The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 10 Beauty is like jade, sword is like rainbow
"Why are you here?" Isn't that Zhu Yingtai standing outside the door?

Zhu Yingtai was holding something wrapped in oilcloth.

"Give!"

Liang Yue opened the package and found a black horn bow, which was exquisitely crafted and extremely heavy.

"Did you steal it from home?"

Horn bows are more durable and take a long time to make. The heavier the horn bow, the more expensive it is. The bow used for hunting before was a family heirloom weapon borrowed from Liu Chong, and he usually uses an ordinary bamboo bow.

This bow is worth at least three hundred strings of cash.

Zhu Yingtai raised her eyebrows and scolded, "You are the one who stole it. I asked Uncle Zhang for it. Do you want it?"

"Yes, of course."

Liang Yue invited Zhu Yingtai into the house.

The Liang residence became even more lively.

It was not yet time for dinner. Zhu Yingtai was playing with little girl Liu Jue, while the other three were chatting in an open space nearby.

Liang Yue simply took out Sun Tzu's Art of War and explained it to Liu Chong.

"The method of using troops is to surround them if they are ten in number, attack them if they are five in number, and divide them if they are twice as many..."

Lin Jian listened with great interest. He liked making money and was not good at such things involving fighting and killing.

Lin Jian suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "This book is very famous, so there must be many people who study it. Why are there so few successful people?"

“They don’t understand one thing.”

"What's the point?"

"Build walls high and store grain widely."

Just six words, yet extremely concise.

Lin Jian smiled and said, "Not really. Now is a peaceful time. The imperial court has won a great victory and recovered thousands of miles of territory. It will be a prosperous era in the future. How can there be so many dangers?"

Liang Yue put down the book, shook his head and smiled, saying: "The barbarians will definitely go south in the future, and the Five Pecks of Rice Sect will suppress rebellion. We can't just enjoy ourselves like the rotten wooden officials in the court, we must be able to protect ourselves."

Liu Chong said at this time: "I believe in your judgment, but I have a question. The barbarians are very powerful. Once they break through the dangerous pass, how can we resist them?"

"If we rely on the southern water system and focus on defense... maybe we can try water, infantry, and cavalry. Since we don't have the conditions now, we can get some spearmen."

Liu Chong shook his head and said, "Long spears? I don't think so. The spears and halberds of the Northern Army are not very effective against cavalry."

"The barbarians are too far away, and spearmen are enough to deal with the miscellaneous bandits. For a 100-man army, at least two-thirds should be spearmen, with a spear length of at least ten feet, and the rest should be swordmen and archers. Don't learn any messy martial arts, just be proficient in advancing and retreating."

Training like this is much better than training like migrant soldiers. At least there is discipline. For now, we will adapt to local conditions and talk about it later.

Liang Yue explained the basic concepts to Liu Chong.

The spearman's spear must be long, preferably about ten feet long.

Lin Jian at the side couldn't help but question, "Can it still be used in combat when it's so long?"

"Isn't it just for fighting? Soldiers don't need to practice martial arts, they just need to raise their spears and follow the spear formation to stab."

The spears are mainly used for attack, and the two wings are equipped with shorter pistols and swordsmen. They are cheap, not expensive, and do not require years of training; any new recruit can kill a veteran with a sword with a spear.

Of course, the spear doesn't make them invincible. It would be even better to have cavalry. The key is that these are all they have now, and Liang Yue can only make do in a small space.

"Since Brother Liang is right, why don't we train our troops in my manor and recruit three hundred strong men in the name of recruiting refugees to open up wasteland." Lin Jian also suggested.

There is no shortage of people in this place, and both sides of the official road are lined with strong men.

Spears are cheap to make, and there is no harm in practicing with them.

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Let's try it first and see if it works." Liang Yue knew that what he said was one-sided.

The first step for most counselors in ancient times was to make a shocking statement, regardless of whether it was right or wrong, and let the other party listen to them. The second step was to express their own knowledge, at least his knowledge reserve was definitely higher than the other two, first put forward the viewpoints of later generations, and then let them slowly improve in practice.

It was decided that Liu Chong would be responsible for the training and Lin Jian would be responsible for the money. After Liu Chong's own experience, he realized how wrong it was to train soldiers with the idea of training martial arts. The strength of an army depends on the soldiers' ability to line up and fight, not their martial arts skills.

So he believed Liang Yue's words without a doubt.

"Come on, don't just stand there, eat first!"

The table was filled with various dishes, and a group of people sat around the big table. The table was low, so everyone knelt down.

Ordinary people did not have the means to separate their meals, and most families ate together like they do now, but each family usually had their own portion of food, which could be considered an alternative form of separate meals.

"Come, drink!" Liu Chong picked up Tusu wine and filled everyone's glasses one by one. The men used bowls, and the old and weak used cups. When it was Zhu Yingtai's turn, he said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, do you want to drink?"

Zhu Yingtai nodded firmly and said, "Drink! A big bowl!"

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.

Zhu Yingtai was completely confused.

She was the only one who didn't know she had been exposed. Normally, it might not be obvious, after all, the children of the nobles were heavily stained with cosmetics. However, judging from the way she played with the little girl just now, Zhu Yingtai had indeed exposed her true identity.

The atmosphere was lively, and everyone was having a great time clinking glasses.

This was the most lively day for the Liang family in the past six years.

An elderly man in his seventies, a daughter of a wealthy family, a frustrated warrior, and a lone son of a wealthy family, these strange combination get along very harmoniously.

Liang Yue took a sip of Tu Su wine and swallowed the Earth Immortal Pill. The burning energy circulated in his body, and it seemed like it was about to explode.

He picked up the sword and started dancing.

Before we knew it, the sun had set, the banquet had cooled down, and everyone dismissed their friends and went back to rest.

Only Zhu Yingtai, with disheveled hair and dazed eyes, was looking at Liang Yue dancing with a sword.

It was as if I was back in my school days, looking at him in the same way.

The moon is bright and the wind is gentle, the flowers are in full bloom, and a faint silver light falls on the mortal world.

Beauty is like jade, sword is like rainbow.

Time seems to be frozen at this moment.

Liang Yue came to his senses and saw that the woman was too drunk to stand up, so he picked her up by the waist.

"Well, be a man, I can walk by myself!" Zhu Yingtai's face turned slightly red, and she was powerless to push the man away.

"Come on." Liang Yue threw her on her bed and covered her with a quilt.

He leaned closer and breathed warmly on Liang Yue's cheek. Zhu Yingtai opened her eyes and they looked into each other's eyes.

"Brother Liang, can you give me a poem?"

Liang Yue paused, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, thought for a moment, and wrote two lines on the paper.

Early in the morning, Zhu Yingtai woke up slowly, looked at the contents on the paper, and muttered to herself.

"Nung, moon and new moon."

……

Three days later, Lin Jian brought the materials for making the eternal flame lamp.

The most important ingredient in the eternal lamp flame is shark oil, which actually refers to whale oil. This substance is quite precious and is usually the material used to make eternal lamps.

Liang Yue is not afraid of this thing being expensive, but he is afraid of not being able to buy it.

So he recorded another large amount in Lin Jian's account.

Lin Jian also invested a lot in Liu Chong, as if he valued the two of them.

time flies.

As the number of refugees gradually increased, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect spread.

The noble families in Kuaiji County were completely unaware of the danger. They did not deal with worldly affairs and wished someone would take on the responsibility of governing the refugees for them.

With such indulgence, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect grew larger and larger.

"The Dao will spread across the world and help all living beings! Take Kuaiji first, and then all other places will respond and take over!"

...

"kill!"

Inside the manor, three hundred strong men advanced and retreated with guns raised, and the battle formation was taking shape.

Lin Jian's guys sent a series of messages.

All signs prove that the situation is unstable.

"Brother Liu, it's time to make achievements." Lin Jian said with a smile, "Brother Liang is really a genius."

(End of this chapter)