Xiang Shaolong went to bid farewell to Prince Zheng again, and the goddess Qin Qing was also present.
Xiang Shaolong stepped forward to greet him: "Prince Zheng, Grand Tutor Qin."
Qin Qing returned the gift: "Teacher Xiang."
Prince Zheng said: "Master went to northern Xinjiang to fight against the Huns. When will he come back? Why not stay in Xianyang? I still want to learn from Master."
Xiang Shaolong said: "The prince should study more with Taifu Qin in the future, it will be very important for you in the future. What I can teach you is of little use anymore, and I will tell the prince what I see and hear, so that the prince can even You can know the world without going out. It is not easy for the prince to go out, so he must listen to other people's opinions. Listening to both will make you enlightened, and listening to one side will make you dark. I will be the prince's eyes and observe the world for him. "
Qin Qing couldn't help but flash her beautiful eyes when she heard Xiang Shaolong's witty words.
Prince Zheng said: "The Huns are cruel, Master must be more careful. My father told me that Master gave me two kinds of treasures, which can make our country of Qin even more powerful. I don't know how to thank Master."
Xiang Shaolong didn't expect King Qin to tell the prince about this, so he couldn't help but turn to look at Qin Qing.
Qin Qing said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, the prince and I will not spread any rumors."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Well, if more people know about it, it will cause more troubles."
Qin Qing said: "Yes. The Qin Qing family is also a businessman, so Qin Qing knows that the two commodities contributed by Xiang Taifu are of great value, enough to make the Wu family the richest man in the world. Therefore, Qin Qing is very grateful for Taifu Xiang's righteous deeds. I admire you very much. Moreover, Taifu Xiang took the initiative to go to the border to guard the territory of our Great Qin and protect the people of our Great Qin. He is really the best man in our Great Qin."
Xiang Shaolong was so praised by the goddess that he couldn't help but smile proudly: "Teacher Qin is very complimentary. I gave the prince and Taifu Qin two small gifts before leaving."
As he spoke, he took out two exquisite small boxes from his arms and said: "This is my improved writing brush. I will not be here for a short time. From now on, we will use this writing brush to write letters on paper and communicate with each other." .”
Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: "Let's be a pen pal with the goddess first."
Historically, it was Meng Tian who improved the brush and was known as the "ancestor of the brush." Xiang Shaolong unceremoniously took the credit for himself.
Qin Qing opened it and saw two exquisite writing brushes, and quickly thanked them.
Xiang Shaolong added: "Since Taifu Qin's family also knows how to do business, they can produce this kind of writing brush. With the promotion of paper, it is conducive to the spread of knowledge, and the demand for pens will be greater in the future."
Qin Qing was shocked and quickly declined: "I don't dare to accept this great gift."
Xiang Shaolong said: "This writing brush is just an ordinary commodity. It is easy to copy and is completely different from paper. Moreover, Taifu Qin is the most talented woman in the world. The writing brushes produced by Taifu Qin will definitely be sought after by the world's literati."
After hearing Xiang Shaolong's disgusting praise, Qin Qing felt very happy.
The things Xiang Shaolong did in the past few days impacted her heart one after another. Every decision he made was unique, and the talent and character he showed made Qin Qing's heart, which had been silent for many years, couldn't help but move again.
Qin Qing said shyly: "Teacher Xiang has given me a great reward, so Qin Qing won't refuse."
Xiang Shaolong gave the prince a few more instructions and left.
Xiang Shaolong decided to take a thousand elite generals from the Wu family and a large number of skilled craftsmen to Northern Xinjiang.
He first asked Wang Jian to hold the tiger talisman and lead five hundred generals on fast horses to go ahead. These five hundred generals can help Wang Jian train the border officers first, and he himself will take the five hundred generals and a large number of craftsmen, as well as Wu Tingfang and Shu'er and then slowly set off.
The Wu family's strength in Xianyang dropped sharply, which made Lu Buwei very unhappy. Lu Buwei was already short of major generals. Not only did this young dragon not stay to help him, he also took away a large amount of talents and materials from the Wu family, making the Wu family completely unable to count on him in his own camp. It's a pity that the Wu family's strength cannot be used by me.
Xiang Shaolong arrived at the border three months later than Wang Jian. The desert is windy and sandy, sparsely populated, and the people are poor. The Qin State has nearly 100,000 border garrison soldiers, making it the most powerful force in the Qin State.
The King of Qin was really a very emotional person. He felt that he owed Zhu Ji, mother and son, so he loved them very much and recognized them as the eldest sons of his wife. As soon as he returned to Qin, he established them as queen and prince.
Xiang Shaolong's words and deeds after arriving in Qin convinced the King of Qin that Xiang Shaolong was a loyal and righteous man. He did not hesitate to hand over a hundred thousand border troops to Xiang Shaolong, but he did not make any restraint. This trust was not in vain. The sacrifice Xiang Shaolong made.
Xiang Shaolong first reduced the number of front-line combat troops to 70,000, leaving only the strongest ones between the ages of 20 and 40. He then selected the most elite 10,000 from those between the ages of 20 and 30 to form cavalry and carry out separate operations. train.
Xiang Shaolong did not come here to resist the Xiongnu attack. He always felt that building the Great Wall was a waste of people and money, and coupled with Qin Shihuang's cruelty, it exhausted the country's power. He wanted to use these 10,000 cavalry to take the initiative to attack, imitating Huo Qubing, crossing the desert, and sealing the wolf as his home. He wanted to completely defeat the Huns and avoid future troubles forever. At the same time, they are also looking for a piece of grassland outside the Great Wall suitable for livestock raising for the Wu family.
The demobilized soldiers formed a logistics support force.
Xiang Shaolong brought a large amount of property this time, many of which came from the Wu family. In fact, this also made many people in the Wu family dissatisfied. Fortunately, Wu Yingyuan had full support.
Xiang Shaolong is using his own money to benefit the country. Open an arsenal, and the craftsmen brought in by the logistics force will work at full capacity to produce various military supplies, mainly various weapons.
Xiang Shaolong also built a paper mill. He used money and grain to hire idle people to work in the factory, which not only increased the people's income, but also made money to supplement military expenditures. Of course, this was approved by the King of Qin.
The raw materials for papermaking in ancient times were bark, rags, fishing nets and other waste. Xiang Shaolong thought about it over and over again, and found that in bitterly cold places like the border areas, resources were really scarce, so papermaking was currently suitable because the raw materials were cheap and the process was simple.
The arrival of Xiang Shaolong changed the atmosphere at the border, with training and production.
Xiang Shaolong's cavalry mainly uses bows and arrows, and he himself also practices archery hard. Wang Jian imparted his experience to Xiang Shaolong, and Xiang Shaolong made rapid progress.
A year passed, and the Huns harassed them from time to time, but fortunately the scale was not very large. Xiang Shaolong also used his own cavalry to spar with them, but the Huns did not take advantage. It also includes mass-produced weapons for defending the city, such as giant crossbows, yakshas, door jammers, turn-and-shoot machines, and so on. Border security has been guaranteed, and people started to go to the border to make a living. The population began to increase, more and more workers were recruited, the scale of production became larger and larger, more and more money was made, and the people at the border became more and more prosperous. A prosperous scene.
Xiang Shaolong also married Wu Tingfang in a low-key manner this year.
Another year passed quickly. As the cavalry became more and more mature, Xiang Shaolong was no longer satisfied with passive defense. He began to take the initiative, plundering the Huns' property, capturing the Huns and bringing them back as slaves, engaging in the heaviest physical labor. The border is more prosperous.
In this year, great changes occurred in the Central Plains. The king of Eastern Zhou wanted to unite the six eastern countries to plot against the Qin Dynasty. The king of Qin named Lu Buwei the Marquis of Wenxin, led his army to destroy the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and moved the Duke of Zhou to Yuyang Renju. The Zhou Dynasty was thus extinct. The princes lost their common master, which also cleared the way for the establishment of the Qin Dynasty in the future.
In the school grounds, Xiang Shaolong and Wang Jian were fighting fiercely. Wang Jian has a black horse on his crotch and is holding a steel spear; Xiang Shaolong has a red rabbit horse on his crotch and is holding Fang Tian's painted halberd. The horses are circling, you come and I go, evenly matched.
Competition with Wang Jian is an important part of Xiang Shaolong's life at the border. On horseback, off horse, fists, feet, weapons, everything is better than each other. The two learned from each other's strengths and never kept any secrets, and established a deep friendship.
After a fierce battle, the two were in a good mood.
Xiang Shaolong said to Wang Jian: "The current cavalry has been trained for so long, well equipped, and has been tempered in small battles. I think it is mature. I plan to attack Mobei, completely expel the Xiongnu, and push the national border northward. Eliminate the hidden dangers in my north."
Wang Jian was shocked and said: "The Huns are powerful, how can the cavalry be their opponent with just this?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "I just want to clean up the northern grasslands of my Qin country. I can't control the north of Yan and Zhao. The Xiongnu is not yet a unified empire. The political power is scattered and they are fighting each other, but they have begun to rise and move forward. On the road to unification. Once unified, the strength will be unprecedentedly powerful, which will be a disaster for the Central Plains. While they are still unable to integrate all their forces, defeat them one by one, expel them from the northern grasslands, and incorporate the northern grasslands into the territory of our Great Qin.
Wang Jian said: "But this grassland cannot be cultivated, so what is the use of it?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "Although the northern grasslands are not suitable for farming, they are suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Horses, cattle, and sheep are also wealth and can provide the Central Plains with war horses, cattle, meat, dairy products, and even wool that can be used for textiles. Land is a resource, and the minerals buried under the land are huge wealth that can change our lives. Every inch of land is worth owning."
He wanted the Central Plains to see the value of grasslands, make the Central Plains more pioneering, and help the Central Plains escape the "Malthusian Trap."
Xiang Shaolong sometimes even wonders, if the Central Plains dynasty becomes greedy for land and keeps expanding, can it conquer the whole world before the rise of the West? Of course, I just thought about it, and with the current level of technology, I can't do it, but it's not illegal to indulge in sexual intercourse.
Wang Jian was just a soldier and could not fully understand Xiang Shaolong's meaning, but he respected Xiang Shaolong and was willing to obey his command.
First, Xiang Shaolong personally led 10,000 cavalry out of the border. Everywhere they went, they looted everything, including livestock, people, and all kinds of property. He assigned manpower to transport them all back to the border, followed by 20,000 infantry to support them.
Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to occupy the entire grassland. Because of the lack of population, the advancement speed was slow. Even so, he occupied thousands of miles of grassland in one year.
The Wu family wanted to establish a foothold outside the Great Wall and spent huge sums of money to buy a large amount of land, livestock and slaves.
Xiang Shaolong transported the profits gained from the border pass to Xianyang and presented them to the King of Qin, stating to the King of Qin that the grassland was profitable. Now it is only limited to a sparse population, otherwise it can build a larger territory. It is recommended to immigrate to the grassland, and at the same time attract investment to the grassland, and encourage rich people to discover animal husbandry.
