Hanbo

Chapter 268 I Wasn't Instigated (4.1K)

Early the next morning, the East Gate was bustling with crowds.

Huo Shan looked around and looked at Liu Ju with a smile:

"how?"

Liu Ju didn't speak, and directly gave Huo Shan a thumbs up.

The people who came yesterday are basically all here today.

But Huo Shan knew that they still had doubts about this matter, and they could come because of chance.

But it was not the opportunity that Huo Shan said yesterday, but the opportunity in their eyes.

The aristocratic families in these two counties are more urgent in this regard.

The aristocratic clans have no shortage of status, what they lack is an opportunity to follow Huo Shan, so whatever Huo Shan proposes, they will definitely follow.

And with Li's presence, he has a great influence, so there will be many families who follow Huo Shan's decision, and there is a word called "following what others say", so they all come.

And the big households lack status, they are not short of money, so although they have doubts in their hearts, they all come.

Moreover, these two counties are located in the frontier, and their life is more difficult than that of the big families in other places.

Because the frontier and other places are too important, the court will take care of them more than other places.

As for the merchants, they will not talk about it anymore. They are short of everything now, so they must seize the opportunity firmly.

.........

"Zhang Anshi, go and call me the elders of the Li family."

"promise."

Zhang Anshi went among the group of people, and returned with an old man after a while.

"Little old man Li Da pays his respects to Champion Hou."

Huo Shan returned a gift:

"The old man doesn't need to be too polite."

"I don't know what orders the junhou called the little old man to come over?"

Huo Shan looked at the sun and felt that it was almost time, so he said:
"Today is the [-]th, and the Marquis has to rush back to Chang'an before the [-]th. Your speed is too slow, we can't get together, and the next thing will be taken care of by the old man.

Give you some time to prepare, and you can arrive in Chang'an before the first day of December, but if you can, it's better to be earlier. "

"promise!"

"There is one last thing that I need to let you do."

"Your Majesty, just give orders."

Huo Shan took a piece of paper from Zhang Anshi and handed it to the elder of the Li clan:
"This is a list, and I think the families on it need to be dealt with."

It is written about some families who were deaf and dumb during the war, and some families who participated, but were not as good as not.

If you donate more than a dozen stones of grain, who are you disgusting here?

And there are some who have done bad things in the past, and there is no way to forgive them.

There are only seven or eight of them, all of whom are wealthy merchants from aristocratic families, less than one-fifth of those in the two counties.

The elder of the Li clan took a look after receiving it, and replied with a smile:

"The little old man knows."

From their point of view, Huo Shan's move meant that when this problem was dealt with, the previous events would be overturned.

That's why the elders of the Li clan seemed a little happy. The previous events were overturned, and Li Ling was under Huo Shan's command, so there was hope for the revival of the Li clan!
As for the families being dealt with, he didn't know if they were happy, and he didn't want to know, because after that, they didn't even have a chance to laugh.

Huo Shan got on his horse, nodded to the clan elder, and then gave an order:
"Set off."

The army began to march along the main road to Chang'an.

He said that he rushed back to Chang'an before the sixteenth, but in fact there was nothing else to do, if there was, it would be this matter.

It's just that he doesn't want to waste time on the road.

Longxi is a large county and an important frontier town, so the road to Chang'an is easy to walk, there are not only straight roads, but also fast roads.

As for the difference between Zhidao and Chidao, there is actually no difference between the two roads. The only difference is that the three feet in the center of Chidao is the emperor's special road.

Moreover, the distribution of galloping roads in the whole country is more than that of straight roads.

Chidao was used by the emperor to inspect the world. It was first created by the first emperor. Qin Chidao has been used until now, and Liu Che has also expanded several.

Chidao leads from Xianyang and Chang'an to all parts of the world, so it is widely distributed.

The distribution of straight roads is not so wide, mainly the roads from the central Guanzhong to the north and northwest and other frontier areas. Now they are used for military purposes, and ordinary people can also walk.

On these two roads, tracks can actually be erected.

That's right, it's the track of the railway track, but the track at this time is not made of iron, but made of wood.

This thing was invented by the Qin Dynasty, and it is very similar to the railway tracks of later generations. There are two tracks, but there are no sleepers underneath.

There are special carriages, the wheels can be stuck on the track, and the horses will be drawn to run along the route.

Huo Shan was shocked when he saw it for the first time. If the iron output was higher, the rails would be made, and the wheels of the carriages would be smaller, then horse-drawn trains would come out.

But this thing didn't come in handy, the wood was still not good, and it would rot after a few heavy rains.

Although the manufacturing method of the wooden track and the supporting carriage was preserved by Xiao He, the method of how the track can be preserved for a long time has not been preserved.

So this thing has been thrown into Shaofu's warehouse to collect dust, and no one has paid attention to them.

It has to be said that there are too many materials and technologies of the Qin Dynasty that Xiao He has preserved with all his strength, and these have also helped the big man a lot.

Huo Shan is going to let the craftsmen of Shaofu try to see if they can get the rails and horse-drawn train out.

After getting this thing out, the speed of the big man will increase a lot.

Now that there are enough horses, the speed of transporting food and troops on the plains will be greatly increased. In areas with rough terrain, railway tracks cannot be obtained, so it is enough to return to the old road.

Not to mention anything else, just say that one can be built from Huqiang City to Xining City, or one can be built from Wuwei to Dunhuang.

The technology is maturing step by step, maybe in the future it will be able to half control the Western Regions.

However, Huo Shan also knew that although the problem of the rails was not easy to solve, it could still be solved. Horse-drawn trains were not as heavy as the trains of later generations, ordinary iron would do.

As for other issues, it is enough to change them frequently. Although a lot of manpower and material resources will be wasted, in Huo Shan's view, it is worth it compared with the benefits.

He only focuses on the present and does not consider the too distant future.

In fact, to really use it, it is rare that it is a site problem in various places.

This thing is not a coal-fired steam head, but a horse-drawn one. It needs to change horses along the way, so a station is needed at a certain distance.

As for the steam engine, Huo Shan didn't have that ability, he didn't understand it at all, and couldn't figure it out.

Moreover, soldiers and horses are required to be stationed along the way, and the track is easily damaged.

Of course, the most important prerequisite for everything is iron. Huo Shan felt that blast furnace steelmaking could be used, and he also knew the locations of several large iron and coal mines.

With blast furnace steelmaking, large amounts of molten iron can be produced.

Of course, the primary and secondary are clear, the most important thing is road construction, and the real focus should not be left behind because of the railway tracks.

And if you want to get the rails, you have to develop and develop, let's wait a few more years!
.........

On the [-]th, Huo Shan led the army to Chang'an. It was early in the morning when they arrived, and the sky was pitch black.

Five hundred tiger guards were left behind, and the rest all returned to the barracks, shouted to open the city gate, and the five hundred guards protected everyone and walked towards Huo's mansion.

"Sun Shang, go knock on the door."

"promise."

Sun Shang dismounted from his horse and ran to knock on the door of his own house. The door came after a while, revealing Huo Ping's figure, and several soldiers rushed forward to help push the door open.

"My lord, why are you back?"

Huo Shan glanced at the happy Huo Ping, and joked:

"Why, this is my home, I can't come back yet?"

"My lord, that's not what I meant..."

Huo Shan waved his hand:
"Okay, stop explaining, go prepare some food and boil some water for His Royal Highness and them."

"promise."

After a while, the whole mansion was brightly lit.

Huo Shan and the others had just finished washing and sat down when a person walked in from outside the door. Huo Shan was a little surprised when he saw it.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Wei Qing took off his coat with a smile, walked into the warm living room, and joked:

"Your Huo Mansion has such a big commotion that half of Chang'an City can hear it. The old man has always been indifferent, so naturally he can hear it.

And to make such a big commotion in the mansion, it is naturally because of your return. "

Several people invited Wei Qing to the upper seat to sit down, and when everyone was seated, they began to serve food.

Wei Qing took a few glances at Liu Ju, and was very satisfied in his heart. He couldn't help praising Huo Shan for running away with Liu Ju, which made him complain a little bit before.

Naturally, Wei Qing didn't come here to chat. Although he wanted to see Huo Shan and Liu Ju, it wasn't all.

However, the few people didn't talk about things when they ate, they just talked about some interesting things on the battlefield.

After the meal was finished and the seats were removed, before Wei Qing had time to speak, Xu Ziwei sighed first:

"This is still our Chang'an food. I am in the army every day these days. I can't eat it. It's really embarrassing not to show that I don't like it."

Sun Shang retorted angrily when he heard this:
"That's the delicious food in the lord's mansion, not the delicious food in Chang'an."

"exactly!"

Wei Qing stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"I see that you are fatter than before. You are black and fat. It doesn't look like you can't eat!"

Before Xu Ziwei could refute, Huo Shan next to him took over the words:

"When this person is proud, he is in a good mood. When he is in a good mood, he can eat anything delicious, and he is the easiest to gain weight. Isn't there a saying that is good, he has a broad mind and a fat body!"

Everyone laughed and seized this opportunity to taunt Xu Ziwei.

Everyone has long been disgusted with him, and they are all named marquises, and then he will be the governor of the Qiang land, and he is still moaning every day.

After playing around for a while, Wei Qing finally got down to business.

"Longxi has gone crazy these days, several families have been wiped out, everyone is in danger, Zihou, is it your fault?"

Huo Shan was a little confused, but he still nodded:
"It's just a few scumbags, what happened?"

However, Wei Qing did not answer his question, but continued to ask:
"Who did you hand this over to?"

"Longxi Li family."

Wei Qing gave Huo Shan a blank look, the Li family in Longxi is not one of their own, can they do things with all their heart?
But this is really Wei Qing's mistake, Longxi Li's work is much better than his own people.

It's just a family with a big family and a large population. It's not so easy to destroy. It's normal for one or two people to escape.

"Things have become serious in the past few days. The people from those families in Chang'an threatened to ask His Majesty to make the decision to see if there is any kingly law in this world, so His Majesty is a little displeased."

Huo Shan pouted, they were not looking for Wang Fa, they were looking for death!

The innocence on Huo Shan's face vividly explained that Liu Che is unhappy, why are you looking for me!
Seeing Huo Shan like this, Wei Qing glared at him:
"It's not because of you."

Huo Shan spread his hands with an innocent face:
"The Li family in Longxi wants to destroy them, and there may be other families involved, but what does this have to do with me?"

"Didn't you order it?"

Huo Shan said without blushing and heartbeat:
"No."

Then he turned to look at Xu Ziwei:
"Do you know who ordered it?"

Xu Ziwei shook his head solemnly:
"I don't know, we were fine when we came out."

Just now he said it was him, but in a blink of an eye it was no longer, Zhang Anshi who was not far away couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing, Huo Shan immediately glared at him.

Wei Qing was a little dumbfounded:

"You little slicker, don't be sloppy with the old man, anyone with a discerning eye can see that you ordered it."

Huo Shan looked indifferent:
"You and Your Majesty are the only ones who can see, can other people see it?
In their eyes, I am a good person, so His Majesty is angry because of this? "

In fact, it's not just Wei Qing and Liu Che, everyone in the court can see it, and those big families in Longxi can also guess it.

But if they dare to speak out, they are the discerning people in Huo Shan's mouth, and if they dare not speak out, then they are not discerning people.

But once they said it, their eyes were clear, but their hearts were covered with lard. If you dare to offend Huo Shan, you can say it.

"Your Majesty is angry because of this matter. Everyone will threaten to let His Majesty uphold justice. They think that I am a big man without the law of the king. Do you think Your Majesty will not be angry?"

Huo Shan combined Liu Che's temperament, and understood what Wei Qing meant.

What this means is that Liu Che is not angry at Huo Shan for instigating this matter, maybe Liu Che still feels that he killed less.

He was angry because since you want to play tricks, don't make a fuss about it, especially in this situation, if you make a fuss in front of Liu Che, he won't look good.

So what Wei Qing meant was to deal with this matter quickly, let the matter fade away by itself, and don't be an eyesore in front of His Majesty, and make bigger troubles happen.

Only Huo Shan felt that this was just a trivial matter, which was related to Liu Che's face. Liu Che was furious, and he might not know what he would do.

That's why Wei Qing ran over to talk about it, letting Huo Shan who didn't know the situation know.

Huo Shan sighed inwardly:

'The Li family in Longxi is too weak in their work! '

It's really not good enough, Huo Shan knew what they were thinking at a guess, it was nothing more than wanting to take all the credit for showing in front of Huo Shan.

Otherwise, if you call other families together, wouldn't it be easy to destroy a few families?
Huo Shan thought for a while, raised his head to look at Zhang Anshi and said:
"You go and bring a message to Du Yannian, ask his father to help, deal with these people, and then find out if there is any hand behind it."

"promise."

Du Zhou used to be a lieutenant, but now he is Zhijinwu, a professional counterpart. It is easier for him to do it. With him, there is basically no problem with this matter.

　Push the book: "Da Qin: from a small soldier to a general"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)