The rebel army's foremost master craftsman forged a million iron pylons!

"Third Sister, bring this Miss Qin a bowl of hot porridge later. She hasn't eaten for several days," Li Tian called out to Qiao Third Sister.

"No time!" Qiao Sanniang said bluntly. "There's no firewood in the kitchen. Go chop some firewood first."

After saying that, Qiao San Niang picked up a basket and walked straight out of the woodshed.

Qin Shuang couldn't understand why the two of them were angry. She just clutched her stomach and said, "Li Tian, ​​I'm so hungry. Can you hurry up and get me something to eat?"

Helpless, Li Tian pointed to the thatched hut next to him and said, "You go in and sleep first, I'll cook."

Bang bang bang!

After Qin Shuang left, Li Tian grabbed an axe from the yard and started chopping firewood.

After chopping the firewood, he ran into the kitchen to cook. There wasn't much to cook, so he made some porridge, threw in some dried meat, and added a little salt.

When the fragrant hot porridge was served to Qin Shuang, she was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears.

"Li Tian, ​​you've been too good to me. When I return to the General's Mansion, I'll have my father give you a large amount of gold and silver."

Li Tian gave a helpless bitter smile. "You've forgotten, I'm a rebel, the target of the imperial court's campaign. If your father saw me, he would only chop off my head, not give me any gold or silver."

Qin Shuang stopped talking and slurped up the hot porridge.

She didn't care at all what the rebel army was.

She had virtually no involvement in the court's wars.

She came out this time partly to see her fiancé Lu Zhaoyuan, and partly to have some fun, but who knew she would run into such an interesting person as Li Tian.

"Li Tian, ​​why don't you take your men and join my father? I'll recommend you to him as a military commander."

After drinking a bowl of hot porridge, Qin Shuang felt much better and suddenly suggested that, mainly because she felt that Li Tian had saved her life and that she could not leave that debt unpaid.

Li Tian almost fainted from anger.

I'll seek refuge with your father.

I killed more than a dozen armored vehicles.

The imperial court would love to skin me alive if they caught me.

This young lady is truly out of touch with reality.

Thump! Li Tian slammed a bowl down on the table, his face dark. "Don't say things like that again. I saved you because I didn't want you to starve, but what you said is treason."

"The rebels knew they were going to cut off my head."

"I myself don't want to go."

After saying that, Li Tian picked up the empty bowl and stormed off.

"Hey, don't go! I haven't finished talking!" Qin Shuang stood up from her chair and shouted, "How about I give you gold and silver? I'll tell you how much you want."

With a bang, Li Tian slammed the door shut, clearly still angry.

Since Qin Shuang told Li Tian about defecting to the enemy, Li Tian has had very little contact with Qin Shuang.

He thought this woman was a nuisance.

She is the daughter of the general of the Sanshui Military Prefecture, and the Sanshui Military Prefecture and the rebel army are enemies. If this matter reaches General Chen's ears, it will likely cause considerable trouble.

Li Tian decided to let Qin Shuang stay a few more days until she recovered a bit, and then send her away.

Qin Shuang was quite sensible.

Since discovering that Li Tian was deliberately ignoring her, she rarely contacted him anymore.

She usually locks herself in her room, but sometimes she goes out for a walk. Nobody knows what she does.

Li Tian was happy to have some free time, spending his days leading a group of apprentices up the mountain to cut wood, forge iron, and make weapons, keeping himself very busy.

Bang bang bang!

Sparks fly and the sound of hammering fills the small courtyard every day.

That day, Li Tian had just finished forging iron and was resting on a rock outside the camp when Qin Shuang came over and asked.

"Li Tian, ​​are you busy every day forging weapons?"

"What are you forging these weapons for? To kill people?"

"This is not right. The situation is turbulent, and people are dying everywhere. What you are doing is against the natural order."

Li Tian glanced back at Qin Shuang and said irritably, "What do you know? These are weapons delivered to Zhou Family Village. I accepted their iron materials, so naturally I have to forge them into weapons."

"You're lying!"

Qin Shuang, thinking she had exposed Li Tian's lie, said angrily, "You made these weapons just to kill the imperial soldiers, don't think I don't know."

Helpless, Li Tian had no choice but to hand Qin Shuang a commercial contract. It clearly stated that Master Zhou of Zhoujiazhuang had delivered a batch of iron materials and commissioned Li Wu of Wolf Head Fort to forge a batch of weapons.

The price of weapons ranges from five to thirty taels of silver.

After looking at the contract, Qin Shuang fell silent again. She had been wandering around the nearby villages lately.

She saw many things; some people carried loads of vegetables to towns more than ten miles away every day to sell them, just to earn ten copper coins.

Some people were so poorly clothed that they dared not even leave their homes.

Some people, starving, had no choice but to go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables to eat.

These were all tragic scenes that Qin Shuang had never dared to imagine before.

Sometimes she even wondered if the imperial court was really wrong.

If the imperial court is not at fault, how can there be so many people in the world who are starving?

Sometimes she really wanted to help these people, but she didn't know how.

Although she was the daughter of a general and received a considerable monthly salary, she still couldn't help so many poor people.

It wasn't until she saw this business contract that she suddenly had an idea.

"Li Tian, ​​how much money can you make from your blacksmithing business?" Qin Shuang suddenly asked.

"Why are you asking this?" Li Tian looked Qin Shuang up and down, then suddenly grinned. "What, you want to get involved in my blacksmithing business?"

Li Tian initially thought it was a joke.

How could a delicate woman possibly be interested in such menial work?

Moreover, while this business appears to have high profits, it also carries significant risks.

Whether it's the government forces or the rebels, if they find out the source of the weapons, they either have to destroy them or take them for their own use. There is no other way.

Qin Shuang, the daughter of a general, really has no need to get involved in this kind of business.

Unexpectedly, Qin Shuang said directly, "That's right. I see that your business is quite profitable, and I want to cooperate with you. I have accumulated a lot of silver over the years, a total of 80,000 taels, and I want to invest it all in your business."

Seeing that Qin Shuang wasn't joking, Li Tian's expression also turned serious. He looked up and asked, "Are you serious? Are you really short of money?"

"No, I want to help the poor people of the world." Qin Shuang answered resolutely, a resolute look suddenly rising on her delicate face, an expression Li Tian had never seen before.

Li Tian realized that this woman was serious, and at the same time, he realized that this woman was very different from the imperial armored soldiers he had encountered before.

Li Tian scratched his head and asked, "Aren't you afraid that your father will find out that he is the Grand General of the Sanshui Military Prefecture?"

Qin Shuang gazed calmly at the distant mountains. "Although he is the Grand General of the Sanshui Military Prefecture, I am me. If I am willing to help the poor in the world, that is my business."

Li Tian looked Qin Shuang up and down again, as if he were seeing her for the first time.

weak.

But they are strong.

Li Tian thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, I agree. We join the army and fight to give the people a peaceful life."

"If money can solve everything, then there's no need to go to so much trouble!"