Early the next morning, at dawn, Luo Zhang stood outside the palace gate and bowed to a carriage that was going away. The person in the carriage stretched out his hand out of the window and waved it, indicating that Luo Zhang didn't need to say anything more.

present!

He straightened up and looked at the carriage going there. Luo Zhang felt a little worried. He heard the old poison said it 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 helps? He can do it on his own.

Luo Zhang had seen the terrifying strength of this old poisonous creature. He found it difficult 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 different from that of Grandpa Sun and the old poison. 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. However, during the morning court, he could still hear some clues, 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 efforts to collect more useful information for his use, and the results were pretty good.

When Luo Zhang arrived at the imperial city gate, the city gate happened to be opened. He no longer had to join the others and wait, he got off his horse and went to line 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 said that he would go to the Ministry of War in the next few days, but because of Sun Simiao's incident, he has not even gone to the Ministry of War until today. Naturally, it aroused Li Ji's resentment. It's fine now, but he will 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 harvesting situation of grains in these days, mainly the harvesting of potatoes. Now in the Guanzhong area, the grains have been devoured by locusts. Speaking of grains,

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 large potato yield.

Each mu 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 or four thousand jins in the past, you would be afraid that people would think you were crazy or insane.

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However, the first thing farmers say when they meet today is, how many kilograms per acre of land does your family produce?

My land is too barren, with only four thousand kilograms 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 due 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 was him, he could get all the honors from Luo Zhang, and with just 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

Now that Luo Zhang is ranked as a Marquis, the speed at which he was promoted to rank and title was not only unique 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 the monster and 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 even though he had recovered on the surface, there must be poisonous insects placed by the old poison in his body.

He got three of them, let alone Changsun Wuji. Otherwise, how could he say that if he didn't find what he wanted in one month, he would have his head on the elder's neck? If he couldn't find what he wanted in two months, he would be killed.

Changsun Wuji is dead? If he can't be found in 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.

Sensing 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 be fine. If you don't do well, I'm sorry.

Being demoted or seizing a title is considered trivial.

As soon as Dai Zhou stepped back, the Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Supervisor 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

It's very scary. What does this mean? This means that the northern battlefield is very tragic, and there must be a lot of casualties, so the weapons are consumed very quickly, and there is a lot of demand.

This made Luo Zhang feel a little heavy. He had previously learned from Li Jing 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, we were to wait for the Turks to turn around, and then the Tang Dynasty troops launched a surprise attack, catching the Turks by surprise. But now, it seems that the two sides have formed a tug of war, and we 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 rush forward and kill the Turks' cavalry.

Of course, if you want to do this, you must withstand the impact of the cavalry. Armored soldiers who can do this are very rare. They are young and strong men 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, fearing that it would be 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 Ordnance Superintendent finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded, encouraged the Ordnance Supervisor and recognized their achievements.

However, the Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Supervisor did not finish his words at all. After reporting on the manufacturing situation 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
Chapter completed!