The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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【Author of the novel】: Zhao Ziyue

The book "The Loveliest of the Three Kingdoms" was first published: Vertical and Horizontal Chinese Network

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[Nature of novels]: works

[Fiction category]: Travel through history

[Introduction]: A young man travels through the end of the Han Dynasty, starts from the pavilion, and strives for the world.​​

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Xi Zhicai added: "Last year, the Yellow Turbans were in chaos in Xuzhou. Some of the weapons and armors hidden in the arsenal of Guangling County were taken away by the Yellow Turbans, and some were taken away by Tao Fangbo. Duke Ming came to Guangling to take up his post. Although he brought some soldiers and armor with him, the number was not large enough to be used for recruiting and expanding the army, and the three iron officials of Xuzhou were not in Guangling County. …, Duke Ming, I think that We can appropriately assign additional personnel, chisel mountains and smelt copper, recruit craftsmen, and cast arrowheads and spears to temporarily supply the needs of expanding the army.”

There are three iron officials in Xuzhou. They are in Pengcheng and Donghai counties. None of them are in Guangling. Although Guangling does not produce iron, it produces copper.

In the former Han Dynasty, Guangling and other places were the feudal states of Wu King Liu Bi. Liu Bi plotted rebellion and coveted the throne. There were two reasons to support him in recruiting surrender, accepting rebellion, and expanding his power. Mountain Drum Casting", this "mountain" refers to the Yizheng Copper Mountain outside Guangling County. It was because of the two pillars of Haiyan and Tongshan that Liu Bi had sufficient financial resources to expand his military and prepare for war.

Although copper weapons have been gradually withdrawn from the battlefield since the early Han Dynasty, with the advancement of iron smelting technology, there are still many copper arrowheads, and they are still used today. It is an extraordinary period, and the copper of the copper mountain is used to cast some arrowheads, and then cast some weapons such as spears. For the time being, it can still be used, at least better than nothing.

Xun Zhen agreed to Xi Zhicai's proposal.

He immediately wrote an order and an order, called in Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, who were guards outside the hall, and ordered Dian Wei to say: "Take this order of mine, and immediately go to the camp to see Xu Zhong and Xun Cheng, and order them both. Fifty soldiers who are good at smelting are selected from the righteousness, and they will immediately go to Tongshan to take over the smelting of Tongshan." Zhao Yun said, "Take this letter of mine, and immediately go to the Gong Cao Academy, and order the officials in the hospital. Immediately send it to the counties, summon blacksmiths from all counties in the county, order fifteen people from one county, and they must arrive at the county seat within five days."

Dian Wei and Zhao Yun received the order, each holding the order and going away.

There are many people in Xunzhen's righteousness who have worked in the iron officials of Yingchuan and are very familiar with smelting. Fifty people from them are enough to control the smelting of the entire copper mountain, and there are ten in Guangling. In one county, fifteen blacksmiths are dispatched from each county, which is nearly 200 blacksmiths. Together with the apprentices and those craftsmen and criminals serving prison sentences, they can also smelt weapons on a large scale. .

Xun Zhen looked up at the hall and said, "This matter is of great importance and cannot be entrusted to others. .

Gongzuo is Wei Guang's word.

Although Wei Guang didn't know how to cast, he was born in a light chivalry, and he was brave and heroic. He had stayed at Zhao's house in Ye County, and he had seen big scenes, enough to hold down the gang of officials and sinners in Tongshan. .

After Wei Guang helped Xun Zhen kill Ye Zhao, he followed Xun Zhen to Changsha, followed Xun Zhen to Luoyang, and now followed Xun Zhen to Guangling. In return, it was only because he was from a foreign county, not a native of Guangling, so it was not easy to arrange a ministry for him. Previously, he was only asked to assist Cheng Jia to be responsible for the "inside and outside the concierge". Now the opportunity comes, give him Such a "heavy task" is not only knowing how to use it well, but also making sense.

Wei Guang knew that Xun Zhen valued love and righteousness and knew that Xun Zhen would use him a lot sooner or later, so he was not surprised when he heard Xun Zhen's order, he immediately went out to the hall, bowed down to receive the order, and said loudly: "There is light. Here, Duke Ming can rest assured about the smelting of Tongshan!"

"Okay! It's not too late, you can also go to the barracks now. After Junqing and Zhongren have selected the soldiers, you will take them to the Tongshan Mountain, first familiarize yourself with the copper metallurgy in the mountain, and just wait for the iron in each county. As soon as the work arrives, the smelting can be started.”

"No."

Wei Guang received the order, retreated from the hall, caught up with Dian Wei, and went to the army with him.

Hearing Xi Zhicai talking about smelting and casting weapons, Cheng Jia said: "Mizhu in the East China Sea, a giant in the state, borrowed the power of Qin Song from the previous party, and Duke Ming bought a lot of grain seeds and cattle from him. , farm tools and other things. Iron from the East China Sea can be used to build farm tools and also weapons. Duke Ming may wish to send Qin Song to see him again and see if he can buy some more weapons from him.”

Xun Zhen nodded and said yes, and said, "Not only can you buy weapons, but you can also buy some food from him. When Qin Song returns from his tour of the county, I will ask him to visit Mi Zhu again."

Cheng Jia added: "Although Danyang produces elite soldiers, it is a foreign county after all, and there is a saying that 'the homeland is hard to leave', even if there is a handwritten letter by Ming Gong, and Uncle Qian is a native of Yangzhou, if you go to recruit troops, at most you can recruit one. There are only three or five thousand people, plus the righteous followers of Ming Gong's headquarters, it may not be enough. Bao Xin has recruited more than ten thousand people for the position of a mere cavalry captain in Mount Tai. In the future, when the prefecture and county respond to Yuan Benchu's army, there will be many troops from all walks of life, ranging from more than 10,000 to tens of thousands. At that time, all the troops will be strong and strong, and if the Duke Ming has less than 10,000 people, he will probably meet. It's not enough for Duke Ming's momentum, nor is it useful. ... Duke Ming, when it comes to recruiting troops, it's better to go both ways, one way Uncle Lu sneaks to Danyang to recruit troops, and the other way can recruit strong men in Guangling County."

When it came to recruiting and expanding the army, Xun Zhen's original plan was to use both hands, going to Danyang to recruit troops while recruiting in this county. Hearing what Cheng Jia said, he immediately agreed and said, "What Junchang said is very true, but in There is no need to worry about the recruitment of troops in this county, and we will talk about it after the winter."

Cheng Jia praised: "Ming Gong is brilliant!"

Why wait until the winter to talk about it? There are two reasons. One is that Guangling County has not enough food. If you recruit troops now, you will be short of food. The other is because of the cold weather in winter. At this time, people who are short of clothing and food are more likely to apply for the recruitment.

As for the combat effectiveness of the recruits, of course, the sooner the recruits are recruited and the training starts, the sooner their combat effectiveness will be improved. As expected, and also according to the historical trajectory in Xun Zhen's memory, Yuan Shao will soon The start of the army will not exceed the next spring at the latest. It has only been more than three months. That is to say, even if all the soldiers who should be recruited are recruited now, there will not be enough time for Xun Zhen to practice. A new soldier, so Xun Zhen's original intention to expand his army this time is actually what Cheng Jia said, to strengthen his own momentum. In the future, he will fight against Dong Zhuo, and he will rely on his own righteousness~www.wuxiaspot. com~ At most Danyang soldiers are added, so since this is the case, it is better to start recruiting later than recruiting soldiers and consuming food too early.

Food, soldiers, and armor were agreed upon. The topic of everyone did not turn to the upheaval in the DPRK, but asked about the results of Cheng Jia's mission.

Cheng Jia explained the process of meeting Zang Ba in detail, then talked about the process of meeting Yinde, and then mentioned Zhuge Liang's absence in Langya, and finally said: "Thanks to the reputation of Duke Ming, Jia is fortunate to not be disgraced on this mission. In the future, after Duke Ming's response to Yuan Benchu ​​and his troops leaving the county, if Tao Fangbo really has a different heart and wants to plot against me in Guangling, Zang Ba will not follow his orders unconditionally."

Liu Bei's representative Xun Zhen signed a covenant with Pengcheng's prime minister Xue Li, and Cheng Jia successfully completed his mission. With Xue Li's provocation on the outside and Zang's tyranny on the inside, the situation outside Guangling was temporarily stabilized.

In the future, even if Xun Zhen leads troops out of the county, as long as the interior of Guangling is not chaotic, there will be no major troubles.

Cheng Jia added: "Jia visited the East China Sea Prime Minister Yinjun at Langya Prefecture, and sat down to talk. I watched Yinjun's face and heard his words. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with Zang Ba..." He sighed and said. , "Yin Jun and Ming Gong are relatives by marriage, but it is a pity that Yin Jun has no soldiers in his hands, otherwise, I don't even need to see Zang Ba on this mission, as long as I negotiate with Yin Jun, Langya's Taishan soldiers There is nothing to worry about.”

Nothing in the world is perfect. It is very good to be able to join forces in a short period of time, first form an alliance with Xue Li, and then talk about Zang Ba, which is already very good. , Xun You, a strategic genius, would never be able to do it without Liu Bei and Cheng Jia.