As mentioned above, Qiao was made a bookkeeper in Jiangxia, and this position is a close confidant of Taishou, and copying bookcases is also a very important job. And because he is a close subordinate official of Taishou, there are many opportunities to participate in confidential information, which is a very suitable job for Qiao Ren.

And the Jiangxia Taishou of Zhengyin is Huang Zu, and Zhou Yu is only sealed by Sun Ce, and he is also a false leader. Naturally, except for Qiao Ren, the secretary of the department, there is no other one, but fortunately, Zhou Yu is also the governor of the Central Protector Army and the Navy Army in addition to this false leader, and now that Sun Ce has led the army, the affairs are also busy. Therefore, Qiao Ren is not afraid that he has nothing to do.

Baqiu was originally a springboard for Sun's army to attack Jiangxia, so although the city was not large, it was very strong. The original county magistrate still had Zhou Yu living in it, and Sun Ce's military and civilian officials were also in the office, and Sun Ce was in the military camp outside the city with a group of military generals. Of course, it was also thanks to this kind of friendly soldier's style that the Jiangdong sergeants, who were originally not good at land warfare, greatly increased their combat strength, and they dared to die for Sun Ce. Therefore, there is no army south of the Yangtze River whose combat effectiveness can be comparable to that of Sun Ce's army.

After months of trekking, Qiao Ren finally arrived at Baqiu with his army, and Sun Ce had to reorganize his army and horses in preparation for the big battle. Therefore, Qiao Ren did not follow Sun Ce anymore, but went to the county government in the city and reported to Zhou Yu to officially start his career as a scholar.

In the office, all kinds of subordinate officials and small officials came and went endlessly, and it was under the leadership of Zhou Yu's long history Zhuge Jin that he calculated money, food, clothing and armor. Qiao Ren came to handle official business this time, so he did not bring Qiao Xin, but brought two Sun Ce to send personal soldiers to escort him.

In the lobby, Zhou Yu, the central protector, was listening to Zhuge Jin's report on the material situation of the army. "Subordinate Qiao Ren, meet Taishou." This is Qiao Ren saluting Zhou Yu outside the door, after all, the identity of the two of them is now a subordinate and a subordinate rather than the relationship between the brother-in-law and his wife and brother in Pingli, and they are not allowed to enter the lobby without permission.

"Ziyan, it's here. Come on in! Zhou Yu didn't do anything when he heard this, just called Qiao Ren in, and then motioned to Zhuge Jin to continue reporting.

Seeing this, Qiao Ren had no choice but to come to the main seat very consciously and listen to Zhuge Jin's report very carefully. "General, there are 400,000 stone of grain in Baqiu now, which should be enough for a month and a half of an army of 50,000. The lord's army came and brought a million stones of grain and grass, and half of it was consumed on the way. Now, there should be 1,200,000 stones and eight buckets of grain and grass. Zhuge Jin glanced at Zhou Yu after speaking.

Zhou Yu said, "Ziyan, write it down quickly." "Wow." After Qiao Ren took over the affairs from the little official who had prepared a pen and paper to record, he motioned for Zhuge Jin to continue.

"When the independent army arrived, our army [***] had 53,862 soldiers, excluding the generals' personal subordinates, there were 26,000 people under the direct jurisdiction of the lord and the general, of which 10,000 were the main public army, and 16,000 were the generals." After Qiao Ren finished writing these, he continued: "The armor brought by the lord is all put into storage, and there are still 20,000 leather armors, 3,000 piercing armors, 800 Xuantie armors, and 50 fish scale mattress armors in the arsenal. There were 500 halberds, 3,000 halberds, 800 spears, 90 horses, 2,000 swords, and 200,000 arrows. In case of war. ”

It turned out that the war in the Han Dynasty was not like on TV, and it was usually worn in armor. In ancient times, armor and crossbows were forbidden items and could not be used casually. Even during the Three Kingdoms period, these armors were stored in the arsenal in peacetime, and if they were not taken out of the arsenal until wartime or when the army was deployed, each piece would be recorded so that the wear and tear could be calculated after the war. And the soldiers and soldiers are only wearing military uniforms, that is, short-fought military uniforms, and they don't have much defensive power. Besides, the lightest piece of armor weighs more than a dozen catties, and in the late Han Dynasty, when you can't eat enough, isn't it a waste of physical strength to wear nothing. Only captains and generals with slightly higher status will carry hardcover armor such as black iron armor or piercing armor, but they don't wear it all the time.

The arsenal was originally a military equipment warehouse built in the palace during the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, which belonged to the lieutenant. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the major warlords built arsenals to manage military resources in peacetime. It can be seen that the arsenal is very important.

"Ziyan, but I have written it down." Zhou Yu saw that Zhuge Jin had finished speaking, so he asked Qiao Ren. These data are all recorded in the copy for future inquiries, and recording these is the job of Qiao Ren, the scrivener.

"Bingtaishou, it's been recorded." Qiao Ren read it and found that there was nothing missing, so he replied to Zhou Yu. Here, Qiao Ren called Zhou Yu Taishou and Zhuge Jin called Zhou Yu a general, but because Qiao Ren was a subordinate official of Taishou, he should call Zhou Yu Taishou or the king. And Zhuge Jin is the long history of the Central Protector Army, originally the post of the Central Protector Army would not have eliminated the subordinate officers, but Zhou Yu led an army to guard Baqiu, and the post of the Central Protector Army also had the selection of generals to lead the affairs of the Chinese army, so for the convenience of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu was authorized to set up subordinate officials. Therefore, Zhuge Jin called Zhou Yu to be a general.

"Fetch it and I'll see it." Zhou Yu is very careful in his work, because he knows the truth that he doesn't know how small things can become big things. "Hmm." I was very satisfied with the information on file, and I didn't know if he was satisfied with the material resources or Qiao Ren's work. However, according to Qiao Ren's thoughts, it is mostly the former.

"Ziyan can understand why our army has more than 50,000 people, but there are only 20,000 leather armors." But it was Zhou Yu's words to take the school entrance examination, Qiao Ren. It can be seen that Zhou Yu has the heart to teach and promote Qiao Ren, you must know that Zhou Yu is busy with the affairs of the army, where did he have such time to ask a question to a small scholar.

"Back to the palace, each general's subordinate subordinates, and the armor has its own generals to manage, so there is no need for unified management of the arsenal." Qiao Ren replied. Originally, the ministry was originally a soldier and horse directly under the general, but since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the local heroes have built dock forts in many circles, and the clans, guests, and children to which the military establishment department belongs to form an armed force, which is called the private subordinate of the ministry, that is, private soldiers. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Han Zuo declined, in the troubled times, people have nowhere to return, the soldiers will always follow the generals, absolutely obey the orders of the subordinate officers, so far the soldiers are generals, so they are called the generals of their own soldiers as the private soldiers, that is, the Three Kingdoms often said that the headquarters of the soldiers and horses, according to the rank of the generals, there are more than a thousand, and the less is only a few hundred. And the ruler will definitely not equip these private soldiers anymore, so the equipment of these troops is basically prepared by the generals themselves.

Thinking of this, Qiao Ren said again: "There are about more than 20,000 soldiers directly under the lord and the prince, but these armors are enough. Besides, the lord guards the camps in person, and those who relieve troubles are brave and brave men in the array, and they should be strong and persistent. It's bound to be a piercing armor. However, if the horse is idle, it is a rare cavalry in Jiangdong, and the equipment must have other plans. "Whether it is a literary or a martial art, the code system is a compulsory course. If you don't even know the name and establishment of the army under your lord's command, let alone fighting, it will be difficult to engage in logistics.

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