Chapter 142 The widow's daily management is so tiring
"Look, are my soldiers mighty?"
Liu Chang and the Hu man sat facing each other. Liu Chang pointed to the soldiers who were doing daily drills not far away and asked with a smile.
The Hu man looked at these elites who were all armored and armed, and couldn't help but nodded, "They are indeed mighty!"
"You don't know something. The Tang Dynasty is the most powerful vassal state in the Han Dynasty! I am currently living in Chang'an temporarily, and I only bring these people with me. In the Tang State, I still have 100,000 such soldiers!"
"One hundred thousand?!!"
The barbarian was obviously frightened and looked at the soldiers in shock.
"The food in my granary is so piled up that there is no place to put it, and the same goes for weapons. They have to be thrown away after a few days of use, otherwise they are not sharp enough, you know... As for iron, it is everywhere in my country in the Tang Dynasty.
Iron mines, millions of people mine every day! The people of the Tang Dynasty wish they could even make their clothes out of iron... There is no way, there is too much iron!"
Luan Bu lowered his head and closed his eyes, feeling restless.
"When you came this time, did you encounter the Huns' cavalry?"
The Hu man's face turned gloomy, and then he said angrily: "The Huns are really bullying, and we have never provoked them, but they don't allow us to sell horses, and they don't trade with us. We have no food, so we can only kill horses to satisfy our hunger.
Half of the more than sixty brothers who accompanied me died in their plunder..."
Listening to the barbarian's complaint, Liu Chang pondered for a moment and said: "That's true! Not long ago, Mao Dun wanted to invade our country, the Tang Dynasty, but was repelled by the Prime Minister! I am now too young to lead the army myself.
, Otherwise, we must capture Mao Dun alive and eradicate this scourge! I will give you peace!"
The barbarian looked at him blankly, "Why does your Majesty want to protect us Yuezhi people?"
Liu Chang slapped his chest, "I have always been wise, but I hate people who bully the weak! That bully is too much. I want to punish him, not for anything else, but for the morality of this world! I have always stood up for myself.
On the side of justice!"
"Your Majesty!!!", the barbarian stood up in a hurry and wanted to pay homage to Liu Chang.
"Hey! What are you praying for?! Don't you treat me as a friend? I treat you as a friend, but you don't treat me as a friend!" Liu Chang feigned anger.
The barbarian shook his head hastily, "No, no, I am of low status and I dare not be friends with the king..."
"Whatever you say, I, Liu Chang, never look at the other person's status when making friends...it depends on whether they suit your liking. If you don't suit your liking, even if you are the prime minister of a country, I will never make friends with you!"
"Come here, pour some wine!"
Liu Chang took the water and said helplessly: "My father passed away and I can't drink. I can only drink water instead. Please don't mind!"
"How could that happen?!" The barbarian raised his head and drank the drink in one gulp.
"Hahaha, good brother, don't say anything. You want iron, right? Don't sell the horses. I will give you the grain and iron directly. You just load the supplies on the horses and take them back!"
"No! The king treats me like this. This time, I will give all the horses to the king!"
"No!"
"Please accept it, Your Majesty! Does Your Majesty look down on my friend?!"
Seeing that this barbarian was being deceived by his own king, Luan Bu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and took the opportunity to pull Liu Chang aside. Luan Bu said sadly: "Your Majesty, the Yuezhi can be an ally of the Han Dynasty.
Yes, the Han Dynasty is most in need of war horses now. The two sides can cooperate and even attack the Huns together. You...don't be so arrogant. The Yueshi are now oppressed by the Huns. They are short of food and weapons. They have worked hard to bring the horses with them.
Come on, you still want someone else’s horse for nothing...it’s a small gain at a loss!”
"Hey, I have my own plans!"
Liu Chang blinked his eyes to reassure Luan Bu.
Next, Liu Chang took the Hu man around and took him to see Chang'an, trying to choose the most prosperous places for him to visit. The relationship between the two naturally became closer. Until the Hu man was about to leave, Liu Chang just took him back to the school grounds.
"Good brother, I understand your thoughts, but this trade is not our private friendship. It is a matter between the Yueshi and the Tang Dynasty."
"I also understand the situation of your Yuezhi. You have been oppressed by the Xiongnu all year round. This is what I can't stand the most...Brother, I know that you are not here to sell horses for yourself, but for your tribe. What can I say? I can’t let you continue to endure hardship. Let’s do this. This time, I will buy the horse at twice the price of the materials you mentioned!”
The Hu man was about to speak, but Liu Chang said: "Listen to me! It's not that I don't regard you as a friend, it's just because I care about the Yuezhi people! After you go back, tell your king that the Tang Dynasty is willing to help the Yuezhi people. If you need supplies, just come to Datang and you will get whatever you want! I can set up a city specifically for you in Shangjun, and you can exchange here!"
"Also, if the Huns attack, you can take shelter in Shangjun for the time being. I, the Tang Dynasty, will protect you!"
What Liu Chang said almost made the barbarian almost cry.
Before leaving, he said goodbye again and again. He was not going back to Yueshi, but going to Taiyuan of the Tang Dynasty with Liu Chang's letter, and Zhang Xiang would continue trading with them.
Liu Chang waved his hand and watched the Hu man and his horse disappear in the distance.
Liu Chang's face looked a little strange and he lowered his head...
Luan Bu asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, it's not a big deal. I have been focusing on making friends with this good brother these days, but I forgot to ask his name... Do you think it would be embarrassing if I asked him now?"
Luan Bu burst out laughing, "Your Majesty, these days, you always tell that barbarian that you are as close as brothers, as high as the mountains and as flowing as the water, but you don't even know his name?"
"Ahem, I make friends with sincerity. What does the name have to do with it?"
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When Liu Chang arrived at Shang Fang's mansion by the river, he heard quarrels from a distance.
"You beasts without a father and a king! The king doesn't want you, but you insist on staying here. Why don't you commit suicide?"
"We didn't leave because we didn't want to hurt innocent people. You guys have backbone. Why did you work honestly even after being caught here by the king? Why didn't you commit suicide?"
"Mozi is the outcast of Confucianism! He is not worthy of being called a saint! You people are the outcasts of Confucianism, and you are not worthy of being called a human being!"
Liu Chang walked into the mansion. Qin Mo was working attentively, taking the design drawings that Liu Chang had recently handed over to them, making bicycles... yes, bicycles. Because of the lack of horses, Liu Chang thought about whether he could improve the current bicycles. As a means of transportation, he first tried to change the current two-wheeled chariot into a four-wheeled carriage, and then he thought of bicycles.
Although bicycles cannot be used on the battlefield, they are good for traveling, and the production method is not that difficult.
Qin Mo was working on it honestly, but the few Confucianists and Chu Mo were arguing very fiercely. Some of them had bruises and swollen faces. It was obvious that they had also done something. Confucianists did not suffer when facing Mo Xia. The beatings came and went.
"Hey! What's the fuss about? You're still not working!"
Liu Chang shouted loudly, and the two parties just stopped arguing and hurried to Qin Mo's side to help him.
Qin Mo stopped in a hurry and came to see the king of Tang.
Liu Chang smiled and asked them to continue working, and just then shouted: "If you can't do it today, you won't be allowed to eat! Except for Qin Mo!"
"You people, all you talk about all day long, none of you have the ability. Look at Qin Mo, do you know how many people can benefit from the waterwheel he built? Only those who really do practical things are worthy of the title
Disciples of hundreds of schools, what about you? Are you worthy of being with Qin Mo?"
Hearing this, Ru Jia and Chu Mo turned red with shame, and asked angrily: "Why does your Majesty favor one over the other? If it weren't for us, Qin Mo might not be able to do it!"
"What? You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, get out! I don't care for idlers here. Either you have to prove to me that you're not just talking, or you have to admit that you're not worthy of being with Qin Mo, grab your stuff and get out!"
Listening to Liu Chang's abuse, Ru Jia and Chu Mo continued to be busy, but they looked at Qin Mo with extremely unkind eyes.
"These hawks!"
Chen Tao cursed, and the Confucian on the side nodded and said: "They are not as good as you! They have no integrity!"
Liu Chang happily stood aside, eating fruits and vegetables, his face full of enjoyment.
I have so many things to do every day. I not only have to work for the people of Tang Dynasty, but also supervise these lazy guys. It is really hard. I have to eat some fruit to comfort myself!
ps: The update is a bit late. I raised some chickens in the backyard. I was thinking of making chicken soup for my wife in the future, but the door was not closed tightly just now, and the chickens escaped. I was catching chickens all over the yard, and I was almost dead from exhaustion.
Chapter 142 It’s very tiring for me to have to deal with so many things every day.