Seeing a large number of people rushing over, the bandits who picked up the firewood were startled. Obviously, they had realized that their whereabouts had been exposed, and the number of people on the other side was much greater than theirs. If they were blocked on the mountain road, they would have no way to escape. Therefore, more bandits directly hid in the forest. Anyway, they had failed to complete the task, and it was useless to go to Dongnu Province. It was better to hide first and decide the next step after seeing the situation.
Of course, the main reason was that they were afraid. They were afraid of losing their lives, so they temporarily hid in the forest. The forest could provide them with a great sense of security. However, this sense of security was obviously false. Many soldiers of the Tang dynasty were secretly hunting them in the forest. Even if they hid in the forest, they would inevitably be eliminated.
When a large number of people of the Jiang Clan approached the mountain road, the movement caused by them was discovered by Duan Jianhan. He was very surprised and did not understand why they were discovered so quickly. However, his instincts told him that he should run away quickly. It would be troublesome if he was caught by these people.
"Oh, no. We've been discovered. Let's retreat quickly!"
The bandit leader also realized that the situation was not good, so he quickly said.
Duan Jianhan did not say anything and hurriedly ran to the other side. Several people followed him. However, after just a few steps, they stopped because 11 soldiers of the Tang dynasty had blocked the road. They had no way out.
Both the front and the back were blocked, and they were in a dangerous mountain road. There was no place to hide at all. It was impossible to climb up the cliff, but it was possible to jump down the cliff directly. However, jumping down meant death. They were in a desperate situation.
"You have no way to escape. Surrender!"
11 soldiers of the Tang dynasty shouted.
Not long after, the soldiers of the Tang dynasty and a large number of people surnamed Jiang rushed over from the other side and blocked the road on the other side. This time, the Jiang Clan sent more than 100 people, all of whom were strong men. They hated bandits the most. When they saw bandits, they were full of anger. Naturally, they would not pity these bandits.
"Surrender! If you don't surrender, you will die. "
The warrior of the Jiang Tribe on the other side said.
Duan Jianhan and the bandit chief each had two attendants. There were only six of them in total. Compared with the soldiers of the Tang dynasty and the warriors of the Jiang Clan who surrounded them on both sides, they were much weaker. This made them extremely frightened. They felt that they really had no way to escape.
"It's all my fault for being careless and falling into the Tang Dynasty army's trap. They deliberately left to lure the snake out of its hole! Sigh! "
Duan Jianhan sighed.
The bandit leader was also very scared. He had done a lot of bad things. If he really fell into the hands of the Jiang Clan, wouldn't he be better off dead?
"Duan, I'm really going to die because of you. It's all your rotten ideas. Great, now I've fallen into someone else's trap."
The bandit leader roared angrily.
The four followers were so scared that they didn't dare to speak, but they were obviously not willing to die for their master. As long as they could surrender, they definitely wouldn't be willing to die.
"General Duan, we have no way out now. It seems that we can only surrender."
"Boss, we can only surrender. If we surrender, we may have a way out. If we don't surrender, we will die!"
"In order to live, we'd better surrender!"
A few of the attendants said.
"You bunch of good-for-nothings. You only know how to surrender."
Duan Jianhan said angrily.
They had different identities. As insignificant people, they might have a way out if they surrendered. But for big shots, they couldn't escape death even if they surrendered. At least, it was unlikely that they would be let go easily. There was a fundamental difference. Therefore, insignificant people were more willing to surrender, while the culprits were generally unwilling to surrender.
However, at this time, they had no choice. The roads in front and behind were blocked. The mountain road was only a few steps wide, so there was no possibility for them to escape. Surrendering was the only way to survive.
"Surrender! You have no way out. "
A soldier of the Tang Army roared.
Duan Jianhan's two followers and two bandits first threw away their weapons, then knelt down and raised their hands to show that they wanted to surrender. In this way, only the bandit leader and Duan Jianhan were left. Seeing the situation, they were naturally scared and almost wet their pants. They were usually very tough, but when faced with a desperate situation, they soon became soft.
The bandit leader was the first to throw away his weapon. His eyes were full of fear and emptiness. Duan Jianhan held on for a moment and also raised his hands. They all surrendered.
The successful capture of Duan Jianhan and the bandits was the credit of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but the Jiang Clan also contributed a lot. After capturing them, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty took Duan Jianhan and his followers away, while the bandits and the others were directly handed over to the Jiang Clan. Anyway, these bandits were the scum of the several nearby tribes. It was undoubtedly the most appropriate to hand them over to the Jiang Clan. The Jiang Clan also agreed with this.
The news that Duan Jianhan and his followers were captured soon spread to the camp of the Tang Army in the Ge Tribe. Because Ang Lee was still resting in the Ge Tribe's patriarch's house, they didn't disturb Ang Lee for the time being. They would tell Ang Lee when Ang Lee woke up the next morning.
Early in the morning, as soon as Ang Lee walked out of his room, he heard the chirping of the magpies outside. He was immediately in a good mood.
"The magpies are chirping non-stop. It seems that there is a happy occasion!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Assistant Minister Li, good news! Last night, just last night, the soldiers we left behind captured Duan Jianhan and his followers, as well as a group of bandits they instigated. Most of them were also captured. "
Chen Long suddenly came over and said happily.
Ang Lee was overjoyed and said, "Great, we finally caught the bastard. My guess was right. There were bandits colluding with Duan Jianhan and his followers. Otherwise, they couldn't have hidden so well that we couldn't find them."
Finally catching this scourge made Ang Lee very happy. In this way, the wall-hanging mountain road in the Jiang Clan would no longer be in danger of being destroyed.
Of course, the wall-hanging mountain road was still too fragile, and such a fragile mountain road was a big hidden danger. Therefore, in order to completely solve this problem, the best way was to build a solid and reliable road as soon as possible. That was the road construction plan proposed by Ang Lee, which was to build a road along the river.
"Assistant Minister Li, Duan Jianhan has been captured. How should we deal with him? Do you want me to interrogate him first?"
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "That's good. Let's interrogate him! However, we can't kill him. He still has a use for us. "
"Yes, I know what to do."
Chen Long said with a smile. When it came to interrogations, he was very good at it. He was very good at interrogating criminals.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's time for breakfast."
The Ge Clan's patriarch personally came to invite Ang Lee.
"Patriarch is too polite."
Ang Lee had just woken up and needed to eat before he could work. He would only have strength after eating.
Due to the poverty of the Ge Clan, breakfast was actually very simple. However, in order to entertain Ang Lee, their breakfast was quite good. There were more than ten side dishes, which made Ang Lee feel very touched.
"Patriarch, what kind of biscuit is this? Why haven't I seen it before? "
Ang Lee picked up a very small biscuit and asked.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is our Ge Clan's special oil tea biscuit."
The Ge Clan's patriarch said.
"Oil tea biscuit?"
When Ang Lee heard this, he immediately thought of the oil tea biscuit used to feed pigs in the future. It was the residue left after the oil was extracted. Because the taste was very bad, but it was more nutritious. Therefore, it could only be used to feed pigs.
The oil tea biscuit in front of him was obviously very different from the oil tea biscuit used to feed pigs in the future. From the appearance, it was more small and looked more delicious. It seemed to be very delicious.
After gently tasting it, Ang Lee felt a strong tea fragrance. It was a very strong tea fragrance that made people feel very comfortable.
"It smells so good! There is a very strong tea fragrance. It should be called tea biscuit. It doesn't sound good to call it oil tea biscuit! "
After Li An took a bite, he let out a sigh of admiration.
This biscuit was indeed delicious. However, when he heard the name oil tea biscuit, Ang Lee thought of the oil tea biscuit used to feed pigs in the future. Therefore, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. The name tea biscuit obviously sounded better. It gave people a very fragrant and sweet feeling.
"Tea biscuit? Good! This name sounds good. Then our Ge Clan's biscuit will be called tea biscuit. Thank you Assistant Minister Li for the name. "
The Ge Clan's patriarch, Ang Lee, said with a smile.
One reason why he so happily changed his oil tea biscuit to tea biscuit was that tea biscuit sounded good. Another reason was to please Ang Lee. This was the name that Ang Lee came up with. He needed Ang Lee's help, so how could he not listen to Ang Lee? As long as he could please Ang Lee, he was willing to do anything.
"Hahaha! The name should have been changed long ago. Tea biscuit, delicious tea biscuit. There is nothing better than tea biscuit. "
Li An said happily. He ate several pieces of Tea Fragrant Pancakes in a row. After eating them, his mouth was full of the taste of tea. He seemed very satisfied. It was the first time that Li An had eaten such a special delicacy. From the taste, he could infer the raw materials used in this pancake. Among them, the most common raw materials must be flour and tea leaves. This was for sure. Then, there were many special ingredients, which made it so delicious.
In Ang Lee's opinion, the biggest feature of this tea biscuit was the tea fragrance. Without the tea fragrance, there would be no tea biscuit. The tea fragrance was too special. The tea fragrance was very different from the fragrance of ordinary food. After this special fragrance was made into food, it would give people a very special feeling. After eating it, the aftertaste would be endless.
"If Assistant Minister Li likes it, I can ask my family to make more. The biggest specialty of this tea cake is that it doesn't go bad easily. After it's made, even after ten days, the taste will still be sweet and delicious. It's almost impossible to feel any change. It's most suitable for breakfast. Our clansmen usually bring a lot of tea cake with them when they go on long journeys. It's most suitable for dry rations."
The Ge Clan's patriarch said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "The taste is very good. Then make more. After I leave, I will eat it on the road. If the patriarch thinks it is convenient, it would be better if you could tell me how to make these tea biscuits."
Hearing this, the Ge Clan's patriarch naturally wouldn't refuse. For them, tea biscuits were just breakfast. There was no commercial value. Almost all the clansmen could make it. There was no way to keep it a secret. Since Ang Lee wanted to know, it didn't matter much to tell Ang Lee.
And through Ang Lee asking him about the recipe of tea biscuits, he felt that there might be some exchange between the Jiang and Lu clans and Ang Lee. The two clans must have given Ang Lee some benefits. Therefore, they obtained the smelting technique from Ang Lee. If so, he couldn't refuse to tell Ang Lee the recipe of tea biscuits.
However, the Ge Clan's patriarch quickly rejected this idea, because he really couldn't see the value of tea biscuits. It was just a delicious side dish. And Ang Lee's status was so high that he didn't need to open a snack shop. How could he exchange such a powerful smelting technique for tea biscuits, which were of little value?
"Of course there is no problem. However, tea biscuits need oil tea leaves. Only we have them here. Other places don't have them!"
The Ge Clan's patriarch said.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "This doesn't matter. If other places don't have them, we can just dig up some oil tea trees here and plant them in other places. We can plant any tree in the capital."
"The climate in the capital is different from here. I'm afraid the oil tea trees will freeze to death in winter."
The Ge Clan's patriarch said.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "That won't happen. This official has enough methods to prevent the oil tea trees from freezing to death in the capital. As long as the patriarch is willing to do so."
The Ge Clan's patriarch said with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li must be joking. The oil tea trees here are all wild. They can be found all over the mountains. Anyone can dig them up if they want. No one will care."
Obviously, the oil tea trees here were natural resources. They didn't belong to anyone. If Ang Lee wanted to dig up a few oil tea trees in the mountains, no one would care. After all, there were too many oil tea trees in the mountains. It didn't matter if outsiders dug up some.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "That's good. I'll send people to dig up trees in the mountains. Hahaha!"
After a few casual words, Ang Lee asked the Ge Clan's patriarch to quickly prepare the ink and paper. He was going to start drawing the blueprints for smelting copper ores and forging iron metals. Ang Lee not only wanted the Ge Clan to learn how to smelt copper ores, he also wanted them to learn the correct heat treatment process. This would promote the development of the Ge Clan. It would also allow the Ge Clan, the Jiang Clan, and the Lu Clan to complement each other. This would promote the friendly cooperation between them.
Seeing Ang Lee drawing the blueprints, the Ge Clan's patriarch was very happy. Although he didn't know much about blueprints, he could still make some guesses from Ang Lee's drawings. He also knew what these drawings were. For example, the drawing of the bellows. The Ge Clan's patriarch recognized it. He also recognized the smelting furnace.
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