When the ministers and generals heard that the Qiang people were taking advantage of the Qin Dynasty, they were all filled with righteous indignation. They dropped their work one after another and came to the political hall in a hurry.
"Damn it! What kind of indifferent savage dares to take revenge on me, Great Qin?"
"Hmph! I have been in power for several years and haven't fought in a long time. This time I will go to the battlefield no matter what!"
"Can you do it with your old arms and legs? You might as well leave it to us younger ones!"
"Yes, yes, my spear hasn't drank blood for a long time, and it's already very thirsty!"
Seeing the commotion in the political hall, Ying Zheng couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead, thinking that he was not the only one in the Qin Dynasty who was 'young and energetic', it seemed that everyone was 'young and energetic'.
Even Feng Quji, Feng Jie and other senior officials from the empire who were ranked among the three princes rushed to ask for a fight. This shows how angry they were with the Qiang people's behavior.
"Have you had enough trouble? If you have had enough trouble, just listen to me and say a few words!"
Ying Zheng didn't want to listen to his ministers' quarrel anymore, so he immediately slapped the table and started shouting.
For a moment, the entire political hall became quiet as if the autumn wind swept fallen leaves.
I saw Ying Zheng looking around at the ministers and reprimanding calmly and majestically: "I emphasize once again that Li Xin reported in accordance with the law and did not say that reinforcements would be needed if he could not defeat us. Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Remember me, now is the time to resolve internal worries and clear up foreign troubles. There will be many wars to fight in the future, but not now. In addition to General Li Xin, Longxi also has General Ruan Wengzhong. What are you worrying about here?"
"this"
After some rebuke, the ministers suddenly woke up and couldn't help but laugh.
Also, since that guy Li Xin suffered a loss in Chu State, he wished he could fight all the battles to make up for that loss.
We expect him to call for more troops, and the day lilies are probably withered.
Besides, although there are many Qiang tribes, their combined strength is less than 100,000. Li Xin dared to destroy the Chu State with 200,000 soldiers back then. Now there are nearly 80,000 Longxi infantry, 80,000 vs. 100,000. Doesn’t that mean he has the advantage?
And with Ruan Weng Zhong assisting him, isn’t this battle a sure win?
However, when the ministers thought of the Xiongnu uniting with the Qiang, they were still worried that Li Xin and Li Xin would not be able to cope with it. They clamored that fighting a war cannot rely on one or two generals, but on the art of war, and they still wanted to increase their troops.
Ying Zheng didn't know what to say to these 'militants', so he said with a straight face: "I will personally supervise the battle in the East. When you know about this, prepare the logistics in the capital, and forget about the rest. .”
"No, Your Majesty, you cannot get involved in danger!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers shouted in unison.
"You're in danger!"
Ying Zheng was so angry that he stood up and cursed.
The ministers were shocked, and then laughed.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng sighed helplessly and said seriously: "Longxi is the root of our old Qin people. The Xiongnu descended from here, which shows that Meng Tian's side has worked;
This is a good opportunity for our Daqin. If we can suppress them all in Longxi, the north can be conquered! "
As he said that, he looked around at the ministers: "You want to go to Longxi to fight, that's fine, but I only give you one condition, you must defeat the war for me, how about that?"
"this"
The ministers were shocked and instantly understood Ying Zheng's intention.
He wanted the Huns to divide their forces, lead them to Longxi, and then annihilate them on a large scale.
If this is true, the pressure on the north will be greatly reduced, and Meng Tian will also take the opportunity to pacify the north.
Although the First Emperor did not lead troops to fight, his ability to see the overall situation ranked high in history.
When it comes to strategies to lure the enemy, wouldn't Li Xin know it?
It seems that this war cannot be fought!
"Now that His Majesty has made a decision, you should stop causing trouble and just do your own thing."
As soon as Wang Jian finished speaking, no one among the generals spoke again.
At this time, Yang Duanhe stood up and handed over to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"The guard will tell you."
Ying Zheng sat back in his seat, smiled and raised his hand.
Yang Duanhe said hurriedly: "Some time ago, Young Master Hao came up with a three-piece cavalry suit, which is of great use to our army. Your Majesty decided to equip the Liaodong cavalry first, but under the current circumstances, it would be more appropriate to equip the Longxi cavalry!"
"Three-piece cavalry suit?" Ying Zheng remembered the stirrups, horseshoes, and saddles from before, so he looked around at the ministers and said, "What do you think?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I talked with the servant some time ago. Now the horses in the racecourse are shoed. Now there are 500 horses shoed. Instead of equipping the original cavalry, it is better to train a new cavalry. This is okay. Practice new tactics!”
Wang Jian stood up and cupped his hands.
Feng Jie asked in confusion: "What does the old general mean by carrying out military reforms?"
Wang Jian smiled, nodded and said: "In the past, there was no cavalry three-piece suit. Our army's cavalry required rigorous training for many years before they could fight on the battlefield. Now there is a cavalry three-piece suit, and infantry can control war horses with a little training;
This is extremely beneficial to our Great Qin, because our Great Qin mainly relies on infantry. If we can dismount as infantry and mount as cavalry, why should our Great Qin be afraid of the northern barbarians? "
"this"
Wang Jian's words were like stones thrown into the lake, creating huge waves in the hearts of the ministers.
Mounted horses can be used as cavalry, and dismounted can be used as infantry.
This is crazy? !
Isn’t it true that I, Qin, am invincible?
You must know that the reason why the Huns in the north are difficult to fight is because the Qin army is mainly based on infantry and is best at siege warfare and positional warfare, while the Xiongnu is mainly based on cavalry and is best at mounted archery warfare.
Although the Qin cavalry can also ride and shoot, there is still a certain gap compared to the prairie cavalry.
The cavalry three-piece suit is an artifact that narrows the gap.
"If it is true as the old general said, there is no need to rush to equip the existing cavalry."
Feng Quji recovered from the shock, stroking his beard and said in deep thought.
The other ministers looked at each other and nodded.
Ying Zheng frowned and said with a smile: "Since the old general has innovative ideas, I will give my full support. Let's first form a new cavalry force of a thousand people and practice with the guard cavalry. If we win, then continue Reform, if it doesn’t win, then study it again!”
"in addition."
As he said that, he turned to look at Wu'an Hou Ma Xing and said: "The Central Military Manufacturing Department will also take over the production of some three-piece cavalry suits."
"Back to Your Majesty, the Central Military Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is already making stirrups. As for the horseshoes, Lao Guowei means to promote them comprehensively and let all war horses be shoed!"
Ma Xing said, paused, and then glanced at Zhang Cang: "But currently there are only a few horse masters from the Shaofu who can nail horseshoes. The Central Military Commission is planning to bring some craftsmen to learn more!"
"Bring craftsmen to study?" Zhang Cang was stunned.
Seemingly sensing his doubts, Dongling Hou Zhaoping, who was also in charge of the Central Military Commission, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder if Mr. Zhang has any suggestions?"
"Well"
Zhang Cang grinned, smiled and returned the greeting: "It's not really a suggestion. It's just that the art of nailing horseshoes was given to the horse master by Young Master Hao. I don't know much about it either."
"Is there anything unclear about this? Just let the horse masters nail the horseshoes! In Da Qin, you are not the only one who has horse masters in your Shaofu. Let all the horse masters in Xianyang go to the Shaofu to learn. They must master the art of shoeing horses!" Feng Jie His eyes widened and he said impatiently.
He was most annoyed by this mutual evasion, so he gave direct advice.
When all the ministers heard this, they were all dumbfounded.
But what Feng Jie said was true. It was just a horseshoe. Is it necessary to go to such trouble?
Hearing this, Zhang Cang glanced at Ying Zheng subconsciously and said with some embarrassment: "Feng Gong is right. The craftsmen are responsible for making horseshoes. It is better for the horse master to learn how to shoe horses."
"But." As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "These horseshoes need to be replaced from time to time. Even if all the horse masters in Xianyang master the art of shoeing, it will not be enough for our Qin Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of cavalry."
"So, these horseshoes must not only be nailed on the horse farm, but also on the battlefield, so that the army sergeants can learn the art of nailing horseshoes?"
Ying Zheng seemed to have just learned that the horseshoes needed to be replaced from time to time, and looked at Zhang Cang in realization.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhang Cang replied respectfully.
Ying Zheng nodded and looked at Wang Jian: "Since nailing horseshoes is so important, the old general will discuss with the servant and order all the horsemen in Xianyang to go to Shaofu to learn how to shoe horses. When the horses are delivered to the armies, they will be handed over to the army. The teacher taught the troops how to nail horseshoes."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Wang Jian smiled and cupped his hands, and then said with emotion: "If this is the case, it will save a lot of things. The Shaofu Arsenal and the Central Military Manufacturing Department can only build three-piece cavalry suits, and leave the rest to the racecourse and each army."
Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but feel happy and started talking about it.
"It seems that today is not in vain. If we can't fight, we can still get some benefits!"
"I have long heard that Young Master Hao created a three-piece cavalry suit. Now it seems that what he said is true!"
"What do you know? Fortunately I discovered it early, otherwise I wouldn't have known when it would be useful!"
"If you say that, I will scold you Ying Teng for being rude to the young master."
"Hahaha, we, the young master of Lao Qin, are a family, so we don't get in the way."
Hearing that the generals were noisy again in the palace, Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly, thinking that it was a good thing that the boy wasn't here, otherwise he might have his tail in the sky.
However, that boy still has a lot of good things in his hands, so we have to find a way to get them for him.
After some thought, Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao immediately met and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
After watching Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao leave, the ministers also left the political hall with smiles.
On the other side, Zhao Hao was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, eating melon seeds and complaining about Wang Li and others: "You have been writing for a long time, aren't you tired of it?"
"Young Master is a great talent in the world in making paper. We are lucky enough to be among the first to use paper, so we must seize the opportunity!"
Mond smiled and picked up his pen and said: "Maybe it will be recorded in history in the future!"
"The words you wrote are worthy of being recorded in history?"
After hearing Mond's words, Li Zhan glanced at his writing and said with disdain.
Yang Cen on the side touched his puppy, wrote the word "dog" on the paper, smashed it and said, "Li Tingwei's calligraphy is second to none, and you, Li Er, are nothing more than that."
"Ah!"
Li Zhan snorted and was about to reply to Yang Cen when he suddenly heard Wang Li, who had been silent all this time, say: "Sir, I just saw you press your jade pendant on the paper. What's the point of this?"
"What jade pendant?"
Zhao Hao's movement of eating melon seeds stopped and he looked at Wang Li doubtfully: "Speak clearly!"
Wang Li put down the writing brush, picked up the jade pendant on the table, shook it, and said, "When you were writing the inscription just now, didn't you press the jade pendant on the paper? I saw it, but I was a little confused!"
"Yes, yes, I saw it too!" Li Zhan quickly agreed.
The rest of the people also looked at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao's mouth twitched and his expression turned strange: "Then what do you think it means?"
"Maybe there is something special about it!"
Yang Cen touched the dog's head and said thoughtfully: "I saw that when Mr. Zhang was writing just now, including the old prime minister and the old order, they all took off their jade pendants and pressed them on the paper!"
"Hahaha!"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "So, using jade pendants to press paper has become fashionable?"
"Fashion?"
Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhao Hao touched his non-existent beard and said in an old-fashioned way: "Fashion is a trend. For example, you who were the first to write on paper are the pioneers leading the trend. No matter what you do in the future, people will rush to imitate it. !”
"So that's it. Then if I touch a dog while writing, will someone imitate me?" Yang Cen said excitedly.
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Zhao Hao was speechless, and everyone else looked at Yang Cen strangely, wondering who is such an idiot to imitate you.
However, everyone was very happy to hear Zhao Hao's words.
After all, everyone wants to be admired and even imitated.
"Then the young master used the jade pendant to press the paper, is it also to make everyone imitate you?" Wang Li continued to ask curiously.
Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head; "That jade pendant is just used as a paperweight. I don't want others to imitate me."
"Paperweight?"
Wang Li was stunned.
Zhao Hao continued to explain helplessly: "The material of paper is relatively soft. Paper that has not been specially treated will sometimes become warped and wrinkled. At this time, you have to use a paperweight to flatten it, otherwise it will not be very convenient to write!"
Hearing this, Wang Li nodded thoughtfully: "I also think there should be such a thing, but since it is called a 'paperweight', why use a jade pendant instead of other things?"
"Because I couldn't find anything suitable at the time!"
Zhao Hao shrugged: "Do you want me to pick up a brick and put it on the paper in front of the old prime minister and the others?"
"Young master, what you mean is that because there is nothing else, the jade pendant is used instead of the 'paperweight'?" Mond interjected.
"if not."
Zhao Hao glanced at Mond and said, "With so many people watching, I have to come up with something decent. I happen to have a jade pendant, so I can use it conveniently."
"Well"
Mond was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Wang Li said a little weirdly, "I'm afraid that this fashion trend caused by the young master will harm some senior officials in the court."
"oh?"
Zhao Hao blinked.
Suddenly I remembered something. The dignitaries of this era all like to hang jade pendants around their waists. If they all follow his example and take off their jade pendants to press paper every time they pick up a pen to write, this would be fine at home. At most, people will misunderstand that you need to go to the toilet first.
Outside, if there are women present, others might think you are trying to be a hooligan.
This is so interesting.
I guess everyone also thought of that funny scene and couldn't help laughing.
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