Old Man Bi was not in a hurry. He sat there and watched Zhang Xiaobao's busy schedule. He took a sip of tea and squeezed a melon seed. With a little force, the melon seed opened.
Seeing ordinary things, there are still a lot of processes. Since it’s not a melon that is specially made for melon seeds, usually there is not much size to choose from a watermelon. Then it is washed. After washing, it is cooked with different seasonings according to the taste, and then boiled and dried. Dry, look at the color, choose a good choice, and then use the other blended seasoning water bubbles, leaving no openings, and then bake in the oven.
When the roasting is finished, take it over. Don't do the same if there is no crack. Anyway, it is tossing, which makes people feel valuable.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan usually don't eat it. Two people eat the kind that is cooked in the first time, and sometimes they can still suffer bitterness. For two people, that is the real life.
"Not bad." After eating two, Old Man Bi was satisfied, "But ordinary people simply can't enjoy this kind of good thing, let alone melon seeds that are more expensive than gold, but ordinary life is not easy, fish and people Feeding, who will take care of the people
Xiaobao, didn't you say that Tian Leng Yu doesn't eat bait? See why the fish rushed over to eat the food you made and threw it down. "
"That's good material. Different fish like food that can't be eaten." Zhang Xiaobao saw that Old Man Bi was not going to give up, so he had to follow along and see what Old Man Bi was going to do.
"Yes, it’s a different material for fish, but it’s a different thing for humans, especially farther north, where there is a rolling grassland. After a heavy snowfall, the road can’t go anymore, the cattle and sheep are frozen to death, and there is nothing. Things that make money don’t come out in the tent.
If there is no north, where would we have so many cattle and sheep here? Xiaobao, what do you think? "
Old Man Bi finally understood what he meant.
Zhang Xiaobao thought about it carefully, pointed to the north face and asked, "Grandpa Bi, are you talking about Yinzhou?"
"Further north."
"Fengzhou?" Zhang Xiaobao asked again. It was a part of Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. On the map, it was Shaan-Gan-Ning, including myself.
"Well, it is, the people there are suffering." Old Man Bi said sadly.
Zhang Xiaobao was stunned. Wang Juan was also full of doubts and asked, "Grandpa Bi, you don't want people to be a governor there, do you? That's not okay, ordinary people can't stay in that place, and they're not used to the climate, so accidents can easily happen. Besides, there are not many people there, so what do you care about them?"
Wang Juan knows that there are a lot of produce, but the distance is too far, and the population of the Tang Dynasty is not up to the level of squandering. Many things are not applicable now, such as rare earths. Otherwise, when talking about the desert, it will be accompanied by desolation. Words.
She was really worried that Old Man Bi had a whim and sent Zhang Zhong there to be an official. It was not that she was afraid. The main reason was that she couldn't do much. There was no population. If she really wanted to go there, she might as well go to Xinjiang. At least she could get more. Wine, a heavy snow closed the road, don't expect to contact for a long time.
Old Man Bi squinted his eyes, looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and said, "The court has money, and there is cement for repairing the city. In addition, a piece of land in the Tang Dynasty was discovered in Shanghai. This land is always unforgettable. OK."
"Ah? It’s not because you want to fight, right? Ah... Build Fengzhou well and become wealthy. If you seduce Turkic people to fight, you can find an excuse to send troops in the past? Now even if you fight it, you can’t hold your feet. Isn't it good? Oh, I see, is it because Grandpa Bi, you see new weapons and think it's easy to deal with cavalry?"
Zhang Xiaobao is not stupid. He guessed the meaning as soon as he heard it. He is not afraid of fighting, but now it is not economical, the transportation is not convenient, and it can’t be taken up after the fight. What's more, there are other ethnic groups and countries on the Turkic side. The continents are connected together.
If it’s because you’re hitting next to each other, you can hit the Mediterranean in one breath, and North America is just a distance away from the sea. It’s easy to pass, but can that work
"It's not a fight. There will be heavy snow this year. During the New Year, everyone is busy and I haven't felt it. In fact, cattle and sheep are already lacking. It is the same in Turkic. Every time they come to grab things, the scale is not large. , So I haven't done much anymore. Besides, it is not easy for Turkic people to come over to find the people of Fengzhou. Everyone is running around.
War is a means. Just know that you can achieve your goal. If you can get past, you can exchange grain and Turks for some cattle and sheep to slow down the capital here. Armed force is only a guarantee. There was no way before, now..."
Old Man Bi explained, and the following words were not said. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew what it was, which meant that there are two masters in your Zhang family who have already made a lot of good things. It's not bad.
"My father's next place to go must be decided before spring plowing, and he must go to the same place as Li Xun."
Zhang Xiaobao began to discuss terms.
"Think about this. It's been three times. The champion of Jinshi, the magistrate of Huayuan County, and the governor of Luzhou. I have been an official since I was 20, and I have never met any of your family members. In this case, you can become an official wherever you think of it. The staff is a decoration for your family.
Three provinces and six ministries have been revolving around your house up to now. All the impeachment penalties have been suppressed, and all the things raised by your family have to be gathered together to ponder. Many people are not satisfied. If there is no business connection, If it is not for your family to always give up the benefits, then the consequences..."
"If there is no if, if there is a connection, there is a connection. Take people's money and eliminate disasters. Then, Grandpa Bi, you can think about it slowly. My family is not in a hurry."
Zhang Xiaobao is not afraid of being frightened at all. As long as his family does not rebel, there is no excuse to clean up.
After Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, he really asked Old Man Bi and Old Man Zhang to think about it here. He and Wang Juan went home to fetch the drawing of the sled. They will use it as soon as they are designed. It is for a single person. The other is the snow sledge.
Old Man Bi thought it was Zhang Xiaobao who had gone home to ask the master to go, so he changed direction and threw his pole in to continue fishing.
Two quarters later, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan returned.
"Little treasure, cuckoo, I just thought about it, it's a bit difficult, but... it's not impossible." The old man Bi was finally determined, mainly because of the Zhang family's method, and the court had to agree. .
Zhang Xiaobao took the drawing out of his arms and unfolded it to Old Man Bi and Old Man Zhang.
"That's it. There is a kind of deer in our place to the north. You can pull this car and run quickly on the snow. You can see by looking at the ink marks. This picture is not only available today, nor is it used to pull goods. It is a troop carrier to be used in key places when fighting in the future.
The structure is simple, others will understand it at first glance, and you can learn it right away. Whether it is used in our north or northeast, my house does not care. If the wind direction is good, we can also use the sail to make the speed faster. Hurry up, walk under the snow to relax, walk on the ice, and relax underneath. "
This old man Bi really doesn’t know what to say. The Zhang family had such a good thing for a long time, but he has been reluctant to take it out. Just as he told Zhang’s old man in Luzhou, the Zhang family only needs it when needed. Only then will fresh things be made.
The old man Zhang also sighed in his heart. The Zhang family is like a treasure bag. There are many good things in it. It depends on whether you can get it out.
Old Man Bi held the paper in his hand and hesitated. Just as Zhang Xiaobao said, when this thing is not made, others will not expect it, but as soon as he sees it, he can make it immediately.
Whether it is used to transport goods or to transport soldiers at a critical time requires a choice, which can be said to be a dilemma.
"Little treasure, is there any other way? Then I can choose one to ship the goods." When Old Man Bi asked, he was embarrassed and his old face blushed, which is really difficult for a strong man.
Wang Juan pouted and took out a piece of paper and stuffed it into Old Man Bi's hand.
"Just a place to be an official, you need so many things to change, the sled is good, but the target is big, the deer also needs to be taken care of, this is for single use, as long as you wear white clothes on the snow, put on White hats are not easy to be spotted.
There is no need to worry about falling on the surface of the snow that is a few feet deep. There is also this, the thing on the snowboard, there are barbs, even if it is uphill, it will walk faster than normal people.
It is not suitable for small groups of guerrilla warfare and blocking warfare. Use bows and crossbows, choose good terrain, fast attack, long-range strikes, and run away. If we add our horizontal fireworks, the effect of supplying logistics to others is obvious. "
The more Wang Juan said, the smoother he went, which made Zhang Xiaobao feel that he was listening to the advertisement.
Old Man Bi and Old Man Zhang don’t think so, especially Old Man Zhang. He can draw a picture in his mind as Wang Juan said, knowing how useful this thing can be when it is really used in places with thick snow, especially with Zhang. The hot and spicy wine made at home is really fascinating.
Give him a thousand skilled people, he dare to face a hundred thousand army, as long as the bow and arrow are enough, as long as he understands the terrain, he can't beat it head-on, and drag the opponent to death.
Old Man Bi slapped his thigh vigorously with his hand, "Okay, good thing, then this sled can be used to transport goods."
His words indicate that Zhang Zhong can still choose his own next time he goes to the local government.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. In fact, the two of them still had something good that they didn’t take out. That is the eyes, which are specially used to deal with snow blindness. They have been fighting in the snow for a long time. It is impossible to do without snow mirrors, especially when they encounter snow blindness. To the same person wearing white clothes, his eyes can be blinded.
Since Old Man Bi has agreed, he doesn't need to take it out. I'll talk about it later when it's needed. It won't show any preciousness when it is taken out once. Besides, the snow mirror also needs glass, and he hopes to sell more money.
"It shouldn't be too late. I'll write to ask the people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Engineering to come over. Do you have anything interesting? Take them out together and use them to benefit the people earlier."
"No, what else will you get when you use it early for the next election?" Zhang Xiaobao shook his head vigorously.