Li Zicheng took pity on Tian Fen's long-distance running, his body was in a state of fatigue, and he didn't dare to taste it excessively, although he had infinite energy in his body, he didn't dare to sway it to his heart's content, but tasted it lightly, and let Tian Fen rest for half a night.

After getting up at dawn, Tian Fen not only did not show tiredness, but there was a faint touch of blush on the face of the deceptive frost and snow, and he was indescribably radiant......

Now it's too late to regret it, Tian Fen has already gotten up, is grooming and dressing, and will not return to bed for the time being.

Li Zicheng lifted the quilt and got out of bed, now that Tian Fen has come to Longyou, can he still fly? Last night has passed, and tonight is coming......

After breakfast, Li Zicheng took a group of personal soldiers to escort Tian Fen into the carriage, the comfortable carriage was ready, but Tian Fen refused to go up, "Governor, the maid is also riding a horse, so as not to drag down the army!" ”

"Horseback riding? Do you know how to ride a horse? Li Zicheng didn't feel strange, when she was in Haomen Town, she didn't know that she could ride a horse, and in her free days, the two of them also walked around the fields.

"When the maid was in Haomen Town, he saw the mighty appearance of the Metropolitan Governor on horseback, so he took Daddy to get a war horse, after the Metropolitan Governor left Haomen County, the maid learned to ride a horse alone, although it was not as good as the soldiers, but it was no problem to hurry," Tian Fen's little white face greeted the sun, and there was a brilliant appearance, "The maid came by horse this time, otherwise how could she come to Qingshui County so quickly?" ”

"Oh?" Li Zicheng was amazed, could it be that Tian Fen could have predicted that he would "chase her husband for thousands of miles" in the future, so she learned equestrianism in advance? He only tasted her gentle side, but he didn't expect Tian Fen to have tamed the wild horse like a female man, but this is fine, the overall situation is important, with a war horse, you can end Longyou as soon as possible.

In order to prevent Tian Fen from running long distances and not adapting to the stiff saddle, Li Zicheng took two thick cotton cloths, wrapped them in the saddle, and touched them.

From the west gate of Qingshui County, out of the city, cross Qingshui, and then along Qingshui south to the north bank of Weishui, and then go north.

Wherever Li Zicheng went, he was accompanied by local officials, big and small, and made a big splash, attracting people from the past to stop and watch, especially in places where Hui people were more concentrated, and even stopped for a long time.

Tian Fen was originally a Hui person, and she could say a few simple words home, coupled with her appearance, she was more Aryan than ordinary Hui people, but she attracted the attention of her compatriots more than Li Zicheng, especially when she heard that she was the dual identity of "Miss of the Great Tusi Family" and "Lady of the Grand Duke", which made the Hui people feel the kindness of her trip.

Since the Metropolitan Governor has married a Hui person, he is the son-in-law of the Hui people, and he should treat the Hui people well!

Whether it is the Hui people, or other people who have similar faces to the Hui people and have forgotten their ancestors, they are extremely friendly to Tian Fen.

Among them, the die-hard elements who are resolutely unwilling to "join the Han nationality and serve God" have been cleaned up by the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the people who remain, at most, are in a wait-and-see state, I heard that after the Hui people of Haomen County entered the Han nationality, the father and son were both the magistrates of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the daughter also became the wife of the Metropolitan Governor, and it turned out that the Hui people could still live like this, compared with the swords and guns of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Tian Fen was so close to their lives......

The persecution of the Mandate of Heaven, the co-optation of Tian Fen, and the cavalry around the Metropolitan Governor......

Officials along the way found that after the inspection of the metropolitan governor, the number of people of foreign races in the region who took the initiative to "become Han nationality and serve God" had increased dramatically, and they had to increase their manpower in order to register these people.

Li Zicheng did not penetrate into the Hui people, accompanied by the officials, almost along the last march path, the last time the road was reorganized, although the officials along the way repeatedly assured him that this was the best road from Lanzhou to Guanshan, but he still frowned.

The road is in disrepair and rugged, even on the north bank of the Wei River, it is necessary to travel through the valley, how can such a road bear the supply of the Heavenly Mandate Army on the front line of Guanshan?

The soldiers are bloody on the front line, if the supply of food and grass is not available, how can people be embarrassed? Longyou, why is it so dilapidated? After such a long time, has the imperial court really forgotten this territory?

What worries Li Zicheng even more is that this lifeline, which bears the responsibility of guarding Guanshan, has to cross a large number of rivers along the way, and along the north bank of the Wei River, it can expand the roadbed, but the grain trucks are constantly blocked by the river, and if the pontoon bridge is built, not only can it not last, but it will also hinder the passage of ships in the river.

There are mostly mountain rivers here, and the canyon structure on both sides is extremely inconvenient, even if you build a bridge.

Can we transport grain and grass along the Wei River and rely on waterways?

Li Zicheng was soon disappointed, although the Wei River is a river with a huge flow, but in his upper reaches, not only the flow is not large, it is difficult to carry large ships, but it is more than the legendary Yellow River, almost all of them are cliffs, everything, is caused by the mountains!

Navigating such a river is even more difficult and dangerous than the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Li Zicheng had no choice but to give orders to the officials along the way: After the population registration and land distribution are completed, the people should be organized to comprehensively repair the main roads in their respective counties, and the width should not be less than one zhang and eight feet, except that the terrain should be flat.

Road repairs are vetoed by one vote, and those who fail to meet the standards on the main roads in the region before the end of the year will be dismissed from office and demoted to a common man!

In order to supervise the repair of the main pipeline from Lanzhou to Qingshui County in various prefectures and counties, Li Zicheng set up an inspection team headed by Ren Erxi, a small flag officer of the pro-soldier army, to ride a war horse to patrol the route uninterruptedly to check the progress of road repairs in various prefectures and counties.

Longyou had just returned to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and Li Zicheng released his words, which was the most important sign to test the loyalty of the chief officials of various prefectures and counties to the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The matter of repairing the road is distributed, even if some prefectures and counties cannot be completed, it will greatly improve the roads along the way, but the road passes through the river and delays the transportation, so I can't complain about the various prefectures and counties, not to mention Longyou, even if it is the imperial court, it is difficult to pour a large number of bridges for a while.

When he set out to conquer Longyou, Li Zicheng crossed the Yellow River to Lanzhou, he lamented the difficulty of crossing the river, and whimsically asked John Tang to try to build a bridge over the Yellow River to facilitate the rapid passage of the army.

However, I am afraid that this goal is difficult to achieve, although Tang Ruowang has studied a certain amount of Western science, but he is not God, not omnipotent, let him make a telescope, microscope or something, it happens to be his specialty, it is not difficult, but to let him build a bridge on the Yellow River, it is really difficult for him, not only him, but also his home country, I am afraid that he does not have such strength.

Li Zicheng asked him to build the bridge at that time, just to give a general direction, but he didn't expect it to be really used now, I don't know if there is any progress in Tang Ruowang's research.

He walked along the Wei River and found another problem, if for the convenience of transporting grain and grass, the official road should be repaired on the left bank of the Wei River, but Qinzhou, Fuqiang County, Ningyuan County, and even Gongchang Mansion along the way are all on the right bank of the Wei River, and for the future economic development, the road must be built on the right bank.

Is it necessary to build the Weihe Bridge?

In the upper reaches of the Wei River, the river channel is not wide, but compared with the tributaries, it is still a lot wider, and the widest section is close to 15 zhang, which is close to half of the Yellow River in Lanzhou.

Can bridges be built? What materials do I need to choose?

Li Zicheng leisurely thought of the cement avenue being built, yes, it is not difficult to use cement, the material is not difficult, I don't know whether it meets the standards for building a bridge.

However, in this era, there is no special load, and it doesn't hurt to have a lower mark.

After careful consideration, Li Zicheng finally decided that the road should be built on the right bank of the Wei River, since the prefectures and counties are located on the right bank, it means that the land on the right bank is smoother, and the output on the land is more, besides, the grain produced by these prefectures and counties will eventually have to cross the Wei River and be transported to Qingshui County.

The key is whether the Weihe Bridge can be built.

When he arrived in Ningyuan County, Li Zicheng flew a pigeon to Xining, and asked Tang Ruowang to set off immediately, taking several top students from Xining Science and Technology High School, and immediately rushing to Longyou to join him.

Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, Li Zicheng wants to give it a try, he doesn't believe it, he has mastered hundreds of years of knowledge, can he still suffocate the Weihe Bridge?

However, in addition to the roads and bridges that are worrying, Li Zicheng also encountered several pleasant things, and coincidentally, these things happened in Ningyuan County.

First of all, Zhou Bin Feige passed the book, and he had successfully won Minzhou Wei, and now he was escorting prisoners of war and was on his way back.

When he received Zhou Bin's summons, Li Zicheng was already huddled with Tian Fen on the marching bed.

Tian Fen rode a horse for several days in a row, although the saddle was covered with a thick cotton cloth, but her inner thighs still had a blood-red mark, knowing that she was making meritorious contributions to the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng had to comfort her, and was gently wiping it with a hot cloth.

After getting Zhou Bin's message, Li Zicheng threw away the hot cloth towel and asked Tian Fen to wipe it by himself, he took the message and read it twice in a row.

Zhou Bin's victorious return was completely unexpected, and it was not worth celebrating, but Minzhou Wei was in the southernmost part of Longyou, and it was also the last piece of land conquered by the Mandate of Heaven Army.

Li Zicheng and the Mandate of Heaven Army will turn into a new journey - to build Longyou, develop Longyou into a new place for the Mandate of Heaven Army, and at the same time, meet the wrath of the imperial court.