The Han soldiers in the Qin army were all reservists or militiamen, and their equipment was generally self-sufficient, so many people were equipped with cuirassers that they had taken with them when they retired from the field army, and some people spent money to buy desirable armor - because having armor always made people feel a little more at ease.

Of course, because it was an expedition, the empire provided them with some equipment and low-interest loans, so that they could afford to buy better weapons.

Of course, whether they are equipped with the most advanced weapons or not depends on their personal opinions.

It is true that there are many people who like to use rifles, so they spend a lot of money on the standard Type 4 firing rifled gun.

But there were also those who opted for the old style of flintlock muskets, which were then equipped with better pistols.

The only good thing is that no one uses arquebuses anymore, after all, upgrading from the Standard 1 to the Standard 2 only requires the replacement of the bolt, which is not much for the money and is not small.

And everyone has horses, because the Han soldiers in the Qin army have low-interest loans available to buy war horses, and if they don't buy them, they don't buy them for nothing.

This difference in equipment between the main forces was quite a headache for the King of Qin and his generals, after all, mixing flintlock musketeers and musketeers together was either easy to reduce the firepower of the flintlock pistol or easy to empty the flintlock pistol.

Therefore, they had to reorganize the Han troops before they set off, and they were organized together with rifles and firing guns, totaling more than 2,700 people in 27 companies.

The flintlock pistol was also a separate formation, with a total of 1,800 people in 18 companies.

The biggest problem of the Qin army was that there was no artillery, the only regular army was the escort unit, they were very advanced in individual equipment but had no heavy weapons in the first place, and other reserve and militia units could not have cannons or anything like that.

Without artillery, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be seriously weakened, and there will be a lot of trouble in siege and field battles, so the Qin army has to be equipped with a large number of primitive grenades and gunpowder packs to make up for the lack of firepower.

By the end of December 1793, the first batch of Qin troops had been fully equipped, and the supply reserve work in the rear was also in progress.

After all, King Qin is the eldest grandson of the emperor, and he took the initiative to stay away from the local territory to open up and avoid civil strife for the throne in the future, and the cabinet still has to give some practical benefits.

A large amount of grain and grass urgently needed by the Qin army was transported to warehouses along the way built by the outer regions of the Western Regions, and the empire even mobilized a lot of manpower to start trying to build roads from Ganning to the Western Regions—these roads were not easy to repair, and it was estimated that they would take ten or even decades, but as long as they could be repaired to the east of the Green Mountains, the Qin State could get strategic support from the mainland more quickly.

This is the foundation of Qin's foothold in an environment surrounded by strong enemies.

……

Gangnam.

Wen Xianggong's condition stabilized a little, so the wealthy gentlemen in Jiangnan immediately seized the opportunity and flocked to send all kinds of rare gifts in the name of visiting.

Xu Daizhuo didn't like to get together with these self-proclaimed literary people, so he simply ran out to go shopping.

I also have my younger siblings with me.

The two children were very curious about the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, which was different from their hometown, and each held a string of sugar gourds, eating and watching, looking interested.

And Xu Daizhuo himself felt more bored.

Of course, he knew that his half-brother was in the northwest and was ready to start his own business.

And his sister-in-law can only stay in Jiangnan, and has no chance to prove his ability to the world.

In fact, at least half of the gentry who have come to visit Wen Xianggong in the past few days want to be familiar with him in front of him, the imperial grandson of the north.

When these people saw Xu Daizhuo, they all liked to praise "Tiger father has no dog son", but in fact, Xu Daizhuo didn't like this statement very much.

He doesn't like that he can only be called "Xu Shiyang's son" in the future, and he hopes that in the future history books, others will call Xu Shiyang "Xu Daizhuo's father".

He wanted to build a career with his father, but it was very difficult, and the world did not think that he could do it.

This made Xu Daizhuo feel more and more unhappy.

"Brother, brother, look!"

Suddenly, the youngest Xu Daixuan pointed to a place where a crowd gathered at the corner of the street not far away, and shouted excitedly:

"Showmanship!"

It's really a horse race.

An old man and a young girl, who seem to be father and daughter? The old man was dancing a gun on the ground, and he was obviously a bit of a kung fu. The girl rode a horse with two swords, and she flipped and jumped on the horse like a swallow, showing her magnificent riding skills.

There are constantly people applauding in the crowd of onlookers, and the atmosphere is very hot, with the prosperity of Jiangnan, this performance should be able to make some money, right?

However, in Xu Daizhuo's eyes, this level is not worth the money.

When it comes to spearmanship, there are many masters in the past, such as Ruishi, Xuanfeng, Trapping, and Blue Army veterans, and they are all killed by a sea of corpses and blood, which is more in line with the appetite of a pragmatist like Xu Daizhuo than the old man's actions for good looks and specialization.

As for the ...... of riding, the girl could not compare to some Mughal herdsmen who had grown up on horseback.

In the current empire, the pool league (a bit like rugby, two teams of people and horses wear armor and collide with each other to score the ball in the opponent's penalty area), the polo league, and the horse racing league before the start, there are Mengwu riders who run to the empire to beg for a living.

Besides, there are also many officers in the Chinese army who are skilled in horsemanship, such as Lin Chong and Xu Ning, who were born in old officers.

This girl's riding performance is not very impressive, but the atmosphere is good.

In the equestrian show in the north, the spectators are in the stands, and the riders perform to their heart's content in the vast arena.

And now, the place where the girl can move is actually very small, many people surround her, the distance is a little dangerous, the girl can maintain not bumping into people, and can show some riding skills, which is actually not bad.

"Do you want to check it out?" Xu Daizhuo asked his younger siblings.

"Yes!" Both children raised their hands in favor at the same time.

"It's okay to see, but don't get too close, it's dangerous." Xu Daizhuo reminded in advance: "In addition, you can't leave my brother's side, you know?" ”

"Okay, okay!"

The younger brothers and sisters took his hand one by one, and dragged Xu Daizhuo into the crowd almost stiffly.

In the blind corner of their sight, several middle-aged strong men quietly surrounded them - this was Xu Daizhuo's bodyguard, there were more than fifty people, of which more than ten people in the innermost layer were guards from the north, and the rest were reliable people sent by the Wen family's courtyard and the Jiangnan government.

This world is like this, whether Xu Daizhuo himself likes it or not, the safety of him and his younger siblings is a matter of life and death for many people, and no one dares to take risks.

Nowadays, there are often stories of the sons of big people going out on patrol in micro-clothes, and the stories of heroes saving beauty when they see injustice on the road.

But in fact, this is not possible - unless the guards are derelict in their duties.