Since there was no shortage of money in his hand, Li Hao began to prepare to practice his troops. After all, in the next ten years or so, wars of all sizes will continue in this world. Without an elite army, Li Hao could not rest assured.
Moreover, the autumn harvest has just passed, and the busy farming season has passed, so everyone can be freed.
It's just that Li Hao encountered some difficulties this time. After all, Li Hao was training his family's private soldiers, not for the imperial court like in the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, it is inevitable to avoid some taboos in some aspects. For example, crossbows and armor are difficult to obtain. Of course, this does not mean that Li Hao cannot obtain or make them.
Among all the famous aristocratic families in the world, who could really afford hundreds of pieces of armor and crossbows? After all, Emperor Wen didn't get many of the good things in the arsenals of previous dynasties.
Most of them were divided up during the great chaos, and naturally the bulk fell into the hands of powerful people from all over the country, but many wealthy families must also have taken a share of the pie.
It's just that the court has relevant prohibitions, so most people choose to hide things to prepare for future troubles.
Therefore, Li Hao could not violate the ban openly and openly, so as not to follow the truth.
But it's not enough to not practice these at all. If they encounter any critical situation in the future, they must ensure that these people can use the weapons after they get them.
Armor and the like are fine, as long as you have enough physical strength and ensure a certain amount of weight-bearing training, you can basically achieve the effect, but the use of crossbows is a matter of skill.
In order to solve this problem, Li Hao simply divided the entire training process into two steps. He first trained military formations, physical strength, and close combat with swords and guns in Jiaodong, and waited until Li Hao was satisfied.
Then they can go to Xuzhou and be sent to Yuan Pei's command to help suppress the bandits. This way, they can experience actual combat and let them see more blood. Secondly, they can also borrow the military's crossbows for training. Thirdly, they can take this opportunity. Go meet Cheng Shi and achieve three goals with one stone.
The person specifically responsible for presiding over the training was the veteran Yuan Pei found. Anyway, in terms of learning to march and fight, Li Hao made rapid progress and understood things by analogy, so he didn't need to worry about it at all.
There is no way, after all, if we really talk about it, the number of wars and the scale of the wars that this veteran has experienced is probably not as good as Li Hao.
Li Hao's current lack of understanding is based on the understanding of military formations and logistics in the Han Dynasty. After all, there are generation differences in various equipment used in the two eras, so the corresponding tactics used are also different.
After he becomes familiar with these things, Li Hao can bring his own experience into them. At this time, there will not be many things that the veteran can teach.
Now that he had free time, the veteran didn't want to be idle, so he happened to be pulled by Li Hao to take charge of the matter, and then Li Hao himself participated in it personally.
In this way, we can summarize lessons for veterans based on personal experience and appropriately adjust training methods. Secondly, we can also use this to stimulate the enthusiasm of the team members for training.
After all, with the legitimate son of the Yuan family accompanying them to train together, those tribesmen couldn't be bothered to be lazy. Many of them even trained with all their lives in order to show their face in front of Li Hao and get a chance to get ahead.
So the practice of this part went very smoothly indeed, but when it went smoothly, other people were not happy.
On this day, Liang sent someone to call Li Hao away from the school ground, saying that he had something to ask Li Hao for questioning. This made Li Hao confused. He didn't know that he had been quite honest recently and had not made any mistakes. ah.
On the way, Li Hao originally wanted to ask the guard who came to summon him, but he couldn't find anything to say.
There is no way, who makes his mother so powerful? Even though she stays in the sacrificial hall all day long, she still manages the family very well. In addition, this is an old man brought from the Liang family, Li Hao is even more... No choice.
When he returned to Yuan Mansion, Li Hao saw Master Qin at Liang's side, and he probably knew what the problem was. It seemed that he was busy with military training during this period, and he was a bit slow to Master Qin, so My parents were notified.
Sure enough, Mrs. Liang asked: "I heard that you have been focusing on military affairs during this period, and you haven't attended Master Qin's classes recently?"
Li Hao immediately replied: "That's true. The exercises have become more and more intense recently, so I was delayed a little bit.
But I don’t want to give up on my knowledge. After all, the Yuan family is passed down by poetry and calligraphy. Naturally, I don’t dare to lose the reputation of the Yuan family.
Therefore, although I have not gone to class in the past few days, I still used my free time to complete the homework assigned by Master Qin. "
Hearing this, Mrs. Liang replied: "Well, then I will let Master Qin take a test on you. If you really have not delayed your studies, then I will not pursue it today.
But if you just deceived me, then I will punish you, you can understand. "
"A child would never dare to deceive his mother." After Li Hao finished replying to Mrs. Liang, he said to Master Qin, "Master, please come up with a question."
Master Qin was very happy to hear this and took a scroll of letters from the side.
Li Hao opened it and saw that the topic had been prepared a long time ago, and it was somewhat over the top of what Master Qin taught.
Obviously the person who came up with the question had already made up his mind and wanted to hone his skills no matter what today.
But after all, he had some miscalculations. How could Li Hao be an ordinary person? Although Master Qin did not fully teach this.
But Li Hao's study of Confucian classics did not start from this world. The development of Confucian classics in the Song Dynasty was better than it is today. Li Hao had to work hard for the imperial examination. How could he pass the test so easily?
After a smooth answer, Li Hao confidently handed it over to Master Qin for review.
When Mrs. Liang saw Li Hao's appearance and Master Qin's dull look, he became curious about Li Hao's answer sheet.
So he asked aloud: "Master Qin, how did my son answer?"
Upon hearing this, Master Qin said: "The young master answered very well, which is a bit beyond my expectation. It seems that if the young master does not come to my class, the things he learns will be stronger. It is up to the madam to see the details. "
After saying that, he handed the slip to Liang, turned around and stared at Li Hao, wondering what he was thinking.
After reading this, Mrs. Liang looked at Li Hao with deep thoughts, and then said to Li Hao: "Since you answered well today, which proves that you have not forgotten your homework, I will not punish you this time."
Then he asked Master Qin to go down and rest, leaving Li Hao alone to talk.
After the two were silent for a while, Liang was the first to speak: "I have read your past articles, and they are quite satisfactory without much excellence.
But looking at your article today, no matter the intention, wording, or allusion, it is extremely brilliant. It is by no means a one-day effort.
Could it be that you are deliberately hiding your clumsiness on weekdays, but why is this? Is it because you are worried about me and your father? Besides, why do you want to show yourself today? "
In fact, Li Hao had already thought about today's emergence. Originally, Li Hao planned to live in peace and contentment.
But from the time when the bandits were suppressed and Wan Songbai was encountered, to the invention of Quyuan Li, the name Yuan Ang had already been imprinted on Emperor Wen, and the leisure in the future was probably gone.
Since it was impossible to hide, Li Hao simply kept a high profile. Anyway, he couldn't wrong himself. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to others?
After hearing what Liang said, Li Hao immediately explained: "My father and mother treat me very well, and my brother is also an open-minded and open-minded person, so I have nothing to worry about.
It's just that I'm used to being tired on weekdays. My brother takes care of everything anyway, so I don't bother to stand out.
As for the revelation now, it's just that the child found that he was quite interested in military affairs and wanted to spend more time on it.
Then I always make my mother believe that I can take care of both, otherwise can my mother agree to my idea? "
After hearing this, Mrs. Liang thought for a few seconds and said, "It's not my place to make the final decision regarding your studies. I will send a message to your father and let him make the decision.
Before your father replies, you cannot interrupt Master Qin's class, but the number of class days can be halved. I will discuss the details with Master Qin. "
Hearing this, Li Hao immediately understood that this was half the success, and immediately replied happily: "Thank you, mother, for making it possible. The child will definitely obey the teachings."
Later, in order to increase the probability of agreement between Liang and Yuan Pei, Li Hao started to go all out when faced with Master Qin's homework. Anyway, Master Qin's eyes were stunned.
Yuan Pei's reply did not disappoint Li Hao, but Yuan Pei did not mention much about Li Hao's so-called talent in the letter.
Firstly, it may be that he didn't see it with his own eyes, so he didn't believe it after all; secondly, it was a direct statement that he wanted Li Hao to do what he liked, just like he did before.
Anyway, now that the family has his father's support at the top and Yuan Shenlai at the bottom to inherit the family business, Li Hao doesn't have to shoulder any responsibilities deliberately.
This ending is much better than what Li Hao originally imagined. It seems that Yuan Pei sees the shadow of his past in himself.
If it hadn't been for the rebellion caused by the ruthless Emperor, Yuan Pei might still be a Renxia now, accompanying his beloved girl throughout the mountains and rivers.
After clarifying Yuan Pei's opinion, Liang made the decision and let Li Hao choose his own subjects, but the premise was that Li Hao promised not to throw away the etiquette of poetry, books, and etiquette. He still had to learn what he should learn, but he didn't need to spend so much time.
As for Master Qin, Mrs. Liang also talked to him. After all, what Li Hao did was definitely disrespectful to Master Qin.
Therefore, if Master Qin wanted to leave, Mrs. Liang would understand and be willing to send him a big gift to express his apology.
In fact, after Qin Master thought about it some more, he really left. Li Hao personally escorted him out of Qingzhou as a sign of honor between a teacher and a student.
After Master Qin left, Mrs. Liang did not invite any more teachers. After all, no one was willing to come given Li Hao's scattered study time.
A good wife naturally has a good temper, and she couldn't get used to seeing him like this, so Mrs. Liang simply came to catch her herself.
At this point, Li Hao has enough time to train the part, as long as Li Hao's articles can always satisfy Liang.
When spring comes, the training of this song can only come to an end. After all, in an agricultural society, this is a big deal. If the farming season is missed, many people will starve to death.
But this time with the help of Quyuanli, the Yuan family's farming was quickly completed ahead of schedule.
Afterwards, it took some time to reclaim wasteland, but the amount was not large.
There is no way, Jiaodong is not a barren land after all, it has been a densely populated place since ancient times.
During the period of spring plowing and autumn harvest, since it was difficult to conduct large-scale training, Li Hao took advantage of his free time to start his own invention.
Li Hao's goal this time was to improve papermaking technology. The current tablets are too thick and heavy. It is really not convenient to put down a complete Analects in a big pile.
There was also the issue of going to the toilet. Li Hao had little money when he first came here, and it was hard to ask Yuan Pei and Liang for money for this matter.
After all, they didn't spend much on it. It wasn't until Li Hao earned his first sum of money that he started to use silk to wipe it.
It was comfortable, but it was too extravagant. Li Hao felt a little distressed when using it, so he might as well finish Cai Lun's work in advance and improve the papermaking technology.
Of course, if Li Hao wanted to do that, he would definitely improve it more thoroughly than Cai Lun. After all, Li Hao directly used the papermaking technology of the Song Dynasty.
Anyway, the process is still the same, but the Yuan family has its own papermaking workshop, but the original production cost was too high and silkworm cocoons were needed.
After all, good silkworm cocoons are used to weave silk, and even poor-quality silkworm cocoons are not very cheap. Even if the cost is so high, the paper produced is still rough and cannot be used.
After Li Hao concentrated his manpower, he first adjusted the raw materials and used materials that were easily available and cheap to make new paper.
After having the cost, we will improve the quality step by step. Anyway, under the leadership of Li Hao in the past two years, the Yuan family's craftsmen have improved their iterative development capabilities very quickly, especially when Li Hao is willing to spend money.
After all, as long as the method proposed by the craftsman is indeed effective, then Li Hao will give them real money and silver, and he can also release them as common people. Of course, he will definitely not let them leave the Yuan family.
But even so, it is still a huge temptation for these people.
Before the autumn harvest, the white paper that Li Hao had been thinking about was finally produced. Although it was not as good as modern paper, at least there was no problem with normal writing.
Immediately, Li Hao showed this thing to Liang. At first, Liang didn't pay attention to it, but later he heard that this paper was personally supervised by Li Hao during this period.
He immediately asked: "How much does it cost and what is the output of this white paper?" Because Liang knew that Li Hao would not let go of nothing, and since he did it, it must be meaningful.
Li Hao replied: "The cost of this paper is very low. It is made of bark, hemp, rattan, wheat straw, straw and other raw materials. Now because there are not many skilled craftsmen, it is only a trial production now.
But making this thing doesn't require high technology. As long as you are willing to invest people in it, the output is not a problem. "
Hearing this, Mrs. Liang said, "If that's the case, then you have done a great thing for scholars all over the world. When are you going to officially make it?"
Li Hao replied: "I came to see my mother today just to talk about this matter. Since we need to make paper on a large scale, the original workshop will naturally not be enough, and we need to re-plan it. And how to sell this paper? I haven't thought about it yet.
Now that it's almost the end of autumn, I plan to take Bu Qu to Xuzhou first, so I'm afraid I don't have time to focus on this matter, so I want to ask my mother to come out.
Supervise the production of the workshop, but the paper produced will be sealed first, and I will make a decision after I return from Xuzhou. "
