Great Tang princess

Chapter 460 Meeting a Bandit on the Road
In the mother's letter, as before, most of the conversations are about work issues, but later on, she will also secretly express her missing for her daughter.

In fact, it is also understandable. After all, she has been a serious mother since she was a child. Even if she becomes a daughter slave, she is unwilling to show it.To put it bluntly, it is a bit arrogant.

In this regard, Shangguan Wan'er was much better, she didn't pretend at all, she expressed her longing very straightforwardly, and there was a feeling that she wished she could come and meet her in person right away.

Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile when he saw this. It's really a good feeling that someone cares about him. Maybe this is the magic of love.

After reading the letter, Li Yuechen, who was in a good mood, was smiling when he was eating at night, and Geng Yunqiang, who was opposite him, couldn't help but touch his cheek.

Could it be that there was something on his face that made His Highness find it funny?

But it doesn't look like it. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the kind of surprise that a child finds after getting a beloved toy and finding it completely meets his expectations.

Especially Li Yuechen himself was good-looking, with such a smile, he had the illusion that everything around him was eclipsed.

Geng Yunqiang didn't continue to watch, but lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, if this glass can really grow vegetables in winter, doesn't it mean that we can produce food all year round in the future?"

"The food is different, and the planting area is too large." Li Yuechen shook his head, "This thing is mainly used to grow melons, fruits and vegetables."

Geng Yunqiang didn't understand these things either, so he just nodded to express his understanding, and then changed the subject: "Your Highness doesn't know something, I haven't been back for a long time, and it seems that there have been no more changes."

"How can it be so easy?" Li Yuechen sneered, the changes in Dongdu are all based on her princess, what changes can happen if she is not there?
While the two were chatting, the surrounding soldiers were exchanging cups and chatting loudly.

Tomorrow is a holiday, there is no need for morning exercises, and there is no housekeeping inspection, which means that they can drink at ease tonight, and sleep until they wake up naturally tomorrow.

Of course, in order to prevent alcoholism, Li Yuechen didn't let them drink without limit, it was just a little more than usual.

Looking at these chaotic soldiers, she was relieved that the future army would become like this, and the country would definitely not be in chaos.

……

Li Yuechen didn't stay up late with them, and went back to rest after dinner.

Early the next morning, I came to the glass workshop that had been built.

Although a group of craftsmen were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night, they still got up early and gathered here after breakfast, waiting for the arrangement of the princess.

Some people may wonder, what is there to be excited about coming to the remote Qingdao from the bustling Dongdu?
In fact, for artisans, as long as they can eat and drink enough, they are definitely willing to study their works.

In Dongdu, their daily life is basically to drink yogurt, lie down, and then teach their apprentices, almost no need to do it themselves.

But it's different here. Based on His Highness's fantastic ideas, there will definitely be a lot of challenging tasks arranged.

Difficult as it may be, it's a way to hone your craft.

Only by working under the princess can they feel alive.

Li Yuechen didn't care what their thoughts were, he took out the design drawing and said, "To build a shed like this this time, you need to cooperate with the carpenter..."

It is not the first time to collaborate with other artisans.

Everyone in the subordinates knows that the princess has always paid attention to unity.The army requires the cooperation of multiple arms, and the production of carriages in the Eastern Capital used to require the cooperation of various craftsmen.

So much so that now they are used to it, and even exchange some experience with each other from time to time.

To put it simply, there is already a tendency to roll up, because we all know that in the future, if you work in the hands of His Highness, it is definitely not enough to only know one of your own skills. You must at least know some things, not to mention being proficient in other industries. .

Fortunately, the craftsmanship of the shed on the design drawing is not complicated. The only troublesome thing is that it needs a large piece of colored glaze to be integrally formed, which is a bit difficult.

The glass is too brittle and easily shattered.

"Your Highness, how big does this glazed panel need to be?" asked the craftsman.

"The bigger the better, it depends on your ability." Li Yuechen sat on the chair and propped his chin up, taking a sip of tea.

The larger the glass panels can be made, the less the number of wooden frames, so that more sunlight can be received, and the possibility of out-of-season vegetables is greater.

The craftsman thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, please allow some time for me to do some experiments."

"Well, there's no rush!" Li Yuechen waved his hand to indicate yes.

Anyway, it's already November now, and after the new year is summer, as long as it can be done before next year's autumn, it will be fine.

……

A few days later, Geng Yunqiang took the soldiers to investigate the bandits entrenched on the way back.

Li Yuechen's order is to investigate first, to see who they are and why they are entrenched here, and to clarify these first.

While they were out on missions, the vicinity of the barracks was still busy.

As the weather gradually gets colder, the sales of canned food are gradually increasing. Lu Zhenghao's housekeeper will come over to pick up the goods from time to time, and then transport them from Qingzhou to other state capitals.

Since the recently hardened road is about to be repaired to Qingzhou, the speed of travel between the two places is much faster.

If there are no accidents, the hardened road should be able to be repaired to Qingzhou next year, and it will be easier to travel from various places by then.

Lu Zhenghao's butler didn't stay here too long. After saluting the princess, he confirmed that she had nothing to say, and left immediately with the goods.

Now that the supply of canned food is in short supply, the shipment must be sent back as soon as possible.

For Tong Wangping, this is probably the first time he has experienced the joy of being a housekeeper.

Their family had been serving as housekeepers for the Lu family several generations ago, and it was already the fifth generation for him.

This kind of situation is still very common in today's big families, and they have been trained as housekeepers since they were young.

It can be said that since he took over, he has never been so happy, because Alang has given a lot of rewards recently.

The sales of canned food are rising steadily, and the most direct benefit is huge profits.

Now Lu Zhenghao has gained a firm foothold in the clan again by virtue of the canned food. Compared with his usual sluggishness, he once again has his head held high and his chest high.

It feels like returning to the time when the 20 years old just took over the family business, and I can see a burst of self-confidence that is so strong that it is about to spurt out.

Lu Zhenghao, who had shrunk due to age, seemed to have become younger again. Recently, he had to play with a few concubines every night.

And he was generous, and the rewards given to the servants were much more than before.

So now Tong Wangping also hopes that the sales of canned food will continue to rise, so that Alang will be in a better mood and his reward will be more.

On the way back to Qingzhou, looking at the dozen or so carriages behind him, Tong Wangping had an expectant smile on his face.

At this moment, he suddenly heard chaotic shouts in the jungle beside the road, and Tong Wangping, who was still immersed in fantasy, turned his head to look.

I saw a black crowd rushing out of the jungle suddenly, and they came straight here with rusty long knives in their hands.

"No, it's a robber! Protect the goods!" Tong Wangping shouted.

When he came out to move the goods, he was naturally not the only one, there were many servants and tributaries around him.

Most of these episodes are government soldiers who have retired due to old age or injury. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of active soldiers, they are still much stronger than ordinary people.

They immediately drew out their weapons and surrounded the carriage, preparing to defend against the enemy.

In this era, ordinary people can't control weapons, only armor, so both sides have weapons in their hands.

There are a total of more than one hundred people in the Jiading trilogy. It stands to reason that they would not be the target of robbers at all, because there are too many people, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Their targets are generally ordinary cargo merchants or fishermen.

But it was too late to think about it at this time, Tong Wangping also drew a horizontal knife from under the carriage to defend against the enemy.

However, at the next moment, there was a sound of "whoosh" piercing through the air, and a servant beside him had already been shot in the chest, and fell to the ground with a face full of disbelief.

"not good!"

Whether it was Tong Wangping or the other parts, they were all shocked and quickly hid behind the carriage.

Unexpectedly, these robbers actually have bows and arrows!

Although weapons are not allowed in this era, bows and arrows are a luxury that not everyone can afford.

When they came out to deliver goods, they only brought long knives and bone hammers, and they didn't have bows and arrows, because those things were useless.

From the first arrow, there were continuous different sounds of breaking wind as it approached. In an instant, dozens of arrows were nailed to the carriage.

At the same time, accompanied by a neighing sound, a tall brown-red horse was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

"Hurry up, fight back!" Tong Wangping kept yelling.

The trilogy next to them also want to fight back, but the problem is that the opponent has bows and arrows, and I have no armor on my side, so there is no way to charge forward against the arrows on the opposite side.

There was a sound of turning corners one after another from the forest, and everyone looked up slightly, only to see a large number of people rushing out of the forest.

With all kinds of weapons in their hands, they surrounded the carriage, and at the same time they were still yelling that if they put down their weapons, they will not die and so on.

Tong Wangping and the others were immediately surrounded, and the people around them opened their eyes wide in surprise.

What these gangsters are holding is not a bow, but a crossbow!Even if the country does not ban weapons, they are restricted and definitely not within the reach of ordinary people.

These gangsters are loosely positioned, and they don't look like trained government soldiers. Why do they have such weapons in their hands?
But these problems were obviously beyond their comprehension. Under the threat of being targeted by crossbow arrows, they were all tied up one by one, and they were led into the jungle together.

And the actual carriage was also pulled away, and within a quarter of an hour, this team disappeared on the official road...

(End of this chapter)