King Qin smiled: "It's rare to hear you say so much. ”

Bai Qixin said, I have already gained enough credit for fighting in peace, how dare I talk more in front of the king? In this way, Fan Xiangguo still has a bad impression of me......

Thinking of Fan Xiangguo, Bai Qi began to have a headache, and he begged: "Your Majesty, Fan Xiangguo really ...... me"

King Qin said solemnly: "You should visit Mr. more!" It must be that you are too disrespectful to Mr. for Mr. to distrust you! ”

Bai Qi rarely had a "complaint" against the king in his heart.

Fan Ju is the prime minister of the internal auxiliary government, and he is the general who fights abroad. He also had a good relationship with the uncle of the expelled King of Qin before, and after the King of Qin expelled his uncle, Bai Qi had been terrified, how dare he take the initiative to get close to Fan Ju?

Although he and Fan Ju are not close, he finds an excuse to give Fan Ju a large amount of treasures during the New Year's Festival, not even the New Year's Day.

When Bai Qi thought of this, he felt even more resentful in his heart.

Fan Xiangguo is really excessive, he has given so many gifts, and he still hates me.

However, Bai Qi knew how much the king loved Fan Ju, so even if he was wronged, he could only say: "I will definitely visit in person after I return to Xianyang." Your Majesty, can I resign from the government after I go back? I'll come back when the king is going to fight? ”

King Qin agreed without hesitation: "Okay." Remember to show your husband more! ”

Bai Qi: "Yes......"

He is depressed, the king is so eccentric, isn't he afraid of other people's centrifugation? Although he will not turn his back on the Qin State, if the Qin State does not want him, he will not go to other countries, and he will probably die. But he still felt uncomfortable.

Although King Qin didn't see what Bai Qi's face was paralyzed, he also knew that he should comfort Bai Qi and not let Bai Qi complain about Fan Ju.

"Mr. came to Qin alone, without relatives, lonely in his heart, and thought a little more. Wu Anjun don't bother with him. King Qin said bitterly, "The widow will not remove Wu Anjun from his official position, why doesn't Wu Anjun temporarily live in Zhu Xiang's house to take care of his body?" I heard Zichu say that Zhu Xiang is very good at taking care of people, and Lian Po and Lin Xiangru will always come to Zhu Xiang's house to recuperate whenever they are sick. ”

Bai Qi hesitated: "I have no friendship with Zhu Xiang." ”

King Qin said: "His nephew is the great-grandson of the widow, and the widow says that if there is friendship, there will be friendship." Wu Anjun has been fighting all year round and has a lot of illnesses. Zhu Xiang is the younger generation of the widow, and he is also your junior. He takes care of you, as a matter of course. ”

Bai Qi arched his hand and said, "Thank you." Your Majesty, are you not letting Zhu Xiang go back to Handan? ”

King Qin smiled: "Go back, why don't you go back." He wanted King Zhao to kill him, and the widow also wanted to see if King Zhao would kill him. If King Zhao wanted to kill him, Wu Anjun would be able to cultivate with peace of mind for a while. If King Zhao doesn't kill him...... Hmph, even if Xianyang is in turmoil, the widow will personally recruit and immediately accompany Wu Anjun to capture Handan. ”

Looking at Junshang's overly bright smile, he became sorrowful.

So your lord, do you want to save Zhu Xiang? Don't be foolish.

Chapter 27: Boiled beans in salt water

King Qin pretended to be a riddler, and Bai Qi felt a little irritable in his heart. But the other party is his king, and he can only bear it obediently.

The battle is over, and for Bai Qi, the work is just the beginning. Next, calculating the merits and compensating the casualties of the Qin soldiers was his busiest time.

The captives are counted as merit, but the winner will painstakingly calculate a constitution that can convince the people, which is very troublesome. But it's the same with killing prisoners, so Bai Qi is already very skilled.

Bai Qi visited the wounded barracks and sent the wounded soldiers who could no longer fight in a short period of time to the barracks near Shangdang and Yewang Castle to recuperate; The location of the military camp was re-planned, and the cultivated land was divided, so that the Qin soldiers could settle the fields on the spot; Send people to the battlefield to collect the bones of Qin soldiers, burn them on the spot, wrap them in clothes on the bones, and give them to their families together with the money and food for the bereavement......

The Zhou Dynasty was dominated by burials, and only the surrounding barbarians had a cremation culture, such as Yiqu and other tribes that lived together with the Qin State.

However, the cremation of the soldiers killed in the war in the Qin State was not because they accepted the customs of Yiqu and other tribes, but because it was impossible to send the bones of so many Qin soldiers who died in battle back to their hometowns, so they could only send the ashes back. If the soldier has no relatives or no reason, or cannot recognize his identity, he will be cremated and buried on the spot.

In all dynasties, countries and countries sent the remains of the war dead back to their hometowns, all of which were entrusted with ashes. What cremation burns the grievances of the war dead, it is just to make up for this convenient behavior.

If the battle is defeated, or the leader does not care, the dead sleep in the dirt of the battlefield, adding a commonplace story to the strange tales of later generations.

If the victors were to occupy the area, they would dig a large pit or find a natural pit and throw the remains of the enemy down to bury them, so as not to breed the plague.

Bai Qi was very good to the soldiers and won every battle, so after each war, he tried his best to collect the corpses of the Qin dead.

This time, when he personally led people to the battlefield to dig up the bones of the Qin army that had fallen into the mud, he saw that Zhu Xiang was also busy with Zhao soldiers.

The Qin people are cruel and cunning, and Bai Qi is even more terrifying, even if Zhao Bing surrenders, he should be in fear all day. Unexpectedly, they actually followed behind Zhu Xiang and began to clean up the battlefield and restrain themselves for their comrades.

Bai Qi walked up to Zhu Xiang, who had changed into a bearded suit that was easy to move, and asked, "Aren't you going to farm?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Before planting, we must do a good job in the preliminary work. ”

He counted on his fingers.

Rebuild the Zhao army garrison, separate garbage from manure to avoid epidemics, and allow for the accumulation of fertilizer; Sweep the battlefield, collect the bones of your comrades, and organize the land that can be cultivated; Later, there were workshops for digging canals, finding firewood, and building agricultural tools......

Bai Qi listened to Zhu Xiang count them one by one, his brows twitched slightly.

How did he think that Zhu Xiang was not trying to survive for the prisoners of war of the Zhao State, but was preparing to build a new village?

Zhu Xiang had no experience in his mind of what kind of life a prisoner of war should live. More than 100,000 people want to live here for at least three months, and his first instinct is, of course, to get the infrastructure right. He was not wrong to say that he was going to build a village here.

And there are a lot of Zhao soldiers who want to stay here in the future, and now take advantage of the more people to improve the infrastructure, and Zhao Bing's life will be more convenient in the future.

King Qin had agreed to his request, and also promised to help him take care of Xue and Zheng'er, and the boulder in Zhu Xiang's heart had been unloaded. Besides, he's going to die in three months anyway, and now he's bold.

Bai Qi came over to ask, and the other Zhao soldiers were all trembling, Zhu Xiang not only introduced his future plans to Bai Qi very naturally, but also asked Bai Qi if there were any additions.

Zhu Xiang said: "I have no experience in leading a group of people to establish a new place to live in the wild. Wu Anjun often goes out to fight, and he must have a lot of experience. ”

Looking at Zhu Xiang's bright eyes, Bai Qi didn't know why, his hands were a little itchy, and he wanted to take a look at Zhu Xiang's braincase.

Why doesn't this person have a sense of crisis at all? Isn't your reputation terrible enough?!

Bai Qi kept looking at Zhu Xiang with a dangerous gaze.

Zhu Xiang was not afraid at all.

I'm going to die anyway, and you can't kill me in advance, what am I afraid of?

Bai Qi took a deep breath and said expressionlessly: "How to build a place to live, you ask the Mo family and the peasant family in your team, they are better at it." The water source is the most important, and the water intake site needs to be upstream of the site where the pollution is treated. The Qin army is stationed near the bank of the Shaoshui River, and you are stationed on the bank of the Danshui River, and the two sides have different places to take water, so you don't need to consider the location of the Qin army's camp. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Xie Wu Anjun!" Wu Anjun, Qin Jun and Zhao Jun combined have more than 300,000 people, what to do with firewood? Fortunately for now, in the winter, the nearby trees are cut down bald and there is not enough firewood. ”

Before the founding of the modern People's Republic of China, the mountains in the north were basically bald, and they were all cut down by the common people to make firewood, so the sandstorm was so serious.

During the Song Dynasty, the capital was overpopulated, and there was almost no place around it to cut firewood, but fortunately coal had already begun to be used. At that time, firewood was more expensive than coal, forming a strange phenomenon that the rich burned firewood and charcoal, and the poor burned coal.

Zhu Xiang brought grain and grass, plus the grain and grass that the Zhao army originally had in the position and the remaining grain and grass of the Qin army, it was more than enough to support for three months, but firewood was a big trouble.

Bai Qi said: "I have sent some wounded soldiers back to the Qin State, and some Qin soldiers are stationed in Shangdangye King and other places. The firewood in the mountains near the Qin army's barracks is enough to survive the winter, and you Zhao Jun can only figure out how to do it yourself. ”

Zhu Xiang wanted to ask, Wu Anjun scattered the Qin soldiers, wasn't he afraid of Zhao Jun's changes?

However, when he thought about it, Zhao Bing's weapons were all put away, and the army's morale was already weakened, and he only thought about how to go home as soon as possible after planting potatoes. Except for some generals from the noble clan, I'm afraid no one will want to change.

These few people are in turmoil, Wu Anjun must be sure to suppress them, but he may be implicated. This may be one of the tests that King Qin and Wu Anjun tested themselves?

Bai Qi waited for Zhu Xiang to ask him why he dared to disperse the Qin army. Zhu Xiang's face changed for a moment, and he showed a clear look, and he was extremely curious when he saw it.

What did Zhu Xiang figure out? Did you see through your intentions?

It's a pity that he still has to maintain his image and can't ask.

"There is a black stone that can make a fire around here, if Wu Anjun believes me, please send someone to dig this stone with me." Zhu Xiang said, "Wu Anjun has heard of Shi Ni? ”

"Shini" is the name of coal in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" was written in the period from the end of the Warring States period to the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, even if it has not yet been written, the title in the book should be the consensus of everyone during this period.

Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "I know." Is there a stone near here? ”

Of course, Bai Qi knew Shi Ni.

Shi Ni is also known as "every" (at this time there was no word for coal). In the article "Preparation Cave" recorded in "Mozi", it is recorded that in the tunnel war, forty catties of charcoal were spread on the bottom floor of the key site, and the charcoal above the "each" was covered with a lid. When the enemy attacked, he pretended to be defeated, lit charcoal before retreating, and sealed the lid after escaping the tunnel, and smoked the enemy to death.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu ordered the cadres to cast swords, "drums and drums filled with charcoal, gold and iron are wet", "charcoal is mined in Nanshan, so there is charcoal in the meantime", that is, iron ore is forged with coal.

Although the current technology can only mine surface coal mines, whether it is war or forging, people in this era have long used coal, and Bai Qi has naturally used it too.

Bai Qi reminded: "Shi Nei is more poisonous. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "You can drive the wheel axle of the waterwheel, wash the stone with water, and screen out the high-quality stone with less impurities." If you remodel the stove, you can use the stone to make a fire for cooking and heating. ”

Zhu Xiang only knows the principle of washing coal and selecting refined coal, and has no practical experience. But in this era, there was already a mature technology for selecting concentrates by washing copper and iron ore. Zhu Xiang told Xianghe the principle, and Xianghe was immediately able to draw inferences from one another and develop a simple device for washing coal.

Differences in geology and soil composition have a great impact on wild plants. Those who study agriculture naturally also study geology and geography. When Zhu Xiang traveled all over the country in search of wild plants to cultivate good seeds, he would also write down some minerals.

Changping is located in Gaoping, Shanxi Province, and is very rich in coal resources, most of which can be mined on the surface and in shallow depths, as well as a large number of high-quality anthracite with low ash, low sulfur and high calorific value. Now there are only strategic advantages, and the fields and soil are all in the middle and lower Shangdang County, which is a rare treasure land in Zhu Xiang's eyes.

Bai Qi asked, "You can also mine?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Farming is dealing with the land, so I know a little bit about it. ”

Bai Qi didn't know how to answer Zhu Xiang for a while. Just listening to the few words Zhu Xiang said now, this is not a "little bit of knowledge", right?

"Good. You write me the specific charter, and I'll arrange it. Bai Qi said. He thought that he had to find a time to ask Xu Ming and Xianghe, how much ability Zhu Xiang still had.

"Huh? Can't just say it, do you still have to write it? Zhu Xiang began to have a headache. Wu Anjun, what's the matter with you? How can you be like the great leaders of later generations, just write a report at every turn?

Bai Qi saw Zhu Xiang's embarrassed appearance, for some reason, he was in a slightly happy mood, and he said with a straight face: "I want to present it to ......"

He glanced at the sky.

Most people still don't know that King Qin is in the military camp, and Bai Qi didn't say it directly.

"Okay, I'll write, I can't write yet." Zhu Xiang muttered, "I knew I brought Cai Ze here, if Xia Tong didn't leave, it's fine." By the way, Xia Tong said that he is now a guest under Gongzi Chumen, does Wu Anjun know him? ”

Xia Tong? Bai Qi pondered in his heart, and immediately guessed who this "Xia Tong" was.

Gongzi Chu's biological mother's surname is Xia, and this unintentional pseudonym is obviously Gongzi Chu.

Gongzi Chu said that he was a guest under Gongzi Chumen? Bai Qi was curious, when Zhu Xiang arrived in the Qin State, how would Gongzi Chu explain.

"I don't know." Bai Qi replied.

Zhu Xiang did not doubt him. His little friend Xia Tong is just an ordinary passer, and it is too normal for Wu Anjun, who is high up, not to know him.

By the way, I can also write a letter to my friend Xia Tong and ask him to take good care of Zheng'er.

Am I counting this as someone around Zheng'er and his father? Zhu Xiang laughed when he thought about it.

Bai Qi was speechless. What is this young man silly about? How can you still be distracted in the face of him, and then laugh inexplicably?

"Hurry up and write the paperwork." Bai Qi reminds.

The smile on Zhu Xiang's face immediately collapsed. He turned around and said a few words to Lian Yuan, carrying a hoe, escorted by several guards, and walked towards the place where he lived with heavy steps.

Lian Yuan was the leader of the personal soldiers sent by Lian Po. Although he is not a member of the Lian family, he has followed the Lian family for several generations and has been given the "Lian" clan.

Lian Yuan had never dealt with Bai Qi. Although he knew a few words of Qin, Bai Qi and Zhu Xiang spoke too fast, and he didn't hear them clearly.

Seeing that Zhu Xiang was in such a low mood, Lian Yuan couldn't help but clench his fists and asked: "Wu Anjun, Zhu Xianggong is relatively young, and he doesn't often deal with nobles, so he doesn't know etiquette. If he has sinned, forgive him. ”

Lian Po sent Lian Yuan to follow Zhu Xiang, that is, Lian Yuan's longest sleeve is good at dancing, which can help Zhu Xiang. Seeing that Zhu Xiang was in a wrong mood, he thought that Bai Qi reprimanded him, and hurriedly helped Zhu Xiang play a round.