Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 162 Silent Gun Smoke

Silent gunpowder filled the air.

As Li Jing walked out of the Chinese military tent, the entire tent fell silent again.

Li Ji never expected that Li Jing would be so tyrannical at this moment, with an angry flush on his cheeks, he secretly clenched his fists close to the cloak.

The commander-in-chief of the camp didn't get any benefit, his face was gloomy, he glanced at Li Ji who was frowning, and said indignant words out of his lips.

"What is there to be arrogant about?"

"Dare to act recklessly because of your great military exploits?"

"Li Shangshu, this is not taking you seriously! The old man is fighting for the tens of thousands of soldiers in our camp. Why don't we have a competition to frustrate General Li? Let him know about these fancy training. Apart from grandstanding, Where is the meaning?"

Li Ji could still hear the words that added fuel to the fire. Hearing the words of the commander of the camp, he suddenly turned his head and stared at him.

"Competition? If you want to compete, go!"

With his fingertips he poked the shiny protective mirror on the chest of the commander in chief of the battalion, and scolded loudly.

"You have been training soldiers for dozens of years, why is your Majesty unwilling to let you lead troops to go out? I don't know what to do?"

"In terms of his battlefield experience, can you compare with Li Jing? Is it really too much to give you the false title of coach?"

"Think hard about it!"

Speaking of the sore spot, a blush flashed across the cheeks of the battalion commander, and he coughed lightly to indicate that there were other generals present.

Immediately, he lowered his head slightly, and his words became calmer.

"Then what? Let's be sent to the army by General Li like this?"

The breeze floated up the curtain, and the sunlight passing through was bright and dark, and the sullenness on Li Ji's angry face eased slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, he strode out of the big tent and walked into the bright sunshine.

The accompanying generals behind hurriedly followed, and vaguely heard words slowly coming from the figure in front.

"In terms of his official position, I really can't control him..."

"...But His Majesty knows Li Jing's nonsense, so he will definitely not ignore it..."

In the same sky, Li Jing stood on the platform with deep eyes.

The soldiers rushing on the school field were obviously much more orderly than before, and they straddled their saddles one file at a time.

The bronze-colored muscles glowed shiny in the sun, and the arms propped up on the parallel bars solved the swelling of the muscles, and many people fell down because of it.

The arches of the feet exerted force, and the mud debris was swirled. The soldiers suddenly jumped half a step away from the high wall, and when they reached the highest point, they were pulled by the arms of the soldiers on the high wall, and learned to cooperate.

Under the horrifying barbed wire, hang the clothes and rags of the former soldiers. The dark red blood stains have long since dried up, and it is rare to hear anyone moaning in pain.

As far as he could see, everything seemed to be getting better, Li Jing took a deep breath.

Li Jing couldn't understand the proper nouns Li Xian mentioned, but by taking the example of crossing dangerous mountains and rivers, Li Jing could still understand what these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty lacked.

The captain trotted all the way up to the general platform, looking at the thoughtful Li Jing, with a smile on his sweaty face.

"General Li, how do you see these soldiers practicing?"

Li Xian's previous words suddenly sounded in his mind, and Li Jing's peaceful face turned solemn and cold.

"Didn't you eat?"

"Running a dog at this speed is better than you!"

"Start timing! Those who fail will be punished to stand!"

The muscles on the captain's face twitched, his smiling face froze for an instant, and then became serious.

"The general said it!"

"If any of you fails, all of you will be punished!"

"At your speed, we will disband tomorrow and change to dog training!"

The figure standing on the platform swayed, feeling a little helpless.

This is not what I said...

The tiger's eyes were raised, and the vision was far away. Several figures walked past the soldiers clustered outside the camp, and when they disappeared, the crowd closed together, and the laughter seemed to be much quieter.

Looking at the blue sky, Li Jing felt a hint of worry in his heart, thinking.

Xian'er, this is the first time that I have put so much effort into my father...

I hope your boy's training method is not wrong.

……

workshop.

After the simple shed was built, Li Xian half-lyed on the seat and half-squinted to watch the newly-made stoves put on the open ground one by one to dry in the sun. He felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

The sound of jingling and knocking no longer became irritable, but instead had a wonderful feeling like the sound of copper plates falling. While thinking about it, I felt a burst of heat in my ears for no reason.

In the later generations, I often heard the old man say that if someone talks about himself from a distance, it will be like this.

Touching the hot earlobe, Li Xian laughed at himself.

It's really funny that later generations who have received higher education would actually believe in these superstitious rumors in Datang.

"My lord, what... is this made?"

When he turned his head, he saw an old man with gray beard and hair, hunched back, carrying a hoe, squinting his eyes and looking at the busy workshop.

It was originally built on a rural road in the outskirts of the city. In the past few days, I have become acquainted with these villagers who do farm work and greeted them from time to time.

Li Xian raised his arms and made a gesture of invitation, motioning for the old man to sit down and drink tea, he said just now.

"This is a coal stove. In the future, I will make it popular throughout the Tang Dynasty, so that even poor people can survive the cold winter in warm houses."

Hearing what Li Xian said, several villagers in the nearby farmland put down their scythes, pinched the grass, walked over, and stood cautiously outside the workshop to look around.

"Officer, such a small thing can warm the whole house? Could it be tricking us?"

"We are all diggers in the land, and we don't have much knowledge. How amazing is this thing of yours? How do you use it?"

Seeing more and more people gathered around, Li Xian waved away the sword-wielding soldiers at the door and waved his hands.

"Go in and have a look, this thing burns coal, briquettes."

"No, those in the corner."

Following the fingertips, many people saw Li Xian's so-called briquettes and became more curious.

"Hey! Can we go in and take a look? Official, you said this, we Tang people can use it, I will buy some in time for winter."

"Tiger boy, I think you are drifting away. Your daughter-in-law spent a lot of money to have a baby. What did you buy it for? You look at the bee, what is the bee? Why are we villages able to afford it, it’s just a joke from the officials.”

"Oh, it's an extravagant wish to be able to see the belongings of high-ranking officials in advance. You all talk a lot. I just don't know if this thick-waisted stove is what the officials said."

"Hey! Is it expensive? I went to the relatives in the imperial city to borrow some in advance and bought one for my mother. Her legs have been cold for many years. When winter comes, she screams for pain all winter..."

Discussing around the stove, words fell into Li Xian's ears.

Recalling the poor family when I was a child, the family gathered around the new stove, and the old mother's hands were swollen from the cold, feeling inexplicably sad.

Rubbing his sore eye sockets, Li Xian stared at the passing figures.

"It's not expensive, we people know each other well, we can exchange for a few handfuls of wild vegetables and mushrooms, or a fat chicken."

The old man drinking tea, grinning, curled his fingers with plaster to touch Li Xian, and cracked his toothless mouth.

"The official is joking again, how can we afford the things of these noble people."

"It's not yet winter, and one chicken can't replace two bundles of firewood in the imperial city."

"Really...I didn't lie to you..."

"Then I believe it. Don't make a loss-making business."

(End of this chapter)