Liu Haojia nodded and said: "Yes, there is an imperial edict for me to take office as Deputy Qianhu. In addition, I will also be rewarded with a python suit!"
Father Liu's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "Take it out and have a look!"
Liu Haojia opened the box and took out the python clothing and handed it to Liu's father for inspection. After taking it, Liu's father touched the python suit with his hands and said with bright eyes: "What a good thing! Your Majesty is so kind!"
At this time, other people in the family also received the news, and came one after another to look at the gifts, and they all made comments saying, "Long live the Emperor's grace!" Liu Haojia has an unlimited future!
In their opinion, it is not important for Liu Haojia to get the position of Deputy Qianhu. They even think that it is only a matter of time before he gets Qianhu or even the commander in the future! But they felt extremely honored that Liu Haojia got the python suit at such a low-grade time! You know, the python robe is only qualified for third-grade officials!
In excitement, Father Liu announced that he would hold a banquet to celebrate again tonight! So this night was naturally noisy again, but it diluted the sadness of parting!
Early the next morning, Liu Haojia took people to the Zhang Mansion first and picked up Miss Zhang and his party. There are a total of eight carriages here for Miss Zhang, and there are eight or nine maids and women accompanying them. Plus more than ten nursing homes, it is also a huge group of people.
Also converging at the same time were five silver carts containing 100,000 taels of silver! This is what Liu Haojia plans to take to Tianjin together. As for Liu Haojia, it was much simpler here. He only brought five carriages. But he brought a lot of people with him, more than forty servants! Including the coachman and others, there are almost a hundred people in the three teams!
Miss Zhang didn't hesitate when she arrived at the Liu Mansion. She got out of the car and met her future parents-in-law. She received a lot of praise and advice from the couple. Now that they regard Miss Zhang as their daughter-in-law, they naturally ask her to take care of Liu Haojia. And Miss Zhang naturally blushed and agreed one by one.
After Miss Zhang's carriage drives out of the yard and joins the large group of people, everyone will officially set off! The entire motorcade was led by Liu Haojia's motorcade, with Ms. Zhang's motorcade in the middle and the silver car behind.
After the motorcade was ready, Liu Haojia said goodbye to his parents. When Mother Liu saw this scene, her tears fell again! After all, Liu Haojia has never left her even though he has grown up. Naturally, Father Liu first wanted to encourage him to move forward bravely and do something big! As for Liu Haonian, he pouted and was unhappy because he couldn't leave the capital to go to Tianjin, so he was very unhappy!
Liu Guangyuan, on the other hand, was busy leading people to conduct a final inspection of the situation inside the convoy. After all, it takes five or six days to travel from the capital to Tianjin! The roads in this era were really bad, and without shock absorbers or rubber tires, cars and horses moved as slowly as a snail!
After the convoy left the city and entered the mainland, the speed was a little faster, but in Liu Haojia's opinion, it was not much better than a snail! So he started thinking about how to use his brains on the cart! If it succeeds, whether it is transporting goods or transporting army baggage, there will be a qualitative improvement! But this matter can be dealt with later.
And Liu Haojia has also made sufficient preparations. During the two-month preparation period, he almost removed all types of craftsmen from the palace! These people will join him in Tianjin in the next month.
If these craftsmen are put to good use, not only will their wealth be greatly increased, but other aspects will also be greatly improved, and they may even affect the future of the entire Ming Dynasty!
On the first day on the road, everyone was very fresh and had a lot of fun! Liu Haojia also rode his horse for a while, and after running happily, he came back and leaned next to Miss Zhang's car. The two talked slowly through the curtain, very relaxed and comfortable.
By noon on the third day, the team had just left the camp where they took their lunch break. Liu Haojia was still talking to Miss Zhang beside the carriage. At this time, a servant came over from the side on horseback. He approached Liu Haojia and whispered: "Second Young Master, something is wrong!"
Liu Haojia recognized this man, his name was Guo Zhankui. He was originally an escort agent in the world. Later, because the old owner of the escort agency died of illness, his son felt that he was unable to bear the burden of escorting escorts, so he disbanded the agency.
Liu Guangting had met him before and knew that this man was bold and careful. After meeting him again, he wrote a letter asking him to join the Liu family. Just as he wanted to settle down, he went straight into the house and became a servant. The team has now reached the correct position.
Liu Haojia is not an arrogant person. At the same time, he has experienced the battlefield and knows how to be too careful on the battlefield! Maybe a cautious action can save your life! So he said hello to Miss Zhang and asked her to rest peacefully. He took Guo Zhankui and rode to the outside of the team, and then said: "What is going on?"
Guo Zhankui said: "Second Young Master, four waves of people on horseback have passed by our team today! I think there is something wrong with them, they seem to be stepping on the plates!"
Liu Haojia narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sure?"
Guo Zhankui hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously and said: "It's 80% possible! Because the past few groups of people were all riding horses, but they didn't bring any luggage with them. This is strange! Because everyone who is riding a horse is riding a horse. They are not walking a short circuit, they must have luggage on them! But they have nothing on them! And when they passed by our convoy, they paid great attention to the number of people and vehicles, which is definitely not normal!"
Liu Haojia was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "You mean they look like bandits who robbed the Tao?"
Guo Zhankui smiled bitterly and said: "Second Young Master, where did the bandits come from near the capital? I'm afraid it's more likely that they are our enemies!"
After saying this, he hesitated and said: "Second Young Master, be careful and you won't make a big mistake! Don't forget, there are still 100,000 taels of silver in our fleet! Many people saw the silver car when it left the city! And the most important thing is , Miss Zhang’s family is also in the convoy!”
Liu Haojia smiled and said: "You are right, there is nothing wrong with being careful? We need to make some preparations! Are you familiar with this road? If someone ambushes, where will they attack?"
Guo Zhankui thought about it and said: "More than an hour further in the morning, there is a forest there, and the official road is right next to the forest! If it were me, I would definitely have people ambush in the woods, and wait for us to suddenly come out when we get close. ! And there are not many places where you can take action on the road from here to Tianjin. If you go further, the crowds will become denser again, so you can only take action there!"
