Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 55
Chapter 056

Ran Ming is not an angry youth, let alone Ran Min...If Ran Ming were Ran Min, he would not be in a hurry to fight the Yan State, but would choose to pick the soft persimmons, first destroy Wei Tong, the governor of Wei State in Yanzhou who surrendered to the Jin State, and plunder the food of Wei Tong's department for his own use , and then attacked Bingzhou to the west and surrendered Shi Cuitong, the governor of Jin Dynasty.Anyway, these former Wei officials were weak in strength, and their soldiers could not raise the will to resist Ran Min, so they might be able to surrender without fighting.

These are the simplest and easiest ways to solve Wei's crisis, but Ran Min didn't use them.

Ran Min can't control Ran Min's will in the overall situation, but for Qingzhou, if there is a chance to avoid the military disaster and get Qingzhou, he still wants to solve it through negotiations.

After Ran Ming thought about it, he also understood Wang Meng's intention of taking Su Jue. At this time, Wang Meng lacked something that could represent his identity.

Ran Ming's best status symbol is his Shangfang sword, Sun Fudu's famous blade, "Da Yu". With Shangfang sword, it can not only control the Wei army, but also reflect the importance Ran Ming attaches to Wang Meng!

Ran Ming wrote a short letter, in which he briefly stated that Wang Meng was the Prime Minister of the Chu State, and that Ran Ming, the plenipotentiary representative, discussed with Duan Kan about forming an alliance and cooperation.After writing the letter, Ran Ming asked Jing Zhan to send someone to Wang Meng with the knife and the letter.

Ran Ming was still a little worried, and said to Jing Zhan: "Tell General Zhang Ping that all the "deaf and dumb" are dispatched to protect Wang Meng in secret. If there is an accident in the negotiation, you must ensure Wang Meng's safety!"

Ran Ming knew that the order Zhang Ping had received was to protect Ran Ming's safety at all costs. At any time, the "deaf and dumb" would not leave Ran Ming for thirty miles. In fact, they were on the periphery at this time to spy on the enemy's situation and act as a peripheral guard. post.

After Jing Zhan received the order, he gestured to another guard, and the two sides communicated.Before leaving, Ran Ming wrote another note to Wang Meng: "You can't do anything, save your life. There is a choice between Qingzhou and my husband. I would rather not have Qingzhou than my husband. If my husband is unlucky, I will wash Qingzhou with blood." ! "

The guard picked up the knife and the letter, and rode away!

After only an hour of isolation, Zhang Ping led more than 100 "deaf and dumb" to catch up with Wang Meng.

Ran Ming's bodyguard who caught up with him handed the letter and the sword to Wang Meng. When Wang Meng saw the note left by Ran Ming, his heart fluttered inexplicably. Only then did he truly admire Ran Ming!There is a saying that a scholar dies for his confidant. Wang Meng faced the north and murmured: "If you win the title suddenly, why worry about the big things not being done?"

Wang Meng looked at Zhang Bu's troops in surprise. They all rode three horses each, and each carried two bows.Wearing leather armor, everyone has long and short weapons and shields.Although the number of Zhang Ping's "deaf and dumb" people is small, Wang Meng's momentum was greatly shocked.

Wang Meng said to Su Jue: "General Su, take a closer look at the general's troops, they can be called the elite of the world. I never thought that His Highness has such a strong army!"

Su Jue smiled embarrassedly: "Sir, why don't you know that the Beiwei army is just a new army recruited by His Highness in Fangfang County, and the training time is only more than two months, and General Zhang's troops are His Majesty's Yuan followers. When His Majesty dived into the dragon, they followed His Majesty in battles and made great achievements!"

Wang Meng was even more shocked at this time. He never thought that Ran Ming would have such an ability to train a group of refugees into a strong army that is not as good as the world's elite in just two months!

"So that's how it is!" Wang Meng asked thoughtfully, "How does Your Highness train the soldiers?"

Su Jue said: "When the Beiwei Army was newly built, His Highness said that anyone who joins the army and has served for five years can be retired and returned to the civilian population, and will be given [-] acres of land! But for new recruits, military discipline is the first priority. His Highness has formulated three The seven points of discipline (not one of mistreating captives!), as long as you violate military discipline, you will be severely punished!"

Wang Meng thought for a while and said: "His Royal Highness is training the army with the benefit of the fields in sight, coupled with the strict camps, fighting like arms and fingers, so he is invincible." "You can also say that!" Su Jue said again: "His Royal Highness is still in the army. Set up a ninth-class armored soldier in China!"

"Ninth class soldier?"

"Ok!"

Su Jue said: "The first class is a great warrior. The selection criteria are proficiency in bow and horse, ten hits in ten shots at a hundred paces, first class, nine out of ten shots for B class, eight out of ten shots for C class Cutting off a heavy shield is class A, cutting a shield twice is class B, and cutting a shield three times is class C! The one who is fully armed and cross-country for [-] miles, who takes less than two minutes is class A, and the one who takes two quarters and one stick of incense is class B. , Two sticks of incense in two quarters are grade C! Below the great samurai, there are three grades of warrior A, B and C, and below the warrior are trainee warriors. Trainee warriors are also divided into three grades. If the trainee warrior cannot be promoted from C rank to trainee warrior B within three months You will be expelled from the army! And all the rewards will be taken back! Great warriors can enjoy food first in the army, meat can be given a limited supply, and they can also drink alcohol when they are not in war. This time, the samurai's food is limited, and the trainee samurai will reduce the food by [-]%!"

For this kind of practice, Wang Meng knew that it was a simple reward for hard work and punishment for laziness, using an unequal system and unequal enjoyment and treatment to motivate soldiers to work hard!
Su Jue went on to say: "His Royal Highness also asks the soldiers to conduct ideological education every day!"

"Ideological education?" Wang Meng asked in surprise, "What is ideological education?"

Su Jue said: "Your Highness said that joining the army is a gentleman who serves the country, defends the sage, and protects the peace of the world. We are all gentlemen."

"Hehe" Su Jue laughed: "I never thought that we vulgar people are still gentlemen!"

"There are three ways of being a gentleman, and I am incompetent. The benevolent don't worry, the wise don't confuse, and the brave don't fear." Wang Meng said, "You are loyal to the king and the brave are not afraid. King Goujian of Yue has six thousand gentlemen, and there is nothing wrong with calling you a gentleman." !"

"Your Highness is imitating Zhang Bin to set up a Gentleman's Battalion to improve the sense of honor of the soldiers!" Wang Meng then sighed: "With the benefits of acres of land, the respect of status, and the sense of honor, it's no wonder that all the troops of Your Highness are invincible." Wang Meng Holding the big "Da Yu" in his hand, he rode a war horse and headed all the way to Guanggu City, the Qingzhou prefecture where Duan Kan was stationed!

It took Ran Ming two days to return to Anmin City. He had no choice but to chase after Wang Meng, exhausting the power of his horse and exhausting his horses. He had to rest before turning back!
Just outside Anmin City, I met Lu Yan.Lu Yan was so excited that he danced his hands and feet, and said with great joy: "Your Highness, please look!"

As he said that, Lu Yan took out a small cloth bag, opened it, and found that there was grayish-white broken granular substance inside!Lu Yan said: "This is salt, the best refined salt!"

Ran Ming lacked interest, so he thought it was a good thing. This is because Ran Ming used the knowledge of later generations to take out seawater from the shallow sea on the coast of Anmin City, dissolve it with charcoal and seawater, and then filter it with fine numbing wood. After clarification, the sediment The substance is sprinkled on the ground to dry, which is the easiest way to dry salt!

Of course, the salt produced by this simple method is not really refined salt, and it still contains a lot of silt and other impurities, but it is much better than the brown table salt that ordinary people eat now!

Ran Ming actually didn't know that salt in ancient times was very precious. The salt produced today is called green salt. It is not edible salt for mainstream people, but something that wealthy families use to brush their teeth.

Although Ran Ming lacked interest, he couldn't bear the excitement of Lu Yan and the people.He led Ran Ming to the salt field, where about a thousand people were busy. They took seawater from the sea, put it in wooden barrels, then poured charcoal powder, stirred it with wooden sticks, and used linen cloth for the first time. After filtering, the black water after filtering is brown.Then put the brown brine for a second time, and filter it for a second time with finer linen.

Finally, filter the water into a blue solution.

Ran Ming scooped up a spoonful of water with a small spoon and put it in his mouth to taste it. At this time, the salt water did not have the bitterness of sea water.The last process is to sprinkle the water in the bucket on the ground of the salt field paved with bluestone, and let the sunlight evaporate the salt water naturally.Finally got a table salt!

At this time, the people in the saltworks are full of energy. They don't rest, they make barrels one by one, worry too much, and don't want to rest no matter how tired they are.

Lu Yan said to Ran Ming: "Your Highness, although we have gold and silver in our hands, they must be dead things, and it is difficult to get them if they are consumed. As for salted fish, dried fish and kelp, ordinary people have not yet recognized them. Even if they want to sell them, I am afraid No one is willing to buy it! But this green salt is different, with this green salt, we have an additional source of income, we can import it to Jin, Central Plains, and Guanzhong in exchange for grain, so as to meet our urgent needs!"

Ran Ming said: "Yes, this is an idea. We should vigorously develop the salt farms, but the salt farms still cannot be used as food. They must be sold to exchange for food. Are there any merchants in our hands?"

Lu Yan said: "Yes, this man's name is Liu Kang. He is from Mayi County. He was captured by Xianbei people when he was selling bows and arrows with his father Liu Ying to Qingzhou Section Niche!"

Ran Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring them here! Just ask him!"

Not long after, the guards came with Liu Ying and his son.

Ran Ming's eyes fell on Liu Ying in an instant. Liu Ying is eight feet tall, so he must be tall. Anyway, he can pick tall ones from short people. The key is that this guy is too fat. If he is like Zhu Longguang (Journey to the West) Standing together, they are definitely like two brothers!

In future generations, it is not surprising that Liu Ying has a body shape like this. If you look around the streets, you can always find seven or eight people.But in this era, when the whole population is generally malnourished, it is a little surprising that Liu Ying can still eat so fat.

Liu Ying hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Liu Ying, a grassroots man, pays his respects to Your Excellency the General!"

Seeing the erratic eyes of this fat man, Ran Ming became even more curious.Ran Ming, as the chairman of the Huaqing Group in later generations, did not give him a pair of eyes for nothing.

Ran Ming looked at Liu Kang, who claimed to be Liu Ying's son. Liu Kang Gaozi was too short. The ancients said that a seven-foot man is a man. If seven feet is converted to the current size, it will be between 1.6 and 1.6 meters.

This height is much lower than the height of an adult man today. Considering the malnutrition in ancient times, it is a matter of course!And this Liu Kang is only six feet five inches tall, a little over 1.5 meters.

Ran Ming smiled faintly: "Your name is Liu Kang, the son of Liu Ying?"

Liu Kang bowed and said: "Liu Kang, a grassroots man, pays his respects to the general."

Hearing Liu Kang's voice, Ran Ming was very neutral, especially looking at Liu Kang's face, he has the potential to be a rabbit master!His waist is very thin, it is estimated that Hu Yanqun's thighs are thicker than his waist, and Liu Kang's skin is also very delicate.

Ran Ming was even more surprised. As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and the son of a mouse is born with holes. No matter how tight Liu Ying's crotch is, he would never be able to give birth to a son like Liu Kang.Looking at Liu Ying's fat figure and appearance, if Liu Kang is Liu Ying's son, Ran Ming can swear that he dared to gouge out his own eyes and use them as bullshit.

Ran Ming asked emphatically, "Are you really Liu Ying's son?"

Liu Kang's eyes flustered for a while.

Ran Ming immediately understood.Later generations often say that the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is actually bohemian.It is said that merchants eat and sleep in the open, and their skin should be poor, but the two of them are just the opposite.

Ran Ming couldn't help taking a step forward, approaching Liu Kang.Suddenly, there was a familiar smell.

This is a faint fragrance.This is definitely not the fragrance that ordinary rouge powder should emit, but virgin fragrance.

Ran Ming looked at Liu Kang in surprise, a man shouldn't emit virgin fragrance, it is a kind of smell that nature endows women to attract men, generally speaking, only the opposite sex can feel it more obvious.

Ran Ming looked aggressively at Liu Kang's chest again.

Out of a natural reaction, a slight blush appeared on Liu Kang's face!
"Ice Dog" Ran Ming's excitement was beyond words, he finally verified his deduction!He said coldly, "Are you lying?"

"Grassmen don't!"

"The orphan should be called the daughter of the Liu family, or Miss Liu?"

Liu Kang showed a look of astonishment and said, "How did you see it?"

Ran Ming said: "So you admit it?"

Liu Kang asked back: "Admit what?"

"You are a woman!" Ran Ming said with a smile, "Liu Kang should not be your real name!"

"Since Your Highness has seen it, I will not deny it!" Liu Kang said: "Liu Kang is indeed the real name of the slave, but the word for the slave is 嫝 [kāng] (the name of an ancient woman)

"It turned out to be Liu Mo!"

Ran Ming smiled lightly, and the smile on his face was even stronger. He stepped forward and patted Liu Ying's shoulder lightly, saying: "Liu Kang is Liu Kang, Liu Ying, who are you?"

Ran Ming's superior aura exuded, making Chen Ying very unnatural.

Chen Ying said timidly: "Your Highness, forgive me, the grassroots have no intention of pretending to be a model. Caomin, Chen Ying!"

(End of this chapter)