Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 51
Chen Wentian looked at Qin Liduan sitting in front of the desk beside him, waving his arms lightly, skillfully carving out the invitation card with a knife, and suddenly felt that his head was a bit big...

Except for learning brush calligraphy for a few days out of curiosity when he was a child, he has never touched a brush for 20 years, let alone carving characters on bamboo slips with a knife like this!
In fact, bamboo slips were more commonly used in the Han Dynasty. Of course, the main reason is that they are cheap.

Although there was Cai Lun papermaking in this era, the process was still relatively complicated, coupled with the usual technical blockade of certain technologies by the gentry, resulting in low paper output and high cost.

Naturally, the price is also very expensive, and the quality is not very good...

Bamboo slips have many advantages. Not only are they hard and easy to preserve, but they can be corrected if they are wrong. The best thing is that they are cheap. Some children from poor families even use homemade ones. money!

Therefore, the large space in many buildings in the Han Dynasty was used to store bamboo slips.

Even Professor Lin Lin's children are going to start using bamboo slips to assign homework. After all, she has been teaching simple literacy and numeracy for a while, and she is going to start involving some writing applications and numerical calculations.

In this way, students are required to do some homework exercises by themselves. Relying on her to demonstrate with branches on the sand in the past is no longer enough for teaching.

Of course, the premise is that she first learned how to engrave bamboo slips, so Lin Lin took a little time to practice every day, and accidentally scratched her hand several times because of this...

After Chen Wentian came back, of course he also practiced with him. After thinking about it, he also felt that it was necessary, and even wanted to buy some paper to practice brush calligraphy.

Because in the future, whether it is dealing with the gentry or establishing a political power to manage places, this is a necessary skill!
Just like now, because the follow-up of the Jiaodong Salt Block Business Road still has the problem of food price difference, he is going to have an interview with the Patriarch Gongsun, but the gentry don't just meet each other...

In the Han Dynasty, if you went directly to knock on the door to find someone, it would be very rude to the gentry.

It is a routine operation to write down the appointed time and place in the invitation card first, and then send it to the other party's house by the servant, and then go in person after getting the other party's consent...

Chen Wentian really felt that it was very troublesome, the matter of a phone call in the future... Even if there is no call, it is not a big deal to go directly.

But who told him to cross over... The key is that if Patriarch Gongsun has some bad thoughts about going there rashly, then the loss outweighs the gain...

So Chen Wentian could only hand over these procedures to Qin Li.

After Qin immediately finished the invitation letter and arranged for a well-mannered hunter to send him to Gongsun Mansion, Chen Wentian didn't let Qin Li go. He had to explain some things clearly before he left...

"What my lord said...this...shelter, my subordinates generally understand it, but if it is to accommodate a hundred people, guarantee daily needs, and store enough food for a year...! I'm afraid this is a huge project and will cost a lot of money. ..."

After listening to it for a while, Qin Li also understood the function of the shelter that Chen Wentian mentioned, thought for a while and said.

"In addition, it needs to be kept secret. Plants and trees can be placed outside to cover it up. After it is completed, you can ask Miss Lin. She also knows the details. As for the cost, Uncle Qin doesn't have to worry about it, just do it."

Chen Wentian interrupted him and resolutely added.

"In this case, the subordinates should obey the orders. This matter may be handed over to Yu He, so that he can recruit two more people to be responsible alone. The required materials will be prepared by the subordinates in advance, and their lives must be taken care of by special personnel. Only in this way can they not leak Outside!"

"Yu He? That's fine...but I have to urge him to hurry up."

Chen Wentian nodded in agreement.

For this old-fashioned Yu He, Chen Wentian also admired Qin Li a little bit. I don't know what method he used, but it didn't take long for him to change Yu He. Make sure of his rhetoric that "the master teaches you, you can't change it"...

"My lord, do you think there will be disasters in Donglai?"

Qin Li was quite convinced of Chen Wentian's judgment now, and asked a little worried when he saw that he was in such a hurry to build a shelter.

In fact, the common big families in the Han Dynasty had similar facilities, which were used to ward off disasters just in case. It is not surprising that Chen Wentian wanted to build one, but he thought there was no need to be so anxious, unless something big was about to happen...

"Well... the great man has been in peace for many years, and now there are astronomical warnings, so we must guard against them!"

When it comes to this, Chen Wentian can only be foolish and perfunctory, there are many things that he can't say, can't say...

"For business matters, you will be in charge after I leave. If you have any doubts, you can ask sister Lin."

"My lord, don't worry, your subordinates will do their best!"

"Uncle Qin's work, I'm naturally relieved, but there is one more thing, I hope Uncle Qin will keep it in mind."

"My lord, please tell me that I will not disgrace my life."

"After I leave, sister Lin should be the leader in the villa. I have a deep study on this matter, and I will tell you in detail in the future. I hope Uncle Qin will not be careless and help her with all his strength."

Chen Wentian patted Qin Li's arm to comfort him.

The idea of ​​patriarchal patriarchy in the Han Dynasty was actually much better than that of the later dynasties, but Qin Li and others subconsciously took Chen Wentian as the leader. Although they recognized Lin Lin's work ability and did not discriminate against her, they should respect her The Lord still couldn't do it, so Chen Wentian deliberately explained it.

Sure enough, Qin Li was still hesitant after hearing this, and Chen Wentian patiently persuaded him...

If these things are not arranged well, he won't leave without worry!
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After explaining to Qin Li and getting reward from Orion, Chen Wentian called Jilan and rode to Gongsun Mansion.

"Uncle Ji, this trip to Yizhou, I think it over and over again, I'd better go alone, the owner of the restaurant will take care of you on the way, and there will be people like Wang Daxia in the dark, so don't worry..."

Chen Wentian is now slowly becoming proficient at riding a horse, and he hastened to explain to Jilan along the way.

"How can I do this? I'm not here. If you are in danger... no, no!"

After hearing this, Jilan shook his head again and again.

"Uncle Ji, don't worry, this matter is settled. I have thought about it for a long time. If there is any danger, I can solve it myself. If there is a real disaster, it is useless for you to be here..."

Ji Lan was still worried and wanted to continue persuading, but Chen Wentian resolutely vetoed it.

What he said is also true, the power of Longwei Mansion is huge, this time to go to their lair can only rely on his witty deceit, if it is really exposed, then no matter how powerful Ji Lan is, it will only save one life... …

Why not leave him in Juxian Village to train guards and protect the goddess...!
For Ji Lan, Chen Wentian also gradually got to know him better. He is not only good at martial arts, but also good at riding and can read...

Although Jilan is unwilling to say more, it seems that the family used to be a poor family, and now there are about twenty guards in the village, so it is just right for him to lead the training.

In addition to ordinary training, Chen Wentian also tried to persuade Jilan to ask him to look for any children suitable for martial arts among the orphans adopted by Lin Lin, and take them as apprentices to teach martial arts training.

Unexpectedly, Jilan agreed to this matter neatly.

"The last thing is the safety of Miss Lin... If there is any accident in the future, please ask Uncle Ji to protect her!..."

(End of this chapter)