my wife is mulan

Chapter 1113

After five years of development, the Qian Kingdom has a peaceful society, a strong army, a total army of more than one million, a full treasury, mountains of grain and fodder, rich people, unprecedented cultural development, and a large number of talented people.

The prestige of the local governments in the hearts of the people has been fully established, and the Daqian court has more firm control over the localities. Originally, after the Northern Wei Dynasty massacred and destroyed the northern aristocratic families, the influence and constraints of the aristocratic families were minimal when Dagan established the country. After Qian Liguo, although Zhao Junsheng did not completely eradicate the old family, he also vigorously suppressed it. In order to prevent the emergence of new family and its impact on society and the country, a series of measures and laws were promulgated and formulated.

On the other hand, Liu Song, since Liu Yu usurped the throne and established the country, he has been deeply influenced by the aristocratic families. The government and military formations are almost all controlled by the aristocratic families. Occasionally, it was difficult for a poor family to become a high-ranking official, and it was difficult to enter the position of prime minister. Only a few military generals from a poor family were made prime ministers in name by the emperor, and they did not actually have the right to be prime ministers.

Liu Song was supported by the aristocratic family. If the aristocratic family collapsed, Liu Song would also collapse.

If the aristocratic families want to maintain their status as the ruling class, they must always suppress and restrict the poor families, and they must also compete with the emperor for power. However, if they want to suppress and restrict the children of the poor families, it is the best way to rely on restricting the flow of books into the hands of the poor families and common people, because Books are a tool for carrying knowledge, poor families and ordinary people do not have books to read, no matter how smart they are, it is useless to be an official.

The reason why books can be controlled by aristocratic families is because wooden slips and bamboo slips are too heavy, not easy to carry, and inconvenient to write, resulting in inconvenient transmission and circulation. At this time, the production process of paper is complicated and the quality is poor.

For more than [-] years since the founding of the country, the paper production process has long been perfected. Not only the output is large, but also the production speed is fast. The quality of paper is divided into several grades. High-quality paper is the best for making books and official paper; inferior paper can also be used to practice calligraphy, paste windows, and frame.

The Qian State has always wanted to transport a large amount of paper into the country of Liu Song for sale, and let the paper circulate in large quantities within the territory of the Liu Song State. The gentry's monopoly on cultural knowledge.

But the gentry of the Liu Song Kingdom were not fools. They quickly understood that the circulation of a large amount of high-quality paper in the market would definitely have an impact on their rule, and this impact could even be devastating. The country's paper flowed into Liu Song's territory.

For a period of time, there was a wave of arrests of merchants selling paper and books in Liu Song. Paper was not listed as a contraband in Liu Song. child use.

In the spring of the 25th year of Daqian, Zhao Junsheng inspected Lujiang River.

On the sixth day of March, Yujia came to Chaohu Lake.

The 5000-strong Royal Forest Army escorting them is mighty, with banners covering the sky and the sun.

There are still seven or eight miles away from Chaohu Lake. Sitting on his horse, Zhao Junsheng saw masts and sails standing tall on the edge of Chaohu Lake.

"Your Majesty, it's only seven or eight miles away from Chaohu Navy's water village. You can see the masts and sails of warships standing on the lake!" Sailor general Wu Xi introduced to Zhao Junsheng.

In order to fight against Liu Song's navy, Zhao Junsheng ordered the construction of a naval base in Chaohu Lake five years ago. He spent a lot of money to build 68 large and small warships, employing as many as [-] carpenters and boatmen. Among them, the ship designer team members are Up to [-] people.

The reason why so many ship designers can be recruited is also due to the chemical academic exchanges with the Roman Empire. Qianguo sent several missions to the Roman Empire for several years in a row at the beginning of the founding of the country, among which there were many craftsmen and Scholars, these people, after returning to Daqian, pass on the knowledge they have learned to their disciples after research, and disciples pass on to disciples.

The method adopted by the Chaohu navy is to build a warship and conduct sailor training immediately after it is launched for sea trials. years, the longest training period is five years.

The total cost of these three thousand large and small warships is 960 million, plus the food and clothing expenses of the designers and craftsmen and the five-year salary, plus the food and clothing expenses, armor and weapons of the 4000 naval officers and soldiers. , bows and arrows, bed crossbows, and training wear and tear, until now, a full [-] to two million guns have been used up, which is more than the sum of the country’s annual taxes. If it is not for the shipbuilding funds allocated in installments, the treasury really can’t afford it all at once. So much money to come.

Before the imperial driver arrived at the edge of Chaohu Lake, Zhao Junsheng, the accompanying ministers and officers and soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army had already heard the rumble of war drums coming from the lake.

When he got closer, Zhao Junsheng finally had a clear view of the situation on the lake. He saw that there were countless warships on the lake in a certain formation practicing.

Soon, Zhao Junsheng arrived at the edge of Chaohu Lake through the guard posts around the navy base under the guard of the Royal Forest Army, so that he could clearly see the naval fleet conducting tactical formation drills on the lake.

Zhao Junsheng looked at it for a while and asked Wu Xi: "General Wu, what do you say about this tactical formation?"

Wu Xi clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty, this is a T-shaped tactical strategy. Navy battles almost all use this method, and this is also the most common attack method! You see, most of our current warships engage in warships. The arrow strikes from a long distance, and then hits the enemy ship with the bow angle. It depends on who grabs the T-position first, that is, the bow is aimed at the lateral side of the enemy ship. Even if you can't overturn the opponent's warship, you can still hit a big hole, and then there will be hand-to-hand combat!"

While listening to Wu Xi's narration, Zhao Junsheng watched the fleet on the lake conducting tactical drills. Sure enough, not long after, he saw the fleet suddenly turn sharply, almost turning at [-] degrees and rushing forward. The crossbows and bed crossbows were also fired non-stop, and the generals on the ship pulled out their weapons and spears and grabbed the fixed positions, preparing for the collision and boarding battle.

Zhao Junsheng watched it for a while, then couldn't help nodding: "That's right, this kind of actual combat drill is well done. We don't have any experience in water warfare, so we just need to do more practical combat drills like this. Don't be afraid to spend money!"

Wu Xi was very happy, and quickly cupped his fists and said: "Generally, I only conduct actual combat drills every three months, and I usually conduct simulated training. Since your majesty said so, I can do whatever I want in the future. Every month Let's do a practical exercise!"

The tactical formation drill of the fleet on the lake lasted for two full hours before it ended. Under the command of the flagship, the ships entered the pier to dock, and the sailors on board disembarked and lined up one by one.

"Your Majesty, General Xu's side is ready, let's go there!" Wu Xi said to Zhao Junsheng upon seeing this.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Go, go and have a look!" After speaking, he took the lead and rode towards the pier.

Following Zhao Junsheng's arrival, Xu Yibao immediately led the generals out of the water village to greet him.

"Chen Xu Yibao and the officers and soldiers of the Chaohu Navy welcome His Majesty, long live, long live!"

All the soldiers bowed down and shouted: "Long live, long live!"

"Be flat!"

As Zhao Junsheng said, he walked from the middle of the army formation to the gate of the water village. The officers and soldiers of the navy stood up and watched Zhao Junsheng and the accompanying ministers, and the soldiers of the Yulin Army. The back of the team enters the water village one by one.

The water fortress is surrounded by high walls, with high sentry towers in the middle. There are a large number of enemy towers and archery towers on the city walls, with archers and large bed crossbows all over them, and there are even trebuchets every other section of the city wall.

Accompanied by Xu Yibao, Wu Xi and other navy generals, Zhao Junsheng and the accompanying ministers first went up to the tower to inspect the water walled city defense facilities, troop deployment and military appearance.

Then they went to the ordnance warehouse, grain warehouse and other material warehouses in the water village to check the level of defense.

Zhao Junsheng said to Xu Yibao and Wu Xi while inspecting and observing: "There are more than [-] naval divisions. The number of ordnance, bows and arrows allocated by the imperial court is relatively large. If you train frequently, the loss will be great, but you must do it. Good record, if the damaged weapons, bows and armor can be repaired, they will be repaired, and if they cannot be repaired, they will be destroyed. They must not be treated as waste products and sold cheaply to unscrupulous traders. Once the investigation is carried out and you are found, I will not show mercy!"

"I heard that the military supply department has always been a lucrative department. Many military supply officers made their fortunes through this. They not only extorted money from the generals and schools who came to collect equipment, but also sold scrapped military equipment to illegal traders. , you must pay more attention to this aspect, if there is a problem with the military supplies, the combat effectiveness of the navy officers and soldiers will be greatly reduced, do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Yibao immediately clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I and General Wu have always attached great importance to these aspects, and will never allow black sheep to get in and harm the navy's combat power. , show no mercy!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Okay! Next, I want to go to the warship to have a look!"

"Your Majesty will lead the way!"

Accompanied by Xu Yibao, Wu Xi and others, Zhao Junsheng and his party walked through the square in the water village to the pier, and the warships were docked on the pier, one after another, row by row, the big ships were tight Docking at the pier, the medium ship and the small boat docked outwards in turn, and everything was in order.

Xu Yibao led Zhao Junsheng and others to a small boat and introduced: "Your Majesty, this is a small warship of 12 materials. It is usually used for patrolling, so we call it a patrol boat. It is equipped with two The small bed crossbow with a range of [-] steps, in addition to the soldiers operating the bed crossbow, there are five spearmen, five shield soldiers, five crossbowmen each, and [-] boatmen. Two bows and arrows are responsible for daily maintenance. Oarsmen and sailors, they must also be able to repair and repair ships! During large-scale water battles, this kind of patrol boat can also serve as a peripheral guard force, preventing the opponent's boats from approaching and setting fire or destroying our warships !"

Chapter 1114 No Excuses

According to Xu Yibao's introduction, this kind of [-] materials is mainly used for patrolling, and the number is not very large, about [-] ships. Because of their light load, small hull, long and narrow hull, and light and fast sailing, this kind of ship is generally not used. Participate in large-scale water battles, only for security patrols.

Zhao Junsheng discovered through observation that this kind of patrol boat not only has a crank on the side of the ship, but also has pedal gears under the cabin. The boatman can start the boat by stepping on the pedals with his feet while sitting. When the roller and the propeller are turned on at the same time, the speed can be doubled.

Next, Xu Yibao and Wu Xi took Zhao Junsheng and others to a slightly larger warship, and this row was full of warships of this general size.

Wu Xi introduced: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, this is a warship of one thousand materials, equipped with three bed crossbows with a range of five hundred steps, eight rockers on each side of the ship, and sixteen pedal paddles in the cabin. Seats, eight on the left and right, 50 soldiers, besides weapons, twenty bows and crossbows, two thousand arrows, this ship has three masts, a total of two thousand ships have been built!"

Zhao Junsheng walked around the ship's side. Although it has been built for several years, the navy officers and soldiers have maintained the ship well. The tung oil is still shiny.

Xu Yibao led Zhao Junsheng and others to another larger warship, which seemed to be almost twice the size of the [-]-piece warship just now.

"Your Majesty, this is a warship of 180 materials. It and the [-] materials warship just now are the main warships of our navy. A total of [-] ships have been built. A warship is full of [-] people. In addition, there are [-] crossbows, [-] arrows, and four triple-bow crossbows with a range of [-] steps!"

Zhao Junsheng boarded this [-]-piece warship, and he really felt different. The four bed crossbows were arranged in a one-one-two shape and divided into the bow and the middle, and the heights increased sequentially, so that they could strike three-dimensionally and long-rangely.

Zhao Junsheng turned around a bed crossbow at the bow, and asked, "Can this bed crossbow turn?"

Wu Xi replied: "Your Majesty, the ones that can be turned, except that they can't turn to the back to shoot arrows, can turn left and right, so that they can hit the enemy ships in front as well as the enemy ships on the left and right sides!"

Zhao Junsheng walked to the operating position of the bed crossbow, and turned the bed crossbow under the guidance of a sailor. It turned out that the bottom of the bed crossbow could be rotated, and a rotating bearing was installed.

"very good!"

Zhao Junsheng manipulated it a bit. He wanted to suggest installing two protective panels in front, but he thought that what the opponent was shooting was arrows, not bullets. Long-range bows and arrows are generally shot by projectiles, which can shoot the farthest distance. The falling of the arrow after the projectile is a parabolic oblique landing, not a horizontal straight line, so the effect of installing the baffle is not great.