Zhao Xie stipulated that there would be a court meeting every five days, and if it was fast, it would be completed in half an hour. If there are many things, it may take three or four hours, and it is only a rare case that the morning like this is not over.

After lunch, the pilgrimage continues.

In the report of the Ministry of Industry, the water conservancy situation was emphasized.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Technology, keel cars have been built along the river in some areas of Handan County to divert water to irrigate the land.

There were many people present who didn't know what a keel car was, and Gongsun Bili specially explained. After Huang Tingjing served King Zhao, he himself mainly developed crossbows and civilian irrigation machinery, which was temporarily developed by his second disciple Gongsun Pili.

In the original history, the keel car was invented during the Han Dynasty and could be used for both irrigation and drainage. Due to the small technical span, Gongsun Pili has successfully developed a keel car with pedal rotation last month.

The courtiers praised the people of the Mo family for making this kind of machinery for the benefit of the country and the people.

Gongsun Bili said: "You have won the award, this is because of the information provided by my king, so that this kind of pedal keel car can be successfully developed." Dawang also provides another type of machine, called the 'Water Drum Car', which no longer uses manpower and can use the power of nature to rotate day and night. In a few more years, it will be developed. ”

Hearing that there is this kind of machinery, the ministers are even more praised, not only admiring this kind of machinery is a miracle, but also praising my Wang Yingming.

Gongsun Bili continued: "There is still a lot of guidance and information given by my king, and in addition to water conservancy machinery, there are also better ploughs than now. ”

Curiosity is human nature, and the ministers asked again what kind of plough it was.

Zhao Xie replied: "This kind of plough will come out soon, and we will know when the time comes." In the future, there will be more inventions and creations, and there will be continuous technological innovation to promote the development of productive forces, and my Dazhao will definitely be the first power in the world. ”

As for the word "productivity", Zhao Xie said it before, and it was recorded by historians, thus becoming the written vocabulary of this era. From the time after the crossing to the present, Zhao Xie has said a lot of words that are not available in this period, making his vocabulary richer.

The inventions brought by Zhao Xie gave the courtiers a hopeful future, which was one of the factors that attracted the courtiers to serve him.

Today's court meeting did not end until Shen Shi, and the courtiers dispersed, but Ma Zhen did not leave.

Ma Zhen said: "King, the magnetic spoon and copper plate have been cast!" ”

He had no idea what this thing was for.

Zhao Xie said: "Send it to the palace before dark!" ”

Ma Zhen took the order, although he was curious, but he was not a wooden head, there were some things, don't ask what you shouldn't ask.

Half an hour later, the Ministry of Works sent the items into the palace and placed them in the study. Twenty magnetic spoons and twenty copper plates, each in a bag.

If the two are separated, they are of no use at all, and in the eyes of others, perhaps this is King Zhao's plaything; If the spoon and the copper plate are placed together, it is difficult for people who do not understand the inner principles to see the secret.

Zhao Xie closed the door of the study and made himself up.

He took out one of the magnetic spoon and one of the copper plate and examined it carefully, but fortunately, they were all made according to his requirements, and they seemed to be of acceptable quality.

The magnetic spoon is about the same size as a real small spoon; The engraving in the four directions of the southeast, south, and northwest of the copper plate is replaced by the four English letters A, B, C, D, in order to reduce the direction that others can associate with the direction of identification, so that there are clues to think about, and the circle of the copper plate surface is relatively smooth, so as not to affect the rotation of the magnetic spoon.

Zhao Xie placed the spoon in the middle of the copper plate.

Soon, the magnetic spoon rotated, and when stopped, the two ends of the spoon were facing the north and south directions, the direction of the spoon handle was due north, and the direction of the spoon mouth was due south.

When Zhao Xie rotated the direction, the magnetic spoon would also rotate accordingly, always facing the north-south direction.

Succeeded, this is the initial Sinan, and when the army goes out, it will be given to the main generals, and the generals must be strictly ordered not to use it in front of others, not to reveal the true role, and to ensure that the secret is not leaked.

In the future, technical improvements will be carried out, and the compass will replace the copper plate, and the magnetic needle will replace the magnetic spoon, and it will develop into a compass in the real sense of the word. Even if Zhao Xie has theoretical guidance, it is impossible for the research and development of any technology to be divorced from the laws of reality, and it will take a certain amount of time to develop from Sinan to a compass.

In the dining room, a family of three is eating dinner.

In the morning, under the witness of civil and military officials, Qiu Ju, who was canonized as a lady, was still in excitement, and she used to work hard as the queen's personal maid, and she had never thought about it, but suddenly the world fell into a pie.

Halfway through dinner, Zhao Qian said to Zhao Xie: "The concubine is pregnant and can't serve the king, but fortunately, there is Qiu Ju, let her accompany the king more." ”

Zhao Xie said: "Just because you are pregnant, as a husband, I should accompany me more, it is not easy to conceive and give birth in October, and it is not easy to be a woman." ”

In this era, science and technology are backward, miscarriage and dystocia are not uncommon, and every time you give birth, you have to face a certain probability of death, although this is an era of male superiority and female inferiority, Zhao Xie will also care about and love his own women.

The king was so caring and considerate, which made Zhao Qian and Qiu Ju warm in their hearts.

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Juyongguan.

After thousands of Donghu people entered Guancheng, they were designated by the Zhao army to live in a centralized area, where men and women lived separately, and the horses were also taken care of. Wen Shidi stipulated that the Donghu people could only stay in the area and wait for the instructions of the imperial court.

Du Zhen has sent thousands of soldiers here to take care of the Donghu people to ensure that there is no chaos.

Wei Fang and Jin Lun have special identities, Jin Lun lives alone in a small tent, and Wei Fang lives with her personal maid.

Jin Lun is not very familiar with Zhao Guo, because his sister likes the culture of the Central Plains, and the recent horse and material transactions between the two sides have brought him into contact with Zhao Guo. He knew that Wen Shidi had no right to call the shots, and he had to wait for the will of King Zhao in Xiangguo, and it had been several days since he entered Juyong Pass, and there was no news yet, and he and more than a thousand adult men were a little worried, worried that King Zhao would not know whether he would accept them.

In a certain tent, Wei Fang was talking to the maid Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao said worriedly: "Princess, I don't know if King Zhao will accept us?" I heard that there are many people from the Central Plains, who are hostile to the people of Saibei. The slave maid thought that maybe King Zhao would take our horses and drive us out. ”

Wei Fang said: "Impossible, He Shilang is a trustworthy person, he said that King Zhao is Mingjun, this must be right, Mingjun will not do such a thing, he will accept and properly settle us." ”

Although it has been eight days since she entered the customs, she is basically not worried, from Juyong Pass to Xiangguo for more than 1,000 miles, it will take three days for the post station to deliver the news at the earliest, and there will definitely be good news in a few more days.

When it was time for lunch, Zhao Bing brought food, and Wei Fang came out to eat with the women.

Before the meal was finished, I saw a post man on a fast horse galloping from the south and galloping away in the direction of the general's yamen.

Wei Fang thought to herself, it should be news from Xiangguo.

Sure enough, two quarters of an hour later, someone from Zhao Bing came to announce that the imperial court accepted the Donghu people who came to vote, and they would set off for the south tomorrow, and after arriving in Xiangguo, the imperial court would make proper arrangements.

After this news, thousands of Donghu people were reassured.

The next day, thousands of Zhao soldiers led thousands of Donghu people and more than 10,000 horses to leave Juyong Pass and march south.

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On this day, it was March 14, the penultimate day of the deadline set by Zhao Xie to improve the performance of the repeaters, and he could not wait indefinitely, but had to rush to produce a batch of repeaters and put them into use in the battle against the Han army soon after.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xie came to the technical department again, and he had just received a report that Huang Tingjing had made a repeater with better performance.

In the open space of the technical department, Zhao Xie made a comprehensive inspection of the new crossbow.

When I picked it up with both hands, I felt that the weight was reduced by about 20%, and then I conducted a shooting test, and I fired 10 arrows in a row 20 times in a row, and the probability of "jamming" during the continuous firing process was reduced a lot.

Ha ha! The quality is basically passed! Zhao Xie was happy in his heart, in the future, the repeater crossbow will definitely become a battlefield weapon, and the army is equipped with two unique things, Sinan and repeater, and he has a greater grasp when dealing with Han Xin.

If he really can't defeat Han Xin, Zhao Xie still has a back hand, and it is a back hand that will be used as a last resort.

said to Huang Tingjing: "Very good, with this repeater as the standard, mass production will be carried out from tomorrow!" ”

Huang Tingjing was relieved in his heart and said: "The minister went all out, fortunately he lived up to the king's trust!" ”

As he spoke, he yawned and looked tired.

Just now, Zhao Xie only paid attention to the repeater, and didn't notice Huang Tingjing, Zhao Xie looked at him like this, and said, "Huang Aiqing, thank you for your hard work!" ”

Huang Tingjing's little disciple next to him said Gan Li: "King, Juzi has only slept for less than two hours in the past two nights, and last night he instructed the craftsmen to make repeating crossbows overnight, and finally made them today." ”

Huang Tingjing said: "Fortunately, it succeeded!" ”

Such a skilled and responsible talent is a valuable asset, Zhao Xie will care about this kind of courtier, and said: "Aiqing has worked hard, but it still needs to work hard for a while, supervise the craftsmen to make according to the requirements." After this period of time, the widow will give you a long vacation, and if you have any requests, just ask. ”

The repeaters will be produced on an assembly line, with each assembly line producing one component and finally assembled by a special person. In addition to production and assembly, there are also personnel equivalent to the "quality inspection department" of modern factories to strictly supervise and inspect the quality.

Each component has its own quality requirements, which the craftsmen are not familiar with at the beginning, and it is difficult to control the quality. Huang Tingjing is the person who knows the crossbow technique the most, and he must personally supervise and guide the technology in the early stage, so that the craftsmen can be familiar with it for a period of time, and they can only get out of the way after they get on the track.

Huang Tingjing was happy to serve his life, and there was no complaint in his heart, and said: "I hope that the king can care about the people and treat the disciples of the Mo family well. ”

Zhao Xie said: "Aiqing rest assured, the people are water, the king is a fish, the widow will love the people like children, and will treat those who serve the court well." ”

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The former Western Wei Kingdom, now Hedong County, Pingyang.

The large-scale military training of the Han army is proceeding in an orderly manner. After more than three months of rigorous training, the faces of the recruits of the Han army have undergone tremendous changes.

Originally, more than 100,000 soldiers were recruited, but later Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to recruit 50,000 more soldiers, and there are currently 210,000 recruits.

Towards the end of March, Han Shin was having dinner with Kui Che.

Han Xin's daily work is mainly to train soldiers, and at the same time to understand the world's major events.

Before the meal was finished, he received news that the Donghu people had defected to Zhao State, and Han Xin's feelings were a little heavy.

Kui Che said: "General, the last time Zhao Guo traded horses with the Donghu people, this time it was given to him by the Donghu people, there are more than 10,000 Saibei good horses, and thousands of breeding horses, you have to be careful of the cavalry of the Zhao army in the future." If you can't destroy Zhao Xie in the Second Crusade, you will lose the trust of the King of Han in you, and the Zhao Kingdom will be even stronger, and you will have no chance in the future! ”

Han Xin said: "As long as you are careful and the generals do not make mistakes, even if the Zhao army has more than 10,000 cavalry, they will definitely be defeated by me." ”

Although he felt that it would be more tricky, he still had a lot of confidence in himself.

Through various news, by understanding all aspects of what happened in Zhao State, Kuaiche admired Zhao Xie more and more, and thought that Zhao Xie was a better Ming Jun than Liu Bang. He has deep worries about Han Xin, who he has taken refuge in, and Zhao is currently a Ming monarch, an excellent commander, with both strength and popular support, and it is very difficult to annex it.

Even if the Han army had military strength and a commander like Han Xin, the war would be unpredictable, but without Han Xin, Liu Bang would not have the slightest chance.

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Soon after Xingyang was recaptured by the Han army, Liu Bang re-moved to Xingyang, and he had to command from the front and carry Xiang Yu head-on, so as to win time for Han Xin to seize the north.

After learning the news of the Donghu people, Liu Bang summoned Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and the three of them were in a heavy mood.

"With more than 10,000 horses and thousands of people, Zhao Xie's strength is stronger again! Hey......"

Liu Bang was sighing, very helpless.

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two wise men, took more aspects into account.

Because the Donghu people took their horses to the Zhao State, they were able to understand what happened in Saibei more quickly, and understood why the powerful Donghu suddenly collapsed.

Zhang Liang said: "Mao Dun, this person, first Ming Di killed his father, and then adopted such a strategy to suddenly break through Donghu, it is not simple, he will definitely be able to unify the Saibei grassland soon." For the king, it is not easy to judge whether it is good or bad, if the strategy is right, it can be turned into something that is beneficial to us and unfavorable to Zhao Xie. ”

Liu Bang immediately understood what Zhang Liang was referring to, and said: "Does the ovary mean that he is friendly with Mao Dun and lures him to deal with Zhao Xie?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "That's right, the Xiongnu have always been hostile to the Central Plains countries, and there have been many wars with the Zhao State. We made friendly gestures to Maudun, and then sow discord with Zhao State. If Lu Jia can facilitate Mao Dun to trade horses with the Han and prove that his attitude towards the Han is good, this matter will be easier to handle. ”

Chen Ping said: "The minister thinks it is feasible. General Han Xin used troops head-on, the king sent spies to infiltrate the Zhao State, and the Qi State contained, if he could unite the Xiongnu again, he would take a multi-pronged approach. Even if Zhao Xie claims to have Haotian God to help, there is only one way to fail, and the world must belong to the king. ”

"You have a point!"

The two strategists were able to set a strategy, and Liu Bang was much relieved.