Be a sick and weak noble son in Daqin

Young Master Qian's Mansion is located near Liyang Palace. The outside of the mansion is surrounded by stone walls, and the garden behind it is not very big. In the countries of the Central Plains, not to mention the Young Master's mansion, the specifications of Shangqing Zhongdoctor are not only this big.

The layout of the study is very simple, the bookshelves are full of bamboo slips and parchment books, on the wall facing the book case are hung topographical maps of various countries and Xirong tribes, and there are bows and spears on both sides, showing a very murderous air.

The young Qin Gong and Gong Ziqian stood on both sides of the map, with the same dignified expressions.

When the two of them quarreled, they were exactly the same as ordinary boys, and they also went along with each other on weekdays, so Wei Ji never felt pressured in front of them, but now, after the gentleness has faded, the two people's faces are exactly the same, as before getting along Feeling completely different.

Young Master Qian folded his arms in thought, and it took him a long time to draw a line on the sheepskin with the map on it, "Starting from here, I will personally lead the troops and wipe out all the tribes of Xirong within three months. Yiqu can also allow the old things in the country to survive."

Since the death of their father, those old things have all started to make small moves one by one. The Qin State is in troubled times. They are good. They don't want to make the country stable and want to put their hands in places that shouldn't be stretched. Do you really think they are brothers to be bullied?

"The spies have come to report that the Wei army has not been active in Hexi recently. Judging by their mobilization of troops, it seems that they intend to attack the Zhao country." Zhao Quliang said in a deep voice. The internal strife between the three Jin Dynasties is beneficial to the Qin country, but it is a pity that they are all small troubles. , There is no way to contain all the soldiers and horses of Wei State.

"I'll take away fifty thousand soldiers and horses. If you can't fight against Hexi, try not to start a war. Wei Guo has enough food and grass, and we can't afford it." Young Master Qian frowned. Why didn't he want to fight Wei Guo? They are all bloody men, and no one is afraid of death in a war, but there is no way, the war between the two sides is too expensive, and the Qin State will be dragged down if it is a little careless.

Qin Gong nodded, his eyes dimmed and he whispered, "Brother, do you think sweet potatoes and other things are used as military rations?"

"We have to look at the yield first, as long as it is higher than millet and wheat." Gong Ziqian's gaze was still on the map, and he said directly without thinking, "The good thing about those two things is that they don't occupy good farmland. There are many mountains in Qin State. If you plant it casually, it will bear fruit, and you don’t have to worry about future military rations.”

Of course, the premise is that the output of these two things is really that high.

Corn, wheat and sweet potatoes are mixed together. Ji'er said that there are many ways to eat those two things. Looking back, I asked if there is any way to make it suitable for the army. What if it is really fast and delicious?

"Young Master Ji is pure and kind. Although there are some secrets about him, he has no bad intentions towards you or me." Duke Qin has confidence in his own vision. If the child really wants to do something, he won't move a little for a few days. People who are as bright as the wind and the moon don't bother to use dark methods against them.

The enmity between Qin State and Wei State has nothing to do with Wei State. Wei State has been living in the cracks between the surrounding powers. It looks rich, but in fact its situation is not much better than that of Qin State.

In short, no matter what, Young Master Ji has no reason to be malicious towards them, and the Qin State does not have the qualifications to let the Young Master of a country come here on purpose.

Gong Ziqian agreed with this very much, looking at the boy's delicate appearance, he knew that he was pampered and grew up. Wei Gong is not crazy, and Wei Guo is not so capable to force him to come to Qin as a spy.

"Fortunately, I smelled the fragrance and asked, otherwise, the two children who hadn't grown up would have died in the cold outside?" The more Gongziqian thought about it, the more he felt that the way he picked people up was very strange. Well, not only for those two boys, but also for himself and even the whole Qin country.

Thinking of this, Young Master Qian, who is very concerned about food recently, couldn't help but sigh again, "Qin is still too remote, and I have never seen so many delicious foods in the Central Plains. No wonder the princes of Shandong look down on us."

If there is a chance in the future, we must send troops out of Hangu and fight to the Central Plains.

Qin Gong looked at his eldest brother who was starting to reminisce about the taste of the meal just now, his eyes were full of helplessness, he couldn't think of anything else except fighting to eat?

Having said that, their understanding of the Central Plains is indeed too little. There are very few merchants from the Shandong countries in Qin State, but they have frequent exchanges with the grasslands. More attention should be paid to this aspect in the future. Qin people are not good at business, but they can't be too far behind. many.

The two brothers decided on the matter of dispatching troops to Xirong, and the topic unconsciously turned to Wei Ji who lived here temporarily. In the yard not far away, the young man who was talking to the cook pinched the bridge of his nose. For some reason, he always felt that someone was thinking about it. he.

Next to it, the cook chopped up the meat bones and washed them clean, filled half a pot of water into the pottery tripod, asked several times whether the meat bones should be put directly into the cold water, and finally lit the fire.

Wei Ji looked at the old ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, onion, garlic, coarse salt, etc. prepared next to him, and thought for a while before he couldn't take out the chili. The clear soup is clear soup, and some can be eaten.

The three legs under the pottery tripod are both the stove mouth and the support. The food can be boiled or fried in the fire under the belly, but it is not convenient.

There are very few iron mines in Qin State. When ironware was popularized in the countries of the Central Plains, they still used bronze. It was difficult to mine and refine iron mines. In contrast, the development of copper mines was more mature.

Countries have always been hiding this aspect. South Korea has a lot of iron mines, and its army has the best armor. However, given Qin's conditions, it is more appropriate to equip the army with bronze than iron.

In a place as big as Longxi, there are many excellent craftsmen. Qin's bronze swords are hard, and they are not easy to break after being chopped. They are more suitable for fighting than iron swords forged by immature methods.

There are few iron mines in Qin State, and the only ones are used to make farm tools. It is even more difficult to make pots that can be used. Wei Ji sighed in his heart, and then went out and called Xiao Jia back.

After the kid got acquainted with the guards in the mansion, he became even more impatient to stay in the kitchen. In his eyes, wielding knives and guns is much more interesting than being a cook. can run over.

There was a thin layer of sweat on Xiao Jia's forehead, and after cleaning himself up, he ran to their young master, saw Tao Ding burning in the kitchen, and asked curiously, "Young master, are you going to cook meat?"

"Almost." Wei Ji replied with a smile, it took a lot of time to boil such a big pottery cauldron, and he didn't intend to wait beside it, and told Xiao Jia to skim off the floating blood foam after the water boiled And the time to add the seasoning, and then let the chef slice the meat into thin slices.

There are not many fresh vegetables in winter, but fortunately there is no shortage of meat, and there are many mountains nearby. A few people can go out and return with a full load. The day before yesterday, Xiaojia went to the mountains with him to hunt a lot of pheasants and wild deer, and he cleverly dug winter bamboo shoots back.

The guards at the house think they can eat everything they see recently, if he hadn't stopped those boys, he would have chopped down all the trees in the mountain and brought them back.

Venison, beef, mutton, chicken, yellow throat, hairy tripe and other meats, plus the picked winter bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms, there are few types but large portions. After the soup is ready, everyone can eat it together .

The cook in the house has been stimulated too much these days, and now he finally has something he is good at, so excited that he took out his knife and tried his best to slice the meat.

Knife skills are the foundation of being a chef, and cooking is no match for the original dignified person in the family. Even if he can't do a simple thing like sliced ​​meat, he shouldn't stay in the house any longer.

Xiaojia stared at the murderous cook in a daze, feeling that the pot would take a long time to open, so she couldn't help holding a handful of condiments and moved to their son's side to seek comfort, "The knife is too fast, it must be a big kill on the battlefield device."

The cook paused with the knife in his hand, looked at the young man hiding far away and asked suspiciously, "How do you know that I use a kitchen knife instead of a spear in the battlefield?"

Xiaojia: ...

"Excuse me." The young man opened his eyes wide in horror, looked at the chubby cook in a daze, watched him continue to eat a piece of meat with great interest, and then turned his head in disbelief and asked, "My lord, why does the cook want to go to the battlefield? "

He thought that being a guard was already very dangerous, but he didn't expect that even a cook was so dangerous. Looking at the blade and strength, it must be the experience of hacking people, right?

"What are you panicking about? He won't kill you." Wei Ji drove him back to the tripod to guard, dumbfounded. Young Master Qian held the military power in his hand. Is it strange that everyone in this mansion has been on the battlefield?

The cook is very confident in his knife skills. Back then, he was noticed by the eldest son because of his good knife skills. After the battle, he knew that he was a cook before joining the army, and he was alone, so he brought him back to the mansion. .

He has won the favor of the eldest son with his ability, so he has the right to be proud!

Wei Ji looked at the side for a while, felt that nothing was wrong, then turned back to the room, thinking that he and Xiao Jia had come out and there was no one in the courtyard, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stepped over the threshold, Gong Ziqian's loud voice reached his ears again inside.

"Ji'er! What delicious food have you made?"

"Brother, can't you think about something serious?" Duke Qin helplessly raised his forehead, glared at their elder brother and then turned around and asked, "Ji'er, what fresh ingredients are you using this time?"

Wei Ji's footsteps paused, and the other foot that was still outside the threshold didn't know whether to step in. What's the matter? Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps?

Qin Gong, what's the matter with you, the good ones don't learn the bad ones, but the bad ones learn quickly, and it's okay to be full of food, so why do you call it "Ji'er"?

The young man came in with two scorching gazes. Instead of answering their questions, he asked with difficulty, "The two of you went back and forth just to ask these questions?"

If I remember correctly, it was less than half an hour before each of them finished off five or six bowls of noodles, and the kitchen was not here, so if you want to know what to eat next, just turn left, why bother with such a big fight?

Food is the most important thing for the people, this statement is true.

Duke Qin smiled awkwardly, and asked his elder brother to heat up the stove more vigorously, then rubbed his face and said solemnly, "Qin is remote, and we know little about the kingdoms of Shandong. The world, so come here to ask a few questions."

"Businessmen value profits, and if the state of Qin can find something profitable, they will naturally flock to it." In other words, it is useless to ask him for this matter.

There are indeed many great merchants in Weiguo, but there is a reason for this. Diqiu is flat, with Pushui and other irrigation rivers beside it. The land is fertile and rich in products, and it is also an important passage connecting the north and south of the Yellow River. The location is so unique, and there are naturally many merchants in the city.

But the biggest reason why there are many businessmen there is not the location, but because the country is too weak, and the rulers and subjects have no idea of ​​developing the national power. In their hearts, as long as the people live well, the presence of the army is not important.

Since you can't fight without an army, why spend your energy on it?

They can still wait for foreign aid calmly when foreign enemies invade, and the thinking of the whole country is completely different from that of Qin, a country that has almost never stopped fighting.

There are business opportunities in all directions, they can't fight wars but their brains are no worse than others, it just so happens that Weiguo's geographical location is very good, so of course they have to earn money from their own territory.

As a result, when there is no way to contribute to the country, a large number of people in Weiguo have fiddled with doing business. If there are more people doing business, the chances of big businessmen will increase.

The author has something to say: Wei Ji: On the other side of the mountain and on the other side of the sea, there is a group of Wei people. They are lively and smart, naughty and clever. They live freely in the land of Wei Guo. Gold and silver from other countries~

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