Although he didn't know what Tang Xu wanted to do, Tang Jin didn't plan to pay too much attention. Anyway, for him, Tang Xu's so-called ally has been dispensable so far, and the other party is not a real royal bloodline, so its value is even lower. To be honest, if it weren't for the curiosity about what hole cards the other party had, and at the same time, the newly bought house had not been lived in for a few days, Tang Jin would have left a long time ago.

Don't care about Tang Xu's affairs anymore, if the other party can't come up with enough chips to balance the King of Guanshan County within a week, Tang Jin will not hesitate to give up on him, as for the so-called morality, mercy and the like...... Inexistent.

And Tang Xu seemed to have calculated Tang Jin's temperament, and did not let him wait longer, and sent an invitation again four days later, but this time the banquet was not held by the county government, but in a restaurant.

Tang Jin didn't have any objections to this, no matter if he was in the restaurant or in the county office, it would have no effect on him anyway, as for whether the crowd in the restaurant would cause Tang Xu's secret to be exposed, what did it matter to him? He was looking for the place.

When he came to the restaurant by appointment, Tang Jin realized that his previous ideas were obviously redundant, Tang Xu directly took over the entire restaurant, and except for the chef, all the people who were busy were the subordinates of the county government.

Walking to the private room, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Tang Xu's almost iconic smile.

"Brother Jin is here, the chef at the last banquet was not skilled, and he couldn't make Brother Jin happy, today Xiao Wang specially chartered the best restaurant in the city to make amends to Brother Jin. Of course, if you really talk about the taste, it will definitely not be as good as what the imperial kitchen in Brother Jin's house makes, and please don't be surprised by Brother Jin. ”

Tang Xu came up with a warm greeting and self-blame, I don't know how familiar he thought he was with Tang Jin. In fact, if you change someone else, you have to be false and wronged with the other party, as the saying goes, don't you reach out and don't hit the smiling person? But it's a pity that he is facing Tang Jin, for him, it doesn't matter if you are smiling or crying, as long as it is worthless, you can fight as much as you want.

"Okay, no more nonsense. What you asked me for, you know, and I know. I didn't make a decision last time to say why I went back and thought about it, and you know it. I already talked a lot of nonsense last time, this time I have something to say, if you can't come up with enough chips for me to help you today......" Tang Jin didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious.

The smile on Tang Xu's face froze when he heard this, then he shrugged his shoulders rather embarrassedly, walked back to his place, poured himself a glass of wine, poured it down in one gulp, and said in a deep voice: "I have a connection with Jiaying Mansion, Brother Jin should know about this, right?" ”

Tang Jin didn't speak, but nodded directly. Tang Xu also nodded, then took out a letter from his arms, pressed it in front of him and said, "Before reading this letter, I wonder if Brother Jin is interested in listening to me tell a story?" ”

"Does it have anything to do with the content of the letter?"

"Relevant."

"Listen."

"Okay." Tang Xu responded, sorted out his words, and said: "I think back then, in the land of barbarians in the north, there was a tribe named Khan Meng, their old chief had no children under his knees, only three daughters, among which the eldest daughter Khan Erduo was the most beautiful. After the death of the old chieftain, a struggle broke out within the tribe for the chieftaincy, and some of the bravest young men of the tribe declared that whoever married Khando first would be the next chief. But unlike our culturally enlightened place like the Tang Dynasty, those barbarians who almost live a life like drinking blood, their so-called marriage, to put it bluntly, is robbery. Several people go up together, and whoever snatches the person first and takes him home for the night is the man's husband. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Xu paused, wanting to see Tang Jin's reaction, ordinary people would be surprised when they heard about this almost beastly way of choosing relatives for the first time, for the culturally enlightened Tang Dynasty, this method was simply unheard of. However, he was destined to be disappointed, Tang Jin's face not only did not show any surprise, but also had a faint disdain, as if to say, "That's it?" ”

In fact, Tang Jin really didn't think there was anything about it. Thinking that in the past few years when he was a mercenary, he hadn't been to those primitive tribes in Africa and South America, and he had escaped from the cannibals several times, and Tang Xu's so-called barbarism was nothing in his opinion. Not to mention those primitive tribes, he doesn't know how much he has seen and participated in the robbery of people's daughters by the al-Qaeda organization.

Seeing that Tang Jin was not surprised, although Tang Xu felt a little lost, he still continued: "However, unexpectedly, Han Erduo not only looks like a fairy, but also has an extremely strong temperament. After killing three men who came to forcibly marry him, he escaped from the tribe alive, and crossed the border from the wilderness to enter the realm of my Datang land......"

"Next, she was seriously injured and unconscious, and happened to be rescued by Tang Youming, the owner of Jiaying Mansion, the two fell in love for a long time, Tang Youming married her, and she gave birth to a son for Tang Youming. But she was not satisfied with the status quo, she was bent on regaining the position of chief, and then said goodbye to Tang Youming and resolutely embarked on the road back to her hometown, and finally really regained the position of chief. Tang Jin interrupted the other party without waiting for him to finish.

Tang Xu looked at Tang Jin in surprise when he heard this, and then showed a natural smile, "I forgot that the palace has hands and eyes to the sky, where do you need to talk about this kind of little information?" Xiao Wang is clumsy. ”

"This is not the information I got from the palace, it is just speculation." Tang Jin silently took a sip of tea. Obviously, the other party attributed the second half of the plot to the help of the palace. In fact, there is no need at all, just the plot just now, put it in the previous life, and a little girl who has watched a few costume dramas can be said to be exactly right.

Tang Xu just smiled when he heard this, and didn't say much, obviously he didn't believe it when he looked like that. Tang Jin didn't care about this, whether he believed it or not, it had nothing to do with what the two of them were going to talk about next.

"So...... Is your hole card Tang Qi? Tang Jin asked tentatively.

Tang Xu took a sip of wine, nodded, and then unfolded the paper fan in his hand with a snap, looked at Tang Jin and said: "Tang Qi, the second son of the lord of Jiaying Mansion, his mother is the chief of the barbarian Khan Meng tribe, with 50,000 barbarian soldiers, 10,000 acres of pasture, and countless cattle and sheep. Now the other party has officially formed an alliance with me, and there is a letter as evidence, and I don't know this hole card...... Is the prince still satisfied? ”

After speaking, he threw the envelope under his hand in front of Tang Jin, his face full of pride. Looking at Tang Jin again, although he still looks calm on the surface, he is already very excited in his heart.

Are you satisfied with this hole card? Satisfied! Absolutely satisfied! In other words, this is what Tang Jin wants most now. We might as well analyze, what is Tang Jin's biggest advantage or golden finger? Cultivation talent? Unforgettable? Or is it a family background that is enough to stand on its own as a country? No, his biggest golden finger is the scientific and technological knowledge in his mind that is hundreds or even nearly a thousand years ahead of Datang.

Yes, the warrior is strong, but even the grandmaster can't block a shot from the anti-materiel sniper; Yes, there are many soldiers in Datang, and their combat effectiveness is also very strong, but no matter how many soldiers there are, they still can't stop the power of missiles to wash the ground. It can be said that the modern knowledge in his head is the foundation of his foothold in this world.

But for a long time, he has zero development opportunities in this area, and the only few times he has used it are petty fights, which is a big deal for Ye Meng.

Why didn't he develop technology? Don't have any money? Impossible, not to mention the financial resources of the palace, which is almost as rich as the country, but the income of the three chambers of commerce that Tang Jin now has is enough to support his early industrial development, after all, in this world, the minerals and oil, which are vital to the industry, are all cheap goods, even if it is iron and copper, it is not the price that restricts its large-scale use, but the government control, as long as it can get a business license, it is not worth it in itself.

But even so, he still didn't develop technology, why? Because it doesn't work, it can't be in Datang. The progress brought about by industrial development is almost visible to the naked eye, especially when Tang Jin knows the overall process of industrial development, it is completely possible to directly cross some of these mistakes or eliminate extremely fast inventions and achieve leapfrog development, so that the Eastern Regions will become a semi-modern world in a few years. And in this process, it is almost impossible not to be discovered by the emperor, once discovered, what will the emperor think? Anyone with a little brain can think of the consequences.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities for the development of science and technology in the Tang Dynasty, either Tang Jin becomes the emperor, or a small fight. The former takes time, the latter wastes time.

But now, as long as he forms an alliance with Tang Xu, then Tang Qi is also his ally. At that time, Tang Jin can completely use the Khan Meng tribe to develop science and technology, coupled with the average height of the barbarians of two meters, as well as the body of each bodybuilder, and the northern territory itself is a mineral-rich land, where to develop industry and technology is not too suitable.

Therefore, Tang Xu's hole card not only increased the value of his body, but also entered Tang Jin's heart.

(To be continued)