In the autumn of the same year, grain production in various counties surged and remarkable achievements were made in reclaiming wasteland.

Qindi also ushered in the first real harvest.

People everywhere cheered.

Every household is full of joy, comparable to the Spring Festival.

Because in the past, the people of Qindi, every autumn harvest, when did they have so much grain in their hands!

In many villages, people cheered and danced around the rice fields.

At this time, Liu Yuzhi's internal affairs talent was also brought into full play.

On the one hand, after he balanced prices and revitalized commerce, in terms of taxation, he still emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, on the other hand, he continued to strengthen the incentive of farming, encouraged the people to move to the twelve cities before migration, planned acres of land, made the population trade flow, money and grain scattered, hoarded grain and grass for Xiao Yuan, and strengthened preparations for war.

The decoration of Qin Pass was also carried out as scheduled, and during this period, Xiao Yuan naturally went to personally inspect it and repair Shanyu Pass.

He originally thought that in this situation of recruiting troops, building Xiongguan, and expanding armaments, the treasury would have less and less gold and silver, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Yuzhi made his money and food more and more......

This is the role played by a person who can engage in policies and people's livelihood.

Although he is not on the front line of the battlefield, his merits are undoubted and will not be lower than any general.

When it comes to governance, Xiao Yuan is inferior to Liu Yuzhi, and with his assistance, Xiao Yuan has no worries.

On this day, Ji Ping, the director of the Ordnance Department, reported that the new bow and crossbow had been built and asked Xiao Yuan to inspect it.

As a modern person, Xiao Yuan knows very well the importance of the cold weapon battlefield and the strong bow and crossbow, which is a big killer, so he especially attaches great importance to the Qin army's arrow array, and after hearing about this, he naturally hurriedly went.

The current Ordnance Department is not what it used to be, but the various departments are well organized, and there are many craftsmen in it, some are responsible for building arrow punching cars, and some are responsible for tempering war swords.

After arriving here, Ji Ping naturally hurried out to greet him, and then welcomed Xiao Yuan to the backyard.

The backyard wasn't as noisy as the front, but there was a lot of clutter of ordnance on the ground.

And Ji Ping, on the other hand, looks very 'dirty' and a little unkempt, and seems to be focused on ordnance research.

Xiao Yuan first glanced at him, then looked at the surrounding environment, and said with his hands behind his back: "Master Ji, are you in charge of the newly made hard bow?" If you fail to meet the standard, you can be guilty of playing with your own officials. ”

"Oh, don't worry, lord, look." As he spoke, Ji Ping handed Xiao Yuan a hard bow as if offering a treasure, and explained at the same time:

"Lord, this hard bow is different from the past, on the bow arm, the lower official uses the six talents, with the Zhemu as the top, multi-layered, increasing the elasticity of the bow arm, and playing a decisive role in the performance of the bow body."

"In addition, on the bow angle, the lower official has increased the strength of the recurve, which is more tense."

"On the bowstring, it is even more tenacious......"

He explained them one by one, and the hard bow at that time was not a broken thing now, thinking that it would be enough to find a wooden strip to bend it, half-moon shaped, and then pull a thread?

At that time, the bow was bent outwards at both ends, forming a strong tension, which was reversed for the angular bow, and frankly speaking, with the current human physique, it is generally impossible to pull it open.

Xiao Yuan took the bow and shook it, and asked casually: "How many steps are there under the full bow?" ”

"It takes a warrior to charge up, and one hundred and fifty paces away, the arrow can penetrate the armor." Ji Ping swore by it.

The distance he said is not the maximum range, but the effective lethal range.

When Xiao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Really? ”

As he spoke, he immediately picked up a feathered arrow from the ground, raised his arm and pulled it away, aimed it at a large tree, and let go of it as an arrow.

The sharp arrow shot away quickly, and instantly nailed to the trunk of the tree, Xiao Yuan walked away quickly, checked the depth of the arrow, and praised it sincerely: "This bow is so powerful!" ”

And seeing that Xiao Yuan directly pulled the bow full, Ji Ping couldn't help but say: "Oh, the lord's divine power!" ”

"Don't be a sycophant." Xiao Yuan interrupted him funny, and said: "However, this hard bow transformation, the official is quite satisfied, Master Ji has made a great achievement, and it has been hard." ”

"The lord praises falsely, and the officials are frightened and dare not speak hard." Ji Ping hurriedly said.

After speaking, he hurriedly took a short crossbow from the side and handed it to Xiao Yuandao: "In addition, my lord, please see, this is a short crossbow for cavalry, and the official industry has been transformed." ”

Xiao Yuan took it, tested it on the big tree again, and then nodded: "Well, the short-range lethality of this crossbow is stronger than that of a bow and arrow, and it is very suitable for cavalry to use when attacking, and it is built in batches." ”

"Yes."

After leaving the Ordnance Division, Xiao Yuan returned to the Taishou Mansion.

At this time, the Qin army had increased to 150,000, and his military training did not fall for a moment.

With the entire Qin land thriving, Xiao Yuan already had enough food, grass and ordnance, and even more soldiers and horses.

At this time, the conquests between the vassal states were also more frequent.

In October of the same year, the Central Plains War broke out.

Between countries, the territory was constantly encroached upon, and some weak vassal states such as the Chen State were quickly annexed and wiped out, completely disappearing in the long river of history.

In fact, this kind of war has lasted for more than 200 years, but the situation of the countries vying for hegemony reached its peak in October of this year.

In the end, the land of China was formed: Huan, Chu, Yan, Wu, Liang, Jin, Xuan, Ling, eight powers.

They divided the mountains and rivers and slaughtered the world, and even Yu Anmin, the Marquis of Anyang, was also known as the king of Anyang at this time, and the capital of Anyang was established.

However, he was subordinate to the Huan State and was protected by it, so he survived in the cracks.

At this time, Xiao Yuan was also considering whether to participate in the Central Plains War and lead the Qin army out of the customs.

In the meeting hall on this day, the civil and military officials of Qin gathered together, Xiao Yuan was in the main position directly above, on the left side below, there were generals in the army, and on the right, there were a number of civil officials.

Judging from the scene, it is more like a small court meeting.

After everyone under his command arrived, Xiao Yuan first looked around, and then got straight to the point:

"Now, the Central Plains War broke out, the countries are vying for hegemony, and even Yu Anmin is also king in Anyang, and the official is considering whether to go out of the mountain pass."

Hearing this, people glanced at each other, and then, Shangguan Wenruo took the lead and said:

"Lord, our army has sufficient food, grass and ordnance, sufficient hoarding, strong bows and crossbows, and countless more, at this time the world is in turmoil, how can there be no Qin army without me, the lord should take this opportunity to conquer the city, expand the territory, and then choose the opportunity to ascend to the throne!"

His words can be said to have reached the hearts of the generals, and when people heard this, they nodded their heads one after another, and almost all the generals on the left agreed with it.

Xiao Yuan was also determined, and couldn't help but look at him, stretched out his hand and said:

"Please sir elaborate."

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