Chapter 1500: The Han Banner World 190th Decisive Battle 5

The person running the cold skin stall was a woman. What attracted Mingtai's attention was that the person helping on the side was a wounded soldier of the Qin Army. He was still wearing the military uniform of the Qin Army. Although he was covered with an apron, anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance. He recognized him, and his features were too obvious, with one hand still hanging around his neck. But the people coming and going seemed to turn a blind eye, and there were also soldiers wearing Han army uniforms passing by.

The woman was mixing the cold noodles with her hands and feet at the stall, while the man used one hand to collect the dishes and chopsticks that the guests on the table had eaten, and put them in a basin on the side. A seven or eight-year-old girl was sitting on a small bench. On top of it, he was washing the dishes and chopsticks with a rag. After washing them, he put them in a basin of fresh water beside him and then put them in a pile next to the woman.

The man's face was a little pale, but the woman and the little girl were all smiling and looked extremely happy.

"Boss boss, one bowl of cold skin for each person!" As soon as the group of seven or eight of them sat down, all the small tables placed on the side of the street were filled.

"Sir, please sit down for a moment and I'll be back soon." The landlady agreed cheerfully, looking even happier because today's business was particularly good.

In the blink of an eye, the man with one hand hanging up carrying a bowl of cold skin walked to the table where Mingtai and Cao Tianci were sitting. The two of them had the table to themselves, while the others were all four people crowded into one table. You can see the difference.

"Sir, your Liangpi'er!" The man put Liangpi on the table, raised his eyes, and met Mingtai. He was immediately stunned. He looked at Mingtai, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened. It formed an O shape, and the person was completely frozen. After a long while, he muttered: "Commander clearly!"

Mingtai looked at the person in front of him. He was also extremely surprised: "Do you know me?"

The man smiled bitterly: "I used to be a soldier of Shannan County Sheriff Fan, a small sentinel commander. When you came here. I was lucky enough to meet you once. Why are you here?" He looked around. Then he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Were you arrested too?"

Cao Tianci was a little surprised when he saw this scene. They really have never met each other in life: "It turns out that you guys know each other. Commander Ming is not our prisoner, he is our friend."

"Commander Ming is a big shot, and a small character like me will be remembered there." The man smiled, "I just know Commander Ming."

Mingtai looked at the other party, "You. Why did you do this?"

The man said: "A few months ago, the Han army attacked Shannan County. After the city was defeated, we made the last resistance at the County Sheriff's Mansion. A cannonball flew and the roof collapsed. I was knocked unconscious when I woke up. Later, I became a prisoner of the Han army, and my arm was broken. I was imprisoned for two months and then released.

I am originally from Shannan County, and I have a family and children here. "

"So that's it. Commander Fan is guarding them?"

"They're all dead," the man said.

Mingtai nodded, said nothing, picked up the Liangpi'er, and ate it with big mouthfuls. Seeing this, the man said no more, and was busy delivering Liangpi'er to other tables. After delivering it, he returned to the table and stood aside to wait.

Put down the dishes. Mingtai glanced at the man and suddenly said: "We are destined to meet each other. I am going to another place by way of Han. Are you willing to come with me? If you come with me, you won't have to work so hard on the street in the future. It’s time to set up a stall. You are an officer and should be put to greater use.”

The man was stunned and didn't say anything. The woman who had been paying attention to this place after finishing her work obviously heard this and rushed over from behind the stall, "Sir, if he doesn't go, he won't go anywhere, we will Selling Liangpi is pretty good here.”

Mingtai glanced at the woman in surprise, then at the man, "If you come with me, your man can become an officer again, and he will definitely be older than the previous officer. I will give him a good future."

The woman shook her head repeatedly, "Sir, we don't want to leave. It's a good place here. There's no war here anymore. He's injured, and he doesn't want to go to the battlefield again. My daughter and I just want him to live. We don't want to be rich."

"What do you mean?" Mingtai looked at the man.

The man hesitated for a moment, then turned his eyes to the woman, and then to the child. The woman looked at him with tears in her eyes. The little girl seemed to have noticed something, and came over, hugging the woman's thigh, and looked at them timidly.

The man sighed: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will stay here with my family."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out her hand to tug on the man's clothes, as if she was afraid that if she let go, the man would leave.

"You are a Qin official and have fought against the Han people. Your hands must be stained with Han people's blood. Are you not afraid of their revenge on you?" Mingtai asked.

The man shook his head: "I stayed in the prison camp for two months, and they treated me for this arm. Although they can't say they were good to us, they can't be said to be bad. If they wanted to take revenge, I couldn't leave the prison camp at all. Life is pretty good now. I have a house facing the street here, and now the front yard is rented out. I have an income of 20 yuan a month. My wife, Liangpier, does a good job. Now we set up a stall and can earn 10 yuan a day. With a net income of two yuan, I can earn five to six hundred yuan a year, and my life is quite comfortable."

The woman suddenly interrupted and said, "Yesterday, a customer praised my cold noodles after eating them. He said he wanted to partner with us, rent a store, and specialize in this. He also said that this cold noodles is not available in the Han territory. If it is good, we can open a branch. He will provide the capital, and we will run it, and then we will share the profits. I, the boss, thought he was a liar, but last night the man came to the house with cash and said that he had found a store. He said that once it is done, even if it is a store, it is not a big deal to make a hundred yuan a month. Your Excellency's kindness We appreciate your intention, but we really don't want to worry about the possibility that our husband will not come back once he goes out. The officials of the Han Dynasty are pretty good. My husband used to be an official of the Qin Dynasty, but no one bothered him. The soldiers of the Han army often come to eat the cold noodles I make, and never owe money. They are the best soldiers and the best officials I have ever seen. "

Mingtai was silent for a while, nodded, "Everyone has their own ambitions. It is also a good choice for you not to go to the battlefield again. Okay, then let's do it." He stood up, took out a banknote from his arms, put it on the table, turned around and left.

Cao Tianci nodded at the couple, stood up, and also took out a banknote and put it on the table, "I want to thank you for your evaluation of our Han officials and soldiers. Work hard. I believe your cold noodles can be sold to every city in the Han Dynasty."

The couple stared blankly at the two banknotes on the table, both of which were large bills with a face value of one hundred yuan. Two hundred yuan, almost equal to their annual income.

Mingtai was in a bad mood. In just a few months, the people of Shannan County turned to the Han State, and among them, there were even former Qin officials. They didn't even want to be officials, and just wanted to stay in Han State as ordinary people. This can only show how failed Qin's previous policies were. Only by comparison can we find the difference, and only by finding the difference can we yearn for a better life.

"Commander Ming, in fact, this is not an isolated case. There are many people like this in Shannan County." Cao Tianci smiled.

"Aren't you going to pursue these former Qin people?" Mingtai asked.

"As you said, they are soldiers. Since they are soldiers, it is natural for them to fight on the battlefield. We used to be enemies, but the war is over. They laid down their weapons and are no longer enemies. Now they are the people of our Han Dynasty. You see, they are now self-reliant, making money every day and paying taxes to us Han Dynasty every day. Why should we look at them with another pair of eyes? Naturally, we should treat them equally. Speaking of which, the cold noodles made by this woman taste really good. I don't know who actually discovered such a business opportunity. Commander Ming, maybe when you come back in a few years, you will find this couple's cold noodles chain store in the city of Han Dynasty?" Cao Tianci laughed.

Mingtai smiled bitterly.

"Commander Ming, since you finally got out, you don't have to rush to Xin Qin. Anyway, there is a long time to go. Why not walk around in our Han Dynasty and take a look, see the changes in our Han Dynasty, and see the difference between our Han Dynasty and your Qin State. Well, or when you go to Xin Qin in the future, see the difference between us and them. The King of Xin Qin, Wang Jian, values ​​you very much. In order to allow you to go to Xin Qin, he paid a lot for our Han Dynasty. After you go, you will definitely be in a high position. Knowing more about our Han Dynasty will also be beneficial to the exchanges between our two countries in the future, right?" Cao Tianci said.

Mingtai looked at Cao Tianci: "Minister Cao, are you really not afraid that I will become your enemy in the future?"

"Afraid, why not? To be honest, Commander Ming, you are the most powerful guy I have ever seen, more powerful than your former boss Zhongli Zhong, It can be said that the fall of the Qin State was caused by you. Without you, Lu Chao would not have been successful. But fear cannot solve the problem. If we really become enemies one day, I can only say that it is a pity, but I can still tell you directly that we will still win. "

"Are you so confident?"

"Commander Ming, because the competition between us is not a simple personal competition. If it is a simple consideration of personal wisdom, I am far inferior to you, but between us, it is a comparison of the comprehensive strength of the two countries. This is also why I suggest you walk around our Han Dynasty more, take a look, and have an intuitive understanding, so as to avoid making some misjudgments due to lack of understanding when you arrive in the new Qin and hold a high position in the future. "

Mingtai looked at Cao Tianci steadily for a few times, and suddenly laughed: "Well, as you said, I will go around the Han Dynasty more. I also want to understand why the Han Empire has completed the dream that the Qin Empire has not completed for hundreds of years in just a dozen years. "

"That's great. "Cao Tianci nodded with satisfaction.

(I recommend my friend Wei Guang’s masterpiece “The Iron-Blooded Qin Song”. Although he is a new writer, his writing is excellent and the story is exciting. Although the number of words is still small, you can keep it for now and kill it when it is fat!) (To be continued.)