Zhi Xuan

Zhidi

In midsummer, the farmland is green.

A farmer carrying a hoe walked across the ridge of the field, and when he met three or two old men, he immediately turned sideways to the side of the road.Several children followed behind the old man, all of them carrying baskets containing fodder for the cows and two fat rabbits.

Before the spring plowing began, Xidu City sent a large amount of grain seeds, a total of fifty carts, enough for the three places of Zhifengliang.

After the grain seeds were delivered, Fengdi Liangdi sent people to pick them up one after another.

Compared with the joyful faces of the people from Fengdi, the people from Liangdi obviously don't have much energy.They prefer fighting to farming.However, the public land cannot be abandoned, and only some people can only be assigned to take turns to farm.

Compared with previous years, the situation this year has been much better.

With new farm tools and a large number of slaves, more Liangdi people were liberated, and instead of being trapped in the fields every day, they could ride horses on the grasslands and search for the Dirong tribe.If you are lucky, you may be able to find the fish that slipped through the net.

Regarding the situation of the subjects, the county doctor Luo Gong did not correct it, and there was no way to correct it.

No matter men, women, young or old, when they heard about farming, their faces were sad, and they were full of energy when they encountered wars. They loved force from the inside out, and they were born fighting madmen.

Fengji will be much better.Under the leadership of county doctor Ji Gao, spring plowing proceeded in an orderly manner.New seedlings were bred from the seeds sent by Xiducheng, and then distributed by the doctor of Yi, and things went quite smoothly.Experienced old farmers guarding the fields and seeing the growth of millet seedlings all assert that this year will be a bumper year.

"urgent!"

According to the usual practice, the Spring Plowing Sacrifice lasts for a whole month.

The shamans of the three places guarded the altar in person to ensure that the flames on the altar would not be extinguished.

During the night, when it rained lightly, the fire still did not go out. Wu was overjoyed and jumped around the altar to predict good luck.

The subjects brought freshly hunted game, and the bright red blood was spilled around the altar.The shaman inserted his fingers into the bowl, dipped the blood on the foreheads of the subjects, and prayed to heaven for a good harvest.

After the sacrifice, the sacrifices were distributed to the subjects.

A large piece of meat was boiled into the pot, and there was blood foam floating on the broth. There was no salt or any seasoning, and the cooked meat was a bit fishy.The subjects didn't care at all, passed the cooked meat in their hands, cut off a piece with a dagger, and chewed it in their mouths, their faces were full of joy.It is a blessing to be able to eat used sacrifices, and no one cares about the taste.

Ever since Zhixuan completely took over the three regions, the lives of the subjects have changed with each passing day, completely changing their appearance.

Nowadays, the vast majority of people in the three places can eat two meals a day, and they are full.A small number of people in poor families can still eat one meal a day, and no one dies of starvation.

Zhixuan ascended the throne of the country, and he has not been to the fief for a long time. The county officials and officials are still conscientiously implementing the plan left by Zhixuan, adhering to the rules and regulations he made at the beginning, and dare not be sloppy in the slightest.

Zhidi New City is becoming more and more lively and bustling. The gates of the city are opened every day, and there is an endless stream of queues waiting to enter the city.The commercial workshops in the city have been expanded three times, and the quantity and types of goods are far away from other places, gradually becoming a well-known trade distribution center.

The original intention of Zhixuan to build the city was indeed for commercial considerations, but he did not expect it to develop to the scale it is today.

Zhidi New City is clean and tidy, with unique planning and layout, various regulations are becoming more and more mature, and officials are honest and honest, which can guarantee the interests of both parties in the transaction.In a practical sense, it has surpassed all cities of the same period.

Even if Zhixuan didn't have a plan, with the gathering of popularity, the development of the new city will accelerate, and it will only be a matter of time before it becomes a commercial center in the frontier.

In view of the increasing number of traffic teams, the newly built roads are always full of vehicles and horses, and the smelting workshops and workshops have been relocated one after another, and the sites are selected to be farther away from the city.In this way, it can not only expand the production scale, but also facilitate guard inspections, prevent prying eyes, and keep secrets to the greatest extent.

Zhixuan originally planned to transfer Ding Bao to Grassland New City, but Zhidi's rapid development and complicated affairs make it impossible to do without him.After comprehensive consideration, he had no choice but to give up his mind temporarily and let him stay in the county doctor's position.

Although the official position has not changed, Ding Bao's authority has multiplied.

Now, he has the merchants and workshops in Zhidi in one hand, and he can make the businessmen who come and go to the borderland tremble three times with a single stomp, and the clans in the borderlands will give him a little bit of face.

Three years ago, no one would have thought that Ding Bao would be where he is today, not even himself.

As a side branch of the clan, he is not valued by the family, and can only survive by relying on the direct branch, so it is difficult to have a bright future.I don't want the situation to change drastically, following Zhi Xuan's side, being reused by Zhi Xuan, Ding Bao's status has leapfrogged, and the patriarch of the family can't compare.

When the poor become rich, showing off is the norm.Ding Bao restrained himself very well, and did not leave anyone behind.

He kept in mind all the forces that spied on and bought them, and he gave them warnings without warning.Bleeding can let these people know the pain, and then they know that the claws can't be stretched out, and if they stretch out, they will be chopped off.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

At the beginning, the subordinate doctor who followed Zhixuan can't say that everyone has a high position and authority, as long as they have real talents and hard work, they can make a career.Ding Bao, like his colleagues, is very grateful for Zhi Xuan's trust and promotion. If Zhi Xuan can be used, he will die for him.

Wanting to bribe Ding Bao and the others to lure them into harming Zhi Xuan's interests is really a miscalculation.Even if the family came, they were blocked face to face.

One of the subordinate doctors did something even worse, he directly drew his knife and slashed people. The brother of the same clan who came to lobby was almost hacked to death on the spot.Clutching his wound and escaping into the carriage, the look of distress is obvious to all.

"Your Majesty treats me with great kindness and a lot of trust. If you deceive Your Majesty, you are really a wolf-hearted and shameless man! How can you stand in the world if you don't think of kindness or respect righteousness!"

After this incident, Doctor Xia broke with his family.In the family-oriented era, this is almost a way to kill.His family also thought so, and concluded that he would cut himself off from the clan.

Unexpectedly, things didn't go as expected, and a decree sent him to New Grassland City, holding a large piece of land and the monarch's reward, directly leaving the family and setting up a new family.

The family has done a great job, and this doctor under his name is even better.

Not only did he not want the family name, but he didn't even want the surname.After arriving in the grassland, he took the fiefdom as his clan and his mother's family as his surname, completely separated from the family, and has no relationship with him from now on.

Such an approach is simply shocking.

In the past, only the family expelled people, but I have never heard of clan members abandoning the family on their own initiative.Doctor Xia just did it, and he did it neatly, without any sloppiness.

When things got out, it was basically mixed.

Some people praised him for his loyalty to the monarch; others accused him of betraying the family and provoking clan rules.

Rumors were not limited to the frontiers, but also spread to the grasslands.

As the person involved, Dr. Xia didn't take it seriously at all, and only said: "If I can repay the king's kindness, I will die!"

Being scolded a few times will not lose a piece of meat, it is completely painless.He seldom went to the western capital when he was not in the court, and stayed in the grassland all year round. No matter how widely the rumor spread, it would not affect him in the slightest.

Those who backstab and slander him can say whatever they like.

According to what Jun said, I'm happy to see how you can't understand me and can't kill me.

Zhi Xuan's reputation was polarized, and his subordinates were not much better.Everyone who suffered a disadvantage gritted their teeth behind their backs, but they were really frightened by being dealt with, and no matter how angry they were, they did not dare to act rashly.

Zhixuan intends to attack Dongliang Kingdom, Ding Bao and others learned the news and took action one after another.

They don't think about the reasons and consequences of Zhixuan's launch of the national war, they only know that the king is going to fight, and they will do their best to prepare everything he needs.

Under such circumstances, the workshops on the Zhidi and the grasslands were working day and night, and the fires were never extinguished.The craftsmen were divided into three groups and took turns sweating profusely in the workshop.

Ding Bao didn't communicate with his colleagues on the grassland, but he could guess a thing or two about each other's plans.

Not wanting to be compared by the opponent, Ding Bao put down the shop for the time being and made great efforts to supervise the workshop, and finally smelted the iron material first in Xuancheng, and made a suitable wheel axle for assembling the siege equipment.

Tao Lao is in the grassland, and there is still no shortage of master craftsmen in Zhidi.

Everyone brainstormed and designed a building car according to Zhi Xuan's request.

As the name suggests, the building car is tower-shaped as a whole, with a height of six meters and a width of more than two meters.There are two rows of wheels on the bottom, and the front is dragged by cattle and horses. It is a mobile fortress.

The craftsmen tried to make it twice. There is no problem with the building car itself, soldiers can be hidden inside, and the hard wooden wall is enough to intercept flying arrows.Coating a layer of special paint on the wall can also defend against fire attacks, which can be called a magic weapon.

The only problem is the wheels underneath.

The axle is not strong enough, and it will collapse after a certain distance.The wheels shattered and flew out, and the entire body of the vehicle collapsed.Not to mention sending soldiers to the top of the city, they can't even get close.

If the size of the building car is reduced, the craftsmen are reluctant.The same goes for Ding Bao and others who have seen the finished product.

Fortunately, the smelting workshop quickly smelted suitable iron materials, and the remade axles and axles were strong enough to easily bear the weight of the car body.

"Go to 50 people first."

Confirming that the building car will not collapse, Ding Bao ordered the soldiers and pawns to board the car.For the sake of caution, start with 50 people, and then gradually increase until the carrying limit is reached.

"The cows and horses that pull the carts need to be re-selected." Doctor Yi watched the experiment with Ding Bao, and when the number of people increased to one hundred, the cows and horses in front became more difficult, so he suggested to Ding Bao.

Ding Bao nodded and quickly arranged.

Considering the requirements of siege warfare, he ordered the horses to be replaced, and all of them were replaced with stronger cattle.

These are domesticated bison, which are surprisingly large and extremely powerful.If you don't pull a cart, you can also use them to charge the battle, and the lethality is extraordinary.

In addition to building cars, craftsmen also made catapults and battering rams.

The catapult already existed, and any clan that participated in the national war is no stranger to it.

The finished products made by the craftsmen are quite different. Compared with the common types, this kind of stone catapult is stronger and larger.Three people are required to control each throw, two roll the stone into the net, and the other knocks down the mechanism with a hammer.

Amidst the whistling sound, a stone the size of a millstone flew out, a distance of more than 500 meters.When encountering a heavily defended city, as long as there are enough catapults, you can suppress the archers at the top of the city and provide more protection for the siege soldiers.

The battering ram is even more eye-catching.

The craftsmen were inspired by the cart and made a 20-meter-long body.A triangular wooden frame is erected on the car, and a huge log is hung under the frame.The giant log was sharpened at one end and pulled by more than a dozen people. It could easily cut through the city gate and smash down the lower earthen wall.

In the process of developing weapons, the craftsmen kept lighting up the technology tree, and good ideas came one after another. The key is that they can make even weird things.It cannot be said that all of them are practical, and half of them can exert great power when used on the battlefield, enough to beat the enemy to throw away their armor and armor.

Ding Bao reported the result to Zhixuan, Zhixuan immediately issued an order, and Dr. Ju Yan went to Zhidi to check and accept the result on his behalf.

Both Ju Yan and Ding Bao are hardworking people, they didn't say much after meeting and went directly to the test site.

"It's all here." After Ding Bao introduced it to Ju Yan, he ordered Zuwu to demonstrate.

Seeing a giant statue in the arena and hearing the whistling sound of boulders, Ju Yan held onto the railing of the carriage with both hands, unable to restrain his excitement.

He has been on the battlefield and knows how powerful these weapons will be.

Thinking of the scene after the war started, even if he was an enemy, Ju Yan couldn't help but sympathize with Dongliang, and shed a few crocodile tears for it.

If you mess with anyone, you should mess with your majesty, wash your neck and wait for slaughter.