Da Wei Chun

Chapter 246 Stabilizing the Military Heart
Even the blacksmiths in Lijiabao had never seen iron ore, let alone Li Song.

He picked the ore from the saber one by one, muttering in his heart: Magnet... What is the use of this thing, sir?

Just as he was wondering, he heard Li Chengzhi shout again: "Let's go..."

As long as the specific location of the iron ore is found, the rest will naturally be how to refine it.

In fact, it is not difficult. Compared with forging iron on Kongtong Mountain before, there are only two more processes: one is to dig, and the other is to smelt the ore into iron material, with or without a catalyst, let alone a crucible. A forging knife is much easier.

Moreover, it is not far from the camp, so the furnace can be started on the spot, saving even transportation.

As for the clay...

More than a hundred miles to the east is the famous Danxia landform scenic spot in Gansu.Where there is not only high clay, but also a lot of thieves...

……

It was night, Li Song's central tent was full of soldiers and generals.

All the officers above the team leader are here, there are more than 100 numbers, and more than [-]% of them are members of the Li clan.

The remaining dozen or so were generals with foreign surnames like Huangfu Rang.

Of course, as long as Li Chengzhi is willing, they can change their surnames to Li at any time.

A group of people looked at Li Chengzhi excitedly: No one would have thought that, in just half a month, Mr. Lang would come?

It was as if they had a backbone all of a sudden. The clansmen who had been listless two days ago, and even felt that eating meat was not very delicious, suddenly became more confident and their eyes glistened.

So what if you are thousands of miles away from home?
Mr. Lang will definitely arrange them properly...

Hundreds of people were excited and looked at Li Chengzhi excitedly.

Looking at these expectant eyes, Li Chengzhi couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart.

If it wasn't for him, why would the generals in front of them leave their homes and go to this desolate and cold place thousands of miles away?

If they stayed in Jingzhou, ten to ten of these people would have been recruited by Xi Kangsheng, waiting to be rewarded for meritorious service.

To put it another way, as for whether Li Chengzhi will be suspected by the court because of this, how much does it have to do with them?

Just like what Li Chengzhi said in the past: The reason for loyalty is only because there are not enough bargaining chips for betrayal... let alone clansmen, even close relatives, what can they do in the face of absolute interests?
But looking carefully, Li Chengzhi didn't see any complaints in anyone's eyes. Instead, he looked at him expectantly as if he saw his parents and relatives.

Li Chengzhi's saying that he is not moved is a lie...

His heart warmed up, and he bowed deeply again: "Thank you for your hard work!"

A group of generals suddenly panicked, how could they sit still?

One counts as the other, and they all bow down, shouting anxiously, "Your Majesty can't make it..."

Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: What can't be done?
Even if one day, there is a slight possibility that they will marry their wives, but how many of them will survive by then?

What's more, the situation in Hexi was completely beyond his expectations, and the success rate has been reduced.Is there a day that even Li Chengzhi himself doesn't know...

But these words cannot be said out of the mouth even if they are beaten to death, including in front of Li Song and others, otherwise the morale of the army will definitely be lost immediately.

Li Chengzhi could only grit his teeth and walk forward...

He forcefully squeezed out a few smiles, and said half-jokingly: "They're all a bunch of rough people, even if they're tired or not, they will certainly be exhausted, right?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter, as if they were going to overturn the tent.

With just such a sentence, everyone felt that the distance between Li Chengzhi and them suddenly became much closer, and he was no longer that godlike person who would feel ashamed if he looked at him more often than not.Not to mention the high-ranking, life-and-death commander-in-chief, but the father, brother, and close relative who can share weal and woe with them and never leave them.

In fact, since he joined the army, Li Chengzhi has been leading by example, and he has never had a meal better than these soldiers' food and living.

Except for the necessary entertainment, such as entertaining Yang Shu, Zhang Jingzhi and others, what these people eat, what Li Chengzhi eats...

And his reputation of loving soldiers like sons is definitely not blown out.

Just look at the number of casualties in the Baijia Battalion from beginning to end, and you will be able to see at a glance...

However, in order to maintain the majesty of the commander, Li Chengzhi in the past was rarely so approachable.

Seeing his sudden kindness, these generals suddenly remembered all the benefits of Li Chengzhi in the past, and then thought of him running two thousand miles for several days, tirelessly to appease them, these generals smiled, and there was a gleam in their eyes. tears...

Li Chengzhi also followed the heat in his heart, suppressed the throbbing, and said cheerfully: "Don't panic...in at most two months, grandpa will be able to match everyone with a wife...including soldiers, everyone has a share... "

Li Song was shocked and stood up abruptly.

He thought, did Mr. Lang have a fever?
Mr. Lang probably forgot how many soldiers were in the camp, right?
Four battalions of soldiers, one battalion of white cavalry, a total of five thousand...

Apart from robbing, he really couldn't think of what Li Chengzhi could do?
But even if it is robbing, even if the three counties of Hexi are robbed, are there so many women?
The generals below looked at Li Chengzhi in a daze as if they were listening to a myth, not knowing whether to believe it or not?

It would be possible to just deal with these one hundred and eighty bosses.

Or it's not too difficult to grab some women nearby, such as those Hu people, and then establish a daughter-in-law in the army.

But let all these more than 5000 soldiers start families here?

What joke?
Where do people come from?
"What are you panicking... Sir, when did I ever speak in vain?"

Li Chengzhi glared at Li Song, then looked at the group of petrified generals in the hall, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely do what I say..."

It was when Zhang Jingzhi mentioned to him that tens of thousands of rebels in Jingzhou would be exiled to Hexi, he only thought of it.

No matter men or women, these [-] to [-] rioters will only be exiled in border towns, and Wuwei Town and Jiuquan Town have already been abolished, so in the whole of Hexi, only Dunhuang Town in the far west is left.

No matter how many people can reach Dunhuang Town alive, all the men will be exiled to the army, and there is a [-]% chance that the women will be used as camp prostitutes, and there is an [-]% chance that Dunhuang Town will sell them to Hu merchants.

Only those with a strong background and prominent family ties will survive.

For example, Li Yun's cousin, Huihou of Xiangwu, who was from the line of Huihou, was exiled to Wuwei Town because of the rebellion.

But this is a very small number, not necessarily one in ten thousand.

Li Chengzhi thought, instead of watching these female family members being used as military prostitutes or trafficked to the Western Regions like livestock, why can't they be rescued?

Rationing soldiers and soldiers as wives is only second, not to mention whether it can stabilize the morale of the army.

In case there is no hope of rebellion, at least these thousands of soldiers can be allowed to reproduce here.No matter how chaotic the Central Plains is in the future, the descendants of these soldiers will at least be able to guard the gate of the Northland for the Han family...

Taking another [-] steps back, only thinking about saving these women from fire and water, Li Chengzhi will do the same.

These are real people, not livestock...

It has nothing to do with the Virgin Mary or not, but the bottom line of Li Chengzhi's life.

……

The matter of stealing people with Zhang Jingzhi is naturally not allowed to so many people for the time being, so the eyes of these generals are blue, and Li Chengzhi didn't explain it.

"Bring it up..."

Hearing Li Chengzhi's shout, the generals saw Li Rui coming up holding a wooden bucket.

The fight wasn't too big, it was a standard one-knot fight, covered with a red cloth, and I didn't know what it contained, but Li Rui knew it was not light.

But before they became suspicious, Li Chengzhi asked Li Song to lift the red cloth.

As the red cloth was lifted, the tent suddenly lit up, as if thousands of rays of light had risen.

It was also like seeing a rainbow after the rain, the stream of light was overflowing, everyone felt that it was bright and bright, and hundreds of people all squinted their eyes in unison.

Everyone's face is covered with a layer of colorful, extremely psychedelic light...

Among these people, [-]% are descendants of the Li family. They have recited "The Book of Songs" since they were young, and naturally they have also recited "Li Sao".

Looking at this bucket of jewels, they couldn't help but think of the verses in it: Zheqiongzhi thinks it is shameful, Jingqiong sampan thinks it is rice; driving a flying dragon for Yu, miscellaneous Yaoxiang thinks it is a car...

No, it seems to be even more beautiful than described in the poem... They swear that they have never seen such a beautiful pearl.

Among these people, the one with the best family background is Huangfu Rang, a veritable powerful man in Jingzhou.He has worn quite a few fine jades and gemstones, but when has he ever seen a gemstone with such gorgeous colors and light accumulation that seems to have several colors in it?
For a while, there was no sound in the tent, only the mountain wind blowing the tent, and the faint sound of heartbeat.

It was silent for more than ten breaths, and I don't know who led the way, but the sound of inhaling suddenly sounded one after another in the tent.

Li Song's face was ashen, and his heart was so distressed that he was about to bleed.

At this time, only he knew what it was and where it came from.

Liuli!

Even Mr. Lang, he only practiced two fights...

The money has already been taken out, so is there any reason to take it back?
Li Chengzhi disregarded Li Song's dissuading eyes, and smiled softly: "Don't be so useless, it's just a glass bead... just take it as your salary..."

All the eyeballs of a group of rough men popped out.

Glass beads... that's all?

Hu merchants in the Western Regions traded in Chang'an and Luoyang, and Jingzhou was a must pass, so most of these people had seen what colored glaze was, and some had bought it, like Huangfurang.

But no matter how big or small those colored glazes are, at most they are brighter than the best white porcelain, and they can be called "moist" at best, and they are still a thousand miles away from "transparent".

Moreover, most of the colors are single, more than [-]% are white as the base, and some other colors are mixed in, and it is rare to have more than two colors.

Even if it is that kind, although I dare not say that it is more expensive than gold, it is more than enough to exchange a catty of copper or two stone grains for a thumb...

What's more, this kind of glazed beads, which are about the size of a chicken and transparent like crystals, are dazzling, extremely psychedelic, and colorful glazed beads?
To be honest, if Li Chengzhi hadn't said it, no one would have dared to admit that it was Liuli.

It’s hard to say if it’s from a family of nobles, but if it’s sold to a Xianbei noble like Xi Kangsheng, it will be ten times as expensive as it is...

"It's just a dead thing!"

Li Chengzhi smiled lightly, and pointed to Li Song: "Let's divide it up, ten per person, one year discount..."

Everyone was stunned, and suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to their heads: For a seventh-rank captain like Hu Baozong, the annual salary is only twelve gold (bronze), and such a one is enough.

But I have ten in a year?
The flesh on Li Song's distressed face twitched.

Didn't Mr. Lang enter the city a long time ago and have seen Erlang and his wife already?

Why can you still let Lang Jun take out such a treasure and defeat him?

Just as he was complaining, he heard Li Chengzhi say, "Well, there's still one bucket...but it's much smaller than this, so one pawn should be enough..."

Li Song's eyes darkened, and he almost fell over...

　This chapter was originally not so late, but in order to calculate how many beads with a radius and diameter of about one centimeter each in a bucket made in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it took me four or five hours?

　　Did you feel like you were not so scumbag when you were in school?
　　
　
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