When Zhang Guang returned to Nanzheng, it was already autumn and winter.

Wei Zhen and Gan Ning came back together, Pang Tong and Zhao Zilong, Zhang Yan, Li Dao, and Liu Xiongming also came back not long after, and Yan Liang and the old blacksmith also came.

Zhang Guang looked at Wei Zhen, who had become thin into a bamboo pole, and felt a little heartbroken.

"Wei Zhen, no matter what you do, your body is important, if your body crosses, it will be in vain to do more, in the future, you just need to grasp a general direction, don't do everything yourself."

"Lord, I have to build a framework in front, and it will be fine in the future, the government affairs system from the county level to the village level has been formed, and it will not be so tiring in the future."

Zhang Guang's concern, Wei Zhen was still very moved.

Zhang Guang is also very satisfied with Wei Zhen's efficiency, in such a short period of time, it is not easy to establish a complete system of government officials from scratch.

"Everyone has worked hard for a few months, and today, let's talk while eating and drinking, Wen Ji, let the kitchen serve."

The dishes are particularly hearty, all of which are recipes that Cai Wenji learned from Zhang Guang and then cooked with the chef in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing with these chicken feet? Even the bones smell so good! ”

Cai Wenji's marinated chicken feet are spicy and spicy, fragrant and soft, Dian Wei doesn't spit out bones, one chicken feet, two bites are all eaten.

"Delicious, huh? I'll marinate more when it's delicious, and you will come to eat it when you have time in the future. ”

"Uh-huh, hmm, I'll keep eating tomorrow!" Dian Wei ate his mouth full of oil and vaguely agreed.

After three rounds of drinking, the old blacksmith was the first to eat well, and the first to stand up and untie a large package that Yan Liang was carrying.

The package was full of semi-finished weapons and a few pieces of silk with some designs for weapon accessories.

"This is an improved shotgun, our musket used to use a bamboo barrel, and it was easy to make, but it was basically scrapped after one use."

"According to Zhang Guang's general assumption, I tried to make a copper tube from copper, but it can be used hundreds of times, the key is that manpower and copper resources are limited, and the weapons workshop can only make one such shotgun a month now."

Zhang Yan picked up the musket on the ground, looked left and right, and saw that there was a rope in the ** position, and pulled it curiously.

"Hey, don't pull!"

Zhang Guang, the old blacksmith and Yan Liang shouted at the same time, but it was too late, only to hear a "hiss" sound of the fuse burning, and then there was a loud bang, and the unprepared Zhang Yan's hand was numb, and the musket fell to the ground.

"Zhang Yan, do you want to die? You haven't used it, and you see that our musket battalion has used it? Yan Liang scolded.

The old blacksmith hurriedly picked up the musket, and rejoiced with a happy face: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't load the ammunition in the breech, otherwise, if we don't get it right today, we will have to confess a few here." ”

Zhang Yan knew that she was in trouble, so she sat down and drank her head and stopped talking.

Zhang Yan's shot just now, Zhang Guang was also apprehensive, fortunately he didn't load ammunition, otherwise, the leadership of the Ninth Army Corps would have been all here if they didn't get it done today.

"Zhang Yan, it's okay, you don't know that when Yan Liang first used the musket, he almost killed himself, come, drink a bowl and suppress the shock."

Zhang Guang picked up the wine bowl and touched a bowl with Zhang Yan, which was to tell Zhang Yan that it was normal to make this kind of mistake, don't care too much.

"Yan Liang, divide the people of your musket battalion into the various departments of the Ninth Legion, old blacksmith, first make a batch of bamboo muskets, let the people of the musket battalion bring them down, and everyone in the Ninth Legion must understand how to use this musket."

"Understood." The old blacksmith and Yan Liang answered at the same time.

"This is an accessory for the wheels of an iron carriage, which is all by hand, and it is not easy to make." The old blacksmith held in his hand a round iron ring, and a number of thin iron rods.

Everyone came up to take a closer look, but no one dared to reach out and take it, for fear that they would make some fatal mistake like Zhang Yan.

"If this wagon wheel is made, it will be much more durable and lighter than a wooden one."

"This is a fireball, the inside is a very good burning performance of black ** and poisonous smoke, wrapped with hemp rope outside, before throwing it out with a stone thrower, light the fire, and when it hits the enemy position or the enemy city wall, the hemp rope is just burned, ignite the black ** inside, and you can ignite a poisonous fire in the enemy camp."

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The old blacksmith introduced his weapons in the same way, some were semi-finished products, some were accessories, some were just drawings, or even just a little idea.

But these weapons made the other people present feel a shock in their hearts, if they were really all successfully made, the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Legion would be able to stand on a new height.

"Speaking of which, there is still a shortage of people and mineral resources in the area of weapons, we have just gained a foothold in Hanzhong County, and it is indeed more difficult, but we can find those families, I went out this time to understand the situation of these families, and when the matter is over here, I will go to them to make a fate."

"Old blacksmith, you are old after all, don't fight too hard, it's still the same sentence, our Ninth Legion is indispensable for your good weapons, let alone you, an old blacksmith, so no matter what, you must protect your body."

"Thank you Zhang Guang for your concern, rest assured, my body is strong and I can't cross it." The old blacksmith squatted there and put away the weapon parts in the same way, and did not let anyone help him, fearing that the generals would be rudely broken.

"Yan Liang, the old blacksmith's body and safety will be handed over to you, you must pay attention."

"Lord, don't worry, I will definitely protect the old man." Yan Liang patted his chest and assured that his father couldn't protect him well, so what did he say?

"The matter of the old blacksmith's weapons workshop is over, Pang Tong and Liu Xiongming, you can talk about the construction of military camps and border military defense." Zhang Guang looked at Pang Tong and Liu Xiongming.

Pang Tong took out a large stack of silk silk from his backpack, and Liu Xiongming helped spread the silk silk on the ground together.

The ancient road between Dingjun Mountain, Yangpingguan and Qinling Mountains, as well as the Yidao and Fangling between Hanzhong and Jingzhou, as well as the mountains, counties and counties in the Hanshui area, are all painted in detail on the silk silk.

"To the west of us is Guanghan, separated by the Qianyou River and Dingjun Mountain, these two places must be garrisoned."

"To the north, Yangping Pass on Chencang Road, Liuba on Baochuan Road, Fugukou on Fu Luo Road, and Ningshan County on Meridian Valley of Meridian Road over the Qinling Mountains must be garrisoned."

"To the east, close to Fangling and other places in Jingzhou, you also have to garrison troops."

"Liu Xiongming's meaning is that wharves and official roads can be opened along the Han River, running through the east and west of Hanzhong, and land transportation combined with water transportation can be used to transport soldiers and materials."

After Pang Tong finished speaking, everyone looked around the map drawn by Pang Tong and looked at it quietly for a long time.

Especially Zhao Zilong, Zhang Yan, and Li Dao, who followed Pang Tong around the border, they didn't expect Pang Tong to perfectly connect the local maps drawn everywhere.

"Dingjun Mountain is a natural barrier, only need to build a sentry station, Yangping Pass must be strengthened fortifications, more troops stationed, once the Yangping Pass is passed, it is our entire Hanzhong, absolutely must not be lost."

"Don't pay too much attention to the passes of several other ancient roads, just pull up a tuntian soldier in the local area at that time."

"The idea of building wharves and official roads along the Han River is very good, but the Han River has a large drop and a rapid current, so it cannot be navigated on the whole line, and can only be partially transported by water, and it is estimated that the effect will not be very large."

"The cost of building an official road will be very large, Liu Xiongming, you are responsible for this matter, your next main task is to walk along the Han River, and take a good look to see if it can be navigated and build an official road.

"Okay!" Zhang Guang's arrangement is in line with Liu Xiongming's idea, and his favorite thing is to walk around and see the trend of the landscape.

"Pang Tong, the matter of building a military camp and border defense will be handed over to you, the Lord will grasp Yangping Pass, ask for people, ask Wei Zhen, ask for money, I will go around first."

"Okay, big brother, don't worry, I will definitely make our Hanzhong impregnable."

The matter of weapons and military defense was solved, Zhang Guang looked at Wei Zhen, and the problem of weapons and military defense must ultimately be solved by Wei Zhen, because people, money and minerals all have to be prosperous, the country rich and the people safe, so that energy can be continuously provided.