If Yun Chao wants to rebuild Qingyang Camp, he must first solve the equipment problem.
If you want equipment, Qingyang County does not have the ability to build it, so you must go to Dongping Mansion to apply for it.
There are also several official craftsmen in Qingyang County, but it is almost impossible to rely on them to build equipment for an army.
Several official craftsmen had been recruited by Yun Chao, and they were all handed over to Tang Long, the golden leopard who was still recovering from his injuries. He was asked to take him back to Wolong Village to build weapons and study iron smelting technology with Blacksmith Hu.
Yun Chao is ready to take people to visit in person.
In addition to applying for ordnance and equipment, Yun Chao also wanted to see Dongping Prefecture to see how big the gap was between Qingyang County and Dongping Prefecture.
If you don’t want to be a frog in a well, you need to know more about the outside world, especially the situation around Qingyang County.
Qingyang County is under the jurisdiction of Dongping Prefecture. If you want to apply for equipment, you must let Dongping Prefecture allocate it.
The official document that Yun Chao took was Magistrate Sun's application for rebuilding Qingyang Camp. It was with this official document that Yun Chao was able to go to Dongping Mansion for official business.
However, when Magistrate Sun was writing the official document, he told Yun Chao that he could write the official document, but he could not guarantee whether the Shangguan would approve it or whether he would be given ordnance.
Yun Chao also knew that Magistrate Sun was not trying to dodge. These days, there are no officials who are dedicated to serving the public good. Yun Chao just makes three sticks if he has jujubes or not. If he can give them better, it doesn't matter if he doesn't.
The distance from Qingyang County to Dongping Mansion is not too far, only a hundred miles.
Yun Chao led thirty of his men on horseback and set out early in the morning, arriving just after dark.
When riding a horse on a journey, you cannot simply calculate data.
For example, the journey from Wolong Village to Qingyang County is almost thirty miles. If you are in a hurry and hurry up, it won't even take you an hour.
However, the journey from Qingyang County to Dongping Prefecture is equivalent to three times the time it takes from Wolong Village to Qingyang County, but it cannot simply be multiplied by three.
Not to mention three hours, even nine hours wouldn't make it there.
Horses are not machines. As the distance increases, the physical exertion on the horse will increase exponentially.
From Qingyang County to Dongping Mansion, you can't let go of the reins and run all the way, otherwise the horse will be exhausted.
Especially when Yun Chao and the others were still carrying heavy loads, the physical exertion of the war horse was even greater.
The legendary thousand-mile horse is actually just an exaggeration.
Let alone traveling a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles a night, a horse can run two hundred miles a day. Even if it is an absolutely rapid march, the life of the horse may be affected.
The Dawu Dynasty lost the horse breeding land in the north. Horses were a scarce commodity and the price was not generally high.
Especially for war horses, ordinary ones cost at least dozens of taels of silver, and they were still marketable but priceless, with demand exceeding supply.
Yun Chao tried his best to collect dozens of qualified war horses, but he didn't want to let them get tired.
I ran and stopped along the way, and finally arrived at Dongping Mansion at dusk.
Fortunately, it was calm and very safe along the way, and no blind bandits jumped out to cause trouble.
From Qingyang County to Dongping Mansion, we take the official road.
When bandits robbed people on the official road, things got serious. Even if the officials of Dongping Prefecture wanted to keep the matter quiet, they couldn't just ignore it.
Of course, the fact that large groups of bandits rarely move around does not mean that it is absolutely safe. There are still many small groups of bandits, such as hunting sap and trapping white wolves.
After all, those who take the official road are big fat sheep. A really poor and crazy bandit or a blind fool may take risks.
However, facing Yun Chao and his group of thirty or so cavalry, not to mention small groups of bandits, even large groups of bandits must weigh their options.
Yes, Yun Chao came to Dongping Mansion this time, but he came wearing official uniforms. Even the thirty boys under him were all wearing the uniforms of the regular army of the Dawu Dynasty, and they were under the banner of Qingyang Camp.
Looking at the city wall that was taller than that of Qingyang County, Yun Chao couldn't help but sigh again. It would be great if Dongping Mansion belonged to him. Using the territory of a mansion as a base, he would be really proud!
Because it was getting dark soon, Yun Chao was not in a hurry to enter the city.
Even if we go in now, it is impossible for the government to work.
Moreover, with thirty men, Yun Chao could not bring them all into the city.
In the Dawu Dynasty, soldiers could not easily enter the city without orders, even if Yun Chao had official documents from Magistrate Sun.
According to his status as the acting commander of Qingyang Camp, even with the official documents from County Magistrate Sun, he could only bring four soldiers into the city, and the others could only stay outside the city.
Of course, if Yun Chao is willing, he can also ask his boys to take off their military uniforms and put on civilian clothes.
However, they would not be able to bring weapons into the city. Dongping Prefecture is not Qingyang County, and the city gates are much more tightly guarded.
Yun Chao didn't plan to bring so many people into the city, so he brought thirty people here just in case.
"Brother Chao, there is an inn over there. It seems to be quite big. Let's stay there tonight."
Even if you don’t go into the city, there are places to live outside the city.
The people of Guanxiang and the caravans who did not want to pay the city tax were quite lively outside the city, even bigger than some small towns.
Soon, the two boys who were exploring the road found a relatively large inn that could not only accommodate thirty of them, but also had stables where they could store their horses.
When the waiter at the inn saw about thirty soldiers, his calf muscles twisted, and he ran inside: "Commanders, please wait a moment, I'll call the shopkeeper!"
The shopkeeper also had a headache, which made him want to hit the wall. This group of soldiers was the most annoying. Not only were they poor, but they were also extremely poor.
He often didn't pay for his stay in hotels, and he was prone to causing trouble when he drank too much. His inn alone was smashed up by soldiers several times!
Despite the backstage, those Qiu Ba who smashed the shop were eventually punished, but the inn's losses were not recouped.
A bunch of poor soldiers cannot afford to pay compensation at all.
However, no matter how reluctant he was, the shopkeeper did not dare to drive Yunchao and the others out, otherwise his shop would be smashed now without waiting until tomorrow.
The shopkeeper pinched his nose and asked someone to lead Yun Chao and the others inside.
The waiter may also have experience, and he took Yunchao and the others directly to a Datong shop without any instructions from the shopkeeper.
Datongpu charges cheaply, so even if these soldiers don't pay, the inn won't lose much.
A stinky soldier, a thief who is in the army, is only worthy of living in Datongbu. If he wants to live in a good room, he can only dream of it!
It's not that the shopkeeper is looking down on others, it's mainly that the soldiers really don't have any cards.
During the Dawu Dynasty, there were two main sources of soldiers. Either the family was too poor to take the blame, or they had committed crimes and were assigned to the army.
These people often have tattoos on their faces, and their faces are all tattooed. What kind of cards can they have? It is normal for them to be looked down upon.
Of course, those who were born into generals were not counted. They were not soldiers, but generals, and there was no need for tattoos on their faces.
Another reason why Yun Chao and the others were looked down upon by the shopkeeper was that they were dressed too raggedly.
Because they were here to "beg for food," Yun Chao deliberately dressed his subordinates in ordinary clothes.
