used as alternatives such as corn, ketella, onions, pepper, etc".
Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly, he realized his cousin was a little offended by his words but upon seeing Xi Suja not discussing it any further made him get rid of his awkwardness.
One-by-one rolls of reports they check together, Xiao Chen showed admiration for his cousin's intelligence that could give him a good solution and even some more gave him a new understanding of how to properly manage the government that would make the people prosper.
During the several sticks of incense they talked and shared their understanding both in government and in everyday life, some new understanding was obtained by Xiao Chen which made him understand the vastness of the world.
"Oh yes, if you change your margin to Xi then what about me?".
Suja looked at the distraught cousin "Indeed what if I change my margaku ge?".
"Well these two of us are both from being born from that father of the Xiao clan even though I am only from a branch family but our clan is the same, he said, if you change the clan, will I be okay to keep using our clan name?".
With a slow nod Suja gave the answer "Indeed for what gege should replace the clan? Just use our surname until anytime, it will also make a plan that I can run without having to fear disturbed".
"What do you really want to do?".
Xiao Chen always changed his expression while listening to his cousin's story, sometimes he laughed, sometimes sad, and sometimes he showed admiration to hear so many stories of his cousin's past in his first life.
"Alright didi, I understand. You just calm down, please, when the Association you have built already stands the empire will provide protection from the shadows and when the Association can stand alone I will give the city of Chang An to be the domain of our new clan. But can I ask you something?".
Suja nodded "What gege wants".
Hearing her request being granted made her feel happy, she immediately picked up an empty leather scroll and wrote down her request while Suja looked at her casually while drinking her tea.
"It" in the scroll was written some resources needed by the empire to develop an iron blood army which is a group of rogue cultivators who are recruited to take care of various problems that concern the martial world and are below direct orders of the Han emperor.
Suja nodded in agreement to various requests for resources written there "Gege, because this is to develop the imperial army then I will give a discount of 25% for each type of resources purchased wholesale. As for the resources that will be gege and also my brother-in-law use I will give it for free for now, of course later if the Association has stood gege must buy it and I will give a 10% discount% every purchase in bulk".
Xiao Chen smiled widely, despite the 25% cut for troop development and 10% for a person it was small but if the empire bought resources in large quantities it would be a very significant amount and the remaining money could be used to develop many sectors in the current Han empire.
"By the way gege, has Gege made me a nephew?".
The question managed to invite a red hue on the emperor's face, he nervously turned his gaze away without answering the cousin's question making Suja look at him suspiciously which made him even more misbehaved.
"Hmm I don't seem to have a nephew yet, then when will gege make the crown prince for the people? Do not let there be a power struggle if there is no crown prince who will continue your leadership, remember that there are many people who are after the imperial throne because of all that both the founders of our clan and empire have achieved".
Xiao Chen was gloomy to hear it, never did he expect to get the advice of a little boy who was his cousin's sister and it made him even more embarrassed and dizzy.
"Have not thought too much about the importance of gege and the empress always trying, now let's meet the imperial aunt so they don't scold us later".
Xiao Chen immediately panicked to hear the word 'scolded', it seemed like he had been slightly traumatized for what reason.
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