I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 179
Are there heavy infantry in the current age?Yes, but the armor they wear is basically leather armor, not that kind of metal armor.

In terms of leather armor, where you need a spear and ax to deal with it, spears are much more suitable than spears and axes.Because the spear is lighter than the spear and axe.

It's not that Zhiyao hasn't tried it, it's just that they have already made a batch of equipment, and they are just trying it out based on whether it is useful or not.

"Maybe what I should do is to install long spears in large quantities, and then make a lot of crossbows?" Zhiyao thought.

Of course the mainstream weapon in the Spring and Autumn Period was the Ge, and in the late Spring and Autumn Period, the Spear appeared to replace the Ge as the mainstream weapon.

After the Warring States period, spears were no longer enough to deal with, and countries began to seek weapons that were easy to train, and spears tended to replace spears.

As far as the installed weapons are concerned, they tend to be more simple as they go to the end. The reason is that the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, and the forces of all parties have no professional warriors. They will definitely choose weapons with a short training period. Quickly arm enough soldiers.

Soldiers learn to use long spears, they don't need to practice at a high level, just master the skill of stabbing.

What about the crossbow?As long as you have the strength to pull the strings and understand the instructions, you don't need to deliberately aim at all.

Sima Rangju saw Zhiyao chatting and then in a daze, to be honest, he was really used to it.

Why was Ge the mainstream weapon in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was eliminated later?

Need to understand how to use Ge, the correct attack method is to hook and peck, how to hook and peck is also very particular, a wrong use can easily give away the head.In addition to hooking and pecking, it is nothing more than training the skills of blocking.

long gun?Forming a queue is like stabbing together; if you are alone, the premise is that there are too many enemies. Do you think everyone can become Zhao Zilong?

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it is not unreasonable for spearmen to become popular in the land of Zhuxia. The key is that they are easy to train.

It was the Ariake Dynasty who developed the pikemen to the extreme, especially in the Yongle Dynasty and became the mainstay of the army.

"Master Zhi will attack Qi in the next year, is it really just for the Tian clan?" Sima Rangju asked.

Zhiyao withdrew from her thinking, looked at Sima Rangju fixedly, smiled and said, "It's also a step."

Sima Rangju couldn't fix it directly.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't understand Zhiyao's meaning, it's precisely because he understands that he doesn't know what to say.

Zhiyao said: "Rangju will join me this time?"

Then again, after Sima Rangju lost power in the Qi State, his situation was really bad. Not only did the family completely treat him as if he was not there, but no one in the court contacted the Zhi family to redeem him.

What family is Sima Rangju?He has the surname of Chen and the family name of Tian, ​​but he is a little far away from Tian Qi's family blood, and he has already formed a family of his own.

What does it mean that Zhiyao wants to conquer the Tian family and bring Sima Rangju?There is no situation where one's own family beats one's own family, it is nothing more than asking Sima Rangju to cut off from Qi State, that is, to use this time to help Qi State re-establish a new monarch, and to repay the favor owed to Qi Jinggong by his boss Ma Rangju.

"Your Majesty's kindness..." Sima Rangju still seemed hesitant when he said these words, and then turned into a relaxed expression, and added: "There is nothing to repay, and it is okay to serve Zhishi in the future."

Zhiyao clenched her hands covered in her long sleeves into fists, feeling very excited.

It's done!
This is a person who can stay in the martial arts temple, and his help will definitely give Zhiyao a big boost.

"I heard that Yang Hu from Lu worked for the Zhao family?" Sima Rangju asked an unrelated question.

Who is Yang Hu?It was one of the Sanhuan retainers who caused the "falling into the three capitals".After the defeat of Lu State, he fled to Qi State, and was later recruited by Zhao Yang into the Zhao family.

Zhiyao knew who Yang Hu was, but she had hardly heard of what Yang Hu was doing in the Zhao family.

Sima Rangju went on to say: "Yanghu's crimes all fled, and the Zhao family accepted them, and Zhao Meng's hegemony was restored."

What is the status of this evaluation?Let me first say that Yang Hu doesn't know how to be a human being at all, or that Yang Hu's character is very bad, and that Zhao Yang will become stronger with Yang Hu's assistance.

Zhiyao thought about it carefully, but she really didn't hear what Yang Hu did in the Zhao family.

Just judging from some deeds, Yang Hu only has a reputation of being inferior and superior, and no one has heard that he has any great ability.

Sima Rangju said: "Yanghu is good at government and army, and it is easy to do things."

This is the impression Yang Hu left on Sima Rangju in Qi.

What Sima Rangju didn't say was that Yang Hu was very bad at being a man, not only angered his master many times, but even betrayed his followers repeatedly.

Being betrayed once can be a sign of bad moral character of the subordinates, but being betrayed by subordinates again and again is a problem with the character of the master.

That is to say, Yang Hu is a person who is very capable in internal affairs and military affairs, but his emotional intelligence is very low.

What Zhiyao didn't know was that Yang Hu was arranged by Zhao Yang at "Jinyang", so naturally he didn't hear what Yang Hu did.

There is another thing that Zhiyao doesn't know.That is to say, if there is no accident, Yang Hu will assist Zhao Wuxie, the new head of the Zhao family, after Zhao Yang's death, and Yang Hu has a lot of credit for the final extinction of the Zhi family.

"If the Zhi family hadn't been kind to the Zhao family, they would have eliminated the Yang tiger in the morning." Sima Rangju said.

Zhiyao listened.

In addition, Zhi Yao was not surprised that Sima Rangju saw the threat of the Zhao family. The Zhao family was not only a strong enemy of the Zhi family, but also a potential enemy of the Wei, Han, and Fox families.

The main reason is that Zhao Yang, the leader of the Zhao family, was too inattentive and did too many things that aroused fear, which caused the Zhao family to lose its credibility and forced all the families to be very defensive towards the Zhao family.

A few days later, Zhiyao said goodbye to Zhishen, and took Sima Rangju, Yurang and others on the road to "Handan".

When they arrived in "Handan", they were not going to lead the army eastward immediately.

Zhiyao's continuous management of a series of construction is one of them, and the second is to make the best preparations for next year's expedition.

"The Wei family has heavy troops, but the Zhi family can't?" Sima Rangju asked knowingly.

Zhiyao looked at her husband and gestured for an explanation.

Although Jin State and Qi State are both members of Zhu Xia, they are different in many things.

The biggest difference in that kind of difference, first of all, is the organizational system of the army.

On the Jin side, the Qing families all have their own specialties, and they originally agreed not to challenge each other's fields. For example, the Zhao family is good at raising horses, and other families will not specialize in the knowledge of raising horses. immediate advantage.

later?The consensus of the noble families of the Jin State developed from multiple directions. When the Jin State was in full swing, each was responsible for the diplomatic relations of several princes, and each family collected the "contributions" of the princes in charge of the diplomatic relations; my family studied armor, and your family studied bows..., Anyway, each has its own patents, and they will not easily challenge them.

Sima Rangju asked what he said just now after listening, even the tone was the same.

At this moment, Zhiyao doubted whether Sima Rangju was going to deliberately detonate the conflicts among the noble families of Jin.

"The Fan family doesn't exist anymore," said Sima Rangju.

This……

The Fan family is gone, and there is no royal family to take over, so the blockade of Jin's pottery making will disappear, and those who have the ability can seize the pottery market.

The Zhongxing family is also gone, but the Zhi family, who was also born in the Xun family, is still there. Who will try to seize the textile market?
Therefore, it is only with sufficient force as the backing that it can control the market share, not necessarily because other families cannot produce better products.

Therefore, from a certain point of view, the royal family controls a certain field, which not only destroys the freedom of the market, but also hinders the possibility of a certain family to further research a certain item.

Zhiyao understood what Sima Rangju wanted to express. After the reshuffle of the Jin Kingdom, many things have changed. Furthermore, the training of spearmen by the Zhi family has already involved the expertise of the Wei family. Why not be bolder?

But Sima Rangju has misunderstood here.

The Wei family did not regard the training of heavy infantry as a taboo, but did not allow other families to practice according to Wei's training methods, which also included the formations and tactics used by Wei's heavy infantry.

In fact, the same is true, how can it be possible to monopolize a certain branch of arms, if that is the case, except for the Han family who can produce archers, no one else in the Jin country can be an archer.

The so-called "patents" in the state of Jin refer to certain "secret skills" and other fields, and not all of them are included.

Zhiyao said, "I'm just about to do it."

The heavy infantry of the current era is very advantageous... Then again, in the era of cold weapons, there is enough defensive power to bring advantages, and there is also a highly mobile cavalry. The combination of the two is very fierce.

Zhiyao also took Sima Rangju to a warehouse.

There are a lot of metal armor piled up here, all made of iron.

Sima Rangju looked at the armor piled up in the warehouse, not shocked, but more confused, turned to Zhiyao, and asked: "It is true that Zhi's smelting and forging skills are extremely high, and it takes a lot of money to make armor with evil gold." and also."

It's about follow-up maintenance.

Zhishi's smelting and forging technology has improved again and again, and the spear and axe soldiers have shown their iron armor before, and their defensive power has also been proven. How could Sima Rangju, who has lived in Zhishi for a long time, not know?

Iron is easy to rust when exposed to water. People know that oiling can be used for maintenance, but oil is very expensive in this era.

Zhiyao took Sima Rangju to another place and came to a soybean oil pressing workshop.

Beans are the staple food of the general public in this generation, and beans are replanted after each crop of grains is the staple food.

At the same time, during the fallow period, it is not true that they are left uncultivated. Planting beans does not hinder the fallow. Their rhizobia can make their own nutrients for their own growth, and they can also fertilize the land.

Therefore, the ancients knew about planting soybeans and raising soil fertility for a long time.

It is not known that soybeans can extract oil. The oil that people eat comes from animals, and the oil is called "ointment".

Sima Rangju looked around, completely dumbfounded.

"This oil is edible, and it can also protect armor." Zhiyao said.

Sima Rangju bowed to Zhiyao for some reason.

Zhiyao knew why.

It's just that Zhishi discovered a new edible oil. For the current era, the significance is comparable to the invention of the atomic bomb!

　The next chapter will be later

　　
　
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