Li Xun, who received the tactical support of Wang Juan, was completely relieved, and the large troops retreated one after another, except for the 2,000-strong team that had been instructed by the fleet in advance, and Li Xun left another 2,000 people to respond, and at the same time divided into small groups of troops also set fire.

Billowing smoke rose from all directions, blowing in and out with the change in the direction of the wind, and those who had set the fire all took refuge in the seashore, standing still, under the cover of gunboats that could not continue northward at sea.

Looking at the gray sky, Li Xun sighed, as if talking to himself and chattering with the people around him, "It's a pity, I don't know how much wealth I will lose this time, it's all my fault, it's because I didn't succeed in defeating the Heishui Governor's Mansion, otherwise why make such a decision." ”

Joining the army was by Li Xun's side, and when he heard Li Xun's words, he was very puzzled, and comforted: "Your Royal Highness the King of the County, why be worried, even if it is burned, it is a pity that it is burned by the trees of the Heishui Governor's Mansion." ”

The others who only knew about fighting also nodded in agreement.

Li Xun laughed, "What do you know, how can there be a Heishui Governor's Mansion, you have to take a long-term view, now it seems to be someone else's place, and after the matter is over, it will be my Datang place, this tree has many materials that can be used as pillars, as well as the precious beasts and medicinal materials on the mountain, and it is gone all of a sudden."

Do you know how much money you have lost? Can't count, if you develop the burned ones, maybe you can contribute to one-fifth of my Datang area, damn the Heishui Governor's Mansion, play with me in the clear wilderness, fight guerrilla warfare with me, isn't it just to see that the soldiers brought in can't adapt to the environment? ”

Joining the army was amazed: "So much money? I knew that it was better to let Wang Juan personally lead the troops to fight, thinking that with her ability, she would definitely be able to defeat the Heishui Governor's Mansion directly. ”

After joining the army and saying this, he reacted, he was belittling the king of Tong'an County, and was about to explain, Li Xun waved his hand first.

"Yes, I'm not as good as Juan Juan, but Juan Juan is definitely not allowed to come over to command the army, so doesn't it seem that I have her at the disposal of Da Tang? That's why they only give me ideas and don't come here themselves.

This battle must be won, no matter how much resources are lost, and no matter how many casualties the Tang army has, not only to win, but also to produce a result in a short period of time, it can't be delayed, and if it drags on again, I don't know how many people in many places will have other thoughts. ”

Joining the army sighed, and echoed: "What His Highness said is that my Datang is full of talents, and Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan must participate in everything, otherwise how should others look at my Datang, burn it, and would rather lose." ”

Li Xun smiled at this time, "Who said that they don't participate, they just don't fight directly, and when the number is almost the same, Zhang Xiaobao will definitely have a way to minimize the loss, since the idea is from them, they have follow-up calculations." ”

"Really, you can still benefit from this?" If you don't believe it in joining the army, it's all burned out, what good can it be?

"I don't know about others, but Xiaobao will definitely not just destroy, maybe it's another plan, and wait and see, then we'll know."

Li Xun had no doubts about Zhang Xiaobao's ability, and looked at the smoke that rendered the sky gray, and his mood was much better.

In the state capital of Jili Prefecture, Yan Jiang, who became a judge, finally got together with his younger brother, and talked about all kinds of things after the separation, although they also had letterheads in the past, but they were not as good as face-to-face communication.

His younger brother is now much more honest and no longer thinks about corruption and bribery, he was bold because he wanted to use his life to give more money to his family, such as his father and this brother.

Now he is more worried about whether his original actions will affect his family, after learning that his brother has embezzled 60,000 yuan and nothing has happened, he secretly admires Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's mind, and also decided to be a good official in the future.

It's not that he doesn't want to live a better life, but he understands that as long as he follows Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to do things and do things safely, don't look at the money he has now, once he leaves office, whether he is promoted or transferred elsewhere, he can get a very considerable reward.

Now there is not much money, but there is no spending, all the necessities of life should be provided by the state government, the things given by the Zhang and Wang families can only be described in two words, luxury, want to come to yourself as a county magistrate elsewhere, even if you are greedy, you can't be greedy for all kinds of furniture now at home, and you can't be greedy for daily refined food.

The two brothers reunited after a long absence, and they had endless words, starting from the morning in the Bihai Yinsha Restaurant on the main street of the state capital, and sitting until the moment of the lamp.

Maybe they knew that they couldn't eat much, so the two of them ordered a few cold dishes, warmed the wine and drank it all the time, and by the evening, they were already drunk, but they were not noisy or noisy, and there was a slight indescribable smoothness.

"Second, I heard that you have been following Zhang Tingshi, and you have won his heart, I don't know how much I know about him?" Looking at the brightly lit and prosperous scene on the street outside, blowing the early spring wind, and drinking a large bowl of sobering soup, Yan Jiang was much more energetic, and asked his younger brother.

Yan Eryan County, who was called Eryan, was very embarrassed at this time, when he was communicating with his brother before, he didn't dare to say that he was targeted and thrown to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to clean up, only that he was favored by the two, so he was transferred to Xincai County from other places, next to Baoxin County.

Then he was arranged to Jili Prefecture, all the way up, from an ordinary county lieutenant to the position of the county order, and asked someone to bring back good things such as fungus, ginseng, sea cucumber and so on, and said that he performed well, Zhang Xiaobao gave it alone, in fact, all the county orders have this treatment.

Hearing my brother ask, I hesitated, but I decided to tell the truth, stood up, and said a few words to the people in the restaurant, and after a while, the guy in the restaurant brought a pot of tea.

poured a cup for my brother, picked up a cup myself, and said: "Brother, try this Maojian, high-quality Maojian is only a little worse than the best Maojian for the emperor and a small number of important people, and you can't buy it with money outside." ”

Yan Jiang was stunned for a moment, picked up the product, nodded and said: "It's really better than what I bought, and the package I bought is also a fine product, why does it taste different?" Are they cheating? ”

Yan Jiang, who drank two sips of tea, had a feeling of being deceived and was angry in his heart.

Yan Er smiled, "I haven't faked, the packaging says that it is a boutique is a boutique, but it is an ordinary hairy tip boutique that can be bought and sold, and those that cannot be bought and sold are not counted among them, if the eldest brother likes it, take more when he leaves, oh, it's me leaving, now it's in the house, it's time for me to return to Yiying County, so I don't have to leave it for the eldest brother." ”

"Why, if you don't give good tea to your brother, you can't buy it, where did you get this tea from?" Yan Jiangba clicked his mouth twice, reminiscing about the tenacity and sweetness revealed in the bitterness, obviously very happy that his younger brother is living a good life now.

"Deposited in the blue sea and silver sand, the eldest brother is now the judge of Jili Prefecture, and the benefits are only higher than those of the younger brother, and the younger brother will not make up for his own things, saying that he understands the history of Zhang Thorn, and he does understand.

And how can the so-called enemy not understand? It's a pity that my opponent is too bad, people don't recognize me as an opponent, I tried my best to do something, people don't look down on it at all, my younger brother I am tired and tired, I have learned some skills, and I want to deal with Zhang Tingshi, it's nothing more than a fool's dream, the eldest brother wants to know which aspect, and the younger brother will tell the elder brother what he has learned. ”

Yan Er said what he thought at the beginning, and the whole person was a lot more relaxed, as if he had let go of a heavy burden.

His words startled Yan Jiang, and he began to look at his younger brother again, wanting to see if his younger brother had three heads and six arms, and dared to go against Zhang Tingshi.

After looking at it for a while, he lowered his voice, "Two, didn't the letter say that Zhang Tingshi has taken a fancy to you?" How has it changed again? ”

Yan Er smiled bitterly, "How can he take a fancy to me?" Any inner courtyard in his house is better than me, it was the emperor who took a fancy to me, no, it was the emperor who took a fancy to him, and stuffed me, an incompetent official, into the side of the two of them to train him.

I'm not the first, the first one was a person named He Yiwei, and now I'm a big official in Yaozhou, I'm later, the emperor wants to see what the two of them are capable of, so he has been throwing me by their side, grinding and grinding, and the edges and corners in my heart have been smoothed.

Before I came to Jili Prefecture, I had been trying to find some trouble for them, but I had been unsuccessful, and I was not convinced, so I tried to know as much as I could, so that I could write to you about how to build a place.

Don't worry, eldest brother, now that my younger brother has eliminated my past plans, I am ready to follow them honestly as a good official, and I will not mess around like before. ”

When Yan Jiang heard his younger brother's words, he wiped the cold sweat oozing from his forehead, let out a long breath, and asked, "Then how much do you know?" ”

"That's a lot, I now know that their family has a lot of money, a lot of shares in the Datang Money, and there are water clouds, sea clouds, blue sea silver sand and supermarkets, roads and bridges, as well as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, the sea fleet, the land transport team.

Luzhou is the world of the two of them, Tubo Jinchuan also has a huge power, Fengzhou has a large ranch, Yizhou has a wine farm and ski resort, not to mention here.

In addition to these, I also know that their family has a lot of weapons, and not all of them are exposed at all, and I know that the zero seedling team of the two families has begun to form their own teams, which is cultivated according to the general, and I know that each of the people in the inner courtyard of their family has very powerful skills.

I know more important things that others don't understand, that is, after my observation during this time, I found that their minds were not focused on fighting with Datang officials at all, nor on running on other merchants in Datang, they wanted to solve all problems at once, such as ....... ”

Yan Er told his brother what he had learned, and when he was talking about this, before he could finish speaking, his mouth was covered by his brother.

Yan Jiang looked around nervously, and when he saw that there was no one else, his face turned yellow, and he vigilantly leaned into his brother's ear, "Two, let's not say what others want to do, but there must be evidence for rebellion, otherwise be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth." ”

"What are you talking about, brother? Rebel? Who rebelled? I didn't say that the two families of Zhang and Wang wanted to rebel, if they wanted to rebel, they would have done so a long time ago, with the strength of his two families, not to mention being the emperor directly, at least they could lead half of the country with the current Tang Dynasty.

The things I want to say are, for example, that they sent people along the sea, as if to look for some very good things, and I occasionally heard a few words from the mouths of the people in the inner courtyard of his house, saying that as long as I found those few things, I would not have to fear any disasters in the future.

Also, they want to turn everything they can see into the land of my Tang Dynasty, Xinyuan Island is one of them, and there will be more in the future, such as the Bohai Governor's Mansion, which was not directly ruled by our dynasty before, but now it's okay, and the Heishui Governor's Mansion that is being attacked, once it is defeated, they will continue to occupy it to the north.

Younger brother, what I want to say is that following Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, don't worry about not having a big official to do, Wang Juan doesn't have to worry about losing the war at all, even if he doesn't have the legendary magical skills, just with their weapons, others can't hold it, Zhang Xiaobao has reached the level of a demon for building a place.

My brother I have studied, and it is amazing to say that no matter where they go, they can always find local resources very quickly, there are coal mines, iron mines, gold, silver and copper mines, etc., as well as various specialties, such as the soybeans and sesame seeds I planted in Xincai County, and then produced sesame oil, which is really different, the taste is good, and the sales are good. ”

Yan Er's words stunned his brother.

Yan Jiang knew the power of the Zhang and Wang families, but he couldn't understand it in such detail, and after his younger brother said it, he really knew how powerful the Zhang and Wang families were.

"Wouldn't they be able to turn a stone into gold? No wonder the nine children in their family can be so arrogant, so big is the fourth-grade official, although it is a loose official, but the loose official is also an official, and he can impeach and ask questions, it turns out that the saint is afraid of them today. ”

Yan Jiang is much more balanced in his heart, and he no longer thinks about why Xiaobei and others can have such a big official, it seems that such a thing has never happened in history.

Yan Er shook his head, "Fei Ye, Fei Ye, with that unofficial, Your Majesty is ......." Speaking of this, Yan Er lowered his voice, "Your Majesty feels that you owe them too much to the Zhang and Wang families, and the two of them have countless transactions, such as the slender man association on the Yangtze River, the breeding business association and the engineering team in Jiannan Province.

But they have not had much money to use, what the younger brother said is not much refers to the proportion, but it is not really much, the money for the research of all kinds of powerful weapons is from his family, and the welfare of many soldiers is the money taken out by his family, not the imperial court, building roads and bridges, and disaster relief.

Wherever my Datang needs money, his family will take it, and he will take it no less, His Majesty has gained fame, obtained all kinds of good technology, and obtained territory, and will naturally compensate them, so their family's power is a little bigger. ”

Yan Jiang suddenly said, if it wasn't for his younger brother, he really didn't know the situation inside.

pondered for a while, and said: "The power is a little bigger, such as Zhang Zhong's Shangshu, I heard the rumors from the capital that it was arranged by his family himself, such as my brother's transfer, it will be done in one sentence, but if you do this, can his family really support the consumption of the entire Tang Dynasty?" Your Majesty tolerates the existence of his family in Datang? ”

"Of course, it won't last long, they are transforming, one is to avoid His Majesty's suspicion, and the other is to gradually withdraw from this kind of financial support, such as Gaimu Prefecture here, they are very miraculously found a very big coal mine.

I don't know how to be so accurate, after I found it, I began to contact other people to mine, and the same is true for aluminum ore and other mines, and I shipped all kinds of resources back from overseas, and when other people came to this place to be officials, they distributed benefits to each other and had money, so they could naturally afford to support the local army.

I heard from the inner courtyard of their family that in the future, the taxes will be directly managed by the capital, and then sent back, and his family will be evacuated from it at that time, so that there is no need to continue to manage the conscripts, and there is no need to worry His Majesty. ”

Yan Er pointed to the place to the north and told his brother about the big coal mine found over there.

Yan Jiang Mu Ran nodded, "It's really a little stone into gold, you can find all kinds of mineral resources here, magical." ”

"The more amazing is yet to come, brother, have you ever heard of Kombu?"

"Naturally, I know that good things, many children in the school are eating them now, saying that they can't grow their necks after eating, and it is also written in the medical dictionary, what are you doing with this thing?"

Yan Jiang has such a simple question, you also have to ask your brother with an expression and look at your younger brother.

"Then did you know that kelp can be planted? Do you know that the fungus I usually bring back to my family is grown by their family? Have you ever seen ginseng? Have you ever seen a pearl grown? ”

Yan Er asked one question after another, and every time Yan Er asked, he shook his head vigorously, and when Yan Er finished asking, Yan Er blinked and said in disbelief: "Don't tell your brother, they can grow these things." ”

Yan Er didn't say anything affirmative directly, but took out a box from his arms, opened it, revealing a necklace made of pearls inside, and pushed it in front of his brother.

"Big brother, this is given by my younger brother to my sister-in-law, because I have done things in the county steadily, and the reward I gave is a pearl that has been artificially cultivated in Luzhou for three years, and there are more than a dozen bottles of pearl paste, I have not brought it today, and I will go back and order someone to send it to my eldest brother."

Yan Jiang saw the pearl in the box, the person was completely stupid, after a while, it recovered, stretched out and picked it up and looked at it carefully, round, revealing a kind of brilliant brilliance, especially under the light of the street lamp, it looked gorgeous and abnormal, each one was generally large, about five points.

It's not that I haven't seen a larger pearl, although I haven't had it, even if it's a dozen or so of the same six-point pearl put together, but it's different from the string in front of me, I've seen it before, and I know that it's priceless, and it's not easy to find it out from the shell.

Today's string is actually raised, if it can be raised, the pearl will not be as valuable as before, and the pearl can also be raised? How did the Zhang and Wang families get it?

"Is the pearl worth dropping?" Thinking of this, Yan Jiang asked.

"No, in addition to making cosmetics and jewelry, most of these pearls have been sent to the hospital, as medicinal materials, well, medicinal materials can also be planted, and when my brother has time to go to the beach to see, my brother told you where to plant kelp, Zhang Xiaobao They are called kelp, and one of the special seasonings in their restaurant is obtained from kelp."

Yan Er looked excited, as if he had done all this.

Yan Jiang nodded dumbly, "Okay, okay." ”

The stars in the sky are sparse and the moon is bright, and the lights outside are still there.

Yan Jiang, who had returned to his courtyard, had not yet recovered from the shock.

Today, from his younger brother's mouth, he knows the background of the Zhang and Wang families thoroughly, and now he is not afraid of the huge power of others, but he is happy, and his happy head is confused.

He likes to study all kinds of things, and it takes a lot of money to study things, and if he succeeds, it's good to say, but after he fails, he doesn't know how much money he needs to supplement, from now on, as long as he follows Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the problem of money will not be a problem.

As the younger brother said at the time of the final separation, with the two families of Zhang and Wang, don't think about other things, work hard to do it, be loyal, and as the territory becomes larger and larger in the future, more officials will inevitably be needed, so that the two families of Zhang and Wang will be eye-catching, and it is very easy to do the history of a state.

I worked hard, whether it was for hobbies or for my future status.

Yan Jiang made up his mind, waved his fist, and stood up to go outside to see the beauty of the city that never sleeps on the street in the middle.

As soon as I went out, I met two people, a man and a woman, the man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and there was an indescribable indifference on his face, and he felt so outstanding when he was easy-going.

How to look familiar, rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully by the light of the street lamp, yes, I know.

"Zhang Tingshi and Wang joined the army, why are you two here?" Yan Jiang said in confusion.

"Yan Jusi, you really want to go for a walk? Before I came, I made a bet with Xiaobao, I said that you drank wine with your brother for a day today, you should be tired, you will rest early, and come back tomorrow, but Xiaobao said that you will definitely sit in the courtyard for a while, and then want to come out, don't you think you really came out? ”

Wang Juan's face was slightly red when he spoke, and he glanced at Zhang Xiaobao, but Zhang Xiaobao was proud, and he didn't know what the bet was on the two of them.

Yan Jiang didn't pay attention to other people's faces, his own face had changed, and he had become extremely pale, he was already frightened by the conversation with his younger brother before he came out just now, and he hadn't recovered yet, and he was scared again when he went out.

Isn't that amazing? I can even calculate whether I go out or rest at night, and I haven't taken a step before I go out, and other people's houses are blocked at the door.

What else they don't know? No wonder my brother is so arrogant and a person is served, people really don't know this ability with their younger brother, and the younger brother does something small, people don't need to send someone to monitor, maybe just pinch your fingers and know it.

Immortals, heaven, earth, don't blame people for leading troops to fight wars or engage in economic construction, and find that all kinds of mines are so smooth, it can be calculated, I can't complain that Your Majesty is so good to their two families, I think I know their ability, and if I don't do it well, I can count the national fortune, and the result must be good.

"Lord Yan, what do you want? It just so happened that the two of us had something to say to you, let's go out to see it together, to be honest, don't look at the place, the two of us watched the construction, but the two of us didn't have much time to appreciate, they were busy all day long, running from east to west, and from west to east. ”

Wang Juan woke up Yan Jiang at this time.

"That's, that's, you two must be very tired, and it's hard to figure it out." Yan Jiang said the words according to the thoughts just now.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were stunned, and smiled at the same time, without explaining what psychology is, and walked on the street with Yan Jiang.

Yan Jiang was a little nervous and a little excited, and he didn't know how to talk to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and walked out dozens of steps, looking very bored.

Or Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth first, "Lord Yan, I don't know if you want to be a good official or a researcher?" If you want to be an official, look at the construction of Nazhu'a County, as long as you don't go greedy for money to do research, I can arrange for you to go to a state to be a assassin. ”

Zhang Xiaobao's words made Yan Jiang stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked back: "What if you do research?" ”

"If you do research, you can't be a parent official, you can only be a research official, not a ministry of engineering, nor a military superintendent, but a new department that will appear in a short time, and what you have to do is to study various technologies, and other people are busy with the daily management of your daily life."

Zhang Xiaobao said the things he had considered in the recent period for Yan Craftsman to choose.

Yan Jiang knew that Zhang Xiaobao proposed that there would be a department dedicated to this matter in the future, and there would definitely be one, and no one in the court would be able to stop it.

What do you want to do? Obedient to the meaning, as long as you are an official in research, it is impossible to manage the people anymore, you have to think about it.

Thinking in his heart, Yan Jiang looked up at the bright street lamp on the side of the road, and really didn't know how to answer for a while.

Wang Juan also followed and looked at the street lamp, and introduced: "The electricity used in this street lamp is driven by a wind turbine, and a tuyere has been found here, and a group has just been set up, no matter which direction the wind blows, there are windmills to follow, and it usually provides office and street lights in the state capital, and some businesses who are willing to spend money have also received electricity."

This is all the progress of technology, if the steam engine is good enough, can be used to generate electricity, there is no need to continue to have a tuyere, being a parent is to benefit one party, in fact, the research of more advanced technology also benefits many people.

As for the treatment of technical officials, it is the same as that of administrative officials, and at this stage it is even higher than that of administrative officials, and I Datang needs the rapid development of technology, leaving other countries far behind, building bigger ships, and going overseas to find more useful resources. ”

As soon as Yan Jiang heard this, he understood what it meant, Wang Juan wanted to make himself a technician, because he figured out the steam engine, his mood couldn't help but surge, and he thought that the things he made in the future could make people's lives as convenient as this electric lamp, and he also had a great sense of achievement.

"Wang joins the army, is my steam engine going to be used on the people soon? I will continue to improve and try to make it smaller and more useful, so what kind of benefits can the people get from it? ”

In an instant, Yan Jiang felt that he was very great, and he was able to apply what he had made to the people.

Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao also admitted that Yan Jiang's idea was great, but the two of them could not directly use the steam engine on the people according to Yan Jiang's statement.

Zhang Xiaobao glanced at Wang Juan and said to Yan Jiang: "Lord Yan, the steam engine is good, but it can't be used on the people right away. ”

"Where is that used?" Yan Jiang was surprised.

"Used on warships, I think Lord Yan has also heard that we have a very powerful water weapon, called a gunboat, everywhere we go, the gods and ghosts retreat, but the speed of the ship is still too slow, and it consumes manpower, and a lot of space is wasted.

If you put the steam engine on it, the speed of the ship will be faster, saving space for the oars, and it will be able to carry more shells, and you can shoot whoever you want. ”

Zhang Xiaobao bluntly explained to Yan Jiang.

Yan Jiang opened his mouth, sighed, and said, "It turned out that it was used to kill people, and the emergence of technology was not to benefit the people immediately?" ”

"Well, it is used to kill people, if someone does not accept it, it will be killed, and if it is obeyed, it is a deterrent, not from the people's livelihood to directly benefit the people, but it also belongs to the category of benefiting the people, without strong force, how can there be a stable life for the people?

Good technology has always been used in the military first, even if the creator of this technology did not think so at the beginning, for example, our family made firecrackers, in fact, it was simply to prepare for future shells.

Now you go to the territory of Tubo and say that you are from the Tang Dynasty, and see if anyone dares to be disrespectful to you? You go around the side of Silla and see if they dare to expel you and look down on you? ”

Zhang Xiaobao was afraid that Yan Jiang would give up being a technician, such a talent was not easy to get, especially Yan Jiang's thinking was what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan needed most, so he gave an example when persuading.

Yan Jiang lowered his head and thought about it, then raised his head to look at the people coming and going on the street, and said: "Don't dare, they have been scared, especially Silla, your Jili Prefecture is so close, you can fight on both sides of the land and water, plus Wang joins the army's character of retribution, they don't dare."

Just as Wang said when he joined the army and led the Yizhou logistics battalion to kill the Tubo people, you kill me, I will slaughter your village, think about the people who died in the Tubo war, the people who starved to death, and the hundreds of thousands of slaves who ran to your hands together, it should be enough for one person and one village. ”

"Then Lord Yan has figured it out?" Wang Juan heard Yan Jiang talking about himself, smiled slightly, and asked.

Nodding, Yan Jiang's gaze became firm, "I figured it out, I will be a technician, and I will first strengthen my Datang army." ”

Hearing his answer, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to give Yan Jiang a little confidence, Zhang Xiaobao said: "Lord Yan, in fact, the steam engine can not only be used on warships, if it is the mainstream of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, in fact, civilian transportation and manning are also possible, try it on the warship first."

If it is easy to use, we will immediately put it on the civilian ship, and it will be more convenient to travel between the north and the south, Lord Yan should have heard of the Huayuan express mail, that is actually in our control, with the fast ship, it will be more convenient to deliver goods and letters to the people who need it. ”

Perhaps he was numb with fear, and when he heard that the most powerful letterhead transmission organization in Datang was actually managed by the Zhang and Wang families, Yan Jiang did not show any surprise anymore, and a smile appeared on his face.

"I know, my brother's letter to me is the one that I went, my brother was afraid that his letter would be found by you, so he didn't dare to go to the official post, I didn't expect that the other aspect of the walk is still under your means, I must study the steam engine well."

Wang Juan was inspired and added: "Lord Yan, in fact, there is still one thing that we haven't said for a while, after all, that matter needs too much money to support, but I can promise that as long as you get the steam engine right, it doesn't break often, and it can drive heavier things, then we will spend a lot of money to do it." ”

"Can you tell me first?" Yan Jiang was curious.

"That thing is called a train, why is it called this name, because it needs to ignite the steam and run on two tracks, the speed is very fast, and it can go out at least a thousand kilometers in an hour, oh no, it can go out for seventy or eighty miles, whether it is to carry people or pull goods, it is very convenient."

Wang Juan almost told her and Zhang Xiaobao the speed of the train at that time, an hour was two hours, and there was no problem with the road of more than 1,000 kilometers.

Yan Jiang, who had already decided that he would not be surprised, couldn't help but widen his eyes again: "If you go eighty miles in an hour, wouldn't it be faster than the eight hundred miles express?" Zhang Tingshi, Wang joined the army, can you go to the place earlier and tell the lower officials in detail? ”

If this kind of statement is said by someone else, Yan Jiang feels that he will definitely scoff at it and deceive the ghost? Seventy or eighty miles in an hour, then from one side of the Tang Dynasty to the other, it is only forty or fifty days, how is it possible?

But when Wang Juan said this, thinking of the two of them's ability to pinch and calculate, even if they thought it was impossible, it should be possible.

For a while, Yan Jiang couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and he had to pull Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to find a place to talk in detail.

Zhang Xiaobao swept towards the side of the road, and saw a large food stall in front of him, with pale cyan smoke coming out of the meat skewers grilled on it, and the bowls of rice wine were sent to various tables by the guys from time to time, and many people ate and drank there despite the cold of spring, and said to Yan Jiang:

"For example, go to the front to try the meat skewers, it can be regarded as a check, if they dare to use bad meat, then I will go back and find Xiaobei and them over."

Yan Jiang knew that Zhang Xiaobao was joking, and he already knew from his younger brother during the day that the people of Jili Prefecture had regarded Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan as gods, and no one would violate the rules made by two people, let alone use bad meat when barbecuing.

remembered the situation when Xiaobei and others found themselves not long ago, and said with a smile: "Well, if Zhang Tingshi really found Xiaobei and the little lady, this person would have said his careful thoughts even if there was nothing wrong with him, and I was so scared that I didn't even dare to cover it up." ”

"Children, you know how to mess around, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have met such a powerful person as Lord Yan, go, I'll treat you today."

Zhang Xiaobao was also very happy to hear people praise his younger brothers and sisters.

"That's natural, who made Zhang Tingshi rich." Yan Jiang walked over, found a table that no one occupied, sat down, first ordered a pot of hot tea, warmed up, and then chose a few random skewers, and the three of them began to talk about the train.

Jili Prefecture is peaceful, on the seaside of the Heishui Governor's Mansion, Li Xun is also doing well, he is also eating barbecue, or seafood.

Take two bites, sip some warm wine, and then look up at the fire that has not been extinguished in the slightest by the moonlight, which looks very pleasant.

"Your Highness, how long does it need to be burned?" Joining the army grilled a fish, sprinkled a few spices on it provided by the boat, sniffed beautifully, and smoked it next to Li Xun to ask.

"Hurry, didn't Xiaobao and Juan Juan already say it in the letter? Burn until the people of their Black Water Governor's Mansion run to the sea, these few days have passed, I believe they will also find that it is impossible to extinguish the fire, and when the time comes, we will surround them, and the people who need to pass over the ice have been arranged? ”

Li Xun looked like he was in the chest, as if the plan was made by him.

The army replied: "It's arranged, it's already set off, they really won't run further north, or west?" ”

"If you go further north, then we don't have to worry about it, when the time comes, the fire will be extinguished, and the Heishui Governor's Mansion will be ours, don't think that they can adapt to the environment here and be suitable for further north, if they run west, it will be better, and the imperial court can send a member of the army to come over to train the troops."

Li Xun didn't worry that Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao would miscalculate, freeze them to death in the north, run west, where to go? Turkic? When the time comes, there is no need for the Tang Dynasty to send troops, the Turks will kill people, capture them, and then send the living people to the capital, unless they want the Tang Dynasty's army to enter the grassland now.

Joining the army was still a little uneasy, but he didn't say anything, and handed the grilled fish to Li Xun's approach, "Your Highness, taste this fish." ”

"Don't eat, I don't worry about your craft, it's not as good as me, I have learned it with Xiaobao for a while, huh? There's a boat coming over there, take a look. ”

Li Xun was talking, and suddenly found that there was a light on the sea, the kind of light bulb that was lit up by water power to generate electricity, there was no other place at all, and at a glance, he knew that it was the ship of Zhang and Wang.

Looking not far away, but waiting for half an hour, the boat came over, the people on the boat set up a springboard, changed to a small boat, hurried to Li Xun's approach, and took out a letter from his arms.

"King Jun, my little boy and little lady have written a letter about the follow-up development of the burned place, saying that you should organize it first, and when the weather is warm and warm, they will come and join you."

"Look, there's a plan, right?" Li Xun said happily to join the army.

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