In the next few days, Xiao Tang arranged for Xue Yong to stay in the wing room where Xiao Yi and other servants lived. He entertained him with good wine and meat for several meals. After introducing Xue Yong to Father Xiao, he then ordered books and paintings in the Xiao family collection. In his name, he summoned the brave villagers and people who were guarding the town for inspection.
When Xiao Tang took Xue Yong to count the guns, sticks and equipment in the market town, Xue Yong grabbed a long gun, bumped it in his hand, shook his head and said: "Young master, it is easy to break the body of a gun with such a thick mugwort pole, and it is also easy to break. Only minzhuang, who is messing around with guns and sticks in ordinary places, can use such inferior guns. If he rushes into battle to kill the enemy, he will lose him in just two or three rounds. The weapons used by Baojia Xiangyong are naturally incomparable. The officers and soldiers are paying attention, but if something happens, a guy like this won't take advantage of it."
Although Xiao Tang likes to read novels and historical books, he only vaguely remembers some of the methods of manufacturing and maintaining ancient swords and guns. Although crossbows and crossbows are prohibited weapons, they can be trained locally, and they can also be used by civilians and township warriors to prevent banditry. They are used everywhere, so it is Xiao Tang's responsibility to store and keep these weapons in the name of the public.
Xiao Tang then asked Xue Yong: "In the opinion of the master, what should be done with these spears?"
"Young master treats me with kindness, so I won't hide it. I heard from my father and grandfather that in order to strengthen the toughness of the spear shaft, the soldiers in the army firstly wrapped the barrel with ribbons in sections, and secondly, they wrapped the barrel with ribbons. It is necessary to wrap the whole piece with Ge cloth and paint it, and then wrap it with several layers of bamboo slices with thin rattan. This method of soaking in oil, drying, wrapping the cloth and painting is called "Ji Bamboo Muzhu". The barrel of a gun is the only thing that is tough. In addition, there are the corner rails of our market town for defense..."
Xue Yong poured beans through a bamboo tube and told Xiao Tang what he knew about the training of local warriors, the placement of weapons, and the construction of defenses. Although he was living in the world, he was from a military family after all, so he had no knowledge of these things. It can be said that it is a familiar road.
Xiao Tang originally only accepted Xue Yong into his residence because of his skills with guns and sticks and his favorable impression of Liangshan heroes. However, Xue Yong's understanding of these military affairs was an unexpected surprise. Little did he know that although Xue Yong was in a poor state, his grandfather's generation was He was a military general serving the country under the old Prime Minister Zhong Jinglue. This was also a kind of spiritual comfort for him in his wandering life. Therefore, he paid special attention to the memory that his grandfather taught him, but he did not expect that in this Xiao family gathering, he would be a military officer. Used.
In terms of martial arts, Xue Yong devoted himself to teaching Xiao Tang and Xiao Yi Kungfu every day. Only then did Xiao Tang realize that Xiao Yi, who was dull and introverted, actually had better kung fu skills than him. Although Xue Yong's kung fu was Water Margin is definitely not a master, but after all, his methods are much better than the current Xiao Tang, so Xiao Tang did not slack off in the slightest. He has a set of Taizu Changquan and a long spear that the infantry of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty are good at. The skills are also becoming more and more proficient.
Not only that, Xiao Tang also asked the masters in the collection to specially create a well-known weapon for later generations - the nunchaku. In fact, the predecessor of the nunchaku, the Panlong Stick, was created by Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty. , different from the later nunchucks, the small broomstick has one end long and the other short. At this time, there were also many rich kids who were good at using guns and sticks to play with it.
Because in the Song Dynasty, although people could legally possess ordinary weapons such as bows, arrows, knives, spears, and short spears, the law strictly prohibited private individuals from keeping, manufacturing, carrying, and trading "forbidden weapons" such as crossbows, spears, and flags. Due to reasons such as resisting bandits and patrolling borders, villages and communities in the Song Dynasty were widely armed, which gave powerful people in various towns and villages an opportunity to exploit and secretly store some control weapons.
After all, if it is prohibited by law, carrying illegal weapons through the city will definitely be captured by the police. Even if you use a knife (even a small knife such as a clothing knife or a wrist knife) if you have a dispute with someone, in the Song Dynasty,
In the criminal law, the punishment for crimes such as fighting and killing will also be increased by one level for the crime of wounding with a weapon. ("Song Xingtong·Dou Litigation Law" stipulates: Anyone who kills in a fight will be hanged, and anyone who kills an old friend with a knife will be beheaded. Even if it is due to a fight,
, and killing with a weapon is the same as killing with a knife), and using weapons such as a small broom can not only defend yourself, but also greatly reduce the possibility of killing someone by mistake in anger.
Another reason is that although ordinary people in later generations do not have the opportunity to practice swords, guns and sticks, it is very convenient to buy a nunchuck at home to exercise. It happened that Xiao Tang was in college at that time because he had watched all Bruce Lee's kung fu movies, so he bought it for fun.
I checked the information with a pair of nunchucks and watched videos to practice, but I still persisted.
Although he has no experience in actual combat with others, Xiao Tang still remembers and is familiar with several tricks of using nunchucks. If he uses nunchucks with others, Xiao Tang is confident that his methods will be better than those he uses with fists, feet, guns and sticks.
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In addition, the Xiao and Tang Dynasties were very close to the Pan family in Kongsongzhuang. The Pan family's main source of income came from farming and selling grain. In the Song Dynasty, in order to resist the Liao and Xia Dynasties, they stationed heavy troops in the area of Hb Hedong and Sx 3rd Road.
Accounting for 40% of the entire army, the supply of military grain and grass to the three routes is also extremely important, and the channels for purchasing grain are local taxation and purchase, with purchase being the main method.
Although Xiaojiaji does not have much grain fields, the business of the truck dealer is very prosperous because it occupies the traffic artery connecting Damingfu to the northern forage market. From now on, the Pan family will have to transport grain and grass, and Xiaotang will decide the freight rate for each truck and send Xiangyong to escort it.
At that time, farmers were transporting grain, especially in the hbsx area where bandits were rampant and easy to be plundered. Xiao Tang's move resulted in very little profit to protect the Pan family.
Xiao Tang showed favor to the Pan family in this way, no doubt because Pan Taigong was a kind and open-minded elder, but his main purpose was to make friends with Wu Song. After all, he was the amazing hero in Water Margin, and it was really what Xiao Tang had in mind when he was a child.
He was an idol. If he could take this opportunity to get closer to Wu Song, who was working as a helper in Panjiazhuang, and make Wu Song a good friend, Xiao Tang would feel extremely privileged just thinking about it.
But Xiao Tang's first impression of Wu Song was not very good. With Wu Song's straight-forward temperament, he would not look good on Xiao Tang every time they met. It was like a young star-chasing fan meeting an extremely aloof idol.
, after eating a few times, Xiao Tang's mind became much lighter.
However, when Xiao Tang's actions fell into the eyes of Pan Taigong, Pan Taigong had other thoughts in his heart...
"Jin Lian has also reached the age of marriage..." Mrs. Pan said lightly after dinner at Pan's house. Mrs. Pan heard it, and her heart suddenly fluctuated. She and Mrs. Pan only had one daughter.
, the two concubines that Taigong Pan married died young and had nothing to do with it, so Mrs. Pan hoped day and night that her daughter would marry a good husband so that she could have half a son to pamper her.
Mrs. Pan said in a hurry: "Have you finally figured it out? Well, Jin Lian and Dalang's child can be considered childhood sweethearts. I can feel relieved if she and Dalang are together."
Unexpectedly, Taigong Pan shook his head and said: "The family I plan to marry to Jin Lian is not Da Lang, but Xiao Tang from the Xiao family."
Mrs. Pan was stunned for a while and then said quickly: "Old man! It's not like you don't know Jin Lian's feelings for Da Lang. Furthermore, although Da Lang is only a long-term employee of our family, he may not be unable to take the exam if he studies hard in a cold window.
It’s all about fame! Da Lang is someone we know very well, how could you send your daughter away like this?"
Pan Taigong snorted loudly and said: "What do you know about a woman!? People who take the scientific examination are like crucian carps crossing the river. How many of them can leap over the dragon's gate? Even if Da Lang is lucky enough to win the exam, the world of officialdom is full of intrigues and deceptions.
, I was framed several times and went into seclusion early, and had no connection with my Pan family clan. Dalang has a simple and down-to-earth temperament. Is it a blessing or a curse that he really entered the officialdom?
That Xiao Tang is Xiao He's only seedling, the young master of the Xiao family, who is on the same level as the Jinlian family. If my Pan family and his Xiao family form a good relationship between Qin and Jin, and the wealth of the two families is enough to make Jinlian live a happy life in the future, then Xiao Tang's
You are a man who is also very suitable to my liking. You and I are both half dead, so I can rest assured and sleep peacefully by entrusting the golden lotus to Xiao Tang."
Mrs. Pan couldn't help Taigong Pan, but she still sighed: "But it's not like you don't know about Jin Lian's affection for Dalang. It's a good thing that everyone is happy when they walk together, so why do you have to..."
"Huh!" Taigong Pan heard Mrs. Pan mention that his daughter was in love with the long-term worker in the house, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry again. In fact, Taigong Pan had already handled the matter between Jin Lian and Dalang quite openly. If it was ordinary,
If a landowner who is not a member of the landowner's family has an affair with a head servant, although the criminal law of the Song Dynasty is not like the laws of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, even if he catches the adulterer and kills him on the spot, he will be found not guilty. However, he can find an excuse in the countryside and use the clan and family laws to expel him in the least, and to expel him in the most serious case.
Even if they kill the government, they usually turn a blind eye.
On the one hand, Wu Zhi had a simple and diligent personality, which made him deeply loved by Pan Taigong. Secondly, he and Pan Jinlian had been in love for a long time. Pan Taigong also believed that the two would never go beyond the rules of propriety, so he did not criticize Wu Zhi for this.
But his precious daughter had a close relationship with the long-term laborer in the house, and Taigong Pan, the father, could not help but feel anxious. In addition, he had hinted to Wu Zhi through Mrs. Pan, and because of Wu Zhi's character, he was determined not to
He is willing to marry into his Pan family and become his son-in-law.
Seeing that his daughter has reached the age of marriage, Pan Taigong has no suitable marriage candidates. Originally, he wanted to hide his thoughts in his heart, but Wu Zhi was a very loyal person, so he had to take it easy. He married his daughter, and the family members
The long-term worker climbed up the branch to become the future heir of Pan's family business.
But at this moment, Xiao Tang suddenly came into his sight. Pan Taigong originally thought that the only son of the Xiao family in the neighboring county had bad character. However, through actual contact, this was not the case. Xiao Tang was cautious in his words and deeds, and treated him very well.
The family is quite involved in the business of trucking and transporting food.
Later, when Pan Taigong heard from his servants that Xiao Tang had seen his family's jewel, Golden Lotus, by chance, he understood his misunderstanding and said to himself: "You hit someone in my family. After you came to apologize, the matter was over. Why bother to get involved again?"
Are you taking care of the money and food business? Could it be that Xiao Tang fell in love with Jin Lian when he saw her?
With the conscience of heaven and earth, Xiao Tang acted many times just to have the opportunity to curry favor with Wu Song, but Pan Taigong would never have imagined that the eldest son of the Xiao family was heartbroken because of the strong, brave and aggressive man from the Wu Zhi family of Changgong.
My younger brother, not my beautiful and budding daughter.
Just like many fathers in later generations have a knot in their minds: They don’t like the boyfriend their baby daughter finds. Even if I can help you with other things, if my baby girl marries you, I will
I couldn't feel comfortable in my heart. And when I finally got rid of them, I introduced other marriage partners to my daughter. In fact, many of them were not more suitable for my daughter than the previous ones.
Moreover, Xiao Tang is now the young master of the market town, and his character has caught the attention of Pan Taigong. Wu Zhi is just a long-term worker in his house. Whether he can be promoted to an official in the future is a matter of debate. Pan Taigong appreciates Wu Zhi's
However, this does not mean that he is now willing to let Wu Zhi marry his daughter and inherit his family's property.
Thinking of this, Taigong Pan scolded: "No need to say any more, I have made up my mind! Da Lang is a man who knows things, I will tell him over there, don't have any wrong thoughts about Jin Lian! Over at the Xiao family,
I will choose a date to invite someone to go to the matchmaker, and the matter is settled!"
