"Are you finally ready?" Emperor Jing's eyes flickered.
Fang Zheng nodded and confirmed: "Well, it's a little later than expected. Mass production is too difficult and the scrap rate is too high. Making these weapons is almost like burning money."
"Fortunately, there hasn't been much action in the West, leaving us enough time to prepare."
Emperor Jing smiled: "The fourth man is cautious and will not make any moves without absolute certainty. I have already seen it from the fact that he has been dormant for so many years. Even if you don't use the Brotherhood to interfere with him, he will not dare to make any big moves."
"It just so happens that I have been living here for two months. It's time to go back to the palace to take a look. By the way, I'll let Yuan Zhao know so he can prepare early."
Seeing him getting up, Fang Zhengyi hurriedly said: "Father, have you finished processing the county's report form last month? I'm still waiting for it."
"It's done, take it away... huh?"
After Emperor Jing said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He glanced at Fang Zheng with a strange look and said, "You have been submitting reports here month after month, and I am just working for you in vain."
Isn't it? My former boss retired and gave me a part-time job for free. Anyway, I have been out of work recently.
Fang Zheng laughed briefly and didn't dare to talk.
"Let's go. I'm tired of sitting too. Let's go out for a walk. If you decide to accompany Yuan Zhao on the expedition in person, at least let your family know in advance and don't let Miao Han and Chen Yu worry."
"My son knows."
Emperor Jing strode out of the study.
As soon as he opened the door, an unpleasant sound came from the door.
"Bah!" "Bah!" "Bah!"
"Bah!" "Bah!" "Pfft!"
Two white-haired old men spat wildly at each other, spittle flying everywhere.
Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly darkened as he watched Qian Desheng turn around and look at Fang Zhengyi: "Who is this person?"
"Ouch!" Fang Zheng hurriedly stepped forward, pulling Qian Desheng and saying, "This...this old man, the fool I picked up on the way, can't find a home. I came here in a hurry and want to finish reporting to you. If you find someone to take him home again, you will see what happened..."
When Qian Desheng saw Emperor Jing coming out, he quickly came to his senses and pretended to be Alzheimer's.
Guo Tianyang stared at him hatefully without saying a word.
He still wanted to give Marquis Jianye some face.
Emperor Jing had a dark face, patted Guo Tianyang, and said disgustedly: "You can even fight with a fool. Go home and retire tomorrow. Don't follow me."
"This old slave is wronged!!!"
...
In the princess's mansion, Fang Zheng and his family gathered at the dining table.
After enjoying the meal, Fang Zheng put down his chopsticks and said: "Let me announce something to everyone. In a few days, Da Jing may go on an expedition. I will follow His Majesty to go overseas. I probably won't be able to come back in the short term. I'll leave the family matters to you." Here you go, ladies."
The dining table was silent.
The whole table looked at Fang Zhengyi with dumbfounded eyes.
Today was going well, but suddenly there came such a shocking thunderbolt.
Fang Chenyu immediately threw down his chopsticks and shouted, "Dad, I'll go with you."
"No, no one can come with me. There won't be any danger in this battle, so you can rest assured." Fang Zhengyi added, "I'm telling you to be prepared, especially the younger ones. Honestly, you are not allowed to go out and fool around."
"Okay, let's eat. No one is allowed to mention this matter again."
After the head of the Fang family spoke, the dinner table returned to silence, and everyone continued to eat with their own thoughts.
After the meal, when Fang Zheng returned to the study, Li Miaohan gently opened the door and walked in.
Sitting opposite him, he asked softly: "Husband, when will we go to war?"
"We don't know exactly when, but it should be within a month. After all, His Majesty has been looking forward to this battle for a long time."
"My husband is just a civil servant, can you not go?" Li Miaohan's eyes flashed with concern.
Fang Zhengyi smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty is going, how can I not go? Don't worry, we will stay away from the battlefield and only be responsible for command."
Since Fang Zhengyi said this, Li Miaohan couldn't persuade her any more. She patted her heart and whispered.
"Husband, tonight you..."
"I have to work overtime tonight, so you should go to bed first."
Li Miaohan nodded gently, then turned around and went out.
Not long after, Shui Yibai, Xiao Tao, Luo Ningxin, Chu Youyi, and Chu Qinghan pushed in the door one after another.
"Husband..."
"You'll work overtime tonight, so go to bed early." Fang Zheng buried his head in his desk and worked hard.
After a while, a burly man opened the door expressionlessly.
He walked up to Fang Zhengyi and said bluntly: "I'll go too."
Fang Zheng didn't even look up and said, "Look at how old you are. Why are you still going to the battlefield? Just stand guard at the gate of your elementary school when you have nothing to do."
"I go."
As soon as Fang Zheng put down his pen, he sighed and looked directly at Zhang Biao: "What are you going to do? There is no need for you to go to the battlefield, and the command has no need for you."
"protect you."
"That's not necessary. Look at your age. Do you think you are a young man?" Fang Zheng said with a frown.
"When I was young, the three of them together couldn't defeat me now." Zhang Biao said lightly, "If you don't take me, I can just find a boat by myself."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Fang Zheng rubbed his eyebrows, raised his head and sighed, "I've convinced you! Go ahead, but you can only move around me when you get there."
"Okay, then I'm leaving." Brother Biao spoke concisely and turned around to go out.
Looking at his back, Fang Zheng smiled helplessly and continued working with his head down.
He did not trust others to handle the statistical verification of many materials, so it was most reliable to do it himself.
Other ordinary military supplies are nothing, but there are some things...
It was getting dark, and Fang Zhengyi was still at his desk doing statistics.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Fang Zheng shouted, "Come in."
Two unexpected people walked into the study.
Zhou Tie, thank you.
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Huh? Why are you two here?"
Zhou Tie said: "Master, I heard from Zhang Biao that you are preparing to go to sea to fight. Xie Xian and I have decided to go together."
"Zhang Biao is looking for you?"
Xie Xian nodded and said, "Yes, Zhang Biao came to the newspaper office not long ago to find me and asked me to help him gather his former brothers. I rushed over as soon as I heard about it."
"This is Zhang Biao." Fang Zheng covered his forehead and looked at Zhou Tie, "Then why are you here too? I remember that you are not in Taoyuan County?"
"I have lived in the capital for a long time, sir. The house in Taoyuan County is too expensive and I can't afford it, so I bought a makeshift one in the inner city."
"No, I remember you have a house in Taoyuan County?"
"He was so addicted to whoring that his mother-in-law refused to live with him and wanted to take the children away, so he just gave away the house and left the house." Xie Xian added.
Zhou Tie looked ashamed, kept waving his hands, and whispered: "Stop talking, stop talking."
"Then you are responsible." Fang Zheng crossed his arms and looked at the two of them playfully, "Tell me, why should I take you two there?"
Xie Xian said without hesitation: "How can no one record such a big event? If I were to record this battle, it would definitely create a sensation."
"Master, just let me go."
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