[Shadow Guardian] The Wind Rises from the Wild West

Yun woke up in a daze in the morning, and found that he was sleeping in a pile of brocade quilts, with a gorgeous bed above his head, and a spun gauze curtain hanging outside the bed.He was in a trance for a moment, thinking that he was still in the deep palace of Tiandu, his father was still alive, his mother was still alive, and there was a mother who loved him waiting outside the tent.Brother Huang, Qishan, and Shadow Guard are all a dream.

—a dream so vivid and unreal.

Yun propped himself up to sit up, the pain in his right shoulder made him wake up immediately, he saw the bandages on his body, and found the iron chains on his wrists.Feel it carefully, the red flames in the body are still very full, and they are constantly running.

He was slightly disappointed, but felt relieved soon.Reality is still reality.

The couch was spacious and empty, and he was the only one.Yun secretly blamed himself for being such a dead sleeper that Hong Han didn't know when he would leave.Even though he lost blood and was tired yesterday, the shadow guard shouldn't be so indulgent.

He got up together, and the old servant who had been waiting in the bedroom came over.He respectfully called him son, and called for someone to come and wash the boy.

The old servant has always been in Yancheng, and has served in the Hou Mansion almost all his life. He has experienced several kings or lords before the Hong family.He saw the brand mark on the back of the young man's hand yesterday, a handsome young slave was carried into the bedroom by the lord, so he was naturally a favored slave.However, he thought that he was well-informed and there was nothing to make a fuss about, so he still did his duty to help this person get up.

Then, he realized that he had guessed wrong. This person was probably born a nobleman.Dressing and washing, he is not unfamiliar with all the utensils, his gestures are very elegant, and he has a natural habit of being served by others in his bones-this cannot be cultivated by acquired wealth.

The old servant took the prepared azure robe.

Yun frowned, "Excuse me, do you have any black clothes? Simpler ones."

The old servant just said that he was a nobleman, but now he has revealed his secrets in one sentence, and he is still not used to wearing deep clothes with wide sleeves.On the mouth, he said: "My lord has specially ordered you not to prepare black clothes for the young master. This one is for the lord to have a look at and nod."

Yun didn't insist anymore, and stretched out his hand consciously, and asked someone to put on a deep coat and fasten a wide belt for himself.Looking at the costumes of the nobility and nobles, he was a little dazed again. He hadn't worn such clothes for many years.

His right hand and right foot are still locked with quite long iron chains, which is very inconvenient.The old servant said: "My lord, please wait a moment, the artisan is already waiting at the door, and I will pry it open for you."

"Thank you." As soon as she was dressed, Yun went out to find Honghan.

The old servant wanted to stop him, but when he stretched out his hand, he found that he was gone.Sure enough, there are still no rules, people who don't know the inner palace are inconvenient to go to the front hall!

The craftsman waiting outside the door, waiting to unlock the lock, allowed a file to be taken from the tray and disappeared.

Yun felt that he woke up very late, but in fact it was only Chen Shi.Walking quietly into the side hall from the side door, the guards along the way knew him very well, and they didn't stop him or notify him.Everyone tacitly agreed that the guard Yun should be by the lord's side.It's just that they were surprised for a moment. At first glance, they could hardly recognize that this person was Yun, and they thought it was a nobleman.

They have been together for so long, although compared with this group of rough guys, the young man is clean and somewhat out of place.After the fierce battle on the grassland and the slaughter on the way back to the city, no one would have imagined that it would look like this.

Jing Qujiang's eyes stared straight, and then Uncle Thirteen slapped the back of his head.He said in a low voice, "Be more serious when you are on duty!"

Yun nodded to them, walked to a remote corner at the back of the hall and sat down, while watching Hong Han work from the side, while secretly breaking the chain.

This morning, Honghan was busy.The old man whom he had met in the convoy earlier was also in the hall, and Hong Han often asked the old man for his opinion when something happened.Yuncai knew that the old man was originally a slave, who was bought by Honghan with five black sheepskins, and now he has received the value of a doctor, and is called "Wuyang Doctor".

The palace meeting is over, and those who are left now are those who have important matters to discuss.Hong Han met four nobles and three ministers in the morning, and it only took half an hour.For another hour and a half, I only interviewed one person who was dressed poorly.

This man was about thirty years old, dark and thin, with black feet exposed under the old washed long clothes, he did not look like a nobleman.He came in by revealing the treasure offering post outside.Any strategies or discoveries that are beneficial to agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery, etc. can be reported to Uncle Xiyan, and those who are identified as beneficial will get at least one gold.This initiative is now designated as 'Saying Treasure Posts'.

The man waited patiently at the door for a long time before coming in respectfully.As soon as he spoke, he had a strong southwest Gongling accent.Although he is dressed poorly, he speaks very neatly. He claims to be a descendant of a river supervisor in a certain township. His family has been a river supervisor for generations, but recently the embankment of the river has decayed and the flooding has stopped, so he had to come to ask the lord for permission to overhaul .

"Then how do you reveal the treasure post?" This kind of thing should be reported to the village, from the village to the county, and then from the county to the king.Honghan knew that now the small lords and nobles were doing their own thing, and it was very chaotic. This person must have no way out to do this, and wanted to blow his courage.

The man raised his head and said confidently: "Why is there no treasure? I have offered it many times, and they are all ignorant." He had been waiting here years ago, but the old king died, and the new king was not long. He ran away every day and did not return to the city for a long time.With the expectations of the whole township in mind, he would never go back until he reached his goal, and he lived here for more than half a year.It wasn't until today that the treasure offering stickers on the wall of the city gate were unveiled before everyone else, and had the opportunity to meet the king.

Uncle Thirteen said displeasedly, "How can you talk? How can you call yourself Lao Tzu in front of Bo Jun!"

Honghan laughed, "Didn't we go to the Southwest? There are many mountains there, and people have a habit of talking. They call themselves Laozi and call others a son of a bitch!"

The man was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Uncle, you know it! You know it! I dare to reveal the treasure post, I really have a treasure!" As he said, he impatiently took out an old sheepskin map from his pocket. , spread on the ground.

When she lowered her head, half of the unfinished pot pie fell out of her arms.Immediately embarrassed, he picked it up, patted it, and put it back.

Hong Han didn't mind, and walked down to look at the map.

Yun raised his eyes slightly.This person's movements are disorganized, his breathing is short and he has no internal strength, and his hands are callused, but he did not come from practicing weapons, but from working with agricultural tools.And there is resentment, anticipation, and excitement in both eyes, but there is no cover-up or murderous look.Yun didn't move, and continued to secretly file the chain.

Hong Han, Doctor Wuyang and the man knelt on the ground in the center of the hall to study the map.This is a map of Gongling and the nearby mountains and rivers, which is very detailed.The man was afraid that the uncle would not be able to understand, so he carefully pointed out what the city looked like, what the river looked like, what the mountain looked like, and what the fields looked like.Where there is disrepair for a long time, where there is drought all the year round, where the dike has burst, and where the embankment is about to burst...

Honghan has never seen this kind of map, but he also uses maps when marching and fighting, which is roughly the same.He understood it after looking at it, touched his nose and asked, "I see, what do you want?"

The man said very concisely: "Give me the money, and I'll fix the river embankment for you." His eyes were shining, and he looked at Honghan like a bulging money bag.

Hong Han also asked very concisely and clearly: "How much do you want?"

The man opened his mouth and said a sky-high price!

What is sky-high price?In the place of Xiyan, one hundred gold is enough to buy a large piece of land and a large group of slaves, so that they can live a life without worrying about food and clothing.A thousand gold is enough to equip a luxuriously equipped army of hundreds of people, and even a small lord can occupy a small piece of territory.Ten thousand gold is enough to bribe several lords to rebel.

This man wants fifty thousand gold to open his mouth!

This is not a sky-high price, what is a sky-high price?

Doctor Wuyang smiled helplessly.Hong Han stood up, pointed to the surroundings, and said very bachelorly: "Brother, can you see if it is worth the price to sell my palace?"

Xiyan has always been a mess, but it has only been attributed to the Hong family in recent years.This palace was just rebuilt from the mansion of a wealthy noble family before, and it is not very grand and gorgeous, and the messengers and servants are also sparse.The new king's enthronement was just a time when he was worried about money. The Minister of Finance just said that Hong Han had a headache, and now there is another one asking for money.

The man also knew that he was asking too much, and scratched his head, "If you use it carefully, you may be able to settle for [-] to [-]."

Hong Han laughed angrily at him. "Just do it? You are really considerate."

The man is a real person, he didn't hear the meaning of irony, and said seriously: "Yes, I have already calculated it! Based on 20 to 50 gold, divided into [-] or [-] years, in fact, it is only one or two thousand gold a year. !"

"Divided into 20 years or 50 years? You are buying a house and marrying a wife!"

"It's okay if you want a cheap one, but I don't know if my uncle wants this dam to last for ten years? Or for 50 years, 100 years? Or for a thousand years of immortality!"

Hong Han was startled, "Can there still be a millennium immortal dam?"

The man nodded frequently, "Picking up the bottom and picking up the bottom, I finally managed to build a dam, of course I want to get it done once and for all!"

Honghan's eyes lit up. He knew that there were some masters hidden among the people, so he sat down and listened to his details.

"Then don't blame the high price, there are no good products for cheap!" The man was a little timid when he didn't speak, but after he spoke, he was generous and nagging.

"I have a plan here." He took out another drawing from his pocket, and when he opened it, it was a large piece of linen, but it was also densely drawn.He gestured at the map and chattered about how the Gongjiang River had turned a big bend out of the mountain here, almost breaking its embankment every year.Embankments can be built here, water can be divided here, canals can be opened here, rivers can be dug here and so on.

Not only Honghan nodded frequently, but Doctor Wuyang also twisted his beard and murmured, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

After a while, Doctor Wuyang said, "We need to open a canal here, but according to the picture, this place is a hill, and it is also marked as a rocky mountain. I'm afraid it will take a lot of work and have little effect."

The man was very happy, as if what he heard was not a question at all. "That's right, that's right. The stonemasons in the village do not use brute force to quarry stones in the mountains. They use fire to heat them up first, and then pour cold water on them. After repeated repetitions, the rocks will naturally crack! Just because it is a stone mountain, it is very strong. , no more than ordinary dikes and dams. Digging an opening for water to flow in can keep it intact for thousands of years!"

Honghan asked again: "These shallow dams are said to divert water and discharge sand, but the rainfall is unpredictable and the water flow is unpredictable. How do you determine the height?"

The man was even happier, and took out a tattered booklet from his pocket. "To tell you the truth, my family has been living in the village as a river watchman for generations since the Great Zhou Dynasty established its capital, and my grandfather has been here for more than a dozen generations. The water volume records for hundreds of years are very clear! It’s not that the capital is moving eastward, and this place is getting dilapidated every year, so it’s not too busy to repair dams.”

Honghan saw that the pamphlet was very old, so he knew what he said was true. "It costs so much and takes so long. What good will it do if the embankment is repaired?"

The man took out another picture from his pocket.

Not only Honghan and Mr. Wuyang were surprised, but even the guards at the side of the hall felt that this man's clothes were too good for hiding things.

The man smiled awkwardly, "Uncle, don't worry, this is the last picture." When it unfolded, it was still a piece of sackcloth.The scope of the map is wider, not only the waterways, mountains and rivers of the local villages and corners, but also the entire landform of the western region, but the painting in the distance is rough.The man gestured on the map.After the water is cured, there is no need to worry about the annual flood, and canals can be drawn to irrigate this large area.The terrain here is flat, and there was a lack of water in the past, but as long as there are canals, it can be turned into fertile land.Looking farther away, Xiyan is a mountainous and waterless place with rugged terrain, not many flat land boundaries, and even fewer places where food can be harvested.

"Cure this disease, and it will give you a land of fish and rice." The man finally said.

Honghan's eyes turned green, and he and Doctor Wuyang exchanged glances, both of them were excited and appreciated.This matter must be done. Doctor Wuyang is mature and prudent, and said solemnly: "This matter is no small matter. I will invite the doctors who work as workers and farmers to come here tomorrow, and you can argue with them. How dare you?"

"I have nothing to be afraid of!" The man slapped his chest, "I have been preparing for many years. Xiao Bing is always at the call of my uncle!" The moment he bowed and saluted, half a pancake in his arms It fell out again, rolled on the many maps on the ground, and overwhelmed the many mountains and rivers.

All the people in the hall were happy.

After a busy morning, Hong Han only felt refreshed and hungry. When he turned his head, he saw Yun Zai looking at him. Those chains had already been undone and piled up neatly on the side.The young man in the new clothes is extremely beautiful, and Hong Han's mood is getting better and better.

"Go, go to eat, find a way to find money after eating!"