The next day, in the Temple of the Four Seas, Zhang Han and I stood side by side in front of the map.

"Zhang Han, you ordered Feng to rush from Beihu to Hexi, and let him reorganize a cavalry!"

Zhang Han was a little puzzled, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, Wu Jian's 30,000 cavalry has not suffered many losses in successive battles, and they have all been replenished in time, why do you want Feng Ta to form another cavalry?" ”

I looked at the Hexi Corridor and explained, "Now that the 20,000 elite Beidi Army has been marched to Ganquan, the training of the new army will begin when the Smelting Iron Mansion has built 20,000 muskets that fire lead bullets!" This large-scale reduction of the Qin army must be prepared to fill the lack of military strength. ”

Zhang Han understood a little, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty is talking about the new army combining musketeers and cavalry?" ”

I nodded: "You have read the textbooks of the Great Qin Military Mansion, which emphasizes the importance of the coordination of musketeers and cavalry, without cavalry, musketeers and cold weapons can not bargain for anything, and the combination of the two can exert a power far beyond this era." Wu Jian's cavalry has already formed a fixed pattern, it is not easy to change the concept, and it is responsible for suppressing the grassland, so it is more appropriate to retrain a cavalry. ”

Zhang Han understood and agreed: "Your Majesty is wise. Artillery is also being built, and if it is necessary to cooperate with the cavalry, it is indeed necessary to adapt the horses to the sound of cannons and fire in advance. ”

I waved my hand, and the two of them sat down: "You, the captain, must have a correct understanding of the musket, in terms of range, the musket is even inferior to a strong crossbow, and the combat pays attention to the length of an inch and the strength of an inch, and the length of the hand has the advantage of crushing." But why do I value muskets so much? The reason is that it is a subversive weapon, and its biggest advantage is that it is more lethal than a bow and crossbow, and the ammunition is easy to carry, and it has enough deterrence! Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of the power of the musket in battle, and to defeat the enemy in the first battle, and must not give them the opportunity to understand the way of fighting with muskets! ”

Zhang Han frowned, and said with some concern: "According to what Your Majesty said, there are still many countries in the world, and some are not even weaker than Great Qin. ”

I smiled and said indifferently: "If Daqin's firearms only stay at the stage of flintlock pistols, this situation will naturally occur, but I gave Yu Jin more than just the method of building flintlock pistols, otherwise why do you think he spends all day studying that machine tool that doesn't seem to have any effect?" ”

Zhang Han suddenly realized: "Your Majesty is saying that more powerful firearms can only be improved after the machine tool is built?" ”

"Yes, the structure of the flintlock pistol is relatively simple, and the parts can be rubbed out by hand, but it costs a lot of manpower, and you know how many people were used to build only five thousand pieces last time, and further rifled guns must rely on machine tools, and hand rubbing can hardly be made, but the power is far greater than that of flintlock guns, once rifled guns and rifled guns are made, the hand is the Qin army."

Zhang Han nodded: "The minister understands, even so, the minister will do it immediately, and what His Majesty said the minister will also remind the musketeers of Ganquan!" ”

"Go ahead."

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At the end of May, Taiyue excitedly came to find it.

"Your Majesty, the sextant has been made!"

Looking at the sextant presented by Taiyue, I nodded slightly, like that!

Later, after careful study, there was no problem at all in realizing the function of the sextant.

"Good! Taiyue, you have made a great contribution! I applauded, "It seems that I have not taught you in vain!" ”

Tai Yue smiled, bowed down and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty's work!" ”

I returned the sextant to him and said with a smile: "Yujin is developing the Dafu ship, and your sextant came at the right time." How long does it take to make a sextant? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the parts of the sextant are too fine, the minister is borrowed from the first version of the machine tool made by the Lord Liang, even then it took nearly a year, if the machine tool there is further development, presumably it is possible to make one in half a year."

Half a year, one is enough, the construction of the Langya shipyard will wait until the construction of the new city is completed, the new city is expected to be completed in November this year, and when the construction of the Langya shipyard is completed and the fleet is built enough to sail to the Americas, it will be at least three or four years later.

Thinking of this, I instructed: "Send an official who is proficient in the astronomical calendar and has the best knowledge of maritime navigation to Panyu, bring this sextant to Nanshi of the Qinnan fleet, teach him how to use it, and stay there until I have an order before returning to Xianyang." ”

"As for this sextant, you will improve it, try to be as accurate and durable as possible, and it will not be too late to make more after the Langya shipyard is completed."

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At the beginning of June, Feng Youcheng was almost cured and went to the Temple of the Four Seas to say goodbye to me.

"Your Majesty, the minister's body has returned to normal, Beihu has just been destroyed, I'm afraid there are a lot of things in Shanggu, please allow your majesty to allow the minister to return to Shanggu to deal with political affairs!"

Seeing Feng Youcheng, who was able to walk as usual, I agreed: "Yes." Before leaving, let Su He give you a careful check, so as not to leave any hidden diseases. ”

Feng Youcheng said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty! If it weren't for the allicin ordered to be promoted by His Majesty this time, I am afraid that the minister would have died of a high fever, thank Your Majesty for saving your life! ”

I smiled and said, "Are all the soldiers in the army equipped with allicin?" The result? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, at least Shanggu has planted garlic locally in accordance with His Majesty's requirements, and at the same time reserves alcohol, which is stored in the county guard mansion on weekdays, and will only be distributed during the war, so as not to let some alcoholic soldiers drink alcohol, and the effect of garlic will also decrease significantly after a long time. The actual use effect is excellent, before the knife wound is very likely to have a fever, with allicin many people picked up a life, the minister is among them! ”

I nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "The right prime minister is appointing the six county guards, and the right guards are also selecting the supervising army, the six counties of the grassland are more special, and they are managed by the model of county guards, county lieutenants, and supervising the army. You were recuperating from your injuries before, so I didn't send anyone to inform you, so I went to find the captain before leaving. ”

Now there is no enemy in the grassland, but the Great Wall is the last line of defense of Great Qin, and it is definitely not possible to give up the defense, but then the multilateral army cannot be empty on the Great Wall, they are familiar with the Rong people, and it is best to directly transfer them to suppress the grassland.

Feng Youcheng said respectfully: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

After Feng Youcheng left, I picked up the recital in my hand and took a brief look, it was the recital of Wu Jian, Zhang Wei, and Wu Shimu.

Since last year's Great Dynasty set the national policy of mixed living in three places, more than half a year has passed, this policy has been implemented seventy-seven eighty-eight, the effect is remarkable, after the mixed settlement between the conflicts between the various ethnic groups in the grassland skyrocketed, Daqin as a mediator in the middle, provoke their relations, suppress their private fighting, of course, the most important thing is to ensure the value of their existence, to contribute to the Great Qin!