Chapter 284 The terrifying cost of heavy cavalry is simply frightening to death!
Actually.
Didn't Deng Xun know that this move was dangerous?
Once it fails, the Deng family will inevitably suffer huge losses.
But......
But he had a vague feeling that His Majesty the Emperor's knife had already been stretched out.
This feeling is even more obvious when the high-tube turning car appears.
Perhaps, it won't be long before the fate of the Nanyang wealthy family today will be their fate tomorrow.
What makes Deng Xun feel most distressed is that the aristocratic families in Nanyang have now fallen into a frantic competition to annex wealthy families from all over the world. Even the Deng family is not immune.
It is like a huge whirlpool, which is constantly sucking Nanyang's aristocratic families and wealthy families into it crazily, but the vast majority of the aristocratic families are still enjoying it without realizing that the depth of the vortex is death.
certainly!
It's not that the Deng family can't get away.
However, if you give up the opportunity to strengthen your family's power, you may die faster.
After all, if you don’t have much capital on hand, how can you withstand a critical attack from His Majesty the Emperor?
"Master, I understand everything."
"only......"
Deng Tong was in a dilemma.
He knew very well that the head of the family was thinking about the Deng family, but taking risks would also put the family to death: "If we do this, wouldn't we be given the reins? Didn't you also say that His Majesty will forgive us once, but never
There won’t be a second time.”
call-
Deng Xun let out a long sigh and glanced at the flowers in the courtyard: "My dear nephew, do you really think that as long as our Deng family sticks to our duties, there will be no danger?"
"You are wrong!"
Deng Xun turned his head and glanced at Deng Tong, his eyes burning: "Our Deng family is the largest aristocratic family in Nanyang. Based on this alone, His Majesty will not let us go."
"In the beginning, the Nanyang family could support his uprising, but later on, they could abandon him at a critical moment. Regardless of whether we have this idea or not, as long as we have this ability, it is a sin in itself for His Majesty."
"ah?"
Deng Tong looked in disbelief: "Master, are your words a bit alarmist? Your Majesty's move is just to revitalize the public land and increase the yield per mu."
"how......"
"snort!"
Before Deng Tong could finish speaking, Deng Xun snorted and interrupted directly: "You think so, everyone thinks so, this is your majesty's brilliance. He remains calm, slowly builds up momentum, and waits to see what happens."
At that time, we will definitely lose the ability to fight back."
Gulu!
Deng Tong's throat rolled and he broke into a cold sweat.
However, Deng Xun was serious and not joking: "If His Majesty is really only interested in increasing the yield per mu, why would you send people to garrison the high-tunnel car? Wouldn't it be better to make it public earlier?"
Deng Tong frowned: "Master, we can go talk!"
"talk?"
Deng Xun was disdainful: "My dear nephew, you are too naive. Not to mention whether His Majesty will talk to you, even if he does talk to you, what if he makes a condition that is difficult for you to accept?"
"this......"
Deng Tong really never thought about it.
but......
Deng Tong was not stupid, he naturally understood the deep meaning of Deng Xun's words. For the Deng family, taking the initiative to negotiate on the doorstep was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.
Although the high-tube turning car is just a water conservancy irrigation device, it poses a great threat to the survival of the Deng family. This is a means for His Majesty the Emperor to counterattack the family. How could he miss it:
"Master, all this is just your conjecture. There is no real evidence. If we guess wrong and insist on taking risks, we will definitely bring disaster to the Deng family."
"Your Majesty, my nephew, is by no means a ruthless person. Our Deng family helped him so much in the first place, how could he cross the river and burn the bridge, and then backhandedly wipe out our Nanyang Deng family?"
"If this is really the case..."
Deng Tong took a deep breath and said with great solemnity: "Every family in the world will take our Nanyang Deng family as a warning. Nanyang Hanting will also lose the hearts of all the families in the world because of this. Your Majesty is a wise and wise saint, how can you do this?"
"What you said makes sense."
Deng Xun nodded affirmatively, but he also had his own concerns: "But if you don't take any action, it is tantamount to sitting back and waiting for death. As the head of the Deng family, I, Deng Xun, cannot pretend to be ignorant and deceive myself when I realize that there is danger.
"
"If Your Majesty really doesn't want to take action against the Nanyang Family, then just do it yourself. But if you really want to take action, we have no preparation at all, so we can only sit back and wait for death and let others slaughter us."
Speaking of this, Deng Xun said coldly: "This is something I, Deng Xun, cannot accept. The Deng family's ancestral business must not be destroyed in my hands. No matter what, we must prepare in advance, otherwise I will feel uneasy!"
Those who truly control the overall situation will have countermeasures no matter how their opponents play their cards.
Obviously!
This is what Deng Xun thinks.
No matter whether His Majesty the Emperor has evil intentions or not, he must be fully prepared, even if the process will be very dangerous.
Deng Tong expressed his deep understanding, leaned forward and said, "Master, my nephew understands, but you can't place all your hopes on me. Our own smelting workshop also needs to find a way."
Deng Xun said softly: "Don't worry, my dear nephew, they are thinking of ways all the time. If we can really build a high-tube rotating car, I will send someone to inform you immediately."
"good."
Deng Tong nodded: "My nephew understands."
Deng Xun said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."
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Xinye, Yin family.
In the side hall.
Yin Lu pointed at the man in the palace, opened his mouth and cursed: "Idiot! You have been a housekeeper for more than thirty years, how come you didn't even see through Deng Yun's tricks?"
The man in the palace bowed his head and said timidly: "Master, that guy Deng Yun is clearly trying to trick us. He actually found more than ten people to sell off the farmland together, and after the sale, he even spread rumors that His Majesty has revoked the order of mercy.
It’s a rumor.”
"No matter how fast the old man responds, he can't keep up with the rate of decline in farmland prices. All Nanyang's wealthy families are selling off their farmland, and the prices are lower than the previous one."
"this......"
The man is none other than Yin Song, the housekeeper of the Yin family: "You can't blame me for this!"
Yin Lu naturally understood that it was the Deng family who was responsible, and the anger in his heart couldn't help but boil: "Damn Deng Yun! Damn Deng Xun! I, Yin Lu, will avenge this sooner or later, and I will repay you a hundred times."
call-
Suppressing the anger in my heart.
Yin Lu raised his eyes and looked down, saying coldly: "How much did you lose this time?"
Now that the matter has come to this, Yin Song can't hide it, so he can only answer honestly: "We only go out for two hundred acres, and the rest of the farmland may be lost in our hands. If there is no good opportunity, I'm afraid I won't be able to take action in a short time."
"Two hundred acres?"
Hearing this, Yin Lu was filled with anger and immediately rushed into his throat: "Doesn't that mean that you didn't even spread out what you had recovered at a low price?"
"kindness."
Yin Song lowered his head and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Originally, Yin Lu wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but he never thought that not only did he fail to make a fortune, but he also lost a lot of money.
Can you bear this?
"Damn it!"
Yin Lu chewed it secretly.
He couldn't swallow the bad breath, pointed at Yin Song's nose, and shouted sternly: "I don't care what method you use, you must sell all the farmland that is rotting in your hands. My bottom line is not to lose money, otherwise don't blame me."
You're welcome."
"Master, this..."
Yin Song was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face: "How is this possible? Today's price has dropped by a full 20% compared to yesterday. It is no longer possible for us to maintain our capital."
"That's your business."
Yin Lu didn't care about the process at all, and said coldly: "I don't care what means you use, in short, I just want the results. Even if I can't make money, I can never lose money, otherwise I won't be able to explain to everyone."
"But I..."
Yin Song frowned, feeling deeply that he would not be able to escape.
but......
Just when he was about to plead for mercy for himself.
suddenly.
"Report—!"
A long announcement sounded outside the hall.
Yin Lu looked up.
However, a servant hurried over and said, "Master, there is news from Nanyang that His Majesty has issued an order to Xu Rong to increase the intensity of military training and form an elite army."
hiss-!
Yin Lu was surprised and gasped: "Is there going to be a war?"
The servant frowned: "I don't know, but word has spread in the direction of Wancheng. Some people are even saying that Dong Zhuo, Zhang Miao, and Yuan Shu will join forces to attack Cao Cao, the general of Yingchuan. Your Majesty's move is to support Cao Cao."
"Is the edict really issued?"
Yin Lu still couldn't believe it.
"kindness."
The servant nodded: "That's absolutely true."
Yin Lu took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Continue to inquire about the news."
The servant cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Turn around and leave the hall.
At this moment, Yin Song became excited: "Master, I have a solution. We will definitely make a big fortune this time."
Yin Lu was stunned for a moment: "Oh? What is the solution?"
Yin Song said softly: "Master, we can spread rumors, saying that foreign enemies may invade, and the food and grass in the imperial court's hands are almost exhausted. It is very likely that your majesty will continue to ask for food from the family just like when he attacked Dong."
"The previous abolition of the favor order is definitely not a rumor, but His Majesty is still considering it and has not yet made a decision. After all, the favor order is less than a year old and it is difficult to win over the people."
"As a result, the price of farmland will inevitably rise sharply, even more than before, and it is possible that it may even reach the level before the price reduction."
Yin Lu's eyes suddenly brightened: "You mean... take this opportunity to sell everything?"
Yin Song nodded: "That's right!"
"But......"
Yin Lu took a deep breath and changed the topic: "Your Majesty has issued an edict, proving that war is very likely. Although your Majesty killed the Kong family and obtained a lot of food and grass, he spent a lot on farming, so there is not much food left in the national treasury."
"If a war really starts, the court will definitely be short of food. It is also possible that His Majesty will abolish the favor order in order to win over the noble families. If we sell our farmland at this time, won't we miss a good opportunity?"
"Ah, this..."
Yin Song was extremely embarrassed.
The owner of the family is just too greedy. As long as there is an opportunity to make money, he doesn't want to miss it.
However, Yin Song had had enough of this kind of uncertain news: "Master, if you are really worried, how about selling only part of it and recovering the cost first?"
Yin Lu nodded slowly: "Well, that should be the case, I'll leave this matter to you."
Yin Song nodded: "Here! I will rush to Wancheng early tomorrow morning and promise to recover all the costs."
"No!"
Yin Lu interrupted without hesitation: "You are leaving today. If there is a curfew, you will rest at a post station outside the city for the night. When the curfew is lifted, you will enter Wancheng immediately."
"I'm sure!"
A trace of ferocity flashed in Yin Lu's eyes: "Old man Deng will never miss this opportunity. This time, you must not be tricked by him again. Do you understand?"
Yin Song cupped his hands: "Here."
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Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Guo Jia bowed his head and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the news has been spread. I think it has reached the ears of all the aristocratic families by now. There will definitely be another battle at the sage meeting tomorrow."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded in anticipation, with an extremely calm expression: "What I want is for them to have a civil war. The Nanyang wealthy family is weak and cannot withstand such a torment. They will be killed sooner or later."
In a sense, the Sanghui at this moment already has the flavor of a stock exchange, except that the transactions are not stocks, but farming.
Although the wealthy families in Nanyang have thousands of acres of farmland, with such strength, among the entire Nanyang family, they are just individual households at best. How can they compete with a family with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland.
For those inexperienced retail investors, what they fear most is not that the price goes all the way down, but that the price fluctuates up and down. If they do it a few times, their mentality will explode, and they will just sit back and let the price plummet.
Under this situation, they would not hate the imperial court, but they would hate the aristocratic families who secretly manipulated the market and took advantage of opportunities. After all, they were annexed by the aristocratic families, which caused internal conflicts among the Nanyang gentry.
At that time, Liu Bian only needed to exert a little favor and easily make the Nanyang wealthy families surrender. It would be easier to concentrate on suppressing the wealthy families.
Guo Jia nodded with interest: "Yes, aristocratic families like the Deng family and the Yin family secretly control the price of farmland, which has caused many wealthy families to complain."
"pity......"
Speaking of this, Guo Jia smiled: "They all have the mentality of gamblers. Even if they have been cheated of a lot of money, they still want to make money back. In the end, they can only be harvested by the famous families one by one."
"Poor!"
Guo Jia couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Poor people must be hateful."
"Filial piety does not require pity."
Liu Bian waved his hand, not taking the wealthy family seriously at all.
Even, in Liu Bian's eyes, they simply brought the blame on themselves: "If we don't let them suffer more, it will be difficult for me to deal with them in the future."
Guo Jia marveled at the emperor's wisdom, bowed and held his hands in his hands: "Your Majesty is truly a god, I admire you."
"Okay."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said with a sigh: "Feng Xiao will continue to keep an eye on the movements of the major aristocratic families, as well as Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, and Zhang Miao. Once there is any situation, report it immediately without making any mistakes."
Guo Jia bowed his head and said: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the hall.
Looking at Guo Jia's leaving figure, Liu Bian took a long breath and thought: "Teacher, the Nanyang family is currently in complete chaos. The drama of big fish eating small fish is going on. It won't be long before we take action.
"
"But......"
When the conversation changed, Liu Bian said worriedly: "Teacher, I am getting more and more frightened."
The voice of the military advisor alliance immediately sounded: "Master Bian is afraid that suppressing the clan will cause Xun He, Deng Zhi and others to eventually leave you and switch to Dong Zhuo, right?"
"kindness."
Liu Bian said with absolute certainty: "That's right! After all, the gentry are the mainstay of governing the country. We have to borrow their power. If we suppress them too harshly, won't we lose the hearts of the gentry?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Master Bian wants to clarify a point, which is also a point that experts have always emphasized. There is nothing wrong with the aristocratic family. In any era, the aristocratic family cannot disappear. They just wax and wane and each leads the way."
"We are not trying to eliminate the aristocratic family. Even for the Yuan family in Runan, experts have told Mr. Bian before that if they are really talented people, they can be recruited without worrying about their betrayal."
"Because, in our Nanyang Hanting soil, the Yuan family has no chance to develop such a huge power, or even threaten the imperial power."
"Remember!"
The Military Advisor Alliance once again emphasized: "We are gently suppressing and weakening the power of the family to ensure that it is within a reasonable range, rather than being too large and threatening the existence of the imperial power."
"On this point, Mr. Bian can compare Yingchuan and Nanyang. With the same policy, why did Nanyang react so fiercely, but Yingchuan barely caused any waves?"
Liu Bian frowned: "Yes, why is this?"
The Military Advisor Alliance explained: "Of course! There are all kinds of factors, but the most important point is that the aristocratic families in Yingchuan are Confucian classics families, and the four chiefs of Yingchuan are all from aristocratic families after Emperor Huan, so their strength has not expanded to that extent.
.”
"In the eyes of experts, although Yingchuan has many aristocratic families and is not weaker than Nanyang in terms of number, its internal power is balanced and at a healthy and reasonable level."
"This is incomparable to the Deng family, Yin family and other families in Nanyang. They have been prosperous for hundreds of years and have become a behemoth that is not inferior to the Yuan family in Runan. They must be suppressed and controlled to a reasonable level."
Liu Bian nodded slowly, seeming to have some understanding: "This time I understand a little bit. Our goal is to weaken the power of the Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families, not to eliminate them, and it must be done in a gentle way.
Make it willing to become a vassal of the imperial power."
"Right?"
"right!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors was extremely certain: "Why did Dong Zhuo in history go to ruin? It was because of the broken jar that destroyed the Yuan family, offended the family, and made it difficult to control and operate the entire imperial institution."
"Wang Mang of the new dynasty is said to be a suspected traveler, and his various reforms have a hint of modernization, but why did he also fail to succeed and instead become a complete failure?"
"In the final analysis, we have underestimated the power of the aristocratic family! What we are doing now is very difficult. Any wrong step may affect Ben Ye's future future."
"If you want to establish the most powerful dynasty in history, you can't succeed by relying on hard fists, especially in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, when the people were almost illiterate."
"Master Bian can violently bulldoze aristocratic families, but how can this vast world be managed by uneducated common people? The gentry is still the only force that Master Bian can rely on."
"Even Mr. Bian, you still have to abide by the rules of the game of the family. If you want to fight for the royal rights, you must play within the rules of the game instead of breaking the rules of the game, because you don't have the capital yet."
Liu Bian took a deep breath and nodded: "Teacher, don't worry, I won't be impulsive! We must be patient, work step by step, and work steadily, and we will definitely control the wealthy family at a reasonable level."
"kindness."
"Don't be impatient."
The Military Advisor Alliance reminded again: "We have only completed the first two steps of the strategic steps designed by experts. Now we have only hurt the Nanyang wealthy family and have not yet constituted a threat to the family."
"When we absorb the power of Nanyang's wealthy families, we will have the capital to compete with them. It will be great if we can get the second-line hybrid rice by then, but even if we can't, experts will have other strategies."
Liu Bian felt more at ease: "Yes, I understand. I trust the experts' methods."
"Oh right."
At this moment, the Military Advisor Alliance seemed to remember something: "The ancient military experts just made a request. Tomorrow Gao Shun's camp will select troops. Can Mr. Bian take the time to go there so that the experts can open their eyes."
"Can!"
Liu Bian agreed without hesitation: "Not to mention being an expert, I am also very interested. When I come back, I can go to the racecourse. Aren't the experts going to form a new type of cavalry?"
"kindness."
The Alliance of Military Advisors said with certainty: "The experts mean the same thing. After we came back from the trapped camp, we went directly to the racecourse. We first classified the horses according to their quality, then selected generals, and finally trained the troops."
According to the original plan of experts, the new cavalry was divided according to function into leopard cavalry, tiger cavalry, and wolf cavalry. The dragon cavalry was a guard directly under the emperor and was a fully functional cavalry.
The Leopard Cavalry is known for its speed and is a typical light cavalry;
The Tiger Cavalry has the strongest load-bearing ability and is a heavy cavalry that rushes into battle;
As for the wolf cavalry, although it also belongs to the category of light cavalry, it is more tactical.
Each type of cavalry has its own characteristics and different equipment. It is a more specialized subdivision. Even if Dong Zhuo's cavalry is equipped with the three equestrian treasures, they will still not be Liu Bian's opponent.
Liu Bian suddenly became excited: "Teacher, are our heavy cavalry fully armored?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors smiled: "Don't worry, Master Bian. Although we have 10,000 war horses, it is still unknown how many horses with strong load-bearing capacity we can select."
"Heavy cavalry has very high cost requirements for war horses and equipment, especially war horses, which are hard to come by and require special training before they can be completed."
"Let me tell you briefly."
The Military Advisor Alliance immediately explained: "Heavy cavalry, as an ace army, are basically strong soldiers. The quality of individual soldiers is very high. Let's assume that the weight of a cavalry is 70kg. This weight should be quite satisfactory, right?"
Liu Bian nodded: "It's not too much."
"good!"
"Let's continue."
The Alliance of Military Advisors analyzed it bit by bit: "The requirements for the armor of heavy cavalry are very high. They are basically fully armed, with only their eyes exposed. According to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, infantry armor consists of 1825 armor leaves, with an approximate mass of 25kg."
"In addition, based on the level of war horse armor during the Song Dynasty, on average, it should be about 40kg;"
"Finally, there are weapons. Heavy cavalry weapons are generally lances, which are suitable for charging. A lance weighs 5kg. If it is supplemented by a Huanshou sword, a crossbow, etc., an additional 5kg must be added;"
"After calculation, 70+25+40+5+5=145kg! In other words, the weight-bearing capacity of a horse must be at least 300kg. A war horse that can meet this standard must weigh more than 400kg."
"Although, most of the war horses we captured are Mongolian horses and Hequ horses. There must be some that meet the requirements, but I won't mention the number. We will know only after we select them."
"But even so, these war horses still need to undergo rigorous training. They will not stop when they see obstacles under load, but will jump over them. This ability is equivalent to letting you carry a bag of noodles and run.
Overcome obstacles.”
Well......
The sense of picture came to me immediately.
Liu Bian immediately wilted and said softly: "I have simplified the problem. In this case, let's choose the war horses first, and then we can arrange the specific matters after the war horses are classified."
The Military Advisor Alliance deeply agreed: "Okay."
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