The authentic braised pork of the white jade pig is Zheng Peng's weapon to recover the lost ground of braised meat, and the shrewd and capable Guo Ketang is the most suitable executor to regain the lost land.

When he is idle every day, sometimes he feels that the days pass a little slowly, and even a little boring, but once he puts himself into work, Zheng Peng feels that time flies and his life is very fulfilling.

The Firearms Department located in the Forbidden Garden, Zheng Peng went around in three or five days, in addition to supervising production, but also to see what the craftsmen had the latest ideas, Zheng Peng was not involved in the specific operation, but he could click on the direction of research.

Don't underestimate the simple point, you must know that Zheng Peng has more than a thousand years of knowledge accumulation than others, sometimes just a simple sentence can make the craftsman take a lot of detours, and the firearms department is very convinced of Zheng Peng.

Inspecting the Firearms Department is Zheng Peng's responsibility as the Secretary of Ordnance, and the rest of the time, Zheng Peng is all on the new road.

Zheng Peng should be concerned about the mining, transportation, and smelting of Iron Dog Ridge, and drew a lot of carpenters and blacksmiths from the Sanbao to help, especially the iron that was built by embankment and processed by hydraulic power, Zheng Peng invested a lot of energy, such as the purchase of labor, the transportation of materials, the planning of routes, etc., these Zheng Peng had to take ideas, and he was busy every day.

The busier I am, the fewer people around me who can use it, An Lushan and An Sishun have not grown, one is in charge of mining, the other is in charge of pig farms, it is regarded as a heavy task entrusted in advance, and they can no longer add burdens, Zheng Fu is old, he has long been in a semi-retired state, it is good to be able to guard the old house, Huang San is a dark chess, and it cannot be used; Cui Er, who used it most easily, was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, and he couldn't wait to cut himself apart, and at this time, the importance of the people around him was reflected.

Zheng Wan and Zheng Li, as Zheng Peng's brothers, put down their errands and came to help, Guo Ketang transferred a lot of manpower from Cui's family to lend Zheng Peng, at the critical moment, Cui Yuan was not ambiguous, and drew a lot of old loyal slaves to do things for Zheng Peng, and I don't know if he really wants to help, or wants to accumulate virtue, he doesn't need Zheng Peng's invitation to take the initiative to help at the construction site.

Road construction has to face a lot of practical situations, there are new situations every day, most of the people in charge are stationed at the construction site, the function of the established Changluo Command Center, but mainly research, the study of tracks and trains, as well as the problem of steaming and driving raised by Zheng Peng.

Now while building a road, I am researching, and I can feel the stones to cross the river.

There are so many places to employ people, and the most popular place is definitely the road construction site.

The railroad tracks have not yet been laid, and all that needs to be done is to build the road.

Building a road is not a simple matter, and Fang Bin found that building a road for Zheng Peng is even more terrifying.

Ordinary road construction, how convenient how to repair, there are mountains in front, around; There is water under your feet, change; The original plan cost too much, and I tried every means to do the most with the least money, and to build a road for Zheng Peng can be said to be terrifyingly simple:

When you meet the mountains, open the way;

When the water is met, the bridge is built;

There is a swamp in front, which can be filled, and if it can't be filled, the silt will be dug up directly, and the mud and stone will be replaced with mud and stones, of course, there is no big swamp near Chang'an;

If it is high, it will be cut low;

There are depressions, fill them up;

It is a straight line to pass, and if there are difficulties, solve the difficulties, it seems simple, but it can add countless difficulties to the responsible Fang Bin and Lao Qi, if it weren't for the fact that Fang Bin's professional knowledge would be used in many places, Fang Bin felt that he was a little sorry for what he had learned by building roads for Zheng Peng.

Fang Bin and Lao Qi are Zheng Peng's house slaves, what they can do, they can persuade them, they really can't persuade them, they can only grit their teeth and tackle key problems, in fact, most of the cases can't persuade Zheng Peng, so that in the back, it's not a problem that can't be solved, and neither of them can easily find Zheng Peng to complain.

There is a difference between the dignity and humility of the master and servant, as long as Zheng Peng is willing and not stingy with money.

In fact, Fang Bin and Jin Changlu are still very happy, when they were in the Ministry of Industry before, there were many people applauding in the back, and there were few people who really did things, not only did the boss not help, but often helped and even made it difficult, sometimes a small matter had to be discussed and disputed again and again, and it often took a long time to reply, and this reply may not necessarily solve the problem, and Zheng Peng said that he was a little stubborn, but he could listen carefully to the suggestions of the craftsmen, and he would also adopt useful and good suggestions, which gave Fang Bin and Jin Changlu the opportunity to do a lot of things that they could only think about before.

For Zheng Peng's road repair, Chang'an has long been spread, at the beginning there were many curious people to watch, but the construction site is dusty, every day is that little thing, slowly watching the heart of the play is also light, one is nothing new, the other has to take care of the opinions of the family, always can't see the excitement, even don't have to do work.

The enthusiasm of the people of Chang'an City is decreasing, however, Li Longji's interest in this road has not diminished, and every day someone sends news related to Changluo Road to Li Longji's imperial case, so that Li Longji does not go out of the palace gate for half a step, and he also knows the progress of Changluo Road well.

Unknowingly, in late June, on this day, Li Longji finished revising the recital, put down the last recital, stretched his waist, and suddenly asked: "Lux, where is that kid Zheng Peng?" ”

"Back to everyone's words, Zheng Peng has been on the construction site for the past few days."

Li Longji smiled and said with some appreciation: "When I first started, I thought that he was just a momentary will, and he would retreat after seeing difficulties, but I didn't expect him to be so determined, and he is still persisting until now, but I underestimated him." ”

When the imperial court builds a road, it also has to be discussed again and again in the court, and sometimes it has to coordinate the contradictions between the household department and the ministry of industry many times, Zheng Peng is good, he has built the road with his own strength, and he has built it well, Li Longji thinks that his understanding of Zheng Peng is deeper.

Gao Lishi smiled and said: "Yes, some people saw Zheng Peng let people take the congratulatory gifts sent by the guests and convert them into cash, it is estimated that the cost is large, and some can't resist, even now, many ministers are still talking about whether he has money and no place to spend it, and he can't find it by himself." ”

"Maybe this is the ambition of Yanque Anzhi Honghu" Li Longji said with some emotion: "If I hadn't listened to him, I wouldn't have known that he had a rare pure heart." ”

You must know that Zheng Peng has already become famous, and he doesn't have to worry about other people's eyes, that's it, and he took the initiative to build roads, Li Longji was moved.

Gao Lishi nodded thoughtfully, and quickly complimented: "Zheng Peng is a lucky star and lucky general arranged by God for everyone, and naturally has a pure heart that is loyal to everyone. ”

"It's not easy, Lux, if he has any difficulties in the future, pull him as much as possible." Li Longji's heart softened, and he opened his mouth to command.

"The old slave obeys."

While he was talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then a voice sounded: "Report!" ”

The reports that can appear in front of Li Longji are all important and urgent matters, and as soon as Li Longji heard it, he immediately ordered: "Pass!" ”

Colliers answered and led the man in.

The person who came was called Li Ershou, from the Li Tang clan, and served as the battalion leader in the Yihu Battalion of the Yulin Army, and the latest task of the Yihu Battalion was to protect the Firearms Department located in the Forbidden Garden.

The power of firearms is too great, Li Longji attaches great importance to it, sets it up in the forbidden garden, and also sends the children of the clan to guard it, in addition to the Yiwu camp, there is also the assistance of the Feilongwei under the command of Gao Lishi, it stands to reason that as a battalion, Li Ershou should be guarding outside the firearms department, what is he going to do when he goes to the palace?

After the courtesy was completed, Li Longji asked directly: "Aiqing, you are not in the Gunpowder Department, but you ran here, what happened?" ”

The power of firearms is very great, and Li Longji is most afraid that something will happen to them.

"Please rest assured, the Firearms Department is going well, it's just... There is a slight situation. Li Ershou was prepared, and immediately responded when he heard the words.

"What's the little situation, tell me quickly." Li Longji was a little impatient.

Li Ershou said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Zheng Peng, Secretary of Ordnance, wants to bring 100 barrels of new gunpowder for testing, and the test location is not in the Firearms Department, but if it is transported out of the Forbidden Garden and out of Chang'an City, this matter is very serious, and Weichen does not dare to make a claim, please ask the emperor to decide." ”

The power of firearms is too great, Li Longji set it as contraband, ordinary people are not allowed to touch it at all, although Zheng Peng is said to be the secretary of ordnance, but he transported so much gunpowder at once, Li Ershou did not dare to make up his mind, just temporarily detain the thing, first ask Li Longji's opinion.

"One hundred and fifty barrels of gunpowder? So much for testing? Li Longji said in surprise: "Where did he say that the test was not?" ”