Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 517: Get to Mobei as soon as possible

Hua Lei took a rough look and found that most of the male servants who went with them were young and strong. Even the maids and old women who served the female relatives were tall and strong.

When they arrived at the assembly area, Zhenzhu and Jiang Yunqi's carriage had already arrived. Seeing Hualei and the others coming, Zhenzhu happily stepped forward to greet them.

Because Jiang Yunqi is now a sixth-rank Censor under the Censorate, responsible for inspecting and supervising officials. Although the official position is low, the power is not small. Many officials are still somewhat afraid of this Censor.

However, this time when he goes to Mobei, in addition to this function, he will be reassigned when he arrives in Mobei and will also have to help maintain order on the road. Therefore, he has already gathered in the front and is not with Zhenzhu.

Pei Rongyu was an ordinary yamen runner of the Dongcheng Bingmasi under the Wucheng Bingmasi. He was usually responsible for patrolling the streets and ensuring their safety.

This time, the security work on the road was similar to the previous life. So when he arrived at the assembly area, he also went to the front to assemble. Rong Yu's wife Qian said something to Hua Lei and went directly to look for her sister-in-law.

Hua Lei didn't care. She had only met this younger sister-in-law who was one year older than her a few times and didn't know much about her.

Of course, Rong Jin also went with Rong Yu. Although he did not need to maintain order, he had a team of ten people under him, who were under his command. He also needed to arrange the corresponding personnel.

Before arriving in Mobei, Hualei actually had no official business to attend to, so she felt much more comfortable. Although she was wearing a green official uniform today, she did not need to go to the front to gather for the time being.

As long as I go out of the north gate, I will follow my colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue to sign and stamp the list. So, for the time being, I will sit with Zhenzhu in the rest area for female relatives.

After more than half an hour of noisy arrangement in front, the first batch of craftsmen from the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Works, as well as some personnel from the Ministry of War, set off first.

Because if they want to build the prefecture, they need officials from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to check the feng shui and terrain first. So this group of officials will be the first to set off, and they will rush directly to Mobei to do the preliminary work.

The officials of the Ministry of Works took all the craftsmen, bricklayers, carpenters, etc. under the Ministry of Works and rushed to Mobei as soon as possible. They had to tinker with a batch of tools first. Although they would bring some with them from the capital, the quantity was definitely not enough.

Therefore, they set out with the Imperial Observatory, and some of the military personnel were there to protect them. If they encountered officials who were not good at riding horses, they might need the military personnel to help them ride horses.

In fact, in the Great Sheng Dynasty, although charioteering and archery were required to be learned among the six arts of a gentleman, this was only required of the children of wealthy and powerful families.

For poor children, sometimes they can't even afford food and clothing, so how can they have the spare money and leisure to learn this? Generally, they have to wait until they pass the imperial examination before they can slowly learn archery, so not many people can master it.

The prisoners in the Ministry of Justice set out in the second group, a group that was more miserable. There were many people, but there were no mule carts for transportation, so they could only walk to Mobei.

Of course, they were accompanied by the yamen runners who were guarding and supervising them. Fortunately, the yamen runners could take a car, but they still needed to travel day and night to get to Mobei as soon as possible, which was quite tiring.

The third echelon is the staff of each department. They have no official position and belong to the bottom staff of each department. Their treatment is not as good as that of officials who can ride in carriages, but it is better than that of prisoners, who have mule carts for transportation.

But there were not many mule carts, so they would take turns to ride in the carts to move forward quickly. Those whose turn it was would ride in the mule carts, and those who didn't have a turn would have to walk.

The next ones were the officers of the main army. However, since they were accompanied by their families, they would sign in and set off according to the formation of each unit except when leaving the city gate.

After leaving the city gate, you can gather with your family guards, and then find familiar colleagues and relatives to form a team and set off together.

The imperial court did not make any specific regulations other than the distance that needed to be covered every day. The escort personnel were divided into several groups.

Jiang Yunqi and Pei Rongyu were both in this escort team. Compared with other escort personnel, they were more comfortable.

By the time Hua Lei left the city gate, it was almost noon. Rong Jin had already arranged everything, returned to his carriage, and set off with Hua Lei.

Pei Rongyu and Jiang Yunqi were already riding horses to escort the long line of people. Compared to Rong Jin, they were definitely much more tired. After all, it was August and the weather was very hot. Riding horses under the scorching sun was very hot.

"Sister Hua, do you want to walk faster and go to the front, or slower and go to the back?" Rong Jin asked Hua Lei.

Hualei hesitated for a moment and said, "We have just started, we are still strong and the weather is good these days, let's walk faster.

We don't know what will happen next? If the weather is bad and we run out of energy, how about we slow down? "Hua Lei asked Zhenzhu beside her.

Zhenzhu nodded in agreement, "I think what my sister-in-law said is right, let's move faster in the early stage." Rong Jin also said, "Okay, then we will move faster in the next few days. If we move faster today, we can still make it to the county town below, and we can stay in an inn."

So, he leaned out and ordered the carriage of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion to move forward at full speed, and the carriage of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion to follow suit. As for Qian, who had gone to find her natal sister-in-law early in the morning to go with them.

Hualei also sent Qingqi to ask the other party what she meant. After hearing that she wanted to leave with her family, she did not wait for her and left first.

Because the weather is hot, the flower buds on the front and rear doors of the carriage are opened, so that a breeze can blow while the carriage is moving, alleviating the stuffiness.

"Sister-in-law, I have a suggestion. From now on, I will prepare the meals for my husband and I together with you. This way it will be simpler, and the maids and servants can also be put together. All the ingredients of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion can also be put together with you.

I will pay for all the expenses on the way first, and when we get to Mobei, we will share the expenses according to our respective proportions. What do you think? I will make an account book." Pearl spoke first and suggested.

"No, why are you so polite? What are you sharing? We'll just pay for it." Hua Lei refused. "You are the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion. Do you think I should charge you for a meal at your parents' house? Really."