Tana didn't quite understand what face control meant, but she didn't question Tan Ao.
Because in her eyes, the Lord Tan who made the barbarians scream inside was very scary, and the Imperial Physician Tan who was discussing life and death calmly outside was no less scary.
They are all not easy to deal with. I am so scared.
So Tana stood there quietly, not saying a word.
Tan Ao was not a talkative person, so he simply took out the newspaper from his sleeve and read it in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Originally, I just wanted to kill time, but I have to say that Qi's newspapers are really good, especially the serialized novels, which are very attractive.
Tana couldn't sit still, so after enduring for a while, she finally asked, "What are you looking at, sir?"
Tan Ao didn't even raise his head: "Storybook."
"How about it?"
"The words are simple, there's no rhyme or rhythm, the logic is too straightforward, and there's no deep meaning."
After hearing so many criticisms, Tana asked, "Isn't it pretty?"
Tan Ao simply shook his head: "No, it's still pretty."
Tana: ...
Are all you Zhou people so inconsistent in your speech???
But what Doctor Tan said was indeed the truth.
The original intention of the author of this story, Mr. Gu, was to use the most easy-to-understand language to write a refreshing article with dissemination significance. Naturally, the words are extremely simple and the narrative is extremely direct, without any twists and turns. Even the face-slapping plot is given directly without any drag.
Because his main purpose was to use this article to publicize the various new things and technologies brought by Langyun, so that the indigenous people would have a general impression of it for the purpose of promoting future tasks.
This alone is enough to attract a lot of attention.
It’s just that the serialized storybook has a limited number of words, so I finished reading it very quickly.
So Tan Ao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he would have to find someone to buy newspapers from Qi State. He remained calm and turned to Tana and asked, "Do you want to read it?"
Tana nodded first, then shook her head. After a moment's hesitation, she said honestly, "I only learned common characters when I was on the grassland. There are many characters on this page that I don't recognize and can't read."
Tan Ao handed her the newspaper directly: "If you don't know how to do it, just study. There is a dictionary in Zhouguo Bookstore. Just go and look it up."
Tana whispered, "I haven't heard of this, I don't know how to check..."
Tan Ao said calmly, "Then buy another book and learn how to look up words in a dictionary."
Tana: ...
This Zhou Kingdom really has all kinds of books.
At this time, the dungeon door slowly opened.
There was no longer the sound of ghosts howling and wolves howling, instead there was silence.
It's pitch black and a bit scary.
Tan Min slowly walked out of the deep staircase. As soon as he stepped out, he put on his sunglasses again, stretched out his jade-white palm and gently covered his mouth. He yawned and said lazily, "Now that we've asked, let's go back."
Having said that, he returned the cloak to Tan Ao.
After Imperial Physician Tan took it, he turned and went into the dungeon.
Tana didn't bother to ask about the dictionary. She just put the newspaper in her pocket and followed Tan Min and whispered, "Sir, did you find out?"
Tan Min nodded with a happy expression: "Well, I'm done asking."
"How much did you find out?"
"It's similar to before. It seems those guys really don't have much to hide."
Tana sighed: "What a pity."
Tan Min smiled and said, "It's not a pity, at least it's useful."
Tana was curious: "What's it for?"
Tan Min glanced at her, seemingly concerned that she was a young woman. Even though he knew that she had once helped chop off General Wu, he was still considerate and didn't describe her in detail. He just said in a gentle voice, "I practiced my body, and he practiced his medical skills."
Tana paused.
She didn't want to ask what this exercise meant...
Soon, Tan Ao came out and said calmly: "It's okay, everything is fine."
Tana, who had just witnessed the two people's various operations with her own eyes, automatically translated this sentence into: That's great, you won't die.
She shuddered again.
Mother of the grassland, the Zhou people are really terrible...
Although the results were obtained, as Tan Min said before, the information obtained from the interrogation cannot be used directly. Instead, it must be analyzed one by one and the various confessions must be linked together before it can be used.
He was efficient enough and finished the work in just one night. He asked Tana to deliver it to the princess early the next morning.
For such a confidential matter, he didn't take any precautions at all. He just rolled up the paper and handed it to her, as if he was not afraid of her peeking at it at all.
After all, Tana couldn't understand it...
At this moment, the female leader of the grassland suddenly felt the importance of knowledge.
The princess, having received the confession, unfolded it and examined it carefully. She then said softly, "No wonder this Lord Tan is so highly regarded. His interrogation skills alone are truly exceptional, and his analytical abilities are top-notch."
Tana asked, "Your Highness, do you mean that we can take action against the Barbarian Kingdom?"
The princess didn't answer immediately, but said, "Guardian Yue has reached an agreement with me. In addition to weapons and food, the most important things to keep us warm will also be provided to us."
In Tana's mind, when it comes to keeping warm, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally fur.
But considering the current situation in Dechang County, she quickly came to her senses: "Your Highness, are you talking about cotton cloth and cotton?"
The princess nodded slightly. "Yes," she said, looking at the neatly folded cotton coats on the table. "I just checked, this is warm enough, and it can be mass-produced. County Magistrate Yue promised me that it would only take half a month to have a sufficient supply."
Tana naturally knew that this was true.
Because during this time she had witnessed with her own eyes the power of those so-called "steam looms" in the textile factory.
There is absolutely no need to rest or eat.
As long as there is enough coal and water, the work will continue day and night without stopping for a moment.
If it is manual weaving, at least it needs to rest, but machines don’t.
I don't think any idiot would ask for a machine to take a holiday.
Then, as long as everything goes well at the textile factory, the princess will be able to get enough supplies.
Tana's eyes grew brighter. "Winter is coming soon. Winter used to be the hardest time to endure, but if we have this, at least ordinary people can get through it."
The eldest princess also smiled. Although her veil hid her expression, her voice had softened. "Yes, many people have fled from the grasslands these days. I was worried about where to place them. But now it seems I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
Tana was grateful.
Although she did not have much contact with other tribes on the grassland, they were of the same blood after all, so she would save as many as she could.
Now that I heard that I could be settled down, I was naturally happy.
But for a moment, he didn't know whether to thank Immortal Langyun for bringing the new things, or to thank the eldest princess in front of him.
In the end, she just bowed silently and stood up with a smile on her face.
Kong Shu probably knew what this person was thinking, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "Go back and see your people first. Leave some of the well-educated ones to help in Dechang County, and the rest will leave with us."
"yes."
The princess nodded slightly, and then went to serve the tea. Tana immediately stepped forward, touched it, and found that the tea was no longer hot. She hurriedly said, "Your Highness should drink more hot tea. I will ask someone to boil some water."
After saying that, he carried the teapot and went out.
As a result, I saw someone coming towards me in a hurry.
With braided hair and a fur coat, you can tell at a glance that she is a member of our family.
Tana paused for a moment, then spoke a few words to the servant outside the door, handed the teapot over, and then asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
The man replied in the tribe's dialect: "Chief, there's a fight going on in the dormitory."
Tana's brows immediately furrowed.
In fact, in the past, it was common for men on the grassland to fight and compete with each other, and it was nothing surprising.
The tribe even encourages them to practice sparring with each other when they have nothing to do, so as to strengthen their bodies and temper their wills.
But now it's different.
They were in Dechang County and had entered the city. The people in the city obviously didn't like fighting for no reason.
Moreover, all the family members were in the dormitory of the textile factory. That place was watched by everyone from immortals to county governors, and any slight movement would attract attention.
What if people think the people on the grassland are unreasonable? Will I still be able to survive in this world?
So Tana didn't even ask the reason and strode straight towards the textile factory.
Before going back, she went to the factory to get her whip, thinking that if mediation failed, she would just use force to solve the problem.
But when he arrived in front of the dormitory, he suddenly stopped.
The reason was simply that there was something in the yard that she had never seen before.
It looked like an iron thing, and looked like a carriage, but not quite.
There was no place to tie a horse, instead there was a large iron box with a chimney-like object sticking out from it.
There are four wheels underneath, the front wheel is smaller and the back wheel is larger.
Tana walked over and compared, and found that the wheels at the back were actually reaching her shoulders!
The wheel was not covered with wood, but with another relatively soft material. Tana tried to poke it with the handle of the whip, and there was a mark, but it quickly bounced back.
It's quite fresh.
So she didn't bother to pay attention to the tribesmen who were already preparing to get up. She just turned around and asked the people around her, "What is this?"
The man tried hard to recall, then said, "It's called a steam engine."
Tana was stunned: "This name... is quite naughty."
The other man scoffed at the man, looking disgusted: "What kind of machine is this? It's called a tractor." Then, he bowed to Tana and said, "Captain, that man said that he wants to use this thing in the fields in the future, so the workers can get familiar with it first. There's just a certain order, so we have to line up ourselves."
Upon hearing this, Tana immediately looked at the tribesmen who were glaring at each other, her eyebrows twitching slightly: "So, they are fighting over this order?"
"Fight? No, they are just competing."
"A competition isn't considered a fight?"
"It's about math, it's about words, not violence."
This sounds fresh.
But Tana didn’t quite understand. If we were going to compete, why would we specifically look for math problems?
Didn’t you cry because of math problems before?
But since it's a competition of solving problems, this is not bad either. The eldest princess just asked her to check the learning progress of these people. Now is a good time to select some talents and send them to "study abroad" in Dechang County to prepare for the future construction of the grassland.
So Tana walked forward, without disturbing anyone else, and just stood outside and watched.
Then I saw that the two men who were originally competing with each other with their arms rolled up had started to swear at each other.
The language used was not the language of the grassland, but the awkward Zhou language.
"You can't, but I can!"
"Give it up, you stupid little dog!"
Tana: ...
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