Zhiyao, who was in "Ye" city, received news that the Wei family had conquered "Zhao" city.
It took the Wei family nearly two years to capture the city of "Zhao". I heard that the number of casualties was relatively high?
In fact, when attacking a well-prepared city, whether it is the attacking side or the defending side, the casualties on both sides will indeed be relatively high.
The Wei family invested more than one legion in attacking "Zhao" city.
The troops used by the Zhao family to defend the "Zhao" area were about one "division" and a little more.
The battle in "Zhao" City ended, and the Wei family paid the price of nearly 5,000 people being killed and more than 2,000 people being maimed, and the rest were more or less injured.
The result of Wei's victory was to capture the "Zhao" city, capture about 3,000 Zhao soldiers, and kill about 6,000 defenders and nearly 10,000 Li concubines.
Li Shu, who lived under the protection of the Zhao family, also participated in the defense of the city, and all of them, men, women, old and young, helped, which greatly made it more difficult for the Wei family to conquer the "Zhao" city.
Looking at it this way, the Zhao family is still very popular among the people under her rule? At least the Li Shu people in the "Zhao" land love the Zhao family very much.
When Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo were in charge of the Zhao family, the Zhao family was besieged by various families led by the Luan family and the Que family. The Zhao family did not help defend the city. Moreover, because the Zhao family had no leader, the huge Zhao family
It was destroyed in just one year.
"Yao heard that the Zhao people in 'Zhao' had relatives in 'Jinyang', so that the Zhao people in 'Zhao' risked their lives to protect the Zhao family?" Zhiyao asked.
Yurang said: "That's what the rumors say."
So what happened?
Speaking of which, he has a lot to do with Zhao Wushe. He told the Li Shu people in the "Zhao" area that they would be rewarded if they made meritorious service, and promised that if the Li Shu people in the "Zhao" area died in the battle to defend the Zhao family, their relatives in other places would be rewarded.
The reward of land.
Land! When will individuals be able to own their own land? No wonder Zhao people are willing to sacrifice their lives.
On the other hand, Zhao Wuji also threatened Zhao people everywhere, telling them that after the Zhao family was destroyed, all classes suffered extremely tragic fate.
To put it bluntly, it was Zhao Guanshe who threatened and coaxed him. Maybe he did some cruel things during Wei's attack, which led to the stubborn resistance of the Zhao people in "Zhao".
Zhiyao said rather sadly: "In this way, the war no longer has anything to do with Li Shu."
Yu Rang had a different opinion and said: "I heard that the kings and ministers of the Lu State have long rewarded the righteous. The Lu State and the Qi State fought many times, and the Lu people risked their lives. Unfortunately, the Lu State was repeatedly defeated by Qi."
Zhiyao was stunned for a moment.
You are right. If you want to say which country was the first to encourage Li Shu to participate in the war, it was indeed the State of Lu.
However, the promises made by the kings and ministers of the Lu Kingdom are almost never fulfilled. Even if someone is really rewarded, that person's ancestors are definitely richer. A more representative figure is Confucius' father and uncle Liang He.
What is the fact? In the State of Lu, no one with a rich ancestor wants to stand up, it is just a dream!
Although the situation of all countries is similar, the key point is that other countries did not make a promise and then fail to implement it, which was purely deceptive like the Lu State did.
Zhiyao just finished inspecting a smelting base.
Since it is called a base, it must have formed a certain scale.
If a knowledgeable person takes a look, he can see that the technological level of the smelting base has almost reached the level of the Northern Song Dynasty.
That kind of iron-making shaft furnace is about 4 meters high and 2.5 meters in diameter. Not only is its style ahead of all the Jin families, but also its technology is unmatched by any other country.
It was not created by Zhiyao himself, he just provided relevant concepts, which were then repeatedly studied by professionals.
It took a total of eight years from Zhiyao's idea to the finished product.
A new type of ironmaking shaft furnace has been developed, which means there is more demand for iron ore and coal mines, and the construction of roads for transportation has become an urgent need.
Therefore, Zhiyao needed to take a trip to "Ye" to the Taihang Mountains, see the route for herself, and then discuss with some public servants how to repair the road.
It's not that there were no roads originally, it's simply that some road sections need to be widened, bridges in some places need to be rebuilt, or even a passage needs to be dug out of a certain mountain.
Zhiyao was actually extremely lucky to have brought the Gongshu family over from Lu. The role it played was indeed too great and broad, and it made a great contribution to the great strides of the Zhi family.
Of course, the Gongshu clan does not play a vital role in smelting and weapons. They are best at carpentry, and they can use the technology tree to build roads and build cities.
Just as Zhiyao was about to go to Taihang, a retainer of the Wei family came to "Ye" city to ask for a meeting, saying that Wei Ju would come to visit later.
"Ban, I'll leave it to you how to build the road?" Zhiyao couldn't leave for a while, but she didn't want to delay the matter.
A few years later, the public transport squad leader became a young man.
It may be due to talent, but the young Gongshuban is superior to his elders in certain technologies, especially in his "flash of inspiration" for a certain technology.
Gongshu Ban said confidently: "Please rest assured, eldest son. Ban will definitely live up to his mission and may offer a gift to the eldest son."
What is this? A gift?
Zhiyao suddenly understood and encouraged the public transport team to go about their business.
A long time ago, Zhiyao knew about the existence of Gongshu Ban and mentioned the "track" to Gongshu Ban.
What kind of track? It is not designated as a track for trains, but it is okay to lay sleepers for horse-drawn carriages.
Horse-drawn carriage tracks appeared in the Warring States Period, and were first used by the Chu State. Later, the Qin Empire also applied the technology of horse-drawn carriage tracks when building Chidao.
Don’t think that it’s easy to study relevant concepts. There are so many aspects involved, including choosing the appropriate sleepers, the layout of the base structure of the sleepers, and how to make the wheels for the track.
There are so many technologies that need to be understood.
Zhiyao is still full of expectations for the emergence of "Chi Road". Once there is such a road, it will not only save human and animal power for transportation, but more importantly, the transportation speed will be doubled.
If Zhishi had researched Chi Dao, he would certainly not have the manpower and material resources to build it massively. Building a Chi Dao starting from "Handan" and "Ye" and running through to "Tan" would make it impossible for Zhishi to conquer Qi.
It is simpler, and it can also ensure that the problem of rapid troop mobilization after the annexation of Qi is solved, and strengthen the guarantee of rule.
Before Wei Ju's arrival, Zhiyao, who had to wait for someone, couldn't go far at all.
After doing that, Zhiyao stayed in "Ye" city and took the opportunity to inspect more workshops.
Compared with other eras, the industry engaged in by the Zhi family was definitely much inferior in terms of scale and technological content due to the restrictions of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Compared with other eras, it is just normal. It is enough to completely defeat everyone at the same time.
"My family doesn't need to make any more 'US dollar' weapons. The copper materials can be kept in the warehouse and be used for great purposes in the future." The US dollars Zhiyao mentioned was bronze, not the 'sword music'.
Zhishi is mining aggressively, mainly looking for iron ore, and naturally he will not let go of copper ore when he finds it.
Of course, today's mineral exploration technology is not very advanced. Generally, it can only find minerals that are not deep, and there are only so many types of minerals that can be identified.
That is to say, in the era when monarchy is like a sign, Zhishi discovered that copper mines can be mined. If it were earlier, once a copper mine was discovered, he would either leave it alone or report it to the monarch. The reason is that the mining rights of copper mines are only The king has.
Not only the copper mines, but also the fishing rights to the water system and the right to use the mountains and forests. Early on, they only belonged to the king of a country. Later, the rights to use the water systems and mountains and forests were devolved to the noble class. Ordinary people had to get permission from the nobles even to cut firewood. Otherwise, it is an act that violates the "patent".
For now, every plant and tree in the Zhi family's fiefdom is owned by the family owner. Even the family officials, "shis", "disciples", "Xians", and concubines are considered the family owner's property. It can be imagined that as a big family, How happy the head of the family would be...it's weird!
If you just enjoy the benefits of power and don't have to bear the responsibilities of enjoying power, you can just ignore it as a premise. It will definitely be very satisfying, and it will be extremely satisfying.
In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people not only enjoyed the benefits of power, but also had to bear the responsibilities that power brought.
In fact, they just care about having fun. There is a high probability that they will be killed by clan members or retainers while sleeping one day, or they will be exterminated under the attack of other clans one day.
For the current head of the family, it's okay if his ancestors have accumulated enough. He can get by without any ambition. If he is responsible and ambitious, he will work harder than anyone else.
To put it more clearly, the head of a family needs to take care of hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions... or even more people, whose food, drink, clothing, use, etc. If you are responsible, there will be no such thing as relaxation.
Even if it is a life of hard work, I don’t know how many people want to have that kind of hard work but can’t get it.
After waiting for seven or eight days, Zhiyao finally waited for Wei Ju.
"I heard about the flood in the north?" Wei Ju asked Zhiyao suddenly after chatting with Zhiyao for a while.
Isn't that right?
Sun Wu launched a water attack on "Jinyang". The local terrain was a basin. The water would not recede so quickly. The affected area should not be too wide.
Let's put it this way, after the flood attack, the area around "Jinyang" became Zeguo, and even "Pingling" was affected by the diversion of the Fen River.
That "Pingling" is about a hundred miles southwest of "Jinyang", and "Pingling" is very close to "Qi", the fiefdom of the Wei family.
Why is Zhiyao not afraid of the leakage of the news about the water attack on "Jinyang"? One of the reasons is that the Zhi family has a large number of scouts patrolling. Secondly, the water attack has interrupted many roads.
The two Zhishi legions originally on the "Jinyang" side were unable to take the southern route if they wanted to evacuate, so they needed to head northeast to "Qiuyou".
After a water attack, the Zhi family only left two "brigades" of troops in "Jinyang" to garrison in the city of "Jinyang" after the water retreated, and all the rest of the troops were withdrawn.
Zhiyao looked at Wei Ju suspiciously, thinking, "Did Mr. Wei spy on something?"
However, Wei Ju came to "Ye" to find Zhiyao for other matters. The mention of the floods in the north seemed more like he was worried that the Zhi family would suffer too much damage in "Jinyang".
What makes Wei's worried about the possible major losses of Chi's? Shouldn't they be happy about Chi's losses?