Great Zhou Tianzi

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Zhaocheng Temple Fair kicked off. In order to achieve the desired effect, Ji Jie did not hesitate to sell some of the paper at half price. Of course, it was only retail and not wholesale. This move attracted many people.

Rows of exquisite porcelain are placed on wooden shelves, including plates, bowls, saucers, bottles, jars, altars, etc., which make people who are accustomed to using pottery shine. Compared with pottery, these porcelains are not only exquisite, but also And they are more durable because they are watertight and easier to clean.

Although the price is ten times that of pottery, thousands of pieces of porcelain were sold out. There are hundreds of thousands of finished products in the warehouse of Tuolongguan, but Ji Jie is not in a hurry to sell them. After the first batch of porcelain enters the market, After a period of running-in, it will definitely arouse the enthusiasm of everyone's wealthy households.

In another prominent place of the temple fair, a shooting range was specially opened, and dozens of circular targets were made, plus ten bows and crossbows, all of which were made of fine steel, with the same standard, the same tension and shooting effect. .

Few people in the Seven Kingdoms are able to make bows and crossbows made of fine steel. Most of them are made of iron-tired composite bows and pure composite bows, and some even directly use hard wood as raw materials. Even if such crossbows have the same shape, There is also a big difference in nature.

After several months of hard work, Ou Ming and others have mastered the toughness and hardness of forged steel, and can manufacture different raw materials according to different requirements. What bows and crossbows need are steel sheets with excellent toughness to make bow arms. In order to ensure a strong tensile force, after a series of destructive tests, the fine steel arm bow produced by Tuolongguan can be pulled tens of thousands of times without deformation, and it will not affect the use after being soaked in water for half a month and then taken out for simple rust removal .

In contrast, the crossbow is more complicated to make. It is also made of fine steel, which has a longer service life than the wooden crossbow. It works more smoothly, which can reduce the force required when launching, and make the crossbow arrows more accurate.

Bows and crossbows are not for sale, they are mainly for display. After the temple fair, they will be handed over to Qin's Trading Co., Ltd., and they will take them to the Seven Kingdoms for promotion and sales.

According to Ji Jie's request, the foundry supervisor unified the standard of weapons and armor. Knight's spears, short spears, knight's shields, infantry's spears, knives, swords, shields, axes, hammers, etc. were all made according to the unified graphics.

During this process, Ji Jie strived to be simple and practical. Weapons such as Ge, Yue, and fork that often appeared on the battlefield but were not very important were directly rejected, and the soldiers of Tuolong Pass would never use them.

Western weapons such as scimitars and piercing axes have also been promoted. These seemingly strange weapons actually have strong lethality. Ji Jie is very confident in this, and even a little impatient to try their power on the battlefield.

In terms of armor, the helmet made of pure steel protects the soldier's head, the body armor is based on cowhide and decorated with moderately hard steel sheets, the front and rear chests are equipped with heart guards, and the vulnerable parts of the human body such as elbows and knees are also equipped with corresponding double armor. For protection, officers above the school lieutenant can also wear a set of chain mail inside the armor.

Zhaocheng, an unremarkable little place, became the largest commodity distribution center in the vicinity overnight. To everyone's surprise, several small towns that were originally prosperous began to decline.

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Jie called Ji Xueling, Sima Xueran, Ji Jian, and Zhao Ling together to discuss the development strategy for this year.

The four of them did a good job in their respective jobs. Ji Xueling's assassination team was responsible for the daily security of the caravan and the collection of intelligence from the surrounding area; There have been no soldiers or bandits in the Tuolongguan and Zhaocheng areas, and the expansion of the new army is still the top priority; Zhao Ling led elite cavalry to build a camp on the Gobi at the junction of Zhou and Yan, enough to station [-] troops and thousands of civilians. .

Ji Jie took out a map that he had spent several days drawing. On the map, three cities formed the horns of each other, and one of them was the current Tuolong Pass.

"Your Majesty, do you have an idea of ​​building a city?" Ji Jian asked cautiously.

Ji Jie nodded, and said: "I really have that intention! One Tuolong pass will not be able to meet the needs in the future, and it is already a little crowded. With more and more people, the area of ​​food cultivation must also be expanded, and the thousands of hectares of land in the pass will be divided up immediately!"

According to Ji Jie's plan, Tuolongguan will eventually develop into a manufacturing-based city, controlling the economic lifeline of the kingdom.It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are few natural disasters. It has a good foundation for industrialization.

Build a city near Zhaocheng for business and trade, and at the same time temporarily plan the administrative center. Whether a new city can flourish and develop in a short period of time depends on the arrival of a steady stream of goods and a large number of merchants.

"The new city will be dominated by commerce!" Ji Jie pointed to the location of the fief Zhaocheng and said, "The scale of the city is five miles from the north to the south. Of course, there will be expansion areas around. First, an inner city will be formed and gradually expanded. Until it becomes a big city with a radius of more than twenty miles!"

Since it is mainly for commerce, the first batch of buildings in the city are mostly storefronts, warehouses, car dealerships, etc. The streets should be wide and flat to lay a solid foundation for the circulation of goods to the maximum extent.

"The geographical location of Zhaocheng is actually very important!" Ji Jie unfolded a larger map and said: "This place is at the junction of Zhou, Qin, Yan, and Wei, and it is connected to the vast desert in the north. Once the commercial road is opened, it will become an important place. The goods are gathered and distributed. The goods sent to the nomads' gathering places will even exceed the local sales, and the same item can earn several times more than the local."

The blood of the four people was surging, as if a bustling city had already appeared in their minds.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning!" Ji Jie said confidently: "Now there are tens of thousands of people in Tuolongguan and Zhaocheng, and the daily needs of money, food and goods are countless. At the beginning, I was reluctant to come, but after a long time, I will realize the business opportunities!"

The building of the city was fully agreed, Ji Jie assigned tasks on the spot, Ji Xueling was in charge of recruiting craftsmen and peasants, and their placement; Ji Jian was in charge of purchasing materials; Zhao Ling was in charge of material transportation; Sima Xueran was in charge of dispatching money and food.

Ji Jie, on the other hand, took the position of commander-in-chief and dealt with related matters in an all-round way.

Qin's trading company got the news immediately, and Qin Qing immediately sent people to Xincheng to select a location for the trading company's branch, becoming the first trading company to enter Zhaocheng.

Ji Jie's ultimate ideal is to have three cities, one is a handicraft city centered on Tuolongguan, the other is a commercial city centered on Zhaocheng, and the other is a royal city centered on military affairs.

Great plans and great careers start today.