Prehistoric six ears against the sky

Chapter 105 Plan
Sun Ming shook his head, "The grand master took it for granted, are you loyal? Now the princes are loyal, but what about their heirs? Are all of them loyal? What if half of them are disloyal? I don't think so about this kind of thing. , and for the decree, such a dispersion of power is also a disadvantage, how can a good national policy be communicated to every subject? Do you rely on the princes?"

The prime minister, Shang Rong, said at this time: "Your Majesty is right. You really can't rely on the princes, but...if you want to take back their rights, there will be a backlash against this matter."

"The prime minister is right, so this kind of thing can't be anxious. First, we don't have enough officials to govern so much land, so it takes time to cultivate. This matter requires the prime minister's efforts."

"The old minister is duty-bound."

"The second is the army. This requires the efforts of the grand master. The army needs to be changed. I don't like the current combat effectiveness. At that time, I will tell you the method of strengthening the army. The specific implementation will require the grand master to bother. Strict secrecy, no news can be obtained by the princes within five years."

"The old minister must do his best." Wen Zhong was puzzled, the soldiers he led were already the most powerful in the Shang Dynasty, how to improve them again?

"The third point is intelligence. Know yourself and the enemy and you can fight a hundred battles." Just as Sun Ming said this, the eyes of the three ministers lit up, but Sun Ming didn't care about their thoughts at all, but continued: "Uncle Wang is responsible for collecting intelligence, not just for military affairs Yes, there are also the political affairs, special products, terrain, commerce, etc. of the princes' territories. I need to know everything. I can form a caravan first, and all the things in the palace treasury can be traded. I want gold and silver. , copper, and iron."

"Yes, but Your Highness, these metals are smelted endlessly, and most of them are ores. Wouldn't it be a disadvantage in exchange?" The productivity of the Shang Dynasty was low, even in the prehistoric times, but Sun Ming was not worried, and smelting was not difficult at all. , it's not that he really knows such skills, but that he can refine weapons.It's not that he needs to use his own power to refine the weapon, but he can use the refiner to understand the melting point of these metals.

The ore contains a large amount of other elements. Although it is not possible to know the melting points of various substances through the refiner, it is not a problem to have an understanding. At that time, it is also possible to reverse the smelting by looking for burning materials. , no matter how bad it is to let Liu Er smelt it with the Qiankun Ding, the speed is very sour.

"It's okay, I'm free to use it and use it, just trade it directly, those junks are useless in the treasury, just trade them, remember, don't be too impatient, it can be done within five years."

"Yes."

"This is my preliminary plan. This is just a general overview. The specific actions need to be perfected step by step. You should be clear about it yourself, and then cooperate with me in the court. In addition, the grand masters and princes may rebel. picture?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is common for princes to rebel, but not recently." Wen Zhong replied.

"Well, if there is another princely rebellion, the land will no longer be enfeoffed after it subsides, and will be returned to the central government."

"Your Majesty, if you don't divide the entrustment, things will be easy to handle, and it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the princes." Prime Minister Shang Rong said.

"It's okay, if you are dissatisfied, you are dissatisfied. It is a good thing if someone rebels. If they don't rebel, then how can I have an excuse to take back the fief?" Sun Ming smiled disdainfully, and the three ministers who watched were terrified. Old man, there may not be someone who will come later!

"Think twice, Your Majesty, if the princes rebel, I'm afraid the foundation of the country will be shaken!" Shang Rong still wanted to persuade, "Your Majesty, you can take your time after the plan is completed."

"Hehe, you guys are overthinking. I am boiling a frog in warm water. The rebellion of the princes will definitely not break out at the same time. Once they break out at the same time, I will be in danger. But now the princes are not in the same heart, and there are many reasons for the rebellion. It’s because the government has exploited too much and the people are full of resentment, so they can only transfer this resentment to Gu, think about it for yourself, is it like this every time?”

"This..." Thinking about it, it really is true, who would want to rebel if there is no problem with the territory of the general princes?And those who rebelled first attacked the neighboring princes, and then the princes asked Chaoge to send troops to help, and finally won, and the territory was divided by the surrounding princes.Sun Ming just can't understand this point, I sent a large army to Chaoge, and you took away the benefits in the end?Why didn't such a good thing come to me?
"So, this kind of thing can't continue to be allowed to go on, otherwise the strength of some princes will expand rapidly, so that Chaoge will be unable to control them one day, just like the four princes. Although their strength is not as strong as Chaoge, it has reached our level. If this continues, the four princes will be able to fight against the royal family. This is also something that I have no objection to marrying Dong Bohou. At least one can support the royal family, and Dong Bohou can talk about it last."

"Your Majesty is wise." The three ministers were convinced.

"You don't need to worry, we will slowly take back some of the princes' land, and then Chaoge's strength will continue to grow. When the princes react, Chaoge will no longer be afraid of their alliance, and some princes are slightly If you are wise, then you will not confront Chaoge, take the initiative to return the rights, and you can also report wealth, or enter the court as an official, in fact, our resistance is very small."

Sun Ming did not say that if Xiqi rebelled in the future, then the princes would naturally be allowed to crusade, and Chaoge's army would not move, or they would attack from another direction, so that there would be less resistance. This is the general direction of the plan .

"Okay, that's the plan. The prime minister is going to find some craftsmen for Gu. Let's go here today. You all go." The small meeting ended, and the three of them were puzzled about Sun Ming's need for craftsmen, but this is not the case. question.

Sun Ming's plan is huge. If he wants to turn the situation around and fight with the saint, it is not enough to rely on his own cultivation, because it is inevitable that the human race's affairs should be solved in the human race's way, and the saint is extremely The disciples need to keep out. It is impossible for them to decide the fate of the human race. This momentum must be suppressed, otherwise the human race will not be able to turn back in the future. This war is unprecedented, and Sun Ming may not be able to unite with Tongtian. Depending on the situation, only when Tongtian is forced to go nowhere can he make a move.

If the human race wants to develop and build a powerful empire, it needs to develop productivity. The three ministers have already left, but Sun Ming's thoughts have not stopped, but the servant has already walked in with food at this time.

"My lord, it's time to eat." The servant whispered.

Only then did Sun Ming see that there were already a lot of food in front of him. There were many kinds of grains, meat, vegetables and fruits, but the methods were a bit monotonous. Most of them were boiled and sprinkled with some salt, although the quality of salt was the best. Yes, but it's just like that, it's incomparable with refined salt.

"In the future, after the fruit meal, you don't need to serve it directly. You can serve one kind of grain rice at a time. Two dishes of meat and two dishes of vegetables are enough. Do you understand?" So, but what the king said, he has no right to refute.

After a lunch, then eat some fruit, and then Sun Ming will take a nap here. When we come together in the afternoon, the servants come to report that the craftsmen have come, including carpenters, blacksmiths, and bricklayers. Sun Ming nodded and walked out of Yizheng Dian, saw more than a dozen craftsmen, they should all be good hands.

"See you, Your Majesty." The craftsman will salute.

Sun Ming recruited craftsmen to do some things, especially smelting. First, he asked the blacksmith to find metal ores. In this period, not experienced craftsmen would not be able to distinguish the types of ores.The four metals of gold, silver, copper, and iron are the key points, and after the four metals are brought, Sun Ming must first experiment, while the carpenter mainly builds utensils, and the Quyuanli is a must-have weapon.

Although Sun Ming had never planted land, the result of this kind of plow was too simple, and it was naturally clear after seeing it once. Moreover, Sun Ming studied the way of refining weapons intensively, so it was naturally not a problem.The way of crafting is not only the prohibition above, but also the structural problems of Lingbao, just like a physical and mechanical engineer, the key of which can naturally be seen at a glance.

Bricklayers naturally need them to build kilns, and then prepare to burn bricks. This Sun Ming is a bit of an amateur, but craftsmen are full of wisdom. Don't underestimate them. Practice makes perfect. Some things are handed over for a lifetime, even if there is no reason , but it is still very feasible to let them do it.

Sun Ming just outlined an idea, and the rest can be left to the craftsmen to study by themselves. This kind of thing always needs experimentation, anyway, Sun Ming is not in a hurry now.

The most important thing now is the manufacture of Quyuan plow, which can save a lot of manpower and reclaim more land, so that we can develop agriculture as much as possible and increase the output of grain. I don't have a clue, but bronze ware is also usable. After all, it is metal, and it can still break through the soil of the wasteland when placed on a curved plow.

In this way, the work of the carpenters is the easiest. It is just a simple wooden structure assembly. After three days of experimentation, it was completed. The carpenters happily brought Qu Yuanli to the palace.

Quyuanli is light, a cow can pull it, and a child can pull it, but now the cows do not have nose rings, and there are not many of them, and there are quite a lot of horses. After training a child, they can pull it. Especially the pack horses and nags are very docile.The difference lies in stamina, but because it is cheap, two horse-drawn plows, one adult and one child, can plow twenty acres of land a day.

In this way, it is not a problem for a farmer to plant a hundred acres of land during spring plowing, but it will be a bit laborious to take care of the land later, but after subtracting half, there will be fifty acres. In this way, we can open up wasteland as much as possible. Anyway, the flood is big enough, not here The earth, the prehistoric land is still intact, and has not been torn apart by the battle of the saints.

(End of this chapter)