News came out from the court that in order to solve the problem of the two books, His Majesty has sent Shusun Tong, who had previously banned the two books, to solve it. His Majesty also hinted that if Shusun Tong does not handle it well, the consequences will be serious.
This matter is a reassurance for the students.
Since it was the second book banned by Shusun Tong, he would definitely be able to solve it if he took action. Of course, Shusun Tong did not dare to neglect it. The message revealed by these words was that the consequences would be serious.
If he dares to fool the emperor, he will face death.
When Shusun Tong heard the news, his heart dropped to pieces. His Majesty was extremely dissatisfied with him.
If he couldn't get Li Zhao to release the second book again, he would die an ugly death and even implicate his uncle and grandson's family.
"Master, you have heard the rumors! His Majesty obviously wants you to die. Are you just waiting for death? Of course, you can try it in Chang'an Township, but you should also expect the result. If you ban other people's books, It’s strange that someone would agree to open the second book.”
Dongzi appeared quietly, like a ghost, startling Shusun Tong.
"You? Who asked you to come in? Get out of here." Shusun Tong was in a very bad mood, and it was even worse after being affected by this incident.
Dongzi was not angry, but smiled obediently and went out, but he also left a few words behind.
"Master, this matter is actually easy to solve. As long as you stand with General Jia, he will help you."
"Get out, get out!"
Shusun Tong picked up the case and put it on the inkstone and threw it away. He was very angry.
Chang'an Township.
The housekeeper brought back more than twenty people, all of them strong and must have been carefully selected.
After the students attacked Chang'an Township, Li Zhao asked the housekeeper to find some strong men to come back, who he wanted to train as his personal guards.
At present, the imperial court still allows the powerful to have some personal guards, but not too many. Li Zhao originally wanted to search for them in the military camp, but there were only so many people in the military camp. It was a secret weapon designated by the emperor and would not be easily exposed to others, so he gave up this idea and let The housekeeper goes to find it.
In order not to attract the emperor's attention, he only found a few dozen people.
Twenty or so people are not too many. If there is no big event, it is enough to protect Chang'an Township. But if there is an attack by the students that day, twenty or so people will seem to be stretched. He has no choice. Could it be that he recruits hundreds of people? Thousands of people, this is impossible and will definitely arouse His Majesty's suspicion.
Qin Shihuang in history was a very suspicious person.
He was different from others in that he possessed a powerful weapon. Everyone knew this. Although the emperor did not say anything about this, he did not ask him about the whereabouts of the weapon, nor did he ask him to hand it over.
This is the emperor's trust in him, but it does not mean that the emperor will not be suspicious of him.
But if he recruits too many personal guards, it's not certain whether the emperor will keep an eye on him. It's better to be careful as a person, and be careful when sailing a ship that lasts forever.
This is a headache.
"Master, these are all slaves bought from the tooth shop. The slaves have been screened and their family background is absolutely clean."
The butler introduced these people.
Li Zhao glanced at him and felt quite satisfied, so he nodded, but the next moment his heart moved and he quickly asked: "Are you saying that these people were all bought from the tooth shop and they are all slaves?"
There were many slaves in the Qin Dynasty, so there were some businesses that bought and sold slaves, called Yaxing. In Yaxing, the price of slaves was clearly marked, and you could buy good slaves according to the price.
"Yes, I would never dare to lie to you." The housekeeper didn't know why the young master had such a strong reaction and said it truthfully.
"Slavery? Okay! Why didn't I think of that?" Li Zhao seemed to have thought of something and raised his eyebrows.
Nowadays, all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Great Qin have slaves in their houses. Some may be in the thousands or even dozens, and this is allowed by the imperial court.
Li Zhao's mind became active. If he bought more slaves, say hundreds, or even hundreds, and had these people train secretly, and then gave them some secret weapons, why would he be afraid of being bullied by some people? Then Chang'an Township would have Are you strong enough to face the threat?
This is a good find.
Although Li Zhao was pleasantly surprised, the housekeeper was confused. What didn't the young master expect? Didn’t you think that slaves could be bought and sold from the tooth shop? This is something everyone knows, but the young master is a little strange.
But he did not ask, but pointed to the slaves, "Master, how do they arrange it?"
These words broke Li Zhao's contemplation, and he quickly waved his hand and warned: "Ignore them for now. Go buy another three hundred slaves immediately. If you don't have enough money, you can find your uncle."
The housekeeper was puzzled again. More than twenty slaves were enough to protect Chang'an Township, and the price of slaves was not low. How much gold was spent in the twenty-somethings. If he bought another three hundred, it would be a big sum, which would be very important to the current Chang'an Township. It's a burden.
After all, the young master spent most of his family's wealth some time ago, opened a medicine shop, and paid farmers. Everything requires money, but the income of Chang'an Township has not increased.
Paper is the most profitable business in Chang'an Township, but for some reason, sales have dropped sharply recently. Needless to say, Ershu has been banned, with no income at all, and rice is still being spent.
Fertilizer is a little better. With orders from Gaofu, I can earn a little bit, but it's just a drop in the bucket.
"Master, we have money and silk in our house. I'm afraid of him."
The housekeeper frowned, not knowing what to say to the young master, but Li Zhao understood.
He waved his hand casually, as if he didn't care, "It's just money and silk. I'll have it soon."
The housekeeper still frowned. He couldn't think of any other way to increase the money in Chang'an Township.
"You don't believe it?" Li Zhao saw the butler's thoughts.
"It's not that I doubt the young master. It's actually that our property is just a little bit. I know how much we can have."
Li Zhao smiled and said nothing.
The housekeeper had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find the master.
Li Zhao ignored the housekeeper and faced the twenty or so strong men.
The strong men were in awe, and they knelt down quickly and said hello in unison: "I have seen the young master!"
"Yes!" Li Zhao nodded with a smile on his face. He was very satisfied with the performance of these slaves and raised his hand, "Everyone, get up! I don't have to kneel when I see the young master in the future. There are not so many rules in Chang'an Township."
"Thank you, Master." The slaves all stood up, showing a hint of surprise at Li Zhao's words. You must know that all masters like their slaves to be respectful to them. Kneeling is an attitude that shows their status. This young master is an exception. He told them not to Kneeling, he seems to be a good master.
Li Zhao didn't know what they were thinking, so he asked one after another: "What did you do before?"
"Master, this slave is a farmer."
"The slave is a carpenter."
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The slaves introduced themselves one after another, but these introductions made Li Zhao very dissatisfied. What he needed were personal guards and enemies, not work.
Shaking his head, he turned his attention to the last person. Everyone else introduced themselves, but he stood there with a solemn face and said nothing, as if he was indifferent to everything.
Li Zhao felt strange, so he pointed at him and asked, "What's your name?"
The strong man's expression remained unchanged, with a hint of indifference in his eyes, and he said calmly: "My slave's name is Wu Quan."
"Wu Quan?" Li Zhao was a little surprised by this name. Wu Quan means no fists. This is incompatible with personal guards! How can one protect his master without fists?
"What did you do before?"
"He was a soldier of Xianyang."
"Xianyang soldiers?" Li Zhao smiled. His name was 'Wu Quan', but he was a soldier. It was really contradictory, but he didn't care about this. Since he was a soldier, he must have been on the battlefield. He needed such a person.
But Li Zhao didn't intend to ask about his origins.
It stands to reason that those who can become soldiers in Xianyang must have some ability. You must know that there are currently millions of Qin soldiers, most of whom are guarding the border. Only 200,000 can stay in Xianyang, but they are all elites.
If this person can become a Xianyang soldier, he must be an elite. As an elite, how can he become a slave?
Li Zhao was a little puzzled, but he didn't care. Since the housekeeper said that these people had innocent family backgrounds, they must not be evil people.
It's good to be a bad person.
"Very good! Since you are a soldier, you will be the commander of our Chang'an Township personal guard from now on. I will leave the training and defense to you. I hope you can defend our Chang'an Township and never allow anyone to bully Chang'an Township."
Wu Quan listened and could not tell whether he was happy or sad. He accepted the order and said, "Promise!" There were no unnecessary words.
Li Zhao smiled and secretly thought that this man really had character, but he didn't know how capable he was. He would consider handing over the three hundred slaves he was about to buy to his command in the future.
"Wuquan, you must be familiar with the training methods in the army! But you can't train them according to the army's methods. I will give you new training methods and train them as soon as possible. As for the weapons, I will get them for you as soon as possible. Some long swords.”
Da Qin has strict control over weapons, and weapons with high lethality are not allowed to exist.
Although Li Zhao had good weapons, he did not dare to give them to them. This was also to prevent the emperor from being jealous, so he could only settle for the next best thing and get some Qin swords.
Of course, it was impossible to deal with some gangsters with just 20 people holding Qin swords. He also needed to get some good things.
In his previous life, some commonly used equipment for security guards were eight-piece security sets, such as rubber sticks, tear gas sprayers, stab-proof vests, anti-cut gloves, etc. He planned to go to the system department store to see if they had any. If so, he wouldn't mind buying some and giving them to him. These are used for slavery.
With the eight-piece suit, I believe that no one can invade Chang'an Township without the arrival of the army.
Of course, with the shock of the last big murderous weapon, people with brains must not dare to come to make trouble, for fear of those without brains.
"promise!"
Wu Quan didn't know why the young master warned him like this, but as a slave, he would not question his master.
"Okay, you lead everyone to build some wooden houses and live in them for the time being!" Li Zhao couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the wooden houses. Since settling in Chang'an Township, he has been busy making money and developing industries, and he has forgotten the issue of housing for his servants.
The manor is dilapidated, the slaves and farmers live in wooden houses, and even the workshops are temporary. The conditions are a bit poor! If it encounters wind and rain, it will inevitably be damaged and life will be poor.
For a moment, he missed the high-rise buildings built with reinforced concrete in his previous life.
"Reinforced concrete?"
With this thought, my eyes suddenly lit up.
This is good stuff! It must also be a profitable business.
In history, there is a theory of Qin bricks and Han tiles. Qin bricks are relatively famous. Indeed, the current blue bricks exist. Although they are not as good as the bricks of the past, they are also very practical, but the price is relatively expensive. Most of them are used by dignitaries. , it is impossible for ordinary people to live in houses made of bricks.
Reinforced concrete is a thing from the previous life and is not available in Daqin. If it can be manufactured and has a reasonable price so that the people can afford it, what a profitable business it will be!
Li Zhao became more and more excited as he thought about it.
In the previous life, reinforced concrete was the main industry. If it could be popularized in Daqin, it would become more than just an important industry and would definitely be more profitable than paper.
However, steel bars are synthetic materials. Although he has iron-making skills, he cannot make the steel bars from his previous life. There is also cement. He has not been exposed to it in his previous life and cannot make it.
This is a flaw!
However, he soon began to look forward to it. The system had just been upgraded, and it was also upgraded in terms of cheats. Maybe there would be methods for making steel bars and cement.
If that's the case, that's awesome.
"I will give you a new method later and give you some extra equipment. You can build a shelter first and start training immediately in two hours."
There was no way, the students were very emotionally unstable now, and although he had scared away a group of them, he couldn't guarantee whether someone would come looking for them without thinking, so he had to be on guard as soon as possible.
"promise!"
Soon, Wu Quan, who spoke very simply, led everyone away.
These people knew that Wu Quan was a soldier, and they had no intention of disobeying them. Moreover, the young master had appointed him as their commander, so naturally no one dared to disobey.
Seeing everyone's compliance, Li Zhao smiled with satisfaction and walked into the manor. He couldn't wait to check the store to see if he could buy an eight-piece security set, and at the same time see what secrets he could buy in the upgraded store.
"System, I want to buy an eight-piece security suit."
Soon, a selection of goods appeared in the store, which disappointed him slightly.
The eight-piece security set is not complete. To be precise, he has the authority to buy not all of it. He can only buy rubber sticks, tear gas sprayers, anti-cut gloves, and anti-stab suits, as well as strong flashlights, anti-riot steel forks, and anti-riot shields. , the walkie-talkie has no authority.
It is not difficult for him to see a pattern, but he does not have permission to buy any metal products or strange things.
"The permissions are still not enough!" At this moment, Li Zhao was eager to upgrade the system, but upgrading was so difficult! Achievement is getting harder and harder.
These things are a lot more expensive than cooking ingredients, but they are within the affordable range.
Soon, he spent a large sum of money and a half to purchase thirty sets of eight-piece security suits. No, it can only be said to be four-piece sets now.
Thirty sets are enough for them for the time being. As for the three hundred slaves in the future, we will talk about it later.
Although it is impossible to purchase a complete eight-piece set, four pieces can be considered to have some defensive capabilities.
The Great Qin Dynasty banned highly harmful weapons, such as long weapons, halberds, and long-range weapons. With the four-piece set, there would be fewer threats to Chang'an Township.
This is not a boast. The spray range of tear gas injectors is three to four meters. Those who are affected will experience various discomforts and lose their combat effectiveness. Even if the enemy is very powerful and has sharp weapons, it does not pose a threat. I'm afraid I can't even get up close, but I'm not afraid even if I get up close. You should also wear anti-cut gloves and anti-stab clothing.
The stab-proof suit covers the whole body, even the head, leaving only the eyes exposed.
With the two of them, let alone Qin Jian, even bows and arrows may not be able to hurt him.
This is simply an indestructible body.
(End of chapter)
