Dress to be a celebrity

The king of Zhou came here to take care of the enlistment of civilian husbands. As he was talking about farming, he asked Li Zongbing for the roster and checked the conscription matters this year.

Fortunately, there are not many personnel changes in Liaodong, and there are not many wars experienced over the years. The recruiting and replenishment of soldiers is also based on the system. The forced recruitment of Liang's sons into the army.

Huan Ling helped Zhou Wang see the changes in the personnel on the roster, and compared it with the number of conscripts in previous years; then compared the fields, grains, fodder, and military horses... and even dug a bag of black soil from the ground to go back to Song Dynasty as a sample.

Although it has only just entered winter, the ground has been frozen hard for a long time, and it is covered with a thick blanket of snow.When leading the digging, he first shoveled off a layer of snow that did not reach his calves, and then moved his narrow and thick hoe to dig out the frozen soil underneath.

Even a pickaxe was not sharp enough to dig such frozen soil, so he wanted to send someone to pick a pick.But after the snow melts in spring, the land is really moist and fertile, as if you can squeeze oil out of it with your hands.King Zhou still remembered the piece of brown-yellow field soil mixed with black organic fertilizer that he saw in Song Shi's hands when he first saw the dry fields under Tiantai Mountain. Looking at the oily black soil, he gasped in surprise—

How much fertility is in this soil!

I'm afraid it can be cultivated without adding any farmyard manure?

Can it grow thirteen ears of auspiciousness?Can't grow rice, so can't thirteen ears of wheat be separated?

No, the wheat cannot separate so many ears.

Huan Qianxian calmly dragged King Zhou back from the thirteen ears of evil, and replied with a smile: "One wheat ear is more than two or three ears, at most it is eight, nine, or ten ears. If there is a plant with nine ears Wheat is indeed a rare auspicious thing. We plant winter wheat in Hanzhong, and it is time to plant it now. When His Highness returns, you will see wheat seedlings overwintering in the field."

Anyway, the rice has already been harvested, and the thirteen ears of Rui Rice in Hanzhong Mansion should have been escorted to Beijing by Chu Changshi, and the two of them didn't deliberately backtrack when they talked.Sima Youshi also knew that Jiahe was produced in the mansion, and he listened with satisfaction and expectation, but Li Zongbing listened to them talking about "thirteen spikes" and "nine spikes", thinking that they were dreaming .

He has also read a few chapters of history books. When Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty was born, there was only auspiciousness from heaven, and one stalk of nine ears.They Da Zheng...

Isn't their Da Zheng going to have a grandson?

This emperor's grandson had the vision of Jiahe when he was born?

A thought suddenly burst into Li Zongbing's mind, he couldn't stop his thoughts from racing, his heart beat faster, his cheeks gradually turned bloody, and he wanted to get out of his mind urgently.He stared blankly at King Zhou, not knowing when he opened his mouth, and called "Your Highness" over there.

King Zhou glanced at him, and asked with a smile: "What do you want to ask Mr. Li?"

His voice was very gentle and peaceful, calming the flames in Li Zongbing's heart like flowing water. He calmed down a little bit and noticed the problem - although there are auspicious offerings every day in the Dazheng Dynasty, white deer and white elephants are not rare , but after all, I have never heard of Jiahe from Thirteen Spikes, so why are these few people so unmoved when they say it?

Moreover, King Zhou didn't set off from Hanzhong to patrol the border a few months ago, how did he know that Hanzhong Mansion could grow thirteen ears of Jiahe, and how dare he assert that one stalk of wheat ears could grow to one stalk of nine ears, or even one stalk of ten ears?A mansion with tens of thousands of hectares of land often only produces a copy of Jiahe. Why do they seem to have found it in advance, and they just need to report it to invite credit?

Could it be that this Golden Harvest can be planted if people want to?

If someone wants auspiciousness and can plant auspiciousness, wouldn't he be a god?Is it possible that the king of Zhou was really destined to meet a god to help him after being relegated to the border?

Li Zongbing is also a hereditary general. He grew up studying in the Jingshi Martial Arts School. He didn't believe in the words of monks and Taoists easily. At this moment, he couldn't help being a little superstitious. A reclusive expert who can grow Jiahe?"

An expert is an expert, but he is not reclusive and quite famous.

King Zhou introduced with some pride: "It is Song Sanyuan, the most talented man in Dazheng. This year he went to Hanzhong Mansion to get married with Nongsang, and tried out several magical fertilizers. Using those three kinds of fertilizers to mix and fertilize the land, it can It promotes tillering and earing of rice, and one stalk produces multiple ears.”

It's just that it's inconvenient to send messages on the road. They only know how many ears can be produced, but they don't know how many grains can be produced on one ear.

Zhou Wang and Sima Changshi followed Song Huan to the field in Hanzhong Mansion. They read the agricultural report and listened to Huan Ling's explanation of plant physiology on the way. Entered the new world of scientific farming.Seeing Li Zongbing's ignorant look of thirsting for knowledge, he told him the story that Song Zhifu went to the fields in person, built new waterwheels for the people, made high-efficiency fertilizers, and finally planted Gaoli rice with his full knowledge.

In the past few years, the Nine Sides have suffered repeated turmoil. The imperial court has recruited soldiers everywhere, military expenditures have risen sharply, and the food and tax deficit has become more and more serious.Fortunately, the Holy Emperor put Mr. Song in the place and gave him a chance to show his talents and grow high-yielding grain. Maybe they don't have to worry about Dazheng's silver grain in the future.

Only now did Zongbing Li understand that King Zhou did not have the support of any supernatural beings or hidden masters behind him.But the person who supports him is a talented scholar who sees a bright future, which is even more important than a white-bearded gentleman from a mountain.Ruihe, which can produce a high yield one after another, is more precious than the one that stands out among the tens of thousands of hectares of fields.

His Royal Highness King Zhou actually casually told such a second-rank military officer such a major event. Did he value him very much, or did he really give in and not want to use this auspicious Jiahe Bo in the name of "The Bell of Destiny"? ?

In any case, the king of Zhou clearly held auspiciousness, but he didn't buy it in the name of the invitation. Instead, he only thought about the country's money and food.

Li Zongbing was thinking quietly in his heart, with the same expression. Next, when King Zhou and his party wanted to check the equipment in the camp and the training of the soldiers, they were more dedicated than before, and sent all the elite soldiers they had raised with their own pockets to King Zhou. before.

Ordinary soldiers are all conscripted from the common people, ranging in age, strength and weakness, but these personal soldiers are trained by him personally. Even in the severe cold weather in Liaodong, they can ride horses and ride snow. Dancing swords and swords on the training ground can also hit the target with good results.

King Zhou couldn't take his eyes off his eyes, and clapped his hands and applauded: "He is really a hero. He can practice in this weather with so many clothes."

Huan Ling, however, was more professional than the King of Zhou, and praised: "These soldiers have steady hands and strong firepower. In such a cold wind, they can still hold the fire rope firmly and press it in the gunpowder pool. With the weather like this, the gun in your hand can only be used as a hammer."

Listening to his explanation, the King of Zhou watched the soldiers pouring gunpowder and wearing five-fingered gloves that were wool or cotton when they poured gunpowder and lit the match. The reason for making gloves? In such a cold weather, if you don’t wear gloves, I’m afraid these soldiers’ hands will freeze when they make fire.”

Li Zongbing hurriedly got up and thanked: "These gloves were woven by the tailors and teaching soldiers brought by His Highness. If it weren't for this, the hands of the soldiers would be frozen in such cold weather. It’s not so easy anymore.”

The king of Zhou frowned and said, "If the weather is like this again, let's ask everyone to dress up before training. The weather is so cold, if the cold enters the bones, it will be the root of the disease. In such cold weather, Dalu often Cross-border raids? Are there times when our soldiers were injured or lost due to the cold?"

If there is such a problem, he has to ask the Ministry of War to send more cotton cloth and cotton wool to Liaodong to keep out the cold.

Li Zongbing explained with a smile: "Your Highness, I don't know. The weather in Liaodong is much colder than in Liaoxi. It's not bad at this time. In the twelfth lunar month, I pour a pot of hot water out, and it freezes before it hits the ground. At that time, although our war horses couldn't wade through the snow and fight, the captives and barbarians couldn't even fight in."

As soon as winter came, they poured water from the city wall, until the entire city wall was frozen hard, and the walls were as smooth as ice sculptures and snow.

And when the weather turns better and the captives come, these elite soldiers can hold guns and light matchlocks, so they will not be afraid of the impact of these scattered cavalry.Now they have obtained the thread weaving technique taught by His Highness, they can make gloves that wrap tightly around the fingers and are flexible enough to move. In spring and autumn, when the weather is still cold, they are still in Liaodong Town.

Only then did King Zhou feel relieved, and after seeing the swords, guns and sticks of ordinary soldiers, he went back to the guarding commander's mansion, and sat on the kang with a few scholars to warm up.

After this inspection, Li Zongbing became more and more aware of the benefits of King Zhou, and sent someone to fetch [-] high-quality electric guns, and gave them to the accompanying [-] sets of chain mail, Mingguang armor, and Shanwen armor together. Yiwei is in command with the Guard Division.

Although the king of Zhou did not bring many people with him on this trip, they were all the best of the elite. The armor was newly received when he left Beijing, and when he was not in formal attire, he would wear the military coat custom-made by the prefect of Song Dynasty. this thing.Instead of being greedy, the commander of the guards showed Li Zongbing a good gun with a scope installed for their private use.

The scope on the gun is made of glass, with cross lines drawn in the glass, and numbers engraved beside the lines, and the aiming angle can be calculated by pressing the numbers.Although it is a bit troublesome to calculate, after you get used to it, you can pick up the gun and know which grid the muzzle sight is most accurate on.

It is more accurate and easier to use than the man-made wangshan sight made by Taizu at the beginning, but this scope needs to be made of transparent glass, and it must be ground into a concave-convex shape, so non-rich people cannot use it.

Li Zongbing estimated that he could prepare several scopes, but it would be impossible to spread them to the army.Just looking at the clear optical glass, I know it is precious, but I am reluctant to let it go, and I want to borrow it from Commander Zhou Wang to take a closer look.

Those officers followed Zhou Wang all the way to the east, and they were quite aware that the superior leadership team came to guide the local work, and they were dealing with second-rank officials, so naturally they would not be stingy.Not only did he give them guns, but he even lent them the binoculars Mr. Song gave them, and taught them the skills of grinding lenses.

It is to modify Song's mandarin duck ruler, and add a small point that turns inward on the two floating wing tips, so that it can be stuck on both sides of the glass.After adjusting the length, turn around the glass to know whether the thickness is appropriate. Where there is bulge, smooth it out, and finally get a smooth and uniform lens.

Their lords have already gone to the imperial court to ask the Ministry of War to equip the frontier troops with these binoculars made by Mr. Song, but it is a pity that the Ministry of War is not happy to allocate food and equipment for the soldiers, so it is better for them to buy some pieces of broken glass and grind them themselves.

Mr. Li thanked them for their kindness, borrowed binoculars and scopes to go back, and got together with military craftsmen to study how to make them.Their efficiency was actually higher than Master Song who was honestly farming and building infrastructure in Hanzhong. When King Zhou planned to leave two days later, he returned the things he borrowed from them, and even took out fake telescopes and sights.

Others only think that they have good craftsmen at the border, and don't think much about it, but Huan Ling is charged with investigating all the strange and ancient things that can be submitted to Jinjiang Literature Network for his lover, so he immediately asked Li Zongbing how he did it .

Mr. Li smiled mysteriously, and gave him a look at the telescope in his hand: "Actually, what is installed here is not a piece of glass, but ground out of ice cubes. It can only be seen and cannot be used. After it is made, I am afraid that it will melt." , it must be hung outside in the ice and snow. But let’s keep this kind of product, and let the craftsmen slowly imitate it in the next winter, so as to save waiting for the Ministry of War to distribute it at an unknown time.”

It's just that the lens is ice, so you can't stick it in front of your eyes, for fear of freezing your eyelids.Otherwise, if they prepare these in the army, it will be much more convenient for daily patrols.

He thanked the king of Zhou, then lifted his clothes, and knelt down on one knee to the king of Zhou: "The last general and His Highness Shimeng, the general of Liaodong Town, have given favors to you. Keep it in your heart and dare not forget it. The last general wants to be rewarded. There is nothing at the border, only a few personal attendants will be dispatched to send His Highness out of Liaodong."

A few days ago, I heard from my head that some horse bandits were about to move, and some came in from other places, with a bit of military style. I don't know if they were spies sent by Dalu.Although the soldiers under his command have pulled out several places and have never found Zhenyi, there may not be no fish that slipped through the net and hid outside.

As the commander-in-chief, he could neither go out of Liaodong, nor dared to show his close relationship with the prince, so he had to send a few disciples who were not in the military, who did not violate taboos, but who had real skills, to escort the king of Zhou to protect this soldier who really cared for him. The prince of the common people returned to Hanzhong safely.