141: Chapter 141: Mastering Three Languages 141: Chapter 141: Mastering Three Languages Regarding Ying Yi’s words, the young Emperor simply waved his hand, signaling him to step down.
Seeing this, Ying Yi had no choice but to hold two small grasshoppers in his hand and turn to leave.
Looking at the young Emperor again, his mood, initially quite good, had worsened because of the incident just now.
Especially seeing the remaining two grasshoppers on the jade case, he almost wished he could throw them on the ground and stomp on them twice.
Of course, in the end, he did not do so, but casually tossed the two grasshoppers on the jade case and ignored them.
Now turning to Lin Yi, he had been here for several days and hadn’t returned to the Imperial Palace.
It must be said that these people worked remarkably fast.
After all, they were building homes for themselves, so their speed was unquestionably fast.
On the first day, they had already leveled the entire site.
By the second day, logs had been transported down from the mountain.
On the third day, the construction of houses had already started.
These houses were not built haphazardly; they were neatly arranged along both sides of the river bank, according to Lin Yi’s specifications.
As for why he chose to build along both sides of the river, Lin Yi had his reasons.
After all, the region was full of coal.
Building houses directly over open-pit coal might risk igniting the coal.
Once ignited, the consequences of an open mine fire were unimaginable.
It’s uncertain whether a fire could burn for decades.
With the current means, extinguishing a coal mountain was clearly unrealistic.
To reduce such risks, Lin Yi simply had the houses built by the water.
This way, should any irreversible incident occur, they could access water more quickly.
Moreover, Lin Yi specifically requested that a thatched hut be built at regular intervals among the houses.
Looking up at the bustling scene, it was hard to believe that this group was made up of refugees.
Of course, this also had to do with the copious amount of food Lin Yi had provided over the past few days.
Every person, with significant labor power, was also well-fed.
Those who were well-fed worked especially hard.
In just three days, not only had the construction of civilian houses begun, but most importantly, this group had insisted on building a wooden house for Lin Yi.
Lin Yi did not refuse.
Indeed, sleeping in a wooden house was much more comfortable than in a tent.
After all, the tents of this era were not like those of later times.
The tents now were extremely simplistic.
In this early autumn weather, the nights were particularly chilly.
Especially in this valley, sleeping in such a tent was hardly bearable.
If Lin Yi’s physical condition were not so robust, he would likely have caught a cold.
After these three days, the refugees’ perception of Lin Yi had undergone a tremendous change.
They treated Lin Yi almost more dearly than their own parents.
Lin Yi, although outwardly strict, implemented policies that genuinely benefitted them.
Although he often scolded people for their mistakes, pointing fingers at them, the affection he showed when picking up the children was utterly sincere.
Moreover, he did not use corporal punishment; even if he scolded someone for a mistake, that was it.
If it were another official, a beating would likely be unavoidable.
That day, while Lin Yi was drawing plans inside the tent, he suddenly heard a noisy commotion outside.
This caused him to frown involuntarily, as he tossed the charcoal pencil in his hand to the side.
He stood up and walked out of the wooden cabin.
“Who’s making such a racket outside?
Do you have nothing better to do?”
As Lin Yi stepped out of the room, he frowned and chided in such a manner.
However, when he clearly saw the situation outside, he couldn’t help but be taken aback.
At the same time, several soldiers approached and then bowed to Lin Yi with clasped fists.
Meanwhile, they also called out, “General Lin, we’ve come to see you.”
In front of these soldiers, a eunuch clad in a Purple Robe also grinned and greeted Lin Yi with a gesture:
“Your subordinate greets General Manager Lin.”
Upon this eunuch’s visit, Lin Yi immediately thought that The Emperor must have summoned him for something.
So he directly waved his hand at the eunuch:
“Has His Majesty sent for me?”
Although Lin Yi did not recognize this eunuch in the purple robe, he looked somewhat familiar.
Therefore, he asked directly.
“General Manager Lin, His Majesty has tasked me to convey an oral decree; the foreign historians arrived in the Capital City yesterday.
But according to the reports from Honglu Temple, these folks speak in an indecipherable chirping language that we simply cannot understand.
His Majesty wishes for you to return and think of a solution.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was momentarily stunned, not expecting the envoys to arrive so soon.
However, what made him somewhat speechless was that, for such a matter, The Emperor’s first thought was of him.
To think he also considered him for resolving a language barrier.
Could it be that The Emperor was aware that he knew three languages?
Indeed, in his past life, Lin Yi was fluent not only in Chinese but had also mastered two other foreign languages.
This had its own backstory as well.
Originally, Lin Yi’s academic level was only average.
Since English was a compulsory subject for university entrance exams, he had to train rigorously to speak fluent English.
As for the other foreign language, it was Japanese.
Why learn Japanese, you might ask?
Lin Yi would say it was really because the weather in Tokyo was too hot.
Every time he attended Professor Budo’s lectures, he would sweat profusely due to the language barrier.
Another reason was when watching those animes that could seemingly stop time; he always felt something was missing due to the language barrier.
This made him resolute to master the language.
And indeed, ever since he had mastered these languages, attending class had a unique charm.
Remembering various knowledge points also became particularly comfortable and enjoyable.
Of course, some might say, if he couldn’t understand the language, why not watch the Chinese-subtitled version?
To this, Lin Yi would only say that his eyes were busy watching the blackboard; where would he find the time to read subtitles?
Focusing on subtitles can cause one to miss important points.
Well, after all said and done, there was no helping it; who could blame Lin Yi for being so studious?
…End of this chapter…