Fight the Giants

  Chapter 449 Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude

   Zhao Duo was sent by Zhang Fu to teach Huo Nian martial arts.

   Originally, Zhang Fu saw that Huo Niangen was good and didn't want to waste his talent, so he sent Zhao Duo to teach him. After Zhao Duo came to the school, he didn't want to be special and let people stare at Huo Nian, so he discussed with the head of the school to start a martial arts class.

   Unexpectedly, after the martial arts class started, Zhao Duo discovered a few good seedlings among them. Such as Bao Kang, Fang Qi, Gu Yu and so on. So he taught very hard.

  However, Huo Nian, Bao Kangyou Zhufeng and others started small things, and made rapid progress.

  Originally, Zhao Duo only taught martial arts, but now he discovered that Huo Nian actually liked reading military books.

   "Huo Nian, do you like reading military books?"

  Huo Nian nodded: "Master, I like reading military books, it's very interesting."

  Zhao Duo's eyes were softer: "Can you understand?"

  Huo Nian nodded, then shook his head: "Some can understand, but many can't."

  In the book of war, there are discussions on generals, selection of soldiers, and formation of troops, so he just read them in a daze. He doesn't quite understand attacking, defending, and formations. But he likes to watch archery, banners, martial arts, tactics, etc., and gestures while watching.

   Zhao Duo was pleasantly surprised when he saw this.

  He is the general of the Zhang family. Starting from his ancestors, three generations of his family have fought **** battles with the Zhang family on the battlefield. Zhao Duo knew that it was not difficult to replenish soldiers in the battalion, and there was no shortage of low-level generals. What was lacking were generals who were good at military strategy and could lead troops in battle.

  He knew Zhang Fu's intentions, and wanted to select some talented children from the people, train them carefully, and serve as the generals of the Zhang family in the future. Now let him see a rising star in the future, how could he not be surprised.

  Seeing that Huo Nian likes to listen to stories on the battlefield, Zhao Duo adjusted the teaching content.

  In addition to teaching martial arts every day, he also told the children some actual battles on the battlefield and classic combat cases from past dynasties. Huo Nian listened with great interest.

  Zhao Duo has read some of the military books that Huo Nian bought, and they are all very ordinary.

  Good military books will not be popular in the market, but are mostly collected by aristocratic families as treasures. The military books written by the generals themselves will not be circulated in the market, but will only be passed down from generation to generation and hidden in the family house.

  The book of war was listed as a banned book in many dynasties, and circulation and trading were not allowed.

   Such as Tang and Song Dynasties. The law strictly prohibits private ownership of military books and prohibits them from being published. The main reason for the prohibition is that military books are too practical, and people are worried that they will cause disasters after they are familiar with them.

   Those in power are most afraid of a group of educated hooligans rising up to make trouble.

  But after the Song Dynasty, for the needs of defense and to improve the overall combat ability of the army soldiers, the ban on military books was gradually lifted.

  As far as the Northern Song Dynasty was concerned, the emperors and concubines, princesses and princes, relatives of the emperor, ladies and wives of ministers, craftsmen and musicians were taken away by the Jin people, and tens of thousands of people were taken away. It is a shame.

  As long as the army's combat capability is a little bit stronger, why is this so.

  So, later on, the art of war was gradually lifted. Up to this dynasty, military books can be published on a small scale, but they are all simple and easy-to-understand books.

  Zhao Duo saw that Huo Nian could really absorb the knowledge in the book of war. After his explanation, Huo Nian understood and understood it.

   Said this matter in a letter to Zhang Fu.

   Zhang Fu was quite surprised when he received the letter. Unexpectedly, he inadvertently discovered such an excellent future general for the Zhang family.

   personally replied to the letter, and asked Zhao Duo to go to Zhang's mansion to get some of his treasured military books, and handed them to Huo Nian to read.

  Huo Nianna is like a treasure, but Huo Xi knows nothing about it.

  She originally wanted to train Nian'er to pass the imperial examination and become a civil servant. He often corresponded with his grandfather, and asked Nian'er to practice the handwriting sent by his grandfather, hoping to imbue him with the nobility of the Li family. Unexpectedly, Huo Nian went astray as he walked.

  She thinks that Nian'er has a strong body, which is not a bad thing. For example, Gong Ziyi is a businessman, and he has also learned some kung fu to protect himself. Of course she hoped that Nian'er would have the ability to protect herself.

   I just didn't expect Nian'er to like the art of war and strategy.

   I also have to sigh that the gene is powerful. Nian'er is still young, and she is still unclear about the path she will take in the future. Huo Xi doesn't intervene, she just depends on his interest.

  At the end of October, when the cold air of early winter made people's faces ache, the ship that had traveled for a year and four months to Nanyang finally arrived in Beijing.

  Huo Xi wept with joy, God knows how much she has suffered in the past year.

  If something happened and Uncle Li Yu couldn't come back, how would she explain to her uncle's family. In recent years, thanks to her uncle's help, half of the shopkeepers in various shops were hired by my uncle.

   "Uncle Yu, you are finally back."

   "I'm back. I've gained a lot this year."

  Li Yu went to Nanyang with the boat, opened the door to his world, saw the customs and customs of various countries, and broadened his horizons. He felt that the trip was worthwhile and worthwhile.

   "Why are you still crying?"

   "I haven't had a good time for more than a year. I'm afraid something will happen to Uncle Yu. In my dreams, my cousin is chasing me and beating me." Huo Xi complained.

   "Hahaha..." Li Yu laughed loudly.

"That can't be. My cousin is going there by himself. It has nothing to do with you. We have agreed before we go. No one in the Li family dares to blame you. Uncle will blame them when he returns. Thanks to your consent this time, I Going overseas has opened your eyes, and death is worth it.”

  Huo Xi stared at him and saw that he had lost a lot of weight, but his eyes were brighter and his energy was stronger, as if he had been tempered in the fire, revealing his burning brilliance. Very happy for him.

  Five families went to Nanyang together, and one family could only bring more than 1,600 shi, or about 100 tons. Guangfeng water contained a large amount of silk, white sugar and rock sugar, tea, porcelain, and various handicrafts, and now Li Yu brought back a large amount of fan things.

  Spices will account for the majority of the list of goods brought back by merchant ships from Nanyang, and pepper and cloves account for a large proportion of the spices. This is almost the case for all merchant ships.

  This time, the same is true for the goods brought back by the five families. Spices make up the bulk.

   Fortunately, the pepper grinder was made by Huo Xi, and now the pepper is very popular in all parts of the capital.

  Guangfengshui earned hundreds of thousands of taels from selling pepper last year. It is no worse than the profit of salt merchants selling salt for a year.

  During the Taizu Dynasty, when the Kaizhong Salt Law was first implemented, the ministers once suggested that pepper should be used instead of salt to carry out Kaizhong.

  Originally, in order to solve the problem of military rations for the soldiers on the border, merchants were asked to transport rations to the barracks, and the food was exchanged for salt.

   Later, it was proposed to replace salt with pepper, also because there was a huge amount of pepper stored in the national treasury at that time. After some were distributed to high-ranking generals, there was still too much pepper in the treasury.

   Now that the sea ban has been lifted, pepper is not a rare thing on the market. The common people are also used to and accept pepper as an indispensable kitchen condiment.

   Now that I have a grinder, I don’t have to worry about the pepper being grinded too much and it will be damaged, and there will be no fragrance. Grind as much as you want.

  Because of the large reserves of pepper, the price has been lowered, and the current market price is only five or six yuan a catty.

  However, when it is shipped back from Nanyang, the profit is still several times and tens of times. All the merchant ships that went to Nanyang brought back a very large amount of pepper.

   This time Li Yu also brought back 600 shi of pepper. There are about a dozen other spices. And some jewelry, tin, copper, ivory rhinoceros horn tortoise shell, various handicrafts, bird's nest and many other dry goods, medicines, etc.

  I'm afraid this batch of goods can make a lot of money.

  (end of this chapter)