With the continuous expansion of Meiji City, the ordnance workshop that was originally next to the city was moved to the downstream of the river, more than 50 miles away from Meiji. This place is the largest weapon manufacturing place in the Xia Kingdom at this time, and armor, war knives, and various siege equipment are continuously produced from it.

There are more than 2,000 craftsmen, plus his wife and young wife, and the surrounding area has developed into a small city, and Liu Yuan has the intention to set up a new county here.

In one of the foundries, it was very hot, and hundreds of shirtless wrestlers were shirtless, sweating profusely, pulling the wind and striking the iron. The hammer collided with the anvil and "clanked".

As soon as Liu Yuan stepped in, he felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face, and he was extremely uncomfortable.

"The king has arrived! See you yet! "Examination order," he scolded loudly. Seeing this, everyone immediately put down their work and fell to their knees.

"Excuse me! Keep them busy on their own! Liu Yuan waved his hand.

Soon, the coolies in the workshop were busy again, enduring the scorching, and under the leadership of Yan Luo and the examination order, they took a turn inside.

"Remember!" Before leaving, Liu Yuan raised his index finger and ordered: "It's too stuffy in the foundry, open a few more vents to dissipate heat and let the blacksmiths breathe." Also, the weather is hot, prepare more cold water for the craftsmen to relieve the heat! “

"No!" The examination order hurriedly agreed, and patted the sycophants by the way: "The king is really merciful, and the craftsmen will be grateful to Dade!"

"Don't go yet!" Seeing that he still wanted to talk more, Yan Luo next to him said lightly.

In the surrounding arsenals, the ordnance that had been consumed in large quantities before slowly filled the warehouse, and as much as a quarter of it had been filled. More than 20,000 knives, thousands of leather armor, and some siege equipment.

"Yan Luo, you will be a master craftsman, you have done a good job, Lone is very satisfied!" Facing Yan Luo, who was dark-faced, Liu Yuan praised.

"The king, the minister's name is Liu Yan now!" Yan Luo did not return to Liu Yuan head-on, but gave him a slight reminder of his name.

"Hmm!" Hearing this name suddenly, Liu Yuan couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yan Luo, who was full of honesty, and a sense of grotesqueness surged in his heart, and he couldn't help asking, "Did you change your son's name to Liu Zhang!" ”

Looking at Liu Yuan with a little doubt, with a little thought, he touched his beard, "Liu Yan" said: "Thank you for the name, the minister will change the name of the eldest son to Liu Zhang when he goes back!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuan didn't know what to think, so he included "Liu Yan's father and son" in His Royal Highness.

"You invite Gu to this armory, won't you let Gu inspect it!"

When it came to business, "Liu Yan" said to Liu Yuan with a little excitement: "Back to the king, the heavy armor that you asked your ministers to promote research and development has begun to bear fruit. I implore the king to move to the driving school! ”

"Oh?" When Liu Yuan heard this, his face was full of joy, and he waved his big hand: "Let's go, take Gu to have a look!" ”

On the side of the armory, there is a test ground that is 100 feet square, and a team of palace guards has occupied the perimeter. When Liu Yuan arrived, dozens of brand-new armors were hung on several rows of wooden shelves. The pitch-black surface reflects a faint glow under strong sunlight.

"King, please see, this is a sample forged by many outstanding craftsmen and officials in the minister's collection!" Liu Yan pointed to Liu Yuan and said.

Liu Yuan was in high spirits, looked around, looked very good, looked very good, reached out and touched it, a little hot.

"Boom!" Liu Yuan shouted: "You put it on and try it, ride a war horse and run around!" ”

Soon, with the assistance of the guards, Long Wei put on his battle armor and went to Liu Yuan. The whole body is wrapped under the pitch-black heavy armor, giving people a strong sense of shock, which is very powerful.

Nodding slightly, at Liu Yuan's signal, the guards took the war horse, and the saddle was lifted, driving the war horse to run in the field. Liu Yuan was carefully observing from the side, heavy armor is heavy armor, the movement of the dragon is a little slow, the war horse runs, the acceleration is very slow, after a while, the horse gasps a little, and the hoof prints left are much deeper.

After running six or seven laps, Long Wei dismounted, unloaded his armor, and came back to his life. In just a few moments, Long Wei was already sweating profusely, and his inner clothes were soaked, clinging to his body. Facing Liu Yuan, he tried hard to suppress his breathing slowly, and with his physique, it seemed that he couldn't stand it at the beginning.

"You take it slowly!" Seeing that he was panting heavily, Liu Yuan said softly.

"King Xie!"

Find a shady place to sit down and take a sip of herbal tea, while Long Wei gulls a few large bowls.

"What do you think?" Liu Yuan asked.

Long Wei wiped the sweat from his face, thought for a while and replied: "The armor is too heavy, and with the physical strength of the minister, it can't last too long. And it is very inconvenient to move, and it is difficult to use force to the fullest. The weight of the war horse is too large, the mount of the minister is already a good horse, only the minister's dress is difficult to load, if according to the king's will, and then put armor on the war horse, in the whole Great Xia, it is difficult to find out how many qualified horses. In addition, when the weather is hot, the armor is too easy to get hot, and the whole body is wrapped under the armor, which is too difficult! ”

Long Qian said his feelings in one go, waiting for Liu Yuan's reaction. Liu Yuan nodded when he heard this, and turned his head to look at "Liu Yan": "Did you hear it?" ”

"The ministers have written it down!" Liu Yan hurriedly said.

"Just write it down, start improving it immediately, and don't hesitate to invest heavily in research and development, what you want is armor that can go to the battlefield, not a sample that can only be seen here, understand?" Liu Yuan said solemnly.

"No! The ministers will step up their efforts to urge the good craftsmen to improve and create a suitable armor for the king! Liu Yan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly made a guarantee.

"I hope so!"

"Boom!" Liu Yuan looked at Long Wei, who was already shirtless, and didn't blame him for being "rude", and ordered in a deep voice: "You have to start selecting elite men and good horses, and prepare for the lone building of a heavy-armored iron horse." The whole country, all the armies, are all chosen by you, prepare 300 people first! ”

"Obey the order!"

……

I didn't stay long, and before sunset, I hurried back to Meiji. Entering the hall of cultivation, the empty hall is slightly shaded, and I am directly paralyzed on the mat, feeling the coolness from the ground, and I feel comfortable. It's the hottest season, and this year is especially hot and a bit difficult.

There was a noise, Liu Yuan, who was lying upside down, opened his eyes slightly, and under the light of the setting sun, Cai Yan wore a light shirt and walked in front of Liu Yuan with lotus steps.

Holding a bowl of soup in his hand, he put it down and squatted in front of Liu Yuan: "King, the concubine will prepare a bowl of cold soup for you!" ”

The soft voice sounded in his ears, and the irritability in Liu Yuan's heart dissipated a lot, and he got up with his hands on the ground, and took a sip, which was obviously iced and refreshing. After drinking it all in one sip, Liu Yuan sighed: "This year, how can you be so hot!" ”

looked at Cai Yan, who had already coiled up her hair, combed her hair in a bun, her smooth face was white, and her eyes were as smart as water.

"I'm still used to it in the palace!" Touching Cai Yanxiang's shoulder, Liu Yuan asked gently.

"Everything is fine, it's just that Shu'er has a lot of estrangement with her concubines!" Cai Yan smiled and replied softly.

The little girl is sulking, and her favorite sister Yan suddenly became Mrs. Cai, from the "sister" generation to the "mother" generation, Liu Shu is very unaccustomed to it, and she is not as close to Cai Yan as she used to be.

Liu Yuan shook his head a few times: "Shu'er is young and uncertain, don't care about her!" ”

Thinking of something, Liu Yuan said to Cai Yan: "Lonely will lead the army south again, you pack up and prepare to accompany you!" ”

"This ...... It's not suitable! Cai Yan was a little hesitant when he heard this: "In the army, how can there be female dependents accompanying you, and the concubines are afraid of being criticized!" ”

"Just say it's okay, just do it! You don't have to worry about the rest! ”

It's obviously cold and shivering, but it's hot when I write it, and I don't feel good about writing this chapter.