Time flies by, and I don’t realize that more than a month has passed.
At noon that day, the sky was high and the clouds were clear. A gentle breeze blew through the tea mountains. The dense branches chased each other happily, causing a group of birds to fly away with their chirping.
In the open-air blacksmith shop, Qin Huaidao was polishing a claw knife. After this month of forced training, five hundred people had a completely new look. Although they could not achieve the desired results, they were not bad. More importantly, he followed the whole process, and their physical fitness, strength and
The speed has been improved again.
The training was left to Luo Ying. When he had nothing to do, he made the claw knife in his hand. It was sixteen centimeters long. One side was bladed and the other was serrated. It had multiple uses and was dexterous and convenient. It was a magic weapon for close combat. Qin Huaidao sharpened it.
After a while, I looked at the sun to check the flatness. The white blade reflected the sun, which made people shudder.
"Young Master." A voice came.
Qin Huaidao turned around and saw Xue Rengui and shouted: "Here we come, how about taking a look at this knife?"
Of course, living in seclusion in Chashan cannot be truly isolated from the world. Xue Rengui is the only external contact. Everything in the family is communicated through Xue Rengui, who comes every few days.
Xue Rengui looked anxious. He glanced at the claw knife and felt it was a bit strange, but did not take a closer look. He quickly said: "Young Master, the war between Qi and Dai is not over yet. I heard the news today that the Western Turks are rebelling."
"What do you mean? Haven't the Western Turks never stopped?" Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.
During the Wude period, in order to be friendly with people of all ethnic groups, Li Er became an alliance brother with Nishu. After Nishu was elected as the Khan of the Western Turks, he sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to express his attachment. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty
On behalf of the Honglu Shaoqing, Liu Shanyin arrived in the Western Turks and consecrated Nishu as the Xili Bidulu Khan. In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Nishu died of illness, and his younger brother Tong'e succeeded him as the Shaboluo Jilisi Khan.
Of course, the Turks were composed of various tribes, and the Nishu tribes were annexed. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty established the Anbei Protectorate. To the north, there were a large number of Turkic tribes who were unwilling to annex the Tang Dynasty. There were constant frictions. The west of the Anbei Protectorate was bounded by the Ile River.
There were also constant battles for the border, but with the Anbei Protectorate there, the problem was not big. Historically, large-scale rebellions only occurred during the Gaozong period.
Qin Huaidao became nervous. Wasn't it his little butterfly who incited him?
Xue Rengui didn't know what Qin Huaidao was thinking, so he said anxiously: "I heard that the Western Turks suddenly attacked the Ile River, and the Anbei Governor's Office was struggling to resist. I don't know the specific situation. The rebellion in the two states of Qi and Qi has not yet been decided. If the Anbei Protectorate
If the government fails, the consequences will be disastrous."
Qizhou is to the east of Chang'an and Daizhou is to the northeast of Chang'an, attracting most of the court's attention. Once the Anbei Protectorate is defeated and the Western Turks drive straight down from the north of Chang'an, they will invade Chang'an, and the consequences will be disastrous.
"What a big game of chess!"
Qin Huaidao secretly praised, if Prince Yin was behind this, then the plan was too deep, and asked: "Where is the mysterious man who came out last time Zhang Yuanwai?"
"We entered Taiyuan Prefecture in the north. We need a road to enter the city. Our brothers don't have it, so they can't enter. They lie in wait outside the city."
"Taiyuan Mansion?" Qin Huaidao pondered while sharpening his knife.
"Swiss, swiss, swish!"
The sound of metal grinding against whetstones echoed one after another, echoing the chirping of cicadas all around.
After a while, Qin Huaidao suddenly stopped, the rustling stopped abruptly, and he said in a cold voice: "It is possible to continue going north, or to Daizhou, and let the brothers continue to follow, but be careful, as your whereabouts are suspected to be exposed."
"Going north?" Xue Rengui was shocked. The Turks from the north were about to invade. Why go there? Unless... his face changed drastically and his breathing became rapid. He looked at Qin Huai and said, "What do you mean, young master?"
"Just wait and see what happens. Don't make random guesses or spread rumors. How is your family doing lately?" Qin Huaidao changed the subject.
Xue Rengui nodded knowingly, suppressed the terrible thoughts, and said quickly: "Everything is going well. Calculating the time, the three caravans should have arrived. I wonder what will happen? The barbecue bar business is as hot as ever, and the department store has been open for a month.
, it is overcrowded every day, and we have to increase the number of toll-paying staff. The young master is so wise that he actually came up with such a business model, which is unprecedented. Xue admires it."
"How is Fan Yang Lu's business?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Xue Rengui suddenly laughed: "A month ago we sold paper on a large scale. Under the impact of low prices, there were no customers at the door of their shop. There was no business for a month. They were transferring the shop. The censor even reported it, saying that we disrupted the market and were malicious.
compete."
"Let those censors report it. I once said that I would cut off the foundation of the Fanyang Lu family, and I did what I said. Next is the Boling Cui family. In order to get a weapon, they actually sent people into the house to steal it many times.
There will be trouble later. This account must be settled. They have two major businesses, one is weapons and the other is books. We can’t help with weapons. We don’t have iron, so let’s suppress them from books.”
"How to do it specifically?" Xue Rengui said with a smile, becoming interested.
"Go back and find Uncle Jia. There is a technology in the house called movable type printing. The menu is printed with this technology. It is low cost and fast. If the paper is expanded, in the future, in addition to buying paper, we will also sell books. We will take 20% of it."
Profit is enough, and mass production is the same."
"I understand. Let's do it when we get back. What kind of books are we mainly going to print?"
Qin Huaidao thought for a while and warned: "Except for Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures, all other books on the market should be printed. Don't print too many at the beginning. Once sold, we will print more. Based on our cost accounting, it can be more than twice as cheap as the books on the market."
, you can ask caravans to sell them later, but technical books cannot be sold to foreigners, this is the principle."
After chatting in some details, Xue Rengui hurried back.
Qin Huaidao continued to polish the claw knife while thinking, did the Turks see the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty and want to take advantage of it? Or there is another conspiracy? Is it Prince Yin?
There is also the fact that the two states of Dai and Qi have not been pacified for a month, which is unreasonable.
It seems that history has changed beyond recognition, because my arrival has changed a lot.
Without the familiar history as a reference, we must be more cautious and cautious when making any decisions in the future, and the strength around us must be strengthened, otherwise it will be difficult to protect ourselves.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and the sound of sharpening claws and knives was heard endlessly.
After a while, Luo Ying ran over excitedly: "Uncle, are you busy?"
Qin Huaidao looked up at the sky, it was already dusk, and said with a smile: "Back from training?"
"Yes, today's training results are good, what are you busy with?" Luo Ying asked curiously, his eyes lit up when he saw the claw knife, and added: "This knife looks very special, it should be good, I will build one later.
"
"Here's the order. The team will rest for three days to adjust their status. After three days, they will take the test. Those who pass will undergo devil training. I will personally teach more advanced combat skills and retrain those who pass. They will take the test again one month later."
"Ah... Are there more advanced combat techniques?"
"Nonsense, you think this is all I have?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Luo Ying's eyes shone brightly, and he shook his head and said: "No, no... My uncle has inherited the inheritance from the pre-Qin warlocks. He must have many magical methods, but I didn't expect that my uncle would take them out and pass them on to everyone. Brothers, you know that you can't go all out to test them?"
I will go and send the message."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said nothing, watching Luo Ying leave, thinking in his heart that if he could create a special operations force, no matter how the situation changed or became chaotic, he would have a foundation for his life.
"Swiss, swiss, swish!"
The whetstone sounded again, one after another, continuously.
Soon, cheers rang out in Tea Villa, indicating that the team had heard the news of the assessment.
The sun shines through the gaps between the leaves and falls on Qin Huaidao's resolute face, like an intoxicating golden wave, confident, wise and meaningless.
…
Manna Hall.
However, Li Er was not as leisurely as Qin Huaidao, and his face was terrifyingly gloomy. He actually failed to capture Daizhou and Qizhou after fighting for a month. What was even more incredible was that the leading general Qiu Xinggong had just sent a message from flying pigeons.
While in position, he was attacked by cold arrows from behind. He was seriously injured and fell into coma. The army had to stop attacking.
The sneak attack from behind was obviously one of our own. How is this possible?
If the enemy goes around to the rear, the situation will be even more complicated.
Li Er combed through everything carefully and felt more and more that it was not simple. There was a big hand behind his back controlling everything. He couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Brother, is it you? It's a good trick. It seems that you are not convinced, so we brothers
Let’s fight again.”
The next moment, Li Er's eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Come here, pass the order - make Xue Wanche the general manager of the march, replace Qiu Xinggong, and capture Qizhou and Daizhou within ten days. There must be no mistake, and the imperial doctor will be sent to accompany him."
Go to rescue General Qiu Xinggong, and then order Li Yixie and Su Dingfang to lead the Supervisory Office into the Qinling Mountains to find Qin Huaidao."
"According to the order!" Wang De bowed to accept the order and left in a hurry.