Hanhou

The rule of the prefect's mansion is two meals a day. For Zhao Jia, who is used to three meals a day and is still recovering from his injuries and needs tonic, it is somewhat unbearable.

After breakfast, Zhao Jia only drank a cup of hot soup, and when it was time to eat, his stomach began to growl unconsciously.

The study room is very quiet, the sound of pens falling is inaudible, only the soft sound of bamboo slips being flipped and knives scratched.

The five viscera temple roared, Zhao Jia's ear tips turned red, and the speed of writing was instantly stagnant.Wei Yue raised her head, saw Zhao Jia's slightly stiff expression, smiled slightly, called her servant, and ordered her to fetch steamed cakes and hot soup.

The maidservant left in response, and after a short while, steamed cakes, steamed buns and the newly made hot soup were presented to the two of them.There are also sunflower pickles marinated by the chef, and sliced ​​roasted meat.

After the servants retreated, Wei Yue moved the bamboo slips to the side, cleaned her hands and held the chopsticks, and had dinner with Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia wanted to thank Wei Yue, but Wei Yue raised his eyebrows and swallowed the words.No more words at the moment, holding the chopsticks with one hand, picked up a steamed cake, and ate it with sunflower and broiled pork.

Palm-sized steamed cakes, cut in the middle, coated with special sauce, the aroma wafts into the nose, which can arouse the appetite.Zhao Jia ate five in one go, added two steamed buns, and drank the whole bowl of hot soup before he was full.

After the meal was over, Wei Yue immediately buried himself in government affairs, pulled Zhao Jia out of the study, walked to the corridor, put his fingers to his lips and whistled.

The whistle is long and has a unique tone.

Zhao Jiazheng felt strange when a clear cry suddenly came from the sky.Immediately afterwards, a black eagle passed through the air, flapping its wings and hovering above the two of them.

Wei Yue whistled again, and raised her forearm covered in animal skin.

The black eagle flew down with the sound of the whistle, its claws grabbed the animal skin, its wings spread out, and they vibrated twice before they were retracted.

When the black eagle was in the air, Zhao Jia couldn't observe carefully. When the black eagle flew down, he was more than [-]% sure that it was a young eagle that had just left the nest.

"The Xiongnu are good at taming eagles. All the leaders above a hundred will carry eagles with them in wartime."

The vast grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, and the tribes often migrate. For the Huns, it is not difficult to defeat the opponent, but the difficulty is to find the target.Even if one is familiar with the situation of the grassland and grasps the water sources everywhere, as long as the migration route of the tribe is slightly deviated, it is not so easy to locate the target.

If you want to reduce errors and avoid going around in circles on the grassland, raptors that can spot prey at high altitudes become the best choice.Raptors can't speak, so naturally they can't report the enemy's situation in detail like scouts and rangers.But as long as they hover at high altitude, they can give the cavalry the best guidance.

In addition, from Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Jingdi, the Han army continued to grow stronger, from the initial passive defense to an active attack, as evidenced by the cavalry in the cloud.The Huns are still the overlord of the grassland, but they don't want to suffer losses for no reason.The existence of these raptors becomes even more important. Once you find traces of the Han army, you can fight if you can, and you can run away if you can't.

In the previous battle with the Xiongnu, Zhao Jia's troops rushed to the fortress to restrain Xu Buyong and buy time for the reinforcements led by Junhou.In the course of the battle, in addition to the life of the army, the role of the golden eagle has become a part that cannot be ignored.

The details are not written in the battle report, but the big bosses in the county are all clear about it, and there is no one who should know.

Especially Wei Yue, who dispatched troops to the grassland several times and led Yun Zhongqi to kill the other tribes of the Huns, has a good understanding of the difficulty of searching for targets.Seeing Zhao Jia's golden eagles reminded him of the birds of prey tamed by the Huns, so he naturally hoped to use this method in the army.

"The third son tamed the eagle himself?" After hearing Wei Yue's explanation, Zhao Jia looked at the black eagle again, and couldn't help feeling annoyed at his own dullness.

He also thought about the blindness of the ancients, and ended up stepping into this circle himself.Knowing the role the golden eagle played in the war, he never thought of reporting it to the prefect's mansion.

"Indeed." Wei Yue held the black eagle closer, and patted the shoulder on the animal skin.The latter moved over deftly, turned his head to the side, and rubbed Wei Yue's cheek affectionately.

Zhao Jia was envious, thinking of his own Ah Jin, he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

Sure enough, people cannot be compared with each other.

As for the reason for the different treatment...Glancing at Wei Yue, Zhao Jia subconsciously touched his face. Could it be because of his looks, and birds of prey judge people by their looks?But to be honest, he doesn't look bad, does he?

The more Zhao Jia thought about it, the more he lost his mind, his thoughts ran wild like a wild horse, and he couldn't even pull him back.

Wei Yue tapped Hei Ying's forehead, and looked at Zhao Jia suspiciously, not understanding why he had such a strange expression.

"Hodor."

"Ah?" Zhao Jia raised his head, the "concentration" on his face still lingering.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Wei Yue leaned slightly, looking at Zhao Jia.

"No." Zhao Jia shook his head, putting aside the thought of being out of tune.Seeing Wei Yue raised her eyebrows, showing a look of disbelief, unable to explain, she could only try to change the subject.

"Regarding the caravan personnel going north, does the third son have a secret case?"

Knowing that the other party was changing the subject, Wei Yue squinted her eyes for a moment, but didn't delve into it. Following Zhao Jia's intentions, she talked about the caravan arrangements for going north.

"Take Wuhuan as the leader, half of Han merchants and half of Qiang merchants, mixed with scouts."

"All the food in the market?"

"It's too deliberate, and last year's natural disaster, the fields in the county had no harvest, the grain storage in the barn is not much, and the quantity of millet from the south is limited, so it is not suitable for more markets." Wei Yue sat on the porch, patted beside her, and motioned Zhao Jia to sit down too. Down.

"Then how should it be arranged?"

Zhao Jia sat next to Wei Yue, and wanted to stretch his legs, but thought that today he was wearing a dark dress, even if it was a straight train, it was still not as convenient as a short brown dress, and it was unavoidable to have legs, so he could only sit upright with his hands on his lap.

"Part of the city's millet, part of the city's salt, plus silk, silk clothes and pottery."

"How many carts?" Zhao Jia asked.

"One hundred and fifty vehicles are tentatively scheduled." Wei Yue let go of the black eagle, looking through the sky, as if looking at the northern land covered by thick snow. , Shangjun will send people, and besides the vehicles, the guards will also increase. The opportunity is rare, can Ah Duo intend to send people?"

Hearing Wei Yue's words, Zhao Jia's first reaction was to go by himself.Immediately asked: "When will the caravan depart?"

"Mid next month."

"So urgent?" Zhao Jia couldn't help frowning.

If you leave in time for next month and cannot return for several months, spring plowing will inevitably be delayed.For Hu merchants and Han merchants, it doesn't matter if spring plowing is not spring plowing. For him, the production of ten hectares of land has a great relationship, and he has to deal with it carefully.

"Ado wants to go there in person?" Wei Yue knew Zhao Jia very well, and he could guess from his expression.

"Indeed." Zhao Jia didn't deny it, "It's just that we ran out of time and happened to meet Chun Geng at the same place."

If he travels with the caravan, Hu Bo Xiong Bo must have someone to follow him, otherwise he will not be at ease.Knowing that they were going to go deep into the hinterland of the grassland, maybe both of them would follow.As a result, no one is in charge of spring plowing and livestock farms.

Although Ji Xiong and Ji Bao are capable, they are also good at work, after all, they are too young and do not have the prestige of the two old servants, so they may not be able to convince everyone when encountering difficulties.Mrs. Sun has to take care of the cattle and sheep in the livestock farm. She has a lot of things at hand, and it is difficult to get out when she is busy.

Taking a step back, people from the livestock farm and the two villages can deal with problems if they make arrangements in advance.

The key is that Zhao Jia has a lot of fields in his hands, and the existing manpower is insufficient, so he must hire plows to cultivate them.Outsiders don't know how to behave, if something goes wrong, he goes northward with the caravan, beyond his reach, and without Uncle Xiong and Uncle Hu in charge, there may be troubles in the livestock farm.

Maybe I should go to my sister?

Thinking of Wei Qing'e, Zhao Jia couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

"Third Young Master, can you allow me to think about it for two days?" Zhao Jia asked considering it.

"It doesn't matter." Wei Yue stood up, spread out her slender fingers, and spread out her callused palm in front of Zhao Jia, "Yanmen County and Shang County are arranging manpower, and the news will be sent by the end of the month. Ah Duo can think carefully, There's no need to rush."

Zhao Jia's legs felt a little numb from sitting, so he covered Wei Yue's hand and stood up from the ground with his strength.

Logically, when a person stands up, his hands should also be loosened.

However, the third son of Wei once again showed his personality, holding onto it without letting go, as if he was a child, interlocking his fingers, he pulled Zhao Jia back to the study all the way.

On the way, when he met a servant girl, the third son of Wei was calm and did not intend to let go.Zhao Jia tried twice and failed to break free, so he could only let it go and try to remain calm.

Those who can listen and use outside the study are all old servants in the mansion, almost watching the two grow up.Wei Yue took Zhao Jia's hand, she didn't think it was strange at all, and didn't even look at it.

According to the customs of the world, it is normal to raise your arms, talk and smile to show intimacy, and sleep with your feet to show your friendship.The third son and Zhao Langjun have been friends since they were young. At the beginning, the third son often carried Zhao Langjun around, but they were just holding hands, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

Back in the study, the third son of Wei let go of his hand, and the two of them buried their heads in the copybook again.During this period, Wei Taishou sent someone to send three wooden boxes full of bamboo slips, all of which were government affairs waiting to be dealt with.

With such a workload, Zhao Jia's scalp was a little numb.Wei Yue remained calm all the time, flipping through the bamboo slips at an astonishing speed, picking up the pen and writing down the words.In less than two hours, more than half of the slips and slips were processed, sorted into the box, and sent back to the prefect Wei.

Wei Yue drank half a cup of warm water, and quickly picked up another bamboo slip.

Zhao Jia stopped writing and rubbed his wrists, admiring Mr. Wei's work efficiency.

His work is not difficult, but very tedious.The number of words that can be recorded in a bamboo slip is limited, and mistakes must be scraped off with a knife. In addition, there are Xiaozhuan and Lishu for comparison, so it takes a lot of effort to sort them out.

Except for lunch, Zhao Jia never stopped writing, until his wrists were numb, and he had just finished sorting out the bamboo slips on the table.Seeing the two hills piled up in front of him, Zhao Jia finally understood why the civil servants in the prefect's mansion had black circles under their eyes, and they were trembling as they walked.

Faced with such a workload, Wei Yue, who is still able to handle it with ease, can truly be described as "inhuman".

"It's all sorted out?" Wei Yue raised her head, saw that Zhao Jia had cleared it up, and took out a few bamboo slips from her hand, "This is Xu Buli's confession, there are water sources from various places in the grassland, and there are pictures on the shelves, Hodor It can be filled in."

Zhao Jia frowned slightly, and did not take the bamboo slips immediately.

Seemingly able to see what he was thinking, Wei Yue stopped writing, took a sip from the lacquer cup, and said with a smile: "It's no problem that A Duo was appointed as a Lang Guan by the Son of Heaven, and he was drafted as a team leader during the war."

Hearing these words, Zhao Jia suddenly felt relieved, got up and walked to the shelf, took out the wooden box containing the map, and after Wei Yue unlocked the copper lock, spread the sheepskin on the table.

At first, Zhao Jia was still a little eager to try, and was very excited to see the military map of Border County.When the whole picture is unfolded, seeing the mountains, rivers, cities and grasslands on it, as well as the text recorded in the picture, it is like being poured with a basin of cold water, and the whole person is suddenly chilled.

Who will tell him what these rough lines are all about?

A long curved line is a river?

A few black dots are high mountains?

What is that circle... a city?

Yunzhong County turned out to be a square? !

The most important thing is that in addition to official script and small seal script, there are also large seal characters on the picture!

The seal characters in the pre-Qin period, not to mention the same appearance in each country, are also very different from each other. There are more than 20 ways to write a character, let alone writing, it is not so easy to recognize all of them.

Zhao Jia learned seal characters when he was young, and there are two things that impressed him the most: First, it was not easy for intellectuals in the pre-Qin period. , a feat of future generations of Fukuzawa!

Difficult to return to difficult, the work that should be done still has to be done.

Facing the non-scale map in front of him, showing the brutalist painting style and full of primitive and rough atmosphere, Zhao Jia felt at a loss when he picked up his pen several times.

No wonder the team leader took away the map drawn by him before leaving the fortress and never returned it.

Zhao Jia put down his pen and stared at the map. After half a minute passed, he finally stood up and took a new sheepskin from the shelf.There is not enough space on the table, so I lay it on the ground directly, compare it with the map in front of me, and refer to the memory in my mind, and redraw it stroke by stroke.

With the information he has, only one-fifth of the map can be detailed.

No matter how little he has to paint.

At least let the big bosses in the county know that such a map cannot be tolerated.Looking for enemies with reference to such fetishes, the sense of direction is not strong enough, and more than [-]% of them will get lost.

Zhao Jia was immersed in the drawing, and he didn't notice from the beginning to the end that Wei Yue had already stopped writing, and now he was standing behind him, watching him concentrate on writing.