At night, Taiyuan is lit up and the noisy and lively atmosphere returns to the city. Despite their suffering, the city and its inhabitants have finally survived.

In the hall of the Taishou Mansion, Zhang Lang walked out of the door quickly, and hugged his fists at Liu Bei and the three who came to see him: "Xuande, Yunchang, Yide, there are too many trivial matters during this time, and I can't take care of you!" ”

Zhang Fei said boldly: "The fourth prince doesn't have to be so polite, if you don't do anything serious and just come to entertain us, then it's not a thing!" ”

Liu Bei shouted angrily: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Zhang Lang smiled: "Xuande doesn't have to blame! I like it very much! ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It made the fourth prince laugh." Zhang Fei laughed and said: "I also like the fourth son, there are few characters like the fourth prince in the world!" ”

Zhang Lang smiled and asked, "Let's go in and talk." ”

The four of them came to the hall, sat down the guests, and the maidservants brought tea, and then retreated.

Zhang Lang smiled: "You came at the right time, I have something to discuss with you." Xuande, Yunchang, and Yide are all rare heroes, I want to ask you to stay and help me deal with the Huns, are you willing? ”

"Okay!" Zhang Fei shouted without thinking about it. Immediately saw the second brother Guan Yu glaring over, and immediately laughed and said, "That, I think it's good!" But in the end, it's up to the big brother to decide! ”

Zhang Lang looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei clenched his fists with an embarrassed face and said, "The fourth prince is kindly invited, and we should have stayed." However, he had promised Gongsun Chan before that he would go to him to help him. The eldest husband will do what he says, so he has to go against the good intentions of the fourth son. ”

Zhang Fei opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Seeing Liu Bei's refusal, Zhang Lang felt that the real reason for this should not be what he said, but since the other party refused, he couldn't make it difficult for him, so he nodded and said, "That's really a pity." That being the case, I wish you all the best of luck! ”

Liu Bei got up and bowed: "Thank you, Fourth Prince!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei stand up, and they could only stand up.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Lang knew that the other party was about to leave, so he also stood up and said loudly: "Someone! ”

Dian Wei, who was guarding outside, immediately came in, clasped his fists at Zhang Lang and asked, "What does the general command?" ”

Zhang Lang said: "Immediately go and lead three good horses, take another 5,000 yuan, and give it all to Xuande and them, so that they can reach Gongsun Zhan smoothly." ”

Dian Wei answered, and immediately ran down.

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "The fourth prince is so generous, I really dare not accept it!" ”

Zhang Lang smiled: "There is no need to be so polite between men!" It's just a little bit of my heart, so don't put it off! ”

Liu Bei still wanted to resign, but Zhang Fei couldn't help but say; "Big brother, the fourth son has said it here, if we still refuse, wouldn't it be too ungentlemanly? If the eldest brother feels embarrassed, I will accept it! ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but glare: "What's the difference between what you accept and what I accept?!" Then he hugged Zhang Lang with emotion; Since the fourth son loves him, he has to be ashamed! ”

At this time, Dian Wei came back, hugged his fists at Zhang Lang and said, "General, the three good horses and five thousand taels of money are all ready." ”

Liu Bei said with a look of shame: "As the saying goes, you can't get anything if you don't succeed, and you're really ashamed!" Then he bowed and said, "Fourth son, I'll leave it at that." ”

Zhang Lang hugged his fists and said, "I'll send you." Immediately, Liu Bei and the three of them were sent out of the gate, and the soldiers of the Blade Force led three horses carrying money and handed them to Liu Bei and the three of them.

Zhang Fei hugged his fists at Zhang Lang and said, "Fourth son, let's go!" Hope to see you again in the future! ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "The next time we meet, I must drink three hundred cups with Yide, and I will rest when I get drunk!" ”

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "That's the best!" I heard that the four sons are massive, and when the time comes, they will definitely divide the high and low to win and lose! ”

Liu Bei hugged his fists at Zhang Lang and said, "Fourth son, goodbye!" ”

Zhang Lang hugged his fists and said: "The three of you have a good journey." ”

The three of them stepped on the horses, then hugged their fists at Zhang Lang, turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the city gate.

Guan Yu couldn't help but say: "This fourth son is really a hero!" Zhang Fei immediately said: "If you listen to me, we should stay here." It's not bad to help these four sons do things. ”

Liu Bei Zhengse said: "The eldest husband is alive, and he should keep his promise." Since we have already promised Gongsun Chan before, we should fulfill our promise! At least I have to wait until I help Gongsun Chan before making other plans.

Fortunately, the Huns have retreated, and we can be regarded as having nothing to worry about. ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "What the eldest brother said is extremely true. ”

Zhang Fei pursed his lips, looking disapproving, but he didn't say anything more.

Time passes imperceptibly.

On this morning, Zhang Lang, accompanied by Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and others, went to the ordnance factory built on Longshan outside the city. Dian Wei's father, Dian Qing, led several of his main responsible persons to greet him: "Meet the general!" ”

This Dian Qing is the one Zhang Lang saw when he first met Dian Wei that day, the burly old man who was with Dian Wei, and now his identity is the head of the ordnance factory, because he is not only an excellent blacksmith, but also proficient in the art of organs.

After Zhang Lang learned about these situations, he immediately appointed him as the head of the ordnance factory, after all, Zhang Liao's main job is to lead the army to fight, and he can't be tied to this kind of thing for a long time.

Zhang Lang looked at the ordnance factory in front of him, which had begun to take shape, was very happy, and praised: "Lao Dian did a good job!" In such a short period of time, our ordnance factory has actually reached such a scale! ”

Looking at Dianqing, he asked, "How is the production capacity of the ordnance factory now?" ”

Dian Qing hugged his fists and said: "Now I can make about 1,500 spears a month, 500 ring-headed knives, 100 pairs of iron armor, and 200 pairs of leather armor." ……”

Zhang Lang frowned and said, "This ability is a bit weak!" ”

Dian Qing felt a little ashamed and explained: "There are really only a limited number of blacksmiths, and because the army is recruiting new soldiers, it is difficult for apprentices to recruit enough people. All this affected production capacity. ……”

Zhang Lang asked curiously, "How many blacksmiths are here?" ”

"One hundred and twenty-seven in all."

Zhang Lang was surprised, he didn't expect that such a large county as Taiyuan, coupled with the many people who had migrated and fled from all over the country, could only provide one hundred and twenty-seven blacksmiths?

I couldn't help but think of the hundreds of blacksmiths that Jubaozhai supported at the beginning, and suddenly felt that the energy possessed by those forces was really beyond imagination! It seems that I underestimated them before!

Dian Qing hugged his fists and said: "Whether it is to build weapons or iron armor, the most important thing is to temper, but this requires a strong physique to be sharpened from a young age, and it is not at all something that ordinary people can do, and it is definitely not possible to achieve it overnight."

So it's very difficult to get a small team of blacksmiths! ”

Zhang Lang's heart moved, and he thought of something.