Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

I see that there are hundreds of people practicing these techniques here. "

After hearing Zhao Qian's words, the old village head also laughed heartily, and said: "This little adult has misunderstood. In fact, of course we can't have so many rich labors. We just work every month. It takes at least 7 days to gather all the men in these villages for training.

Except for the other time of these 7 days, we also need to do labor, farming, and other various tasks. "

Only then did Zhao Qian realize that it was a coincidence that today happened to be a training day in this village.

Zhao Kuo was talking at this time, but his eyes were always on the training ground.

After looking at it for a while, Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Old village chief, the musketeers in your village seem to be quite well-trained, and they are as good as the musketeers I saw in the army before." It's really the same.

So there must be people in your village who once served among the Musketeers, right? "

After the old village head heard Zhao Kuo's words, the proud expression on his face was almost overflowing, and he smiled and said to Zhao Kuo: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Zhao, my son used to serve in the Musketeers." , but he was injured when he came back two years ago, so he had to retire from the army.

Because of this, after he came back, I made him responsible for teaching the basic skills of musketeers in our villages.

In this way, these children in my village can also become musketeers in the future, and go to defend their home and country to make more military exploits. "

While speaking, the old village head also pointed to a middle-aged man who was leaning on crutches not far away. Obviously, this middle-aged man should be the son he mentioned, who retired early due to injury.

The son obviously misunderstood the meaning of the old village chief. He thought the old village chief was calling him, so he limped slowly over on crutches.

Now that the person has come, Zhao Kuo chatted with the old village head's son, and said to the son with a smile: "How many people in your villages can become musketeers in the future?" ?”

After Zhao Qian on the side heard this sentence, he naturally gave his own judgment subconsciously in his mind.

From Zhao Qian's point of view, in such a small village, there are at least tens of thousands of musketeers in the Han country. Not everyone can enter the most elite and outstanding team in the Han country.

So in general, Zhao Qian felt that it should be a very honorable thing for a small village like this to produce three or four Musketeers.

But the answer he got at the next moment surprised Zhao Qian.

I saw the son of the village head, and said confidently: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Zhao, as long as there are no accidents, basically all of them should be able to join the musketeers, and serve for the future of our Great Han Kingdom." Keep up the good work.”

Zhao Qian stared at the son of the village chief in front of him with wide eyes. For a moment, he felt that the other party was obviously overconfident and thinking too much.

But to Zhao Qian's surprise, Zhao Kuo nodded with certainty and said, "To tell you the truth, I actually think so too."

Zhao Kuo, but the person who created and trained the first Musketeers in this world, all the Musketeers theories come from Zhao Kuo, so Zhao Kuo also has a very deep understanding of Musketeers.

To become a musketeer, in today's war conditions, you don't actually need any superb talent. You just need to be a person with sound limbs who can use a musket after simple learning.

Of course, it is not that easy to be a musketeer. To become a qualified musketeer, you must have another very important characteristic, that is, to obey orders and know how to obey orders.

This is why in various modern armies, the chiefs often instill a theory, that is, it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders.

Only a soldier who knows how to obey orders can become a truly outstanding soldier, which is what every soldier depends on.

And the guys that Zhao Kuo saw in this small village today, they are tall and short, fat and thin, and their ages are completely different, but each of them is very obedient to orders.

This means one thing, that is, the characteristics of these guys will be magnified in the army. In fact, they are all qualified soldiers now. What they lack is actually familiarity with musket guidance and how to design guidance. How to cooperate with teammates and so on a series of training.

Zhao Qian looked at Zhao Kuan very seriously, he knew Zhao Kuo's status to the Musketeers, so what he said to Zhao Kuo caused even more waves in Zhao Qian's heart.

The musketeers are the most elite troops in the Han Kingdom today, and there are dozens of musketeers in this village, which is incredible.

Faced with Zhao Kuo's praise, the village head and his son naturally thanked him again and again.

Perhaps in their eyes, Zhao Kuo might just be polite, but even if it is polite, it is also a compliment, and it is quite comfortable to listen to, isn't it?

Zhao Kuo chatted with the village head and the village head's son with a smile, and then said: "Actually, there is a question I want to ask you, that is, you sent so many children to the battlefield, don't you Are you afraid that they will suffer casualties?"

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the village chief didn't feel any anger. Instead, he laughed, looked at his son beside him, and motioned for him to answer this question.

The village chief's son also smiled honestly, glanced at his right leg that had been completely lost, and then answered.

"Frankly speaking, it is impossible for anyone in this world to be fearless, but as long as we can survive, we can gain a lot of military exploits.

Let’s take myself for example. Although I did lose my right leg in the war, the country has not forgotten me. I now own 1000 acres of land, and there are three slaves who can help cultivate it. Not only that, but every year the country A batch of comfort money for retired soldiers will also be issued.

With these guarantees, I have been able to live the rest of my life in peace and comfort, and more importantly, I am just an ordinary musketeer, not even an officer.

If these children in our village can join the ranks of rocket soldiers in the future to build greater merit, they can get more land, more effort and a better life.

Compared with this, taking some adventures with our lives is actually nothing. To put it bluntly, even if we are farming in the village, we may encounter poisonous snakes and go hunting in the mountains, or we may encounter ferocious beasts.

It is not always easy for people to live. Since we are all risking our lives, why don't we choose a way with a higher success rate? "

After listening to the words of the village chief's son, Zhao Qian once again showed a surprised expression.

He really didn't expect that just a son of the village chief located in the countryside on the outskirts of the imperial capital would say such a great truth. Frankly speaking, Zhao Qian felt that such a great truth seemed to come from his own father. Just say it out of your mouth.

Zhao Kuo smiled with satisfaction after hearing what the village chief's son said.

For Zhao Kuo, this is the result he wants to see.

If the Great Han Kingdom wants to continue to expand, then the support from the common people is necessary.

However, if you just say that you want the common people to contribute money and efforts, or even sacrifice their lives but get nothing, then it is absolutely not acceptable.

Just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he defeated the Xiongnu in the early stage to solve the hidden dangers in the north of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, when he defeated the Xiongnu, he won the support of the whole country and succeeded easily.

But in the later period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became very happy, and he fought the Xiongnu purely to satisfy his personal feeling of conquest. There was even a case where he sent his army to the Western Regions thousands of miles away for the sake of a few bloody BMWs. This kind of nonsense things.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lost the support of the common people, his rule broke out in crisis, and she also suffered a failure in the battle against the Huns, and finally had to issue an edict of guilt.

This shows that the ruler is indeed supreme in one thing, but if you cannot represent the entire country and the interests of the people at the lowest level, then what you do will not be supported and cannot be successful.

And now, through the reactions of these inherited common people, Zhao Kuo can feel that they are completely unreservedly supporting the expansion of the Han Kingdom, and this kind of support is not something that needs to be supported, such as feelings, but pure interests. .

This is very good. After all, feelings cannot be eaten as food. Only benefits are the real thing. It can make the people happy and the best thing for the development of the country!After a while, Zhao Kuo took Zhao Qian and left the village.

When leaving the village, Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Zhao Qian: "Do you understand now?

As emperors, we want to be such emperors.

We don't need to be superior, what we have to do is to stand with the common people and make their lives better, so that the common people will support us from the bottom of their hearts.

They don't even need us to say a word, they will take the initiative to get up and train to join the army, to contribute to the expansion of our Great Han Kingdom! "

Zhao Qian nodded again and again after hearing Zhao Kuo's words. At this moment, in the heart of the prince of the Great Han Kingdom, he can be said to admire his father and emperor.

Chapter 1249 The Merchant in the Market

After leaving the village, Zhao Qian was filled with emotions.

"In the past, I only had a rough feeling that the people of our Han Kingdom really supported the expansion of the country, but until today, after witnessing the enthusiasm of these common people to join the army, I really understood why the Han Kingdom was able to survive in the army. There is no disadvantage when expanding abroad, because we have indeed received strong support from the common people."

The support of the common people is very simple, because the common people can benefit from the war, so of course they must support.

It is such a simple truth, but many rulers can't understand it.

Or it's not because they don't understand, but because they ignore these things, and they don't take these ordinary people seriously.

When a ruler makes such a huge mistake of ignoring the common people, the decline of the country will inevitably come.

But it is a pity that most rulers, whether ancient or modern, are easily bewitched by power and fall into such a vicious circle.

After listening to Zhao Qian's words, Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile.

Educating children is actually such a thing. You may not be as good as letting him witness it once if you tell him dozens or hundreds of times, which will make him remember it more deeply.

Of course, this does not mean that parents do not need to teach their children the principles. You must first teach him the principles, and then let him witness how these principles work. In the end, he will naturally be convinced by these principles and become these principles. followers of truth.

The current performance of Zhao Qian is the best proof.

Zhao Qian calmed down, and found that the carriage had started to drive towards the imperial capital, so he said, "Are we going back to the palace?

Father Emperor. "

Zhao Qian wanted to come, and after seeing the textile factory and this small village today, it can be said that the trip was worthwhile.

But what Zhao Qian didn't expect was that today's journey is not over yet.

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Let's not go back now, it's still early, let's go to Dongshi to have a look."

Like Handan City, there are also East Market and West Market in the Imperial Capital City, but there are also South Market and North Market in the Imperial Capital City. A total of 4 markets are enough to prove that this city is the capital of the Great Han Kingdom. status.

Zhao Qian nodded subconsciously after hearing Zhao Kuo's words, and then curiosity emerged in his heart.

The two places that Zhao Kuo walked through today gave Zhao Qian quite a big surprise, so what new things will Zhao Qian see in the market in the Imperial Capital City next?

After a while, the carriage slowly arrived in the East City.

This is a very large market, so big that in Zhao Kuo's impression, only the super-large bazaars in some first-tier cities in later generations can be compared with it.

Compared with this market, the so-called catch-up market is like a pediatric existence.

Although it was already noon, the market was still full of people coming and going, and it didn't say that the flow of people would decrease because it was time to eat.

Zhao Kuo is very clear that this kind of thing usually only shows that the prosperity of this place has indeed reached a certain point. According to Zhao Kuo's previous memorials from the following, this East City is basically open 24 hours a day. , can be said to be the most prosperous trading market in the Han Kingdom.

Zhao Qian also rarely came to these places, so it was also looking around curiously.

For more than a year, Zhao Qian had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, so he had to sit in the palace for a lot of time, and he couldn't leave the palace for half a step, which also led to his years of There is almost no chance of going out more.

As far as Zhao Qian was concerned, he did not expect that the market here would be so prosperous, but at the same time he was feeling more and more curious in his heart, where would the emperor take him today?

Zhao Kuo had obviously given the order in advance, so after the carriage entered Dongshi all the way, it finally stopped at the door of a shop.

Zhao Kuo got out of the carriage, and Zhao Qian naturally got out of the carriage in a hurry, and then looked up, and found that there was a shop selling cloth in front of him.

On the signboard at the entrance of this store, there are a few big characters that are very eye-catching, "The third branch of the Imperial City Chengdong City of the Dahan Kingdom Textile Group."

After seeing the content of this plaque, Zhao Qian's heart moved slightly.

Of course, the Dahan Guo Textile Group is no stranger to looking for money. In fact, isn't the textile factory they just went to be part of the Da Han Guo Textile Group?

What surprised Zhao Qian was that, judging from the content of this plaque, the Textile Group of Dahan Kingdom has opened at least three stores in this East City alone. Could it be that their business is really so good?

Before Zhao Qian was thinking, Zhao Kuo had already walked directly to the shop, and attracted the attention of the shop waiter who was waiting outside.

The waiter in the shop naturally saw at a glance that Zhao Kuo was definitely not an ordinary person, so he immediately walked up very courteously, and said to Zhao Kuo: "My lord, what kind of cloth do you want to buy?

This shop has everything from fine silk to other ordinary fabrics. "

Zhao Kuo glanced at the waiter in the shop, and suddenly said: "Your shop actually sells expensive silk and ordinary cloth together. Don't you worry that those dignitaries who come to buy will feel that it is a mistake?" Identity?"

As we all know, high-ranking officials and nobles never want to appear on the same occasion as ordinary people. This is the same no matter which country they are in, and people in the Han Kingdom are no exception.

After hearing this sentence, the waiter smiled.

"This nobleman doesn't know that we are the property of His Majesty the Emperor, and according to His Majesty's order, we were supposed to open the door to do business with everyone in the Han Kingdom.

No matter what dignitaries or ordinary people, they are all His Majesty's subjects to us, so we naturally treat all of them equally. "

Zhao Qian also nodded secretly after hearing the reply from the waiter in the shop.

This feeling of being neither humble nor overbearing, but well-founded, Zhao Qian agrees with very much, and what he said is also very in line with Zhao Qian's philosophy.

After Zhao Kuo heard what the waiter said, he didn't seem to have any fluctuations in expression, but walked into the shop quite calmly.

As the waiter of the shop said, this cloth shop can be said to be full of all kinds of cloth, which also proves the strong strength of the Dahan Kingdom Textile Group. After all, the steam engines that can be produced are very large. Some of them were bought by Dahan Guo Textile Group.

With the steam engine, the continuous output of cloth is a matter of course.

Still the waiter who spoke just now, he said to Zhao Kuo very attentively: "This distinguished guest, please take a look casually. If there is anything you like, you need a small one. The small ones will come right away. If you purchase a large amount , we will have more discounts here.”

Zhao Qian watched this scene from the side, and thought to himself, it seems that the service level of this cloth store is very good.

Zhao Kuo picked it up and down, and then asked the waiter carefully about the different kinds of fabrics, their materials and uses, and their prices.

The waiter in the shop also showed no impatient expression on his face, and was satisfied with all the questions raised by Zhao Kuo, and answered them one by one.

After the question and answer, half an hour passed.

Standing aside, Zhao Qian began to feel a little bored, and he was still a little puzzled. He really didn't understand why his father would chat with a waiter here for so long.

After a while, Zhao Kuo nodded and said with a smile, "Very well, that's it, pack all the clothes I took out just now, and I'll buy them all."

After hearing this sentence, the waiter was also taken aback for a moment.

After a few seconds, the waiter couldn't help but asked, "Do you really want to buy all the clothes?"

Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to the waiter in the famous shop, "Why, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay the money?"

The shop waiter quickly explained: "The customer misunderstood. The small one doesn't mean that. The small one just wants to remind the customer that what you choose is from silk to linen. There is still a big leap in it."

When Zhao Qian heard this from the side, he actually understood what the waiter in the shop meant.

To put it bluntly, it is very simple, because Zhao Kuo bought all the fabrics from the cheapest to the most expensive at once, which is very rare for any shop assistant.

Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile, and said quite calmly, "Just pack them all up."

So, after a while, the shop clerk packed up all the clothes, Zhao Kuo took the clothes, and then happily paid the money and left.