Chapter 160: Sea Ships
During the Warring States Period, the counties were mostly located on the border to defend against foreign enemies, so the nature of the county guards was greater than that of civilian officials, such as the famous Wu Qi and Sima Cuo.
After the Han Dynasty, the war was calmed down, the world was peaceful, and the county guard gradually became a civil official.
It is more than enough to serve as a county warden with the ability of Mengfu.
After hearing this, the excited bowed his head.
He never thought that he would be able to be so reused by a demoted general who had followed Zhao Kuo for only half a year.
"By the way, can General Xiaomeng marry a wife?" Zhao Kuo looked at Meng Wu.
Meng Fu and Meng Wu were not well-known in later generations, and those who are not familiar with history may not have heard their names.
But thanks to a certain TV series, their grandson/son Meng Tian and Meng Yi brothers are known to everyone in later generations.
Especially Meng Tian, who was 800 miles away from the Xiongnu in the north and recovered the Hetao, was the general of the Qin State at that time, second only to Wang Jian and his son!
Zhao Kuo didn't want to lose these two brothers because of himself, then he really wanted to cry without tears.
"The king, the last general...... The last general has not yet taken a wife, but ...... When the last general was young, his father had already made a marriage contract for the last general in his hometown, and according to the marriage contract, in the second half of this year, the last general would return to Qi to marry...... Got married. ”
Meng Wu didn't expect Zhao Kuo to ask him, so he quickly got up and said a little overwhelmed.
Zhao Kuo muttered a little in his heart, if the woman didn't have an accident, she should be Mengwu's wife in history.
The hero and heroine have not changed, the time has not changed, and they should still be born with Meng Tian and Meng Yi. However, the fact of this probability is difficult to say.
Zhao Kuo looked at Meng Fu, then at Meng Wu, and secretly pondered in his heart.
Thinking about the genes of the Yi Meng family, the descendants should not be far behind.
"When the time comes, tell this king, and this king will also go over and ask for a cup of happy wine to drink." Zhao Kuo patted Meng Wu's shoulder and said.
"The last general will surely wait for the king." Meng Wu said excitedly with his fists clenched.
The generals looked at Meng Fu and his son enviously, this is the first person in Zhao State to win this honor, and he is also a general.
Everyone also saw that Zhao Kuo didn't look at the country, didn't look at whether he was an aristocrat, only looked at ability, as long as he had the ability, he would be reused.
Ju Xin and other Yan generals made up their minds that they would perform well in the future.
When night fell, the dawn moon hung in the sky, cloudless, and the stars fell in dots, draped in a layer of colorful clothes for everyone.
The two bear's paws are also roasted, golden and oily, exuding a rich burnt aroma.
Yan Xiong took off the two bear paws and put them in front of Zhao Kuo, who ordered to share the food with everyone.
Zhao Kuo tore off a piece of bear meat, just sucked a few bites, and before he could swallow it, he felt a stream of pure essence flowing into his lungs, and even the qi in his body showed signs of growth, and his heart couldn't help but move.
"Are there many transcendental-level beasts in the mountains?" Zhao Kuo asked.
He remembered that in Taihang Mountain, Yan Xiong killed a transcendental-level snake, not to mention Jiaolong.
"It's a lot, anyway, there are more than our transcendent realm martial artists." Yan Xiong said as he tore at the bear meat.
Among the generals, he was the only one who would talk to Zhao Kuo so indifferently.
"Why do you rarely hear about transcendental-level beasts coming down the mountain to hurt people?" Zhao Kuo was a little strange, he often heard ordinary beasts coming down the mountain to hurt people.
"When beasts reach the transcendent realm, they generally have some wisdom, and they rarely appear in human territory." Lian Po said.
Humans are afraid of tigers, wolves, snakes and other wild beasts, in fact, these beasts are more afraid of people, and humans are far more threatening to them than any kind of creature, and they will stay away from humans in most cases.
"Then if you hunt these transcendental-level beasts specifically for the soldiers to eat, and improve the strength of the soldiers, is it feasible?" Zhao Kuo looked at Song Zhen's disciple.
On this expedition, Song Zhen did not accompany the army, and stayed in Handan to discuss medical skills with Xiangzi, so he sent his disciples to accompany the army.
Bi Ming is an abandoned baby that Song Zhen picked up on the side of the road, and has been raised as an adult, because Song Zhen's children and grandchildren have no medical studies, so they will be Bi Ming as the heir of the mantle.
Although Bi Ming is very young, his talent is very good, according to Song Zhen, he understands, Bi Ming has understood everything, and the difference is just experience.
And under the influence of Zhao Kuo, Bi Ming began to study nutrition and reached a certain depth.
Before Bi Ming could speak, Yan Xiong spoke first: "King, no matter how many of these transcendental-level beasts are, they can't withstand the food of the army, even if all the transcendental-level beasts of the Zhao Kingdom are arrested, I'm afraid it won't be enough for the 300,000 army to eat." And this kind of thing has to be eaten for a long time to improve strength, and occasionally eating one bite or two has no effect. Look at me, I've eaten so much, and my strength is still like this, and there is no improvement at all. ”
Yan Xiong tore off a large piece of meat, and before he could chew it a few times, he swallowed it.
"The reason why General Yanxiong's strength has not improved is because his strength has surpassed that of beasts, and if it is an ordinary soldier, he still has a lot of power. But the transcendental-level beasts only seem to be numerous, but in fact there are very few of them. Because we are accustomed to seeing all the beasts as a whole, it seems many. If you look at the different beasts separately, there are very few. Moreover, once they are captured on a large scale, these beasts will flee to other places, making it more difficult to capture them, and it is unrealistic to supply a large army. ”
"However, the probability of a carnivorous beast becoming a transcendent level is much greater than that of a herbivorous beast, so if you want to improve your strength, eating meat is effective. Of course, training is also required. Bi Ming said.
"There's so much meat." Lian Po sighed.
It's good that ordinary soldiers can eat well, but don't even think about meat.
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the nobles at the bottom, meat is not something that can be eaten casually.
Zhao Kuo's mind was not here, but drifted to the sea hundreds of miles away.
There are many reasons why people can't eat meat these days:
The grain output is small, and there is no surplus grain for breeding.
Once livestock and poultry are farmed on a large scale, they become sick and difficult to treat.
The breeding technology is backward and the yield is low.
The people are poor, they can't afford to eat meat, and the market is too small to be farmed.
Even if the state breeds, it focuses on war horses and cattle, rather than meat.
But there is no meat on land, but there is no meat in the sea!
There is as much meat in the sea as there is, and it is bought and sold without capital, and there is no need to breed it! As long as there are boats and nets, large quantities of fish can be obtained.
Previously, Zhao did not have access to the sea, but now that there is an access to the sea, there is no reason not to take advantage of it.
"Does my Zhao Kingdom have a family or craftsman who can build ships?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Although everyone didn't understand why the topic suddenly changed to shipbuilding, they still said: "Your lord, it is not difficult to build ships, and many craftsmen in my Zhao Kingdom can build ships. ”
"I'm talking about the kind of big ship, the big ship that can sail in the sea! It's not a boat in the water. Zhao Kuo was a little speechless.
It is true that there are many boats in Zhao Kingdom, but at most they are rowing in the Zhangshui, and it is difficult to even navigate in the river, let alone in the sea.
"If the king says sea ships, only the Qi State and the Yue Kingdom can build them in the world, but the Yue Kingdom has been destroyed by the Chu State, and only some remnants have fled into the mountains, and I don't know if the technology has been retained. As for the Qi State...... I'm afraid that the technology will not be handed over easily. Tian Dan said.