Li Ning noticed Lu Xiaqing's overt and covert behavior, but he just pretended not to know.
Zhang didn't talk much during the interview. After chatting for a few words, he took his son and left.
But he asked an interesting question: "If you were that king, or were asked to command a similar battle, where would you want the eagle to land?"
Li Ning smiled and said: "It is best to land on the ground, sea and sky at the same time."
Zhang Fang also smiled: "You really have a big appetite."
"Let's think of it as asking for the best and getting the middle. After all, some civilian philosophers always believe that dreams should still be there, just in case they come true."
Zhang Fang was amused by what he said as a civilian philosopher.
The two then made an appointment to watch Alexander's siege the next day, and had a friendly exchange on the learning issues of the genius child Zhang Kai.
In order to keep this little goblin by his side, Li Ning resorted to various educational clichés popular in later generations. One of them, "Practice brings true knowledge," deeply moved the third-class sergeant.
The two made an appointment to watch the game and then let the little goblin become Li Ning's disciple.
Watching the battle is a siege battle.
This is very meaningful to the Huangsong Dynasty, because the Huangsong Dynasty also relied on the city to maintain its existence.
However, they did not want the allies in front of them to rebel, because the ancient Greek army's siege methods were actually very rich and diverse.
Of course, this richness and diversity may only be the original version in front of the people of the Song Dynasty.
After all, it is because the thinking of human beings in the East and the West is similar, so the engineering measures they can think of are also very similar. Otherwise, why would they unanimously choose to use cities to protect themselves?
So, when Alexander started the project the next day, the sound of the trebuchet first attracted everyone's attention, followed by the siege ladder, which was first used in siege. However, this thing was not used in the end because the trebuchet was very fast. Soon, several gaps were made in the enemy's wall.
The brave phalanx infantry quickly broke into the city through the gap and ended the battle in less than a day.
Since he could not see all the engineering weapons, Li Ning had to explain to everyone present.
"As far as I know, the ancient Greeks also had two more terrifying weapons. One is a huge tower that can be built as high as the enemy's city wall. We also have this kind of thing, but we don't need to worry about the other one, which is made of The giant claw invented by Diades, the engineer of Alexandria.”
"What it is?"
"A kind of flying claw that can communicate with the helpless enemy city wall. But in our Song Dynasty, this kind of flying claw is usually tied with a rope and thrown directly onto the enemy's city wall. I don't know why they chose to use it. This thing is made so big.”
"How big is it?"
"It's similar to the tower of the project. It is probably placed on the tower to prevent the enemy from pushing the tower away."
"Oh, we also have this kind of design in the Huangsong Dynasty."
"Well, many of the war methods in the East and the West are actually similar. For example, we like to dig tunnels, and the Greeks actually do the same."
"That's it!" Lu Xiaqing seemed to have understood everything, and then said with some arrogance, "If it were me, Emperor Song, I would probably be able to conquer such a large territory like this king."
After hearing this, Li Ning asked a little funny: "What do you want from such a big country? Can you manage it? Do you understand the language and customs here? If you can find a mineral link here that is interested in my Song Dynasty, That’s all, if it’s all useless, and our Song Dynasty is facing the threat from the Northwest Second Route, whoever dares to provoke you here, I will stab him to death first!”
Lu Xiaqing's dissatisfaction finally broke out. He raised his voice, threw aside the demeanor of a scholar, and shouted like a rogue: "Then you still lead us to fight. According to you, I Shouldn’t I stab you to death?”
This remark caused a small discussion among the people around him.
Apparently some people's will is starting to waver.
But Li Ning remained unmoving. He said: "Uncle Jin's words are wrong. What I am in is not the country here, but the useful things here. The reason why I chose to form an alliance with Alexander is just to borrow him. hands to expand the scope of our search for produce.”
"High! It's really high! No wonder Mr. has established so many trading firms!"
Zhang Fang immediately praised him.
Su Yan also seemed to remember something. He asked, "Sir, does this have anything to do with the two things you said before?"
"I said a lot. If you ask me this, I don't know which sentence you are talking about."
"The economic base determines the superstructure, and the superstructure is often the structure of political power. At the same time, war serves politics, so war ultimately serves the economy."
"Oh, it does matter! It does matter a lot! It's going to be true for a long time,"
Now Lu Xiaqing did not dare to speak. He smelled the tendency of businessmen and philistines to combine with power politics.
This trend is actually most obvious on Fujian Road. These so-called scholarly families, who don't buy houses and own real estate, own a large number of properties.
In fact, there is no other reason. Reading is not a career for the poor. If you don't have a few coins at home, you won't have much trouble on the way to the imperial examination.
As for those who have successfully become officials, there are a few who truly have the people at heart.
The officers guarding the border would send their subordinates to trade for profit, but which officials would be truly honest and self-reliant?
The Huang Song Empire has always been a corrupt empire. It's just that he has his own set of rules of conduct, which makes this kind of corruption seem to be creating a source of wealth for people's livelihood.
However, the young man Lu Xiaqing could only vaguely feel the truth behind this, and could not explain it accurately.
But he also vaguely felt that Li Ning might have higher attainments than him in this area. Maybe he could not only make the point with one word, but also take advantage of the situation, and even make overwhelming achievements that he could not predict.
In this case, following him may not be entirely without benefits.
It's a pity that he acted too much before Meng Lang, and may have accidentally offended the other party. If there is a chance to return the favor, maybe he should seize it firmly.
It was at this time that Zhang Fang, who admired Li Ning very much, finally made that request.
"Sir, since the king has successfully entered the city, it may be time for our apprenticeship ceremony to proceed."
"good!"
"Wait, sir!" Su Yan suddenly jumped out and said, "If you want to accept students, then it seems that we, the first group of people who gathered around you, should not let go."
