Among the twelve cities on the northern border of Zhao State, Dai County is considered the largest. In addition, Dai County is also one of the largest trade centers in the entire Zhao Kingdom and even the entire northern Zhuxia.
A hundred years ago, Zhao Xiangzi, the ancestor of the Zhao family, raised an army to conquer Dai, captured the country of Dai in one fell swoop, and incorporated its fertile territory into the territory of the Zhao family.
Later Zhao Xiangzi established Dai County in his old country.
Dai County at this time was the capital of Dai Kingdom at that time.
(Most of the counties, counties, and cities in this period had no subordinate relationship, and they were mostly located in border areas.)
The establishment of Dai County is of great significance to the entire Zhao State.
With Dai County as the center, it can radiate hundreds of miles in radius. For the entire Zhao State, it is not only the gateway to resist the barbarians, but also the political, commercial, and trade center in the north.
After the establishment of Dai County, several generations of the Zhao family continued to expand the scale of the city, and at the same time moved a large number of people into it.
Nowadays, the city is about five or six kilometers long and horizontal from east to west, and its population reaches more than 30,000 households.
As the group was about to enter the city, the setting sun quietly set over the mountain.
Zhao Yong had already ordered people to disperse the people gathered behind him. At this time, he was only surrounded by a dozen cavalry palace guards.
After everyone entered the city, they headed north. On both sides of the wide straight road, there were two armored soldiers holding torches every ten steps. Not long after Zhao Yong walked, a magnificent building appeared in front of him.
This place is the Daidi Palace of Zhao Hou.
Although the former Daiwang Palace had long been destroyed by war, it has been repaired by several generations of the Zhao family, and its former luxury and majesty can still be seen at this time.
There were already eunuchs and maids waiting on both sides of the palace gate. When they saw Zhao Yong and his entourage approaching, they hurriedly bowed to the driver.
They were the attendants who stayed at the Daidi Palace. They were all sent by the Longtai Palace in Handan, and were under the jurisdiction of the eunuch Chen Zhong. Their usual task is to clean and decorate the palace. Although there is no hope of promotion, he is far away from the center of the political whirlpool and is at ease.
At this time, a gray-haired old eunuch stepped forward and kowtowed: "I, Cao Ji, the steward of the palace, pay my respects to the king, who will live forever."
"Get up." In his memory, this old eunuch, Cao Ji, seemed to have served three generations of kings of the Zhao Kingdom, and he was indeed a long-lived man.
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Zhao Yong dragged his tired body into the harem bedroom and looked around. The overall layout was similar to that of Longtai Palace, but a little smaller.
His whole body ached now, and his crotch was still numb. This time I practiced it thoroughly.
It was more than a thousand miles from Handan to Dai County. In this era without cars or airplanes, we had to rely on horseback riding, which took five days.
Of course, the main reason is also because Zhao Yong is holding him back in the team.
If there was really a war, a day and night of scouting would be enough to cover this mileage.
Zhao Yong slumped down on the comfortable and soft chair, thinking about what to do next.
The alliance agreed with Hu Man is March 19, which is the day after tomorrow. He has gradually become accustomed to the days without a clock. Now he has learned to remember dates and tell time by identifying reference objects.
Now is my second year on the throne, that is... Zhao Yong thought in his heart and did some rough calculations on his fingers.
He didn't know how to calculate the current era. He only knew that it was the forty-fourth year of Emperor Zhou. He remembered this clearly, because in recent days, there were dozens of letters of credence between the State of Zhao and the princes. They all have the year of Emperor Zhou.
The time agreed with Qin was May 18th, the Prime Minister of Longmen.
Ying Si, this famous king in history, even Zhao Yong, a science student in later generations, has heard about it. It can be said that the Qin State completely turned from decline to prosperity in his hands, and had the strength to go east to dominate.
Thinking that he would form an alliance with this famous figure in two months, he felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.
But whether it is Qin or Qi, it will eventually be the stepping stone for me, Zhao Yong!
But Zhao Yong also knows himself. The current Zhao State is still "weak" in front of Qin State.
After Wei Yang's reform, Qin's internal affairs, military, and household registration system were far ahead of the Kwantung countries.
Especially in the military system, Wei Yang gained the complete trust of Qin Xiaogong and completely abolished the Qin Shiqing Shilu system in previous dynasties and turned it into a military merit title system. In addition, he also rewarded farming and weaving, exempting common people engaged in agricultural production from fixed labor and taxes.
The advantage of this is that all the people in Qin are soldiers, and their titles are determined by military merit, and then they get different status and property according to different military merits. As the saying goes, you will be noble if you have merit, and you will not be honored if you have no merit.
The disadvantages are also obvious. Wei Yang offended the nobles of the Qin State to death, and finally ended up with a ruined reputation.
Although Wei Yang died, his new method was retained by the cunning Ying Si.
Facing such a powerful enemy, Zhao Yong must muster up 10,000 yuan to face it.
Of course, if Qin and Zhao really come to war now, using the power of Zhao alone will be like hitting an egg against a stone. His current enemies are still Zhongshan, Lou Fan, and Lin Hu.
After traveling all the way from Handan in the past few days, he also completely understood why the Hu problem had plagued Zhu Xia for more than a thousand years but could not be cured.
At present, the main combat forces of Zhuxia countries are infantry and chariots. As for the Hu people, they were cavalry.
A two-legged one cannot run as well as a four-legged one, and the mobility of the chariot is too poor. Even if you win the battle, you will never be able to expand the results of the battle.
And even if Hu Qi is defeated, he will run away and you won't be able to catch up.
Moreover, the Central Plains is a country mainly based on farming, but the Hu tribes mainly focus on herding, and there is no fixed gathering place. If they bite you today and run away, they will bite you tomorrow and run away. Although it does not hurt, it is disgusting.
Although these nomadic peoples have not had any major wars with Zhao for hundreds of years, small plundering conflicts are indeed common.
Another point is the restriction of etiquette. The current Chinese clothes are really not suitable for horseback fighting. They have long sleeves and wide robes, and the ligation is cumbersome. Zhao Yong feels that wearing armor is laborious.
The flexibility and maneuverability needed for immediate combat!
On the other hand, the Hu people wear short clothes and long trousers, move around quickly, can bend bows and shoot arrows freely, and can get on and off horses easily.
During this trip to Daidi, he thoroughly discovered the weaknesses of Zhao's army. From the perspective of his later generations, if Zhao wanted to dominate, the only way to achieve hegemony was through reform!
He wants to promote riding and shooting in Hufu! Since the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, it has been the largest horse-producing area in the Central Plains. Since it occupies such a treasure land, it must not be wasted.
If he builds a 10,000-man cavalry force, it will be unstoppable! It is not easy to conquer all countries.
However, he wanted to figure it out slowly. The etiquette and customs of the Central Plains since ancient times cannot be easily changed.
Zhao Yong twisted his sore neck and sighed in his heart: "This king is really not that easy to be."
He suddenly thought of a saying from later generations: "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight."
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Just when Zhao Yong was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a rustling sound in his ears.
