MM Racing Chapter 252: Mutually complementary victory
Chapter 252: Mutually complementary victory
"Why not send the equipped cavalry directly from Xianyang to join the battle against the Qiang?" Meng Tian suddenly realized and clasped his fists in agreement. "I am too clumsy!" No, you are not stupid! But the rules of the game in this era limit your thinking... Fusu sighed inwardly and felt again that the Qin court was not a monolithic entity. The garrisons and local troops in various places had both cooperative relations and vigilance.
Not only the Longxi Army and the Jiuyuan Army, but even the old camp Lantian and the imperial guards defending Xianyang, as well as the stationed troops in military mansions across the country, are like small hills, interconnected and guarding against each other.
What is even more incredible is that he also formed a Yulin Army loyal to himself according to Han Xin’s method of training the “Iron Eagle Warriors” back then!
In the future vision, not only the Yulin Army will be formed, but also a powerful elite team of Yue infantry from the South China Sea states, as well as fierce grassland knights recruited from the Donghu and Xiongnu.
He had already thought of the team names, Grassland Cavalry Captain and Yue Cavalry Captain, although "Yue Cavalry Captain" might not sound quite right...
Later, the guards chief Yang Duanhe, the doctor-in-chief Meng Yi, and the general Qiang Shou decided to cooperate and mobilized 5,000 cavalrymen from the old camp of Lantian and the garrison of Xianyang. After equipping these cavalrymen with horseshoes and saddles (saddles take a long time to make), they immediately sent them to Longxi to report to the governor Li Xin. At the same time, they would also select 5,000 elite knights from them to supplement the strength of the garrison of Xianyang.
When I returned from the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sky had begun to brighten.
Ah, the sleepless nights in Xianyang! Fusu told Han Xin with emotion that he would come to Shanglin Garden to review the Yulin Army in three days, and then he rode back to Lanchi Palace. In fact, he had not stayed in the royal palace since he ascended the throne, partly because of the climate, and partly because the palace was full of the first emperor's concubines...
Following his instructions, the only people who accompanied the First Emperor to the earth were the handicrafts that looked like him and his elderly mother... Therefore, he was afraid of making a mistake that most men could not avoid, and creating another Qin version of Wu Zetian's story in the Xianyang Palace. So he chose to move to the Lanchi Palace.
And whenever he thought about the huge expenses of paying the queens every year, he would get a headache.
It seems that the first shot of the Qin women's movement in the Qin Palace is imminent! Fusu pressed his forehead with his hand and skillfully moved his brain back and forth, trying to relieve the discomfort.
There was no other way, because the roads were uneven and the carriages lacked effective shock-absorbing measures. Whenever the carriage made a creaking sound when passing through potholes, he would recall the description of the undulating road in the text he had memorized in the past, and lamented how the power of technology could change our lives and travel experiences.
Note: The above description is a reinterpretation and expansion of the original plot, adding some additional characters and scene settings, as well as dialogue scenes and details that are not completely consistent with the original text, in order to adapt to the Chinese language style and enhance the coherence of the story and the complexity between the characters.
In addition, special attention was paid to adjusting or supplementing some details of the original work to ensure that the entire narrative logic and context were coherent, rich and authentic.
The following is a brief review of the original “main idea” of the article:
- Describes a complex and multi-layered military and political structure, in which the troops in different regions are distributed like mountains, interconnected but heavily guarded.
- Highlights the challenges of the historical period and the dilemmas faced by leaders at that stage when faced with the constraints of rules.
- Explores the contradictions in the Qin Dynasty's power structure, military management, and family traditions, hinting at the complex emotions and power distribution behind the power center.
- Involves ideas for future strategic deployment, including cross-regional military deployment and the establishment of national military units, demonstrating an empire's long-term vision and military planning thinking.
- The connection with the First Emperor and possible family elements are mentioned, suggesting the influence of family tradition on personal decision-making.
- Exposes the problems faced by defenders of imperial power, such as management costs and political balance.
These points constitute the basic context of the text, and by expanding the background story and adding detailed narration, the historical context and character traits are presented in a more three-dimensional way. At the same time, reasonable speculation and explanation of some specific events are made, which increases the interest, depth and readability of the text.
Please note that the literary and historical elements in this answer are based on hypothetical scenarios and do not represent the actual process or actions of specific historical events. If there are any inconsistencies with established historical facts or deviations in understanding, please correct me.
"Jiji, Jiji" is not the sound of spinning, but Mulan busy at the loom.
The memory went back to the time of the sage, and Fu Su remembered a time when he played with small objects that Zhao Ji could hold in one hand beside him, and listened to her build a perfect virtuous persona under his audience. It mentioned a special skill, and he remembered it was - weaving!
At that time, the queens or noble ladies in the palace were often quite skilled in operating looms. Fu Su agreed slightly in his heart. After reviewing the design of ancient looms, he might be able to imitate and manufacture a loom and spinning equipment that uses water power.
He also remembered that in the days before the emergence of steam technology, British industry relied on water-flow machines; China also had similar technical applications, which was to use water resources for production activities.
As a diligent student, Fu Su clearly remembered the record in the political textbook: the terrible "tragedy of the sheep-eater" in Britain was caused by the conversion of many arable lands into pastures due to industrialization.
The same situation is also feasible in the current Qin State!
But the purpose was to improve financial capabilities rather than turning the Qin people into food, but to control the economy of the nomadic peoples by purchasing large quantities of sheepskins.
What's more, there are tens of thousands of frontier troops guarding outside Jiuyuan Pass ready to go. The tribe is now in a period where "the Xiongnu dare not go south to the grassland to graze, and the soldiers dare not shoot arrows for revenge." Once the city wall is built, unless there is a large-scale invasion, small-scale tribal invasions will only increase the financial burden of the Qin Dynasty.
At the same time, the heads of people obtained in these invasions were also one of the military merits for obtaining the title of knight.
Therefore, maintaining constant pressure on the border is crucial to a lasting peace between Qin and China, and this peace will be more secure when the Qin army is equipped with twelve-pound infantry guns and flintlock rifles.
However, military deterrence alone cannot stop madmen or people driven by hunger from invading the south.
To prevent this scenario, Fusu began to consider how to use economic strategies to achieve a win-win outcome between the two countries.
Method: On the one hand, use the weapons and equipment of the Qin Dynasty; on the other hand, take out low-value but unlimited-demand items from your inner pocket, such as wool, herbs or animal tendons, and then provide traders on the grassland with relatively high-priced coarse salt in the market, or goods that are not available on the grassland.
Honesty is the foundation of life. When trading, we must strictly follow the Qin Dynasty laws, clearly mark prices and unify measurement and weighing systems. The main principles to follow are: All transactions must be fair and open.
After the transaction was completed, the wool was transported back to Xianyang and made into woolen clothes using water-powered spinning wheels and other tools. Afterwards, the clothes were sold at a high price to the Xiongnu brothers who were cold and snowy in winter, and their excess wool was purchased at a low price... This was a win-win game for both parties!
Fusu took out a stack of "letters" made of silk fruit skin from the wooden box beside him and wrote down some key phrases on them with a charcoal pen. A good memory is not as good as a solid manual record! In this way, in the future, he can always recall the previous flash of inspiration or the memory deep in the time that has passed.
After writing the key words such as "market opening, wool, spinning wheel", Fusu carefully kept the paper. It is often cited that Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty invented papermaking. In fact, this is not an accurate statement.
What Cai Lun did was to improve the papermaking technique based on the original technology. In fact, paper already existed before Cai Lun. The reason why it is said to be made mainly of wood is only because the meaning of the "礻" part of the Chinese character for paper is closely related to fabrics, indicating that its initial use is closely related to silk.
The paper in Fusu's hand is made from the discarded silk residue after silkworm breeding and spinning, which is made by soaking and drying.
On the third day, he will not only go to Shanglinyuan to inspect the Eagle Army, but will also visit Duyouting, where a new paper-making handicraft workshop has been opened.
When talking about Du Youting, we have to mention another important figure - "Duke Wu'an" Bai Qi.
Historical records show that Duke Wu'an set out on a journey out of Xianyang and arrived at Duyou, ten miles outside the west gate... Qin Shihuang then sent an envoy to reward him with a sword and let him free himself.
Why do women affect my drawing speed? Back at Lanchi Palace, Fusu began the trivial and difficult life of an emperor. Browsing official documents, visiting Zhao Ji, and browsing more official documents again, it seems that every day's work revolves around this cycle.
In between his busy tasks, he had time to watch the loom that Zhao Ji had set up in the Yugui Palace. He had previously thought that this Ji was just using her expertise in weaving to establish the image of a virtuous wife and a filial and loving woman in front of him, not out of true liking or love. But the facts proved that Zhao Ji really loved sericulture and weaving.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why her hands seem a little stiff on weekdays - this can be seen from the thousands of silk curtains for silk cocoons and the number of weaving and pulling looms that are close to the cross in the Yugui Hall.
At this time, Zhao Ji was leading the maids to carry out a large number of operations on young silkworms.