When you're busy, a month is not short! After a month of intensive training, take a three-day break! Luo Tong led the 3,000 Modao army to the north, preparing to pass through Lingzhou, pass through Xiazhou, the capital of the Liang Division, and then enter the Turkic steppe.

He rode all three armies, so he soon arrived in Lingzhou, which was under the control of Li Jing.

Li Jing seemed to have expected Luo Tong's arrival, and sent someone to greet him early.

After placing the Mo Sword Army, Luo Tong took Yaochi, Qin Huaiyu, and Cheng Chuliang to the Governor's Mansion to visit Li Jing.

Before entering the Governor's Mansion, Li Jing came out alone to greet him.

"Meet the Grand Duke!" Luo Tong stepped forward to salute and say hello.

Li Jing looks strangely heroic, as far as Luo Tong knows, Li Jing is fifty-seven years old this year, but judging from the real appearance standing in front of him, Li Jing does not look like he has this age. He looked to be in his forties at most, with a square face and a pair of sparkling eyes, showing an extraordinary look. He has a straight nose and a wide mouth, a long hair under his chin, with a vigorous spirit and bearing, and there is a masculine charm between his gestures. Fifty-seven years old looks so charming, you can imagine what it was like to be young at the age of twenty, no wonder the famous red whisk girl will run overnight and create a good story

"No courtesy, no courtesy!"

After taking their seats with each other, Li Jing said to Luo Daodao: "I can't imagine that even Your Majesty can't stop you!" It is a good thing for you young people to serve your country with all your passion, and it is worth advocating, but I still do not approve of your risky actions. ”

Luo Tong and the others were a little stunned.

Li Jing said: "I just hope you can think twice about doing things." After all, there is only one life, and if it is gone, it will be gone, and as an elder, I don't want to see the future of Datang die young. Especially Qingxiao, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. You have the ability to be invincible, and you have the ability to govern the country, and you are unexpectedly very talented in military affairs, and your achievements are no less than that of Huo Qu in the Han Dynasty! It was only a matter of time before he became a member of the Great Admiral who would make the aliens shudder. It can not only ensure the peace of my Tang Dynasty, but also achieve great causes, and also pass on to future generations. But if you make a mistake because of the risk, everything is empty talk. As far as you are concerned, the beginning of your career has not been successful, and there is also a rare talent for Datang. It is not unreasonable for the ancients not to stand under the dangerous wall. ”

"But things in the world are so complicated, and the positions we stand on are different, and our thoughts and thoughts are different. In my opinion, you are a little reckless. But in other words, if you care too much about your own safety, you are timid. Is it a sensible and rational approach? Speaking out is contemptible, not human. ”

"Thank you for your concern, the younger generations you said also understand, but a person always needs to be sharpened to grow, otherwise, what is the difference between Zhao Kuo and Zhao Kuo on paper? I'll be careful. ”

Li Jing's words are similar to what Li Shimin said a month ago! If Li Jing blindly said that what he did was wrong, Luo Tong would not agree, but Li Jing analyzed it from both sides, and the gains and losses of his remarks made him speechless, and he suddenly felt very reasonable.

Li Jing saw Luo Tong's approval, and he stopped in moderation, and said with a smile: "It's not easy to think so thoughtfully, no wonder Your Majesty values you so much." ”

Luo Tong smiled and said to Cheng Chuliang: "Go and get the gift." ”

Li Jing's smile stiffened, and he said with a cold face: "If you don't learn well at a young age, don't get that set here!" ”

Luo Tong smiled mysteriously: "It's something I tossed out about the generations, but it's not worth two taels of silver cakes, and I dare to guarantee that the Metropolitan Governor likes it." ”

"Oh? I'm going to see what it is. ”

A sentence of "thousands of generations" made Li Jing curious, he knew from Li Shimin that Luo Tong was a little uninhibited in dealing with people, but he would never exaggerate in official affairs, he said that the great joy of thousands of generations must be a matter related to the Tang Dynasty. There will be no falsehood.

Luo Tong took the exaggerated package in his hand, put it on Li Jing's desk, and said while unraveling it: "The Metropolitan Governor will look at these papers and decide whether to accept them or not!" ”

"Rice paper?" Li Jing saw at a glance that he only felt that he was the king of paper, but when he held it in his hand, he immediately felt something abnormal, and immediately said "no".

Seeing that the Tang Dynasty military god also confused himself, Luo Tong smiled smugly: "This is a new type of paper created by my joint research with papermaker Shi Zhiguo, the cost of a piece is less than a penny, after the expansion of the papermaking workshop, it is now a daily output of 10,000 sheets, and when the craftsman is skilled, the output will be higher." ”

Li Jing looked at the paper in his hand that was almost comparable to rice paper, and read in disbelief: "Ten thousand pieces per day, less than a penny!" He repeated it several times and said: "If this paper is published, all the people in my Datang Dynasty can have paper to use, and all kinds of books and knowledge can be transmitted to all the people's homes through this paper... After a generation, the world is full of talents..."Li Jing's eyes flashed with a strange light when he said this.

Luo Tong secretly rejoiced, knowing that the mind of this Tang Dynasty military god had been synchronized with him and Li Shimin! It turned out that Li Jing's fellow travelers were also thinking about supporting the scholars of the poor family, suppressing the big lords of the family, and letting the Tang Dynasty get rid of its dependence on the big lords of the family. So he also told Li Jing about movable type printing and the library. This is also what Li Shimin meant, this matter is too wide-ranging, he needs the support and support of these heavyweights in the Tang Dynasty, before Luo Tong went north, Li Shimin specially told him to let Li Jing know the truth.

Li Jing was even more moved, if paper is a sharp blade hidden in the shadows of the gate valve family, then this library is a bright steel knife. This military god, whose face did not change and his heart did not beat when Mount Tai collapsed, lost his calm many times in a short moment, and only smiled after a while: "Your Majesty's move is a major event that is beneficial in the present era and in the future!" I loved this gift so much that I took it! He was compiling a soldier's experience, which required a lot of paper, and he was not happy with the gift from Luo Tong than any other treasure. After Luo Tong and the others went to see the soldiers, they happily returned to the back house with the gifts!

The Red Whisk Girl and a heroic young man greeted them, and the Red Whisk Girl complained, "You are really, but you are just a child, just let the heir go." Do you need an old man who is almost sixty to see him in person? ”

Li Jing smiled: "This kid is not simple! ”

The red-haired girl snorted and said, "Isn't it that Brother Xianjing created the Mo Sword Formation in one step, isn't it the future eldest horse!" What's the big deal. ”

The red whisk girl has been married to Li Jing for many years, and she has never been able to erase the traces of the rivers and lakes on her body, and she has never been a good wife and mother, and she has only one "Brother Jing" for Li Jing from beginning to end, even in front of the sons and grandsons of outsiders, and she never cares about the eyes of the world.

Li Jing is open-minded and carefree, knowing what kind of character she is, and she doesn't care!

"Don't underestimate Luo Tong, this little kid, this Tang Dynasty will soon change because of him!" Li Jing put the bag of gifts on the table and told the story of the meeting. In the end, he was determined: "This kid is weird, and the library must be a clever trick he came up with." ”

The Red Whisk Girl was shocked: "Datang is indeed going to change the sky, but it is beneficial to Datang and the descendants of Wandai." ”

"Grandpa, grandma! Qingxiao's means are like this, although it is very happy and beneficial for thousands of years! But it also put him in the limelight, and I am afraid that he will not be able to benefit from it in the DPRK in the future! "The heroic boy is Li Jing's grandson Li Yehei, and he is also one of Luo Tong's rare friends, and Li Jing came to study with him when he sat in Lingzhou. As a friend, Li Yesi will inevitably worry about Luo Tong's future.

"Although the scholar clan has a strong foundation, but after the harsh suppression of the two emperors of the previous dynasty, the strength is far from the original, and countless talents have been lost in the troubled times. Despite this, His Majesty still regards it as a sick tiger, and now that he has cheap new paper, and there will be a library in the future, coupled with His Majesty's suppression, the scholars will turn over? It's hard. ”

Li Jing shook his head and sighed: "This is where my son is not as good as others, the eldest husband should make a decision when he is a person, and how to do great things in the future." Luo Tong may have offended the warriors as you said, but so what? As long as Your Majesty is happy, can those scholars still turn the sky? ”

Li Yesi nodded and said: "In terms of talent, the child is indeed not as good as Qingxiao!" "The more you come into contact with Luo Tong, the more you can perceive his ability, so the young generation who intersect with Luo Tong have a faint situation of looking at him as the horse's head.

Li Jing laughed: "Don't be discouraged at this point, this kid of the Luo family is weird and unfathomable, he has the potential to enter the phase, and his future achievements, your grandfather and I may not be as good as him, and it is not ashamed to be inferior to him!" Didn't the grandchildren always want to be with them? Grandpa agreed. ”

Li Yesi was overjoyed and said, "Grandpa agreed?" As if he was afraid that Li Jing would regret it, he rushed out of the door.

The red-whisked girl said angrily: "Brother Jing, the Turks are dangerous, how can you agree to the heir!" ”

Li Jing asked: "Have you ever thought that Luo Tong would lead troops to the Turks?" ”

"Nope!"

Li Jingyu said excitedly: "We can't think of it, how could Jieli think of it?" Over the years, he has always taken the initiative to attack others, how did they think that someone would fight them? Besides, the Turks are divided into two, and the two sides are opposed, how could they think that the Tang Dynasty would send troops? Luo Tong, this kid seems to be cranky and reckless, but in fact, he plans and then acts, thinking about what people don't want! Just wait and see, this kid will definitely be as famous as last time. The meat is not eaten by the heirs, but the broth is not bad! ”

"Grandpa, grandpa! Qingxiao asked me to show you something. The red-whisked girl was talking, but she heard Li Yesi shouting and running in with a bulging "trouser tube".

Li Jingteng stood up suddenly, and said to Luo Luo happily: "This is what you came up with?" Li Jing almost didn't have to think about it to know the role of "trouser tube"!

Luo Tong took Li Yesi's "trouser tube", straddled it diagonally on his shoulder, and then tied it firmly with the straps at both ends, and said with a smile: "The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and sometimes there is no supply for several days, so we must prepare a large amount of dry food, flints, leggings and other things in advance, especially dry food!" It's hard to get supplies, so I designed this. ”

"This thing is a dry food bag made of oilcloth, even if the heavy rain can't wet the things inside, the dry food bag is tied with a slipknot at one end and sealed at the other, and it can be filled with fried noodles!" Although the "fried noodles" thing does not taste good, it is easy to carry, and more importantly, it does not need to be cooked on a fire, it can be eaten when you pick it up, it is not easy to expose the target at night, and it can also reduce the logistical pressure! Luo Tong said as he untied the bag of dry food and poured some into the palms of Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl.

Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl tasted it, it had the taste of jerky, and the taste was not bad!

"We are all cavalry, so each of us brought two bags of dry food, and even if we couldn't get supplies, we could rely on dry food to last for more than half a month. If the heir wants to join, I will ask him to prepare two as well. ”

Li Jing was pleasantly surprised: "This method is good, with the dry food bag and your fried noodles, I will not be afraid of the army running out of food for long-distance attacks in the future." The soldiers on the expedition each brought food, what are they afraid of the enemy attacking the grain road and burning the grain? This little bag of dry food is a great change. The preparation is sufficient, and even the grain transportation team is saved, which can save a lot of money and grain for the imperial court. ”

In ancient times, when the army was fighting, it was often necessary to mobilize the people along the way to transport grain! Sometimes, before reaching the destination, the food delivery team will let the enemy kill them cleanly. There are countless examples of hundreds of thousands of armies being defeated without food and without a fight. Among them, the most famous is the Battle of Guandu, where Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's grain and grass clean, resulting in the soldiers having no heart to fight, and finally losing this epic battle.

Even if the grain transport team arrives at the battlefield safely, it will also bring great pressure to the materials of the imperial court, 100,000 troops go to war, at least 20,000 people must be mobilized to transport grain, the consumption of 10,000 people in a month is an astronomical amount, and the people are dispatched to cause the land to be uncultivated, which will affect the lives of the people in the coming year. However, this dry food bag reduces a lot of trouble, and if it is a short-term battle, there is no need for a grain transport team at all, and without the drag of the grain transport team, it will be more convenient for the army to fight.

Li Jing is witty, and he can see the huge role of this small dry food bag at a glance, and his understanding of the dry food bag is even more profound than that of Luo Tong.

Luo Tong was very happy to praise Li Jing so much, and he also talked about things such as preventing poisonous insects and bandaging wounds...... The role of ordinary small things on the battlefield, introduced by Luo Tong, made Li Jing marvel at Luo Tong's whimsy.