The emperor's burial, just the funeral is extremely cumbersome, fortunately Li Zhang is not in Tokyo in the imperial village, and in his capacity, he is not qualified to participate in the emperor's funeral, so he does not know the situation in Tokyo City, but when the funeral procession passed through the imperial village, he went out to watch it in person.

The funeral procession is very long, there are large armies guarding the front and back, and Zhao Heng's coffin is also close behind the army, and the funeral procession is behind the coffin, crying while walking, but the funeral procession is very slow, the capital to the imperial city was only a day and a half away, but they walked on the road for a few days, at this time many people were also physically exhausted, and the crying was much quieter.

Liu E and Zhao Zhen must also be in the funeral procession, but there are guards around them, and there are too many people, so Li Zhang didn't see it, but this funeral procession is too long, Li Zhang was in front of the door for nearly two hours, and the team walked over completely.

As far as Li Zhang knows, Zhao Heng's official burial date should be tomorrow, so Liu E and Zhao Zhen will definitely have to live in the imperial mausoleum for one or two days, after all, after Zhao Heng's burial, their mother and son may not be willing to leave, and it is normal to stay in the imperial mausoleum for a few days.

The Imperial Mausoleum is not about Li Zhang's business, Huangzhuang is his sphere of influence, since Liu E's holy decree came down, Li Zhang also assigned their respective tasks, the next day Liu Shu ran back to the capital, with his new identity from the case of hundreds of skilled craftsmen, these craftsmen are specialized in making weapons, not only exquisite craftsmanship, but also more experienced.

Hu Yan Shouxin also changed the method of drilling, but replaced with a musket made of wood, Li Zhang added a bayonet to the musket, although it is not as easy to use as a spear, but at least it gives the musketeer the ability to fight in close combat, so that there is no counterattack power when the enemy kills in front of him, and Hu Yan Shouxin has also figured out a set of ways to fight bayonets, and is now urging his subordinates to practice.

As for the real musket shooting training, there is no way for the time being, because there are only a few muskets in total, which is not enough at all, and although Liu Shu has found craftsmen, it is still necessary to make these craftsmen familiar with the process of making muskets, and even in mass production, some processes must be improved, after all, these craftsmen are not dry food, and their experience and craftsmanship are far from being comparable to Li Zhang and Liu Shu.

However, on the morning of the third day of Zhao Heng's burial, Liu E came to Huangzhuang under the escort of a large army, which surprised Li Zhang, and immediately ran out to greet him, and Liu E was wearing a hat at this time, so that people could not see her face, and when he saw Li Zhang, he said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Take me in and have a look!" ”

Li Zhang also immediately agreed, and then personally took Liu E into Huangzhuang, after passing through the military camp in front and the village behind, there was also a flat and fertile field in front of him, and the surrounding fields were planted with wheat, but only the middle field was planted with green potatoes.

Liu E asked the surrounding maids and guards to retreat, and then lifted the veil, and then Li Zhang personally supported her, stepped on the ridges of the field and came to the field where potatoes were planted, and even bent down to check the growth of potatoes, and said with a satisfied expression at the moment: "Yes, yes, when the emperor died, he was still talking about potatoes, and when the harvest is this year, don't forget to pick a few and send them to the imperial tomb to worship!" ”

"Yes!" Li Zhang immediately agreed, and then introduced the planting of this piece of potatoes, now there are more than 200 acres of potatoes, although it seems to be a lot, but it only accounts for a small part of the Huangzhuang, potatoes are mainly planted by tenants in several nearby villages, and when the spring of next year comes, not only the entire Huangzhuang can be planted with potatoes, but also there will be a part of the surplus.

"Big lady, in addition to the planting of Huangzhuang next year, there may be tens of thousands of catties of potatoes left, I think these potatoes don't need to be planted for the time being, but take them out for everyone to taste, so that they can also lay a little foundation for eating potatoes in the future?" Li Zhang suddenly opened his mouth and suggested at this time.

"This is a good way, you can't just plant and don't eat, so let's do it, the potatoes have been harvested this year, except for the potatoes left for next year, the remaining potatoes will be transported to the palace, and I am ready to reward the minister to taste!" Liu E thought about it and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Big lady, I think it's too wasteful to reward the minister, because ordinary people don't know how to make potatoes delicious, if they are just used as ordinary food or vegetables, I'm afraid the taste of the food is not as good as what is usually eaten, so I think it is better to sell it to the restaurant, and the restaurant will make a batch of potato dishes, so that more people can taste the taste of potatoes, and at the same time, it is easier to accept potatoes." Li Zhang suggested again at the moment.

Liu E finally understood what Li Zhang meant when she heard this, and she couldn't help but look at him and smiled: "Didn't you just want to send potatoes to your aftertaste after talking for a long time, after all, other restaurants don't know how to make potatoes, and only you know best in the entire Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Hehe, it's not wrong for the eldest lady to say so, I'm not here to make money, in fact, potatoes are a new crop after all, and the taste may not be easy to accept, but I know some potato cooking methods, if I can start a potato dish, it is more convenient for people to accept, and about 10,000 catties of potatoes sound a lot, but in fact, it is nothing for the restaurant, if the business is good, it may be sold out in less than a month, so there is no need to sell it separately." Li Zhang didn't deny it, and explained with a smile at the moment.

"That's it, it's just some potatoes, and the potatoes were originally discovered by you, since you want it, then I'll give it to you, but next year the Huangzhuang must be full of potatoes!" Liu E also readily agreed, but in the end she gave Li Zhang a preventive shot, lest Li Zhang take more potatoes because of making money.

"Don't worry, I know the severity!" Li Zhang immediately agreed happily. The production of potatoes is getting bigger and bigger, there is no need to keep it secret, this winter to promote potato dishes, and it will be possible to grow them on a large scale in the second half of next year.

Liu E took a turn in the potato field, and then went to the workshop to make muskets to take a look, this blacksmith workshop was originally prepared for the imperial tomb, and now that the imperial tomb has been built, the previous blacksmiths either returned to Beijing or went to the imperial tomb to be responsible for maintenance, so the blacksmith workshop was also empty, and Liu Shu also directly changed this place into a musket workshop.

When Liu Shu learned the news of Liu E's personal arrival, he was also startled at the moment, and hurriedly ran out to greet him, but he didn't dare to take Liu E in, because when the blacksmith inside was striking iron, because of the proximity to the stove, many people were naked, and it was naturally inconvenient for Liu E to go in as the queen mother.

Liu E also knew that it was inconvenient for her to go in, but she still listened to Liu Shu's report outside, such as how many craftsmen were in the musket workshop, whether the musket was now in mass production, etc., and Liu Shu also answered them one by one.

In fact, Liu Shu did not let Liu E enter for another reason, that is, in the core area of the musket workshop, one of which is a gunpowder workshop, that is, a place dedicated to making gunpowder, just because gunpowder is too dangerous, and the previous craftsmen have no experience, so there have been several gunpowder explosion accidents recently, and several craftsmen have died, so he dare not let Liu E set foot in such a dangerous place.

After Liu E listened to Liu Shu's report, he went to Huyan Shouxin's military camp under the leadership of Li Zhang, compared to the blacksmith shop, the military camp can be entered, and the musketeers of 500 people are also practicing under the leadership of Huyan Shouxin, compared with the original drill, now the drill of the musket battalion has been added by Li Zhang Some new content, mainly to train these soldiers to obey orders, and other military training is still responsible for our trustworthiness.

After watching the training of the musket battalion, Liu E nodded with satisfaction, the only thing that made her a little regretful was that the musket had not been mass-produced, so she couldn't see the actual training effect, but the musket battalion was much stronger than the ordinary army under the training of Li Zhang and Hu Yan's trustworthiness, which she could still feel.

"Originally, I was worried that you were too young to do these things, but I didn't expect that whether it was potatoes or muskets, they were all arranged in an orderly manner!" Liu E finally looked at Li Zhang with great appreciation.

"Thank you for the compliment, but this is not my credit alone, Liu Shu and Hu Yan Shouxin have also contributed a lot from it!" Li Zhang first said a few words modestly, and then did not forget to ask Liu Shu and the two for credit, and Liu Shu and Hu Yan Shouxin were also behind Li Zhang at this time, and they also showed excited expressions when they heard his words, after all, following a boss who did not forget to give them credit is something that many people can't ask for.

"Well, you have also worked hard, if the performance of the musket is excellent in the future, the imperial court will naturally vigorously promote it, and the imperial court will definitely not forget your merits at that time!" Liu E looked at Liu Shu and Hu Yan Shouxin at this time and nodded, but as soon as her words came out, Hu Yan Shouxin and the two of them also hurriedly saluted excitedly, and they could be praised by the Queen Mother personally, which was enough for them to brag for a lifetime.

"Okay, the palace is also going back, before Ding was ambushed, the phase of the court was empty, no one presided over the court, and the pressure on the palace is getting bigger and bigger!" Liu E patted Li Zhang's shoulder at this time and said, but Li Zhang always felt that Liu E's tone was a little proud, after all, Ding Wei was also killed by her, and now the power of the DPRK and China is monopolized by her, and no one can restrain the power in her hands anymore.

"Congratulations to the eldest lady!" Li Zhang immediately saluted again, and then personally sent Liu E out of the imperial village.

However, just as Liu E was about to get into his car, he suddenly stopped and looked at Li Zhang and asked: "Zhang'er, now that the phase is vacant, the ministers of the DPRK and China are also arguing about who will take over the phase, who do you think is suitable to take over this phase?" ”