Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 609 Greetings
Looking at the thirty thousand-ton transport ships in the water, Zhao Zhen said to Tong Jiaoxiu with a strange look on his face: "Madam, why did you leave the ships behind?"

Tong Jiaoxiu said, "Sir, I asked the two Yu Hou who came here. There are plenty of ships in the south of the Yangtze River. There are no less than 3,000 ships traveling between the north and the south. The 30 ships left here are just what you can use."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sent someone to tell Meng Kang that, except for the ten grain ships that were currently being built, the construction of the other forty ships planned should be stopped.

The wood and rocks that were brought in were unloaded by the people on the banks of the Yellow River and piled up on the ground. Thirty grain ships were assigned to the caravans to transport food, fodder, salt, iron and other items.

Compared with the wood bought from Goryeo, the wood sent by Tong Guan was even more precious. It was either rosewood, red sandalwood, nanmu, etc., and chicken wing wood for furniture making was not uncommon. What was even more valuable was that this batch of wood had been dried in the shade and could be used directly.

There were no less than thirty pieces of wood for the first step, together with the fifteen pieces of wood for the first step purchased from Goryeo. Zhao Zhen picked them all out and used them in the construction of the main hall.

The blueprint of the palace was designed by Ji Qingwan when Zhao Zhen took time to return to the main world during his tour. It was modeled after the planning of a palace called Daming, with a clear central axis in the middle, adhering to the system of three courts and five gates, with the court in front and the bedroom in the back, in a courtyard-style layout.

The first of the five gates on the central axis is Zhengyang Gate, the third is Chengtian Gate, the fourth is Duanmen, the fifth is Wumen, and the second is vacant and has no name. According to the master carpenter, this gate should be named after the title. Outside Wumen, water from the water park is drawn in, and there is a moat of 100 meters. The northernmost of the palace wall is Bei'an Gate, which is connected to the water park. This is the water gate, and outside the gate is the navy camp.

Behind the five gates, there are the Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall. The roof ridges and brackets are magnificent and colorful. Behind them are the Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and the six east and west palaces. On both sides of the three halls are the Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall. There are also patterns on the inner and outer five-dragon bridges, the Qinglong Bridge, the White Tiger Bridge, auspicious beasts, palace gates and palace walls.

Between Zhengyang Gate and the Second Gate were the camps of the imperial guards. Between the Second Gate and Chengtian Gate were the three provinces, three offices, the Imperial Censorate, three yamen, and six ministries. On both sides were the Tongzhengsi, Imperial Hospital, Hanlin Academy, Zhanshifu, Yiwei, Qinsui, Jiaofangsi, Honglu Temple, Liyisi, Xingrensi, etc.

After the Qinglong Bridge, you will find the imperial carriage warehouse, stables and elephant houses. Behind the Baihu Bridge are the inner palace warehouses.

The east is the present Baishi Manor, where the military camp was stationed in the past, and will be changed to Xiannongtan in the future. The meeting hall where Zhao Zhen is now located will be changed to Qingcheng Palace, and Taisui Hall, Shenchu, Slaughter Pavilion, Shencang, Jufu Hall, etc. will be built. The Pagoda Temple and the buildings where Zhao Zhen's wives and concubines live now will also be preserved, and will be the temporary residence of Zhao Zhen's daughter in the future. The Guangeng Terrace, Xiannongtan, Tianshen Terrace, and Diji Terrace will be built.

To the west of the palace is the Imperial Garden, which also includes the Dead Tree Hill. The strange stones sent by Tong Guan will be used here in the future. In addition to digging the moat, the garden landscaping, transplanting flowers and plants, and building the city wall have all begun.

Because the outer stars of the Big Dipper twinkled for a hundred days, many spies from all over the country came to Liangshan County during this period. The spies under Lehe's command discovered forty or fifty groups of spies under the guise of traveling merchants and performing arts.

You can pretend not to see anything else, but there are three groups of people who have handed in visiting cards, and you can't ignore them.

Of course, Zhao Zhen did not meet him in person.

Wu Yong and Le He were the ones who met the three groups of people on Zhao Zhen's behalf, and the reason was still that they were still injured and could not see anyone.

The first group consisted of Wu Yong's acquaintances, Song Jiang's close confidants Lai Yong'er (the Ghost-Seeing Sorrow) and Huangfu Xiong (the Fei Lian).

This guy came here to inquire about the astrology and to ask for accountability. Of course, the astrology cannot be hidden from those who are interested. After all, when the starlight fell on the top of Baishigang Mountain, everyone in Liangshan County had seen it.

After the greetings, [Ghost Seer] Lai Yong'er spoke first: "Military Advisor, we spent a lot of money to buy the [Flying Thunder] pattern, but now Wang Qing also has this item, why?"

Wu Yong gently waved his feather fan and said with a smile: "Come on, brother, this [Flying Divine Thunder] was transformed from a catapult. As long as there is one divine thunder, it is not difficult to imitate. You have been fighting with Wang Qing for a long time, I am afraid that he might have snatched a few of them, so he imitated it?" "Let's be frank, we admit that he has this thing, but why is his range longer than ours?" Lai Yong'er said.

"Come on, brother, this is not our fault. This [Flying Thunder] was created by my husband and his wife. If others have the pattern, they can naturally copy and improve it. Naturally, this thunder will be able to travel farther."

Seeing that Wu Yong's answer was flawless, Lai Yong'er did not bother to argue and asked, "Does Liangshan have any more distant [Flying Thunder] patterns?"

Wu Yong listened and nodded, "Of course, this [Flying Thunder] was created by Madam. With daily research and improvement, it is natural that it can hit farther. But..."

Lai Yonger interrupted, "Military Advisor, name a price."

"Come on, brother, I wonder how far Wang Qing's army's [Flying Divine Thunder] can reach?" Wu Yong asked, pretending to be ignorant.

Lai Yonger couldn't help but feel a little suspicious after hearing this, and said, "Two hundred and forty or fifty steps."

Wu Yong listened and smiled, "Fortunately, Madam's newly made [Flying Divine Thunder] can hit 250 to 260 steps, just enough to surpass the imitation divine thunder in Wang Qing's army."

"As for the price? Not much, just 100,000 strings of cash. Just half the price of the original purchase of the divine thunder. However, in addition to the 100,000 strings of cash, I also want a few treasures."

Lai Yong'er was not surprised. Song Jiang, Lai Yong'er and others had long understood Zhao Zhen's character. Especially after going to Bianjing, they heard countless things that were framed by Zhao Zhen.

Take Daoyu Village for example. Although Song Qing went to Penglai, when he arrived at Daoyu Village, the people and boats were already gone. It is obvious that it must be Liangshan who made the move in advance.

Song Jiang kept this matter to himself. It wasn't that he wanted to defend Zhao Zhen, but if he told it out loud, he was afraid that not many people would believe it.

I recently stayed in Liangshan County. For some reason, people in the market started talking about this again. They all said it was a pirate invasion. Some time ago, I heard that black smoke was seen rising into the sky from the sea. I don't know if it's true or not.

Lai Yong'er came with sufficient preparations. The ordinary goods he brought with him were worth two hundred thousand strings of cash. There was no shortage of musk, linen cloth, stalactites, lacquerware and other items produced in Huaixi.

In order to obtain the [Flying Divine Thunder], one naturally had to satisfy Zhao Zhen's preferences, and naturally brought the treasure with him.

During this period, Song Jiang led his army to conquer Wanzhou first, and then to Xijing. Now he is in a stalemate with Wang Qing's brother-in-law Duan Er in Shannan. Especially in the recapture of Xijing, Song Jiang and his group naturally gained a lot. There are all kinds of gold, pearls, and precious treasures.

After hearing what Wu Yong said, Lai Yonger nodded and said, "I have prepared a few treasures here, which are originally prepared for meeting you. I wonder when I can meet you?"

(End of this chapter)