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Chapter 40 The gongs and drums

Chapter 40: Intensive

What Chao Cuo said was not an exaggeration. Emperor Jing was very happy when he heard it, and he couldn't help laughing: "Haha!"

When Emperor Jing ascended the throne, although the national strength of the Han Dynasty increased, it could be called a "splendid cultural governance", but internal and external troubles, the Huns were rampant, causing the Han Dynasty to be uneasy. Now, the situation in the Han Dynasty is very good, and Emperor Jing dared not think about it at that time. This was all because of Zhou Yang. Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yang and was extremely relieved.

"Zhou Yang, you ask the sir to come out and make great contributions. I feel so relieved!" Emperor Jing praised Zhou Yang.

"The emperor has given me a too much reward!" Zhou Yang said humbly: "Sir is a great talent. Now it is the time to launch a large-scale military force against the Huns. If the gentleman does not leave the mountain, wouldn't it be a pity?"

"Haha! Well said!" Emperor Jing nodded and said, "Sir, please sit down!" He helped Chao Cuo sit down.

Emperor Jing was fulfilling his teacher-student relationship. Chao Cuo did not refuse and sat down. Emperor Jing sat down and called Zhou Yang and Liu Che, and sat down: "Zhou Yang, a disciple of the Mo family, are all excellent craftsmen. Unfortunately, you didn't invite them down the mountain."

"Father, my son is about to report to you." Liu Che took the conversation with a smile and said, "My brother-in-law has invited the Mo family disciples out of the mountain. Now, they have all arrived in Chang'an."

"Really?" Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly widened and he stared at Zhou Yang, looking disbelief.

Emperor Jing trusted Zhou Yang very much and dared to withstand pressure to be the commander. It can be said that the one who trusted Zhou Yang the most in the Han Dynasty was Emperor Jing. However, it was too difficult to let the Mo family disciples come out of the mountain, and it was really difficult to believe Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing would rather believe that Zhou Yang destroyed the Huns than believe in this matter.

"Your Majesty, what the prince said is true!" Chao Cuo smiled and affirmed, saying, "Even if I want my disciples to go down the mountain, I can't do it. Except for the left-behind disciples, I have all gone down the mountain. For hundreds of years, the Mo family disciples have not had such a thing as they do now. Haha!"

"Bang!" Emperor Jing patted his forehead repeatedly, still looking incredible: "If you weren't so sure, I would really be hard to believe. Mo family disciples are amazing workers and calculators. They have never been down the mountain for hundreds of years. How many capable people have lived in the mountains of Shennong!"

The disciples of the Mo family are all talents. If they can be used in the world, the influence is great, you can imagine. It is really regrettable that they would rather live in the mountains than go out of the mountain. Emperor Jing sighed: "I came to the Mo family's headquarters, and said all the good things. After saying the righteousness, I put down the emperor's honor and begged them to go down the mountain, but they refused. At that time, I was so angry that I really wanted to kill them. Think about it carefully, these are all talents. It would be a pity to kill them, so that they could live to this day. It is more difficult to get them down the mountain than pushing Mount Tai away. Zhou Yang, how did you do it?"

Before Zhou Yang could speak, Liu Che was very excited to briefly explain the fact that Zhou Yang was impressed by the Mo family disciples. Emperor Jing was so surprised that his eyes almost hit the ground, staring at Zhou Yang: "Zhou Yang, are you actually a master's way of calculating? This..."

Zhou Yang was able to fight and know how to be a human being. If he had to do a good job, he would be a versatile talent. Emperor Jing believed that Zhou Yang was great, but he did not expect that Zhou Yang was such a talented person and was directly petrochemical.

"The emperor's words are so serious, but he just knows the basics." The way Zhou Yang knew about craftsmanship was very common in modern society, but it was an amazing genius in the Han Dynasty. This is the effect of civilization for two thousand years.

"Zhou Yang can fight and know how to calculate the work. Is there such a famous general in history?" Emperor Jing pointed, frowned, and thought.

"There is one!" Chao Cuo took over the conversation: "That is Meng Tian, ​​the famous general of the previous dynasty!"

"Yes! Yes!" Emperor Jing praised: "Meng Tian built a lot of equipment for the Qin army, and built the Great Wall was done by Meng Tian. Oh, Meng Tian defeated the Huns."

The following words were not said, that is, Meng Tian could defeat the Huns, and Zhou Yang would definitely go further and defeat the Huns.

Emperor Jing did not say that Chao Cuo and Liu Che understood that the two smiled and did not say anything.

"Sir, I can't use my real name anymore, I feel wronged." The person who was enlightened and enlightened, was overjoyed and immediately thought of the important point.

If Chao Cuo does things with his previous identity, it will definitely cause an uproar, and Chao Cuo can only change his appearance.

"Sir, great talent, should be assigned to important tasks. However, the name of sir cannot be revealed. Sir, you can do things with Zhang Piqiang?" Zhang Piqiang knew Chao Cuo's identity, and it would be better for Chao Cuo to follow him.

"Leave it to the emperor's disposal." Chao Cuo also knew that he would either follow Zhou Yang to fight or follow Zhang Piqiang. As for others, he would cause trouble.

He was quite willing to go to the battle with Zhou Yang, but he was too old to withstand the fatigue of being a slutty person. He could do things with Zhang Piqiang, and not only did he give full play to his strengths, but he did not reveal his identity, but also killed two birds with one stone.

"Okay, let's talk about Zhang Piqiang." Emperor Jing roared at the door.

Chuntuo responded outside the hall and went to handle it immediately. Not long after, Zhang Piqiang rushed over quickly. As soon as he entered the hall, he was surprised and stunned. Then he greeted Emperor Jing and said, "I have seen the emperor."

Now Zhang Piqiang is in court, and is majestic and extraordinary.

"Sit down." Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "Sir, this time, I will not retire again. I want to let the sir follow you to do things. You are very familiar with sir, so I will rest assured to follow you."

"Okay!" Zhang Piqiang took the order happily and teased Chao Cuo: "I said I was wearing green clothes. I retired and you live in seclusion. If I enter the government, you will go out of the mountain. Why can't you get rid of you?"

"That's called fate!" Chao Cuo laughed and answered wisely.

Seeing the two of them joking, Emperor Jing, Zhou Yang, and Liu Che couldn't help but smile.

The Mo family and the Ghost Sect are two major schools in the Warring States Period. Now, it is really rare for them to get together. Even the ancestors of the two sects, Mozi and Mr. Guigu, did not get together. The ancestors of the two sects have their own opinions and their own ways. If they knew that their successors actually got together hundreds of years later, I wonder what they thought?

"You have to have a name, right? I can't ask you to wear green clothes?" Zhang Piqiang was humorous and serious, but he told him a lot of jokes.

"This..." Chao Cuo was slightly stunned. When he walked in the world, people always called him Mr. But not his name. His real name and surname could not be made public. He had never thought about it. After a moment of contemplation, Chao Cuo smiled and said, "Just call him a man in green."

"Man in green?" Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows and began to taste it.

"It's better to call Qingyi Layman." Zhou Yang felt that the man in Qingyi was too rustic.

"Qingyi Layman!" Emperor Jing praised: "This is good! This is good!"

"It's indeed good!" Zhang Piqiang was very sure.

"I'm sorry, the general has given him the name." Chao Cuo was also satisfied with the name.

"Zhang Piqiang, the Qingyi lay Buddhist came out of the mountain. It's just one thing, and there's another thing you have to do." Emperor Jing's brows relaxed, his eyebrows were rolling upwards, and he said happily: "All the disciples of the Mo family came out of the mountain and were willing to serve the Han Dynasty!"

"What?" Zhang Piqiang's eyes suddenly widened, and he almost jumped up in surprise. He couldn't blame him for making a fuss, but he knew very well how difficult it would be to let Mo family disciples come out: "When will they change their style?"

"It's not that you change your character, but that you are defeated by Zhou Yang and have to go out of the mountain." Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yang, smiling so hard that his nose and eyes were squeezed into a ball, which was extremely comfortable.

"So that's it!" Zhang Piqiang suddenly realized and looked at Zhou Yang in shock again: "Master, you are actually better than the Mo family disciples in the way of calculating the work. It's amazing! It's amazing!" His thumb almost pierced the bracket on the top of the hall.

Zhang Piqiang was extremely talented, but he asked himself that he could not do it even if he was better than the Mo family disciples in the way of calculating the work. Zhou Yang was better than the Mo family disciples, which made the Mo family disciples convinced him and followed him down the mountain. He was both surprised and admired.

"The second uncle has been awarded too much." Zhou Yang smiled humbly.

"The Mo family disciples are amazing craftsmen, and they must be used well." Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows and said with great relief: "What I mean is to let them teach people. With them, they can train a group of excellent craftsmen and calculators. In this way, the great man will definitely be stronger."

Emperor Jing is worthy of being a wise king. Before Zhou Yang could make any suggestions, he thought of it, which coincided with Zhou Yang's idea.

"What the emperor said is very true." Zhang Piqiang deeply agreed: "In today's world, if you want to find a better craftsman than the Mo family disciples, there is probably only Dacheng. The Dacheng is plagued by military affairs and cannot train talents. It would be better for the Mo family disciples to do it."

"That's good, you have to do this quickly." Emperor Jing stroked his forehead and smiled: "Select a group of intelligent people first and train them by the Mo family disciples."

"No!" Zhang Piqiang took the order.

"Father, my brother-in-law went to the Mo Family General Hospital this time and did something amazing." Liu Che smiled and said about Zhou Yang's military rations.

"Really?" Emperor Jing and Zhang Piqiang asked in unison.

If the military rations that can be preserved for a long time are truly self-evident, the importance of the Han army to the Han army is like the Huns. The Han army, like the Huns, has no logistics constraints and can lie on the desert, like a shadow, and it poses a greater threat to the Huns. The success of defeating the Huns is much greater.

"Although I made some, I don't know how long it can be stored." Zhou Yang replied with a smile.

"What food is made? Do the soldiers like it? Take some and let me taste it." Emperor Jing said excitedly, his voice was very high and a little sharp and harsh.

The war is about food and grass. Zhou Yang wanted to solve this problem, which reduced the heavy burden on the Han Dynasty, which made Emperor Jing more excited than a big victory.

Victory is certainly joyful, but it is over. Once the food and grass problem is solved, it can take a long time to fight. The Han army can win many victories and win big battles!

Liu Che stood up excitedly and ran out. After a while, he turned around, brought a few boxes in and placed them on the short table.

Emperor Jing couldn't wait to grab the wooden box, unscrew it in a few seconds, sniffed it with his nose, and praised: "It smells so good! It smells so good!" He grabbed a pancake, took a closer look, and commented: "The color is bright, the fragrance is strong, it is good! When did it be made?"

"It's been three days." Liu Che replied.

"Three days?" Emperor Jing's eyes widened, and he said excitedly: "It's no different from what I just made. It's just the food in the palace. No matter how it is preserved, even if it is iced, it won't be so fresh. How does it taste?" He pulled off a piece, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, his eyes shining, and laughed: "It's delicious! It's delicious! If you do this, you don't need any jerky meat. It saves a lot of trouble. It's soft and delicious, and it's very fragrant. The soldiers will definitely like it."

Zhang Piqiang grabbed a piece and tasted it, and praised it: "It's indeed a delicacy! The soldiers eat pots and eat dried meat, which is cold and hard. If they drink cold water again, they will be cold all the way. When encountering military emergency, they cannot make a fire and cook. After a few days of cold food, people will lose weight! From now on, the soldiers will no longer suffer so much!"

What you fight is energy and strength. If you don’t eat well, you won’t be able to fight. This military ration is really the top priority in the army.

"It's only been three days, and it's still unknown how long it can be stored." Zhou Yang smiled and said, "It will take a while to know."

"Master, I admire you very much now!" Zhang Piqiang gave a thumbs up again: "Although there are military corpses who have not moved, food and grass will go first. However, there are not many generals who can really do it. The war has not yet begun. You even thought of this. This is the reason why you won the battle!"

You have to be prepared for war. This is an important reason why Zhou Yang has been winning battles. Zhang Piqiang said it to the point.

"It's been three days, and it's still so fresh, soft and delicious, and the mouth is full of fragrance. According to me, it's not a problem to save ten and half a month." Emperor Jing knew how important it is to an army for ten and half a month. Soldiers are very important. Ten and half a month, and ten and half a month are enough to make the Han army stalk in the desert.

"Ten days and half a month are not a problem." Zhang Piqiang agreed with Emperor Jing's judgment and calculated from the perspective of a military strategist: "This alone is enough to support the Han Dynasty for ten days and half a month. If he takes action against the Xiongnu camp, he will get a lot of cattle and sheep, and the soldiers can last for at least twenty days or even one month in the desert."

"A month!" Emperor Jing, Zhang Piqiang, and Chao Cuo sighed in unison.

Persisting in the desert for a month was something that the Han Dynasty dared not think of before, and even the Huns were just like this. This was really important to the Han Dynasty. This alone was enough to stand up to a hundred thousand army.

"Haha!" Emperor Jing was extremely excited and said, "This box needs a lot, you can make it first. I would rather make a box for the army than send dozens or millions of civilians to deliver food."

Which one is more cost-effective, making boxes or sending food to the public? It is self-evident that you will definitely be willing to make boxes.

"The emperor is wise!" Zhang Piqiang, Chao Cuo, and Zhou Yang praised it in unison.

According to Zhou Yang's idea, he wanted to test the shelf life of the cake before handling this matter. Emperor Jing was actually walking in his head and ordered the box to be made. Zhou Yang would not be able to praise it.

Next, everyone sat together and discussed some details. Finally, they agreed that all these boxes were made into lacquer boxes. The lacquer boxes were more durable, waterproof and easy to store than ordinary wooden boxes. The popular Han Dynasty was lacquerware, and there would be no problems to be made into lacquer boxes.

Of course, this matter was sent to Zhang Piqiang and Chao Cuo.

Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yang, Zhang Piqiang and Chao Cuo for a while, and was very relieved. This was the strongest combination of the Han Dynasty, so he didn't believe it and could not defeat the Huns.

After the discussion, Zhou Yang left the palace and returned to the mansion. He hadn't returned to the mansion for nearly ten days. I wonder how Princess Nangong and Zhang Ling'er were like an arrow. Zhou Yang was so eager to return home, he rushed straight to the Polu Marquis' Mansion.

When the soldiers on duty saw Zhou Yang's face, they hurriedly came over to greet him. Zhou Yang flew off the horse, waved his hand to stop them from showing off, handed them the reins, and rushed into the mansion with fresh fruit in his arms.

"ah!"

Zhou Yang plunged into the mansion, but was startled by a crisp scream. After a closer look, it turned out to be Wei Zifu, and the two of them almost collided.

Wei Zifu opened his mouth and looked at Zhou Yang in surprise. In an instant, Feixia rushed to the face, shy and blessed Zhou Yang Yingying, and said with politeness: "I have met the general! The young woman has left!"

Without waiting for Zhou Yang to speak, he walked away quickly. His figure was graceful and his shadow was graceful, just like a beautiful landscape that disappeared from his eyes.

Zhou Yang took his gaze from Wei Zifu, shook his head, and was puzzled: "What are she going to do?"

Zhou Yang could not answer this question anymore, so he quickly walked into the mansion with fresh fruits.

"Ouch!" Xu Ru's anxious voice came: "Where are the two ancestors, don't move around, sit down."

"My mother, sit like she is in jail, walk around and move around, and be active." Princess Nangong's crisp voice sounded.

"Sister Zifu is gone?" Zhang Ling'er's voice was pleasant.

"Let's go." Xu Ru's voice sounded again, and she said strangely: "What's wrong with this Wei Zifu? She has been running to our mansion these days. She speaks hesitantly, as if she has something to say, but she doesn't say it, and it's not at all!"

"Mother, you really understand for a lifetime and be confused for a while. Is she so embarrassed to say such a thing?" Princess Nangong said with a smile.

"What can't you say?" Xu Ru was still a little confused.

"Sister Nangong, my mother is busy taking care of us. She has no time to think about these things, so don't tease her." Zhang Ling'er was very nice to Xu Ru and couldn't bear to make her feel distressed.

"Mother, after all, it's not the trouble that your good son has caused." Princess Nangong teased.

"What trouble am I causing?" Zhou Yang strode with fresh fruit in his arms and took over the conversation.

"Did you hear it?" Zhang Ling'er was very surprised and blinked her eyes at Zhou Yang.

"You heard it on purpose?" Princess Nangong stood up with a big belly and smiled and said in a narrow voice: "If you don't talk about women, you won't show up. You're here just after we started. It's really a lack of human heart."

"What's this?" Zhou Yang defended: "If you say I'm smirking behind your back, I can't argue with myself? Don't say bad things about me behind your back in the future!" He glared at his eyes and pretended to be vicious: "Be careful that I'll deal with you."

"Who said bad things about you?" Princess Nangong and Zhang Ling'er protested in unison: "What they are saying is the truth. Do you know that you have caused your husband and sister to fall in love with you?"

"My sister, I ran to the mansion every few days, just to find out if you have returned to the mansion." Zhang Ling'er said the whole story crisply.

"To be honest, are you talking secretly with your sister Zifu and hugging me?" Princess Nangong's pretty face was slightly dark, with her hands on her hips, and she looked like she was asking, but she pursed her lips tightly and tried hard to hold back her smile.

"What a mess, you can think of it." Zhou Yang put the fresh fruit on the ground.

"Ah!" Xu Ru screamed in surprise: "I understand! I understand! Wei Zifu, she wants to marry Yang'er!"

"She married me?" Wei Zifu was very beautiful, and he looked very pleasing to the eye and had a beautiful singing voice. However, Zhou Yang had never had any bad thoughts. He heard that he was talking and couldn't help but be stunned.
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