After carefully explaining what had happened in Bianliang City to the two of them, the three of them continued to talk in secret in the room for a long time before Li Gang and Zong Ying finally got up to leave.
After they left, Han Mo returned to his room, washed up, changed his clothes, and immediately buried himself in the study.
Although Zong Ying had already handled many of the documents in the study for him, there were still some crucial matters that required his personal decision. Little by little, these matters had accumulated to the present day, numbering at least a hundred volumes.
By the time he finished dealing with these things, it was already dark.
"Young Master, you should go back and rest..."
Seeing Han Mo finally emerge from the study, Jiang Yan hurried forward.
"I..."
When it came to this issue, Han Mo's head began to ache again.
The sudden visit of Li Yueyang and Zong Ying had completely disrupted Han Mo's plans. The backyard seemed quiet now, but the quieter the backyard became, the more Han Mo felt that something was not quite right.
Given Zhe Yourong's personality, shouldn't she have made a huge fuss about this matter?
And although Li Shishi appeared to be gentle, having survived in such a place as a courtesan, she certainly didn't seem like an easy person to deal with.
The war between the two women, though without smoke, made Han Mo tremble with fear.
"Young Master, are you worried that the eldest lady will make trouble with you?"
Seeing Han Mo's hesitant expression, Jiang Yan almost burst out laughing.
"I say you're getting too bold, aren't you? You dare to mock me now?"
Han Mo spoke as he kicked Jiang Yan's backside.
"The new Second Madam has been settled in the courtyard next door by the eldest lady. The eldest lady also said that she is not feeling well recently, so she went to bed early today and asked you not to disturb her..."
Seeing that Han Mo was getting angry, Jiang Yan chuckled and said.
"I think you really deserve a beating, why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
After hearing his words, although Han Mo felt some gratitude, he felt even more relieved.
"Young Master, shall I have someone send the wine and food to the Second Madam's place?"
"You know that and you still ask!"
After kicking Jiang Yan's backside again, Han Mo finally vented his frustration.
"You're back!"
Seeing Han Mo walk in from outside, Li Shishi smiled and greeted him, reaching out to help him take off his outer robe.
"May I ask what you two talked about?"
Seeing Li Shishi's relaxed expression, Han Mo asked somewhat curiously.
"It's a woman's business, why are you, a grown man, asking?"
Seeing his curious look, Li Shishi spoke as she gently tapped his forehead with a finger as slender as a spring onion.
"I'm just curious, shouldn't she have pulled out a knife and fought you then?"
"Bah! How could it be as bad as you say? This eldest lady of the Zhe family is sensible and considerate of the bigger picture. I don't know what good karma you've accumulated in your past lives..."
After hearing Han Mo's words, Li Shishi almost burst out laughing.
"Alright, you didn't see me going to see the emperor with dark circles under my eyes..."
Listening to Li Shishi's evaluation of Zhe Yourong, Han Mo's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Although he didn't know what they had talked about, the matter had finally been resolved peacefully, and it seemed that Li Shishi had not suffered any major grievances. Han Mo finally didn't have to act like a thief anymore...
The tension in his heart relaxed, and Han Mo's mood improved considerably. Li Shishi also acted like a young wife, meticulously helping Han Mo arrange the tableware and pour wine and tea as if serving her husband.
As the saying goes, after a full meal, one thinks of indulgence. After eating and drinking his fill, looking at the beauty under the lamp, if Lord Han could really sit still, he would not be a qualified man.
The romance of the long night was naturally not something to be told to outsiders...
Although Han Mo also wished to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives, he also understood that time was limited, and if he wasted it on romantic entanglements, he would be reduced to fleeing for his life when the world-shattering changes arrived...
In just a few days, he had learned almost everything he needed to know without stopping.
With the benefits he had given before, Feng Yi was very cooperative. The two of them went through the motions, and Feng Yi directly agreed to the plan proposed by Han Mo.
A portion of the gunpowder was allocated, and under the supervision and auditing of dedicated personnel, it was put into the project of opening mountains and building roads.
Although the gunpowder at this time was only the granular black powder that Han Mo and his team had painstakingly produced, it was incomparable to the dynamite of later generations.
However, with this, the progress of the project had suddenly accelerated.
"My lord!"
Five days later, as Han Mo was inspecting the construction site, Jiang Yan suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"What's wrong?"
"My lord, the fleet from Wa country has returned!"
"Where is he?"
Hearing this, Han Mo's spirit immediately lifted.
Although the ore they had sent back before had given Han Mo a general idea, he still felt a sense of tension upon hearing that they had sent a fleet back.
"The messenger has already brought it to you. He's waiting over there now!"
Jiang Yan spoke as he pointed to a man kneeling on the ground nearby, shoveling noodles into his mouth.
"What's going on? Did the fleet encounter trouble at sea?"
Seeing his ravenous appearance, Han Mo's heart sank.
No matter what, this was the first batch of gold and silver sent back from Wa country. If anything had happened, the psychological blow to their subsequent actions would be immense!
"No, no, all the ships have returned safely. The people at the dock are all like this now. They're just hungry. I heard that the people on that small island only eat raw meat all day, and their eyes are turning green from hunger..."
"Ah?"
After Jiang Yan's explanation, Han Mo finally understood. It was true that venturing out to sea at this time was no different from marching to war. Everything on the ship was accounted for, and its existence was to preserve the lives of these soldiers as much as possible.
Even food was the same. To put it bluntly, the food in the army at this time was no different from the rations provided by Zhu Shi. Having been out for so long, it was no wonder they missed the delicacies of the Central Plains...