Yan Liqiang almost watched Fang Beidou and the others leave Luyuan!
Afterwards, Yan Liqiang strolled in the deer park with a different mood.
In the flying snow, the pond where Yan Liqiang practiced spearmanship had already frozen over. Only a few stones were still stubbornly standing on the water surface. However, there was also a thick layer of snow on the ground. The thatched cottage next to it was still there, but Li Hongtu was no longer there. Not only Li Hongtu, but also "Xiaoying", whom Ji Xiaoyao and the two old men had been in love with for a lifetime, had already left the Deer Garden.
According to Little Li, just one day two months ago, several people disappeared from the Deer Garden, leaving silently. No one knew where they went, and they did not take anything with them. They left behind all the treasures bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor over the years. After knowing that they had left, His Majesty the Emperor took time out of his busy schedule to come to the Deer Garden in person. He took a walk around Li Hongtu's hut and Ji Xiaoyao's yard. Finally, His Majesty the Emperor looked at the things they left behind, did not say anything, just sighed, and left the Deer Garden.
The sight of the things reminded him of the person. Yan Liqiang stood beside Li Hongtu's thatched cottage for a long time, then walked around in the bamboo forest next to Ji Xiaoyao's abode, sat quietly for a while in the pavilion where Ji Xiaoyao usually played the piano, and finally gathered his spirits and came to the craftsman workshop in Luyuan again as if he was familiar with the place.
As soon as Yan Liqiang reached the gate of the workshop, he saw the Wen Manager of the Luyuan Workshop.
"Hey, Master Yan, why are you here? I just heard that you're back, and I was just thinking of visiting you in the evening to see if there's anything I can do for you, Master!"
Seeing Yan Liqiang, Manager Wen almost immediately trotted over and saluted Yan Liqiang. It had been a long time since they had seen Yan Liqiang. Manager Wen had gained a lot of weight, and his eyes were squeezed so that they were invisible. He was wearing a fur coat and a fur hat, and his round figure made people almost laugh.
"It's been a long time since we last met. Manager Wen, you have gained weight again and look good!" Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
"Thanks to Lord Yan..." Manager Wen still had a smile on his face and cupped his hands towards Yan Liqiang.
"Are the things I left behind last time still there?" When Yan Liqiang left last time, he handed over the iron pillars he used for cultivation in the Deer Garden to the craftsman's workshop and asked Manager Wen to collect them.
"It's still there, it's still there. I'm still collecting it for Master Yan. It's all in the warehouse. If Master Yan wants it, I'll have someone use a car to bring it to you in a while!"
"Don't rush to send them over!" Yan Liqiang shook his hand. "Those iron rods are 350 jin each and are too light. They are a bit unwieldy now. Manager Wen, please melt them down. There is a furnace in the workshop, so it shouldn't be a big deal. After you melt them down, make 12 more of them according to their styles and send them over to me. Each one weighs 1,000 jin..."
Even though his whole body was wrapped in thick fur, Manager Wen couldn't help but shiver when he heard Yan Liqiang's words. The iron rods that Yan Liqiang wanted were those that could be connected with mortise and tenon joints. Each rod weighed 1,000 pounds, and it was difficult for three or five ordinary men to move them. Yan Liqiang asked for 12 rods right away. These 12 rods weighed 12,000 pounds. My God, something this heavy could not be pulled by two oxen on a cart, so could one person really lift it
While thinking, Manager Wen looked at Yan Liqiang with strange eyes. Judging from his figure, Yan Liqiang has indeed changed a little after not seeing him for a few years. He seems to be more energetic and not much different from ordinary people. But no matter what, Manager Wen can't connect this figure with the 12,000-jin iron rod...
"What's the matter? The craftsmen's workshop can't even produce more than 10,000 kilograms of iron. Or the craftsmen here are too busy to do it. If it's difficult, just tell Manager Wen. I can find someone outside to do it!" Seeing that Manager Wen didn't speak for a while, Yan Liqiang asked again.
After hearing Yan Liqiang speak, Manager Wen suddenly realized what was going on and patted his chest, "No way, no way, there is no way we don't have what Lord Yan wants. The craftsmen in the workshop are idle these days and there is not much to do. Only a few imperial farms have ordered some iron plows and farm tools, which have been almost finished. If Lord Yan wants them, I can make them in three days at most and send them to you..."
"Okay, then Lao Wen will be in charge!" Yan Liqiang showed a friendly smile on his face, "Keep this matter low-key, it's best not to let too many people know, so as to avoid making a fuss!"
12,000 jin of stuff is only 6,000 kilograms. Considering the density of iron, these six tons of iron are less than one cubic meter. It is not heavy for Yan Liqiang now. After he sucked the thousand-year-old leech dry, Yan Liqiang's whole body strength has already reached an appalling level.
"Don't worry, sir. I understand. I understand. Unless Eunuch Li asks about the things here personally, no one will tell anyone. The craftsmen in the craftsman workshop all know the rules!"
"Well, that's good. Once it's done, just have someone deliver it to my original yard!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, sir!"
After explaining everything to Manager Wen, Yan Liqiang did not stay here any longer and left directly.
There are still about three months until the beginning of next spring when the emperor goes out hunting. During this time, Yan Liqiang doesn't want to sit around doing nothing and just wait. Instead, he wants to practice and increase his strength. So Yan Liqiang picked up the set of extreme training he had done before...
After finishing all these in Luyuan, Yan Liqiang asked for a carriage in Luyuan in the afternoon and went directly to Imperial Capital again to hand in his official letter to the Ministry of Personnel. It was like he had just received the emperor's order and reported to Imperial Capital. After returning to Luyuan from Imperial Capital, Yan Liqiang practiced Yijinxisuijing wholeheartedly in the small building where he lived before, and immersed himself in the world of martial arts...
The next day, Yan Liqiang went to Eunuch Liu's house to pay a visit to him, but learned that Eunuch Liu was not in Dijing City at the moment. He had left Dijing City a few days ago and went to Huizhou to inspect the horse farm.
Yan Liqiang originally thought that the Emperor would summon him in a few days, but what he didn't expect was that just after he submitted the official letter to the Ministry of Personnel, on the third day in the evening, a eunuch from the palace came to Luyuan and said that the Emperor had summoned him. After asking Yan Liqiang to prepare, he took Yan Liqiang directly to the palace to meet the Emperor...
(End of this chapter)