Volume 1: War and Chaos, Chapter 56 Re-entering Linfen
Li Shimin looked at the backs of Luo Yu and the others as they slowly walked away, and was filled with emotion in his heart. Although Luo Yu had met him not long ago, his knowledge, demeanor, and ideas were not the same as those of today's people.
Of course Li Shimin knew how proud his sister was, but Luo Yu captured her heart in half a year, and everyone who knew them thought they were a perfect match. This was strange.
Father is like this, Uncle Niu is like this, even Gao Shilian, who has never met them, thinks they should be a couple.
I don't know what kind of magic he has. Ever since he knew he was pretending to be stupid when he met him last year, to the recent close interactions, Li Shimin has always been unable to see through Luo Yu, always feeling that his heart is not in this world.
But since seeing him today, he can no longer feel this ethereal spirit in Luo Yu. It seems that Luo Yu's heart has returned to its original position. Could it be that Sister A has influenced him?
Li Shimin shook his head. It was a good thing that he became his brother-in-law. Otherwise, the more he knew about Luo Yu, the more he would try his best to get rid of Luo Yu. This person was unpredictable. If he was an enemy, he would be too dangerous.
If Luo Yu knew that Li Shimin had such thoughts, he would definitely run away far away. Whether he went to Nanyang to become a native, or whether he lived north across the Bering Strait to the Americas to grow tobacco and chili peppers, he would never risk his life or death for Li Shimin.
The one who conquers the country.
It's a pity that neither of them knows what the other is thinking. They have become brother-in-law and cousin. It has to be said that fate has a way of playing tricks on people!
Pingyao County is a small county under the rule of Taiyuan in central Shanxi, one hundred and twenty miles away from Taiyuan. The beef produced here was eaten by Luo Yu in another time and space, and it is indeed well-deserved.
The production of Pingyao beef has a long history. The meat is fresh and tender, fat but not greasy, lean but not woody, mellow and delicious, rich in nutrients. It has the characteristics of first smelling the aroma before seeing the meat, the strong fragrance is astounding, and the red color is attractive.
Characteristics, and the unique effect of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen.
Luo Yu remembered that this was the introduction on the packaging, and he was deeply impressed because he took a second look at it. These four-character words were used very appropriately, and he can still remember them to this day.
Luo Yu told everyone about Pingyao beef when he was resting on the road, but everyone said they had never heard of it. Luo Yu then remembered that in the original time and space, Pingyao beef did not begin to appear until the Ming Dynasty. This time and space should also be
He didn't show up, so it seemed he was no longer lucky.
Think about it, cattle play a very important role in the farming culture of the Han people. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the death of farm cattle from illness, old age and death had to be reported to the government. Where could ordinary people get beef to eat?
I originally planned to try this delicious snack after arriving in Pingyao, but now it seems that it is difficult to do so.
Pingyao is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, with Taiyuan in the north and Linfen in the south. It was very little affected by the war. Except for Yang Guangdong's military conscription last year, which forced some government soldiers and civilians, nothing major happened.
Looking at the low city walls of Pingyao County and the defenders wearing Sui army uniforms, Luo Yu asked everyone: "Are we still entering Pingyao?"
The defenders were still wearing Sui army uniforms. The news of Yang Guang's death in Yangzhou must not have reached here yet. The nine of them, except Luo Yu, all carried long swords hanging behind their horses. They were riding military horses.
It was difficult for the city army to talk during the interrogation, so Luo Yu asked this question.
Li Xiuning thought for a while and said: "It's Shenshi now, and it rained lightly when we set off today. I think we'd better go into the city, otherwise it won't be convenient to wash up."
Zhang Yang said, "I have a good idea. There is a good place five miles ahead. It is more comfortable than an inn. Besides, we all have small tents. Maybe camping has a different flavor."
Luo Yu said: "I'm afraid you just want to show off, okay, I'd like to see a place more comfortable than an inn, please lead the way!"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "You'll know when you get there." After saying that, he rode forward and led the way.
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they followed. To be honest, it had been a long time since we went camping from Weizeguan to Taiyuan. I really missed the feeling of using the sky as my bed and the earth as my bed.
The summer rain was short-lived, it stopped twenty miles after they left Taiyuan, but the sun seemed to want to take a rest today, and it was not until Shenshan that it emerged from the dark clouds, lazily shining on all things on the earth.
It was almost sunset by this time, and the golden sunshine made all the clouds in the sky have a golden rim, which was really beautiful.
Wuli arrived soon, and under the afterglow of the setting sun, a path about five feet wide covered with green weeds appeared in front of everyone. There were tall and smooth stone walls on both sides. Looking in, they slowly turned to the left.
When I turned in, I didn't know how long it was.
This trail should have been dug manually, but the terrain seems to be a passage specially left by nature. Otherwise, how could the stone mountain be disconnected here?
Everyone dismounted and said loudly: "We'll be there just after passing the passage. Please follow me!" After saying that, they led the horses into the passage.
Cheng Xiao and Liu Hao followed Zhang Yang, then Luo Yu, Li Xiuning took Yang Man's hand and followed, and finally the other three team members.
There is moisture in the weeds on the channel and the soil is a bit soft. There should be a water source nearby.
After walking seven or eight steps forward and turning the corner, the humidity became heavier, and a breeze blew, carrying a light floral fragrance, which smelled very good.
After walking a dozen steps further, Luo Yu's eyes suddenly opened up, and a valley measuring two hundred square meters appeared in front of him.
The valley is surrounded by mountains. On the right side of the mountain is a pool about fifty or sixty square meters. The sunset sun cannot shine in. The wind blows and the water surface sparkles, dyeing the reflection of the mountains with circles of ripples.
There are wild flowers of various colors blooming around the pond, and the fragrance of the flowers when you first enter the valley must be from them.
In the middle of the valley is a large expanse of green grass, which the war horses entering the valley are happily munching on. Under the cliff on the far left are several stone caves of different sizes, which are pitch black inside and cannot be seen clearly.
As soon as Li Xiuning and Yang Man entered the valley and saw such beautiful scenery, they let go of their horses and cheered. They were still young after all.
All nine people entered the valley, and Zhang Yang said with a smile: "This place was discovered by chance when I followed my grandfather to collect medicine when I was young. I didn't expect that it has not changed at all after so many years."
Li Xiuning nestled in Luo Yu's arms and fell into a deep sleep. The tent blocked the breeze outside, and the surroundings were quiet.
But Luo Yu couldn't sleep. Now that he thought about it carefully, he seemed to have been fooled by Li Yuan. Yuan Shoucheng appeared out of thin air and fabricated a few nonsense words, and he believed it?
Go ahead and lie, it is true that he wants Li Xiuning to leave this dangerous whirlpool, but it is understandable. After all, he is a father, and he will do nothing excessive for Li Xiuning's safety.
Zhang Yang and the others took turns at the passage at the entrance of the valley. This was their duty. If Li Xiuning was not around, Luo Yu would also like to chat with them.
Yang Man also wanted to stand guard, but was rejected by Zhang Yang and the others. She was very unhappy. After dinner, she and Li Xiuning asked Luo Yu and the others to stay away. They went down to the pond to take a bath, then got into the tent and never came out again.
There is no water inlet or outlet in this pond, but the water is cold. It should be connected directly to the underground water veins.
After Luo Yu and the others took a bath, they each got into the tent and sprinkled a circle of insect repellent powder around the tent to prevent poisonous insects from entering.
Those caves of different sizes are resting places for herbal collectors. They are not deep and are covered with straw. They are just big enough for one person. Who can dig into the cave if there is a tent?
I don’t know if Xue Li received the letter and sent someone to Taiyuan to assist Li Shimin in taking over the special warfare intelligence network.
Forget it, I'll ask again when I get to Linfen tomorrow. I'll be sorry for this silent night if I continue to think about it. I hugged Li Xiuning tightly in my arms and fell asleep after pouting and changing to a more clingy posture.
It was one hundred and eighty miles from Pingyao to Linfen. In order to arrive early, everyone got up at dawn the next day. After washing and eating some dry food, they immediately mounted their well-fed horses and headed south.
It's still cloudy today, it's almost July, the north is not as hot as the south, and the wind in the mountains is getting stronger. It's a good weather for traveling.
Two hours later, I arrived at the northern suburbs of Lingshi County. I rested for a while, found a piece of grass for the horses to graze for a while, and then continued on my way.
Bypassing Lingshi City, one hundred miles south is Hongdong, which can be reached in about three hours. After resting for half an hour in Hongdong, you can reach Linfenbei by the end of Shenshi.
I really don’t want to go into Linfen North City again. The place left a deep impression on Luo Yu last time. I don’t know if Xue Li spent time to reorganize it during this period. He probably won’t have time.
Luo Yu also gave Xue Li a task, asking him to rush to make 500,000 sets of horseshoes. When he had time, he had to make armors and weapons. You can imagine the bustling scene in Beicheng now.
If you don't go into Beicheng, you have to go around to West City and go directly to the special forces training base. It's also good to take a look at their training results.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they turned to the west gate, they met Wu Yunzhao and fifty or sixty elite soldiers in silver armor coming to greet Luo Yu and others.
Luo Yu was wondering. Without waiting for Wu Yun to summon him, he asked, "Aren't you in Changzhi? How come you came to Linfen?"
Wu Yunzhao saluted and said: "Instructor, under the orders of General Tang Gong, the students were transferred north to Linfen as Xuanwu captain and stationed in Linfen as early as the beginning of the month."
Luo Yu asked curiously: "What about Xue Li?"
Wu Yunzhao said: "His full-time special team training team went to Luliang Mountain for training the afternoon before yesterday. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in the next two days, so the students have to come to pick up the instructor."
Li Yuan made all these personnel arrangements without Luo Yu's knowledge. Any official special operations team member in Changzhi, Jincheng, and Yuncheng who has some leadership ability may be transferred to each army as a lieutenant or deputy general. It seems that Li Yuan
It was already planned.
Of course you have to go in when you arrive in Linfen. Wu Yunzhao led the way and took Luo Yu and the others to the general's mansion where they ate wild boar meat.
Wu Yunzhao held a banquet to entertain Luo Yu and his party. This time there was only mutton, but it was much better than dry food.
After dinner, Luo Yu asked everyone to wash up first, leaving Wu Yunzhao alone and asked him: "How many horseshoes have been made in Beicheng?"
Wu Yunzhao said: "When the students first came here, they only built 50,000 sets, and they were all sent to Yuncheng for equipment. On the 15th, another 60,000 sets were built and shipped to Jincheng that night. They should be here now."
Li Yuan made this arrangement probably because he considered that Yuncheng's war horses should be used first to capture Chang'an, so he equipped Yuncheng first. Since he had considered everything in detail, he didn't worry about it anymore. Don't look too smart in front of such a big shot.
Let's not ask about other things. Luo Yu asked Wu Yunzhao to go ahead and go straight to the bathhouse. He took a comfortable cold bath and washed away all the sweat. He suddenly felt more energetic.
When I came to Li Xiuning's room, I saw Yang Man chatting with Li Xiuning. The two little maids from last time were also there. As soon as Luo Yu arrived, they were about to say goodbye and leave.
Luo Yu stopped them and asked, "Why are you still working as maids here? Didn't I tell you how to make underwear? Is it hard to do business?"
One of the maids smiled and said: "Sir, to tell you the truth, the business is very good. We have found more than thirty sisters to work together, but the supply is still in short supply. No, when I heard that the general was coming back, the two of us came to thank him.
Already."
Li Xiuning smiled and said: "Husband, they came here to measure our sizes. They said they would rush to make a few pieces tonight and deliver them over tomorrow morning. No, here you are, just to be polite."
The two maids said happily: "Congratulations to the general and the young master on your marriage. You two are truly a match made in heaven."
Luo Yu smiled and said: "Forget the polite words, I will teach you a method to ensure that your output can be doubled."
The two maids were overjoyed and asked Luo Yu what the method was. If the output could be doubled, the income would be huge.
Luo Yu asked the two of them to come to the desk, use a brush to simply draw the assembly line operations, and then said: "Now, do you each complete one piece individually before doing the next?"
The two nodded, looking at the pictures and seemed to understand a little.
Luo Yu added: "You split the underwear into several parts, let one or two people be responsible for a certain part full-time, and then pass it on to the next part, and then assemble the next parts one by one, and then complete the final step. In this way, everyone can be familiar with it."
Each part of the process can save a lot of time, so please consider it."
After Luo Yu finished speaking, not only the two maids were shocked, but also Li Xiuning and Yang Man looked at him with wide eyes. This idea was really amazing.
Luo Yu reached out and folded the paper, handed it to them and said: "As for how many processes to divide into, you can decide according to the situation. But I would like to warn you, this is underwear. The production volume has increased. You cannot shoddy it. The fabric must be good."
Choose something that is comfortable and soft, otherwise your business will not last long.”
Before the two of them could answer, Lu Xiao shouted a report outside the door, saying that an urgent military report had been sent from the direction of Chang'an.
Luo Yu said to Li Xiuning: "Madam, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Li Xiuning nodded, Luo Yu quickly walked out of the room, and saw Lu Xiao holding a red envelope in his hand. This was the intelligence level naturally created by the special operations team, in order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white.
, red is the most urgent information.
What emergency will happen in Chang'an? Is it something related to Yang Xuanwu?