During the Warring States Period, most counties were located on the border to defend against foreign enemies. Therefore, the nature of county guards was more military than civilian. For example, the famous Wu Qi and Sima Cuo both served as county guards.
After the Han Dynasty, when the wars were calmed down and the world was at peace, the county guards gradually became more civil servants.
Meng Ao's ability is more than enough to serve as a county guard.
After hearing this, Meng Ao bowed his head excitedly.
He never thought that he, a demoted general who had only been with Zhao Kuo for half a year, could be so important.
"By the way, can General Xiao Meng get a wife?" Zhao Kuo looked at Meng Wu.
Meng Ao and Meng Wu were not well-known in later generations. People who are not familiar with history may have never heard of their names.
But thanks to a certain TV series, their grandsons/sons, brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi, are known to everyone in future generations.
Especially Meng Tian, who defeated the Xiongnu 800 miles north and recaptured Hetao. He was the most powerful general in the Qin State second only to Wang Jian and his son at that time!
Zhao Kuo didn't want to lose these two brothers because of him, then he would really want to cry without tears.
"Your Majesty, the general... the general has not married yet, but... when the general was young, my father had made a marriage contract for the general in his hometown. According to the engagement, in the second half of this year, the general will return to Qi to marry... Got a wife."
Meng Wu did not expect that Zhao Kuo would ask him, so he stood up quickly and said at a loss.
Zhao Kuo felt a little bit in his heart. If nothing unexpected happened to the woman, she should be Meng Wu's wife in history.
The male and female protagonists have not changed, and time has not changed. Meng Tian and Meng Yi should still be born. However, it is difficult to say the truth about this probability.
Zhao Kuo looked at Meng Ao and then at Meng Wu, thinking secretly in his heart.
Thinking about the genes of the Imeng family, the offspring should not be much different.
"Tell me when the time comes, and I will go over and ask for a wedding drink." Zhao Kuo patted Meng Wu on the shoulder and said.
"The last general will be waiting for you, your Majesty." Meng Wu said excitedly, clasping his fists.
The generals looked at Meng Ao and his son with envy. This was the first person in the Zhao Kingdom to receive this honor, and he was also a reduced general.
Everyone also saw that Zhao Kuo did not look at nationality or whether he was a noble when employing people. He only looked at ability. As long as he had ability, he would be reused.
Ju Xin and other generals from the state of Yan were determined to perform well in the future.
As night falls, the dawn moon hangs in the sky. There are no clouds in the sky, and the stars are falling down, covering everyone with a layer of colorful clothes.
The two hind bear paws are also roasted, golden and oily, exuding a rich burnt aroma.
Yanxiong took off two bear paws and placed them in front of Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo ordered them to share the food with everyone.
Zhao Kuo tore off a piece of bear meat and chewed it for a few mouthfuls. Before he could swallow it, he felt a stream of pure essence flowing into his lungs. Even the energy in his body showed signs of strengthening, and his heart couldn't help but move.
"Are there many extraordinary beasts in the mountains?" Zhao Kuo asked.
He remembered that back in the Taihang Mountains, Yan Xiong killed an extraordinary snake, not to mention a dragon.
"There are so many. Anyway, there are more transcendent realm warriors than us." Yanxiong said while tearing the bear meat.
Among the generals, he was the only one who would talk to Zhao Kuo so indifferently.
"Why do you rarely hear about extraordinary beasts coming down the mountain to hurt people?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised, but he often heard about ordinary beasts coming down the mountain to hurt people.
"When beasts reach the transcendent realm, they usually have some wisdom and rarely appear in human territory." Lian Po said.
Humans are afraid of tigers, wolves, snakes and other wild beasts. In fact, these wild beasts are more afraid of humans. Humans pose a far greater threat to them than any other creature. In most cases, they will stay away from humans.
"Then it would be feasible to specifically hunt these extraordinary beasts for the soldiers to eat and improve the strength of the soldiers?" Zhao Kuo looked at Song Zhong's disciple Bi Ming.
During this expedition, Song Zhong did not accompany the army. He stayed in Handan to discuss medical skills with Xiangzi, so he sent his disciples to accompany the army.
Bi Ming was an abandoned baby that Song Zhong picked up on the roadside and raised him. Because none of Song Zhong's descendants studied medicine, Bi Ming was chosen as the heir to the mantle.
Although Bi Ming was very young, he was very talented. According to Song Zhong, he knew it, and Bi Ming already understood it all. The only difference was his experience.
Moreover, under the influence of Zhao Kuo, Bi Ming began to study nutrition and reached a certain depth.
Before Bi Ming could say anything, Yan Xiong spoke first: "Your Majesty, no matter how many extraordinary beasts there are, they cannot withstand an army. Even if we capture all the extraordinary beasts in the Zhao Kingdom, they may not be enough to feed an army of 300,000." Just a meal. And this kind of food must be eaten for a long time to improve the strength. Taking one or two bites occasionally has no effect. Look at me, I have eaten so much, but my strength is still the same, without any improvement."
Yanxiong tore off a large piece of meat and swallowed it before chewing it a few times.
"The reason why General Yan Xiong's strength has not improved is because his strength has surpassed that of the beasts. If it is an ordinary soldier, it is still a big difference. But the beasts of the extraordinary level only appear to be many, but in fact they are very few. Because We are used to looking at all the beasts as a whole, which makes them seem numerous. If we look at different beasts separately, they are very few. And once they are captured on a large scale, these beasts will escape to other places, making it more difficult to capture them and supply them to the army. Not realistic."
"However, the probability of a carnivorous beast becoming an extraordinary level is much higher than that of a herbivorous beast, so if you want to improve your strength, eating meat is effective. Of course, you also need training." Bi Ming said.
"How can there be so much meat?" Lian Po sighed.
It would be good if ordinary soldiers could have enough to eat, and don’t even think about meat.
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the lower class nobles, meat is not something they can eat casually.
Zhao Kuo's thoughts were not here, but drifted to the sea hundreds of miles away.
There are many reasons why people cannot eat meat these days:
Grain production is small, and there is no excess grain for breeding.
Once livestock and poultry are raised on a large scale, they will become sick and difficult to treat.
Breeding technology is backward and yield is low.
The people are poor and cannot afford meat, and the market is too small to be worthy of breeding.
Even if the country breeds horses, it still focuses on war horses and cattle, rather than using them for meat.
But there is no meat on land, there is in the sea!
There is as much meat as you want in the sea, and it is a cost-free trade, no farming required! As long as you have a boat and a net, you can get a lot of fish.
Zhao State had no entrance to the sea before, but now that there is an entrance to the sea, there is no reason not to use it.
"Does our country of Zhao have any family or craftsmen who can build ships?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Although everyone did not understand why the topic suddenly turned to shipbuilding, they still said: "Your Majesty, shipbuilding is not difficult. Many craftsmen in our Zhao country can build ships."
"I'm talking about that kind of big ship, a big ship that can sail in the sea! Not a small boat in Zhangshui." Zhao Kuo was speechless.
It is true that the State of Zhao had many boats, but they could only row in the Zhang River. It was difficult to even sail in the river, let alone the sea. A wave would come and the boat would be gone.
"Your Majesty, if you talk about sea ships, only the Qi State and the Yue State in the world can build them. However, the Yue State has been destroyed by the Chu State, and only some survivors fled into the mountains. I don't know if the technology has been preserved. As for Qi State, The country... I'm afraid it won't hand over the technology easily." Tian Dan said.
