Chapter 7: The Immortals Show the Way

At this time, He Kuan looked at Bailiyan attentively, and Bailiyan also found He Kuan's eyes, obviously He Kuan was surprised that he was abnormal. Seeing this, Baili Yan said:

"Does Uncle He think that these two days are very different from the past?"

"How dare the old man doubt the son."

"He Bo doesn't need to worry, he has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"No."

He Kuan gave a deep salute, looked back out the door and looked twice, made sure that there was no one, and closed the door casually.

"Back to the world, the old man saw that the son of the world last night and today and the past judged the two of them, at first I thought that the son of the world had a high fever and hurt his head, but today I looked closely, and suddenly felt that the son of the world seemed to have a little more mind, and I don't know if the son himself knows."

"Uncle He thinks that the state of this son today is quite a bit manly, but so."

"That's right."

"Well, Uncle He is really quick-witted and lives up to my father's trust."

Bai Liyan can conclude at this time that He Kuan is credible. If he was a fine work by his side, King Jin and Xiangguo Gong Shu Kuo should have known what happened last night, but today's situation is obviously not abnormal, which shows that He Kuan did not tell the truth.

In addition, he is a close confidant of King Qi Baili Gui, and he has the temperament of a martial artist, so he is unlikely to betray and betray. Based on the above information, Bailiyan decided to believe any wide. At the same time, he dared to speak out about his changes, rather than choosing to hide it, which shows that he is still quite loyal.

But thinking of this, Bailiyan couldn't help but feel distressed.

After all, he is an adult, and no matter how much he pretends to be parasitic on a child, he can't pretend to be. You can deceive for a while, but you can't deceive for a lifetime. Especially for people who meet every day, it is difficult to deceive them. But after talking to He Kuan thoroughly, it doesn't seem to work, they don't have that concept, and it's useless to say it.

After thinking about it, Bai Liyan continued:

"Uncle He, the matter of this son of the world is strange, last night the son of this world was seriously ill, only to feel that he wanted to die, suddenly appeared in front of his eyes a white beard, white robe and a golden crown wearing a sage old master, he stretched out his hand, in this world on the forehead so lightly, this son only felt a shock, and then there was today's change, I don't know that Uncle He saw the old saint last night to come to help this son."

Bai Liyan said it really, her eyes widened, as if it were true. At this time, I saw that He Kuan was confused:

"Shizi, only Doctor Wang, his disciples, and his entourage came last night, and then there is the old man, how can he come to the old master of the sage who is in a white robe and wearing a white beard and a golden crown."

"Really?" Baili Yan pretended to be his true color.

"Not really. It must be the dream of the son of the world, or the dream of the master of the world, if so, it is really a blessing for me to disagree with the country. ”

"Oh...... It seems that this son must have been a mediocre and mediocre person before, otherwise he would not have been so emotional. ”

"No, no, no, the son of the world is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and there must be nobles to help him."

"Well, this son of the world has the right to believe that this is to turn the foreign master into a master, but if this matter is known to outsiders, I am afraid that the son of this world will not live long. And I heard that the son of this world has a bad disease and will not live to the age of the crown, is it because of this? ”

Bailiyan pretended to be worried, and He Kuan said decisively:

"The son of the world is blessed with a great life, how can it be limited by human words. If the prince can trust the old man, the old man must keep the secret and live up to the king's trust. ”

Seeing that He Kuanxin thought it was true, Bailiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Some things are still quite effective in pretending to be a foreign master, or a god or a god. In particular, the contrast between things is too great, and there is a lack of scientific awareness, and it is often quite effective to deceive the world by pretending to be gods and ghosts.

After that, he asked a lot of information from He Kuan, and many of them were about the country. According to He Kuan, the population of Qiguo is about 3.2 million, and the capital is about 180,000 standing troops.

A large-scale standing army is a bit too much for a country with such a small population, because of the low productivity, and the tribute of the defense of the country, which is almost 17 to 18 people, to ensure the food and clothing expenses of a soldier.

In addition, in this year, the military system of combining farming and warfare, and cultivating all the people without war, was a military system, and 180,000 was a standing army before the war. Every man who has reached the age of fourteen and is still a young man must be registered. Except for princes, nobles, scholars, and doctors, a small number of scholars, craftsmen, langzhong, and children of sects, who were exempt from labor and military service, all other social strata had to participate in the war unconditionally.

Ordinary people do three things in their lives, farming, war, and having children, and in peacetime, they work in peacetime to produce children, or they serve in labor and forced labor. Those who have reached the age of 16 during the war, according to the progress of the war, are to be sent to the front line in batches to serve as supporting the former migrant workers to transport grain or replenish the army.

The war was so severe that women, who were over thirty years of age and had children, were also subject to servition and civil servants. Of course, if even women were to be the husbands, the country would be basically over.

The largest campaign in the history of the country involved 580,000 men, equivalent to one-fifth of the population, to go to the front.

During the Zhou Dynasty and the early Spring and Autumn Period in China, the army was mainly aristocratic, and only nobles could serve as soldiers to fight. The aristocracy is also raised by the father's mother, the population does not account for the majority, and it is gone after a few zhang, especially in the Warring States, it is a war with the strength of the whole country at every turn, and the strength of the aristocracy is obviously insufficient, so it develops downward and enters the era of all the people are soldiers.

Therefore, when the Qin Dynasty unified China, the population of the Qin State was only three million, but it could levy six or seven hundred thousand troops at every turn, in fact, this included all the able-bodied men over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 to go to the front, and a considerable part of them were used in logistics and transportation.

In the cruel period, logistics also had to be filled at the front, and all the heavy physical labor in the rear was transferred to the men and women who kept the seeds in the country, and the current era is roughly in this period.

According to He Kuan, the most recent war of large-scale violence took place in the Central Plains War in 559 of the Shengyuan Dynasty, when Sun Guo levied an army of 1.2 million and more than 5 million people, and fought with Zhiguo for two years, and finally a lot of people died, and a piece of land was not taken down, the reason was still food.

So many people only eat food for war, but do not produce, and the food they eat is military food that has been hoarded for several years or even more than ten years, and the loser monarch may even be able to eat the disaster relief food, and he will definitely not be able to afford to spend it if he delays for a long time.

After listening for a long time, the sergeant outside the library suddenly came to report that Zhang Qi, the envoy of Qiguo, had arrived.

"Uncle He, how is Zhang Ling?"

"Zhang Envoy is trusted by the king, and the prince can rest assured."

"Oh...... Then follow me to find out. ”

Bailiyan set off to go, but she didn't know the bottom in her heart.

According to historical experience, the envoys who were released abroad in these years were often bribed or induced to betray their home country, especially in these years, when communication and information were not smooth, and the diplomatic system was not perfect, and the country was sold here, and the country was not even known at home.

In some cases, some foreign envoys were dug into corners and sent to the home country to lobby for the surrender of the land.

When I came to the courtyard and saw Zhang Qi, this person was about 1.72 meters tall, shorter than most people at the moment, around 567, with white hair and an old dragon clock, and saw Baili Yan respectfully bowed:

"Your Majesty greets the Prince."

"Well, Zhang Envoy is here to do it." Bailiyan opened her mouth and sighed.

"Your Majesty heard that the prince fainted, and he came to visit the patient."

"I'm tired of making Zhang bother, this son is no longer in trouble, Zhang Envoy, please go back." The words fell, and Bai Liyan turned around and left.

In Bailiyan's memory, she doesn't like Zhang Qi, the reason is not clear, anyway, it is a deep-seated disgust, Bailiyan remains cold, she just doesn't want to be too public.

At this time, Bailiyan left, but left He Kuan, Zhang Qi asked He Kuan again:

"What's in charge, when I heard that the son of the world was sick and fainted again, the old man was so anxious that he dared to ask what was going on, how was the son of the world's illness, and I would like to report peace to the king."

"Back to Zhang, the prince is no longer in trouble, I heard the palace people say that as long as the breath is regulated in the future, it will be no big problem."

"Oh, then I'm relieved. However, the old man heard that Uncle Kuo, the prime minister of the Jin Kingdom, had made a plan for the prince, so he could be aware of it. ”

"The old man can't say for sure, the Jin Kingdom has gone through three monarchs in the hands of Gongshu Kuo, and the palace is strict and the news is impenetrable, it is difficult to say that Gongshu Kuo will not attack the prince. You and I should be careful and find a way to let the prince return to the country as soon as possible. ”

"But the old man has just learned recently that the king is slightly ill, and there is almost no suspense about the succession of the son, if the little prince returns to China, what does the eldest prince think, what will the Jin Kingdom do, and what will he do."

"Yes, it's a tough time......"

He Kuan sighed, and couldn't help but worry about Bailiyan. After the two chatted for a long time, Zhang Qi left the Proton Mansion and returned to the mansion.

That night, Bailiyan climbed onto the roof, the weather was hot and sultry, there was wind in the high places, and at the same time, he was able to observe the movement of celestial bodies.

Today's Bailiyan, who is also Wei Xian in his previous life, lived in a solid family before parasitism, his job in his previous life was a surgeon, his mother was a geological worker, his father was a foundry manufacturing engineer, and he served in the navy for five years when he was young.

Today was the second night of parasitism on Baili Yan's body, Wei Xian looked at the clear night sky in the sky, and the big and round moon made him fascinated.

The diameter of the Moon is twice as large as that of Earth's moon, which means that the planet's natural satellite is either very close to the planet it is currently on or very large. Considering the problem of gravity, the moon should be very far away.

What's even more hellish is that there is a small moon in the distance of the big moon, and the diameter is only the size of a ping-pong ball visible to the naked eye, that is, the terrestrial planet where he is located has two natural moons.

Further observation of celestial movements and astrology shows that the traditional Big Dipper and any familiar constellations cannot be found, and it is obvious that after the change of spatial position, the relative spatial position of the universe has also changed, and it is impossible to determine whether it is in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere according to the established celestial position.

Bai Liyan thought of making a simple sextant, through which the angle between the sun and the horizon can be used to calculate the latitude poorly, and at the same time, by observing the movement of the sun and the change of the magnetic field, he knows whether he is in the southern hemisphere or the northern hemisphere.

Thinking about it, Bailiyan's eyes were hazy, and she quickly entered the dream fragrance.