Seeing that everyone in the palace was busy, the little girl pouted and said, "I just came back from Shenglong not long ago, why do you want to go back again!" ”

Zhao Rui was amused by her and said with a smile: "Everyone is a lover, why don't you like to go back." ”

"Hmph, it's boring in the palace! It's still fun to follow Sister Xiaoyi! ”

Zhao Rui looked at the two of them with a smile, it is estimated that the two have gotten along well in the past few days.

The bullet production line transported by Zhao Gong and Arjuna had not yet arrived, but Xia Guixian had waited for him, and he had purchased a large amount of cotton and raw silk.

It just so happens that the textile factory is running at full capacity, and Zhao Rui is also preparing to build a textile factory in Anbang Prefecture, of course, he hopes that the more raw materials, the better.

Zhao Rui directly praised Xia Guixian, saying that he didn't delay too much time this time.

Xia Gui Xianle smiled and said: "I not only purchased raw materials, but also went to Lin'an City, Lord Wang, you come with me, there is a cart of things specially for you." ”

After Xia Guixian finished speaking, he led Zhao Rui to a carriage loaded with a large wooden box.

"Hehe, it was sent by Jia Yidao again?"

Zhao Rui could have imagined it even without guessing, so he got into the carriage and opened the lid of the wooden box.

Ooh!

Although he was mentally prepared, the radiant gold and silver jewelry still shook Zhao Rui's eyes.

"How much?"

Zhao Rui jumped out of the car and asked Xia Guixian suspiciously.

"Haha! That's not ......" Xia Guixian said as if he had merit: "I went to the Taishi and told the deeds of the prince, and the Taishi praised the heroic young man of the prince directly, and then ordered me to send a heavy gift!" ”

Xia Guixian was an old oilman in the officialdom of the Southern Song Dynasty, and he generally took good things from himself and pushed bad things outward. Zhao Rui stayed in Lin'an for a while, and he had already understood this truth, so he didn't care.

Zhao Rui thought about it for a while, and then said: "Could it be that the attack of the Yuan army is more ferocious, and the current situation of the Song Dynasty is more crisis?" ”

Seeing Zhao Rui's words, Xia Guixian couldn't stop admiring in his heart, and said softly: "I guess yes, although I see that Taishi Jia is still drunk and dreaming all day long, it seems that it is no different from before, but I still asked through some military relations, saying that the Yuan army is now besieging the two cities of Xiangfan, and the Southern Song Dynasty can't transport grain, grass and equipment if they want to!" ”

That's it...... No wonder Jia Yidao is so diligent and generous in giving gifts.

Zhao Rui squinted his eyes and was silent, because without the support of grain and grass, it was only a matter of time before Xiangfan City was broken.

I remember that in history, Fancheng was conquered in the first month of 1273, and then Xiangyang was broken in February, and there was no city with dangerous terrain after that, so the Yuan army would go south as if it had entered no man's land.

Then the Song army was defeated and retreated, and the lives in the Jiangnan region were devastated, and a few years later, the Southern Song Dynasty was completely destroyed!

It's May 1272, and there's not much time left before the destruction of the second city of Xiangfan!

Originally, Xia Guixian's long journey was supposed to let him rest for a few days, but Zhao Rui was going to build a factory in Thang Long City, so he took him with him, so that he could rest again when he arrived in Thang Long City.

As soon as Zhao Rui finished speaking, Xia Guixian's jaw almost fell.

"Liter...... Thang Long? Lord Wang, haven't you already defeated Jiaozhi? ”

Xia Guixian thought about it in just a few days, how could he have already fought to Shenglong, Zhao Rui's strength is inevitably too strong, the so-called fish is dead and the net is broken, when the Chen Dynasty is about to fall, those people have no desperate resistance, and it will not be too easy to occupy Jiaozhi.

Zhao Rui smiled: "Almost......"

Then Zhao Rui briefly told Xia Guixian about the matter, and Xia Guixian's surprised expression did not ease much.

"Lord, you said that the emperor of the Chen Dynasty wants to give you Zen concessions? Oh, my God! ”

"It's nothing." Zhao Rui's indifferent appearance was as if he was talking about a trivial matter: "If I hadn't wanted to reduce some casualties in Jiaozhi, maybe I would have fought a long time ago." After all, population comes first now, and without it, war and development will be restricted. ”

Xia Guixian was deeply impressed, and immediately bowed and said: "The occupation of Jiaozhi, the Yuan army did not do it, nor did the Song Dynasty, but the prince did it, it is really a great achievement!" ”

"Hehe, it's not that serious, after all, I'm not an intertwined emperor now."

Xia Guixian said respectfully: "That's because the prince is benevolent!" ”

When he said this, Zhao Gong and Arjuna also arrived with the carriage soldiers, so Zhao Rui did not delay any longer and led everyone straight to Shenglong City.

Before Zhao Rui left, there were only two orders, one was to strengthen the walls of Dabaocheng, and the other was to order Yongping Village to plant all cotton in the next season, and the grain would be provided by other cities.

Zhao Rui is taking precautions, after all, the 800,000 Yuan army is not a joke, plus they have the most advanced siege vehicles to return to the cannon, maybe Xiangfan will be broken when it will be, and Zhao Rui can't completely refer to history, after all, this time and space is just very similar to the Southern Song Dynasty in history.

Because Yongping Village is just a small county town, and there is no city wall itself, it is very easy for the Yuan cavalry to break through, so Zhao Rui will not build it, and when the Yuan army invades in the future, directly let the people of Yongping Village relocate to Dabaocheng, and then there will be no crops to grow grain anyway, and the Yuan army will not be able to replenish even if it occupies Yongping Village.

It is very necessary to strengthen Dabaocheng, the location of Dabaocheng is no less than the significance of Xiangfan Ercheng to the Southern Song Dynasty, it occupies a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Dabaocheng can be regarded as a very important city to resist the Yuan army.

At the same time, Zhao Rui ordered all the generals, except for those in Anbang Prefecture, to go to Baole Prefecture, Guangyuan Prefecture, Qiyuan Prefecture, and Daohuang Prefecture and Shuiwei, which he had never reached, to garrison Daohuangzhou and Shuiwei, which were connected to Dali on the south side of Jiaozhi.

Now that the entire Jiaozhi has been peacefully reunified, Zhao Rui is thinking about the safety of the entire city that communicates with the Yuan army's sphere of influence, and the Jiaozhi soldiers naturally can't count on it, and they send thousands of pure musketeers to their generals, so Zhao Rui can rest assured.

But the current dispatch is just a measure of equity, and when the Yuan army invades on a large scale in the future, so few musketeers will definitely be overstretched.

However, Zhao Rui still has a big killer mortar, and with the increasing number of mortars, it will definitely leave a lifelong memory for the Yuan army at that time.

Moreover, Zhao Rui feels that the most important thing is the change of his current concept, now the metallurgical industry is not so advanced, and it is difficult to do the mass production of the Makqin machine gun, so don't do it first, it is also very good to make that kind of bolt-type rifle, just make the 98K in the chicken, the Mauser rifle, although it can't be fired continuously, but it can't stand our more guns!

Zhao Rui's relocation is still relatively large, and almost everyone knows that the prince is going to stay in Shenglong, so many city residents have come out to see him off.

Although Zhao Rui is an official of the Song Dynasty, but under his governance, Dabaocheng has developed too well, not only to reclaim wasteland to farmland, but also to let the people who come to have their own houses to live in, which is impossible in any country.

Zhao Rui also took Huang Xiu with him this time, Huang Xiu has now thoroughly understood the essentials of textile automation, and can produce textile machinery in large quantities in any place, which is the talent that Zhao Rui urgently needs.

The mother and daughter of the Lin family naturally came to see them off, knowing that the separation was imminent, Lin Mengyao's eyes were always red.

Zhao Rui pulled her aside and whispered comforting words, promising that he had been thinking about the three-year period, and when Lin Mengyao was filial piety, he would definitely marry her as soon as possible.

With a promise and a beautiful vision for the future, Lin Mengyao laughed happily again, but in her eyes when she looked at Zhao Rui, the deep affection was already strong.

Even Zhao Rui, who was bent on development, was a little moved at this time, suddenly grabbed Lin Mengyao's pair of jade hands, and said seriously: "If you don't Mengyao, you go with me, I also think ...... Isn't it too ruthless to be separated from you? ”

"No!" Lin Mengyao said eagerly, and in turn held Zhao Rui's big hand, and said resolutely: "I want to stay in Dabaocheng with my mother, this will be the textile raw material center you plan in the future, I have to take good care of you!" You know...... I don't know how to fight, so I can only help you in this regard......"

Zhao Rui couldn't imagine that Lin Mengyao still had the intention of helping himself share his worries, so his heart softened at the moment, and he hugged Lin Mengyao in his arms in front of everyone.

Lin Mengyao snorted lightly, she didn't expect Zhao Rui to make such a bold move, and thousands of people on the side were watching!

Gently exert force, but Lin Mengyao found that he couldn't move at all, so he let Zhao Rui hold him, and his pretty face was already red with shame.

This side is boldly hugged, and everyone looks at it without scruples.

However, the princess of Jiaozhi, Chen Chunli, complained a little.

"Humph! How did my colt pick up another woman! Sister Xiaoyi, do you think I should be angry now? ”

The soldiers around couldn't help but laugh when they heard it, thinking that this little girl was very cute, but when it came to feelings, this age was still too young.

Zhao Xiaoyi also covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, the young master and Miss Lin have a marriage contract for a long time......"

Xiao Yi explained, and she also treated Chen Chunli as a child in her heart.

But Chen Chunli has another idea in her heart, she is clever and good at observing words and feelings, although they don't say anything, but the eyes that occasionally reveal can't deceive people.

Now in addition to this one named Lin Mengyao, there are two other people who like Zhao Rui, one of them is Sister Xiaoyi, and the other is ......

Chen Chunli subconsciously looked at Arjuna, only to see that she was different from everyone's gaze, and had already turned the horse's head and looked away.

Dislike! Why did I already have so many rivals when I first arrived!

Chen Chunli secretly clenched her pink fists, it seems that she is going to cultivate a good relationship with Zhao Rui, except for Sister Xiaoyi, who is not annoying herself and can share it with her, the other two are love rivals!

However, no one here knew Chunli's careful thoughts, and Zhao Rui also separated from Lin Mengyao at this time, turned around and got into the carriage.

"Let's go!"

Lin Mengyao was reluctant to send Zhao Rui out of the city gate for a long time.