Hearing Wei Renshi's question, Li Liang thought about it and shook his head.

However, one of Ding Liuyong's subordinates said: "This little one knows that there is a Taoist priest behind the Xuandu Temple who likes to raise pigeons, but I am afraid that there are no less than 100 pigeons." ”

"Good! That's great! Wei Renshi said: "But I don't know if there is any way to get me more than 100 pigeons?!" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard Wei Renshi's words, Li Liang scratched his head and asked, "Brother Renshi, what are you doing with so many pigeons?" It's just roasted and eaten, so you don't need that much, right?! ”

"Well, naturally it's not for roasting and eating, I'm going to follow the example of the ancients Hongyan to pass on the book!" Wei Renshi shook his head with a smile and said, "When I heard Mr. Ding say that Guangzhou is too far away from Chang'an and the report is slow, I suddenly remembered that for these very urgent information, even if it is slow to rush eight hundred miles, you can use flying pigeons to pass on the book!" ”

"Pigeon Biography?" When everyone listened, Ding Liuyong said again: "The old slave has heard that in the Han Dynasty, someone used flying pigeons to pass on books. However, if the pigeon is lost, or if it is taken down by others, will it not be leaked? ”

"But I'm not afraid." Li Liang smiled and said: "We have a way now, even if the letter is intercepted, they can't know the meaning of the letter." ”

"Oh?" Ding Liuyong was curious, but he didn't ask much, but asked: "That flying pigeon is faster than eight hundred miles to expedit?" ”

Wei Renshi nodded and said, "Mr. Ding, eight hundred miles is urgent, that is, eight hundred miles a day." This depends on the route of the official road, and the official road must not be straight, so the distance of the official road is much longer than the actual straight line distance. And on the way, the horses have to be changed at the post station, and there are very few horses that can really travel thousands of miles a day. But a trained carrier pigeon can reach speeds of up to 200 miles in an hour. And because of the habit of the pigeon, before it returns to the nest, it will basically return to the nest as soon as possible around the clock except for eating, and will look for the nearest route without being restricted by the official road. ”

"So fast?" Everyone was amazed.

Wei Renshi said to everyone: "If these pigeons are trained into carrier pigeons, when the spy sets off, he will take some from Chang'an." For example, I went to Guangzhou. If there is an urgent matter there, you can write the letter in ciphertext, tie it to the pigeon's leg, and release the carrier pigeon from Guangzhou. The pigeons would immediately leave Guangzhou and return to their nests in Chang'an. Based on two hundred miles in one hour, excluding the time for eating, you can fly at least two thousand miles in one day, so you can fly back to Chang'an in only two or three days! Half of the time it takes to arrive in Chang'an! ”

Everyone gasped, and then their faces suddenly turned solemn. They all know what it would mean to be able to save half the time to get the military intelligence on the front, for a war, or for something else.

"It was this that I thought of it that I would like to ask you to think of a way to see how you can get a few hundred pigeons without much movement, and preferably someone who is good at keeping pigeons, so that you can try to train some carrier pigeons." Wei Renshi said.

"This ......" everyone thought about it, and there was no way to move for a while.

But soon, I saw Ding Liuyong suddenly show a smile.

Wei Renshi immediately asked, "Mr. Ding, but there is a way?" ”

Ding Liuyong said with a smile: "This kind of thing, let's do it, no matter what, we won't make a move." There is only one person who will teach people to do this kind of thing without any surprise and without thinking too much. Moreover, if Lord Wei could tell him about the use of the carrier pigeons, that person would definitely help. ”

Wei Renshi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.

"Good idea!" Wei Renshi immediately understood who Ding Liuyong was talking about.

Who else can there be besides Li Shi!

He has five square children under his hands, but isn't it the most suitable thing to do this kind of thing?

Wufang, is Li Shi in order to obtain the eagle dog for hunting and fun set up the carving workshop, harrier workshop, falcon workshop, eagle workshop, dog workshop, children refer to the people of each workshop, the Tang Dynasty to the people called children.

In the name of this, all of them are rampant and domineering, using all kinds of despicable means to seize the people's money and goods. What's more, they hang nets on people's doors, and they don't allow people to enter or leave. Some of them were hung on wells, so that people were not allowed to draw water from the wells, and so on, and the people were very resentful, and many bad things were done.

Borrowing their hands, even if they are snare a large number of pigeons in captivity, it will only make people scold them angrily, and will not remind people of the function of flying pigeons.

Anyway, Yongzhen Innovation will also ban Wufang, and when the time comes, punish a few bullies Wufang Xiaoer, and also calm down the people's grievances.

"Thank you Mr. Ding for the reminder! Please also come with me tomorrow and help me say a few words. Wei Renshi said.

Ding Liuyong's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded, and said, "Thank you Lord Wei for your support!" ”

This is Wei Renshi asking him to give him a share, how can he not hear it.

Early the next morning, Wei Renshi, together with Ding Liuyong and Li Liang, went to the imperial city to fight horses.

When they arrived outside the palace gate, they were tired of the guards and went to report, and the two waited outside, and after a while, they saw the guard hurriedly run back and let them in, saying that His Majesty was in the Taiji Palace.

Wei Renshi, Ding Liuyong, and Li Liang went to the Taiji Hall together, and when they arrived outside the hall, they were notified by the inner attendant, and the three of them were brought in.

Li Shi was reviewing the folds, and seemed to be in a good mood, when he saw the three of them going over to see the ceremony, he said with a smile: "No courtesy, a few Aiqing are here, what is the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister, Mr. Ding, and Captain Li were ordered to train spies, and when they were discussing, they suddenly realized a very serious problem." Wei Renshi took a step forward and said to Li Shi.

Li Shi put the fold in his hand on the desk in front of him and said, "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Wei Renshi said: "Your Majesty, please dare to ask, how long will it take for the information about rice seeds from Guangzhou to reach Your Majesty?" ”

Li Shi didn't expect Wei Renshi to ask like this, thought about it, and said: "If it is a normal situation, two hundred miles is enough, if something major happens, depending on the situation, it will be expedited by six hundred li and eight hundred li, and the matter of rice seeds, I ordered it to be treated as eight hundred li expedited, and from Guangzhou to my hands, it will take eight or nine days to expedite eight hundred li." Why, Wei Qing asked what this was for? ”

"What if it's not the rice seeds, but the two armies fighting?" Wei Renshi asked: "Your Majesty, you also know that in the military formation, on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and in the past eight or nine days, the situation of the front army will be very different, and the outdated information we have obtained has a very huge impact on the operation, and even the decisions we have made are no longer in line with the situation in the army. ”

"Of course I know. It's just that 800 miles is the fastest, and I can only do that. Therefore, since ancient times, there have been generals who are not subject to military orders abroad, and generals in the army can decide on their own according to the actual situation. Li Shi shook his head and said, suddenly as if he remembered something again, he raised his head sharply and asked, "What can you do?!" Hurry up! ”