Section 703 The Blueprint of the Empire
In front of the iron pot, Nimi has no ability to resist!
He didn't even need Zhang Yue to introduce him, he was already shouting.
Naturally, it is again an unequal treaty.
Six iron pots, one stone of wool......
For the Wusun people, take the wool that is not of much use, and may even be wasted directly, in exchange for valuable hooves, iron pots and even weapons in the Han Dynasty, and make a sure profit!
Not to mention that they can also be second-hand dealers.
It's like mud, and at this time they are even ready to hit the Huns with their ideas.
Quietly selling a little of the iron tools traded in the Han Dynasty to the Huns was enough for the Huns to empty their homes and send a large amount of wool and leather to Wusun.
Just doing this entrepot trade, he can make a fortune!
Not to mention, there are also Kangju in Shannan and Yueshi in Shanxi, which are both suitable targets.
So, when everyone walked out of the workshop, Nimi felt that his future was bright!
Wusun is rich and strong, just around the corner!
But Liu Jin was full of doubts.
Taking advantage of the time when he was in the same car, he finally couldn't help it, and asked Zhang Yue: "Zhang Qing, that horseshoe is a militaristic weapon, so it's not very good to expose it like this?" ”
"Your Highness rest assured......," Zhang Yue said with a smile: "In this matter, the minister has already obtained His Majesty's permission and carte blanche!" ”
Before doing these things, Zhang Yue had of course confessed to the Son of Heaven and talked about it.
Without the permission and approval of the Son of Heaven, he would not dare to do such a thing if he borrowed 800 guts!
Of course, to the outside world, he will definitely not admit it.
That is, in front of Liu Jin, he will explain the facts so directly, so as not to make His Highness suspicious.
And the words of outsiders......
If they want to scold, go and scold!
The more he scolded, the safer Zhang became, and the more appropriate his plan became.
Liu Jin listened, his eyes were stunned, and he said incredulously: "Why would the imperial grandfather agree?" ”
"It was the minister who persuaded His Majesty to agree!" Zhang Yue said with a smile.
"Ah......" Liu Jin couldn't understand it again.
In his opinion, Zhang Yue is the most hardcore radical.
A book on war, full of killing, without a word of benevolence and righteousness.
As a result, the entire school of ancient literature was slandered and sighed.
That is, recently, as the Zuochuan school went south to Sanyue, some people within Zuochuan began to sing praises for Zhang Yue.
Talents within the school of ancient literature began to look at this Zhang Zizhong's personality squarely.
And then......
Attracted fans!
Why?
Speaking of which, even Liu Jin was surprised, and some scholars of the ancient literature school felt that Zhang Zizhong's theory, although lacking in benevolence and righteousness, was still good in nature.
It's still the inner summer and the outer Yidi.
So, it can still be saved!
In particular, the Simeng school and the southbound Zuochuan students began to sing praises!
This really made Liu Jin stunned!
Zuo Chuan Zhusheng can understand that although people were once beaten by the servant in front of them, their noses and faces were swollen, but in the end, they were raised high, let go, and even gave support, so that they could go south and not sink here.
But what the hell is the Simeng School?
Liu Jin found that he couldn't understand those Confucian scholars anymore.
Zhang Yue looked at Liu Jin's appearance and explained with a smile: "Your Highness, this horseshoe can't be hidden!" ”
"As long as the Han army is equipped, even in Chang'an, after a month, the Huns will know and even get a piece of horseshoe clay fan ......"
The development of the Han-Hungarian Hundred Year War to this day has caused both Han and Hungary to pay great attention to the situation in each other's countries.
At the slightest disturbance, someone will immediately inform each other.
This is not surprising!
During the Cold War, there were no known number of double agents in the intelligence agencies of Moscow and Washington.
Nowadays, the Xiongnu spies in the Han Dynasty, although they have not yet flooded to that extent.
But it's not entirely absent.
At least, Zhang Yue knew that the content of the court meeting in Chang'an would usually be sent to the Xiongnu Shan Yu after a month or three months.
Not to mention, the main ace of the Han army changed clothes.
As soon as it happened, the Huns would immediately know the specifics.
It can't be concealed, unless the Han army doesn't change its clothes.
Liu Jin also knew about this, sighed, and said, "Then it shouldn't be sold to Wusun easily......
"The Wusun people got it, how could the Huns not get it?"
"Your Highness......" Zhang Yue looked at Liu Jin and said, "The Han family has even crossbows, equipped the army for decades, and the Huns have captured a lot......
"But, when has Your Highness heard about the large-scale use of repeating crossbows by the Huns on the battlefield?"
"Huh?" Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yue and bowed: "I want to hear about it!" ”
For things he doesn't understand, Liu Jin is now very willing to ask for advice.
He even once asked an old farmer who was working in the fields for advice on farming that he didn't understand.
Now, His Royal Highness the eldest grandson is constantly learning from his great-grandfather, Emperor Taizong.
I almost can't wait to declare that the world is 'desperate and determined to rebuild the government of Taizong'.
"China's Yidi, in addition to the difference between benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety, etiquette and humility, the biggest difference lies in what Zhuxia can do, Yidi can't, and what Yidi can do, Zhuxia is good!"
"Take this farrier as an example......" Zhang Yue chuckled and said disdainfully: "Even if the minister sent the manufacturing methods and drawings of the farrier to the Huns, the Huns can't do it!" ”
The horseshoe made by the Han Dynasty is made of malleable cast iron with excellent performance!
Even in the annealing process, boronization is carried out to give it certain alloy properties.
And what about the Huns?
They may not even be lighting up the tech tree of white cast iron.
Zhang Yue had seen some captured Xiongnu iron tools, and after research, he found that they were the predecessors of wrought iron technology, that is, iron tools forged from block iron smelting.
It seems to be of good quality, and even has performance that surpasses that of ordinary pig iron.
Even, it is said that the Xiongnu Shan Yu also owned several sharp weapons forged from meteoric iron.
But it's a pity that the block iron-making technology was played by the Zhuxia people as early as the Xia Dynasty.
This kind of spicy chicken technology, which has low yield and cannot be produced and smelted on a large scale, Zhang Yue does not look down on it at all.
If the Huns used their pieces of iron to make horseshoes, then Zhang Yue would have a joke!
Even if they managed to find a wrought iron that could be used to make a horseshoe.
And how much can it be?
With the national strength of the Huns, can they afford the pressure of large-scale installation of such equipment?
The answer is no!
Just like the Huns, although they were able to capture a large amount of Han army equipment, even including crossbows, pedal crossbows and rhubarb crossbows.
However......
In all the wars, the Huns have not seen large-scale use!
Not only because the Xiongnu lacked the talent to use these technical weapons, but also because they used these captured weapons less than once.
When a part is broken, it is equivalent to scrapping!
They don't even have the ability to repair!
"Really?" Liu Jin asked incredulously.
"Of course!" Zhang Yue raised his head proudly and replied: "Your Highness, although rest assured, as long as China does not relax and continuously improve its technology, Siyi will never be able to look forward to China's neck!" ”
The advantages brought by leading technology are really sour!
Just like now, the smelting and casting technology of the Han dynasty crushed the Xiongnu.
So you can be a man and a five-hu!
When the Han technology continues to move forward, breaking through the next technical difficulty, and making large-scale steel smelting a reality, this technological gap will be so big that the Huns will despair!
Now that there is a generation gap, the Huns may also be able to rely on strategic depth to lengthen the supply line of the Han family to win the victory.
But once, the Han dynasty was able to smelt steel on a large scale and arm the army with steel.
The only thing the Huns could do was to climb to Chang'an as soon as possible and wagging their tails to the Han Emperor and beg for mercy, so that they might be able to avoid the tragic fate of moving west to Europe and becoming the whip of God.
Liu Jin listened and nodded as if he didn't understand.
Then, he asked again: "Zhang Qing, exporting horseshoes like this will not cause damage to the interests of the Han family in the future, right?" ”
"If the Wusun people use the equipment of the Han family and bite back in turn, it will not be good......"
"After all, Yidi beasts are not credible!"
Zhang Yue listened, he was really pleased!
He bowed deeply to Liu Jin and said, "Your Highness Shengming, that's why the ministers want the Wusun people to exchange leather and wool......
Zhang Yue chuckled and said: "The minister naturally knows that after the Wusun envoy returns to China, he will definitely buy a large number of cheap leather and wool from other countries in exchange for my Chinese ironware......"
"But what does it matter?"
"Han sold one of his horsesshoes, and the profit he made was enough to build a full set of equipment for a Han sergeant!"
"What's more......" Zhang Yue chuckled: "Wusun has my armor, although it can be powerful, but once it has a bad relationship with Han, it will cut off its own arm!" ”
"Whether it is a farrier or a weapon, it will wear out, rust, and have a limited service life, so it needs to be replaced and maintained regularly......"
"Especially the horseshoe...... As long as the Wusun people use it, they will no longer be able to do without the Han family! ”
As long as the Wusun people began to exchange leather and wool for iron.
Then his economy and military were manipulated by the Han family.
Don't look at what Zhang Yue said now, 'I will not embarrass my friends', but after a few years, when the Wusun people are completely dependent on trade with Han.
Zhang Yue said that he wanted the Wusun people to transport livestock, did he dare not transport it?
This method can also be used to control Wuheng and Huangzhong Yue's Yi from various tribes and even the Qiang people.
With the economy as the sword, trade as the sword, and national strength and productivity as the shield.
The world is so big, who dares to disagree?
In order to let His Royal Highness the eldest grandson have a more intuitive understanding, Zhang Yue bowed again: "If everything goes well, in a few decades, His Highness will witness a spectacle!" ”
"At that time, the Munan grassland, Wuheng people and Ding Ling people will raise cattle and horses for my Han family!"
"Jiaozhi, Rinan, Baiyue tribes, plant rice for my Han family!"
"The four counties of North Korea, the Han family is fragrant with rice, between the seashores, the building boats chop the waves, for the people of Chang'an, catch dried fish!"
"And the Xiongnu and Wusun, drive for my Han family, destroy the distant country, take the gold treasures, and dedicate them to the emperor!"
"At that time, on His Highness's table, there will be rice from Korea and Cochin, seafood from the four seas, beef from Makunan, and mutton from the Western Regions......"
"By then...... The sun rises, from Cochin to North Korea, from Qilu to the Western Regions, the Yuan Yuan of the world, all of them are subordinate to Chang'an! ”
Liu Jin listened, his eyes were confused, and he was longing.
Liang Jiu sighed: "If you can see this prosperous world, even if you die, you can also look at it!" ”
If that's the case......
I'm afraid that it is the rule of Chengkang, three generations of kings, and I am afraid that it will not be able to compare with the Han family at that time.