"I forged this batch of weapons to test the properties of steel. ”

Zhao Yu walked under the weapon rack, reached out and took out an eight-sided sword, drew the sword out of the sheath, and the sword light was cold: "It seems that it is not bad now." If you have a preference, you can take a bite of yourself. I have to hand it over to Meng De, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get. ”

This first batch of steel produced was smelted by Zhao Yu himself, and the weapons were also made by himself. Even if the steel is produced in large quantities in the future, in terms of quality, it will be half a chip worse than the first batch. These weapons are useless for Zhao Yu to take, once they are handed over to Cao Mengde, they will definitely be treasured by Cao Mengde, and they can only be rewarded when they have meritorious service.

Xiahoudun and Cao Chun understood that they were overjoyed at the moment, and they were not greedy, so Xiahoudun chose the spear in his hand, while Cao Chun put down the eight-sided sword and replaced it with a sword.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for sending the magic weapon!"

Xiahoudun held the gun and handed it over, and Cao Chun followed.

Zhao Yu waved his hand, not caring and said: "The weapon is a weapon of killing, and I don't go to the battlefield, it was originally for you." ”

Then the three of them returned to the study. Xiahoudun and his two weapons were in love with each other and were unwilling to put them down.

After another small talk, Xiahoudun said: "This gun is the most eye-catching, but it is a little heavier." It's a pity I don't see any lighter spears in the library. ”

It's a pity.

With Xiahoudun's strength, it was just right to transport fifty or sixty catties of iron spear, but this spear was eighty or ninety catties, and it didn't matter if the time was short, but it was not suitable for the battlefield.

Zhao Yu smiled slightly: "It's okay, it's okay, I will definitely let Yuan Rang's envoy move this gun in the future." ”

At noon, Zhao Yu instructed Wang Po to make a big meal, and all kinds of dishes made Xiahou and the two of them swallow their tongues when they ate.

"This is the potato?"

Xiahoudun ate wonderfully, and couldn't help asking.

Zhao Yu nodded: "Exactly." This potato has a high yield and is the best to satisfy hunger. It tastes good when it's done. ”

"It's a good thing!"

Xiahoudun and Cao Chun couldn't leave the army for a long time, and they were about to leave after dinner, Zhao Yu sent the two of them to Zhuangwai, and said: "All about it, Meng De already knows it, and the two of them will train the army during this time, and as soon as Meng De enters the East County, they will immediately control the important land of the East County." In this eastern county, there are also Qiao Mao's die-hard loyalists, since Wang Qiu is coming, let him take the lead and clean up a batch of thorns. Puyang City has been keeping my noses down, and when Wang Qiu pulls out some thorns, I have my own way to deal with the rest. ”

"Sir is tired!"

The two of them turned on their horses and walked away.

After leaving the core area of Zhaojiazhuang and walking around the periphery, you can see the shadows of craftsmen who build canals and roads, and farmers who grow potatoes and various crops. The entire tens of thousands of acres of land presents a completely different scene from the outside.

Xiahoudun sighed again and again: "Mr. Zhao is also a national scholar, Meng De can get Mr. Zhao's help, I don't know if it is the blessing that Xiahou's family and the Cao family have cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

Cao Chun bowed his head and thought deeply: "If it is built like Mr. Zhao's Zhuangzi, when Meng De enters the East County, the entire East County will be turned upside down." I don't know what kind of prosperous scenery it will be when the time comes. ”

"Previously, the eldest brother also asked me to tell Brother Yuan Rang not to evil Mr. Zhao. What did Brother Yuan Rang think at this time?"

"Luckily!"

Xiahoudun smiled and said, "What's more..."

His expression was a little inexplicable: "This Mr. Zhao is not a weak scholar." ”

Cao Chun laughed: "Of course not. Yuan Rang, do you still not believe that Mr. Zhao is an immortal?"

"It's... I don't believe it, but even if Mr. Zhao is not an immortal family, in my eyes, he has surpassed the immortal family by a lot. ”

"In this case, I can't say that I have to write a long letter to inform my eldest brother. Cao Chun said: "You said that the eldest brother saw the letter, do you believe it or not?"

When Xiahoudun heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "In my opinion, it is not necessary. ”

"Oh?"

"Just give Meng De a surprise, when Meng De arrives in person, I don't know if the eyeballs will fall out?"

"Oh, hahaha..."

The two laughed and walked away.

In the following days, every half month, Xiahoudun and Cao Chun always had to come to Zhaozhuang once. And every time I came, the Zhao Zhuang I saw was completely different from the last time.

When the news of Sun Jian's defeat at the hands of Xu Rong came, the entire Zhaozhuang, more than 50,000 acres of land, was already green and secluded. Cement roads are connected in all directions, water canals are in all directions, and waterwheels stand in the fields, carrying the water in the canals to every corner.

And at the same time, it finally rained.

Today, there are ten cement kilns. Except for the use of Zhaozhuang itself, most of the cement is hoarded in several huge warehouses.

In addition to the mother furnace, there are only three steelmaking blast furnaces. There is no way, the raw materials can't keep up, it's useless to build too much, and that's it for the time being. On the contrary, the hoarding of stainless steel has exceeded thousands of tons. And that's only half the number. Half of the refined steel produced in each furnace was ordered by Zhao Yu to create weapons and armor.

In the entire Puyang area, seventy or eighty percent of the craftsmen were all collected by Zhao Yu. Today, more than 5,000 sets of finished weapons and armor and 100,000 arrows are lying quietly in the warehouse.

With these armors, you can easily assemble an army of steel.

"This year's rice cannot be eaten. Zhao Yuzheng instructed Zhang Wang: "Tell the farmers that the rice should be kept as seeds." You must know that our Zhuangzi actually exists as a birthplace, whether it is potatoes, wheat, rice, or even peppers, how much seed can be kept, and it will be of great use in the future..."

Last year, because of the season, rice was not sown, and after the beginning of this year, the seeds cultivated by Zhao Yu in the small world of Chaos Beads were only enough for a few thousand acres.

This Zhuangzi, Zhao Yu is used as a model and seed base, any kind of crop cultivated in the small world of Chaos Beads, how many seeds can be left. No matter how big the world is, the seeds needed are all here.

Zhang Wang said he understood: "Yes, the owner." I'll pass them on one by one when I go down. ”

"Hmm. Zhao Yu nodded, and was about to continue, when Wang Tian knocked on the door: "Dongjia." ”

Zhao Yu stopped talking and looked up: "Come in." ”

Wang Tian came in: "The owner, Wang Taishou came to visit." ”

"Oh?"

When Zhao Yu heard this, his expression couldn't help but move slightly: "So, our Wang Taishou pulled out all the thorns in Puyang City?"

Wang Tian said: "The owner, according to Brother Baili's news, the first to jump out of Puyang City to confront Wang Taishou have all been unplugged. ”

"First..."Zhao Yu laughed: "That is, there are still hidden under the water?"

"Yes, host. Seventy or eighty percent of the wealthy families in Puyang City disobey this Wang Taishou. ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid this Wang Taishou doesn't know yet, I probably think I've been at ease." ”

At the beginning of the year, Wang Qiu went to Puyang to take up his post. For the past two or three months, they have been fighting with the wealthy families in the city. And now, having the leisure to visit Zhao Yu shows that he thinks he has mastered Puyang.

Zhao Yu has nothing to do with the wealthy families in the city, and almost no contact. In the past few months, there have been some scandals in secret, all of which are coveted by the changes in Zhao Zhuang. However, they were all sent away by Zhao Yu quietly. Dian Wei's 100 guards, although there are not many people, but they are not cats and dogs. No matter what means he has, whether it is bright or dark, Zhao Yu doesn't care.

Some time ago, the natural dwelling in the city was smashed several times, but the person who did it fed the dog that day. Zhao Yu didn't directly deal with the black hand behind the person who started it, because Zhao Yu knew that the relationship between the Hao family was inextricably linked, and which one was touched by a little touch, it was to affect the whole body.

At least before Cao Mengde entered the Eastern County, Zhao Yu would not do anything to them. Just kill the chickens and monkeys, cut off their claws, and scare them.

Probably this Wang Taishou also knew that Zhao Yu, a powerful man outside the city, did not deal with the wealthy families in the city, so this Wang Taishou did not implicate Zhao Yu when he was fighting with the wealthy family. At this time, I am afraid that there is some purpose for visiting.

"Hurry up, please. ”

Zhao Yu changed his mind and went out to greet him.

Wang Qiu was not a simple literati, or in the era of the Han Dynasty, there were no simple literati.

Those who go on horses to fight wars and get off their horses to govern the country abound.

For example, Lu Zhi, such as Huangfu Song, or Zhu Jun, are all characters who are both civil and military.

Those scholars, if any of them can't play the two-handed eight-sided sword, then they are not qualified. Compared with the powerless scholars who degenerated hundreds of years later, the literati of the Han Dynasty were much stronger.

At the very least, the eight-sided Han sword is heavy and has considerable real combat capabilities. It is very different from the light and fluttering sword that later generations degenerated into a kind of decoration.

Saying that the sword is light and agile, that's all. What is the sword for? Killing. Han Jian is probably the pinnacle of the murderous sword. Then it degraded. Han Jian is a two-handed sword, with a long hilt and a thick sword body, so it is not idle to kill people.

This Wang Taishou looked clear, but the palms of his hands were thick and his skin was rough, so he must have been a figure from the army.

In fact, it is true that Wang Qiu is a general under Liu Dai.

"The prince is coming, why don't you send someone to inform you, I will greet you early!"

The head of a county is generally called the county honor, and the head of a county is called the prince or the governor, or directly called the taishou. As for the title of 'adult', it was only started in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In this era, adults are honorific titles for fathers.

Wang Qiu said with a smile: "Ben Taishou has just arrived, and it is time to visit the place, Mr. Zhao is serious." ”

"Fujun, please. ”

"Please. ”

So he entered the manor.

And then there was some nonsense.

Wang Qiu's main purpose was to test Zhao Yu and see what Zhao Yu and the wealthy families in the city thought.

In this regard, Zhao Yu did not hide it and despised it.

It's very much in line with Wang Hu's taste.

In addition, in and out of the words, he just wanted Zhao Yu to support him.

In this regard, Zhao Yu was vague and did not reply directly.

Despite this, when Wang Qiu left, he was still relatively satisfied.

For this Zhaojiazhuang, whether it is the wealthy families in the city, the ordinary people, or this Wang Taishou, they are very curious. Especially after witnessing this Zhaojiazhuang, which is completely different from other places, Wang Qiu thought even more.

But before he could realize his idea, the bad news came.