The sun is shining, the grass is quiet, and it is a scene of vitality.

And on the broad avenue, more than a dozen carriages were moving into the distance under the tuk of horses, and the carriages were so dazzling that they folded in half, and the axles creaked and creaked under heavy pressure.

Sweeping the scene outside the window, Li Tingzhi saw that there were farmers cultivating in the farmland, but he was a little annoyed.

The person sitting opposite saw his haggard face, and couldn't help laughing: "Xiangfu, I heard that you were assigned by Meng Heng to go to the Red Phoenix Army to conclude an alliance with him, why are you so hesitant today?"

"You don't know! Although I went to Taiyuan that day to conclude an alliance with the Red Phoenix Army. But at the beginning, I thought that the Red Phoenix Army was just a temporary momentum, and it was difficult to last. Therefore, in order to be able to afford the method of making firearms, the rhetoric is inevitably exaggerated. And after that, they didn't fulfill it for various reasons, which inevitably made them suspicious, thinking that our waiting for this time was just another deception. ”

Li Tingzhi felt guilty and uneasy in his heart, and couldn't help but be a little reluctant to step into the Red Phoenix Army.

The man said, "But you should also know that the Red Phoenix Army has already captured this place, and the climate has been completed. In his army, there are three Xiao, and it is really difficult to defeat him. In order to ensure the tranquility of the frontier and the stability of Shuzhong, we can only include it in the DPRK as a barrier. Otherwise, if he intends to enter the river, he will cut off our roots. ”

At that time, it was more than a few years since the battle of Xianyang Ancestral Dragon.

After the first battle of Zulong, the news of the death of the Mongolian Ogedai also spread, and the Mongolian tribes were not arguing, but in order to compete for the throne of the Khan, they fought with each other, and finally decided that Guiyou would be the Great Khan, but Guiyou was weak and sickly, and the affairs of the court were mostly dictatorship of Naimazhen.

As a result, the Mongol tribes had to take a break from their military operations in order to preserve themselves.

After the Chifeng army occupied Jingzhao Mansion, it also began to establish a base based on Jingzhao Mansion, organized the people to reclaim farmland, build water conservancy and open up canals, and many agricultural affairs were carried out in an orderly manner, and under the command of Xiao Feng, they sent troops again and again, fought with the Mongol army several times, and expelled them from this place, and recently occupied the land of Pizhou, Yaozhou, Huazhou, Shangzhou and Yuzhou.

Although its place is not larger than the place that occupied two roads at the beginning of the incident, the location of Jingzhao Mansion is the place where the Qin Dynasty was founded in the past, with the Qinling Mountains in the south, the Beishan Mountains in the north, the eight hundred miles of Hanhai on all sides, and the mighty Yellow River in the east.

Among the dynasties, there are water conservancy projects such as Zhengguo Canal and Bai Canal, which can irrigate millions of acres of land.

If you occupy this place, you can achieve great things.

Thinking of these things, Li Tingzhi couldn't help but shake his head: "Senior Brother Xian! I have met with that Xiao Feng once, she should not know how to behave." ”

"No!" Jia Rudao looked suspicious, and said, "Xiangfu." You need to know that the world is changing, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Even if that woman is really as you say, she is an innocent and kind person, but everyone under her command will inevitably have people who are greedy for the wealth of Sichuan and Shu. If she is under the influence of these tribes, how can she push back?"

"What you said is not unreasonable, it seems that I didn't take these things into consideration!" Li Tingzhi bowed his head slightly to apologize.

Jia Rudao said again: "You have a simple temperament, I don't blame you." But you need to remember that the reason why the official family sent us here was to deliberately recruit the other party with the grace of high-ranking officials, so that they could be included as a shield. When I enter the house, even if the other party has any unreasonable demands, you must be patient for the time being, and you must not offend the other party. Otherwise, if you annoy the other party, you will be in danger. ”

Li Tingzhi replied: "Don't worry, I will remember." ”

Their trip was ordered by the Song Emperor Zhao Yun to recruit Xiao Feng, one to use the strength of the Red Phoenix Army to fight against the Mongols, and the other to ensure the safety of Shuzhong.

Ten years ago, when Mongolia used the road to attack gold, the Sichuan and Shu generation fell into chaos, if it wasn't for the previous Yu Yu came to sit in the town, I am afraid that its land is still full of war, and there is no time for peace at all.

If the Red Phoenix Army also joined it at this critical time, then the entire Sichuan and Shu would not belong to the Song Dynasty at all.

For this point, the people in the DPRK and China see it clearly, and they are naturally unwilling to let such a source of danger be around.

The two of them talked, and before the carriage had come to Chang'an, the majestic city wall stood on the vast plain as before, and it was covered with mottled marks, such as small holes pierced by arrows, injuries from boulders, traces of smoke and fire, and holes left by artillery,...... Every scar tells people the history of the city, and lets them know how many stories are hidden in this city.

"Crunch!"

The wheels pressed against the stone slabs, dragging a group of people and horses, had already come to the front of the city wall.

In front of the city wall, Zheng Yuanlong had been waiting for a long time, and after seeing everyone coming, he immediately came to everyone and bowed down: "I heard that you have come to visit, my lord has already sent me to wait here, and even the resting place has already been prepared, just waiting for a few to come." ”

"Then I'm going to bother you. ”

Walking down from the carriage, Li Tingzhi waved his hand to signal the attendants around him to retreat, and the soldiers brought by Zheng Yuanlong took over and led them towards the city together.

And he and Jia Yidao followed behind Zheng Yuanlong, asking as they walked, "I have been here before. At that time, the place was very dilapidated and barely inhabited. I didn't expect that I hadn't seen it for a few years, but this place was so prosperous. "On both sides of the street, there are three-story buildings, the walls are very vermilion, and every house is of general style, all the way to the head and foot of nearly a hundred, it is really a wonder.

In the building, one by one the vendors have already placed salt, rice noodles and the like on it, and the people who come and go are even more endless, never cut off, even on the street, there are people walking around, the posture is very leisurely.

Such a scene, although it does not have the style of the Tang Dynasty, has recovered part of its vitality.

The soldiers who passed by by on both sides of the road, shouting trumpets and walking in a row, were a clear sign that the city was not out of danger.

Zheng Yuanlong laughed loudly: "Naturally, it is the ability of my lord. Fu You pointed to the many tiles next to him, and said, "Do you know why the tiles on both sides of the street are all in the same shape, and they are all more than three feet high, far beyond ordinary houses?"

Li Tingzhi shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

"It is a red brick, which is made of clay mixed with coal, and it is very hard. Don't say that bows and arrows are difficult to hurt, even if they are guns and artillery, it is difficult to destroy them, and they can be described as extremely strong. Zheng Yuanlong laughed loudly, looking very proud.

Jia Rudao frowned slightly, and replied: "It turned out to be this thing." With a slightly puzzled look, he asked, "But I have seen people use this thing, but most of them are in tombs, and if the house is built with this burial object, don't you feel unlucky?"

Zheng Yuanlong's face was angry, and he immediately suppressed it, and said: "'If you can't help people, how can you do ghosts?' Regarding this thing, my lord has a cloud: the way of the sages, when it is people-oriented, how can you slack off because of the things of ghosts and gods? After all, the other party is just confused, and there is not much hostility, if he spoils the other party's mind because of this, it is naturally inappropriate.

"But it's so large that it must be a lot of money. Your lord is willing to use his own strength to seek a place for everyone to survive, and even Zulong is inferior to this behavior. Li Tingzhi saw that Zheng Yuanlong was a little annoyed, so he mediated from the side.

"At this time, it is natural, but fortunately, with the support of the treasures in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, it can barely be supported. Zheng Yuanlong laughed at this time: "After entering this city, my lord will accept nearby residents to enter the city to build houses at a price of fifty wen a day. Because the trees are difficult to use, dozens of kilns were built outside the city, burning paper red bricks day and night, and people even entered the Qinling Mountains to search for mineral deposits, calcined lime, and thought it was mortar. The two worked together to restore the former collapsed building in less than three years. ”

"Oh?" Jia Rudao sighed lightly, and then complained: "I didn't expect your lord to be so generous and pay so many things?" He once served as the head of Meng Heng's command, and was responsible for preparing food and salary for him, so he naturally knew that according to what Zheng Yuanlong said, he was afraid that the money spent would be nearly 1,000 guan per day, and if it was to last for three years, it would be millions of yuan.

Such a large amount of money and grain is completely equivalent to one-tenth of the financial revenue of the Song Dynasty.

Li Tingzhi also felt terrible, and complained: "I didn't expect you to be so fast?"

In just a few years, this Chang'an City has changed from the ruins of the past to today's big city, and the organization of the Red Phoenix Army is still very powerful, which is really terrifying.

After all, this house was built for the inhabitants of the city, and they wanted to move in as soon as possible, so they naturally did not dare to slack off. It is difficult to build if there is no light at night, but I am afraid that in the middle of the night, there are people who want to get up and work. And if there are lazy people, they will be spurned by everyone and directly expelled from the queue. It can be said that the whole city is united, all of us are united, and the progress is naturally rapid. ”

Zheng Yuanlong continued, since he came here, the entire Chang'an City under Xiao Feng's governance, can be said to be changing with each passing day, almost every month will change, in the excitement, is even more eager to tell others: "And since the completion of the building, my lord has even issued a regulation, saying that if you want to live in the house you repair, you only need to pay 3,000 Wen per month to the Chifeng Army to move in, and if you want to buy it for yourself, you need 300 yuan of silver." Those people coveted the size of the house, and they flocked to the city in order to buy one out of it. ”

Hearing this, Li Tingzhi laughed out loud: "I thought that so many houses should cost a lot of money, but if you say this, what you regain from it should be more than the previous investment." I thought it was a business without capital, but I didn't expect that your father-in-law's harvest would not only restore Chang'an City to its usual function, but also attract many business customers. Since then, the city of Chang'an should have the possibility of returning to its former glory. ”

"Alas, there are still Mongols in the north, and if they cannot be driven out of the Han land, how can they succeed if they are to restore the prosperity?"

Zheng Yuanlong was proud, but when he thought of northern Mongolia, he felt sad.

He naturally knew that if it weren't for the internal contradictions in Mongolia and it would be difficult to go south, otherwise the Red Phoenix Army would definitely not have so much respite, just like Taiyuan and Luzhou in the past, and was driven out of Chang'an City by the other party.

Seeing that the sky is pitiful, after all, he still let Wokotai die, which bought enough time for the development of the Red Phoenix Army.

Hearing about Mongolia, Jia Rudao also had a sad face, and immediately leaned over and said: "It is precisely because of this that the sage has sent the two of us here today to discuss with you and others, form an alliance front, and fight against the Mongolian army together. ”

"What you say is what worries me. After all, if Mongolia is not driven out, then this place will be so prosperous, and after all, it will only be a ruin in the midst of war. Zheng Yuanlong looked sad and replied.

They are firmly entrenched here, but there are too many warriors who have died along the way.

They joined the Red Phoenix Army with hope, thinking that they would be able to see the future they were looking forward to, but before they could see it, they had already collapsed, and one by one the voices that had already passed away appeared in front of them, which made Zheng Yuanlong's eyes moist, and tears had crossed his cheeks.

While he was talking, several people also came to the mansion where Xiao Feng was currently located.

Li Tingzhi looked surprised, and said unconsciously: "Hmm, I have heard that the form of the Chifeng Army is eclectic, but I didn't expect that your mansion is not the same as other places. What he saw in front of him was not the palace model currently being built by the imperial court, but rather a series of square houses, which from a distance looked like the street houses, and should have been made of the same material, divided into three floors, which seemed very tall, and was enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

The buildings are connected by corridors to facilitate the movement of the people in them.

On top of the large expanse of soil that was vacated by the house, there were many plants planted, and even some small streams and ponds were dug out of it, and the gurgling water in them made people feel much more relaxed.

"The lord once said that all kinds of etiquette and regulations in the past should be abolished, and efficiency should be the first. That's why I waited for the others to build the mansion like this according to the drawings drawn by the lord. Some of those buildings were offices, while others were resting places, enough to accommodate a thousand people. When Zheng Yuanlong spoke, he was also quite proud.

Jia Yidao looked strange and asked, "What about your father-in-law, where does she live?"

"She lives in the Suxin Pavilion in the distance, and most of the rest of the time is in the political affairs hall to deal with political affairs. Pointing to a three-zhang tall attic in the distance, Zheng Yuanlong replied as he should.

"Just such a pavilion?" Jia Yidao was very surprised and felt incredible.

As the commander of an army and the head of a government, according to his ideas, even if he can't build as much as the kings of the past, he must at least have a palace of his own, so that he can be regarded as a struggle not to be dishonored.

But looking at the attic, I'm afraid it can only accommodate a dozen people!

Such a simple is really unprecedented in the world.

Zheng Yuanlong shrugged his shoulders and replied disapprerovingly: "The lord is an orphan, except for her two younger sisters, there is no one else, so what's the use of building such a big house?" It is for this reason that the lord only let us build such an attic as her usual resting place. Most of the rest was used to build other facilities. For example, the council hall that can accommodate hundreds of people to discuss matters, the Tianyi Pavilion that can hold more than 100,000 books, and the school field in the distance is used for the exercise of officials in the government after work, as for all kinds of courtyards used for flower viewing and resting. After all, this is the center of the whole army, so it should naturally be done better, at least it should not look simple, so as not to make others look down on it. ”

Li Tingzhi and Jia seemed to be extremely surprised, and their eyes were full of complicated colors, looking at the scene in front of them.