Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 27 I want to open a workshop here

"Your name is Gao Sheji." Qin Yi's heart was already filled with huge waves at this moment.

He turned and pointed at the skinny little boy, who was only about ten years old.

"He is your son Gao Xianzhi?"

"I dare not deceive you, my lord."

The man slowly raised his head, looked at Qin Yi with a sad face, and told him what he had experienced along the way.

Through Gao Sheji's narration, Qin Yi finally connected the two of them with the two famous Tang Dynasty generals in his memory who came from Goguryeo, fell into trouble in the Tang Dynasty, and made great achievements in the Western Regions.

As expected, there was no difference from the historical records. Gao Sheji was originally a member of the royal family of Goguryeo.

In the third year of Qianfeng reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty (668 AD), after Xue Rengui destroyed Goguryeo, King Baozang Gao Zang was captured by the Tang army and then canonized as the King of Joseon. He was placed in Liaodong to manage the remnants of Goguryeo.

However, Gao Zang was ungrateful and attempted to rebuild Goguryeo in Liaodong. After his failure, he was exiled to Qiongzhou (Qionglai, Sichuan).

From then on, the remaining Goguryeo people became a loose group, and their original land was occupied by Khitan Khan Sun Wanrong.

Unable to bear the enslavement of the Khitans, Gao Sheji, originally a member of the Goguryeo royal family, had to flee to Chang'an with his personal guards and family members.

However, due to being intercepted by the Khitans along the way, only he and his son Gao Sheji escaped to Chang'an.

Because of Gao Zang's rebellion, the emperor and his ministers of the Wu Zhou Dynasty had no good impression of the remnants of Goguryeo, and Gao Sheji's own property was robbed by robbers along the way.

Therefore, Gao Sheji and his son, who had nothing, could only make a living by begging in Chang'an City.

"Then what are your plans next?"

Qin Yi suppressed the excitement in his heart. At this moment, like an old hunter waiting for his prey to take the bait, he concentrated and calmed down, pretending to be calm and asked Gao Sheji.

Qin Yi couldn't help but be excited. You know, Gao Sheji and Gao Xianzhi, father and son, are both rare and famous generals.

Gao Xianzhi, in particular, relied on his own strength to completely defeat the countries in the Western Regions without any chance of fighting back.

Although the Tang army was defeated in the Battle of Talas (Jambu, Kazakhstan), with only 20,000 troops against the Arab army of 100,000, and the sudden rebellion of the Qerluks, it also curbed the Arab army's eastward advance.

When Gao Sheji heard Qin Yi's question, he was still a little worried.

But after thinking for a moment, he realized that he now had nothing and there was nothing worth coveting, so he answered Qin Yi's question frankly.

Because life in Chang'an was difficult, Gao Sheji was confident of his good martial arts skills and had fought in many battles in Goguryeo, so he wanted to go to the Western Regions to join the army.

However, the journey from Chang'an to Qiuci (now Kuqa, Xinjiang) is more than ten thousand miles.

Gao Sheji and his son, who wanted to get some money for their journey, came up with the idea of ​​robbing people on the road.

But this father and son were really unlucky. As soon as they encountered Qin Yi's first business deal, they were defeated by him.

"Don't go to the Western Regions," Qin Yi glanced at Gao Xianzhi, who was sitting side by side with Qin Zhong by the campfire, wolfing down roasted bamboo shoots.

"Your son is still young. There's no need to take him to fight on the battlefield."

"Noble man."

Gao Sheji was still unclear about Qin Yi's intention at the moment. He thought that the other party wanted to take him in.

Who would want to commit suicide when they can live a good life?
If he had not had nothing now and did not have the identity of a citizen of the Great Zhou, he would be an illegal resident who would not be hired to do hard labor.

He would not resort to such a desperate measure as to go to the Western Regions to join the army and risk his life to buy a way out for himself and his son.

Seeing Gao Sheji's surprise, Qin Yi knew that he was not opposed to it.

Walking to Gao Xianzhi's side, Qin Yi reached out and wiped the black dust off his face, then looked at Gao Sheji with a smile.

"Don't call me noble anymore. My name is Qin Yi, and I'm the son of the Duke of Licheng County."

"It turns out to be the young master," Gao Sheji's smile became even brighter, and he quickly bowed to him.

But the excitement was only fleeting, and then Gao Sheji's face turned ugly again.

"Young Master, we are father and son, no, no"

Seeing Gao Sheji hesitant to speak, Qin Yi knew what he wanted to say.

"Nothing wrong, right?" Qin Yi waved his hand. "No problem, I'll help you find a solution later."

"Thank you, young master!" Gao Sheji kowtowed to Qin Yi several times.

Gao Sheji was naturally overjoyed to have met Qin Yi by chance.

But he had no idea that Qin Yi, who seemed calm, was even happier than him.

After resting for a while, Qin Yi walked towards Caodianzi Village again.

But at this time, there were three figures following behind him, two large and one small.

The arrival of Gao Sheji and his son finally brought some improvement to Qin Yi's originally limited human resources.

As he walked, he was thinking about his next plan in his mind.

Since the glass workshop he wanted to build this time was too important, he originally planned to keep Qin Zhong in the farm in Caodianzi Village to help him manage the affairs.

But in this case, he would lack a person like Qin Zhong who could be used at his command.

Now that Gao Sheji and his son have joined, Qin Yi changed his original plan. After all, Gao Sheji was once a member of the royal family of Goguryeo and had led the army, so he should have certain management capabilities.

Therefore, Qin Yi thought that it would be more appropriate to let him stay in Caodianzi Village to manage the glass workshop than Qin Zhong.

As for why Qin Yi trusted Gao Sheji so much and was not worried that he would leak the secret of glass, which was an invaluable treasure in this era?

The answer is simple. Qin Yi planned to keep Gao Xianzhi by his side as his own servant.

In this way, Gao Sheji was prevented from taking risks due to his greed for glass manufacturing technology.

On the other hand, you can experience the development game of a famous Tang Dynasty general and personally witness Gao Xianzhi's growth process.

For him, a student majoring in history, this naturally had an irresistible attraction.

Qin Zhong, who is loyal to Qin Yi, meticulous and skilled in martial arts, can continue to stay by Qin Yi's side.

Only when he is by Qin Yi's side can Qin Yi feel a little at ease.

When the bright moon was high in the sky and everything was already silent, Qin Yi finally saw a building like a silhouette in the darkness in the distance.

Qin Zhong also stopped at this moment and looked up at the village in the distance.

"Da Lang, that's the Second Master's farm. The farmers should have gone to bed by now. Let's go back to the Second Master's villa and stay for the night."

It is said to be Qin Huaidao's villa, but in fact it is just a small courtyard near the Wei River.

There was only a one-armed old servant guarding the room. The old man was a light sleeper. When he heard Qin Zhong knocking on the door, he put on his clothes while muttering to himself and went to open the door with a shoulder pole.

Although his eyesight was blurry, the old servant still recognized Qin Zhong at a glance and quickly opened the door to let them into the courtyard.

After Qin Zhong's introduction, Qin Yi learned that the old servant was named Qin Lie, and had always been the personal guard of the old Duke Qin Qiong.

The arm that Qin Lie lost was proof of his bravery in fighting on the battlefield.

After Qin Qiong passed away, he was taken in by Qin Huaidao because he was disabled and sent to Caodianzi Village to help him look after the villa.

As soon as they heard that Qin Yi was the grandson of the old Duke and the eldest son of the Duke of Licheng County.

Qin Lie was suddenly very excited. He quickly cleaned up Qin Yi's bedroom and asked the young master to rest early.

After a long journey of nearly six hours, Qin Yi was already exhausted and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he lay down on the bed.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, when Qin Yi got up and packed up, Qin Zhong had already prepared breakfast for him.

Qin Yi had a very satisfying meal with a bowl of corn porridge, two or three sorghum steamed buns mixed with wild vegetables, and a few plates of refreshing pickled side dishes made by farmers.

"Qin Lie, old man," seeing Qin Lie staggering around, Qin Yi hurried forward to support him.

"Please stop being so busy and sit down to eat something together."

Qin Lie has been with Qin Qiong since he was a child. Qin Qiong is also a man who loves his soldiers like his own sons, and treats Qin Lie like his own nephew.

Therefore, although he and Qin Yi are now nominally master and servant, Qin Lie is calm and composed and does not feel flattered at all.

After staring at Qin Yi for a long time with a loving look, he finally grinned.

"Resemble, really resemble. The young master looks exactly like the second master when he was young."

Qin Yi helped Qin Lie sit down at the table and made him a bowl of corn porridge.

Qin Lie picked up a steamed bread from the plate, broke it into pieces and put it into the porridge bowl, then scooped it into his mouth with a spoon.

After Qin Lie slowly finished the corn porridge and steamed bread in the bowl, Qin Yi took out the silk handkerchief from her arms and handed it to him.

"Aunt, I want to recruit some villagers from Caodianzi Village to set up a workshop. Please take a look at this matter."

Qin Yi knew that Qin Lie not only helped Qin Huaidao look after the villa in Caodianzi Village, but was also the manager of his father's official land here.

Qin Huaidao owns more than 800 mu of official land here, all of which is cultivated on lease by 58 households and 335 villagers.

Qin Lie thought for a moment and slowly told Qin Yi about the situation in Caodianzi Village.

Qin Huaidao was a generous person. He only collected 30% rent per acre of land. In addition to the 20% land tax paid to the government, the villagers could still keep half of the food for themselves.

This is much better than the situation in other places. In this era, the landlord usually has received 50% of the rent.

Because it is close to the Wei River and has convenient water access, the land in Caodianzi Village has a good harvest. In a normal year, one acre of land can produce about two stone of corn.

By this calculation, each household here can still have more than ten stone of grain left after paying the land rent and land tax.

On weekdays, they eat some wild vegetables and fish and shrimps from the Wei River, and their life is pretty good.

In years with good harvests, one can even save some grain to sell and exchange for other daily necessities.

Therefore, the villagers of Caodian Village are all grateful to Qin Huaidao.

Qin Lie told Qin Yi that with his status, if he wanted to recruit villagers to open a workshop here, there would probably be a large number of people applying.

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