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"Then can we also open a business in Xishan Township?"

"My lord..." Zhen Ding showed a look of embarrassment on his face.

Xishan Township is too small, and there is not enough traffic for a commercial firm. Zhen is determined to be a businessman, so naturally he will not do things that lose money, but most of his expression is for Lin Bei to see.

"If you can agree to this matter, I will do my best to do what you ask within my ability." Lin Bei promised.

The reason for this is that Lin Bei realized the role of Zhen's firm. If Xishan Township has a firm here, it will be of great benefit to Xishan Township. This is the same as building roads before getting rich. , all in order to speed up the circulation of local resources. The business is here. First of all, people in Xishan Township or nearby don’t have to travel so far to sell things. , saving countless time. In addition, in modern times, there must be a supermarket near the residential area. If you compare a business to a supermarket, then this time will be reversed, and many residents will be born near the supermarket.

Of course, these are all benefits to Xishan Township. On the contrary, it is not so good for Zhen's Commercial Company. Xishan Township has too few people, and no matter how you dig, it will definitely be inferior to Hepu County. It takes a day's journey from Hepu County to here. , For the commercial bank, the transportation cost and risk have been greatly increased. Maybe the profit of the recovered goods is not enough to pay the guys a monthly fee.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Bei gave Zhen Ding a promise. Lin Bei believed that in the future, Xishan Township would definitely be more prosperous than Hepu, but many people only focused on the present, and Zhen Ding would definitely not gamble on Xishan The future of the village.

As soon as Lin Bei said this, Zhen Ding nodded quickly: "Okay, since your lord has asked so, then Zhen Ding has no choice but to do so."

Lin Beixin said that it seems that what Zhen Ding is asking for is quite difficult, otherwise he would not be so happy, but Lin Bei also said that it is within his ability, if it is too illusory, for example, what kind of ostrich? Yes, Lin Bei really can't do it.

"My lord, please talk here." Zhen Ding, who was smiling all the time, was actually very anxious. The rotation person is coming soon, and then there is the matter of handing over the firm. It takes at most one month, and Zhen Ding should set off for the Central Plains. , at this time when Lin Bei spoke, Zhen Ding naturally wanted to settle the matter.

Lin Bei and Zhen Ding went to the side, and the rest of the people were very sensible and didn't bother them.

"My lord, do you know about the long-nosed beast, which is what the South Vietnamese call an elephant beast?" Zhen Ding went straight to the point.

Proboscis?Hearing the elephant beast, Lin Bei was stunned: "Is it an elephant?"

"That's right, the adults are really knowledgeable, but the little ones are talking about... elephants."

"Then what is your request?"

"Can my lord capture five pairs of adult elephants, male and female? If my lord can do this, besides my lord's request, I would also like to thank the younger ones." Zhen Ding said solemnly.

Lin Bei looked at Zhen Ding suspiciously. Speaking of which, what Zhen Ding asked for was not difficult, but what does this guy want the elephant to do?

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Chapter 82 Elephant Soldiers

When Zhen Ding saw Lin Bei staring at him, to be honest, Zhen Ding felt a little numb in his heart.

No matter how good-tempered this monster dragon is, as long as Zhen Ding sees the different body shape of the monster dragon and a human, he will remind him that the person in front of him is a monster, which is different from him. It is true that people say that they understand human affairs, but it seems normal for Lord Yaolong to eat people.

Lin Bei didn't know how effective it was when he looked at people. In fact, the eyes of snakes are cold. Even if Lin Bei is ecstatic, others can't see it. They all look the same, as if they are dying Staring at people, ready to eat at any time.

"My lord... my lord??" Zhen Ding felt a little hairy, and really wanted to leave, but this lord monster dragon was still staring at him, could it be that he was thinking about which part of his body he should start talking about?

Lin Bei was sober after being called out by Zhen Ding, and then he saw that Zhen Ding seemed a little scared, but Lin Bei was puzzled, could it be that he was afraid of me?Afraid that I won't make this deal?He nodded immediately and said, "I agree to your request, but I'm curious why you want so many elephants?"

Elephants are not something everyone can afford. They eat a lot and eat a lot. If cattle are a very rare animal in ancient times, then raising elephants is probably ten times more expensive than cattle. However, what Zhen Ding wants is to be male and female, that is, five males and females each. This is to open an elephant farm.

Zhen Ding was already a little timid in his heart, and from this extended his idea that if he didn't tell the monster dragon in front of him, he would eat him. After thinking about it again, what was in front of him was a monster, so it shouldn't be a big deal to tell the monster He said cautiously, "Does your lord know Xiangbing?"

Lin Bei just had some vague thoughts, but now that he heard it, he immediately understood, Xiang Bing, Lin Bei knows it too well.

Elephant soldiers are also war elephants. The ancients domesticated elephants and put them on the battlefield to drive them to attack the enemy. The earliest elephant soldiers were the well-known King Zhou of Shang. Later, some people domesticated war elephants one after another, like Burma in the future. , Thailand and India, these countries have used elephant soldiers on a large scale to fight.

Seeing Lin Bei nodding his head slightly, Zhen Ding exhaled, "Your Excellency really knows about it." Xin said that luckily he didn't lie.

"Your Zhen clan wants to tame war elephants and use them as elephant soldiers?" Although Lin Bei knew about elephant soldiers, he had never heard of any records in the history books that the Zhen clan had any elephant soldiers. Neither Cao Pi nor Elephant Soldiers have ever seen elephant soldiers appear on the battlefield. In other words, according to the original history, the Zhen family did not have elephant soldiers. Bring out the elephant soldiers, with the elephant soldiers, can Brother Mengde beat Brother Benchu ​​in Guandu?Lin Bei was suspicious.

"My lord, it's not our Zhen family, our Zhen family is just entrusted by others." Zhen Ding was a little terrified. Although the Han Dynasty is now in decline, its influence is still huge. If this news spreads, the Zhen family is probably close to the end It's far away, but Zhen Ding doesn't dare to lie to Lin Bei now, so he gritted his teeth: "Do you know Mr. Ziyuan? This is what Mr. Ziyuan asked us to find for you."

Mr. Ziyuan?Which one is Tamar's?Zilong knew it, but Ziyuan?Lin Bei really didn't know. Regarding the Three Kingdoms, Lin Bei did know a lot of people, but he didn't know more people. But since he is called Mr., he should be a scholar.

"Who is Mr. Ziyuan? What is his last name?"

"Mr. Xu You Xu Ziyuan."

Let me go, that bastard, once I know the full name Lin Bei, this Xu You can be regarded as a celebrity. The history books commented that this person is very courageous, talented but not virtuous, and relatively greedy. At first he was Yuan Shao's counselor, but later because of Yuan Shao didn't listen to his suggestions many times, so he turned to Cao Mengde when he got angry. When Xu You got angry, the consequences were quite serious, which directly led to the defeat of Yuan Shao, his brother, in the battle of Guandu. The biggest hero in the battle, but later this guy was quite arrogant, and called Cao Mengde's nickname in public many times, that is, A Man. Killed, a more tragic character.

"What did Xu You ask you to bring the elephant back?" Lin Bei asked.

"I don't know." Zhen Ding shook his head this time, "Mr. Ziyuan is a great talent, but he is a villain. I can't figure it out."

"When did Xu You say this?" Lin Bei asked again.

"It was informed by someone from the previous year's clan."

Lin Bei opened his mouth, and suddenly remembered an important question. He only knew that it was the Three Kingdoms period, but Lin Bei hadn't asked the specific year, so he couldn't help asking: "What year is this year?" What is the year name?"

"This year's reign is Guanghe, for Guanghe... six years."

Lin Beixin said, damn it, this year has been the sixth year of Guanghe?AD [-]?Next year is the seventh year of Guanghe, which is the first year of Zhongping?Zhang Jiao has to rebel?At first, Lin Bei thought it had been several years, but he didn't know that it was less than a few months.

"you sure?"

"My lord, this year is indeed the sixth year of Guanghe. Your lord can ask the master, and the master must know about it." Zhen Ding said with certainty that he would remember it wrong for no reason.

Lin Bei had a stomachache for a while, thinking that these counselors in the Three Kingdoms period were really strong. Xu You probably saw that the Han Dynasty was about to perish, and he was always a fat man, so he asked Zhen's firm to find elephants and tame them. Cheng Xiangbing, so that in future wars, since Xu You can see it, then Jia Wenhe and Xi Zhicai, who are almost demons, must be able to see it, and they don't know what these people are doing.

After staying for a while, Lin Bei said to Zhen Ding: "I have agreed to what you asked for, and I will catch the elephant back to you as soon as possible."

Zhen Ding was overjoyed and thanked Lin Bei endlessly.

But Lin Bei ignored him, saying that a butterfly flapping its wings would have an impact on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Ten elephants are much more powerful than butterflies. Next year will be the first year of Zhongping. Just don't worry about it, history hasn't changed much until now, but will this batch of elephant soldiers be thrown into the battlefield, will it cause Cao Mengde's subsequent defeat in the battle of Guandu?Lin Bei had some expectations for this.

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Chapter 83 Lin Bei's Plan

Because of agreeing to Zhen Ding, and because of Lin Bei's own bad taste, in the next few days, Lin Bei devoted himself to studying how to catch elephants, and asked Master Bian to check the information.

In ancient times, because there were no guns, military strategists paid great attention to using special animals to defeat the enemy, and war elephants were formed under such circumstances.

As we all know, elephants are very large and heavy. They are the largest animals on land. Although elephants are huge, their movements are not clumsy. In addition, elephants are also very smart. The ancients believed that elephants are very spiritual. With domestication, you can understand people's meaning.

Comparing elephants with horses, military strategists have always believed that elephants are much stronger than horses, stronger, bigger than horses, thicker and rougher than horses, and even far more durable than horses. The only possibility is that they are worse It's speed, but elephants are actually not slow, and they usually run three times faster than ordinary people.

With so many advantages, it is said that elephant soldiers should be widely used, but unfortunately, the number of elephants has limited the size of elephant soldiers. There were indeed many more elephant herds in ancient times than in modern times, but elephants at that time were also Most of them are concentrated in the modern southern area, that is, in the dense forests of Southeast Asia, which is too far away from the Central Plains, making it difficult to catch elephants. This is the most important reason.

The biggest function of war elephants is to attack the enemy's battle formation, tearing the enemy's front line with their strength and size, so if there are too few elephant soldiers, they will definitely not be as effective as horse cavalry.

"My lord, if there are a thousand war elephants, they will be invincible." Master Bian said.

Lin Bei nodded, taking it for granted. You must know that the city walls in this era are actually not high. Except for some strategic fortresses, such as Hulao Pass, the walls of small counties and small towns are mostly only about three feet long, while the ancient measurement of Zhang The units are not consistent. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Zhang of the Han Dynasty was used. One Zhang is about [-] meters, and San Zhang is about [-] meters.

This height is of course enough for horse cavalry, but it is far from enough for object soldiers. As long as someone rides on the back of an elephant and uses a weapon, he can even easily stab people off the city wall, such as Lu Bu. , as long as they can attack people, they can be said to be invincible in modern times, and it is not a myth that one person can break a city.

Another point is also very important. As we all know, the horse cavalry in the Three Kingdoms period did not have saddles and stirrups. To move freely on horseback, it is obvious that a cavalry needs skilled horse skills. This horse skill must be trained day and night. The back of an elephant is wide and flat, which minimizes the technical requirements. Just like in modern times, even if many people don’t know how to ride a horse, the back of an elephant is as stable as Mount Tai.