Chapter Thirty-Third: Xianyang Military Construction
King Qin and others gained a lot from this visit to General Li Xin. Not only did they gain the most famous general that Da Qin lacked, but Ying Jingyu's status rose again.
The position of Sangong Taiwei... This Taiwei is not the Taiwei at that time. At that time, most of the Taiwei positions were vacant and only had titles.
But now the Taiwei has the power to mobilize the country's troops at will without the king's order. His power is much higher than that of the previous prime minister.
After everyone's discussion was completed, without any delay, the King of Qin immediately summoned his eunuchs and ordered them to make room for the former General's Mansion and allow Li Xin to move into the General's Mansion.
After returning to the palace, he immediately wrote a letter of summons, and on the next day in front of hundreds of officials, he announced in the court that Li Xin had been appointed general, and his son Ying Jingyu was also promoted to the post of Taiwei, taking charge of the country's military affairs.
The position of lieutenant city defense commander is temporarily held by Zhang Chang, who also serves as the commander outside the city.
After giving the order, the government and the public were shocked! It was unbelievable. Everyone knew Li Xin. Is it too fast to give him such an important position as soon as he came out?
There is nothing to say about Ying Jingyu's abilities and status, but the other party is only 16 years old. How can a weakling be allowed to serve as the third prince?
In terms of his merit, there is nothing wrong with it, but if it is related to his age, it would be awkward no matter how you look at it.
But after careful consideration, all the ministers understood the arrangement of the King of Qin. At least for these two most important military positions, apart from the two, there was really no third person who could hold them. This was during the period when the Qin Kingdom was destroyed and its family was destroyed.
International...
Therefore, no one in the court dared to raise objections. Although Li Xin was a general, he was still restricted by Gong Ziyu, so he could not accept the title of general.
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The 21st day of the reign of Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin Dynasty
In the morning, the King of Qin had announced the appointments of Young Master Yu and Li Xin in the court. After going down to court, Ying Jingyu and Li Xin briefly discussed and asked Li Xin to go to the Lieutenant's City Defense Barracks with the General's Tiger Talisman and Purple Gold Seal to learn about the Qin army inside and outside.
Troop strength and deployment
Li Xin can then dispatch troops outside the city to train soldiers according to the situation, and discover and train middle-level generals...
Li Xin must be more experienced in doing this kind of thing than Ying Jingyu. He is a veteran.
Originally, Jingyu wanted to go outside the city to familiarize himself with the military camp and train the Qin army. His experience as a special forces soldier in his previous life was not empty.
But since Li Xin is in charge, there will be more important things to do when staying in Xianyang City
Yes, Xianyang City! This is a treasure land, weapons manufacturing workshop, commercial manufacturing workshop, huge population wealth and strong consumption power
Xianyang City has undoubtedly become the first capital in the world! After more than a hundred years of expansion, a large number of people including merchants, nobles and ordinary people from seven countries have flocked to Xianyang City.
By the time of the First Emperor, Xianyang had a population of one million people living here. Even though some merchants and nobles recently fled to Guandong, it did not affect the prosperity of Xianyang city.
It seems that the destruction of the country and the family has nothing to do with most people, it is just another king...
Therefore, there is currently no shortage of wealth in Guanzhong. The new imperial court confiscated hundreds of treacherous officials and confiscated the family's wealth, and the national treasury immediately became full from an empty state.
If the King of Qin gives the order to attack the wealthy businessmen or corrupt officials in Guanzhong...that amount of wealth can be sustained even if it takes two or three years to fight.
Ying Jingyu discussed this matter with the King of Qin. The King of Qin initially disagreed because such an approach was against the laws of Qin.
But Ying Jingyu insisted on his own opinion. If he really had to confront the armies of the Six Kingdoms of Chu and Xiang at Hangu Pass for a year or two, he was afraid that the little wealth obtained from confiscating houses in the treasury would not be able to be consumed for more than half a year.
Moreover, there are plans to recruit new soldiers throughout the pass in the near future, so that when Xiang Yu arrives at Hangu Pass, Da Qin will have more than 100,000 fighting soldiers, otherwise it will be difficult to prevent Chu Xiang from breaking through the pass with four to five million tigers and wolves...
It's all money...
In the Guanzhong Plain more than 2,000 years ago, food basically met the needs of millions of people in Guanzhong. At that time, the rainfall in Shaanxi and Gansu was plentiful and the climate was warm.
There is no shortage of food, but the food produced in Guanzhong can only support an elite division of 250,000 capable of long-term warfare in Guandong. Any more troops will cause a food crisis.
Therefore, during the period of King Huiwen of Qin, King Huiwen defied all opinions and decisively sent General Sima Cuo to send troops to capture the land of Ba, Shu and Sanchuan. These two places were suitable for food cultivation. Therefore, the subsequent Qin State continued to rise and expand, and finally overthrew the Qin State.
Six countries unified the world
Therefore, there is no shortage of money, food, merchants, and weapons manufacturing in Guanzhong now. What is lacking is a fighting army with enough soldiers...
Ying Jingyu took Li Nian and Zheng Chan to the ‘Qin Ren Wufang’ in Xicheng District of Xianyang early in the morning.
'Qin Blade Wufang' is the largest weapons manufacturing department in the Qin Dynasty, directly under the jurisdiction of the King of Qin. If there are any weapons or the number of weapons required in the military camp, the general or Taiwei can directly report to the Prime Minister or the King, who will order the 'Qin Blade Wufang'
How much weapons and equipment will be provided to the army according to the deadline?
The 'Qin Blade Wufang' has many small arms manufacturing departments inside and outside Xianyang. Each wusifang has a clear division of labor, strict organization, and perfect production lines and casters... In the past, the Qin Dynasty could unify the world in just ten years.
Wusifang, which produces weapons, has indeed contributed a lot.
The six countries have indeed not built a weapons manufacturing company with such high technology and high efficiency.
Ying Jingyu was followed by more than a dozen Qin soldiers, and he was strolling through Nuo University's "Qin Blade Martial Arts Workshop". As soon as he walked into the martial arts workshop, the oncoming heat wave felt like he was in a scorching heat, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Very uncomfortable
The further we walked inside, the sound of banging gold and iron could be heard endlessly...
Ying Jingyu thought as he watched, thanks to the many wars in the Qin State in recent years, otherwise Zhao Gao would have been afraid that the most precious weapons production department in the Qin State would not be able to keep it in the past few years when Zhao Gao was in power.
Jing Yu took everyone through most of the 'Qin Blade Martial Arts Workshop' and gained a general understanding of Qin's weapons, craftsmanship and manufacturing level.
Although I am a little surprised by the level in the pre-Qin period, there are still many areas for improvement.
Just as Ying Jingyu and others walked to a place where crossbows were produced and were asking to watch, a middle-aged man in a blue robe suddenly came to Ying Jingyu with several men.
A few middle-aged men in blue robes knelt on the ground and said: "The humble minister Lu Wu pays homage to the young master!"
"Well, get up. Lu Wu, who is serving as the director of the martial arts workshop now?"
Lu Wu said: "Sir, by order of the king, one of my subordinates has been serving as the director of Wufang recently."
"Oh? Could it be that, Lu Wu, you are a descendant of Lu Ban?"
"Yes, sir, Lu Ban is the sixth generation ancestor of my Lu family. The Lu family has passed down the skills from Lu Ban's ancestors, and has built and improved weaponry for the imperial court for generations."
Ying Jingyu nodded: "That's right. I took a look at the weapon manufacturing of the 'Qin Blade Wufang' and I'm quite satisfied. But I think there are still room for improvement in many of these weapons. I wonder if Director Lu can help me."
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Lu Wu cupped his hands and said, "Young Master is the imperial commander and is in charge of the country's troops. Lu Wu should fully cooperate with Young Master in making weapons."
"Okay! Lu Wu, take some skilled craftsmen with you, go to a quiet place together, and prepare some pen, ink, cloth and silk."
"Yes, sir!"
Ying Jingyu and others were already covered in sweat. This martial arts place was really too hot. Many craftsmen simply took off their shirts and smashed iron blades with their bare arms.
After everyone waited for about a quarter of an hour, they saw Lu Wu walking towards Jingyu with seven middle-aged and elderly craftsmen wearing coarse linen clothes.
After some worship, Lu Wu led everyone to the 'Qin Ren Wu Fang', a relatively remote and quiet small weapons depot.
This arsenal is very large. It is said to be a small arsenal, but in contrast to the larger arsenal.
This arsenal is far away from the fire scene and the place where tools are made, so after everyone entered the arsenal, they felt cool and their spirits were shaken.
Lu Wu took the lead and came to a large table filled with various crossbows and arrows, and ordered the two of them to move the crossbows off the table and clear an open space.
Then put the pen, ink, and cloth that Ying Jingyu ordered to bring on the table
Ying Jingyu walked to the table and said: "The Great Qin cavalry is the most important unit of our Qin army. Have you ever thought about how to make the cavalry display greater power?"
Lu Wu cupped his hands and said: "Sir, cavalry is better at sprinting. Horses have strength, size and endurance. If ten thousand cavalry gallop down, they can be equal to more than fifty thousand infantry. However, cavalry mainly relies on the power of horses. Over the hundreds of years, our Qin cavalry has developed
When you reach the top, you can put armor on the horse to increase its defense. It is called 'heavy riding' in the world!"
Jing Yu said: "Not necessarily, then in the battle of ten thousand cavalry, apart from being killed by the enemy, how many mistakes or losses did these ten thousand cavalry have?"
The craftsmen were stunned, and a middle-aged craftsman in gray robe walked out and said with his hands: "My subordinate Zhou Meng pays homage to you! I am responsible for making cavalry and war horses. Master, if ten thousand cavalry go to war, because the knights are extremely unstable on horses, we have to concentrate on them."
Strength is used to control the horse to prevent it from being unbalanced, so the cavalry focuses on the threat of a charge to the enemy infantry. If the horse stops or is surrounded after the charge, the power of the cavalry will be greatly weakened, and two infantry can take down one cavalry."
"During the charge, based on past battles, more than 800 riders were thrown off their horses due to difficulty balancing and losing control before and after the charge..."