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    The ancestral business of brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang was actually in Qu County, Donghai County, Xuzhou, and most of the industries were also concentrated in Qu County. However, after Mi Zhu was promoted by Tao Qian to the post of Xuzhou Special Agent, Mi Zhu purchased a house in Xuzhou City for the convenience of living and working.  They built a huge house. Later, Mi Fang followed her brother when he became an official and also lived in this house. In order to accommodate their family servants, the house was further expanded and decorated, and its scale soon exceeded that of Chen, the largest landowner in Xuzhou.  The house of Gui and his son has become the well-deserved first residence in Xuzhou.

    Every big house has secret rooms, and there are naturally many secret rooms in the Mi Mansion. It just so happened that at this moment, brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were having a secret conversation in one of the secret rooms, and what was placed in front of them was a picture that was too rough to look at.  The sketch showed a crooked drawing of a huge four-wheeled wooden cart with a very low bottom and no carriage. There were two side-by-side pillars on the cart. There were no dimensions and no half-word description, leaving Mi Zhu brothers unaware.  What kind of car is it? I don¡¯t know what the use of this old car is.

    After pondering over the rough sketch for a long time but unable to figure out anything, Mi Zhu lost his temper and couldn't help but ask Mi Fang: "Brother Xian, have you been fooled? Thirteen thousand dollars bought this crappy sketch.  , what¡¯s the point of the broken wooden car painted above if you don¡¯t even know what it is used for?¡±

    "When I got this picture, I was also suspicious." Mi Fang frowned and replied, "But the servant I sent to bribe Danyang Bing said that the Danyang soldier who took our money swears to God that he is definitely  It was based on the new woodware that Tao Ying's son secretly made. He also said that if we didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do. We could take it or not. The servant sent by the younger brother had no choice but to give five thousand in money first, and then make up for it after confirming that the sketch was true.  The remaining five thousand dollars. The Danyang soldier refused and wanted to destroy the sketch, so our servant had no choice but to buy back this ruined sketch with ten thousand dollars."

    "Money is a trivial matter. Anyway, now that the price of food and cloth has soared, ten thousand dollars is not worth much." Mi Zhu, the richest man in Xuzhou, waved his hand and didn't care about these small expenses at all. Then Mi Zhu frowned and said: "The key is,  Is this sketch true or false? Could it be that the Danyang soldier deceived us with the false drawing?"

    "Brother, if I don't arrange for a few people to capture that Danyang soldier and torture him, I won't believe that he can't tell the truth!" Mi Fang said fiercely.

    "Confused!" Mi Zhu was furious and scolded: "Are you even stupider than Tao Ying'er? Who are the Danyang soldiers under Cao Hong's command? They are all Tao Qian's fellow villagers, absolutely direct descendants! You sent someone to bribe them  It¡¯s already very risky. If you kidnap them and bring them back for torture, do you really want to force Mr. Tao Qian to attack our brothers?!¡±

    Mi Fang was so scolded by Mi Zhu that she was submissive and did not dare to raise her head. After a while, she tentatively asked: "In my opinion, what should we brothers do?"

    "Two steps." Mi Zhu said coldly: "The first is to send this sketch to Mr. Xuande and ask Mr. Xuande to take a look. Mr. Xuande is well-informed and a hero. Maybe he can know about this strange car."  The purpose of the car. The second is to continue to investigate and confirm whether Tao Ying'er is building this kind of strange car, and whether the Danyang soldier lied to us!"

    Speaking of this, Mi Zhu paused and added: "We can't attack the Danyang soldiers anymore, it's too dangerous! Let's start with the craftsmen in Tao Ying's army. Although those craftsmen live in Tao Ying's army, their  The family members all live in Xuzhou City, so we can bribe their family members and let them spy on us."

    "Brother is smart, I understand." Mi Fang replied with a sly smile: "Brother, please rest assured, bribe those common people"

    A sudden knock on the door interrupted Mi Zhu's bragging. After confirming that the knock signal from a close family member was correct, Mi Zhu asked Mi Fang to open the door of the secret room. Mi Zhu's personal entourage outside the door raised his hand and said: "Master, the second master Tao is here.  Visit and ask the head of the family to receive you.¡±

    "Second Young Master Tao?" Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were both stunned. Mi Fang couldn't help but ask nonsense, "That Second Young Master Tao?"

    "That Second Young Master Tao?" Mi Zhu's personal attendant was also stunned and asked in confusion: "Master, besides the Second Young Master Tao of Xuzhou Mu Tao Gong, are there any other Second Young Master Tao in Xuzhou City?"

    Mi Zhu and Mi Fang looked at each other, and a thought came to their minds in confusion, "Why did Tao Ying come to visit our brother? Did he discover that we were spying on his military plane?"

    Doubts are doubts, Tao Ying still has the identity of Xuzhou Mu's second son. Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are not easy to give up on Tao Ying. They confirmed that Tao Ying did not lead the army to catch spies - which is called "catching spies" for short. Mi Zhu  The brothers quickly left the secret room, put on their respective official uniforms and went out to greet Tao Ying.  AndWhen I looked in front of the Mi Mansion, I saw that Tao Ying in plain clothes was waiting in front of the door with a few followers. Mi Zhu brothers did not dare to neglect, so they hurried forward and saluted together, "Mi Zhu and Mi Fang didn't know that the young master was here.  I miss you so much, I hope you will forgive me."

    "Two adults, please get up quickly." Brother Tao Ying and Mi Zhu couldn't get used to the silly look, and said with a silly smile: "Tao Ying came to visit you two adults on the spur of the moment. It's natural that you two adults didn't come far to greet you.  ¡ª¡ªOn the contrary, Tao Ying is tired of waiting here. You two masters, how deep is your mansion?"

    "When Mi Zhu learned that the young master was coming to his humble residence, he went to change his clothes and go out to greet him. He didn't want to keep the young master for a long time. Please forgive him." Mi Zhu was also very dissatisfied with Tao Ying's harshness and unkindness. He first apologized and then turned to the doorkeeper.  He scolded: "Are you all just wooden chickens and tile dogs? When the young master is here, why don't you invite him to the living room to serve tea and let him wait here?"

    The servants of the Mi Mansion were obedient and complained repeatedly, but Mi Fang became more and more dissatisfied with Tao Ying and took the opportunity to say: "You are so bold and cunning, who is the second young master? He is the son of our lord and a benefactor of Xuzhou. You are just a simple man."  How dare you, the slave of the sect, be so indifferent to him? Come here, drag this evil slave down and punish the twenty-big board!"

    The servants of the Mi Mansion were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy. Tao Ying smiled stupidly and said: "Master Mi, forget it, why get angry over a trivial matter? Besides, Tao Ying came to visit this time to ask for help from the two adults.  Mr. Mi has taken heavy responsibility for his family because of Tao Ying's affairs, how can Tao Ying be so embarrassed to ask for help?"

    "Young Master has already said that if you have anything to do, just send someone to give him an order. Mi Zhu should act like a dog and a horse, and he should not be pleading." Hearing what Tao Ying said, Mi Zhu was even more confused and curious, and hurriedly made a request to Tao Ying.  With an invitation gesture, he said: "Young master, please come in quickly. Our house is simple, but I hope you will show your kindness."

    Tao Ying agreed immediately, smiled stupidly and walked in without politeness. He even walked in front of brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang. Along the way, he kept looking around, making a fuss, and was envious of the luxury and extravagance of Mi Mansion. He looked like a typical country bumpkin, Mi Zhu  Brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang took care of themselves and invited Tao Ying to the main hall for tea. They also ordered a banquet to be prepared for Tao Ying. Tao Ying thanked him and sat down with Mi Zhu brothers respectively.

    When the tea was served, the beautiful maid brought the cup to Tao Ying. Tao Ying, who wanted to make Mi Zhu brothers look down on him, took the opportunity to act cute and deliberately grabbed the maid's hand. The maid cleverly avoided it and bowed to leave.  Seeing this scene, brother Mi Zhu, who had been quietly paying attention to Tao Ying's actions, suddenly became unhappy and looked down upon Tao Ying even more. However, Tao Ying seemed unaware and just stared at the slender back of the maid as she left, looking extremely envious.  Said: "Mi Biejia is indeed extremely wealthy. Even the maids at home are so beautiful. Compared with those ugly people in Tao Ying's family, they are many times better."

    "If Liu Bei had said this, Brother Mi Zhu would have given this maid to him long ago, but for Tao Ying, Brother Mi Zhu had no such intention at all - it was not worth it at all.  So Mi Zhu also pretended not to understand what Tao Ying said, and just raised his hand to Tao Ying and said: "Master, just now Master said that he came to visit because he had something to ask for. Mi Zhu didn't dare to beg him. If you have any orders, please tell me directly. Brother Mi Zhu said:  If you can do it, you will definitely try your best.¡±

    "Okay, it seems that apart from being hostile to me, these two young men don't pay too much attention to me." Tao Ying was secretly happy in his heart.  Tao Ying's behavior just now was actually a test of brother Mi Zhu. If brother Mi Zhu took the opportunity to give the beautiful maid to Tao Ying, then it goes without saying that brother Mi Zhu must have regarded Tao Ying as a dangerous enemy and took the opportunity to plant a beautiful spy.  But Mi Zhu brothers were so stingy and stingy that they missed this great opportunity in vain, which just proved one thing - Mi Zhu brothers did not attach great importance to Tao Ying as their opponent, at least they did not think it was necessary to put in details in Tao Ying's room.

    After initially understanding Mi Zhu's brother's attitude towards him, Tao Ying felt reassured and replied to Mi Zhu: "Mi Biejia doesn't have to be so humble. Tao Ying came to visit today because he really has something to ask for, and among the five counties of Xuzhou, he can help.  The only people who are so busy at Shang Taoying are the two brothers."

    "Oh, sir, please tell me." Mi Zhu was even more curious.

    "Then Tao Ying is welcome." Tao Ying said straight to the point: "Tao Ying has taken the liberty of asking for help. He can get twenty pieces of sandalwood three feet long for Tao Ying, and two thousand kilograms of fine iron.  There is a thousand pounds of fine raw silk."

    "Young Master, I'm sorry, but I dare to ask, Master, what do you want these things for?" Mi Zhu was confused again. Mi Zhu knew that Cao Hong purchased raw silk for Tao Ying, but the two materials, iron and sandalwood, did not appear in Cao Hong's shop.  On Hong's purchase list - Cao Hong just purchased a batch of ordinary wrought iron for Tao Ying to use for making weapons.

    "It is necessary in the army." Tao Ying answered vaguely, "As you know, Tao Ying received permission from his father to form a separate army as a commander of the army, named Junzi. These wood, iron and raw silk are all part of Junzi's army.  BuildA necessity for ?.  "

    Mi Zhu and Mi Fang exchanged glances with each other, and they were both curious. They said that wood and iron were indeed necessary for the army, but why did the army need raw silk?  Weaving silk flags?  Also, what does the army need the extremely expensive sandalwood for? Cutting stakes or setting up camps?  Out of curiosity, Mi Fang couldn't help but ask: "Master, it's not surprising that the army needs iron and steel, but what do we need sandalwood and raw silk for? These are not necessary items for the army, right?"

    "The secret must not be leaked." Tao Ying pretended to be secretive and said with a silly smile: "Anyway, as long as Biejia does this favor for Tao Ying, Tao Ying will definitely give Biejia a big surprise."

    Mi Zhu remained calm and calculated quickly in his mind. After a while, Mi Zhu asked tentatively: "Sir, Mi Zhu dares to ask again. Although sandalwood, raw silk and iron are expensive, they are not very rare. Mi Zhu  I heard that my lord appointed General Cao Hong to provide the young master with all the things he needs to build an army, why did the young master not ask for it from General Cao Hong, but came to Mi Zhu instead?"

    "This" This time it was Tao Ying's turn to hesitate, and after a moment he said hesitantly: Tao Ying did not dare to deceive others. In fact, Tao Ying had already spoken to General Cao Hong, but his father felt that Tao Ying  Weapons made using these things may not be useful, and the things Tao Ying needs are too expensive, so General Cao Hong is not allowed to provide them to Tao Ying.  Tao Ying had no choice but to speak to Mi Biejia.  "

    Speaking of this, Tao Ying quickly added, "Originally, Tao Ying wanted to ask Chen Yuanlong and his son, but Chen Yuanlong had not negotiated. Even if he agreed to help, he might not be able to get what Tao Ying needed at the moment, so Tao Ying  Ying was so shameless that he had no choice but to come and talk to Mi Biejia. Biejia had been doing business for five generations, and his home had a mountain of goods. It was difficult for Biejia to get these items. I wonder if Biejia could help to get these things for Tao Ying.  thing?"

    Mi Zhu's eyes flickered, and he secretly winked at his brother. Mi Fang understood, and asked Tao Ying with a smile: "Master, twenty sticks of sandalwood three feet tall, two thousand kilograms of fine iron, and a thousand kilograms of fine raw silk are quite a few."  They are all quite expensive. Since the young master has spoken to the brothers Xianguan, the brothers should try their best to prepare for the young master. It is just the money and food for purchasing these goods. How do the young master plan to pay for it? "

    Tao Ying was stunned for a moment, as if he had just remembered this important question now, and then Tao Ying hesitated for a moment, and finally asked with a blushing giggle: "Mi, farewell, Brother Zifang, can Tao Ying give me a temporary credit?"  Will you return it later?"

    "Bah!" Mi Fang and Mi Zhu almost spat in Tao Ying's face. They said to themselves that you are still the second son of Xuzhou Mu. Do you have the nerve to say the word "credit"?

    "Young master, you are really embarrassing Mi Fang." After basically figuring out Tao Ying's purpose, Mi Fang stopped being polite and immediately declined: "Although Mi Fang brother's family has little wealth, after experiencing the Cao Thief Rebellion, Mi Fang  Like all merchants in Xuzhou, our vitality has been severely damaged and our turnover is difficult. The goods that the young master needs are of great value. The Mi family really cannot afford to advance the money for the young master, so we hope that the young master will forgive you."

    The silly smile on Tao Ying's face solidified, and his words became more hesitant, "Biejia, is that really like this? How did Tao Ying hear that Biejia's brother donated two thousand servants to Duke Xuande, as well as a large amount of military supplies, money and food, Tao Ying needed  Compared with what Xuande Gong received, these military supplies are probably just a drop in the bucket, right?"

    "That's Mi Zhu doing his best." Mi Zhu spread his hands and said helplessly: "Mi Zhu donated a batch of money, food and horses to Duke Xuande, but that was also Mi Zhu's gratitude to Duke Xuande for his rescue on behalf of the soldiers and people of Xuzhou.  Well, later Mi Zhu promised to donate two hundred fine war horses to the young master, but her meager savings had already been completely wiped out, and she really could no longer lend a helping hand to the young master."

    "What on earth did the big-eared thief use to bribe these two young men? How could he make these two young men so determined to eat them up?" Tao Ying muttered in his heart, "But that's fine, you don't want me to give you anything.  This is your last chance to atone. When I attack your Mi family in the future, I won¡¯t have any psychological burden."

    With secret hatred in his heart, Tao Ying showed no anger or hatred at all on his face, and his expression was full of lifelike pleading. He asked pleadingly: "Don't drive, can't you think of something for Tao Ying?"

    "It's beyond my power, and there's really nothing I can do to help." Mi Zhu shook her head firmly and began to look impatient.

    Tao Ying's face changed from dark to bright, as if there was a battle between heaven and man in his heart. After a long time, Tao Ying's face muscles twitched a few times, and he lowered his voice and said: "Don't drive, can you step back for a while? Tao Ying has an object that he would like to ask for.  Don¡¯t drive and watch?¡±

    "My dear Tao Ying, you may be exposed." Mi Zhu's eyes flashed, and he immediately waved his servants to leave.

    Until there were only three brothers Tao Ying and Mi Zhu left in the hall, Tao Ying took out a large sketch from his sleeve and whispered mysteriously: "Don't drive,?Sir, you must have heard of the Thunderbolt Chariot built by Mozi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, right?  This chariot was a powerful siege weapon and had been lost for many years. Tao Yingbucai read thousands of ancient books and finally found out how to build this thunder chariot.  "

    "Thunderbolt car?" Mi Zhu and Mi Fang quietly exchanged glances, and hurriedly left the table together and walked to Tao Ying. When Tao Ying unfolded the picture, brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang immediately discovered an important situation -  ¡ªThe sketch they paid heavily to bribe Danyang Bing was not a fake.

    It turned out that Tao Ying's sketch showed the detailed appearance of the strange car, and also marked the detailed dimensions. Compared with the unfinished rough sketch, there were more strange cars in this sketch.  A huge throwing arm with a scoop at the upper end and a crossbar and rope at the lower end.  Tao Ying pointed to the sketch again and explained: "Don't drive, please take a look. This Thunderbolt Chariot is so useful. First put the boulders into the throwing ladle, and then let dozens of soldiers pull the ropes under the throwing arms, and then dozens of soldiers can pull the ropes under the throwing arms."  The heavy stone bullets are shot more than a hundred steps away and are used to destroy the enemy's city walls. They are the sharpest! If an enemy soldier is hit by this stone bullet, it will be broken and broken. "

    "After working on it for a long time, it turned out that Tao Ying was secretly building this kind of thunder car for siege." Brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang suddenly realized it and laughed together, deeply regretting that their brothers were too wary of Tao Ying - Brother Mi Zhu was  Although the military level is only half a bucket of water, they can still see at a glance that Tao Ying's Thunderbolt Chariot can only be used for siege and has no use in field battles. For Liu Bei's army, which is good at field battles, it is almost useless.  Not the slightest threat exists.

    What's more, brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang seriously doubt whether a thunderbolt car built by a nerd like Tao Ying can throw stones is still a big problem!

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