Section 69 Preparations
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In the end, Lao Luo and the management of the Tang Battalion led by Li Tan reached a cooperation agreement, with Lao Luo providing the means to return and leading the crowd to protect the safety of the entire team along the way, and the reward given by the Tang Battalion to Lao Luo was to help build an initial city at the location designated by Lao Luo.
This agreement does not need to be kept on paper, it is completely verbal, in this era when credibility is greater than life, no one will break their promises, not to mention that all agreements need strength to maintain, and Lao Luo happens to be not lacking this.
In this way, half a month after Lao Luo arrived on the Sylfan Plain, preparations for the return of the Tang camp to the east officially began.
The diversion and migration of tens of thousands of people was not a simple matter even in the later generations of industrialization, and it was even more of a problem that challenged nerves during this period.
There are thousands of miles of displaced people recorded in the history books during the war, which is actually not an organized migration, but a forced wandering of the fields occupied by the war, during which not only how many people will die miserably in the wandering, not only the wandering and displacement, but also the dark side of human nature that is forced to burst out, and the shortage of food, which is the real miserable world.
Organized migration can be regarded as the transportation of military rations during the war, or the migration of civilian servants to serve in labor, which is also a "big project" that requires huge consumption to reduce losses, and even the most efficient march is also not a small risk, so there is often a saying that "if you run a thousand miles, you will jump on the general".
In later generations, it was possible to travel thousands of miles in a few days by truck or train or plane, but the transportation and safety of this era was a huge problem, there was no complete road along the way, and it was necessary to consider the ruggedness of crossing rivers or mountains, and at the same time, there were steppe tribes such as Turks lying on the road, which was the first problem that migration had to face. The partial van and floating car provided by Lao Luo can just solve such a problem, so there is Du Ne first and then Li Tan's full support.
Originally, Li Zhan and Zhang Lu's attitudes were also supportive, but they had too much selfishness, and Lao Luo could only sigh a pity for this.
As the primary problem to be solved, the detailed drawings of the partial van and the floating car were taken out by Lao Luo, and of course, it was not surprising that a lot of admiration and exclamation were received. The stability of the partial van car and the wide U-shaped contour wheels that prevent sagging, the leaf spring shock absorption structure, the dynamic balance design of the four-wheel body, and the steering tray setting between the axle and the car body, all of these are the first to appear in this era, so it cannot be said that the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty are all earth leopards, because since the application of iron tools, the human world has been disturbed too much by war, and at the same time, for various reasons, the craftsmanship has always been rudimentary, Keep in mind that even a cork solution designed to wrap around the wheels because there is no rubber can make them look good.
The carriage of the floating car is not difficult, even if this plan is very crude in the eyes of Lao Luo, and there is no same thing in later generations, but its airbag setting, leather towing, fuel selection, fire prevention devices, etc. are all things that make people at this time amazing. They all knew that Baku in the north was rich in a foul-smelling stone resin, and that it was a fire-breathing weapon that could be used to make "Greek fire", but they never thought that it could be filled for such a purpose.
Li Tan, who was missing a few teeth, applauded even more, he originally thought that his age would be difficult to withstand the bumps in the road, with this kind of thing, wouldn't he be able to return to his hometown smoothly, and he could still see the land and sky of his hometown that his ancestors talked about before entering the ground?
The master craftsmen Li Nie and Du Ne held the drawings all day and all night, and even did not rest well at night because of the drawings, in their words, "This is the heirloom treasure!" Than gold and silver are treasured! ”
Indeed, you must know that a lot of simple truths are common, although these two sets of drawings are specially drawn partial vans and floating cars, but the technical ideas contained in them are the fuse that ignites the wisdom of craftsmen, it is conceivable that after returning to the East in the future, the spring shock absorption will definitely be used in other cars, and the wide wheels will also be able to get more applications, as for the four-wheeled car, this shape may replace the ancient two-wheeled carriage.
There is no shortage of materials for making these things, and the artisan battalion always receives many orders from nearby tribes every year, so naturally there are sources of various materials, and the various caravans shuttling through the Sylvan Plain are the porters of materials.
Since it is a Tang artisan battalion, there will naturally be no shortage of workers, in fact, almost every family in this small city has at least one craftsman who is good at different crafts, whether it is a commoner or everyone.
According to Dunne, the entire Tang battalion should be able to recruit at least five thousand skilled craftsmen of all kinds, and if necessary, at least six thousand entry-level craftsmen, and four thousand apprentices, even if they are not so skilled. That's an exaggerated percentage, almost 40 percent of the local population.
The rest of the people, mostly women and children or the elderly, could not do important things, but did some auxiliary light chores, and could also be farmers who liked to farm - although there was not much farmland in the local area, the Chinese habit was always to plant something in the field.
A joint workshop will be formed within the Tang Battalion, and it will be divided into several different parts, using an assembly-like method to make complex parts, and finally assemble them comprehensively. It's not that they don't have uniform specifications like the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty made firearms, but they are very similar to the operating specifications of the Qin period, and the most important point is that they have a unified weights and measures, which is the fundamental reason why the Tang battalion was not disbanded - they can provide the rulers with necessities in batches and quickly. If the Tang craftsman battalion is dismantled, there will be no more such ability, this is the core secret of the Li family's control, and it is also the reason why the Pei Wei family jumped up and down, because the Pei Wei family was only involved in purchasing and selling, and had never understood the production process.
Once the plan for the return is determined, the next step is the organization and scheduling of personnel, which is the only thing that can be celebrated. The local descendants of the Tang people are basically the descendants of the artisan battalion in the past, and they still maintain the background of soldiers, of course, there are also Western craftsmen who have integrated into the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, as well as women from different tribes who have married the Tang people, but according to the characteristics of this era and region, they also have the habit of migrating, and they are not as greedy for land as the traditional Chinese, so in general, this group of tens of thousands of people is actually a semi-military community.
It is not difficult to organize such a community, which has inherited the traditions of the military and embraced the folk customs of migration.
In fact, since the news of the return to the East spread, the enthusiasm of the local Tang people has burst out, even among other races such as Greeks, Persians, and Armenians, who have been integrated into this group, because they have the impression that the legends about the East have always been mysterious and rich.
The people of this era are still simple, at least they believe that their elders or leaders are trustworthy, and they also believe that they are not blind and passive in making this decision. This is completely different from that of later generations, because if it is a later generation, they will first suspect that it is the operation of a few interest groups, or the first judgment is that it is the government's decision.
At this time, there was no need for Lao Luo to take the lead in mobilizing manpower, and the locals had their own set of organizational methods, which may not be as efficient as those of later generations, but they were complete and operational. The so-called efficient methods of later generations are not necessarily applicable in this era, and it is entirely determined by the materials and tools.
Rashly quoting an unfamiliar order may leave many people at a loss.
Li Tan, the ancestor of the Li family, who has aged and has rejuvenated the enthusiasm of the past, makes people feel that this is an old man at all, with Li Xuan on the side, one after another orders are sent down, and the person in charge is summoned one by one, and then he is assigned a task to collect materials or mobilize manpower. There was no shortage of carpenters, blacksmiths, and tanners, making spare parts for side and floating cars, such as wheels and iron keels, and even women were assembled to weave leather ropes or sew sheepskin bags, which were used to make hot air balloons.
In addition, there are special people who are responsible for collective diet, hygiene, transportation of materials, and even the collection and purchase of hot air balloon fuel.
Many people from the Pei family and the Wei family were excluded, and the people of the Zhang family lost their former persistence and participated in it quietly.
Lao Luo didn't care about this at all, as long as he didn't delay the trip, or didn't bother himself, he pretended not to see it.
It's not that Lao Luo believes that Pei Wei's family honestly accepts the fate of being excluded, but he knows that in the eastern steppe, the team returning to the east will definitely clash with the Turks, which is a doomed dispute, just like wolves and lions on the African steppe rounding up the migrating wildebeest.
People like Pei Wei's two families are like hyenas mixed in the middle of the big team, at most they are villains such as snitching and sowing poisoning, in fact, the expelled Turks should do the same thing, this is uncontrollable, so the only thing that needs to be done is to take strict precautions to avoid the other party from sabotaging the preliminary preparations.
Although conspiracy can sometimes achieve twice the result with half the effort, yang conspiracy is the best way to conquer the opponent and defend yourself.
This has been the case throughout the ages.
Lao Luo's camp had more than 1,500 soldiers and more than 1,000 craftsmen registered in the early stage, and since the agreement was reached with the management of the Tang Battalion, 1,200 warriors and 400 craftsmen were left after screening, and the rest were arranged to the joint workshop in the Tang Battalion. Lao Luo planned to train these 1,200 warriors into a mobile team of the Donggui team, and the 400 craftsmen were used to make various weapons and armor, and the drawings in his hand would be useful.
In addition to these warriors and craftsmen, their families were also recruited by Lao Luo, which means that from then on, they can be regarded as Lao Luo's subordinates. Li Tan, the boss of the Tang camp, and Zhang Shen of Du Ne and even the Zhang family, turned a blind eye to this matter, or were happy to see it happen, especially Du Ne, it is estimated that if he is not the elder of the Tang camp, I am afraid that he will run to Lao Luo's camp as soon as possible.
The Lao Luo camp, which had been used for most of the site to surround horses and camel caravans, had to be expanded again, so that new warriors and artisan families could stay inside the Tang Dynasty camp, but the training of warriors and the workshops of craftsmen had to be rearranged.
This matter was handed over to the new fighters, and the instructor was Olki, who was under Lao Luo, and he would be in charge of the training of the newcomers, which was the first step in running-in, and it was also the first step for the newcomers to understand the group.
Goshuret mingles with the newly recruited craftsmen and will build several short-term iron and carpentry workshops downwind of the camp.
With the assistance of his soldiers, in the first few days, Lao Luo didn't have much to do, the warrior team was integrating, and the craftsman team was also making preliminary preparations, and there was no need for Lao Luo to do more interference, and the same was true for the craftsman battalion, it took time to reserve and collect materials. So he either practiced Jingyuan's secret art every day, wrote and painted, and occasionally visited the children, or chatted with Li Ji.
When everything was ready, one day Li Ji and Lao Luo said: "Third brother, I heard that General Cheng wants to trouble you recently?" ”
"General Cheng? Why? Lao Luo was a little confused, he had never seen this General Cheng.
"It's Cheng Shouru, the general who defends the city, and he has been busy directing people to drive out the Turks recently, as well as arranging and monitoring Pei Wei's two families. It seems that I heard that you defeated Pei Sihai with one move, and you think the rumors don't match, right? Li Ji showed some expressions of looking at the excitement.
"Oh oh ......" is really a trouble, Lao Luo is also a little helpless, martial artists have been like this from ancient times to the present and then to future generations, there is no first martial arts and no second, this is a helpless thing. (The novel "Jumping for a Thousand Years" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! )