Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 20
Xiang Shaolong went to bid farewell to the Prince Zheng, and the goddess Qin Qing was also present.

Xiang Shaolong stepped forward to pay respects: "Prince Zheng, Taifu Qin."

Qin Qing returned the gift: "Teacher Xiang."

Prince Zheng said: "Master went to northern Xinjiang to fight against the Xiongnu. When will he come back? Isn't it good to stay in Xianyang? I still have to learn from Master."

Xiang Shaolong said: "Prince, it is very important for you to learn more from Taifu Qin in the future. What I can teach you is not very useful, and I will tell the prince what I have seen and heard, so that the prince You can know the affairs of the world without going out. It is not easy for the prince to go out, so he has to listen to other people’s opinions more. If you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen to one part, you will be dark. I will be the eyes of the prince and observe the world for the prince.”

Listening to Xiang Shaolong's witty words, Qin Qing couldn't help but flash her beautiful eyes.

Prince Zheng said: "The Huns are cruel, Master must be more careful. My father told me that my master gave me two kinds of treasures, which will make my Great Qin more powerful. I don't even know how to thank Master."

Xiang Shaolong didn't expect King Qin to tell the prince about this, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at Qin Qing.

Qin Qing said: "Don't worry, Taifu Xiang, the prince and I will not spread the word."

Xiang Shaolong said: "Well, there are too many people who know about it, so there are more troubles."

Qin Qing said: "Yes. Qin Qing's family is also a businessman, so Qin Qing knows very well that the two commodities that Mr. Xiang contributed are of great value, enough to make the Wu family the world's number one rich man. Therefore, for Mr. Xiang's righteous deed, Qin Qing I admire him very much. Moreover, Taifu Xiang took the initiative to go to the border to guard the territory of our Great Qin and protect the people of our Great Qin. He is really the best man in our Great Qin."

Xiang Shaolong was so admired by the goddess, he couldn't help but smile triumphantly: "Teacher Qin is too famous, I will give the prince and Taifu Qin two small gifts before leaving."

As he spoke, he took out two exquisite small boxes from his pocket, and said, "This is my improved writing brush. I won't be here for a short time. From now on, we will use this writing brush to write letters on paper and communicate with each other." .”

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: "Let's be a pen pal with the goddess first."

In history, it was Meng Tian who improved the writing brush and was known as the "ancestor of the writing brush". Xiang Shaolong unceremoniously credited this credit to himself.

Qin Qing opened it and saw that there were two exquisite writing brushes, and she quickly thanked them.

Xiang Shaolong said again: "Since Master Qin's family also knows how to do business, they can produce this kind of writing brush. With the promotion of paper, it is conducive to the spread of knowledge, and the demand for pens will also increase in the future."

Qin Qing was shocked, and quickly declined: "I dare not accept this great gift."

Xiang Shaolong said: "This writing brush is just an ordinary commodity, it is easy to imitate, and it is completely different from paper. Moreover, Taifu Qin is the most talented woman in the world, and the writing brush produced by Taifu Qin will definitely be sought after by scholars all over the world."

After hearing Xiang Shaolong's nasty praise, Qin Qing was also very happy.

What Xiang Shaolong did in the past few days, one after another, continuously impacted her heart.Every decision he made was different, and the talent and character he showed made Qin Qing's heart, which had been silent for many years, couldn't help but move again.

Qin Qing shyly said: "Teacher Xiang has won the award, so Qin Qing will not refuse."

Xiang Shaolong gave the prince a few more instructions and left.

Xiang Shaolong decided to take a thousand elite generals from the Wu family and a large number of skilled craftsmen to the northern border.

He first let Wang Jian hold the tiger talisman, and took five hundred generals to ride fast horses to go one step ahead.The five hundred generals could help Wang Jian train the frontier soldiers first, and he himself led the five hundred generals and a large number of craftsmen, as well as Wu Tingfang and Shu Er, and then slowly set off.

The strength of the Wu family in Xianyang plummeted, which made Lu Buwei very unhappy.Lu Buwei was short of major generals, this young dragon not only did not stay to help him, but also took away a large amount of talents and materials from the Wu family, making the Wu family completely hopeless in his own camp.It's a pity that the Wu family's strength cannot be used by me.

Xiang Shaolong arrived at the border three months later than Wang Jian.The desert is windy and sandy, sparsely populated, and the people are poor.There are nearly [-] soldiers at the border gates of Qin State, which is the most powerful army in Qin State.

King Qin is really a very emotional person. He felt that he owed Zhuji mother and son, so he loved them very much. He recognized them as the first wife and eldest son, and he became queen and prince as soon as he returned to Qin.

Xiang Shaolong's words and deeds after he arrived in Qin State made King Qin believe that Xiang Shaolong is a loyal person, and he handed over the [-] troops at the border to Xiang Shaolong without any hesitation, but he didn't make any restraint. This kind of trust is not in vain. Xiang Shaolong's sacrifice.

Xiang Shaolong first reduced the number of front-line combat troops to 20, leaving only the young and strong in their 40s to 20s, and then selected the most elite 30 from the 1s to [-]s to form cavalry for individual training.

Xiang Shaolong didn't come here to resist the Xiongnu's attack.He always felt that building the Great Wall was a waste of money, and Qin Shihuang's brutality exhausted the country's power.He wants to use the [-] cavalry to take the initiative to attack, follow Huo Qubing's example, conquer the desert, and seal the wolves into Xuxu.He wants to completely defeat the Xiongnu and never suffer from future troubles.At the same time, they are also looking for a piece of grassland outside the Great Wall suitable for animal husbandry for the Wu family.

The abolished soldiers form the logistics support force.

Xiang Shaolong brought a lot of property this time, many of which came from the Wu family.In fact, this also dissatisfied many people in the Wu family, but fortunately, Wu Yingyuan has full support.

Xiang Shaolong is using his own money to subsidize the country.Open an arsenal, and the artisans brought in by the logistics force will work at full capacity to produce various military supplies, mainly various weapons.

Xiang Shaolong also built a paper mill. He used money and food to hire idle people to enter the factory, which not only allowed the people to increase their income, but also made money to subsidize military expenses. Of course, it was also approved by the King of Qin.

The raw materials of ancient papermaking are bark, rags, fishing nets and other wastes.After Xiang Shaolong thought about it, in a place like the frontier customs, where resources are really scarce, it is only suitable for making paper, the raw materials are cheap and the process is simple.

The arrival of Xiang Shaolong changed the atmosphere at the border, training by training, production by production.

Xiang Shaolong's cavalry mainly used bows and arrows, and he himself practiced archery hard. Wang Jian taught him all his experience, and Xiang Shaolong made rapid progress.

In a hurry for a year, the Huns harassed them from time to time, but fortunately the scale was not very large, Xiang Shaolong also used his own cavalry to train against them, the Huns did not take advantage.In addition, there are mass-produced defensive weapons, such as giant bed crossbows, Yashas, ​​plug-door knife carts, transfer machines and so on.The security of the border has been guaranteed, some people have started to go to the border to make a living, the population has begun to increase, more and more workers have been recruited, the production scale has become larger and larger, and the money earned has also increased, and the people at the border have become more and more prosperous. A scene of prosperity.

Xiang Shaolong also married Wu Tingfang in a low-key way this year.

Another year passed in a hurry, and as the cavalry became more and more mature, Xiang Shaolong was no longer satisfied with passive defense, and began to attack actively, plundering the property of the Huns, capturing the Huns and returning them as slaves to do the heaviest physical labor. The border is more prosperous.

In this year, great changes took place in the Central Plains. The king of Eastern Zhou wanted to unite with the six eastern countries to conspire against the Great Qin. The King of Qin granted Lu Buwei the title of Marquis of Wenxin, led his army to destroy the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, moved the Duke of Zhou to Yuyang, and the Zhou Dynasty was extinct.The princes lost their co-lords, which also removed obstacles for the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.

In the school grounds, Xiang Shaolong and Wang Jian were fighting fiercely.Wang Jian's crotch is a black horse, holding a steel spear; Xiang Shaolong's crotch is a red rabbit horse, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd.Horses circle around, you come and I go, evenly matched.

Fighting with Wang Jian is an important part of Xiang Shaolong's life at the border.Immediately, off the horse, fists, kicks, weapons, everything compares, the two learn from each other's strengths, never hide their personal interests, and established a profound friendship.

After a pitched battle, the two were in a good mood.

Xiang Shaolong said to Wang Jian: "The current cavalry has been trained for so long, the equipment is neat, and has been honed in small battles. I think it is mature. I plan to attack Mobei, completely expel the Huns, and push the border northward. Eliminate my hidden dangers in the north."

Wang Jian was taken aback, and said: "The Huns are powerful, how can they be opponents with this little cavalry?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "I just want to clean up the grasslands in the north of my country of Qin. I can't control the north of Yan and Zhao. Now the Xiongnu is not a unified empire. The regime is scattered and each fights independently, but it has begun to rise. Let's go." On the road to unification. Once unified, the strength will be unprecedentedly strong, and it will be a disaster for the Central Plains. Before they can integrate all their forces, defeat them one by one, drive them out of the northern grassland, and bring the northern grassland into our Great Qin territory.

Wang Jian said: "But this grassland can't be cultivated, so what's the use of it?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Although the northern grassland is not suitable for farming, it is suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Horses, cattle, and sheep are also wealth. They can provide the Central Plains with war horses, cattle, meat, dairy products, and even wool that can be used for weaving. Land is a resource, and the minerals buried under the land are huge wealth that can change our lives, and every inch of land is worth owning."

He wanted the Central Plains to see the value of the grassland, to make the Central Plains more pioneering, and to help the Central Plains get rid of the "Malthus trap".

Xiang Shaolong even wondered sometimes, if the Central Plains dynasty became greedy for land and kept expanding, would it be possible to conquer the whole world before the rise of the West?Of course, it's just a thought, and it's impossible to do it with the current technical level, but it's not against the law to be obscene.

Wang Jian was only a soldier, so he couldn't fully understand what Xiang Shaolong meant, but he respected Xiang Shaolong and was willing to follow his command.

First, Xiang Shaolong led [-] cavalry to go out of the border. Wherever they went, they looted everything, no matter whether it was livestock, people, or all kinds of property, and sent people to transport them all back to the border, followed by [-] infantry.

Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to occupy the entire grassland, because the population was scarce, so the advance speed was not fast, even so, he still occupied the Qianli grassland in one year.

The Wu family wanted to gain a foothold beyond the Great Wall, and bought a large amount of land, livestock, and slaves with huge sums of money.

Xiang Shaolong transported the profits obtained from the frontier pass to Xianyang, dedicated it to the King of Qin, and stated to the King of Qin that the grassland was profitable.Now it is only limited to the sparse population, otherwise I can lay down a larger territory. It is recommended to emigrate to the grassland, and at the same time attract business and investment for the grassland, and encourage the rich to discover animal husbandry.

(End of this chapter)