Royal road

In the inner room, three people sat around, there was no food and drink on the table, only a cluster of bean lamps flickered, which was no match for the moon outside the window.

"How many days has it been? The master hasn't called us over yet!" Carpenter Wu couldn't help but spoke first.

In the past few days, they did not know how many speeches they had prepared, waiting for the Patriarch to summon them.Unexpectedly, the head of the family didn't intend to talk to them at all, and instead let the stupid son of the old Liu family in Mufang take advantage of it!It is said that not only received a sum of money, but also added manpower, preparing to make paper behind closed doors.

Because of the different families, Sifang is somewhat separated.Liu Mutou in Mufang lives up to his name, he guards the Qingshui yamen, and he is as stupid as a wood who can't steal and play tricks.Therefore, the relationship between Zhifang and Taofang and Mufang is relatively cold, not as good as Ding Daneng of Tiefang.

Who would have thought that after the Patriarch came back, he would start with the wooden workshop first!

At this moment, Wu and Jiang couldn't help but feel confused.Today's world is not as good as before, if the owner of the family really loses his mind and wants to support the wooden workshop, the two workshops will be miserable!

Tian Chang sat in the main seat, and his face was a little cloudy.In the past few days, he has been suffering as hard as sitting on a carbon basin.Not only were the Wang family brothers punished, but they were also expelled from the inner courtyard. It is not known whether Liang Feng's sick son knows the details of these two people.Those account books didn't make a sound. I don't know if the other party didn't read it, or if they read it, they had some intention to hide it.This feeling of being fully prepared to hit the cotton is simply aggravating.

However, he couldn't watch the chaos in his backyard first, cleared his throat, and Tian Chang said: "You two craftsmen, don't panic. I got the news from the inner courtyard. The owner of the house had a serious illness before. In the past two days I can't see anyone anymore."

"What?" Carpenter Jiang couldn't help being startled, "The master is seriously ill? But isn't that group of newly acquired moves still practicing?"

This is also something new in the Liang Mansion recently.Those silly old men circled the main house early in the morning every day, sweating profusely and panting.The drill doesn't say anything about the formation, just stand in a row, and stand for more than half an hour, and turn around from time to time, making you dizzy and dizzy, which is very gimmick.

If Liang Feng was really seriously ill, how could the trilogy still have the mind to practice?

Tian Chang smiled sadly: "It's just some tricks. In fact, the master is too sick to get out of bed, and he can't see anyone. I think it's either that he hurt his body by looking at the account book, or that the medicine prescribed by the doctor is not very suitable for the disease. In short, he I'm afraid I can't take care of myself."

Hearing this, the two craftsmen looked at each other, and seemed to be a little moved.Carpenter Wu said: "But even if he is really sick, we can't just wait for him to die on the couch. Is there no way to let him make concessions?"

Tian Chang smiled and said: "Of course I can't just wait, so I just invited the two of you over today. Isn't it time to harvest mulberries? This year's severe drought, the mulberry leaves in the yard are almost gone. Brother Wu, why don't you ask for instructions?" Let's talk about the Lord, how to deal with it?"

The Liang Mansion does not raise silkworms, but has a mulberry garden, and sells a lot of mulberry leaves every spring in exchange for silk.Although the exchange for silk is not much, it is enough for a whole family to spend.Now it is indeed the time to harvest mulberries, but Carpenter Wu is not stupid, this is clearly for him to take the lead!Snorting coldly, he said: "Although harvesting mulberries is a big deal, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to let me go and report it alone?"

"What's wrong?" Tian Chang couldn't understand Wu Jiangtou's meaning, "The seasons are placed there, and no one can make a mistake. Moreover, the hemp harvest in the garden also failed last year, and there is still [-] yuan of hemp on the account For foreign debts, the deed is here, Brother Wu can take it."

A contract was handed in front of Carpenter Wu, which was clearly instigated by money.The method is a bit crude, but Qianbo can always move people's hearts.Carpenter Wu couldn't help but stretched out his hand to take it, and asked, "Brother Tian is too polite, but will the master really recognize this deed?"

"I have laid a foreshadowing in the account book for a long time to ensure that it is clean from beginning to end." Tian Chang smiled, not caring about the other party's suspicion.

"Haha, it's so good!"

The two sang together, and Jiang Jiangtou, who was sitting by the side, also echoed with a smile of approval.After a while, the two resigned and walked out of the courtyard where Tian Chang lived.Carpenter Wu walked home contentedly, but Carpenter Jiang made a detour and came to the pottery workshop.It was late at this moment, but the pottery kiln still hadn't ceased fire, and several potters were busy making a batch of new goods.Seeing Carpenter Jiang enter the door, a young man greeted him: "Father, you are back."

Jiang Jiangtou nodded: "How is the delivery going?"

"This is the last batch, and it will be out of the kiln tomorrow. However, the store said that there is no shortage of pottery recently, and they will no longer accept the goods." The young man replied.

Carpenter Jiang naturally knew this well, he sighed, and said: "It's a pity that there are some good potters in the workshop, life will be hard when they come down."

"Father, what's the matter?"

"Come here." Carpenter Jiang pulled his son to a secluded place, and carefully explained to him the plot at Tian Chang's side tonight.

When Jiang Ni heard this, he immediately frowned: "This Tian Shang is quite courageous, I think things will suffer!"

"Who says it's not?" Jiang Jiangtou sighed, "This man has read a few books, so he is so arrogant that he doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. I think this time the Patriarch is going to come for the real thing."

This is what Jiang Jiangtou is most worried about.His family has made pottery for the Liang family for generations, and he has experienced several masters.But there has never been one like Liang Feng who would take the initiative to recruit Yong Jian and reset the series.Now it is a time of troubled times, and having soldiers to defend oneself is the capital of settling down and living.If what Tian Chang said is true, and the Patriarch never gave up practicing even when he was seriously ill, then his determination cannot be underestimated.

It's not that slaves deceive their masters in this world, but if the patriarch is a bit stronger, it's not easy to take care of a few slaves?What's more, the Patriarch still has soldiers in his hands!

Jiang Ni pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Father, we don't really need to go with Tian Binke. If the Lord Lang wants to revive the Liang family, he must also need some help. Since he is willing to use Liu Jiangtou, our pottery workshop, You may not lose to Mufang either!"

How could Jiang Jiangtou not know this, but he shook his head: "Since your grandfather's generation, the Jiang family has been selling pottery privately. If this matter is exposed, how can the master let us go?"

It was always disgusting to betray the master, if Liang Feng got angry, the whole pottery workshop would have to die.Jiang Ni clenched his fist: "But if we don't turn to the Lord, can we escape this?"

This is the most critical question.If they follow Tian Chang all the way to Hei, will they get any good fruit to eat?Jiang Jiangtou seemed rough, but his mind was extremely meticulous, and of course he could think of the consequences of the incident.This is simply a dilemma, making it impossible to make a decision.

Jiang Jiangtou gritted his teeth: "Why don't we look at Old Wu first. If he misses, let's make another plan."

"It's too late!" Jiang Ni said anxiously, "It's better to tell the master all their tricks, and we can also atone for our sins."

"But in case..."

"Both left and right are dead, it's better to fight!" Jiang Ni's voice was extremely firm.

Seeing the expression on his son's face, Jiang Jiangtou finally gritted his teeth: "Let's go, let's go see the Lord!"

■

"My lord, can you really kill the enemy with this?"

In the courtyard, Yiyan picked up a spear and shook it vigorously.After a few days of rushing, Mufang finally delivered the spear.This spear is made of sword spine wood, it is ten feet long, the wood is hard and flexible, and it must be held firmly with both hands.Shake it hard and it will make a buzzing sound.However, there is no metal tip on the tip of the gun, so it doesn't look very threatening.

"Of course." Liang Feng leaned on the table and replied with a smile, "On the battlefield, it is never a place to compete for personal martial arts. Only the spears and arrows are the key to victory."

Now Liang Mansion's trilogy is still unable to adapt to complex formation training, and can only start with the simplest long spear formation.The confrontation between the two armies depends on the moment of the frontal charge.As long as your side is as long as a forest of spears and as immovable as a mountain, you will naturally win first.Whether it is long-distance running and training, marching in line, or future spear assassination, they all serve this purpose.In the modern army, bayonet fighting and other fighting methods are no longer emphasized, but the special forces and even the armed police continue to teach this kind of teaching, and Liang Feng is no stranger to this.

He raised his finger and pointed to the place where Yiyan was holding the gun: "You are holding it too far forward, the gun is one foot long, the back hand should be held at the end, don't expose the root of the gun, the front hand is the center of gravity, in front of the root of the gun Between three feet. Hold both hands tightly at the same time, use the front hand to exert force, and the back hand to stabilize the spear. Keep your body straight, step forward when stabbing, use your waist strength, and stab at full speed!"

This guide is really accurate to every detail.Yiyan held the gun carefully according to the instructions, took a deep breath, and thrust out the spear with a hey sound.This blow was as fast as electricity and thunderous, and there was a buzzing sound in the air.

However, Yiyan didn't stop, quickly retracted the gun, and stabbed out again.After stabbing five times in a row, he took a deep breath and stopped: "This gun is too exhausting."

After just a few strokes, Yiyan felt his arms swell and his waist throbbed. I am afraid that few people in the series can swing such a heavy spear continuously.

This kid is really keen in observation. Liang Feng said with a smile: "Pikemen can only use one blow when placed on the battlefield. After one blow, the undead enemies will approach, and the pike will lose its due effect What do you think should be done at this time?"

run?Throw down the gun and fight the enemy with a knife?Yi Yan frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Another row of spears?"

Liang Feng smiled: "That's right. Two to three rows of spear arrays can be used to strip away the enemy's strength layer by layer. When the two armies formally confront each other, our army will have a great advantage."

Alexander the Great, who was invincible in Eurasia back then, relied on the Macedonian phalanx composed of spearmen. The six-tiered spearmen were almost invincible. Coupled with the cooperation of rangers and infantry, they could be destroyed in an instant. The great legions of the Persians.The deterrence of the gunmen can be seen!In the Great Qin army at the same time, it is not surprising that the long halberd formation was also equipped with crossbow troops, and it was not surprising that the Six Kingdoms were wiped out.

However, upon hearing this, Yi Yan still did not loosen his brows: "Then the enemy is attacking from the side? The Xiongnu and Xianbei are cavalry, they can turn around at any time and attack the flanks of the array. Wouldn't the spear be useless?"

There is an apprentice who can draw inferences from one instance and also connect with the actual situation. It really makes people much happier to teach.No matter how powerful the Macedonian phalanx is, didn't it still lose to the Roman legion?Liang Feng nodded and said: "This is the necessity of multi-army cooperation. Facing a battle in the wild, sword, shield, and crossbowmen are also indispensable. There are thousands of formations, and they are always the same. How to effectively evade enemy attacks , and attacking the enemy to the greatest extent is the key to defeating the enemy."

Even with the Iron Buddha and Kidnapper Horse known as the mobile fortress, there are also Yue Fei and Zong Ze's shield soldiers and hooked spears.The battlefield is never static. Whether it is weapons or tactics, it will change rapidly with the enemy.This is the terrible thing about famous generals and the art of war.

But for the current Liangfu trilogy, these are too early.You can't learn to run without learning to walk.Liang Feng said: "Concentrate on practicing long spears now, and let those recruits master the usage of the spear formation as soon as possible. The number of them is limited. It is best to let them learn to change formations. If they can shoot at least two spears in a row, you will have the basic ability to deal with the enemy."

Long spear formation is not a simple formation, both psychological quality and discipline requirements are more stringent, he doesn't expect those recruits to master this quickly, but compared to fighting with knives and fighting bravely to fight formation, this is already The simplest tactic.

Understanding Liang Feng's deep meaning, Yi Yan nodded vigorously.But he didn't continue to practice, but said: "My lord, it's time for you to go to bed."

He learned this word from Luzhu.In the past few days, he has been practicing in the barracks all day long, and he can only return home at night.At this time, the lord will spare some time to teach him the art of war, and teach him the basic skills of drill or formation.Of course Yiyan likes this kind of one-on-one teaching, but no one knows the lord's physical condition better than him.

These days, Yi Yan stayed beside Liang Feng's couch in undressed clothes, and the symptoms triggered by the Danshi did not completely disappear, almost every night the person in front of him woke up from his sleep dripping with cold sweat.The terrible seizures before were reduced, but the long-term restless sleep was consuming his little energy, making his emaciated figure even weaker.Yi Yan sees all these things and is anxious about them.Therefore, whenever he had the opportunity, he would urge the lord to rest.

"You're almost turning into an echo of Green Bamboo." Liang Feng mocked with a smile, "Why, wait for me to fall asleep so that you can be lazy?"

"My lord!" Yi Yan frowned slightly, and called out in a low voice.

Liang Feng had a smile on his face, but his body remained motionless.He didn't want to rest.

These days, the symptoms of addiction are showing no signs of getting better; instead, there are more insidious sequelae.For example, the mood continues to be low, nightmares, nervousness, and trembling hands that can't even hold the pen steadily.For him now, sleep is not the best way to rest.But there are all worrying little guys around him, it is impossible for him to let these people worry about him.As a result, Liang Feng's mouth became more flamboyant, and he intentionally put on a relaxed look.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of leaving, Yi Yan couldn't help but took another step forward: "My lord, it's really getting late..."

He was about to say something more when Green Bamboo came over suddenly.In the past few days, the inner courtyard has been cleaned up by personnel, except for a few strict-mouthed ones, only the green bamboo can serve with them.But Liang Feng had already ordered that no one should disturb Yiyan when he was training soldiers.Luzhu is an obedient child, it is impossible to break in so rashly.

Sure enough, Lu Zhu looked a little puzzled, walked quickly to Liang Feng, and said: "Mr. Jiang, Jiang Jiang from Taofang and his son asked to see him outside, saying that there is something important..."

It's getting dark, and you still come to disturb the gentleman, it's really rude to the extreme.But the other party's expression was extremely solemn, so Lvzhu had no choice but to come in and report.

So late, or "urgent business"?Liang Feng raised his eyebrows: "Let them in."

Jiang's father and son walked into the inner courtyard cautiously.Logically speaking, candles should be lit here. After all, it is the master of the Liang family, so even if you save three or five lights, there are still some.But the strange thing is that the hall did not light incense candles, only two torches were inserted in the corner of the courtyard.There are torches and moonlight, which illuminate the courtyard very brightly, but the hall is covered in a faint shadow.

The hostess, who was suffering from a serious illness, was reclining on the bed at the moment, the faint moonlight reflected on that jade-like face, he couldn't see clearly the sickness, on the contrary, he looked inscrutable and noble.Beside him, there is also a strange-looking Jie man with a high nose and deep eyes, and a pair of bluish pouts, just like the wild wolves that he occasionally encounters at night.

Jiang Jiang felt that his knees were weak and his heart was beating violently. He hurried forward with his son, knelt down in front of Liang Feng, kowtowed and said, "Master, please forgive me. The villain has something important to report. !"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Liang Feng answered neither salty nor bland, unable to detect any emotion.

Jiang Jiang shivered and didn't even dare to lift his head: "Damn the villain! The villain is obsessed with ghosts, and he was deceived by that little old man Tian Chang. The matter is really important, so I have to come and tell the master!"

With just one sentence, Liang Feng understood Jiang Jiangtou's intentions.This is to inform, just like a tainted witness, who wants to exchange lenient confession for a lighter sentence.It seems that Tian Chang is about to make a move, but the faction of his subordinates is not very reliable, and it collapsed immediately.

With a chuckle, Liang Feng lazily said: "Why, Tian Chang doesn't want to use you anymore, and wants Carpenter Wu to take the lead?"

As soon as these words came out, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Jiang Jiang's head and back. Unexpectedly, the landlord had already set his sights on Tian Shang, and I am afraid that he even knew their plot clearly.Fortunately, I came early, if I waited for the surname Wu to attack me, it would be too late!

Rejoicing secretly in my heart, Carpenter Jiang didn't dare to be negligent, and he recruited it like a bean in a bamboo tube: "Master, please forgive me! It's all surnamed Tian who has evil intentions and covets the power in the mansion. I'm just a carpenter, so how can I do anything wrong?" It’s just that he instigated Carpenter Wu, saying that he wanted to embarrass the owner with the poor harvest of mulberry leaves, and even tampered with the account books to create a deed of debt. I really dare not listen to this kind of betrayal of the owner. , I came here overnight to report to the lord!"

While talking, he began to cry, feeling extremely wronged.However, the people in the hall did not intend to speak out. After crying a few times without embarrassment, Jiang Jiangtou couldn't bear it anymore, and secretly raised his eyes to look.Above the hall, it was still pitch black, and he couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, but those black eyes, which were brighter than the stars in the sky, looked straight at him, icy cold, as if they could see through people's hearts.Carpenter Jiang's heart tightened, and he quickly tied his head back.What does this mean?The Lord didn't believe it, but he saw something...

Jiang Jiangtou was thinking wildly, when a voice suddenly came from above: "How do you sell the private goods fired in the kiln?"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Jiang Jiang was so frightened that his head went limp, and he collapsed directly on the ground: "Master... villain, villain was instigated by others, and he was fascinated by ghosts for a while. The pottery workshops are all for the family to burn pottery. Only It’s not easy to get rewards in the workshop, and several craftsmen have to eat, Lord Lang..."

His crying did not bring any sympathy, and his voice was still cold: "Did you open the shop yourself, or did you find someone to sell it on consignment?"

Jiang Jiang still wanted to say something, but behind him, Jiang Ni suddenly pulled him back, straightened up and replied: "I want to report to the Lord, I sent someone to sell it, mainly to burn some big things and sell them to the barbarians. But this year there is some chaos in Bingzhou, and the store has stopped accepting these rough goods."

Hearing what his son said, the cold sweat on Jiang Jiang's forehead was about to be frightened, and he hurriedly remedied: "Master Lang! Our pottery workshop really can't make ends meet, and the food distributed by the government every year is not enough for several households to chew. The land can be cultivated, it is really for survival..."

Liang Feng ignored the miserable talk, and said to the nervous but winking young man, "Can only pottery be made in the workshop? Can't there be porcelain?"

"The skill of firing porcelain is an untold secret. How can it be fired in the workshop? The legendary porcelain fire is even rarer to see. We have also tried some methods, but we can't raise the kiln temperature at all." Jiang Ni has already reacted, The landlord didn't care about what they were greedy for ink, but was extremely concerned about the affairs of the kiln.These questions are exactly on the point, it seems that he really needs someone who can help, blindly begging for mercy and crying will only make people look down.

Sure enough, Liang Feng nodded slightly: "If you can raise the temperature of the kiln, you can produce porcelain. Can the current Bingzhou be sold?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ni replied affirmatively, "If there is real porcelain, those barbarians will not be tempted. Even if they don't have money and food, they still have a lot of horses, cattle and sheep in their hands. The porcelain is used by the nobles, and they will never There is no market! It’s just that firing porcelain is too difficult, even if the workshop is full of experienced pottery firing for generations, it may not be able to make good porcelain..."

One thing to say, no ambiguity, this is what Liang Feng wants to hear.What he lacks the most is talents, especially those who know how to do business.This kid can not only quickly understand the meaning of his words, but also answer them fluently, which has already met his basic requirements.Regardless of whether the porcelain is fired or not, this is a guy who can take it back for his own use.

In Liang Mansion's semi-serfdom mode of production, it's a wonder that the people below don't try to steal benefits.Such a sneaky person can do a lot of work, if given a little freedom, I'm afraid he can make a difference.What's more, he does know some ways to increase the temperature of the flame, such as a pull-out bellows.Since Tao Fang is knowledgeable and not stupid, he doesn't mind taking these people for his own use.

"Good." Liang Feng sat up slightly, "Yiyan, push them down."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ni's face suddenly changed color.Why did the landlord suddenly change his face and want to lock them up?Didn't you just say it well?

Jiang Jiangtou's complexion changed even more, and he began to tremble.It's all because of his own son's big mouth, and he directly exposed the old book of Taofang. Now that the master punishes him, isn't it just a sheep in the mouth of a tiger? !

"Lord, Lord! We are really here to report the news..."

Jiang Jiangtou couldn't help taking two steps forward, trying to get in front of Liang Feng.However, Yiyan's movements were several times faster than his, and with a swing of the spear in his hand, it hit his back directly, pressing him to the ground.

Is this to blame?Jiang Ni rushed forward: "Master, I am the one who came up with the idea! Please punish me and spare my father..."

Liang Feng said: "Tomorrow Carpenter Wu is really as you said, this time I will spare you. If not..."

He paused sinisterly, turned his head and said to Yiyan: "Find two people and watch them carefully."

Now, the father and son's high-suspended hearts finally let go.It seems that the owner is just to verify whether their secret report is true, and he doesn't really want to punish them.As long as the surname Wu comes, they will be safe!This time, panic turned into luck again, the two dared not say anything more, and obediently followed Yi Yan back down.

Looking at the two slightly bent backs, Liang Feng chuckled lightly.This relaxation immediately shattered the Jiang family's father and son's pre-set defense line, and they will not dare to act recklessly in the future, right?

But Tian Chang was more cunning and cowardly than he thought, since he picked someone to die, he was disrespectful.Liang Feng told Luzhu: "Go and call Ah Liang."