"What does it look like for a girl to scare people with a sword all day long?"
Feng Yong scolded her like a big brother, and then carefully took the dagger from her hand.
Zhang Xingyi made no other movements, but rolled his eyes twice, "Alang doesn't like women who dance with swords and guns?"
"Since... well, the way Si Niang is strategizing is much more likable than the way she is holding a knife."
Feng Yong coaxed, quietly throwing the dagger into the corner.
Zhang Xingyi pouted, "Liar!"
This guy is not willing to speak ill of my sister at this time.
But when I heard him praising me for strategizing, the joy in my heart couldn't help but fill my face.
"Why did I lie to you?" Feng Yong said sternly, "I need to take Zhang Yi with me on this expedition. Sanniang cannot be a director, and Amei is just a dull worker."
"At that time, you will not have the final say on the entire affairs of the Qiang Protector's Office? Especially those barbarians, you must pay more attention."
"I heard that the prime minister has begun to ask Yang Ju, the king of Baima Di, to gather the barbarians from Yinping in Wudu, select those who are good at riding and archery, and send them to the Longyou Governor's Mansion to prepare for the formation of the Yi Cong Cavalry Army."
"I estimate that within four or five years, at least most of the Han's cavalry will be composed of barbarians."
"Especially those barbarians under the jurisdiction of the Huqiang Xiaowei Mansion. We will have to select cavalry from among them in the future."
Raising a horse cannot be done in a day or two.
Although the Qin State relied on Longyou as a horse-producing area, it gained a superiority in riding and riding over the six eastern countries.
Especially after Emperor Guangwu's resurgence, all the counties in Hexi stopped breeding horse farms, and only Liuma Garden remained in Hanyang County (now the combined counties of Tianshui, Nan'an and Hanyang).
Therefore, raising horses in Longyou has been a tradition for hundreds of years.
But the growth of war horses can take up to three years at the earliest.
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty was adept at martial arts. In the Yongliang area, most people, both Han and Hu, could ride horses.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to train a qualified cavalryman from a complete novice within three or four years.
From here, it can be predicted that the Han cavalry in the next few years, whether they are men or horses, can only be drawn from Longyou, Wudu, and Yinping.
How to appease the people while transferring people is a test of governance methods.
For example, Emperor Xiaowu's methods were relatively rough.
After many battles in the early stage, the number of war horses in the country dropped sharply, and finally they had to be forcibly recruited from the private sector.
This is similar to the forced conscription of private cars in later generations. Anyone would jump in and yell at them.
So later successors began to adopt other methods.
For example, the government allows private citizens to raise official horses, and they are also female horses, and they agree to return them after three years. During these three years, the pony born by the female horse belongs to you.
If you raise ten government mares, you will have to pay back one more when you return them, which will be treated as interest.
Later, when the government needed horses, it would directly buy qualified war horses or transport horses from the private sector.
This policy continued until the chaos of the Later Han Dynasty.
Thanks to the foresight of the late emperors of the Han Dynasty, the implementation of this policy has resulted in the popularity of horse breeding among the Han people.
Although only based on the land of Longyou, the cavalry of the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei's cavalry are still far behind.
But I can't stand the big man and there's a human figure hanging around.
First, it ensured the grain output of the Han Dynasty, and then improved the financial income of the Han Dynasty.
Finally, it actually has a special charm aura, a wisdom-reducing aura and many other buffs for barbarians.
Coupled with the subversive improvements to the cavalry, horseshoes alone can reduce the loss of war horses by at least half.
After several battles, Emperor Xiaowu consumed hundreds of thousands of war horses accumulated over three generations in one go. The loss was so huge that it was shocking.
A large part of the reason here is that the hoofs of war horses are not protected, which leads to the hoofs of war horses being damaged due to various reasons in frequent and fierce battles.
It is most regrettable that a good war horse has to withdraw from the battlefield in its golden age because its hoofs are damaged prematurely.
As for the improved saddle and the addition of double-sided stirrups, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry has been increased by at least two to three times.
If quantity is insufficient, let quality make up for it. There is nothing wrong with that.
The guarantee of food, financial support, the following of the Hu people, plus technological improvements, etc.
As long as any of these conditions are lacking, the Han Dynasty will not be able to form an elite cavalry in the shortest possible time.
Therefore, the formation of the Han cavalry has now reached the final step and must not be taken lightly.
Zhang Xingyi nestled in Feng Yong's arms and listened to him explain these things in detail.
This was the first time she heard his vision and plan for Longyou's military affairs.
The more I listened, the more frightened I became. At the same time, while my heart was beating violently, a burst of joy could not stop oozing out.
What was surprising was this man's foresight. The title of Ghost King and Xiao Wenhe really did not unjustly accuse him.
Fortunately, he actually tried his best to plan for the big man.
If he tells his thoughts to his sister (the Queen), she will definitely value him more. By then, will there be less obstacles between him and himself?
It occurred to me that this man had such a lofty ideal that few others could match. He was considered a heroic figure in the eyes of the world, yet he was so considerate to his daughter's family in the backyard.
There may or may not be such a good man in the world, but she has only met one now.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xingyi felt that the heat that had subsided suddenly came back again, making her heart beat faster. She subconsciously grabbed the skirt of Feng Yong's chest.
"Siniang, it's getting late, you should go back."
Feng Yong persuaded in a low voice.
Zhang Xingyi twisted his body and murmured, unwilling to get up.
Feng Yong took a deep breath and picked her up...
Zhang Xingyi is not as tall as Guan Ji, nor is she as small and exquisite as Amei. When held in her arms, she is neither light nor heavy, just right.
Opening the door, Feng Yong carried her back to her room and put her on the couch under the light of the corridor.
Zhang Xingyi closed her eyes tightly. She felt that her face was about to be burned. Even Feng Yong could hear the thumping of her heartbeat clearly.
In the dim light outside, Feng Yong kissed her cheek gently...
Zhang Xingyi waited for a long time, but never waited for his next move. She couldn't help but quietly opened her eyes, just in time to see the last figure before the door was closed.
There was a soft "click" sound, and the room became completely dark.
Zhang Xingyi was so angry that he grabbed the pillow and threw it at the door!
Feng Yong outside the door turned around, pretending not to hear the sound inside.
At the same time, I repeatedly counted with my fingers, it was not enough, I had to wait some more.
I am a time-traveler with a conscience, he said in his heart, and he will stick to the bottom line unwaveringly.
Feng Yong, who kept his conscience, had a good sleep.
When I got up the next day, I didn't bother to look at Zhang Xingyi's stinky face. He had breakfast with Guan Ji and then asked Amei to go out of the city with him.
The military camp outside Pingxiang City is different from other places.
The fenced area far exceeds the scope required for a normal military camp.
In addition to the fact that the soldiers who protect the Qiang Xiaowei Mansion have to fight frequently in actual combat, this place is also responsible for the testing of new tactics and new weapons, so the area is naturally larger!
When the test site was once again on tight alert, the soldiers in the military camp knew that the guys from the engineering battalion were preparing to start again today.
It's just that the security at the testing site was a little tight this time.
Then someone saw several generals, escorted by personal guards, riding tall horses into the military camp, and then turned to the testing ground in another direction.
Although you can't see their faces clearly, some of those generals are wearing white robes, and some are wearing dark red cloaks. With generals in such attire, and with such formations, they are most likely commanding an army.
character.
"What new thing has come out of this engineering camp? It attracted so many generals?"
Someone muttered.
"Is that what you should know?" the leader of the team scolded, "Don't ask about secrets that you shouldn't ask, and don't read secrets that you shouldn't see! Have you forgotten the rules of confidentiality?"
"Yes! I was wrong!" The criticized soldier stood up with a snap.
A bamboo whistle sounded not far away.
"Okay, everyone, stand up and line up!" the commander ordered, "Continue training!"
Soon, the village chief who organized the training stood in the central open space holding a small flag and shook it a few times.
Ten Shi's soldiers, led by their respective commanders, began to form an array around the village commander.
The flag changes again, the formation changes again.
They need to keep the various changes in this formation in mind, and at the same time, each commander must remember the various passwords issued by the commander, and lead his men to the designated positions according to the passwords.
When they are all proficient in practice, they will then use the tun as a unit to form a larger formation such as qu and troops.
Compared with the military formations they had practiced before, this formation was more varied and the various small formations were extremely complicated and difficult to practice.
On the other side of the testing ground, with Zhao Yun as the center, Wei Yan sat on one side and Feng Yong sat on the other side, not getting too close to the old man.
Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, Jufu, Huo Yi and others sat around the three of them.
Especially Huo Yi, after a winter of supplementary training, and participating in quelling the rebellion in Longxi, he actually killed several rebels with a knife, and finally took off his internship hat.
Although he sat upright, he couldn't help but peek a few times at the three big guys sitting above him, feeling a little excited.
"What is that wall for?"
Zhao Yun pointed to a high wall hundreds of steps away from the stage and asked.
"Old General, that is a city wall built by an engineering battalion. It is similar to the walls of an ordinary city."
Feng Yong explained, "What we saw this time was the engineering battalion of the Qiang Xiaowei Mansion demonstrating how to use equipment to destroy the city wall, so they built such a city wall."
"How high? How thick?"
Zhao Yun squinted his eyes, seeming to be sizing up the city wall.
Feng Yong coughed.
Amei, the senior secretary and personal secretary standing behind him, immediately handed over an opened notebook.
The words written by Amei with charcoal pen are already eye-catching, at least they are more than one level better than the dog-crawling font of a certain person.
"Well, it's five feet high, two feet and five inches wide at the bottom, and one foot, two feet and five inches wide at the top."
In this era, five feet was about twelve meters, which was not too low.
Zhao Yun nodded, this was already the wall of a medium-sized city.
"Is the city wall strong? Don't you just let people pile it up randomly?"
Wei Yan suddenly asked.
Feng Yong smiled calmly, crossed his legs, and said, "The work of the Nanxiang Engineering Team."
If it comes from Nanxiang, it must be of high quality.
What's more, the Nanxiang engineering team has produced many works over the years.
Shuangnan Avenue is the best representative.
There is also the road from Nanzheng to Juxian. Even when the prime minister led the army to station in Hanzhong and passed Jianshan, he specially named the Nanxiang engineering team to come over and build Jianshan into Jianmen Pass.
During the attack on Pingxiang, the engineering team was responsible for digging trenches, building city walls, and intercepting the Weishui River.
When Wei Yan heard what Feng Yong said, he had no choice but to shut his mouth angrily.
While several people were talking, Wen Shi, the chief engineer of the engineering camp, came over and saluted Feng Yong, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
Feng Yong looked at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun nodded.
Feng Yong nodded to Wenshi again.
Wen Shi got Feng Yong's consent, turned around and walked off the stage, raised his whistle and blew it hard!
Shouting started, and soldiers from the engineering battalion began to enter the site carrying various types of wood.
Some are long and some are short, some are thick and some are thin, some are thin and some are thick.
They first laid sleepers on the ground to serve as a stable frame for the catapult.
At the same time, the soldiers nearby began to assemble the catapult.
The whole scene looks busy but not chaotic, tense and orderly.
Wenshi, the engineer, is responsible for the overall coordination and provides guidance from time to time.
Two tall counterweight catapults were quickly erected.
Zhao Yun's face was slightly surprised. Although he didn't know how powerful this catapult was, the speed of its production was a bit beyond his expectation.
Especially looking at the two almost identical stone dump trucks, Zhao Yun was even more surprised.
"How could it be so fast?"
Zhao Yun finally couldn't help but asked.
"standardization."
Feng Yong said a term very eloquently.
"Every item produced in Nanxiang will be measured uniformly, no more, no less, and the difference cannot exceed three points."
It’s not that the current measurement is not uniform, it’s just that the error is too large to be standardized.
Take one foot as an example. Some of the differences are as much as four or five centimeters. How to deal with this?
Therefore, from Nanxiang to Yuexun, and then to Pingxiang, the same scale is now used.
Even the five major wool spinning workshops have to enforce unified measurement.
"The riprap cart is disassembled into different pieces of wood, and then the craftsmen make them according to the pattern and the same scale. When it's time to assemble it, just assemble it according to the drawings."
Zhao Guang couldn't help but look at Feng Yong, "What drawing?"
Feng Yong coughed again.
Amei behind her handed over another piece of paper, which was an exploded view of the riprap truck, with the length and thickness of each module marked on it.
Although no students have been able to draw maps so far, they are still qualified to draw a drawing of a stone dump.
Zhao Yun took the drawings handed over by Feng Yong, twitched his face a few times, shook the paper and asked: "Can the craftsmen understand these? And the soldiers can understand them?"
"Ahem, old general, the craftsmen and soldiers in the engineering camp are not good enough if they are illiterate."
At least the frequently used words, numbers, and units must be understood.
"Some craftsmen are students from Nanxiang Academy."
Feng Yong added.
This time, let alone Zhao Yun, even Wei Yan, who had always wanted to find fault, looked over.
It is difficult to pick out one of the hundreds of soldiers in someone else's army who can read, but you actually use them as craftsmen?!