At the end of the third year of Emperor Kaihuang, during the period approaching the Spring Festival, Qin Meng had explained many things, but could not stay out of the matter.
Don't mention gunpowder, he needs to do it himself, no matter how trustworthy his subordinates are, and the horrible explosives, Qin Meng has lingering fears.
The organizational ordnance set for Dou Luji was all set up, well maintained, and all loaded. Dou Luyuan and Zhou Lie were escorted to Doulu with five hundred strong riders and one thousand strong soldiers. Performance office.
Considering that Dou Luyuan is familiar with geography, Qin Meng took Dou Luyuan as his chief official and Zhou Lie as his assistant. When there was a disagreement between the two of them, Dou Luyuan’s opinion prevailed.
Qin Meng explained that there was no need to hurry up. Safety is the first priority. During the Spring Festival on the road, all soldiers and soldiers who escort the ordnance can be paid ten times the salary, which will last until the 15th of the first month.
Wei Da was transferred out, and Qin Meng was particularly worried about Wei Liang's stall. Although Da Xihao and Yang Sheng were involved, Da Xihao, the eldest, was born in the army. After all, Yang Sheng was young and couldn't live in the town, so Qin Meng had to visit Wei Liang every day.
The blacksmith team finished serving Dou Luji, a big buyer, but there was still a debt to be paid. The things that promise Luo Fang and Ding Liang Sucheng these people still need to organize production.
Originally, Qin Meng was going to get all of this done before the end of the year, and come to battle easily next year. Who knows, with his fingers to calculate, working overtime and catching up, it will not be finished until February next year.
Qin Meng's own tribe still needs a lot of ordnance.
Although border trade will be opened in the coming year, it seems to be peaceful, but military power is a thing. It is not something that is taken for granted. If you can fight without coming to the enemy, you will be able to win the battle and you will be able to win the battle.
What caused Qin Meng's headache the most was the 800 war horses sent by Da Xi Changru.
A war horse is harder to serve than a warrior.
Soldiers, go on with one order, order and prohibit.
Warhorse, regardless of your set, recognizes birth, is easy to be frightened, and, if you don't eat well, your combat power will plummet.
In order to keep the horse from losing fat and have endurance, it is necessary to put a lot of effort in the breeding process.
The most direct way is to feed good things. The so-called horse without night, grass is not fat, is the truth.
Just like people, people who consume more meat in their diet must have a very strong physique.
Warhorses also need to be fed with high-calorie foods such as grains in order to grow fat and have endurance.
Originally, there were six hundred horses in the Jianqi Camp, all of which were paid for by the peak, so there was no pressure.
Suddenly there are so many horses, how can you tell Shangfeng
There is also a disturbing question. In case Shangfeng’s girl grinned and asked you to pay the battle immediately and divide it among other departments, would you give it or not
After thinking about it, Qin Meng decided to solve the problem by himself, secretly talk to Huang Kun for the main points, then cheeky with the Wuwei wealthy family and empty gloves white wolf, then move some points from the Wuwei mansion library, and let this winter go through .
In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Meng is a big fat sheep who is rich and rich. He holds the most popular things in the entire Sui Dynasty, the latest weapons, and the governor of the opening of border trade. Who knows that he has filled a hole in his life. Another day to fill another hole.
For a time, Qin Meng even understood the love and killing relationship between the richest man and the first loser, and no one should be envious of the scenery in front of the people, and work hard behind him. It's good to have tasteless food and sleep restlessly. Sometimes you really want to quit, but you have already opened such a head and gritted your teeth, so you have to go on.
In March of the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang, the weather turned warmer, and this winter that should have disappeared was spent in the hustle and bustle of Qin Meng and his men.
Seeing the spring breeze and green borders, Qin Meng's first tense was to grasp military training.
No one dares to guarantee that the Turkic people will go south in a big way. Based on the ability to fight, winning is the last word.
What Qin Meng didn't expect was that Dou Luyuan, who gave Dou Luji his ordnance, returned with Zhou Lie.
Originally, Doulu came to Qin Meng to study and discuss the series of changes in the array of immediate combat methods brought about by the new ordnance installation. Qin Meng also carefully taught him, returning to his father’s camp, that would be equivalent to a turtle. Back from school. The right person to directly become the commander of the new tactics.
However, Dou Luji felt that the Turkic people had been deflated and lost all their energy last year. Even if they went south again, they would not have such a strong combat effectiveness.
Hearing that Dou Luyuan talked about Qin Meng's deeds, he admired Qin Meng's strict supervision of his staff to study, and arranged for him to come back. Dou Luji also felt that after a military career, he might not be able to stand out in the future.
What came with Dou Luyuan was a hundred taels of gold as a gift from Dou Luji.
He knew that because Qin Meng had done a small job, the five hundred horses he had traded had been allocated to Luo Fang by Yang Lin. He felt that he couldn't let Qin Meng get anything, so he gave some gold to express his gratitude.
Seeing the gold, Qin Meng couldn't help but think of the five hundred horses that should have been delivered.
Although Qin Meng made the eight hundred war horses presented by Da Xi Changru not easy to toss, he felt pain when he watched the war horse slip away from his hand.
All the officers and soldiers of Jianzi Battalion were returned to Jian, but Qin Meng carried out systematic training. It needs to be expanded.
After all, a warhorse that has been fattening for a winter can't be deserted, right
With this expansion, a huge amount of silver has to be thrown in again.
Qin Meng got three hundred heavy armors from the young man’s supervisor, plus the original gift, a total of five hundred sets of heavy armors. They also need to be taken out to let the air out. This thing seems to cost no money and can be maintained. , The same is the silver smashed in like flowing water.
In addition to those in the military, Wuwei officials have local tycoons, and their reputations have changed after hearing Qin Meng's name.
As long as we meet, we don't have three sentences. No matter how much money or food I bought from you before, Qin Meng can always speak again without reddening his heart. He can knock a little bit. Anyway, if the mosquitoes fly over, he can pull his legs down. To pull.
In mid-March, Qin Meng received a series of information.
Zhang Sun Sheng, who was envoy to the Turks, sent Qin Meng's subordinate Tuduo over to pass Qin Meng's news from the Turkic side. Because last year he suffered a lot from going south, the Turks are now more war-fighting, especially the small and medium-sized Turkic tribes.
Therefore, many Turkic people are very interested in the opening of border trade in Wuwei. It is estimated that by the end of April, a large number of Turkic people will carry supplies to Wuwei to barter.
This is something that Changsun Sheng is happy to see, but he is also more worried that there are still militants in the Turkic who want to go south to plunder. Therefore, Changsun Sheng urged Qin Meng to prepare for the battle.
Lin Kejun sent a letter to Qin Meng. Speaking of commerce and trade, a large number of supplies have been prepared, and we will set off immediately. It is estimated that we will arrive in Wuwei in mid-April.
Qin Meng replied to Lin Kejun, and everything else could be slowed down, only saltpeter and sulfur. There must be sufficient supply, this is the purchase on behalf of the court, and there is no delay.
Things that made Qin Meng's liver tremble appeared, and many people who knew him began to have a relationship with him, expressing very euphemistically, hoping to take care of their relatives and friends.
Although the Turkic Central Plains has fought for years. However, the exchange of presence or absence between the two parties often exists.
As soon as the frontier trade opened, no one knew that Turkic people were short of everything, and a clay pot could be sold. If this was to pour some materials, the profit would be much stronger than the collection of tenant rent.
Qin Meng hurriedly presented the Dafa of Sickness, and anyone who came here, as long as it was not related to duty, would not be seen. Even if it is a high-ranking official who has no official duties, you will not be forced to see someone who is seriously ill.
On this day, Sun Mao came to see Qin Meng.
"General, General Ding Liang has arrived in Wuwei, and I want to see the general."
"No! This guy must be a private matter. If it's an official business, can you say something?" Qin Meng really didn't want to see Ding Liang, the ordnance built by the blacksmith team, he had already lined up his tribe first. Those who promised to give Luo Fang a group of generals are still in progress.
Sun Maowei said: "General, don't you know what you think about your humble position? I thought that General Ding was here for a private business, and he used the excuse of being seriously ill. But General Ding said that he came on behalf of Luo Shuai. There are important things to discuss with the general. See you later."
Qin Meng scorned his teeth and said, "What is the important thing? If so, Luo Shuai can just give him a direct order. It's necessary to send a general to talk about it?"
Although a hundred people were unwilling, Qin Meng came out to see Ding Liang.
"Humble job Qin Meng, see General Ding." As soon as Qin Meng met, Natou was about to bow down.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
"Come on, elder brother, please sit down. Brother, this is a heart disease. For the sake of money, I can’t sleep one night and one night. Can eldest brother borrow fifty thousand taels of silver to give little brother a turnaround?"
Qin Meng's expectation is to take care of borrowing money first. If you borrow, you have something to discuss. If you don't borrow, hey, are you embarrassed to ask me to do something
Under the guidance of Qin Meng, Ding Liang was about to sit on a chair, and when he heard that the loan was still such a large sum of money, he immediately jumped up like he was stung by a scorpion.
"Qin Meng, what are you talking about? Borrowing money? How much? Fifty thousand taels of silver? Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Are you sorry for your status if you engage in less than thirty thousand taels of silver?" Ding Liang immediately From the warm eldest brother, he turned into a bitter shrew.
Qin Meng hurriedly smiled: "Brother, come, sit, sit. Why are you so excited? Brother, isn't this money on hand? It looks like money, I just don't have a wife, if there is, I would have used it for money. Brother, based on your status and status, I would like to talk to you. If you are less than fifty thousand taels of silver, do you look down on you a little bit?"
Ding Liang hurriedly waved his hand: "Qin Meng, don't call me brother, you still look down on me. This makes you look down on me. I don't have enough money to swallow it in a hundred pounds."
"Hey, brother, you think what you said is so hurtful to your brothers. Relations, if you don't borrow money from the younger brother, if your brother has something to do, even if the younger brother wants to do it, his brothers will inevitably have criticisms."
Ding Liang suddenly said, "I'll wipe it, Qin Meng, why don't you think it's okay for you to be so mindless? Are you gagging me? If I don't lend you money, do you have to let me? I beg you for help? I can tell you that, this time, you are a big deal!" (End of this chapter)