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, “I want to repeal the prohibition order.”
Xu Shuhui’s mouth dropped open in surprise. After mulling over it for a while she tried to dissuade him, “This is too difficult. Furthermore, the prices of grain in Xiling have been low 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 farm or not doesn’t make much difference. Why must you repeal it?”
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.
With a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth, Tang Luo responded 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 commoners in Xiling? If they can’t afford the grain, should they starve to death?”
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 who couldn’t afford the gram. But 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, he couldn’t. Therefore, she said softly, “But repealing this law would not be easy. Do you have any strategy?”
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..
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