Li Gang was still staying in Liaoyang City during this period. He wanted to leave the city but couldn't, and he felt very depressed. "" At the end, Hua Rong handed over the civil affairs of Liaoyang to him, and he devoted himself to handling the matter.
, trying to forget everything related to Liangshan Thought, and then I felt better.
Liaoyang City has experienced several wars, and the city's population has declined severely, so Hua Rong transferred 100,000 people from Tianfu City. Now these 100,000 people need to be fed, housed, allocated land, etc., and all need to be handled by Li Gang. Originally, it was
It was a very complicated job, but Li Gang handled it in an orderly manner, and Hua Rong was very impressed.
"This Li Gang is really a talented person, but it's a pity that he is a Confucian scholar!" This is the most regretful thing in Hua Rong's heart.
If Li Gang was not a Confucian scholar, he would naturally be of the same mind as Liangshan and would never oppose the Liangshan thoughts proposed by Wu Dong. But Li Gang was a Confucian scholar. After more than a thousand years of "teaching", the Confucian scholar had completely become the emperor's master.
Tools, Confucian scholars are the most "loyal", but their loyalty is not to the country, but to the emperor who sits on top of the people and dominates. From ancient times to the present, emperors, nobles and common people are the gods.
The emperors and nobles wanted to exploit the people, but the people did not want to be exploited. If the people were exploited too much, they would even rise up and overthrow the emperor, and then a new emperor would come to power and continue the next round of exploitation. Now Wu
As an "emperor", Dong stood in the position of ordinary people and wanted to give them status and dignity that they had never had before. This approach was naturally difficult for ordinary Confucian scholars to accept.
"Governing the country from the standpoint of the common people, rather than from the standpoint of scholar-bureaucrats, landlords and bureaucrats, is something that has never happened since the beginning of the world. I really don't know what the future results will be like?" Hua Rong thought to himself.
At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Hua Rong let the person in and found that it was Shi Xiu.
"General, this is a letter from the Governor!" Shi Xiu took out the letter and handed it to Hua Rong.
Hua Rong took the letter and read it carefully. After reading it, a smile appeared on his face. This letter turned out to be a letter asking Li Gang to go back. I believe Li Gang would be extremely excited when he knew the news.
"Come here, let Li Gang know that he can go back to Korea! He will go crazy with joy now!" Hua Rong laughed loudly.
"General, this Li Gang often nags us, saying that Liangshan's thoughts are so rebellious that many generals are tired of him." Shi Xiu also said with a smile.
"Haha, I also know the news, but it's basically impossible for him to convince us generals! Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, civil servants have always ruled the military. The status of civil servants far exceeds that of military commanders. There has been a conflict between civil servants and military commanders for two hundred years.
Now that our generals have finally gained some status, how can we continue to support readers to obtain high positions? By the way, have there been any changes in the Jurchens during this period, and what are they doing now?" Hua Rong said.
"Their soldiers have been entrenched in several big cities such as Guangning Mansion and rarely come out. According to the intelligence we have investigated, they have not made any major moves in the past month." Shi Xiudao.
"Are the Jurchens really content with the status quo and don't want to take back Liaodong? Or do they have some conspiracy?" Hua Rong frowned. He looked at the map for a long time and suddenly said: "What are the Liao people doing now?
?How have the Liao troops suffered in the past six months?"
Shi Xiudao: "Yelü Dashi tried to attack the Jurchens a month ago, but their army was no match for the Jurchens. Wanyan Zongwang easily defeated them without Wanyan Agu attacking them. 200 miles south of Zhongjing, everywhere
They were all corpses, and the battle was extremely brutal. During this period, the Liao people also stopped attacking and stopped attacking."
Hua Rong nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "The Liao people are no longer worth mentioning. Like the Song Dynasty, they are completely rotten from the roots! Even though Yelu Dashi has heroic spirit, but he wants to change the Liao Kingdom or
The current situation of the Liao army is simply impossible! Unless it can be used for decades
It takes time to fundamentally revolutionize politics and change the national spiritual outlook. In this case, the Liao Kingdom can still have some hope. Unfortunately, neither we nor the Jurchens will give him such time. You and Dai Zong continue to observe the Jurchens and Khitan
Intelligence, as soon as there is any important news, send it back immediately."
Shi Xiu took the order and left, while Hua Rong was still standing in front of the map, thinking about the northern war.
He tried to launch a counterattack some time ago, but Wu Dong said that it was not the time to continue the war and that he needed to continue preparations. The reason why he started the war last winter was mainly to contain the Jurchens so that they could not destroy the entire Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop. Not now
The reason for starting the war is to continue to accumulate strength, and wait until the strength is sufficient to eliminate the Jurchens in one fell swoop. Wu Dong has told Hua Rong about the affairs of the general factory, saying that a large number of advanced weapons are being continuously produced, and that he will not consider the war until the weapons are upgraded.
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"Come here, bring that set of plate armor!" Hua Rong thought for a while and suddenly said.
So two soldiers carried a complete set of plate armor over. This plate armor was extremely thick and gave people a sense of intimidation wherever it was placed. Hua Rong held a sword in his hand and struck at the plate armor in front of him.
, but the plate armor was fine at all, but the sword in his hand was broken into two pieces. This plate armor was made of steel plates and was very strong. How could a long sword with a cold weapon be split? Even with a hot weapon
At that time, even the primitive muskets at the beginning could not break through the defense of plate armor.
"This plate armor is good, but it's too heavy! It's okay for cavalry to wear such plate armor when riding on horses, but if infantry wears such plate armor, they may not be able to walk. So, it is necessary to produce such plate armor.
Plate armor is of little significance. What is the use of it in an army that has always had no mobility? Instead, this plate armor can be simplified. It only needs two iron plates to cover the chest and the vital points of the back.
, just string the shoulders with ropes! In this case, the defensive power will be far greater than that of pierced armor and scale armor, but the weight will be greatly reduced. Even infantry will not have any problems wearing such armor. Moreover,
This kind of armor is also easy to produce, much easier than the current full-body armor! It seems that I have to write to the Grand Governor about the plate armor." Hua Rong thought to himself.
He didn't know that Wu Dong was also thinking about simplifying the plate armor when he was at the ordnance factory, but Wu Dong was not as successful as he was in simplifying it. Wu Dong said that the shoulders of the plate armor were still connected together, and the plate armor in his heart
There is no need for the shoulders of the armor, just string it up with ropes. In this way, the difficulty of making will be greatly reduced. You only need to produce the specified iron plate or steel plate. With the iron-making blast furnace of the iron-making plant, now you want to
It is not very difficult to produce such iron plates.
"More plate armor like this should be produced. If 10,000 workers work overtime to make this, I am afraid there will be more than 100,000 plate armor like this in a year! If all our soldiers wear such plate armor, the defense
The strength will be greatly improved." Hua Rong secretly said.
The armor worn by Liangshan soldiers now is some leather armor, or some composite scale armor made of cotton and iron. As for the Song soldiers, Khitan people, and Jurchens, they basically have this kind of armor. The defense of this armor
The strength is very average. For example, the Divine Arm Bow can penetrate directly. Some other powerful bows and arrows can also penetrate such armor. However, if it is replaced with plate armor made of iron plates, it will be difficult for bows and arrows to pierce.
War is nothing more than a struggle between spears and shields. If more than 100,000 warriors wear such armor, it means that Liangshan's "shield" completely defeats the enemy's spears, and they will gain an unparalleled advantage on the battlefield.
, even if the enemy's bow and arrow hits the chest, the back will not be injured. Wearing an iron helmet can resist almost all bows and arrows.
In this case, even if the attack weapon does not change in any way, the victory will be won simply by relying on the advantage of the armor.
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In Liaoyang City, Hua Rong was meditating on the map, while in Guangning Mansion, two hundred miles away to the west, Wanyan Aguda was also meditating on the map.
At this time, someone came in from outside. It turned out to be Wan Yanchang, the general of the Jin Kingdom, and one of the contemporary heroes of the Wanyan family.
"Your Majesty, our messenger has returned from the Liao Kingdom, and the envoy from the Liao Kingdom has also come with him. The envoy from the Liao Kingdom wants to see your majesty." Wan Yanchang saluted and said.
"Oh?" Wanyan Agu was stunned and a little angry at the same time. Just imagine that he is the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. How can he be seen by a small envoy from the Liao Kingdom? Generally speaking, such an arrangement is
The messenger only needs a general.
"Your Majesty, the identity of this envoy is extraordinary. He is Yelv Dashi who is currently staying in Yanjing in the Liao Kingdom." Wanyanchang saw the unhappiness in Wanyan Aguda's heart and said hurriedly.
"What!" Now it was Wanyan Aguda who was shocked. Yelu Dashi was one of the most outstanding figures in the contemporary Liao Kingdom. Now that the Liao Kingdom has lost most of its territory, Yanjing is already the most important city in the Liao Kingdom.
When the emperor of the country has disappeared, Yanjing's stay in Yanjing is equivalent to the highest official of the Liao Kingdom. This person actually came to the Jurchen territory in person regardless of the danger. How could Wanyan Aguda not be shocked?
"How many people did he come with?" Wanyan Aguda asked hurriedly.
"There are only about ten people in total," Wan Yanchang said.
"This Yelu Dashi is not simple! Very good, I will go see him!" Wanyan Aguda said. To watch the first release without ads, please go to ""