Chapter 6 Half-step Heavenly General—Zhang He?
Zhang He?

The five best generals under Cao Cao.

Ye Feng was secretly happy, but Zhen was a little unhappy.

"How capable can a patrol captain be?"

"Why don't you choose one from the lieutenants in the county? I don't believe you haven't had a confidant in all these years."

Hearing his wife's complaints, Ye Zhang smiled and said, "Madam, you don't know this. This man is a half-step heavenly general, and his Soul-breaking Spear Technique is superb. All the military officers in our county cannot even match him with one finger."

Zhen's eyes showed curiosity: "Why don't you promote such a capable person?"

Ye Zhang explained: "First, he had previously beaten a local tycoon to a pulp in his hometown of Hejian, and he also had a lawsuit, so it was not appropriate to make it public."

"Secondly, the safety of the government office is the most important. Without the protection of top experts, how can we sleep peacefully at night?"

After hearing this, Zhen nodded slightly: "It is safer to have a lawsuit. At least he won't dare to talk nonsense outside, and it is easier to control him."

Ye Feng on the side also secretly gave a thumbs up: "Dad is really reliable. With his help, we can definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"I wonder where Zhang He is now. Can I go see him?"

Ye Zhang laughed and said, "So impatient."

"I will send for him right away and have him come to see you in the parade ground tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Ye Feng and Zhen both knew that Ye Zhang had also informed Zhang He in advance to pave the way for his private army, so they naturally would not stop him.

After Ye Zhang walked away, Ye Feng also told Zhen about the night guard.

After hearing her son's thoughts, Zhen was also shocked: "Feng'er, what are you doing? You just want to build a career, why do you need these people?"

Ye Feng said: "Everything is uncertain in troubled times. I was afraid that Dad would overreact, so I didn't say anything."

"Please mother, have people pay more attention to those orphans and poor young men. They are the good seedlings that the Night Guard needs."

Zhen was silent for a long time, and looked at Ye Feng lovingly: "Your character has really changed a lot, kid."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "Even if he changes again, isn't he still your son?"

"Is there another face hidden under this one?"

"How about mother feel my face and see if it's fake?"

Zhen said angrily, "You little brat, you just talk nonsense."

"It's not difficult to keep an eye on these young men, but the Night Blades you're planning to have spread across the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, how much money will that require?"

"Although my family is not a small one, I can help you buy a batch of war horses and supply thousands of private soldiers. This is already the limit."

"Adding a night guard would be a bit too much."

Ye Feng knew that this was the actual situation, and it was obviously not possible to make quick money through ordinary methods.

His eyes lit up, and Ye Feng began to recall some of the books he had read in the library in his previous life.

[Based on your past life memories, you deduced from the encyclopedia and obtained the methods of making distilled liquor, extracting refined salt, making rough paper, brewing wine, making perfume, making soap, producing cement, and refining steel.]

[Based on the memory of your previous life, you created the blueprints for a high-temperature steel refining furnace, the blueprints for making a new type of textile machine, the blueprints for making a loom, the blueprints for making a warship, the method for improving the catapult, and the blueprints for making the armor of light.]

His extraordinary understanding, combined with the encyclopedias he read in the library in his previous life.

Almost anything Ye Feng could think of, he could successfully deduce the method of manufacturing.

After filtering out the technologies that are currently helpful to you in your mind.

Ye Feng quickly came to the desk in the room and started drawing immediately.

Seeing her precious son suddenly drawing something, Zhen was a little confused at first.

But after a while, the more I looked, the more frightened I became.

Zhen was in charge of the Ye family's business, so she was familiar with some of the refining techniques. But the method her son used was not only simple and convenient, but also incredibly efficient.

Take papermaking technology for example. The current papermaking technology was invented by Cai Lun.

The manufacturing process is complicated. First, the bark, broken nets, and dry grass are chopped up, then water is added to make mud, and then it is spread on the ground to dry naturally to form a rough paper.

Because of its low efficiency and unclear writing and drawing, many wealthy people don't use it at all.

The papermaking technique improved by Ye Feng is equipped with corresponding machines, which can not only improve efficiency but also improve the glossiness of the paper surface.

In Zhen's eyes, as long as this kind of paper appears on the market, it will be sold out. After all, there is no shortage of rich people in this world.

As for the refined salt extraction technology, perfume extraction technology, and distilled liquor purification technology.
Any of these will be a very profitable business once they are truly implemented.

It is conceivable that the Ye family’s wealth will quickly accumulate in a very short period of time.

It might even surpass the Wuji Zhen family where she came from.

"Feng'er, can this really be achieved?"

Ye Feng stopped what he was doing: "This is natural, otherwise why would the child waste this effort?"

"But mother, don't take them out all at once, and don't make too many."

"We should start with the profit. Anyway, those who can afford these things are all wealthy people such as aristocratic families and officials. It is reasonable to spend more money on them."

Zhen smiled and said, "I understand this principle better than you."

"Who do you think built such a huge family business?"

"Is that all your father is capable of?"

Ye Feng said: "Thanks to my mother for taking care of these things, otherwise I don't know how much headache I would have."

"By the way, mother can also learn the Hunyuan Tai Chi that I created today."

"After learning this, you can strengthen your body and prolong your life."

Zhen shook her head in boredom: "I'm not going to fight in the battlefield, so what's the point of learning Kung Fu?"

"I don't believe in strengthening the body or prolonging life at all."

“Life is short, just live well.”

Seeing that his mother had no interest, Ye Feng felt a little headache.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he raised his lips: "Mother, this technique can also beautify your skin, you really don't want to learn it?"

"My mother is indeed very beautiful now, but what if my father..."

"Dare he?"

"I'll break his third leg."

Listening to his mother's fierce words, Ye Feng mourned for his father in his heart.

"Mom, do you want to learn?"

Zhen said, "Well, my son created a magical skill out of filial piety. How can I not support him as a mother?"

"But if it doesn't work, don't blame me for reducing the cost of your night guard."

"So that you won't take me seriously."

Seeing that his mother was still stubborn, Ye Feng raised his lips and patted his chest to assure: "It will definitely work."

"But persistence is the key. Mother needs to hold on for a while longer."

"It will definitely have miraculous effects on beauty and longevity!"

As he spoke, he performed Tai Chi health-preserving exercises in front of Zhen.
(End of this chapter)