Hanhou

Liu Rong got a blessing in disguise, put aside all his burdens, and prepared to let go of his hands and feet and do a big job.Not to mention that the amount of reclaimed wasteland has doubled, the number of cattle and sheep bought in the planning market has also doubled.

If you wait for Hu merchants to come to your door and trade in the military market and horse market, no matter how large the quantity is, it will be difficult to lower the price.From Zhao Jia's point of view, such a deal is really not worthwhile, and it is far better to send people north to exchange directly with Hubu City.

However, this trip to the north is related to the three counties, for the sake of caution, Zhao Jia can't make his own decisions.Whether it can be done, we still need to ask Wei Yue.

Seeing the change in Zhao Jia's expression, Liu Rong realized something, but he didn't get to the bottom of it. For the time being, he didn't mention trading cattle and sheep, but instead talked about spring plowing.Especially about the method of Long Geng, Liu Rong asked in great detail, and no detail was overlooked.

In addition, Liu Rong also asked for advice on taming cattle, new farm tools, selected fine seeds, and composting on the field.The entries were a bit complicated and required memorizing too much, so I simply ordered Qitong to fetch the wooden slips, Zhao Jia said while writing down the notes himself, the speed was astonishingly fast.

Half an hour passed, Zhao Jia's mouth was so dry that he drank three bowls of hot soup.The number of wooden slips around Liu Rong has increased to ten, but there is still more to say.

After another two quarters, Zhao Jia's voice became hoarse, and he couldn't help it anymore, so he could only make a confession, and asked Ji Bao to call two older servants, and let them explain the farming method in detail.

Servant Geng didn't know Liu Rong's origin, but seeing Zhao Jia's attitude, he also knew that his identity must be unusual.The attitude was very respectful, he did not approach the hearth, but stopped two steps away from the door, followed Zhao Jia's instructions, and explained the matters that should be paid attention to when opening up wasteland, and the details were more precise than Zhao Jia's.

Liu Rong listened carefully, wrote quickly, occasionally asked aloud, deleted and revised records, and soon there were ten more wooden slips around him.After the two servants finished speaking, they stood up and bowed their hands, solemnly thanking them.

The faces of the two servants were flushed, they didn't dare to say anything, and they returned the gift and left the cabin.

Liu Rong turned around and sat down, put away the wooden slips, and couldn't help sighing: "Confucianism says that three people must have my teacher, and Rong can understand the truth today."

The orange flames danced in the hearth, and the pottery pot was placed on the stove, the soup in the pot was gurgling, the heat was steaming, and the fragrance was wafting.

Holding a wooden spoon, Zhao Jia scooped out a bowl of hot soup and brought it to Liu Rong.

Liu Rong held it up with both hands, blowing away the hot air of the noodle soup, and took a sip slowly.The soup has a spicy taste, which suits his appetite very much.Shaoqing stopped burning his mouth, drank it in two or three gulps, thin sweat broke out on his forehead, and his body seemed much lighter.

Because he was going to see Father Yun and Mica, he couldn't stay for a long time, Liu Rong politely declined Zhao Jia's kindness to stay for a meal, and ordered Qitong to put away the wooden slips, and boarded the carriage with Yunmei to leave.

Zhao Jia sent them to the outside of the livestock farm, watched the carriages and horses go away, turned to look at Wei Qing'e, and found the girl's eyes were red, he couldn't help but wondered: "Sister, have you cried?"

Wei Qingmo nodded lightly, pressed the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and said in a hoarse voice: "Amei is not easy."

When Zhao Jia and Liu Rong were narrating, Yunmei and Wei Qing'e talked about the events after the farewell, even though time has passed, it is still shocking to others.

The north wind blew up again, and the sky was snowing. The two brothers and sisters had their own concerns, and they didn't speak for a while.Silently crossing the fence, footprints are printed behind, and soon covered by falling snowflakes, gradually disappearing traces.

The snow was falling more and more, and as the evening approached, the howling of wild animals came from the wind.

The livestock farm was not far from the village, but it was getting dark too quickly, and it might not be possible to see clearly even with a torch, so there was no guarantee that there would be no danger on the way.

Zhao Jia was really worried, Wei Qing'e decided to stay at the farm and return tomorrow.

After dinner, Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao put the trailer and the hemp rope in place, went to the warehouse where the lambs and calves were located, but found no trace of the small animal, carefully locked the barn, each lit a torch, and walked to the wooden house where Zhao Jia was. go.

Inside the room was a poke lamp, more than a dozen teenagers and children sat around Zhao Jia, listening to him explain the art of war.

When Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao arrived, Zhao Jiagang talked about capturing the thief and capturing the king, and took warm water to moisten his throat.

In the light of the jumping flames, Wei Qing and Zhao Puonu were each lost in thought, while Ah Zhi, A Gu, and A Tao got together to discuss, and even gestured when they got excited.

In front of the door, Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao brushed off the snow from their bodies and took off their leather boots, walked to the hearth, saluted Zhao Jia, and sat down next to Zhao Puonu.

His thoughts were interrupted, Zhao Puonu was very upset, and immediately cast a sidelong glance at the two of them.

Not wanting the two of them to be indifferent, they deliberately pressed Zhao Ponu's shoulders from left to right.It wasn't until he got an elbow under his ribs that he finally calmed down.

This is Zhao Jia's second lecture on "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Previously, he just followed the scriptures, but this time he included his own understanding.While explaining, many questions were given for teenagers and children to think about.

Wei Qing is very talented, he is the fastest to comprehend, and he can improve every time he studies.Zhao Ponu followed closely behind, and after that was Xin Zhao.Although Gongsun Ao is very motivated to study, he is not as good at comprehension. It is more than enough to be a strong general. If he wants to become a commander in chief of an army, he needs to work harder.

After a short rest, Zhao Jia clapped his hands, and the room immediately became quiet.

The teenagers and children were sitting upright, Zhao Jia picked up a wooden tablet from beside him, handed it to Wei Qing, and beckoned him to read it.

The wooden tablets are the notes that Wei Yue took when he was young, recording his experience when he was studying military books.For Wei Qing and others who are beginners in the art of war, it is an extremely rare reference material.

Before teaching everyone, Zhao Jia specifically asked Wei Yue.

The third son of Wei didn't mind at all, he dug out two more boxes of notes one after another, and handed them all to Zhao Jia.He said with a smile that if it wasn't for the heavy snow in winter and the inconvenient travel, he would definitely send someone to Shangjun to bring Li Danghu's notes along with him.

With these materials as a reference, the learning progress of teenagers and children has doubled.Zhao Jia would also read it carefully when he had time, and gained a deeper understanding of the way of leading the army.

The content recorded in the wooden tablet is very concise, and Wei Qing read it quickly.

It was getting late, Zhao Jia did not continue to explain, let the teenagers and children go down to rest, and carefully digest what they learned today.

"School exam in five days."

Zhao Jia put on a straight face on purpose, the most active Zhao Ponu couldn't help but shudder, held their breath and stood up solemnly.

After everyone retreated, Zhao Jia immediately relaxed, stretched his arms and yawned.

Aunt Sun went into the room and removed most of the lamps, leaving only two.

The poking lamps are all made by craftsmen in the livestock farm. They are not as exquisite in shape as those in the prefect's mansion, but the craftsmanship is just as exquisite. After being lit, they can be lit for a whole night without any smoke.

"Your Majesty, rest early." Sun Yu said as she carried the newly made silk quilt onto the couch.

To make this quilt, every time the chef slaughters chickens and ducks or cooks wild fowl, the fluff will be carefully collected and stored separately in the warehouse.When the quantity was sufficient, Mrs. Sun organized her staff to make a silk quilt according to the method Zhao Jia said.

After the finished product came out, the women weighed themselves down and frowned in unison.

Exchanging opinions with each other, I really can't believe that such a light quilt can keep warm.Ms. Sun even persuaded Zhao Jia that it would be better to keep the bear skin and return it to the weight, as it would keep warmer than this quilt anyway.

When the silk was brought to her eyes, Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment before realizing it.Natural disasters and man-made disasters followed one after another, and he had almost forgotten about it.But since the finished product is made, there is naturally no reason not to use it.

Rejecting Mrs. Sun's proposal to cover the bear skin and insisting on sending it to the city to exchange for food, Zhao Jia cheerfully took the silk quilt away and covered him that night.

In order to prove to Mrs. Sun and others that what they said was true, Zhao Jia ignored Wei Qing's objection and wrapped the child who had started to smoke together.A piece of animal skin is pressed on top of it, not to mention keeping warm, and it won't be half-sleeping and being pressed out of breath.

After hearing Wei Qing's testimony, the women were still a bit skeptical, so they specially asked the hunters to search for wild birds, made a small quilt, and tried it on themselves, and the doubts were just wiped away.Looking at the chickens and ducks raised in the livestock farm, their eyes are shining.

In the following time, the women in the village were told that when chickens and ducks were slaughtered at home, the fluff must be left behind.The hunters and half-grown children were also told not to mention winter, but in summer and autumn, they would go to the nesting grounds of wild birds to look for eggs, especially wild ducks, and catch as many as they could!

When the eiderdown quilt came out, the prefect's mansion naturally couldn't be left behind.

Zhao Jia presented the method of making it, and sent it together with a small quilt, and wrote in the bamboo slips that this thing is not only warm, but also very light.

The bamboo slips were sent to the county and quickly attracted attention.Seeing the real thing and confirming that what Zhao Jia said was true, Wei Shang swiped his pen and ordered to collect materials, make short jackets as quickly as possible, and distribute them to the frontier troops guarding the fortress and beacon tower.

If it is related to military affairs, it is natural to report it to the emperor as soon as possible.

The rewards for military exploits have not yet been issued, and the method of making the fleece jacket was sent to Chang'an.

Wei Shang used secret playing, which was only known to Emperor Jing and a few bigwigs in the court at the beginning.But the news cannot be kept secret for long.When the emperor's decree came down and the general would be imprisoned, the nobles in Chang'an heard the news more or less. Suddenly, poultry and wild fowl became rare, and the price soared all the way.

The imperial court has the same aspirations, and the news is only circulated within the family, and it is strictly forbidden to leak it, especially the Xiongnu.

As a result, the Hu people in Chang'an suddenly discovered that from the emperor of Han to the officials in the city, they all suddenly liked to eat birds. The number was so large that it cannot be described without the word "amazing".

In order to avoid leaking the news, it is not good to reward Zhao Jia explicitly.

With a flick of his pen, Emperor Jing raised the reward for military exploits to a higher level.Empress Dowager Dou was covered with a thin silk quilt. In a good mood, she ordered the Shaofu to open a warehouse, took a cart of silk and two boxes of money, and sent them to Bianjun along with the emperor's reward.

The rewarding team left Chang'an and separated when they reached Xihe County. One team went to Yunzhong County, and the rest went to Dingxiang County and Yanmen County.

The rewards sent to Yunzhong County were the most generous, followed by those going to Dingxiang County, and [-]% of the teams going to Yanmen County were given to the dead frontier soldiers and young adults.Although Zhidu, the prefect of Yanmen, was commended for this battle, he did not receive any more substantive rewards.

Zhidu himself is also very clear that although the beheading exceeds ten thousand ranks, the casualties of the defenders are too tragic. If it is replaced by the former dynasty, not to mention rewards, it is possible to seize its official seal.

There had been rumors of impeachment in the imperial court, but Emperor Jing still issued an order to reward him, which was already very difficult.

Zhidu received the imperial decree and faced Chang'an Jishou. He will live up to the trust of the emperor and guard Yanmen County for one day. The Xiongnu will never go south to herd horses again!

If the Xiongnu kills one Han citizen, he will kill a hundred people from the other side; if Hu Qi burns a mile of the border county, he will destroy a part of the Huns!

It was a matter of life and death, and there was no room for mercy. Only the blood-stained blade and the raging flames could completely deter the robbers.Only when blood flows into rivers on the grassland, the evil neighbors are convinced, and the Han flag is terrified when they see the Han flag from a distance, can the safety of the frontier be ensured, so that the people can recuperate and live in the county.

Liu Rong was also rewarded.

Because of his special status and leg injury, he was not awarded a knighthood, and all of them were replaced with silk copper coins and various bronze utensils.In addition, there were thirty riding boys sent by Empress Dowager Dou, and a hundred servants sent by Dou Shi.

No matter the copper, money or silk, the arrival of these servants and riding boys can be said to have solved his urgent need.

After Zhao Jia discussed with Wei Yue, Zhidu, the prefect of Yanmen, received a letter from Yunzhong, and soon invited Liu Rong to come over to mention the caravan going north.After Liu Rong considered for a moment, please join the caravan.

Due to conditions, although Liu Rong has the capital, he can't send too many people.Now that the situation has changed, the riding boy sent by Queen Mother Dou just came in handy.

Guessing Zhao Jia's role in this matter, Liu Rong wrote a letter in his own hand and sent it to Shaling County.A whole cart of silk was sent along with it.

After receiving this generous gift, Zhao Jia was not yet able to admire Liu Ronghao, and was immediately hit head-on by the gold nugget thrown by Emperor Jing.

"Shaling county lieutenant?"

Holding the official seal with the ribbon, Zhao Jia bit his cheek and felt a clear pain, only then was he sure that he was not hallucinating.

He thought that he was not old enough, and at most he could get a few more boxes of silk and copper coins. Unexpectedly, Emperor Jing unexpectedly recruited him out of the rules, so that he would become the magistrate of the county before Fu Ji's age!