Wang Dayong brought Ma Xiao to the front hall of Prince Yan's Mansion. At this time, Zhao Bin was discussing with Cao Li and He Miao about making the Zhuge Liannu. Seeing Wang Dayong coming, they all turned to look at Wang Dayong.
"My subordinates pay homage to the prince." Wang Dayong bowed his hands and saluted. Ma Xiao behind him also bent down and bowed his hands, but did not dare to speak.
"Dayong, there's no need to be polite, just sit down and talk." Zhao Bin said with a smile.
"My subordinates thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Dayong sat on the chair beside him without any formality. Ma Xiao, who followed him, was stunned when he saw this scene. He thought to himself, "Why, is Prince Yan's Mansion so casual?", he thought. , but I really don’t dare to talk too much.
Zhao Bin glanced at Ma Xiao, who was standing not far away with his head bowed. He looked young, probably about the same age as himself, and not tall.
Although he stood there without saying a word, he felt like he had the spirit of a young man. Wang Dayong saw Zhao Bin looking at Ma Xiao, so he said: "Your Majesty, this boy's name is Ma Xiao. He used to be a tooth boy. When his subordinate went to the tooth shop to buy slaves, he saw that this boy was a bit clever, so he told the boss's wife This kid wants to come."
Ma Xiao was really smart. When he saw Wang Dayong mentioning him, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I have met His Highness King Yan. I wish His Highness great blessings."
When Cao Li saw this, he laughed and said, "Hahaha, Your Majesty, you seem to have some sharp eyesight. You should be able to use it."
"Well, since Mr. Cao and Dayong both think it's okay, there should be no problem." After speaking, Zhao Bin looked at Ma Xiao and said, "Get up and talk."
Ma Xiao kowtowed twice and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, King Yan."
"Is your hometown in the capital? Is there anyone else at home?" Zhao Bin asked.
"Going back to your lord, the younger one is from the capital. His parents died early at home, so he sold the younger one to a dental shop by himself when he was a child. The shopkeeper saw that the younger one was clever, so he left the younger one in the dental shop. After that, the younger one He became a human being..." Ma Xiaojiang explained his life experience clearly. Even though he is young, he is still considered an old man in the dental industry. Whenever the master buys slaves, Usually, you will find out the details clearly so that the person who buys it can use it confidently.
After listening to Ma Xiao's introduction to his life, Zhao Bin asked: "Are you willing to stay in Yancheng or are you willing to go back to the capital with Dayong?"
Ma Xiao felt a little confused when he heard this. Where does he want to go? Can he still choose this matter? If he chooses to do it, he must go back to the capital. Who wants to stay in this ungrateful place? , the confused Ma Xiao looked at Wang Dayong and thought to himself, "His Royal Highness, what does this mean?"
Wang Dayong saw that Ma Xiao didn't speak for a long time, and cursed angrily: "What the hell am I doing? The prince is asking you something, why don't you answer it quickly?"
Ma Xiao seemed to wake up a little after being scolded by Wang Dayong, so she said, "I will listen to the prince's instructions. I will be wherever the prince tells me to be."
"Hahaha, let's see. You still follow Dayong back to the capital. I have something for you to do." Zhao Bin laughed and said.
"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."
"The people in Yancheng are sparse and there are not enough manpower. After you return to the capital, I want you to continue to help me buy slaves. There is no limit to the number. They are both men and women, even children. But there is one thing. They cannot be used in my name. It’s impossible for people to know that you are doing things for me, do you understand what I mean?”
"Yes, I remember." Ma Xiao didn't explain clearly, because he really didn't understand that the complicated relationships in the court were too high and too far for him, a low-level servant with no identity, and he couldn't touch them. Naturally, he knew very little, and he didn't care or have any way to care. He only cared about the price of slaves. Ma Xiao is very smart. He doesn't say he understands, but says he has remembered. This means that he will listen to the prince and do whatever the prince says. As for why, he will listen if the prince tells him, and he won't do anything if the prince doesn't tell him. Feel free to ask.
Zhao Bin looked at this thin young man of similar age to himself, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "You go down first."
After Ma Xiao saluted, he exited the hall and stood in an open space in the front yard.
Inside the room, Zhao Bin asked Wang Dayong: "Have you rested for the past two days?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. This subordinate is thick-skinned and thick-skinned. He will recover after a good sleep."
He Miao joked: "Captain Wang came back from the capital this time, and it seems that the meat is indeed thicker."
Wang Dayong rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and said: "Hahaha, although we are busy working late every day in the restaurant, the food is indeed much better than in the military camp before. I have gained a few kilograms of meat without knowing it."
"Your Majesty, my subordinate plans to return to the capital today. Does Your Majesty have any other instructions?"
"If you can catch up with Xiao Chu and the others when you return to the capital, let them bring back some copper coins. Although the people are asked to do corvee service, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so they still have to give some compensation. Although the Fourth Emperor Uncle brought three coins with him last time, More than 10,000 taels, but they are all in silver and are inconvenient to distribute to the people. When buying slaves, don't rush it to avoid attracting others' attention. Just do it step by step. Nothing else matters. You should still pay attention to concealing your identity when you are in the capital. After all, you are in the capital. After so many years, I have known a lot of people." Zhao Bin warned one by one.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your subordinates are usually busy in the backyard, and they also dress up in disguise when they go out to do errands. By the way, Your Majesty, would you like Miss Xing'er and Chunxi to come back with Commander Xiao and the others?"
When Zhao Bin heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Forget it, something happened to Uncle Four Emperors just now. Although I don't know who did it, it was probably those big families. I'm worried that there will be others on the way. Someone is secretly obstructing it, and if the emperor in the capital knows about this, he will inevitably take action. You stay in the capital for the time being and pay attention to the movements of several major families. "
"My subordinate understands. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely protect Miss Xing'er." After Wang Dayong said this, he glanced at Cao Li and He Miao, and saw that they were staring at him and talking to Zhao Bin. Wang Dayong's face suddenly changed. A look of disgust emerged, which made Er Cao Li and He Miao a little confused. They looked at each other and couldn't figure out why they were so fine just now, so why did they suddenly change their faces. Wang Dayong didn't care about the two of them. He stood up and said to Zhao Bin: "Your Majesty, please lend me a step. I still have something to say to you."
"What's going on? Just tell me here." Zhao Bin was also a little surprised.
"Hey, Your Majesty, please give me a step."
When Cao Li and He Miao saw this, they hurriedly stood up to avoid it. Zhao Bin waved his hand to signal them not to move, and then just went about their own business, while he got up and followed Dayong to the back of the screen.
"Holy shit, is it true?" Zhao Bin asked in surprise from behind the screen.
"Of course it's true. That little lady was brought back from the dental shop by the younger one herself. After she's been washed, is she white and tender?"
"Why the hell do you still care about other people's bodies?"
"It's not the prince, I'm talking about the face. The face is very pale, but I didn't see the body." Wang Dayong said with some disappointment.
"Tsk, tsk, then why didn't you bring the person back?" Zhao Bin said with disdain.
"Miss Xing'er didn't give in. He said he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear the pain along the way, so he let her work with Miss Xing'er first. My lord, please ask Commander Xiao to bring you back."
"Hey, Dayong, I didn't realize it. You still have this potential. Tell me what you want, and I will reward you." Zhao Bin said with a smirk on his face.
Dayong smiled knowingly and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious."
"I'm rewarded, Wang Wu, Wang Wu, bring the steel knife newly forged by Han Tie."
Wang Wu in the backyard heard Zhao Bin's shout and hurriedly ran in from outside the house. Concubine Ding had previously asked Zhao Bin to bring back a knife manual and asked Zhao Bin to practice more for self-defense. While Han Tie continued to try to make steel, , I made one for Zhao Bin. Although it is not comparable to the steel of later generations, compared with the steel forging technology at that time, it is indeed a superior steel knife. It can be cut with ordinary swords without any damage, and Ordinary swords were either cut off directly or made a large gap. Wang Wu took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Zhao Bin. Zhao Bin took the sword and handed it to Wang Dayong: "Well, Dayong, I will reward you with this good sword."
Wang Dayong was a little confused and wondered what was so good about Wang Wu's sword.
Wang Wu is a little confused, why should he reward Dayong?
Both of them had strange expressions. Wang Dayong said in his heart, "Master, you are really stingy," and Wang Wu said in his heart that Cao was taking advantage of you.
"Give Lao Wu your knife and try cutting him."
When the two came to the courtyard, they heard a clang and the two knives collided. Wang Dayong's knife was cut with a big gap. In fact, Wang Dayong's knife was specially issued by the imperial court to the guards. It was considered a good knife at that time, but its hardness was far less than that forged by Zhao Bin's iron smelting plant.
"Oh, Your Majesty, what a great sword. I thank you, Your Majesty." Dayong saluted with excitement while holding the sword.
Wang Wu said with an aggrieved look on his face: "Your Majesty, I haven't worn this knife enough yet. Can you let me play with it for a few more days and then reward it to me later?"
Dayong was not happy when he heard this. He put the knife behind his back and said, "Brother Wu, you are not interesting enough. Why don't you just ask the iron smelting factory to give you a beating?"
"I'm used to wearing this one. If you don't look back, I'll ask the iron smelting factory to give you another one." Wang Wu said with some reluctance.
"I'm going back to the capital today. I don't have time to wait. Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I'll leave right now." Dayong said and started to leave.
Zhao Bin hurriedly stopped and said: "Well, let's stay in the capital first. The weather here in Yancheng is dry, and we may not be able to bear it now. We can send them back when the weather eases, and let Xiao Chu and the others come back as soon as possible. "
"It's the prince." Wang Dayong said nothing more, and finally gave a salute and said goodbye.
