The next day.
With Old Ma Tou, an expert in the field, there was no need for Fang Er to worry about the planting.
He stayed in his room and took out two walkie-talkies.
He tried to tune them to the same frequency, then pressed the talk switch on one of them.
"Hello, hello, hello."
Instantly, a clear "hello, hello, hello" came from the other one.
He called Sima Yi over.
He handed him a walkie-talkie and told him to ride along the cement road towards Chang'an.
To test the maximum communication distance.
After Sima Yi heard Fang Er's introduction to the walkie-talkie's functions, he was instantly amazed.
Holding the walkie-talkie, he mounted his warhorse and began to move away from Fangjia Village.
He rode about a mile and then stopped.
He turned on the walkie-talkie, imitated Fang Er's operations and communication methods, and began to test.
"This is Base One, this is Base One, do you read? Over!"
Back at home, Fang Er heard the voice from the walkie-talkie.
He picked up the walkie-talkie.
"Base One, Base One, this is Base Two, this is Base Two, continue testing, Over!"
"Base Two, Base Two, this is Base One, received your order, Over!"
Three miles.
Five miles.
Ten miles.
He could still see Chang'an City along the cement road when he had traveled twenty-five miles, but the call quality started to deteriorate.
"Base One, this is Base Two, I'm breaking up, I'm breaking up, do you copy? Over!"
"Base Two, Base One is breaking up, breaking up, breaking up! Over!"
Hearing the unclear sound from the small black box in his hand, Sima Yi began to turn back.
"My Lord, it's at most twenty miles, any further and it won't work."
Fang Er nodded.
The manual stated a communication distance of five kilometers.
Perhaps due to the environment or interference from electromagnetic waves, the communication distance was much farther than stated in the manual.
He took out two more walkie-talkies, tuned the frequency, and handed them to Sima Yi.
"Give one to Huang Sheng and one to Zhao Gang, teach them how to use them, and you can keep the one you have."
Sima Yi was overjoyed.
He quickly bowed and thanked him.
"Thank you for your generosity, my Lord. I will go and do it now."
Not long after Sima Yi left.
He heard Sima Yi's triumphant voice from the walkie-talkie.
"This is Base Three, this is Base Three, do you read? Over!"
"Base Three, Base Three, this is Base Two, this is Base Two, this thing is too damn amazing! Over!"
"Alright."
Judging by the time, Base Three must be Huang Sheng.
After another incense stick's worth of time, he heard Zhao Gang's voice.
"Base One, Base One, this is Base Four, this is Base Four. Over!"
"Uh, Zhao Gang already has something to report right after getting the walkie-talkie?"
"Base Four, Base Four, this is Base One, speak, Over!"
"Base One, Base One, fifteen minutes ago, the shipwrights have been brought back, please instruct, Over!"
"Base Four, Base Four, have them settled, this Lord will arrive in an hour, Over!"
Heh heh. This thing is really convenient!
Although it couldn't compare to mobile phones from his previous life.
It was incredibly satisfying compared to the current communication methods that mostly relied on shouting!
He clipped the walkie-talkie to his waist and swaggered out of the room.
Chai Yue and Xiao Qing had gone to the academy to study.
The seven wolves fighting in the courtyard saw Fang Er and swarmed him.
Some nibbled at his feet, others clung to his legs.
Especially one, Haha, grinned, licked his nose, and pounced from behind Fang Er.
When Fang Er discovered him, he kicked him away directly.
"Damn it!"
"Are you rebelling?"
"Xiao Huan?" "Xing'er?"
Fang Er shouted.
The two maids quickly ran over from the backyard, along with Chen Xuelian and Xiao Mi.
"Young Master."
Fang Er pointed at these creatures and said.
"Did you not feed them today or something? They're all trying to rebel!"
Xiao Huan looked at the dogs crowding Fang Er.
"Haha! Is this another one of your ideas!"
After saying that, she walked to the courtyard wall, picked up a broom, and was about to sweep at them.
Seeing this, Wangcai quickly lay down at Fang Er's feet, its bushy tail sweeping the ground back and forth.
The three huskies and three Malamutes twisted their heads, their six pairs of dog eyes rolling around.
They looked like idiots!
They only ran when the broom hit them.
After running a few steps, they looked back at the broom in Xiao Huan's hand.
As if questioning what it was.
Xing'er covered her mouth and chuckled.
Chen Xuelian walked up to Fang Er and bowed.
"My Lord, these fellows were all fed this morning. They are usually wild and like to play tricks."
After speaking, she hugged Wangcai's neck and dragged him away.
Fang Er patted his forehead.
He was truly foolish to raise huskies and Malamutes together. Look, even Wangcai had been corrupted!
"Damn it, I'll send you all away sooner or later!"
"Hmm. Sending them to Li Shimin would be great!"
"His place is big, so they can run around freely!"
"Never mind, I'll go out for a walk."
After saying that, he walked out the door with his hands behind his back.
He didn't drive or ride a horse, but strolled to the breeding field.
Old Ma Tou and hundreds of farmers were working energetically.
Some were digging trenches, others were planting seeds.
Behind them were those covering the soil and watering, everything was orderly.
Fang Er walked over and looked. Not bad, everything was done according to his requirements.
"Three inches apart, one seed per hole, one inch deep."
"Perfect!"
Without disturbing Old Ma Tou, Fang Er wandered over to Hua Niang's area. There were now more than a dozen sewing machines.
Hua Niang, Wang Er Niang, and a few others who could skillfully operate the sewing machines were teaching others how to use them.
Fang Er smiled and left the sewing room, returning to his own studio.
The garment patterns had been finalized.
There were also buttons to design.
He took a pencil and paper and sat behind his workbench to sketch.
The requirements for the buttons were simple, so they were quickly done.
Including design and production, it took less than an hour.
Dozens of glass buttons of different colors were directly cast using molds.
No plastic.
Fang Er had considered wooden ones and iron ones.
Wooden ones were too troublesome to make, requiring cutting and polishing.
Iron ones were costly and wasteful of iron.
Glass was simple, as sand from the river was readily available.
The price he quoted Old Fang was a bit high; these could be considered compensation.
hiahiahiahia~
Moreover, such shiny buttons sewn onto clothes would surely boost the soldiers' pride!
He just didn't know if they would be secretly taken off and sold!
"Should I add a clause to the military regulations prohibiting the resale of buttons?"
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When Fang Er carried a bag of buttons to the sewing room.
The women's eyes turned green upon seeing the shiny buttons.
Hua Niang reached out, picked up a button with trembling hands, and asked Fang Er in disbelief.
"My Lord, isn't it too wasteful to use such valuable items on these clothes?"
Fang Er shook his head.
"Nothing is wasted on the soldiers who fight for the country!"
"If silk and brocade were durable enough for military uniforms, this Lord would have wanted to use them for uniforms!"
"So, please use them with peace of mind. When the fabric arrives, make a few sets first. This Lord will take them to the palace to let the Emperor have a look!"
ps: There are two more chapters until the 300th large chapter. Brothers, how about we celebrate with some gifts? I heard you all received a lot of lucky money during the New Year, hiahiahiahiahia~~~~~