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Chapter 147: Chapter One Hundred Forty-Three: Planning
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Tang Luo had a premonition that, if he didn’t change the subject soon, these two
might come up with some terrifying ideas.
“Mother, I have something to inquire about,” he interrupted.
With anticipation on her face, Xu Shuhui looked at Tang Luo. She was speaking
for her child's sake. Now the fact that the two clans, Tang Mi and her rival, have
recruited a large number of people has raised fear among the clansmen in Xihng.
They thought the best solution would be an intermarriage. Hence the family
heads of the Tang Clan in Xiling have received an unprecedented ' number of
self-recommendations from various clans. The smaller clans propose potential
spouses from the younger generation of the Tang Clan’s separate branches.
Even ordinary dependents of the clan were in high demand, let alone a pride of
Xihng like Tang Luo. However, the threshold of Tang Sen's family was too high,
so only a few large families in Xiling had the confidence to propose an
intermarriage and send pictures of their potential brides.
Although there weren't many, all the women in the portraits were beautiful A few
were so stunning that, upon seeing them, even she was moved Therefore she
had always wanted Tang Luo to take a look at these portraits and choose ' one
recently.
However, Tang Luo wasn't interested in these portraits. He was either busy
studying martial arts fusion in the Secret Arts Pavilion or inspecting work at the
Star Pavilion.
Her remarks were not just to vent dissatisfaction, but also to remind Tang Luo not
to set his sights too high. After all, in a place like Xiling, it's already good if you
can find a lady of good character. This is not a large sect; it is not easy to find a
like-minded person to build a harmonious union together.
She longed for Tang Luo to marry soon, for the best time to have children for a
martial artist is when they are at the Mortal Realm; once a martial artist enters
the Fierce Realm, the chances of pregnancy will significantly drop.
Their family was thin in numbers, which was concerning. The other branches
generally had three wives and four concubines, and over a dozen children. Not
all of them had potential, but they still had the advantage of numbers.
Now that Tang Sen had entered the Fierce Realm, her chances of getting
pregnant again would decrease significantly. This implies that their family would
likely only have three children at last. Therefore, she was eager for Tang Luo to
start his own family soon.
With such an excellent child as mine, he should marry at least eight beautiful
wives, Xu Shuhui always thought so.
Of course, Tang Luo couldn't understand his mother’s deep concern, and the
question he wanted to ask had nothing to do with these matters.
The son of a saintly family, Xu Lao Ying, exhibited the spirit of speaking out
against injustice, which was commendable. But after speaking out, his soul had
been hooked by the brothel, which left Tang Luo speechless.
But since he had promised to resolve the prohibition order, he would fulfill it He
might not always hold himself to his word, but once he made a promise, he would
do everything he could to keep it.
Try his best and prepare for the worst, that was his principle.
Since he promised to resolve the ban in Xiling, he had to start preparing because
this policy had been in effect for over two hundred years in Xiling. Any attempt to
abruptly abolish it might encounter significant resistance.
Fortunately, Tang Luo had now become a sect elder. If it were in the past even if
he was known as the pride of Xiling, he would just be a junior in the clan and
wouldn't have a way to make changes.
“What do you want to ask?” Xu Shuhui, resting her chin on her hand, was
brimming with anticipation.
Crossing his hands and placing them at his chest, Tang Luo asked, “How much
grain do we still have in stock at home?”
Feeling a bit curious, Xu Shuhui didn't understand why he would ask such a
question. However, it was not a secret either. Their home had many businesses,
and thus, the stockpile of grain was a bit scattered. But estimated it should be
more than a million dan (a Chinese unit of weight equal to 50 kg).” She replied,
“Your father wanted to store more grain, so he bought two or three granaries last
year. They are all stocked with new grain.”
There should have been more, but some of their new grain had been spent
recently in transferring refugees to Chengzhou, which resulted in the granaries
not being fully stocked.
Hearing about the amount of grain his family had stored, Tang Luo was taken
aback. One granary can store 500,000 dan of grain. He couldn't help but wonder
whether his proposal would interfere with Tang Zhi's plan, considering they had
stored so much grain. As per his assumptions, the large-scale transfer of martial
artists from Chengzhou must have only been a part of the clan leader's plan. If
that was all, there would have been no need for such extensive preparation and
grand gestures. For a moment, his eyes narrowed, and hundreds of thoughts
swirled in his mind.
“What's the matter, child?” Xu Shuhui's words abruptly woke him from
contemplation.
Given the lack of information, no matter how hard he thought, he would not be
able to deduce the clan leader’s entire plan.
If he couldn't figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it. He would do what
he needed to because he couldn't see how abolishing the prohibition order would
conflict with Tang Zhi's plan.
Pondering it this way, Tang Luo became more relaxed, and smiling said, “Il want
to repeal the prohibition order.”
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Xu Shuhui's mouth dropped open in
surprise. After mulling over it for a
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while she tried to dissuade him, “This
is too difficult. Furthermore, the
prices of grain in Xiling have been low
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for these two hundred years. It hasn't
caused any significant issues. And
although the current prices are high,
they will drop after the spring
harvest. Whether the citizens can
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farm or not doesn't make much
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difference. Why must you repeal it?
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Adding and repealing laws is not a small matter. She thought Tang Luo was
sympathizing with the citizens who couldn't afford the high grain prices and
wanted to propose a repeal in his position as the sect elder. But he was young
and had no connections in the council. Who would agree to his proposal?
As the Head of the Martial Hall, Tang Sen did not participate in decision-making
related to administrative laws and simply coordinated with them. Meaning, Tang
Sen could not help him with this. So the chance of this proposal passing was
very low. She didn’t want his first proposal to be a failure so she tried to dissuade
him.
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With a hint of mockery at the corner
of his mouth, Tang Luo responded
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indifferently, “Just because it has
been in existence, does that make it
reasonable? Even after the spring
harvest, grain prices will not decrease
significantly, because the two Mi
Clans have now increased their
population by hundreds of
thousands. Of course, they are going
to hold onto new grain. But what
about the over one million
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commoners in Xiling? If they can't
afford the grain, should they starve to
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Seeing Tang Luo’s determined
expression, Xu Shuhui sighed heavily
in her heart. She knew Tang Luo was
right. The drop in prices after harvest
would still be very limited. And she
also felt sympathy for the citizens
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who couldn't afford the gram. But
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Tang Luo shouldn't have been the
one to propose it. He had just
become a sect elder and barely had
any influence. Even if he wanted to,
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he couldn't. Therefore, she said
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softly, “But repealing this law would
not be easy. Do you have any
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Tang Luo nodded at her with confidence, “I already have a plan, mother. Don't
worry.”
Seeing her son's confident demeanor, Xu Shuhui asked anxiously, “Is there
anything you need my help with?”
Tang Luo waved his hand and said casually, “Thanks for your kind offer, mother,
but I can handle this.”
“I have finished eating. I will go back to my room.”
Having said that, he stood up and left the dining room.
Xu Lao Ying also made a signal to Xu Shuhui and left with Tang Luo..