Facing Wei Buzhi's surprised gaze, Liu Tan coughed lightly, trying to save face. "But this isn't a big deal. The elite regiment has always trained hard in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. We should be able to adapt...right?"

Wei Buyi: What's with that uncertain look on your face?

In fact, this is not Liu Tan's fault. The so-called training in the coldest and hottest days of winter mainly means that physical training will not be interrupted even in the coldest and hottest days. As for other training, it will basically be suspended or replaced with other training programs.

However, from the beginning to now, the elite regiment has never trained in winter marching, and there are also issues such as winter sieges, which all need to be practiced.

Liu Tan thought for a long time and said, "But this is indeed a problem. Training is still necessary, but the weather is not too cold now. Even if training can't achieve the desired effect, we should first recruit soldiers. Well, we should choose the soldiers for the training carefully."

Wei Buyi was stunned for a moment: "Wouldn't it be fine to go near Shoujiang City? If that doesn't work, Dunhuang will also do."

Dunhuang County is close to Cheshi State E, and the climate is not much different, making it most suitable for pre-war drills.

Of course, this is only because the Northern Kingdom can afford the money. These days, when going to war, they first recruit soldiers, and when the number of people is almost enough, they are directly sent to the battlefield. No one would do pre-war drills.

Liu Tan shook his head. "That place is too close to the Xiongnu. Wu Shilu often brought his men to Guanshi before. Although we don't know his true purpose, he will definitely try to infiltrate Dunhuang County. It may not be safe if he finds out and informs the Cheshi Kingdom in advance. Although we are not afraid, it will also be troublesome."

Wei Buyi thought it made sense and couldn't help but wonder, "As the Xiongnu Chanyu, does Wu Shilu have nothing to do all day? Why does he go to the market so often?"

Although Liu Tan was in Shuofang City, he still knew something about the developments in Guan City. At least he knew when Wu Shilu would appear.

According to the current rules, he basically appears once every two weeks, which makes Guan City always nervous, fearing that this lunatic will bring his troops to attack again, forcing Liu Tan to send more people to be stationed there.

Originally, he wanted to select about fifty people from the elite group, but now he just put two hundred people there.

For a moment, Liu Tan was a little confused. Should he transfer these people back? Would transferring them back make Wu Shilu notice something?

After much deliberation, he finally decided not to transfer back. He could only say, "Who knows? Normal people shouldn't try to guess the thoughts of madmen. I heard that he killed the newly promoted Left Grand Commandant before."

Wei Buyi nodded. "Yes, Bu Yan has just brought back news. It's said that not only that, he also exterminated Yanshi's maternal clan. Although he didn't kill Yanshi, it is said that she died of shock. Anyway, the Xiongnu royal court was also a sea of ​​blood some time ago."

Liu Tan curled his lips and said, "Forget it. We have a special situation here. Wu Shilu... is probably just crazy."

The left general before didn't look like someone who would cause trouble. He should have been a puppet of Wu Shilu. But he lost his life not long after.

Liu Tan said, "Alright, it's too early to talk about this now. We have to wait until after the autumn harvest to recruit soldiers. We can try to find a way to get something else from Gongshujia."

Wei Buyi immediately said, "Your Highness, that crossbow..."

"Don't even think about it." Liu Tan refused decisively: "Hand crossbows require a long period of training. Otherwise, you might hurt your own people before you kill the enemy."

Wei Buyi immediately took the opportunity to say, "Then... let's make a plan for long-term training."

Liu Tan waved his hand at him and said, "I'll consider this matter. Go away."

Wei Buyi wanted to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Liu Tan say to Miao Rui, "Where's Gungun? I haven't played with him for a long time. Bring him over here."

Wei Buyi decisively shut up and left, releasing the iron-eating beast without a word. He couldn't afford to offend it.

Liu Tan couldn't help laughing as he watched his back. Miao Rui beside him asked, "Your Highness, are you still bringing Gun Gun?"

Liu Tan said decisively: "No need, go call Gongshu Can."

Although it's not certain that we can come up with anything new in such a short time, but what if? And even if we have a clue, it would be fine.

Miao Rui immediately sent someone to invite Gongshu Can, but it was Gongshu Yi who came instead.

Gongshu Yi bowed and said, "Your Highness, my father... has gone out to travel."

Liu Tan: "Ah? Going out for a trip?"

Gongshu Yi nodded. "My father said that Your Highness gave him a few days off, so he decided to go out for a walk. He also said that Your Highness said that it's not good to work in isolation."

This... was really what Liu Tan said.

Liu Tan thought his description of the situation was correct, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. He asked, "Did your father say when he would be back?"

Gongshu Yi said, "My father said three to five days before, but he's been gone for five days now, so it might take about ten. What does Your Highness want to do? If it's not particularly difficult, I...I can do it, too."

Liu Tan waved his hand: "I don't have any particular goal, I just want to chat with your father."

If someone wanted to take something from Gongshu's house, Gongshu could not make the decision.

Gongshu Yi reluctantly left, while Liu Tan was somewhat surprised. What was Gongshu Can doing? Why did he stay for five more days? Was there something wrong with the harvester?

In fact, there was no problem with the harvester. Gongshu Can just wanted to see more and walk around more. The most important thing was that he got a sense of satisfaction from the people that he had never gotten before.

In the past, when he made things, other people would pay him and tell him what to do. The feedback from those products only told him whether they were good or not. No one would tell him what needed to be improved or what could be retained.

Over time, he himself felt that this was normal, so even when he arrived in the Northern Kingdom, he still worked hard to make things, with only one goal - to satisfy His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Kingdom, and nothing else mattered.

Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with this idea, but when His Highness asked him to go out for a walk and see if everyone was using the things he made smoothly and happily, Gongshu Can was really tempted.

He knew very well that although His Royal Highness the King of the North should be quite satisfied with the harvester, the problem was that the King of the North would not really make it. As long as he felt it was good during the experiment, that would be enough.

Gongshu Can suddenly wanted to hear feedback from real users.

So Gongshu Can really went out to look for the field hoe that was harvesting in autumn.

The new harvester has begun to grow little by little. Gongshu Can has learned about it. Although the Prime Minister has tried his best to promote it, the only places that can really use it are Shuofang County and several counties close to Shuofang County. The counties further away are not as popular as the ones in the county.

Of the sixteen counties in the entire Northern Territory, only about six are now using harvesters. In the other ten counties, only the county towns have harvesters available for rental, and individuals cannot buy them for the time being.

It sounds like it has not been truly fully implemented, but in Gongshu Can's opinion, the speed is already very scary, which is completely different from the speed he imagined the court would do things.

The first place he went to observe was the yellow rice planting area. The harvester, which was a little rough due to the rush, was pushed by people and the rice was growing.

Gongshu Can stood in the field and watched for a long time until he saw several strong men passing by him several times, all looking at him with wary eyes. He smiled and asked an elderly man, "Old man, how long have you been using this harvester?"

The old man immediately alerted the account thief. Gong Shucan was suddenly confused. He discovered something that he didn't understand.

Fortunately, a middle-aged man who was holding a wooden board and writing something came over and bowed to Gongshu Can and said, "Where does this gentleman come from?"

Well, this person speaks elegant Chinese, and although he has a slight accent, I can still understand him.

Gongshu Can heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I came from Chang'an and passed by here. I heard that this is a harvester. I have never seen one before, so I wanted to ask about it."

The middle-aged man smiled proudly and said, "That's right. This harvester is only available in our Northern Territory country. Not even Chang'an has it!"

Gongshu Can asked, "What do you mean?"

The middle-aged man said, "This harvester was made by our Northern Border King and the Gongshu family. It is said that His Highness made it because he felt sorry for everyone who was too tired during the autumn harvest."

An old man beside him couldn't help but say a few words, and Gongshu Can quickly asked, "What is this old man saying?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The old man is saying that our prince is the best prince in the world. Not only did he make a harvester for them to use, but he also gave them a northern plow. Now farm work is much easier, and they can even go out to work!"

Gongshu Can couldn't help but laugh, his heart filled with pride. Although everyone was praising the King of the North, this was done by him.

Of course, he was not dissatisfied. After all, the idea was proposed by the King of the North. It was not easy for him to hear the word "Gongshujia" from the mouths of the people.

Gongshu Can tried hard to suppress his smile: "Then... is there anything inconvenient about this harvester? I also want to buy one to take back as a gift."

The middle-aged man looked Gongshu Can up and down and said, "Your clothes are very valuable. You don't look like someone who would work in the fields."

Gongshu Can said calmly, "I have family members working on the farm back home. I'm sure they'll be very happy if I give them a gift."

The middle-aged man shook his head. "That won't do. Even the Northern Territory is in such short supply right now. Outsiders can't buy it. This morning, a group of people wanted to buy it, saying they wanted to study it. Are you planning to buy it to try to imitate it?"

The middle-aged man suddenly became alert as he spoke, and Gongshu Can quickly said, "Of course I won't copy it. His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory created it for the benefit of the people. Who would dare to easily imitate it? Since it's not available for purchase, it's fine. I'm sure it will be available sooner or later. But you said there was someone else who wanted to buy it. Who was it? Where did they go?"

The middle-aged man looked at him curiously and said, "That group of people are heading to Shanqian County. You can still catch up with them if you go there now."

After hearing this, Gongshu Can pondered for a while, then bowed in thanks and rode away to Shanqian County.

He was originally worried that the middle-aged man would give the wrong directions, but unexpectedly, when he was halfway there, he saw a group of people on the road, some riding in cars and some riding on horses, which was very conspicuous.

When Gongshu Can saw those people, he immediately stopped his horse, looked at them carefully, his face changed, and he turned his horse around and ran towards Shuofang City.