Comrade Lao Li asked Wei Hong to leave the meeting hall first and wait outside. About half an hour later, Comrade Lao Li finished discussing with Li Jing and Qin Shubao, and the final decision was to give Wei Hong 1,000 cavalry, 2,000 infantry, and 100,000 taels of silver. Although this is a big gap with Wei Hong's expectations, Wei Hong knows that this is already Comrade Li's bottom line. After all, he is not a person in the officialdom, and the fact that Comrade Lao Li can make such a big bet on himself already shows that he trusts himself.

There are a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses in Horsehair Mountain, and after removing the 3,000 people who were given to Wei Hong, there are still 27,000 left, and these 20,000 men and horses are still under the command of Qin Shubao. Whether it was fighting head-on with the Uighur Turks or guarding the Horsehair Mountain, the 27,000 men were the main force. And Wei Hong's 3,000 men and horses are at most a strange soldier who tries his luck.

After getting the command of these 3,000 people, Wei Hong immediately wrote a letter to Zhou Dali, who was far away in the capital, and asked Zhou Dali to bring all the skilled craftsmen who made sewing machines to Horsehair Mountain as soon as possible. As for the 100,000 taels of silver, since he was now in Horsehair Mountain, Comrade Lao Li couldn't take out so much money, so he could only make an IOU first, which was temporarily advanced by Hongyuan Commercial Bank.

Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin, after learning that Wei Hong had obtained the command of 3,000 soldiers and horses, immediately found Wei Hong, and they had to follow Wei Hong. Wei Hong had nothing to do with them, so he could only agree. And Li Dejian became Qin Shubao's subordinate as soon as he came, and he was directly led by Qin Shubao.

Zhou Dali's kid has always been reliable, and less than ten days after Wei Hong's letter was sent, Zhou Dali arrived at Horsehair Mountain with 300 skilled craftsmen. At first, there were only 30 skilled craftsmen who made sewing machines, but later, in order to vigorously develop sewing machines, Li Xiehe did everything possible to recruit many. As soon as he learned that Wei Hong wanted to use these people, Li Xiehe didn't say a word, and immediately sent people to the capital and asked Zhou Dali to bring them over. Listening to Zhou Dali, in order to let these craftsmen reach the Horsehair Mountain as quickly as possible, Li Xiehe spent money to sell nearly 500 horses, each of which was riding one horse and leading the other, and drove away at night. When they arrived at Horsehair Mountain, only 300 of the 500 horses remained, and nearly half of them died of exhaustion on the way.

This incident not only moved Wei Hong very much, but even Comrade Lao Li was very moved after learning about it. In front of Li Jing and Qin Shubao, he said that it was a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to be able to get the help of a conscientious businessman like Li Xiehe, and that in the future, everything related to Li Xiehe would be fully helpful to repay the kindness of today.

After listening to Comrade Li's words, Wei Hong was really envious, jealous and hateful, thinking that this Li Xiehe was really a rare genius in the Tang Dynasty! I was looking forward to the horse in the capital, and my hot face was sticking to the cold ass for so long, and I just got acquainted with Comrade Lao Li. As soon as Li Xiehe made a move, only at the cost of losing 300 horses, Comrade Li could take the initiative to feel that he owed him a favor! Hey, it seems that ginger is still old and spicy.

Wei Hong asked Zhou Dali and the craftsmen to rest for a while, and early in the morning of the second day, Wei Hong asked people to select a piece of land in Horsehair Mountain, with an area of about ten acres, and let the soldiers patrol the periphery, not allowing anyone to approach, and the craftsmen all moved to the central part of the land. He ordered the construction of one hundred and fifty furnaces and the delivery of all the iron that had been prepared.

Although the construction has not started from beginning to end, there has been a lot of commotion in these days, and the entire Horsehair Mountain is discussing what Wei Hong is going to do. In the end, Comrade Lao Li couldn't hold back his curiosity, called Wei Hong to him, and asked: "Wei Hong, if you tell me about it, what are you going to do?" ”

Wei Hong didn't want to say it, after all, his 3,000 men and horses were a strange soldier, and since he was a strange soldier, he must have a sense of mystery. However, Comrade Lao Li asked in person, Wei Hong didn't dare not say it, and immediately took out a pile of drawings from his body, put them in front of Comrade Lao Li, and said: "Shengshang, the Hui Turks are better than the mobile surname, their horses are stronger than ours, and their riding skills are also better than ours. Therefore, the villain simply went against the grain, completely abandoning the agile surname, and instead took a thick and steady route. ”

"Heavy?" Comrade Lao Li frowned slightly, picked up the drawings and looked at them, and said to himself: "What is important in fighting a war is to be smart, and whoever is fast will have an advantage." If you abandon your astute surname, don't you let yourself fall into passivity? ”

After reading the drawings, Comrade Lao Li returned the drawings to Wei Hong in confusion, and said very honestly: "I can't understand these things you draw, so you tell me simply and clearly, what are you going to do!" ”

Wei Hong put away the drawings, took a deep breath, and said in a sonorous tone: "The villain wants to form a heavy armor army!" Now there are only 30,000 troops in Horsehair Mountain, and every time the army is lost, it has a huge impact on the safety of Horsehair Mountain and even the entire Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the villain must form an invincible and unshakable army, like a combination of a spear and a shield! It has both strong combat power and perfect defense! ”

Hearing this, a strange light flashed in Comrade Li's eyes. Just ask the emperors of ancient and modern times, who doesn't want to have an invincible and invincible army? After being silent for a moment, Comrade Lao Li said in a calm tone: "Wei Hong, can you really create such an army?" ”

The corners of Wei Hong's mouth raised a smile, and instead of answering, he asked: "Holy Lord, the strength of the army depends on whether the equipment is advanced or not. And I ask you, which country in the whole world has the ability to make sewing machines? Don't hide it from the saint, the sewing machine is just a plaything for the villain, not a high-tech product! ”

After hearing this, Comrade Lao Li fell silent again. As Wei Hong said, even if the miscellaneous army has strong equipment, it will become a powerful ace army. And the sewing machine invented by Wei Hong, how many craftsmen want to break their heads and can't see through the mystery, if Wei Hong even makes such a thing as a sewing machine, advanced and powerful equipment will naturally not be a problem.

"Good! Wei Hong, I am waiting for your surprise to me! After exhaling with his eyes closed, Comrade Lao Li showed a satisfied smile. I have known Wei Hong for so long, Wei Hong's ability, Comrade Lao Li knows very well, as long as Wei Hong can say it, he will definitely do it! Do you want to give me an invincible and invincible army? You're welcome!

After separating from Comrade Lao Li, Wei Hong went to the temporary workshop, and the three hundred craftsmen were ready, and they only needed Wei Hong's order to start construction. Wei Hong handed over all the drawings to Zhou Dali, and with Wei Hong's order, Zhou Dali took three hundred workers to start the road of creating legends.

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