When Jia Xu saw that Gao Fei was attracted to Na Lan, he felt very happy. In this way, Na Lan would definitely become Gao Fei's concubine. By choosing a few at random, he could stabilize the harem and dispel some people's thoughts.
So, he assessed the situation and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, that Lan is as beautiful as a fairy, and she happens to be your Majesty's concubine, so why not choose a good time..."
Gao Fei didn't wait for Jia Xu to finish speaking, then interrupted him and said, "Then let Mr. Taiwei handle everything."
Jia Xu smiled, motioned Na Lan to step back with his eyes, and then said to Gao Fei: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
"But there's no harm in talking."
Jia Xu said loudly: "Now that the Huaxia Kingdom has just been established, everything is waiting to be revitalized. Your Majesty has expanded the army by 200,000 people. However, it is temporarily unable to gather armaments and weapons. We should expand the production of weapons and armaments. The original steel mills cannot supply them."
, and forging steel takes far more time and effort than smelting iron. I believe that several steel plants should be built in the Central Plains to make up for this shortcoming."
Part of the reason for the strength of the Huaxia Kingdom is reflected in its superb smelting level. Almost every warrior has one of the steel weapons produced. Although the steel armor consumes a lot of steel, not everyone can wear it.
, but at least one-third of the soldiers wear steel armor to fight.
Gao Fei understood very well that such weapons and armor were already very impressive in this era. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapons. This is the truth.
"Well, yes, we can issue an order to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to first explore areas with iron ore in the Central Plains and build the steel plant next to the iron ore to facilitate transportation. There are also many coal mines in the Central Plains. It can be said that the steel plant is uniquely endowed.
It can definitely be built.”
"promise!"
Afterwards, the two of them ate and chatted. It had been a long time since they had sat down and had a quiet heart-to-heart talk, which made their relationship even closer.
The next day, Gao Fei ordered Wen Liang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, to take charge of the construction of a steel plant in the Central Plains.
In the following days, Gao Fei gradually became busy. What was he busy with? He was busy choosing a concubine. Nalan was a sure choice, but according to Jia Xu's opinion, it had to be a formality. So, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty
The ministers sent girls to Gao Fei one after another for him to choose. As a result, Gao Fei made a careful selection and finally selected Jia Wen, the daughter of Jia Xu.
Jia Wen is Na Lan. Gao Fei specially asked Jia Xu to recognize Na Lan as his adopted daughter and changed Na Lan's name to Jia Wen. In this way, Gao Fei and Jia Xu were married, and Jia Xu also became Gao Fei.
Fei's father-in-law, whether it was stabilizing the harem or in the court, Jia Xu had become the person who fought against Cai Yong's branch, and he was also recognized as one person inferior to ten thousand people.
In fact, doing this was ordered by Gao Fei, who had to weigh the powerful people in the court. Although Jia Xu was known as "Poison Man" and "Jia Bapi", he had no ambitions and was the most loyal to himself, so he left the matter to him.
He was relieved, and Jia Xu was not that kind of powerful minister.
In 190 AD, on the 23rd day of the leap tenth month, Gao Fei, who had just ascended the throne as emperor, officially accepted concubines on this day and threatened not to accept concubines in the future. This made the women who were looking forward to getting married disappointed.
Therefore, in the next month, there were many weddings in Jicheng, making this harsh winter full of spring.
As winter passes and spring comes, the snow melts and the willows sprout.
In the days of early spring, when everything around is sparkling and gradually falling apart, you can already smell the warm earth through the thick moisture of the melted snow. Where the snow has melted, under the slanting sun
Under the light, the lark sang innocently, and the rapids made a happy noise and roar, rushing from one valley to another.
In the weather of early spring, the land of the Central Plains is in full swing. The people are busy with farm work and the army is busy training. They are all full of life.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
In a military camp outside Henan City, three thousand infantrymen were practicing assassination with long spears. A child wearing leather armor was holding a wooden knife and was practicing slashing nearby.
"Hoo ho ho!"
The slashing of the wooden knife produced airflow and made a whirring sound. The child was sweating profusely and panting, but he had no intention of stopping to rest.
"The sword must be drawn quickly, the sword swing must be steady, the chop must be ruthless, and the attack must be accurate. Remember these four points and practice frequently!" A burly man sitting on the edge of the tent looked at the child dancing with the knife.
He kept scolding.
"No!" The child struggled to use the knife, and he could hardly lift his arm when he was slashing. If the knife style was slightly wrong, the burly man picked up the whip and started to beat him. Although the force was not very heavy, it was
It is indeed a shame for children.
"Crack!"
The big man raised his hand and whipped the child, but it did not hit the child, but hit the ground, leaving a long whip mark on the ground.
"Raise your hands higher! How do you expect to go into battle and kill the enemy like you? I really don't understand what the commander is thinking. He just asks me to light a fire and cook, and he also asks me to take care of a child." The big man scolded from the front,
He complained behind him, with a very unhappy expression on his face, staring at the soldiers who were training with envy.
The little boy rolled his eyes at the big man, threw the wooden knife to the ground, and shouted loudly: "I won't practice anymore, I'm exhausted. I practice like this every day, no matter how hard I practice, I won't be included. Just light a fire and cook."
"Ma Yi! You little brat, you dare to pick a fight with me? You've been learning swordsmanship for a few days, and your wings are hard, aren't you?" When the big man saw the little boy patting his butt and walking into the big tent, he hurriedly stood up and stood behind him.
Yelled and cursed.
The boy's name was Ma Yi, but that was his pseudonym. His real name was Sima Yi, also known as Zhongda. Since Sima Yi joined the army last year, he was unable to enter the regular army because of his young age. He has always been a non-staff member and was placed in the gangtou army.
I worked as a little helper to light fires.
Here, Sima Yi met this man named Deng Xiang. Deng Xiang was a few years older than Sima Yi. He was from Runan and originally participated in the selection of military attachés. Unfortunately, he missed the time due to some things on the way and came late. In the end, he had no choice but to join the army.
So he became a pawn and was assigned to the gang leader army.
"You brag about how powerful your sword skills are all day long, but you only taught me these four swords for three days in a row. I made more than a thousand cuts with those four swords, and you didn't teach me any new ones.
, I’m tired of practicing. Look at those people, they practice a whole range of marksmanship." Sima Yi pointed at the three thousand infantrymen practicing on the school field and said to Deng Xiang impatiently.
"You know nothing! This is for you to practice the basics again. Do you know how long my father asked me to practice those four swords when I was practicing swordsmanship? A whole year! One year! These four swords are Deng's swordsmanship.
As for the foundation of swordsmanship, only if you have laid a good foundation, and then practice more, you will get twice the result with half the effort."
"don't know!"
"Nonsense! If you understand, you still want me to teach you sword skills? You little brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet, and you still want to learn how to fight? With your body, you are just right to practice my Deng family's sword skills. But you
If you are smarter than me, you can practice for half a year, and after half a year, I will give you the sword skills!"
"Hand it in now, I've become so familiar with it that I can't be familiar with it anymore! Also, I'm not a little kid, my name is Ma Yi, I have a name!" Sima Yi is most afraid of others treating him as a child. He is in the military camp.
I have been here for almost several months. Being with these rough guys will inevitably affect me, so that my personality has also undergone some changes, from a taciturn, young and mature child to a rough type.
It is true that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Children are indeed the most vulnerable to external influences during their development and growth stages.
"You have to learn, right? I won't teach you, hahaha!"
"It's not that you don't want to teach, it's that you don't dare to teach. Are you afraid that I will defeat you after I learn it?"
"You're talking nonsense. You want to defeat me just because you're like this? Just teach me. You're looking for trouble yourself."
With that said, Deng Xiang walked out of the tent, picked up the wooden knife from the edge of the tent, and began to wave the wooden knife. He could only hear the wooden knife dancing and whirring, and Deng Xiang's knife was whistling in the wind, and his dancing moves were also extremely fierce.
Sima Yi watched with fascination and thought to himself: "This Deng Xiang is indeed a general, but it's a pity that Qu Cai is here. I will definitely promote him in the future!"
After finishing a set of sword skills, Deng Xiang put away his posture and said to Sima Yi: "Did you see it?"
"Saw it!"
"How about it?"
"Not so good?"
Deng Xiang was so angry that he almost vomited blood and said angrily: "Not so good? Can you dance like me?"
"No, but it doesn't mean you are very powerful. If you can defeat Linghu Shao, it means you are very powerful." Sima Yi said calmly.
"I won't be fooled by you. You think I'm stupid. How can General Linghu be able to fight casually? What if I..."
"Is Ma Yi here?" A deep voice suddenly sounded from behind Deng Xiang. A man with a yellow beard, sunken eye sockets and a high nose appeared behind Deng Xiang and caught Sima Yi's eyes.
Sima Yi said: "I am Ma Yi."
The man said: "I am Dianwu, the military commander of General Huwei's command. By order of the general, I came here to ask the horse to take a ride."
Sima Yi asked: "Is there anything important?"
"I don't know, please come with me." Dianwu's face was ashen and his face was ferocious, which made people feel intimidated. Then he added, "Now!"
Deng Xiang looked at Sima Yi and asked, "What have you done that the general came to see you personally?"
"It's okay, just keep cooking properly and you will be promoted soon."
After saying this, Sima Yi left and said to Dianwu: "Master Xiaowei, lead the way."
Dian Wu took Sima Yi out of the military camp, rode towards the city, and came to the county government office in Henan City.
As soon as Sima Yi entered the door, he saw a very familiar person. That person was dressed in civilian clothes. The mighty general Zhao Yun was standing beside him. He was none other than the emperor Gao Fei.
"Kowtow to the emperor, long live long live, long live long live." As soon as Sima Yi entered the door, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Pingshen! Zhongda, pack your bags and come with me." Gao Fei said.
"Where to go?" Sima Yi was surprised by Gao Fei's sudden words and asked.