The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 461 Xu An Arrives
Tian Zhong's pupils shrank slightly, as if he had been cast with a body-holding technique, and stayed in place.

The noise came to Tian Zhong's ears, it was the sound of hammers beating iron objects, it was the sound of machines, it was the sound of people shouting.

Tian Zhong walked slowly into the city, and saw that under the sheds, there were craftsmen wielding hammers, forming curtains and curtains, sweating profusely, beating the red-hot iron, The sound of jingling can be heard endlessly.

"Brother Tian, ​​come with me."

Zhao Ji laughed, and when Tian Zhong came back to his senses, he made a gesture of invitation to the inside.

Tian Zhong smiled awkwardly, and followed Zhao Ji to the office of the Eagle Wolf Guard in the inner city.

Zhao Ji did not personally lead the people escorted by Tian Zhong into the workshop. For these new craftsmen from the four states, Taihang Workshop already had its own procedures, and he did not need to intervene at all.

Officials in charge of assessment will inspect the skills of these craftsmen, and then all the advantages and disadvantages will be recorded by the Eagle Wolf Guard, one copy will be submitted to the Eagle Wolf Guard, and the other will be submitted to the administrative government office.

Then, special officials will assign work to him and arrange for his family members, without Zhao Ji's arrangement at all.

The garrison officer of thousands of households who took office in Taihang Workshop had other arrangements, and the position of garrison of thousands of households was therefore vacant.

Because of Zhangshui's contribution to fighting the epidemic, Zhao Ji was transferred to be the garrison officer of thousands of households in Taihang Workshop, and he has just taken office not long ago.

As a newcomer, Zhao Ji has no intention of changing any rules. The previous Qianhu official did not make any mistakes, and he only needs Xiao Guicao to follow suit.

Now that you are not familiar with the situation, it is undoubtedly superfluous to point fingers at yourself.

The Taihang Workshop was originally built on a powerful and hidden Wubao in Shangai County. Later, with the mining of iron ore in the Taihang Mountains, and the Yellow Turban Army gradually occupying Bingzhou, the demand for military equipment is increasing.

The original reserves of the Han army were far from enough to meet the expenses of the Yellow Turban Army. Weapons and armor would inevitably be worn out in fierce battles.

Weapons will break, armor will be damaged, but relying on plundering, relying on the reserves of the Han army, there is no way to maintain it.

So the Taihang Workshop came into being. Originally, the Taihang Workshop was used to accommodate craftsmen of "engraving and printing" and "yellow sky paper".

But because it is close to several mines of the Yellow Turban Army in the Taihang Mountains, this place has become the largest armament production workshop, and more and more craftsmen gather here.

The Wubao that Tian Zhong and others saw at the beginning, as well as the inner city where it is now, were all built later. The original Wubao is now the office of the Eagle Wolf Guard and the administrative office of the Taihang Workshop.

The entire Taihang workshop is located in a hidden valley, and the outer city gate Tian Zhong entered was built at the mouth of the valley.

The mountains around the valley surround it together, leaving only two exits, front and back.

Taihang Workshop is divided into inner and outer cities. The inner city is the workshop, and the outer city is the residential area. There are residential areas and markets. It is almost the same as the outer city, except that it cannot leave the valley area unless there are special circumstances.

There are more than [-] Ti cavalry of wolf guards stationed in the whole river valley, under the jurisdiction of Liangqu Tuntian soldiers, and [-] yellow angels stationed in the inner city.

Xu An even specially recruited some hunters who are good at training dogs, and trained a group of hunting dogs for hunting people.

Out of the river valley, there are dense forests all around. Because it is adjacent to the Taihang Mountains, the terrain is rather complicated, so animals are rampant.

In other words, if someone wants to leave Taihang Workshop, it is absolutely impossible to sneak out.

If there are really spies planted by the Han court embroidered clothes envoys into the Taihang workshop,
From Taihang Workshop to Shangai County, it takes more than [-] miles to get there.

And the premise of all this is to cross over nearly [-] soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, among which hundreds of soldiers have relevant experience as scouts.

Even if they were lucky enough to escape the hunt, but for more than [-] miles, they are all dense forests, among which there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants, and there are also many ferocious beasts.

And outside the city of Shangai County, a cavalry team of more than [-] people was stationed, and many road cards were set up. It can be said that this is one of the safest places in the hinterland of the Shang Huangjin Army.

Engraving and printing and Huangtian paper, the workshops in the inner city are even more isolated, and the residence is also close to the center of the river valley. It is the top secret. Every day, the number of people must be carefully checked and examined, basically preventing the leakage of secrets. .

Tian Zhong followed Zhao Ji all the way into the interior of Taihang Workshop, and the mysterious veil of Taihang Workshop was slowly lifted from his eyes.

In the Taihang workshop, a group of Yinglang Wei Tiqi who were on duty outside the office of the Eagle Wolf Guards did not look sideways, guarding the gate of the office.

Entering the office, what caught Tian Zhong's eyes was one after another of the eagle wolf guards, wearing armbands, and hurriedly walking.

In the Taihang workshop, there are many tasks that need to be busy every day, such as the allocation of raw materials, or the supply of documents everywhere.

Zhao Ji walked into his duty room and sat directly on the mat.

"I heard that Wang Qi and the others have also been promoted?"

Tian Zhong sat down with Zhao Ji, took the seat on the right, and asked at the same time.

"Tian Foreign Affairs Envoy is well-informed, haha."

Zhao Ji smiled and said with some envy.

"The battle of Shuofang made that boy Wang Qi famous."

"The whole team has won a total of one hundred and two ranks of military exploits, beheaded two hundred chieftains of the Xiongnu, and was awarded the Monan Medal by a great virtuous teacher."

"Now Wang Qi has been promoted to the head of the village, and I heard that this is only temporary. He may soon become a military officer. Chen Wu and Yang Mu have also become the team leader and the deputy of the village. Fortunately, they have been promoted in Jiangyi for their meritorious service. Qianhu, if we meet again, I’m afraid I’ll be a head shorter.”

Zhao Ji arched his hands and said with a hint of envy.

"I heard that the entire army only issued sixty Monan Medals. Wang Qi, Chen Wu and the others all got them, so they didn't embarrass our team."

"Shuofang Medal, Monan Medal..."

Zhao Ji's voice sank. The medal represents glory, but the color on the medal is painted and dyed with blood. There is the blood of the enemy and the blood of his robe.

"You, Zhao Ji, are not qualified to say that you envy their medals. Now you are the only one in my Taiping Road who has two health medals, a gold medal and a silver medal. People can't be envious."

Tian Zhong shook his head, and when he heard Zhao Ji's words, he couldn't help but said.

Jiangyi City captured the Han army spies and knew in advance the Han army's plan to harass Hanoi County, and was awarded the Silver Guardian Medal.

He was the first to discover the epidemic on the south bank of the Zhangshui River, stopped the epidemic in time, and handled the epidemic properly without causing it to spread, and there was not much commotion, so he was awarded the Gold Medal of Health.

There are three kinds of Medals of Defense, which are made of gold, silver and copper respectively. They are awarded to those who have made great contributions in the Taiping Dao. They are also the highest-standard medals in the Taiping Dao. Twenty pieces.

Because of his exploits in the battle of Shuofang, Wang Qi received a bronze medal for defending morality.

Tian Zhong turned his head to look at Zhao Ji, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked: "I heard from Shangguan, it seems that in a while, there will be a few batches of medals, what are they called Jingxing Medals, Shijianshan Medals, Chishi Ridge Medal, etc., are issued to veterans who have experienced wars, but I have no research, so I don’t know if it is true.”

"If these medals are really rushed, I can wear some medals on my chest, so I won't be envious of you every day. After all, I also walked out of Taihang Mountain with a great virtuous teacher."

Zhao Ji picked up the pen in his hand and said.

"I can tell you about this matter. The medals you mentioned are being produced in the Taihang Workshop. It is estimated that they will be completed in March and April next year. By then, you will definitely not have to worry about having no medals."

"And there are also a batch of special medals, designed by the great virtuous teacher himself, and specially awarded to you foreign envoys to commend your achievements."

Tian Zhong was overjoyed, he was indeed envious of those soldiers wearing medals, and envied them for walking on the road with a dignified appearance, with their heads held high.

Especially Zhao Ji's two Guardian Medals, but now the Yellow Turban Army's Guardian Medals are basically only available to generals, and people who have made great contributions like Zhao Ji can also get them.

As a foreign envoy, he can basically be said to be insulated from the Order of Defense.

It would be possible unless Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan achieved the achievements of many political strategists in history, but the current situation is not like the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

The Yellow Turban Army currently has only two allies that can be united, one is Zhang Ju in Youzhou, and the other is the Xiliang Army in Liangzhou. They don't have the soil of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, which can allow the strategists to flex their muscles.

Tian Zhong was sent to Youzhou as an envoy to persuade Zhang Ju.

Zhang Ju is arrogant, arrogant and indulgent, short-sighted, does not impose any restrictions on military discipline, and does not pay attention to the development of the territory at all.

Indulging the soldiers under his command to plunder wantonly, all the people of Youzhou fled from its territory. It seems that the momentum is huge, but it is like a castle in the air, and it will not last long.

Although Tian Zhong didn't know the current situation in Youzhou, he felt that the Yan Kingdom established by Zhang Ju would not last long.

While talking, there was a sudden noise outside the house.

Zhao Ji raised his head, and when he was about to have someone check it out, Deng Xu, the flag officer, had already rushed into the house.

"Reporting to Qianhu, the great virtuous teacher has entered the inner city and is coming to our Eagle Wolf Guard Office."

"what?!"

Both Zhao Ji and Tian Zhong were startled, they stood up almost at the same time as if they were electrocuted.

"Why did the great virtuous teacher suddenly come to the Taihang Workshop? And he didn't let us know some news beforehand. It's too late to welcome him now..."

Zhao Ji was very puzzled, and was at a loss for a while.

If there are any other emergencies, he has a way to deal with them, but he has no research on how to please Shangguan.

After leaving Lutai Mountain, he only met Xu An a few times, and he was still serving as a subordinate or accompanying him. But this time, as the thousand-household official of Taihang Workshop, he might not be able to be a transparent person like before.

"This, my subordinates don't know. The great virtuous teacher is more eager to come. The current vanguard cavalry is almost outside my office of the Eagle Wolf Guard."

Deng Xu, who tipped off the news, shook his head helplessly. Zhang Ji was well informed, but now it seemed that Zhang Ji was ordered to protect the famous doctor Hua Tuo, and he was not in Taihang Workshop at all.

Tian Zhong saw Zhao Ji's expression, he knew Zhao Ji was a human being, and he also knew that Zhao Ji was not very good at dealing with people.

Zhao Ji can be regarded as a typical wolf guard officer. Many officers of the wolf guard are not very understanding of human affairs and sophistication, and almost everything is done in accordance with the rules and regulations, which seems a bit dogmatic and rigid.

This situation has something to do with the background of the Eagle Wolf Guard at the beginning of its establishment. In order to ensure loyalty, the Wolf Guard at that time recruited almost all the yellow angels and Fu Zhu who had a relatively firm belief.

In the subsequent selection, firm belief is the most important selection condition.

And Wei Lu, the governor of the Wolf Guard, is a yellow angel, and he always treats Xu An's words as golden words.

He obeys orders and abides by the law, and follows the rules, and everything is carried out in accordance with the regulations.

Under the influence of Wei Lu, the ethos of the Wolf Guard is not the same as that of other government offices and institutions.

Those who flatter and interact too much may even be investigated internally. Bribery is a serious crime among the Eagle Wolf Guards.

The wolf guards have the duty of patrolling China, in charge of monitoring and arresting, and the intelligence of the wolf guards is mostly confidential. The external supervision of the eagle wolf guards is strict, and the internal supervision is naturally even stricter.

This is also one of the reasons why Xu An continued to use Wei Lu as the envoy of the Wolf Guard after Wei Lu made a serious mistake.

Wei Lu is loyal enough, and his personality is also suitable for the position of the Governor of the Wolf Guard. Although he is not capable enough, he is already competent after training.

"At this time, I must take someone out to meet him first."

Tian Zhong pushed Zhao Ji and said helplessly.

"The great virtuous teacher has arrived suddenly. We have only now received the news. He must have been flying all the way here. There is something more urgent, but these are things for later. Let's go see the great virtuous teacher first."

Xu An didn't pay much attention to these side details. When he inspected or arrived at a certain place during the day, he never lost his anger because of whether the officials greeted him. He always paid attention to the efficiency of his work.

However, as Taoists of the Taiping Dao, it would be too rude for them to sit in the government office when they heard that the great virtuous master had arrived.

　I made up for it yesterday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)