Great Military Division

Chapter 287 The terrifying cost of heavy cavalry is simply frightening to death!
Actually.

Deng Xun didn't know that this move was dangerous.

Once it fails, the Deng family will inevitably suffer huge losses.

but
However, he had a faint feeling that His Majesty's knife had already been stretched out.

Especially when the high-drum turning car appears, this feeling is more obvious.

Perhaps, it won't be long before the fate of the Nanyang wealthy family today will be their fate tomorrow.

What hurt Deng Xun the most was that the aristocratic families in Nanyang have fallen into the frantic competition to annex the rich families from all over the world. Even the Deng family has not been spared.

It is like a huge vortex, which is constantly crazily involving the aristocratic families and wealthy families in Nanyang, and most of the aristocratic families are still enjoying it, without realizing that the depth of the vortex is death.

of course!

It's not that the Deng family can't withdraw.

It's just that, if you give up the opportunity to strengthen your family's power, perhaps the speed of death will be faster.

After all, without much capital in hand, how could he withstand a round of critical attacks from His Majesty the Emperor?

"Patriarch, I understand the truth."

"only."

Deng Tong was in a dilemma.

He knew very well that the Patriarch was thinking about the Deng family, but taking risks would also put the family to death: "If we do this, don't we just give it to him? Didn't you also say that His Majesty will forgive us once, but never There will be no second time."

call-

Deng Xun heaved a sigh of relief, his eyes glanced at the flower clusters in the courtyard: "Nephew, do you really think that as long as our Deng family sticks to their duties, there will be no danger?"

"you are wrong!"

Deng Xun turned his head and glanced at Deng Tong, his eyes burning: "Our Deng family is the largest family in Nanyang. Based on this alone, His Majesty will not let us go."

"At the beginning, the Nanyang family could support him in the rebellion, and then at the critical moment, they can abandon him. Whether we have this idea or not, as long as we have this ability, it is a crime in itself for Your Majesty."

"what?"

Deng Tong couldn't believe it: "Patriarch, are your words alarmist? Your Majesty's move is just to revitalize the public land and increase the yield per mu."

"how"

"Humph!"

Before Deng Tong could finish speaking, Deng Xun snorted and interrupted directly: "You think so, everyone thinks so, this is His Majesty's brilliance, keep calm, slowly build momentum, wait for the picture to see it At that time, we will definitely lose the power to fight back."

Gollum!

Deng Tong's throat rolled, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

However, Deng Xun was serious and not a joke: "If your majesty really only wants to increase the yield per mu, why should you send people to garrison it? Wouldn't it be better to make it public earlier?"

Deng Tong frowned: "Patriarch, we can talk!"

"talk?"

Deng Xun disdain: "Nephew, you are too naive, not to mention whether His Majesty will talk to you, even if you really talk to you, what if you make a condition that you can't accept?"

"This"

Deng Tong really didn't think about it.

but
Deng Tong is not stupid, he naturally understands the deep meaning of Deng Xun's words. For the Deng family, taking the initiative to negotiate at home has already lost their momentum.

Although the high-drum car is just a water conservancy irrigation equipment, it has greatly threatened the survival of the Deng family. This is a means for His Majesty to counter the aristocratic family. How could he miss it:

"Patriarch, all of this is just your speculation, without any real evidence. If we guess wrong and insist on taking risks, it will definitely bring disaster to the Deng family."

"Your Majesty, my little nephew, is definitely not a ruthless person. Our Deng family helped him so much back then, how could he cross the river and tear down the bridge, and turn back and destroy our Nanyang Deng family."

"If so"

Deng Tong took a deep breath and said very solemnly: "The people in the world must take my Nanyang Deng family as a warning, and the Nanyang Hanting will also lose the hearts of the people in the world because of this. Your Majesty is the Holy Lord of Congrui. How can this be so?"

"You're right."

Deng Xun nodded affirmatively, but he also had his own worries: "But if you don't make any moves, it's tantamount to sitting and waiting to die. As the head of the Deng family, I, Deng Xun, can't pretend to be confused and deceive myself when I realize that there is danger."

"If Your Majesty really doesn't know how to attack the Nanyang family, it's fine. But if we really want to attack, we are not prepared at all, so we can only sit and wait to be slaughtered."

Speaking of this, Deng Xun said coldly: "This is something that I, Deng Xun, cannot accept. The Deng family's ancestral property must not be destroyed by me. No matter what, we must prepare in advance, otherwise I will feel uneasy!"

Those who really control the overall situation, no matter how the opponent plays cards, have countermeasures.

obviously!
Deng Xun thought so.

Regardless of whether His Majesty has evil intentions, he must be fully prepared, even if the process will be very dangerous.

Deng Tong expressed his understanding, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Patriarch, my nephew understands, but you can't put all your hopes on me. Our own casting workshop also has to find a way."

Deng Xun said softly: "Nephew, don't worry, they are always thinking of a way. If we can really build a high-drum car, I will send someone to notify you immediately."

"it is good."

Deng Tong nodded: "My nephew understands."

Deng Xun said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."

******
Xinye, Yin family.

In the side hall.

Yin Lu pointed at the man in the hall, opened his mouth and scolded: "Idiot! You have been a housekeeper for more than thirty years, why didn't you even see through Deng Yun's trick?"

The man in the hall bowed, and said timidly: "Patriarch, that boy Deng Yun is clearly trying to trick us, he actually found more than ten people to sell the farmland together, and after the sale, he even spread the word that His Majesty abolished the order of grace." It's a rumor."

"Even if the old man responds quickly, it will be difficult to keep up with the price drop of farmland. Nanyang's wealthy families are all selling their farmland, and the prices are getting lower and lower."

"This"

The man was none other than Yin Song, the steward of the Yin clan: "I can't blame you for that!"

Yin Lu naturally understood that it was the Deng family who did the trick, and the anger in his heart couldn't help churning: "Damn Deng Yun! Damn Deng Xun! I, Yin Lu, will repay this revenge sooner or later, and I will teach you to repay it a hundred times."

call-

Suppress the anger in my heart.

Yin Lu looked down, and said coldly, "How much did you lose this time?"

Now that the matter has come to this point, Yin Song has no way to hide it, so he can only answer honestly: "Only go out for [-] mu, and the rest of the cultivated land may be rotten in our hands. If there is no good opportunity, I'm afraid we won't be able to make a move in a short time."

"Two hundred acres?"

When Yin Lu heard the words, anger burst into his throat immediately: "Doesn't that mean that even what you took back at a low price before was not released?"

"kindness."

Yin Song hangs his head down, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and get in.

Originally, Yin Lu wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but he never thought that not only did he not get it, but he also lost a lot of it.

Can Nima endure this?
"Damn!"

Yin Lu secretly chewed.

He couldn't swallow the bad breath, pointed at Yin Song's nose, and shouted sharply: "I don't care what method you use, you must sell all the rotten cultivated land in your hands. It is my bottom line not to lose money, otherwise don't blame me You're welcome."

"Master, this."

Yin Song was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face: "How is this possible? Today's price has dropped by a full [-]% compared to yesterday. It is impossible for us to protect our capital."

"That's your business."

Yin Lu didn't care about the process at all, and said coldly: "I don't care what method you use, in short, I just want the result, even if I can't make money, I must not lose money, otherwise I can't explain to everyone."

"but I."

Yin Song frowned, deeply feeling that he was doomed.

but
Just when he was about to intercede for himself.

suddenly.

"Report—!"

There was a long sound of announcement outside the hall.

Yin Lu looked up.

However, a servant came in a hurry, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "Patriarch, there is news from Nanyang that His Majesty has issued an order to Xu Rong to increase the intensity of military training and form an elite army."

hiss-!
Yin Lu was startled, and took a breath: "Could it be that there is going to be a war?"

The servant frowned: "I don't know, but the direction of Wancheng has been spread, and some people even say that Dong Zhuo, Zhang Miao, and Yuan Shu will join hands to attack Cao Cao, the leader of Yingchuan. Your Majesty's move is to support Cao Cao."

"Is it really an edict?"

Yin Lu still couldn't believe it.

"kindness."

The servant nodded: "It's absolutely true."

Yin Lu took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Continue to inquire about the news."

The servant cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Turn around and leave the hall.

At this moment, Yin Song became excited: "Patriarch, this old man has a solution, this time we can definitely make a lot of money."

Yin Lu was taken aback for a moment: "Oh? What is the solution?"

Yin Song said softly: "Patriarch, we can spread rumors, saying that foreign enemies may invade, and the food and grass in the hands of the imperial court are almost exhausted. It is very likely that your majesty will continue to ask for food from the family as when asking for Dong."

"The abolition of the Grace Order before is definitely not a rumor, but His Majesty is still considering it and has not yet made up his mind. After all, the Grace Order is less than a year old, and it is difficult to achieve the effect of buying people's hearts."

"In this way, the price of cultivated land will inevitably skyrocket, and it is possible that the increase will even exceed the previous level, or even reach the level before the price was reduced."

Yin Lu's eyes brightened: "You mean to take this opportunity to sell them all?"

Yin Song nodded: "That's right!"

"But."

Yin Lu took a deep breath, and changed the subject: "Your Majesty has issued an edict, which proves that war is very likely. Although His Majesty killed the Kong family and obtained a lot of grain and grass, he spent a lot of money on farming, and there is not much grain in the treasury."

"If there is a real war, the imperial court will inevitably be short of food. It is also possible for His Majesty to abolish the order of grace in order to win over the family. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity for us to sell the farmland at this time?"

"Ah, this"

Yin Song was very embarrassed.

My Patriarch is just too greedy, as long as it is an opportunity to make money, he doesn't want to miss it.

However, Yin Song has had enough of this kind of uncertain news: "Patriarch, if you are really worried, then just sell a part of it and recover the cost first, how about it?"

Yin Lu nodded slowly: "Well, that should be the case, and I will leave this matter to you."

Yin Song nodded: "Here! I will rush to Wancheng early tomorrow morning, and promise to recover all the costs."

"No!"

Yin Lu interrupted without hesitation: "You can leave today. If there is a curfew, you can rest overnight at the inn outside the city. When the curfew is lifted, enter Wancheng immediately."

"I guess!"

A smoldering look flashed in Yin Lu's eyes: "Old man Deng will never miss this opportunity, this time, you must not be tricked by him again, understand?"

Yin Song cupped his hands: "Here."

******
Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Guo Jiayi bowed, and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the news has already been spread. Presumably, it has already reached the ears of the families. Tomorrow's meeting will definitely be another big battle."

"kindness."

Liu Bian nodded as expected, with an extremely calm expression: "What I want is their civil war. The Nanyang nobles are weak and weak, and they can't bear such a torment. They will be played to death sooner or later."

In a sense, the market at this moment is already a bit like a stock exchange, except that what is traded is not stocks, but farming.

Although the wealthy families of Nanyang have thousands of acres of cultivated land, among the Nanyang noble families with such strength, they are only retail investors at best.

For those inexperienced retail investors, what they fear most is not the price going down all the way, but the ups and downs of the price.

Under such circumstances, they would not hate the imperial court, but would hate those aristocratic families who secretly manipulated the market and took advantage of opportunities. After all, they were annexed by the aristocratic families, which caused internal conflicts among the Nanyang gentry.

But at that time, Liu Bian only needed to extend a little favor, and without any effort, he could make the Nanyang nobles submit, and then it would be easier to concentrate on suppressing the noble families.

Guo Jiarao nodded with interest: "Yes, aristocratic families like the Deng family and the Yin family have secretly manipulated the price of cultivated land, which has already caused many wealthy families to complain."

"pity."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia smiled: "All of them are gamblers mentality. Even though they have been cheated out of a lot of money, they still want to earn it back. In the end, they can only be harvested by the family one by one."

"Poor!"

Guo Jia couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

"poor person must have something mean."

"There is no need to show pity for filial piety."

Liu Bian waved his hand, not paying attention to the Hao family at all.

Even, in Liu Bian's eyes, they are simply to blame and suffer on their own: "If they don't let them suffer more, it will not be easy for me to deal with them in the future."

Guo Jia admired the emperor's wisdom, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty is truly a god-man, and I admire you."

"okay."

Liu Bian waved his hand and took a deep breath: "Feng Xiao continues to keep an eye on the movements of the major families, as well as Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, and Zhang Miao. If there is any situation, report it immediately without making any mistakes."

Guo Jia bowed, "Here."

Immediately.

Bow down and leave the hall.

Looking at Guo Jia's leaving back, Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: "Teacher, the current Nanyang family is in complete chaos, and the big fish eats the small fish is going on, and we will take action soon. "

"But."

As soon as the subject changed, Liu Bian said worriedly, "Teacher, I'm getting more and more frightened."

The voice of the Military Division Alliance immediately sounded: "Master Bian is afraid that suppressing the family will cause Xun Yu, Deng Zhi and others to leave you and join Dong Zhuo, right?"

"kindness."

Liu Bian said with absolute certainty: "That's right! After all, the gentry are the mainstay of governing the country, and we have to borrow their power. If we suppress it too hard, won't we lose the heart of the aristocratic family?"

The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Master Bian has to make a point of view, and it is also a point of view that experts have always emphasized. There is nothing wrong with the aristocratic family. In any era, the aristocratic family cannot disappear. They just fade away and lead the way."

"We're not trying to eliminate the family. Even the Yuan family in Runan, experts have told Master Bian before that if they are really talented, they can be recruited. Don't worry about their betrayal."

"Because, on the soil of our Nanyang Hanting, the Yuan family has no chance to develop such a huge power, and even threaten the imperial power."

"Remember!"

The Military Division Alliance once again emphasized: "We are gently suppressing and weakening the power of the family to ensure that it is within a reasonable range, not too large, which will threaten the existence of the imperial power."

"On this point, Master Bian can compare Yingchuan and Nanyang. With the same policy, why did Nanyang react so violently, but Yingchuan hardly caused any disturbance?"

Liu Bian frowned: "Yes, why?"

The Military Division Alliance explained: "Of course! There are all kinds of factors, but the most important point is that Yingchuan's aristocratic family is a family of Confucian classics, and the four leaders of Yingchuan are all aristocratic families after Emperor Huan, and their strength has not expanded to that extent. .”

"In the eyes of experts, although Yingchuan has many families and is not weaker than Nanyang in number, its internal forces are balanced and at a healthy and reasonable level."

"This is incomparable to the Deng family and Yin family in Nanyang. They have prospered for hundreds of years and have become giants that are not inferior to the Yuan family in Runan. They must be suppressed and controlled at a reasonable level."

Liu Bian nodded slowly, seeming to realize something: "This time I understand a little bit, our goal is to weaken the power of the Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families, not to eliminate them, and we must do it in a gentle way. Make it willing to become a vassal of the imperial power."

"Really?"

"Correct!"

The Alliance of Military Advisors is extremely affirmative: "Why did Dong Zhuo go to perish in history? It was because the Yuan family was destroyed, the family was offended, and the entire imperial court organization was difficult to control and operate."

"Wang Mang of the new dynasty is said to be suspected of passing through the crowd, and the various reforms have a shadow of modernization, but why also did not succeed, but a complete failure?"

"In the final analysis, we have underestimated the power of the aristocratic family! What we are doing now is very difficult, but any wrong step may affect Master Bian's future destiny."

"If you want to establish the most powerful dynasty in history, you can't succeed by relying on hard fists, especially in the late Han and Three Kingdoms era, when the common people were almost illiterate."

"Master Bian can violently flatten the aristocratic family, but how can this vast world be managed by uneducated common people? The gentry is still the only force that Lord Bian can rely on."

"Even Lord Bian, you still have to abide by the family's rules of the game. If you want to fight for the rights of the royal family, you must play tricks within the rules of the game instead of breaking the rules of the game, because you don't have the capital."

Liu Bian took a deep breath, nodded and nodded: "Teacher, don't worry, I won't be impulsive! Let's be patient, step by step, fight steadily, and we will definitely control the aristocratic family to a reasonable level."

"kindness."

"Don't be impatient."

The Military Division Alliance reminded again: "The strategic steps designed by the experts, we have only completed the first two steps, and now we have only hurt the Nanyang noble family, and have not yet constituted a threat to the family."

"When we absorb the strength of the Nanyang wealthy family, we will have the capital to wrestle with the aristocratic family. It would be great if we can get the second-line hybrid rice done by then. Even if we can't get it done, the experts have other strategies."

Liu Bian felt more at ease: "Well, I understand, I believe in the methods of experts."

"Oh, right."

At this moment, the Military Division Alliance seemed to think of something: "Just now, the ancient military experts made a request. Tomorrow, Gao Shun's camp will be recruited. Can Lord Bian take the time to go there so that the experts can open their eyes."

"can!"

Liu Bian agreed without hesitation: "Not to mention being an expert, even I am very interested. When I come back, I can just go to the racecourse. Aren't experts going to form a new type of cavalry?"

"kindness."

The military division alliance said with certainty: "The experts also mean the same thing. After we came back from the trapped camp, we turned directly to the racecourse, first classified the war horses according to their quality, then selected generals, and finally trained troops."

According to the expert's original plan, the new cavalry was divided into leopard cavalry, tiger cavalry, and wolf cavalry according to their functions, while dragon cavalry was a full-featured cavalry that was directly under the emperor's guard.

Leopard cavalry is known for its speed and is a typical light cavalry;

Tiger cavalry has the strongest load-bearing capacity, and they are heavy cavalry who charge into battle;

As for wolf cavalry, although they also belong to the category of light cavalry, they are more tactical.

Each type of cavalry has its own characteristics, and also has different equipment, which is a more specialized subdivision. Even if Dong Zhuo's cavalry is equipped with the three treasures of equestrianism, it will still not be Liu Bian's opponent.

Liu Bian suddenly became excited: "Teacher, are our heavy cavalry fully armored?"

The Army Division Alliance smiled: "Master Bian, don't worry, although we have ten thousand war horses, it is still unknown how many horses with strong load-bearing capacity we can pick."

"Heavy cavalry has very high cost requirements for war horses and equipment, especially war horses, which are hard to come by, and require special training to complete."

"Just tell you."

The military division alliance immediately explained: "As an ace army, the heavy cavalry is basically a strong and strong soldier. The individual quality is very high. Let's assume that a cavalry weighs 70kg. This weight should be quite satisfactory, right?"

Liu Bian nodded, "Not too much."

"it is good!"

"Let's continue."

A little bit of analysis by the Military Division Alliance: "The requirements for the armor of the heavy cavalry are very high. Basically, they are fully armed, with only their eyes exposed. According to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, the infantry armor is composed of 1825 armor leaves, with a mass of about 25kg."

"In addition, the horse armor is calculated based on the level of the Song Dynasty. On average, it should be around 40kg;"

"The last thing is weapons. Heavy cavalry weapons are generally lances, which are suitable for charging. A lance is 5kg. If it is supplemented with a sword, crossbow, etc., an additional 5kg is required;"

"Based on this calculation, 70+25+40+5+5=145kg! In other words, a horse's load-bearing capacity must be at least 300 kilograms, and a horse that can meet this standard must weigh more than 400kg."

"Although most of the war horses we captured were Mongolian horses and Hequ horses, some of them must meet the requirements, but I won't mention the number, and we will only know the selected ones."

"But even so, these war horses still need to go through rigorous training. They can jump over obstacles without stopping when they see obstacles under a load. This ability is equivalent to allowing you to carry a bag of noodles and run over obstacles."

Uh.
Immediately the sense of the picture came up.

Liu Bian froze immediately, and said softly, "I thought the problem was simple. In this case, let's choose the horses first. After classifying the horses, we can arrange specific things."

The military division alliance deeply agreed: "Good."

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