Zaosong continued, "And now there are not only the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms in the world, but Li Xiong, a Di man in Yizhou, arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor, and his country's name was Han. The rebel general Gou Xi supported Liu Chan's son Liu Zan and proclaimed himself emperor in Xinye, and his country's name was also Han. Now it seems that the situation in the world seems to be chaotic and disorderly, but these people who call themselves Han are all following the prophecy of "those who represent Han should be Tu Gao"."
After Wang Jun heard this, his eyes were full of blazing light, and he began to think in his heart, yes, it seems that these barbarians, rebel generals and refugees, are all destined to fulfill the prophecy and be " Being replaced by those who "Tu Gao" means that they are destined to be destroyed by themselves.
"Be Tu Gao. Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao." Wang Jun kept mumbling to himself.
"My father-in-law, you have already complied with God's will. Now you have elite soldiers and generals inside, and you have great reputation and righteousness outside. You just need to wait for the opportunity to achieve unparalleled achievements."
Wang Jun already had the pride of being proud of the world in his heart, but now he was deceived by his son-in-law Zaosong's prophecy that "those who take over the Han dynasty should be high-ranking", and his ambition and ambition crawled over his heart like weeds. .
However, he still has some sense and has not completely lost his temper.
"I heard that the Xiongnu Liu Yuan has taken over the Tiefu Hu people in the land of the river. I'm afraid it won't be long before he launches the next attack on Luoyang. Send more people to find out the news. If there is anything unusual in Luoyang, I will tell the world right away."
Wang Jun thought for a while and said.
"Then the army that originally planned to enter Yecheng should continue?"
Zaosong asked.
Originally, Wang Jun planned to publicize the situation to the world and persuade the emperor to appoint the crown prince. On the other hand, he also planned to send a section of the Youzhou Army to Yecheng to show off his military power.
But now Wang Jun has changed his mind. Yecheng is too close to Luoyang and Bingzhou. Wang Jun is afraid that the famous Youzhou army stationed in Yecheng will frighten the Huns from continuing to attack Luoyang. Wouldn't this mean It is greatly unfavorable to predict that "the one who succeeds the Han Dynasty will be Tu Gao", it is better not to occupy Yecheng. Let the Huns and Han Kingdom clean up the Sima Jin Dynasty first.
"No need, just let the army continue to be stationed in Boling."
Wang Jun thought that he was destined to obey God's will in the future and go south to conquer various "Han Kingdoms". It was not enough to rely solely on the tens of thousands of Youzhou soldiers and Duanbu Xianbei soldiers. He also had to hurry up and get his wife-in-law Cui Ao to go there as soon as possible. Liaodong County used the name of Dongyi Xiaowei to adopt the surrounding barbarians for its own use. The other was to continue to win over Liu Yu of Qingzhou. This was also a strong support to contain Yanzhou and Xuzhou.
"Qingzhou Liu Jixing, do you have anything to say this time?" Wang Jun asked.
Zaosong said with a serious face, "Liu Jixing told me that he also wants to exchange more salt and porcelain for horses, and wants about two thousand more."
Wang Jun frowned.
Wang Jun likes the salt and porcelain that Qingzhou merchants trafficked to Youzhou. The salt from Qingzhou is not only of good quality, but also costs very little to transport it over long distances. The porcelain that Qingzhou recently sold is even more expensive. Solid and smooth, completely unlike the ordinary coarse porcelain sold in the world, these two goods have become powerful tools for Wang Jun to win over and control barbarians such as Duan Bu Xianbei and Liaoxi Wuhuan.
However, despite this, Wang Jun still strictly controlled the number of horses that Qingzhou had always needed. After all, Wang Jun was trying to win over Liu Yu, a "cheap son-in-law" while guarding against him, and he was very good at handling military supplies such as horses. dead.
Seeing Wang Jun frowning, Zao Song said immediately.
"My father-in-law, after all, Liu Jixing is a thief from a humble background and does not have any great virtues. We must be careful and guard against him. He can just sell a thousand bad horses to Qingzhou a year."
Wang Jun thought for a while and immediately rejected this first policy.
"No, send someone to tell Liu Yu that as long as he can replace them all with salt and porcelain, I can give him a share of 3,000 horses a year. No, I can give him a share of 5,000 horses at most."
Zaosong was shocked when he heard this. Not to mention the value of five thousand horses, he said that these horses could form a mounted infantry army that could flexibly move into battle.
Wang Jun did not let Zaosong think too much, and explained that Cui Ao, the newly appointed Dongyi captain, was going to take office in Liaodong County. He not only had to recruit the surrounding barbarians for Wang Jun, but also had to deal with the governor of Pingzhou and the governor of Liaodong. Waiting for the powerful faction, the cheap salt products and porcelain produced in Qingzhou are very popular goods among Liaodong barbarians. With these things, they can be easily conquered.
As for whether Liu Yu's Qingzhou soldiers will become another threat due to their increased strength after they have a large number of horses, Wang Jun is not too worried. On the one hand, in Wang Jun's eyes, Liu Bogen, Wang Mi, Shi Le, Liu Ling, Liu Kun and these are all defeated generals, Liu Yu is definitely not that strong. On the other hand, Qingzhou is not a horse herding area. It is not that horses will be useful immediately. It is just a large-scale horse breeding area. It can give Liu Yu a headache for a while.
However, after Wang Jun thought about it in the end, he still felt uneasy.
When Zaosong was about to retreat, Wang Jun gave another order.
"The horses sold to Qingzhou should have more pack horses and don't give him too many riding horses."
. .
February of the fourth year of Yongjia.
Qingzhou, Linzi.
Dozens of brand new four-wheeled carriages were driving slowly out of the city along the hard straight road.
Liu Yu couldn't help but feel relieved when he looked at these four-wheeled carriages with spacious carriages and a loading capacity several times that of two-wheeled carriages.
Fortunately, dozens of four-wheeled carriages were made, otherwise it would have taken a lot more manpower and time to transport these heavy materials and tools to various counties.
It is true that four-wheeled carriages with steering wheels did not appear in ancient China. Although it was a technical point that could be broken at once, it was indeed not manufactured because of the national conditions of ancient China.
The key technology that makes the four-wheeled carriage practical is the steering device
The best way to solve this problem does not require too powerful technology.
The solution to this problem is very simple, just install a differential on the front wheel.
The front two wheels of their four-wheeled vehicle are mounted on one frame, and the rear two wheels are mounted on another frame. The rear frame is connected to the front frame by a vertical shaft runner. In fact, A combination of two two-wheelers.
This problem was solved so cleverly
It’s really just a little bit that will reveal it, but not a little bit and it won’t be revealed.
This was a thing invented only during the Renaissance in the fifteenth century in Europe.
Therefore, Liu Yu's shameless reference to the Western Jin Dynasty had an absolutely shocking impact on the craftsmen in Qingzhou.
However, this kind of four-wheeled carriage has certain technical difficulties in terms of the front wheel frame and vertical axle, and if you want to run faster, you need more horses and better roads.
However, these two problems were just solved. Thousands of horses were bought back from Youzhou, and more horses could be bought in the future.
The road problem is not very serious. The straight roads built during the Qin Shihuang era have been maintained and repaired by the Han Dynasty, and are still of great use to this day. They can basically cover every county under Qingzhou, and some larger villages and towns. All are covered.
"Sir, with these four vehicles, all the tools will be sent to various military offices and counties within a month and a half."
After the last four-wheel carriage left, Liu Xun, who was responsible for the counting work, immediately ran to Liu Yu and reported the report with pride on his face.
Liu Yuquan left the statistical work of the new tools in these workshops to teenage soldiers such as Liu Xun and Ran Liang. On the one hand, he could keep them by his side to learn, and on the other hand, he could also Cultivate these teenagers to value technological creation.
"To make statistics on everything, use the body poison numbers I gave you."
Liu Yu ordered that the so-called "body poison" is a name for the Indian subcontinent since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The Arabic numerals invented in India can now only be called body poison numerals.
Liu Xun, Ran Liang and a dozen other young men beside him nodded in agreement.
Liu Yu was still a little uneasy about these young men who were accustomed to fighting and killing, so he continued to give instructions.
"It is not only necessary to count how many vehicles are sent out every day, but also to count the vehicles sent to each military government and county, when they depart and when they return. Moreover, it is also necessary to keep statistics on the vehicles sent to each military government, county and county. How many plows, hoes, shovels, picks, etc. are there in the county?"
For this spring plowing, it can be said that Liu Yu tried his best to improve all the tools and methods he knew.
The first one was the curved-column plow, which replaced the straight-column plow. Don’t underestimate this invention of the Tang Dynasty. The curved-column plow changed the traction and force-bearing method of the straight-column plow, eliminating the two-oxen farming method. This way, the power of a plowing ox can be saved at once. In addition, the curved shaft plow can also realize deep plowing of the land. This is an absolute benefit for Qingzhou, which has just attracted a large number of refugees and needs to reclaim wasteland.
The second is to sacrifice nearly two months of iron production, all of which were used to make farm tools. Although this affected the repair and manufacturing progress of some weapons, Liu Yu knew that the harvest in the next year would determine whether he could feed his family. How many people, if there is no food in the farmland, then even if the Qingzhou people have a steel knife, they will not be able to fill their stomachs. Even if they rob the surrounding counties, the efficiency will be very low.
The third is to manufacture a large number of wind-powered water trucks in advance and deploy them in advance, so that they can play some role during drought.
After finishing all this, Liu Yu realized that even though he had thousands of years more accumulated knowledge than these people in the Western Jin Dynasty, when it came time to deal with specific complex affairs, he could not escape the limitations of the times and productivity. .
For example, Liu Yu clearly knew that there would be a serious drought in Qingzhou in the fourth year of Yongjia, but at this time, he still had to rely on water conservancy projects that had been built for hundreds of years. Even if he invented a wind-powered water tanker, he would still have to rely on it. It can only be effective if it is installed at the mouth of a well or a river channel.
Even if there is black technology, it cannot display its true strength.
Black technology is not omnipotent.
