In today's era, there is no such thing as a quick trip. A lot of preparations must be made before going out. All necessary materials need to be carried along the way, and then there is the deployment of force.
Because Zhizong is too low-key, and because Zhao Yang is too high-profile, the reputation of the Lao Zhi family is not very good. As one of the oldest families in Jin Dynasty, how can they have less resources and force?
Zhiyao is going to "Luoyi" to seek advice from wise men? Everyone in the old Zhi family who heard the news agreed with it and could not help but praise it out loud, or felt very relieved in their hearts.
Knowledge in any era is the most precious. Ignorance is not terrible. As a direct family member, the most worrying thing is that you don't know how to pretend to understand, and you don't want to ask for it even if you don't understand.
"The Lord wishes to give Gongsun twenty chariots, a supply of fodder, gold, cloth, and servants... all are ready." Zhi Xuwu looked at Zhi Yao with some doting in his eyes. He was Zhi Yao's uncle.
In the current era, there are relatively few vocabulary, and some titles also have their own particularities. For example, when addressing the head of the family, one only needs to say the word "lord".
The Lao Zhi family now has two "masters", one is Zhi Zhu, the head of the Zhi family, and the other is Zhi Guo, the head of the Xiao Zong's auxiliary family who was created during the Zhiying era.
Are you going out? You can't lack food and cloth, and then some currency. You must also have servants.
Zhisong gave Zhiyao twenty chariots?
The current calculation of military strength is based on chariots. Under the Zhou ritual system, each chariot will be assigned twenty-five soldiers.
If it is based on Zhou Li's organization, twenty chariots plus five hundred soldiers would be a "brigade".
After Luan Shu became the "Yuan Rong" of the Jin Dynasty, there were changes in the military system. One chariot became the standard configuration of seventy-five soldiers. However, other countries still implemented the military establishment according to Zhou rites.
So, when Zhiyao was about to go on a long journey, Zhishuo, as the head of the family, gave him twenty chariots. In addition to the chariot commander, right chariot driver and chariot driver, there were also fifteen hundred people.
Soldier.
Coupled with the corresponding two hundred male and female servants and three retainers, as well as the fifty children Zhiyao deliberately brought with him, the number of people heading out reached 1,813!
Why did Zhiyao bring fifty children with her, and where did they come from?
These children were selected by Zhiyao from the Lao Zhi family. They will grow up together with them, teach them as they grow up, and serve as their team in the future.
Fifty children are not all, and Zhiyao will add more anytime and anywhere if she feels the need!
Do you think it’s a lot to take more than 1,800 people with you when you go out? To be honest, it’s a bit much.
However, it was not the standard equipment of a more prominent family. In the past, Zhao Wu would bring nearly a thousand people with him on a casual trip, sometimes tens of thousands, and there were especially many soldiers in the accompanying team.
This is because Zhao Wu experienced misfortune when he was a child, which made him extremely insecure and afraid of being harmed. He must pay attention to the accompanying escort force.
In today's era, it is very unrealistic to wander alone in the wild. People usually make friends. If you dare to travel in the wild, you must go with more than ten people, and you need to bring weapons.
"'Jia' is twenty, 'disciple' is three hundred, and the rest is 'Xian'." Taihu couldn't be more satisfied, and whispered: "The most noble person in the family, apart from the lord, the heir apparent, should have a grandson.
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This means: Apart from the head of the family and the next generation heir, Zhiyao is the most noble in the old Zhi family. Seeing how much Zhizhuo and Zhishen dote on Zhiyao, Zhiyao will definitely become the master of the Zhi family in the future.
Zhiyao just smiled and said nothing, thinking: "Even the Zhao family, which is in its prime, has no more than five hundred soldiers. The head of the family can travel with a hundred soldiers at most. My grandfather immediately arranged it for me.
With twenty soldiers, will there be danger on the road, or is it unsafe over there in 'Luoyi'?"
What is a soldier? Either he wears heavy armor or multiple layers of armor, he is a soldier. He also has physical strength and endurance, and he has extremely high melee combat capabilities.
According to the standards of the Spring and Autumn Period, a qualified soldier could only be considered a qualified soldier if he could carry a weight of seventy kilograms and run fifty miles and still be able to immediately go into battle.
Fifty years ago, two hundred soldiers in the family were considered to be a lot.
At present, the family with the most soldiers is the Wei family. Who asked them to focus on the research of heavy infantry?
On a sunny day, Zhiyao said goodbye to her grandfather and father. Her mother left the mansion and walked to the street without seeing any pedestrians for a while.
In fact, that's true. The Lao Zhi family's mansion occupies a very large area, with a long wall extending all the way out. The surrounding area is considered the Lao Zhi family's territory, so why would anyone come to wander around?
It wasn't until Zhiyao appeared on the main street of "Xintian" that he saw any pedestrians.
Because "Xintian" is the king's city, and in addition to the various nobles, the people who live in the city in the current era are people who serve the nobles. In fact, there are no ordinary people in the city.
People walking on the street can tell which family they belong to by the clothes they wear or the tattoos on their faces.
Tattooing means branding on the face, and people with tattoos are slaves. They may be domestic slaves of a certain family, or they may be plundered by force.
In the Jin State, using money to purchase slaves was considered an extremely uneconomical act, and they were more willing to plunder during national or civil wars than necessary.
When Zhiyao was leaving the "Xintian" city gate, she met the Zhao family's team who was about to leave the city. However, the old Zhiyao's team looked larger, but the Zhao family's team looked smaller.
"The Zhao family left 'Xintian' and returned to 'Zhao (Cheng)' without a shirt." The husband went to inquire after receiving Zhiyao's signal.
Zhiyao knew about Zhao Wuxie and thought in surprise: "This concubine of the Zhao family was actually kicked out of 'Xintian'?"
The current crown prince of the Zhao family is Zhao Bolu, but he will be kicked off the throne by Zhao Wuxie in the future.
Because the concubine class has other connections, and Zhi Yao is the current "Yuan Rong" after all. Even though the old Zhi family is not as powerful as the old Zhao family, the city gate official still arranged for Zhi Yao's team to leave the city first and arrive first.
Instead, Zhao Wuxie had to wait for Zhiyao's team to finish leaving the city before he could leave the city.
Zhiyao deliberately waited outside the city gate. She did not do anything such as meeting and could not do anything.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, people were extremely strict about who they were and what they did. No matter what, Zhiyao was still a direct descendant. How could a direct descendant of a big family take the initiative to meet a concubine of a certain family?
Zhiyao asked Taihu to send some small gifts to Zhao Wuxie, and then went to join the private army of the Zhi family who had been waiting outside "Xintian" city.
Zhao Wuxie is currently five years old, and because he is a commoner, he has no retainers following him. They were actually very surprised when they learned that Zhiyao of the Zhi family had sent him a gift.
"I hope you will remember this situation and repay the kindness in the future." Someone reminded Zhao Wuxie.
Zhao Wuxie, who was only five years old, was very precocious and agreed immediately.
We are also a big family, so if a direct descendant gives a gift to a concubine, it is a sign of respect. If there is any other deep meaning, we will see what the parents of both parties think after learning about it.
Zhiyao, who took the initiative to form a good relationship with Zhao Wuxie, and their huge team have already set off on their way to "Luoyi".
When Zhi Yao later learned what happened at the gate of the city, he frowned at first, thinking about the impact Zhi Yao would have on the old Zhi family.
Before Zhizong could figure it out, a retainer came to tell him that Zhao Yang had sent a return gift to Zhiyao.
"This..." Zhizong really didn't expect that Zhao Yang would have such a big reaction for such a small thing.
After all, Zhao Wuxie was just a concubine of the Zhao family, and there were not many descendants of the same status in the Zhao family.
It is so common for juniors to give gifts to each other, and adults usually don’t think much about it.
Zhao Yang's reaction was so big this time, could it be seen as Zhao's fight for Zhi's family?
"Did Yao do it unintentionally, or did he do it intentionally?" Zhizhuo was not so sure, and thought: "Zhao Yang shows his kindness to me, what do Zhong Xingyin and Shi Jishe think?"
Zhizong knew very well that his personality had caused instability within the Lao Zhi family, and several other high-ranking families also looked down upon the Lao Zhi family.
Everything is clear, but Jishen has no good way to change it. He can only look to the next generation. What's more terrible is that Jishen's character is also very weak.
Then, Zhishan needs Zhishen to carefully observe and make a good decision on which of his grandchildren will be the head of the Zhi family.
The encounter between Zhiyao and Zhao Wuxie was by chance.
Zhiyao's gift to Zhao Wuxie was a temporary idea.
The Zhao family was in the limelight for a while, and the Han family formed an iron alliance with the Zhao family for forty or fifty years. The union of these two families alone was enough to give other families in the Jin State a headache, let alone someone who took the initiative to join in.
Wei family?
"As long as Zhao Yang knows about my behavior at the city gate, he will definitely think that it is my grandfather's signal; my grandfather will know that Zhao is showing goodwill because of Zhao Yang's response. In this case, Zhao will be more inclined to win over Zhi.
Zhishi will not be immediately targeted."
Zhiyao has taken great care for the old Zhi family, but who knows that the Zhao family is too powerful at this stage!
Their team left "Xintian" and headed south. After crossing Sichuan, they entered the Han family's fiefdom.
In advance, retainers of the Zhi family had gone to inform the local Han family nobles. This was also to avoid unnecessary trouble. Even if they did not enter the Han family's city when passing by, they still had to inform them in advance.
After passing the Han family's fiefdom, they entered the Fan family's fiefdom again, and they were also notified in advance.
After nearly two months, Zhiyao's team has entered the "Wang Ye".
This "Wangye" cannot be regarded as a formal place name. Generally speaking, it is the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Zhou.
Because Zhiyao's current identity is not obvious, if he were the heir of the Zhi family, he would still need to notify the Zhou royal family of his arrival in advance. The Zhou royal family would also send people to greet him in accordance with the relationship between the "Qing" position in Jin and the princes.
The team under the banner of the Zhi clan entered Wang Ye, which immediately attracted the attention of many forces. Shan Gonggang, the Duke of Zhou Emperor, sent someone to inquire.
"Gongsun Yao of Zhi family went to Luoyi to visit the wise men."
"That's it. The Prime Minister of Luzhong is also here, and I heard that he and Posthumous Boyang have been talking day and night for four days."
What!?
Isn't the current Zhongdu Prime Minister of the Lu State Confucius? It turns out that he also came to "Luoyi" to visit me!
Zhiyao learned the news from his retainer and immediately felt that he had come to "Luoyi" at the right time.
