Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 264 Survival by cutting off the tail
Young Master Mo San immediately arranged to change clothes and arrange materials. Ou Bei looked at his back and whispered to the young disciples beside him, "Arrange a few elders and young disciples to help, and steal a disciple by the way."

Mr. Mo San wants to show off his skills in front of others, so he cannot miss such a good learning opportunity.

Ou Bei also reminded them, "Let them behave naturally, don't let others see anything and look down on our main room."

"understandable."

Ou Bei waved his hand and asked someone to go down and make arrangements.

Sun An also came up to Qiao Wei, looking at him with shining eyes, and a proud face asking for praise, "How is it, is the acting okay? It's a sweet date and a stick, I've been thinking about it for a long time."

On the one hand, he praised Mr. Mo San and made him forget himself, on the other hand, he hinted to him that there was a candidate named Ou Bei who could pose a threat to him, so he shouldn't get too complacent.

"Yeah." Qiao Wei gave her a firm affirmation, this time giving her two thumbs up, "You have used the trick of luring the enemy deep into your territory to perfection, leaving no trace. You can start your training now."

"Hehe." Sun An was a little embarrassed, "It's all because of my sister-in-law's good teaching!"

"No, I can't take credit for it." Qiao Wei firmly refused the credit, "I'm sure that I haven't taught you the latter move. It should be that your bloodline has awakened... er, that is... a natural talent."

The Sun family is the descendant of Sun Wu, and a copy of "The Art of War" is a family heirloom and treasure, so this skill that was learned without a teacher can only be attributed to the credit of their ancestors.

After getting rid of Mr. Mo San, Qiao Wei's ears were indeed much quieter.

The inner courtyard of the Ou family was mainly used for the research and production of large-scale military equipment. There were physical prototypes of catapults, crossbows, ladders, battering rams, rocket launchers, etc. for reference.

Some of them were the same or similar ones that Qiao Wei had seen in official documents at the Sijinchang in Wancheng.

"Over the years, I have also found ways to collect some blueprints from outside. No matter whether it is new equipment made by Nanyang or Wannan, the inner courtyard will make it and make improvements to a certain extent. This is also to prevent attacks by mountain people." Ou Bei also frankly admitted that the Ou family workshop also has its shortcomings. "The main house of the Ou family has been isolated from the outside world for too long, and some new skills are indeed not as comprehensive as those of the Mo family's iron shop.

But similarly, the head of the Ou family and the Ou family's children also have unique skills that are by no means comparable to those of outsiders."

Who dares to say that a craft that has been passed down for thousands of years and has formed a unique system has no merits?
Just by looking at the fact that the main branch of the Ou family can produce so many branches and so many talented people and craftsmen, we can tell that the main branch of the Ou family is by no means that simple.

That inner courtyard can almost be said to be a large hidden armory.

If there is such a large workshop that is unknown to the public and secretly serves Jiangdong, then it will be an even greater advantage for Jiangdong.

As for Qiao Wei, she still had one last question, "In fact, with such complete military equipment in hand, even if the Ou family wanted to establish their own mountain, become a local mountain people, or even compete for the position of a chieftain, it would not be hopeless. Why do they have to rely on the Jiangdong Sun family?"

Ou Bei was shocked by Qiao Wei's statement. "The Ou family has absolutely no such intention. Madam Hou is embarrassing us. The Ou family has been craftsmen for generations and would never dare to have second thoughts."

Qiao Wei was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

She lives in modern times and believes in the idea that "kings, princes, generals and ministers are all born with different classes." However, for people who actually lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was an absolute class barrier between scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Even though the craftsmen controlled the war force, they did not have many opportunities to read. At most, they could recognize a few words and understand the blueprints.

In this era, reading is still a right that only a very small number of people can have.

Without reading, how can one be wise, and naturally one will not have much resistance to the existing living system.

"I asked the wrong question. I apologize to you, sir. I never doubted your intentions. You don't have to be so panicked." Qiao Wei smiled and helped Ou Bei up. "I just think that you have such a craft workshop and are willing to serve Jiangdong. I am afraid that I will fail the trust of the Ou family."

Ou Bei understood Qiao Wei's subtext. He needed to give Qiao Wei a convincing reason to surrender.

"'Possessing a treasure is a crime, and possessing an elephant's tusk is a crime', this is the current situation of the Ou family." The Ou family is not blind to such a crisis, and the disturbances of the Shanyue did not start today. "After the ancestors chose to hide their identities, the Ou family also had a brief period of peace, but since the chaos of the Qin and Han dynasties, the people in the mountains have gradually become the leaders of the clan, and the Ou family has also faced many unexpected disasters.

The elders of the clan also held different views, and the situation was chaotic. In order to protect themselves, some elders of the main branch of the Ou family had to stay alive, and each branch began to go down the mountain separately to find their own way to survive. Many children of each branch of the Ou family were captured by the mountain people to make weapons and armor, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

If there are those who are lucky enough to escape and are willing to return to our Ou family's main house, we will accept them." Ou Bei pointed to several craftsmen in the inner courtyard. Qiao Wei followed his gaze and saw that most of those craftsmen were not in good health. They had some defects, such as limbs, facial features, or various scars on their bodies. There was even a child who looked less than ten years old, and there was not a single piece of good flesh on his body.

"The ancestral teachings of the Ou family are to only forge weapons, not to kill. Not only were those children captured, but sometimes when there were not enough soldiers, they also had to serve as soldiers. Not only were they killed or injured, but if they resisted, they would have no way to survive.

Speaking of which, it is also the main branch of the Ou family that has let down the various branches, but the descendants of the Ou family, apart from knowing how to forge mechanisms, do not understand military affairs. They have great strength but are unable to avenge the descendants of the clan.

Therefore, the Ou family's desire to leave the mountain is not a one- or two-day idea. The previous head of the family had already planned this, but most of the elders in the family were unwilling to violate the ancestral teachings and join the soldiers and generals to slaughter people. This is a lesson, but also a confinement. Leaving the mountain is a gamble, but also a way to survive. It all depends on whether you can win the gamble. At present, Mr. Mo San has not lost. "

Ou Bei also did not deny the influence of Mr. Mo San on his determination to lead the entire Ou family out of seclusion.

"You and the Third Young Master quarrel with each other verbally every day, but in your heart you always think of his good points."

Ou Bei also laughed, "Madam, please don't tell him. He is a very bad guy. If he knew that I was kind to him, he would walk sideways in the main room!"

"Okay, I won't tell."

"It's really not easy for the Mo family. Starting from his grandfather, he saw the dilemma of the Ou family very early and was the first one to propose to move down the mountain. Now, decades later, the elders in the main room have finally realized that the old man is indeed far-sighted."

Some readers asked about the update time. There is guaranteed to be an update on weekdays, but not on weekends.

When the child is at home on weekends, my main task is to take him out to play.

There may not be any updates during the second half of August during the summer vacation as the children are on vacation.

I will try to save up manuscripts in the next few days to see if I can update continuously or with less interruptions.