Chapter 0739 - Beyond the Times
"What does a girl's family look like when they scare people with swords all day long?"
Feng Yong scolded like a big brother, and then carefully took the dagger from her hand.
Zhang Xingyi didn't make any other moves, but his eyes rolled twice, "Ah Lang doesn't like women who dance with knives and guns? ”
"Self-...... cough, Siniang's strategizing appearance is much more flattering than the appearance of holding a knife. ”
Feng Yong coaxed and quietly threw the dagger into the corner.
Zhang Xingyi pouted, "Liar! ”
This guy doesn't want to speak ill of his sister at this time.
But when I heard him praise himself for his strategy, the joy in his heart couldn't help but overflow on his face.
"What am I lying to you about?" Feng Yongzheng said, "On this expedition, I need to take Zhang Wei away, Sanniang can't be a director, and Amei is a stuffy worker." ”
"When the time comes, it's not up to you to decide the affairs of the entire Qiang Guard's Mansion? Especially those Hu people, you have to pay attention to them. ”
"I heard that the prime minister has begun to ask Yang Ju, the king of Baima, to collect the Hu people of Wudu Yinping, pick up the cavalry archers, and send them to the Longyou Governor's Mansion to prepare for the formation of a righteous cavalry army."
"I estimate that within four or five years, at least most of the cavalry of the Han Dynasty will be composed of Hu people."
"Especially those Hu people under the jurisdiction of the Captain of Huqiang, we will have to select horsemen from them in the future."
Raising horses is not something that can be raised in a day or two.
Although the Qin State relied on Longyou as a horse-producing area, it achieved an advantage over the six eastern countries.
In particular, after the Guangwu Emperor Zhongxing, all the counties in Hexi stopped raising horse farms, and only in Hanyang County (that is, the sum of the three counties of Tianshui, Nan'an and Hanyang) left a Liuma Garden.
Therefore, raising horses in Longyou has been a tradition for hundreds of years.
But the growth of war horses will take three years at the earliest.
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty is still martial, and in the Yongliang area, most of the Han and Hu can ride horses.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to train a qualified horseman from a complete novice without three or four years.
From here, it can be foreseen that the cavalry of the Han Dynasty in the next few years, whether it is men or horses, can only be drawn from Longyou, Wudu, and Yinping.
How to appease the people's minds while being transferred is a great test of the means of governance.
For example, Emperor Xiaowu's methods were relatively rude.
After many wars in the early stage, the number of war horses in the country decreased sharply, and finally it had to be forcibly requisitioned from the people.
This is similar to the forced expropriation of private cars in later generations, and anyone who changes them will jump to their feet and scold.
So the successors later began to resort to other means.
For example, the government allows the people to raise official horses, and they are mares, and they agree to return them after three years, and in these three years, the ponies born by the mare belong to you.
If you raise ten mares from the government, then you will have to pay back one more when you return them, and it will be regarded as interest.
Later, when the government needed to use horses, they directly used money to redeem qualified war horses or pack horses for transportation.
This policy continued until the Great Chaos of the Later Han Dynasty.
Thanks to the foresight of the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty, the implementation of this policy has caused the folk horse breeding style in the Han Dynasty to be very popular.
Although only in the land of Longyou, the cavalry of the Han Dynasty is still far from Cao Wei's cavalry.
But I can't stand the big man with a human figure hanging.
First, it ensured the grain output of the Han Dynasty, and then improved the financial revenue of the Han Dynasty.
In the end, he actually has a special charm aura for Hu people, a wisdom reduction aura and many other buffs.
Coupled with the subversive improvement of cavalry, the horseshoe alone can reduce at least half of the war horse losses.
After a few major battles, Emperor Xiaowu consumed hundreds of thousands of war horses accumulated by three generations in one go, and the loss was huge, which was shocking.
A considerable part of the reason here is that the hooves of the war horses are not protected, which leads to the damage of the horses' hooves for various reasons in frequent and violent wars.
It is most deplorable that a good war horse, because of the premature damage of the horse's hooves, has to withdraw from the battlefield at the most golden age.
As for the improvement of the saddle and the addition of bilateral horses, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry was increased by at least two to three times.
If quantity is insufficient, let quality make up for it, and there is nothing wrong with it.
The guarantee of food, the support of finance, the follow-up of the Hu people, plus the improvement of technology.
As long as these conditions are lacking, there is no way for the Han to form an elite cavalry in the shortest possible time.
So now that the cavalry formation of the Han Dynasty has reached the final step, it must not be taken lightly.
Zhang Xingyi snuggled in Feng Yong's arms and listened to him talk about these things in detail.
This was the first time she had heard of his vision and plan for the military and political affairs of Longyou.
The more I listened, the more frightened I became, and at the same time, while my heart was beating violently, a burst of joy could not stop seeping out.
What surprised me was this person's foresight, the name of this ghost king and Xiao Wenhe, he really didn't wronged him.
Happily, he actually planned for the Han with all his heart.
If he tells his sister (queen) about his thoughts, his sister will definitely value him more, and when the time comes, will there be fewer obstacles between himself and him?
Thinking that the Tao in this person's chest is unmatched, he can be regarded as a hero in the mouth of the world, but in the backyard, he is so intimate to his daughter's family.
There may or may not be such a good man in the world, but she has only met one now.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xingyi only felt that the heat that had disappeared suddenly returned, and her heart beat faster, and she subconsciously grabbed the placket of Feng Yong's chest.
"Siniang, it's not early at night, you should go back."
Feng Yong said in a low voice.
Zhang Xingyi twisted his body and muttered, reluctant to get up.
Feng Yong took a deep breath and picked her up......
Zhang Xingyi is not as tall as Guan Ji, nor is she as small and delicate as Amei, holding it in her arms, it is neither light nor heavy, just right.
When the door was opened, according to the light of the cloister, Feng Yong carried her back to her room and put her on the couch.
Zhang Xingyi's eyes were tightly closed, she only felt that her face was about to be burned, and the sound of her heartbeat could even be heard clearly by Feng Yong.
In the faint light outside, Feng Yong kissed her lightly on the cheek......
Zhang Xingyi waited for a long time, but she didn't wait for his next move, she couldn't help but quietly open her eyes, and happened to see the last trace of the door before it was closed.
There was a soft "click", and the room was completely dark.
Zhang Xingyi was furious, grabbed the pillow and smashed it directly to the door!
Feng Yong, who was outside the door, turned around and acted as if he hadn't heard the sound inside.
At the same time, I pinched my fingers again and again and calculated, it was not enough, I had to wait.
I am a traveler with a conscience, and he said so in his heart, stick to the bottom line and do not waver.
Feng Yong, who kept his conscience, slept well.
When I got up the next day, I didn't bother to look at Zhang Xingyi's stinky face, and after having breakfast with Guan Ji, I beckoned Amei to go out of the city with him.
The military camp outside Pingxiang City is not quite the same as other places.
The fenced area is far beyond what a normal barracks need.
In addition to the fact that the soldiers of the Qiang's Lieutenant's Mansion often have to fight in actual combat, it also undertakes the testing of new tactics and new weapons, so it naturally occupies a larger area!
When the test site was on alert again, the non-commissioned officers in the barracks knew that the guys in the engineering battalion were preparing to start again today.
It's just that this time the test site is a little heavily guarded.
Then several generals were seen riding tall horses into the barracks under the escort of their own guards, and then turned to the test site in another direction.
Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, those generals, some of them were wearing white robes, some were wearing dark red cloaks, and some of them were generals in such attire, plus such a formation, ten of them were the characters who commanded an army.
"What's new in this engineering battalion? Attract so many generals? ”
Someone muttered.
"Is that what you should know?" The leader of the team snorted, "Don't ask the secrets that shouldn't be asked, and don't look at the secrets that shouldn't be seen!" Forgot all the rules of secrecy? ”
"Yes! I was wrong! The criticized soldier stood up with a "snap".
A bamboo whistle sounded not far away.
"Alright, all stand and line up!" The chief ordered, "Keep training!" ”
Soon, the tun chief who organized this training stood in the open space in the center with a small flag and shook it a few times.
The ten soldiers, under the leadership of their respective chiefs, began to line up around the commander.
The flag changes again, and the formation changes again.
They had to keep in mind the various changes in this formation, and at the same time, each commander should also remember the various passwords issued by the commander, and lead their own people to the designated position according to the password.
When they are all proficient, they will form larger formations such as songs and parts with tun as a unit.
Compared with the military formations they had practiced before, this kind of formation was full of changes, and all kinds of small formations were extremely complicated, and it was not easy to practice.
On the other side, with Zhao Yun as the center, Wei Yan sat on one side, and Feng Yong sat on the other side, not getting too close to this old horseman.
Jiang Wei, Zhang Wei, Ju Fu, Huo Yi and others sat around the three of them.
Especially Huo Yi, after a winter of supplementary training, plus participated in the Longxi Rebellion, he really slashed several rebels with a knife, and finally took off the hat of the internship.
Although he sat up straight, he couldn't help but peek at the three big guys sitting on top of him, and he was a little excited in his heart.
"What is that wall for?"
Zhao Yun pointed to a high wall hundreds of steps away from the stage and asked.
"Old general, that's the wall built by the engineering battalion, which is similar to the wall of an ordinary city."
Feng Yong explained, "What we watched this time was the engineering battalion of the Commander's Mansion demonstrating how to destroy the city wall with equipment, so such a wall was built. ”
"How tall? How thick? ”
Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes, as if he was estimating the city wall.
Feng Yong coughed.
Ah Mei, the senior secretary and personal secretary standing behind him, immediately handed over a book that had been opened.
The words written by Amei with charcoal can already be eye-catching, at least more than one level better than a certain dog crawling font.
"Well, five zhang high, two zhang five wide below, and one zhang two feet five inches wide above."
The five zhang of this era, which is about twelve meters, is not low.
Zhao Yun nodded, this was already the city wall of a medium-sized city.
"Are the walls strong? You kid, don't you just let people pile it up? ”
Wei Yan suddenly asked.
Feng Yong smiled indifferently and cocked Erlang's legs, "The handwriting of the Nanxiang engineering team." ”
From Nanxiang, it must be a high-quality product.
What's more, the Nanxiang engineering team has worked a lot over the years.
Shuangnan Avenue is the best representative.
There is also the road from Nanzheng to Fu County, and even when the prime minister led the army to settle in Hanzhong, when he passed through Jianshan, he also specially named and dispatched the Nanxiang engineering team to come over and build Jianshan into Jianmen Pass.
During the attack on Pingxiang, digging trenches, building city walls, and intercepting water were all the handiwork of the engineering team.
When Wei Yan heard Feng Yong say this, he had to shut his mouth stupidly.
While several people were talking, they saw Wen Shi, the chief engineer of the engineering battalion, come over and salute Feng Yong, "Junhou, everything is ready." ”
Feng Yong looked at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun nodded.
Feng Yong nodded at Wen Shi again.
Wen Shi got Feng Yong's consent, turned around and walked off the stage, raised the whistle and blew it hard!
I saw the shouting, and the soldiers of the engineering battalion began to carry all kinds of wood into the field.
There are long and short, thick and thin, thin and thick.
They first laid sleepers on the ground to serve as a stabilizing frame for the catapult.
At the same time, the soldier next to him began to assemble the catapult.
The whole scene looks busy but not chaotic, tense and orderly.
Wenshi, an engineer, is responsible for the overall coordination, pointing out from time to time.
Two tall counterweight catapults soon stood up.
Zhao Yun's face was slightly surprised, although he didn't know how powerful this catapult was, but the speed of production was a bit unexpected to him.
Especially looking at the two almost identical stone-throwing carts, Zhao Yun's heart was even more surprised.
"How can it be so fast?"
Zhao Yun finally couldn't help but ask.
"Standardization."
Feng Yong said a noun very shyly.
"But all the items produced in Nanxiang will be measured in a unified way, not more, not less, and the difference cannot exceed three points."
It's not that the current measurement is not uniform, but the error is a bit large, so big that it can't be standardized.
Take one foot as an example, some of them are four or five centimeters apart, how can this be done?
Therefore, from Nanxiang to Yue, and then to Pingxiang, now they are all using a unified scale.
Even the five major woollen mills have to enforce uniform measurements.
"The stone thrower was dismantled into different pieces of wood, and then the craftsmen made them to the same scale. When it comes time to assemble, just assemble it according to the drawing. ”
Zhao Guang couldn't help but look at Feng Yong, "What drawing?" ”
Feng Yong coughed again.
Behind her, Amei handed over another piece of paper, which was an exploded view of the catapult, and the length and thickness of each module were also marked.
Although no student has been able to draw a map until now, it is still acceptable to draw a drawing of a stone throwing car.
Zhao Yun took the drawings handed over by Feng Yong, twitched a few times, shook the paper and asked, "Can a craftsman understand this?" And those soldiers can understand? ”
"Ahem, old general, craftsmen and soldiers of the engineering battalion, it is not good to be illiterate."
At least the words, numbers, and units that are often used must be understood.
"Some of the craftsmen are students from Nanxiang School."
Feng Yong added.
Not to mention Zhao Yun this time, even Wei Yan, who has always wanted to provoke, looked at it.
In other people's army, it is difficult to pick out one of the hundreds of soldiers who can read and write, and you actually use it as a craftsman?!
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