NABC Chapter 2149 The gift is a bit heavy.
Chapter 2149 The gift is a bit heavy.
Second day
As soon as the sky turned light, Li Shen's team began to break camp and prepare to return to the tribe.
This time, Qu Zhiping brought more than 500 horse-drawn carriages and more than 1,000 tribal people.
Xue Rengui commanded the people to load all the supplies onto the vehicles, especially the valuable treasures they had seized, and he sent people to keep a close eye on them.
This time their harvest was very large. The food alone filled more than 200 carts, and there were also several thousand sets of weapons and soft armor, and thousands of horses.
The treasures filled more than a hundred trucks.
Li Shen woke up only after all the prepared things were loaded into the car. Shi Tou helped Li Shen wash up and eat. Everyone was waiting for him alone.
"Okay, let's go." After everything was done, Li Shen got on the carriage and gave orders.
Then Xue Rengui gave an order and a team of several thousand people moved slowly forward.
The journey was smooth and no accidents happened. With such a large team, even wild beasts would have to avoid it.
Because there were women and children in the team, the progress was slow and it took a full day and a half to reach the tribe.
When they passed by the team led by Qu Baochang on the way, Li Shen also asked them to retreat back to the tribe.
When Qu Baochang saw his daughter Aya return safely, the father and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly, and he was even more grateful to Li Shen.
The news of King Ji's triumphant return spread throughout the tribe in advance, and the people of Qu Zhiping's tribe came out to greet him.
"Congratulations to His Royal Highness Prince Ji on his triumphant return." Amidst the congratulations, Li Shen entered his residence.
At this moment, Wu Meiniang, Liu Ruyan, Chunxiang and others were waiting eagerly in the camp.
"Welcome to your triumphant return, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha, Mei Niang, how are you guys these days?"
Li Shen got off the carriage and immediately went forward to hug women on both sides. It was really inconvenient for him to be with a large group of men outside these days.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine." Wu Meiniang smiled.
"Your Highness has worked hard on the journey. The water is ready. Please take a bath and change your clothes."
Liu Ruyan said respectfully from the side.
"Okay, okay, I haven't taken a bath for several days. I need to take a good bath." Li Shen nodded repeatedly.
After entering the central army tent and playing in the water, Li Shen finally washed away all his sins and purified his soul.
"Your Highness, Governor Qu is outside asking to see you." The guard at the door reported.
"Please come in."
Li Shen changed into a loose casual suit and lay on Wu Meiniang's thighs. Liu Ruyan was massaging Li Shen's thighs, while Chunxiang and Dongmei were fanning Li Shen with a fan.
This kind of life is in keeping with his status as a prince.
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
When Qu Zhiping came in, he bowed first.
"What's the matter, Governor Qu?" Li Shen asked lazily.
Qu Zhiping bowed and replied:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have brought the jade stone as tall as a man to your Highness.
In order to thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for eliminating the rebellion for my people, I have specially prepared a banquet for His Royal Highness Prince Ji to attend. "
"Oh?" Li Shen's eyes immediately lit up when he heard about the jade stone that was more than a meter tall. This jade stone could be useful.
Li Shen slowly sat up.
"Well, since Governor Qu is so kind, I cannot refuse your kindness. Let's go and see the jade first, and then go to the banquet."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." Qu Zhiping immediately expressed his gratitude.
Li Shen did not eat alone this time, but brought four women with him.
When he came outside, Li Shen just happened to see the guards moving the jade.
The jade is more than two meters high and is completely white, like a rockery.
At this moment, the jade was tied with dense ropes, and dozens of people were carrying the jade and moving it little by little.
Each of them carried a log as thick as an arm on his shoulders.
Li Shen stood there in a daze for a long time before he came to his senses. Was this a little too exaggerated?
"Put it down." Li Shen came closer and gave the order.
There was only a dull thud, and the jade fell to the ground, and dozens of people were panting from exhaustion.
"Your Majesty, I was thinking of moving this jade to where the spoils are stored, but..."
Xue Rengui came over to explain to Li Shen, but he couldn't explain it clearly. The jade was only two meters high, but it was so heavy.
"Is it so heavy?" Li Shen stepped forward and pushed hard, but of course it didn't move at all.
“Your Highness, this piece of jade weighs no less than ten thousand jin. When I first got it, I mobilized a thousand people and it took me half a month to get it back.
It took two hundred able-bodied men to transport it here." Qu Zhiping explained.
"Ten thousand jin?" Li Shen looked at the jade with his mouth wide open, extremely surprised.
How the hell am I going to transport this back? Li Shen suddenly felt that Qu Zhiping had given it to him on purpose, and he couldn't take it away anyway.
This thing can only be carried by people and cannot be loaded on a carriage. The limit for an ordinary two-wheeled carriage is one thousand pounds, and the limit for Li Shen's four-wheeled carriage is only five or six thousand pounds.
"Governor Qu, how do you think I should transport this jade back to Chang'an City?" Li Shen couldn't help but frowned when he thought of this.
If we had to carry it back, it would take a year to reach Chang'an City.
"this....."
Qu Zhiping was also in a dilemma. The jade was produced in their hometown. It took him half a month and a thousand people to transport it back for half a day's journey.
If it is transported to Chang'an, it will take a long time.
Li Shen was even more worried. If only there were land and water options, he could just go directly into the sea and then transport it back to Chang'an from the sea.
But there is no land or water here.
If Li Shen doesn’t transport such a big treasure back, he will get depression.
"Rengui, there's no need to move the jade yet. Just have someone build a tent and I'll think of a solution."
At a loss of what to do, Li Shen could only let it go for the time being. Giving up was definitely out of the question.
Li Shen then followed Qu Zhiping to his tribe for the banquet.
At this moment, more than twenty tribal leaders were already waiting.
The big tent was brightly lit.
As soon as Li Shen, Wu Meiniang and others entered, everyone bowed together:
"See His Highness Prince Ji."
Li Shen showed a professional smile and waved his hand:
"You don't have to be polite."
"Your Highness, please take a seat." Qu Zhiping led Li Shen to the first seat, and after Li Shen sat down, everyone else sat down together.
"Captain Qu, I wonder what happened to the prisoners you captured?"
While Shi Tou was tasting the food, Li Shen found a topic.
"Reporting to His Royal Highness Prince Ji, the prisoners are under guard and are at the discretion of His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Qu Baochang quickly stood up and replied.
“Well, I will take these captives back to Xizhou, but don’t worry, they won’t live for long.
This time we wiped out two major rebel groups. I believe the news will spread quickly and the small rebel groups around will not dare to attack in the short term."
Li Shen nodded. He still needed these captives to carry the spoils for him, especially the Hetian jade.
"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Ji. We are grateful to you."
Qu Zhiping took the lead in thanking Li Shen again.
"I won't say any more about this. This is my duty. By the way, I asked you to amend the contract. How are you doing?"
(I was lucky enough to see a jade carving that was over two meters long and weighed more than 10,000 kilograms.
I also remember a jade sculpture called "Dayu Controlling the Flood" or something like that weighed more than 10,000 kilograms.)