Although most people in the court have already sided with Li Junche, or have taken the initiative to be neutral, they cannot bear the fact that Li Yuheng has too many wives and concubines in his backyard. Those officials who have married are unable to withdraw at all, and they can only die in one way.
"Jinhe invented cement and is using cement and pig iron to build a cross-river dam. The number of civilian workers he has recruited is several times more than the number previously calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The progress is much faster. He is expected to return to the capital in May."
If there was no construction in Nancheng, it might be one month ahead of schedule.
Li Jingxing was a little confused and looked at Li Junche confusedly, "What is cement?"
"Well... I didn't bring the actual object back, so I couldn't describe it to my father. It's a building material that can mix soil, sand and gravel together and become very strong and inseparable."
"Oh, will Princess Che's property in the capital also sell cement?" Li Jingxing was even more curious and wanted to see it with his own eyes.
Li Junche shook his head in denial, "Now the money earned from all the industries under Jinhe's name is being sent to Nancheng. In order to build the cross-river dam and prevent it from collapsing for hundreds of years, the cost will be higher than the 10 million previously calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. It’s more than two taels of silver, and the Jinhe people are not in the capital, so they don’t plan to open a new shop for the time being.”
"But didn't Anthracite make a huge profit?" Li Jingxing frowned. He was still thinking of deducting some money from Princess Che to expand military resources.
Li Junche looked at Li Jingxing with flat eyes and replied: "Although the common people buy a lot of anthracite, in order to enable the poor people to afford it and survive the cold winter, Jinhe set the price relatively low, so the profit is very small," she said After this year, the lives of the people in the thirteen northern cities will be better, and then prices will increase. "
We agreed that during my reign I would no longer have any ideas for my wife.
Li Jingxing sighed helplessly and said, "Don't blame my father. If the cost of building the cross-river dam comes from the national treasury, let alone conquering the Linyue Kingdom, if it is emptied, it may not be as good as your wife's."
After entering the snowfield glacier for five days, we could see the rolling snow-capped mountains. The scouts holding telescopes could see some watchtowers built on the snow, where troops were stationed.
"Lieutenant, I'm afraid we can't get in." The soldier squatting aside stared at what he saw in the telescope and said with a confused look on his face.
"Wait a minute." The deputy lieutenant raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
In the camera, the guard soldiers suddenly saluted Usakana, just like Usakana did when he saw Wen Jinhe.
They are not businessmen, why would the soldiers salute them?
Before they could figure it out, the soldiers suddenly attacked the convoy escorting the anthracite coal.
Even the person Song Zhiyuan placed in the team was not spared.
Twenty people died under the swords of Snow Country soldiers. The sub-zero climate made the smell of blood much lighter.
Then I saw those people throwing the body into a cage.
The snow wolf, which was fully two meters long, opened its sharp mouth and bit into all the corpses.
The guard soldiers dragged carts filled with anthracite and disappeared between two snow-capped mountains.
The few people hiding behind the snowdrift couldn't speak for a long time, their hearts beating very fast, "What should we do next?"
If you want to continue following, you have to go in through the passage in the middle of the snow-capped mountains, but there are troops stationed here, and there are only a few of them, so forcing their way through is definitely not possible.
The leading lieutenant turned his back to the snowdrift, "We took a detour to see if there was any other way in. The identities of those three businessmen must be fake."
Unfortunately, a few people have been observing the surroundings for two days. There are watchtowers on the road leading to the snow country in the middle of each snow mountain. This must be the closure line mentioned by Usakana.
Due to the cold temperature and the shortage of food, the few people had no choice but to return home, preparing to report to Song Zhiyuan what they encountered and what they saw along the way.
Kyoto, Kyoto.
"There are a large number of officers and soldiers at the gate of the city. Whenever they see a strong adult man or an injured person, they will be strictly investigated and it will be difficult to get out." After hiding in the house for three days, the secret guard was anxiously circling in place.
In addition to Lu Yebai and Hong An, there were two secret guards in the room.
Everyone was divided into several groups and hid in various locations in Kyoto.
Seeing the three people focusing on him, Lu Hongan shrank his shoulders and said, "I want to stay with my eldest brother, and we want to go together."
Hong'an is the youngest, only eleven years old after the New Year. In addition, due to malnutrition due to fleeing when he was a child, his development is not very good. Now he looks only eight or nine years old.
If he went out of the city alone, he would not be discovered by the officers and soldiers.
Lu Yebai frowned and advised: "This place is very secret. As long as brother doesn't go out, no one will find out. The princess must get the news as soon as possible, otherwise when the Snow Country and Linyue Country attack from both sides, Beidi Country will be in big trouble. "
Hong'an gasped and spoke reluctantly: "But you are the only relative I have left, and I don't feel safe leaving you behind. And I am a child. It is so far from Kyoto to the capital, and I can easily be caught by human traffickers halfway."
The two secret guards sitting aside rolled their eyes speechlessly. They were caught by human traffickers. With the poison on your body, even if you encounter a human trafficker, the other person will probably lose his life.
"Hong An, you must know how to take the overall situation into consideration. Someone must avenge the Lu family." Lu Yebai said seriously, glaring at Hong An.
He continued to appease his brother's worried mood, "It is impossible for Wen Mingting to ask Kyoto to strictly check the people coming in and out. Once there is a chance, we will escape."
Lu Hongan bit his lower lip and glanced at the beam.
The next day, Lu Hongan was led by a secret guard to a shop with his baggage on his back.
This shop cooperates with the imperial merchants in the capital and regularly goes to Beidi Country to purchase goods. Adult men cannot be taken out, but there is no problem with taking a child.
Lu Jue looked at the city wall that was still being widened and raised, "Does the city wall in the south city need to be built like this?" If it continues to be built, it will be even more difficult to attack than the capital city.
Lu Qi lowered his voice and said: "Not only have the city walls been strengthened, but the armory has also been filled."
Lu Jue looked at him, "Why do I feel like preparing military supplies before starting a war?"
Lu Qi pursed his lips and said nothing. Ever since the last time Princess Che called him over for questioning, the princess's behavior began to become too cautious in times of peace.
Even if the Snow Kingdom came over, they would not go to the thirteen northern cities, the poorest, to burn, kill, and loot.
When Fei Yi was informed that Wen Jinhe was coming, he quickly ran out to block him, "Princess, this place is too dangerous, you'd better not come in."
Seeing that he was sweating profusely, Wen Jinhe curled his lips and said, "Do you need to be so scared?"
Fei Yi closed his eyes forcefully, then opened them feebly, and said pitifully: "Princess, you want to use the materials for making fireworks to make gunpowder. Yesterday, you first blew up a worker who was packing materials. , This thing is very powerful, and it is still in the research and development trial stage. If something happens to you inside, I have no orders to report it to His Highness Prince Che."
