Race to the
Throne
Chapter 37: Golden year
Grand Combatant is the commander in chief of the whole army in the whole kingdom
It's him who makes the budget and other things regarding the army and also other officers inside the kingdom.
And this position is the highest position one could get with the path of the military, and the position of Grand Combatant is higher than the 9 ministers
As Grand Combatants in one of the 3 lords of the imperial palace
And this is the position Song Xia is aiming for her son
Present time-
It's been a week since Hao Jiazhi has joined his duty and so far, the situation is ok
One thing Hao Jiazhi has come to know about this province is that it is good keeping eye on borders as it's a flat land
Also, there are few mountains at their side which can give them a big military advantage if there is a war
Overall, this place is really good when it comes to war
But the biggest problem of this place or province is not land but rather its military
Due to less population, the military size is very small and there are very few units. Also, soldiers have no moral of confidence in them
It is as if they are being forcefully pulled into the army
Also, the army budget only around 100,000 ban liang as the army size is not even 500 or even 300, so the cost is very low
But, 100000 ban liang is not a small amount, so if there is some work done with that money then there must be a proof and there is no proof
After talking with Bai Hong and other soldiers, Hao Jiazhi come to know that all the money sent by the central government is being eaten by the governor and other superiors
End results, no development in military
Which is something Hao Jizahi hated the most as, just behind the border wall is his biggest money-generating house, and he has spent more than a 250million ban liang for this very future
No way can he just let anyone come and take his money away
And to make sure that everything is safe, he has to make sure that the military of this state is good
But the worst has yet to come as Hao Jiazhi recently got a letter from his friend abroad, Lu Long
In his letter, Lu Long said that the Liaohua Kingdom was making some moves but it was well handled by him and now he is waiting for him (Hao Jiazhi) to complete his part
Also, Lu Long gave him a warning that Liaohua kingdom won't be silent for a long time and they make some big move
So,
He has a very small amount of time or rather he doesn't know the amount of time he has right now
The current total earning (black and white money, and after spending/investing, the remaining money=) of Hao Jiazhi is around 10million ban liang per month as he had also purchased some good amount of property last year and 5million or more ban liang is used to maintain stuff the whole province of Kuwon
Currently, he still needs a year's time till he starts getting the fruit of his investment. As for saffron, he can already start selling it but he doesn't want to as he wants the price to reach as high as possible
Hao Jiazhi made sure that the amount of land where saffron can be grown is not much as he doesn't want the price of it to below
Thus, he made various big lands fully fertile and full of water
Right now, Hoa Jiazhi only sends some small amount of saffron out as a showpiece or as a sample so that everyone can know what this new thing is, including some other herbs also
The current price he has thought of is, a small packet of saffron will cost 500 ban liang, which has a few grams of saffron and the highest is 2000 ban liang
He had made up a lot of plans for the future of his saffron and various other medical herbs but, he has to wait this one whole year at least
With the passing time, Hao Jiazhi started making some big moves as he stripped off the former captain of the army for a bribe case
And then made his men (a person from his 5 shadows gang) the captain of the army, Name – Dai Feng
With the passing time, Hao Jiazhi also made a visit to the governors home and made sure that the money given by the central government doesn't go anywhere
As for the general and lieutenant general (his superiors), Hao Jiazhi didn't do anything against them yet as they didn't show any hostility towards him and also not trying to go against him or his work
The biggest problem was the military size but it got solved by Hao Jiazhi's few ideas with the corporation of Hao Tai
The idea was simple, those who will join the military- their family will get some discounts on food and medical needs, the best of all their kids will get free education in any field. Not only that, but there were various rewards also
Hao Jiazhi had long planned to make this whole province (kuwon) and it's all 4 districts a place where the rich will hang out
So he had made sure to make the education and medical institute before anything else
And today, it is helping him get people for his military
In the blink, Hao Jiazhi recruited more than 1000 people in the military which is low as compared to other province army but still
It's better than having only a few soldiers around a hundred or so
Hao Jiazhi started spending million per month in the army as he wants to make sure that the army would be able to defend against the enemy and keep his money safe
But, it's not just that
Hao Jiazhi knows that these new people will stay loyal to him as it's him who is giving them new weapons, it is him who is giving their kids food, it is him who is providing them a reason to fight for their land
It is him who is giving a reason to love this kingdom
Thus, it will be him who will control this district from now on as well keep his control over his home province (Jinmen)
In the blink, a year passed, and finally, the next year came
The Golden year
"Now let's see, just how much money I will earn from this investment," Hao Jiazhi said as he looks at the big field of various food items and herbs
. . .
To be continued-
Race to the
Throne
Chapter 38: change
Hoa Jiazhi is taking his time at his sister's house, Hao Tai, and enjoying some good tea and snacks
Both brother and sister are talking about here and there thing
While talking, Hao Tai asked something from Hao Jiazhi
She asked "Little brother, I always wanted to ask you something that why you always make a serious face? Am I boring?"
Hao Jiazhi smiled and said "No, it's just my work that asks me to be serious"
Hao Tai is clearly not satisfied with his answer and said "Boring…
But, leaving this question aside, there is something serious that I wanted to ask you
Can I ask?"
Hao Jiazhi nodded
"Alright, I'll be frank than
Little brother, are you hiding something from me?" She asked
"hahaa, what do you mean?
I am hiding nothing from you" Hao Jiazhi replied as he wanted to drop this interrogation but he couldn't avoid her
Hao Tai looked directly into the eyes of Hao Jiazhi and said "I am your sister… We may not have the same mother but still, we have the same father and after your mother, I am the one who knows about you the most
As I have been by your side the most"
Hao Jiazhi remained silent for a while and then with a fake smile he said "What are you saying, are you trying to say that I am some doppelganger or duplicate?"
Hao Tai didn't say anything and just gave a smile
After Hao Jiazhi became silent and Hao Tai became serious, she said "To be true, I sometimes really feel like you are someone else… My heart says no, but my brain says yes
Sometimes, I don't know what shall I believe…
If I believe in my heart, I will lose someone who gave me a reason to live on… Someone who always made me smile and someone who stayed by my side when I was lonely…
But if I believe in my brain, I will have my brother by my side but my heart will be empty"
Her eyes are now all numb and some tears can be seen around her eyes
Hao Jiazhi also became silent as he felt some pain in his heart
He asked "Was I really someone whom you believed so much? As I don't remember my childhood much"
Hao Tai nodded and said "Yes, you were…
After my birth, no one really became happy as I was crippled and everyone said that I will be the biggest thorn in the eyes of the royal clan
And when I grew up and know my conditions, that time I realized that the people beside me are so soft towards me because they pity me
I don't want their pity as it only made me lose my confidence and as time passed by, I thought to just kill myself and that time you held my hands
*Hao Tai is smiling right now as she holds her finger*
I was only 7-year old at that time and you were 4 years old, your fingers were really small and soft at that time
You gave me your candy and said 'Big sister why are you sad? Are you hungry? Here, take my candy'
To others, it was just some innocent words of kids, but to me, they were like a ray of hope
And that time I said to myself that I have to protect you…
Protect this innocence, protect my cute little brother
The reason why we came closer to each other is that we both had some rough time when we were born into this world and both of us had our mother holding us away from death
We both were considered as the trash of royal blood
We both were disrespected by our brothers….
It was a quite rough ride so far…"
Hao Jiazhi became all silent and he also felt some sadness inside his heart
Soon, some images started appearing inside his head, those are the memories of old Hao Jiazhi, the true brother of Hao Tai
As Hao Jiazhi looked at those images, he also started feeling those emotions Hao Jiazhi had back at that time
Which made him feel closer to Hao Tai
Hao Tai looked at Hao Jiazhi and said "Why am I the only one sharing some old stories, you should also share something…"
Hao Jiazhi gave a small smile and nodded. But he has no story to tell her
After some time, he said "I don't remember much about the past, but whenever I try to look at those hazy memories…. I feel cold and sad
So far, I have killed people
Many peoples….
But every time I killed them, I felt a part missing of me….
And after some time, I lost myself
Lost myself to my desire…
Lost myself to fear of death….
Lost myself when I saw my own dear ones betraying me…"
Hao Jiazhi don't know why he is saying these all things but for some reason, he just can't stop himself
He feels calm around Hao Tai
While talking, inside his mind Hao Jiazhi asked 'is this what it means to have a sibling/family?'
On the other hand, Hao Tai silently heard his words but when she heard about dear ones betraying him, she showed a painful expression
An expression that showed that she regrets something, something that can't be forgiven
She moved her wheelchair towards Hao Jiazhi and holds his hand,
She opens his palm and in that palm, she puts a flower made up of clothes
Hao Jiazhi asked about this flower, she said "It is a gift that I have always wanted to give you when you were leaving the imperial palace to Province Jinmen
I wanted to give you this at that time but I couldn't give it
After some search, I finally found it
Here, have this with you…
As a crippled sister, I don't have much to give you"
Tears fell from the eyes of Hao Jiazhi and he asked "Big Sister, can I ask you something?"
"If its something within my reach then I will gladly do it" Hao Tai replied
Hao Jiazhi stood up and puts his chair aside
He lowers his head and puts it on the leg of Hao Tai,
Hao Tai didn't know what he was doing and somewhat felt embarrassed so she tried to push him away, but Hao Jiazhi said "Please… let me put my head on your leg…
It feels so calm that I can't even express in words…"
Hearing this, she didn't push him away anymore
Next day-
Hao Jiazhi is really feeling stupid right now for his actions
"Wake UP!!!, She is nothing more than a pawn for my great future…." Hao Jiazhi said to himself as he looks into the mirror
And then he leaves his room
Little does he know that his heart has long started to change before he could notice it
He is only fooling himself
. . .
To be continued-
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