I'm playing tricks in Daqin

In order to ensure the safety of the Great Wall, Li Wei set up the command post of Zhuo Xingfeng's Yanlong Legion inside the Great Wall. Except for the ongoing 5000 recruits, the standing army stationed on the Great Wall basically remained between [-] and [-].

The fields along the Great Wall were all allocated to military households, and the families of these military households cultivated them. This greatly took care of the reunion between soldiers and their families, and they no longer had to worry about their families, so they could devote themselves to training.

It was snowing heavily, and the sky and the earth were silvery white.

On the vast snow field, Li Wei and his party quietly left Linjiang Market Town and embarked on the long journey back to Yicheng.

It was icy and snowy, and the road was slippery and difficult to walk. It took nearly a month to return to Yicheng, and Mingzhu Xiao Xiaoxiao and other girls had to complain. It took Li Wei a lot of words to coax the girls.

It was freezing cold, except for Ming Zhu who was busy training soldiers, everyone basically had nothing to do, so Li Wei simply took all the girls out of the city to enjoy the snow. dragged back.

The sky and the earth were silvery white, and it was rare for the girls to come out to play. They happily made snowmen on the snow, had snowball fights, and went crazy like children.

Seeing that the girls were so happy, Li Wei racked his brains to think of ways to make them happier. He ordered someone to summon the carpenter in the palace, drew a few pictures on the snow with branches, and explained to the carpenter while drawing.

The girls were tired from playing, so they lit a fire on the snow to barbecue meat skewers. After half an hour, the carpenter delivered what Li Wei wanted, which were actually just a few pairs of skis.

In later generations, Li Wei has never skied, but I have seen it in movies and TV shows, this guy really racked his brains and "invented" something new to please his wives and concubines.

"Sir, what are these planks?"

Among the girls, Xiao Xiaoxiao was the most curious. Li Wei immediately attracted her attention when he was tinkering with the stuff he had just "invented".

"Temporary secret, you will understand after reading it, it's fun."

Li Wei blinked his eyes, his face full of mystery. After tying up the two skis, he put on his ski poles and stood up with the support of Little Six.

Under his signal, Little Six cautiously let go of his hand, Li Wei leaned forward slightly, and then leaned on the ski poles to push hard on the smooth snow.

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Chapter 435 Skiing

Li Wei fell on all fours. He only knows the theory, but he has never practiced it in practice. It is normal to fall so embarrassingly.

Little Six was so frightened that his face turned pale, the young master fell so badly, he was responsible for not serving him well.

After being lifted up, Li Wei rubbed his painful buttocks and smiled wryly, to make you happy, but my brother fell so badly.

Fortunately, all the girls gathered around, all of them showing caring expressions on their pretty faces, which made him a little bit proud, the river crab in the backyard is king.

In order to make the girls happy, Li Wei continued to "ski,"

I would never dare to skate alone, and my buttocks were still hurting. He held a ski pole with both hands and stretched it forward. Little Liuzi was holding the other end of the ski pole in front. With the help of little Liuzi, he slowly sliding on the snow.

The girls' eyes lit up, and Xiao Xiaoxiao couldn't wait any longer. There were two pairs of ski equipment beside her. She grabbed a pair, imitated her husband, tied up the skis, and then walked slowly with the ski poles. She looked trembling, causing Qing'er and the others to cover their mouths and laugh.

It is not difficult to say that it is difficult to learn to ski, at least you must first understand the principle, lean forward slightly, keep the center of gravity in front, and master the balance, you will learn it quickly.

Xiao Xiaoxiao is a master of martial arts. She integrated some martial arts skills into skiing. She even relied on her deep internal strength to forcefully restore her balance when she wanted to slip. After practicing a few laps, she understood the trick. He started skiing triumphantly, looking at Qing'er and other girls with eager eyes.

Looking at Xiao Xiaoxiao's heroic skiing posture, as an "inventor"

Li Wei rubbed his nose and laughed a few times, and asked Little Six to take off his skis, "Which one of you will come first?"

Because of the temporary "invention,"

The carpenter just hastily produced two pairs of skis, which are still in progress.

Qing'er grabbed the skis bluntly. She is also a master of martial arts. She practiced a few times and quickly mastered the tricks. She followed Xiao Xiaoxiao happily on the snow.

"what's wrong?"

Li Wei saw Mingzhu Liu frowning slightly, with a thoughtful expression, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Sir, if soldiers march on the snow, each with a pair of skateboards, wouldn't they be faster than war horses?"

Seeing Xiao Xiaoxiao and Qing'er having fun on the snow, Mingzhu couldn't help being moved. However, she thinks farther and farther after fighting on the battlefield all the year round.

Fork, how did you forget this?

Li Wei patted his forehead. If a war is waged in winter, the soldiers will learn to ski, and they will definitely be able to march faster than war horses on the snow, and they will preserve their physical strength well, so they can launch surprise attacks unexpectedly.

Furthermore, the sled can completely solve the logistics transportation problem.

He discussed with Mingzhu and decided not to make this "big invention" public for the time being. Although it was selfish, snowboards are a great weapon to win in winter combat. Although they can only be used once, they are enough.

Mingzhu also went deep into the folks to understand the people's sentiments, and knew that skis are very useful. In winter, they can greatly solve the big trouble of transportation. , she also agreed with Li Wei's opinion that this "big invention"

Temporarily keep it secret for two or three years.

The guards on the scene were three hundred of Li Wei's personal guards, and there was absolutely no problem with their loyalty. Li Wei called several chief and deputy guards and ordered them to keep their mouths shut.

As for the carpenter who made the skis, he had to stay in the army to specialize in making skis and sleds. He would temporarily lose his personal freedom for at least two or three years. The old carpenter was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He wished that Li Wei would lock him up for more than ten or twenty years. How could there be any dissatisfaction?

Xiao Xiaoxiao and Qing'er who were having fun were also stopped by Mingzhu. The two girls didn't expect that a little "invention" that their husband made to make them happy would have such an important effect, so naturally they didn't dare to play any temper, but , The feeling of sliding on the snow is really fun, which makes people reluctant to part with it.

Li Wei knew that the two girls hadn't played enough, and Mingzhu hadn't played, so naturally he didn't want to spoil their interest, so he ordered Xiaoliuzi to send people back to the palace to build a small ski resort for the wives and concubines.

The palace is spacious, and there are many palaces. In addition to him and his wives and concubines, three hundred soldiers and guards, more than a dozen court ladies and eunuchs, Wu Youtian Ce and other important confidantes and advisors lived there, there are also three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry in black guards and five soldiers trapped in the camp. Even so, many palaces are still empty, and it is no problem to choose a ski resort as a place for girls to play.

There is snow everywhere on the ground, and it needs to be cleaned and dumped anyway. The cleared snow is piled up in a palace, and after it is flattened, because the temperature is very low, it will condense into ice soon after sprinkled with water, naturally forming a small ski resort. It's time to play, in order to make the girls happy, it's necessary to do business for personal gain, hehe.

After returning to the palace, Li Wei learned that the ski resort of the Hall of Supreme Harmony had been completed urgently, so he took the girls to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

A deputy head of guards rushed to the palace with dozens of personal guards, and guarded the gate of the palace after inspection.

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Xiao Xiaoxiao and the other women couldn't help being curious. After entering the Taihe Palace and arriving at the apse, they couldn't help but be extremely pleasantly surprised.

Outside the apse, there were many exotic flowers and plants, bonsai placed, and the turf was flat as a whole, but these were all gone, replaced by white snow and ice, flatter than the snow in the wild.

Of course, the girls knew that this was the ski resort hurriedly built by their husband for their sake. They could not help feeling warm in their hearts, and their phoenix eyes were full of tenderness. If there were no guards present, they would have been surprised and wished to vote for it. Hug in the arms, and reward the husband with a hot kiss.

Li Wei snorted, and all the guards retreated knowingly, the guards guarding the gate of the hall have been ordered, from now on, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been listed as a forbidden area, except for the young master and a few wives, no one is allowed to enter.

Li Wei also used the pretext of having something to do, and slipped away with his little six sons, leaving the three girls free space and time.

Xiao Xiaoxiao and Qing'er saw several pairs of skis that had just been made on the side, and each of them picked up a pair of skis and put them on. They just learned to ski, and they thought it was fun, so they couldn't wait. up.

Anyway, there is no one else here except their sisters, and the guards retreated outside the door to guard. This is their world, and they can play as they want. Come back, it's not in vain for my husband's kindness.

Seeing the two of them having so much fun, Mingzhu couldn't help it anymore. She also wanted to try Xianggong's new invention, and she also put on the skis.

She was originally Xuanyue's proud disciple and Xuansuju's next head teacher. She quit Xuansuju. Xuan Gong.

Although it is tantamount to re-practicing inner breath, but the foundation is all there, and the progress is rapid. Now she has surpassed Qing'er, and is about to catch up with Xiao Xiaoxiao. They quickly mastered the skills of skiing, and the three girls had a great time playing happily. They didn't look like married wives and mothers at all. Instead, they looked like innocent and romantic girls in their teens.

The daughters-in-law have fun, and Li Wei is even happier. For him, harmony is king and an achievement that makes him proud, hehe.

Chapter 436 Heaven's Sign

A winter has passed quickly, and the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, showing a vibrant scene everywhere.

For the hard-working people, they have been holding back a whole winter, the temperature has only warmed up slightly, and the ice and snow have just melted. The New Deal allowed them to see a beautiful prospect. No matter how poor the poor are, as long as you work hard, you only need one year of good weather, and you can get a good harvest. This is not just as simple as filling your stomach. Eat delicious white rice, and if you are frugal, you can save a little money. Two years, just two years, you can save enough money to marry a good wife, and then work hard to sow seeds. You give birth to four or five little sons, and after ten years, you will get rich, hehe.

The common people are of course full of energy. Just talking about the various new policies implemented by the prime minister, the common people are allotted a lot of land, and the strong and fat cattle and iron plows are all assigned by the government, and everyone has a share. Son, even if your family lacks men and labor, the government will arrange some people to help you plow and cultivate the fields. Military households are given priority to ensure that your fields will not go uncultivated. You will be exempted from taxes in the first year and start from the second year. Levy, only half of the tax is charged, and the full tax in the third year, as long as you are diligent enough, you can live a prosperous life.

Regarding the newly ordered tax by the prime minister, the levy is 50.00%. Although it is so high that it can scare people to death, after careful calculation, the people have no complaints and are happy on the contrary.

Although you have to pay half of the food you have worked so hard to grow to the government, it is a one-time tax. In the past, although only 30.00% was collected, there were so many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the sum of which was as high as 80.00 % or more, and sometimes there are various fees, the common people can't eat enough, and their children can't support them.

Although the current new tax is high, it is a one-time payment based on half of the production income of your family's land. As for the wasteland you reclaimed separately, the sideline income produced by you is completely your own. This sideline job is another layer of income, and the income is quite good, only fools with their heads caught will object.

For example, not counting the public reservoirs, each village has many ponds for water storage and irrigation. These ponds can be fully utilized. A pigpen is built above to raise pigs, and another is built next to the pond Ducks and geese are raised in fences, and fish are raised in ponds. The excrement of pigs, ducks and geese is the fish food. There is enough food, and the fish are particularly fat.

A small amount of fish can also be stocked in the paddy fields. When the rice and fish are both harvested, it is not bad to add a la carte to improve your life. You can also sell it in the market to make a little money.

However, this paddy field fish farming still needs to pay attention to some technical work. There should not be too much water in the paddy field, otherwise the roots of the rice will be soaked and the rice will die. As long as you pay attention to this point, you will be fine.

There are not too many ponds in the village, so distributing them to households is useless. Therefore, these captive pigs, ducks, geese and fish belong to the common property of the whole village, and the income from slaughtering or selling is distributed according to the head of the village. For those who are lazy or commit crimes, their family's one-year dividends will be cancelled.

The people are simple, have fields to grow, and food to eat. Who would do those immoral things?If caught, not only will the family lose face in the village, but they will also be sent to a labor camp to do coolies for several years. Who would dare to be punished so severely?Three-dimensional breeding was "invented" by Li Wei, and the sideline business in the countryside can make the people rich as soon as possible. The chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep raised by the people are not afraid that they will not be sold, but the military buys them in large quantities, and the price is fair and reasonable.

Now the treatment of being a soldier is very good. You can eat meat the next day. In the past, a good man did not serve as a soldier. Now it is a married man who wants to marry a soldier brother. If there is a soldier in the family, he can enjoy all kinds of treatment. Benefits There are so many that you can't count them with your fingers, especially those military households, who are allocated nearly half more land than ordinary people, and have various preferential treatment such as low taxes.

The dividend was also "thought out" by Li Wei. For the sake of the common people, he racked his brains. In the minds of the common people, he is an omnipotent god, who was appointed by the God of Longevity to save the common people.

For the sake of people's livelihood, Li Weiliao not only racked his brains, but also invested countless money in building water conservancy roads and bridges and many other convenient facilities. The main working tools such as the iron young master plow and hoe were consumed. A large amount of refined iron is enough to make a large number of good weapons. If you sell it abroad, you will make a lot of money.

Don't forget, the Quyuan plow has been popularized and spread to all corners of the mainland, but apart from the Qin Empire, only a few aristocratic families are willing to spend money on using iron plows, and the vast majority of people still use easy-to-break plows. Folded wooden plows, the labor efficiency is several grades worse.

It was precisely because Li Wei was willing to spend money that the people of the Great Qin Empire had high labor efficiency, high motivation, and a lot of harvest, and the speed of recuperation was twice as fast as that of other empires.

In just one year, the people in the former Tang Kingdom occupied all their food and clothing problems, and from the second year onwards, they could accumulate food and other military supplies needed to start the war.

Of course, food and clothing in this year is completely different from food and clothing in later generations. As long as no one starves to death and there are no beggars, the requirements are met.

If you become poor because of laziness, and go begging or committing crimes on the street, the officials will "invite" you to the labor camp to "enjoy" it, and you will never forget it for the rest of your life, and you will become more diligent than anyone else. If you don't get rid of your bad habits, you will stay in a labor camp for the rest of your life, working hard and dying.

The various measures of benefiting the country and the people carried out by the Li family father and son made the people grateful, and under the guidance of some caring people, the voice of shouting the prime minister or the general of the hussars appeared from time to time. It can be said that the current people, the people only Knowing Prime Minister Li and General Li Huanqi, as for the Qin royal family, they seem to have been forgotten by people.

In other words, the time is ripe for the Li family to replace the Qin family and become the new royal family of Great Qin.

Of course, the time is ripe, but before that, some important arrangements have to be made secretly, such as the signs of the sky, and then guide and use public opinion, so that the name can be justified. This is a matter of righteousness, and the Li family and his son do not want to carry The infamy of usurping the throne must follow this procedure.

For Li Wei, these so-called procedures are all nonsense. According to his personality, there is no need to go through such a lot of trouble, just sit on the dragon chair.

However, these complaints only dare to tell the dog-headed military commander Wu You and Xiaoliuzi that if the cheap daddy knows, not to mention whether the cheap daddy will sacrifice Li's family law, it is only the 13 aunts and daughters who have always loved him the most. I am afraid that I will turn my face. This matter is not a trivial matter. It must be dealt with seriously, and no mistakes can be made.

Therefore, Li Wei wisely continued to be his hands-off shopkeeper, letting the cheap daddy and all the officials be too busy and overwhelmed.

Li's replacement of Qin's as the new royal family is already a certainty. For Wu Huiniang and her son Li Yongfu, it was somewhat wronged. Therefore, when Li Wei returned to Chang'an, he stayed in the palace most of the time. Accompanied by mother and son.

For the officials of the Li family, this was the most important event in the world. The last peach was finally ripe, it was time to pick it, and the big cake was divided again.

Whether it's the prime minister's Conglong veteran faction, or the hussar general's young faction, both sides have sincerely cooperated and devoted 12 points of energy to discussing the crucial matter of arranging and operating.

The ancients believed in gods, and believed that there were gods standing three feet above their heads, and never dared to swear poisonous oaths. Therefore, the first step in operating this matter is very important, that is, the sign of heaven, the omen of heaven, so that the people believe that this is the arrangement of heaven, must be Follow the will of God, and disobedience will lead to disaster.

One day, a woodcutter in a certain place was chopping firewood in the mountains, and found that there was a word "Li" on an ancient tree that had been struck by lightning.

One day, a fisherman in a certain place caught a large fish weighing more than one hundred catties, and found a piece of ancient jade in the belly of the fish. On the front of the ancient jade was a flying dragon with teeth and claws, and on the back was the character "Li".

One day, when a certain student in a certain place was visiting a certain famous mountain, he found that there was a word "Li" on the cliff that even the spirit apes could not climb.

someday...

Chapter 437 Killing with a Borrowed Knife

In a certain place, on a certain day, after a torrential rain with lightning and thunder, the river rose, and a statue of a god drifted with the waves on the river.

A certain place, a certain house in a certain place suddenly caught fire for no reason, and the whole house was reduced to ashes. The firefighters found a piece of burnt black circular iron piece in the ashes. After wiping it off, they found a faintly visible " Li".

A certain day, a certain place... All kinds of visions that have popped up in recent days have caused a sensation, and all kinds of news have spread like wind. There are discussions everywhere in the streets and alleys. God's oracle has spoken.

Such major incidents continued one after another, which naturally alarmed the government. Shen Shangde, who had been promoted to the Minister of Rites, went to Longhu Mountain in person, and invited the legendary Zhang Datianshi to the imperial capital, and performed the rituals at the Temple of Heaven in the middle of the night.

That night, there was thunder and lightning, and strong winds, but it didn't rain. A white dragon appeared in the dark sky, and then it rained suddenly.

Muyu is actually dozens of small pieces of wood of different shapes and sizes. All the pieces of wood are engraved with the word "Li" on one side of a flying dragon flying through the clouds and fog.

That night, all the people in Chang'an City witnessed this miracle with their own eyes and worshiped it devoutly.

According to Master Zhang Datian, this is a sign of heaven, the oracle conveyed by God of Longevity with gold, wood, water, fire, earth and five elements.

This incident naturally caused a sensation in the world, all kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky, spread by people with serious intentions, and the "Imperial Times" guided public opinion intentionally or unintentionally. The destiny cannot be violated.

The people are simple and honest, as long as they have fields and food, it doesn’t matter who rules them. In their hearts, the Prime Minister and General Li Huanqi are naturally the best people in the world. As for who is the king of the Great Qin Empire? really do not know.

Since it is the oracle of the God of Longevity, it should obey the will of heaven, otherwise it will be sent by heaven.

As a result, under the guidance of public opinion, there was a lot of support for Prime Minister Li's supremacy, and the ministers wrote letters one after another, asking the little Qin King Yongfu to abdicate the throne.

The general trend is set, even if there are still a very small number of royalists who yell at Li Gang for usurping the throne, they only dare to scold at home and dare not let outsiders know that the influence of the royalist party has long been wiped out in the court, and nothing can be done anymore storm.

According to the procedure, Young Qin Wang Yongfu issued an edict to abdicate, but the prime minister refused, and the young Qin Wang Yongfu abdicated again, and Li Gang refused again. After doing this three times, Prime Minister Li Gang no longer refused, and naturally sat on the dragon chair and became the new king of the Great Qin Empire.

When Li Gang came to the throne, he did not change the name of the country, and still inherited the name of the Great Qin Dynasty. He issued a decree to amnesty the world, and at the same time added officials and rewards to his subordinates.

The prime minister's wife, Su Yuejiao, sat on the queen's phoenix seat as a matter of course, and the 12 wives were also named concubines. Li Wei was named the prince, and he was also the general of the hussars. He was in charge of the country's soldiers and horses. It's all about concubine concubine according to the order in which the wife enters the door. In short, everyone is happy.

The kings of various empires sent envoys to congratulate them one after another. It is an indisputable fact that the Qin Empire annexed the Wei and Tang Empires.

It is a good thing to have a powerful ally against the Jin Empire, but the so-called friendly alliances between the small empires are like mirages, often fighting for their own interests, and having a powerful neighboring country makes people sleepless.

While the whole country was still celebrating, Empress Dowager Concubine Wu Hui and Little Qin Wang Fuyong quietly entered Li Wei's Prince's Mansion in a carriage. At this time, Kong Rong and other women knew that their husband had an affair with the empress dowager, and the children were all like this As big as it is, Kong Rong has mixed feelings in her heart.

The atmosphere of this reunion dinner was a bit awkward, mainly due to Concubine Wu Hui's status. Fortunately, all the women knew the general situation and were humble to each other. In addition, Queen Su Yuejiao and 12 noble concubines were in charge to make adjustments, so the matter passed without any danger. Well, Kong Rong is the original wife, and is still the crown prince's main concubine, Wu Huiniang is considered a flat concubine, and the status of the other side concubines remains the same.

All the girls knew in their hearts that when the father-in-law ascended the throne, Wu Huiniang, mother and son were most wronged, so they very wisely pushed the husband who had caused romantic debts everywhere into her room. At this time, what the mother and son needed most was the comfort of the husband.

Li Yongfu quickly integrated into this new big family. As a big brother, he led his younger brothers and sisters to play and play. When they were crazy, they made the whole Prince's Mansion go crazy. Although it was a mess, it was lively and harmonious.