Chapter 0530: The Iron Cavalry Prototype
Whether Yang Qi has calculated or not, only Yang Qi knows best in his heart.
Kou Zhun only damaged Yang Qi in his mouth, but in fact, in his heart, he appreciated Yang Qi's approach.
According to the practice of the Great Song Dynasty, the armor and weapons that were eliminated were basically thrown away in the warehouse and molded.
And Yang Qi can turn waste into treasure, and he can also use it to make money, in Kou Zhun's opinion, this is a rare ability.
At least, Yang Qi can use this means to reduce the financial resources consumed by the replacement of the equipment of the soldiers and horses under his command.
Yang Qi is now a member of the separatist side, and the imperial court will definitely not invest a penny in the soldiers and horses under Yang Qi's command in the future.
If Yang Qi wants to raise the soldiers and horses under his command, he needs a lot of money.
The main reason why Kou Zhun proposed to prepare for the establishment of the two prefectures was because there were not many scholars in the three prefectures of Daizhou, and secondly, it was also to reduce the number of officials and reduce the expenditure of local governments.
He did this because he was afraid that Yang Qi would extort money from the people of the three states of Daizhou in order to support the soldiers and horses under his command.
However, judging from Yang Qi's current performance, Yang Qi does not seem to have the idea of extorting from the people.
There is a thing about the sale of equipment to the wild beggars, but it is just a small episode.
Kou Zhun and Yang Qi did not continue to talk about this matter.
The main purpose of the meeting between the two of them this time was to prepare for the establishment of the two governments.
The two of them discussed for a long time.
In the end, Kou Zhun found that Yang Qi's ideas were far more mature than him, so he recognized Yang Qi's idea of preparing for the establishment of the two governments.
According to Yang Qi's concept, after the preparation of the two prefectures is completed, Fengzhou will be divided into two with Fengzhou City as the heart.
Part of it goes to Shengzhou, and part of it goes to Daishu.
The city of Toyosu will be renamed Fengcheng and become a bridge between the two provinces.
At the same time, Fengcheng will also become a trade center that communicates the two families of Dangxiang, the Great Song Dynasty, and Zheyang, and the Quartet.
After confirming the division of power between the two provinces.
Yang Qi and Kou Zhun successively discussed the location of the two prefectures and the names of the two prefectures after they were promoted.
After Shengzhou was promoted from the state to the prefecture, Yang Qi prepared to name it Fuxingfu.
Kou Zhun has no objection to this.
But in the name of the promotion of the state from the state to the government, the two people trembled and disagreed.
Yang Qi firmly believed, "There is a Datong Army in Daizhou, so it should be called Datong Mansion in the future." ”
Kou Zhun shook his head like a rattle, and said with disgust: "There is still Yanmen Pass in Daizhou, why not call it Yanmen Mansion?" Besides, the real Datong is still in the hands of the Liao people, do you think it is appropriate for you to name Daizhou Datong Mansion? ”
"Nothing out of place. I just want to use this to tell the Han people of Liaodi that we have never forgotten them. ”
"You're a bit of a joke......"
"It's decided, I'm the general manager of the three states, and it's a matter of the three states. I've got the final say. ”
Kou Zhun glared at Yang Qi angrily, "Yang Yansi, do you want to be shameless, you actually use your power to oppress people." ”
Yang Qi smiled and said, "One day, you rode on my head, you can also use your power to suppress me, I don't mind." ”
Kou Zhun was angry, he didn't want to take care of Yang Qi.
Yang Qi stood up, moved his limbs that were stiff from sitting for a long time, and said, "When you turn around, you will go out and tell the people the specific news." I'm going to Katsushu now to oversee them moving all the major workshops here. ”
said goodbye to Kou Zhun who was still sulking.
Yang Qi stepped on the horse, led Peng Pai, and went straight to Fuxing Pass.
From Fengcheng to Fuxingguan, it took four days to arrive on horseback.
Yang Qi and Peng Pai traveled day and night, and it only took three days to reach Fuxing Pass.
Half a month has passed, and Fuxingguan is different again.
Although the people of Fuxing Pass were dismissed by Yang Qi, there are still a large number of people left here.
The Revival Foot Soldiers, the Reclamation Corps, and the craftsmen and family members of the major workshops added up to 150,000 people.
Therefore, it can be said that the revival period changes every day.
The Guancheng of Fuxing Pass, which has experienced the baptism of war, has already had a bit of a real Xiongguan taste.
The walls are tall, and the east and west gates are heavily guarded.
At the head of the city, the battle flags were fluttering, and the soldiers were majestic.
In the entire Fuxing Pass, there is no longer the lively scene of casting the city before, and it is replaced by a murderous atmosphere.
The hills on the north and south sides have also changed.
The originally lush mountain forests have been cut down and bare.
On the sunny side of the mountain, there are low tree stumps, and on some of the stumps, there are also green branches and buds, which are thriving with the help of the nutrients of the stumps.
Although they are small now, maybe a gust of wind can blow them off.
Sooner or later, however, they will grow into towering trees.
The side of the mountain, which was named Zhongyi Mountain by Yang Qi, is covered with dense tombstones, nearly 40,000 tombstones, and nearly 40,000 loyal souls, lying quietly here, continuing to guard the Fuxing Pass.
In the densely packed cemetery, some people with some physical disabilities carried hoes and planted pines and cypresses on both sides of the tombstones.
That neat emerald green is the fruit of their labor.
On the same day, when the soldiers who died in Fuxing Pass were buried in Zhongyi Mountain, Yang Qi personally planted two pines and cypresses in front of the stone tablet of Zhongyi Mountain that he inscribed.
Nowadays, it seems to be a tradition.
After the closure of the city, the peasants and soldiers of the Reclamation Corps, the disabled veterans who have become grave guards, sweat like rain to reclaim the wasteland.
Yang Qi looked at the reclamation scene that stretched for dozens of miles, and felt that it was very spectacular.
On both sides of the wasteland, one village after another was formed, and that was the village where the grave keeper was located.
There are also rows of camp-like buildings.
It was a camp left behind by the Fuxing infantry after they moved to Guancheng, and now it has been allocated to the Reclamation Corps for residential use.
Along the way, they met a lot of people who knew Yang Qi, and after they saw Yang Qi, they hurriedly came up to give Yang Qi a gift.
It's still a military salute.
Yang Qi's reputation in Fuxing Pass is bigger than the sky, and the label of the god of war has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At the beginning, Yang Qi was just sitting on horseback, as if he was reviewing his army.
In the end, there were too many people who came to greet them.
Yang Qi simply jumped off the horse, gathered in the crowd, and chatted with them.
It was late in the evening.
Yang Qicai said goodbye to them and entered the revival pass.
Fuxing Pass has now been built into a military city by Yang Da.
There are not many places for private activities in the castle, except for some material hoarding places, and the only things left are basically barracks and training grounds.
After entering the training ground of the camp, Yang Qi saw Yang Wu, shirtless, leading more than a hundred shirtless men, practicing sword skills.
"Cut!"
"Drink!"
"Tease!"
"Drink!"
"Hack!"
"Drink!"
“……”
Coming and going is just three simple tricks, but they practice sweaty.
Yang Qi paid special attention to it and found that the knives in their hands were very unique.
What they have in their hands is born from the horizontal knife, but it is different from the horizontal knife.
It is thicker and heavier than a horizontal knife, and it is longer than the handle of a horizontal knife.
There were many soldiers watching around, but they looked at these people who had worked hard, but instead of pity and sympathy, they were full of envy.
When Yang Qi straddled the horse and walked in front of Yang Wu, he was directly ignored by Yang Wu.
Yang Qi had no choice but to walk across the horse again.
"Stop!"
Yang Wu put away his knife and asked the people behind him to stop.
Yang Wu stared at Yang Qi on horseback with disgust, and said, "What's the matter, if you seal a tiger marquis, you're going to show off in front of me, a brother?" ”
Yang Qi was stunned, and said with a smile: "It's just a tiger marquis, it sounds good." But I really didn't see it. ”
If Yang Qi had said this before, Yang Wu would probably have smacked him in the face.
However, today's Yang Qi is sitting in the land of three states, and it is not an exaggeration to be crowned king, and a tiger marquis is indeed nothing.
Yang Wu knew that in this matter, he would not be able to take advantage of it if he discussed it with Yang Qi.
So he proudly let go of his body, allowing Yang Qiqing to clearly see the shirtless hardcover men behind him.
"How's that, how about the people I picked?"
The men behind Yang Wu heard Yang Wu's words, and straightened their backs one by one with arrogant faces.
Yang Qi didn't answer Yang Wu's words, he jumped off the horse and handed the reins to Peng Pai.
He paced up to one of the men, clenched his fists, and pounded him in the chest.
"How old are ......?"
"Eighteen."
"It's young, it's good."
He stepped in front of another man and thumped him in the chest.
"Literate?"
"Illiterate."
"It's not an honorable thing to be illiterate, don't shout so loudly."
“……”
"Do you know the art of war?"
"I don't understand."
“……”
"Open the bow immediately, how many out of ten wins?"
"Two or three arrows."
“……”
"With a hundred pounds, how far can you run?"
"A mile of land."
“……”
Yang Qi took a turn among the hundred people selected by Yang Wu, and returned to the place where he had originally dismounted with a smile.
Suddenly, I heard Yang Qi shouting.
"Peng Pai."
"Here."
"Tell me, what kind of person is a qualified scarecrow."
"Literacy, qualified martial arts, know how to cooperate in combat, know how to war, immediately open the bow and six, proficient in gathering intelligence, proficient in using riddles to transmit information, proficient in camouflage, proficient in assassination, proficient in sabotage, loyal enough ......"
"Is this a qualified scarecrow?"
"No, in addition to the above, you also need to get three enemy heads. Fang is a scarecrow. ”
Yang Qi nodded with satisfaction, and asked again, "How many such people do I have?" ”
Peng Pai proudly puffed up his chest and roared: "There are 6,000 people in the regular service and 14,000 people in the reserve. ”
When Yang Wu heard this, his face turned red.
The hundred topless men under Yang Wu lowered their heads in shame.
Yang Qi stared at these men and said calmly: "I told you this, not to attack you. Rather, I want to tell you that, in my eyes, you are not qualified heavy cavalry.
In addition to these three basic conditions, a qualified heavy cavalryman must be able to read and write, be proficient in the art of war, be proficient in cooperative combat, be proficient in sabotage, be disciplined, and be loyal.
And, most importantly, bold.
Even if there are only 100 people, in the face of tens of thousands of enemy troops, they can still charge fearlessly.
You ask yourself, can you do all of the above? ”
A hundred sturdy men bowed their heads in shame.
Yang Wu had a dark face and roared, "Yang Yansi, don't you think your request is too much? You're picking on generals, not soldiers. ”
Yang Qi grinned and said, "I smashed 10 million taels of silver, and maybe I will smash more into it in the future." I will equip my heavy cavalry with the most comprehensive equipment possible.
A set of stainless steel armor, combat boots, filigree gloves, and a stainless steel helmet. The cost of this set of equipment is more than 150 taels.
In addition, in terms of weapons, it will be equipped with two long and short spears made of stainless steel, one horizontal knife and one scimitar, two crossbows, 500 arrows, fierce fire oil, gunpowder, and so on.
There were also three fine war horses, and the war horses were covered in armor.
The above, combined, is worth more than a thousand taels.
Such good equipment, you ask them, are they qualified to wear it? ”
Regarding the equipment of the heavily armored cavalry, Yang Qi had discussed it with Yang Wu, but it was not comprehensive.
Now hearing Yang Qi's equipment configuration for the heavy armored cavalry, Yang Wu was also shocked.
This luxurious configuration is already worthy of the configuration of the Great Song General, and it is even higher than them.
In terms of the value of these things, Yang Wu had no doubts in the slightest.
Not to mention anything else, the price of a good war horse alone is not low.
In Bianjing City, the value of a good war horse is between eighty taels and one hundred taels.
The value of a good war horse alone is between two hundred and forty taels and three hundred taels.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to equip such a piece of equipment with thousands of taels of silver.
Yang Wu was speechless in shock.
The hundred men under his command were shocked beyond measure.
For many of them, they may not be able to make so much money in their lifetime.
And the equipment built with so much money is worn on them.
None of them dared to think about it.
There were still people who had a grudge against Yang Qi just now, but after hearing what they said about the equipment of the heavy armored cavalry, they were only ashamed in their hearts.
Yang Qi didn't continue to fight them who were still in shock, and took Peng Pai to find Yang Da.
On the way, Peng Pai came to Yang Qi's side and whispered, "Young Master, do you really plan to get each of them a piece of equipment worth a thousand taels?" ”
Yang Qi skimmed Peng Pai and said, "What I'm talking about is just the market price. If they go to someone else to equip such a body, they must have more than a thousand taels. But if we are equipped with it, it can be 70% cheaper, or even more. ”
"It can't be!"
Peng Pai said immediately.
Yang Qi rolled his eyes and said, "What's impossible, for me, I don't need money for iron ore, I don't need money for coal, and horses basically don't need money." The only thing to pay is the labor cost. ”
Peng Pai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and leaned in front of Yang Qi and said, "If that's the case, can you also give us a change of equipment for the scarecrow?" ”
Yang Qi squinted at Peng Pai.
"You want to be beautiful."