Returning to the palace, Zhao Bin found that Cao Li, He Miao, and Yang Guangtai were all in the palace. Recently, these people often came to the palace to work, leaving Lao Lintou alone in the palace.
It was said verbally that the government office had fewer things to do, while the palace had more things to do. In fact, I came here to look at the charcoal stove. The government office also had charcoal fires, but they burned charcoal, while the palace burned charcoal, that is, coal, so the rooms in the palace It's much calmer than the charcoal-burning government office.
Zhao Bin walked into the hall. When the three of them saw Zhao Bin coming back, they hurriedly stood up and saluted: They had met the prince.
"Hey! Are the elders there?" Zhao Bin joked with a smile.
The three of them suddenly blushed, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across their faces.
Cao Li stepped forward and said, "My lord, don't be surprised. There is indeed something important today. The people sent by the court to collect salt have arrived. I have arranged for them to stay in the government posthouse."
"Oh? How many people are here? Do you have any money?" Zhao Bin asked hurriedly.
"Not many people came, only five of them, and they brought three thousand taels of silver." Cao Li replied.
"Only five people came? What do you mean? Are we responsible for delivering the goods?" Zhao Bin said in surprise.
"That's what it means."
"Damn, I sent out only 500 guards. Now I only have a team of people left. Where can I find anyone to deliver the goods to them?" Zhao Bin said with a speechless expression.
"Otherwise, we should send government officials to escort us." He Miao reminded from the side.
"No, no need," Zhao Bin said suddenly and decisively, "the government office has affairs with the government officials, and a new transportation team has been established to be responsible for the transportation of goods in the future.
Lord He, please immediately draft a notice to recruit people in Yancheng who are skilled in boxing and martial arts to escort Xiyan for the emperor. "Zhao Bin suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to reasonably expand manpower.
"Then I dare to ask the prince, how many people will be recruited?" He Miao asked.
"Let's recruit 200 people first. If we can't recruit, we will choose strong ones."
"Yes, I'll write the notice right now." After saying that, He Miao returned to his seat and began to draft the recruitment notice.
Zhao Bin thought for a while and continued: "The recruited people must undergo unified training for seven days. After officially taking up the job, each person will receive a salary of three cents per day. Those who perform tasks will receive five cents per day."
"Your Majesty, who will escort this batch of salt now?" Cao Li asked
"Select fifty people from among the government officials. Each person will be given a subsidy of five cents per day. In addition, the three thousand taels of silver will be converted into copper coins, and the monthly money of the people during this period will also be distributed."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
On the second day, more than a dozen carriages filled with fine salt drove out of Yancheng and headed towards the capital.
In the next three days, many people gathered at the Yancheng government office every day. Many people came from the countryside outside the city and wanted to join the transportation team, but there were not so many people needed right now.
After some selection, more than 200 people were selected. These people either had some skills in boxing or were physically stronger than the average person.
Zhao Bin chose an open space not far outside the city as a training ground, and Wang Wu led five escorts to conduct short-term training with them.
Wang Wu has a military background and is familiar with battle formations. He conducts some offensive and defensive drills for them to face the enemy in battle. The systematic offensive and defensive system can ensure that casualties are reduced and lethality is increased when facing the enemy.
The Qin side on the city wall showed a solemn look. The court had regulations that vassal kings were not allowed to have private armies, otherwise it would be regarded as treason.
These people recruited by King Yan are not considered a private army at the moment, but once something happens, these people can immediately be transformed into the private army of King Yan.
His heart was a little complicated. He was not worried that King Yan had a private army, but he was worried that this matter would be brought to the court to make a fuss. He didn't want anyone to do this. He didn't want anything to happen to King Yan, because King Yan It brought changes to Yancheng, but it seemed that he couldn't do anything, which made him very helpless.
Winter evenings always seem particularly bleak. The setting sun gradually disappears towards the mountains, leaving behind a bloody red, as if the horizon has just experienced a fight. Qin Fang walked down the city wall and headed towards his residence.
Zhao Bin didn't know what Qin Fang was thinking. He only knew that in a cruel era, the best guarantee was to make himself stronger.
In Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhao Bin relied on his memory and mechanical theory knowledge from college to design his own defense blueprint.
Ling'er looked at the drawings on the table and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what is this? It looks like a crossbow arrow, but it is different from the previous one."
Zhao Bin put down the charcoal pen in his hand and said: "This is called the Zhuge Liannu. It can achieve rapid bursts and greatly save the time of releasing arrows. One crossbow archer can be equivalent to ten archers."
"Equivalent to ten archers?" Ling'er said in surprise.
"Yes, Yancheng is too dangerous. Maybe one day the Jie people will attack again. Yancheng is small and the defense force is scarce. We can only use limited manpower to improve combat efficiency."
"The prince is so powerful, but why is he called Zhuge Liannu?" Ling'er continued to ask.
"Because this was invented by an ancient man named Zhuge Liang." Zhao Bin said
"Zhuge Liang?" Ling'er murmured in confusion, "Why haven't you heard of this man?"
"There are so many ancient people, how could you have heard of them all."
Ling'er raised her eyebrows and said helplessly: "Okay, what's that called again?" Ling'er pointed to another drawing.
Zhao Bin took another drawing: "This is called a three-bed crossbow. Two bows go forward and one bow goes backward. The range of this crossbow can be three to four times longer than that of ordinary bows and arrows."
"What, so far?" Ling'er said in surprise.
"Oh, why are you so excited? I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Oh, then, my lord, please continue." Ling'er sat back on Zhao Bin's lap and hugged Zhao Bin's neck.
"This kind of crossbow is powerful and has a long range, but it is difficult to operate. After improvement, it still requires the joint efforts of several people to complete the installation and firing. However, this kind of crossbow can snipe enemy generals from a distance."
"Then with these, our Yancheng will be safe."
"Safety? It's not that easy. The greatest safety is not defense, but offense." Zhao Bin murmured meaningfully.
"Attack? Attack who?"
"Whoever attacks us, we will attack."
Ling'er stopped talking when he heard this, clasped Zhao Bin's neck tightly with both hands, and buried his head in Zhao Bin's arms: "No matter who attacks us, Ling'er will never leave the prince, and Ling'er will always stay with the prince. "
Zhao Bin stroked Ling'er in his arms and whispered softly: "Don't worry, I will never let those people hurt us." After saying that, Zhao Bin picked up Ling'er's delicate body and slowly walked towards the bed, with agile figures emerging one after another behind the curtains. .
