Chen Ping said again: "Zhao Xie really has a way of winning the hearts of the people, and the publication of "Da Zhao Times" is nothing more than singing praises for him, saying bad things about his opponents, and fooling the people. Our spies in Xiangguo, if they are not conducive to Zhao's words, will be hostile to the people. ”

Although Liu Bang wanted to put Zhao Xie to death, he also had to admire Zhao Xie. In the past, Zhang Liang gave him ideas and let him win the hearts of the people in Guanzhong; Siu Ho is good at governing the country and formulating many suitable policies, which also won him the hearts and minds of the people.

Now Zhao Xie has come up with the trick of publishing newspapers, which is really quite clever.

Liu Bang said: "Zhao Xie made this move, we can naturally learn it, and we can also publish a newspaper, which is called "Dahan Times". "I thought: No matter how many ghost ideas you Zhao Xie has, I can still learn it.

Then he said to Zhang Liang: "There is Lao Zifang to write news and prepare for the distribution of newspapers, and our newspaper must suppress the Dazhao Times." ”

Zhang Liang received the order, he has wisdom and good literary talents, and among the courtiers in Liu Bang's camp, he is the most suitable for this job.

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On the plain north of Xiangguo, nearly 10,000 people on horseback marched south, including adult men, teenagers, and women, a team composed of Zhao soldiers and Donghu people.

The team walked more than 200 miles every day, hurried for several days, and finally arrived at the destination.

As for the rest of the horses, all the juvenile horses and most of the breeding horses were left in the swallow field and handed over to the local horse farm.

All the horse farms in Yandi and the counties where they are located have received orders to urgently expand the original horse farms and build two new horse farms, and quickly allocate manpower and materials for construction.

Wei Fang and Jin Lun, who were sitting on horseback, advanced side by side.

Jin Lun was always a little worried about the future, and said: "We defected to Zhao in the hope of revenge, although King Zhao accepted it, but it may not be an enemy of Mao Dun. Even if Zhao was an enemy of the Xiongnu, after Mao Dun unified the grassland, his strength was strong, and Zhao might not be able to deal with it. ”

Wei Fang comforted: "My father's expectation for us is not only revenge, but also hope that the tribe can continue to multiply. Even if the Xiongnu could not be destroyed, they should try their best to assist the Zhao State and make Maodun suffer greater losses as much as possible. ”

Jin Lun no longer thinks about it, and will see one step at a time in the future.

After a while, on the horizon in the distance, a magnificent city appeared, near the city there are military camps, horse farms, in the northwest direction from the city gate a few miles away, there are a large number of tents, there are wooden fences specially fenced, there are gates to enter and exit, it looks like a large camp.

Zhao Bing spoke loudly: It's time to Xiangguo.

At this time, a fast horse arrived, it was the herald of the Zhao army, and the herald ordered the team to go to the west gate.

The team changed direction and followed the herald to the southwest, and soon after, the scene of the west gate of Xiangguo came into view. There are Zhao soldiers with bright armor, vigorous spirits, and fully armed, as well as cavalry and foot soldiers; There are officials dressed in official uniforms, and there is a point platform directly opposite the west gate.

When they were closer to the West Gate, a group of Zhao cavalry stepped forward and let the Donghu people dismount.

The Donghu people got off their horses and marched on foot, and the horses they were riding were driven to the other side by Zhao soldiers to take care of them.

Wei Fang looked carefully, the cavalry of the Zhao army was sitting on the Donghu horses, presumably the horses traded last time, and the Zhao soldiers on the horseback were all in good spirits, and they seemed to be no worse than the elite troops of Donghu.

Thousands of Donghu people, led by Zhao Bing, marched in the direction of Dianjiangtai, with Jin Lun and Wei Fang at the forefront.

An official greeted him, it was He Xian, whom Wei Fang knew.

Wei Fang greeted: "Lord He! ”

He explained: "Princess, meet again!" The military captain and Guang Wujun came to greet you in person and welcomed you on behalf of King Zhao. ”

Someone shouted in Donghu to stop the Donghu people.

Several people, including Li Zuoche and He Xian, boarded the platform.

Li Zuoche looked forward, looking at the large number of horses, and there was such a harvest without paying the price, and his excitement arose.

First of all, an interpreter introduced Li Zuoche's identity in Donghu language, explaining that he welcomed them on behalf of King Zhao.

In his speech, he comforted the Donghu people, saying that the imperial court would treat them well and settle them properly, and asked them to learn the Central Plains language, understand the Central Plains culture and etiquette, and distribute land in the future, distribute cattle and farm tools, and there will be someone to guide them in farming.

Finally, Li Zuoche said that the camp in the northwest of Xiangguo was built specifically for them, so that they could temporarily live in the camp.

This is an arrangement made by Zhao Xie, and in recent months many new departments have been added (including government offices, arsenals, and research and testing sites), and Xiangguo City seems to have insufficient space, and he does not want to occupy the usable area in the city in order to accommodate the Donghu people. The nomads themselves live in tents and are placed outside the city for safety reasons.

After speaking, He Yan took the Donghu people to the camp, and while explaining, Wei Fang and Jin Lun followed.

There are several small tents for single people living in the village, and the others are large tents for group living. There are stove rooms, warehouses, wells, and living facilities in the village.

There is also a special place to defecate, called "toilet", there are toilets at intervals, and He Yan specifically pointed out that in the future, you must go to the toilet to relieve your hands.

The toilet was in a tent with large pits dug and planks on top.

In the past, in the grassland, the Donghu people were all free from the place, and for the first time they heard of the existence of "toilets", Wei Fang felt novelty about it, and asked curiously: "He Shilang, are there many toilets built in Xiangguo City?" Is it not allowed to be untouched anywhere in the city? ”

He Yan replied: "All the big cities in Zhao Kingdom are forbidden to be freed anywhere, and if they are found, they will be severely punished. ”

Soon after Zhao Xie came to power, he imposed strict requirements on the city's appearance, building toilets, staffing specialized cleaners, building water and drainage systems, and prohibiting littering and open defecation.

Wei Fang looked at the big pit in the toilet again, and said, "If everyone is in the toilet to relieve their hands, there will be more and more feces in the pit, wouldn't the toilet be stinky?" ”

He explained: "This is inevitable! ”

Thinking of this, Wei Fang got goosebumps. She is very particular about hygiene, and when she is in the Saibei grassland, she goes out to pick a cleaner place.

He Yan noticed Wei Fang's expression and said, "Princess, in the Central Plains, in addition to the toilet, princes and generals and wealthy families usually have urinals and toilets, which can be solved without going to the toilet. If the princess needs it, I can have it delivered. ”

For the ancient toilet, Zhao Xie, as a modern person, is unbearable. He borrowed from the modern toilet bowl to design the toilet of this era, and ordered people to make a wooden frame with the height of the modern toilet, and placed a flat wooden barrel under the wooden frame, and sat on the wooden frame to defecate. It is also possible to install a soft cushion on a wooden rack so that it is more comfortable to sit on the toilet.

Wei Fangxi said: "There is Lao He Shilang!" ”

Finally, when he came to a smaller tent, Wei Fang was pleasantly surprised. Dressers, rouge gouache, copper mirrors, bookshelves, etc. are all available.

He explained: "Princess, this is your boudoir. ”

He Xian had entered the tent where Wei Fang lived when he was in the northern part of the Saibei tribe, and she had some impressions of this, and she designed and configured it accordingly according to Wei Fang's original residence.

Wei Fang was full of joy and said, "Thank you for the waiter!" Also, Donghu has been destroyed by Maodun, don't call me princess in the future! ”

He Xian said to Wei Fang's brothers and sisters: "You come to Zhao State, my king welcomes you very much, and orders me to place you well, all the settings in this village are done according to my king's requirements, to ensure that you live a worry-free life." The same is true of this boudoir. ”

King Zhao only ordered He Xian to set aside a place outside the city to build a camp and settle the Donghu people, and the living settings in the village should be complete, but there were no more specific instructions.

He Xian said this deliberately, putting gold on King Zhao's face in front of others, so that the king could gain a better reputation, let the Donghu people know that King Zhao cared about them, and increase the Donghu people's good impression of King Zhao.

Wei Fang felt that King Zhao was really good, she was able to think about the Donghu people who defected, and arranged it so thoughtfully, she herself had a good impression of King Zhao, and now it has deepened it.

Before leaving, He Yan said that King Zhao had decided to meet Wei Fang and Jin Lun at the court tomorrow morning.

At this time, Zhao Xie was inspecting the newly built weapons workshop in the city.

At the gate of this big workshop, there is no plaque, there are only soldiers with tight handles outside, and ordinary people don't know what they are doing inside.

It is currently used for the production of repeaters.

For each component of the repeater, there is a special assembly line for production, and each assembly line is separated in a different room.

This is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and all weapons and equipment manufactured by the Ministry of Technology must be guided by the Ministry of Technology.

Zhao Xie had to inspect each assembly line, and Huang Tingjing and Shi Langzhong, the official of the arsenal, had been accompanied.

In the production workshop, the craftsmen are working hard, and all the parts made are checked by quality inspectors.

According to Lang Zhong, nearly half of the craftsmen here belong to the disciples of the Mo family, and the ink masters are not inferior to experienced craftsmen in terms of related skills.

In the past few months, Zhao Guo has been manufacturing weapons and equipment on a large scale, but the number of skilled craftsmen is limited, and it takes time to cultivate, and the addition of ink artists will just fill the vacancy.

All the craftsmen, in addition to the official food and lodging, will also have a stipend.

According to Mohist regulations, at least half of the income from the work of the Mohists should be donated to the organization. In addition to maintaining the most basic expenses, the money obtained by the Mohists will be used to invest in various technical research or to do good deeds.

Finally, at the final assembly hall, the craftsmen assemble the individual parts into a repeater. In the storage area of the workshop, there are some finished products.

All finished products need to be tested before they can be judged, and the qualified repeaters are stored in warehouses and then distributed to soldiers in due course.

Before Zhao Xie left, Li Zuoche came and reported to him about the Donghu people.

The next day, the Dezheng Palace.

At the court meeting, the corresponding courtiers made a detailed report on the reception of horses and the placement of Donghu people.

The matter of expanding the cavalry was discussed again.

Cavalry usually fights with one person and one horse, but if it is a long-range battle, it may be used by one person and two horses, and the two horses are used in turn. Zhao currently has more than 5,000 breeding horses, and there will be a steady increase in war horses in the future, plus there will be casualties in cavalry battles.

Zhao Xie decided to allocate another 20,000 foot soldiers to participate in cavalry training and train cavalry reserves in advance.

Wei Fang and Jin Lun were waiting outside the Dezheng Palace, and they both changed into Chinese clothes.

When he was still in the Saibei grassland, Wei Fang had heard a lot of deeds of King Zhao, and now he took the tribesmen to defect to Zhao State, and King Zhao was well settled. What does King Zhao look like and what kind of person is he? Wei Fang looked forward to it.

"Xuan Weifang and Jin Lun meet ......"

A loud voice came, and Wei Fang and Jin Lun, under the leadership of the chamberlain, stepped into the Dezheng Hall and walked in the direction of King Zhao.

Getting closer and closer to King Zhao, Wei Fang saw clearly that King Zhao, who was sitting on the high king's chair, was handsome and elegant, with a kind demeanor.

"Meet the King!"

Wei Fang and Jin Lun bowed.

What Jin Lun said was learned improvised last night, he didn't understand the Central Plains, and he memorized the pronunciation of these words.

Zhao Xie looked at Wei Fang and exclaimed, she is so beautiful, she has a goose egg face, a tall figure, good skin, and her appearance is comparable to Zhao Qian.

Seeing King Zhao staring at him, Wei Fang didn't dare to look at him, so he hurriedly lowered his head and became shy.

After two or three seconds, Zhao Xie came back to his senses and said, "Last time, Zhao Guo made a deal with your tribe, and the two sides established friendly relations. If you are in trouble, Zhao Guo should lend a helping hand. Now that Donghu no longer exists, you can stay in Zhao with peace of mind, learn the language of the Central Plains, and abide by the laws of Zhao, and then you can become a citizen of Zhao, and in the future, the government will distribute land, distribute farm tools and ploughing cattle, teach men to farm, women to weave, and men to farm and weave, so that you can live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Wei Fang said: "King Xie! ”

At this time, Jin Lun said something to Wei Fang in Donghu language. As he spoke, Zhao Xie clearly felt that Jin Lun's expression was full of hatred.

Wei Fang said to Zhao Xie again: "King, the men of Donghu all want to join the army to assist Zhao to fight against the Xiongnu and avenge Donghu. ”

Not only is she beautiful, but her voice is as beautiful as a silver bell.

Zhao Xie responded: "If you want to join the army, you must do two things: first, you must become a citizen of Zhao State, loyal to Zhao State, loyal to the widow; Second, it is necessary to absolutely obey military orders. As for whether to fight with the Xiongnu and how to fight, this is a matter of government and government, and it must be decided by the widows. You must do both of these things before you can join the Zhao Army. ”

He hoped that the other party could join Zhao Jun, but he couldn't agree unconditionally, and the two points he said were the most basic requirements.

Wei Fang translated King Zhao's original words to Jin Lun.

Jin Lun thought for a moment, and then responded to his sister's words.

I only heard Wei Fang say: "King, my brother needs to go back to the camp first and discuss with the clansmen before he can make a decision." ”

After talking to the two of them a little more, Zhao Xie asked them to step down.

After Wei Fang and Jin Lun retreated, Li Zuoche stepped out and said, "King, the minister has a suggestion, if it can be successful, it can kill two birds with one stone." ”

Zhao Xie said: "What advice does Guang Wujun have, come quickly!" ”

Li Zuoche has great talents, since he said that he can kill two birds with one stone, Zhao Xie believes that there will be no fake.

Only listen to Li Zuodao: "Mao Dun swept the Donghu, and some of the Donghu people will successfully escape, and they can only migrate eastward." The king can send people north to look for them, and persuade them to go south to join my Zhao country, and maybe they can get more horses. To do this, if someone who originally had weight in Donghu came forward, it would be a good grasp of it. At present, thousands of Donghu people have defected, this is just a helpless move to be chased and killed by Mao Dun to save their lives, and it will take a lot of effort if they want to truly return to their hearts and submit to the king. If the king can marry Wei Fang as his wife and have an in-law relationship with the Donghu people, it will be much easier to let Wei Fang come forward to persuade him. ”

actually suggested marrying that Wei Fang, Zhao Xie's eyes lit up immediately, and he was very interested in it.

He Yan immediately came out and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." This can not only get things done, but also add a beautiful lady to my king. ”

He himself wanted to make this suggestion, but Li Zuoche said it first.