Arriving at the military camp that he had been away from for a long time, Zhao Xuanyi felt very emotional. He almost gave it away at first, but now that he is back again, he is really happy. Compared with before, this place has been expanded a lot!
There are a total of 50,000 people in the military camp. Now even the edge of the mountain is covered with military tents and cave dwellings dug out just for the convenience of the soldiers. When all the Qilin Guards saw Zhao Xuanyi coming, they all gathered and said, "See the Lord Protector!"
"Don't do this with me, go to training. If anyone dares to be lazy, just get on the military stick!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted with a smile.
"Yes!" All the Qilin Guards smiled and left!
Zhao Xuanyi walked around the entire military camp and looked at all the training facilities. He couldn't help but take a closer look. "Have these wooden piles been replaced with new ones? And those military tents, I remember we didn't buy them at the time!"
Shen Wei smiled, "I have to thank Liang Yun for this! After he took over the Qilin Guard, he spent money like water. Many facilities were replaced with new ones. Now there are more than 10,000 military tents, and the horse materials are enough to use for an entire army." In the past year and a half, even the city wall we use for training has been renovated!"
"Oh, I'll have to ask him for a drink some other time! It's really a big help!" After Zhao Xuanyi finished speaking, he and Shen Wei burst into laughter!
Zhao Xuanyi came to his military tent and walked into the room, "Brother Shen, prepare the four treasures of the study for me. I need to prepare some things. If there is nothing important, don't let anyone disturb me!"
"Yes!" After Shen Wei said that, he turned and left.
Zhao Xuanyi picked up the pen and paper and started drawing, and everything seemed to be back to the time it was before. He could hear the footsteps and training slogans of the soldiers, and all he could smell in his nose was the fragrance of weeds. There were bursts of wild grass outside the military tent. The sound of horse hooves made Zhao Xuanyi feel particularly peaceful!
After painting for a whole day, in the early morning of the second day, Zhao Xuanyi called Shen Wei, "Find Zhang Han for me!"
"yes!"
After Zhang Han walked into the military tent, he immediately saluted Zhao Xuanyi and said, "See the Lord Protector!"
"Lao Zhang, why are you so polite to me? Don't blame me for transferring you to your hometown in Shandong without your permission!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"How can I? Didn't the Duke scold me?" Zhang Han said with a smile.
"Come here, I have something for you to help with!" Zhao Xuanyi took out more than a dozen drawings. "You help me make two carriages. These are the pictures I drew! Take a look!"
"A horse-drawn carriage? Do you still need to make one? Can't you just buy one?" Zhang Han said.
"I'm confused. I don't know how to buy an ordinary carriage? Look at my drawing!" Zhao Xuanyi said!
Zhang Han picked up the blueprint and looked at it carefully, his eyes widening. "I said, Duke Zhao, is this a carriage? Do you know how much fine iron is needed to make it according to your blueprint? It's enough to make hundreds of Ziwu mandarin ducks!"
"No matter how much iron is used, no matter how much money it costs? Make it for me!"
"But even if it is built, just this car? It needs at least four horses. Of course, it would be better if you have six horses, otherwise it won't be able to pull it at all!" Zhang Han said!
"I know, call all your people immediately and make it for me while there is no war!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"Okay, who made you the master! I will do it right away, but let's talk about the terrible things ahead. It takes a lot of money to make this carriage. Don't blame me for not knowing how to be frugal!"
"Understood! By the way, have you made the Fangtian Painted Halberd I asked you to make?"
"I made it a long time ago. I made it when I was back home, but you don't have time to get it now! I'll get it for you!" After Zhang Han finished speaking, he walked out of the military tent!
It was not long before I saw Zhang Han walking over with a Fangtian Painted Halberd in his hand. Zhao Xuanyi stood on the school field and took the Fangtian Painted Halberd. When the spear came into his hand, Zhao Xuanyi was shocked. This guy at least had Over forty pounds, right? It’s almost half lighter than Li Hanyan’s!
I saw that the entire body of this Fang Tian Painted Halberd was made of fine steel. A coiled dragon was engraved on the body of the gun. The dragon head was on the tip of the gun, and the two dragon whiskers were replaced by the crescents on both sides of the Fang Tian Painted Halberd. The scimitar, the tip in the middle is very rough and sharp!
It should be considered very light for someone who uses heavy weapons, but it is still very heavy in his hand. He danced it casually a few times, and he really hit the weapon. Just a few times, Zhao Xuanyi was sweating profusely, and Zhao Xuanyi turned around. He turned his head to look at Shen Wei and said, "Let's play with you!"
Shen Wei smiled. Zhao Xuanyi had never practiced martial arts. He was just young and strong, so naturally he couldn't play with this thing. After Shen Wei took over, he started dancing in the ring! A long spear was flying in Shen Wei's hand. When the big gun was swung, the blade of the gun made a roar, which seemed to be the roar of a dragon on the gun!
"Brother Shen, there is a mechanism at the end of the gun, which can be used to fire hidden weapons!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted.
Shen Wei grabbed the tail of the gun, looked at the target twenty steps away, turned the mechanism hard, and shot a palm-long steel nail through the grass target. Shen Wei turned it three times in a row, and shot out three more steel nails. There can only be a total of four steel nails placed in the place, and the strong springs used inside can penetrate even thinner steel plates, let alone humans!
After Shen Wei saw it, he liked it so much. He used to use spears, but now he saw such a beautiful weapon and couldn't put it down. "Young Master, I know you care about your subordinates the most, so you helped me build such a beautiful weapon. Thank you so much! "
"Go away! This is for Han Yan! If you like it, spend your own money to buy the steel and let Zhang Han help you build it. The blueprints are with him!" Zhao Xuanyi snatched Fang Tian's painted halberd back and touched it lovingly. , and also buckle the mechanism safety at the end of the gun, so as to prevent it from misfiring!
"Young Master, you don't bring something like this, do you? For your safety, my subordinates work hard every day and take care of you before and after the horse. Why don't you even give me a spear?" Shen Wei started to use cruel tactics!
"Didn't I give you the blueprint? Make it yourself. This spear cost more than sixty taels of silver. Did you see that the outside is made of pure steel, but the inside is made of brass? It's so expensive!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a look on his face. Philistine said.
Shen Wei nodded, with an angry look on his face, "Sure, you won't buy it, right? Let me tell you, I'm a loose-lipped person recently. If others knew that you went to Shandong to visit the Tianxian Sect to visit the brothel, you still ordered it. A pair of twins! If the ladies get into trouble, I can't stop them!"
"What's going on? Are you threatening me?"
"If people knew that Duke Protector and Nan Zhu were unclear about each other in private, do you think Tang Rou would be angry?"
Zhao Xuanyi's face turned a little ugly.
"You, the eldest princess, are you...?"
Zhao Xuanyi took Shen Wei's hand and said, "Brother, no, my dear brother! I'll give you a beating. I'll ask Zhang Han to start doing it immediately. Can you wait two months for it to be completed?"
Shen Wei then showed a satisfied smile, "Young Master is wise! Your subordinates will definitely protect you, and you will die if you go too far... Where are you going? Young Master? Are you going home?"
"I'm going to become a monk!" Zhao Xuanyi sighed. No matter how good a brother is, he can't say everything, otherwise it will become his weakness one day! Isn’t it now? All my trust in him has turned into a threat!
Far away in the East Palace in the capital, Zhu Zhelin sat on a chair and looked at Zhao Xuanli standing in the distance, "How did the thing I asked you to do go?"
"Your Highness, my brother recently went to the military camp and is not at home. I went to see him several times, but he was not there!" Zhao Xuanli said helplessly.
"Hmph! If you don't drink a toast, you'll be fined with wine! I've called him several times, but he obviously doesn't understand current affairs! Then don't blame me for being ruthless! Zhao Xuanli, how are the other things you asked to investigate?"
"Prince Qi, the investigation is almost complete. My brother's subordinates all have some hobbies. Sun Yan likes gambling, and Tang Tianli likes beautiful women. Recently, I heard that he occasionally visits Baihua Pavilion!"
Zhu Zhelin clapped his hands and said, "Okay! I don't need to tell you the rest. You should know what to do, right?"
"Yes, subordinate... I understand!" Zhao Xuanli lowered his head, his eyes full of helplessness, don't blame me, brother, we are each responsible for our own duties!
Zhao Xuanyi spent five consecutive days in the military camp. Every day he looked at the account expenditures, the training of the Qilin Guards, and proposed some improvement plans. Zhao Xuanyi felt that his life was very fulfilling!
On the sixth day, Tang Tianli came, and he and Shen Wei walked into the military tent with smiles, "My lord, I'm here!"
"Why are you here? Something happened at home?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"No, Mr. Gu Kaiyuan and Mr. Gu are back, and I came here to tell you!"
"Hey, Mr. Gu is back?"
"Well, I arrived at the mansion last night!"
Zhao Xuanyi clapped his hands and said, "Great! I want to go back and take a look. By the way, where is the Seventh Prince?"
"The Seventh Prince left the day before yesterday. You were not at home. He just went back to the palace every day after having nothing to do."
Zhao Xuanyi laughed after hearing this and finally avoided this trouble. "Okay, Brother Shen, get ready and go back home!"
"yes!"
Zhao Xuanyi, Shen Wei and Tang Tianli returned to the capital from the military camp. After returning to the mansion, as soon as they walked into the hall, they saw Gu Kaiyuan and Du Xinyu chatting!
When Gu Kaiyuan saw Zhao Xuanyi coming back, he stood up quickly and said, "See the Lord Protector!"
Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly helped Gu Kaiyuan up. "Master Gu, do you and I have to be so indifferent to each other? Sit down, sit down, thank you for your hard work!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"Okay, okay. On the way back, I heard that Duke Zhao gave our potatoes and pumpkins to the people for free! This makes me admire you very much!" Gu Kaiyuan said with a smile.
"What's here? Isn't it all brought back by you? By the way, I wonder what good things you brought back this time?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"There are a few things. Come with me, Duke!" Gu Kaiyuan took Zhao Xuanyi to his room as if he was hiding some treasure. After walking in, Zhao Xuanyi saw the room full of various seedlings of various colors, and Some are lying on the walls!
"My lord, this is broccoli, green and very beautiful. This is snow lily, which looks similar to broccoli, but it is white. This is sweet potato, which is similar to our potato, but it is sweet. !" Gu Kaiyuan began to introduce continuously!
"Yes, I know! Sweet potatoes have a red outer skin when ripe, and golden flesh inside. They taste sweet and soft, and they are filling!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"So the prince has eaten it? That's great. It's all good if the prince knows! And these, this is cabbage, similar to our cabbage, but it is round, and these are fruits, this It's a strawberry, this is a pineapple, and this is a dragon fruit! Even though it doesn't look like a dragon!" Gu Kaiyuan kept introducing the rare items he brought back!
Zhao Xuanyi was very satisfied after seeing it, "Mr. Gu, these are all good things! In this way, I have more than 13,000 acres of cultivated land this year. You and Xinyu discuss it. As for what to plant and how much to plant, you decide!" Tell me how much money you have, it doesn’t matter, we must carry forward all of this to our Ming Dynasty!”
"Yes, sir, don't worry. I have just been discussing this matter with Miss Xinyu. We have already made plans. We can cultivate potatoes, corns, and sweet potatoes. These can be used as food. The rest will be divided into places and quantities. Farming will be very objective when it comes to harvesting in the autumn!" Gu Kaiyuan said with excitement on his face.
"Okay, I'll spare the trouble for you two!" Zhao Xuanyi patted Du Xinyu on the head, "It depends on your performance this time. As long as it is planted, you will be indispensable after the autumn harvest!"
"Hmph! You don't have to worry about this. I have already contacted the person who bought it! Don't take my money then!" Du Xinyu said very confidently.
"Are you confident enough? Who should I contact?"
"I won't tell you!" Du Xinyu gave Zhao Xuanyi a grimace after saying this!
Zhao Xuanyi wasn't angry either: "Mr. Gu, I'll have people prepare a banquet to cleanse you of your troubles!"
"Okay! It's an honor for the Duke to invite me to drink!" Gu Kaiyuan said with a smile!
While the servants were preparing for the banquet, Zhao Xuanyi came to Li Hanyan's yard with Fang Tian Hua Ji. After entering, he saw that Li Hanyan was practicing martial arts, and sitting beside him was a group of women's soldiers, three adults and one child!
