Chapter 100 Zhao Feng: Military merit that comes to my door?
Han Xi said somewhat helplessly.
Building power requires money, lots and lots of money.
The money Zhao Feng left to Han Xi was 99% of the money in his portable space, more than 7,000 gold, and more than 100,000 yuan.
Now, nearly 40% of it has been used up in just three months. You can imagine how great the daily consumption is.
Building up power is just burning money.
The food, drink, and defecation of all the people in the force, as well as Zhao Feng's ongoing recruitment and the purchase of minerals and medicinal materials, all require money.
To this.
Zhao Feng was very calm.
"How are the medicinal herbs I asked you to purchase?" Zhao Feng asked.
"My lord, we have purchased a lot and they are now piled in the warehouse." Han Xi replied immediately.
"How is the wine brewing going?" Zhao Feng asked again.
This wine is the key to Zhao Feng's use of power to maintain his power.
"I am waiting for you to go up and open the cover."
"But judging from what the winemaker said, the master's winemaking method is indeed far superior to any other in the world."
"If it really goes on sale, it will definitely be the best in the world." Han Xi said respectfully.
Except for a few winemakers from the public, the rest of the winemakers he recruited were court winemakers from the Han Palace.
When the Qin army broke through the Han King's palace that day, the situation was extremely chaotic. After he was imprisoned, Zhao Feng ordered people to intercept him secretly.
But to the outside world, they were killed directly.
Although the Qin army was well-organized in its attack on the capital of Han, it still killed many rioters.
And some of Zhao Feng's subordinates were among those mobs.
"Take me to see it." Zhao Feng said immediately.
Zhao Feng was also very curious about the wine brewed using the wine-making and purification methods of later generations.
Han Xi immediately stepped forward to lead the way.
When we arrived at a huge winery.
There are barrels filled with yeast inside. When you come in, you can smell the fragrant wine. Just the smell is very refreshing.
"My Lord."
"We have brewed a total of one hundred barrels of wine using the grain we purchased. The purity of each barrel is definitely higher than that of the royal brew. Even if we blend it later, it will definitely be far superior to the spirits on the market." Han Xi said with a smile.
Zhao Feng didn't reply, but walked to a big barrel and opened it.
An even sweeter and more fragrant aroma of wine wafted into the air.
“It smells delicious.”
"It's worthy of being a wine-making method from later generations. Even if it doesn't have the sophisticated wine-making machines of later generations, it's still better than the wine of this era." Zhao Feng smiled.
Then he picked up a wine stick, scooped a scoop from the barrel, and drank it all in one gulp.
Finish drinking.
Zhao Feng smiled and said, "Good wine! This is real wine. The one I drank before was just water."
Hear what Zhao Feng said.
The winemakers in the winery all felt relieved and smiled.
Their lives and property are under the control of Zhao Feng. If the winemaking is not going well, their lives will be in danger.
“All winemakers get a reward.”
"Han Xi."
"Find their home and secretly give their family 5,000 coins as a reward." Zhao Feng turned around and said to the nearly 20 winemakers in front of him.
"Yes." Han Xi responded immediately.
"Thank you for your kindness, my Lord."
Twenty winemakers knelt directly in front of Zhao Feng, their faces full of gratitude.
"You are now my people, and you have also participated in the brewing of this secret wine. I don't need to say how important this wine is."
"The force I created is just starting out, and you absolutely cannot leave. However, I will not forget your contributions, and all the blessings you have gained will be bestowed on your families." Zhao Feng said to the winemaker in front of him.
"Your Majesty, you have been so kind to us. We will serve you till our death." The winemakers said respectfully.
"Have you found some places to open a tavern?" Zhao Feng turned his head and looked at Han Xi.
"Return to the Lord."
"Weicheng, Xinzheng, Yangcheng, and eight more cities."
"I have already purchased ten locations suitable for opening a tavern." Han Xi replied immediately.
"After diluting these wines, let's start the tavern."
"If there is no profit, the gold and silver I left for you will be used up sooner or later." Zhao Feng gave the order immediately.
"My Lord."
“As long as the wine arrives, the tavern can be opened at any time.”
"It's just a name for the tavern. Please choose one, my lord." Han Xi said respectfully.
"The name of the pub?"
Zhao Feng thought for a moment.
"Just call it Jiuxianlou." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
“Nice name.”
"Your Majesty is truly a god. Just the name sounds very impressive." Han Xi said immediately.
Zhao Feng looked at the wine piled up in the winery again.
"As for this strong liquor, it is called Jiuxianzui."
"And when selling, we should not only target wealthy nobles and wealthy businessmen, but also take the common people into consideration," said Zhao Feng.
"Please explain it to me, my lord." Han Xi looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.
"Generally speaking."
“Wine is divided into several grades. The higher the grade, the higher the purity and the more fragrant it is.”
"The highest price for wine is one gold coin per pot."
"And then we can continue to do so to ensure that civilians can afford it."
"But even the lowest alcohol must be stronger than the strong liquor on the market, and now there is a steady stream of money coming into my hands."
"Besides that."
"The highest level of Drunken Immortal Drunk cannot be bought with money. You must spend more than ten gold coins in the restaurant to purchase it." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
Listen to what Zhao Feng said.
Han Xi had a slight understanding: "In this way, the highest level of Jiuxianzui will become the signature of our restaurant and will attract countless people to taste it."
“Here’s the method.”
"You can go and see the specific price in person."
“Anyway, everything is for the purpose of making money.”
"After the restaurant is fully established, we will implement a real membership system and make our restaurant the best restaurant in the world." Zhao Feng smiled slightly.
Although Zhao Feng had not studied finance in his previous life, he had heard about it even if he had not experienced it personally. Using the business system of later generations to attack this era is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
"The Lord is truly a god."
"With this fine wine, I can definitely develop Jiuxianlou into the largest restaurant in the world and provide my master with a steady stream of money." Han Xi knelt down and bowed to Zhao Feng.
"Where are the medicinal herbs?" Zhao Feng helped Han Xi up and asked.
"Please follow me, my lord." Han Xi immediately led the way.
In another wooden house that was being built.
There were piles of various medicinal materials that Zhao Feng needed.
"Are the big pool and the big pot that I asked you to prepare ready?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Everything is ready." Han Xi nodded. Then he asked, "My Lord, are you going to make some medicine?"
"Send some people to take out 10% of these herbs, boil them in a big pot, and pour them into the big pond."
"Do it immediately." Zhao Feng said thoughtfully.
"I obey your command." Han Xi obeyed immediately.
A long time passed.
In front of a large Qingzhuang pool that can accommodate forty or fifty people.
I saw the warriors pouring icy water into the big pool. In the blink of an eye, the pool was 30% full.
Next to the big pond, there was a huge pot boiling the medicinal materials needed for the Bone Refining Powder. There was a raging fire and all kinds of pungent medicinal smells in the air.
Nearly three hundred death warriors belonging to Zhao Feng all stood in front of the big pool, waiting with expressionless faces.
After three months of training, they are no longer the naive people they used to be. Now they have begun to qualify as elite troops, and only they can understand the rigorous training they have undergone.
And before them.
Ying Bu stood upright.
"My Lord."
"All these medicinal herbs have been boiled into soup." Han Shuang reported loudly.
"Pour it into the big pool."
Zhao Feng pointed at the big pond.
"promise."
A dozen guards immediately took action, lifted the cauldron with sticks, and poured the water into the pond.
The boiling potion flowed into the large pool.
The originally clear pool was instantly dyed black and red, looking extremely creepy.
"This soup is called Bone Refining Powder."
"I spent thousands of gold coins to buy these medicinal herbs."
"This is the elixir given to me by the immortal. Immersing my whole body in this bone-refining powder can temper my tendons and bones, improve my physique, and increase my strength."
"You are my first batch of warriors, and today I grant you the opportunity to transform."
"Take off your clothes, enter, and be baptized."
"You will truly become my own death warrior."
“The longer you endure it, the greater the benefit you will gain.”
"But do everything within your ability." Zhao Feng stared at the newly trained soldiers and shouted in a stern voice.
Bone Refining Powder.
Zhao Feng took out the recipe from the treasure chest, saying that it was bestowed by an immortal in order to make these assassins more in awe of him. However, the effect of this bone-refining powder is definitely not worse for those who have never used it. It has the effect of increasing strength and improving physical fitness. The longer you persist in using it, the greater the benefit will be.
After saying.
Zhao Feng waved his hand.
"I will obey the orders of my lord." Ying Bu replied loudly.
Then, without any hesitation, he took off all his clothes and jumped directly into the huge pool.
When the whole person is immersed in it, the medicinal power contained in it flows into his body through his pores.
"ah!"
Even though Ying Bu was extremely enduring, he still felt the severe pain all over his body, as if he was being torn apart. However, he thought of Zhao Feng's words, gritted his teeth, and endured it.
After Ying Bu.
Rows of assassins took off their clothes, jumped into the big pool and sat in it.
There are both men and women.
But after three months of training, there is no distinction between men and women for these death warriors.
When dozens of people entered the big pool and filled it up.
“Ah…ah…”
The bones are refined and the body is tempered, and the screams continue in this big pool, which makes your scalp tingle.
The personal guards around him, as well as the former imperial guards who trained the death squads, all felt their scalps tingling.
"What are you shouting about?"
"This is a great favor bestowed upon us by the Lord."
"The master said that the longer you hold on, the greater the benefits you will gain. If you can't hold on, get out and let the next one in."
Listening to the screams around him, Ying Bu shouted loudly.
This sound.
The screaming warriors around gritted their teeth and endured the pain with all their might.
"As expected of a famous general in history, this kind of character is not something that ordinary people can possess."
"Ying Bu was already a powerful figure in history. Now that he is under my command, he will not end up being abandoned after his rabbit is dead."
Looking at Ying Bu's performance, Zhao Feng was even more pleased.
Compared with hundreds or thousands of death warriors, a capable Ying Bu made Zhao Feng more satisfied.
There is really no shortage of people in this era.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be the saying that a general is worth a fortune and hard to come by.
Time lasts.
Ying Bu kept sitting in the big pool and persisted. The more time went by, the more painful it became. However, the assassins around him had been replaced one after another.
The medicinal liquid in the large pool gradually became clear, and it was obvious that the medicinal power had been absorbed by them.
"All the medicinal power of the Bone Refining Powder has been absorbed by you."
Zhao Feng spoke slowly.
Ying Bu then came to his senses and slowly stood up.
But at this moment.
His expression was full of excitement. He raised his hands and murmured to himself, "I feel full of strength, endless strength."
"Feel your own power." Zhao Feng said slowly.
Response.
Ying Bu could not wait to jump out of the big pool, and the other assassins followed suit.
Ying Bu walked directly to a big rock, which weighed more than two hundred kilograms. Ying Bu put his hands around it and lifted it up with force, and the stone was lifted up easily.
"Do I have the strength to lift a tripod?" Ying Bu was extremely shocked, and his eyes became more and more awed when he looked at Zhao Feng.
"Thank you, Lord, for your generosity."
Ying Bu knelt directly in front of Zhao Feng.
The other warriors also felt the transformation of their bodies. They all knelt down with enthusiasm and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Lord, for your generous gift."
"After being baptized by the Bone Refining Powder, your strength and physical fitness have greatly increased."
"In the future, you will have to master this power and acquire more fighting skills."
“And now.”
"I will give you names."
"The force under my command is called Yan Ting."
"From now on you will not have names, only code names."
"All the warriors under my command are named Wuchang." Zhao Feng stared at all the warriors and shouted in a powerful voice.
"Yan Ting Wu Chang, see the master."
All the assassins looked at Zhao Feng with fanatical awe.
"I have obtained the fate of an immortal and can see through people's hearts. Your loyalty has been recognized by me, and today, you will receive the skills that can be practiced under my true hands."
"Practicing the technique can strengthen yourself and give you greater strength."
Zhao Feng then clicked on his power panel and taught the first level of intermediate internal skills to all his warriors.
With the ability to see through loyalty on the power panel, Zhao Feng does not need to worry about anyone under his command. If anyone dares to betray him, he will destroy his entire family. If he has the intention to betray, Zhao Feng will deal with him.
"Han Shuang."
"Go and make another portion of the bone-refining sauce, and soak you and your men in it as well."
"Zhang Ming, you also lead your personal guards to soak and increase your power."
Zhao Feng turned around and looked at Han Shuang and Zhang Mingdao.
"Thank you, Lord, for your generosity."
Han Shuang and Zhang Ming immediately expressed their gratitude.
Then I started preparing immediately.
Ying Bu could see that the effect of the Bone Refining Powder was definitely not bad. After the tempering of these Yan Ting's death warriors was completed, the next ones to come were the one hundred personal guards under Zhao Feng and Gui Zhanlin's men.
"Where is the other hidden training place?" Zhao Feng looked at Han Xi and asked.
"Return to the Lord."
"That place is even more secretive than the Ghost Miasma Forest. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides and faces the water on one side. It is also a place where few people go. If you want to go in, you must take a boat across the Wei River." Han Xi replied immediately.
"Once they have finished tempering, we will set off."
"By the way, let Han Shuang arrange some people to go for training." Zhao Feng said immediately.
"I obey your command." Han Xi accepted the order respectfully.
…
At the border between Qin and Wei, on the Wei River.
A boat was sailing downstream towards the State of Wei.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister."
"Our ship is going downstream, and we will be able to enter the State of Wei in an incense stick of time. Then we can escape the pursuit of the Qin army." The commander of the throne reported to Guo Kai excitedly.
"Hahaha."
"good."
"I didn't expect that the important task entrusted to us by the king could be completed so easily." Guo Kai also laughed excitedly.
When he came here, Guo Kai even thought that he would be in danger of death and might not even have a chance to escape from the Qin State.
"Everything was planned by the Prime Minister."
"This time we are sending four groups of troops to lure the Qin State, and the Prime Minister is leading us to secretly take the water route. The Qin State is completely unaware of the Prime Minister's intentions." The commander of the throne immediately complimented.
"This time, it's actually because Ying Zheng doesn't take Zhao Ji seriously enough, and we have to take the initiative. If Ying Zheng had paid more attention to this woman, we wouldn't have succeeded so easily." Guo Kai looked at Zhao Ji, who was gagged and tied up in the cabin, and was filled with pride.
Even though Zhao Ji was kidnapped at this moment, she still had a blank expression on her face. For her, perhaps it was really as the people in the Yongcheng Palace said, that she had already contracted madness.
"What a pity, those 400 soldiers can't go back after all." Guo Kai sighed again.
"The Prime Minister is kind-hearted. The brothers will be comforted in their graves after knowing the Prime Minister's heart."
"They are all loyal warriors of the royal guard of our Great Zhao. They died for the Great Zhao. Now it is their duty to make contributions to the Great Zhao." The commander of the throne said respectfully.
but.
Guo Kai just nodded calmly.
What concern? It's just a lip service.
Apart from his own life and wealth, Guo Kai didn't care about anything else.
"Have you sent anyone to contact the State of Wei?" Guo Kai asked again.
"Please rest assured, Prime Minister."
"I have already sent people to contact them. As soon as we enter Wei's waters, the Wei army will come to greet us." The commander of the throne replied.
"good."
"When we return to Handan this time, I will personally ask the king for credit for you." Guo Kai said with a big laugh.
At this time!
Behind the ship where Guo Kai was.
It can be seen that large ships are chasing after them, and the Qin flag is flying in the air on each ship.
"Full speed pursuit."
"quick."
Tu Sui shouted loudly, looking anxious.
Although Guo Kai's ship could be seen from afar at this moment, it was difficult to catch up with it.
If Guo Kai really escaped with Queen Dowager Qin, even if Queen Dowager Huayang protected his life, his future would be over.
The most frightened people at this moment were Tu Sui and the guards who were serving in the Yongcheng Palace that night.
Once the charge is laid, all those on duty will be unable to escape.
This is a huge matter.
"Prime Minister."
"The Qin army is catching up."
The Throne Commander looked back and sneered.
"Let them chase us, and soon we will enter the State of Wei."
"Once we land in Wei, Qin will have no chance." Guo Kai also sneered and was not worried at all.
At this moment, the pursuing ship has left it so far behind that it is impossible to catch up.
Guo Kai's three boats raised their sails and sailed downstream, leaving the pursuing ships of the Qin army further and further behind.
Ahead of the Wei River downstream.
Several small boats went upstream, and on each boat there were many guards in black armor rowing the boats.
"We've been rowing for so long, why do we feel like we're about to enter Wei's waters?"
Zhao Feng turned his head and looked at Han Xi.
"My Lord."
"It's not far ahead, and it's not the main stream of the Wei River, but a tributary flowing down."
"This place is very hidden, and is located at the original junction of three countries." Han Xi replied immediately.
"Yeah." Zhao Feng nodded.
For Zhao Feng, Han Xi was so confident about this place, so it was definitely a good place to hide and train troops.
The previous experience in the Ghost Miasma Forest showed how powerful Han Xi was.
It was indeed the right decision to rescue her in the Han Palace.
"My Lord."
"There are several boats coming down ahead." Zhang Ming suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.
"A merchant ship?"
Zhao Feng replied.
The Wei River passes through several countries, and it is common to see merchant ships on it.
Zhao Feng took a look at it with pleasure.
That's it.
Zhao Feng frowned. Although they were far away, with his abnormal attributes, he could see the situation of the ships floating downstream at a glance.
"wrong."
"The people above are not businessmen. Each of them is carrying a weapon and looks not simple."
"Moreover, the direction they are coming from seems to be the border of my Qin State." Zhao Feng frowned and said in a deep voice.
The guards on several ships looked at Zhao Feng.
Not long after they began to undergo bone refining training, their physical fitness and strength increased greatly, making them, who were already elite, eager to fight and see how their combat power had been improved.
"My Lord."
"Did they enter the border of our Great Qin to cause trouble?" Zhang Ming asked respectfully.
"It's possible." Zhao Feng nodded, and then said, "No matter what, let's stop it and check it out first."
"Line up and block them. Prepare your crossbows."
"If these people are the cause of trouble, follow my orders and take action." Zhao Feng said immediately.
It has been such a long time since I killed an enemy. If it is really an enemy, and it has really come to my doorstep, Zhao Feng will not let it go.
After all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
It would be even better if we really encountered Zhao spies causing chaos in Qin.
This is equivalent to picking up a merit at your doorstep.
And at this moment.
Guo Kai's boat also discovered Zhao Feng's three boats ahead.
"Prime Minister."
"The situation ahead is not right. There are three boats blocking our way." Commander Wang Wei said solemnly.
Guo Kai immediately stood up and took a look, and his originally relaxed mood immediately turned into cautiousness.
"How long will it take to enter Wei territory?" Guo Kai asked immediately.
"Go down the tributary of the Wei River on the left in front and you will enter the State of Wei. It is behind those three boats."
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?" Commander Wang Wei asked solemnly.
"Go full speed ahead and ram them straight through."
"If they are enemies, they only have three ships. I have a hundred elite royal guards, enough to kill them." Guo Kai shouted immediately.
Now, Guo Kai absolutely cannot stop the ship, because there are dozens of Qin ships chasing him from behind. If he stops, the thousands of Qin soldiers will tear him to pieces.
"Raise the sails and sail at full speed." Commander Wang Wei shouted loudly.
Following his order.
The three ships that Guo Kai was on also set off at full speed, rushing downstream.
"My lord, they are preparing to force the ship." Zhang Ming said seriously.
"It looks like he's an enemy." Zhao Feng sneered, with a look of eagerness in his eyes.
This is combat merit and attribute points delivered to your door! "Prepare the crossbow."
"When the enemy comes within shooting range, shoot immediately." Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
"promise."
One hundred guards responded in unison, and all of them took out the crossbows they carried with them.
As Zhao Feng's personal guards, their loyalty was recognized by Zhao Feng. In terms of weapons, Zhao Feng naturally provided them with full armor.
In addition to swords, each person also carried a bow and crossbow with dozens of arrows, just like ancient special forces.
Followed by the guards holding crossbows.
Zhao Feng also took out the black iron bow he carried with him and placed three arrows on the bowstring.
Guo Kai's boat was getting closer.
When they were less than sixty or seventy feet away from Zhao Feng's ship, they saw every guard on Zhao Feng's ship wearing black armor.
Guo Kai's expression suddenly changed.
"not good."
"It's the Qin army."
"Why are there Qin troops ahead?"
Guo Kai's expression changed drastically, his eyes widened. Even though he had planned his escape route for a long time, he did not expect to encounter the Qin army on the Wei River, at the end of his escape.
"Don't panic, Prime Minister."
"This Qin army does not have many people, and they did not deliberately try to stop us. They must have just happened to meet us." Commander Wang Wei said immediately.
Hearing this, Guo Kai also looked ahead and his expression relaxed a little.
"You are right."
"The Qin army ahead only has three ships and only a hundred people. They are not deliberately trying to stop us." Guo Kai said slowly, with a cold look in his eyes.
"You will lead all the royal guards to fight later, and protect Ben Xiang and take Zhao Ji into the State of Wei."
"Zhao Ji is the most important person in this mission and must not be allowed to make any mistakes." Guo Kai said with a serious face.
"Yes." The commander of the Royal Guards immediately accepted the order: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister. Each Royal Guard has the power to fight against many. If the forces are equal, the Royal Guards will win. I will definitely protect the Prime Minister to enter Wei safely."
Guo Kai nodded with confidence: "I am relieved to hear your words. As long as you bring Zhao Ji back to the country, I will ensure that you will be promoted to the highest position among the ministers."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Commander Wang Wei said excitedly.
Just at this moment, three streams of light suddenly shot out from the void.
The next moment.
Bang, bang, bang! Three sounds rang out almost simultaneously.
Snap.
The wooden pillars of the sails of the three ships where Guo Kai was located were all shot off by sharp arrows, and fell down with the sails.
"How is this possible?"
Guo Kai and Commander Wang Wei beside him looked at the scene in shock.
It was so far away, but the sail was shot off?
What kind of archery is this? What kind of power is this? "Prime Minister."
"Our ship is slowing down."
"I'm afraid I can't get through it."
As the sail was lost and the wind power was no longer supported, the speed of Guo Kai's ship slowed down, but it was still going downstream, just at a much slower speed.
"Use the oars, quickly." Guo Kai's face changed drastically.
The Wang Wei group immediately picked up the oars and paddled hard to increase the speed.
At this moment, Guo Kai's three ships came into range.
"Release the arrow."
Zhao Feng gave an order.
The hundred guards on the lined-up boats raised their crossbows and shot arrows at the boats rushing towards them.
Arrows rained down.
Phew.
Phew.
Without the protection of armor, the royal guards fell one by one under the rain of arrows.
The guards were very orderly. After one group shot, they would immediately retreat and reload their crossbows, and then another group would take over.
Zhao Feng didn't know the origins of the enemy, nor did he know that Queen Mother Zhao Ji was on the boat, otherwise he would not have shot arrows like that. If Zhao Ji was shot to death, it would have been a disaster.
"Protect the Prime Minister."
Commander Wang Wei shouted loudly and hurriedly protected Guo Kai.
"The Qin people on the other side are crazy. Their queen mother dared to shoot an arrow at me."
"Don't let Zhao Ji die."
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