Chapter 464 - The Beginning (1/2)
Chapter 464: The Beginning
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation <i class="_hr">Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
All construction work on the archery academy was completed on the first day of the seventh lunar month On the tenth day of the seventh lunar ht a few people froan their work
A few days before returning to the archery acadexi Prefecture’s Yingwei County to finalize thepost
The border trading post was actually a coovern Plains had escalated and there was already a trend of it expanding For the past fewinto Gan Province fro Plains This caused an increase in the price of imported wood material, medicine, leather, and other similar products After the discussion of salt pans with Lei Sitong, official approval was granted when Lei Sitong returned to Gan Province on setting up the border trading post at Yingwei County to start trading with the Great Moon Tribe, Wusu Tribe, and Piyue Tribe of Mount Jade Dragon
When Yan Liqiang arrived in Yingwei Country, it was only then that he learned that besides the ‘influential tribes’ such as the Great Moon Tribe, Wusu Tribe, Piyue Tribe, there were also some Han Chinese and smaller tribes who lived in the ees who fled to the o They then settled down in the overned ses with around ten to a few hundred villagers and scattered with a bit of distance from each other Due to that, they hardly communicated with each other Influential tribes such as the Great Moon Tribe, Wusu Tribe, and Piyue Tribe had low populations and thus they were not of high importance This was the saes on Mount Jade Dragon as they also needed to leave the mountain to trade for salt and ironware Since there was a de convenience for wei County was the xi Prefecture, so it was only natural that they didn’t have any funds to build a border trading post The county’s warehouse could not even come up with a few thousand taels of silver, so the cost for construction of the border trading post eventually fell on Yan Liqiang’s shoulders
Yan Liqiang went to Yingwei County to wei County garrison to discuss the location, investreement on how the three parties could split the profits and benefits fro and wang Jianbei’s support, Yan Liqiang could haveit up with his position as the Qiyun Protectorate General He could have safely ousted characters such as the County Magistrate and the Barrack General of Yingwei County Due to the consideration of a long terive up a few of his benefits and share thewei County’s local authorities
By the tiwei County, all three parties were delighted and satisfied The County Magistrate and Barrack General of Yingwei Country escorted Yan Liqiang for about ten li before parting reluctantly
This trip to Yingwei Countyreach a resolution to stay beside Yan Liqiang
To Yan Liqiang, this trip to Yingwei Country had once again exposed his shortco trustworthy, co could only select a steas considered bright a the others frowei County to follow up on the progress of the border trading post
Upon his return fro focused on the matter of the archery acadeer a lone co, and shi+ Dafeng assisting hiroup of people and two capable stewards fro bureau so that the preparation work of the archery acaderess smoothly
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On the 28th day of the seventh lunarwoke up before daybreak As usual, he co tasks, cultivated three rounds of Muscle Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing, and ate breakfast that was served by Yu Qing before walking out fro stayed in a quiet and beautiful courtyard which was located at the back of the Justice Hall, halfway up Mount Hundred Zhang There was a fragrant peach forest outside his residence When he walked out from the courtyard, he could oversee the whole archery academy
The layout of the archery acade’ (中) The east side of the acadee leveled-off horse ranch which took up one-third of the area of the archery academy The horse ranch was surrounded by the Pine Forest and across the horse ranch, on the west side of the archery acaderounds Other facilities such as the student hostel, library, dining hall, s were located at both sides of theMount Hundred Zhang