Chang'an City, Luo Mansion, and Li Yi Mansion are reporting Chang'an's movements to Luo Zhang.
These days, Chang'an City seems calm, but it is in turbulent conditions. Luo Zhang does not dare to take it lightly, so he naturally wants to know more information to better grasp the situation.
During this period of time, he was not idle either. Every day he was either spending time in the Dockyard Department, studying large ships, or staying underground at home, studying the ratio of gunpowder, or running to Yushan to see the Yushan Military Fortress. Construction status.
As time goes by, Luo Zhang's research on gunpowder becomes more and more clear. There are detailed things, and the speed of his research is naturally extremely fast. It is now coming to an end. As he and His Majesty said, after the things are researched, , can be handed over to His Majesty, who can send capable people to secretly manufacture a large number of iron lumps for use in the northern battlefield.
This is also something that Li Shimin and his family are interested in, so Luo Zhang cannot help but be interested in it.
"Are you saying that Li Tai is competing with the prince for a shop? The price is higher than the prince's? Want to prevent the prince from opening a barbecue shop?" Luo Zhang said with a playful smile.
"Yes, sir, every time the Crown Prince's people like a shop, the King of Wei's people will fight for it immediately. Although they won't get it every time, the price of the shop will increase by at least 50%, so The prince spent a lot of money!" Li Yifu also had a weird look on his face. It was really too mean for King Wei to do this. He didn't expect King Wei to have such tricks.
"Hmph, does he think he can stop it like this? It's ridiculous! Tell the prince, I'll give him the extra money, so that he can buy with confidence and open the barbecue shop as soon as possible. When that happens, look Why is King Wei jumping so hard!" Luo Zhang said in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir!" Li Yifu responded.
"Is there anything going on at Changsun Wuji these days?" Luo Zhang asked.
"No, there is no movement at all. Ever since he vomited blood in the main hall, Changsun Wuji seems to have become much more honest. There are many rumors that he is seriously ill, saying that he cannot move and lies in bed every day." Li Yifu reported some information from the outside world. Intelligence reporting.
"Have you forgotten what I said? He has been a scourge for thousands of years. If he could die so easily, he wouldn't be called a scourge! Keep an eye on him and report him if he makes the slightest move!" Luo Zhang He sneered, then glanced at Li Yifu, and thought to himself, you have also been a scourge for thousands of years. Fortunately, you are accepted by me now. Otherwise, if you two are a scourge, I'm afraid everyone will have a headache.
"Yes, sir!" Li Yifu nodded in agreement. If he knew what Luo Zhang was thinking, he would be tempted to run away!
"Sir, there is news from the north! It is said that Changsun Chong has been promoted to the capital guard of the Border Guards. I heard that he has made great achievements in the north and was reported to Chang'an, where his promotion to the capital guard was approved." Li Yifu said cautiously.
"Huh? Changsun Chong has actually been promoted? Labor and management are still merciful. They should have killed him before he left Chang'an. Now he has created a hidden danger."
"Don't be afraid. When the labor and management go to the northern battlefield, there will naturally be a way to deal with him. Now our hands can't reach it!" Luo Zhang sighed. It's not that he doesn't want to contain Changsun Chong, but that there is no one in the northern battlefield. If Changsun Chong can be restrained, it will be useless even if he goes to find Cheng Yaojin. Even Cheng Yaojin is beyond reach, so he can only leave him alone for the time being.
Besides, even if Changsun Chong was promoted, it wouldn't be as fast as him. Now that he has risen from the fourth rank, he is still half a level higher than Changsun Chong, and still beats him.
"My lord, what you said makes sense. Although Changsun Chong has made some achievements in the northern battlefield, he is still not as good as your lord!" Li Yifu said flatteringly.
"Okay, I've told you what to do. Just do as I say. Stop being such a flatterer in the future. I won't do it!" Luo Zhang glanced at Li Yifu and said, this kind of person Ah, he still has to knock it all the time, otherwise he won't even know who he is.
"Yes, sir!" Li Yifu's body was shaken, and he hurriedly bowed and replied.
After sending Li Yifu away, Luo Zhang stood alone outside the window of the study, watching his leaving figure without moving for a long time.
It wasn't until Mei Niang walked into the study that she came back to her senses.
"What are you thinking, husband? You are so lost in thought?" Mei Niang smiled like a flower. As the days passed, Mei Niang's belly became slightly more protruding, and she could tell that she was pregnant. Not only did she The same is true for her and Gao Yang. The two girls now spend all day together, chatting about topics after the birth of the child, and Yanran has become a pair of very close best friends.
Of course, Mei Niang's tricks were indispensable for this. Every day she would either send Gao Yang iced sour plum soup to relieve the heat, or send Gao Yang some children's clothes she had sewn, which made Gao Yang extremely happy.
Pregnant women are the most afraid of heat, and pregnant women like Gao Yang are the highest-ranking ones. When were they exposed to heat when they were in the palace? The thing that relieves heat has never been broken, but now that they are married to Luofu, they cannot be in the palace. In that case, after all, the palace's configuration, no matter how rich Luo Zhang was, would not be able to meet such standards.
In addition, those children's clothes are not something Gao Yang can sew. Most princesses like her only use clothes to open their mouths and food to stretch out their hands to sew children's clothes? nonexistent!
Luo Zhang was very satisfied with this, and secretly praised Mei Niang for being sensible, but in his heart he mourned for Gao Yang. When meeting an eternal empress like Mei Niang, she would be troubled if she could make some waves. Of course, Mei Niang is not bad either. He just wanted to have a more harmonious relationship with Gao Yang, so Luo Zhang would naturally not interfere.
In the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study Room, a group of big, muscular men were performing deductions around a sand table. From time to time, quarrels could be heard, making the Imperial Study Room very lively.
"Your Majesty, where did this thing come from? It's so amazing. Let's look at this..." Cheng Yaojin raised his voice.
"Sand table!" someone else reminded.
"Yes, the thing called the sand table is like being on the battlefield. The mountains, landforms, rivers, and roads are almost alive. It is a divine object. This is a divine object!" Cheng Yaojin said with admiration.
Li Shimin sat on his dragon chair and looked at the group of commanders with a smile.
"When did those guys from the Ministry of Industry become so powerful? Can they even make this thing?" Yuchi Jingde scratched his head and asked in confusion.
"I don't think this is something that people from the Ministry of Industry can do." Li Ji said.
"Okay, don't guess. This thing was presented by Luo Zhang. It is for the commanders to think about the countermeasures for the war before the war, how to send troops and deploy them, so that they will not be in a hurry when they arrive on the battlefield. It is indeed a good thing to know more about the current movements of our army!" Li Shimin also praised without hesitation.
"According to what Luo Zhang's sand table shows, the Turks still have a considerable advantage!" Li Jing said, touching his chin.
"Yes, judging from this sand table, if our army wants to defeat the Turks, it will not be that easy. At the very least, it will be difficult for us to intercept the Turks if they want to escape. Their rear is too wide. As long as we retreat, we will not be able to stop them at all. We can't pursue it, the place marked is all white, it's obviously snowy." Li Ji analyzed.
"Sled, we can use a sled, wouldn't it be fast to chase with that thing!" Cheng Yaojin interjected.
Listening to the constant arguments among the commanders around the sand table, Li Shimin's eyes did not fall on it, but looked outside the main hall and shuttled to the northern battlefield.
The war was really approaching, and the expansion of Luo Zhang's wharf was also completed during this period. The entire wharf suddenly became a town. Although there were only a few people staying there and a pitiful few people transporting goods, Luo Zhang did not He doesn't care. When Liu Renyuan comes back, he won't be afraid that no one will come to deliver the goods. Then he can just dream about delivering goods at a cheap price.
As time goes by, the shipyard has built ten offshore warships. Luo Zhang arranged for people to board the ten offshore warships for daily drills. Liu Renyuan's group was only the first batch. The navy's The number of people is still too small. Only by continuously cultivating talents can they play a role in subsequent wars.
During this period, Luo Zhang found Li Jing and asked Li Jing for someone. This person was not very conspicuous in Li Jing's camp. He was just a soldier. Li Jing didn't know why Luo Zhang wanted this person from him, but he instinctively felt that Luo Zhang wanted this person from him. Zhang's move had deep meaning, but he couldn't see the reason behind it, so he didn't want to ruin his friendship. Besides, he was just a famous soldier, so it was no big deal.
