Early the next morning, at dawn, Luo Zhang stood outside the palace gate and bowed to a carriage that was gradually going away. The person in the carriage stretched out his hand out of the window and waved it, signaling to Luo Zhang that there was no need to be polite. !
Straightening up and looking at the carriage going there, Luo Zhang felt somewhat worried. Hearing what the old poisoner said was easy, the two of them could deal with the people from the north. But if it was so easy, why would he come to see Sun? Grandpa help? He can't do it on his own.
Luo Zhang had seen the terrifying strength of this old poisonous creature. He felt that it was in trouble and needed Grandpa Sun's help. It was conceivable that the strength of the man from the north was definitely not weak.
It's a pity that his strength is far from that of Grandpa Sun, the old poisoner. It's useless to go there. He's just cannon fodder. Not only can't he help, but he will become a burden.
I can only wish Grandpa Sun a safe return in my heart.
Back at the mansion, Luo Zhang changed his clothes and took Wu Shaobin with him, and the Eighteen Riders headed towards the imperial city. No matter how worried about Grandpa Sun, he still had to go to court in the morning. The day for the second batch of armies to go out was getting closer and closer. The first A large number of troops had also arrived on the frontline battlefield at this time, and Luo Zhang was eager to know the movement.
Although he could ask Li Jing, there were some things that Li Jing would not tell him, but he could still hear some clues during the morning court, from which he could infer the movements and situations of all parties. It was this information that he wanted.
At the same time, Li Yifu also stepped up to collect more useful information for his use, and the results were good.
When Luo Zhang arrived at the imperial city gate, the city gate happened to be opened. He no longer had to wait with others and got off his horse directly to queue up.
After entering the Tai Chi Hall to greet His Majesty, everyone lined up and sat down. A look caught Luo Zhang's attention. Looking at that look, Luo Zhang's face turned bitter. The person looking at him was none other than Li Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, who had been with him before. Li Ji had said that he would go to the Ministry of War in the next few days, but because of Sun Simiao's incident, he had not even gone to the Ministry of War until today. This naturally aroused Li Ji's resentment. It would be fine now, but he would have to apologize to others next time.
After calming down, Eunuch Huang also said his usual words. Luo Zhang pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what the topic of today was.
The first person to stand up was Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I only listened to his report on the harvest of grain in these days, mainly the harvest of potatoes. Nowadays, in the Guanzhong area, the grain has been devoured by locusts. Speaking of grain, There are only potatoes and no other crops at all.
Hearing the gratifying yield of potatoes, everyone in the court also showed a hint of joy. You must know that everyone has a share in this, and everyone can get money and food. Although the proportion is not large, only 30%, it cannot support the huge potato yield. Each acre of land can yield three to four thousand jins. Even the best crops in the past could only harvest a few hundred jins a year. If you told someone about three to four thousand jins in the past, you would be afraid that people would think you were crazy or insane. .
However, the first thing farmers say when they meet today is, how many kilograms per acre of land do you own?
My land is too barren, with only four thousand catties per acre. What about yours?
Four thousand catties is quite a lot. My family has a little more per acre than you, five thousand catties!
Such words are everywhere in the Guanzhong area now. Every farmer has a smile on his face. When the harvest is good, their income will be more, and they will be able to get a lot of food to survive the locust disaster. This is huge. good thing.
And all of this is thanks to Luo Zhang, so when Dai Zhou reported the grain output and the amount of grain transported to the northern battlefield, many people looked at Luo Zhang intentionally or unintentionally. The envy in their eyes made them wish for Luo Zhang. It's him, he can get all the honors from Luo Zhang, just by relying on this one dedicated potato, Luo Zhang was promoted from viscount to earl. This is a hurdle that many people have to overcome in their lifetime, but Luo Zhang did it easily, let alone Nowadays, Luo Zhang is ranked as a Marquis. This speed of promotion and promotion is unique not only in the Tang Dynasty, but also in the Sui Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.
Even the champion Hou, who was about the same age as Luo Zhang, was two years older than Luo Zhang when he became a Hou.
This is simply a monster and a freak of the Tang Dynasty, but you have to admire him. Even the old fox-like Changsun Wuji couldn't defeat Luo Zhang. He was even knocked unconscious by Luo Zhang for so many days. I heard that he was still in the elder Changsun. After paying a huge price, Luo Zhang went to find Sun Simiao, the miraculous doctor, and cured Changsun Wuji.
Speaking of Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji looked out and back, staring at Luo Zhang who was sitting in the back row.
At this time, Changsun Wuji had recovered as before after being treated by the old poison, but Luo Zhang knew that despite his apparent recovery, there must be poisonous insects placed by the old poison in his body. He did not even let himself go, and even Wu Shaobin's body was He got three, let alone Changsun Wuji, otherwise how could he say that if he didn't find what he wanted for a month, he would take the head of the great elder? If he couldn't find what he wanted in two months, would Changsun Wuji die? If he still can't find it within three months, then there is no need for the Changsun family to exist.
Therefore, it seems that Changsun Wuji has recovered as before, but in fact there are many hidden crises that he is not aware of.
Luo Zhang would not explain this to him. He just waited to see the show and see how Changsun Wuji died if he couldn't find what the old poisonous man wanted.
Feeling Changsun Wuji's gaze, Luo Zhang raised his head and smiled playfully at him.
Seeing Luo Zhang's smile, Changsun Wuji had a bad premonition in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it was. This made him return to his original mood and happily come to the morning meeting. haze.
After Dai Zhou finished reporting, Li Shimin praised Dai Zhou approvingly for what he had done these days. There was no reward. After all, this is Dai Zhou's job. If you do well, you will get nothing. If you don't do well, I'm sorry. Demotion and seizing a title are considered trivial.
As soon as Dai Zhou stepped back, the Chief Superintendent of Arms came forward and reported to His Majesty the number of weapons and other items made during these days, as well as the number transported to the front line. According to his opinion, the weapons consumed in the northern battlefield Very scary, what does this mean? This means that the northern battlefield is very tragic, and there must be many casualties, so weapons are consumed very quickly and there is a lot of demand.
This made Luo Zhang feel a little heavy. He had learned from Li Jing before that the Turks did not seem to have consumed much in the battle with Xue Yantuo, which was quite different from their calculations. This was extremely detrimental to this Northern Expedition.
According to the previous plan, they were to wait for the Turks to turn around, and then the Tang army and horses launched a surprise attack, catching the Turks off guard. But now, it seems that the two sides have formed a tug of war, and you are having a great time fighting back and forth.
Such a battle is not good news for the Tang army. The Tang army is mostly infantry, while the Turks are all cavalry. A single impact can overwhelm the Tang army's battle formation. If the Tang army had not had an armored army that could compete with the Turks' cavalry, I am afraid that in Chengdu Before Yao Jin arrived, the frontier army was afraid that it would fall apart.
This armored army was also a special army built by the Tang army to deal with the Turkic cavalry. They were covered in heavy armor and held giant machetes more than one meter long. When the Turkic cavalry attacked, they would stand in front and raise their machetes horizontally. , relying on the rapid impact of the Turks' horses to cut off the legs of the war horses, causing the Turks to fall off their horses, and the infantry behind them would swarm up and kill the Turks' cavalry.
Of course, if you want to do this, you must withstand the impact of the cavalry. The armored soldiers who can do this are very rare. They are young and strong people selected from thousands of soldiers to become armored soldiers. A member of the army.
This Iron Armored Army Luo Zhang has only heard of its name but not its appearance. However, this Iron Armored Army has also been recorded in the history books of later generations, which shows its importance!
The reason for this was also Li Shimin's helpless move. The Tang army's war horses were too scarce, which made it impossible for the Tang army to organize a cavalry team. Even if there was one, the number was too small to pose a threat at all. He was afraid of being the same as the Turkic cavalry. When they met, the entire army was wiped out, and this was how the Tang Army's unique armored army was created.
After the weapons supervisor finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded, encouraged the weapons supervisor, and recognized their achievements.
However, the Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Supervisor did not finish his words at all. After reporting the situation of the construction of the weapons, the Superintendent of Ordnance Supervisor started again: "Your Majesty, our Ordnance Supervisor has never had a Young Supervisor. This makes Wei Chen I’m really too tired, so I kindly ask Your Majesty to arrange for an weapons supervisor to help the ministers share the responsibility of making weapons!”
