Iron Dynasty

There are three or two peach blossoms outside the bamboo, and the spring river plumbing duck prophet.

The wilting penny is full of reed buds and it is just when the puffer fish is about to go up.

This poem was written by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty, but this situation made Xiao Ming feel how it matched the situation at this time.

Taking the ox for a distance of one mu of land, Xiao Ming returned the ox to the soldier. At this time, he was already tired and sweating profusely. In primitive agriculture without modern machinery, spring ploughing and autumn harvesting are very tiring. of.

At this moment, Lu Fei laughed and walked over, Your Highness, the last commander thought that His Highness could only shoot dogs and horses with a bow, but I didn't expect that he would be a good hand in farm work.

Xiao Ming said it almost as often as I used to do this when I was a child, but he reacted and said, Why is this difficult? It's just learning from the soldiers.

Recalling his childhood in his previous life, Xiao Ming even felt a little sad, because he didn't know who his parents were since he was a child, and he was always with the grandmother who raised him.

Unfortunately, after he worked for a year, his grandmother also went.

It is precisely because of this that he didn't miss much after coming here, and he quickly adapted to it.

Even so, Your Highness is probably the first prince in the Great Yu Kingdom who can cultivate land. Lu Fei laughed, then changed the topic and said, His Royal Highness, this construction corps has no problem in agricultural production, but in this free time. We also have to train troops, don't we? This Qingzhou Army's armor...

When he was working, Lu Fei had been hesitant to say anything, but it turned out to be this.

He said: What I promised will be done. At the end of next month, the first batch of plate armor, crossbow arrows, and Mo Dao will arrive at the Qingzhou camp.

Modao? Crossbow arrows, why not bows and arrows? Xiao Ming only promised to equip the Qingzhou Army, but Lu Fei was not clear about the specific equipment.

Now that Xiao Ming said it, he couldn't help but wonder.

It's too early today, tomorrow I'll take you to see for yourself what Mo Dao is? Xiao Ming said.

Lu Fei was pleasantly surprised: Thank you, Your Highness. The Qingzhou Army was really frightened. Seeing weapons and equipment was as excited as a wolf seeing meat.

After washing the mud on his legs in the water of the Xiaoqing River, Xiao Ming got up to leave, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw a huge black shadow running past.

He looked carefully, and it turned out to be a huge carp.

After the carp, another large group of fish swam past, and the unpolluted natural environment allowed the fish to multiply recklessly, which made him suddenly feel the idyllic feeling of the lone man in the boat.

He was busy during this time, but proper leisure is also necessary. He wondered if Chen Qi should hook him and go out to fish.

Thinking along the way, Xiao Ming walked towards the palace. Now that the fiefs are embarrassed, farming production is naturally a part, but farming is also a part of agriculture.

And this part has been ignored for a long time. Many people say that the Song Dynasty lost the horse breeding grounds that led to the shortage of war horses, but the chaotic Ma Zheng of the Song Dynasty is also difficult to shirk responsibility.

Xiao Ming also felt the importance of the breeding industry from the incident of purchasing farm cattle.

Therefore, after farming, the task he gave to the production teams in various states and counties was to breed cattle, sheep, mules, horses, chickens, fish and pigs, and everything was indispensable.

Back at the palace, Xiao Ming had a simple meal and was about to write a decree on farming when Aster came over and said to Xiao Ming, Your Highness, when you were away in the afternoon, the people of His Royal Highness King Wei arrived at the palace in the afternoon. , let the servants report to His Highness that King Wei will return to Qingzhou to meet His Highness in five days?

King Wei meets me? Xiao Ming seemed to have heard a big joke.

This Uncle Wei has never given him any substantial help since he came here. Even three years ago, he did the same deeds as the local nobles.

Gathered soldiers and horses to defend themselves at the border, but did not send a single soldier to Xiao Ming's fief.

Moreover, about the cattle farming, he put himself together again and kept raising the price of farming cattle, causing him to lose hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Now he would actually condescend to visit him.

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ming suddenly understood, I am afraid that the purpose of this King Wei is not simple, and the businessman Lu Fei captured from Cangzhou is still in prison in Qingzhou.

This King Wei came so quickly. It seems that this businessman has a lot of goods in his stomach. He must have a first trial.

Abandoning the pen and paper, Xiao Ming directly sent someone to find Lu Fei, and interrogated this businessman named Zhou Ziyu overnight.

Qingzhou prison.

This is a cell located on the street next to the Qingzhou Army. It is under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou government. Usually, people who are caught in the city as rapists will be imprisoned here.

Because the Qingzhou Army garrison is next door, very few people in Qingzhou prison have always dared to make up their minds.

Therefore, Lu Fei would boldly imprison the businessman in it.

Your Highness, this is the businessman. Lu Fei said

The dim lights in Qingzhou prison flickered, and the corridors of the cell were dark and damp, with a disgusting rotten smell, which was already mixed with bad food, and the smell of feces was disgusting.

Zhou Ziyu was detained in the innermost place. Unlike the other prisoners' slump, he looked relaxed and contented, as if he could leave at any time.

Zhou Ziyu, you are enjoying yourself. Lu Fei roared.

At this time, Zhou Ziyu, who was lying on his side, stood up and walked to the door of the prison. He glanced at Lu Fei and Xiao Ming, and cupped his hands: This must be His Royal Highness King Qi. past Your Highness.

Xiao Ming stared at Zhou Ziyu with interest and said, How do you know that I am King Qi?

This Qingzhou city can make Captain Lu Fei follow him step by step, and I am afraid that only His Royal Highness King Qi.

You observe carefully. It seems that you are also a smart person. Then this king will say it straight. Did you smuggle war horses under the instruction of King Wei? What is the purpose of this king of Wei smuggling war horses?

Zhou Ziyu laughed when he heard the words: Your Highness, do you think I would risk offending King Wei to tell you this?

Aren't you afraid of offending me? Xiao Ming said coldly.

Excuse Caomin, do you think your highness is in the heart of the emperor, and are you more important than the king of Wei? If you choose to survive between the king of Wei and his highness, you said that the emperor will choose the rich and armored side, and the one with many soldiers and armor. King Wei, still guarding a broken fief and worthless Your Highness... Zhou Ziyu said teasingly, with contempt for Xiao Ming hidden deep in his eyes.

Zhou Ziyu's arrogant attitude angered Lu Fei. Lu Fei raised his horse whip and slapped Zhou Ziyu fiercely. With a scream, Zhou Ziyu covered his left face, staggered back, and blood flowed down Zhou Ziyu's left face.

Lu Fei was furious, Bold dog slave, you dare to speak to my highness like this, your King Wei is three heads and six arms, and I Lu Fei are not afraid.

After all, Lu Fei was about to pull the whip again, but was stopped by Xiao Ming.

Zhou Ziyu's words are hard to hear, but it's true that Xiao Wenxuan, the king of a country, puts profit first in everything.

If Xiao Ming needs to be abandoned, he will be abandoned without hesitation. At this time, Zhou Ziyu mentioned Xiao Wenxuan, he basically saw the tricks in this smuggling war horse, he said: The matter of smuggling war horses is my father's. Did the emperor instruct King Wei in private?