The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Between different states and counties, the population gap may be tens of times.

In addition to the geographical and environmental factors between different states and counties, this population gap is more important because of the consequences of the war.

If this continues, the population recovery in the north will become very slow.

Now that Liu Zheng has brought down the north, naturally he wants to bring down the north to recover faster, so he can only emigrate the population there from the south.

Anyway, the population in the south has developed quite well now, and it is necessary for the population to migrate to the north to fill the population in the north.

After all, there is only so much land, and the population in the south is too dense, so the available land is limited.

After the population in the north decreased, there was a lot of free fertile land. It is good to use these lands to attract those refugees who have no land and let them go to the north to develop.

In this way, not only can the population develop in a balanced manner, but also more wasteland can be opened up.

Of course, the reason why Liu Zheng wanted to immigrate to the north was mainly because he wanted these people to go to the north to help him raise horses.

Although Jizhou has been occupied now, if he wants to obtain horses, he can still only buy them from those foreign races.

not directly self-sufficient.

Still have to be controlled by people.

If those foreign races don't give him horses, then he can't train a cavalry of his own.

Just like the horse breeding order promoted during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the main reason why the Xiongnu were able to defeat the Huns was that there were official horse farms and private horse breeding during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Their cavalry can be trained by the court itself, and these horses do not need to rely on the Huns.

So Liu Zheng has the same idea now.

It can lend money to folks through banks, so that folks can raise horses wantonly.

Whether these horses are bred for good or bad, they all have a role to play.

If you raise it well, you can become a war horse.

The value of horses has skyrocketed.Become a warhorse.The value part of the Southern Expedition and Northern War.

If they are not well-raised, they can also be used as baggage horses, and they are more than enough to transport things.

No matter how bad it is, at least a horse weighs several hundred catties and serves as rations, which is also living meat.

Either way, it has huge economic effects.

It can also revitalize the national strength, why not do it?

However, things like immigration and the promotion of horse breeding orders are still relatively heavy after all.

It's not something that Liu Zheng can solve with a single sentence.

It involves a lot of things related to people's livelihood, how much, still needs to be discussed with his important ministers before making a decision.

After all, the order will not be effective in a short period of time after it is issued.

The shortest period is two or three years, and the longest period is five or six years before Liu Zheng's goal can be achieved.

Fortunately, I just experienced a big battle, and there should be no other battles in a short time.

During this period of recuperation, Liu Zheng also has time and time to toss about these things.

Two days later.

Liu Zheng discussed the idea in his mind with several ministers.

Subsequent matters will be handed over to those ministers to implement themselves.

He just needs to wait for a result.

While those people were busy, Liu Zheng finally had two free days.

I ran to the Royal Empire Primary School to see my son.

After leaving here for a few months, he didn't see his son very much, and he still missed him a little.

Although they are fighting abroad, the domestic school is still in normal class.

Although these teachers who take classes change people.

But they have already arranged it before, and what to learn this semester will naturally be done by others. ?

Chapter 180, 13-year-old Zhuge Liang

Today's lesson is to lead the children of the princes and nobles to visit the arsenal.

The five warehouses store all the utensils used in the war under Liu Zheng's command.

Including all kinds of weapons and weapons and props equipped by soldiers in various barracks.

Among them are the new bows and arrows that Liu Zheng and the blacksmiths had researched before.

It was even a catapult that Liu Zheng had modified himself.

These little dolls are very interested in these things. After all, half of them may inherit the mantle of the family in the future and become generals who lead the troops to fight and kill the enemy.

Some of the slightly older children have already come into contact with it.

Their family is a traditional military family. For example, the children of Zhou Cang Xuhuang and others have followed their father to learn martial arts since childhood.

Some of these weapons are even very familiar.

After coming to the Wuku, he danced his gun and performed for everyone.

They even fight together, wanting to compete.

Of course, there are more children like Zhuge Liang, who are not good at martial arts but are very interested in these utensils. Move here and look there.

Like a curious baby, interested in everything.

After watching too much, Zhuge Liang's eyes stayed on a crossbow.

Bows and crossbows actually existed hundreds of years ago.

Even further back, bows and crossbows appeared more than a thousand years ago.

It's just that it has been used in wars for hundreds of years.

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people developed crossbows based on bows. After Qin, people began to manufacture and widely use volley crossbows, which can shoot several arrows at once.

But the crossbow arrows of this era can only be fired in unison, not in bursts.

The function of volley is to fire several arrows from a crossbow at the same time.

Use dense arrows to shoot at the enemy in a wide range. As the saying goes, when a blind cat meets a dead mouse, if there are too many arrows, it can always hit a few enemies.

But the disadvantages of volleying are also obvious, that is, the arrows are more worn out, not accurate enough, and sometimes they can't cause much damage to the enemy's soldiers at all.

This point is far inferior to the shooter battalion under Huang Zhong.

The shooter battalion is capable of precise strikes and range shooting.

The only flaw is that it is difficult to become a shooter with every shot, so the scale of the shooter battalion has not been able to increase.

However, crossbow arrows are also beneficial. Although he can't shoot accurately, he can use the machine to shoot quickly.

Occasionally there are still productions in armaments, but they are not used much.

If it can be improved, this continuous crossbow can also become a big killer.

Before gunpowder was invented, Liannu could very well be Gatling on the battlefield.

"Teacher, can I take one home with this crossbow?"

Zhuge Liang is very interested in the crossbow bolts in the arsenal.

Guo Jia was busy explaining to these little kids what these weapons were all about. After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, he was attracted by Zhuge Liang.

Immediately turned his head and asked Zhuge Liang.

"Ah Liang, what are you going to do with a crossbow home?"

Zhuge Liang, who is 13 years old this year, is a lot taller than last year, and now he looks like a half-adult. Compared with last year, he is still a little immature, and now Zhuge Liang is a little more calm.

After hearing Guo Jia's question, Zhuge Liang answered Guo Jia respectfully.

"Teacher, the boy looks at the crossbow arrows a little strangely, thinking that maybe it can be improved to increase the range of the crossbow arrows."

Zhuge Liang at this time did not say that he could improve the crossbow arrows fired in volley into continuous fire.

Because there has been no precedent for this matter since ancient times, if he spoke directly, it would be too shocking.

So, to be conservative, he's just saying improved improved range.

Zhuge Liang liked these strange obscene skills since he was a child, and Guo Jia also knew this, so after hearing what little Zhuge Liang said, he didn't take it to heart.

"Improve this crossbow? This is a good thing. I will tell His Majesty later that you take one back to study and study. If you can really improve the range of this crossbow, perhaps His Majesty will look at you with admiration and reward you."

Liu Zheng has always been very friendly to this kind of craftsman who likes to do things and improve weapons, and he treats them well. This is why, at the beginning, Liu Zheng used modern knowledge to create and make some improvements.

It's just that Liu Zheng is not a professional craftsman after all, and the improvements he can make are limited. At most, he can only offer some suggestions. The real improvement is left to the craftsmen of this era to explore by themselves.

Only in this way is the technology in line with this era.

After all, Liu Zheng knew that there would be airplanes and cannons thousands of years later, but he couldn't do it at all.

Not to mention airplanes and cannons, even the simplest bicycle can hardly be used by him.

Even refining a piece of gunpowder is difficult, and if you are a little careless, you can easily blow yourself up to death.

Therefore, Liu Zheng just came up with ideas, let his artisans explore, and use their opportunities to improve. Not to mention, at least such improvements have greatly improved the equipment of these generals under Liu Zheng.

Those iron tools are tougher, and the knives produced by Liu Zheng's command are far sharper than those of other princes.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Zheng's men are invincible on the battlefield.

If Zhuge Liang can really improve the crossbow, it will really attract Liu Zheng's attention.

After Zhuge Liang said this to Guo Jia, Guo Jia sent someone to report the news to Liu Zheng.

It was precisely after hearing this that Liu Zheng wanted to come over and take a look.

When he came over, he happened to see little Zhuge Liang, who had already taken a crossbow arrow under Guo Jia's instructions, and seemed to be studying its structure, thinking about going back and tossing it again.

When Liu Zheng saw Xiao Zhuge Liang, Xiao Zhuge had already put down his crossbow arrow, and then saluted Liu Zheng respectfully.

"Boy Zhuge Liang, I have met His Majesty."

"Exemption."

"Are you interested in this thing?"

Liu Zheng pointed to the crossbow in his hand.

"Well, I have some interests. I have been curious about these since I was a child. When I was young, I learned some carpentry skills from the elders in my family. So I saw the appearance of this crossbow and guessed that changing the structure and adding some parts should increase the range of this crossbow. .”

"Well, young man, you should have great ambitions. It's a good thing to be interested in crossbow arrows. Can you tell me your thoughts?"

Others may not know that in history, Zhuge Liang completely improved the crossbow and made the Zhuge Liannu, but Liu Zheng knew that he wanted to make this thing a few years in advance. ?

The first thousand and 180 second chapters recruit craftsmen

As long as you cooperate with Zhuge Liang, it is not difficult to toss out Zhuge Liannu.

Originally, Zhuge Liang didn't intend to go into details with other people, but after Liu Zheng's inquiry, it was different.

He didn't know that Liu Zheng, the emperor, was actually interested in these things, so he patiently began to explain to Liu Zheng.

After some statements, Zhuge Liang spoke clearly and logically, and kept using professional terms to describe some theoretical knowledge to Liu Zheng.

It's just that Liu Zheng didn't know much about how to make this crossbow. All he understood was that Zhuge Liang said for a long time that it could increase the range of the crossbow.

If it is done well, it may also increase the accuracy.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's description, Liu Zheng was somewhat puzzled by what Zhuge Liang said.

He originally thought that Zhuge Liang would study it, and this crossbow could be used to develop the Zhuge Liannu.

Unexpectedly, the current little Zhuge didn't have such a plan.

I just want to increase the range and accuracy of this crossbow.

How does this work?

If it is just to increase the range and accuracy, there is no need to spend a lot of trouble.