It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, killing people and setting fires...... The cat was walking quickly in the tall grass with his back on his back, and hurriedly collected his mind. I have to say that listening to the news is far from being as simple as killing people and setting fires to him.

The night on the prairie is terrifying for the unfamiliar. The sound of the wind blowing through the grass drowned out the sound of Chu Hao's own activities, and at the same time covered up other movements.

He could not ride a horse, but could only follow the direction of the wind and approach the Hun camp in a circuitous way.

The bonfire was very visible in the night, and several big men were talking loudly around the campfire, and the sound occasionally passed in the wind.

"Whew-"

The wolf howl only made them turn their heads slightly. People who have lived on the grassland for a long time can easily tell that the wolf is still far away from the camp. Even if the wolves came, so many of them were not afraid.

There was a fluttering sound from a tent, and a big Hun man laughed: "Gale wants to fight wolves again." He was originally an ordinary herdsman, but because of his single-handed efforts to raise eagles, he fell into the eyes of the Great Khan, and rose step by step, and now he is a head of a hundred households.

"It's a pity it's not daytime. Listening to the wolves, it shouldn't be too far away, if you can meet it tomorrow, let the gale have a good time. ”

"Poof!" In the tent, the golden eagle gale screamed as if in response.

The Huns laughed.

A Hun said: "I know you are powerful." "They followed the head of a hundred households, and saw a lot of golden eagles. But I've never seen such a miraculous steed. Golden eagles can indeed kill wolves, but generally two or three golden eagles cooperate to hunt a lone wolf. But the gale is different, the gale can hunt wolves alone, and if the hundred households are long, they can even ignore the wolves.

If Gale hadn't just listened to the orders of the head of a hundred households, Gale would have been in the hands of the Great Khan by now.

The gale seemed to be dead and didn't make a sound.

The head of the hundred households suddenly frowned, and stood up suddenly: "It's not right! With his hand on the hilt of his sword, he walked back to his tent and slammed it.

The two Huns behind him raised torches and shone inward, where was there still the shadow of the wind? There were only a few bird feathers and a few drops of blood on the ground, and a hole was broken in the back of the tent.

In the distance, the wolf howl came again: "Whew-"

The bright eyes and Chu Hao's eyes met each other, and he whispered: "Wanghu." ”

Chu Hao wiped his face: "Fourth, why are you here?" "He almost touched the door of the Hun camp just now, and suddenly he saw how the camp was in chaos......

There is no technical difficulty in making honeycomb coal, that is, there was before, and Ruan Bai also led people to explore it, and there is a process of making zuò, the mixing ratio of cinder and yellow mud, molds, etc. The new auxiliaries just had to do just that. If you don't even understand this, it's not a hand-wrecked, it's a brain-dead.

Fortunately, the people brought by Steward Cao are all normal people......

Being able to make honeycomb coal is the first step, and the rest is to make briquette stoves. There is a certain degree of difficulty in this, and Ruan Bai did not ask all of them to learn it, in fact, he still wants to do his own business for a while for the time being, so he only teaches people one step.

Although eating alone is easy to be looked at, he is hard in the background and is not afraid. And the briquette stove is not expensive, plus it takes time to promote, and there will be no follow-up problems for the time being. When there is a problem, it's a big deal to pull King Pingxi to do it in the future, anyway, the emperor's little old man won't pull his face, just tear it up for a briquette stove.

"Brother Ruan?" Master Cao took time out of his busy schedule to come over, but he didn't come here to see Ruan Bai in a daze.

Ruan Bai came back to his senses, pressed the little fat and fluffy head with one hand, and said to Master Cao: "The eldest brother has been so busy recently, and he came here on purpose, the younger brother really can't get by." He turned to several Beijing officials led by Xiao Xizi and bowed slightly, "Your Excellency, too." ”

Several Beijing officials hurriedly replied: "Don't dare, Lord Ruan's move is very good." "The placement of retired soldiers has always been one of the problems that the imperial court cannot solve. Although the DPRK and China usually avoid discussing these issues, this does not mean that they do not want to solve them, but that they are involved in various aspects. It's not like there's no way at all, it's just ...... Nobody wants to be this early bird.

Now one finally pops up, no matter whether the top decides to fight or help, it has nothing to do with the people below them. Besides, maybe it's done?

Tang Yan, an official of the Ministry of Industry, smiled and said nothing, his face was calm, but his heart was turbulent. For Ruan Bai, the people in their Ministry of Industry should be more concerned. What kind of young heroes or the like, it has nothing to do with their Ministry of Industry; But whether it is a fire kang, stirrups, or horseshoes, it is not complicated at all. But something so uncomplicated did not come from the Ministry of Industry, which brought together the world's skilled craftsmen, but from a little-known border boy, even so big.

During this time, the plaques of the Ministry of Industry are about to be removed.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Tang Yan is here just to watch Ruan Bai's jokes. Before he came, he had wondered why such a little guy could make a little movement from time to time, and there was not a trivial matter; But after coming, when I saw the prince of Pingxi, what else did I not understand? plus a general Cao who sits on the ground...... I want to see who has the courage to match this one?

Tang Yan's expression was not revealed at all, but after Ruan Bai swept it, he felt that this person's aura was a little strange. Tang Yan is not the only person with such a strange aura, but the other two Beijing officials are the same. Kiko's expression was tense, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

Ruan Bai pretended not to know, continued to look like an ignorant teenager, and used a pretending modest but arrogant posture, slightly unfamiliar with the few people present.

The ambition of the young man is nothing more than that. Uncle Ruan's drama can be watched if you want to? You'll have to pay for the tickets!

At this time, a group of retired soldiers had changed into the uniform of couriers. For practical reasons, the color was chosen as a stain-resistant gray. Light gray in summer, dark gray in spring and autumn, iron gray in winter. The material is also wear-resistant, and it doesn't look obvious. But if you look closely, you'll see that the workmanship is excellent. And the shirts and pants inside are all made of breathable materials. To avoid mistakes, each garment is embroidered with its own name on the reverse side.

The first batch of ten people, the number is really very small. Fortunately, the post office point that these people are responsible for is now limited to Shunyang. As for the vast western region, it was naturally handed over to the king of Pingxi.

Even the retired veterans who came back alive from countless battlefields were a little stunned when facing the scene in front of them at this time. They just went to deliver a courier, and they didn't need so many high-ranking officials to deliver it......

The more nervous they were, the more they straightened their waists, as if they were exercising, stunned to make ten people stand up for a hundred.

Looking at this, Ruan Bai felt that he should not say two words, but what should have been said had already been said, he really couldn't say a word now, and turned his head for help: "Big brother...... "He is only a teenager in his body, and there is no shame in asking his parents for help or something.

General Cao smiled slightly and said to the ten retired veterans: "Take care! ”

The two words made the eyes of a group of men red, and they said in unison: "General, take care!" Immediately, he bowed his hands in unison, mounted the donkey and walked away.

Ruan Bai was dumbfounded, and then pouted: "Why do you make it look like life and death?" If you are a postman, you must come and go often. ”

General Cao stretched out his hand and patted Ruan Bai's shoulder: "Brother Ruan can think about it." "No one can guarantee that they will come back alive after going to war. Compared to other places, large and small wars occur almost every year, and people die in every battle. According to the law of the Great Zhou Dynasty, ordinary soldiers can retire after ten years in the army, but how many people can survive on the battlefield for ten years? Even if they live for ten years, not everyone can retire smoothly.

Ruan Bai scratched his head, and Chubby tilted his head.

Like Chu Hao, General Cao also loves dogs, and now there is nothing to do, and Xiaopang is in front of him again, so he beckons with a smile: "Xiaopang." ”

Chubby squatted on the ground and opened his mouth to yawn.

General Cao persevered: "Little fat, what about the third and fourth fat?" ”

Speaking of the familiar name, Xiaopang finally glanced up at General Cao, and then raised his hind legs and kicked behind his ears.

Ruan Bai frowned: "Itchy?" Is it lice? Where did you go wild yesterday? Lice shaved you again and believe it or not! ”

Maybe Ruan Bai's threatening words were too unfamiliar, Xiaopang didn't pay attention to it at all, stood up and shook his hair, and ran to patrol the territory by himself. My father and brother are not here, and I want a dog to herd sheep today.

General Cao didn't expect to be able to shave the dog's hair, and seeing that Xiaopang was wearing a beautiful golden retriever, he couldn't help but plead: "Didn't Brother Ruan prepare the powder for lice?" When the dog runs outside, it is inevitable that it will only get a small bug ......"

"Big brother, don't get used to it, it's getting more and more unseemly. If this girl continues like this, who will dare to ask for it in the future? Ruan Bai was just talking and playing casually, but after saying that, he suddenly found out...... The number of wild mastiffs does seem to be very small. There are only three of them in the gate. Big fat and chubby are brother and sister, but they can't be digested internally. If this trend continues, will the fat people become leftover men and women?!

"Ahem...... Lord Ruan, the slave maid knows that Princess Min raised a snow mastiff. ”

Ruan Bai gritted his teeth slightly. That's right, it's the princess, not the prince, who raises the snow mastiff. He subconsciously asked, "What did the prince raise?" ”

"Prince? The prince raised two golden eagles, but he was a miracle horse! Xiao Xizi looked envious, but in her heart she was silently bitter for the prince. The prince did not raise a dog, but raised a dog to be ginseng, so the dog was killed; The prince raised a beast of fierceness, and was ginseng, and the beast was killed; The prince raised a bird, and the bird was killed. Now Princess Min's snow mastiff is still the descendant of the prince's two snow mastiffs. The two golden eagles were won back by the prince in a competition with the Huns, and they survived.

"Golden Eagle...... Ruan Bai looked yearning, and then invited, "A few adults, please rest inside for a while." ”

General Cao just wanted to refuse, but heard Tang Yan say: "I have heard the name of Lord Ruan in the capital for a long time, so I just took this opportunity to ask for advice or two." ”