Monday Japan is not on the list of going to Huangzhou, although there are still boys in the Zhou family's generation, but Zhou Quangui is such a daughter, Hong Tao does not plan to use the child to blackmail the Zhou family, he thinks it is too low-level.

But on Monday, I don't know how to persuade my parents, and I took the initiative to sign up to go to Huangzhou with the horse. The reason is very simple and sufficient, she is the main book, and she is doing a good job, after arriving in Huangzhou, the appeasement of the envoy should also need the main book, and it is better to use it when the time comes.

Hong Tao is right to think about it, it is useless to keep her by Gao Cuifeng's side, not every official of the Song Dynasty dares to appoint female officials. Gao Cuifeng is completely different from his own identity and courage, even if he reluctantly stays in office on Mondays and Sundays, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble. Since Zhou Quangui has no objection, let's go together.

"Xiaguan helps the lord put on ......" heard the call of the horse, and immediately got off the horse on Monday, took out a cuirass from the bag, and personally helped the horse put it on.

"It's better not to bother Master Zhou's book, bring it!" To say that Monday and Sunday are also quite unlucky, she is the most excluded when Lian'er and Ziju are around.

Now Lian'er and Ziju went to the middle convoy to take the car, and Fu Ji took her as a threat again, and blocked the middle very unceremoniously, reaching out to grab the armor and personally help the horse put it on.

“…… Let's check first, check if the children's armor is on. Hong Tao saw it in his eyes but couldn't say it clearly, so he had to find an excuse to break up the embarrassed Monday and Sunday first.

"I said, can you distinguish the occasion, have you forgotten that the relationship between us is only between the employer and the caravan leader, and you look like the caravan leader?" When he walked away on Monday, Hong Tao whispered to blame Fu Ji for her recklessness.

Now her identity can't be made public, even if everyone in Weiqiao Town can see that Fu Ji can enter and leave the Tidian Si Yamen at will, it has to pretend to be a very ordinary relationship in name. Once the matter of the flower paste becomes big and becomes known at home and abroad, Fu Ji will have to disappear temporarily, and then there will be no evidence.

"When they arrive in Huangzhou, who dares to talk more, I will kill one of them...... As long as the adult nodded...... "It's okay not to say it, the more Fu Ji said, the more energetic she became, hugging Hong Tao's body from the front, and using this very ambiguous posture to tie the fixed belt at the back."

"I'll nod my fart, Huangzhou is also under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, can it still be lawless!"

Hong Tao made Fu Ji feel a little embarrassed to hold it like this, and he was even more dissatisfied with the cruel words she said. I just went out a few times, and I have a few ruthless characters under my hands, so I dare to show off in front of me, and this kind of atmosphere can't rise.

"When the officials passed the Lanzhou boundary, they understood that what Ji said was true, and that ghost place had no royal law at all. Today he is still a herdsman, and tomorrow he may encounter a habitual bandit who robs the road, killing people and selling goods is commonplace, and even the hairy boy who is still a minor dares to sneak attack from behind with a short knife, even more so than the children's group of officials. If you throw a person into a ravine, you will soon be gnawed by wild beasts, and you won't even be able to find a complete corpse. I really don't know what Your Majesty thinks, the eldest princess is already pregnant, and she still lets officials go to that kind of place to take risks. ”

Fu Ji was still unmoved, but hugged her tighter, and raised her head to speak while tying the belt, just sending her face to Hong Tao's mouth.

"Is it really that powerful?" The environment in Huangzhou is harsh, Hong Tao has been mentally prepared, but after listening to Fu Ji's description, it seems that the actual situation is worse than imagined.

"Will Ji deliberately exaggerate...... What about leg armor? Fuki finally fastened all three belts behind her cuirass and rummaged through the parcel on horseback.

"My lord, I don't need leg armor, in case you encounter a gangster, you will be next to the official to resist the arrows, how about it?" Hong Tao really doesn't have a leg armor, wearing a cuirass is heavy enough, if you come with a full set, you have to rest once after walking a few miles, and how can you hurry.

"Hmph...... Then you have to wear it! Hong Tao's words were obviously joking, Fu Ji understood, and rolled her eyes coquettishly, which was considered to be a tacit acquiescence to help the horse block the arrows. But don't worry about the horse's head, arms and legs can not be protected, and the vital parts can not be counted on others.

"Bang Bang Bang...... Did you hear it, the official's hat is a hood, which is inlaid with steel plates, and if you turn it down, you can block the wind and use it as a meal. How about it, it's much better than the stupid hood, I don't know if there are wild foxes in Huangzhou, catch a few and make one for you. ”

This time, Hong Tao didn't play tricks again, reached out and took off the leather hat of the mountain carving on his head and hit it vigorously on the cuirass a few times, and there was a muffled sound of hard bumps.

"Ji Cai doesn't want that Raushzi, I won't tell you, I'll go to the front to see......" If you want to say that Fu Ji is also a cheap bone, she usually likes to go to the colt when she has nothing to do, but when the pony reached out and touched her head, she became shy again, and ran away with a red face.

"Hey, hey, hey...... You are also a mouth seller, and you will have diarrhea when you move seriously. Qi is ready, see if you are tired of me in the future, your official is not a humble gentleman, not only can he talk flowers, but also can use flowers! ”

Fu Ji's reaction made Hong Tao seem to see the light, he really had no problem with this dead-eyed woman before, and he couldn't catch up. Now, as long as there is a weakness, take advantage of it!

On the first day, everyone was full of energy, physical fitness, no rest at noon, when hungry, they took turns to eat dry food and dried meat on the cart, and drank boiled water in the kettle directly when they were thirsty.

By the time the sun was setting, the team had already passed by two post stations, and had walked about a hundred miles, and then found a relatively high gentle slope on the side of the road and prepared to set up camp.

To say that the reason why I can walk so fast with a lot of old and young is not only because of my high heart and physical strength. The ancients are not clouds, and if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the means of transportation prepared by Hong Tao have played a big role.

First of all, there were the four-wheeled carriages, and thanks to the ball bearings and cast-iron wheels, the heavy and clumsy wooden wheels and axles were replaced, and the goods that used to require two oxen to pull were now easily capable of being pulled by a group of horses.

The main thing is that the steel axle is not directly fixed to the car body, and there are several layers of thick steel sheets of different lengths in the middle. It's so advanced that it's called leaf springs, and it wasn't until the 19th century that it appeared in the body's shock-absorbing suspension system.

Of course, the performance of this leaf spring is not very good, mainly because the quality of carbon spring steel is not too good, and the number of pieces that need to be stacked is relatively large to obtain sufficient support.

But this is already remarkable, thanks to the ball bearings and leaf spring suspension system, and the front axle bogie, which is also a 19th-century technology, this four-wheeled carriage is smoother, more passable, and has a larger unit load.

In fact, it is not too new invention, it has been actually used in the Weiqiao Town base for more than two months, and after more than ten major modifications, it finally became like this.

Originally, cattle were used as the driving force to transport steel ingots, but because they had to go far away, they were all transformed into box passenger cars by Hong Tao's order, mainly to sit and transport relatively light goods.

Those who are not good at riding and are relatively weak old people and women sit in it and gallop with the team on the official road, not only will not lag behind, but can also provide temporary rest, food, shelter from the wind and rain for the riders.

When it was time to camp, the tall carts unloaded the goods, flattened the boards on both sides, and turned into tents that could sleep four or five people. But it is more comfortable than a tent, because it is high above the ground, not afraid of insects and snakes, not afraid of moisture, and easier to resist the cold.

In addition, it has a major function, which is to use it as an activity cover. If you encounter an enemy cavalry, you can use a box cart as a wall and use a bow and crossbow to effectively attack the opponent, which is even more effective with a swarm of bees and a hornet's nest.

That's right, speaking of a swarm of bees and a hornet's nest, the vast majority of the more than thirty box wagons are loaded with these two long-range weapons, only a few are used as pure passenger cars, and the rest can only travel with bundles of arrows wrapped in tarpaulin.

But two of them have a different appearance, with roofs riveted from thin steel sheets and a calf-thick chimney.

If you open the back door, you will find that there is a small kitchen in each car, with a stove, a fire and a pot, which can be stir-fried and cooked at any time.

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