Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The Privy Council was ordered to organize the "Hedong Qianying Military Mansion", and the large-scale war between the Great Zhou and the Northern Han Dynasty was a foregone conclusion and inevitable. Wang Pu is still in charge of the military, which is a sign of the imperial conquest. Just like the shogunate in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the military mansion mobilized officials to divide the establishment of various divisions, sorted out the military situation, merits and demerits, and provided suggestions for the Chinese military. There was also a complete set of military order issuing system; in addition, it was prepared to be sent to the ministries The army at all levels collects, sorts out and assists generals in issuing written military orders with the largest number of officials.

Li Gu was ordered to take charge of the preparation and mobilization of military supplies.

Mainly, grain and grass were transferred from various places to Jinzhou, Liaozhou, Luzhou and other places for hoarding. In addition, artisans were recruited to mine stone yards near these counties to make round stone bullets.

The Howling Cannons are scheduled to move northward after the beginning of the spring next year... The time for the army to be dispatched by the court is early next year. Because I consider the reinforcements of the Liao army; the horses of the Liao army cavalry are the fattest in autumn. The grass on the prairie sets seeds in autumn and can raise fat. At this time, the prairie horsepower is the most powerful and the nomadic army is the strongest. Therefore, there has been a saying of "autumn defense" in all dynasties. The court of the Great Zhou Dynasty took the initiative to attack, and of course not to choose autumn when it took the initiative to choose the time, because the Central Plains horses were mainly fed by food, and there was almost no seasonality.

There is also the preparation of gunpowder. The power of the howling cannon is far more powerful than that of the stone dumper used by Zhou Jun, but the efficiency of using gunpowder is not high and it needs to consume a lot of gunpowder. Charcoal is not a problem; Li Gu urged Zan Jurun to send people to supervise the sulfur mines in Hebei, Hedong, Shandong and other places. In addition, Guo Shao also sent a letter to Chen Jiali, asking them to buy sulfur from Dali and return it to reserve... Most of the sulfur mined in the Mainland Impure and low-quality, it can only be used appropriately. At this time, the best sulfur is imported by sea merchants from Japan in small quantities.

Only the saltpeter mines are in short supply. The open-pit mines with high output are only available in Hanzhong, and the Western Regions also have them but are not within the control of Dazhou.

Li Gu first collected and mobilized saltpeter from Hanzhong and other places, and the method used for storage was to use dung piles. He first set up a nitrate tank in the Guantian Manor on the outskirts of Tokyo, and some dung trucks from the city will be transported here.

Li Gu uses alchemy to make a large clay jar and cover it with straw, then pile the excrement into the jar, mix it with rotting animals and plants, slag, lime, and plant ash, and then cover it with straw. After each filling with urine and water to irrigate and ferment, some frost will be scraped on the straw.

Then use the purification method created by Guo Shao to melt the impurity saltpetre into the water, cook, dry it, and screen it with a sieve to obtain relatively pure saltpeter.

...Everything is being prepared. Although Guo Shao didn't take care of it personally, he has been paying close attention to the progress of various matters. Even Fu Zhaoxu, who was stationed in Liaozhou, did what he did, and how he got along with the generals, there were secret memorials from the civil servants and the provincial envoys.

Guo Shao put down the paper in his hand, got up and walked to the wall to look at the map.

This is the Hall of Charity, a small courtyard west of the palace. Guo Shao was not very satisfied with this place, because he always felt that the surroundings were all palace buildings and it was very closed and bored, but he still chose this place as a place to rest and sleep frequently.

Because of the big palace like the Longevity Hall, Guo Shao always feels like a "public place". In fact, the palace eunuchs there did serve as the place where the halls worked for the high value. Their job was to manage the palace's property, clean, and serve the emperor.

That's why Guo Shao chose the Hall of Grace, this small courtyard at least looks like a private space. After a busy day, Guo Shao wants to return to a place where he can relax in his mental state.

At this time, Yulian came over to clean up the messy table case that Guo Shao had just turned over. Guo Shao turned his head and said, "Those things are related to official business. You will hand them to the **** who came to pick me up tomorrow morning and send him to the Jinxiangdian study for secret storage."

Yulian answered with an "um". When Guo Shao lived here, he usually let Yulian take care of her daily life, even when she shouldn't be in bed. Yulian doesn't know much, she doesn't care about what Guo Shao is doing, especially about state affairs and government affairs... This makes Guo Shao very relaxed. And Yulian is a person he trusts, and she also keeps some personal belongings.

Yulian won't interfere with him doing her own thing either. After she finished packing her things, she picked up the teacup to change him the cold tea. If there is a person shaking in front of Guo Shao, it will not affect him, it is Yulian... not ignoring her, but too familiar and close.

Guo Shao stood in front of a map on the wall of the study, looking at the site above, he could really feel what he had.

At this time, his mood is not mainly greedy and wanting more, but wanting to keep and worrying about losing. He won the Great Zhou Jiangshan, but the Jiangshan was far from stable and safe, and he was still worried about what he was holding.

For example, this land in Hedong. Since ancient times, there has not been a dynasty with a stable national defense. There is a hostile force hanging over the capital... From the east of the river to the south to the Yellow River, the Yellow River is the only fragile natural barrier, not to mention the Liao State behind the Northern Han Dynasty.

Guo Shao understands that even if he wants to enjoy peace, now is not the time, unless a person who is faint to a certain degree has no sense of crisis.

He tapped his finger at the Hedong location for two days, then put his hand down and put his back behind him, and walked back and forth in the room.

...

Until October, a group of scholars and ordinary people with a Hedong accent came to Tokyo. They were put into the inner city and gathered on the imperial street to petition, saying that they could not stand the looting of the Liao army, and were even more dissatisfied with the Northern Han court colluding with Liao. National fish meat people, ask the emperor to send troops to regain lost ground.

The people in ancient times could not gather together casually, so there is usually no petition (for fear of gathering together to rebel), not to mention these people actually entered the inner city... But they cursed the Northern Han Dynasty and called them saints to the Emperor of Zhou, so It was not driven away by force.

At that time, Dazhou and the Northern Han Dynasty were originally enemy countries and their relations were tense. There were even ranger raids and small-scale battles on the border. The Northern Han Dynasty sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news in Dazhou. Although they were not spies, they were able to inquire about some obvious things. Although the local government arrested some, they could not prevent this kind of meticulous work.

Zhou Jun frequently mobilized large quantities of grain and grass, and the towns wanted to mobilize their soldiers to participate in the war. The signs were also very obvious; and there were also some stone yards that were mined to build cobblestones, which seemed to be used to siege cities.

In short, this kind of large-scale war preparations cannot be hidden by neighboring countries. The Jinyang court has been shrouded in the cloud of war.

... There is a small incident in Jinyang, Yang Ye's exchange of mounts for beauties, as an anecdote, came out as an anecdote among military commanders. Because Yang Ye is a celebrity in the Northern Han Dynasty, it is easy to attract attention.

It's just buying a concubine. The buying process is interesting, and Yang Ye doesn't care.

But one day when he was ordered to inspect the Jinyang city defense fortifications, he met Zhao Kuangyin, but Zhao Kuangyin brought it up in person.

There is no gap between Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Ye. Although Yang Ye’s brother was a military commander in Zhou State, Yang Ye didn’t care who was inside Zhou State. Naturally, he didn’t have any opinion on Zhao Kuangyin, even because Zhao Kuangyin was also a famous general. Come. (Zhao Kuangyin made several contributions in the Battle of Gaoping, the Battle of Huainan and other battlefields, and he used his soldiers to pass it as a good talk, especially when he single-handedly captured Nantang generals in Huainan's attack on Chuzhou.)

Zhao Kuangyin first mentioned the anecdote, but suddenly his tone changed, and he said in a serious tone: "There will be a word to persuade you at the end, and the woman should not be trusted."

Yang Ye felt that this was strange and asked casually, "Brother Zhao, what does this mean?"

Zhao Kuangyin hesitated to speak, then he groaned for a while and said, "In the end, the general will just sigh, especially those women of unknown origin, you have to pay attention."

His words were in the mist. Yang Ye had a taste for it, because at first they were talking about buying a concubine, but then they suddenly mentioned that a woman of unknown origin should not be credulous. Yang Ye guessed that Zhao Kuangyin meant that the concubine he bought had a problem.

However, Zhao Kuangyin's situation at this time is after all the equivalent of being under the fence. The woman is the person in Yang Ye's house. Zhao Kuangyin may also understand that it is not easy to say things too badly, so he did not continue. Yang Ye didn't ask too much.

Yang Ye inspected the city defenses for a long time, and went home for the time being in the afternoon, habitually going to the room of Orioles. He is not yet married at this time, but he has three concubines, and Oriole is one of them... This woman is obviously much more attractive than the other two concubines, and she is very good at serving people, Yang Ye loves here more. Come.

Seeing Oriole's diligent and gentle manner, Yang Ye remembered Zhao Kuangyin's words again. So calmly asked the merchant who sold her in detail and where. The Orioles replies fluently, with a clean smile on his face, without any scheming.

She just said a little aggrieved: "I know that I have a bad background and a disability, but do you think I am a bad person?"

Yang Ye remembered the months of getting along, shook his head. There are not many women who are literate in this world. This woman is good at everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is possible to say that she has fallen into the dust. If it is a bad person... what bad things can a young woman do?

Hongying said softly: "You have to spend the money from your benevolent father, so don't dislike your concubine body. The concubine body is nothing but a slave at the disposal of your benefactor ~www.readwn.com~ and It’s hard to even walk, what else can I do?"

Yang Ye was relieved when he heard this, but she was right. The only women who can influence him are wives, concubines or slaves, just like a thing, nothing to dislike. He will be more cautious when he gets a wife.

However, because of Zhao Kuangyin's words, Yang Ye still found an old slave who had been working for many years, and asked him to inquire about what the Orioles said based on his history.

The servant got out in a carriage and returned in the evening. He went to find out that the merchant's family who sold the Orioles did exist, and he also admitted that he had sold a disabled girl from the debtor's house. And that shop has been in Jinyang for many years, and most of the guys are from Jinyang, and the people around them also said the same, nothing strange.

When Yang Ye got the answer, he no longer doubted it. Because he really can’t think of what Orioles can get from him as a concubine. After spending so many months together, he thinks Orioles has a good character and has never asked for extra rewards. She is also very modest to give her something. .

Over time, Yang Ye also developed some affection for Orioles. As he accidentally said, even if a stone is held in his arms for a long time, it can be warm.

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