"The thieves are all peaceful, why does he Yang Wenweak want to train so many elite soldiers? It is clearly for their own selfish interests, fish and meat people! ”

All kinds of speculations are circulating among the government and the opposition, and these speculations are far from each other, but there is one thing in common - Yang Wenqiao's purpose in doing this is for his own power, but he ignores the well-being of the Ming Dynasty and the well-being of the people, and he is a great traitor who has not been eliminated since Wei Eunuch. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Cabinet.

Chen Xinjia cautiously knocked on the door twice, and after a while, Yang Sichang's voice came from inside the room: "Is it Xinjia?" Come on in! ”

Chen Xinjia pushed open the door and arched his hand to Yang Sichang when he entered the door: "Yuanfu, Hu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites sent someone to say that he is sick!" ”

"Sick?" Yang Sichang raised his head: "What about Liu Langzhong?" ”

"Sick too?"

"What about Zhang Langzhong? You can't get sick too, right? ”

Chen Xinjia didn't speak, but his embarrassed face had already indicated the answer. Yang Sichang snorted coldly and stood up: "If you don't get sick in the morning, you don't get sick in the evening, why are you sick all of a sudden?" It's clearly embarrassing for me! At this time, it was necessary for someone to go to North Korea to find out the truth there, why Injo was suddenly killed and Gwanghaejun was reinstated, and they were all sick, where is the word country in their hearts! ”

Chen Xinjia hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Yuanfu, I heard that there are people in the DPRK who are secretly in contact, as long as you don't go to work for a day, you will be embarrassed for a day." Some people say that you have used the matter of the Korean vassal state to consolidate yourself-"

"Excuse yourself from the affairs of the Korean vassal state?" Yang Sichang smiled bitterly: "Xinjia, do you think so too?" ”

"Yuanfu, you naturally have a reason for doing this!" Chen Xinjia said in a low voice: "I just thought that it was more important to settle down first at this time, after all, North Korea is just a foreign domain!" ”

"So that's what you think!" Yang Sichang sighed: "Xinjia, I dare to bet with you that Liu Cheng is behind the trouble in North Korea this time." ”

"So what? Motosuke! Chen Xinjia said in a low voice: "Then North Korea is already the mouth of the Eastern Captives, Liu Cheng pacified the Eastern Captives and took the land of Liaodong, then North Korea is just a logical thing, its land is barren, the army is weak, not much is added, what is the matter?" ”

"Although I don't understand, has Liu Cheng done a meaningless thing for so many years? Since he wants to be my enemy, then we must be careful to deal with his every move, and we must not be careless! Speaking of this, Yang Sichang sighed: "Hey, I didn't feel it when I stood aside with him in the past, but today I feel that I am hindered every step of the way when I am an enemy of him, is it really as he said, is my Ming Dynasty's life span exhausted?" ”

Tielingwei.

"My lord, this is it!" Liu Zongmin waved his hand, signaling his subordinates behind him to untie the leather on the table behind him, revealing the huge metal object below, Liu Cheng took a few steps forward, carefully observed for a while, compared the object in front of him with the appearance in his memory for a while, and only after a long time did he say to Liu Zongmin: "Let's start the test machine!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Liu Zongmin responded, turned to his subordinates and said in a deep voice: "Start the test machine!" ”

Liu Cheng retreated some distance and sat down next to a big oak tree, Hao Shaoqi stood behind Liu Cheng with a knife like usual, he was surprised to find that Liu Cheng's hands and feet were trembling slightly, his face became pale, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from the corners of his forehead, he thought for a while, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you a little uncomfortable?" Do you want to call the doctor? ”

"Call the doctor?" Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Shake the flag, I'm in good health, but I'm a little too nervous!" ”

"Nervous? Your Excellency, you have never changed color in front of the battle, how can you be nervous now? ”

"That's different, if you want to be serious, that thing is much more terrifying than thousands of troops!" Liu Cheng smiled and pointed to the metal object not far away.

Hao Shaoqi looked at the metal object suspiciously, his habit over the years made him not continue to ask, at this time Liu Zongmin had already issued an order to ignite, several workers approached a hole next to the metal object, and soon a wisp of white smoke rose, as time passed, the white smoke became thicker and thicker, and became more and more straight, and finally, with a creaking sound, the huge object began to move.

"It's moving, it's moving!" Hao Shaoqi shouted in surprise, he rubbed his eyes, he could clearly see that there were no oxen and horses to push and pull the huge metal object, and there was no river nearby, only two workers were shoveling coal into a hole with shovels, and the huge wheel on the metal object was still spinning. The other guards on either side were no better than him, and several Mongols simply knelt on the ground, touching the beads and praying to the Bodhisattva.

"Good, the ignition was successful!" Liu Cheng stood up excitedly: "Zong Min, you can start the second step!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Liu Zongmin owed Liu Cheng a debt, turned around and gave a few orders to the craftsmen, and soon, the craftsmen pushed a machine over, this time Hao Shaoqi recognized it, this is the hydraulic crusher in the iron factory. For better results, in Liu Cheng's ironworks in Chaoyi, the ore must go through two processes before entering the blast furnace: crushing and beneficiation - first crushing the ore of different sizes into the largest iron ore of no more than the size of a finger with a hydraulic stone crusher, and then pouring it into the beneficiation pool of high-speed water flow, because the ore with high iron content is denser, so it will sink to the bottom, and the impurities with less density will be washed away by the water flow. This can improve the quality of iron production and reduce fuel consumption, killing two birds with one stone. However, Hao Shaoqi also knew that this hydraulic stone crusher was very cumbersome, not to mention a person, even a bullock could not push it, only water power could push it. So every time the river freezes in winter, the output of the iron works drops sharply. But there's no river around here, so what are they doing with this?

Just when Hao Shaoqi was puzzled, the craftsmen under the command of Liu Zongmin connected the concentrator to the strange metal object, and the next scene that Hao Shaoqi could not forget in his life - the crusher that even the bullock could not push began to move, and the sound of steel hitting and rubbing told him that all this was not a dream.

"Quick, put the ore in!" Liu Zongmin ordered loudly, and the workers shoveled the black ore in the tow bucket into the ore mouth with shovels, and the two huge iron wheels that were constantly squeezed inside were like an insatiable mouth, chewing the ore and then spitting it out. Liu Zongmin picked up a handful of mineral sand with a dustpan at the discharge port, limped to Liu Cheng, and said excitedly: "My lord, look, it's no worse than the hydraulic one!" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Cheng grabbed a handful of ore, looked at it and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, there is coal here, there is no need to worry about no ore in this winter, and there is a forging hammer or something, with this, there is no need to open the factory by the river!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Zongmin said with a smile: "When the adults gave the drawings to their subordinates, the subordinates really didn't expect to make them!" ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden sound behind him, and Liu Zongmin looked back and saw that the metal object and the crusher had been shrouded in a dense white mist, and the field was in chaos. Liu Zongmin hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be careful, go over later, be careful of burns!" He shouted as he ran over to command, and after a few minutes he returned to Liu Cheng's side with a look of shame: "Please forgive me, my lord, it should be another air leak, and the air pressure has decreased, please punish my lord!" ”

"Failure is the mother of success, just learn more lessons, what's the crime?" Liu Cheng's attitude was surprisingly kind: "Besides, there is no problem with the general direction, you go back and summarize it, no matter what you lack, just open your mouth!" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng paused slightly: "There are coal, iron, and water resources here, and the factory will be built here in the future, Jiexuan, you are also my old man, this steam engine is completed, and I will also give you a purple robe to wear!" ”

When Liu Zongmin heard Liu Cheng's words, his body trembled slightly, according to the "Elder Order" just issued by Liu Cheng, after being a patriarch, he could wear a purple robe and hold an ivory cane. And so far, only Zhao Wende, Lin Heshui, and Paul have obtained the status of veterans. Taylor, Fugu Heai, Ma family father and son, and a few others, these people either have made great contributions, or their identities are extremely noble, and they have great favors before Liu Cheng has made a career. No one thought that Liu Cheng would give such a noble status to a blacksmith leader.

"My lord, I'm afraid my subordinates can't afford this!" Liu Zongmin said in a low voice: "After all, I'm just a blacksmith!" ”

"What's there to be ashamed of?" Liu Cheng smiled: "What about the blacksmith? I don't have any kind of work here to rule people, and labor people rule people. Whether it is to go into battle to kill the enemy, or to farm in the field or to work in the factory, the merit and reward are all for those who do practical things. Jiexuan, you have done a good job of the steam engine, I am afraid that in a few hundred years, I will touch your light in the history books! ”

Listening to Liu Cheng's praise, Liu Zongmin's face showed a rare look of cramped and uneasy, and he immediately laughed: "My lord, you are laughing again, this steam engine is made according to your pattern, how can you say that you are touching our light!" ”

Liu Cheng praised Liu Zongmin a few more words, then turned around and got on the horse, left surrounded by the guards, and walked for a while, Hao Shaoqi suddenly asked: "My lord, do you really want Liu Zongmin to be the elder?" ”

"Yes, if only he could make this steam engine!" Liu Cheng turned his head and looked at Hao Shaoqi: "Shaking the flag, if you weren't in charge of the army, you should also take a purple robe and an ivory cane!" ”

"What do we want to do with knives and bows!" Hao Shaoqi smiled: "It's just that Mr. Zhao, if they knew that Liu Zongmin's rough embryo was also wearing a purple robe and sitting side by side with them, they really didn't know what kind of face they would have!" ”

"Huh!" Liu Cheng also laughed: "I don't care what they say, when they enter my Liu Cheng's door, they have to be Liu Cheng's person, and throw all the old things in the past out of their heads, otherwise I will help him throw away his head together!" Waving the flag, it's nothing, you keep your eyes open and watch, there will be more things that will scare you in the future! ”

"That's a good idea!" Hao Shaoqi laughed: "Don't say anything else, following you all your life, you must not have lived in vain!" ”

Speaking of this, snow began to fall in the sky, and Liu Cheng stretched out his right hand and picked up a few snowflakes. The snowflakes fell on the warm palms of his hands and turned into a few drops of ice water.

Hao Shaoqi kicked the horse's belly and said, "Winter is coming, this snow doesn't look small, my lord, we have to hurry up, otherwise we will be in trouble if we are trapped halfway!" ”

"yes, winter is here!" Liu Cheng looked at the sky, snowflakes were falling from the light gray sky, and when he raised his eyes to the south, he could only see a reckless wilderness, and on the horizon was a raised mountain range. On the other side of the mountain range, there must be vast expanses of fertile land, meandering rivers, countless towns, and many things that I have never seen before.

"Wave the flag!" Liu Cheng suddenly asked: "It seems that most of us have been outside the plug over the years!" ”

"Yes, you have been fighting with Dongyu all these years, so naturally you are all outside the plug!"

"Then do you want to go to the Central Plains, to Nanzhili, to Jiangnan to see? Listen to Wu Nong's soft words, and look at the fragrance of Sanqiu Guizi and Ten Miles of Flowers? Liu Cheng raised his horsewhip, his eyes shining: "It's already winter, when the snow melts next year, come with me to the south to have a look!" ”

Datong.

Lu Xiangsheng lifted the reins, and the horse under his crotch was very familiar with him, and without waiting for the master to whip him, he raised his four hooves and galloped on. The men behind him hurriedly drew their mounts twice and chased after them. Although Lu Xiangsheng is a civil official, his riding skills are quite good, and the horse under his crotch is better than others, so he ran out three or four miles away, and his subordinates did not catch up, so he had to grit his teeth and urge the war horse, wanting to catch up with his boss as soon as possible. Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly reined in his mount so that his subordinates could catch up.

"Look, what are those?" Lu Xiangsheng asked with a horsewhip, pointing at more than a hundred white dots in the distance.

"It should be a Mongol who went south to spend the winter!" One of his subordinates looked at it and replied.

"I'm not blind, I can see it!" Lu Xiangsheng's voice was fierce: "This is only forty miles away from Zhangyuan, and the fast horse can be reached in half a day, and there are Hu horses haunted, but you are nothing, this is too child's play, right?" ”

Several generals of Datong Town exchanged glances, their eyes were full of helplessness, and a handy general smiled: "Lord Inspector, you don't know, since the old man of Yue Guo and his old man took over the various departments of Monan, this taste has not been infested with nonsense, every winter these Tartars come to stuff the winter, and use livestock manure and the people to exchange wheat straw to feed the livestock, both sides are profitable, and the matter of Bingge has not been seen for several years!" ”

"Nonsense!" Lu Xiangsheng shouted: "Hu Ren is the heart of a tiger and a wolf, how can he be intimate? You eat the court, how can you let Hu ride close to the fortress? He is also allowed to come and go at will, and is familiar with the road, if he changes in the future, he will have a great disaster! ”