Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 3 Lanti Golden Terrace (1)

The sun and the moon are flying like a shuttle, summer turns to cold, Li Ruoxue is pregnant in October and gives birth to twin babies. The boy is named Zhao Yong, and the daughter is named Zhao Zhuo.And the eighth battalion of Chengying, commanded by Zhao Xingde, has also been trained as an army. The two children had just reached full term, and Zhao Xingde received a military order from the general's residence to go to Liaodong.On the day of departure, Li Ruoxue was worried that the child would not be able to withstand the cold wind, so she only sent it to her own door.And Li Rui and Chen Yuyi personally went to the camp of Chengying Army to see Xingde off.

"Brother Qufei always says that you should keep your useful body and improve your art to repay the hometown of Guandong." Li Rui looked at Zhao Xingde in the distance, who was wearing a black bear fur cloak and sitting on a horse, "I didn't expect that you He would risk his life to defend Master Yuan from arrows."

Chen Yuyi's face was pale, which was the result of long-term bed rest. The assassin's arrow pierced through the lung, but fortunately it was not poisonous. After more than half a year of care, the arrow wound gradually healed. He said: "If this is not the case, thousands of workers will be slaughtered innocently, right in the arms of the thieves. At that time, Master Yuan was tied to the interests and safety of hundreds of thousands of workers, this is what justice lies in," he sighed slightly, Said in a deep voice: "It is my duty." After taking a deep breath of the cold air, there was still a burst of pain from the wound.

Zhao Xingde turned around and waved to the two friends, lightly lifted the reins, and the war horse walked forward slowly with four hooves.Behind him were 200 sergeants from the 150th Battalion of Chengying, more than 700 cavalry on horseback, a war horse and a pack horse were led by ropes behind him, and [-] double-wheeled carts were behind him, which were fully loaded with the baggage of the entire battalion , half of the infantry are sitting in the car, this [-]-man team will infiltrate the Liao Kingdom from the Mobei land route, while the other [-] gunners will rush to the Shu area in advance, where they will receive the [-] pieces of artillery that have been cast. Turn to Dali and Annan, take the warship of Chengying Fourth Battalion at Yuntun Port in Zhennanpu, and go to Liaodong by sea.

In the prime minister's mansion, Liu Yi was busy dealing with various requests from Guanzhong. After the promulgation of the "Law of Self-discipline of Workers and Apprentices", Guanzhong's industry and commerce undoubtedly experienced a major earthquake and reshuffle. There are still many in the prime minister's mansion.After the Qiu's workshop incident, Cha'cao' Cao purged a group of corrupt officials in Guanzhong. The number of newly promoted officials was slightly larger, and it took time to slowly develop independent experience.

There was a loud salute from a Tiger Wing Army sergeant outside, and Liu Yi looked up, but it was Zhang Shanfu, the general of the marching division, who pushed the door open and entered.Zhang Shanfu said in a deep voice, "I just went to see off Chengying's Eighth Battalion and went on an expedition." There was a smile on his face.

Liu Yi smiled slightly, and sighed: "I have regretted it a little now, so it might be better for Zhao De to practice in Tiance Academy for a few years." Although the status of civil servants is gradually becoming more important, Xia Guo is still a country of sergeants.Although Zhao De's time in the Huguo Mansion was short, his unique vision when discussing the state was amazing. Many senior lieutenants even thought of Liu Yi's performance when he was in the Huguo Mansion.

"But Lieutenant Zhao seems to be quite concerned about solving the crisis of the Han people in Liaodong." Zhang Shanfu smiled. In his eyes, although the Han people in Liaodong can be borrowed or even used, they are still very different from the Xia people themselves. Let him go to Tiance Institute, I am afraid he will not work so hard in Liaodong, this is a war horse, not a plowing horse, he should go to the battlefield of Liaodong."

"The general came here for a special visit, is it just to show off the brave generals under his command?" Liu Yi leaned back in his chair, stared at Zhang Shanfu and said, there were three teacups in front of him, and seeing that Zhang Shanfu didn't seem to be leaving soon, he personally served him After pouring a cup of Shu tea, the fragrance of the tea rises with the mist, presenting a leisurely atmosphere.Xia Guo has resolved several major issues, and now that he has entered the stage of recuperation, the atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Mansion is not as tense as it was in previous years.

"Of course not." A look of color flashed in Zhang Shanfu's eyes, and he put the file in his hand in front of Liu Yi, and he picked up the teacup and drank it bluntly, "Since the imperial court has already intervened We are planning to build a regiment among the workers and apprentices to train the army. I also hope that the Prime Minister will support you a lot." The "we" in his mouth is the meeting of several generals in the General's Mansion. Opinion.

"These apprentices have never practiced martial arts, and the workshop is not as busy and orderly as the farmhouse. It may be a bit troublesome to be able to spare time to review the training at the same time." Liu Yi opened the file and looked at ten lines at a glance, but his eyes suddenly focused. He paused, and muttered slowly: "Use association workers to practice firecrackers and stab spears?" Seeing this, he turned to the last page of the dossier without looking at the content, and it was signed The name of the planner Zhao De.

Zhang Shanfu smiled triumphantly: "This is the plan made by Captain Zhao, the commander of the marching army. Although these apprentices are physically weak and don't know how to use weapons, bows and crossbows, the firecrackers require little physical strength, and they are equipped with spears. Afterwards, he was able to restrain bows and crossbows in long-distance combat, as well as engage in melee combat. Moreover, those apprentices developed a habit of submissiveness in the workshop, which was suitable for practicing the art of united battle. Go in, Wen Jin retreats, I was a bit dumbfounded, but I can go into battle."

Workers in workshops are relatively concentrated, not scattered in the countryside like regiment training in prefectures and counties. If they really "drill" into an army, the mobilization time will be much faster than the existing regiment training.It's just that 'practicing' the apprenticeship group training involves interfering with the contracts of the merchants, and the workshop is busy all year round, so whenever the review of the group training will affect the industrial and commercial tax.Liu Yi murmured undecided, and continued to flip through Zhao De's plan page by page, covering from the training of the firecrackers and guns to the detailed plan of the 20-day intensive training every year in units of battalions, to How did the imperial court truly educate and subdue people's hearts through the Relief Office, so that it can be integrated with the country of Xia, eliminate the worries of rebellion, and enable it to defend itself, and become another pillar of the country.The 200-plus-page plan was written by Zhao De in his spare time when his wife was confinement.

"This firecracker and stabbing army is a perfect match for field artillery," Zhang Shanfu added, "Chunyu Iron Works, which casts a new type of artillery, has already trial-produced a firecracker that fires once and can be reloaded. Although there are a large number of apprentices, the Ordnance Department only needs to order the first batch of 20 one-shot blunderbuss lances because of the rotation training.” He paused, then said, “Yes, There are also [-] paper-wrapped ammunition needed for firecrackers."

"No wonder you came here," Liu Yi thought to himself, "It's a lot of money. The firecracker ammunition is gone as soon as it is fired. Unlike arrows, which can be used repeatedly, and the apprentices are poor, it is impossible for me to buy ammunition by myself." "Medicine" is not like military training in prefectures and counties. After more than a hundred years, farmers have bows and arrows. If you practice firecrackers and stabbing gun regiments to train troops, the ammunition "medicine" will cost you every year. Cannons and firecrackers When it rang, the money would rush out like running water, and the imperial court is not a small burden." He closed the file and said with a wry smile: "I am more and more regretful that I didn't transfer Zhao De to Tiance Institute."

At dusk, in the Bianliang Chuigong Palace of the Song Dynasty, the third prince Zhao Qi was listening to his father's instructions.

This is the eighth year of Xuanhe, Zhao Youqin indulged in sexual desires, and took Jindan again, his face was a little gray and defeated.However, his imperial mind has become more and more proficient, not only is it more and more difficult for Cai Gongxiang to guess His Majesty's mind, the Qingliu officials in the court are gradually tamed by His Majesty, and he even acquiesced in the momentum of the third prince replacing the crown prince in the East Palace.

"That Fujian boy, Chen Dong, is a talent, but it's a pity that he is rebellious. I deliberately suppressed them. I left them for you to use in the future," Zhao You said slowly, with a look of regret in his eyes, and he even In order to appreciate Zhao Xingde, it is a pity that this son does not seem to be used by the court, and he is still incognito, and his whereabouts are unknown. "After I die, you will be able to calm down with a little kindness." His eyes slowly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "But remember, Chen Dong is very sharp and arrogant. He is a capable minister, but he must not be allowed to occupy the position of power, otherwise, he may be in danger of infringing on the monarchy."

Just two days ago, the leader of the Qingliu in the world, Guozijian Jijiu Yang Shi, passed away. Zhao You presented him as a Bachelor of Longtuge, and also gave him the posthumous title of Wenjing.When Yang Shi was alive, he was old and strong, and he was called a strong order. Zhao You felt quite a headache, and he was afraid of his reputation among scholars, so he gave him a confession in the Guozijian, and avoided seeing him when he had nothing to do.Now that Yang Shi is dead, it makes him feel extremely mournful, which is also the meaning of buying a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold.Zhao You specially asked the third prince Zhao Qi to mourn Yang Shi on his behalf, and read out the imperial decree, posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title, which also made him accept the hearts of scholars.Before leaving, he also specially instructed him how to control the courtiers.