The group of people who were used to using the sky as their blanket and the earth as their bed, and eating, drinking and defecating on the bed suddenly became particular.
No one peed or spat on the ground anymore. The village looked brand new.
Wang Wei was once again impressed by His Royal Highness Gyeong Of Silla's wisdom.
Setting up a school in the stockade was indeed useful. In the past, he had thought that it was superfluous. Now, it seemed that people who had been educated were indeed different. Those guys had only been in the school for a short period of time, but they had already become civilized and polite …
When his child was born and grew up, he would also send him to the school and let the teacher teach him well.
Li Yi also heard about this from Wang Wei.
He felt a little regretful. His subordinates were a group of boorish men. They would pick up a knife and cut people without hesitation, but when he asked them to pick up a pen and write, it was like asking for their lives …
He gave them a free chance to improve themselves and surpass themselves, but none of them cherished it. Ning Yuan was unwilling to go back to the school even if he moved stones to build bridges and roads. This made it impossible to implement the other ideas that Fang gave him …
For example, they could be confined for half a month and sent food and water every day, but there was no toilet in the confinement room. Anyway, they were used to doing it on the spot …
Another idea was to erect a monument in front of the village and engrave their names and "heroic deeds" on it for future generations to admire …
Or … forget it, it was too disgusting, no more examples.
…
No one was willing to study. Even if they had to hold their urine to death outside, they were unwilling to go back to the school. Perhaps they had already realized that there was no end to learning and that it was still possible to repent …
But this also exposed a major problem.
He was very short of high-end talents under his command.
Just look at Second Miss Liu in the past, and you can see how much martial artists despised reading, not to mention those bandits. To put it bluntly, they were just a bunch of unruly people. They could swarm up and shout to kill, and they had some strength in repairing bridges and roads. However, when it came to management, or charging and breaking through enemy lines according to rules, they were far from being good at it.
This was not what Li Yi wanted to see, nor was it what Miss.Liu wanted to see.
Miss.Liu had left half a month ago to occupy more mountains. Before she left, she left some of Liu Meng's people here to train Wang Wei's men.
If it wasn't for the fact that life was really tough, no one would be willing to become a bandit. Many people were ordinary people before they became bandits, and they also had families to support them …
After being subdued, some of them relied on their own efforts to earn a family business and brought their families here. Now, this place was no different from an ordinary town.
Li Yi selected a group of people who were educated and tried to cultivate some talents in other fields. Currently, he focused on industrial fields such as machinery and materials. Of course, he didn't need them to come into contact with advanced things. As long as he explained some simple theories, they would be able to understand and put them into practice.
At this time, he started to miss Li Xuan. The real talents that he needed were almost all in the Academy of Sciences …
He still had to poach some people from his side …
"Your Highness, it's done!"
Wang Wei strode in from outside with a pile of swords and knives in his hands. He threw them on the ground with a clatter.
Li Yi stood up and walked to the front.
Wang Wei picked up two knives from the ground and held them in his hands. He said, "Your Highness, look. This is an ordinary knife, and this one was just made by them …"
He waved both his hands at the same time. With a clang, sparks flew everywhere. The knife in his right hand was undamaged, but the one in his left hand had an obvious chip.
Clang!
He slashed twice again. The knife in his left hand broke into two pieces, but the one in his right hand was still intact.
Fang, who had just walked in from outside, stared at the knife in Wang Wei's hand. His eyes lit up, and he muttered, "Treasure, treasure …"
Wang Wei looked at him and said generously, "You like it? If you like it, I'll give it to you …"
He handed the knife to Fang, but Fang did not take it. A hint of vigilance appeared on his face, and he said, "What do you want? I can't afford to offend that tigress of yours. You didn't play cards with me yesterday. You'd better find another reason to fool her …"
"Oh, I didn't go back. What reason do I need? I'm not you, even afraid of your wife …"
"If you have the guts, say this again in front of her later …"
"Why should I listen to you …"
…
Li Yi ignored these two guys who were unwilling to admit the truth. He picked up the two swords from the ground and carefully examined them.
After the improvement of the smelting and forging methods, the quality of the steel had indeed improved a lot. Although it was still far from the level of cutting through iron like mud, compared to ordinary weapons, it could already be called a treasure.
Since it was a treasure, it could be sold for money, a lot of money.
He was already very rich, but he had so many subordinates who needed to eat, invest in construction, and support his squandering sister-in-law, Ruyi. When it came to things like money, the more the better.
Ruyi's Autumn Water was a good sword. In terms of sharpness and toughness, it was not comparable to the one in his hand.
However, that sword must have been forged by a skilled master craftsman after thousands of tempering. Although it could be sold for a very good price, the cost was not low.
Mass production was different. The technological reform and cost reduction allowed them to easily create divine weapons in the eyes of ordinary people.
This was not a divine weapon, it was all money.
In the Jing Kingdom, the richest people were in the capital.
In the Qi Kingdom, the richest people were in the capital.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yi felt that it was time to let those foreign merchants from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland out.
No, no, no, no, I almost forgot. After the incident with Liuli, whether in the Qi Kingdom or the Jing Kingdom, if those foreign merchants dared to show up, they would be caught and dismembered immediately.
This time, he changed the method.
He sat down at the table again and began to write to Li Xuan.
…
Hibiscus Garden, the capital.
Li Xuan held a dagger in his hand. He easily cut a few holes in the long saber of the opposite guard.
He nodded with a satisfied look on his face. After sending so many gifts, that stingy guy finally knew to return the favor. This dagger was not bad. It was extremely sharp and exceptionally tough. Even the treasures in the palace could not compare to it. It could be called a divine weapon. It could be said that he was considerate …
However, he soon realized a problem.
This dagger was forged by him. In other words, he had mastered a new forging method. He did not tell me — I have done everything for him, but he kept it from me!
There was a look of indignation on his face. If it were not for the Heavenly Weapon, he would not have ordered for him to find the best blacksmith in the Jing Kingdom.
At some point, the guard behind him bowed slightly. "Greetings, Your Highness."
Two women walked side by side from afar. The younger one on the left looked at him and asked, "Brother, did Sir send another letter?"
Li Xuan looked at Shouning, who had completely lost her innocence and naivety. He smiled and said, "Not only did he send a letter, come and take a look at this …"
He showed off the sharpness of the dagger in front of MIngzhu and Shouning. He said in a boastful tone, "Although this dagger is a little short, in terms of sharpness, even the treasures in the palace could not compare to it. It can be called a priceless divine weapon …"
After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something. He pointed behind him and said, "He brought you a gift too. Go open it."
The two women walked over slowly and opened the two long brocade boxes on the table behind him.
After being stunned for a while, they turned their heads at the same time and looked at the dagger in Li Xuan's hand.
Li Xuan was stunned. He then smiled and said, "If you like this divine weapon, I can lend it to you for a few days. But remember to return it to me. I still need to use it for research …"
Shouning closed the brocade box discreetly. She shook her head and said, "It's fine …"
"You're welcome. I will ask him to give you two next time …" Li Xuan walked over and asked in confusion, "What did he give you?"
"It's nothing …" Shouning shook her head and picked up the brocade box. She said, "Brother, I still have something to do in the academy. I will leave first …"
The brocade box was too long. It was at least four feet long. When she turned around, she accidentally knocked over the other one.
The box landed on the ground. When the lid was opened, the thing inside the box was revealed.
It was a long sword. The sword was more than three feet long. The hilt of the sword was carved into a lifelike phoenix. The scabbard was carved with complicated patterns. It was unusually exquisite. There was also a row of more than ten jewels inlaid on it. Under the illumination of the sun, it shone brightly …
Li Xuan was stunned. He lowered his head and picked up the sword.
He seemed to have thought of something. He unsheathed the sword and waved it at the wooden table beside him.
Crack!
A white light flashed. The wooden table was split into two and fell to the side.
He looked at the long sword in his hand and the short dagger in his other hand …
One was more than three feet long, and the other was less than one foot long.
One of the scabbard was exquisite and inlaid with jewels. It was priceless. The other one did not have a scabbard. It was sent in a wooden box.
He suddenly felt a little sad …
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