The expansion of Xiangyang City is such a large project, it is inevitable to open mountains and take stones, dig soil and burn bricks, and cut down trees for wood, and the damage to the environment can be imagined. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Wei Xuan can also foresee that when the new Xiangyang is presented in front of him, the western suburbs will no longer be beautiful.

Originally, Wei Xuan could also obtain bricks, stones, and timber from other counties to minimize the damage to the surrounding environment of Xiangyang, but he felt that there was no need for this. After all, he only has more than eight years left in the mirror space-time, and once eight years have passed, the evil consequences of environmental destruction have not yet been fully revealed, and everything will return to square one.

However, in order to appease the emotions of these literati, Wei Xuan still smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhicai." When Xiangyang City is built, you can plant more ancient trees and famous trees there, and build pavilions and pavilions, so as to be a place for playing, chanting poems and paintings, and tasting wine and leisure. ”

The joke was really full of yearning: "The subordinates are really looking forward to the lord to create another miracle." ”

The expansion of a small county town to rival the eastern capital of Luoyang is a miracle in itself, and the real miracle lies in the city's hundred workshops.

At present, the only building in the entire inner city of Xiangyang is the Hundred Workshops, and the Hundred Workshops officially started construction of the Blacksmith Camp. In addition to the 3,000 guards commanded by Dian Wei, Wei Xuan also had 20,000 cavalry under his command. These cavalrymen were anxious to be equipped with double stirrups and horseshoe, so the blacksmith battalion was now working day and night. In addition to the double stirrups and horseshoe, Wei Xuan is also vigorously promoting the development of a new type of knife similar to the historical Tang knife.

When Wei Xuan and his party came to the Hundred Workshop, the blacksmith had just made a new knife and immediately presented it with both hands. Wei Xuan took a look, the knife edge was sharp, and the cold light was shining. He held the knife in his hand, and with a slight wave, more than a dozen copper coins stacked together were divided into two halves, and the blade did not roll at all, and everyone shouted in unison, "Good knife!"

Cai Mao was complacent, but he said worriedly: "This knife costs ten taels of silver per handle, and it is worth a lot of money." ”

When everyone heard this, they were secretly speechless, and their eyes at Cai Mao were also a little strange, nothing more than suspecting that Cai Mao was filling her pockets, which was what Cai Mao was most worried about.

Wei Xuan smiled and said: "If you are asked to exchange ten taels of silver for a life, what do you think? The so-called value for money, although this knife is expensive, but above the battle array, who doesn't want to get a weapon at hand." If I can make all my Jingzhou soldiers be ten, it is not a pity to be a hundred taels!"

This new type of knife needs to use advanced steel-clad technology, with wrought iron as the outer skin, sandwiched with 100 refined folding steel in the middle, and the cutting edge adopts local quenching, the process is very complex, naturally time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is expensive. Wei Xuan had expected this, so he was not as surprised as everyone else.

Cai Mao finally breathed a sigh of relief and arched his hand: "If it weren't for the guidance of the lord, how could these rough men make this knife." ”

Several blacksmiths looked at Wei Xuan's eyes with admiration. Only then did everyone know that the process of creating this new type of knife had to be taught by Wei Xuan, and they admired Wei Xuan more and more.

Wei Xuan was also not modest, and said: "The method of making knives is complete, and three kinds of knives can be made. This knife is called a horizontal knife and is used by ordinary sergeants. Another long knife named Mo Knife was made for use against cavalry. He also made a slender saber for the cavalry to use for stabbing. ”

At first, Wei Xuan also considered the development of firearms. As a graduate of the Department of Physics, and has been engaged in popular science education for many years, Wei Xuan is very clear about the ratio of various black powders. But he soon discovered that it was not difficult to make gunpowder, but it was of little significance to use it in real combat. Because the manufacture of black powder is inseparable from nitrate, and the nitrate of this era, also known as earth nitrate, is extracted from the soil near the latrine, and the yield is frighteningly low, and a small amount of gunpowder is powerless to affect the battle situation.

Of course, Wei Xuan can also train a group of talents in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering technology by opening new schools, and perhaps in twenty or thirty years, he will be able to reach the technical level of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, and it is possible to build a steam engine and generate a small amount of electricity. However, there are only more than eight years left for him, and if he wants to grow his strength as soon as possible, he can only start with the equipment of the cold weapon era.

In the era of cold weapons, the knives of the Tang Dynasty were undoubtedly second to none. The Jingzhou army, equipped with this new type of knife, will be much stronger than other armies. Equipped with twin stirrups and horseshoes, cavalry can easily complete various chopping moves on horseback, adding a new means of combat in addition to mounted archery, which will become more powerful.

For Wei Xuan, what he lacks most now is a war horse. More than 900 years later, the Mongols were strong because of their super-mobile cavalry units. If Wei Xuan can organize a powerful cavalry, it is definitely not a dream to sweep across the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe.

Where did Cai Mao and the others know Wei Xuan's grand plan, and heard that Wei Xuan wanted to make three kinds of knives, so they just promised to do so.

After inspecting the 100 workshops, Wei Xuan took a turn around the construction sites and saw that the progress of the project was faster than he had originally expected, so he ordered Cai Mao to start building various mansions in the inner city of Xiangyang and the shipyard in Jiangling. Building a strong naval army is, after all, a long-term plan, and in the short term, he must also be ready to deal with threats from Dong Zhuo and the Kanto Qunxiong.

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Wu has been pregnant for nearly three months, but the weather is cold, her clothes are heavy, and her pregnancy reaction is relatively mild, so Ding and several children can't see it. It's just that Sun Ce's temper has become more and more irritable recently, which has upset Wu, and his body has become a little uncomfortable, and he can't help retching in front of Ding several times.

On this day, Wu ate half of his meal, and retched repeatedly. Ding was already suspicious, and couldn't help but ask in a whisper: "Sister, is there one?"

Being a prisoner of war when she was pregnant was a very painful thing, Wu didn't want everyone to worry, and she couldn't hide it at this time, but it was inconvenient to explain in front of the children, so she had to nod slightly.

Although Sun Ce was young, his martial arts were very good, and Wei Xuan didn't do anything when he helped him heal his injuries. After this period of medication and recuperation, he has recovered most of the time. Although Ding deliberately lowered his voice, he could still hear it clearly. He couldn't help but slam his rice bowl on the ground, got up angrily, and walked towards the house.

Wu Shi was surprised: "Wu'er, why is this?"

Sun Ce snorted coldly: "What the mother has done herself, she knows it, why use the child to say!"

Wu sighed and said, "Ce'er is talking nonsense, my mother has never done anything. ”

Sun Ce laughed loudly: "Haven't done anything?" Hmph, where did the child in the mother's womb come from?"

Wu also got angry and scolded loudly: "Nonsense! That's your own brother and sister!"

Sun Ce sneered: "What kind of brother and sister, it is clearly the evil seed left behind by the surnamed Wei! When he comes out, I must fall him to death!"

Wu was furious and slapped Sun Ce in the face.

Sun Ce couldn't do anything to his mother, so he had to cover his mouth and say hatefully: "If it's not an evil seed, how can it be proved?"