Even Hua Qingxue, a military layman, found it incredible, let alone Fu Tingye
"It should be a delaying tactic." Fu Tingye said in a deep voice.
"What do they want to do?" Hua Qingxue felt that Liao Kingdom's actions were really weird.
"We only sold five thousand Zhentian Lei to Nanzhao. If the Liao soldiers attack Nanzhao forcefully, they may not be unable to capture Nanzhao, but..." Fu Tingye paused and said, "If victory is based on huge sacrifices, , it seems stupid, it is not easy to train a soldier, and he should not die so worthless. The Emperor of Daliao did this because he wanted to obtain greater benefits."
Hua Qingxue seemed to understand, but what was the greater benefit
Xizhou, Hezhou, and Mozhou have all been returned. How can such a huge profit be repaid in the future
"You go back and prepare, and go to Shengjing with me next month." Fu Tingye said.
"Am I going too?" Hua Qingxue looked confused, "But... I want to make glass with Shaowen."
"I don't worry about leaving you here." Fu Tingye looked at her with a stern face, "Daliao is obviously a drunkard who is not interested in drinking during this peace negotiation, and will definitely look for an opportunity to attack you."
Hua Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, she opened her mouth and said hesitantly: "Then... then I'd better go to Shengjing with you..."
No matter what, staying with him makes me feel at ease.
"Prepare some more clothes to keep out the cold. We will be on the road for about twenty days. It should be autumn by the time we arrive in Shengjing."
"Then when will we come back?" Hua Qingxue asked.
Surprisingly, Fu Tingye did not answer immediately, but was silent for a while before saying: "It will stay for a while. Daliao's proposal for peace is just the beginning. Then there should be envoys going to our country to formally discuss the details of the peace. This paragraph I need to stay in Shengjing for as long as possible."
Just like some modern companies, before confirming cooperation, they always have to hold many meetings, compete repeatedly, and finally reach a solution acceptable to both parties after repeated games.
Daliao will not return those three state capitals in vain, and will definitely put forward corresponding conditions. As for whether these conditions are harsh and whether they will have an impact on Fu Tingye, it is unknown.
Fu Tingye added: "After arriving in Shengjing, I will take you to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion to meet my mother."
… ah? !
Ahhhh? ! !
Hua Qingxue was immediately dumbfounded!
She never thought that Fu Tingye still had a mother? !
Look at what he said, he didn't pop out of a rock, of course he has a mother!
It's just... It's just that she has never heard him mention it, and there are no elders in the general's mansion, so she naively thought... that both his parents were dead.
It turns out that Fu’s mother is still alive…
Fu Tingye seemed reluctant to mention the people and things in his family, and explained calmly: "I followed my father to the battlefield when I was very young, and spent a lot of time in the military camp. Later, when I grew up and had military merit, I was divided into The bill has been passed."
The implication is that he is not familiar with his family.
A single pass for a branch of the government is simple to say, but it is very unusual in this era.
In ancient times, it was important for several generations to live under the same roof, and the elderly preferred to see their children and grandchildren surrounded by children. Therefore, a large family usually lived together, and separation of families was extremely rare.
Fu Tingye doesn't seem like an unfilial person, so why did he divide the houses in the first place
Maybe... because of the need to be permanently stationed at the border? You can't be kicked out...
Hua Qingxue felt that she was thinking too much.
With less than half a month left before departure next month, Hua Qingxue began to prepare for this trip.
Transportation in ancient times was not as convenient as modern times. Fu Tingye said that the journey would take more than 20 days. If he had a headache and fever and got sick for a few days, the journey would probably take more than a month.
The weather is still hot in September, but the temperature will drop rapidly after October. If you stay in Shengjing for a while, you may even have to spend the winter there.
Hua Qingxue is in trouble. This time she travels far away, and she actually has to bring clothes for summer, autumn and winter. It’s really troublesome...
She is a standard homebody. Her only few travel experiences before time travel were to follow professors to attend meetings abroad. The rest of the time, she stayed in the laboratory or her dormitory.
If she hadn't been worried about her safety after Fu Tingye left, she really wouldn't want to go at all.
Even if that place is at the feet of the Emperor, which everyone admires.
Hua Qingxue was busy packing her luggage at home, and Zhao Sheng came over and said thoughtfully, "Just prepare a few sets of close-fitting clothes. Our general has already prepared the rest."
Hua Qingxue said hesitantly: "But I haven't bought cotton clothes yet..."
Zhao Sheng laughed loudly, "Of course I will buy it after I go to Shengjing. The popular patterns there are different from those in the north. Even if you buy it now, you will have to buy new ones when you go there."
That's true, so if she brings the money, she should be safe.
Then I thought again, if I follow Fu Tingye, there should be no chance of using the money, right
Hua Qingxue felt a sense of sadness on her face. She originally thought she was quite busy, but now she realizes that she is actually very leisurely...
Zhao Sheng looked at her face and asked tentatively: "Why don't you make another batch of soap in the days before you leave?"
"Huh? Didn't I give you so much soap?" Hua Qingxue asked strangely.
Zhao Sheng said with a flattering smile, "All sold out..."
"Isn't it possible?!" Hua Qingxue was extremely surprised, "I gave you a whole room of soap!"
This thing is not edible, and one piece can be used for a long time. Unless people from all over the country come here to buy soap, it is impossible for her house of thousands of handmade soaps to be sold out in such a short period of time!
Zhao Sheng nodded in distress, "Yes, because the quantity is too small, I have raised the price three times, but it is still not enough to sell. The shopkeeper of Duanzhou Branch started to rush the goods a few days ago."
"..." Hua Qingxue was speechless for a while. No wonder they were sold out. It turned out that Zhao Sheng not only sold in seven cities in Qingzhou, but also sold them to Duanzhou.
"But even if I start making it now, it will take two months for the soap to mature."
Zhao Sheng immediately replied: "We can ask the customer to pay a deposit first and then deliver the goods two months later!"
"What you said... makes sense." Hua Qingxue nodded slowly, feeling sweaty in her heart. Fu Tingye was right. Zhao Sheng was really a born businessman, and his mind was so flexible.
"Let's do this. You find a group of domestic slaves who have signed death contracts. It doesn't matter whether they are male or female, old or young, as long as they have a calm temperament and quick hands and feet." Hua Qingxue thought for a while and said, "I will teach them how to make handmade soap. , in the future, if I make profits, my share will be used as military pay to improve the soldiers in the military camp."
Zhao Sheng was stunned, "All of them are used as military pay?!"
"Of course not. The manpower, space and materials are all provided by the General's Mansion. At least half must be given to the General."
Hua Qingxue understood this very well. She was a technical investor, while Zhao Sheng was the project manager. Thinking of Zhao Sheng's contribution, she added: "I will give you another two cents as profit."
Zhao Sheng waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I'm just an errand boy. I don't dare to ask for two cents of profit, not even half a cent!"
Hua Qingxue felt very sorry, "But I've been troubling you all this time..."
"No trouble!" Zhao Sheng said with a smile on his face, "If you do this for my wife, I will ask the general for reward myself, so don't worry!"
Hua Qingxue's face turned slightly red, and she didn't know whether the lady Zhao Sheng called was the wife of a soldier or the wife of a general...
She went into the room with a red face, wrote down the various materials needed to make handmade soap with a pen and paper, and gave it to Zhao Sheng to handle.
In fact, the stores where Zhao Sheng sells soap are all in a hurry, but Hua Qingxue has been busy with the firearms camp, so Zhao Sheng doesn't dare to mention it for fear that the general will find out and be punished. Today is to see Hua Qingxue. Qingxue was about to leave, so he had the courage to say it.
"Don't ever mention what I said." Before Zhao Sheng left, he repeatedly begged Hua Qingxue, "If the general finds out that I am urging you to work, he will definitely slap me!"
"He's so busy, he wouldn't know." Hua Qingxue smiled, feeling that Zhao Sheng was exaggerating.
Fu Tingye is a typical grown man, how could he care about such trivial matters.
Zhao Sheng put on an extremely ugly face and thought, "You don't know. No matter how big or small your matter is, he will ask you very clearly!" Otherwise, why would he order you to prepare clothes for all seasons
Hua Qingxue sent Zhao Sheng away and continued to pack things at home.
Everything else is easy to say, except that the papers on which she writes and draw are difficult to handle.
These papers record various methods of making compound bows, gunpowder weapons, etc. It is a thick stack and is considered a very precious thing.
Some of the knowledge she obtained from the chip, once the chip failed again, she might never remember it again, so Hua Qingxue wrote down this knowledge.
After she and Fu Tingye left, the house was empty inside and outside. What if it was stolen
Hiding in the general's mansion
She suddenly thought of the kidnapped Liu Tiejiang in her mind.
She really didn't want something like that to happen again.
Hua Qingxue rolled up the papers, wrapped them in cowhide, tied them tightly, and prepared to take them with her to Shengjing.
If anyone really wants these secret recipes, come after her and don't hurt innocent people anymore!
She concentrated on preparing for the trip, and was busy training the domestic slaves brought by Zhao Sheng. She had no time to distract herself and completely forgot about Liang Wensheng and Su Shaowen in the firearms camp.
…
In the glass workshop surrounded by high temperatures, Su Shaowen stared at the glass material on the blowpipe without blinking.
He blew slowly, trying to make every force gentle and moderate. He took one breath, turned the blowpipe in a circle, and blew the next breath calmly and calmly.
Big beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead and flowed into his eyes. It was burning, but he didn't even dare to wipe it, for fear of damaging the shape of the glass in front of him.
Liang Wensheng walked in from outside carrying a kettle. When he saw his appearance, he shook his head and sighed, "Why don't you work so hard? The master didn't rush you. I said, just take your time... Don't tire your body out. It's not worth it."
Su Shaowen took a breath, with a smile on his face, his dark eyes full of energy, and a bit of joy in his voice: "Brother, look! Is this glass as clear as water, as the master said, with a big belly and narrow neck? "
Liang Wensheng was a little startled by the smile on his face.
His junior brother, perhaps because of his young age, always feels as pretty as a girl every time he smiles...
Fortunately, he didn't laugh very often. He was silent most of the time, working hard in the glass workshop.
"Senior brother?" Su Shaowen called him again.