Once Zhang Han and Wang Qian left, Hu Hai was the only one left in the tent.
"Dragon eight, dragon nine!" Hu Hai shouted after sitting for a while.
"My slave is here~!"
"Send someone to Ba Palace to call Ying Yi. I have something to give you. Also go to Wang Qian and bring me a piece of white cloth."
"My slave obeys the order!"
After a while, Long Ba and Zhang Han came back together with a white cloth.
Zhang Han respectfully handed Hu Hai's seal to Hu Hai, looked at the white cloth on the bronze case and asked: "Your Majesty, won't you return to Xianyang tonight? What is this white cloth for?"
Hu Hai took the seal and said, "I won't come back tonight. As for the purpose of this white cloth, Zhang Aiqing will know later."
There is a writing brush on the copper table. Legend has it that this writing brush was invented by Meng Tian. In addition, there is an ordinary stone slab about the size of a palm, with a finger-long strip of stone on it. Next to the stone slab is a small box.
Hu Hai picked up the brush, but could not find the inkstone or ink. Zhang Han saw Hu Hai picking up the brush and looking around, and said quickly: "Come and grind the ink for your majesty!" He opened the small box next to the slate and took it out. A pitch black finger-sized black bead.
Then Zhang Han placed the black beads on the stone slab, poured water on them, and started grinding them with long strips of small stones.
The writing brushes and inkstones in the pre-Qin period were very simple, and the inkstones were very ordinary, without any decoration or carvings. It was not until later generations that inkstones developed in various forms, with four legs and exquisite carvings. The ink at this time was made by grinding ink balls and water. become.
With Zhang Han's ink in hand, Hu Hai moistened the brush and began to draw on the white cloth. He put down the brush after less than ten breaths.
From Zhang Han's point of view, Hu Hai just casually drew a few strokes on the white cloth with the brush and then stopped.
Hu Hai picked up the white cloth, looked at it, and then asked: "Are there any craftsmen in this camp?"
"Back to Your Majesty, our Da Qin engineers are all in Xianyang Shangfang. At the moment, the army's craftsmen can only repair some simple siege equipment. They cannot make complex tools."
"Let Zhang Aiqing see if the craftsmen in the army can cast this thing." Hu Hai said and handed the white cloth to Zhang Han.
Zhang Han took the white cloth. On the white cloth was a simple trumpet-shaped object, oval-shaped, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. There was a big opening at the bottom, and a hole the size of a fist on the top.
This is the simple loudspeaker invented by Hu Hai.
"Your Majesty, this thing is very simple. The craftsmen in the army can cast it, but how big can it be made?" Zhang Han looked at it for a while and asked.
Hu Hai felt relieved when he heard that the craftsmen in the army could do it.
"It should be as tall as one person, the top should be as big as a fist, and the bigger the opening at the bottom, the better." Only in this way can the sound amplification effect be good.
"I understand, I will do it now."
"Well, once it's cast, bring it to me for a look. Okay, go ahead and see if Wang Qian's edict has been issued. If so, call him over."
"I obey your order!"
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After a while, Wang Qian came. Hu Hai raised his hand to stop Wang Qian from saluting.
"Wang Aiqing, go and call all the generals above a hundred generals to come here."
Wang Qian was a little dizzy when he heard Hu Hai's order, and asked blankly: "Your Majesty, are you a general with more than a hundred generals?"
"Well, yes. Generals with more than a hundred generals! What's wrong?" Hu Hai replied affirmatively.
"Your Majesty, 200,000 imperial troops have died. Now there are 2,000 generals, 400 lords, 200 lords, 40 marquises, 8 lieutenants, and several generals. I'm afraid that your majesty's big tent can't accommodate so many generals!" Wang Qianqi replied calmly.
"Oh!" Hu Hai slapped his forehead and said, "I didn't think it through well. Is there a quieter martial arts field in this camp? Well, it doesn't need to be big, it can accommodate a thousand people. !”
"Your Majesty, there is such a place for martial arts in the camp!" Wang Qian thought for a while and replied.
"Well, you take me there immediately, and then send an order for all the generals above five hundred to come to the martial arts field to meet me!"
"Here!"
Originally, the generals in the camp usually gathered the generals directly by beating drums, but Hu Hai's requirements were a bit high. When Wang Gan went out, he immediately asked his soldiers to go and summon the generals at all levels, and he took Hu Hai to the martial arts field.
It was said to be a martial arts arena, but it was actually a huge tent that could accommodate a thousand people. The spacious tent was half the size of a football field. It was empty except for the desk table and futon at the top. Hu Hai was very satisfied.
After a while, all the generals rushed over one after another. Although it was already night, the emperor came to the Bashang camp late at night to summon him. Everyone rushed over as quickly as possible. Who dared to keep the emperor waiting for a long time? ?
Hu Hai sat on the futon with his eyes closed, while Wang Qian stood in front of the table and counted. After everyone entered the tent, they bowed respectfully to Hu Hai, and then consciously arranged them according to their positions at Wang Qian's instruction.
Thinking that it was almost time, Hu Hai opened his eyes and stood up.
When the generals in the tent saw Hu Hai standing up, they quickly knelt down on one knee and said: "Welcome Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, get up." Hu Haixu raised his hands and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When everyone stood up, Hu Hai asked: "Wang Qian, are all the generals in the army here?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all 656 generals at all levels above the 500-strong Forbidden Army have arrived."
"Well, okay. Today I am calling all my dear friends here late at night for two things. The first one is that I will issue an edict tomorrow to give the imperial army the name 'Hu Ben'. This 'Hu Ben Army' will be the relatives of all the emperors of the Qin Dynasty. The army is the first army of the Qin Dynasty and only obeys the emperor's orders!"
All the generals in the tent were stunned when they heard Hu Hai's words, and then they were all overjoyed. Everyone knew what this meant.
"I am willing to die for Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
More than 600 people knelt down in the tunnel in unison.
"Don't be too happy too early. I have given you the 'Hu Ben Army', but it does not mean that you are members of the 'Hu Ben Army'. We will talk about that later, but now I will talk about the second thing.
The second thing is the 400,000 prisoners and slave-born children who are about to be organized into an army. I am calling you all here today to teach you the training method. You need to train the prisoner army in this way, and Two hundred thousand Imperial Guard soldiers.
I tell you that in half a year I will choose from 400,000 prisoners and 200,000 forbidden troops. Only the most elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty can enjoy the name of 'Hu Ben'. Do you understand?" Hu Hai said loudly.
The generals below were stunned when they heard that Hu Hai was going to select people from the 400,000 prisoner army to join the soon-to-be-established "Hu Ben Army" and become the emperor's personal army. Everyone could not understand why His Majesty wanted to join the prisoner army. The chosen ones will be chosen as the emperor's personal soldiers.
There was silence in the big tent for a moment.
"Why? Not willing? Look down on the children of prisoners and slaves? I tell you, the Tiger and Ben Army will be the soldiers of our great Qin Dynasty. My 'Hu Ben Army' only needs the most elite and brave men of our Great Qin, no matter where they are born. Regardless of the past. And after the Tigers and the Bent Army are established, they will be re-selected every year in the future, with the capable ones entering and the weak ones leaving. Do you understand now?"