Zhong Hao has a deep affection for Jingqiang Village, after all, he is responsible for everything from site selection, to construction, to development. Zhong Hao saw with his own eyes the process of its creation to prosperity. The people here, the things here, are so kind and this kind of feeling, I want to watch my children, grow up from childhood to adulthood, and that kind of emotion cannot be experienced without experiencing it.

Of course, the people of Jingqiang Village are also extremely grateful and respectful to Zhong Hao. Most of the "old people" here are the families of the Pingxi Army, when they used to live in the jurisdiction of the Volcano Army, they lived a life of poor clothing and food, and now they can live a life of abundant food and clothing, all thanks to Zhong Hao, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhong Hao is their food and clothing parents.

The court and government of the Great Song Dynasty were too far away from their lives, and they never thought of doing anything for them, who lived at the bottom of society, and their families, to make their lives better. In the eyes of these Xiang soldiers and their families, it was Zhong Hao's arrival that saved them from the precarious days of being poorly clothed and hungry, and they naturally felt extremely grateful and respected for Zhong Hao, after all, it was Zhong Hao who gave them a decent life.

The people of Jingqiang Village are grateful and close to Zhong Hao, and these leaders of the battalions in Jingqiang Village and the Pingxi Army are naturally inseparable from gratitude and closeness. Without Zhong Hao's care and promotion, most of them are still struggling at the bottom, where will there be today's good days.

Zheng Qiang, the commander of the middle battalion of the Pingxi Army, and Hou Quan, the Zhizhai of Jingqiang Village, were all picked up by Zhong Hao, so they were naturally very grateful and respected to Zhong Hao. Besides, Zhong Hao is now a general judge in Linzhou, and his level is much higher than them, so he naturally wants to treat Zhong Hao warmly.

The night in the yamen of Jingqiang Village was brightly lit and laughter was heard.

Zheng Qiang and Hou Quan originally admired Zhong Hao very much, but now Zhong Hao is a general judge in Linzhou, so they are naturally even more respectful. However, they have a close relationship with Zhong Hao, so they don't need to greet them, but the real joy of seeing Zhong Hao in their hearts is enough to make Zhong Hao feel their enthusiasm. Yang Huaiyu is also familiar with Zheng Qiang and Hou Quan, and there are naturally not so many clichés for socializing at this banquet.

Fu Ruozhu and Cao Keyao did not have a banquet in the Zhizhai Yamen.

Ke Yao used to be the first gentleman of the school in Jingqiang Village, and when Zhong Hao led the Pingxi Army to the south, he also served as the temporary housekeeper of Jingqiang Village for a period of time, and her popularity in Jingqiang Village was not lower than Zhong Hao. Ke Yao took his wife Fu Ruozhu to Jingqiang Village School, and never returned to Jingqiang Village Zhizhai Yamen. The two of them were first warmly entertained by the parents of the students of the Jingqiang Village School, and then they were pulled by some more enthusiastic Jingqiang Village people to their homes as guests.

This night, the drinking banquet of the Zhizhai Yamen of Jingqiang Village lasted until late......

This night, the whole Jingqiang village was full of laughter......

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In Jingqiang Village, there are charcoal workshops, steelmaking workshops and gunpowder workshops run by Zhong Hao. These are all important reliance for Zhong Hao to complete the Tuntian training task assigned to him by the official family, so Zhong Hao is very concerned about these workshops, and in the few days in Jingqiang Village, he basically spent his time inspecting these workshops.

Since the charcoal workshop has been on the right track, there are basically no major problems, and the craftsmen and masters of some small problem workshops can basically solve them by themselves. However, there are many problems in this steelmaking workshop and gunpowder workshop that cannot be solved, and taking advantage of Zhong Hao's visit this time, it is natural to ask him for more advice. Although Zhong Hao does not know a lot about some basic knowledge of the steelmaking workshop and the gunpowder workshop, he cannot answer them one by one, but Zhong Hao has many unique insights on the development plan of the steelmaking workshop and the gunpowder workshop.

Nowadays, the steelmaking workshop and gunpowder workshop in Jingqiang Village are on the right track. The quality of the swords and other weapons produced by the Jingqiang Zhai steelmaking workshop was far superior to that of other weapons that would be partially produced in the Great Song Dynasty. The power of gunpowder produced by the gunpowder workshop in Jingqiang Village has also made great progress compared to the gunpowder at the beginning. However, the weapons made in the workshop are still dominated by earth-shattering thunder.

Although Zhong Hao does not know much about the specific links of steel and weapon manufacturing, after all, he has more than a thousand years of knowledge, and he still has a great advantage in planning and researching the direction of the Jingqiang Village workshop.

Now that the steelmaking workshop in Jingqiang Village has been able to make very fine steel, and the quality of gunpowder has also made great progress, Zhong Hao feels that the matter of making a thermal weapon such as a firearm should be able to start planning.

If the development of the primary barrel thermal weapon of the musket goes well, Zhong Hao is looking forward to the appearance of the arquebus in the near future. If he could form a musket team with strong firepower, Zhong Hao felt that he could play a major role in the face of the Western Xia cavalry and Khitan cavalry in the future.

Zhong Hao gathered the old craftsmen of the steelmaking workshop and the gunpowder workshop to put their ideas together, and roughly described the requirements of the fire gun for steel pipes and the basic principle of the fire gun, so that these old craftsmen could think about the trial construction by themselves. According to the old rules, Zhong Hao naturally has a heavy reward for the R&D projects he values.

After summing it up, those old craftsmen felt that it should not be difficult to build this firecracker, and they all took the task and went back to work in a hurry. Zhong Hao's rewards have always been cashed out, and these old craftsmen are now full of energy, looking forward to the attractive bonus, which is really full of energy.

Zhong Hao has been busy inspecting various workshops in Jingqiang Village these days, Fu Ruozhu and Cao Keyao are not idle, and their popularity in Jingqiang Village even exceeds that of Zhong Hao, the former Jingqiang Village Zhizhai. The two of them were either surrounded by a group of aunts and aunts all day long to thank them for their children's teachings, or they were surrounded by a group of big girls and little daughters-in-law who asked this and that.

The days in Jingqiang Village made people feel cordial and calm, but Zhong Hao, as the general judge of Linzhou, could not enjoy too long. Zhang Zhizhou's messenger arrived in Jingqiang Village on this day and asked Zhong Hao, his deputy, to return to Linzhou as soon as possible.

As Zhong Hao and Yang Huaiyu guessed when they talked about Suizhou, this kind of family army forced to land the Weiming tribe and seized Suizhou, which would definitely trigger a counterattack by the Western Xia people. Even if he didn't hide the false Pang Zheng and led the Western Xia army to fight against Jiaoguo Luo in the Black Water Valley, he would not let go of this matter so easily. This is a question related to the attitude of the Western Xia towards the Song, and the Western Xia, who has always been tough on the Song, naturally cannot easily show weakness to the Great Song and give up their tough image. Therefore, he did not hide the false Pang Yan and ordered the Left Chamber's Divine Brave Army Division to send troops to recapture Suizhou.

Although Linzhou is still a little far from Suizhou, the battle between the Great Song and Western Xia is not expected to affect Linzhou, but be prepared. Although it is unlikely that there will be a national war between Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty this time, Linzhou, as the forefront of the border, has to strengthen its defense, after all, no one knows how strong the Western Xia's counterattack is.

After receiving the news from the messenger sent by Zhang Zhizhou, Zhong Hao did not dare to slack off, and immediately set off with Yang Huaiyu to return to Linzhou.

When Zhong Hao was leaving, Zheng Qiang repeatedly fought for him, if the army of Linzhou had a battle with Western Xia this time, he must not forget to transfer the left battalion of the Pingxi Army. The last time he went south to Liangguang to quell the rebellion, the left battalion of the Pingxi Army did not have the opportunity to fight, and seeing that the other battalions of the Pingxi Army had rich rewards after coming back, Zheng Qiang was already itching, so he tried his best to fight for the opportunity this time.