The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Ying Chang fell silent, lost in thought between his brows, and after thinking for a while, he said in a calm tone: "I can understand what the three lovers mean, and I also know that selling short crossbows does more harm than good, that's why I let all countries use it." I will stay in Xianyang for a few days, and wait for the court to discuss and confirm it!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to discuss it at all, just decline it directly, our Great Qin is not short of money, there is a full 9505 taels in the treasury, there is no shortage of money for selling weapons at all!" Yang Ze said with a more urgent expression.

"I am not selling weapons for money. I just want to use the hands of other countries to suppress the Wei Empire. How about this? Send someone to the Ordnance Department to call Fang Zi. I want to ask him if the short crossbow will be imitated by other countries. If so If there is a possibility of imitation, the sale of short crossbows is prohibited, and the envoys of various countries are asked to go back. If they cannot be imitated, then the effectiveness of the short crossbows will be weakened and a weaker version of the short crossbows will be sold to them. Worried that the advantages of the Great Qin army will be equal to other countries, what do the three lovers think?" Ying Chang said calmly.

The three fell silent, all lost in thought...

"If that's the case, it's okay!"

"Ok!"

"That's it!"

The three of them have expressed their views in one word and one sentence.

Next, Ying Chang asked the imperial guards to go to the Ordnance Department to pass on people, and at the same time asked Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi and Yang Ze to sit down and rest, and slowly waited for Fang Zi, the maker of the short crossbow!

After about two sticks of incense, Fang Zi finally came in a hurry. He hadn't seen him for many years. Fang Zi's appearance had changed a lot. He was thin and weak, but he was a little more powerful. Maybe it was because he was too anxious. Fang Ziguan He didn't change his clothes, and didn't arrange his hair. He had messy hair like a few years ago, and he was wearing shorts and a jacket, and his shoes were stained with a little sawdust.

"Fang Zi, the crossbow commander of the minister's ordnance department, kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor!" As soon as Fang Zi entered the imperial study, he quickly bowed down, his expression a little nervous.

"Get up!" Ying Chang, who was sitting on the black carved dragon throne, smiled lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Zi kowtowed again, then slowly stood up from the ground, his expression was nervous and puzzled, he didn't know why Ying Chang called him here.

Ying Chang sized Fang Zi up for a while, and after sizing him up, he couldn't help sighing: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, the former boy has become a young man, and he has become more energetic than before!"

Ying Chang didn't go straight to the topic, but happily chatted about the daily life.

"Your Majesty has become more and more wise and powerful!" Fang Zi said with a smile on his face.

"The boy grows up, he grows up, and he knows how to flatter, haha!" Ying Chang laughed heartily, feeling flattered by the compliment.

"Ha ha!"

Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi, and Yang Ze who were sitting by the side also smiled.

Fang Zi bowed his head in embarrassment, obviously it was the first time he said flattering words, and he said that he, a thin-skinned person, felt embarrassed. Of course, his embarrassment did not mean that Ying Chang was not wise and powerful.

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Chapter 502 Precision Parts!Cannot be imitated!

"Okay, okay, no kidding, Fang Zi, I called you here today, just to ask a few things, you must answer truthfully and carefully!" Ying Chang looked at Fang Zi tightly, with a serious tone , It makes people feel solemn.

"Your Majesty's questions, I will answer truthfully and carefully!" Fang Zi replied with a solemn and respectful bow.

Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi and Yang Ze all stared at Fang Zi, only to hear Ying Chang ask, "Can the short crossbow be imitated?"

"Ah?" Fang Zi was slightly taken aback, Zhang Feizi saw this, and immediately explained: "Fang Zi, Your Majesty is going to sell short crossbows to other countries, but he is worried that the short crossbows will be imitated by other countries, so I ask you whether the short crossbows can be imitated, if so , it is forbidden to sell to the nations!"

"So that's it!" Fang Zi nodded, with a look of enlightenment on his face, and then replied sonorously and forcefully: "Return to Your Majesty, the short crossbow can never be imitated!"

Hearing this sentence, Ying Chang's eyes lit up.

Chang Zifei frowned slightly, and asked with hesitation in his tone: "Fang Zi, are you sure? This is about the great Qin Jiangshan community, so we can't joke about it!"

"Your Majesty, what Fang Zi said, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Shangshu, is by no means a joke. The short crossbow looks simple on the outside, but inside the short crossbow there are eighteen small utensils. These utensils are called parts by craftsmen. !"

"Eighteen parts correspond to each other. If one part is missing, the short crossbow will malfunction, such as losing the continuous shooting effect; The premise of the short crossbow is to make these parts!"

"These parts are as big as fingernails, thin and thick, and have scales. It's not that I'm talking nonsense. There are only a handful of people in the world who can make these parts. The parts made by the Crossbow Division of the Armament Department are all made in batches with special equipment! "

"Maybe there are one or two craftsmen in various countries who can imitate these parts, but it is absolutely impossible to manufacture them in large quantities, because they do not have special equipment. Tens of thousands of short crossbows may be built in a year!"

"And this tool is more complicated than the short crossbow. It contains more than 1000 manually polished and carved parts. Whether it is a short crossbow or parts and utensils, the parts inside are all made of different materials. There are iron, some Copper is also mixed with a little gold and silver, some parts are half copper and half iron, and some parts are [-]% copper, [-]% gold, [-]% silver and [-]% iron, the content is uneven, only the Ordnance Department has detailed drawings of the content!"

"In addition to the parts, there are also bow strings. Short crossbow bow strings are as thin as a hair, but flexible and powerful. These bow strings are specially made and soaked in special potions. The potion materials are only available in the Ordnance Department. The bow string materials Only the Ordnance Department has it!"

"These are the top secrets of the Ministry of Ordnance, and it is impossible for outsiders to obtain them. Therefore, there is no possibility of imitation by other countries. They are unique. Your Majesty can sell them to other countries with confidence!" Fang Zi talked eloquently, his tone and expression were full of affirmation and confidence, Let Ying Chang, Zifei, Zhang Feizi, Yang Ze, Junchen and the four breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, apart from Ying Chang who could understand what Fang Zi said, Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi and Yang Ze couldn't understand Fang Zi's words, such as parts and so on. The last sentence that Fang Zi said, there is no possibility of imitation by other countries, this sentence is understood, and it is enough to understand this sentence.

"Can it be weakened? For example, shorten the range by a hundred steps?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

Fang Zi pondered for a moment, "Yes!"

"Okay, you go down first!" Ying Chang waved his hand lightly.

"I retire!"

Fang Zi bowed down to salute and bid farewell, and soon left the imperial study room, his figure disappeared from the sight of Ying Chang and others. After Fang Zi left, Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi and Yang Ze and asked: " I want to sell short crossbows to other countries, what do the three lovers think?"

Chang Zifei, Zhang Feizi, and Yang Ze first got up from their chairs, walked three steps away from Ying Chang, bowed respectfully and replied, "I am no different!"

It cannot be imitated, and the range has been weakened to a hundred paces, so it doesn't matter if you sell it. Anyway, you can make money and suppress the arrogance of the Wei Empire, so why not do it!

Ying Chang nodded, already made a decision in his heart, but he did not immediately order the sale to other countries, but looked at Yang Ze and asked, "How many weapons are there in the Hyogo?"

Hearing this, Yang Ze bowed down respectfully and replied: "Your Majesty, there are still 20 ring-shoulders, 15 horse spears, 30 dragon-patterned shields, 700 short crossbows, and 700 crossbows in Hyogo. Ten thousand eight-stone crossbows, 30 million feather arrows, [-] million short arrows for short crossbows, and [-] iron arrows for ballistas!"

"Thirty-five thousand ten-arrow crossbow carts, five thousand catapult carts, five thousand kerosene trucks, ten thousand ladders, and fifty thousand pairs of fish-scale armor. The original armor and weapons in the Hyogo were more than these. The reserve battalion took them away. A lot of them are used to train the soldiers of the reserve battalion!"

After listening to Hyogo's pre-store, Ying Chang has a bottom line in his heart.

"How many reserve soldiers are there in the reserve battalion?" Ying Chang looked at Zhang Feizi calmly and asked. Originally, he hadn't thought about asking about the situation of the reserve camp, but when Yang Ze mentioned it, he couldn't help asking.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the reserve battalion now has two batches of reserve soldiers in service. The first batch is 14 years of Sheng Qin, with 15 reserve soldiers in service, and the second batch is 13 years of Sheng Qin, with [-] reserve soldiers in service. There are [-] active reserve soldiers, and the number of retired reserve soldiers is zero!" Zhang Feizi replied with a respectful bow.

The reserve battalion receives people in the spring of each year, once a year. It has to be said that since there are reserve camps in various places, at the time of the annual autumn harvest, the captains of the reserve battalions in various places will send reserve soldiers in the camp to help the local people. The common people harvested crops to make up for the labor lost due to compulsory service.

This move made the people all over the country grateful and grateful, and truly achieved the integration of the military and the people!

Ying Chang nodded, indicating that he understood, and after being silent for a while, he replied calmly: "At present, our Daqin has no plan to recruit troops, and the arsenal has enough equipment. How about this, pass on my oral order, and the crossbow department of the ordnance department will stop. The next half of craftsmen will make short crossbows, let the rest of the craftsmen make weakened versions of short crossbows, and let the Ordnance Department expand again, expanding the number of craftsmen from [-] to [-]!"

"Your servant obeys the order!" Yang Ze bowed down and responded solemnly and respectfully!

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Chapter 503 A Hundred Year Plan!Education is the foundation!

"Since we have decided to sell short crossbows to other countries, we need to set an appropriate price. What do the three love ministers think is the appropriate price?" Ying Chang looked at the three people in front of him sharply and asked.

The three fell silent, causing Yushufang to fall into a quiet stage. Ying Chang did not break the silence, and was also thinking carefully about what price to set.

After a while, Yang Ze raised his hand and wrote back: "Your Majesty, the pricing depends on the cost. I think you can ask Fang Zi how much it costs to make a weakened version of the short crossbow, and then increase the price on the cost! "

"It's reasonable, let the Ministry of War handle the pricing. After the pricing, give me a discount. As for the transactions with other countries, let Chang Aiqing do it for you!" Ying Chang quickly assigned the task and handed it over. Let them do it.

"Your servant obeys the order!" Chang Zifei and Yang Ze both bowed and responded.

"Yang Aiqing!" Ying Chang called softly!

"The minister is here!" Yang Ze replied with a respectful expression.

"Have you ever been familiar with the affairs of the preparatory camp?" Ying Chang looked at Yang Ze indifferently and asked.

As soon as Yang Ze heard this, he knew what Ying Chang was going to do.

The Ministry of War takes over the reserve battalion!

"Already understand!" Yang Ze told the truth. After more than a year, the Ministry of War has understood the operation of the reserve battalion, and has also prepared a group of officials to set up a reserve department.

Ying Chang nodded, expressing his understanding, and then immediately said: "Since we have understood, let the Ministry of War take over the reserve battalion!"

"I obey the order!" Yang Ze replied respectfully.

"You two step back, what to do, I still have some important matters to discuss with Zhang Xiang!" Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei and Yang Ze and said.

"I retire!"

Chang Zifei and Yang Ze edited one after another to resign and salute, and then left the Yustudy soon. Only Zhang Feizi and Yingchang were left in the Yustudy. Zhang Feizi couldn't help but feel puzzled. What is the thing that Ying often wants to tell him.

"Let's sit, Mr. Zhang!" Ying Chang stretched out his right hand towards the seat next to him. Zhang Feizi saluted and thanked him, and then slowly took his seat. The reason for the preparatory camp is because there is a major event that needs to be done by Zhang Aiqing, and this matter is a major national policy, a century-old plan, no less than the two national policies of the preparatory camp and the tenth-class peasant system!"

"Oh?" Zhang Feizi's eyes lit up, he became interested immediately, and asked urgently, "Your Majesty, please tell me, what is the century-old plan that deserves so much attention from His Majesty!"

Zhang Feizi believes that Ying Chang will not exaggerate. He said that this national policy is a century-old plan, so it is a century-old plan. Regarding this, he is very curious about what this is a century-old plan, a great national policy!

Under Zhang Feizi's curious gaze, two words popped out of Ying Chang's mouth: "Education!"

"Education?" Zhang Feizi frowned slightly, his eyes flashed with doubts, apparently the word education was very strange to him.

"If an empire wants to rule for a long time, it must have a steady stream of talents to become the pillars of the empire. These talents must not only have the ability to govern the country, but also the talent to cultivate the fields, weapons, generals, business, etc. Talented people from all walks of life!"

"How do these talents come? Do they rely on natural geniuses? No, geniuses are a minority after all, and they can't make up for the gap in the empire, so we have to cultivate them and open schools. Does it depend on opening schools? Not enough, we still need to find the best Master teach them!"

"How do you find these masters? Find them from the people. Whoever is the best at plowing the fields will be asked by the court to teach his sons to farm. Whoever is a good official will be asked to teach his sons to be an official. Whoever makes good weapons will be the best." If you understand weapons, ask him to teach you how to make weapons, whoever is the best at war, let him teach you how to fight and command troops, and whoever is good at business, let him teach you how to do business!"

"We have to excavate all talents, use them, and train more talents. In this way, my Daqin will have a steady stream of talents. I have already had the idea of ​​​​opening a school, but it is just a fiscal deficit every year, and there is no surplus. Money to open a school, now, my Daqin treasury has a full [-] million taels of silver, which is completely enough to open a school!"

Ying Chang asked and answered by himself, talking with enthusiasm, and told Zhang Feizi the idea of ​​opening a school.

The huge amount of information rushed into Zhang Feizi's mind in an instant. Even if he was as smart as a monster, he couldn't consume the huge amount of information in a short time, and it was even more difficult to understand thoroughly. Ying Chang didn't continue talking, giving Zhang Feizi enough time to digest it by himself Lose.

After a stick of incense time...

After a stick of incense, Zhang Feizi finally consumed a huge amount of information. After digesting it, Zhang Feizi showed admiration on his face, and his admiration for Ying Chang in his heart flooded like a surging river, out of control.

Zhang Feizi believes that once the education plan is implemented, everyone in Daqin can become a dragon and become the pillar of the empire. This is indeed a century-old plan!

"How does Your Majesty implement the century-old education plan?" Zhang Feizi asked with admiration.

"I'm going to set up a middle school!" Ying Changjia replied without thinking.

"The middle school?"

Another unfamiliar name made Zhang Feizi feel dazed.

"In my concept, the Chinese Academy is responsible for the development planning of schools across the country; the construction of schools; the allocation of funds; the management of masters in schools across the country, etc. The highest official position of the Chinese Academy is a bachelor, and you are the first bachelor of the Academy. Two positions!" Ying Chang gave a rough idea, and more concepts will not be clear for a while, so just write a note and let Zhang Feizi think about it.

"I understand a little bit!" Zhang Feizi nodded half-understanding, as if he had understood the essence of Zhongshuyuan.

"Then, Your Majesty, do you charge tuition fees for recruiting students?" Zhang Feizi asked the most critical question. In Zhang Feizi's opinion, if the imperial court charges tuition fees, then this century-old plan will not be of much use, because studying is costly. After one year of reading the book, the farmer will do nothing for three years.

People can't afford tuition, so naturally they won't let their children go to school, and then it will be the same as before, the rich go to private schools, and the poor work in the fields.

"Haha!" Ying Chang smiled wryly, "If it was the teaching fee, I wouldn't be planning to open a school today and build a middle school!"

Of course, Ying Chang will not allow the students to pay for teaching, all the expenses will be borne by the Chinese Academy, and then the Chinese Academy will transfer funds to the Ministry of Households. In a word, all the expenses will be paid by the court, and the students will go to school for free to learn knowledge, writing, and the highest skills in all walks of life , Become the pillar of the empire, the pillar of the country!

Chapter 504 Ten taels!

"If that's the case, I'm afraid Master Jia will have a headache, haha!" Zhang Feizi said with a full face of a smile, making a rare joke.

Ying Chang smiled and said nothing, not to mention Jarrow's headache, he even had a headache, education is not a trivial matter, a real gold-swallowing behemoth.

"Okay, let's stop here. I will give you a brochure later, which contains my concept of the middle school and the school. You should think about it and improve it, and then start preparing for the school and the middle school. The middle school I will not ask about the matter, and I will leave it to you to be in charge, and after the preparations are complete, I will write a booklet!" Ying Chang said indifferently.

"Abiding by the order!" Zhang Feizi bowed down respectfully and responded, then raised his head to look at Ying Changdao; "If His Majesty is fine, then I will go down and prepare to hand over the reserve battalion!"

"Go!" Ying Chang waved his hand lightly.

Zhang Feizi said goodbye and saluted, and soon left the imperial study. After Zhang Feizi left, Ying Chang sat on the dragon chair and stretched, twisted his neck, dredged his muscles and bones, and then began to review the memorials again, getting busy.

Time passed quickly, and after Zhang Feizi handed over the reserve battalion to the Ministry of War, he began to stay behind closed doors at Prime Minister Zuo's residence, concentrating on studying the Chinese Academy.

At the same time, after Yang Ze asked Fang Zi, he also knew the cost of a short crossbow. In fact, whether it is a short crossbow or a weakened version, the cost is the same.

After Yang Ze knew the cost, he informed Chang Zifei of the cost price. After Chang Zifei learned the cost price, he immediately went to the Ministry of Rites and summoned the 41 kings and deputy envoys to discuss the matter.

The yamen of the Ministry of Rites and the guild hall!

Because there were too many people, Chang Zifei put the meeting place in the large courtyard of the guild hall, which was also convenient for the envoys of various countries, because their houses were around the large courtyard, and the large courtyard of the guild hall was opened when the door was opened. .

In the big courtyard, there are neatly arranged chairs. The 41 kings and deputy envoys all sat quietly on them. In front of the envoys of all countries, there was also a chair. The person sitting on the chair It was Chang Zifei, the Right Prime Minister of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Chang Zifei was dressed in a neat and clean black white crane dress, and looked around at the envoys of various countries expressionlessly. The expressions of the envoys of various countries were different, nervous, worried, and expectant. Chang Zifei didn't pay much attention to the envoys of the various countries. The expression and emotion of the minister, straight to the point, said to the envoys of various countries:

"After discussing the facts with His Majesty, the Great Qin court decided to sell short crossbows to other countries, but one thing must be mentioned, the short crossbows sold by Great Qin are not the standard short crossbows equipped by the Great Qin army, but the weakened version of short crossbows newly developed by the Ministry of Ordnance. The crossbow has a range of only a hundred steps and an armor-piercing range of [-] steps. The craftsmen of the ordnance department call it the Yishu crossbow. After buying it, blame me, Daqin, for selling inferior goods!"

In order to distinguish the two types of short crossbows, the Ministry of Ordnance gave each of the two types of crossbows a name.

When the envoys of various countries heard the first sentence, they all showed excited smiles, but when they heard the second sentence, the smiles on their faces froze instantly. What about the agreed shooting range of [-] paces and armor penetration of [-] paces?How did you come up with a thing with a range of only a hundred steps and an armor-piercing range of [-] steps.

The chief envoy of Yue, Zhang Yao, frowned first, and couldn't help asking: "Master Chang Xiang, what does Daqin mean by this?"

"Yes, yes, why sell such low-level weapons to us!"

"What we want is the Qin Army's standard short crossbow, not some Yishu crossbow!"

"Yes, we want the Rat Crossbow, otherwise, we won't buy it!"