Situ Heng arranged the manpower and went with Long Lin to get the silver.
Since the repairs need to be started as soon as possible, a lot of materials are needed. The transportation of these things and the preparation of some materials require money.
Situ Heng was not too polite, and he was very grateful for His Highness's trust in him.
He doesn't have to worry about building these new houses at all. If he saves a little money, the money he has now is completely enough.
The only ones he was worried about were his three sons.
He has been hiding in the Ministry of Industry for a long time, and he also knows very well about the situation of his three sons.
In order for them to make changes, in his opinion, sending an envoy was the best way.
If he can't bear it, judging from the situation of these three people, it is very likely that he will go astray in the future.
Even if they don't go astray, the entire Situ family may be ruined in the hands of three people.
Long Lin left Situ Heng and returned to the Ministry of Rites.
Fang Pu was not here, so he must have gone with his men to do what he asked.
Sitting alone in the hut, Long Lin began to think again.
Repairing the school was just the first step. After repairing the school, that was what he had to do.
After much thought, Long Lin thought a lot by himself. Although he didn't have a clear direction, he generally had his own ideas.
After a long time, Long Lin left the Ministry of Rites alone. Fangyuan had been preparing for a long time, and it was time to go and have a look.
After thinking about it, Fangyuan should be in his mansion.
He left the palace, got on the sedan chair, and went straight to Fangyuan Mansion.
As soon as Long Lin got off the sedan, the servant at the door immediately came forward respectfully and led Long Lin all the way into the mansion.
In the surrounding courtyard, a lot of things had been piled up, and many people were busy going about their business. Long Lin was very satisfied after seeing it.
Fangyuan was counting things in the courtyard. When Long Lin came behind him, Fangyuan discovered Long Lin's arrival.
"Your Highness, you are here. Please come and sit with me in the room."
"No hurry, Mr. Fang, let me see how the preparations are going?"
When Fangyuan heard this, he smiled bitterly. He had been very busy during this period, and he had been preparing everything.
"Your Highness, it's almost done. The urgent shipments from various places have arrived. Your Highness, please take a look."
Long Lin looked in front of him and saw boxes of things piled up everywhere.
There were exquisite porcelains placed in the box. Long Lin took one out and kept playing with it in his hands.
This is a blue-colored porcelain pot with a very beautiful shape. On the porcelain body, there is a sculpture of a bird looking up at the gorgeous pot.
The body of the porcelain pot is as smooth as a mirror, reflecting gorgeous light under the sunlight.
This is a good thing. In the previous life, it would have been some antiques.
After putting the porcelain pot in, Long Lin began to look at it. There were a lot of porcelains, and the boxes were all wrapped with hay bedding.
There is no foam here, so laying it with hay is the best way. During transportation, as long as there are no too violent bumps, the porcelain can be well protected.
Looking along the way, there are hundreds of boxes of porcelain piled up here alone.
"Your Highness, please see, these are the prepared tea leaves. There are many varieties and dozens of tea leaves."
Long Lin nodded and looked over one by one.
Picking up a handful, Long Lin smelled it. It was very fragrant. This was good stuff.
Long Lin took a look at the tea leaves placed here, and found that there were hundreds of boxes of the same tea. It was indeed a large quantity.
Walking around the tea leaves, there were exquisite silk clothing placed in the box in front. Long Lin picked up a few pieces and touched them. The texture was very good.
The shape of the clothes is very beautiful. It is obvious that these clothes are carefully selected.
In the era of the Dragon Dynasty, these clothes were the best products in the world, and it was the best to use them for trade in exchange for things.
"Master Fang, is this the only thing you have prepared?"
"Your Highness, in order to be able to exchange for more things, I have prepared far more supplies than this."
"Five hundred boxes of porcelain, three hundred boxes of tea, and more than three hundred boxes of silk clothing. These are all carefully selected items, and the cost is still acceptable."
Long Lin nodded. With thousands of boxes of supplies, if a carriage could pull ten boxes, it would require at least hundreds of carriages.
On a mission, you also need to carry food and drinking water, so the number of carriages must be greater than this.
It sounds like a lot, but to the imperial court, this thing should be nothing.
"Are the carriages ready? How many guards are there on this trip?"
"Your Highness, the carriage has been prepared. The guard force is tentatively set at 10,000 people, including the horsemen and so on. There will not be too many people."
"I asked someone to make a special flag for envoys. Holding the flag while traveling ahead can avoid unnecessary trouble."
"With the protection of the guards, I think it will be much safer."
Long Lin nodded, indeed very thoughtful.
"Master Fang, have your special official uniforms been made?"
"The production has been completed. Your Highness, please come with me."
All the way to the living room, Fangyuan asked someone to take out the official uniform.
Long Lin looked at the official uniform and was surprised to see that it turned out to be a dark red dress.
On the red official uniform, there is a soaring three-clawed black dragon embroidered on it.
Long Lin touched it and found that the texture was very good and the overall shape of the clothing looked very domineering.
"Master Fang, why does this dragon have three claws? Why is the official uniform red?"
"Your Highness, the red color of the official uniform is the emperor's wish. Such official uniform should be even more intimidating when seen from a distance."
"And this three-clawed dragon is my wish. This can avoid suspicion very well."
Long Lin nodded, Mr. Fang's thoughts were very thoughtful.
"Master Fang, since the preparations are almost complete, has the date of the mission been determined?"
"This is a big event for the Dragon Dynasty. We must choose a very good and auspicious day."
Master Fang smiled.
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites has calculated that three days from now will be an auspicious day, so I have decided that early in the morning after three days, I will lead a team to go on an envoy."
"Okay, okay, Mr. Fang, how much silver will this mission cost?"
Fangyuan had already planned it and knew it very well.
"Your Highness, many of the supplies you carry are from the imperial court, such as tea and some exquisite porcelain. Only some of the clothing is purchased from the private sector."
"The cost this time is not much. If all is calculated, I think it is only about 20,000 taels."
"Of course, there are some things that are paid tribute every year by various places, and their value is completely incalculable, but these things come from various places in our Dragon Dynasty, and the cost of some of them must not be too high."
Long Lin nodded, porcelain is a craft, and there is no clear price for this thing.
Things have a price, but craftsmanship is priceless.
