Seeing that Chunhe and Qiuxiang were all heading towards Song Yan, Jiang Dan subconsciously wanted to be lazy, but before he could straighten up, a sharp look came over him, and Song Yan's cold voice also reached his ears: " Don't be lazy, if I catch you, I'll make you stand for half an hour longer."
"Yes!" Jiang Dan responded, but he kept cursing the big devil in his heart.
Song Yan didn't treat Jiang Dan like he did Chunhe Qiuxiang, but asked him to walk and run every day.
One is to enhance his physique, and the other is to hone his character.
"General, the Lord Commander just ordered two bunches of grapes from the Western Regions. I will bring them to you right now." As he spoke, Chun He ran into the room, and soon he was carrying two plates of plump grapes. Grape came out.
Qiuxiang brought him a recliner and placed it in front of him.
This lounge chair was specially made by Song Yan.
"General, please." Qiuxiang smiled Tiantian.
"Yes. Little girl is getting smarter and smarter." Song Yan nodded with satisfaction and went to the recliner. Then, the recliner began to creak and shake.
"General, please eat grapes."
As soon as he lay down, Chun He brought the washed grapes to his mouth.
Although grapes are just ordinary fruits in the real world, at this moment, Song Yan tasted a different flavor.
It had only been seven or eight days. Because Song Yan cut off the hair and washed the marrow of the two girls, they became more and more hydrated, and even their skin became extra moist. Unfortunately, they were still thin, a bit like Chaihuo Girl.
"Are you getting used to Chunhe Qiuxiang these days?" Song Yan asked, squinting his eyes.
"Back to General, all the slaves are very happy. They have never been so happy." The two women said in unison.
"You're really good at talking. By the way, are your family members okay?" Song Yan asked casually.
"Thanks to the general, our family is doing well with your care."
"That's good." Song Yan nodded, then waved to the two women: "You can share the remaining grapes."
"Thank you, General, for the reward." the two women said happily.
After spending some time with Song Yan, they had figured out his temperament and knew that the general meant what he said. Therefore, when they heard Song Yan rewarded them with grapes, they did not refuse but directly thanked him.
"Okay, you don't need to serve here anymore, go down and rest first!"
Seeing the two girls retreating happily, Song Yan sighed in his heart. It was so easy to be satisfied that a bunch of grapes could make them so happy.
Gradually, Song Yan, who was lying on the chair, began to snore, and Jiang Dan, who was standing on horseback, straightened up quietly.
At this moment, Song Yan's voice suddenly sounded: "Stand for half an hour longer!"
Jiang Dan looked stunned and didn't understand why Song Yan could still see him lazing around with his eyes closed.
"What are you still doing? If you don't continue squatting, do you want to squat for half an hour more?" Song Yan said coldly.
Jiang Dan glared at Song Yan with a resentful look on his face and continued to squat on his horse.
Just like that, another three days passed.
Song Xiu first sent the good news that the paper had been produced.
According to Song Yan's requirements, three types of paper were produced this time.
One is softer and not suitable for printing or writing, but it is more suitable for wiping buttocks. Because there are no paper towels, the world's buttocks are wiped with wood chips or tree strips, which is really annoying.
Although it only lasted less than ten days, Song Yan couldn't bear it anymore.
"Well, not bad! Not bad!" Holding the softest paper, Song Yan was very satisfied.
"General, please forgive me for telling me that this kind of paper is too thin and soft, and is not suitable for writing or making books."
"You don't understand this! Although this kind of paper cannot be used for writing, it has other uses!" Song Yan said mysteriously.
"What is it used for?" Song Xiu asked curiously.
"Don't you think it's perfect to wipe your butt with it?" Song Yan winked at Song Xiu.
"What? To wipe your butt? This... this is too much of a waste of treasure!" Song Xiu exclaimed. In his opinion, paper is an epoch-making product. With paper as a carrier, all scholars in the world can do it. of the gospel.
You know, it is extremely troublesome to write and engrave on bamboo slips, but now that we have paper, it is different.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Now I will give you a task. You use movable type printing to copy all the books in the city lord's treasury, then bind them into volumes, and then organize a caravan to sell them. Books sell paper!
Also, the scale of the manufacturing plant must be expanded and the production of paper must be stepped up. Whether we can be popular in the future depends on it! "
"I obey my orders!"
Just after visiting the paper mill, good news came from Zhao Yan. The detailed work sent to Yi'an County and Fan County had already received news. The grain in Yi'an County was no less than 2 million liters, and the grain in Fan County was 1.5 million liters. about.
If the food in these two treasuries can be emptied, it will be enough to feed 40,000 troops and horses for more than two months, which can be regarded as resolving an urgent need.
"I wonder what the master should do next?" Zhao Yan asked.
"Have you ordered all three thousand troops and horses?" Song Yan asked rhetorically.
"You can go at any time!"
"Well, tomorrow we will go to Yi'an County to transport food!" Song Yan smiled mysteriously.
The next day, Song Yan set out with Zhao Yan and three thousand troops and horses. Because they were all cavalry, they were very fast.
In order not to arouse the vigilance of Yi'an County, Song Yan asked Zhao Yan to lead 3,000 troops and horses to wait thirty miles away, and then continue to rush to Yi'an County after dark, while Song Yan went to Yi'an County alone. .
Like Linshui County, Yi'an County is also a middle county. The county guard is named Hetai, and the general who leads the troops in the county is named Yexian.
Although the city wall of Yi'an County is three feet high, it cannot defeat a master like Song Yan.
Like a wisp of smoke, he clicked his feet on the city wall a few times, then easily crossed the wall and sneaked into the city.
What was returned from the detailed work was not only the amount of grain in the treasury, but also a distribution map of Yi'an County.
With the carefully drawn map, Song Yan easily found the city lord's mansion.
The city lord Hetai was currently having sex with a woman on the bed.
I have to complain, this world is really lacking in entertainment. Apart from things between men and women, there are almost no entertainment activities.
Song Yan was quite understanding. He didn't cough until Hetai finished his work.
"Who?" Hetai shouted.
Song Yan didn't bother to talk nonsense with him and directly enslaved him with his puppet magical power.
An hour later, the city gate was opened, and the defending general and the county guard jointly escorted hundreds of carriages filled with food and various financial items out of the city.
After walking ten miles, they happened to encounter Zhao Yan's 3,000 troops heading towards Yi'an County.
After receiving the hundreds of carts of money and food, Song Yan waved to Hetai and Ye, indicating that they could return to Yi'an County.
At noon on the second day, hundreds of carriages entered Linshui City in a long snake. Meng Bozhao, Song Xiu, and Shen Du, who came after hearing the news, couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw the finances in the carriage.
After letting the three thousand troops and horses rest for a day, Song Yan took them off to Fan County. (To be continued)