In the backyard, there were bursts of laughter like silver bells. Qin Huaidao was being besieged by He'er and Li Xueyan with snowballs. He was beaten honestly and occasionally fought back, making the two women giggle happily. The servants also wanted to laugh, but they didn't dare and held it back.
I didn't expect that the aloof King of Han could be so kind and understanding.
Qin Huaidao also enjoyed this rare family fun. After playing wildly for a while, a woman hurried over and whispered a few words to Li Xueyan. Li Xueyan looked startled, dropped the snowball in his hand, clapped his hands and stepped forward.
When He'er saw this posture, he knew something was wrong, so he threw the snowball and stepped forward.
"Mr. Lang, news just came from the palace that the Holy One is checking the account books of the household department. The intention is unknown." Li Xueyan whispered and helped pat the snowflakes off Qin Huaidao's body. He was gentle and virtuous.
Qin Huaidao narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
After waiting for a while, Li Xueyan continued: "Do I need to find out the intention?"
"There is no need to check, so as not to be exposed. It should be something suspicious. I am checking the accounts. Today is New Year's Day and it is holiday again. It is said that the account department has closed the accounts. It is not easy to check the accounts at this time. It may have something to do with the vouchers, but the vouchers have become popular, everyone
If you use it again, what can you do if you know there is a problem?" Qin Huaidao said nonchalantly.
He'er nodded and said: "Yes, we have issued more than ten million certificates. Some of them are circulated in Chang'an, and some are used by caravans in various states. They are all used internally by people related to us. Can the imperial court ban it?"
"Maybe I want to, but I don't dare. If we really dare to ban it, the people of Chang'an City and the caravans from various states will not agree at first. That is not a little money, but a life savings. By then, the world will be in chaos. We only need to let Hanzhou go to the outside world.
If you ask everyone to go to Hanzhou to exchange silver or use it, the people will definitely flock to Hanzhou and Chang'an will be empty. What will happen then?" Qin Huaidao sneered.
"hiss--"
The two women did not understand the horror of financial war, but they understood the meaning of Qin Huaidao's words and couldn't help but take a breath. With so many certificates in the hands of the people, they would definitely go back to Hanzhou to exchange them. If Chang'an was empty, everyone would rush to Hanzhou.
Zhou, what kind of face does that person in the palace have?
If he is stopped and not allowed to go to Hanzhou, the people will rebel.
It’s scary to think about it!
At this moment, the two women had a completely new understanding of the horror of the certificate. It was not money at all. It was clearly an unstoppable, million-strong army that killed people without blood.
"It's cold, go and warm yourself by the fire. The child will cry if he can't see his mother. I have to go to the workshop. The rain is coming, so I must hurry up and finish the work. Come with me to the Duke Wei's Mansion in the evening." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.
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The two women knew that Qin Huaidao was studying something very important. Although they were curious, they were smart enough not to ask, agreed, and headed towards the backyard.
When Qin Huaidao came to the door of the special workshop, he saw several carriages coming slowly. The leader was the general who had met Yuchi Baolin in Haizhou. The other party also saw Qin Huaidao, signaled the carriage to stop, trotted up and said with fists in his hands.
: "I have met the King of Han in my humble position!"
"It's been a hard journey, but it's been smooth sailing?" Qin Huaidao was a little curious.
"It was a smooth journey back to the King of Han. A total of thirty carts were secretly transported. Twenty carts were taken to Chashan and handed over to Master Luo Ying. The remaining ten carts were brought over and the King of Han was asked to check them."
"Pull over here." Qin Huaidao already knew about this, but he didn't expect that the day would arrive three days earlier than expected. He signaled the carriage to come over and asked the Guards Battalion to help move it to the side room at the entrance of the workshop and put it away while chatting with the leader.
, inquire about Yuchi Baolin’s current situation.
The other party told me everything he knew and was very respectful.
After some inquiries, I learned that Yuchi Baolin had incorporated several small pirate gangs and recruited a group of young men who could not survive along the coast. Currently, there are 5,000 combat soldiers and 2,000 auxiliary troops. They are training and preparing to attack the Japanese country in a few days.
Go everywhere to replenish food and capture slaves.
The development was faster than expected. Qin Huaidao was determined and explained a few words. After unloading the sulfur, the other party led the caravan straight to Chang'an. They were all Yuchi Gong's confidants. After finally coming back, he naturally wanted to return home.
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Qin Huaidao checked the sulfur shipped and found that the quality was very good. When the caravan from Hanzhou returned, it would bring saltpeter and burn some charcoal to prepare gunpowder for cannonballs on a large scale.
Next, Qin Huaidao put on his work clothes and got into the workroom to get busy.
Until dusk, Qin Huaidao walked out of the workshop and returned to the backyard.
The two women and their children were already waiting. Qin Huaidao took a shower, put on clean clothes, and set off with his family. Luo Wu led his guards to protect him along the way. People from Skynet were already ambushing and observing along the way to ensure that everything was safe.
I have become estranged from Li Ermao, so I must be more careful.
The journey went smoothly, and the carriage slowly arrived at Duke Wei's Mansion.
Li Jing and his family were waiting at the door with warm eyes. He was very happy that Qin Huaidao could come. Red Fu Nu stepped forward with a smile. He'er and Li Xueyan did not dare to ask for help, but greeted them with the courtesy of juniors.
Hong Fu's daughter is a daughter of the Jianghu, with an open-minded personality and informality. She exchanged polite words with the two women and said bluntly: "Let's go to the backyard to talk and let them chat with the gentlemen for a while."
"It's all up to my aunt," the two girls agreed obediently.
Qin Huaidao also heard the implication and knew that Li Jing had something to do with him. It happened that his close friend also had something to do. He followed Li Jing towards the study. When he saw Li Dejiao, he followed suit and said with a smile: "Second brother, it's rare to see you."
"Brother Qin is joking, brother, I have nothing to do, have accomplished nothing, and have no face to see each other." Li Dejiang said politely.
When I came to the study, the guests and hosts sat down.
Li Jing knew Qin Huaidao's character and said straight to the point: "My dear nephew, you are welcome to visit me. You will not get home unless you get drunk tonight, but I want to talk to you about something before drinking."
"Say it!" Qin Huaidao sat upright.
"The first thing is that the imperial court received a report that Tubo is preparing to march eastward from Tyuhun to Chang'an, with 300,000 troops sent. I guess it is not simple. What do you think?"
The imperial court also had a strong intelligence network, so knowing the news was nothing. Qin Huaidao thought about it and said with a smile: "There are three possibilities. One is that internal conflicts are introduced externally. Lu Dongzan intends to use war to consume his opponents and achieve the goal of absolute control of Tubo;
One is to provoke conflicts between the court and me, mess up the situation of the court, and seek profit from it."
"Yes, you saw it accurately, but what are you going to do?" Li Jing asked.
"Don't interfere, don't ask, and let the court handle it. With the power of the Tang army, Tubo will not be able to get any favors, and the worst is cholera on the border. If the court does not counterattack and invade Tubo, when the time is right, I will go to Tubo and capture it in one fell swoop.
." Qin Huaidao said calmly, but with an edge.
Li Jing felt this edge, and did not blame the rebellious ministers. Instead, he smiled happily, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This is the best. If the court doesn't fight, you come to fight. No one can say anything. However, your army
We are all in Hanzhou, there are not many people around us, are you sure?"
"That's enough!" Qin Huaidao said confidently.
Li Jing was very shocked. There were only a thousand people around him, but he dared to say that it was enough to take down Tubo. Where did he get the confidence? He couldn't help but look Qin Huaidao up and down curiously. Seeing that Qin Huaidao had no intention of explaining, he was smart enough not to ask further questions and said with a smile: "Sure enough,
A hero comes from a young age. When compared with you, I won't be able to disobey you even if I am old. Before I leave, let me tell you that I would like to follow you and see how you can defeat more with less and take down Tubo. It will definitely be exciting."
"Decided?" Qin Huaidao said something meaningless.
But Li Jing understood and nodded solemnly.
Qin Huaidao didn't ask any more questions and looked at Li Dejiao.
Li Dejiang said quickly: "What do you want me to do? Is there any use for me?"
"You are good at swordsmanship, but swordsmanship is not suitable for the battlefield. It is useless for you to go. Protect your father." Qin Huaidao smiled, his eyes fell on Li Jing again, and added: "I just want to ask Uncle Li something."
"you say!"
Qin Huaidao said sternly: "Uncle Yuchi has a daughter named Yuchi Ling'er. I think Uncle Li has seen her too. Let's not talk about her appearance and character. Little sister Ling'er has fallen in love with elder brother Li Derjian. Uncle Yuchi is also interested in this marriage. I don't know that Li Derjian is interested in this marriage."
What does uncle think?"
"Yuchi Ling'er?"
A beautiful image of a young girl flashed in Li Jing's mind. He recalled it carefully for a moment and said: "I heard that Ling'er is good at martial arts. His skills are inherited from his father. He has good strength, and his character and appearance are worthy of him. I don't know if my son would like her.
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"Junior has sent a letter to ask for opinions. It mainly depends on Shibo's wishes. However, Shibo doesn't need to think too much. I'm just helping to convey a message." Qin Huaidao said solemnly.
Marriage is a big deal, so what needs to be said must be said clearly to avoid misunderstanding and persecution.