Jiang Wei wrote a booklet on the method of making soap and gave it to Zhuge Guo, and the rest was handed over to Zhuge Guo to take care of.

Jiang Wei believes that with Zhuge Guo's intelligence, he will be able to quickly master the production method of soap.

There is no need for Jiang Wei to emphasize that Zhuge Guo will also follow the routine of perfume and make soap a luxury product.

Before leaving, Jiang Wei reminded Zhuge Guo: "If this soap is not added with floral essential oil, the production cost is actually very low, and it is also called soap, in fact, it can also be used to wash clothes." ”

Zhuge Guo nodded and said to Jiang Wei: "Well, it seems that this soap is infinitely useful, don't worry, I will think carefully about how to develop it, this thing will definitely be another exclusive wonder of my 'Immortal Residence'." ”

After teaching Zhuge Guo to make soap, Jiang Wei continued to live a shameless life with the two wives, and called it "honeymoon"! In this way, the years are sweet and quiet in Chengdu.

During this period, Jiang Wei found Guan Yinping full of joy, saying that he would fulfill his promise and return Qinglong Baoyu to Guan Yinping.

Guan Yinping was very excited after getting the Qinglong Baoyu, and after worshipping in front of Guan Yu's spirit card for one night, she returned it to Jiang Wei, and also instructed: She herself will not use the Qinglong Baoyu, and hopes that Jiang Wei can make good use of it and make contributions to Shu Han.

Before I knew it, more than a month had passed, and it was already the season of spring flowers everywhere in March.

During this period, the sales of soap have been completely opened, and among the wealthy merchants in Chengdu, if they have not used soap, they are embarrassed to say hello when they go out.

Zhuge Guo priced the "Shenxian Ju" soap at 10 baht, and packed it in a wooden box with exquisite carving, which was engraved with the gold-lettered signboard of "Shenxian Ju", carved with Meilan chrysanthemum bamboo, which looked noble and elegant.

Zhuge Guo still uses the method of hunger marketing, selling only 100 yuan a day, while supplies last.

Chengdu's upper-class officials and businessmen flocked to it, and some people heard that lard was among the raw materials used to make soap, and even the price of lard rose with the tide.

Originally, Jiang Wei himself felt that his life during this period of time was too comfortable, and he often fell into deep self-blame.

"Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei! How can you be so depraved? ”

Therefore, Zeng Jiangwei planned to go to Panzhihua himself to see if he could think of ideas to further increase iron ore production.

Even if it's a trip to Qianwei County, it's good to find Zigongjing salt!

But I couldn't take the first step.

"After traveling for so long and fighting so many battles, you can't enjoy it?"

Jiang Wei admonished himself like this, so he called Guan Yinping and Hua Wei again, and then played music and danced.

Just when Jiang Wei was intoxicated with gentleness and couldn't extricate himself, a letter from Ma Dai completely ended Jiang Wei's depraved life.

In mid-March, Ma Dai received a letter, and after reading it, he hurriedly found Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei opened it and saw that it was a letter for help sent by King Qiang to Ma Dai.

Ma Dai has lived in Liangzhou for a long time, and the Qiang people's living range is all over Yongliang and Liangzhou, and has a deep relationship with the wealthy Ma family in Liangzhou.

The outstanding representative of the Ma clan, the hussar general of Shu Han and the Hou Ma Chao of the township, himself has the blood of the Qiang people.

According to the "Dictionary", Ma Chao's grandfather "lived with Qiang by mistake, his family was poor and had no wife, so he married a Qiang girl and gave birth to Teng".

Ma Teng is Ma Chao's father, and it can be seen that Ma Chao has at least a quarter of Qiang blood in his body.

The Qiang people are famous for their martial arts and good warfare in ancient times, and Ma Chao "believes in the northern soil, mighty and famous", and is regarded as a god-like figure by Qiang Hu, which is not unrelated to his Qiang bloodline.

Since ancient times, the Han Dynasty has a saying that "the Kansai is a general, and the Kanto is a prime minister", and the soldiers of Yongliang have always been an excellent source of soldiers.

When Ma Chaoxing attacked Cao Cao with 100,000 soldiers, there were many Qiang athletes under his command, and the battle of Tongguan killed Cao Cao to cut his beard and abandon his robe, and the power of Liangzhou reached its peak.

It's a pity that Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao with a discord strategy, and the Ma family declined rapidly, until Ma Chao defected to Liu Bei later, and he also contacted the Qiang people in Yongliang many times in order to recover Yongliang.

Now, the king of Qiang in Longxi, Yongzhou, took the initiative to send a letter to Ma Dai asking for help, saying that Cao Wei was increasingly oppressing the Qiang people, and the king of Midang wanted to unite all the tribes and raise troops to resist.

wants to expel all the Cao Wei forces from Yongzhou and let Yongzhou return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty.

In Jiang Wei's cognition, the Han Dynasty's deterrent power to the surrounding ethnic minorities is extremely strong, the Xiongnu flourished during the Western Han Dynasty, and after being completely defeated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing sent an army, the external troubles of the Han Dynasty were no longer rampant enough to threaten the rule of the Han Dynasty.

Some historians once lamented that many dynasties were poor and weak at the end, and the only Han died with strength, which is really sighing.

Whether it was at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty or the Three Kingdoms, the surrounding barbarians were always subdued by the Han separatist forces, whether it was Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Xiongnu in the north, or Qianghu in the west, or Nanban and Shanyue in the south.

No barbarian force could truly threaten the Han family.

On the one hand, the surrounding barbarians were psychologically shadowed by the powerful Han army; On the other hand, it also objectively shows that the Han army is significantly higher than the barbarians in terms of military ability and military literacy.

So Jiang Wei asked Ma Dai: "How many Qiang warriors has this fan been the king?" Too few people or too little to do! ”

Ma Dai hurriedly reported: "The king of Midang has connected the Qiang people of Yongliang and gathered 100,000 Qiang soldiers to oppose Cao Wei, and I hope that the Han can send reinforcements to support and fight the Cao thieves!" ”

"100,000 Qiang soldiers? The appeal of this obsessed king is so strong, it is comparable to my entire Shu Kingdom? Jiang Wei was a little shocked.

Ma Dai explained: "The letter claims to be an army of 100,000, but in fact, it counts all the tribes, including the old and weak, women and children. ”

Jiang Wei asked: "General Ma, you have been dealing with the Qiang people all year round, as far as you know, how many soldiers can fight in these 100,000 parts?" How many elites are there? ”

Ma Dai thought for a while and said: "The Qiang men have all learned the art of bowing horses since childhood, and some Qiang women have also learned the art of bowing horses, so at least more than half of them can fight, and there should be 50,000 people, but if it is elite and strong, it should not exceed 20,000." ”

Jiang Wei thought about it and felt that Ma Dai was reasonable, usually Han people raise soldiers, and the basic rule is that ten people support one soldier. The mobilization ability of the nomads is stronger, but in terms of elite soldiers, it is already the limit to reach 20%.

After all, to support an elite soldier, not only needs to be in the golden stage of physical fitness, but also needs armor, weapons, horses, and provisions.

Therefore, Jiang Wei judged that the so-called 100,000 army of the king should be similar to the situation when he put down the rebellion of the Wei wolf king in Nanzhong.

It seems that there are many people, but most of the people gathered together are a rabble.

Even the 20,000 elite soldiers selected by Hua Wei from the barbarian tribes in Nanzhong are actually basically a group of mountain people and masters.

This kind of subordinates often have a common characteristic: they have not undergone military training, nor do they have a complete military command system, and they are all fighting wars with enthusiasm.

Such a rebellion is often vulnerable in the face of Cao Wei's real elite.

Even if Cao Wei only sent 10,000 people, as long as he chose a famous general, it would be enough to beat these 100,000 people to the ground.

Moreover, Cao Wei's Yongzhou is now guarded by Guo Huai, Chen Tai and other famous generals, and there are 100,000 elite soldiers guarding key points in Yongliang, and it is difficult to rebel.

Jiang Wei felt that the king of the mir still had some strategic vision, at least he had a clearer understanding of his own strength, and without the help of Shu Han, even if the king of the mirado gathered twice as many people, it would be difficult to succeed.

However, in line with the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, Jiang Wei also attaches great importance to the letter of the king of the fan. After all, it was making trouble in Cao Wei's territory, and as long as the enemy's strength was weakened by one point, Shu Han's strength would be one point more.

Jiang Wei felt that it was necessary to help the fan be the king, even if he couldn't defeat Yongzhou, at least he would make a big deal in Yongzhou, and then accept 100,000 Qiang people to join Shu Han.

In this era, the population is sparse, and if Shu Han can obtain 100,000 Qiang tribesmen, the strength of Shu will definitely be able to reach a higher level.

With his mind decided, Jiang Wei said to Ma Dai:

"This matter is very important, and General Ma ran to Jiang Wan's mansion and asked him to enter the palace quickly. I will go to the palace to discuss the matter with Your Majesty. ”