"Li Dongzhu, we've found it. We've found the giant panda."
On the 10th of December, the bean sprouts had just sprouted a little. Li Yi was taking the Khitan captives to watch and share the joy when a hunter ran over.
The old hunter was 53 years old this year and was considered to have lived a long time in the Tang dynasty.
His name was Zheng Chunlai. He set off with his team and found traces of the giant panda with his own eyes.
"Li Dongzhu, it's very far. It's about 400 li away. We've climbed over the mountain to the other side. I borrowed a horse on my way back."
The young hunter who was sent back to report the situation panted as he told Li Yi about the situation.
He was thinking about 1,000 li. If they found traces of the giant panda, it would be 100 li.
If they confirmed that there was a giant panda and that the Li Family Zhuangzi's men saw it, it would be 1,000 li.
"Take a rest first. I'll call someone." Li Yi didn't dare to be negligent. The more pandas he raised, the lower the cost.
The key was that he knew how to raise them. Pandas were too good at healing people.
After letting the hunter rest, Li Yi turned to look for the Khitan captives.
"Bacharcha, there's an activity. I'll take you into the mountains to catch a giant panda. Quick, change your clothes. There's a horse to ride."
Li Yi was worried about leaving the Khitan captives in Zhuangzi. What if they caused trouble?
"Where are the bean sprouts?" Bacharcha was still thinking about the bean sprouts.
"The farmer will change the water for you. When we come back, the bean sprouts will be very long. We can fry them to eat."
Li Yi understood the excitement of a primary school student when it was their first time growing bean sprouts.
Because of the burden of the captives, the team only set off after a full 45 minutes.
The Winged Knights looked at the Khitan captives as if they were weaklings. "You call yourselves Khitan elites?"
Bacharcha and the others felt the strong contempt. They lowered their heads and didn't say anything.
They were indeed slow in changing clothes, packing their bags, and assembling the team.
The Winged Knights rode four horses each, and the Khitans rode one horse each. When they needed to change horses, they asked the Winged Knights for a horse.
It was equivalent to each of them riding two horses, with the other one being controlled by the Winged Knights.
They had no weapons, so even if they wanted to run, they couldn't outrun the Winged Knights who were riding three horses.
They brought an extra backpack with food inside.
A convoy of fifty vehicles set off, with the ambulance among them.
The group headed west. They did not go to Lantian County. Instead, they went to Guowu County, which was very far away from Lantian County. There were good iron mines there.
From there, they entered the Qinling Mountains. Beyond that was the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains. As expected, the pandas were afraid of the cold and stayed there.
The two thousand Winged Knights adjusted their scouts and ran back and forth.
Bacharcha and the others finally felt the pressure. It was not that they had not fought against the Military forces of the Tang Dynasty before. They were almost at the same level.
When they faced another elite team of the Tang dynasty, they saw the gap between them and the other team.
As long as they were on the move, they would definitely be in a marching posture, even if they were currently in the capital office.
It was impossible for any unit to ambush the Winged Knights.
It was said that the Emperor of the Tang dynasty had 30,000 Winged Knights.
If he kept 10,000 and sent 20,000 to fight the Khitans, how would the tribes react?
Zheng Chunlai sat in a carriage, resting and looking out through the window.
He liked to see the Winged Knights running around. It made him feel at ease.
They were the strong soldiers of the Tang dynasty. It was said that Li Dongzhu thought they were not good enough, so he always trained them and sent them out.
This was obviously another training. How could Li Dongzhu help His Majesty train the soldiers?
At noon, the convoy arrived in Guowu County, which was more than 200 miles away.
The horses were fast, and so was the carriage. The key was that the road was flat. Even if they ran, the carriage would change horses.
The Khitans were even more terrified now. Within the range of the capital office, the Yulin Flying Cavalry brought the carriages and ran 800 kilometers at top speed.
The convoy stopped, and the guard driving the carriage took Zheng Chunlai to pay the money.
Zheng Chunlai borrowed two of the horses he had borrowed.
He borrowed one from the only family who had horses at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. From there, he rode to Guowu County.
In Guowu County, he exchanged another horse with someone and borrowed another horse. The two horses took turns to ride to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
The horse he exchanged for was given to the person who borrowed the two horses. At the same time, he paid for the three horses and bought them.
The two horses he rode back were left in Zhuangzi as working horses. It was impossible to bring them back now. The horses could not run anymore.
It was equivalent to paying twice the amount. When they reached the village at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, they would still pay twice the amount. The horses would not return.
The villager and Zheng Chunlai went to pay the money. The others took out stoves and pots from the carriage and collected water to melt the snow.
They used … a gasoline torch.
The snow melted after a while. They continued to fill the pot with snow. Every time a pot was melted, the horses would drink warm water.
Cut alfalfa, stir-fried bean powder, shelled wheat, salt and a little pepper were the food for the horses.
This was no longer refined material, but super refined material.
Horses really loved to eat. After eating, the Winged Knights used a long-haired brush to brush the horses. After brushing, they wiped them clean with a pure cotton cloth.
The Khitans learned how to operate the horses. They found that if they fed them like this, they could not afford to raise horses.
"Li Dongzhu, did you pay for the Winged Knights' horses in Zhuangzi?"
Bacharr looked at the alfalfa that had been cut in advance and felt that it was more expensive than beans.
Li Yi's expression was conflicted. He shook his head and said, "No, His Majesty and I cooperated to open Earthly Paradise. We have 10% of the shares. That's the money."
"What about the Thousand Bull Guards outside Zhuangzi?" Bacharr thought of another troop.
"10% of the money." Li Yi's tone was helpless.
"What about the Winged Knights' food and clothes?" Bacharr was curious.
Li Yi looked up at the sky and said, "10% of the money."
"10% of the shares can pay so much money?" Bacharr was surprised.
"Yes!" Li Yi lowered his head.
Guo Ziyi, who was watching and listening, wanted to laugh.
He knew what was going on. Li Yi helped His Majesty build Earthly Paradise. At first, it was just 3,000 Winged Knights.
Occasionally, they went to Zhuangzi to eat and drink. 10% of the money was indeed enough.
Later, the scale grew. Sometimes, many people went there to eat, and there were also Thousand Bull Guards.
10% of the money was not enough, and no one mentioned it.
Anyway, if something happened, it would be added to the 10%.
The Winged Knights did not eat the same food as the Li Family Zhuangzi in the Forbidden Garden.
The Li Family Zhuangzi could only provide 5,000 sets of down and cashmere jackets.
But those 5,000 sets were snow grassland camouflage, snow camouflage, and snow forest camouflage.
There were three types, and 5,000 sets of each type.
It was all money, and the Li Family Zhuangzi was responsible for it.
In the entire Tang dynasty, no state or family could do it.
Guo Ziyi felt sad for Li Yi for a while, but he felt that it was nothing.
The Li Family Zhuangzi provided a lot of things. What was the Winged Knights doing now?
Li Yi asked for the giant pandas, and 2,000 winged cavalry warriors ran around with them.
They were supposed to be Her Majesty's private army, but they were doing private work for Li Yi.
Her Majesty never used the Winged Knights. Even when they were sent to follow the caravans and support the southwest, it was Li Yi who benefited.
"Let's eat, let's eat." After Li Yi was done being sad, everyone packed up the horses. The horses rested there, and it was their turn to eat.
While others ate compressed biscuits and meat floss, Li Yi went into the car and took out some rice to heat up. Then, he ate in secret.
He did not eat compressed biscuits. There were chili shells in the pot.
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