The birth of the Quyuan plow naturally played an important role in improving agricultural production efficiency, but what is more important is people.
The changes in farming efficiency brought about by the curved shaft plow will make deep farming possible.
There is also advanced technology such as crop rotation, which can fill the gaps in cultivation with crops such as "wild rice" within a year, which can restore land fertility faster and so on.
Time is running out, and it will take too long to wait step by step for the people to develop these technologies on their own.
If Liu Chan wants to improve production efficiency as soon as possible, these advanced technologies need to be promoted quickly with the government as the main body and the influence of wealthy families in various places.
This is one of the reasons why it cannot be completely opposed in the short term.
Of course, we cannot allow its power to grow.
Kill those who are disobedient and want to surrender to the enemy and rebel, beat those who are not active, win over those who are still hesitant, and promote those who are willing to set an example for themselves - such as the Zhang family in Jianwei County.
When facing a powerful opponent, it is always a good idea to attack them separately.
This is true for the military, and it is also true for non-military means.
These things, with the promotion of Quyuanli and new technologies, Uncle Zhuge will naturally solve the problems he encounters.
Worrying about Wolong's ability and wisdom in this area, and then doing these things personally... That is purely an act of begging for money with gold bricks.
There are also supporting projects such as building water conservancy, improving irrigation, etc. Prime ministers have done extremely well in history.
I just need to provide him with some "accidental gains" ideas at the right time.
After handing the Quyu plow and several new agricultural technologies to Uncle Zhuge, Liu Chan did not interfere too much.
Only when the grain yield per acre increases and the population increases can we be able to develop the next stage of things.
At present, in this rare development period, apart from promoting advanced agricultural tools and technologies internally, we strive to improve farming efficiency and grain yield per acre.
The second goal is to further improve the combat effectiveness of the troops while eliminating internal hidden dangers.
Wang Meng and Shen Zhong had already led their respective men on the second day of the first lunar month and rushed to their battlefields from north to south.
There were no war drums or shouts of death, but it was still an extremely dangerous battlefield, full of blood and deceit.
Both of them brought a large amount of activity funds given by Liu Chan, and the golden light almost dazzled their eyes.
However, in the face of huge wealth, the first thing that came to their minds was not the secret joy, but also the idea of how to do something to make it their own.
But the uneasiness, the fear of betraying Liu Chan's trust and letting this huge sum of money go down the drain without getting anything done...
The new recruits have completed the one-month "adaptive training". In this special information cocoon, the Jiangdong Sanyue people are brainwashed by their peers and even neighbors on a daily basis... well, they continuously release positive energy.
Just like the bandits in the past, the bandit spirit on their bodies is gradually fading away and being slowly assimilated.
The recruited descendants of wealthy families assimilated even faster.
There is no loose banditry in them. The "good family" group is the cornerstone of Chinese civilization.
In troubled times, people raise their swords and guns to fight for the country; in times of trouble, they pick up their hoes to provide food for the country.
All they want is food and clothing and hope for the future.
It still takes time for the new recruits to form their faith, but they are also grateful for the changes that Prince Liu Chan has brought to the family's life, just like the veterans were.
The first phase has been completed. The next step is to carry out the traditional project of the Red Star Army - "armed training" as usual.
As for where to choose this destination, Liu Chan also has his own ideas.
After this battle, Liu Chan's Red Star Army originally had 49 cavalry, and purchased 20 horses from Nanzhong. He had the idea of formally forming a cavalry squad.
In spite of his shamelessness, he just brought back some more war horses from Lao Liu and put together a hundred-horse team.
The more cards you have in your hand, the more card types you can combine, and the more likely you are to overcome the enemy's weaknesses on the battlefield.
For example, Jiangdong, which has abnormal development and serious military bias, will find it difficult to conquer the north.
…
"Don't you want to secretly send troops from Hanzhong to attack the north?"
In the palace, Old Liu stared at his son with deep doubts in his eyes.
Liu Chan couldn't laugh or cry: "Before, I was firmly opposed to this year's Northern Expedition. Didn't you hear the reasons?"
"Then why do you suddenly want to lead troops to escort those poor families who were not selected to go to Hanzhong? The journey is all within our territory of Yizhou, why do you need to lead the Red Star Army to escort them in a big way?"
Last time Liu Chan said he would be responsible for escorting the surrendered soldiers, but he ended up directly participating in the Battle of Jingzhou, which was just around the corner.
"Didn't I tell you the reasons?" Liu Chan said helplessly, "The new recruits of the Red Star Army need to actually march through mountains and rivers to turn the training into a habit. And I want to go to Hanzhong to find General Ma to give guidance on the cavalry. Experience in training and command.”
Ma Chao, the left general, was leading troops to guard Yangping Pass and guard Lao Liu's north gate.
With Ma Chao's heroic record, being in Yangping Pass can serve as a deterrent to the north. At the same time, Ma Chao's reputation in the Guanlong area and among the Qiang Di people can also be used to win over the local people if he succeeds in fighting in the future.
It is of great significance.
But this made Liu Chan, who had always wanted to find professional guidance for his cavalry, never got the chance.
Of course, there were too few horses in the past. They couldn't even make up a hundred horses, and they probably couldn't be trained to any great effect.
In fact, his Uncle Zhao is also capable of doing this. After all, he commanded Baima Yicong under Gongsun Zan.
But Baima Yicong plays mounted archery... This stuff is still a bit high-end for the current Red Star Army.
His archery skills are mediocre to begin with, let alone mounted archery. In order to be good at mounted archery, the quality of the war horse and horse control skills must also be of the highest quality.
The special tactics and cavalry formations formed by this are also in conjunction with cavalry and archery.
It is difficult to significantly increase the combat effectiveness of the Red Star Army in a short period of time.
So he wanted to see if the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which was mainly assault cavalry, would have a tactics more suitable for the current Red Star Army.
Now that he had such an opportunity, he would not miss it.
Liu Bei was still a little skeptical: "Seriously? You really don't want to fight north?"
"It's not like I'm heading north with two thousand Gundams!" Now it was Liu Chan's turn to be slightly off guard.
Why did he become a militant in the eyes of his father?
We can’t blame Liu Bei for this. Whoever’s son starts training secretly to suppress bandits at such a young age will inevitably have this impression...
This time Liu Chan opposed the Northern Expedition, which surprised him.
Of course Lao Liu didn't know what "Gundam" was, but his son would always say some incomprehensible words when he was emotional, and he was already used to it.
But thinking about the situation in Hanzhong, Wen Chang's seemingly clumsy "iron wall" defense system is actually the most reliable solution as long as there is enough food and grass.
And Liu Chan righteously advised him not to go to the Northern Expedition this year during the meeting. Old Liu thought about it and finally agreed with Liu Chan to go to Hanzhong.
Of course, this is also thanks to Jingzhou's rising popularity.
Before leaving, Liu Chan said goodbye to his mother and Yinping, and it was hard to leave him.
After bidding farewell to the familiar generals and officials, Liu Chan made a special trip to Huang Zhong's residence.
"Old General, this is the medicine for later. You look much better now than when I first visited. You must insist on taking the medicine." Liu Chan handed over several large packages of medicinal materials with his own hands.
Liu Chan's words were actually to comfort Huang Zhong. His mental state had indeed improved a lot and his body had not deteriorated, but that was all.
The hidden dangers left by years of fighting in the body have exploded, coupled with aging, it is a miracle that it can be temporarily stabilized.
Huang Zhong looked grateful: "I am so scared, how dare I bother the prince to personally deliver the medicine?"
Huang Zhong, who came from a lower class background, had never enjoyed such courtesy, so he was very grateful for Liu Bei's appreciation. Now he was naturally moved by Liu Chan's concern.
Especially now that we are old and frail and unable to fight, this kind of care is even more rare.
[Huang Zhong favorability +5] (53)
[Huang Zhong's favorability is 50, his constitution is +10, his archery talent is +15×2, his long-soldier talent is +8×2, his equestrian talent is +8×2, and he has acquired the characteristic of "One Hundred Arrows Will Hit"]
[A hundred arrows are sure to hit]: Every time you miss a target, your status and experience will be improved the next time you aim. (The effect disappears when the target is switched)
Liu Chan glanced at the prompt briefly and then returned his attention to the conversation.
When he came to see Huang Zhong, it was no longer just a utilitarian way to increase his favorability, it was just a side benefit.
This veteran went to the military camp every day and carefully taught the Red Star Army generals how to shoot, and then they taught the lower-level soldiers. The Red Star Army's combat effectiveness was increasing day by day.
Liu Chan was naturally moved by the old general's intentions. Even if there was no favorability reward, he would still come.
He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Old General, you don't have to be like this. If there is nothing else, I will be ready to lead the troops to Hanzhong. General, take care."
"Prince, stay!" Huang Zhong suddenly stopped him.
Liu Chan turned around in confusion: "What else does General Huang have to do?"
Huang Zhong said: "The prince will follow the old minister to the backyard. Now the prince has a solid foundation in archery, but the old minister still has some rudimentary skills. I am willing to help the prince in the battlefield."
Liu Chan curiously followed Huang Zhong to the backyard, and saw him holding a bow and taking arrows, but he took three at a time.
He opened his bow and fired an arrow naturally, and an arrow shot out, as if it were no different from usual.
But soon the extraordinary thing came. I saw the flexible movements of his right hand holding the other two arrows. The arrows were like bullets being loaded. He quickly attached one to the other and shot out, then another one and shot out.
The speed is very fast, and each one is more powerful than the other!
Three arrows hit the grass target in a regular formation.
In the time it takes to fire these three arrows, an ordinary archer would only be able to fire one arrow...
Liu Chan looked at Huang Zhong dumbly.
Good guy, is this the "little trick" you always talk about?
Thank you to the boss of "Leap Five Twenty-seven" for your 1,500 points to once again invest in the Jihan Armed Group. Your points will be used to cover the expenses of espionage activities. Thank you for your support~
(End of chapter)
