After seeing off the palace envoy, Xu Kang became more and more excited as he thought about it. He originally just wanted to do a good deed, but he didn't expect to receive so much reward unexpectedly. This may be like what the old people said, good people are rewarded.

Bar.

From today on, Xu Kang is the Tinghou. He has truly entered the circle of nobles and has his own fiefdom. Looking at the entire Xu family, although they are famous and respected, it seems that he is the only one who has become a noble. From then on, there will be no more members of the Xu family.

No one dared to look down on him, and now even Xu Shao and Xu Jing came in front of him, Xu Kang could also raise his back and sit on an equal footing with them.

Thinking that he could choose his fiefdom in Pingcheng, Xu Kang almost didn't need to think before he set his sights on Xiaoping Ferry.

Today, Xiaoping Ferry has become the main channel connecting Pingcheng to the outside. This disaster relief alone accommodated more than 50,000 victims, and the number is expected to increase. Due to the excessive labor force, Xu Kang not only built a strong fort around it

The city defense fortifications and all kinds of infrastructure inside are fully prepared.

Moreover, by controlling Xiaoping Ferry, he can interact with Pingcheng, which will be of great benefit to him in controlling Pingcheng and even the upper reaches of the Wei River.

Xu Kang immediately sent someone to rush back to Pingcheng, informed Xun You of the situation, and asked him to rename Xiaoping Ferry to Kangting Ferry as soon as possible, officially becoming Xu Kang's fiefdom.

People say that "good fortune never comes alone, but misfortunes never come alone", but for Xu Kang, this trip to Chang'an was a series of happy events.

His plan was originally just to raise more money for the victims of the Pingcheng disaster, but he did not expect that it would set off a raging donation movement in Chang'an City. He did not expect that this movement would alarm Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, forcing him to stand up and express his stance, granting the title of

He took the position of Marquis Xu Kang.

What Xu Kang didn't expect the most was that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty's actions inadvertently stimulated another giant in Chang'an City-Dong Zhuo. Naturally, he would not let Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty stay in front of him, so he also donated 50,000 tons of grain and thousands of dollars.

A piece of cloth, plus hundreds of millions of copper coins.

Although copper coins were useless, food and cloth were urgently needed in Pingcheng. More importantly, Dong Zhuo's statement stimulated the nerves of a group of officials who wanted to flatter him, so another vigorous donation frenzy was staged.

The entire fundraising activity lasted until mid-November and then gradually subsided. However, Xu Kang actually raised various materials worth 500,000 tons of grain in just half a month. The harvest was far beyond his imagination.

Seeing that there would be no more gains from staying, Xu Kang had no choice but to return to Pingcheng.

Early on the morning of the 16th, Xu Kang boarded a boat bound for Pingcheng at the North Gate Ferry of Chang'an. And since most of the assets in Chang'an had been sold off, he specially took all his family members with him.

The boat was moving slowly, and the north wind was already cold. But even so, everyone would rather stay on the top of the boat and endure the cold wind than return to the cabin to stay with a pile of "garbage".

Diao Chan fanned the wind in front of her nose with her little hands, and shouted: "It's smoked to death, it's smoked to death, what kind of boat are you looking for? Why does it have such an unpleasant smell?"

Xu Kang said: "I told you a long time ago that this is a ship transporting donated materials to Pingcheng. If you are asked to take the land route, you will not go."

Diao Chan said dissatisfied: "Can't you find a clean ship? Besides, the things in this ship's warehouse are materials donated by the people of Chang'an. I think it is clearly garbage."

"Do you think the people of Chang'an would be like you and donate all the silk clothes they have never worn?"

Diao Chan suddenly turned red with embarrassment and said, "Of course, who would donate the clothes they wear?"

Xu Kang stretched out his index finger and pointed at it: "It's all in this ship's warehouse."

Diao Chan was immediately embarrassed and speechless. Seeing this, Zou Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Since you know these are rags that others have thrown away, why do you want to transport them back?"

Xu Kang said angrily: "My eldest lady, how do you understand that even though these things look dirty and smelly, they can be used to save lives in winter?"

Xue Ke'er interrupted with a smile: "Okay, don't argue about this kind of thing. It's boring. By the way, are we going back to Chang'an in the future?"

Xu Kang said: "I will definitely return to Chang'an once the incident involving the victims is over. But you can stay in my fiefdom. It will be safer there after all."

Diao Chan said with a bitter face: "Your fiefdom is only a temporary one. There is nothing in it. Wouldn't it be suffocating for us to stay there?"

Xu Kang glared at her and said, "Who cares whether you are bored or not when you are dying."

Diao Chan pouted and stopped talking.

At noon, the boat finally arrived at the boundary of Pingcheng.

Xu Kang put up the awning with his hands, saw the hazy outline of the ferry ahead, and said with a smile: "Okay, we are finally home. Aren't you curious about how to deal with these things? I will take you to visit in a while."

The three girls, who were feeling gloomy at first, suddenly cheered and urged them to move quickly.

When the boat docked, and before Xu Kang could get off the boat, the dark crowd in the ferry knelt down and shouted in unison: "Welcome to you, Lord Marquis."

Xu Kang was startled by this formation. When he saw Xu Shi in the front row, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Xu Shi stood up and said with a smile: "Now everyone knows the news that my eldest brother has been granted the title of Marquis of Kangting. When I heard that you were coming back today, everyone spontaneously came to pick up the ship."

"However, this scene is too much."

Xu Shi said with a smile: "How could it be? From now on, you will be the master of this place, and everyone will become your subjects. It is natural for them to kneel down and worship."

"Nonsense." Xu Kang scolded: "You think I'm not annoying enough, right? Why don't you ask them to back off?"

Seeing that Xu Kang was really angry, Xu Shi didn't dare to say anything more. He lowered his head and agreed, and went to dismiss everyone.

Xu Kang stood on the high ground near the ferry and waited until everyone dispersed. Then he returned to the boat and picked up the three girls. He said a little embarrassed: "I didn't expect the people below to engage in such formalism. I'm not scared."

It’s up to you.”

Unexpectedly, the three girls looked at him with admiration, and Xue Keer even sighed: "Today I know the majesty of eldest brother."

Xu Kang touched his nose and said a little confused: "What's so majestic about this? Well, look at the real person to pick up the boat."

A few people stepped aside and saw dozens of sturdy village women carrying small mountains of clothes from the boat and leaving.
Chapter completed!