Mr. Xinling waited until the porridge was cooked before going out. Probably because he was taught by Xiaonu, Gai Nie only drank the bowl of porridge that belonged to him (actually it belonged to Xiaonu). If Lord Xinling tried to give it to him again, he would not accept it. Mr. Xinling only drank half a bowl of porridge in the morning. He was so hungry that he drank the bowl of porridge without caring about "fear of hurting his food". I thought to myself that if Gai Nie ate according to the ration, he would probably only get half a bowl of porridge until he grew up. How can we make him eat as much as possible?
Mr. Zhongyue came back late. He came over to Lord Xinling with a bowl in hand and said: "I will go to the central army and discuss with the senior official. The senior official ordered each camp to write a book and submit it to the general. I then discussed with the gentlemen. If one camp is sent, it will be thirty people. It is unbearable. It's useful; if few people use it, it won't be enough. Silk and pen are also different."
Lord Xinling said: "Thirty paintings of silk, thirty pens, and thirty pills of ink are not something that can be done at once."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "That's why it's so difficult to write a book. The difficulty lies in the name of the book! Mr. Zhe planned that there would be one hundred thousand soldiers and two to three hundred thousand books, and they would be completed in one month. Ten thousand books would be obtained in a day. With ten people, , One camp a day, and the week is over in thirty days.”
Lord Xinling said: "The camp has only five hundred soldiers, but the book has more than a thousand words?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The military soldiers are comparable to this. Although the civilian army has thirty camps, the camps are all in the countryside. They may be one thousand, two or three thousand, or five or six thousand, but they are not fixed. What Mr. Zhe planned is too large. Rate is not a real number."
Lord Xinling said: "It may be difficult to decide on thirty days like this!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The time limit is urgent, and it is difficult to prepare pens and silk. I only hope to have a few days of grace."
Lord Xinling said: "What the officials are concerned about is the difficulty of sending out the army. A hundred thousand people dispersed in one night. It is difficult to stop the cunning and evil deeds. Therefore, the army must be organized and march forward, and then disperse when they reach the countryside to protect the country." nothing."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Isn't it okay for people to return to their hometowns and report to them after they arrive?"
Lord Xinling said: "No! It's the doctor's wish that when people come to the countryside, their merits will be rewarded first. The villagers will cheer and the scholars will be honored."
Mr. Zhongyue took a sip from the bowl and said: "The great plans of the great officials are beyond the reach of the ministers! If you want to benefit the country, you should do your best."
Lord Xinling said: "Thanks to Sir's help!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "It is easy to be a scholar, but it is difficult to find a pen. Ink..."
Lord Xinling said: "There may be some remaining ink in the mansion. If you don't get it, you can get embers from the camp or ashes from the cauldron."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "That's what you said. You can order each camp to prepare embers and ashes for secretaries. Cloth and silk..."
Lord Xinling said: "If you use old clothes to make them... those who died in battle..."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "All those who died in battle have been buried, and their clothes were also buried with them."
Lord Xinling said: "How can you get the rotten old clothes mentioned before?"
Mr. Zhong Yue laughed dumbly and said: "It may be from under the crotch, or it may come from the middle coat."
Mr. Xinling also smiled and said: "It's difficult. You can't wear clothes for a month..."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "If the army comes back victorious, they will be excited, and they may get middle clothes or small clothes, or even have them. Today is freezing cold, and the day is at stake. It is really difficult to take away the inner crotch with the title of a book." "
Lord Xinling said: "What can I do if I buy silk in the market?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "It's okay to give 300 pieces of silk to the soldiers. Repaying it with books may be considered a luxury."
Lord Xinling said: "Is it okay to use the gauze as a silk?"
Mr. Zhongyue thought for a while and said, "Maybe it can be done!"
Lord Xinling said: "Please sir, please give me some advice."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "We should send people to Liang and Zheng again to collect pens, ink and other items, as well as market silk. The number... will be discussed with the princes."
Lord Xinling said: "Sir, all your hard work is the fault of being alone!"
Mr. Zhongyue finished the remaining porridge in a few mouthfuls, said goodbye and left in a hurry.
With the cold wind that day, the weather suddenly became cooler. The number of people feeling cold in various camps is gradually increasing. Naturally, Mr. Zhongyue didn't have that much ginger and jujube soup, let alone kudzu root soup for them to drink. He could only ask them to go out less often and drink more hot water.
Doctor Jin Bi categorically rejected Mr. Zhong Yue's suggestion of "market silk book battle report" and directly ordered each battalion to "report the names, ages and appearance of the soldiers in each camp, in order to compare their merits." This order gave the lifeless military camp some vitality, and everyone speculated that there might be a major combat operation! This makes some people excited, some people nervous, and some people frustrated. The elders of each township invited those who could write in the camp to write a list of all the soldiers in the township. This list has actually been prepared a long time ago, but it is just kept in the hands of the elders. ——As for whether it is accurate or not, only God knows. Anyway, no one will check it. As long as the difference is correct, it will pass. Because it was "for the sake of comparison of merit," some elders bribed the scribes and deliberately added the names of their family members who had not been to the camp in order to claim credit.
Lord Xinling's official report was replied to five days later: "Yes!" Along with the reply came a large basket of wooden tablets pulled by a cart. They were all cut into standard shapes, representing the supremacy of King Wei. authority.
Wei Qi's personal note stated that there were no items such as pens and inks in the treasury. He found a pill of ink and three pens from his private house, "I don't know how to use them, but they are like dogs and horses." The elder found the medical officer and prepared medicinal materials. He also collected three pills of black ink, two pills of red ink, five inkstones, two grindstones and three pens from home. The medicinal materials were put in small baskets, and the pens, inks and inkstones were also put in a small basket. They were all put on the car and drove out of Daliang to Huayang.
Lord Xinling received the report on the first day and immediately asked Mr. Liang Wei to send troops to meet him halfway the next day; he himself stationed at Bai's Car Shop and deployed confidentiality and security work with Mr. Zhongyue and Mr. Cao. The four young masters of Wei and Mang Shen also stationed at Bai's car dealership at the same time to assist in the work.
Under the guidance of the guard soldiers, the vehicles transporting supplies entered Bai's car dealership first, unloaded slips and pens and ink, and then moved to the wounded camp to unload medicinal materials. Naturally, there was a lot of excitement in Huayang City, and all the prominent figures gathered to entertain the envoy from Daliang and prepare a meal of meat. The envoy rested for the night and drove back to Daliang after breakfast the next day.
The car sent by Dr. Zheng Dixu Jia also arrived shortly after the Daliang envoy set off. After the carriage unloaded two pieces of coarse cloth in the city, it turned to Shangying to unload the medicinal materials; the coarse cloth was quickly carried to Bai's carriage house.
Bai's car dealership is heavily guarded. On the outside, each of the three military soldier battalions sent a team to take turns guarding it; inside, a dozen disciples with better calligraphy served as writers, and they were protected by 200 disciples with superb martial arts. The writers gathered in a larger courtyard, each with a wing room. Mr. Xinling also lived here and opened a side room. Mr. Zhongyue wanted to send the two slaves, but Lord Xinling refused, but he did not wear the sword on his body, but gave it to Gai Nie for safekeeping.
The self-written rosters of each camp were piled in the main room of the courtyard. The cloth used was indeed filthy and had a strange smell. Some were written with regular pen and ink, and some simply used unburned charcoal to draw directly on the cloth. The handwriting is either clear or unclear, and not all the standard fonts used in the Wei Kingdom are used. Various fonts and calligraphy are presented one after another. Recognizing these characters clearly and converting them into the official script of Wei State is a difficult challenge.
There are only six pens in total, which means no more than six people can be working at the same time. After everyone discussed it, the diners were divided into two groups and took turns copying in the morning and afternoon; the diners who knew more words were responsible for reading the list. I borrowed six sheets from the car dealer and placed them under the eaves of the wing, and the work team started working.
Mr. Suo and Mr. Min, who are recognized as the best calligraphers among this group of people, were pushed out to write the standard format part of the slips with red ink. They did not need to smell the sour smell; others used black ink to write the roster of names. The name on it is written on the uniform coarse cloth. After writing one piece, cut another piece.
It is unbelievable to say that the windproof and cold-proof function of the car dealership room is better than that of Huayang Wei Mansion. Although the wind has been blowing for a few days and the weather has been getting colder day by day, it has no impact on the lives of the gentlemen in the car dealership. big. The security work was undertaken by Lord Xinling's retainers and soldiers, while the logistics work was undertaken by the owners of the car dealership, especially the concubine Lu Buwei, who was simply a master in handling various logistical affairs. It seemed that nothing could trouble him. He never seemed to have a problem, only a solution to it.
Perhaps because of the improvement in the environment, Xinlingjun got better day by day even though he didn't take any more medicine for his cold. He spent the whole day among these writers, admiring their calligraphy; in his spare time, he chatted casually with Mr. Cao and other diners, as well as Bai Gen and other people from the car dealership. Bai Gen is a knowledgeable Jiaren, and the Bai family is also a well-known family in the business world. Lord Xinling benefited a lot from the conversation with Bai Gen. At the time of the war, the car dealership had little business and had to live on its laurels. When Lord Xinling requisitioned their car dealership, the Bai family saw it as a good opportunity to expand their business. Bai Gen took advantage of the opportunity to talk to Lord Xinling and got to know Lord Xinling thoroughly.
The relationship between Mr. Xinling and Lu Buwei is even more extraordinary: the two of them are brothers who have had a close relationship with each other at Lu's Car Shop. After he settled the affairs of Lu's car dealership, he returned to Bai's car dealership. Mr. Xinling had the most contact with Lu Buwei in the car dealership. How old is Lu Buwei and Xiaoxin Lingjun? They are of the same age. They each have their own ambitions. They are both temporary talents and have endless things to say. This was also convenient for Lu Buwei. From time to time, Lord Xinling would say "buy millet every day", "market firewood every day", "buy meat every day" or even "sell wine every day". Of course, the money was taken from the counter, but the account was all settled on Lord Xinling. Naturally, along with Mr. Xinling and a group of diners, the food has improved a lot, unlike in Huayang City where everything is rationed. Lord Xinling sometimes thought that if he called Gai Nie, he might be able to have enough food for a few days. This martial artist would grow up even faster.
All affairs in the military camp were left to Mr. Zhongyue. Zhang Yu's illness has improved a lot, but he can't bear the fatigue and can't handle specific affairs. He can only help Mr. Zhong Yue. Mr. Zhongyue comes to Bai's Automobile Dealership every day to report on the progress of his daily work.
The Qin people did not launch military operations. Mr. Guo has finished drawing the Four Zhi Diagrams, and is currently concentrating his efforts on monitoring the Qin army's movements in Qifeng, and even sent his followers to live near Qifeng. But the idea of living in Qifeng failed because the Qin people's vigilance was too strict. According to Mr. Guo's comprehensive analysis, the Qin people may have also encountered trouble. At least the disease is prevalent in the military camps and they no longer have the strength to organize large-scale military operations.
