The information on smelting and steelmaking was presented, Li Zhang thought that he would be praised by Liu E, but he didn't expect to be scolded in the end, in Liu E's words: Such a good thing, why didn't you take it out earlier? Then he carefully put away the things that Li Zhang offered, and taught Li Zhang that if he had good things in the future, he must give them to the court as soon as possible.

Liu E has long been surprised by the good things that appear in Li Zhang's hands from time to time, such as mirrors, muskets, etc., including the information on this iron smelting and steelmaking, and she also knows that Li Zhang got it from the plane.

However, Liu E has never inquired about the relationship between Li Zhang and the plane, but Li Zhang knows that the story of the out-of-body encounter with the immortal that he made up before has been transmitted to Liu E's ears through Zhao Zhen, but Liu E has never asked him, because Liu E has always stayed away from this kind of strange and chaotic thing, especially Zhao Heng has been engaged in the Heavenly Book Movement for many years, which has made the Great Song Dynasty treasury empty, and after Zhao Heng died, the so-called "Heavenly Books" were all sent by Liu E to Zhao Heng's coffin for Zhao Heng to be buried with him.

It is also Liu E who has taboos in his heart, so he has never asked about Li Zhang and the plane, and Li Zhang is happy to pretend to be confused, and except for Zhao Zhen, he has never told that story to a third person, so in this matter, Li Zhang and Liu E actually maintain a tacit understanding, but now Liu E finds that the value of the plane is far beyond his imagination, so he also very much hopes to squeeze some good things from Li Zhang.

The information was presented, naturally there was a special person in charge, Li Zhang didn't have the heart to think about other things now, but began to prepare to go to the northwest with the musket battalion, so after he went out of the vertical arch hall, he went to find Zhao Zhen to say goodbye as soon as possible, and then went home to stay for a few more days, mainly to accompany the raccoon dog, this girl heard that Li Zhang was going to go far away, and she was going to go for more than half a year, so she immediately cried non-stop, and it was useless for Li Zhang to persuade her.

However, in the past two years, Li Zhang is not the first time to go out, and the family is also prepared, as for the raccoon dog, although he was reluctant, he later agreed, Li Yonghe also came back from Kaocheng County, Li Zhang wanted to let the raccoon dog and Li Yonghe go to live in Kaocheng County together, but the raccoon dog was unwilling, she felt more comfortable staying at home, Li Zhang thought about it and did not object, anyway, Li Yonghe was not far away, and there was Lu Wu at home to take care of them, but there was nothing big about it.

"I'll accompany you!" The wild dog also found Li Zhang for the first time and said, in this family, his nearest person is Li Zhang, and this time Li Zhang is going to the northwest frontier again, where conflicts break out at every turn, and some will also alarm the imperial court, so the wild dog also wants to accompany Li Zhang, so that he can protect him in danger.

Li Zhang thought about it for a while and nodded: "Okay, then you can also prepare, let's go to Huangzhuang first in a few days!" ”

The wild dog's martial arts have almost been learned, and Lu Wu, Lao Dao and others have said more than once that they have nothing to teach the wild dog anymore, and the rest depends on the wild dog's own understanding.

As soon as the wild dogs were sent away, Jin Xiaomei suddenly came to the door again, and she came with Mrs. Jin, which made Li Zhang stunned for a moment, and then understood what they meant.

"Mrs. Jin, your health is not good, it is not suitable for a long journey, it is better to recuperate at home!" Without waiting for the Jin mother and daughter to speak, Li Zhang preemptively opened his mouth to persuade.

"Li Zhang, I only have such a son as Jin Shan in my life, even if I die, I want to die by his side!" Mrs. Jin said with a firm expression at this time.

"Li Zhang, you just promise us, my eldest brother went to Gyeongju alone, and he was exiled, and now I don't know what happened, my mother can't sleep all night long, how can my body be good if it goes on like this?" Jin Xiaomei also wiped her tears and said at this time.

Since they knew that Li Zhang was going to Huanqing Road, their mother and daughter discussed it, and finally unanimously decided to go to Gyeongju with Li Zhang to find Jinshan, after all, they have nothing to be nostalgic about here in Tokyo, even if Jinshan's exile expires in the future, it is impossible to return to Tokyo to live, so it is better to go to Gyeongju together, and the family can also have a care at that time.

"But ......" Li Zhang wanted to persuade again at this time, but when he saw the firm eyes of the Jin mother and daughter, he didn't know what to say for a while, and finally nodded helplessly, "Okay, since you have decided, then prepare it, let's go to Gyeongju together in a few days." ”

A few days later, Li Zhang returned to Huangzhuang with wild dogs, as well as Jin's mother and daughter, and Huyan Shouxin had already received the news, and the entire musket battalion was ready to leave at any time, but just before their order was issued, a person was ordered to come to their army.

"Commander Li, the slave will rely on your care this time!" In the musket camp, a eunuch in his thirties saluted Li Zhang with a smile on his face, this eunuch's name is Qin Huaizhi, and he is the prison sent by Liu E.

I don't know who invented this system, when the army was generally dispatched in the era of the Great Song Dynasty, there would be a supervisor in the army, sometimes it was a civil servant, sometimes it was a eunuch, and there were more eunuchs, after all, the eunuch was a person in the palace, and it was easier to get the emperor's trust.

"Qin Jian Jun doesn't have to be polite, the order of the imperial court has come down, we will set off the day after tomorrow, you must also be prepared!" Li Zhang also said with a smile on the surface.

However, Li Zhang is not very cold about this prison army, because it is said that these eunuchs who are prison soldiers generally die for money, and if you want them to cooperate, you must feed them, otherwise they may make trouble for you behind your back, after all, although the prison army does not have the power to order the army, but it has the right to report to you, so the generals who lead the army do not dare to offend the prison army.

"Commander Li can rest assured, although it is the first time for the slave to be a prisoner, he has also heard from the seniors in the palace about the affairs of the army, and he will definitely not hold you back!" Qin Huaizhi is still very interesting, and he knows that he is not likable as a prison army, so he is also very frank, of course, the most important thing is that Li Zhang is not an ordinary general, and when it comes to the relationship in the palace, people are much deeper than himself.

Li Zhang also nodded when he heard this, and then said a few polite words to the other party, and then let him go to the army to rest.

Early in the morning of the third day, the musket battalion finally left Huangzhuang according to the order, as for the potatoes here, Liu E has arranged for others to take over, and the potatoes will be promoted to the vicinity of the capital this summer, and in the first half of the year, Liu E sent many officials to Huangzhuang to familiarize themselves with the cultivation of potatoes, and Li Zhang no longer has to worry about it.

Huanqing Road belongs to Qingzhou, Huanzhou, Pizhou, Ningzhou, Qianzhou, these five places, the jurisdiction is equivalent to the later Shaanxi Changwu, Wugong, Xunyi, Liquan and other counties, as well as Gansu Huanjiang, Malian River basin east of the area, the area is quite broad, here is also the military center of the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty, the party in the west, the Tubo in the north, and some other border aliens, from time to time there will be conflicts.

After Li Zhang's departure from Tokyo City, they first went to Hezhong Mansion, and also passed through Xijing Luoyang on the way, compared to Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang at this time has declined a lot, but Luoyang is still a big city in the Great Song Dynasty, from the tall and majestic city wall, you can also see some of the style of the Shendu back then.

The musket battalion marched all the way, and Li Zhang could finally see the situation in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty with his own eyes, compared with the scene of various roads extending in all directions in later generations, trains, automobiles and other means of transportation speeding by, the traffic situation in the Great Song Dynasty was obviously much worse, even the road conditions on the official road were very general, mainly because the dirt road could not be hardened, and it would become muddy when it encountered rain, and the vehicles would leave deep ruts on the road, and it would become dusty after exposure.

Even in the later life, taking a one-day plane or train will be tiring, not to mention the traffic conditions of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Zhang originally wanted to ride a horse, but after riding for two days, he found that his inner thighs were worn out, so he had no choice but to squeeze with Qin Huaizhi on the ox cart behind to transport supplies, and he could only walk normally for a few days.

As for the Kim mother and daughter, they also acted with the musket battalion, speaking of their orphans and widows, it was impossible to go to Gyeongju even if they wanted to go to Gyeongju before, and it was not safe just on the road, but now they are moving with the army, which saves a lot of trouble.

Li Zhang didn't like Qin Huaizhi's prison army at first, but after this period of getting along, he found that the other party was not as squeamish as ordinary eunuchs, and he ate and lived with the soldiers on the road, and he didn't cry out bitterly, and he was also quite good at talking, especially more familiar with things in the army than Li Zhang, which made Li Zhang very surprised, and slowly became a little more friendly with Qin Huaizhi.

After passing the Hezhong Mansion, further west is the boundary of Huanqing Road, at this time Li Zhang found that the more he went to the northwest, the more desolate the fields became, and the population became more and more sparse, and there were many wastelands that had not been reclaimed, and it was normal to think about it, after all, the more northwest the more unpeaceful, and in recent years, there have often been disasters in the northwest, so many people have moved to the Central Plains.

However, although the northwest area is less populated, but the folk customs are quite fierce, it is now the agricultural season, so many villages outside can see some strong men teaching children to practice martial arts archery, the Song Dynasty folk ban crossbows, but the bow and arrow are not forbidden, the main intention is to let the folk practice archery, so that there is a foundation when recruiting soldiers, and a little training can become a qualified archer.

Of course, there are also disadvantages to the fierce folk customs, such as there are a lot of robbers and horse thieves here, and the caravan on the road is likely to be targeted by these people if there is no protection of the dart master, and the government does not care, but the robbers occupy the mountain as the king, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the horse thieves are wandering around, and it is very difficult for the government to arrest people.

Of course, no one dared to provoke Li Zhang's musket battalion, and they were very safe all the way, and finally arrived at the city of Gyeongju.

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