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More than an hour later, Xia Ping'an finally met Li Mu, a man whose name was recorded in history, in the main tent of Yanmen Camp.

Xia Pingan's eyes swept across Li Mu's face, and then looked at Li Mu's right hand. He found that Li Mu's right hand was habitually carried behind his back, which was a little unnatural. Xia Pingan thought, some historical records said that Li Mu's hand

It seems true that he was injured and could not draw his bow.

"Are you Xia Pingan?" Li Mu looked at Xia Pingan seriously and asked softly, "Do you know why I asked you to come?"

"The general first wants to ask me if I have any prescription for treating typhoid fever?" Xia Pingan said calmly.

Li Mu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly became as fierce as a tiger, "Why are you so sure!"

"I heard someone say before that the general did not allow soldiers to go out to fight in the Yanmen Camp. There were very few casualties among the soldiers on the battlefield. On the contrary, it was because the Yanmen Camp was bitterly cold, so there were many casualties among those who contracted typhoid fever in the camp.

, The general loves his soldiers like his own son. When he went to the wounded barracks today, he saw that I have medical skills and the ability to treat illnesses and save people. So when the general summoned me, the first thing he wanted to ask about was how to treat typhoid fever!"

Li Mu nodded, "Yes, what you just said is first, what about second?"

"Secondly, the general wants to see if, in addition to my medical skills, I have the ability to help the general put down the Huns!"

"What's your answer?"

"I have a prescription for treating typhoid fever. I can teach the cooks in the army to cook the decoction. As long as the army sergeants have eaten my decoction, the possibility of them contracting typhoid fever again will be less than one percent of the previous time, and the army can basically eradicate it.

Suffering from typhoid fever!"

Hearing Li Mu stand up immediately, he said directly, "If you have such ability, I can make you a teacher commander!"

Xia Ping'an knew that the division commander was already considered a high-ranking official in Zhao's army.

During the Warring States Period, the military establishments of various countries were influenced by the Zhou Dynasty, and were basically the same. For example, in Zhao's army, there were 5 infantry soldiers per corps, corps commanders, 100 soldiers per soldier, and pawn commanders, 500 soldiers per soldier.

A brigade has a brigade commander, and 5 brigades constitute a division. There are division commanders, and 5 divisions constitute an army. The so-called generals lead more than 10,000 troops.

Li Mu made himself the division commander. In the Yanmen camp, his position was only under a few generals who commanded the troops, so he was considered a high-ranking official.

"General, why don't you ask me if I have the ability to help the general put down the Huns?" Xia Ping'an said with a smile.

"Then do you have such ability?" Li Mu asked.

"If the general only wants to pacify the Touman Chanyu of the Luotang clan across from Yanmen Pass, even without me, the general already has a plan in mind. It only takes time for the general to defeat the Luantang clan. It will not be difficult!"

Li Mu laughed and looked at Xia Pingan with squinted eyes, "What a big statement. Looking around the world, there are still people who dare to say that it is not difficult to pacify the Xiongnu of the Luotang family. Do you know how many people of the Xiongnu of the Luantang family are capable of controlling strings?

With more than 200,000, the Luotang clan's cavalry is twice as many as the current soldiers of Yanmen Camp. How can we pacify this?"

"If the general hadn't had to leave the Yanmen camp, I believe that the Luotang clan might have been pacified by the general at this moment. The general has not allowed the soldiers in the camp to go to war, just to feed the arrogance and contempt of the Huns towards the Zhao army.

, At the same time, we are cultivating the spirit of bravery of our Yanmen camp army generals. Once the Xiongnu develop this mentality, everyone will think that our Zhao soldiers are weak and can be bullied, and they dare not go to war. The general waits for the opportunity, sets a trap, and the whole camp

When the soldiers march out in full force, a thunderous strike will surely severely damage the entire Luotang clan, and they will accomplish unparalleled feats and leave their name in history!"

Hearing Xia Pingan's words, Li Mu's expression changed. This was his plan to pacify the Huns. He had never told anyone, not even King Zhao knew about it. He didn't expect that when he arrived at Yanmen Camp today, he was actually beaten by a man.

The little captain saw through it.

Looking at Xia Pingan again, Li Mu already felt a shocking feeling. How could such a person be just a small ranger?

Li Mu quickly walked over from the general's position and came to Xia Pingan. He bowed and asked Xia Pingan to sit down. Then he solemnly asked for advice, "You just said that it is not difficult to pacify the Huns of the Luotang clan. In your opinion, it is difficult."

What is it?"

"The Luotang clan is just one tribe of the Xiongnu. In addition to the Luantang clan, there are also Huyan, Lan, Xubu and many other tribes among the Xiongnu. They are powerful and powerful. The Xiongnu clan has invaded a large area of ​​grassland in the north, and the influence of each tribe stretches thousands of miles.

, is a serious problem for me in China. Even if General Zhao Guohe can pacify the Luoting clan, over time, other Xiongnu tribes will come back after they have recuperated and bring disaster to the world. So I say, it is easy to pacify the Luoting clan, but if you want to

The most difficult thing is to quell the Xiongnu troubles in the entire north, permanently eliminate the threat to Chinese descendants from the nomadic people who occupy the vast grasslands in the north, and establish a lasting legacy!" said Xia Ping'an.

Li Mu's face was extremely solemn, and he looked into the distance with a hint of worry, "I also know that the nomads in the north pose the greatest threat to China. On the grasslands, all the men are warriors. They have practiced bow and horse since they were young. They are really formidable.

Horrible, with the power of the Zhao State, we have already tried our best to pacify the Luantang clan. If we want to pacify the entire north, even if the world is unified and we spend the world's money, food and taxes, we still can't do it. As long as we can hold on, it will be difficult!"

"What the general said is common sense, but have you ever thought about it, the so-called bustling world, everyone comes for profit, and the bustling world, everyone goes for profit. Now, all countries, including Yan State, Zhao State wants to pacify the Xiongnu just because of the

We have to do this because of the threat of the Huns. We have no choice but to pacify the Huns. We are passive. Fighting against the Huns will cost countless money and food. It will be difficult for both Yan and Zhao to support it. But if we change the way, let all the countries in the world,

Let everyone think that they can take the initiative to pacify the Xiongnu, and make it profitable for everyone to defeat the Xiongnu. Not only does it not cost money and food, but you may also make a lot of money. As long as you occupy a piece of grassland, you will have a steady stream of huge profits, nourish the army and enrich the people, so that

The country's prosperity has attracted merchants from all over the world. The general thinks that if this is the case, can we, China, quell the troubles in the northern grasslands?"

Li Mu's brows moved, his eyes flashed, and he thought for a long time, "If this is really the case, it is possible, but there are only cattle and sheep on the grassland, and cattle and sheep cannot be transported long distances, and they cannot be stored as meat for a long time. Even if we can expel the Huns,

Occupying the grassland can only make one area cheaper, so how can we make merchants from all over the world flock to it, how can we nourish the army and enrich the people, make the country rich, and use war to support war?"

"If the general believes in me, just lend me a thousand taels of gold, give me 3,000 men and horses, a piece of grass, and 20,000 sheep. In three months, I can show the general how our Zhao army can squeeze through the grass.

Produce gold and make businessmen flock to it!"

"One thousand taels of gold, three thousand men and horses, a piece of grassland, twenty thousand sheep, three months?" Li Mu's voice suddenly became louder.

"good!"

"Okay, I'll give you these. I will appoint you as the field envoy of Yanmen Camp now. I want to see how you squeeze gold out of the grass in three months!" Li Mu nodded and said.

Tian Bushi of the Yanmen Camp was responsible for managing the border trade between Yanmen and Daijun, collecting money and food for the army, and was equivalent to Li Mu, the general's logistics and finance minister.

When Li Mu came to Yanmen Pass this time, one of the conditions he proposed to King Zhao was that in order to resist the Xiongnu, he would have complete control over the finance, taxation, personnel and military affairs of Yanmen and Daijun. King Zhao agreed.

At this moment, Li Mu is more effective in speaking than King Zhao in Daijun and Yanmen Pass, and he has great power.

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After walking out of Li Mu's main tent, Xia Pingan looked at the sky in the distance and let out a long breath...

It would be too easy to help Li Mu destroy the Luotang clan. Even without him, Li Mu, as a peerless general, could do it.

Even if he goes into battle with his own sword, he will not be able to kill a thousand Xiongnu even if he fights to death.

Since this world bead summoned cavalry, Xia Pingan wanted to try it in a different way and challenge it to see if he could pursue greater results.

He wanted to do one thing: institutionally empower the cavalry of Yan, Zhao and China, so that the cavalry, which was the most expensive in the eyes of the monarchs of various countries, could become the most profitable machine.

Xia Ping'an didn't know whether this thing could be successful or how far it could go. He just wanted to give it a try.

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Li Mu really did what he said, but on that day, the news of appointing Xia Pingan as the army's field envoy spread throughout the camp.

Xia Pingan was not idle either. After handing over the wounded soldiers camp to his subordinates, he selected three thousand old soldiers with weak physical strength from the camp. The next day he took his people to Dai County and took over a ranch and tens of thousands of soldiers.

Cattle and sheep.

Afterwards, Xia Ping'an hired carpenters and blacksmiths and began to build workshops next to Daijun's pasture. He also hired some women from Daijun who could weave linen and let those women learn to weave wool.

Xia Pingan has never knitted woolen cloth, but he roughly knows the process of weaving woolen cloth and what conditions and equipment are needed to weave woolen cloth.

If you don’t understand something in the middle, you can correct it bit by bit.

As a result, it only took more than two months and less than three months for Xia Ping'an to put the finished piece of woolen cloth in front of Li Mu.

Touching the woolen cloth, even though Li Mu had seen a lot, he was dumbfounded.

Within a few days, the snow-white, soft and textured woolen cloth appeared on the edge of Yanmen. As soon as it appeared, it caused a huge sensation and attracted countless merchants to flock in from all directions.

The price of woolen cloth set by Xia Ping, one tael of woolen cloth and one hundred taels of gold, was actually in short supply. The woolen cloth that had just been put on the market was snatched up by those merchants in an instant...

When woolen cloth appeared in Handan, a cart of woolen cloth actually sold for twelve taels of gold. This woolen cloth attracted countless rich and powerful people to flock to it, and they were proud to have one on their bodies...

Everything went as Xia Pingan expected.

In this era when woolen fabrics were rare and expensive, the sensation caused by the appearance of woolen cloth was simply too great.

A piece of woolen cloth can make everyone crazy about it, make people pursue it, and make princes bend their backs. For profit-seeking businessmen, this woolen cloth is simply a white gold mine.

For a time, Yanmen and Daijun were flooded with merchants due to the appearance of woolen cloth, and grassland and Mianyang, which were originally ordinary places, suddenly became very popular.

Li Mu once again recruited new soldiers at Yanmen Camp, started training, and stayed in seclusion without fighting.

After the Huns outside Yanmen Pass learned that woolen cloth was available, woolen cloth became the thing they wanted to grab most every time they went out to plunder.

The situation outside Yanmen Pass is still the same as history. What should happen continues to happen, step by step, but many things have quietly changed...

Two months after the appearance of woolen cloth, a wealthy businessman from Zhao State sent more than a thousand good horses to Li Mu's Yanmen camp at one time. He began to establish relations with Li Mu, began to reward the army, and wanted to ask to see Li Mu's merchants.
Chapter completed!