"Son, you must be careful about this, be careful!"
Although Liu Dahao didn't know what Liu Zheng was going to do, looking at his fierce eyes, he was worried that he was angry and wanted to dissuade him. Liu Zheng ignored him. He was standing in the courtyard and watching Qin Changfeng training the three hundred recruits. According to the county magistrate's recruitment plan, they will recruit one thousand soldiers one after another within a month. Now that he has ten thousand taels from selling wine, it will not be difficult to recruit troops.
What's difficult is the attitude of these four prominent families!
This matter then became subtle again. Because of the emergence of "Drunk Yinzhou", these four prominent families must be coveting this kind of wine. The attitude towards the county magistrate is different again. If there had been no "Drunken Silver State" before, and Liu Zheng wanted to recruit a thousand soldiers, I am afraid that the four major families would not have felt any threat.
But at this time, the four families are all eyeing the sales rights of "Drunken Yinzhou". Their absolute control over Yinzhou in the past has naturally reduced their tolerance for the county magistrate.
so……
Liu Zheng was furious today, but he did not lose his mind.
Now, what he should do is to continue recruiting troops and let Qin Changfeng take these people to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. On the other hand, it is to temporarily eliminate the pressure brought by the four major families on him.
This matter will be resolved in three days.
Now he feels that the most important thing is that he must have a team with real combat effectiveness!
Fighting power, fighting power...
Looking at the group of young and middle-aged men on the training ground being trained by Qin Changfeng, hehehehaha, Liu Zheng had to admire this Liangzhou man, he was indeed physically strong. From the beginning of recruiting troops, Liu Zheng gave Qin Changfeng a set of modern training methods. Qin Changfeng was skeptical at first. After training for so long, he discovered that the young master's training method was extremely effective. The three hundred soldiers cannot be said to have fully formed combat effectiveness, but at least they can still compete with the private soldiers of the famous family.
However, what Liu Zheng wants is not a fight.
But you can win more with less!
If you want to win more with less, you must make use of technology that is not available in this era! There are many war horses in Liangzhou, and the cavalry is famous all over the world. Therefore, no matter how poor the common people are, they basically have a horse in their home. There are more horses than cattle. When there is no war, horses are equivalent to donkeys and are used to help with farming. .
cavalry!
Suddenly Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and his whole body trembled.
Sure enough, he took a closer look and saw that the war horses of this era had only one saddle, not even stirrups, and horseshoes! He slapped his forehead hard, how could he forget this?
Horseshoes and stirrups are almost a must-have for anyone traveling through history!
but……
He will make this thing as soon as possible, but he does not intend to use it against the four major families. This kind of thing is extremely easy to be copied and must be hidden well so that it can be used as a surprise weapon to win in the future!
Liu Zheng suddenly returned to his room and asked his maid to bring him paper and pen.
Brush brush brush.
He already had some ideas in mind.
To improve combat effectiveness, in addition to your own strength, other aspects include weapons and equipment!
Heavy cavalry!
This was the first thing that popped into Liu Zheng's mind.
Heavy cavalry, this is what it was called in ancient Europe. In the history of our country, this kind of cavalry is called "cavalry with armor and equipment"! This kind of cavalry is "precisely armored and the vanguard of the iron cavalry". This is a portrayal of the iron cavalry at that time. This type of heavy armored cavalry reached its peak during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but began to decline in the early Tang Dynasty.
The biggest reason for its decline is that although this kind of armored cavalry has strong impact, due to the evolution of history and war, the attributes of cavalry have become more and more biased towards speed, time and efficiency, rather than strike power.
Although the heavy armor equipped with iron cavalry equipment enhanced the protection, it greatly weakened the mobility of the cavalry. According to archaeological discoveries, a complete piece of iron armor at that time weighed 45 to 50 kilograms, and the total weight carried by the war horse could reach 130 kilograms. . This brought great inconvenience to the long-distance march at that time.
After that, this kind of armored cavalry slowly withdrew from the stage of history.
But now, this kind of cavalry is extremely useful to Liu Zheng!
Because of Liangzhou, he does not need to march long distances for the time being! All he needs is hand-to-hand combat, and since he is a modern man, he can completely modify this equipment!
That is the legendary plate armor!
This kind of armor has never even appeared in Chinese history. It was once the mainstream of European medieval heavy cavalry. Plate armor, once known as the "King of Armor," once dominated most battlefields in Europe. The advantage of plate armor is that this armor not only has strong defensive capabilities, but most importantly, is lightweight! Thanks to the excellent design concept, the plate armor distributes the weight reasonably on the human body to the maximum extent when worn, allowing the wearer to not only make dexterous movements, but also have more lasting combat effectiveness!
certainly.
To realize plate armor, very mature steel technology is needed, which is also a headache for Liu Zheng.
but……
As long as there is a direction, these are not problems.
As soon as he returned home, he summoned Wei Tiezhu.
"Tiezhu, do we have an iron-making workshop in Yinzhou?"
Liu Zheng asked excitedly.
There are many iron mines in Yinzhou. Wei Tiezhu nodded without hesitation and said that the largest iron-making workshop in Yinzhou should have belonged to the county marquis, but it was sold to the Zheng family by the previous county marquis a few years ago.
"spendthrift!"
Liu Zheng cursed angrily upon hearing this.
In ancient times, the government still had very tight control over the craft of cast iron. One was salt, one was iron, and one was gold and silver. This was absolutely not allowed to be controlled by private individuals. Unexpectedly, the iron-making workshop in Yinzhou was actually controlled by the Zheng family. I took it.
Liu Zheng suddenly felt a little melancholy.
I feel like everything I do is not going well.
At a loss?
no!
The ironworks must be captured!
Thinking that it was already afternoon, Liu Zheng rode his horse and rode slowly towards Fengming Tower. After yesterday's hot day, Fengming Tower has finally become famous. Although it is impossible to give him ten thousand taels of income in one day, it is definitely not a big problem to stabilize profits.
"What? You want a blacksmith's workshop?"
Liu Zheng went directly to Zheng Yueru and made his request without saying a word.
Now Zheng Yueru looked at the county prince in front of her with a smile. Suddenly I felt very happy. Yesterday, she tried her best to please Liu Zheng in front of him, but he refused to let go of "Drunk Yinzhou" at all. Zheng Yueru was so angry that she wanted to go to the county lord's mansion to threaten her like the other three families.
it's good now.
He delivered it himself.
"Haha, Brother Liu, of course this matter is not impossible..."
She looked at Liu Zheng with a smile, and felt a sense of revenge in her heart: "It's just that my Zheng family spent a lot of money to take over this ironmaking workshop. And you also know that cast iron is a business that is sure to make money without losing money. .”
Liu Zheng sneered: "What do you mean, Miss Zheng?"
Zheng Yueru poured a glass of wine for Liu Zheng in an understated manner and said with a smile: "Brother Liu is also a cheerful person. The head of the Zheng family asked me to send a message to Brother Liu on his behalf. If Brother Liu is willing to hand over the sales rights of Zuiyinzhou to From my Zheng family, not only will the Zheng family not let Brother Liu suffer, but they will also lend Brother Liu a thousand troops to protect themselves!"
really.
Liu Zheng smiled in his heart: "Borrowing troops to protect yourself is not my Liu Zheng style. Miss Zheng, you and I have a cooperative relationship. It is not impossible to leave Zuiyinzhou to you. But..."
Zheng Yueru raised her eyebrows: "But what?"
Liu Zheng laughed: "But, does Miss Zheng only want Zuiyinzhou, not something better?"
"What?"
Zheng Yueru's delicate body trembled, and some of the wine in her hand spilled out due to the trembling.
Zuiyinzhou is already astonishing, is there anything better?
"Brother Liu, are you serious about this?"
Zheng Yueru looked cautious.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "I'm here to make this deal with you today. Miss Zheng, please come with me!"
It has been more than half a month since he made the wine koji. When I went back today, I saw that several kinds of wine koji had been made. This made Liu Zheng very happy. This was the real wine he had brewed. What does Drunk Yinzhou mean to these wines?
Along the way, Zheng Yueru felt very anxious and kept asking, is Brother Liu lying to me? Is there really better wine than Zui Yinzhou? Liu Zheng took the trouble to ask.
The two rode horses to the county marshal's mansion, one man and one woman, but they were both dressed in men's clothes, which made people look at them with suspicion.
But Miss Zheng never cared about other people's opinions and followed Liu Zheng into the house.
Wei Tiezhu and several craftsmen from the wine shop have been preparing here for a long time.
"How's it going? Has it been brewed?"
Liu Zheng also looked eager to try.
Wei Tiezhu smiled and said: "Sir, the light-flavor, sauce-flavor, and strong-flavor you ordered have all been brewed."
Zheng Yueru was confused after hearing this. What was going on with this fragrance? But the closer she got to the wine shop, the more solemn her expression became. How could she, who often stayed in the restaurant, not smell the different aroma of the wine here?
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and opened the wine shop. Several wine jars were already at the door with their lids open.
This is the real wine made by Liu Zheng using all kinds of high-end koji he made!
"this……"
Zheng Yueru looked surprised and almost rushed towards him.
Such a young lady from an aristocratic family actually threw herself on these three wine jars, sniffing them with a drunken expression. For a moment, her face turned crimson, and then she finally couldn't wait any longer and waited for Wei Tiezhu to call the three wine jars. Plant wines and try them separately.
Liu Zheng was standing by, smiling slightly.
He has absolute confidence in these three types of wine.
really.
Zheng Yueru turned her head suddenly, her eyes shining brightly: "Brother Liu, this is, this is..."
He was so excited that he was speechless.
"Fairy Brew, Bai Yujing, Drunken Eight Immortals!"
Liu Zheng chuckled: "The sales rights of these three kinds of wine are used in exchange for an iron smelting workshop and five hundred elite soldiers. What does Miss Zhang think?"
"Okay, Brother Liu, please don't go back on your word, we will sign a contract immediately!"
Zheng Yueru didn't hesitate at all and immediately nodded happily.
"However, this wine can only be supplied to you by the Zheng family three days later."
Liu Zheng chuckled.
Zheng Yueru was stunned for a moment, then understood what was going on, and laughed loudly: "Who dares to say that Mr. Liu is a playboy in the future, I, Zheng Yueru, will be the first to refuse!"
In fact, Liu Zheng really didn't consider other people for these kinds of wines. He originally wanted to hand them over to the Zheng family for sale. Unexpectedly, due to the competition from the other three prominent families, Liu Zheng was able to take back the iron smelting workshop, which was an unexpected surprise.
I wonder if those noble families would be so angry that they vomited blood three days later when they found out that Zuiyinzhou was not a real fine wine that Liu Zheng could take out after a bloody fight?
