The willow trees flutter in the wind, the thin willow silk is swinging happily, and the pale yellow young leaves are telling something!

On the official road, a team of sergeants escorted a car in the direction of Juncheng.

While driving, Jiang Han looked sad, it had been three days since he left the Qiang tribe, and he suddenly realized that he had too many things that he couldn't let go of and too many things that he hadn't done.

Now he understands what a luxury it is to live, and along the way, he remembers the ignorance of his childhood, the insolence of his youth, and the unattainable dreams.

He had always hoped to bring the Qiang people to the point where they could compete with the Yue clan, but this dream was left behind by him only five years after he became a Qiang tribe.

The flattery of his subordinates made him forget everything, the extravagant life and the coquettish women made him indulge in the gentle country, and the luxury brought by power corroded his ambition step by step.

He swore in his heart that if he had a chance to come back this time to Xianyang, he would definitely make the Qiang people smile and look forward to the future!

The sound of "da-da" came from outside, interrupting Jiang Han's mood, and he curiously lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, and saw that it looked like a dozen barbs hanging behind the car plowing the land in the mountains.

He glanced left and right, and he saw seven or eight of them, and there were still more than twenty people busy in the field, and each of them had that indelible smile on their faces.

Jiang Han really didn't know this thing, so he suddenly became curious, and asked the soldier who drove the car: "This little brother, what is cultivated in the field, why have I never seen it?"

Seeing such a big man asking what the plough was, he suddenly felt a sense of pride, raised his head, and said in a somewhat proud tone: "My lord, this thing is a plough invented by the Ministry of Industry, which specializes in cultivating the land hard, and I heard that it can be cultivated 100 acres a day. ”

Jiang Han was taken aback, ploughing a hundred acres a day, he was a little unbelieving, and said, "Hundred acres, little brother can't fool me?"

Seeing that Jiang Han didn't believe it, the soldier felt a trace of anger in his heart, because the difference between the identities of the two was too great, it was not easy to attack, and he said in an unhappy tone: "If you don't believe it, you can see the ploughing speed of that organ plow, and you will know that 100 mu a day or the least ploughed land a day." ”

After listening to the soldier's words, Jiang Han really studied the speed of the organ plow and the scope of the cultivated land, he probably calculated the time, not a quarter of an hour, the machine plow has been cultivated back and forth, and sure enough, as the soldier said, a hundred acres a day is less.

Jiang Han said to the soldier: "Little brother, forgive me, I heard that 100 acres a day is too exaggerated, so I questioned the little brother." ”

Although the soldier didn't understand why this big man was so polite to him, as far as he knew, he was going to Xianyang to receive the position of Taishou, and he could see the King of Qin, such a figure was something he never dared to imagine being able to talk to himself in his life.

So the soldier hurriedly corrected his mentality and said: "My lord's atonement, the villain's tone was too presumptuous just now, don't say that the adult doesn't believe it, and the villain didn't believe it when he first heard it." ”

"My lord, look at that hillside, a dozen days ago, the villain passed by here when it was still a wasteland, but now it has been all reclaimed into arable land, and the villain feels like a dream. ”

The soldier pointed out to Jiang Han as he spoke.

Jiang Han no longer questioned the soldier's words, and exclaimed: "Nearly 1,000 acres of cultivated land have been reclaimed in only ten days, if I don't see it with my own eyes, no matter how fanciful others say, I won't believe it." ”

The soldier said with longing: "Only 40 families in the villain's village have also been allocated two organ plows, and the family was originally only 200 acres, not long ago my father dragged people to write a letter saying that the family has an additional 500 acres, and said that more wasteland will be reclaimed next year. Since the king ascended the throne, first the soldiers who enlisted in the army had monthly money in their families, and now they are plows, and our lives have been getting better and better. ”

Jiang Han absentmindedly lowered the curtains, what the soldier saw was that his family did not need to be in his stomach after the autumn harvest, and what he saw was that no one could stop the future of the Qin State, and the deepest illusion in his heart was also extinguished by him.

"Alas!"

How much helplessness is contained in a sigh!

Ten days later!

The cars of the patriarchs of the two Qiang tribes arrived in Xianyang City one after another, and they all stayed at the Xianyang Station, and they had received the news that King Xiao Qin was going to hold a banquet in Xianyang Palace tonight to entertain the two patriarchs to show their attention.

It was getting dark, and the ministers who had the status to attend the banquet had already put on their official uniforms and set up carriages and headed towards the palace gates.

As for Jiang Han and Di Zhe, they were arranged by the people in the palace, and the two got into the car and drove straight towards Xianyang Palace.

Tonight's banquet was held in the side hall of Xianyang Palace, and the officials above the sixth grade in Xianyang City were already in place, and even Shang Ying and the others were talking with their colleagues with smiles on their faces.

Although Jiang Han and Di Zhe have not yet been officially appointed as Taishou, Taishou is the fourth grade, so they were arranged to sit behind the three Shangshu and sit with Lang Lezheng and others of the Ministry of Works.

The two of them used to be above 10,000 people, but now they are sitting under several people, and it is a lie to say that there is no loss in their hearts. However, as the head of one party, he quickly set his identity right, adjusted his mentality, and chatted with several nearby waiters quite well.

Shang Ying, who was secretly paying attention to the two, also looked at each other, then nodded, and chatted again in a lost mind.

"The king has arrived. ”

Zheng He's voice sounded from outside the hall.

The main hall, which was still very noisy, suddenly fell silent.

Yingzheng walked to the throne, and the ministers bowed: "Meet the king, the king will be ten thousand years!"

Ying Zheng replied: "All the ministers are polite, sit." ”

"Thank you, the king!" the ministers thanked.

Jiang Han had the opportunity to look at Ying Zheng, only to see that he was four feet tall, wearing a black crown and a flat crown on his head, and his every move exuded great majesty, he is the master of this world, the center of this world, a word of glory and wealth, a word of life and death yin and yang.

As if feeling someone looking at him, Ying Zheng's eyes looked at Jiang Han, just as soon as he made contact, Jiang Han hurriedly lowered his head, his body was trembling slightly, except for himself, no one knew what he saw from Ying Zheng's eyes.

Di Zhe next to Jiang Han noticed that Jiang Han was wrong, and also looked at Ying Zheng in the main position, except for the bottomless pupils, he didn't see anything, but he knew that Jiang Han must have happened.

Seeing that everyone was sitting down, Yingzheng spoke: "Today's banquet is to welcome the Qiang and Di clans to join the big family of the Qin State, and my Qin State will add nearly one million new Qin people, which is the hardship of the Qin State." Today, I will pay homage to Xichuan and the two southwesters first!"

Jiang Han and the two picked up the wine bottle and said: "We are willing to return to Qin, but we admire the king's 'wise and martial arts, kingly demeanor', and becoming a Qin person is the blessing of my Qiang and Di clans." ”

"It should be the king's deafness. ”

"The two Qing families have a heart, please!"

"Your Majesty, please!" said the two in unison.

"Ministers, respect the king on a bottle, the king ascended the throne for a year, it has been famous, famous, the sky and the sea, the two clans return to Qin, Gubi Yao Shun. ”

The feast was very lively, and after a full meal, the ministers left one after another.

On the second day, Zhangtai Palace, Chaotian Palace!

All the major matters that should be discussed by the court have been completed, and they are written down to canonize the two counties.

Zheng He took the edict and said: "The king's edict: Jiang Han, the patriarch of the Qiang tribe, and the chief of the Di tribe, the Di tribe, are well aware of the righteousness, do not do it for selfishness, put the safety of the people of the two ethnic groups and the happiness of the future in their hearts, think about it again and again, and decide to return to Qin, and should be a model for the world. Today, Jiang Han is the fourth grade of Xichuan County, and receives 150 stones, and Di Zhe is the fourth grade of Southwest County, and receives 150 stones. Report to the two Taishou Wang En, protect the people, and complete the edict. ”

"Chen, Jiang Han, Di Zhe. ”

"Thank you for your great kindness, and you will protect my people to repay the king's kindness. Jiang Han and Di Zhe bowed.

"Okay, since the two ministers have been entitled, let's go with Gu to see my Qin State Ruishi and see if they have the ability to protect the stability of the two counties. Ying Zheng said lightly.

"Your Ministers Respect the King's Order!" the two replied.

"All the ministers should come along!" said Yingzheng again.

"No. The ministers replied.

Soon a group of people came to the martial arts arena in the palace, where eight hundred Praetorian Guards were already waiting in line.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty followed Yingzheng to the martial arts arena and saw which eight hundred guards, Shang Ying and the others had their eyes lit up, the eight hundred guards were fierce and majestic, so that people knew at first sight that they were a division of tigers and wolves, and they did not dare to underestimate it.

"Meet the king, the king will be ten thousand years. ”

When Yingzheng arrived, the soldiers knelt down on one knee.

"Warriors of Great Qin, there is no enemy to show you your might today, but let you adults see that my Great Qin is invincible and invincible. ”

"No. ”

"The first round, the bow and crossbow demonstration, ready. General Qin Jun ordered.

The first performance was a bow and crossbow with a trigger, and the lethal range was only about 100 to 120 meters.

"Put!"

"Whoosh"

The straw men at a distance of 100 meters were all hit, and the ministers didn't react much, he could have seen the power of this kind of bow and crossbow.

Jiang Han's pupils closed, he still remembered this kind of bow and crossbow, on the surface, the bow and crossbow had little effect, fighting in the grassland, without manpower to pull the bow, the hand would not be sore, the range would not change, and the bow and arrow could suppress the opponent for a long time, and the benefits would be revealed.

General Qin ordered again: "In the second round, the triple crossbow is ready." ”

"Put. ”

At the sound of an order, three feathered arrows were shot out of a crossbow one after another, with a slightly worse range and a range of up to 100 meters.

Suddenly, the minister of the Qin State, who was supposed to be watching the play, opened his eyes wide and had a ghostly expression.

"Is this a triple shot?"

"Why didn't you hear the slightest rumor?"

"Yes, I've seen the secrecy measures of the Ministry of Industry and the Military Aircraft Pavilion. ”

The ministers were talking.

Shang Ying also said to Wei Ran on the side: "Wait, what does this three-in-a-row crossbow mean to invent, even the old man hasn't heard the slightest news." ”

Wei Ran smiled and said: "Shang Jun, don't say it's you, even our Military Aircraft Pavilion has only known about it for a few days, you have to ask Lu Shangshu about this." ”

Before Shang Ying asked, Lu Ban took the lead in speaking: "Shoufu, this three-link crossbow has been developed for two months, and the five-link crossbow has been successful, and now we are studying the seven-link crossbow, and the distance between the five-link crossbow is smaller, and we are not ready to produce the three-link crossbow and the five-link crossbow." ”

"What? Not ready to produce? Do you want to produce seven-repeated-bows, but, didn't you say, five-repeatedly, the range of five-repeated, seven-repeated, isn't it even smaller, and the mass production of seven-repeated-crossbows is not worth the loss. Shang Ying wondered.

Lu Ban shook his head and said: "It stands to reason that this is the case, but if you use the machine technique, the range of the seven-link crossbow should be about two hundred and fifty, and our Ministry of Industry has already tested it, but there are still some problems that have not been solved." ”

"What? Two hundred and fifty meters, good, good. ”

Shang Ying said happily.

Some of the ministers next to him were also very happy.

Jiang Han and Di Zhe glanced at each other, and they both saw the horror in each other's eyes.

Ying Zheng said: "Duke Lu, take out the seven crossbows and let the ministers open their eyes publicly, otherwise, I still think that you and I are here to deceive them." ”

"The King's Order. Lu Bandao.

Soon, a soldier came over with a slightly larger bow and crossbow, and came to the eight hundred guards, and just now the general ordered, "Release." ”

The "whoosh" sound continued, and sure enough, seven times in a row. They were all shot at a straw man, but the position where they were shot was a little off.

"It's two hundred and fifty meters!"

"It's unbelievable. ”

Then the ministers were overjoyed, the Qin State has such a sharp weapon, how can the six countries in the world be the enemy, if the Qin State can go further, they will also rise.

And the horror in the eyes of Jiang Han and the others was even worse.

"The third round of preparation, put"

This demonstration is that the soldiers are lying on the ground, stepping on the bow arm with their feet and pulling Xuan with both hands, and the shooting range is within 300 meters, this is the Qin State arrow array that the Six Kingdoms feared.

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction, turned around, and saw Jiang Han and Di Zhe sweating profusely, and said, "The two Qing families, are you unwell, why are you sweating profusely?"

"Hee-hee"

Before Jiang Han and the two could reply, a woman's laughter came from behind Ying Zheng.

Jiang Han and the two of them were old, and they suddenly felt embarrassed.

Ying Zheng's face was gloomy, and he turned to look at the two palace maids behind him, a cold killing intent emanated from Ying Zheng's body, and the person next to Ying Zheng was like falling into an ice cellar.

"Presumptuous, you are so bold, be the face of loneliness, laugh at the ministers of loneliness. ”

"Someone, push down, and kill with a cane. ”

Only then did the two palace maids realize that they had made a catastrophe, and they came back to their senses from their stupidity, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are wrong, please atone for your sins." ”

Their pleas for mercy went unheeded, and several guards came up and pulled them back.

Zheng He Zhao Gao, who was behind Ying Zheng, hurriedly knelt in front of Ying Zheng and said: "This matter is the fault of the three guarantees, the slaves, we have not disciplined the two, and we are willing to admit punishment." ”

"I will settle this matter with you before and after. After speaking, he said to Jiang Han and the two: "Jiang Qing, Di Qing, today's matter is that the lone emperor is not strict, so that the two Qing families have been wronged." ”

The two hurriedly said: "It was the minister who wore more clothes today, which caused him to sweat profusely, which is the sin of the minister." ”

"The two Qing family have to endure for the time being, and there is one or two last round of performances, this is the round that Lone likes the most. Ying Zheng also took advantage of his strength to expose the matter.

"No. ”

"Fourth round, preparation. ”

Eight hundred men carried out two hundred bed crossbows from the left and placed them on the arena, aiming at the woods on the right.

The bed is about two meters long, half a meter wide, and the feather arrows used are one and a half meters long and five inches thick.

The ministers in the martial arts arena were already stunned when they saw such a posture, and there was nothing to describe their shock at this time.

The four soldiers used all their strength to pull the bed.

"Put"

The sound of breaking the air sounded, and then there was a bang, and the ministers looked at it, and all the trees in the woods near the martial arts arena were shot through and broken.

Except for a few people in the martial arts arena, all of them were about to stare down.