Early in the morning, Shen Kuan and his team were already busy.
Those who feed the horses feed the horses, and those who check the weapons check the weapons.
As soon as I saw their expressions, I knew that Yun Zheng would definitely go out today.
Yu Fu was busy with the affairs of the mansion when Shen Kuan sent someone to find him, "Butler Yu, Commander Shen asked you to help us prepare two loads of bean feed. We will take it away later."
Bean feed?
Yu Fu was slightly startled, then nodded: "Okay, I will order people to prepare right away! Is the prince going on a long journey? Are two loads of bean feed enough?"
He knew that if he ran far, he would need bean feed to replenish the horse's energy.
How much is two loads of soybean feed?
Yun Zheng has two thousand personal guards alone!
It's impossible for each person to bring only one or two ounces of bean feed, right?
...
...
The guard thought for a moment and replied, “Commander Shen asked us to prepare two loads, which should be enough.”
"All right!"
Yu Fu nodded and said, "If it's not enough, remember to tell me in advance so I can have someone prepare in advance."
"good!"
The guard nodded and quickly turned and left.
Looking at the guards going away, Yu Fu was a little confused.
Two loads of bean fodder, aren’t they enough to feed their war horses?
After breakfast, Yun Zheng held the child and teased him again, "You little bastard, you better behave yourself, or I'll spank you when I get back tomorrow!"
“Wow…ah…”
Yun Cang was lying in his tightly wrapped swaddling clothes, babbling nonsense, with no awareness of being threatened at all.
Shen Luoyan came over and just happened to hear Yun Zheng's "threatening" words to his son. She couldn't help laughing, "How can you be a father like this! Cang'er can't even understand what I'm saying, and you're always thinking about beating him up!"
"A good son is born under the stick!"
Yun Zheng didn't take it seriously, he laughed out loud and told the people in the mansion to call Yu Fu over.
When Yu Fu arrived, Yun Zheng was talking to Shen Luoyan about the usefulness of the valley.
Seeing Yu Fu coming, Yun Zheng immediately cut off the topic and told Yu Fu: "I will be away for two days. You should take care of the affairs of the mansion. As long as you can handle it, don't let the princess and others worry about it! Especially Madam Zi, she is pregnant and should not work hard."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand."
Yu Fu nodded repeatedly.
As they were talking, Shen Kuan came over quickly, "Your Highness, everything is ready, shall we set off now?"
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded.
"Let us take you there!"
Shen Luoyan took the child from Yun Zheng.
"Okay, don't send me off. It's not like I'm running too far."
Yun Zheng waved his hand at Chen Luoyan, "I'm just going to take a look over there, and I'll be back tomorrow!"
"All right!"
Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng reluctantly and warned him, "Be careful on the road."
Yun Zheng nodded and walked quickly out of the palace.
Soon, Yun Zheng brought Miaoyin and a hundred guards to the valley.
Of course, the one hundred guards are just the ones on the surface.
Last night, a part of the guards had already set out early.
Yun Zheng really wanted to go fishing to see if he could fish those people out, and also test Yu Fu at the same time. Although the possibility of testing him out was extremely low, it didn't stop him from trying.
Besides, he was going to take a look at that valley in the first place.
If the valley was suitable, he wanted to set up the technical research institute there.
After leaving Sifang County, the group immediately rushed towards the valley.
Along the way, Shen Kuan and others were extremely careful and kept an eye on the surrounding situation.
However, they encountered no danger along the way.
At 10 o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at the valley where Zhao Ji had previously stationed his troops.
As they arrived, Wang Heng, who was hiding at the entrance of the valley, immediately appeared to greet them.
"How is it going?"
Yun Zheng asked.
Wang Heng replied: "There is a stream in the valley, and it is not frozen at this time of year, but the water flow is a bit weak and it should not be able to move the waterwheel."
“I see…”
Yun Zheng frowned slightly, quickly dismounted, and walked up along the ridgeline of the valley.
Miaoyin and the others followed Yun Zheng closely.
It took them nearly half an hour to reach the high point on the west side of the valley.
The view here is very broad and you can have a panoramic view of the entire valley.
The valley is large and surrounded by rolling mountains.
In the valley, you can still see large traces of trampling, which should have been left by Zhao Ji and his men when they were stationed here before.
Yun Zheng took a quick look and felt that this place was very consistent with his ideal location for a technical research institute.
The only drawback is that it is too far from Dingbei.
It is impossible for me to come here often to exchange various techniques with those craftsmen.
However, even if he studies those new technologies, he is just an auxiliary. In the end, it still depends on the craftsmen to do this. At most, he can provide some ideas and directions.
After thinking for a while, Yun Zheng ordered Wang Heng: "Let's go, take me to see that stream first!"
"yes!"
Wang Heng took the order and immediately led Yun Zheng and the others into the valley.
Soon they reached the stream on the east side of the valley.
When Yun Zheng squatted down to check the water temperature of the stream, Wang Heng said again: "This stream flows out from the cracks in the mountain over there. The deepest part is only a little over half a meter deep, and the shallowest part can't even flood the knees of a warhorse..."
Yun Zheng raised his eyes and looked at both sides of the stream.
The water line is still some distance away from the scouring marks on both sides of the stream. During the flood season, the water flow here should be larger, but not too much.
Combined with the slightly warm water temperature, it can be basically determined that this stream is a small tributary of an underground river.
"If the depth is not enough, you can dig deeper!"
Yun Zheng smiled, "We don't need to dig too deep, as long as we can drive the waterwheel!"
As a man with a modern soul, he still wants to do something mechanical.
The water here will never dry up or freeze, so it is more suitable for setting up water wheels than in Shuobei.
Moreover, the Technical Research Institute is mainly focused on research and does not need to consider production issues or set up too many water wheels.
"It seems that you have confirmed this place?"
Miaoyin asked with a smile.
“That’s about right!”
Yun Zheng nodded gently, "Let's go and look around!"
If this place is determined, we have to consider the issue of long-term garrison.
He doesn't want the technology he has worked so hard to develop to be stolen.
When they took a rough look inside the valley, the sky was gradually getting dark.
Yun Zheng has basically decided to set up the Technical Research Institute here, and in the future the Martial Arts Research Institute and the like can also be set up here!
At night, everyone lit a fire in a sheltered place in the valley and spent the night there.
The night passed peacefully. There was no assassination as Yun Zheng had expected, and their sentries hiding in the dark did not notice anyone spying.
This result made Yun Zheng more or less disappointed.
When she woke up in the morning, Miaoyin leaned against Yun Zheng's arms and asked in a low voice: "Has Yu Fu's suspicion been ruled out?"
“Not really.”
Yun Zheng shook his head gently. "If he is really a spy, he might have guessed that I was testing him, so he chose to stay put! Anyway, be more careful!"
He didn't have much hope in testing Yu Fu.
After a simple meal, they set off back to Sifang County.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Shen Luoyan hurried forward and said, "Jingyang Prefecture sent an urgent report. Sister Zi'er is very worried. You should go and take a look!"
Urgent news?
Yun Zheng's heart sank. Could there be some chaos going on?
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