When I first met the two of them, their appearance was indeed consistent with the impression in Li Hao's mind, except that they looked a little younger in comparison.
But this is normal. After all, Yuan Shen and Ling Buyi are the same age as him. They are just eleven years old this year, and Ling Buyi is already twenty-one at the beginning of the plot.
After ten years, it is normal for this difference in appearance, and Li Hao can still understand it.
When Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi approached, Yuan Lang first introduced the two parties, firstly to inform them of Li Hao's identity, and secondly to let Li Hao distinguish which was Wan Songbai and which was Cheng Shi.
After all, in Yuan Lang's eyes, Li Hao had never seen these two people.
Originally, as a junior, Li Hao should have taken the initiative to say hello, but before he could say anything, he heard Wan Songbai say: "I remember that Brother Yuan has two sons. They are twins. They should be only ten years old."
After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to look up and down, and then said: "Why did your father let you follow him to hunt down the thieves and others?"
Hearing this, Li Hao could not guess that Wan Songbai thought of himself as the young master who had come with him to see the world.
But that's right. Although a normal family attaches great importance to the cultivation of offspring, as long as it is not a matter of life and death, they will not let a ten-year-old child go to the battlefield.
And anyone who has a little knowledge of the Yuan family knows that the head of the Yuan family has only a small number of people, and he will not let his children take risks.
So it was not surprising that Wan Songbai had this idea, and Li Hao did not want to correct him, so he directly replied: "My father accompanied my brother to Bailu Mountain Academy a few days ago, and he has not returned yet.
And to deal with this group of thieves, my father is not required to come forward. This is the border of Jiaodong after all. "
Wan Songbai knew that this was true. The Yuan family had been rooted in Jiaodong for more than a hundred years. As long as they were willing to pay a certain price, it was indeed not something that a group of thieves could shake.
Of course, this is because Wan Songbai did not see the specific battlefield, so he did not have a specific understanding of the commander's ability. He only thought that the Yuan family won with force.
After all, Wan Songbai had some idea of the number of people in this wave of bandits who were pursuing them all the way.
Obviously there were more than just those in the house. The Yuan family should have dealt with them before and then came here to collect the loot.
Although this situation was understandable, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi looked at each other when they saw Li Hao taking his victory for granted.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. The confidence shown in the conversations of these aristocratic sons from top families was indeed far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.
This may seem arrogant to others, but when it came out of Li Hao's mouth, it didn't seem harsh at all, but seemed so natural.
So I planned to educate my children well when I went back, and I would have to do the same in the future.
Although Li Hao knew that these two people had normal sexual interests, the way the two men looked at each other with eyes fixed on them still made Li Hao on the side tremble.
He coughed twice to wake them up, and then Wan Songbai said: "If I had known that you would come out to deal with these bandits, your uncle Cheng and I wouldn't have worked so hard to look for their traces everywhere.
Also, why didn't we think earlier that no one in Jiaodong could be as well-informed as your Yuan family. "
Li Hao couldn't help but admire what he said. He was really thick-skinned. He was able to build friendships by following the words and in a short time he called himself uncle.
Of course, Li Hao didn't refute it. Anyway, these two families are very popular in the spotlight. They may have to deal with each other often in the future, so it's better to show some affection.
Then he replied: "It turns out that the two uncles came here to hunt down the thieves. It was a really hard journey.
Now that the thieves have been eliminated, the two uncles should have some free time. Why don't they follow me back to the house and let my family fulfill their duties as landlords. "
Upon hearing Li Hao's invitation, Wang Songbai replied: "I heard your father tell you about the style of your Yuan family, and I wanted to experience it at that time.
It's just that although this wave of bandits has been resolved, there is still no peace in Xuzhou after all. We have to return to the Xuzhou camp as soon as possible.
We won’t go there this time. If we have the opportunity in the future, we will visit Yuan Mansion again. "
Li Hao replied: "Since my two uncles have official duties, I won't force them anymore."
Then the two of them said goodbye to Li Hao, and then prepared to go back with their troops.
At this time, the loot captured by the thieves had been counted. Li Hao took a look at the accounts and was quite satisfied.
At this time, Li Hao thought of Wan Songbai's money-grubbing temperament. There was a scene in the play where Wan Songbai thought that the Shuzhongkan map was a treasure map, so he deliberately concealed things that he did not want to hand over to Ling Buyi.
So, should I divide some of the captured loot and send it to Wan Songbai to keep this good relationship going?
After weighing it up, Li Hao decided to let it go. After all, it was just the first time they met, and doing too much would be too much.
Wan Songbai is a man who is both rough and subtle. It would be bad if he didn't feel like he had other agendas.
After making up his mind, Li Hao began to organize a team to move all the things back to the house.
In addition, Yuan Lang was asked to take people to the Wubao where Zhang Gui and Wang Ping were imprisoned, and they were pushed back together on the way, waiting for Yuan Pei to come back before dealing with it.
At this time, the clan had also been notified and knew the entire process of wiping out the bandits. The clan reacted very strongly to Li Hao's ability to lead troops this time.
After all, it was only the beginning of the great chaos. In fact, turmoil was still emerging in various places. In addition, the Yuan family was the heir of poetry and calligraphy, and there was always no shortage of civil servants.
Therefore, compared to martial arts, achievements in martial arts are obviously more favored by the clan elders at this time.
So when Li Hao brought people back to the mansion, the clan elders gathered in the mansion and praised Li Hao for his good life for more than two hours. Li Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart for the literary attainments of these clan elders and their ability to praise people. It takes skill to boast for such a long time.
On the other hand, Liang's side was obviously much more indifferent. He just asked Li Hao briefly about the situation, and then asked Li Hao to leave, saying that he would wait for Yuan Pei to come back to deal with the rest of the matter.
This move made Li Hao feel emotional. It seemed that as long as life and death were not involved, his mother was really open-minded about everything.
But that's okay, Li Hao doesn't want to be too restricted anyway, and he's not as love-hungry as Yuan Shen.
After that, Li Hao asked Yuan Lang to distribute rewards and pensions to the tribesmen according to established rules, and the rest was included in his private treasury.
This time the money on hand was a little richer, and Li Hao could think about what he could do next.
After all, since he has already emerged this time, there is no need to hide his clumsiness anymore. He should simply show himself to the public, lest others think that he is hiding his capabilities and biding his time, trying to compete with Yuan Shen for the position of the head of the family.
Speaking of which, Li Hao knew quite a lot of things, including iron smelting, wine making, salt making, soap making, ceramic making, glass making, and many other messy things.
After all, after staying in the world of Zhifu for thirty or forty years, Li Hao ordered craftsmen to develop many things when he was bored, and Li Hao knew most of the processes.
It's just that many of these things cannot be done. After all, the official system of salt, iron and wine in the Han Dynasty began during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Although it has been relaxed now, it is a bit too sensitive to run Salt and Iron as the Yuan family.
Making wine consumes too much food, so it is obviously not suitable in today's environment.
After such a screening, it seems that only soap, ceramics, and glass businesses can be opened, and only high-end luxury goods. After all, the commodity economy in the Han Dynasty was not developed, and it was not that easy for ordinary people to do business.
Of course, to do this, Li Hao first had to pass the test of Yuan Pei. Without the consent of the head of the Yuan family, he had to mobilize a few people based on his own talents.
So next, Li Hao used his memory to sort out relevant information from his past life while waiting for Yuan Pei to return, and at the same time gave himself the wrong wording to deal with Yuan Pei.
In fact, Li Hao didn't wait long, because Yuan Pei had received the first urgent letter earlier, and he immediately returned after learning that thieves were invading the country.
As a result, because he rushed too fast, he missed the second letter informing the thief of his success. As a result, he didn't stop all the way and hurried back directly.
I didn't learn all the news until I entered Jiaodong, but by now I was not far from the mansion, so I simply went back to the mansion without stopping to repair.
So when Li Hao saw Yuan Pei, he could clearly see the tiredness that couldn't be hidden on his face.
So he quickly advised: "Father, please don't rest for two days. The matter has been taken care of anyway. It's okay to wait two days later."
Yuan Peize replied: "It's okay, my health is fine, I don't need you to worry about it.
I heard Yuan Lang say that you did a good job in suppressing the rebels this time. But I want to ask you, where did you learn these things? "
Afterwards, Li Hao began his long speech, telling all the words he had carefully crafted these days.
From rationality to sensibility, from knowledge in books to real-life experience, after all the operations, Yuan Pei was stunned for a while.
Anyway, he passed this level quite smoothly and asked Yuan Pei to agree to give Li Hao certain permissions.
Of course, it is undeniable that some of the factors must be due to the relationship between father and son, so Yuan Pei has no intention of going into details.
Since then, Li Hao has gained a certain degree of autonomy and received two manors, 300 songs and 1,000 slaves from Yuan Pei.
To this end, Li Hao handed over more than half of the loot he captured, and promised to support these people in the future without using family property. In addition, Li Hao also promised that his studies would not be delayed.
However, Yuan Pei didn't seem to believe that Li Hao could do this, and was ready to make amends for Li Hao at any time.
After all, at Li Hao's age, it is indeed difficult for Yuan Pei to give him enough trust.
Against Yuan Pei's suspicion, Li Hao began to restart his entrepreneurial journey with passion.
But for the first product, Li Hao did not choose soap or glass, but Quyuanli.
Li Hao didn't actually notice this at first. After all, Li Hao didn't often run around in the farmland.
It was only after he was assigned to the manor this time that Li Hao noticed that the plows used during this period were still long straight-shaft plows. They were not flexible enough to turn back and turn when plowing, and it was laborious to lift the soil. Compared with the curved-shaft plows used in the Song Dynasty, their efficiency was very low.
Of course, it is not convenient for Li Hao to talk about the results directly, otherwise it will be difficult to explain the source when it comes to specific things.
But Li Hao has experience in solving this matter. When Li Hao wanted to develop something in the world of knowledge, he would gather craftsmen to brainstorm ideas, and then he would just click on it in the dark at the critical moment.
At that time, using two wrong versions of the base, the correct one will come out, and it will not make people suspicious.
After testing the results, it was confirmed that the plowing speed of the curved shaft plow was basically more than twice as fast as that of the long straight shaft plow. Li Hao invited Yuan Pei and his family elders to watch.
Then the Quyuanli that Li Hao made during this period was sold out, and he received more orders by the way.
Just the amount used by the Yuan family naturally cannot satisfy Li Hao's appetite, but if it is sold to external parties, Li Hao has to consider the problem of being counterfeited.
After all, the craftsmanship of the Quyuan plow is not particularly complicated, and as long as a willing person has a physical object, it can be easily imitated.
Of course, Li Hao didn't think about not letting others do it. That would be unrealistic, but he had to let himself take the first piece of the pie.
In addition, agriculture, the foundation of the world, is of great importance. In addition to economic value, this thing itself also has high political value.
Although Li Hao's current identity is not useful, it is a sharp weapon for Yuan Pei.
So Li Hao approached Yuan Pei and discussed using the Yuan family's channels for production and sales. In this way, I believe that ordinary people would not become enemies of the Yuan family for this benefit.
In addition, I also wanted to see if Yuan Pei had any reaction to the other uses of this thing.
However, Yuan Pei did not disappoint Li Hao. Before Li Hao could finish talking about the loan, he interrupted Li Hao and said:
"The matter of selling this thing is not urgent for the time being. I have already sent people to transport this thing to the capital and give it to Your Majesty.
You must know that this Quyuan plow is a magical tool. After all, people's manpower is limited, and the progress of reclaiming wasteland has been slow in recent years.
Now that we have this thing, the people can cultivate more land faster and grow more food. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. Your Majesty must be very happy.
In comparison, money is just a small thing, do you understand? "
How could Li Hao not understand this truth, but this does not affect his sales.
However, seeing how cautious Yuan Pei was, and thinking that he understood Emperor Wen better as a person, he did not argue, but said: "My son understands, please rest assured, father."
Seeing this situation, Yuan Pei also said: "I will set off tomorrow to catch up with the carriage delivering the plow, and personally deliver this thing to His Majesty.
Do you want to rush to the capital with me? It is much more prosperous than Jiaodong. Do you want to go and see it? "
Li Hao was very happy when he heard that he had the opportunity to go to the capital. After all, it was the capital. Although it was not as prosperous as Bianjing, the charm should still be worth seeing.
And most of the subsequent stories take place in the capital, so it would be good to go there early to see if you can lay out the plans in advance.
So he agreed directly and said: "Okay, it would be best to go to the capital to see it. I will go back and pack my bags, and I will set off with my father tomorrow."
After returning to his manor, Li Hao gathered a group of people and arranged what they needed to do after he left.
After everything was arranged, he returned to the house to rest with a salute.
Early the next morning, Li Hao followed Yuan Pei on the road to the capital, and of course a group of guards were indispensable.
