Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Shu Kuanghu looked suspiciously and said, after coming to Yangzhou, apart from dealing with Chen Dao's affairs.

Well, he has not forgotten the master's explanation, and he still has a lot of experience in finding Shu Kuanghu.

Usually you can't look for them in Yangzhou City, but you have to go to those small villages in the countryside to search.

Back then, Yangzhou was also in chaos, and the status of carpenters was considered to be lower than the middle level. Such people might settle in small villages.

Not to mention a few days of searching, Shu Kuanghu really knew that there was a famous carpenter nearby.

It is said that all the nearby villages came to find this carpenter to make tools. Naturally, Shu Kuanghu got his address after paying a certain amount of money.

After arriving here, Shu Kuanghu saw this short young man in front of him, even though Shu Kuanghu didn't have the problem of judging people by appearance.

However, he still couldn't help wondering why the person in front of him was so short. He traveled all over the country with his master, and this was the first time he had seen such a short person.

This person's name is Lu Mu, and he was originally a disciple adopted by an old carpenter nearby.

The old carpenter named it Lu Mu, and the word Lu came from Lu Ban, the ancestor of the carpenter, which means yearning.

Later, after the old carpenter died of illness, this Lu Mu inherited the old carpenter's craftsmanship.

Before coming here, Shu Kuanghu had already investigated the person in front of him, and it was just a matter of verifying whether his craftsmanship was really that famous.

"Yes, this sir."

Lu Mu kept rolling his eyes and said in a low voice, there seemed to be a hint of fear in his words.

There was no other way, Shu Kuanghu himself was relatively strong, and facing a short man like Lu Mu, his height was quite oppressive.

Not to mention that for convenience, Shu Kuanghu also brought two servants from the nearby county government behind him.

With the official instructions from Chang'an, Shu Kuanghu can barely be regarded as a superior from Chang'an, so these people naturally dare not neglect.

The carpenter's status and status were originally status, but when he encountered Shu Kuanghu's situation, he would naturally feel a lot of fear in his heart.

Chapter 484 The matter is over, the Southwest has changed

It is actually very simple to verify Lu Mu's craftsmanship, not to mention that Lu Mu's character is also doomed not to escape Shu Kuanghu's palm.

Of course, in Shu Kuanghu's view, this time is Lu Mu's opportunity. If he can be favored by the master, then even a carpenter can have a promising future.

Faced with Shu Kuanghu's offer to recruit Lu Mu, he also did not refuse, and even agreed without hesitation. He is a well-known carpenter in a nearby village.

Lu Mu may not have big vision, but he still has some small calculations in his heart. At first glance, Shu Kuanghu must be a high-ranking official.

If you can do something for it, it's better than being a little carpenter here.

You must know that Lu Mu also followed the old carpenter to a nearby big city and saw the prosperity of the city, how could a heart be willing to be lonely.

Moreover, the people nearby do not have much money. Although some people occasionally make some wooden utensils, they can't actually make much money.

Lu Mu basically lived a life of poverty, coupled with his height problem, he was inferior to others.

It can be said that it made a lot of ridicule. If there is no one to guide him, it is unrealistic for him to gain a foothold in these big cities.

Now there is an opportunity, even Lu Mu does not want to miss it.

"I never thought it would be so easy to recruit a carpenter."

Even Shu Kuanghu never expected that this trip would be smoother than imagined.

It seems that because of the recruitment of Lu Mu, Shu Kuanghu's recruitment of carpenters in the next few days was in every way unfavorable.

But it wasn't that no one refused, but most of those people were older, and Shu Kuanghu didn't force it either.

Of course, Shu Kuanghu also summed up some rules. Some relatively young people hope to change themselves.

It is relatively easy to recruit, plus the people who have been sent to recruit before, there are half a hundred people.

Even Shu Kuanghu didn't expect that there were so many people in Yangzhou. You must know that there were not so many carpenters in Chang'an.

But on the other hand, it was the result of Yang Guang's visit to Yangzhou.

Later, even when the Tang Dynasty was established, they did not come to Yangzhou to recruit craftsmen. On the one hand, the journey was far away, and on the other hand, it was enough.

Never underestimate the background of a family, otherwise where did Li Yuan get so many weapons when he raised his troops in Taiyuan.

But now it's cheaper for their Shu Mansion, Shu Kuanghu didn't think much about this matter.

After arriving in Jiangnan, walking around, even Shu Kuanghu returned to his previous normal state.

"It's time to return to Chang'an."

Shu Kuanghu's eyes fell on the northwest direction and whispered softly.

I just don't know if Xuan Ce is back, even Jiangnan is still talking about Annan.

However, because it is not related to Chang'an, although Baiqi has some strength, it is still insufficient.

Therefore, the market for conspiracy theories is not small, and because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, there is not much fear in speaking.

If Shu Kuanghu and his party hadn't been in Jiangnan, there might have been bad public opinion about Li Shimin.

Of course, public opinion belongs to public opinion, and it will not affect the overall situation in the end, but it is okay to feel uncomfortable for Li Shimin.

Although Shu Kuanghu knew a little about this matter, he didn't pay much attention to it, because he believed that His Majesty was not a simple person.

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Not many people care about Shu Kuanghu's experience in Jiangnan, even if he recruited a lot of carpenters.

For many people, there are not many things a carpenter can do, and Duke Anxuan seems to have a unique fondness for carpentry, and no one will pay attention to it.

At the same time, there were some changes in the Southwest's offensive, because the weather became hotter.

The entire southwest became a little dangerous, especially the soldiers who were not familiar with the climate of the southwest, and fell ill all of a sudden.

"boom!"

There was a clattering sound in the tent, showing how angry the master was.

This person is none other than Li Jing, after receiving a reminder from Shu An when he was in Chang'an.

Naturally, this military god will not take it lightly, and he also has a lot of preparations for the future and the environment in the southwest.

But even Li Jing didn't think that this was much more serious than imagined.

In particular, the south of Annan is mostly jungle, which severely limits the speed of the army, not to mention the poison in the jungle.

You must know that taking the entire North Annan is only three or 400 casualties, but the number of casualties in the Annan jungle has exceeded a thousand.

Among them, there are many missing medicines, which caused many soldiers to lose the best time for medical treatment.

In addition, it means that the four big families of Annan finally woke up and understood Datang's ambitions.

Although it was a bit late to wake up, the four major families still put aside their previous grievances and united together.

Because they know that if they don't unite again, their four major families may become history.

In such a situation, it also added a lot of obstacles to the soldiers of Datang. After all, no one is more familiar with Annan than these people.

Due to this part of the reason, many soldiers died.

How can this prevent this military god from getting angry? Just now, His Majesty promised that it would not take too much time to win the entire Annan.

Now I have encountered setbacks one after another, and these troubles could have been avoided.

For example, the problem of medicines has been prepared for a long time, but there are still insufficient.

Facing the anger of the God of War, the other generals in the camp all lowered their heads and dared not speak, because there were also their reasons for this.

Wang Xuance, who sat at the bottom, was speechless, but he was obviously in a bad mood as well.

After all, even Wang Xuance did not expect the situation to become like this. You must know that Annan still has half of the land that he has not won.

Now that the situation is so deadlocked, it is impossible to win the entire Annan at a very small price.

Fortunately, Li Jing, as the military god of the Tang Dynasty, quickly calmed down as well. The problems that Wang Xuance could think of were unreasonable and this one could not think of.

"Now we have to try to divide and win."

Li Jing's eyes flickered and he murmured softly, with a trace of unwillingness in his words.

If these families are left behind, will the Annan of the Tang Dynasty be the Annan of the Tang Dynasty in the future?

Even Li Jing couldn't answer this question. After entering Annan, he had learned about Annan's history.

And each of these four big families is ambitious, so Li Jingxing made great efforts to destroy these four big families in one fell swoop.

In this way, Annan will be naturally stable in the future, but it is impossible now.

"I hope that in the future a capable person will govern Annan."

In the end, Li Jing could only think silently in his heart, but when his eyes fell on Wang Xuance, he seemed to have some thoughts.

Chapter 485 Lu Mu's Experience

In the next half month, the incident about Annan spread to the court at the same speed.

At this time, even if the emperor was more obsessed with his daughter, he finally came to his senses at this time.

"A bunch of trash, they didn't even have everything ready."

On Li Shimin's face, there was a lot of anger and said, if he died on the battlefield normally, this emperor would not say anything.

But it turned out to be because of the environment that caused the loss of soldiers. The most important thing is that Yafu had already reminded him again before.

It must be that some people didn't pay attention, which finally led to such a result.

You must know that there are even faint signs of conspiracy theories about Annan's Bingfeng recently.

As for where these words come from, Li Shimin doesn't need to think about it all, or they come from those top families.

There is also Confucianism, but the latter must not be so courageous.

Therefore, it is most likely to be those top aristocratic families. If this news spreads again, then maybe something will happen again.

"No, this matter must be concealed first."

Li Shimin quickly made a decision, and then began to order Baiqi to act.

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At the same time, when Li Shimin received the secret report from the court, Shu Kuanghu also returned to Chang'an with the carpenter and some craftsmen.

Carpenters are mainly needed. As for craftsmen, it is incidental, because if there are so many people, there must always be a place to live.

There is also news that the master's shipyard has already come. Although some tools for making ships are still there, they still cannot change the fact that they are dilapidated.

However, Shu Kuanghu brought Lu Mu to his master alone, because he found that these Lu Mu really had some abilities.

"Lu Mu?!"

Shu An murmured the name softly. Although there was no deliberate imposing manner, there was a lot of nervousness on the face of the short young man in front of him.

At first Lu Mu thought it was just a big family in a nearby big city, but when Shu Kuanghu brought him to Chang'an.

Only then did Lu Mu realize that this seemingly master was actually just an errand runner.

But just running errands has such power and influence, and even let the servants greet him, from which we can see the terror of his master.

Although Lu Mu didn't read many books, he still knew how to think, even though he was facing an old man who was harmless to humans and animals.

Presumably, his identity is absolutely terrifying, bigger than the officials he saw in those big cities.

"This...Master...I am Lu Mu."

The trembling voice sounded intermittently, and this little carpenter felt that his life had reached its peak.

He was actually able to talk to a noble being, but this demeanor made Shu An smile a lot.

Does he look so scary now? One must know that Shu An's reputation in the whole world should be kind.

However, he felt that this should be a matter of personality. Obviously, this Lu Mu was not only short, but also only 1.3 meters tall.

He is also timid by nature, but fortunately, these shortcomings don't have much to do with him. After all, what he wants is a carpenter, not a charging soldier.

"Can you make a crossbow?"

Shu An's voice sounded faintly. He had been able to make ballistas before, that is, the predecessor of ballistas.

He didn't expect Shu Kuanghu to bring him one back from Yangzhou, but it still looks a little young.

Therefore, Shu An still needs to test it out. If he has real talent and learning, then Shu An doesn't mind granting him a fortune.