Liu Xin was about to tell Sister Wu Shu the good news that Sun Ce had been selected as the Flying Tiger's bodyguard, when she felt a warm feeling on her arm. He was rich in experience and immediately understood what was going on. He couldn't help but secretly yelled "Not good", Sun
This little girl Ren peed on herself and kept saying: "Quick, get the diaper."
Wu Xian also saw that Liu Xin's arms and chest were wet. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. The embarrassment just now was gone. He quickly stretched out his hand and said, "I'm sorry, it's dirty."
I'll take care of the adults' clothes."
Liu Xin said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's okay, what's the matter? Leave it to me, don't wake up the child."
Seeing Liu Xin holding Sun Ren with one hand and skillfully changing her diaper with the other, just like a competent "nanny", sisters Wu Shu looked at each other. You know, it was an era when male chauvinism was prevalent.
Not to mention asking men to change diapers, many men would not even agree to hold a child. As for a noble person like Liu Xin, they would not even dare to think about it.
Liu Xin didn't know what they were thinking. He was busy with his own business and said: "I'll tell you some good news. Sun Ce has been selected into the Feihu Guards. This will be very beneficial to his future development.
If he performs well in a year or two, I will first promote him to be a captain."
Wu Shu's heart suddenly moved, she bowed deeply to Liu Xin and said: "Master Liu has been so kind to my Sun family, and I can't repay it even if I am broken into pieces. I have one more thing to ask for, I hope you can agree to it."
Wu Xian looked at his sister and seemed to have thought of something. He reached out to take Sun Ren and said, "Mr. Liu, you and your sister can talk slowly, and I will send Shang Xiang back to sleep for a while."
An idea flashed in Liu Xin's mind, and she thought that if Wu Xian went out, she and Wu Shu would be left alone in the room, a man and a woman. How would it be inappropriate, so before Wu Xian could go out, she hurriedly said: "Mrs. Sun, please speak
.”
But Wu Xian still hurriedly retreated and closed the door. His avoidance was very obvious. Wu Shu was also confused and didn't understand what her sister meant by doing this. She was stunned for a moment and then said: "Liu
Sir, I heard someone said that there is an academy in the city, and Quan'er is not young yet. Can you please let Quan'er study in the academy? I would like to ask without mercy, and I hope your lord can agree."
Liu Xin said without thinking: "This matter is not a big problem. How old is Sun Quan this year?"
Wu Shu was overjoyed and said, "Quan'er will be ten years old after the Chinese New Year."
When Liu Xin heard this, she said flatly: "This can't be done. The academy only accepts eight-year-old children, and no one is exempt. How old is his brother? Come to me when his brother is eight years old, and I will be responsible for the arrangements."
Wu Shu's expression turned gloomy and she murmured: "Yi'er will be eight years old next year, but Quan'er won't be able to study. How can he do it? Please help me find a way. I have to kowtow to you."
As she spoke, Wu Shuzhen knelt down. Liu Xin hurriedly helped her up and said: "Mrs. Sun, he will definitely not be able to enter Xiangyang Academy. In this way, there is also an academy in Yingchuan, so let Sun Quan study there.
Just stay away from home."
Time passes day by day, and this year's winter seems to be particularly cold. The counties under Liu Xin's jurisdiction are relatively wealthy, and the people have no worries about food and clothing, and will not suffer from hunger and cold, but it is hard to say in other places. But no matter how kind-hearted Liu Xin is,
It is impossible to help people elsewhere, but all counties are ordered to pay attention to inspections. If a large number of refugees arrive, they cannot be allowed to starve to death or freeze to death.
Also in this winter, Liu Xin carried out a collective change of uniforms for his more than 300,000 troops. The soldiers put on new clothes and armor from the inside out, and all the underwear of each soldier was replaced by silk.
Products. Because Ma Yun had read a book in the impression that silk has strong flexibility, which can slow down the lethality of bows and arrows, and is easy to clean wounds. It seems that Genghis Khan once ordered his men to wear silk clothes under their armor.
Ma Yun has no way to verify the reliability of this news, but silk is not a luxury for Liu Xin today. She and Liu Xin have the same idea - the lives of soldiers are the most precious, so
I have no choice but to believe in its existence rather than its non-existence.
In order to better identify the battlefield and distinguish it from the armies of other princes, Liu Xin also organized personnel to investigate the armor situation in various places, and concluded that no army used pure black armor. Black,
Red was the most noble color in the Han Dynasty. Only nobles and officials could wear black and red clothes, and ordinary people could not wear them casually. But Liu Xin ignored this, and even the emperor Liu Xie recognized it
Well, there was nothing to worry about. Without any hesitation, he asked all the soldiers to put on brand-new clothes and armor with red and black as the main colors.
This change of clothes was not limited to clothes and armor, even weapons and equipment were replaced in large quantities. Yizhou is rich in gold, silver, copper, and iron. Although the three counties of Guanghan, Shu County, and Qianwei newly occupied by Liu Xin are not the main production areas,
But the output is also considerable, which solves a big problem for Liu Xin. In addition, the four counties of Nanzhong are still unwilling to surrender. Many production and living materials there need to be supplied from other places. It is inevitable to get gold, silver, copper, and iron.
Exchange. As a result, the institute's production base in Xiangyang will no longer have to worry about the lack of high-quality copper and iron ore. With a large amount of copper and iron, the institute can produce more sophisticated weapons.
As the most commonly used weapon in the military, waist knives have been completely replaced by a new type of knife. This kind of knife uses three new technologies: partial quenching, folding steel, and steel-clad steel during the manufacturing process. Only the blade is quenched during quenching.
, thus achieving the effect of a hard edge and a tough back. The quality of the steel used for casting the knife has been greatly improved through repeated folding and forging. The steel coating can make the knife hard on the outside and soft on the inside, giving it stronger toughness. At the same time, this
The style of the knife has also undergone some changes, but the ring head has been removed, the blade has been widened, and the handle has been extended, so that the knife can be held with one hand or both hands, and can be used immediately and step by step. Because this knife
It is powerful and very durable. It can easily split all kinds of armor and equipment in use today. It is very domineering, so Liu Xin directly named it Ba Dao.
The second weapon that was changed was the pewter spear. The spear was developed from the spear, the spear, and the halberd. Although the spear was widely used at that time, the wooden gun shaft was easy to break, especially when facing the impact of powerful cavalry.
It was vulnerable. After Liu Xin came to Xiangyang, he began to plant a large number of ash trees. Now it is time to harvest. A large number of long spears made of ash wood began to be equipped with the army. The gun shafts made of ash wood were as white as jade, strong but not hard.
, soft but not broken, the shaft will not split when bent to 180 degrees, and it will not deform no matter it is dry or wet.
Since the use of tyrant swords and pewter guns still requires long-term training, after the change of equipment, the army's combat effectiveness will not have an immediate effect. However, Liu Xin is not worried, he still has enough time, and he can afford to wait.
.And he believed that in one year's time, the strong bows produced over two years would equip the troops in large numbers, and the combat effectiveness of the entire army could reach a higher level. By then, it should not be a problem to deal with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry.
As the cold twelfth lunar month gradually entered, the five major legions were not affected by the weather and carried out a vigorous winter training campaign.
Cai Jue's health gradually recovered, and her actions were no different from those of ordinary people. As the end of the year approached, Liu Xin offered to send her home. Cai Jue understood what sending her home meant, and her face was red with embarrassment. But she also knew that the twelfth lunar month
There were a lot of things going on there, and Liu Xin had to wait until after the Spring Festival to marry her. She couldn't help but lower her head and murmured: "If I don't go back to my family, I won't go back until after the New Year."
Liu Xin smiled and persuaded: "Jue'er, you haven't celebrated the New Year at home for five or six years, and I'm afraid you won't have this opportunity in the future. You can go back with peace of mind. I will pick you up in person after the New Year."
Cai Jue's eyes felt a little moist. Although she had some resentment towards her brother and sister-in-law for sending her to the Liu Mansion and it ended up being a non-embarrassing situation, now five years have passed and she is finally on the verge of success.
She was still worried about the Cai family. After all, it was Cai Mao and his wife who brought her up, so she still had this feeling.
After the New Year, Liu Xin did not break his promise. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he rode a tall horse, dressed in red and green, led a large number of flag bearers and drummers, and carried the sedan chair to Cai Mansion. Such a pomp was even seen when Cai Yan got married.
None of them have ever happened before, and logically, Cai Jue was just a concubine, so she shouldn't have such a pomp at all. However, all of this was planned by Ma Yun herself, and for no other reason than to risk her life to save her son.
After a while, Ma Yun felt that she could not be wronged.
Cai Mao learned the news on the day Cai Jue returned home, and was naturally overjoyed. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Since the beginning of the year, the entire Cai Mansion has been busy with this matter, even on New Year's Eve and
The Spring Festival has never been a comfortable one. On this day, the whole house is hung with colorful lanterns and the sound of firecrackers has not stopped since the early morning. The Cai family is indeed the largest noble family in Jingzhou, and the dowry can be loaded into twenty carts.
, gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, antiques and curios, everything is available. Cai Mao also specially selected twelve young and beautiful young women to be maids for his sister. These girls were indeed carefully selected by Cai Mao. They must be beautiful and smart, but they must not surpass Cai Mao.
Jue, only Cai Mao himself knows how much effort he put into it.
Although Cai Jue only married Liu Xin as a concubine, Cai Mao did not feel disadvantaged at all. He knew that from then on, the Cai family had another talisman. Although Cai Mao already had a death-free gold medal, he acted more carefully. Huang Zhong
, Wei Yan's example is there. There is only one gold medal to avoid death. After using it, it will be gone, which makes him cherish it even more. Now that his sister married Liu Xin, it is equivalent to having a double insurance. Cai Mansion is even more powerful today.
A banquet was held and the house was crowded with guests, for fear that others would not know that Cai Jue was married to Liu Xin.
Although Liu Xin didn't feel too cold about Cai Mao's actions, she just laughed it off. Today, the governor's mansion did not invite any guests. This was to take care of the emotions of other women. However, under Ma Yun's arrangement, they came to the church to get married.
, none of the programs that were sent to the bridal chamber were spared, and Liu Xin got over her addiction to Han weddings.