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Since the crown prince's expedition, Zhao Tuo's life has become more leisurely.

Almost every day in Zhaojia Village, teaching children to learn.

Sun Erniu's braised boiled business is becoming more and more prosperous, and other villagers in Zhaojia Village are red.

They found the village chief again, wanted the village chief to help, and talked to Zhao Tuo to see if they could also do this business and make some money.

The village chief was helpless, but considering that everyone would make money and their lives would get better, he agreed to talk to Zhao Tuo.

After the students got out of school, the village chief entered the courtyard, looked at Zhao Tuo, who was packing up the textbooks, and said, "How is Mr. Zhao's life lately?" ”

Zhao Tuo replied while packing up his things: "The prince has gone on an expedition, and he has a lot of leisure, so he can teach the children a little more, does the village chief have anything to do with me?" ”

The village chief smiled embarrassedly and said, "The braised cooking business you taught Sun Erniu is very good, I see that their family has made a lot of money recently." ”

Zhao Tuo looked at the village chief and said, "Village chief, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

The village chief no longer beat around the bush and said: "I hope you can help other villagers, everyone's life is not easy, can you let them also do this braised cooking business and make some money!" ”

Zhao Tuo thought for a while and said: "If everyone goes to the braised cooking business, then everyone won't be able to make money!" ”

"But I have a business that I can work with them."

Originally, the village chief was a little depressed when he heard that Zhao Tuo refused, but when he heard that there was other business, he asked excitedly, "What kind of business?" ”

Zhao Tuo moved to the bench and sat down, and said slowly: "I can buy some little piglets, ducklings, and chicks, and give them to the villagers for free, so that they can help me feed them!" ”

"When I grow up, I'll buy these grown animals at market prices."

"Of course, I have a request."

"First of all, I gave these cubs to them for free, so they can only sell them to me after they are raised."

"If they die or get sick during the feeding process, I will take them back and only pay a small fee to compensate the villagers."

After listening to this, the village chief immediately made a decision for the villagers to cooperate with Zhao Tuo.

Watching the village chief leave, Zhao Tuo also went to Sun Erniu's house, Sun Erniu happened to be at home at this time, and did not go out to sell stew.

Seeing Zhao Tuo coming, Sun Erniu hurriedly greeted him.

Zhao Tuo told Sun Erniu about his breeding plan with the villagers, and asked: "Before, you said that you knew the people from the slaughterhouse in the city. So where do you know where to buy a lot of piglets, chickens, and ducklings? ”

Sun Erniu immediately said that there was no problem, and said, "I don't know how much you plan to want, brother?" ”

Zhao Tuo calculated in his heart and said, "Collect a little less first, 20 piglets, 100 chickens and ducklings." ”

Although Zhao Tuo has a fortune, he doesn't have much money, if it weren't for his usual interpersonal interactions, someone would give him some gifts, and he wouldn't have much savings.

The next day.

Sun Erniu drove a herd of livestock into Zhao Tuo's courtyard.

The village chief also arrived with the villagers, and Zhao Tuo said to everyone: "I know that the village chief must have already told everyone. ”

"But I want to emphasize that after all the livestock is raised, they must be sold to me, and they cannot be sold to me because other people are paying a high price."

"There is also the collection of livestock, you must do what you can, you can only raise one piglet at home, but you take five, this is not good!"

"If you understand, you can come to me first to register, tell which family will adopt what, and then I will distribute the livestock to you."

Zhao Tuo took out a piece of paper, registered it with everyone, and then distributed the livestock according to the registered list.

There are also some villagers who have not received it because of the lack of livestock, so Zhao Tuo can only let them wait for the next time.

Sun Erniu's family also received a little pig, Zhao Tuo looked at Sun Xiaopu's arms holding a pink piglet, and suddenly thought.

In order for a pig to grow fat and big, it needs to be castrated. After castration, the pig eats a lot and does not like to move, it is easy to fat, and the meat has no smell.

Zhao Tuo looked at Sun Erniu and asked, "Do you know anyone who can castrate?" ”

Sun Erniu asked suspiciously, "Why are you looking for this kind of person?" There was an old eunuch in the next village, who retired from the palace, and I heard that he used to castrate eunuchs. ”

Zhao Tuo explained to him: "Pigs will be in heat when they grow up and love to move. After castration, it will become particularly lazy, easy to fat, and can grow fat and big. ”

Sun Erniu immediately ran to the next village to find the old eunuch.

Unexpectedly, this old eunuch was always ostracized by his fellow villagers because of his professional problems.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo not only did not dislike him, but also gave him a job in his old bank, and the salary was still very high, he knelt down excitedly and kept kowtowing to Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo took the old eunuch to the house of the person who received the piglets and castrated all the piglets.

With the castrated eggs, he came to Sun Erniu's house and gave it to Sun Erniu.

Sun Erniu asked suspiciously, "What is this?" ”

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "This is a good thing, I came to give it to you, big supplement!" ”

Sun Erniu's mother-in-law fiddled with it for a long time, but she didn't see what it was. Sun Erniu asked with a strange face, "This can't be that thing, right?" ”

Zhao Tuo nodded and said with a smile: "This is really a big supplement!" Energetic in the evening after eating. ”

Sun Erniu's mother-in-law also reacted, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she picked up her things and ran into the kitchen.

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The crown prince Li Jiancheng led a large army and went to Hebei to fight Liu Heimin.

The prince's subordinates gathered together, and the fierce generals were like clouds, and Liu Heimin, who was beaten, was defeated and retreated.

Unexpectedly, Liu Heimin colluded with the Turks, and the Turkic 20,000 cavalry came from Hedong, marched all the way, and captured Taiyuan.

For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken, and Taiyuan was the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty, and it was the place where the Li family was prosperous.

However, the crown prince went out on an expedition and took with him a large number of generals and all the troops near Chang'an.

Li Yuan immediately ordered to recruit 20,000 soldiers and 10,000 people for half a month, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, took command to go to Bingzhou to recapture Taiyuan.

Due to the shortage of generals, Li Yuan also ordered that all officials in Chang'an City obey the order and join the army to take up their posts without resigning.

A fast horse drove into Zhaojia Village, came to the door of Zhao Tuo's house, and shouted loudly: "Compiled by the East Palace, Zhao Tuo listens to the order." ”

Zhao Tuo, who was resting in the courtyard, was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then immediately opened the courtyard door and went out to check.

I saw a soldier in armor, riding on a horse, with a flag on his back, and the word "order" written on the flag, which was a herald in the army.

When the herald saw Zhao Tuo coming out, he threw the pennant in his hand at him, and said loudly: "King Qin's military order, let the East Palace compile Zhao Tuo, and three days later, go to serve in the army." ”

After saying that, the herald rode away on his fast horse.

Zhao Tuo, who was holding the military order, looked confused, and he didn't react for a while, what happened.

No one can disobey the military order in the army, but he doesn't know why he received the military order, as a guest of the prince's door, how could King Qin think of summoning himself into the army!

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