Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 48 Sending Missions to Ma Zhou
Qin Xiedao stayed in the East Palace for a whole afternoon, seeing that it was getting dark, Li Shimin let him go.

I have boasted a lot of Haikou today, so it is natural to arrange it now.

"Ma Zhou, don't you feel that there is no stage for you to display your talent in the Qin family? Now you have a very good opportunity. As long as you can complete the work halfway, you can not only quickly become famous in Chang'an City, but also go down in history forever. Leave a strong mark."

After returning to the mansion, Qin Xiedao immediately came to Ma Zhou's side.

Although relying on Bai Yunbian's charm, he fooled Ma Zhou into the Qin residence.

But the younger brother Qin Huaidao and the younger sister Qin Yan are too young now, and they don't have the opportunity to play Ma Zhou's instruction.

So these days, Ma Zhou is basically drinking and reading every day, as if he was just dawdling.

Of course, Qin Xiedao knew that Ma Zhou was definitely not the kind of person who was willing to dawdle, but was distressed because he couldn't realize his ambition.

"Da Lang, there is such a good opportunity, why don't you take it yourself?"

Ma Zhou acted like you don't lie to me, which hurt Qin Xiedao very much.

If it weren't for going to Xuanwumen to sign in every day, Qin Xiedao would really plan to take a trip to the grassland by himself to straighten out the wool trade.

"I, Qin Xiedao, are already well-known in Chang'an City. Don't you know that? Besides, with my performance at Xuanwu Gate that day, isn't it easy to leave a name in history?"

Ma Zhou: ...

Ma Zhou was speechless when he met a master who could pretend so well.

"Is there anything I need to do?"

After a moment of silence, Ma Zhou couldn't help being curious, so he asked first.

No desire is just.

Conversely, as long as you have desires, you have weaknesses.

"A few days ago, Jieli led an army of 20 to Chen Bing Weishui, you should be very clear, right? Although the Turks have retreated now, we can't do nothing.

In East Turkic, the conflict between Tuli Little Khan and Jieli Khan is very deep, and they both want to find a chance to kill each other.

But now that Xieli is taking the lead, the gap between the two will certainly become wider and wider.

What you need to do now is to go to Liangzhou and buy as much wool as possible from the tribes controlled by Tuli. "

"Da Lang, you want me to go to the grassland to buy wool?"

Ma Zhou froze for a moment, and then confirmed it.

"That's right!"

"Is this the good thing you said about being famous in Chang'an City and leaving a name in history?"

"That's right!"

"You have just lost your reputation as a prodigal son of the Qin family. Do you want to take over my reputation? It is almost inevitable that this kind of stupid thing of giving money to Turkic people will become famous in Chang'an City; strangeness."

When Ma Zhou said this, his face turned completely cold.

Apparently he thought like everyone else that wool was of no use.

Put it on the grassland, that is garbage.

Even worse than garbage.

Because a pile of wool thrown in the wild will attract all kinds of mosquitoes.

The grass that is pressed down by wool will still be barren.

"Ma Zhou, if I have a way to clean the wool and make it into clothes and bedding, do you still think that going to the grasslands to buy wool is still sending money to the Turkic people?"

Qin Xiedao was not angry.

How fierce the resistance is now, how strong the admiration will be then.

"are you serious?"

Ma Zhou stared into Qin Xiedao's eyes, wanting to see if he was lying.

"In this way, I will write down some list of materials, and you can buy them now. Tonight, I will show you how to wash wool. As for processing wool into wool thread, and then processing it into clothes or woolen cloth, you can slowly clean it in the future. come."

Qin Xiedao quickly went to the study room, took out a quill pen and began to write on the paper.

Because of the appearance of this quill pen, the big white goose of the Qin Mansion has suffered.

It is estimated that it will not be long before the big white geese in Chang'an City will be in bad luck.

……

After arranging a task for Ma Zhou, Qin Xiedao began to bury another hole.

There is no way, I dug too many holes by myself, and I always fill them one by one.

"Ying'er, come out with me."

It took more than ten minutes for Qin Xiedao to draw Qu Yuanli's blueprint.

The rest will naturally be handed over to blacksmiths and carpenters for implementation.

Although later generations of Qin Xiedao saw plows when they were in the countryside, most of the parts were made of iron, but steel in this era was too expensive.

To popularize the plow on a large scale, except for the iron part of the plow blade, the rest must be made of wood.

"Da Lang, it's getting dark soon, do you want to go out?"

Yinger looked at the sky and reminded Qin Xiedao.

The lighting in this day and age is really outdated.

Once it got dark, even Chang'an City, the capital of the country, was completely dark in most places.

Even people like the Qin family are reluctant to use candles in large quantities.

"Just go to the blacksmith's and carpenter's shops nearby, and be back soon."

After Qin Xiedao finished speaking, he walked out regardless of whether Yinger agreed or not.

Fortunately, Qin Xiedao had already been to blacksmith shops and carpenter shops when he made utensils for distilling wine last time, but this time he was familiar with them.

"Lang Jun, this... this plow is not the same as the court's system, and it cannot be built casually."

What I thought could be done in a few minutes, turned out that just as Qin Xiedao took out the blueprint, blacksmith Mao Laosan actually said such a sentence.

"This is something His Majesty agreed to, and I will take care of any problems."

After Qin Xiedao finished speaking, Yinger asked Yinger to take out a bunch of copper coins and put them aside.

"As long as you get three plowblades within tomorrow, the money will be yours. If you can't get it right, then there's no need to open this blacksmith shop in the future."

Qin Xiedao was not in the mood to argue with Mao Laosan there.

Just add a red date with a stick, it depends on whether you accept it or not?
Sure enough, Mao Laosan only struggled for a moment, and immediately put on an expression.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, before this time tomorrow, I will definitely make a plow blade that meets your requirements. It's not me. There is no blacksmith in the vicinity whose craftsmanship is better than mine."

Qin Xiedao didn't stay in the blacksmith's shop to talk nonsense, but went to the carpenter's shop quickly.

This time, without waiting for the other party to say anything, Qin Xiedao directly presented the drawings and money, asking the other party to complete the task within tomorrow.

Of course, the consequences of not completing it are naturally very serious.

"Lang Jun, our family's land outside the city is leased to tenants for planting. Why do you make plows?"

On the way back, Yinger couldn't help asking the question in her heart.

"This is not a plow!"

"Ah? Isn't this a plow?"

"This is the life-saving talisman of our Qin family! With this plow, as long as there are no major events in the future, His Majesty will miss our Qin family's good."

Yinger:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)