Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 31 Preparing to Attack the City Wall
"What?" Wei Xian stared at Qin Yi in astonishment. "The murderer's next target is actually him?"

In fact, Qin Yi didn't know whether his guess was correct or not.

However, after Zhang Xuanyu and Cao Renshi were killed one after another, he had some ideas in his mind.

But what if he guessed wrong?
Anyway, it will be Wei Xian who will be in trouble. For Qin Yi, the biggest loss is that he will have to take the trouble to find a new village chief for Caodianzi Village.

"Why don't you go quickly?"

Seeing Wei Xian staring at him in astonishment, Qin Yi waved his hand impatiently.

"Don't forget, it's only been three days since General Zhang's death, and the murderer has already committed a second crime."

When Wei Xian heard Qin Yi's words, he immediately came to his senses as if he had been enlightened.

He immediately bowed to Qin Yi, took his leave, turned around and left in a hurry.

Looking at Wei Xian's back, Qin Yi pondered for a moment and had a rough idea of ​​the murderer's identity in his mind.

But what does this have to do with me?

The murderer didn't want to kill him, so Qin Yi didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters.

After being disturbed by Wei Xian, Qin Yi lost his sleepiness and felt a little hungry.

He sent Hongwei and Luqi to get some money and go out to buy some wine and food.

While waiting for dinner, Qin Yi sat at the stone table in the yard, picked up the teacup and drank tea slowly.

Not long after, Qin Zhong brought Gao Xianzhi back with some clothes.

Qin Yi asked Gao Xianzhi to go to the kitchen to boil water and wash himself, and after he was clean, he changed into the newly bought clothes.

He pointed to the stone pillar opposite and motioned Qin Zhong to sit down and talk.

Qin Zhong looked at Qin Yi suspiciously, not knowing what tricks this young master was going to play next.

Ever since he was injured in the East Market that day, Qin Zhong became increasingly confused by Qin Yi's actions.

Not only did he take the notorious Lai Junchen as his teacher, but he also asked to be removed from the family tree.

Next, he asked Hongwei and Luqi to make those strange things, and sent him to spend a large sum of money to rent a shop outside Zhuque Gate.

A few days ago, he took me to the Qin Mansion Villa to open a workshop there.

Although Qin Zhong's heart was full of doubts, as the old steward of the Qin Mansion, Qin Zhong almost obeyed all of Qin Yi's decisions.

Seeing Qin Yi's face full of melancholy at this moment, Qin Zhong couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Young Master, why don't you go back and admit your mistake to the Second Master? The Second Master will definitely not hold it against you."

Qin Yi raised his head and looked at Qin Zhong, and after a long time he shook his head.

"Uncle Zhong, you don't have to persuade me anymore."

"I am a lazy person by nature. Even if I inherit the title of county lord in the future, I will inevitably cause trouble."

"Alas" Qin Zhong couldn't help but sigh after hearing Qin Yi's words.

He also knew that his young master was a wild horse that was difficult to tame with his unruly temperament.

What if he is really allowed to obtain the title and a position?
In that treacherous officialdom, Qin Yi's future was truly uncertain and his fortunes were hard to predict.

Looking at Qin Zhong's face full of melancholy, Qin Yi probably knew what he was worried about.

But he didn't care at all. There was a 1,300-year gap between the two sides in their comprehension, and he didn't expect the other party to understand him.

He picked up a teacup, poured a cup of tea from the teapot and handed it to Qin Zhong.

"Uncle Zhong, I'll have to trouble you to go to Caodianzi again in the next few days."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhong quickly stood up and stood respectfully in front of Qin Yi.

"Young Master, if you have anything to say, just let me know."

After Qin Yi returned to Chang'an this time, he saw the work results of Hongwei and Luqi, and he had a bolder idea in his mind.

Although Hongwei and Luqi are very hardworking, their production capacity is still insufficient. The reason is that his yard is a bit cramped.

In fact, the back wall of his house, across the Shuncheng Lane, is the outer city wall on the east side of Chang'an.

(The city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was divided into three parts from the inside to the outside: the Palace City, the Imperial City, and the Outer City.

The palace was the residence of the emperor and his concubines, the imperial city was where the three provinces and six ministries worked, and the civil and military officials and the common people all lived in the outer city.
The wall of Chang'an's outer city was ten zhang wide at the bottom, eight zhang wide at the top, and six zhang high.

It is a trapezoid that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, with the width greater than the height.

The exterior of the city wall is covered with blue bricks, while the interior is rammed earth.

This gave Qin Yi a lot of room for imagination. If he dug a tunnel from the backyard and then hollowed out the inside of the city wall,
Isn’t this a spacious and private space?
If the workshop is placed here, not only can the production capacity be expanded, but there is no need to worry about being discovered.

As for whether the outer city wall will become unstable as a result?

Qin Yi knew that the last time Chang'an was besieged by an enemy was fifty years later.

By that time he didn't even know whether he was still alive, so how could he care about the flood behind him?

That's why Qin Yi asked Qin Zhong to go back to Caodianzi Village to help him bring some young men and women.

On the one hand, she can help him complete the project of digging the city wall, and on the other hand, she can become an assistant to Hongwei and Luqi in the future.

Not long after, Hongwei and Luqi came back with two food boxes, which contained some side dishes they bought from a restaurant in the neighborhood.

A plate of golden-edged cabbage, a portion of pickled wild boar, a dish of purple eggplant, and what made Qin Yi happiest was a large bowl of mutton in a basin.

At this time, Gao Xianzhi had finished washing, changed his clothes and walked out of the kitchen.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. After washing up and changing into new clothes, Gao Xianzhi turned out to be a handsome young man.

Qin Yi poured himself a bowl of mutton soup and broke up the Hu pancake that Luqi took out of the food box and soaked it in it.

With the side dishes, taking a big mouthful of Hu Bing soaked in mutton soup into your mouth, the feeling of satisfaction is really indescribable.

Qin Yi ate and drank his fill in a few bites, then stood up. Qin Zhong, Hong Wei, Lu Qi, and Gao Xianzhi sat down to eat at the stone table. Qin Yi didn't really care about these rules, but he also knew that the people of this era had a deep-rooted sense of hierarchy.

Therefore, Qin Yi didn't have to treat them equally, as this would only make Qin Zhong and the others feel uncomfortable.

After dinner, Qin Yi decided to go and take a look at his shop.

He has not been in Chang'an these days, and he doesn't know how the renovation project is progressing.

After saying hello to Qin Zhong, Qin Yi walked out of Dunhuafang and headed towards Zhuque Street.

As soon as Qin Yi walked into the place he rented, he was immediately surprised.

The decoration here has taken shape, and the workers are busy making furniture inside.

Walking up to the second floor, Qin Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

He saw Zhang Yizhi holding a stack of papers and reciting something to a young man beside him who looked 70% similar to him.

Zhang Yizhi heard footsteps behind him. When he turned around, he saw Qin Yi looking at him with a smile.

"Da Lang." Zhang Yizhi hurriedly stepped forward, walked in front of Qin Yi and bowed.

Qin Yi raised his hand to help Zhang Yizhi up, then turned to look at the other young man, asking a question knowing the answer.

"Who is this"

Zhang Yizhi quickly turned around and pulled the man in front of Qin Yi, pointing at him and introducing him to Qin Yi.

"Dalang, this is my sixth brother Zhang Changzong, whom I told you about."

When Zhang Changzong saw that his fifth brother was so polite to Qin Yi, he guessed his identity.

Zhang Yizhi has been talking to Zhang Changzong about Qin Yi's benevolence and righteousness these days.

This young master of the Licheng County Mansion was not only humble, but also had a generous personality and was extremely generous to the two of them.

Therefore, after seeing Qin Yi, Zhang Changzong was not nervous. Instead, he was very curious about this young master who was highly respected by his fifth brother.

When Zhang Changzong saw Qin Yi's kind smile again, he felt as if he were bathed in spring breeze.

"Young Master"

Zhang Changzong was saluting when Qin Yi pulled him up.

"Don't be so polite, Liu Lang, from now on, just like Wu Lang, you can call me Da Lang."

Qin Yi took Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong with him to inspect the shop, and he became more and more confident.

This confidence not only came from the fact that the progress of the store decoration far exceeded his expectations, but also from the condition of Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, which made Qin Yi very satisfied.

Zhang Yizhi took the money given by Qin Yi. He himself was not a stingy person, so he immediately took Zhang Changzong to give them both a makeover.

At this moment, the Zhang brothers had changed into white Su brocade robes.

If you want to be pretty, be filial.

How could Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong look like ordinary people the way they were dressed?

If others saw them, they would definitely think that they were elegant and handsome young men from some noble family.

At this time, Zhang Yizhi was full of energy.

Qin Yi valued him so much and was so generous to him, which aroused Zhang Yizhi's ambition.

"Da Lang," Zhang Yizhi looked at Qin Yi with sparkling eyes and asked, "What should we do next?"

"Next."

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, thinking about the next work content.

Looking up at Zhang Yizhi, who seemed to be full of energy, Qin Yi said to him.

"A single tree cannot make a forest. If it's just you and Liu Lang in this shop, it's a little too small."

"Is Dalang trying to recruit some people?"

Zhang Yizhi was indeed quick-witted. As soon as Qin Yi opened his mouth, he understood what he meant.

"That's right." Qin Yi nodded approvingly.

Zhang Yizhi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Qin Yi and asked.

"Da Lang, how many more people do you think we need to recruit?"

"The more the better," Qin Yi said, "they all need young men of your age, handsome and well-mannered."

"This..." Zhang Yizhi looked a little ugly.

He now knew that the goods in Qin Yi's shop were all sold to the wives of high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Therefore, it is understandable that Qin Yi wanted to find some handsome young men, naturally in order to attract these customers.

However, although there are now nearly one million people in Chang'an City, the conditions proposed by Qin Yi also made him feel a little embarrassed.

After all, except for the sons of dukes and marquises, the vast majority of males in common people's families have to work for a living since childhood.

Therefore, most of them are stout and have dark skin, so how can they be called handsome?
But how could those young men from wealthy and powerful families come here to engage in business for a little money?

Looking at Zhang Yizhi's helpless expression, Qin Yi smiled slightly and whispered three words to him.

"Imperial Imperial College."

"Imperial College?" Zhang Yizhi's eyes suddenly lit up.

The idea provided by Qin Yi really gave him a sense of enlightenment.

There are many scholars in the Imperial College, and since scholars do not do any work, they are naturally born with fair skin and good looks.

However, Zhang Yizhi still had another concern. These scholars were able to enter the Imperial College with the goal of becoming officials in the future. I'm afraid no one would come here to be a waiter for a little money, right?
However, after Zhang Yizhi told Qin Yi about his doubts, the other party's answer immediately made him feel incredible.

(End of this chapter)