The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Xia Anran rushed back immediately after getting the news.

On the way, Xiao Douding followed the shaking carriage all the way and fell asleep, even after arriving, he didn't move, so Xia Anran didn't wake him up.

After wrapping Liu Zhi in a warm cloak, Xia Anran asked the waiter who came to pick up the child to bring back the little prince and a few ducks who were also tired from playing and fell asleep.

Then he straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and entered the hall after getting ready for battle.

The veteran official of Emperor Jing who was able to work came quietly, what he did must be unusual, Xia Anran thought secretly, could it be that the butterfly effect of his arrival here made Emperor Jing decide to shrink the power of the vassal earlier?

In fact, Xia Anran's preparations were a bit redundant, because the purpose of Yuan An's visit here was for the porcelain business of Zhongshan Kingdom, to be precise, it was the porcelain business between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty.

Today's emperor Liu Qi has always held several hidden lines of the Huns.Where did these lines come from, and when they started to be laid out, even Liu Qi himself didn't know.

His thread was left to him by Emperor Wen, and it is unknown how long it took Emperor Wen.

Emperor Jing’s guess is that this line has been laid out since the first princess of the Han Dynasty went to get married, but the reason why the relationship network he obtained is so fragile should be because there is an unexpected accident of Emperor Wen in it—— Bank of China Joy.

The eunuch who was originally arranged by the Han Dynasty to marry the princess betrayed the Han court as soon as he arrived in the Xiongnu.If Emperor Wen really used the princess and his relatives to try to install people on the grassland at that time, then the loss caused by Zhong Xingyue's betrayal must have made Emperor Wen extremely heartbroken.

All this can only be conjecture.

Although Emperor Jing had been the prince for so many years, there were some things that Emperor Wen would not tell him.

This line is of no use in ordinary times, and even the informant himself does not know that he is an informant.

Because on weekdays, the two sides just exchange some gossip stories, such as how many beauties Khan has recently taken in, what treasures a certain noble from a certain place has presented, and so on, and never talk about sensitive topics.

This line has been carefully managed.

In order to avoid arousing the vigilance of this informant, the big man specially set up a smuggling channel for him, so that he can use various reasonable reasons to get the precious materials from the big man, and use "profit" as the kite string Floating far away on the prairie.

And now, it's time to use this thread.

The existence of porcelain is too exquisite, Liu Qi has always been proud of his self-control, but after seeing this object for the first time, his heart was moved by it, and later when he was enjoying it, he lost his mind repeatedly.

After the batch of porcelain ordered by the eldest princess came to Beijing, Liu Xing became the most expensive person in the capital with this batch of porcelain. Countless people wanted to attend the banquet of the eldest princess even if they wanted to see her elegant demeanor. There are countless people who spend a lot of money wanting to buy it.

If he hadn't made an agreement with his sister in advance not to reveal the origin of it as much as possible, the road of Zhongshan Kingdom might have been broken.

But it can't be hidden for long, there will never be an impenetrable wall in this world, not to mention that the Ninth Prince has sent a batch of gifts to Beijing before.

Time is running out, and they can only hit the grassland with one blow, otherwise Zhongshan will be exposed.

Zhongshan Country's geographical location is sensitive, so it's not safe to say, but it's not dangerous either.

If possible, Liu Qi did not want to put his son in danger.

Therefore, along with Yuan An's entry into Zhongshan, a group of people went to Daijun.

Daijun is an important northern line of defense for Zhongshan, and its governor is the future parachutist Li Guang. Of course, he is still a somewhat frustrated soldier.

Li Guangzun, who had inexplicably received supplies and troops from his superior, looked at the secret letter and decree that came with him, "Zhongshan Kingdom..." These three words rolled in his throat, but he didn't say it.

After burning the secret letter, Li Guang closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear.

Speaking of which, his son just ran there, right?

A few days ago, this stinky boy secretly sent someone something to his wife, and the wife missed him a lot because of this, it is said that he was doing well.

Hehe, the sons of the Li family are not staying at the front line, what are they doing in that comfortable place?

Li Guang took the table case with his fingertips and went to pick up the food and soldiers himself. Then he took the soldier brother Bingzhu who came to deliver the letter to talk at night, and sent someone to Zhongshan the next day.

Li Danghu, who was missed by his father, shuddered, but he didn't think much about it.

As a rare military general who was selected by the first batch of talents, Li Danghu has received unprecedented attention in Zhongshan Kingdom.

His immediate boss is Cheng Bushi. Although Cheng Bushi is as good at defense as Li Guang, his way of leading troops is completely different from Li Guang.

Li Guang's soldiers are all thorns and sharp knives, focusing on training individual strength, while Cheng Bushi's soldiers pay more attention to group combat.The training methods Li Danghu received here are completely different.

The Zhongshan country is rich and prosperous, and the little king can be said to get whatever he asks for military expenditures, and the blacksmith workshop has all been converted to ordnance manufacturing after the farm tools are delivered.

Especially after the little king started to build several hydraulic machines, it greatly relieved the pressure on the blacksmith to hammer.And after Xia Anran popularized the "steel frying method" and "steel pouring method", it even increased its steel output.

Of course, this kind of steel is low carbon steel at best.But even so, these two methods have been set as top secrets, and the craftsmen in the workshop have been signed and protected.

The army of Zhongshan Kingdom is the king's private army. According to national regulations, the number of private troops is limited.However, considering that the role of the vassal king itself is to help the king stabilize the local area, and some vassal kings also have the purpose of guarding the border, the number of troops cannot be compared with the army, but it is not small.

In addition, the military system of the Han Dynasty is relatively special. Except for the soldiers recruited by the king, all the strong labor force in the country should be in the reserve.It is naturally difficult to count the number, so it is simply measured by the number of armor.

At present, Zhongshan has more than 100 complete armors and more than 400 pieces.The numbers are a little shabby, but considering that Zhongshan is a new feudal state with no foundation after all, and it is not a strategically important place, this number is already the result of Liu Sheng's increased efforts to forge after he took over the feudal domain.

Li Danghu grew up in a family of military generals, and his father is one of the most famous generals in the country. He has seen many good things since he was a child. Frankly speaking... So he wanted to leave. After joining the job, there is no way to resign. Well.

Unexpectedly, new things came out one after another in Zhongshan country, and the young people couldn't help their curiosity. Those who looked at it once, and then looked at it again, were probably left behind.

He is a regular military member, and his treatment is among the best in the country, and because he is single, he was given an officer's own residence.Although there is no one to take care of them, there are people who boil water, wash clothes and clean the room. There is also a big pot of rice and a big bathhouse. The small life is quite happy.

Let's not talk about the previous ones, just talk about the big pot of rice.

The Zhongshan National Congress uses a number of cooking methods that are different from other places, such as pickled vegetables. The pickled vegetables in Zhongshan are particularly juicy and refreshing, crunchy with a bite, not too salty, a little sour, and especially suitable for rice.

There is also a method called "fried". Soldiers can eat an fried egg every half a day. It's delicious!The taste of fried eggs is very special, it is different from the eggs he has eaten, and there will be a crisp layer on the side, which is crunchy when chewed.

When it is almost fried, the chef will sprinkle a small layer of salt on top of the egg yolk.

Some people like to start eating eggs from the egg white, but Li Danghu likes to bite into half of the egg directly. If he is lucky, he will eat a raw egg yolk.

The egg yolk is broken in one bite, and the egg-flavored liquid will sting and fill the mouth, just like taking a sip of fine wine, not to mention the satisfaction.

If you want to take the music he likes to listen to as an example.

The egg yolk is the heavy drum. Before it falls, no one knows whether the drummer intends to hit lightly or hard today, and when to start playing. It is full of unknown surprises.

The crisp edges of the egg whites are blown pieces, high-pitched and full of presence.

But it all comes down to the stringed instrument in the end. The egg white is the stringed instrument. There is nothing special and tasteless, but it can integrate all the flavors. In the end, you can slurp down your stomach and drink a sip of fried rice tea, not to mention how beautiful it is.

It is said that in the earliest days Zhongshan could not afford to provide one chicken per person.

But later, thanks to a large number of poultry and chickens sponsored by our good partner Gaoyang County, there was an extra egg pancake in the army canteen.Egg pancakes with more flour and less eggs are also very fragrant when fried in oil. Where did soldiers eat this?

Later, Xia Anran suddenly realized after hearing Cheng Bushi's complaint that the soldiers were not physically strong: For the soldiers, they were all heavy physical labor.

If they can't provide enough protein, of course they won't be able to sustain it. It's really no fault of Brother Bing.

In terms of protein, soybeans have the highest vegetable protein. The soybeans in Zhongshan have not been harvested yet. The soybeans I got from Liu Xun before are basically filled with seeds and sprinkled. The easiest animal protein to obtain is poultry eggs. This is in Now this season is easy to get.

So the slogan "An egg a day strengthens Zhongshan people" was chanted, accompanied by the poultry breeding instructions issued to the localities, and several chicken farms were built in the suburbs of Zhongshan country. Let an area stack up three-dimensionally, and the same space can raise more chickens without looking cramped.

This design made the farmers who have seen it startled. They have never seen something that can roll chickens together by themselves when they grow up. It is so strange.

In order to prevent epidemics, such national nutrition chicken farms are scattered and arranged in several corners of a city and county, and strict disinfection and isolation techniques have been carried out with each other.

As far as the farm is concerned, the chickens and manure must be separated, all the drinking water must be boiled water, and all the feed is specially made with several kinds of ingredients after cooking, and a lot of bone meal is specially added. .

All efforts have yielded good results. After feeding professional feed, the egg production can basically be stabilized at [-]% of the total number of hens harvested every day.

In this era, it is almost an excellent achievement for a chicken to lay an egg every day.

What's more, these chickens also provide a lot of organic fertilizer.And after this batch of pullets are eliminated, meat will still be available.

In short, as long as there is no plague, raising chickens is really a good thing.

But the real reason why Li Danghu would stay here peacefully is of course not this. How could he be the kind of person who sells his body for a bite to eat?

The young man seriously explained to the clan uncle who came to the door: "Your Highness has manufactured many new weapons and is still conducting experiments. I am the test officer." The young man said proudly and solemnly that as a responsible official, he Must be left until the end of the experiment.

This speech made the officials sent by Li Guang interested. He sat down with a flick of his hem, took Li Danghu's cup and pot and poured water for himself: "Tell me."

During the long ruling career of the Han Dynasty, the speed of offensive and defensive conversion of weapons and armor was second to none in many previous dynasties.

With the advancement of smelting technology in the Western Han Dynasty, the widespread popularization of armor, and the need for tactical adjustments between infantry and cavalry, the demand for weapons in the Western Han Dynasty gradually shifted from infantry and chariot soldiers to cavalry.

The polearms of the infantry have also been updated.

The aggressive "Ge" completely withdrew from the battlefield, and the "halberd" that "broke the halberd into the sand" began its highlight moment.

The success of the halberd is mainly because it has the advantages of both the Ge and the spear.

The front of the halberd in the shape of a divination is the spearhead, and the extra horizontal point is the ge. The former can stab through armor, and the ge can peck and hook the opponent when it is retracted.

In the case where their main enemy was the Huns equipped with leather armor, this weapon could easily break through the defense of leather armor.

The halberd is mainly used by infantry. As long as the infantry can break through the AOE coverage of the Huns' arrow rain, then this weapon can easily make the Huns who use knives lose their combat power first.

On today's battlefield, the halberd is undoubtedly the pole weapon with the highest armor coverage rate among standard weapons.

After the invention of steelmaking technology in Zhongshan, this weapon was upgraded.

Xia Anran asked people to shorten its overall length, and lengthen the width of the thorns and cross branches.

Such a change can make the halberd more lethal, but such a change is based on the progress of steelmaking technology, and its lethality is even more unmatched by the old halberd with iron as the main material.

Folding and forging steelmaking can remove impurities in iron, and Zhongshan Iron and Steel has entered a period of rapid development after the steel frying method and steel pouring method.

Because the machinery liberated part of the human hands, the craftsmen focused their energy on how to experiment to improve the toughness and hardness of the weapon.

In order to be strong, the standard halberd used by Zhongshan Kingdom chose to use one-piece molding, but the different metal properties required by the previous two different attack methods became a problem that plagued the craftsmen.

The spearhead needs hardness, while Ge needs toughness.

They experimented with various materials, and finally reached out to the special porcelain clay of Zhongshan country, and invented the method of applying mud and quenching by mistake. Of course, they still think that the porcelain clay of Zhongshan country has special effects. Putting a layer of mud on top, this misunderstanding was not resolved until much later.

But what really shocked Li Danghu was the existence of 槊.

A lance is an evolution of a spear.

It is precisely because of the advancement of smelting technology that the length of the blade body of iron weapons can be extended, and in order to stabilize the weight of the weapon part, the length of the rod body must also be extended. Finally, after repeated experiments by the craftsmen, the length is [-] feet. A lance around the ruler is a state in which its center of gravity is relatively stable.

Xia Anran was caught off guard by the birth of the most ferocious weapon in the cold weapon era - the lance.

One of his understanding of this weapon is the poem written by Boss Cao Hengli, and the other is an allusion about Yuchi Jingde.

But compared to the other famous incidents of the two, the one related to 槊 is not particularly bright.Therefore, Xia Anran was completely shocked when this seemingly wasteful long weapon that used more than five times the material of a spear appeared in front of him.

The first reaction turned out to be——no wonder Cao Cao could only write poems horizontally. If the king of long weapons with a length of more than two meters was held up all the time, it could really be used as a target.

Quietly, Xia Anran, who was so tall as Boss Cao, didn't know that the craftsmen were scratching their heads after they fiddled with this thing.

They didn't want to make this thing at first. At first, the craftsmen just wanted to test the limit of the spearheads that could be made after using the new forging technology, and then they came up with the spearhead.

And it would be a waste not to make the body after having the head, so they added the body.

However, in actual use, the [-] cm spear head of the lance seriously shifted the center of gravity of the entire weapon. To avoid this, the only way to avoid this was to increase the length of the pole, otherwise it would be like holding an epee.

But even so, now that the lance is standing in place and there are no enemies, the person who wants to wield the lance must have a whole body of tendons, not to mention wielding it in moves.

His length already determined that lance's attack actually had only one move - stab.

And the place where it can exert its combat power to the greatest extent is not the ground, but immediately.

The kinetic energy of the horse's sprint can give the lance the attack strength to easily penetrate the opponent's body, and even help the cavalry in the Tang Dynasty to completely ignore their opponent's iron armor, which is not cheap, which shows that it can be called terrible lethality.

Because of this, Yuchi Gong, who won the spear with his bare hands, was able to be recorded in the annals of history, and this move can also become a powerful witness of his force.

But if you want to use a lance on a horse, the biggest enemy is the difficult balance ability of a person on horseback.

In the era when there were no stirrups and saddles, the only way to maintain balance on a horse was to rely on the tacit understanding between the cavalry itself and the horse, and the use of such a large weapon as the lance meant that the cavalry had to operate with both hands.

Let go of the reins, and use the power of your waist to rotate and adjust the attacking point of the lance. This item reminds Xia Anran that unless the stirrup saddle is equipped, these two products can free the hands of the cavalry, otherwise the large-scale equipment of the lance Only in infantry form.

Or an assault force composed of a small group of extremely outstanding talents exists in the form of a meat grinder on the battlefield.

Li Danghu is such a talent.

Xia Anran's little friend reads that Cheng Wu is born with supernatural powers, but he loses because he is too young and has not yet reached the age of going to the battlefield, so even if he lifts it up, it has no reference value.

As Li Guang's eldest son, Li Danghu also inherited his father's good strength, and Li Danghu learned the bow from his father since he was a child. The bow is not only relying on the strength of the arms. If he wants to pull the bowstring, his upper body Almost all muscles are engaged.

So Li Danghu couldn't tell when he was wearing clothes, but he didn't know how many brothers envied his tendons when he was in the bath.

He is familiar with the art of war, he is straightforward, has many friends, and has a family relationship, so he was selected into this extremely significant experimental activity.

No one else can, only me.This feeling greatly satisfied the vanity of the young boy in the household, and his steps in the barracks were not steady in those few days.

King Zhongshan believed in him and established an experimental database using him as a data template. At the same time, he also used a lance as a weapon to build a corresponding armor database.But it's a pity that so far this Curry has not added even a piece of armor that can withstand a single blow.

Li Danghu's lance can easily pass through even the hardest spine of a pig.

It's a pity that the lance's chopping ability is weak, but fortunately, there is another weapon to make up for this weakness - the ring head knife.

When it comes to the weapons of the Han Dynasty, the weapon that must be mentioned is the ring head knife.

This kind of knife can be said to be a well-known existence among cold weapon enthusiasts in the East Asian civilization circle. It is the ancestor of most knives. It is named because it has no handle and a ring at the end.

The existence of the knife handle is not only for the convenience of holding the knife better, but also for the need to balance the center of gravity.If you are willing to experiment, you will find that most chopping knives have a rearward center of gravity.

However, the center of gravity of the stabbing weapon is basically at its tip.This is because the center of gravity on the handle enhances its maneuverability and allows it to be controlled better.And the center of gravity at the tip can increase its chopping and stabbing ability.

Although it is beneficial, in the era of no mechanized production, the production of knife handles will also consume a lot of time for craftsmen.

What should I do?

Just don't do knife protection.

Stable center of gravity?A ring is built on the back, which can be tied to save materials. If it is taken away by someone, it can be snatched back, and it can be hung on the horse when it cannot be carried.

The Han nationality is so full of practicality.

The ring head knife is single-sided and has a thick back. It also uses the mud-coating and quenching process. The blade is sharp and rigid, and the back of the knife has more toughness, which can ensure that it will not break during the chopping process.

Taking beef bones as an example, the ring head knife with mature forging technology can ensure that the beef leg bone is broken without hurting the blade body.

Applied to animal bodies, it can easily split the spine and visceral tissues of sheep and pigs.

The hardness of the human spine is basically the same as that of animals. That is to say, if one's own fighters are physically strong and strong enough, this knife can cut the enemy into two obliquely.

The point here is not how many people can be killed. In the battlefield of the cold weapon era, the number of people is not the most important thing, but the performance of making the enemy fear.

Just imagine if there is a small army equipped with these two weapons, one is responsible for stabbing and the other is responsible for slashing, spreading fear and blood wherever it goes.

Such an assault force can quickly cause fear in the local army, and once people are afraid, they will easily flee, and once they start to flee, they will be defeated on a large scale.

Our chasing troops can come in handy at this time to harvest heads.

Hey, hey hey, it's beautiful just thinking about it.

This idea made the blacksmiths in the workshop extremely excited.

The sword is the self-defense weapon of the cavalry after using their arrows. As far as the cavalry is concerned, they must have entered a close combat at this time.

Melee weapons are so sharp, there is no doubt that it can increase the chances of soldiers coming back alive, on the other hand, it can also increase the number of soldiers beheaded.No soldier would be unwilling to see the invention of his own magic weapon.

Li Danghu is naturally the same, and he still has a little Jiujiu in his heart.

The forging of weapons is naturally a secret. Zhongshan Kingdom is a vassal state, and his father is a general. Naturally, the two of them don't have much contact with each other, but he sees that the future of Zhongshan Kingdom is bright and bright!To be able to continuously forge various weapons in such a short period of time, Zhongshan must have mastered a new forging method.

He would not inquire about it. It would be too sensitive to inquire in his capacity, but this does not mean that he cannot connect the old man and His Highness.

When the weapons of Zhongshan Kingdom can be sold, their Li family can buy a wave earlier by relying on their connections.

That's right, the army's standard weapons cannot be sold to the feudal lord, but on the other hand, heck, he didn't say no, did he?

This reason is very convincing.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Danghu's uncle said that he could accept this reason. Of course, how to explain it to his father is up to the young man himself.

In any case, he could be said to have run away from home at the time, and he would definitely be unable to escape when he returned someday.

In this regard, Li Danghu grinned.

It's not that he looks down on his father, ahem, his mother has already expressed that she will speak for him... For mother, his father is very obedient... Ah no, respect it.

Li Danghu is full of expectations for the future, but the little king he trusts is not as optimistic as he is.

My family knew about my family affairs, what Li Danghu saw was the powerful lethality of the lance, and what Xia Anran saw was the huge consumption it came at the same time.

Widespread popularity?nonexistent.

Others may not believe it.

The most valuable part of this two-meter-long lance is not its head, but its body.

In order to be able to support a 40 cm long steel surface, the pole of this lance is a kind of composite wood made by craftsmen who have tested dozens of woods and processing methods. The toughness and hardness are at a balance point, so the craftsmanship is very good. difficult.

Because of the invention of the machine-connected hammer, the knife surface can save time and process for forging, but the wood is not at all. His limit is to tinker with the foot-operated grinding equipment.

The raw material of a lance is five times that of a spear, but if the man-hour process and the time converted into forging knives are counted, one lance can basically be worth twelve ring-shou knives.

With such a huge cost, Xia Anran almost wanted to put him on the shelf and seal him up first, and wait until the economy of Zhongshan Kingdom is basically stable and the main family has surplus food before taking it out.

The reason why this didn't happen was that his father gave him a copper mine.

It's a long story, but I have to start with the agreement Yuan An made with him.

The author has something to say:

Emperor Wen: I have a secret that I don't want to tell my son.

Xia Miao: I have many secrets that I don't want to tell my dad.

Liu Che: Then I won't tell you either.

Emperor Jing:? ? ? ? ? ?

=====

There are regulations in ancient times, except for a very few dynasties, it is illegal for you to own weapons, but if you hide more than a certain amount of armor privately, it will be considered a crime.

Zhou Yafu is mentioned here.

The reason for Zhou Yafu's crime is that he prepared 500 armors for himself as a ceremonial device and wanted to be buried with him, and then he was convicted of this.Let's not discuss what is right and what is wrong in this matter. After all, everyone knows it in their hearts, but this also reflects the sensitivity of the armor.

Why pinch?

Because for officials who use bows and crossbows as their main standard attack weapon, if you hold a magic weapon in your hand, no matter how good your skills are, you must be a hedgehog in front of bows and crossbows.

Even if we watch martial arts movies where the main character turns around to avoid bows and arrows... um... If he really meets the army, it's useless for him to turn into a tornado.

But if it is a person wearing armor, it is different. They can shrink in the tortoise shell to stop the rain of arrows, and then deal a blow to the official, and later there can be a suicide attack.

Moreover, there are a large number of weapons manufactured, and it is impossible to control the outflow, but the armor is extremely expensive, and if it outflows, the source can be easily caught.

By the way, crossbows are also not allowed to be private.

Chicken raising is really a good money-making business but!

Chickens, if the density is low, the profit is not high, and if the density is high, there will be chicken plague.

What a naughty little goblin duck.

In the Han Dynasty, meat was unavailable, really unavailable, and poultry was also a type that could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year, and because commerce was not in circulation, the Western Han Dynasty was worse than the Eastern Han Dynasty.

So you can imagine how much the people welcome chicken farm spicy.

The army needs to be piled up by protein. The author is proficient (?) so he has to rub his hands, and I will start to pile up protein spicy again.

Quack quack quack In fact, many of our idioms can string together the history of weapon use

Turning swords into treasures, turning halberds into sand and unsold iron, and writing poems horizontally, these were all mainstream weapons before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but after the Tang Dynasty, mainstream weapons began to think about armor-piercing issues, so their leaders became more and more sharp.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, most of the foreigners wore leather armor.

After the Tang Dynasty, the foreigners were all armored, even steel armored.Therefore, hacking and slashing are gradually declining, and stabbing is the main one.

Cavalry are generally dual-weapon, long-range + enter the battle.

槊 is really awesome, but it looks relaxed, but it actually has a great impact on the hand.

Basically only the richest Tang Gaofeng can build it.

But it is handsome! (saliva)

The ceramics project started to kick off!

Xia Miaojing and Mimi began to snap their fingers, waiting for me to have money and weapons

hey hey~ hey hey

The words were taken out! ! !The author will make up the thank you list tomorrow!

Rub your hands, the holy month is here! ! !

Please feed! !

PS, friends from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, this weekend is the peak of viewing cherry blossoms, begonias, magnolias and camellias!

Hurry up and put on delicious makeup and go out!

The North should wait another two weeks~

The cheating area... Tsk, don't talk to the cheating area.