Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

What about automatic?Ignite the ignition, step on the brake and put it in D gear, release the handbrake, release the brake, and leave with one foot of the accelerator.flameout?nonexistent.

Just from the number of words in the above two sentences, you can realize that manual transmission is cumbersome and difficult to learn compared to automatic transmission.

In terms of riding for a driver's license, the manual transmission without stirrups is definitely crushed by the automatic transmission with stirrups.

For the nomads on the prairie, because they grew up on horseback, it is equivalent to driving on mountain roads every day. Any drift is easy to do, and the manual transmission is the same. It doesn’t matter if there is an automatic transmission such as stirrups. critical.

But for the farming people in the Central Plains, the emergence of the automatic transmission of stirrups has greatly reduced the difficulty and threshold of obtaining a driving license for riding, allowing more soldiers who have never ridden before to quickly pass training to become cavalry. Thus, in terms of the number of cavalry, it has the capital to contend with the grassland cavalry.

This is the greatest significance of the stirrup!

Mr. Pingyuan Zhao Sheng is not a fool. On the contrary, although Zhao Guoxiangbang is not the smartest group of people in the Zhao Kingdom era, he is definitely a smart person, so he immediately figured out the set of horses with stirrups and saddles. His eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, if our cavalrymen of the Zhao Kingdom possess this set of harnesses, they will definitely sweep the six kingdoms!"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, chariot soldiers were the protagonists of the battlefield, so that people like to use the number of chariots to measure the national strength of a country, such as "a country of a thousand chariots", "a country of ten thousand chariots" and so on.

In the Warring States period, it was the era when chariot soldiers gradually declined and cavalry began to rise, but cavalry was not actually the main force at this time.

The most direct evidence is that there are still chariot soldiers in the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang, and there are no stirrups under the feet of the cavalry in the terracotta warriors and horses.

The main reason is that there is no appearance and large-scale application of saddles and stirrups, which lead to problems in the mobility, durability and lethality of cavalry, and the threshold for training cavalry itself is too high.

So at this time, the significance of the appearance of the stirrup and even the whole set of harness is absolutely incomparable.

Zhao Dan's youngest son, Zhao Yan, ran to the side of the horse and touched it here and there, with a curious expression on his face.

Zhao Heng stood aside and listened carefully to the conversation between his father and his uncle. The eldest prince of the Zhao Kingdom had a feeling that the thing his father brought him to see today might not be just "fun".

Zhao Dan smiled slightly, and said: "What uncle said is true, these harnesses will definitely become a sharp weapon for our Zhao country to sweep the world in the future, but in my opinion, harnesses are not suitable for large-scale promotion at this time."

"Ah?" Zhao Sheng was stunned.

Looking at Zhao Sheng who didn't know why, Zhao Dan smiled and said: "Uncle thought, if we talk about cavalry, how about my country of Zhao?"

Zhao Sheng let out a hey, and said: "I am a cavalry soldier of Zhao State, and I am invincible in the world!"

What Zhao Sheng said was really not bragging. At this time, Zhao Guo's cavalry is really the number one existence in the world.

The reason for this is of course due to Zhao Dan’s grandfather Zhao Wuling’s "Hufu cavalry and shooting". Since wearing the short-sleeved, narrow trousers and long boots, which is more convenient for immediate action, the Zhao cavalry has been able to Still, the combat power has been greatly improved, and he has become the crown of all countries.

Moreover, after defeating Lin Hu and Lou Fan, a large number of Lin Hu and Lou Fan who surrendered became the people and soldiers of the five northern counties of Zhao State. After joining, the strength of Zhao Guo's cavalry became stronger.

Throughout the Warring States period, Zhao was the only country among the Seven Heroes that completely eliminated chariot soldiers, fully formed a pure cavalry army, and was also the only country that had nomadic cavalry.

Even Qin Shihuang, who destroyed Zhao, still had chariot soldiers in his terracotta warriors.

Therefore, whether it is in terms of philosophy or combat effectiveness, Zhao's cavalry is not at the same level as other countries.

Even if the state of Zhao later came to the brink of extinction in history, Li Mu, the god of the cavalry of the state of Zhao, was still able to use a small number of cavalry and infantry to defeat the army of the state of Qin one after another. This is also an excellent proof of the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the state of Zhao.

If the Battle of Changping did not break out in the Taihang Mountains, which are so rugged that it is impossible to give full play to the advantage of cavalry, but broke out on the endless prairie, then the offensive and defensive momentum between Qin and Zhao would be directly reversed, and it would become a battle between Zhao and Zhao. Attack Qin and defend.

So when Zhao Sheng said the words "I am the best cavalry in the country of Zhao", he was really full of confidence and confidence.

Zhao Dan nodded approvingly, agreed with Zhao Sheng's words, and then said: "Since uncle understands that our Zhao country's cavalry is unparalleled in this world, then uncle, think about it, if this harness is leaked, who will benefit the most? ?”

Zhao Sheng was stunned when he heard the words.

To be honest, the stirrups, and even the full set of harnesses on the horse at the moment, don't have much technical content in them.As long as you get a finished product, it will definitely not be too easy to imitate it.

Therefore, once the cavalry of Zhao State is equipped on a large scale, other countries will definitely be able to imitate these harnesses very quickly.

Since Zhao's cavalry is the best in the world, the improvement brought by the harness to Zhao's cavalry is actually relatively limited.

And the other six countries whose cavalry level is more anxious, maybe because of the appearance of these harnesses, their cavalry level will catch up and narrow the gap with Zhao Guo.

If this is the case, then Zhao Guozhen, who made the harness, is shooting himself in the foot.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng, who was originally full of enthusiasm, felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head, and his whole body became cold.

Although Zhao Sheng has such a big beer belly, in fact, he was also a horse riding enthusiast when he was young, and his riding skills were not bad, and he would come for a few times every year, otherwise, he would not be riding his horse like flying just now.

It is precisely because Zhao Sheng is a person who understands horses that he has a deeper understanding of the benefits of harnesses and is more eager for the actual installation of harnesses.

It's like a modification enthusiast who obviously has a supercar engine in his hand, but he can't fit it into his modified car. Isn't this frightening to death!

Seeing Zhao Sheng scratching his head, Zhao Dan couldn't help but feel amused, his uncle will soon be 50 years old, and he didn't expect to be so unstable.

But Zhao Sheng is actually called caring and chaos, and he doesn't even think about it, is it just to whet his appetite by making this thing out of Zhao Dan?

Zhao Dan quickly said: "Uncle, if the harness is exposed at this moment, it will indeed be detrimental to our Zhao country. But if we first manufacture and store a large number of them, and equip our army at the critical moment, it will surely surprise the enemy. , has unexpected effects.”

This is what Zhao Dan really meant.After all, it is too easy to imitate such things as harnesses. In fact, there is only one chance to take them out and give the enemy a hard blow, because the second time the enemy will be prepared, and they may even be imitated on a large scale.

Zhao Sheng's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh when he heard the words: "Your Majesty is really wise! Sheng is going to prepare for this!"

Zhao Dan nodded, and said: "Uncle, this matter is very important and must not be leaked. Uncle must choose a trusted and reliable person to handle it. The affairs of the Wei State cannot be left behind. Uncle arranges this matter as soon as possible and then Go on an envoy to the Kingdom of Wei."

After a pause, Zhao Dan stretched out his hand and pointed at his eldest son, Zhao Heng: "In addition, I hope that Heng'er can participate in this matter, and I also hope that my uncle will make arrangements to give Heng'er a chance to get in touch with ordinary craftsmen." Chance."

Zhao Sheng was taken aback again when he heard the words.

In this era, the four classes of "scholars, peasants, businessmen" can be said to be very different, and they belong to four completely different types of people.

As the eldest son of the monarch, Zhao Heng is even likely to become the future monarch of the Zhao Kingdom. He is a top figure at the level of "scholar". Why did he go to hang out with those "workers" who are cheaper than farmers?

Could it be that the monarch is dissatisfied with the eldest son, is this a kind of beating and punishment?

But Zhao Sheng still complied, and then quickly put the matter aside. Anyway, this is the king's own business, so let him go.

Zhao Sheng unloaded the set of harness from the horse happily, and left the palace.

After Zhao Sheng left, Zhao Dan turned his eyes back to his eldest son, Zhao Heng: "Why, I don't understand the widow's arrangement?"

To be honest, Zhao Heng is really confused now. After all, as an aborigine in this era, the hierarchical concept of "scholar, farmer, businessman" has also taken root in Zhao Heng's mind, so the prince of Zhao is indeed It's hard to understand what my father thinks.

Zhao Dan patted Zhao Heng on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "My child, remember what my father said to you today. Anyone who is self-sufficient is not a cheap career! The progress of this society and the country, in the final analysis, must be By the damned capitalists and respectable engineers!"

Chapter 18 Su Dai Envoy Qi (1)

Linzi, the capital of Qi State.

According to the records of Kaogongji: "The craftsmen run the country, Fang Jiuli."

The meaning of this sentence is that if a city is regarded as a standard square, then the length of one side of the capital of Zhou Tianzi is nine miles, and the circumference of the four walls is four nine and thirty-six miles.

According to the patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty, the princes were under the emperor, and the length of one side of the capital of the princes was stipulated as seven miles, and the total circumference was 28 miles.

The powerful princes in the founding period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, such as Caicheng, the capital of the Cai State established by the younger brother Ji Shudu of King Wu of Zhou, Qufu, the capital of the Lu State established by Ji Boqin, the son of Zhou Gongdan, another younger brother Ji Dan, and Wei Wei, the concubine brother of King Yin Zhou. The same is true of Song City, the capital of the Song Dynasty established by Ziqi.