I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Chapter 189 is good

During the turmoil in Chang'an, two-thirds of the [-] special night soldiers were lost. It can be said that they were injured and their vitality was severely injured. It also made Li Wei reflect on his own mistakes for a while, but the successive battles kept him busy. I'm so overwhelmed that I don't have time to regroup.

He spends a lot of money and countless painstaking efforts to build ace elites modeled after the special forces of later generations. Even if they are killing machines, the cost is the most expensive. , every death in battle is a huge loss, not to mention losing two-thirds of the people at once.

Li Wei had to seriously review his own faults. Elite aces like the special night do not accept it must not be thrown into the frontal battlefield to fight the enemy. Therefore, he recruited the special night guards into the black guards, put Ding Xi in charge, re-selected manpower for training, and supplemented the full staff with 500 people.

For this reason, he also explained to Ding Xi again and again to let him understand the specialty and special combat methods of special nights. Soldiers are much more powerful. In addition to being equipped with all kinds of unexpected advanced weapons, all special nights are not received. They have also learned and received training in many advanced tactics from later generations. , will patiently wait for the next opportunity, rather than blindly die.

Of course, if they are in a desperate situation, these special forces will be like dead soldiers if they don't accept them at night. They would rather die than surrender, and what the enemy will get is their cold corpses.

The full name of the Military Intelligence Department is the Military Intelligence Department. It is a special agency responsible for dispatching secret agents and espionage. Its nature is exactly the same as that of the Black Guards, except that one is internal and the other is external.

Although the functions of the two major secret service agencies are separate, there are contact departments. Some special intelligence resources are to be shared. When necessary, the Military Intelligence Department can request special nights to perform some difficult tasks.

However, the training of intelligence personnel is much more complicated than that of the black guards. Therefore, Li Weite approved the establishment of a special training base for the military intelligence department. After strict screening and assessment, the identity of those who finally entered the base for training Extremely secretive, there are only a few people who know their true identities.

After several years of professional training, these people were assigned to go out and use various identities as a cover to lurk in various empires, secretly collect information, and send the information back through secret channels.

During the battle against the invasion of the Tang army, Ningyuan, the border border with the Tang Empire, has been very calm, as if it has nothing to do with this war, but Li Wei knows that although Ningyuan City has not been attacked, the Tang army has a heavy army stationed there. The eldest brother-in-law Xie Xin's deployment was improper, and the Tang army must find an opportunity to attack the city, echoing the 20 army of Ge Changqing in the hinterland of the empire.

This time, Xie Xin was granted the title of Jing Zhaoyin, the Duke of the county. Jing Zhaoyin, the highest chief executive of Chang'an, is at the same level as the local prefect, but the official position is much more prestigious than the local prefect. However, there is nothing wrong with it The prefect who puts the place makes a lot of money.

Xie Xin was named Jing Zhaoyin. Most people think that he is not only a veteran, but also the son-in-law of the prime minister. It is a matter of course that he is in charge of Chang'an administration, but they can understand the important role of Xie Xin in Ningyuan City under the circumstances at that time.

Li Wei knew that the eldest brother-in-law Xie Xin was one of the three generals of Jiayue, and his military ability was even slightly higher than that of the second brother-in-law Tang Tianhe. He was more suitable to lead an army than to be the chief executive of Chang'an. He has his own reasons.

In the words of Daddy Cheap, Xie Xin is talented, but his family is deep, his ambition is not small, and his prestige in the army is second only to Sun Jai. If one day he is gone, Li Wei may not be able to hold back Xie Xin, so, as long as he was alive, he tried his best to clear away all potential threats for his son.

The cheap daddy worked so hard for him. Li Wei knew in his heart that he could only sigh for his elder brother-in-law Xie Xin after being moved. In short, this elder brother-in-law would never have the chance to lead the army again, so he slowly joined the army The border fades out.

Many aristocratic families who have turned to the Li family have also gained certain benefits from this big award. Some children have become officials, and those with outstanding abilities are even reused. For example, Xia Houheng and Xia Houba brothers stood up to each other in the Chang'an defense battle. For small military exploits, the brothers each have their own rewards.

Xia Houba was tall and strong, with extraordinary courage and good martial arts, so he was transferred to the trapped camp as the captain.

Xia Houheng not only has superb martial arts skills, is brave in combat, and must lead the way in every battle, but also has a flexible mind. He showed a certain command ability in the Chang'an defense battle, was promoted to a school lieutenant, and commanded a school of soldiers in the Central Army.

Even some idle dandies were conferred false positions like Captain Yunqi. In short, Li Gang showed a look of "You respect me a foot, and I will pay you back."

His attitude made those aristocratic families who supported him quite satisfied, and it also made the aristocratic family who was still hesitant to wait and see greatly regretted, expressing their support for Li in a hurry. Although he also got some benefits, the effect of icing on the cake is comparable to that in the snow. It's far from sending carbon.

The empire was unified, but after the war, the states and counties lacked many capable people who could govern one side. Li Gang enlisted some famous scholars who had left their homes idle for various reasons, but there were very few responders, and most of them refused with various excuses. Li Gang was I feel upset and helpless, these guys are very famous and have a certain influence in the scholastic circle, beheading them will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the aristocratic family.

Some of these aristocratic families are centuries-old big families with a certain influence. Moreover, these families are intermarried with each other, and their power is deeply rooted and intertwined. If you move a family, you will often involve several or even a dozen families. Li Gang was also apprehensive.

However, Xia Houshang, the only surviving general in the empire, accepted his enlistment, and once again became an official, commanding troops and horses. He hoped that he would be able to gallop in sand battles, open up territories, and establish immortal feats in his lifetime.

His two sons, Xiahouyi and Xiahoufu, also accepted the conscription together. They were officially named Zhonglang generals, one was in charge of the inner palace guard, and the other was in charge of the logistics and transportation of the Central Army.

The Xiahou family is a family of generals. This time, one family and five generals entered the official position at the same time. It was a good story for a while, and it was talked about by the people. It also made the soldiers from Chang'an very relieved. What is there to worry about?

Xia Houshang had spent his entire life as a soldier, and he had a very high prestige in the army. The soldiers were subdued, and orders were banned.

Li Gang is not in short supply of military talents, and he can cultivate them slowly, but the talents for local governance are not only lacking, but also cannot be delayed. Therefore, Li Gang accepted Li Wei's proposal and issued an order to promote talents throughout the country.

Chapter 1 Restarting the Currency War

As soon as the edict of Wei Cai came out, scholars all over the world were shocked by it, and countless children from poor families responded one after another. They studied hard for ten years in order to obtain fame and become an official, and become an emperor's family.

Not to mention that the meritorious decree was issued by the imperial court, even if it was issued by Li Gang in the name of the prime minister, it can attract the vast majority of poor scholars in the world, and it does not matter who they work for. Let's talk about the difficulties of life.

All of a sudden, countless poor scholars from all over the country flocked to the government office to register. In just three days, tens of thousands of poor scholars registered in Chang'an alone. At one time, several streets were blocked. The officials who handled this matter were so overwhelmed that they had to ask Shangguan to increase manpower and registration points.

After these scholars register, they will receive a badge. Ten days later, they will enter the examination room with the badge. official.

The idea of ​​meritocracy was brought up by Li Wei, and he learned the tricks of Cao Cao, the great hero of the Three Kingdoms, in recruiting talents. I don't ask about your background, as long as you have talent, I will use you.

According to his opinion, there is no need to make the assessment of scholars so troublesome. It is only necessary to have a general understanding of the candidates' family background, character, talent, education, etc., and then focus on the assessment of the governance side.

However, this idea was opposed by Li Gang and other veterans, and even Tian Ce, Wu You and Wen Zishan's three major military advisers reacted strongly. deep meaning.

Although the order of meritocracy was issued in the name of the imperial court, anyone with a little common sense knows that this is Prime Minister Li Gang's recruitment of talents from all over the world. Thanks for your service.

At the same time, this is also a message to those high school students who refuse to enlist. Talents are not limited to your aristocratic families. , in the future, don't regret it.

Li Wei didn't expect that a method of recruiting talents would contain such complicated information. No wonder Daddy Cheap and all the elders and his think tanks made such a big fuss to make it known to the world. Well, he admitted that in terms of politics , he is a rookie.

After the award was awarded, the promoted officials went through various delivery procedures and left Beijing one after another to take up their posts. During this period, the Qin Empire sent envoys to the Tang Empire because Li Wei released Ge Changqing and other family members of the Tang Empire. Tens of thousands of prisoners of war showed enough sincerity, and the Qin and Tang empires signed a non-aggression treaty, which made Li Wei and others breathe a sigh of relief.

Wars between empires are fought for various interests, so this kind of treaty is sometimes like farting. Just signing a treaty today may cause war tomorrow, but the Tang Empire suffered heavy losses in this war. It is also a bit traumatic, and there will be no other major war at the national level in the short term, and the Qin Empire has also gained time to breathe.

As for the [-] prisoners of war, Li Wei did not intend to release them at all. They were free labor, and it was impossible for the king of Tang to spend a large sum of money to redeem them. The poor people were like ants in the eyes of those in power.

Half a month later, Zhuo Fengxing led [-] tiger and leopard cavalry to return, only rested for a day, and then embarked on the road, rushed to Jiayue Province, brought Mrs. Li, Su Yuejiao and other family members and all the family members of officials who stayed in Chang'an to reunite.

The empire has just been unified, and it still needs stability. In order to win the hearts of the people, Li Gang implemented various measures to benefit the people. In addition to reducing taxes, he also built roads and bridges to facilitate the people.

After these measures are implemented, within a year or so, the fiscal revenue of the empire will definitely decrease, and a large amount of funds will have to be invested. As a last resort, Li Wei can only cast copper coins desperately. Fortunately, there are large mineral reserves in Shuanghugang of Qiyun Mountain. Coupled with the investment of tens of thousands of prisoners of war in mining, the mining speed has doubled, and the copper mines mined are sufficient to support a large number of minted copper coins in a short period of time, alleviating financial constraints.

Everyone is busy. Wu You, Li Wei's right army commander, is even more busy. After continuous wars, a large number of young and strong are recruited, the fields are barren, and the grain harvest must be reduced. Many places with fierce fighting have food shortages, and food prices have skyrocketed. .

In order to appease the hearts of the people as soon as possible, Li Gang could only transfer food from various places to rescue the emergency. Li Wei had no choice but to order Wu You to restart the currency war.

To launch a currency war, a large amount of bad coins must be minted. Wu You had already played the game once under Li Wei's secret order, and the secret coinage workshop was reopened, so it was naturally handy.

A large amount of bad money flowed to Tang, Jinwei and other empires through the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and a large amount of food, cloth and other materials were transported back to the country. In order to alleviate the food shortage problem, this time, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce was instructed by Li Wei to only earn back the capital and shipping costs. Sell ​​it to common people at a low price.

The key target of launching the currency war this time is still the Tang Empire. The territory of the empire is bordered by the Tang Empire, and its national power is relatively weaker than the Tang Empire. It has been bullied by the Tang Empire for many years. Li Wei has witnessed and participated in it since crossing the mainland. After two wars against the invasion of the Tang Empire, when the Tang Empire recovered, it would definitely launch an invasion of the Qin Empire.

Therefore, he must disturb the prices of the Tang Empire, let their coins depreciate, the prices will skyrocket, and the people's hearts will be in turmoil. It is best to have a civil uprising. He can take advantage of this opportunity to recuperate, stockpile war supplies, and train a powerful army. When the time is right, he will let Tang Wang know the consequences of repeatedly invading the Qin Empire.

Everyone is very busy, and Li Wei, the hands-off shopkeeper, is also very busy. However, he is busy practicing Nine Suns Divine Art with his wife and concubine at home. The taste was not pleasant, but what made him happy was that the wives and concubines in the family were harmonious, and even if there was some taste, they didn't make a fuss.

Which man doesn't want to have a beautiful wife and concubine, hugging left and right?The red flag at home is not down, but the colorful flags are flying outside?

Li Wei has both a sense of accomplishment and a sense of guilt. However, this is an old feudal society where men are superior to women. It is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, and there are even many more evil things. A very kind man.

It is said that hard work pays off, and an iron rod can be ground into a needle. After these days of hard work, the knees are worn out, and God is finally touched. Zhongli Shengnan and Qinger are finally pregnant. Waiting for the 13 aunts and daughters to close their mouths with joy, Kong Rong's beautiful eyes became a little more melancholy.

She is the original wife of the young master Ming Mei, who enjoys and uses the power of a big wife. However, Qing'er and Zhongli Shengnan are both pregnant, and her stomach is flat as before. Why doesn't it make her anxious and worried?

As the original wife, but unable to continue the incense of the husband to continue to give birth to a son-in-law, it is not only extremely heavy pressure, but also a crime. The status of the wife is not only insecure, but may even be divorced.

In this world, apart from her husband's family, she has no relatives. If she is divorced by her husband, what face does she have to live in this world?

Chapter 191

When Li Wei sneaked out from the side door of the palace like a thief, it was still dark, and he quietly returned home surrounded by a group of guards.

It was like this every time, he was kicked out of the palace before dawn, which made him feel uncomfortable and helpless. Now he can't disclose his relationship with Concubine Wu Hui, every tryst is very inconvenient. It really made him feel very sorry to have to stay up late and wait outside.

Returning to his own general's mansion, thinking about the ladies who had already fallen asleep, it was inconvenient to disturb him, he was planning to go into the study to lie down for a while, when passing by Kong Rong's courtyard, he saw that the lights were still on in her bedroom, the windows and doors There was also a petite figure reflected on it, and he couldn't help being startled.

He walked in lightly, stood outside the window and listened, his brows furrowed.

There were two women talking in low voices in the room, one was Kong Rong, and the other was Li Wei's personal maid, Xiaoqing.

Xiaoya, the personal maid whom Kong Rong brought over as a dowry, catches cold and falls ill on the way to Changlu, and is still being recuperated, temporarily served by Xiaoqing.

It was almost dawn, and the master and servant were not sleeping, but were talking in a low voice in the room, so there must be something wrong.

It was Xiaoqing who spoke, all of which were comforting words, but Kong Rong who was sitting on the edge of the bed couldn't help sighing, her brows were wrinkled, and she was worried.

It's no wonder that, as the original wife, she has not been able to give birth to a son-in-law for the Li family so far, and Su Yuejiao and other 13 wives are anxious to have grandchildren, and their daily words often hint that she is stepping up to make a villain. She is stressed?

If she is not favored, there may be an excuse for not being able to conceive, but the husband dotes on her, and stays in her room more nights than the other younger sisters, but she insists on not conceiving, but Zhongli Shengnan and Qing She was pregnant first, which made her feel even more stressed, and also made her feel guilty and uneasy.

Qing'er didn't know how to comfort her. Such a thing as having a child is not something that can be had, but it needs the gift of the God of Longevity.

Li Wei, who was eavesdropping outside the window, couldn't help sighing. Too many things happened in the past few months. In order to be able to successfully enter Chang'an, he put all his energy into it. Although he tried his best to spend time with them, but for Their concern is still too little. Some things cannot be resolved overnight with love and lingering.

After thinking about it, he let out a light cough.

"Who?"

The two women in the room were obviously frightened, and Qing'er instinctively shouted out in fright.

"it's me."

Li Wei replied softly.

"Ah, master..."

Kong Rong and Qing'er in the room were startled a little bit at a loss, they didn't expect the young master to come back when it was almost dawn.

"Master."

Qing'er hurriedly opened the door, stood sideways and bowed to give a blessing ceremony, obviously a little nervous on her pretty face.

However, it wasn't the same fear as before. After more than a year, the young master had completely changed, and she almost didn't know him anymore. This made her feel happy and at the same time somewhat disappointed and envious.

The young master has become a good person, and he is a good person with great ability. He also treats her very well at ordinary times. He no longer bullies her and shows the demeanor of a gentleman everywhere. Of course, she is happy in her heart.

Looking at Sister Qing'er, who used to serve the young master together, is now very much loved by the young master, with a happy and happy face all day long, which made her envious, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little bit disappointed. Sometimes, absurd thoughts even flashed in her mind I hope that the young master will not be such a humble gentleman and bully her like before. She will definitely...will not resist again.

Although she is not a human being, she often serves the young master. After the young master and his wife are done, she has to go in to serve. At first, she was ashamed, but she gradually got used to it, and gradually had some ideas in her mind. , the body also reacted naturally, sometimes at night, it turned out to be that kind of dream, the young master bullied her like he bullied his wife.

In private, she also shyly asked Jing'er, why every time she did something, the young lady kept yelling nonsense, dying or living, it sounded like it was painful, but also seemed to be enjoying it?

Her question provoked Qing'er to laugh out loud for a long time, making her inexplicable. Qing'er didn't answer her question directly, but just giggled non-stop, the laugh was a bit weird, and the laughter made her feel Panic.

Li Wei entered the room and said softly: "Qing'er, it's almost dawn, go and rest quickly, women staying up late is not good for the skin."

"Yes."

Qing'er responded tenderly, feeling as sweet as drinking honey in her heart, when the young master entered the inner room, she lowered the curtain, then sat on the edge of the bed with her thumping chest in her hands, thinking wildly.

"Master..."

Kong Rong bowed and bowed, her expression was a little disturbed, she knew that the words said with Qing'er must have been heard by the husband, and wondered if the husband would blame her?Li Wei took her into his arms and comforted her: "Having a baby is a matter for two people, you can't have it alone if you want to. As for having a boy or a girl, it's up to the man's chromosomes...uh..."

"Ah."

Kong Rong with blushing cheeks responded in a low voice. She was grateful to her husband for loving and caring for her. She knew that it was her husband who was comforting her, but she still felt sweet in her heart. However, this worry and pressure couldn't help but increase. , I didn't pay attention to what was wrong with his words.

"You're so worried."

Li Wei pinched her juicy face, and said softly: "Don't think about it, even if you can't give birth, I will still love you as always, sir."

Seeing that she was still not relieved, Li Wei rolled his eyes, chuckled and said, "Actually, you don't understand men, women who have given birth to children, then...that...well, men like tight women .”

"Master..."

Kong Rong was so ashamed that she buried her head in his arms. Even if it was a husband and wife, she said some private and intimate things, but this kind of words, can the husband say it?

It's really embarrassing.

Li Wei blinked his eyes and giggled, "Don't worry about anything, as long as you take good care of your husband."

In the future, your husband will be the master of this family, so don't worry about anything, whether you can have children or not, your husband will still spoil you as always.

"Um……"

Kong Rongjiao panted and responded lowly, her smooth and clean cheeks were blushing, and her eyes were like silk, her husband's hands were always dishonest, she hadn't slept all night, she should have felt sleepy, but she was very grateful for what he said , At the same time, it also made her heart flutter, and there was an inexplicable hot tide in the depths of her body.

"Sanggong...Sanggong...over there...over there..."

"Rong'er, I'm sorry, Mr. Xiang. It's Mr. Mr.'s fault that this precious land has been abandoned for so long. Mr. Xiang will definitely reclaim it later, and never let it go desolate."

"Ah... here... is it okay?"

Chapter 192 The Big Rat

When Li Wei woke up, it was already noon, and Qing'er came in with a basin of clean water to wash him up.

"Hey, Qing'er, what's the matter with you? Are you sick?"

Seeing Qing'er's tired face, Li Wei thought she was ill, and was about to have someone call a famous doctor in the mansion to treat her.

"Qing'er is just...a little sleepy..."

Qing'er shook her head hastily, a red cloud of embarrassment floated on her jade cheeks, her heart was disturbed after listening to the corner of the wall in the middle of the night. She jumped out of all kinds of strange things that made her blush and heartbeat, and when she was just about to fall asleep in a daze, it was already noon, and when she heard the sound of the young lady getting up, she hurried in to serve.

The young master must have tormented the young lady hard last night, the young lady walked a bit unnaturally, but it was strange to say that every time the young lady screamed to death, it seemed to be really painful, but the next day When I woke up, I didn't need to apply rouge, and my jade cheeks were extraordinarily radiant. The whole body seemed to be more beautiful than usual, like a spring breeze.

Could it be that women have to be bullied by men to become more beautiful? "oh……"

Li Wei suddenly realized that Xiao Nizi's face was full of embarrassment, she must have listened to the corner of the wall in the middle of the night, her heart had sprouted, so she lost sleep, and she couldn't help showing a meaningful smile on her face.

For more than a year, he was so busy that he was not at home most of the time, even if he was at home, he didn't notice this little girl. He will look at it again. He found that although Qing'er is still young, her body curves are very well developed. Kong Rongqing No one can compare to her, and there is still a tendency to develop. Obviously, it seems to have an amazing potential of 36.