In this regard, Ye Chang did not care.

It was indeed he who pulled the old official into the water, and it was inevitable that the old official hated him, and if he did something sorry for others, he didn't think that he could still be grateful to others.

"Now you can say it, right?" Ye Chang said again.

"It's okay to say it, you know what the Tao can do, it's nothing more than waiting for death, if you're lucky, you're just embarrassed, and if you're unlucky, you're losing your life." The old official sneered: "What month is it now, have you calculated?" ”

"Isn't it June?"

Ye Chang set off from Luoyang City in mid-April, and he had been mentally prepared for the difficulties of the journey, but it took more than a month to reach his destination, which still surprised him by the difficulty of transportation at that time, and at the same time worried about the supply of the Tang army.

"Now there are only ten days, which is the wheat harvest season." The old official said resentfully: "Do you know that every year when the wheat is harvested, it is the time when the dogs invade on a large scale, and they come here, not for the rest, that is, to cut off our 6,000 hectares of tuntian, if they can't cut it away, they will set it on fire."

Ye Chang was stunned for a moment: This is what happened

"Now the dog spies are active, you met them on the first day you came, why do you think these spies are here, is to see if our wheat is ripe."

"Officers and soldiers just sit back and watch them?"

"What do you do, the dog Rong is 100,200,000 when it comes, and even 400,000 at most times, and there are many cavalry coming and going like the wind. What can the officers and soldiers do, but they defend the city and watch them take away the wheat" The old official said: "Do you know the most famous battle of the king general?" It is the time of Tianbao Yuanzai, the dog Rong plundered the wheat, and its Zampuzi also led the crowd to force the city, no one dared to go out of the city to invite the battle, and the king rarely led an army to break the formation and kill his Zampuzi......"

This was the king's rare and proudest battle, but although he killed the dog Rong Zanpuzi in that battle, he still did not get back his wheat. 6,000 hectares of wheat fields, most of which are planted for the Inurong people every year.

Rao is like this, and he has to plant - as Ye Chang worried, it is too difficult to transport supplies here, six thousand hectares of wheat fields, the Tang army can harvest half of them, even one-third, can relieve a lot of logistical pressure.

Ye Chang saw Wang Yuan's military prestige with his own eyes, and at that time he felt that the Tang Dynasty must have an absolute advantage here, and only then did he understand that the situation on the border was not as simple as he imagined.

Suddenly, he felt that he understood why Li Longji had to throw him here—it wasn't that he really wanted his life, Li Longji was the Son of Heaven, and there was no need to be so troublesome if he wanted to take his life. Instead, he was dissatisfied with his side strategy, and let him experience for himself where the gap between theory and facts is.

Harmony, tenderness, coercion, extermination...... What strategy to use to deal with it depends on the specific situation, and blindly high-pressure will hurt the ears of the national strength and soldiers.

This may be what Li Longji wants him to know, but Ye Chang still disagrees. Huairou should also have a degree, and harmony is completely undesirable.

That being the case, on this side of the frontier, he has to do something to show Li Longji that in addition to his means, he can do better

At the same time, in Chang'an City, Li Longji pulled the insect girl up with a smile.

"Twenty-nine Niang, you are kind to pray and wish, and even the concubine said hello...... Tell me, what reward do you want, or will I make you a princess? ”

The little head of the insect girl kept hanging, and when she heard Li Longji's words, she shook her head vigorously: "Filial piety to the father and the emperor, respect for the mother, it is the duty of the son, where do you dare to ask for any reward?" ”

Li Longji laughed out loud.

Although the insect girl has the identity of a princess, she has never had the title of princess, in the past, it was because Li Longji was suspicious of this premature baby: first, he suspected that she was not his biological daughter, and second, he suspected that she was a bad omen. But now it is different, as I get older, the crumpled clown at the beginning is now more and more stretched, except for the slightly yellow hair and sea blue eyes, the rest of the aspects, with obvious Li family characteristics.

Moreover, the original autistic and withdrawn temperament has changed a lot in the past two years, and it has become more and more coquettish and likable.

Of course, Li Longji knew who had brought her the change.

"You little lady, but you are cunning, you don't dare to don't want it, right?" He asked.

The worm girl grinned and acquiesced.

"I am the Son of Heaven, and I will do what I say...... Say what you want. ”

"Erchen...... Erchen admired the avenue, heard about the cultivation of martial arts Ye Changjing channel method, and was willing to worship him as a teacher. After confirming that her father was not lying to her, the insect mother boldly said: "Please ask your father to summon him back to Beijing." ”

The smile on Li Longji's face suddenly disappeared when he heard this, and his cold, suspicious gaze was replaced by it.

Under this gaze, the insect girl trembled, her face turned pale, from the coquettishness of Fang Cai, to the frightened, in an instant, she seemed to have returned to before she met Ye Chang.

"Did Ye Chang ask you to beg for me?"

"I didn't ...... No, it's just that the retainers are afraid that he will suffer at the border pass......"

This question, Li Longji believed that the insect girl would not dare to lie to him, which made his expression soothe slightly.

As long as it is not colluding with the palace, it is good that although the insect girl is small, she has an idea, she feels that Ye Chang treats her closely, and it is natural for Ye Chang to be affected at the border.

"Don't worry about him, he's shrewd. Besides, if he is allowed to criticize my national policy in private, I will not be allowed to let him suffer some hardships? Li Longji thought that this little daughter had been flattering these days, and Ye Chang had been going to the border for a long time, so he didn't plead until now, and his little daughter was still a little patient.

"You go down first." After only saying one word, Li Longji felt impatient again, and sent the worm girl away again.

In Hongji City, Nan Jiyun was furious, and when he saw someone, he asked, "What about Ye Langjun?" ”

The answers were all unknown, his initial anger gradually dissipated, and then he was curious: Where will Ye Chang hide?

Gao Shi, Cen Shen and Li Bai ran out of Lu to climb high and chant poetry, Ye Ying Ye Ting didn't know where Ye Chang had gone, so what about the monk Shanzhi, why was Shanzhi not there?

Thinking of Shanzhi, Nan Jiyun suddenly remembered a place.

This Hongji City has been attacked by the dog Rong many times, so the city is dilapidated, and there are broken walls and ruins everywhere. There is a small temple in the northeast corner of the city, which is believed to have been built here by a monk in the past. Nan Jiyun ran here, and sure enough, before seeing the broken temple, Shanzhi was bored and teasing a wild dog

"Monk, where is Ye Langjun?"

"Shhhh

"Zen?" Nan Jiyun frowned, and then looked into the ruined temple.

I saw Ye Chang sitting cross-legged on a futon, his eyes slightly closed, his hands raised, and he kept drawing circles on his head with his index finger.

Nan Jiyun didn't understand what Ye Chang was doing, but he ran to the broken temple, and there was a good and straight "Zen Meditation", which still made Nan Jiyun awe-inspired. But then he was surprised: "Monk, isn't Ye Langjun a Taoist, what kind of Zen did you come to participate in?" ”

"Who knows what about that?" The monk scratched his head: "A character like him, Buddhism and Taoism are connected, right?" ”

Nan Jiyun nodded thoughtfully, but he was in awe, the problem still had to be solved, and what he heard was not good news.

"Can you call him?" He asked, "There is an emergency to report." ”

"He said no one should be disturbed." The monk looked at Nan Jiyun vigilantly: "Don't go in, maybe this is begging for your life with a seven-star lantern in the sky, you don't want to be Wei Yan"

"Embroidered Like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even the monk, and I also remember the plot of the stars falling on the Wuzhang Plain, Nan Jiyun glared at him fiercely, and his heart is to compare, and he should compare Guan Yu and Guan Yun with himself, how can he compare with Wei Yan, who has a backbone in the back of his head

However, Fang Cai also said that Ye Chang was participating in meditation, and in the blink of an eye, he was begging for his life with a seven-star lamp...... Phew, unlucky, this monk must be talking nonsense with a crow's mouth

Judging that the monk was talking nonsense, Nan Jiyun still didn't dare to disturb Ye Chang, and after a while, he suddenly heard a "ding" sound.

The voice came from Ye Chang's mouth, and then Ye Chang said again: "There is"

"Lang Jun is leisurely, but do you know that letting Lang Jun supervise the wheat cutting is actually ill-intentioned?" Seeing that he came back to his senses, Nan Jiyun pushed away the monk and walked in, and said irritably: "Lang Jun, this Imperial Doctor is uneasy and kind, and wants to send you to the blade of the dog Rong."

Ye Chang didn't know that he got the old official's explanation, racked his brains for a night and a day, and only now could he be regarded as having a charter. Hearing Nan Jiyun talking, he smiled and said, "But it's rare for the king to say it to you?" ”

After encountering the enemy that day, Wang rarely admired Nan Jiyun very much and was quite recruiting. If it had been a few months earlier, Nan Jiyun would have sacrificed his life without saying a word, but now...... When Ye Chang was in danger, he gave up his vote, and Nan Jiyun felt that it was really not something he could do.

Ye Chang is a great favor to his family.

"Exactly, he said......"

"But you want to act when you see the opportunity, and if you can't do it, you will take refuge in him?" Ye Chang said again.

"Well, that's true."

Ye Chang smiled.

It was rare for Wang to appreciate the courage they showed yesterday, but the so-called appreciation is just that thing, he can't have a hard fight with his boss for Ye Chang, at most he can do something convenient.

Therefore, after finding out that Ye Chang was sent to a dead end by his boss, Wang Tian's first thought was to divide Ye Chang's inheritance.

"Do you still want to invite the monk to drink and have fun with his subordinates?" Ye Chang asked again.

"How can Lang Jun know everything?"

"Daniel pushes it to see the candle." Ye Chang squinted his eyes: "It seems that everyone is not optimistic about me, since this is the case, I will surprise them." ”

Nan Jiyun stared at him, feeling that Ye Chang seemed to be a little crazy.

He didn't have a single soldier in his hands, and his boss intended to frame him, but he was still so confident

"However, to do this, it is impossible to have no soldiers in your hands, Nanba, in the past two days, you will have more contacts with Wang Yuan's subordinates, just ask for one thing, when the time comes, I will take 3,000 people out of the Lu to cut wheat, please ask Wang to send 3,000 people."

Nan Jiyun was stunned for a moment, Ye Chang trusted him, and was not afraid that he would be poached by the king. After thinking about it, Wang is rare to have elite subordinates, if he can get their help, at least a small group of dogs will attack, and they are not afraid of worrying. As for the dogs' large-scale attack, as long as the scouts are widely spread, the other party will quickly retreat into the city before they come, at most, the task of cutting wheat will not be completed, and they will not lose their lives.

"Yes." He answered.

"What about me?" The monk asked.

"Shanzhishi, you just follow me...... Well, follow me to the craftsman's camp first, there are some things to be done. ”

Ye Chang naturally didn't forget to be honest, Huangfu's attitude made him very vigilant around him, if one or two assassins appeared, he would definitely not be surprised.

Why is Huangfu Weiming so hostile to him?

This is a question that Ye Chang has never been able to understand, and this question can only be explored in the future.

When he came to the craftsman camp, although the emperor did not want to see him, and the old soldier who came with him was also weak, the craftsmen of the craftsman camp did not dare to snub him. Hearing that Ye Chang wanted to build something, he said with a smile: "If you join the army to build a sickle, then you don't need to, we have 10,000 sickles, just go and get it when you join the army." ”

"This scythe is useless, and this is the kind of scythe I'm going to fight." Ye Chang took out the prepared drawings and showed them.

These craftsmen have been working in the army for many years, although they don't know how to read the drawings, but Ye Chang's drawings are too vivid, and they know at a glance: "Hey, this thing ...... This stuff is good."

Indeed, this stuff is good. What Ye Chang took out was the so-called "push sickle", the front end of this thing is similar to a forked scissor edge, with sharp toothed blades, which is the same as a sickle. It is embedded in an equally forked wooden shelf, and below the shelf are four small wheels. At the top is a curved stalk, and when harvesting, if you hold the handle and push it forward, the edge will naturally cut the stalks. Because there is no need to bend over and swing the sickle repeatedly, it is much more efficient than a simple scythe.

This kind of push sickle was originally invented by Ye Chang when he saw Song Jin, and the reason why it was not popular was mainly because it was not cost-effective to use the homesteaders with only a few fields in total, and it had requirements for the environment in the field. Ye Chang went to see the military camp field with his own eyes, and found that the wheat in the camp field was planted in rows and lines very neatly, and it was being used together to push the sickle, so he had an idea and took it out.

With it, coupled with a suitable division of labor, Ye Chang can be sure that the wheat can be harvested in the shortest time after it is ripe.

"I want a thousand of these scythes, five days, can you beat them?" Ye Chang asked.

The battalion craftsman suddenly complained: "It's difficult for us to join the army, 1,000 in five days, 200 in a day, how can we be busy with so many people in our whole battalion?" ”

Ye Chang groaned slightly: "This matter is divided into three parts, one part is the work of the blacksmith, and the blacksmith in the army does not need to do anything else, change the original sickle to this sickle, this is not difficult, can you change it to 200 in a day?" ”

"That's fine."

"The second part is to use carpenters, the carpenters in the battalion are skillful in making wheels, and the poor ones are making chassis, and then pick some sergeants to learn to make cranks, I will ask the doctor to transfer manpower, this is no problem, right?"

The carpenter's battalion leader nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

Ye Chang said in the end: "Just according to the consistent measurement, the last thing is to install it, this can be taught and learned, and I will also transfer another person...... Everyone will do their best, and if there are 200 corpses a day, if there are less than 200 corpses, they will be punished naturally, and if there are more than 200 corpses, for each additional one, I will ask for a reward of 100 yuan. ”

The craftsmen suddenly thundered with joy