Cai Yu remained unmoved and just stared at Qin Bin.
Qin Bin also looked at Cai Yu, who looked about 60% like Cai Yan, but was a few years older than Cai Yan, probably about 21 or 22 years old.
She has a pretty and elegant appearance, and a quiet and comfortable temperament, and she truly lives up to her origins as the daughter of a scholarly family.
Qin Bin said, "How to clean up the mountains and rivers is a complex, serious and tedious issue. It can't be explained in a few words. And I don't want to say those grand and empty words. If you really want to understand, you have to see it with your own eyes."
"......" Cai Yu was stunned.
At this time, Cai Yan on the other side suddenly bowed and said, "Your Excellency is right. If it is just some grand and empty words, you can just read the classics of the ancient sages. But my sister and I want to know why you are so confident. Please help us sisters solve our doubts."
Cai Yan's directness made Cai Yong's eyelids twitch. When he was about to speak, Qin Bin smiled and spoke first.
"For this matter, I have already prepared 150,000 well-trained and loyal soldiers, and more than 30,000 officials at all levels. The officers and generals are comparable to the Northern Army of Hanting. We have all the weapons, food supplies, and so on. Now we just need that day. This is what I rely on."
"......" X3
For a moment, the Cai sisters and Cai Yong didn't know what to say, or even what expression to use.
In fact, Cai Yu and Cai Yan only wanted to understand the power behind Qin Bin. After all, even though they were girls, they knew it was impossible to conquer the world alone. Although Cai Yong thought that his daughters' behavior of asking questions was rash, he also wanted to know how much power the man in front of him currently had.
But after getting the answer, the Cai family's father, daughter and three others were all shocked.
Hundreds of thousands of well-trained troops? Even 30,000 administrative personnel?
If this is all true, then how long did the descendants of the previous dynasty prepare for the rebellion?
Qin Bin added, "This is just the first batch. If I take Qingzhou and show a willingness to be recruited, and the Han court still reacts strongly, then I can only deploy a second and third batch of people of similar size to shorten the time of dynasty change as much as possible. If the Han court does not react strongly, then I will start with Qingzhou, gradually reform and innovate in a relatively gentle manner, slowly erode the prefectures and counties of the Han court, and finally change the world."
besides?!!
The Cai family’s father and daughter are even more incredible.
Qin Bin continued, "Whether what I said is true or false, you will know it with your own eyes in the future. Now, you just need to know that you have been kidnapped by me and listen to me."
Kidnapping...
The Cai family father and daughter looked at each other, but they knew they couldn't respond, so they could only smile helplessly...
Chapter 344: Small tricks
After the "friendly conversation" between the Cai family father and daughter ended, Qin Bin did not take them directly to Qingzhou, but planned to stay here for a few days to see if he could wait for the inner traveler of this world to come.
So for the next two days, Qin Bin, Xiaobai and Diao Chan stayed here.
Inside and outside the official post station, people came and went as usual. Except for the Cai family's father and daughter who knew that Qin Bin and his companions were here, outsiders knew nothing about what was going on here. Even the Cai family's servants had no idea of the existence of Qin Bin and his companions.
While waiting, Qin Bin did not do nothing. Instead, he occupied Cai Yong's room and used his spiritual sense to explore Qingzhou, five or six hundred kilometers away. He began to draw detailed geographical maps, rough population distribution maps, rough cultivated land distribution maps, seaport and estuary distribution maps, etc. This was of course the preliminary preparations for the rebellion.
Faced with the fact that the room was occupied and people had become "hostages", Cai Yong, Cai Yu and Cai Yan had mixed feelings at first, but were gradually attracted by Qin Bin's behavior of constantly "producing" full-size high-quality paper and drawing maps on it.
Qin Bin did not prohibit them from entering and leaving the room, so soon, Cai Yong, his daughter and his two daughters gathered around to marvel at the incredibly exquisite and detailed maps of mountains and rivers.
However, what the father and his two daughters were most concerned about was the paper itself.
Of course, the father, his two daughters and he knew about Cai Hou paper, and they had used it a lot. However, the texture of Cai Hou paper was poor. Although it could be used for writing, it was not easy to preserve. At the same time, it was expensive, not much cheaper than silk. Therefore, most people now use bamboo slips and wooden slips to write. Those who are really wealthy also choose silk instead of Cai Hou paper which is difficult to preserve.
But the quality of these papers in front of me is beyond imagination. If the price is affordable, they will definitely be excellent writing media.
The father, his two daughters, all had literary tendencies, and were very particular about paper and even the pen in Qin Bin's hand that did not require ink and had a stiff tip. However, they did not want to disturb Qin Bin, who was drawing here all the time except for eating and drinking.
Although the father and his two daughters were embarrassed to disturb them, they had come more and more often on tiptoe, so Qin Bin certainly would not ignore them all the time.
So at noon on the third day, Qin Bin saw the father and daughter coming over and drooling over the papers spread all over the floor, while Xiaobai, who was helping to check the finished drawings, ignored them. Diao Chan was serving tea or something on the side, and it was impossible for her to contact Cai Yong and his daughter without permission. In addition, Qin Bin felt that the time was right, so he spoke out.
"The production process of this kind of paper is not complicated. As long as the method is right, craftsmen can easily make it. If the scale is increased, the price will be much cheaper than bamboo slips."
Much cheaper than bamboo slips...
Qin Bin's sudden words startled the Cai family father and daughter, who were drooling at the papers on the floor, but they quickly grasped the key to Qin Bin's words.
As the waves of shock gradually rose in his heart, Cai Yong couldn't help but bow and ask, "Sir, is this really cheaper than the bamboo slips?"
"As the production volume increases, it will naturally be cheaper than bamboo slips. If used in conjunction with this thing, I think it won't be difficult to win the hearts of the poor scholars in the world."
As Qin Bin spoke, a simple printing tool appeared, which was a carved plate and a movable type printing plate.
After the two printing plates floated in front of the Cai family's father and daughter, the three of them leaned forward to take a look and saw the Han Li characters carved in reverse on the two plates. At the same time, they quickly determined that the text on the carved plate was a chapter of "The Analects of Confucius", while the text on the movable type was a chapter of "The Book of History".
After looking at the reverse text of the engraving and then at the paper on the ground, the father and his two daughters instantly thought of "splashing ink and dyeing"!
After the Cai family understood the use of these printed versions, Qin Bin let a stack of ten or so neatly bound copies of "The Analects of Confucius" float in front of the three of them.
Cai Yong didn't care about anything else and quickly picked up one of the books. As he flipped through it, his expression changed a lot, showing excitement, surprise, and loneliness.
He knew that once this thing came out, the world would be irreversibly changed.
He lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he put down the book, stood up and bowed to Qin Bin. After the ceremony, he asked seriously.
"May I ask Your Excellency, when the time comes for a radical change, how will you treat the Han Dynasty?"
Qin Bin looked at Cai Yong with a smile, "What Pei Gong did back then, I can do the same."
"My Lord is so righteous!"
Cai Yong stood up straight, raised his hands high and bowed vigorously.
Cai Yu and Cai Yan also followed their father in performing the ceremony.
Qin Bin nodded with satisfaction, "Get up."
"Yes."
The father, daughter and his two daughters sat up straight, but then they saw that the papers scattered on the ground were neatly folded next to Qin Bin by Xiaobai with a wave of his hand.
Especially Xiaobai's interested smile made the father and his two daughters instantly understand that Qin Bin and the others did it on purpose.
I deliberately gave them time to calm down, deliberately took out things that they couldn't look away, and deliberately let them speak first, all in order to put them in a passive position and soften the luck and persistence in their hearts.
——This skill, this patience, and the unfathomable strength and the Ying Qin foundation accumulated over who knows how many years...
Cai Yong was secretly deeply moved and couldn't help but feel some admiration.
The same is true for Cai Yu and Cai Yan. Both sisters are intelligent people. They have been well-read since childhood and have wandered with their father for more than ten years. Of course, they can understand these things.
At this time, Qin Bin "produced" the completed Qingzhou geographical atlas out of thin air. One by one, they appeared quickly, and Xiaobai quickly checked them again and put them back into the space ring.
Yes, Qin Bin didn't have to do it himself, stroke by stroke. He just wanted to "fish" in a way that Cai Yong, his daughter and his two children could understand.
Now that the fish has taken the bait, Qin Bin no longer pretends.
Naturally, this miraculous scene also made Cai Yong, his daughter and his two daughters secretly amazed. At the same time, they also seemed to be thinking about something and knew the intention of the person in front of them.
Qin Bin, who was free now, took the tea from Diao Chan, then turned to face Cai Yong and his daughter. He took a sip and said, "If the person I'm waiting for doesn't show up tomorrow, I'll take you to Qingzhou. If you don't want to, you don't have to do anything. Just watch. If you want to do something, let Qingzhou and even the scholars of the world know that I have an old relationship with Bo Ji Gong, and let people know who I am."
Cai Yong hesitated for a moment, then said, "This is a simple matter. I think we can wait until you take control of Qingzhou, and then I will make it public. After that, Luoyang will be too busy with Dong Zhuo's affairs to take care of itself, and it will be difficult for us to make progress in Qingzhou. If we can manage it properly and receive a position in the court, you will have fewer obstacles in the future, whether you are recruiting heroes from all over the world or expanding your territory."
Although Cai Yong did not know how serious Dong Zhuo's political chaos was in history, he was not lacking in vision and overall perspective. He easily calculated that in the coming days, there would be chaos in Luoyang and it would be unable to take care of all sides. That's why he said this.
The core idea expressed by Cai Yong was very simple, that is, there would be great resistance to open rebellion in the short term, so it would be better to become a separatist lord with his own troops and obey orders but not orders, as an official of the Han court, and wait for the right time.
Especially now, there are many such princes who have their own troops in various states and counties of the Han court. The most famous ones are Dong Zhuo before he entered the court, and Liu Yan who directly blocked the road to Shu and "closed the country to the outside world" in Yizhou.
At this time, if another local force in Qingzhou emerges who is willing to accept the amnesty but refuses to obey orders, it will not seem strange.
"What Lord Bo Ji said is very true, but I was too impatient." Qin Bin said with a smile.
Qin Bin's smile also made Cai Yong understand instantly, and he was relieved. He said, "Where are your troops? Are you sure you can control the entire Qingzhou before the end of the year? Even if it's just one county or one country, the sooner the better."
Qin Bin asked, "Do you want to take legal control of Qingzhou when Dong Zhuo supports the new emperor and the situation is just beginning?"
Although Qin Bin's wording was a bit sharp, Cai Yong could still understand it. "That's right. When the new emperor first ascends the throne, the government and the country will inevitably be in turmoil. Before the local clans and garrisons react, it would be best if we can gain... de jure control of Qingzhou. If Dong Zhuo stabilizes the government and the country by means of his own means and then seeks de jure power, we will easily become the target of public criticism."
"Indeed, in that case, we rebels will easily become targets for diversion." Qin Bin nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement. Of course, this premise is that Dong Zhuo can stabilize the government after the new emperor ascends the throne.
If it were according to historical circumstances, there would be no such worry. After all, a series of turmoil broke out after the new emperor ascended the throne, and within a few months it finally turned into war, which completely opened the curtain of troubled times.
Qin Bin thought about it, and while using his spiritual sense to scan Qingzhou more carefully, he said, "In one month, my people can completely take over Qingzhou and ensure the food problem of Qingzhou's current population of more than 8 million."
Cai Yong was slightly stunned. "May I ask, sir, how serious is the food shortage in Qingzhou right now?"
Qin Bin frowned as if he had seen something bad, but he also replied, "It's hard to explain. I can only say it's very serious. If left alone, a large number of people will not survive this winter. Hundreds of thousands, or even millions, will be considered optimistic."
"?!!"
Now, not to mention Cai Yong and his two daughters, even Diao Chan couldn't help but be shocked.
Qin Bin added, "There was famine in Qingzhou to begin with, but the original order in Qingzhou was still there. The government and some noble families with conscience had been providing aid and resettlement, and Ji and Xuzhou had spare capacity to help before, so there was no big chaos. It's a pity that in the past two years, Zhang Ju and Wuhuan caused trouble, and large-scale natural disasters occurred, causing the already fragile order in Qingzhou to collapse directly. Jizhou was greatly affected by Zhang Ju and Wuhuan and was unable to provide support. Xuzhou and Yanzhou and Yuzhou are now affected by the natural disasters and can't take care of themselves, let alone Qingzhou. Yanzhou and Xuzhou have even sent more personnel to the border of Qingzhou to prevent excessive refugees and even bandits from entering the country—"
Chapter 345: The Traveler
At this point, Qin Bin's expression gradually became complicated, because when he used his spiritual sense to take a closer look, he saw a lot of bad scenes, and he had never seen such a large-scale natural disaster and man-made disaster, especially some refugees and displaced people, whose desperate situations made him gradually feel somewhat physically uncomfortable.
"Huh..." Qin Bin let out a long breath and couldn't help but look back at Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, I am still too weak."
Xiaobai certainly knew why Qin Bin was like that, because she also used her spiritual sense to see the situation in Qingzhou.
Xiaobai, who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, has seen many wars and many natural and man-made disasters, so Qin Bin is far inferior to her in this regard, and she also understands Qin Bin's discomfort.
Xiao Bai shook his head and said, "You are not weak, this is human nature. Even Cao Cao would utter the poem 'No rooster crows for a thousand miles, bones are exposed in the wild; if only one out of a hundred people survives, the thought of it breaks one's heart.' When he saw such a tragic scene, what's more, you are someone who... well, sees the world as very beautiful.
Besides, hasn’t a more serious and larger-scale humanitarian tragedy happened yet? We just need to prevent it from happening.”
"Yes, just don't let it happen. Don't wait any longer, let's go directly to Qingzhou."
Qin Bin stood up from his seat as he spoke.
In response, Xiao Bai didn't say much, just smiled and nodded, "Okay."
"My Lord is so righteous!"
Cai Yong stood up straight and saluted again. This salute was a sign of respect from the heart.
The same is true for Cai Yu and Cai Yan.
Although the Cai family's father, daughter and three others did not quite understand some of the conversation between Qin Bin and Xiao Bai, there was one thing they understood clearly, which was that Qin Bin had confirmed through some unknown means that the current situation in Qingzhou was very bad, and he could not wait any longer.
At this moment, the Cai family's father, daughter and two others also knew that the man in front of them not only had great ambitions, but also had a kindness that others could not match, which was particularly rare.
Putting aside the question of what would happen if the world fell into Qin Bin's hands, just this kindness made the barriers created in their hearts by Qin Bin's 'kidnapping' of them quickly dissipate.
Qin Bin said, "Well, pack up your things as soon as possible, gather the luggage and servants you are going to take away in the yard, and I will use the teleportation technique to take you directly to Qingzhou to meet up with my people."
"Yes!!"
Cai Yong responded and hurriedly took his two daughters to pack up.
Cai Yong and his men knew the art of teleportation, which was an extremely advanced military skill. It was a magical skill that could allow one to instantly appear hundreds of miles away with a hundred or so people.
However, just as Cai Yong and his companions were about to leave the room, a servant came to report that someone claimed to be able to cure the eldest lady's illness and was currently waiting in the front hall of the official inn, asking Cai Yong if he wanted to meet him.
At this time, the servants of the Cai family were still suffering from cognitive impairment and were completely unaware of the situation of Qin Bin and Cai Yu.
Cai Yong did not make a decision on his own, but looked at Qin Bin.
Qin Bin said, "Duke Bojie, have someone invite that person in."
"Yes."
Cai Yong did not ask any more questions. After answering, he ordered his servants to take the person away, and then he took his daughters to pack up his belongings.
At this time, Xiao Bai floated to Qin Bin's side and said with a smile, "What a coincidence. This time traveler deserves his bad luck."
Qin Bin shook his head. "How can this be called bad luck? All we want is the data of his internal system. His soul is a bit ordinary, so he is not a vicious person. How could I harm him?"
The moment the servant came to report, Qin Bin and Xiaobai both used their spiritual sense to scan the situation in the front hall of the official post station, and instantly locked onto the time traveler, and instantly understood the time traveler's situation.
Xiao Bai said, "Although we won't harm him, it is certain that he will be in trouble."
"What do you mean?" Qin Bin was puzzled.
Xiao Bai said, "If we weren't there, wouldn't he have been Cai Yong's son-in-law? He would have collected all the beauties and famous generals in the world, and then called himself the king or something like that. But we showed up, and his bright future became a bubble."
"Well, that's exactly what happened."
"That's right - Xiaobin, you're not thinking of compensating him, are you?"
Qin Bin rolled his eyes at Xiao Bai and said, "I'm in a normal state. Apart from the fact that replicating the data requires some cost, I don't owe him anything else."
"Hehe~ That's right."
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