There is only one life for a person, and the premise is that the physical condition of the elders is worrying. If there is no choice, there is no choice. Who doesn’t want to accompany the elders through the last journey of life if they have the right to choose?
"Shuo and Zhongyou will go back and act according to my code of conduct." Zhiyao decided to stay in 'Xintian'.
He doesn't want to regret it one day!
Regardless of whether he failed in the end or stood at the top, recalling the choices he made during a certain period of time makes him feel irrevocable guilt.
Cheng Shuo's lips moved, but he didn't say what he wanted to say.
"No!" Zilu simply complied.
Zhiyao thought for a while and then said: "In this case, the soldiers, armor, and food will be dispatched by Zigong. The required supplies cannot be delayed for a moment."
That "soldier" does not refer to people, but various weapons.
Zigong clearly understood how big the project was, and he did not give up because of the difficulties. On the contrary, he liked challenging work.
Zhi's family has a big business, and Zhishuo provides relevant conveniences, which is the prerequisite for Zhiyao to be able to make troubles. For other families, even if they have enough supplies, the head of the family is willing to give the third family before they see the possibility of success.
Do three generations just mess around?
Because of the improvement of smelting technology and the understanding of forging technology, the quality of iron has also improved. However, the old wisdom family is still unable to mass-produce iron weapons or armor for the time being.
When a large number of unqualified iron materials appeared during the exploration process, Zhiyao's choice was to apply them to farm tools instead of re-melting them.
In addition, Zhiyao grew up in the city her whole life, and to be honest, she had never farmed in the fields. Moreover, due to the progress of the times, she had never seen any old-fashioned farm tools.
So, how should farm tools be reformed to make progress? It would be very unreliable to rely too much on Zhiyao. The most he can do is to use few impressions to recall some farm tools mentioned in film and television works and novels, such as
Quyuan plow.
However, after actual experiments, Zhiyao realized that although the Quyuan plow was famous, it was by no means suitable for all farmland.
The Central Plains is dominated by dry fields, so using the curved-column plow is really not that suitable. The real advantage of the curved-column plow is in paddy fields!
After repeated tests, it turns out that the straight-wheel plow is most suitable for dry fields.
Zhiyao knew that the truth can only be found through experiments, so he experimented with single-shaft plows and double-shaft plows respectively, using horses or oxen to practice, and gradually figured out what was going on.
It's too advanced...or it requires too many technical tools. Even if Zhiyao, a time traveler, is not familiar with it and cannot make real inventions and creations, how can it be generally suitable? His thinking as a time traveler must be
Better than the native Spring and Autumn people.
Due to unprofessionalism, Zhiyao released all the inventory in his stomach and adopted an incentive method to encourage people with ideas. The waste in the process was nothing. It took a hundred failures before a truly useful invention emerged.
In fact, it is considered a profit.
"Haberdashes, knives, spears, bows, crossbows, arrows, shields, armor... whatever you need should be prepared early. Don't be unprepared when you have what you need." Zhiyao is really not afraid of waste.
Zigong saluted carefully and replied: "Please rest assured, Gongsun, there will be no mistakes in the gift."
Crossbow? Yes!
How could Zhiyao have forgotten such a weapon as the crossbow, especially if there is no demand for high-precision weapons? The difficulty in making a crossbow is the concept, not the actual crossbow.
There are several types of crossbows that appeared in Lao Zhijia. The first one was the crossbow of the Middle Ages in Europe. The structure became simpler and the cost was lowered. Later, Zhiyao made the crossbow of the Qin Dynasty.
Divine arm crossbow from the Song Dynasty.
Which one should be used for installation? In fact, it is not the one with the best performance that should be chosen, but the one with the cheapest cost.
Think about it!
The demand for things used by the army will definitely be huge. One type costs 100 and the other costs 20. The performance of the 100-cost is 30 to 40% better than the 20-cost. The model that costs 20 is not that bad.
As a person who can make a choice, which one will you choose?
Many people have a misunderstanding that military products are good.
In fact, military use represents the cheapest within the acceptable quality range. There are too many higher-end but more expensive products in the same category, mainly because the military cannot afford them!
Therefore, there is only one definition of the most suitable product for the military: choose the cheapest one if the quality is up to standard and will not lag too far behind the military of other countries.
Zhi Yao watched Cheng Shuo, Zi Lu and Zigong leave, and glanced at Ran You, Zai Yu and Zhi Xu Wu who were still standing aside. They were Bo Tao, born in Qin, Gao Qiang, and husband officials.
"There seems to be something wrong?" Zhiyao was thinking deeply.
As the head of the family, Zhishuo's health was deteriorating. The eldest son Zhishen was shouldering the responsibility as a son. The third generation of the old Zhi family became Zhiyao.
No one suggested that Zhixiao should hurry back to "Xintian" from "Cheng".
Stupid people cannot stay at the top for long, even if they are of noble blood, they are destined to be excluded from the real decision-making group.
Everyone knows that Zhisheng is holding on and will pass away at some point. Suggesting Zhixiao to return to "Xintian" is just to cause trouble for Zhishen and Zhiyao.
Of course, Zhixiao will return to "Xintian", but he will have to wait until Zhiyao's status as heir apparent is confirmed.
As the "protagonist" Zhiyao is very dismissive of outsiders' concerns.
He has worked hard for so long and done so much for the family, especially since he has received overwhelming support from the core and senior management, and he also has the power in his hands. If he can be overturned by Zhixiao, Zhiyao will become the loser.
The best thing to do is to get out of the way. Zhixiao should be the master of the old Zhi family.
"Sir, my lord, my brother has been in Cheng for a long time. Yao missed him very much and ordered his officials to come and pick him up." Zhiyao found a reason and told the answer directly.
"..." Zhishen and Zhishen looked at each other.
"Son..." Zhishen's voice sounded a little interfering, and he smiled bitterly: "Why is this?"
What's the matter?
This is Zhishen’s misunderstanding that Zhiyao wants to do something to Zhixiao, right?
"My lord, for a hundred years, the Zhi family will be controlled by Yao. Xiao is Yao's brother, and Yao is not a beast!" Zhi Yao said confidently.
Zhisong knows that Zhiyao is very capable, and all he needs is that Zhiyao is capable. He has never interfered with how Zhiyao should deal with Zhixiao.
His kind of non-interference includes Zhiyao using any means to kill Zhixiao. Even if Zhiyao handles things rashly because he is too young, he will only be disappointed and turn around to help Zhiyao clean up the mess.
He is also a grandson, but don't blame Zhizhuang for being too cruel. What he wants is a future successor who can lead the family and get better and better as the family goes on. Family love is a secondary need.
Zhishen was a little comforted after hearing this, but he was still a little worried. It was hard to say what he wanted to say. Later, he was greeted by Zhishen and went out for a walk.
Zhisheng’s original intention was that he didn’t want Zhishen to say something inappropriate, especially not to Zhiyao.
But what? Zhiyao really didn’t have the mentality to kill Zhixiao, so he followed him out and chased after Zhixuan to show his courtesy.
This kind of attentiveness is the grandson's way of treating his grandfather, and it is not a way to seek benefits. Both kinds of flattery are both deliberate. The old man can tell which one is for family affection.
"When will you leave?" Zhizong seemed to be in a good mood.
Zhiyao replied: "As soon as the affairs are settled, Sun will leave 'Xintian' to accompany his ancestors."
"Nonsense!" Zhizhuo pretended to be angry and said: "Big things are more important! Besides, it won't be difficult for Zu to live a few more years."
After just one sentence, Zhiyao felt the urge to shed tears, so she quickly turned her head to the side where Zhisong couldn't see the front.
Zhishen said with a smile: "You must see Yao to be crowned, see Yao to get married and have children."
This is an era when the average life expectancy is twenty-five years old.
The reason why it is an average is because it is a data that has undergone complex calculations. Not everyone will not live to be twenty-five years old.
The living conditions of ordinary people are so poor. It is difficult to pay attention to what they eat and drink. When they are sick, they cannot get treatment. Even if they are sick, they have to continue to work. It is strange that they can live a long life.
In the era of great war, there were too many wars, and a large number of men died on the battlefield. Their death in battle exacerbated the difficulties of life for their families at the rear, and was also a factor that reduced the average life expectancy.
There are only a few people in power in any era, and their lifespan cannot be used to measure how old people in a certain era can live.
In terms of age, Zhizhuang, who is fifty-six years old this year, can actually be called an absolute longevity compared to ordinary people.
Of course, compared with Zang Yuan who has lived for ninety-three years and is still running around, and he will live to be 101 years old, fifty-six years is just a little more than half of his life. (The age of Zang Yuan appeared before
BUG, has been corrected)
"Qi has sent an envoy." Zhishuo was tired from walking, so he motioned to sit on the bench, and sat down with the help of Zhishen and Zhiyao.
The three of them are the core of the Zhi family, and it is a basic operation to have someone follow them wherever they go.
It is also very reasonable that people who follow them will bring something with them.
Zhizhuo glanced at Yurang, then moved his eyes to Zhiyao, and continued: "My family does not hold the national ceremonial utensils. This time the person coming is not Yin, and Yao left 'Xintian' to go out to persuade him to return."
As a bodyguard, Yurang was of course aware that Zhizong had just looked over, and he didn't feel any unnecessary nervousness in his heart.
Nowadays, princes in various countries no longer pay attention to the spirit of contract. As the status level goes down, they will care more about it.
Since Yu Rang has become Zhiyao's retainer, he should still be his personal guard to eliminate the possibility of enduring an unbearable mental shock, otherwise there would be no possibility of betrayal.
This is also the reason why Yurang was able to enter the core area of the Zhi family's mansion.
Zhong Xingyin has already gone to Qi State, and was accepted by Qi State without any surprise, but he does not have his own fiefdom in Qi State for the time being.
Zhizong really wanted Zhongxing to settle down again in Qi, and he was more willing to give Zhongxing Yin some credit for his contributions. Qi did not send Zhongxing Yin as an envoy to retrieve the ritual vessels, and would inevitably send away any envoy who was not Zhongxing Yin again and again.
Helping Zhong Xingyin gain a foothold in Qi was Zhi's core strategy. Of course, Zhi Yao had no intention of refusing and agreed with a smile: "No."
