"The grain that was just ordered yesterday will arrive tonight?" Zhuge Liang looked in disbelief as the grain trucks unloaded basket after basket. He was shocked not only by the speed, but also by the modifications of the three hundred grain trucks. I kicked the wheels off and found that they were not only strong, but also unusually full.
"What is this?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"Reply to the Prime Minister, this is a tire, General Li called it that." Tian Dali cupped his hands and said.
"Tire? This thing is wrapped outside the wheel, why is it called a tire? It's inappropriate." Zhuge Liang said, shaking his feather fan gently.
"Please, Prime Minister, give me your name!"
"In ancient times, there was a Wuzui wheel, which was completely black and could travel thousands of miles in a day. When I look at this thing, it really can travel a thousand miles in a day. Why not call it a Wuzui wheel." Zhuge Liang said.
"Write the name given by the Prime Minister!" Tian Dali cupped his hands and said.
"Dali, has Jianning been peaceful these days? Is Miss Duanmu still in the city?" Kong Ming asked, gently shaking his feather fan.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Miss Duanmu was picked up by her parents yesterday. As for Jianning City, there is not much happening. The prefect only carried out a few reclamation activities, saying that it would promote people's farming. Then he seemed to be assassinated. We did it once, but the assassin has been caught, but the prefect seems to have a good relationship with that assassin." Tian Dali didn't know where to start at all, so he could only talk about it, but when he talked about this assassin, There seems to be something wrong with the eyes.
Kong Ming didn't want to care about these things, so he just asked casually, but he didn't know that so many things had happened. After all, the Wuzui wheel he mentioned was made from Jianning, and it was also a novelty, so he knew that Li Xian was in Jianning Lane. There was quite a commotion. After hearing what Tian Dali said, he didn't feel like asking any more questions. He could only nod and smile, and asked Zhang Yi to lead his troops back to Jianning in exchange for Li Xian.
Let’s say that after Li Xian kidnapped Duanmuxue’s family in the city, he began to advocate agriculture. Compared with the soldiers working hard on the front line, although he said that his life was not in danger, his daily official duties were very heavy, which was not like Yunnan today. It was really a barbaric land at that time. Since these people refused to obey the control of the Han people, they had no choice but to quietly set up many schools and place them in Jianning City. They specially selected places with many residents to set up, starting from the later generations.
Then, due to the disaster the year before last, Jianning had starved to death long ago without Lu Kai borrowing grain from the surrounding counties. Li Xian carefully observed that Jianning is located in the southwest. It is said that the land should be extremely fertile, but the production has never been self-sufficient. The reason The reason is that there are too few cultivators. It would not be impossible to open a military camp outside Jianning City, but it would be a pity if the labor force of the residents outside the city is not used. Li Xian could only arrange for each farmer's family to have a free admission quota. This quota did not have to pass the same examination as other children. He also vigorously promoted that these schools were directly affiliated schools, and future officials would have to choose from them. It triggered a big wave of farming.
Apart from these government affairs, the most important thing is Li Xian's soldiers. Under the circumstances of Li Xian emphasizing the military discipline of not demolishing houses even if they freeze to death, and not looting if they starve to death, their performance is quite impressive, at least. His team, if nothing else, is the best among the teams going on this expedition.
After he was promoted to general, he had an army of 3,000, but only 600 horses. Since Zhuge Liang transferred his Mingguang Armor away, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the entire army is not very high. In order to improve the morale of these soldiers, Rather than being idle every day, his balls hurt, and he almost broke his head thinking about it. It wasn't until he saw the rubber tires again that he thought of a good idea, that is, football games. How can there be less of such a cohesive and morale-boosting thing? If it can be done in such a You have already created your own football team, but in the future you still worry about whether the national football team can enter the World Cup?
So in Jianning City, under the intensive urging of Li Xian, the first Jianning Cup was held. Not only military teams, but also civil groups could participate. Almost in one day, the streets and alleys of Jianning were This kind of sport is very popular in the city. Of course, since we have to set up a stage, it can’t be free, or even without bonuses. Otherwise, where would the motivation be? So we built a football field-like place outside the city to allow everyone to watch the game. He could also get a wave of ticket money. In this way, Li Xian saw Jianning's treasury filling up at a speed visible to the naked eye, because this was not only seen by the people of Jianning, but also by those in Yongchang and Xinggu. They came to watch, and even worse, took a carriage from Zitong just to see their favorite team.
Li Xian had nothing to do that day. He walked along the Jianning Market where the shouting was the loudest. After careful observation, there was really nothing worth buying. There was only one person. He seemed to have a language barrier, but his hands were The thing he was holding caught Li Xian's attention. It was a rattan garment, a very simple rattan garment that no one cared about.
"What are you doing, want to buy straw clothes?" A clear female voice came from behind. It was so familiar that Li Xian didn't even look back, knowing that it was Han Xiao'e who was coming.
"This is not a grass garment, it is a rattan garment. I think it should be a good baby." Li Xian turned to look at Han Xiao'e and said.
"This kind of thing is worthless and no one wants it. Who do you think will pay attention to him?" Han Xiao'e said.
"Then can you communicate with him? I may need a big order from him." Li Xian then laughed.
Han Xiao'e rolled her eyes: "Although I am a ranger, I don't understand his language. However, there should be many translators in Jianning City. You can try it."
Li Xian nodded and went to find a few guides who could speak and communicate with them.
The man said: "What I sell here is rattan armor. I wonder how many the general wants?"
Of course Li Xian knew that his Mingguang Armor had been taken away. It was taken by his master. He couldn't say anything, but the infantry were all armored. Even if they were not forward troops, if they could wear about 70% of the armor, they would be considered the elite of the elite. , even when Liu Bei was alive, the white-eared soldiers were only 70% armored, let alone his own cavalry, so Li Xian carefully calculated that the soldiers without armor could use this rattan armor, which would also be a big improvement in combat effectiveness.
"I need 1,200, and I also need 600 rattan armor and horse armor." Li Xian replied immediately.
The man shook his head and said: "The craftsmanship of rattan armor is extremely complicated. We only have three hundred products here. If we have more, we will have to explain the reason to the king."
Li Xian smiled and said: "Just in time, you tell your king that we are willing to pay three times the price, and money is not an issue. As long as I can make friends like your king, I am willing to spend any amount. It is best if I can Talk to him face to face.”
The man hesitated, but still nodded and said: "My king generally does not meet Han officials, but if you really want to make friends, my king will be very happy. I will go back and report it right away."
Looking at the man's figure gradually moving away, Li Xian laughed out loud: "The Vine Armor Soldier has been saved, saved!".
Han Xiao'e behind him looked at him with confusion, having no idea what this guy was talking about.
Little did she know that Li Xian's ultimate goal was to see Wutu Gu in advance. At that time, Wutu Gu was bribed with Meng Huo's treasure and paid the price of 30,000 vine armor soldiers. Such internal friction was just a loss of national power for no reason, why not As for retaining people for the Han Dynasty, as long as I am more willing to go forward than Meng Huo, I will definitely be able to save the names of these 30,000 men. Maybe I can also be a help during the Northern Expedition in the future.
