Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Do you not take the widows seriously by doing this?

Zhao Sheng stood up, bowed deeply to Zhao Dan, and said: "Everything I said comes from the heart, and please be a witness here, Your Majesty."

Zhao Dan looked at Zhao Sheng thoughtfully for a while, then nodded slowly, and said, "In this case, let's put this matter aside for the time being and make a decision after the beginning of spring."

Whether it is attacking Wei State or Qi State, troops will be dispatched from Handan, so this time Zhao Dan can wait until before the war to make a final decision.

For Zhao Sheng's angry remarks, Zhao Dan thought about it and still didn't get angry.

Judging from the current situation, it was obvious that his uncle had been forced out of breath by the commoners. Zhao Dan felt that he had to give Zhao Sheng some support so that Zhao Sheng could continue to withstand the pressure.

If at this time, we add fuel to the fire and destroy Zhao Sheng, then Zhao Dan's check and balance will be difficult to play.

Zhao Dan paused for a moment, and finally said: "Okay, Zhuqing, remember not to tell what happened today, or you will be punished as treason, understand? If there are no problems, then the meeting will be adjourned!"

Chapter 673 Li Mu's Request (First Update)

Overall, winter is a very boring season.

In most people's minds, other than hiding at home to avoid the cold wind and cursing the thief this winter has become extraordinarily cold again, entertainment activities are quite limited during this period of time.

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Even if there are occasional joys of one kind or another as a buffer, it has to be admitted that boring is still the main theme of this season.

When winter slowly leaves and spring arrives, the whole earth slowly returns to life.

In the midst of this spring, Zhao Dan's car came to the workshop area of ​​Zhao Guo.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Dan was accompanied by a rather special visitor this time, and that was Li Mu, the envoy of the Zhao Kingdom's Northern Economic Strategy.

Li Mu arrived in Handan just after the beginning of spring, which meant that he actually set off from Shuofang County one month in advance.

Traveling in winter is obviously not a very easy task, which can be seen from Li Mu's tired expression even though he has rested for two days.

Li Mu did not leave his post without authorization, but was specially called back by Zhao Dan.

The reason why Zhao Dan wanted to call Li Mu back was also very simple, that is, through the unremitting efforts of Zhao's craftsmen, the second generation of armored cavalry equipment was finally released.

As currently the most proficient and outstanding general in the use of armored cavalry on the entire continent, Zhao Dan felt that it was actually necessary for Li Mu to see this armored cavalry.

This time, Zhao Dan and Li Mu were in charge of demonstrating the power of armored cavalry on the spot, but Zhao Guo's chief craftsman Fuzhen.

Since being kidnapped once, Fuzhen has stayed in Handan City and received quite strict protection. The treatment can be said to be quite good, and the complexion of the whole person looks quite good.

After living in Zhao Guo for a period of time, Fuzhen has obviously gotten used to the life here, and has made friends with many of them. This is because he keeps talking in low voice with several Zhao Guo master craftsmen around him. You can tell by laughing.

An armored cavalry armor was standing in front of Zhao Dan and the others. What made Zhao Dan speechless was that Fu Zhen and several master craftsmen of the Zhao Kingdom were muttering around the armored cavalry armor, reaching out their hands from time to time. They made gestures and gestures, touched east and west, and seemed to be unable to stop.

Zhao Dan coughed twice in a speechless manner, which brought Fu Zhen and others back to their senses, and hurriedly apologized to Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, let me tell you about the new equipment of this armored cavalry."

As soon as he said this, Fuzhen immediately regained his energy, and began to introduce Zhao Dan enthusiastically.

According to Fuzhen's introduction, after he visited the ironworks in the north of Zhao State, he did get a lot of inspiration from the methods of blast furnace ironmaking, frying steel, and hundred steelmaking.

After Fuzhen returned to Handan, after several months of thinking and practice, he gained a lot of valuable experience and knowledge, and combined with some experience and tricks handed down by the Mohists to make improvements, so that he has the protection of a full set of armor for armored cavalry. Got promoted again.

Zhao Dan nodded and said, "How much is the improvement?"

Fuzhen stretched out three fingers with joy, and shook them in front of Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan was overjoyed immediately: "Three times the increase?"

I was really taken aback, and then I looked at Zhao Dan with the eyes of an idiot: "Thirty percent!"

Zhao Dan was also taken aback for a moment, and then he was relieved.

This is not a modern society. If you want to increase your defense power by three times casually, how can it be so simple?

Theoretically speaking, this is a technology that should only appear hundreds of years later. Fu Zhen, an ancient man, was able to understand this technology in such a short period of time and increase his defense by [-]%. This is actually a genius-like performance. up.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dan felt that he could get the belly really, which was indeed a treasure.

I wanted to ask how Fuzhen improved, but seeing Fuzhen's face looking like a fool, Zhao Dan decided not to make fun of himself

Anyway, after asking, it is probably just a bunch of technical terms, and they are also ancient technical terms, so forget it.

As for Fu Zhen's intentional or unintentional offense, Zhao Dan didn't take it to heart. Masters like this are more or less tempered, which is normal.

Fuzhen ordered someone to bring another set of the original version of armored cavalry armor, and demonstrated the defensive ability against crossbows and weapons on the spot.

Sure enough, as Fuzhen said, the new version of armored cavalry armor lasts longer than the old version, and more importantly, its weight is lighter than the old version, whether it is human armor or horse armor. so it is.

There is no doubt that this is a great improvement.

You must know that the reduction in weight means that the horse's endurance has increased, which can make the battle of armored cavalry more durable, which is equivalent to improving the combat effectiveness of armored cavalry from another aspect.

The only downside is that the various resources needed to build the new version of armored cavalry and a set of horse armor and equipment are [-]% more than the old version.

Uncle Li, who is in charge of the national treasury, has complained many times about the waste and abuse of materials by the craftsmen headed by Fu Zhen, but Zhao Dan himself does not have much opinion.

After all, such things as armored cavalry cannot be spread out on a large scale, and a few thousand people is the limit. Under this guiding ideology of few but fine, the consumption of resources is actually not a problem.

In addition, Fuzhen also improved the weapons of Zhao Guogu's armored cavalry to a certain extent, making the spears in their hands sharper and stronger.

According to Fuzhen, after this improvement, the combat effectiveness of armored cavalry can be increased by at least [-]%!

Li Mu personally tried these equipments in the playground of the workshop, and agreed with Fuzhen's conclusion.

After witnessing all this, Zhao Dan immediately took out the rewards very boldly: "The belly real noble will be promoted to three levels, the other master craftsmen will be promoted to two levels, and the artisan title will be upgraded to one level. Everyone will be rewarded with wine, meat, cloth, money!"

As soon as Zhao Dan gave this order, there were naturally thunderous cheers. Under the leadership of Fuzhen, many craftsmen saluted and thanked Zhao Dan happily, and they all called the king wise.

It is natural to be wise, to get promoted and get rich, and to be unwise is a ghost.

After leaving the workshop, Li Mu made another proposal.

"Your Majesty, now that the Yuezhi people have been destroyed and the Huns and Wusun people are very weak, it is time to take advantage of the situation to occupy the Helan Mountains and Qilian Mountains. Please allow your Majesty to agree to my request and let you lead an army west out of Hexi!"

Zhao Dan shook his head slowly, and said: "Li Qing, you should know that at this stage, the widows are not able to use a large number of people on the grassland."

For Zhao Dan, the more important thing is of course the strategy of the Central Plains, the direction of the grassland is actually not that important.

In fact, Li Mu submitted the memorial two months ago, and Zhao Dan did not approve the memorial at that time.

Li Mu obviously did not give up his efforts, but continued to persuade Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, I understand what your Majesty means, but I feel that even if we don't occupy the Helan and Qilian Mountains, we will not be able to make the Huns and Wusun people feel comfortable." It is necessary to take that area, otherwise it will be somewhat disadvantageous for future conquests."