OBS Chapter 955: As long as the hoe is used well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down
Chapter 955: As long as the hoe is used well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down
Chapter 955: As long as the hoe is used well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down
"There's still a long way to go. No matter how well you train, if you've never seen blood, you're still just a rookie." Qin Hao shook his head.
Xiang Yu patted the dust off his body and said: "It's not that difficult. Next time we deliver goods to Xianyang, my uncle and I will lead them to protect the caravan and fight a few battles with the bandits. Then we will develop courage."
Qin Hao and his nephew Xiang Liang were in complete agreement on this point, and both believed that it was time to send these guards on their mission.
"There will be a shipment of goods sent to Xianyang the day after tomorrow. I originally planned to go with General Xiang, but Susu is pregnant now and I really can't leave. I have to trouble you two." Qin Hao bowed.
Xiang Yu waved his hand proudly: "Brother Qin, you are too polite. This is my job."
Xiang Liang smiled but said nothing. In his opinion, Qin Hao was too sentimental and was not someone who could accomplish great things. It was better this way as it would avoid having another potential rival.
Two days later, uncle and nephew Xiang Liang set off with the caravan, leading fifty guards. The originally bustling Qin's workshop returned to its former tranquility.
However, Qin Hao was not idle. He spent so much money to train guards and also advised Xiang Liang and his nephew to deal with the bandits, not just to help them overthrow the Qin Dynasty.
Xiang Yu was undoubtedly a good friend and a man of great loyalty who would go through thick and thin for his friends. However, as a leader, he lacked a lot.
Qin Hao didn't want to watch the great foundation he had created end up being taken advantage of by Liu Bang.
"Susu, I plan to go to Pei County tomorrow. Since you are pregnant, it will be inconvenient for you to go there. You can rest at home first. I will be back in a few days."
Lu Su nodded obediently: "Well, don't worry, husband. I can take care of myself."
Qin Hao reached out his hand and gently stroked Lu Su's slightly bulging belly. Lu Su smiled as she watched Qin Hao's hand moving on her belly, her face full of maternal glow.
As a result, the next day, just as Qin Hao was about to set off, a carriage stopped in front of the Qin Mansion.
"Why is she here?" Qin Hao frowned.
Lu Su said a little embarrassedly: "My sister came to see me last night. When she heard that my husband was going to Pei County, she wanted to go with him."
"So, you just took it upon yourself to agree to it for me?" Qin Hao tapped Lu Su's forehead lightly.
Lu Su hugged Qin Hao's arm and said coquettishly: "My husband, this time my father asked my sister to visit his friends, but last time my sister met a rogue in Pei County, she is worried that she will be entangled by the rogue again, so you can help her."
"Now that she's here, can I still chase her out?" Qin Hao shook his head helplessly.
The two sisters Lu Zhi smiled at each other, obviously they had conspired before.
Qin Hao saw it all and couldn't help but sigh for his silly wife. Maybe she didn't know that her sister had improper thoughts about her?
Ten miles away from Shanfu County, Lu Zhi suddenly opened the car window curtain and said to Qin Hao.
"Brother-in-law, why are you going to Pei County this time?"
"Nothing, I'm just planning to recruit some guards." Qin Hao replied casually.
Lü Zhi asked suspiciously, "I remember that the caravan recruited dozens of guards last time. Why do we need to recruit more guards?"
"The world is not peaceful, there are many bandits along the way, and colored glaze is very valuable, so it is safer to recruit more guards."
"Oh."
Lu Zhi leaned against the car window and looked at Qin Hao sideways: "Brother-in-law, do you think Su Su is carrying a boy or a girl?"
"Both men and women are alike."
"How can they be the same? Of course a male child is better. Otherwise, how will the Qin family's bloodline be passed on in the future? It's just like daddy, who couldn't sleep at night when he was a child because he couldn't give birth to a male child." Lu Zhi said as she propped up her chin again.
"So when I was little, I kept thinking, how great it would be if I were a boy, so that my dad wouldn't have to worry so much all day. Later, when I grew up, I pestered my dad to teach me how to count and manage accounts."
Before Qin Hao responded, Lu Zhi spoke again.
"When my sister was born, my father was depressed for a long time and took many medicines, but unfortunately he couldn't get pregnant again. Then my father placed all his hopes on me. I have been helping my father manage the family business since I was eleven years old. Now I am basically the one who manages the Lu family's business."
"Sometimes I envy my sister. She only needs to hide in the backyard all day, embroidering and weaving, and doesn't have to worry about anything, but I have endless accounts to settle."
"Of course, what I envy most is that my sister has such a good husband."
When saying this, Lu Zhi's pretty face turned slightly red, but she did not avoid Qin Hao's gaze at all, but instead met his gaze.
Seeing that Qin Hao still didn't respond, Lu Zhi grabbed Qin Hao's arm.
Qin Hao frowned and said, "Let go."
"No, I just want to ask clearly today, why did you choose Susu instead of me? How am I worse than Susu?" Lu Zhi was also desperate, with half of her body hanging outside the carriage. If Qin Hao hadn't controlled the speed of his mount to keep pace with the carriage, she would have been thrown out of the carriage soon.
Qin Hao said in a deep voice: "You and Su Su have completely different personalities, there is no need to compare them."
"No, I just want to know why I am inferior to Su Su and why you don't want to marry me."
As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, there was a scream. Qin Hao had already grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the carriage. While she was still in shock, he laid her horizontally on the horse's back.
"Drive~~~"
Lu Zhi felt dizzy and screamed in fear, followed by vomiting.
When Lu Zhi had almost finished vomiting, Qin Hao dismounted from his horse and put her down.
"You... you bully me!"
Lu Zhi began to sob.
Qin Hao snorted, "Who do you think you are? The eldest daughter of the Lu family? Do you think that a man should like you just because you are pretty and can do some math?"
"Don't make yourself sound so infatuated. Do you dare to say that you have never thought about marrying Yi Xiaochuan?"
"Didn't you just ask how you are inferior to Susu? Susu may seem weak, but she is actually brave enough to love and hate. If she likes a man, she will never look at other men again. And you? To put it bluntly, you are just jealous of Susu."
Lu Zhi stood there blankly, wanting to refute but unable to find any argument to support her point. It was not until she saw Qin Hao's back as he mounted his horse and rode away that she walked back to the carriage in a daze.
After arriving in Pei County, Qin Hao separated from Lu Zhi. His purpose of coming to Pei County was indeed to recruit people, but not ordinary guards, but to poach people.
The reason why Liu Bang was able to succeed was inseparable from his foundation in Pei County. Xiao He, Cao Shen, Ren Ao, Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and Xiahou Ying all eventually became founding heroes of the Han Dynasty.
Such a small county of Pei actually gathered so many talents. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Qin Hao would naturally not leave such a treasure trove of talents to Liu Bang.
In fact, Qin Hao has already made preparations. If these people can no longer be used by him, he will find a suitable opportunity to kill them all in the future. At that time, he wants to see whether Liu Bang can still make any waves without these people.
That afternoon, Zhou Bo and Xiahou Ying, who were bored and idle on the street, suddenly saw Fan Kuai running hurriedly in one direction and hurriedly called him.
"You're in such a hurry, are you in a hurry to be reborn?"
Fan Kuai spat at the two of them and said smugly, "You don't know this, right? The Qin's workshop in Shanfu County wants to recruit guards from our place. They will pay fifty big coins a month, as well as three catties of meat and two catties of wine."
"What? So much money? Then I want to go too!"
"Go together."
When Zhou Bo and Xiahou Ying heard about this good opportunity, they also clamored to go together. It was fifty coins. You should know, a stone of millet only cost thirty coins. One month's salary was enough to support a family of seven, not to mention single men like them.
Fan Kuai wanted to slap himself twice. Now he had two more competitors.
Soon, we arrived at the interview location. We saw an open space surrounded by people watching the fun. In front of a desk, the queue had stretched to the street.
Fan Kuai and his two companions naturally had no habit of queuing, and after pushing aside the onlookers, they went straight to the front of the line. When the people who were cut in line saw that it was these three brothers, they didn't dare to say a word and lowered their heads pretending nothing had happened.
Soon, it was the turn of the three people. After registering their names, hometowns and other information, the examiner pointed to the stone lock nearby.
"If you can lift this stone lock with one hand, you have passed the test."
Fan Kuai was the first to go up. The stone lock weighing more than 30 kilograms was no problem for him. Xiahou Ying also lifted it up easily. But when it came to Zhou Bo, he was in trouble. He was a musician and made a living by playing music for the villagers at weddings and funerals. He had never done any heavy work, so his strength was naturally not as good as Fan Kuai and Xiahou Ying.
After trying several times, Zhou Bo failed to lift it, which made Xiahou Ying and Fan Kuai want to go up and lift it for him.
"Oh, forget it, you guys go ahead. This bloody job is not suitable for me, Zhou Bo."
Just when Zhou Bo was about to give up, Qin Hao came over to check the recruitment situation. When he heard Zhou Bo's name, he stopped him.
"Your name is Zhou Bo?"
"A true man will never change his surname unless he changes his name."
"Are you a musician?"
"what."
"It just so happens that the caravan is in need of a musician, so I'll count you in as one."
Qin Hao looked at the list and found that Xiahou Ying and Fan Kuai were also there. He thought: This trip to Pei County was not in vain.
As for Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Ren Ao.
Xiao He is now the chief clerk of Pei County, and Cao Shen is the prison clerk. These two are currently considered to be quite powerful officials in the county. Naturally, they look down on these few dozen dollars. As for Ren Ao, although he is just a prison clerk, he is a civil servant after all, and it is impossible for him to give up his iron rice bowl for a few dozen dollars.
Therefore, after meeting the three people, Qin Hao raised the recruitment standards and selected a large number of people, which also made Fan Kuai and the other two feel very lucky.
A total of eight people were recruited in Pei County, and Qin Hao invited several of them to drink in the evening.
When they got to the table, after a few bowls of wine, Fan Kuai and the others started talking, and Qin Hao also took the opportunity to ask about Liu Bang's recent situation.
"Oh, you mean Liu Ji. He's been sent to Xianyang for corvée labor. I guess he's almost there by now."
Qin Hao's mind moved: "Is there a foreign Master Yi who left with Liu Ji?"
"It seems that there is such a person. This guy is very stupid. He was deceived by Liu Ji into drinking several times. He thought Liu Ji treated him as a friend. He also followed Liu Ji to do corvée labor." Fan Kuai said drunkenly.
Qin Hao thought to himself: As expected, this silly boy Yi Xiaochuan finally flatters Liu Bang. I just don't know if he will be sold out by Liu Bang this time.
"From what you said, Liu Ji seems to be quite capable. You all seem to admire him very much?" Qin Hao asked tentatively.
Fan Kuai and the other two nodded.
"That's right. Although Liu Ji seems to be out of tune, he is actually very loyal. We all respect him."
"Liu Ji is a good man. He treats me like a brother."
Qin Hao was not surprised by this. If Liu Bang had no shining points at all, he would not have been able to establish the Han Dynasty.
However, Qin Hao was not in a hurry. Admiration was one thing, but putting one's head on the belt and joining the rebellion was another. When the day of the rebellion came, Qin Hao had a strong army and horses, while Liu Bang was still hiding in the mountains, trying to figure out how to kill the white snake. They naturally knew what to choose.
What Qin Hao has to do now is to use both kindness and force to win over Fan Kuai and the other two as soon as possible.
Two days later, Qin Hao and his party just arrived in Shanfu County.
Afterwards, Qin Hao recruited a group of guards from Shanfu County, which totaled exactly thirty people. Qin Hao divided Fan Kuai and the other two into three teams for training.
At the beginning, Fan Kuai and the other two were very dissatisfied with the training program and refused to cooperate at all. Qin Hao naturally would not show mercy and beat the three of them with military sticks until their skin was torn.
When it was night, he personally applied medicine to them for treatment.
"What you are taught in your training is the skills to save your life when facing bandits. The more you sweat during training, the less you bleed during battle. If you still want to live and return to Pei County in glory, you'd better do as I say."
"Of course you don't have to listen. If you die or become disabled, I will only lose the funeral expenses, but you will lose your life."
In the subsequent training, Fan Kuai and the other two were obviously more attentive, especially Fan Kuai and Xiahou Ying, who lived up to their reputation as famous generals of the founding of the country. Their progress was visible to the naked eye. Zhou Bo was a little behind, but compared with other guards, he was also among the best.
In a blink of an eye, another half a year passed. One day, Lu Su suddenly complained of stomach pain, and Qin Hao quickly called a doctor and a midwife.
About an hour later, with a loud baby cry in the delivery room, Lu Gong, who had been anxiously waiting outside, breathed a sigh of relief.
A quarter of an hour later, Qin Hao came out of the delivery room holding the baby.
"My dear son-in-law, is it a boy or a girl?"
"boy."
The moment Qin Hao entered the delivery room despite others' dissuasion, the bitterness on Lu Zhi's face could not be erased.
"Perhaps, I will never meet such a man in my lifetime?"
When Lu Gong heard that Lu Su gave birth to a boy, he was overjoyed.
"Boys are good, boys are good!"
Qin Hao handed the little guy to Lu Gong, let him hold him for a while, and then returned to the delivery room with the child.
Lu Su's face was a little pale, but she still held the little guy in her arms and kissed him.
This day happened to be the twelfth lunar month, and it was snowing heavily. It was also the second year since Qin Hao traveled through time to the Qin Dynasty.