My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 171 All the organs are complete
When Li Xuanba left, Feng Li and the others remained standing there, exchanging glances.

Just as Liu Chounu said, the people around the eldest brother were wary of not only the third brother, but also the second and fourth brothers.

It's not entirely fair to blame them for being overly suspicious, nor is it that they wanted to sow discord among their brothers.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the major events that have occurred over the past few centuries.

Over the past few centuries, many things have happened, but the most frequent occurrence has been fratricide and bloodshed among members of the same clan.

The killings were countless, with heads rolling everywhere, and the succession of brothers to brothers happening countless times.

Some of the older ones, like Liu Chounu, may have personally experienced those things, especially the impoverished nobles around Li Jiancheng. Their elders were witnesses, and they were also influenced by them. As guests of the young master, they had to be wary of his many brothers.

Yang Wengan, who had remained silent until now, looked at Feng Li and said, "Mr. Feng, the Third Young Master did a very good job in this matter."

"Yang Jun, please don't say those things anymore. The young master has a very good relationship with the other young men, and it's impossible for something like what happened in the past to happen again."

"The rest of the young men are still underage, so this is the case. But we have already discussed the chaos in the world. When the young men are all strong and have gathered so many helpers around them, will things still be like this?"

Feng Li was a little angry. "Yang Jun, let's leave it at that. Don't talk about it anymore. The young master has given the order. If you continue like this, you'll get yourself into big trouble sooner or later."

Yang Wengan said seriously, "If it weren't for what we did before, I don't think the young master would be able to own the current property in Hedong. The reason why the Duke let go of the property and let the young master manage the expenses of the other young masters is because of the previous conflict, isn't it?"

Feng Li shook his head again, "This is enough. Don't cause any more trouble."

"I know."

Li Xuanba visited his elder brother's courtyard for the second time.

Li Shimin had already started to take Yuchi Gong's hand and was loudly proclaiming that he wanted to introduce him to the friends of Yingyang Mansion.

Upon seeing the arrival of his third brother, Li Shimin had him sit next to Yuchi Gong and then introduced his younger brother.

"This is my third brother, a good-for-nothing. He's only a marquis at the moment. He doesn't even have the imperial bow bestowed by the emperor."

Yuchi Gong was greatly surprised and quickly bowed to greet him.

"I didn't know it was you, my lord, in person!"

"No need to be polite."

Compared to Li Shimin, Li Xuanba was much quieter, simply sitting to the side, listening attentively to their conversation. Finally, when Li Shimin had finished speaking and he had a chance to interject, Li Xuanba spoke up: "You are much older than me, so I will address you as brother. Just now, brother mentioned that you brought many craftsmen. Are they all blacksmiths?"

Li Shimin didn't like addressing his elder brother as an older brother. He preferred to have an equal opportunity to communicate with the other party, and at most he would call him "brother" to show respect.

But Li Xuanba didn't care much about that.

Upon hearing Li Xuanba's words, Yuchi Gong hurriedly replied, "They are all highly skilled craftsmen, specializing in ironware and capable of forging excellent swords. Does Third Master have any instructions?"

"To be honest, I own several mines, but I lack craftsmen."

"That's excellent! I'd also like to find a good place for these people! I'll have them serve under Third Master!"

"No need. My brother is here to seek refuge with our elder brother. These craftsmen will likely be under our elder brother's command. I can borrow them from him later."

"If you know any other craftsmen, I hope you can introduce me to one or two."

"it is good."

After Li Xuanba learned about these matters, he smiled and took his leave of the crowd, as he still had many things to do.

As Yuchi Gong watched the departing Third Prince, he couldn't help but think that the children of the Li family, despite their young age, acted in ways that were far from childlike. The Second Prince beside him, needless to say, was like an adult whose body had not yet grown up. And the departing Third Prince was also very kind and gentle. This Duke of Tang was truly extraordinary!
As he was thinking, someone forced their way in.

It was an even smaller doll, holding a wooden sword, looking fierce, and it started shouting as soon as it came in.

"Who is it! Who dares to bully my elder sister?! I'll break their legs today!!" Yuchi Gong wasn't angry; instead, he nodded with satisfaction.

That's more like it, finally I've met a normal little baby.
Li Xuanba has led his men to Dade Farm.

The farm has now become Li Xuanba's rebel stronghold. The residents outside are rebel trainees, while those inside are full-fledged rebels, plotting something big together.

Li Xuanba passed through the villages outside and entered the manor.

The manor contains many houses, which are actually official residences. This farm can be seen as the tyrannical manor under Li Xuanba's rule. The core members who first came into contact with him lived here and took on different tasks.

Some were in charge of etiquette, some of ironware, some of training, and some of management. After Li Xuanba assigned tasks, he no longer came here, and everything continued to be carried out in an orderly manner.

Li Xuanba couldn't help but praise his teacher.

Sure enough, the teacher was right. Studying the classics alone is not enough to accomplish great things; one must also learn governance.

When Li Xuanba arrived, everyone was busy with their own tasks.

Li Xuanba didn't need to interfere much. If they were free, he would gather them together and explain the righteousness of raising an army, but there was clearly no time for that now.

There are also many things happening inside the 'Overlord's Mansion'.

When he walked all the way to the innermost 'official residence', the old craftsman Dugu Luo was talking to two young men. When they saw Li Xuanba arrive, they quickly bowed and greeted him.

Li Xuanba is constantly recruiting new people into their rebel group. Dugu Luo is one of the recent recruits. Although he just joined, he has become the Director of Works because of his outstanding abilities, mainly responsible for making tools.

At first, Li Xuanba's men were worried about whether these craftsmen had any intention of joining, but after just gathering everyone and explaining the principles of a few sages, one of them had already sworn allegiance to Li Xuanba.

The artisans of today do not have city registration like merchants, but the emperor ordered local authorities to register these artisans and assigned them a different system of corvée labor. The artisans in the country need to travel to various places from time to time to participate in corvée labor. While others participate in corvée labor once a year, they are always ready to serve, either on their way to corvée labor or in the process of performing corvée labor.

During this period, a large number of artisans fled and became unregistered dead, including Dugu Luo.

The world has suffered under the sages for too long, and craftsmen especially so.

These artisans joined the rebel group earlier than the farmers, and Dugu Luo became one of Li Xuanba's core members at an extremely fast pace.

"My lord!"

Dugu Luo bowed in greeting, and Li Xuanba smiled and nodded. He walked a few steps to their side, where many blueprints were laid out in front of Dugu Luo and the others.

These blueprints were all given to Li Xuanba by his elder brother.

Dugu Luo said excitedly, "My lord, did the person who sent you the blueprints mention which book he learned these things from? The person who made these things is no ordinary person!"

"Speaking of the techniques for making coke, bellows, and blast furnaces, they are divine! My lord, we can begin smelting as soon as possible! There are too many blueprints, and they cover too many things. For now, let's focus on these smelting methods and produce more and better ironware!"

"The craftsmen around me are still learning, but if we could find that book..."

Li Xuanba nodded, "Okay, I'll go ask and see if I can find it."

"So, can the smelting process begin?"

"My lord, I believe that if we cannot smelt in Loufan, we can forge it in the mountain stronghold. If we smelt here, there will be many inconveniences. We can set up a small factory next to the mine, which will also explain to outsiders where you recruited craftsmen."

"There are still too few craftsmen. I will make more contacts, and when we transport supplies to the village next time, I am willing to lead the craftsmen there first and then set up more blast furnaces in the village to forge various tools, armor, and so on."

"it is good."

"However, you should be careful when dealing with those craftsmen, old man. Although we need a lot of manpower, we can't be impatient. Those who can enter this farm must be people we can completely trust."

"Here!!"

(End of this chapter)