Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 197 The prototype of the connections around Chen Zhi

There are fewer people living in Chen Zhi's mansion outside the city than there were more than two months ago.

This is because Chen Zhi's home in the county has been renovated, and his brother, sister, and relatives have all moved back.

The mansion was built exactly as it was in the past, but with the help of various families, the materials used were of the best quality, and the furnishings and appliances inside were top-notch. Chen Ting and the others were very satisfied with their stay there from top to bottom.

The old servant Chen Fu originally wanted to stay and wait on him, but Chen Zhi considered that he was old and didn't want him to continue working, so he persuaded him to take a rest. Chen Jue was left in charge of the manor outside the city. For this matter, Chen Zhi I felt happy for several days.

His younger brothers and sisters have all gone back, but Chen Zhi is left alone, which is completely normal in the eyes of the world.

Chen Zhi is a high-class person, but living in the county town makes people feel uncomfortable. Now staying in the manor outside the city has a somewhat worldly atmosphere. The good guys even want to imitate Mr. Qinghu and give Chen Zhi a nickname.

However, considering that the place where Chen Zhi lives does not have any good scenery, and the nickname has not come up after all, we can't call him "Chenzhuang layman".

Of course, Chen Zhi's living here still brought a lot of benefits to the surrounding people. Whether it was at the government level, the aristocratic level, or simply the people, they all showed enough respect for Chen Zhi and made the surrounding environment better. There have been a lot of changes. Although they are not obvious yet, as time goes by, they will inevitably cause qualitative changes subtly. If in future generations, the surrounding housing prices will increase by a few points, but that will be a matter of the future.

At least the most obvious change right now is that there is an endless stream of people coming to visit, and most of them are people with status and family background.

At this moment, Liu Gang from the Liu family was visiting Chen Zhi's manor.

"Brother Chen, a few days ago, you showed me some of the farmers' methods. They were really mysterious. I also saw the work of the tenant farmers in your fields, and they were very fruitful. It was vaguely like the words of the sage, the master, I am not as good as the old farmer. .”

Liu Gang and Chen Zhi were talking in the study, with excitement in their voices.

Since his younger brothers and sisters moved out, the layout of the mansion outside the city has changed slightly. The courtyards of several back houses have become empty. The most commonly used room is the study, which is also where Chen Zhi receives friends and visitors.

After chatting briefly with Liu Gang for a while, Chen Jue knocked on the door.

"Master, Mr. Lu Ying is here again. He is watching the servants practice outside."

Liu Gang immediately became interested and said to Chen Zhi with a smile: "Brother Lu is very interested in your servants. Let alone him, my family is the same. I came here with my brother a few days ago and met the two hundred servants. After returning home, he repeatedly complained about the training scene, saying that he wanted to practice a batch at home, but I told him that it would not be easy."

As the two people talked, they got up from their seats and walked out the door. As Liu Gang walked, he said, "Actually, I'm also curious about how those servants were trained."

Chen Zhi just smiled and did not answer.

Liu Gang was also sensible and didn't ask questions.

Although this era does not have the high-end technologies of later generations, it still has core technologies that cannot be easily leaked. This method of training soldiers and horses is one of them.

In the ancient art of war, when discussing battle formations, one must first talk about training methods, which takes up a lot of space. This is because the combat effectiveness of an army basically depends on training.

An elite soldier can be trained through battlefield experience, but their foundation still comes down to training.

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"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Walking out of the house from the back door, he came to an open space behind the courtyard. Before anyone could see anyone, there was already a sound of rushing and killing, accompanied by a brave and chilling atmosphere.

Even if you don't see anyone, you can feel the powerful feeling just listening to this voice.

After taking a few steps closer, there were waves of sand and soil rising up and drifting over with the flow of air.

Then I saw a layout like a military camp, with high platforms, gongs and drums, and several tents. These things surrounded 200 people in the middle.

200 people were divided into several teams, fighting with spears, picking, stabbing, swinging, and throwing. Every movement was full of strength, and accompanied by shouts of death, it felt not like training, but like a life and death battle. Fight!

There were several people standing on the high platform, led by Lu Ying and Tao Ya. "Brother Tao actually came, I really didn't expect it."

Looking at the people on the stage, Liu Gang looked surprised. Chen Jue, who was accompanying him, quickly said: "Maybe Mr. Tao came when I came to report, so I didn't receive the news."

The close relationship between Tao Ya and Chen Zhi also happened in the past two months. It was the former who deliberately wanted to make friends.

At first, Chen Zhi saved everyone in Wo Bing Tower, but many people who accompanied Zhuge Yan on his study tour did not appreciate it. Under Yu Liang's instigation, they even wanted to cause some trouble for Chen Zhi.

However, as soon as the news came that Chen Zhi had obtained the third rank, not to mention them, even Yu Liang was a little unable to resist.

You must know that when it was rumored that Chen Zhi had the rank of fifth rank, Guan Xian and others were dissatisfied. However, in the end, he was directly promoted to the top rank, and it was Jinkou Yuyan's official appointment, which made him even more complicated.

A month ago, Guan Xian left Pengcheng first. During this period, he almost stayed behind closed doors and few people could see him. On the contrary, Zhao Xing and Chen Zhi often joked and joked, and now they still visit occasionally. Chen Zhi.

After that, Tao Ya and others each had their own choices. For example, Wei Ou and others still did not want to have too much contact with Chen Zhi, but there were also people like Pang Xiang who chose to make friends with Chen Zhi and leave a good relationship.

As for the part represented by Tao Ya, he chose to actively get closer to Chen Zhi and treat him as a friend.

In fact, given Liu Gang's hometown and family background, he is still far from being called brothers to Lu Ying and Tao Ya. This is because he is close to Chen Zhi. During these two months, he often visited and interacted with Lu Ying and Tao Ya. Tao Ya also became familiar with him, and his network of contacts was established virtually, so his worth also increased.

In a vague way, the prototype of a network of contacts with Chen Zhi as the core gradually took shape.

It is precisely because of this that his brother Liu Miao has recently found some reasons to come to visit Chen Zhi, with this idea in mind.

While they were talking, Chen Zhi and Liu Gang also walked up to the high platform and looked down at the training scene below. The movements and intensity of the servants were even more impactful.

When Lu Ying saw Chen Zhi coming over, he couldn't help but praise: "Brother Chen, these servants of yours are already considered elite soldiers. When I went north, I often went to see the soldiers at home training, but those scenes were nothing compared to These servants of yours still lack some spirit."

"Brother Lu, you are complimenting me," Chen Zhi shook his head and said with a smile, "These servants of mine have only gone through training and have never really experienced a charge or seen life and death. They look brave now, but In fact, you are not considered a soldier, so how can you say you are an elite soldier?"

Tao Ya then said: "I once lived in my uncle's house and saw his elite soldiers and generals. In terms of fierceness, Brother Chen, your troops are not enough, but in terms of martial arts and formation, they are already more powerful." Okay, besides, the courage of soldiers and horses lies in killing the enemy in battle. In my opinion, these servants of Brother Chen are enough to go to the battlefield. If they are more brave, they might be able to attack the city and climb the ladder. The Book of Changes says: Cheng Qi Yong, Fu Ke attacks, Ji. The vanguards who have always attacked the city are all warriors who dare to fight. Could it be that Brother Chen is planning to train his servants to this level?"

The uncle Tao Ya mentioned was Tao Kan, a famous southern general with outstanding merits. He is now recognized as a famous general and commander. Tao Ya used Tao Kan's soldiers and horses to compare with Chen Zhi's servants, which is a great affirmation in itself.

Chen Zhi still shook his head and just said: "I dare not compare myself with Tao Gong. These servants are just to protect the family and the land. You also know that before Wang Mi attacked, our Chen family was worried about being retaliated, so we temporarily summoned our children to form an army. , but after several days of training, it was not satisfactory. At that time, Wang Mi was not intending to plunder. If he really attacked Chenzhuang, it would be impossible to resist it with the family members alone. Because of this, I gathered people afterwards. Trained this team of servants."

Liu Gang looked at the scene of flying sand and dust below and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Chen is indeed a man who knows soldiers. In more than two months, he trained the farmers in the fields into such brave men!"

Lu Ying then said: "I heard that these 200 people were selected from 1000 people. Apart from other things, their appeal is extraordinary. This armed servant has always been a hard job. Ordinary people have a few Are you willing to do it? So anyone who can recruit people will be included, but Brother Chen chose one person out of the five, and I also heard that many of the people who were not selected were beating their chests and feeling depressed. "

When Tao Ya heard this, he also smiled and said: "This is my skill. It's a pity that this kind of thing is difficult to teach. Otherwise, I would definitely ask Brother Chen to teach me."

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "Brother Tao, what you said is a bit untrue. When it comes to military training, who can be better than Mr. Tao? When you come to me for advice, isn't this asking for distant places instead of the near?"

"I'm not talking nonsense. I heard that Brother Chen's camp also has special blades, weapons, and several sets of secret formations. These things can't be achieved simply by practicing." Tao Ya observed as he spoke. Chen Zhi's expression.

He did not say this casually, but deliberately tested to see if Chen Zhi was willing to reveal it.

Chen Zhi's servant started practicing more than two months ago. At first, people inside and outside Pengcheng didn't pay much attention to it, because this kind of thing is not uncommon, and other families also do this. But as time goes by, After several members of the family saw the appearance of the Chen family's servants with their own eyes, they began to notice something different.

Not only was the spirit of the servants, but also the weapons and blades used by the servants surprising. Especially for someone like Tao Ya who had seen soldiers on the battlefield, he paid even more attention to them and asked about them often.

Today, when he was about to ask a few more questions, a servant suddenly came over, whispered into Tao Ya's ear.

"Is someone here to send me an invitation?" Tao Ya looked surprised.

　Thanks to "Qu Jieyuan", "My Ming Jiuxiao", "163, 419, 18", "Changing Heart Song" and "Dian Lips to Purple Blood" for the rewards!Released first and revised later, Chapter 2 came later.

　　
　
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