Chapter 201: Clearing in the Forest
Chapter 201: Clearing in the Forest
Qi Lingheng looked at Su Tang's expression and indeed laughed happily.
This made Su Tang's face turn even redder. When she first met Qi Lingheng, he was not like this. Why is he becoming more and more shameless now?
"I'll go talk to those people and ask them to get ready." Su Tang stood up and prepared to return to the space.
After all, the Qi family army in the space not only has to study and train independently on weekdays, but also has to manage vegetable fields and raise livestock.
In Su Tang's space, those people have already treated the space as their own small world, and they find things to do every day, so the experiment to be done tomorrow needs to notify everyone in advance.
"Wait a moment." Qi Lingheng called Su Tang.
"Is there anything else? You want to go in too?" Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng.
"No, I mean, the Qi family troops are now under your control. Do you want to give them a new name?"
"Well, I haven't thought about this before." Su Tang thought, holding her chin. The Duke of Qi did give her the identity deeds of all the Qi family soldiers who had entered her space.
That means these people will be her private soldiers from now on.
In the Great Yong Kingdom, princesses and princes are allowed to keep private soldiers, but the number is limited. After all, the emperor does not want to see his women grow stronger and threaten his throne.
But Su Tang can still have a small number of private soldiers. There are only more than a hundred people in Su Tang's space. These people, equipped with modern weapons, are enough.
"Jinyiwei." This is the only thing that Su Tang could think of when naming.
"Nice name, but don't you also need to equip them with some brocade clothes?" Qi Lingheng looked at Su Tang with a smile. Su Tang was a small wealthy woman now, so it would be no problem for her to make some brocade clothes for those hundred people.
"Yeah." Su Tang nodded. She had a shop that sold ready-made clothes and cloth. Su Tang would draw some sketches and then find someone to make them after returning to Beijing.
Su Tang returned to the space and gathered everyone in the space to the training hall.
There are only more than ninety people in the space now, and the rest are working in the valley. When those people return to the wooden house to rest at night, Su Tang will find a chance to talk to them. Moreover, those people in the valley will also be moved back to the space so that they can also learn about modern weapons in the space.
Qi Jiajun, who was called back to the training hall, seemed to realize that Su Tang had something important to announce, so those who entered the training hall began to stand in several rows in an orderly manner until everyone was there.
"You are in a good mental state now." Su Tang stood on the platform of the training hall and looked at the people below.
These people were all cavalrymen in the Qi family army. Except for a dozen people who were disabled in the initial battle in the northern border, the others were healthy.
After systematic training in the modern training model given by Su Tang in the space, these people's physical fitness has been greatly improved.
Now everyone is full of energy and high morale.
"You were all once members of the Qi family's cavalry, the most elite warriors in Dayong.
You should know that I asked the Duke of Qi to transfer you to me.
Now, your names have been erased from the roster of the Qi family army, but this does not mean that you are not good enough or have been eliminated.
Rather, it was because I planned to form a special army.
At this moment, I am the Grand Princess of Dayong, the daughter of the current Emperor Jing and the late Concubine Su."
Su Tang's gaze slowly swept across the faces of the people below, and the soldiers below were all listening to her words attentively.
No one showed any surprise, and no one raised any question. The only sound in the training hall was the soldiers' breathing.
"From now on you will no longer be called the Qi Family Army. I will change your name to Jinyiwei."
"Yes. From now on, we will all be the Grand Princess's Imperial Guards." The crowd below shouted in unison, and the inspiring voice echoed in the room.
"Is there anyone among you who is good at taking measurements? I will give you all uniforms later." Su Tang asked, looking at the people below.
"I will." Several voices immediately sounded from below.
Su Tang signaled those people to go out, and then said to the managers who were in charge of these people's firearms training, "You guys count everyone's names again, mark those who are good at mechanics, and also mark the areas that everyone was good at before."
Su Tang pointed to a person. Su Tang was quite impressed by this person. This person was very talented in learning about firearms. There were some firearms diagrams that even Su Tang couldn't understand, but that person was the first one among them to understand them.
"Your name is Zhao Qian?" Su Tang looked at the man and asked.
"Yes, I'm Zhao Qian." The man saluted Su Tang.
This was also what Su Tang had specifically trained them to do. Seeing Su Tang, they no longer performed the kneeling ceremony.
"Well, now you will be in charge of the Jinyiwei. Pick a few suitable people and report their names to me tomorrow along with the names I just mentioned."
"Yes." Zhao Qian agreed.
"Also, those people outside can't always work outside. Every once in a while, the people in the valley need to be swapped with those outside. I need everyone to be proficient in using firearms and other weapons."
"Yes, I will make a list and send it to you tomorrow."
"Well, everyone gather here early tomorrow morning. I will let you out when we reach the experimental site." After Su Tang finished giving the instructions, she left the space in an instant.
When Su Tang came out of the space, she saw Qi Lingheng reading a book in the house.
Qi Lingheng sat by the window. There was a set of candlesticks lit beside the table. The faint candlelight swayed gently, shining on Qi Lingheng's well-defined face, outlining a faint halo.
The candlelight illuminated his high nose bridge and long eyebrows, making his profile look more three-dimensional and handsome.
"looks good?"
Qi Lingheng tilted his head, slowly moved his eyes away from the book, and looked at Su Tang with a smile on his lips.
"It looks good." Su Tang nodded subconsciously.
After she finished speaking, she realized what she had said.
Su Tang rubbed her face, which felt a little warm.
"Have you finished talking to them?" Qi Lingheng chuckled happily twice, put down the book, walked to Su Tang, and tucked the loose hair around Su Tang's ears behind her.
Looking at Su Tang's red earlobes, Qi Lingheng took Su Tang's hand, led Su Tang to the table, and poured a cup of tea for Su Tang, "Have some tea."
"Well, I still have to talk to the people in the valley later." Su Tang took the teacup and drank it slowly.
"Okay, I'll go with you later. I'll ask Qi Feng to call back the people at the entrance of the valley, and let Qi Yan and the others take over for a while."
The next day.
Su Tang gathered more than a dozen people who had been working in the valley and brought them back to the space.
Originally, she wanted to take everyone with her to see the power of the howitzer, but taking everyone away would be a bit conspicuous.
After all, there are still many people in the valley who don’t know about Su Tang Space.
Fortunately, the people who were left behind in the valley were quite obedient. They had no complaints and asked to stay.
Su Tang found an excuse and went to the mountains alone with Qi Lingheng. Chunmei and the others wanted to follow, but when they saw that Qi Lingheng did not bring any guards or secret guards with him, they decided not to follow him.
The two walked into the mountains. The nearby mountains were already the private property of the Su family, so now no villagers came to pick wild vegetables or hunt.
After walking for a while, Qi Lingheng stopped.
"Are you tired?" Su Tang turned around and looked at Qi Lingheng and asked.
"How long are you going to follow?" Qi Lingheng shook his head at Su Tang and looked to the left.
Su Tang followed Qi Lingheng's gaze and looked over there. The shadows of the trees swayed, and soon a figure in black appeared in front of Su Tang.
"Thirteen, why did you follow me?"
"I'm worried about my master." Thirteen glanced at Qi Lingheng.
"It's okay. Qi Lingheng is by my side." After Su Tang said this, she realized that Thirteen might be on guard against Qi Lingheng.
Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng, and Qi Lingheng gave her a look that said, "You guessed it right."
"Hey, didn't I tell you that he is my husband? We are going to hold a wedding ceremony in Kyoto soon."
"No." Thirteen shook his head, but the light that flashed in his lowered eyes did not escape Qi Lingheng's eyes.
Qi Lingheng frowned, but didn't speak to Thirteen.
He could see that Thirteen had no hostility towards Su Tang, and that was enough.
"Now you know, so Qi Lingheng will not hurt me. You can go back now." Su Tang looked at Shisan and said.
Although Thirteen had entered her space before, he was blindfolded and isolated from the sound.
"Let him follow." Qi Lingheng suddenly took Su Tang's wrist and said.
Thirteen's kung fu is not weak, and he should be on par with Qi Feng. If you ask him to go back, he will definitely not obey. Instead of letting him follow secretly, it is better to let him stay in the open.
"Uh, okay." Seeing Qi Lingheng say this, Su Tang also thought of it, she nodded, "Then you follow."
"Yeah." Thirteen responded softly, raising his eyelids slightly to look at Su Tang's wrist.
"We are far away from the valley now, and still a long way from the open space. I can take you there faster." Qi Lingheng looked at Su Tang and said.
"it is good."
After Su Tang agreed, Qi Lingheng put his arm around her slender waist and took Su Tang with him to leap into the forest. "Hold on tight."
Su Tang was a little nervous, and her little hands subconsciously wrapped around Qi Lingheng's waist, holding on tightly.
Behind them, Thirteen followed closely.
Su Tang felt the feeling of leaping into the sky again, and gradually her nervousness turned into excitement.
She turned sideways and looked at the mountains and woods below, watching Qi Lingheng tap his toes on the branches and once again carry him from one treetop to another.
"Do you like it?" Qi Lingheng asked softly in Su Tang's ear.
"Well, it feels so good to fly." Su Tang's face was full of excited smile.
With Qi Lingheng leading the way, they soon arrived at the open space that Qi Lingheng mentioned.
"This is an abandoned mining area." Su Tang picked up a piece of gravel from under her feet. This should be a copper mine.
"Well, I don't know who is mining here. It must have been abandoned for a long time." Qi Lingheng said, looking at the surrounding environment.
No wonder there is such a place in this mountain. Su Tang was wondering before. The forest should be full of lush vegetation. How could there be such a place without any vegetation deep in the mountains?
The mineral veins in this area should be exposed on the surface, so the mining here does not involve deep tunnel excavation.
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