White Moonlight's Counterattack [Quick Transmigration]

If you want to change the people's livelihood in a place, you must first understand the people's livelihood in this place. Although Han Ning alternates between civil and military studies, he still has a vacation every month. He used to be young and his status was uncertain, so Zhan Wenchu ​​didn't allow him Going out, now he identifies as a boy, even if Zhan Wenchu ​​knows the truth, since he decided to let him use the identity of a boy, he will naturally be raised as a man, so he is no longer restricted from traveling, but every time he goes out It is essential to talk to many people around you.

Han Ning also knew that it would be dangerous for a child like him to go out alone, so he didn't feel disgusted.

Border towns are neither small nor big, but apart from the courtyards and red-tiled houses that the wealthy in border towns can afford to live in and out of, a large number of commoners live in thatched huts. It is not guaranteed, but the climate in the border town is dry, and it may not rain a few times a year, so it is okay, but the land is dry and the crops are suffering. It is because of the weather conditions of the yellow sand that the border town lacks food and food. Even Zhan Wenchu's soldiers had to farm alternately, otherwise the military salaries sent by the court would not be enough to feed an army, even Zhan Wenchu's personal guards.

And after going out with Zhan Wenchu, Han Ning discovered that he only ate two meals outside, one early and one late, and he was gone in one day.He knew that in some history there was indeed a habit of eating only two meals, eating morning and evening, but there were some snacks and tea in the middle, so no one would be hungry at all, but the two meals in the border town were only two meals, there was no snacks in between, and the people here even He doesn't even know what dim sum is. When he was with 'Han Ning', he didn't think much about it when he saw them using dim sum. Looking at it now, those dim sum can only be enjoyed by the rich and powerful, and the conditions are even worse. Yes, eating one meal a day is really just to keep alive.

Looking all the way, Han Ning has only one feeling, that is, poverty, so poor that the roads are muddy, and there is not even a decent official road. In the capital, some good roads are paved with bluestone slabs. Here, the best roads It turned out to be a caravan that often walked out with a carriage.In addition, there are not even many shops, the only ones are some cloth village teahouses, like the bustling hawking scene on both sides of the street seen in the capital, you can't see it here at all.

Just when Han Ning was going to see if there was any way to find suitable grains for planting here, he saw a gray-haired old man walking by the side of the road carrying two loads of stones, and the stones in the load made Han Ning's mind flash What, before he had time to think about it, he quickly called people to stop.

When the old man saw that the child was surrounded by a bunch of servants, he knew that he was a child from a rich family and he couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only stop and stood hesitantly by the side of the road.

Han Ning walked up to the burden, grabbed a handful of gravel of various sizes, and asked the old man, "Grandpa, what are you doing with these stones?"

Before the old man could open his mouth, the servant who followed Han Ning explained aloud, "Master, this should be used to pave the way."

The old man nodded and said: "Some big families will use gravel to pave the road in the courtyard, so as not to walk with yellow mud on their feet."

Han Ning turned to look at his servant: "Then why didn't my family use this kind of stone to pave the road?"

The boy said: "This kind of crushed stone is rough on the feet. Our house is paved with stream stones, which are smoother and not sharp on the feet."

Han Ning knew that the stream stones were pebble-like stones, washed and polished by the stream water, round and smooth, unlike these crushed stones with clear water chestnuts.However, these crushed stones are not worthless things. If he read correctly, they are all limestone.

Han Ning did not continue to embarrass the old man and let the old man go, but then he sent the boy to buy this kind of stone, and the old man had to choose this kind of stone.The boy didn't know why, but he did it anyway.

When Zhan Wenchu ​​came back from the military camp, he heard that his young master had bought a pile of rubble to pile up in the backyard, so he went to the backyard to take a look, and saw Han Ning squatting in front of the rubble that had already formed a hill, not knowing what he was doing , and called out: "A-Ning."

Han Ning turned his head, then rushed towards the person who came, and Zhan Wenchu ​​skillfully bent over and picked it up: "What are you buying these stones for?"

Han Ning said, "Does Daddy know Liuli?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​said: "Naturally, we know that the tributes from Xifan are expensive, but fragile, and can only be viewed, not practical."

Han Ning said: "Does Daddy know that Liuli is actually made of these stones?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​was slightly taken aback, a little surprised: "These stones?"

Han Ning nodded: "Daddy, I want to try making colored glaze, but the temperature of the firewood is not enough, we need a charcoal fire, and we need another fire stove. If we can make colored glaze by ourselves, we will ship it out and sell it at that time, and let the people in the border town People can eat and clothe themselves.”

Zhan Wenchu's heart was slightly hot, and he looked deeply at Han Ning: "How did Ah Ning know that Liuli is made of these stones?"

Han Ning swayed proudly: "You mortals don't understand the world of geniuses. In fact, there are books in it, but you can't understand it, Daddy."

Zhan Wenchu ​​was not suspicious when he first heard the words. Those books were indeed obscure and difficult to understand. It was considered good for him to be able to read and understand some military books. He was tired of reading some deeper scholars' books.

Zhan Wenchu ​​is very indulgent towards Han Ning, not to mention that it is not too difficult to build a fire kiln. He still has several profitable shops in the capital. Tossing is still okay.If you can really make colored glaze, then you will have a lot of money in the future.

Knowing what his son wanted to do, Zhan Wenchu ​​specially selected a few confidantes for him. If it failed to be fired, it would be fine. The barren land is not in the eyes of those people, but everything cannot stand just in case.

In addition to colored glaze, Han Ning also wants to burn cement, but cement is much more difficult than colored glaze. Although the main raw material is available, it is difficult to neutralize without other things, but there is no need to rush these things, he can take his time Come on, it would be great if we could find a Taoist priest who is good at making things. Although the ancients' perception of Taoist priests was to cultivate elixir, in fact, these Taoist priests were the first batch of chemical geniuses in ancient times.But it doesn't matter if you can't find it, the big deal is that he can learn by himself.

Although Zhan Wenchu ​​allowed Han Ning to toss about these things, his studies must not be neglected, so Han Ning became even busier. After working hard during the day, he could rest at night, but now even the night time is taken up. Life is so boring. full.

But the child's body is dozing off a lot, sometimes when Zhan Wenchu ​​finds the kiln, Han Ning is already asleep.As a father, he could only carry this troublesome kid back to his room, and he didn't even wake him up after scrubbing him.

Seeing the sleepy snoring, Zhan Wenchu ​​patted his butt lightly: "Stinky boy, I still want Daddy to serve you."

Since finding a way to make money from stones, Han Ning has been buying all kinds of stones. Many people don't know what the general's mansion is doing, but as long as they can exchange money, Han Ning also found out Many can be used, such as quartz, which is also a very versatile thing.

As for the new kiln he built in the mansion, he tried countless times. After constant exploration, he finally burned out a pile of glazed shards. It was said to be colored glaze, but it was actually glass. The color, there are quite a lot of air bubbles in it, and it is blown, and the person who blows it is inexperienced, so the shape is a bit ugly, but these are practice makes perfect, at least it proves that this road can work.

It was the first time Zhan Wenchu ​​saw the glass shards sent up. Although he was somewhat expected, it was indeed unexpected. He did not expect these things to be emptied by his son. It seems that those rumors are true. The son born to my elder brother is very talented. From this point of view, the so-called prodigy of the Hou family is nothing more than that. He is only able to become a poet at the age of three and capable of martial arts at the age of seven. Look at his family, Aning, who is only five years old. Can make colored glaze.

When the first perfect finished product was produced, the people guarding the kiln were crazy. They knew what it meant. They saw hope when they were just some unqualified fragments. Now that it's really done, many people even wept with joy.

This area is really too poor, and there have been years of wars. If it weren't for the difficulty of leaving the homeland and the strict laws, if they leave this place without permission, they will become black households without status. They have long wanted to leave.Now that Liuli has been successfully made, their future life will gradually improve.

Han Ning looked at a small ball the size of a palm that was sent by his servants. Because the coloring technique was not good enough, the color was a bit uneven, but this also unexpectedly made a different kind of aesthetic feeling. No matter what, this thing at least It was a complete piece of colored glaze, thinking of his father who was still in the military camp, Han Ning hurriedly asked someone to ride him to the military camp.

The end of the year is approaching, and according to past experience, those barbarians will definitely take advantage of this season of the year to snatch it, so in order to take precautions, they are extremely busy at the beginning of Zhan Wenchu, which is why Han Ning personally sent Liuli. I haven't seen anyone for several days.

Everyone in the military camp knew that he was the general's son, and he would come to practice martial arts every other day, so naturally they wouldn't stop him. Han Ning rushed into Zhan Wenchu's camp with a glazed ball.

In addition to Zhan Wenchu, there were also a group of generals in the camp. Looking at the map hanging in the middle, they were obviously discussing military affairs.

Although Zhan Wenchu ​​was interrupted by someone who rushed in suddenly, seeing that it was Han Ning, he naturally couldn't get angry, so he just hugged him up and turned upside down. He hasn't returned home for a few days, and he really misses it: "Why is it at this time? To find Daddy?"

Han Ning glanced at the people in the camp, and didn't know which ones his father could trust, so he used his clothes to hide a corner, and only showed a corner towards Zhan Wenchu: "Look, Dad, it's done!"

Zhan Wenchu ​​knew that it would be a matter of time before it was done, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, so he picked up the glass ball and looked at it carefully. The color formed strange lines on it, but the whole glass was transparent and smooth. According to what he had seen before , which is enough to be called a top grade.

The moment Zhan Wenchu ​​took out the glazed ball, some soldiers who had been fighting in the border town all their lives didn't know each other, so they asked others, "What is this?" Who came all the way here just to give the general a ball?

Some acquaintances were also a little puzzled, they didn't think about self-control, they thought it was a toy sent from Beijing, but they just sighed in their hearts, the general really loves his son, and such an expensive thing is for the child to play with.

Zhan Wenchu ​​put Han Ning on the ground, and patted his head: "Go outside to play, and wait for Daddy to come back home with you."

After Han Ning ran out, Zhan Wenchu ​​put the glazed ball on the table, glanced at everyone and said, "This is the glazed ball blown by the craftsman in the house."

Everyone was stunned and then surprised. Those who reacted quickly had already thought a lot through this glazed ball. Perhaps relying on this glazed ball could greatly change the status quo of the border town.

There is no need for Han Ning to worry about the next thing bit by bit. It is not all due to the protection of his ancestors that his father was able to secure the position of general at a young age. Soon Zhan Wenchu ​​was not far from the military headquarters. A large kiln was built, and in addition to being heavily guarded, the craftsmen were also carefully selected.And he was smart enough not to drag Liuli out to sell directly, but found a Western merchant and turned a corner.

Zhan Wenchu ​​didn't hide these things from Han Ning, probably because the name of genius has been deeply ingrained in Zhan Wenchu's mind, and the colored glaze was made because of him, so Zhan Wenchu ​​didn't hide these things from Han Ning. Han Ning treats him like an innocent child, and basically tells him everything that needs to be said.

After hearing this, Han Ning clicked his tongue twice. He didn't expect that his father, who thought he could only wield knives and guns, had such a wide network of contacts. Even a Western businessman could get on the line. This operation was a secret smuggling Go out and sell it in at the price of import, so you can make a profit without losing money.

As the quality of glazed products produced by the kiln is getting better and better, and Han Ning, who has seen a lot of the market, can always provide some ideas that they can't think of, and make various glazes that have never been available in the market. Even the Western businessman under Zhan Wenchu ​​directly bought goods from here and sold them back to their Western countries. Even though the colored glaze was originally produced in Western countries, these things are only enjoyed by nobles in Western countries, let alone ordinary people. There may not even be a chance to meet each other, so this transaction is completely a win-win situation.

Han Ning didn't care about how much money Liuli made, although Zhan Wenchu ​​had someone make an account book. According to the profit sharing, he had already saved Han Ning's share first, and when the child grows up Well, there is no harm in having this kind of money in your hands.

And in the process of burning paper glass, Han Ning also explored the method of cement, but that can't be called cement. Due to environmental factors, the purification is not enough, and he can't find a substitute for many things. The so-called cement is also It is just limestone mixed with special mud. The solidified finished product is of course not as hard as modern cement, but it is definitely much stronger than masonry.

The preliminary experiment was considered a success, but Han Ning did not go further because it was Chinese New Year.

There is no special way to spend the year in this world, just prepare the best things all year round, and sit together for a family reunion to eat.Most of the servants in the General’s Mansion are family members, so Zhan Wenchu ​​had people prepare the reunion dinner and gave them a holiday. Besides their respective bowls and chopsticks, there were also 'Han Ning'.

Zhan Wenchu’s family was gone when Zhan Wenchu ​​was a child. In the past, he didn’t celebrate the New Year by himself. Later, when he entered the army, many people left their hometowns and had no relatives, so it’s considered a good meal for everyone. New Year's Eve.

But since having Han Ning, Zhan Wenchu ​​would have a reunion dinner with Han Ning every year, even if it was just the two of them, it would be a family reunion.

Zhan Wenchu ​​first toasted a glass of wine to the empty seat, and Han Ning also toasted. Although many years have passed, but recalling the days when he was still a wandering soul and could only follow 'Han Ning', It also seems like yesterday.He even occasionally thought, if 'Han Ning' was willing to go with Zhan Wenchu ​​back then, he didn't know what it would be like today.

Zhan Wenchu ​​saw Han Ning staring at the vacant seat and said nothing, thinking that he missed his mother and father, so he said: "A Ning never asked me about your mother and father."

Han Ning looked at Zhan Wenchu: "Daddy wants to tell me about my parents?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​shook his head: "When you are older."

Han Ning rolled his eyes: "Since that's the case, why should I ask again?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​laughed: "You are only five years old, you should have the innocence of a five-year-old child."

Han Ning snorted: "Then I was born to be a magistrate, but I have to pretend to be an innocent child who doesn't know anything. How tiring, besides, no matter what I am, Daddy will like me, right?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​slightly hooked his lips and smiled: "Naturally, no matter what Aning is, Daddy likes it."

Han Ning poured fruit juice into his glass, and raised his glass to Zhan Wenchu: "Then it's settled, every new year from now on, we two will spend together!"

Zhan Wenchu ​​said in his heart, when your boy grows up and has a sweetheart, he will no longer be so clingy to his father, but he still raised his glass and touched him lightly, as long as his son needs him, he will always be there.

After dinner, Han Ning climbed onto Zhan Wenchu's back: "Daddy, let's go see the lights."

There is a custom in the border town to hang the lights of each house in front of the house on New Year’s Day. The origin of this custom was originally to illuminate the way home for those who struggled all year round, and it gradually became a hanging lamp. Lively, that is, on this day, the entire border town will stay up all night, and many people will go to the street to look at the lights of other people's houses, and then compare them.

Han Ning lay on Zhan Wenchu's broad back, felt his steady steps, looked at the lights of thousands of houses, and the playful children who ran past Zhan Wenchu ​​from time to time, only felt that these years were quiet and beautiful.

Han Ning touched Zhan Wenchu's big face with his small face: "Daddy."

Zhan Wenchu: "Huh?"

Han Ning: "Will it always be this good here?"

Zhan Wenchu ​​looked at the endless sea of ​​lights and the joyful crowd, and said softly, "As long as Dad is here, this place will always be so good."

Han Ning smiled when he heard the words, Zhan Wenchu, who guards the lights of thousands of homes, is so good.

The author has something to say: This is the last day of this year, and tomorrow is the beginning of another year. I don’t have much to say about blessings. I hope everyone, including myself, can achieve their wishes in the new year!