For several days, the Five Tigers of the Grassland and the Thirteen Gangsters of the Grassland protected Ji Yan at night.
This morning, Xiao Yezi stood in the middle of the courtyard and said," Young Master asked the warriors not to leave. Young Master has something to say."
These swordsmen did not dare to be negligent. They came out from the shadows and rooftops, knelt at the door of the bedroom, and waited for Gong Ziyan.
The Hu Ben soldiers lying in ambush all around were drenched in cold sweat as they thought to themselves,"Where are these people hiding? How come we don't know? If we make a move, we'll be at a huge disadvantage."
Ji Yan let the group of warriors enter the outer room of his bedroom. Ji Yan sat in the middle and summoned the servants to bring low stools for these warriors.
Gong Ziyan had a noble status and was their savior. Everyone knelt down and insisted on not sitting down.
Ji Yan smiled and said,"Thank you, swordsmen, for protecting me so well." However, he did not know the names of the heroes. Can you introduce it to me?
The leader of the Thirteen Gangsters saw that no one answered, so he quickly lowered his head and carefully answered,"We thirteen brothers of the opposite sex are all people of the wild. We are tired of wandering around. We heard that Young Master is kind and righteous, so we came to Young Master Water City to be ordinary slaves and live a simple life."
I didn't expect that I would fall ill after coming here for less than two months because I was not used to the environment. Fortunately, the young master who passed by didn't mind our dirty bodies and treated us.”
" We don't have names, we only have our nicknames. This little one looks like a tiger, so I'm called Tiger Face."
The second-in-command was nicknamed Leopard Eyes because his eyes were like a leopard's.
" The third one's mouth is like an eagle's beak, nicknamed Eagle's Beak.
"The fourth one has a lump on his head, nicknamed Unicorn."
"The fifth is not old, and he has a head of white hair, nicknamed White Head."
" The sixth brother has six fingers on his right hand, nicknamed Six Fingers."
The seventh one, whose teeth were like wolves, was nicknamed Wolf Fang.
"Eighth Brother" had a fierce appearance and was nicknamed Crocodile.
" The ninth in line, eyes always red, nickname: Blood Eyes."
"Ranked 10th, long face, nickname Horse Face.
" Ranked 11th, good vision, nicknamed Clairvoyance."
"The one ranked 12th, runs fast, nicknamed Long Legs.
The 13th, black, nicknamed Hei Tu
Ji Yan looked at the Thirteen Gangsters. It was indeed the case.
Ji Yan thought to himself,'These people used to be outlaws. They don't say their names and only have nicknames so that they can escape the official investigation.
Ji Yan then looked at the Five Tigers of the Prairie and said,"I still don't know your name, brave warrior."
"We're all lowlifes, so just call me Young Master." The leader said.
Ji Yan thought,"This is good too."
Ji Yan said," You're the Five Tigers of the Prairie. I'll call you Big Tiger, Two Tigers, Three Tigers, and Four Tigers. You're their big brother, so I'll call you Big Tiger. How about that?"”
The Five Tigers of the Grassland immediately kowtowed and said,"Thank you, Young Master, for bestowing me with your name."
The 13 Gangsters looked at each other and exchanged glances. The tiger-faced leader said," We are all nicknames. Please give us a name."
Ji Yan smiled and said,"You can use Lang as your name. Your tiger face is Dalang, your second brother, Leopard Eye, is Erlang, and so on."
The chivalrous man quickly kowtowed and thanked him.
Ji Yan said with a smile. We'll eat together later. Follow me to my warehouse. I'll give you a weapon every day.
Ji Yan brought the group of swordsmen to his arsenal and said with a smile,"You're all martial artists."
You can choose for yourselves.
Hu Da said," Thank you for your kindness, Young Master. We like to use the Zhanmadao in your arsenal. We'll choose a long sword for our short weapons."
The Thirteen Gangsters each chose a long spear and a long sword.
Ji Yan took a carriage to Water City.
Tiger-faced smiled. In terms of ability, six guards were enough for Young Master's bedroom.
Hu Da said," Five of us brothers will be your personal guards. You thirteen, leave five to guard the sleeping chambers. The remaining eight will go to Water Town. How about that?"
Tiger-Face smiled and said, I'll just bring Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth here."
In Water Town, among the craftsmen, an old man said to everyone,"
We have been in Yuzhou for several months. I want to meet Young Master. Young Master's sword can cut copper like mud.“
" This old man especially likes ironware.
'Iron Maid', didn't you like Young Master's book?
"When you have the time, I'll meet Young Master. You've lost weight."
A beautiful woman blushed and said,
Father, you should go."
The old man gritted his teeth and said,
For my precious daughter, I'll give up my old face and try my luck."
Guo Tong sat behind a desk, and an old man was kneeling below him.
The old man said," I heard that Young Master loves talent. This old man has done some research on iron. Can Sir tell Young Master?"
Guo Tong blinked his eyes and asked,"Is there a young woman among the craftsmen that came?"
"I've been observing her for a while, and she seems to be quite experienced in smelting iron."
Guo Tong cupped his hands in the direction of Ji Yan's bedroom and said,"Young Master is benevolent and cherishes talents. As long as there are talents, I will recommend them to Young Master."
The old man smiled and said," That's my daughter. She doesn't like needlework." She likes this kind of iron. Please make an exception.
In the iron smelting furnace in Water Town, Iron Lady was staring at the red-hot iron in a daze.
Young Master said, are women made of water?"
"It would be bad if I didn't forge at this time."
Iron Lady heard a man behind her laugh and say,
Iron Lady quickly picked up the hammer and began to forge the red iron block.
After receiving Guo Tong's report, Ji Yan came personally to see what was going on.
After Iron Lady finished her work, she wiped her sweat and saw that everyone was kneeling beside her.
A young man in front of her was sizing her up.
Ji Yan thought to himself,'Iron Lady looks quite handsome and is quite good at understanding iron.'
At this moment, the old man hurried over and kowtowed to Ji Yan."I didn't know that Young Master would come. I'm late."
Iron Lady came back to her senses and knelt down before Ji Yan.
Actually, Young Master's clothes were easy to distinguish. His beige coat was embroidered with five golden dragons.
Ji Yan smiled and said," I heard that you are from the Chu Country. I have always loved talents. Tell me, as long as you have true talent, I will hire you."
The old man took out a piece of iron and a sword and whispered,""Please give it a try, Young Master."
Based on his previous life's experience, Ji Yan knew that this piece of iron was close to the material of steel. It was better than bronze, but still a little worse than Hundred Refined Steel. In the Great Zhou era, it was already a good piece of iron.
Ji Yan smiled and said,"I asked about two people. They are also from the Chu Country."
The old man whispered,"Please speak, Young Master."
Ji Yan smiled and said,"Gan Jiang Mo Xie."
The old man's body trembled as he said,
"Young Master, you know that Gan Jiang Mo Xie."
Ji Yan nodded.
The old man hesitated and said,"That's our ancestor."
Ji Yan smiled. Didn't General Moxie have no descendants?
The old man said,"Gan Jiang has an illegitimate son. We are his descendants."
On the way back, Ji Yan asked Shi Jin,"Is it true?"
Taishi Shijin said," Before Gan Jiang went to see the King of Chu, his sister-in-law admired Gan Jiang's talent and left him an heir.”In Ji Yan's bedroom, Ji Yan looked at Xiao Yezi, who was warming his bed tonight, and said," Don't I have four personal maids?”
Why are there only three? Where's the last one?"
" Young Master forgot. In the first half of the year, Young Master was short of money and sold a female slave.
It was called a small box.“
"When she was around, I was the closest to her. She always had a small box hanging around her neck."
Ji Yan's interest was piqued. He pulled Little Yezi into his arms and said,"Tell me more details."
Xiao Yezi blushed and said,"Young Master, are you going to visit me?"
Only then did Ji Yan realize that Xiao Yezi was in his arms. He said," It's just that the blanket is a little cold. It'll be warmer if the two of us stay together."
Little Yezi blushed and said," I heard from Little Casket that their house is in the nearby mountains. She's not of the same race as us."
"To avoid harm, I hid."
According to her, a long time ago, they came here by boat from a very far place. She said that her ancestors had seen white human-like animals.
It was about the same size as a bear, but much bigger. It was also white.
In their minds, a place name appeared. White Collar Strait, America.
If Ji Yan didn't guess it, this girl called Little Casket must be an original migrant from the American continent.
He thought of the high-yield crops in the future, sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn, all of which came from America. As long as he could find this little box and this girl, he might be able to find these high-yield grains. When there was food, there would be a population, and then there would be the era of hexagrams.
Ji Yan couldn't help but feel encouraged.
As long as I have food, population, and land, I'll have them. I'll wait a little longer and form this powerful Mo Saber Legion.
Ji Yan looked at Jiaojiao beside him. The cute little Yan Yezi couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Ji Yan wrapped the blanket around himself. He still felt a little cold. He had promised to forge a heater for the emperor, but he had forgotten because he was busy. Tomorrow morning, I will order the craftsmen to start building the heater. I want to have a warm winter too. Thinking about money, I pulled the little swallow beside me into my arms.
Looking at Xiao Yezi's expectant eyes, he thought to himself,"Forget it, this Young Master isn't a seed. It's better to recuperate. I can't lose my body too early. This Young Master still has a great achievement to achieve in the future."
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