246 Marching Pot
"Bring him a few scriptures, let him send someone to take us, if we can get in touch with each other, my treasure sword will also belong to him!" It's useless to say so much nonsense, Hong Tao just wants results.
It's useless to talk to the Tibetan people about the truth, so let's have some hard goods. This knife is beautiful in appearance and unique in steel, it is forged from spring steel and wrought iron, which is sharp and has great toughness. There is also Wang Datou's dedication to the hilt, a very exquisite copper carving.
However, Hong Tao really doesn't know how to use a knife, hanging it on his waist and dangling it is very obstructive, and he wanted to throw it away for a long time, but he had to hang it because of Wang Datou's face. Now it's time to find a suitable reason to use it.
It may be that Fu Ji and Zhe Ge Dan's friendship is not thick enough, after all, they have only been here once, and they can't impress each other to take risks by relying on scriptures alone. But the treasure knife is indeed exquisite, and the leader of Ge Dan didn't put it down when he picked it up, and the leading party immediately had a candidate.
But this man was not in the camp, nor was he of their clan. On the other side of the border, he was actually a Xia man, to be precise, a shepherd of the Six Grains in Western Xia.
Now Hong Tao understands why Miao Kui is so jealous of the Tibetan people, they are indeed not very stable, they are in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but they still have not broken off contact with the Western Xia, or the connection is still very close. Step on two boats at all times, and once the wind direction changes, you will immediately have to run away with oil on the soles of your feet.
Hong Tao did not express his dissatisfaction, let alone make accusations. If you were in this situation, you would probably have to step on five boats to feel at ease. People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves, and the Great Song Dynasty court has never regarded these Tubo people as citizens, so people naturally don't need to bear any obligations.
Since the leading party has to wait a day to come, this banquet has to be eaten if you don't want to. But Hong Tao basically didn't get a drop of wine, and the meat didn't move, but he just poured Ge Dan and the two Haomen tribesmen who accompanied him.
No, he obviously didn't drink a drop of alcohol, how could he pour down others?
I didn't drink the wine but didn't drink the other party's milk wine, and I drank a lot of Erguotou. This highly distilled liquor was a chronic poison to the drunken Tibetans, and no one was even staring at Hong Tao for cheating and trickery, and they themselves got themselves drunk.
"Hey, little lady, why did you comb a man's hair in a bun? Do you think you can fool me Greedy Wolf Star in this way! Hey, hey, give Uncle a smile, you don't have to leave tonight. "Rao is still drinking too much with Sahongtao, after all, there are three people on the other side.
Hong Tao didn't remember how he returned to the felt tent, he only knew that it was a woman who was holding him, because there was a smell of perfume on his body. As for whether it was possible for a man to wear perfume, he couldn't think about it, and his brain was about to stop.
"The dignified five-grade master, the concubine of the Great Song Dynasty, speaks so badly, no wonder everyone in the mansion is looking forward to your head disease!" It was naturally Fu Ji who helped Hong Tao back to the felt tent, she usually leaned on the horse when she was fine, but when she could really get on it, she was more reserved than anyone else, not only did she not let Hong Tao's hand succeed, but she couldn't stop complaining.
But it's just a complaint, it's time to wipe your face, it's okay to help take off your coat, and you don't open the duvet until only your underwear is left. And she sat quietly next to her, staring blankly at the face that was a little pale with alcohol.
Hong Tao dreamed again, the location is uncertain, it may be the cabin or the room, anyway, the space is not large, and it is very hot. The heat doesn't just come from the air, there is a woman next to her, and the skin is even hotter.
Who is a woman? This is the problem he wanted to figure out in his dreams but never figured out. It seems that the neck is fixed, and I can't turn my head no matter how hard I try.
Squinting and looking hard, it may be Han Xue, but her hair is a little yellow, Sister Irene? But the eyes are black, princess, it seems to be fatter, Lian'er, and the chin is pointed......
"Hey, you're crushing me to death! Well, I'm not idle this night, and my eyes are almost crooked! In the end, Hong Tao didn't see who was around him, and then woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he knew who it was, there was really a woman beside him, it was Fu Ji. She didn't sit like she was sitting, she wasn't lying down, she was leaning on her shoulder, and she slept quite soundly.
"Don't move!" Hong Tao moved Fu Ji also woke up, she may not have heard the previous words, just woke up and was a little confused, suddenly saw Hong Tao's face so close, subconsciously covered his chest with both hands, and at the same time his body popped out like a spring half a meter away.
“…… Did I mess around last night? Hong Tao lifted the duvet on his body and looked at his dress, as if there was nothing on him, but Fu Ji was dressed neatly.
"Phew, that made you move!" Fu Ji sobered up a lot, and knew that she was overreacting a little and made a big red face.
"Since you haven't moved, you haven't brought water to the officials, I'm dying of thirst." Hong Tao was already a little tired from this woman, and he didn't know what she was thinking, so he just didn't think about it, just let it go.
"You are now twenty-three, the account office of the camel caravan, where is the reason to let the leader serve!" Seeing that the colt didn't care about herself, Fu Ji felt unwilling and had to play a little temper.
"Hey, believe it or not, the account office will get up and rape the chief! Hurry up, I'm your official when no one is around, where is so much nonsense! "Hong Tao has almost become an expert on how to deal with women, and he is very rich in theory and practice.
"There's spring water from last night, drink it slowly, it's cool." Fu Ji also ate this set, and immediately lost her temper, walked to the side of the straw mat with low eyebrows, took out a steel marching pot from below, unscrewed the lid of the pot and poured a little into her mouth before sending it to Hong Tao's mouth.
"Spring water, there will be no parasites...... Hong Tao also said in passing, he has come to this era, he can drink boiling water and never drink raw water, he is afraid of stomach trouble. If a professional who has traveled several times dies because of diarrhea, he can't forgive himself.
"Ji is to cover the spout with a silk silk to fill the water, there will be insects." Fu Ji didn't understand, she knew the living habits of this colt very well, and sometimes she was more particular than the concubines in the palace, and all kinds of strange problems emerged one after another.
“…… Well, it's enjoyable, and the water combined with the rusty smell of the marching jug is almost in time for a cold beer. By the way, replace the water in your kettle with a new one after a while, and others will do the same, you can't drink water that has been left out for a long time, don't be careless. ”
The marching kettle was also figured out by Hong Tao in Weiqiao Town, and the appearance was similar to that of the military kettle of later generations, but it could not be formed as a whole, there was no roller press, and the spout and body on it could only be welded together with iron wire.
However, the spout and lid use the thread technology of later generations, and the rubber sealing ring is replaced by cork, which has a good effect, and it will not leak no matter how you toss. The disadvantage is that the steel will rust, and there will be a smell of rust after the water is left for a long time.
In fact, only he can taste this shortcoming, and everyone else is fine. And everyone agreed that this kind of pot is very convenient to use, and it is a hundred times stronger than the previous bamboo tubes, skin bags and clay pots. Not only are those containers not only not sturdy and leaky, but they don't taste any less than rust.
And the steel kettle also has an advantage that it is not afraid of boiling, it can be hung directly on the fire to boil water to drink, and it is a weapon when it is in a hurry, and the volume is not large, whether it is carried or hung, walking and running are all in the way, and there are many advantages.
It's just that this kind of kettle can't be mass-produced and equipped, and its welding process has to be done by hand, and the output is limited, and only the children's regiment and camel team are currently equipped.
It was unknown how many of the next batch of crowns would be delivered, and Hong Tao did not ask for the marching pot as a supply. In comparison, there are many things that are more urgently needed than a kettle.
"Well, Ji understands, there will be worms, and before departure, Ji will boil the cooked water that officials love to drink." Fu Ji was almost tired of listening to it, she had drunk water for decades and had never seen the water worm that the colt said, let alone her stomach because of drinking water.
However, it is best not to mention this kind of question, and the result every time it is raised, it is not finished by the colt for not admitting that there are bugs. Don't think that the horse is bullying, he and Wang Anshi and even the emperor have put forward this kind of suggestion, but they can't reprimand each other, and they have to say it if they don't do it, but they still don't give up, and they will say it when they have the opportunity.