On this day, I heard that Yang Lin was inspecting the barracks, and Qian Bangxin came in a two-wheeled rickshaw.

Civil officials used to sit in sedan chairs, squires sat on sliding poles (carried by two people), and officials sat in sedan chairs.

According to historical records, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, went home and sat in a super sedan chair carried by 32 people, with a guest bedroom suite, a kitchen and a bathroom, and two servants waiting inside, which is estimated to be more luxurious than the current Rolls-Royce.

If Wumao of the Ming Dynasty meets Westerners, he will definitely blow it up, this is the first auxiliary No. 1 of the Ming Dynasty, and ordinary people can't afford it.

In order to ensure that Zhang Shoufu's journey is unimpeded, it is often a sedan chair to carry the sedan chair, and the replacement class is followed by a large board car, so that there are at least 64 people, and Zhang Shoufu sedan chair alone also needs thousands of taels of silver every year.

Zhang Shoufu is so generous, of course, the prefect and the prefect below dare not compare, but it is also a four-person eight-person sedan chair.

Although each person only has more than 6 taels of silver, the people in the government who live on that little bit of money are just like modern leaders and drivers.

According to Qian Bangxin's identity, he could have sat in a four-person sedan chair, but last month, he was advised by Yang Lin to take a two-wheeled rickshaw one by one.

This two-wheeled rickshaw is slightly different from ordinary cargo two-wheeled rickshaws, mainly in the wheels, body, and shock absorption device:

The biggest difference in the new car is the improvement of the wheels, which used to be mostly wooden wheels, but Yang Lin tried to use steel wire spokes to tighten the rim as the wheels, which actually increased the toughness of the vehicle and reduced the weight of the vehicle (especially after being soaked in rain).

In addition, the wheels are covered with a layer of cowhide to reduce friction with the ground, as a transitional product before rubber appears.

The body is also the focus of the change, and the two-wheeled rickshaw has a sunshade cloth on it and a shielding cloth around it to protect it from the wind and rain.

The most important thing is the application of shock absorption device, in the past, the vehicle did not have a shock absorption device, and the person sitting on the car was bumpy with the ups and downs of the ground, and now a few large springs are pressed on the wheels, as a shock absorption device, plus the cushion on the vehicle, even if the road is uneven, sitting on it will not be ups and downs.

The two-wheeled rickshaw can be said to be a copy of the rickshaw of the last century, with a slightly different product that is not very refined, plus there are no rubber tires.

Since the two-wheeled rickshaw is a new business, just like the Rolls-Royce Mercedes-Benz BMW of that era, the market price of each car is fifty or sixty taels of silver, and there is still a market priceless.

Qian Bangxin's two-wheeled rickshaw (rickshaw) is, of course, a special supply from the government, and the selling price is only more than 20 taels, which is equivalent to the annual income of a middle-sized family.

Qian Bangqian was quite resistant at first, but after sitting a few times, he slowly discovered the benefits.

Sitting on a two-wheeled rickshaw is not very bumpy and the speed is also very fast.

If you are on the main road, there is no problem for the coachman to step on more than 100 miles a day, which is much more comfortable and faster than a sedan chair.

In addition, it is much more cost-effective to take a two-wheeled rickshaw, in the past you need to raise at least four sedan drivers, and the generous one is even more eight (rotation), now you only need one driver.

Usually the driver rides a two-wheeled rickshaw in front, and the master, long-term attendant, and escort in the back can't catch up even if they trot, which is much more comfortable than in the past.

In addition, there is no reduction in everyone's expenses, how much money did 4 sedan chair drivers in the past, and now there are still so many coachmen, and the saved places can be replaced by the master and the long follower, or they can be directly included in their own pockets.

After seeing the huge benefits, Qian Bangxin asked all the prefects, prefectures, counties, and counties not to sit in sedan chairs, but only to take two-wheeled rickshaws.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the most important thing in fighting a war is money and food, and the most lacking thing in the frontline departments is the two-wheeled rickshaw, and now it is necessary to meet the military needs first and then the people's needs.

This didn't listen to Yang Lin now inspecting the army in the barracks, so he rushed over in a two-wheeled rickshaw.

In the school field, the brigade was being drilled, Yang Lin's face was pale, his hands were on his waist, standing in front of the big tent, and he was talking to the baggage camp.

In order to test the mobility of the troops, Yang Lin personally formulated a drill plan.

The regiments equipped with wheelbarrows, rickshaws (rickshaws), and horse-drawn carriages were ordered to march more than 400 miles back and forth

The instruction clearly stipulates that all regiments and battalions must be prepared for long-distance marches.

Each two-wheeled rickshaw needs to be loaded with two loads of cargo, and the two-wheeled carriage needs to be equipped with 4-6 loads of cargo, and it must not be unloaded in the middle of the journey.

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The results of the exercise were not satisfactory, and the regiments and battalions did not make any preparations at all after receiving the order.

During the march, 20 percent of the vehicles of each regiment and battalion broke down on the road

Some troops even cheated and threw heavy objects on the road

More than 400 miles back and forth, some battalions did not reflect the advantages of the rapid maneuvering of two-wheeled man-powered carriages at all, and marched more than 50 miles a day, which was basically the same as that of the infantry

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Seeing such a result, Yang Lin ordered Yin Chengqi, Wang Zhiyao and others to investigate, and now they are calling everyone to lecture.

First, let the regimental supervisors, the battalion assistants, the chiefs of the brigades, and the baggage battalions and other units equipped with two-wheeled rickshaws summarize.

Seeing that everyone was so indifferent to logistics and supplies, that no preparations had been made before the exercise, and that there were so many obvious problems during the exercise, Yang Lin was quite annoyed.

After the fire, Yang Lin listed many problems that occurred during the drill:

If the vehicle is damaged

Temporary refurbishment of vehicles

How to adapt to the river slope temporarily

Coordination within each regiment, battalion, and brigade

Collaboration within the baggage camp and so on

It took half a day of hard work to sum up the 15 special regulations for the baggage battalion in light of the views of the people, and urged all regiments and battalions to comply with them.

Formulate three two-wheeled rickshaw improvement plans for the DMV to improve in the next three months.

After the meeting was dismissed, Yang Linte left the two newly established baggage battalion commanders, briefly explained the personnel of each battalion, and was about to leave, when he saw Qian Bangqi and Liu Lanchang coming together, he frowned and asked the two to sit down.

Qian Bangxin arched his hand, handed over an official document of the governor's mansion of the four provinces, and said: "My lord, since the march into the army, there have been casualties on both sides, and General Gan Liangchen, the general of the Sichuan army, was killed by the Great Western Army by the lone army, and all the departments on the front line fell into a bitter battle.

The prince of the superintendent has written many times, hoping that the lord can lead his troops to the west immediately. ”

After a brief look at the official document of the Governor's Palace, Yang Lin's brows furrowed even tighter, and he shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, the use of troops has been particular about not hurting the peasants, and the Governor Wang Gongfan is in charge of the overall situation, how can the officers and troops be recruited to fight in the busy agricultural season?"

Both of them have seen that in the past two years, the local desertion has been very serious, and displaced people have risen everywhere, and now they are sending troops to rescue each other, isn't that delaying the season? ”

Qian Bangqi shook his head and said: "My lord, having said that, but now that the war in southern Sichuan is in full swing, and the fighters are fleeting, if you don't send troops again, I don't know if you can find such a good opportunity in the Year of the Monkey."

The last time the lord openly sang against the prince of the superintendent, it caused everyone to be unhappy, if the army is delayed now, even if the prince of the superintendent is magnanimous and will not be blamed, it is difficult to ensure that the villain is sowing discord behind his back. ”

Yang Lin sat up straight and said: "For the above, you should have the wisdom to know people, you should be able to distinguish between right and wrong, and the superintendent Wang Gong is highly respected, of course he will be magnanimous."

Qian Jianjun, you are the supervisor of the army, of course you know that Sun Tzu once said that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored."

Qian Bangqi looked at Yang Lin with a distempered face, got up and arched his hand: "My lord, Qian is not talented, but he is also a second-class jinshi (Jinshi is divided into three lists, the first three are the first class jinshi, the first list, the second class is the second class jinshi, and the lowest is the third-class jinshi, giving the same jinshi and the first), why doesn't Sun Tzu understand this?" ”

Motioning for the other party to sit down, Yang Lin said with a smile: "Don't be angry, listen to me come slowly, just as the letter from the superintendent Wang Gong said, the Sichuan general soldier Gan Liangchen was defeated by the Great Western Army alone, and was finally killed by it."

Lord Qian, neither the Governor nor the Emperor Fan Xian want our volunteers to repeat the mistakes of the past, they hope that we will not only be able to cooperate with the friendly forces, but also be able to win. ”

Qian Bangxin's face soothed slightly, and he sighed: "Of course, the Inspector Wang Gongfan is a righteous gentleman, and you will never suspect that the two adults are calculating against you." ”

Yang Lin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Qian Jian Jun, didn't you just say that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored?"

As the saying goes, raising soldiers for thousands of miles is used for a while, and it is very simple to fight a war, and the most important thing is to train the soldiers and generals, the dispatch of soldiers and horses, and the dispatch of troops on the battlefield.

Qian Jianjun, I explain it like this, what do you think? ”

After thinking about it, Qian Bangqi still frowned, shook his head and said, "My lord, it's okay to say so."

However, since the battle in Langzhong has ended, our army has been resting for two months, the soldiers and horses of each regiment and battalion have been expanded, and the men have replaced carriages, rickshaws, and wheelbarrows, and it can be said that the strength of our army is far greater than before.

At present, the letters of the prince and the prince of the king are urging our department to launch an offensive and suppress the rebellion of the Liukou with a flank from the north and the south. ”

Yang Lin stood up and sighed: "As I said at the beginning, now is the agricultural season, and you can't send troops."

Gan Liangchen's lone army was killed by Zhang Dingguo, and Yin Jian is not far away. correct

All regiments and battalions of our unit have been expanded, and if the training is insufficient, it will take time to drive everyone to the scene, and if they are driven to the execution site to die.

Although a large number of our combat units are equipped with two-wheeled rickshaws, they are not proficient in using them at all, and it will take time to do so.

According to the "Minutes of Guerrilla Operations" compiled by General Wang Zhibang last year, the military commanders of each regiment and battalion are not familiar with it, and they cannot achieve the goal of knowing themselves and their opponents, so they must not fight in vain.

The second batch of cadets of the officer training camp has just graduated from the month, and everyone is not yet familiar with the army.

There is a problem in the thinking of the generals of our department, and most of the killers who come out of the army think that fighting depends on bravery, while those who come out of the musket squadron do not think so, and it will take time to mediate the contradictions. ”

Qian Bangqi's mouth opened slightly, although it felt incredible, but it didn't sound unreasonable, but the superintendent Wang Gong Yamen sent several letters a day to urge the troops, which was quite difficult.

Now it is necessary to determine the time of dispatch of troops anyway, so that it is good to reply to the Inspector Yamen.

According to Yang Lin's meaning, it was at the beginning of May at the earliest, which was clearly after insisting on spring ploughing.