Golden Summoner

At noon a month later, all the officers above the division commander level in the entire camp gathered at the gate of the Yanmen camp of Zhao State to welcome Li Mu's arrival.

At noon, a plume of smoke appeared in the valley south of Yanmen Camp. After a while, a group of hundreds of cavalry carrying a banner with the Chinese character Li escorted Li Mu to the gate of the camp.

Li Mu is riding on a tall maroon horse. He has a long beard and is wearing armor. He controls the reins with one hand with his left hand. His eyes are as quiet as the abyss. His whole person has a different temperament. No matter how arrogant the general, Seeing him will make you calm down.

"I've seen the general..." When the generals at the gate of Yanmen Camp saw Li Mu, they all bowed down.

Li Mu jumped off his horse neatly, and his eyes swept over the faces of the generals who greeted him, as if they were confirming and searching.

These faces are no strangers to Li Mu, they are all his old subordinates.

"Are these the only ones left?" Li Mu sighed softly.

Just these words made many generals' eyes red and shed tears among the generals present, and some of them lowered their heads in shame.

Who says that men don’t shed tears just because they haven’t been sad yet.

When Li Mu was in the Yanmen Camp, the total number of infantry and cavalry in the Yanmen Camp was almost 180,000, which can be said to be a strong force. Over the past few years, these 180,000 people have been less than 100,000, and most of them have been lost.

When Li Mu was here, because Li Mu avoided fighting, even among the generals and officers under his command, many people criticized this and did not agree with Li Mu's actions. In Yanmendai County, some people even gave Li Mu a foreign name. He was called "Cowardly General". After Li Mu left, King Zhao replaced him with a "fierce general". Only then did these generals and officers truly understand how good Li Mu was.

The "Fierce General" stayed at Yanmen Camp for several years and never shied away from fighting. However, everyone in the Yanmen Camp became the "Fierce General"'s pawns and became the "Fierce General"'s tools to gain fame, future and the recognition of King Zhao. cannon fodder. ,

The "fierce general" knew how Li Mu left, so the "fierce general" only paid attention to what the man in Handan City thought of him. Since the man in Handan City wanted to fight, then he would fight, and he had to fight hard. As for the The life and death of the soldiers below, haha, no one will die in a war...

A few years later, the "fierce general" himself left Yanmen unscathed and returned to Handan, while most of the soldiers in the Yanmen camp were turned into bones under the loess.

Now that I see my former coach again, this battalion of generals is filled with complex, sad, and shameful emotions that are difficult to describe.

Li Mu walked through the camp gate and led a group of generals directly to the main tent of the camp. He sat in the commander's seat. Following the procedure, he showed everyone the tiger talisman seal letter given to him by King Zhao, and then paid homage to everyone. , officially took the main seat and began to take charge of Yanmen Camp.

Li Mu, who was sitting on the main seat, had his eyes flashing, and his eyes swept over the faces of all the generals on both sides of the tent.

"Send my order. From now on, anyone who dares to go out to fight with the Xiongnu without my order will be killed!" Li Mu's first order was the same as before, no fighting with the Xiongnu was allowed. After hearing this, Li Mu said After giving the order, all the generals in the big tent were shocked and obeyed the order in unison.

"When I come here this time, King Zhao has given me all the tax and financial rights in Yanmen, Dai County. The tax and financial rights in these two places will be used to reward the army and raise soldiers. It is still the old rule. I want all the infantry and soldiers in the army. The meat of cattle and sheep is included in the daily meals, and the meat is meaty and fishy. If the generals dare to deprive me of it, it will be like scraping my flesh or picking my bones, and I will kill them!"

The generals in the big tent once again bowed and obeyed.

After giving two orders, talking to the generals for a few words, and getting to know the situation inside and outside the Yanmen camp, Li Mu asked the generals to disperse and return to their respective camps. He took several generals with him and began to patrol in person. The situation in Yanmen Camp.

The situation in Yanmen Camp did not exceed Li Mu's expectations.

At this moment, the camp was short of troops and morale was low. Everything had to start over and slowly accumulate.

Li Mu was patrolling the camp, and before he knew it, he came to the wounded soldiers camp.

Li Mu knew very well what was going on in the wounded barracks in the camp, but when Li Mu came to the wounded barracks this time, what Li Mu saw surprised him.

Before arriving at the wounded barracks, Li Mu heard bursts of cheerful and exciting singing coming from the wounded barracks.

Someone was singing with the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks. Outside the wounded barracks, Li Mu heard a voice...

"Come on, everyone sing with me, just this melody, one, two, three, start... Susu the rabbit's penis, the penis of the penis. Jiujiu Wufu, the prince Gancheng. Susuu the rabbit's penis, apply to Zhongkui. Jiujiu Wufu , the duke is very hateful. Su Su is a rabbit, and he is in the middle forest. A brave warrior, the duke’s confidant,...Old Hei, in the second sentence, you are out of tune again. Can you not make your voice so loud when you are out of tune? If you do this again If you sing today, you will be punished by facing the wall..."

"Hey hey hey, I think this is the best way to sing. I'll keep my voice down next time..." a weak voice said.

"Hahaha..." More people laughed.

"Okay, do it again, pay attention to the melody this time, don't go out of tune..."

Many people in the wounded barracks were singing along, which sounded quite interesting.

The general following Li Mu was about to ask someone to pass the news. Li Mu waved his hand gently and walked directly to the wounded barracks.

As soon as he entered the barracks, Li Mu found that the ground of the wounded barracks had been leveled and was no longer full of potholes like before. Not only that, neat ditches had also been dug around the wounded barracks. The wastewater flows out from the ditch, no longer the dirty look of sewage everywhere.

This was just the ground. When he entered it, he saw another scene. The walls of the rooms in the wounded soldiers' camp were painted with lime everywhere. They were all white and looked very bright. The rooms of the wounded soldiers were all clean and tidy. , ventilated and light, and actually cleaner than those normal soldiers' barracks.

In the open space south of the wounded barracks, some ropes were tied, and on those ropes, strips of linen cloth were hung everywhere to dry.

On the open space where the linen was drying, dustpans and straw mats were placed one after another, with various medicinal materials classified and dried on them.

In the kitchen of the wounded barracks, there were several large pots, and the aroma of cooking medicine could be heard.

In the large open space in the middle of the sick and wounded camp, more than a thousand wounded soldiers were basking in the sun and singing songs. Each of the wounded soldiers had a relaxed and happy smile on their faces, and one in his twenties A young man of 20 years old was among the wounded soldiers, teaching them to sing in time.

In addition to these people, there are more than a hundred people wearing white linen sleeves busy in the wounded barracks.

Some of those people were processing medicinal materials, others were washing linen and preparing to dry, and others were boiling medicine in the kitchen. Even these people working in the wounded barracks were in high spirits and listened while working. Listening to the wounded soldiers singing in the distance, I also hummed along.

Such a wounded barracks was full of vitality and joy. Li Mu had never seen it before in all his years in the army.

Li Mu watched from outside the circle and blinked his eyes, almost thinking he was dazzled.

"Who is that young man?" Li Mu pointed at Xia Pingan in the crowd and asked the people around him. From Li Mu's perspective, he could tell at a glance that in this wounded soldiers camp, the young man who taught the wounded soldiers to sing was the one here. The soul figure, the wounded soldiers looked at the young man with light in their eyes, and the people working around him looked at him with respect.

"General Qi, the man's name is Xia Pingan. Xia Pingan was a ranger in Yanmen before. He once met a strange man in the mountains, who taught him superb medical skills. He was also brave and powerful. He was hit by two arrows and killed four people. He was a Huns cavalryman. The last general found this man when he went out last month. He had personally seen this man use silver needles to stop bleeding and heal his wounds, and he also recognized the properties of the medicine. The last general took this man to the camp and put him in charge of the wounded soldiers' camp. After he came to the wounded soldier camp, no one died in the wounded soldier camp again. Hehe, as soon as Xia Pingan came, he made the wounded soldier camp lively..." Liu Chi explained beside him.

More than just sound and color? Li Mu thought...

"Aren't there three sorcerers in the Wounded Barracks? Who are those people with linen sleeves on their hands? Why are they working here?"

"General, that Xia Pingan said that only three sorcerers here are not enough. He wanted to ask some free soldiers to come here to take care of the wounded soldiers. At first, no one came, but Xia Pingan said that he would teach the people who come here. Their medical skills and prescriptions for caring for wounded soldiers can help them become military doctors, so many veterans in the camp are rushing to come here to work and learn their skills. We feel that letting a few veterans come to the wounded barracks will not affect the quality of life in the camp. The military affairs department acquiesced and made Xia Pingan a soldier commander..." Another general explained next to him.

In this camp, one soldier commander can manage 00 people.

Li Mu knew that some old soldiers could not stay in the military camp for a lifetime. No matter how old they were, after their physical strength declined, they would have no choice but to leave the military camp and go home, and those who returned home could only make a living by farming. Being able to have the opportunity to study medicine in a military camp is something that many people dare not imagine. If those veterans have this ability, as long as they can treat diseases and save people, they can live without worries even if they leave the camp. Be respected.

No wonder those people are so happy working here.

Li Mu asked someone to call an old soldier not far away to come over and ask questions.

The old soldier was happily cutting medicine and listening to music when he was suddenly called over. When he saw Li Mu, he became excited. He recognized Li Mu and quickly saluted Li Mu, "Ah, General Li, come back." Already..."

"Do you still remember me?" Li Mu also smiled.

The old soldier laughed, his eyes a little red, "When the general was here, we ate beef every day. The beef I ate in my whole life was not as much as the general ate during the years he was in this camp. The general once came to inspect the camp and even Eating in the same pot with our soldier brothers, how could I forget the general, but, in recent years, many old brothers are no longer here..."

Li Mu gently patted the old soldier on the shoulder and said with some emotion, "What skills did you learn here?"

"Chief Xia Zu taught us two prescriptions for treating sword wounds and arrow wounds, one for external use and one for internal use. He also taught us how to collect medicine, boil medicine and apply it, stop bleeding and remove arrows, and how to use linen to make bandages. He also taught us how to boil lime and wash the walls with wounds. The medicine that Commander Xia gave us was amazing. The injured brothers in the barracks did not die again after taking the medicine from Commander Xia, and their injuries healed quickly. Captain Xia can also use silver needles to treat diseases, but that skill is too advanced for us to learn..." Speaking of the prescriptions taught by Xia Pingan, the old soldier suddenly became energetic and his eyes became brighter, "Now the camp The brothers here all know that there is a miracle doctor stationed in the wounded barracks, and everyone is very happy..."

"Can you treat illnesses?"

The old soldier nodded and said confidently, "According to what Elder Xia Zu taught, it's no problem to deal with wounds such as arrow wounds and sword wounds. I never thought I could be a doctor in this life!"

Li Mu glanced at Xia Pingan, who was singing with the wounded soldiers in the distance, nodded, and did not walk over. Instead, he turned around and left the wounded soldiers camp. After leaving, he told the people around him, "Let's go in a while." Xia Ping'an comes to the main tent to see me!"

"yes!"

…

More than an hour later, Xia Ping'an finally saw Li Mu, who was famous in history, in the main tent of Yanmen Camp.

Xia Pingan's eyes swept across Li Mu's face, and then looked at Li Mu's right hand. He found that Li Mu's right hand was habitually carried behind his back, which was a little unnatural. Xia Pingan thought, some historical records said that Li Mu's hand It seems true that he was injured and could not draw his bow.

"Are you Xia Pingan?" Li Mu looked at Xia Pingan seriously and asked softly, "Do you know why I asked you to come?"

"The general first wants to ask me if I have any prescription for treating typhoid fever?" Xia Ping'an said calmly.

Li Mu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly became as fierce as a tiger, "Why are you so sure!"

"I heard someone say before that the general did not allow soldiers to go out to fight in the Yanmen Camp. There were very few casualties among the soldiers on the battlefield. Instead, it was because the Yanmen Camp was bitterly cold, and there were many casualties among those who contracted typhoid fever in the camp. , The general loves his soldiers like his own son. When he went to the wounded barracks today, he saw that I have medical skills and the ability to treat illnesses and save lives. So when the general summoned me, the first thing he wanted to ask about was how to treat typhoid fever!"

Li Mu nodded, "Yes, what you just said is first, what about second?"

"Secondly, the general wants to see if, apart from my medical skills, I have the ability to help the general put down the Huns!"

"What's your answer?"

"I have a prescription for treating typhoid fever. I can teach the cooks in the army to cook the decoction. As long as the army sergeants eat my decoction, the possibility of them contracting typhoid fever again will be less than one percent of what it was before, and the army can basically eradicate it. Suffering from typhoid fever!"

Hearing Li Mu stand up immediately, he said directly, "If you have such ability, I can make you a teacher commander!"

Xia Ping'an knew that the division commander was already considered a big official position in Zhao's army.

During the Warring States Period, the military establishments of various countries were influenced by the Zhou Dynasty, and were basically the same. For example, among the infantry of the Zhao State, there were 5 soldiers for a team, 00 for a pawn, 500 for a brigade, and 500 for a brigade. , there is a brigade commander, 5 brigades are a division, a division commander is a division, 5 divisions are an army, the so-called generals lead more than 10,000 troops.

Li Mu made himself the division commander. In the Yanmen camp, his position was only under a few generals who commanded the troops, so he was considered to be of high importance.

"General, why don't you ask me if I have the ability to help the general put down the Huns?" Xia Ping'an said with a smile.

"Then do you have such ability?" Li Mu asked.

"If the general just wants to pacify the Touman Chanyu of the Luotuan clan across from Yanmen Pass, the general already has a plan in mind even without me. It only takes time for the general to defeat the Luantang clan. It will not be difficult!"

Li Mu laughed and looked at Xia Pingan with squinted eyes, "What a big statement. Looking around the world, there are still people who dare to say that it is not difficult to pacify the Xiongnu of the Luotang family. Do you know how many people of the Xiongnu of the Luantang family have string control? It's enough With more than 200,000, the Luotang clan's cavalry is twice as many as the current soldiers of the Yanmen Camp. How can we pacify this?"

"If the general hadn't had to leave Yanmen Camp, I believe that the Luotang clan might have been put down by the general at this moment. The general has not allowed the soldiers in the camp to go to war, just to feed the arrogance and contempt of the Huns towards the Zhao army. , At the same time, we are cultivating the bravery of our Yanmen Camp Army. Once the Huns develop this attitude, everyone will think that our Zhao soldiers are weak and can be bullied, and they dare not go to war. The general waits for the opportunity, sets a trap, and the whole camp When the soldiers march out in full force, a thunderous strike will surely destroy the entire Kuantan clan, and they will achieve unparalleled feats and leave their name in history!"

Hearing Xia Ping'an's words, Li Mu's expression changed. This was his plan to pacify the Huns. He had never told anyone, not even King Zhao knew about it. He didn't expect that when he arrived at Yanmen Camp today, he was actually killed by a man. The little pawn commander saw through it.

Looking at Xia Pingan again, Li Mu already felt a shocking feeling. How could such a person be just a small ranger?

Li Mu quickly walked over from the general's position and came to Xia Pingan. He bowed and asked Xia Pingan to sit down. Then he solemnly asked for advice, "You just said that it is not difficult to pacify the Huns of the Luotang clan. In your opinion, it is difficult." What is it?"

"The Luotang clan is just one tribe of the Xiongnu. In addition to the Luantang clan, there are also many tribes such as the Huyan clan, the Lan clan, and the Xubu clan. They are powerful. The Xiongnu clan has invaded a large area of ​​grassland in the north, and the influence of each tribe stretches thousands of miles. , is a serious problem for me in China. Even if General Zhao Guohe can pacify the Luoting clan, over time, other Xiongnu tribes will come back and bring trouble to the world after they recuperate. Therefore, I say that it is easy to pacify the Luoting clan, but if you want to The most difficult thing is to quell the Xiongnu troubles in the entire north, permanently eliminate the threat to the Chinese descendants from the nomadic people who occupy the vast grasslands in the north, and establish a lasting legacy!" Xia Ping'an said.

Li Mu's face was extremely solemn, and he looked into the distance with a hint of worry, "I also know that the nomads in the north pose the greatest threat to China. On the grasslands, all the men are warriors. They have practiced bow and horse since they were young. They are really formidable. Horrible, with the power of the Zhao State, we have already tried our best to pacify the Luantang clan. If we want to pacify the entire north, even if the world is unified and we spend the world's money, food and taxes, it is impossible to do it. As long as we can hold on, it will not be easy!"

"What the general said is common sense, but have you ever thought about it, the so-called bustling world, everyone comes for profit, and the bustling world, everyone goes for profit. Now all countries, including Yan State, Zhao State wants to pacify the Xiongnu just because of the We have to do this because of the threat of the Huns. We have no choice but to pacify the Huns. We are passive. Fighting against the Huns will cost countless money and food. It will be difficult for Yan and Zhao to support them. But if we change the way, all countries in the world can Let everyone think that they can take the initiative to pacify the Huns, and make it profitable for everyone to fight against the Huns. Not only does it not cost money and food, but it is also possible to make a lot of money. As long as you occupy a piece of grassland, you will have a steady stream of profits, nourish the army and enrich the people, so that The country's prosperity has attracted merchants from all over the world. The general thinks that if this is the case, can we, China, quell the troubles in the northern grasslands?"

Li Mu's brows moved, his eyes flashed, and he thought for a long time, "If this is really the case, it is possible, but there are only cattle and sheep on the grassland. Cattle and sheep cannot be transported long distances, and they cannot be stored as meat for a long time. Even if we can expel the Huns, Occupying the grassland can only make one area cheaper, so how can we attract merchants from all over the world? How can we nourish the army and enrich the people, make the country rich, and support war with war?"

"If the general believes in me, just lend me a thousand taels of gold, give me 3,000 men and horses, a piece of grass, and 20,000 sheep. In three months, I can show the general how our Zhao army can squeeze out of the grass." Produce gold and make businessmen flock to it!"

"One thousand taels of gold, three thousand men and horses, a piece of grassland, 20,000 sheep, three months?" Li Mu's voice suddenly became louder.

"good!"

"Okay, I'll give you these. I will appoint you as the field envoy of Yanmen Camp now. I want to see how you squeeze gold out of the grass in three months!" Li Mu nodded.

Tian Bushi of the Yanmen Camp was responsible for managing the border trade between Yanmen and Daijun, collecting money and food for the army, and was equivalent to Li Mu, the general's logistics and finance minister.

When Li Mu came to Yanmen Pass this time, one of the conditions he proposed to King Zhao was that in order to resist the Xiongnu, he would have complete control over the finance, taxation, personnel and military affairs of Yanmen and Daijun. King Zhao agreed.

At this moment, Li Mu was more effective than King Zhao in Daijun and Yanmen Pass, and he had great power.

…

After walking out of Li Mu's main tent, Xia Pingan looked at the sky in the distance and let out a long breath...

It would be too easy to help Li Mu destroy the Luotang clan. Even without him, Li Mu, as a peerless general, could do it.

Even if he goes into battle with his own sword, he will not be able to kill a thousand Xiongnu even if he holds himself to death.

Since this world bead summoned cavalry, Xia Pingan wanted to try it in a different way and challenge it to see if he could pursue greater results.

He wanted to do one thing: institutionally empower the cavalry of Yan, Zhao and China, so that the cavalry, which was the most expensive in the eyes of the monarchs of various countries, could become the most profitable machine.

Xia Pingan didn't know whether this thing could be successful or how far it could go. He just wanted to try.

…

Li Mu really did what he said, but on that day, the news of appointing Xia Pingan as the field envoy of the army spread throughout the camp.

Xia Pingan was not idle either. After handing over the wounded soldiers camp to his subordinates, he selected three thousand old soldiers with weak physical strength in the camp. The next day, he took his people to Dai County and took over a ranch and tens of thousands of soldiers. Cattle and sheep.

Afterwards, Xia Ping'an hired carpenters and blacksmiths and began to build workshops next to Daijun's pasture. He also hired some women from Daijun who could weave linen and let those women learn to weave wool.

Xia Pingan has never knitted woolen cloth, but he roughly knows the process of weaving woolen cloth and what conditions and equipment are needed to weave woolen cloth.

If you don’t understand something in the middle, you can correct it bit by bit.

As a result, it only took more than two months and less than three months for Xia Ping'an to place a piece of woolen cloth that he had woven in front of Li Mu.

Touching the woolen cloth, even though Li Mu had seen a lot, he was dumbfounded.

Within a few days, the snow-white, soft and textured woolen cloth appeared on the edge of Yanmen. As soon as it appeared, it caused a huge sensation and attracted countless merchants to flock in from all directions.

The price of woolen cloth set by Xia Ping, one tael of woolen cloth and one hundred taels of gold, was actually in short supply. The woolen cloth that had just been put on the market was snatched up by those merchants in an instant...

When woolen cloth appeared in Handan, a cart of woolen cloth actually sold for the price of twelve taels of gold. This woolen cloth attracted countless rich and powerful people to flock to it, and they were proud to have one...

Everything went as Xia Pingan expected.

In this era when woolen materials were rare and expensive, the sensation caused by the appearance of woolen cloth was simply too great.

A piece of woolen cloth can make everyone crazy about it, make people pursue it, and make princes bend their backs. For profit-seeking businessmen, this woolen cloth is simply a white gold mine.

For a time, Yanmen and Daijun were flooded with merchants due to the emergence of woolen cloth, and grassland and Mianyang, which were originally ordinary places, suddenly became popular.

Li Mu once again recruited new soldiers at the Yanmen Camp, started training, and stayed in seclusion without fighting.

After the Huns outside Yanmen Pass learned that woolen cloth was available, woolen cloth became the thing they wanted to grab most every time they went out to plunder.

The situation outside Yanmen Pass is still the same as history. What should happen continues to happen, step by step, but many things have quietly changed...

Two months after the appearance of woolen cloth, a wealthy businessman from Zhao State sent more than a thousand good horses to Li Mu's Yanmen camp at one time. He began to have a relationship with Li Mu, began to reward the army, and wanted to ask to see Li Mu's merchants. Outside the Yanmen Camp, there was a long queue...