Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 487 Criticism of Inheritance

Any dynasty will try to discredit the previous dynasty as much as possible, no matter whether those things were indeed more beneficial to China at that time, just like the Qing Dynasty in later generations, some historical facts of the Ming Dynasty were also deleted to a certain extent. distort. The revision of the Siku Quanshu was a political event that Qianlong thought he was proud of, but in fact it has another name, called "Siku Destruction of Books".

  The Han Dynasty was no exception. It basically denied some things about the former Qin Dynasty.

  However, for Fei Qian now, it has considerable benefits.

  In the southwest of Shangjun, there is eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, the ancient state of Qin...

  In that land, the great and delicious mutton steamed buns, Liangpi and Roujiamo were born...

  cough cough...

  Actually, thinking of Qin Dynasty, a scene always flashed in Fei Qian's mind:

  A group of men in black shouted around: "My lord, do you shoot? Do you shoot? Do you shoot?"

   And then shoot...

  In the Qin Dynasty, the most representative, or the most frenzied, was the Qin Dynasty's crossbowmen. The Qin army "strengths the crossbow in the front, and the sword in the back". Qin army did not directly swing the knife before contacting the short-handed battle, but shot a few rounds first, and then shot the opponent out of formation, and then raised the knife to kill.

  According to some materials that Fei Qian looked through, there was already a scientific shooting method with three rows of rotation system as early as the Qin Dynasty, which made many mysterious travelers who took out the "three-stage strike" feel very uncomfortable...

The arrows of the Qin Dynasty are basically triangular in shape, and the three curved surfaces are almost shaped like bullets, which greatly reduces air resistance, and there is also evidence that the arrows of the Qin Dynasty contain lead and rust on purpose , When such a crossbow became the standard equipment of the Qin army, it had high damage and long range, which greatly enhanced the combat capability of individual soldiers.

  The Qin Dynasty can be regarded as the only country that Fei Qian knew that used advanced production technology to make up for backward production materials, and defeated the six countries.

  In the late Warring States Period, all countries began to master the smelting of ironware, perhaps due to the lack of raw material iron ore, but Qin State was still behind, mainly bronze weapons, which was almost a whole development cycle behind.

Moreover, the Qin Dynasty has been regarded as a wild place by the princes of the Central Plains since ancient times, without so much cultural and technological inheritance, and is often despised by scholars from the six countries. To be less but better, to achieve the ultimate, to make the limited things go against the sky, and then have the right to run on the same track.

  The craftsmanship of the Qin Dynasty is so meticulous that the name of the craftsman is engraved on each weapon, and the quality is guaranteed by traceability. Standardized weapons can not only save materials, but parts such as crossbows can also be replaced with each other, which is convenient for soldiers to use and maintain. This ensures that the combat effectiveness will not be reduced due to equipment during long-term fierce battles.

In addition, Fei Qian originally wanted to talk to Huang Cheng about the military ranks of soldiers, that is, the Qin Dynasty's 20-level military merit title system, with distinct rewards for each level. Using this as a reward is a very good incentive.

However, in the Han Dynasty, the titles of pure military merit became the titles given to the people and the titles given to officials. Emperor Wu of the Han even opened a market to sell them wantonly, which led to the proliferation of titles, which were despised by others. In the end, now, it is basically considered a stinking street, and no one takes this 20-bit title seriously.

  Industrialized and standardized assembly line operation and military merit title system, these two projects are the two sets of templates that Fiji is absolutely leading. Not to mention the Junjue series, the standardized flow of work alone can reduce a lot of burdens, making it possible for long-distance strike crossbowmen to return to the battlefield.

  Yes, according to what Fei Qian learned now, the crossbowmen of the Han Dynasty were far inferior to those of the Qin Dynasty, and even the Eastern Han Dynasty was inferior to the Western Han Dynasty...

  Rhubarb crossbow, an excellent crossbow in the Han Dynasty, although some can still be seen, it is basically not used in the army now.

In Fei Qian's impression, it seems that the group of Yuan Shao's troops who were not good enough in Jieqiao Niucha had made great achievements for a while. Of course, there are some terrain factors and the reason why Gongsun's IQ went offline for a while, but no matter what It is said that there is only this army in the entire Three Kingdoms famous for its crossbow, and after Ju Yi, it also disbanded.

Although the Han Dynasty focused on the development of cavalry because of the Xiongnu, and reduced the development of crossbows under the national conditions, from another perspective, although crossbowmen are simple to operate, their soldiers are not as demanding as archers. There is a lot of training, but parts will often be worn out during the war. If you can’t find suitable parts to replace them, it will be inconvenient to maintain on the battlefield. Often, one part is broken, and the entire crossbow will be discarded. Compared with the loss, the difference is really too big.

  After all, most of the bows are damaged bowstrings, and it is enough to reinstall a string.

   When the Three Kingdoms started a chaotic war, even the supply of food could not be guaranteed, let alone this relatively expensive weapon?

  In addition, there are wars everywhere, people are displaced, and the gentry as officials have no awareness of protecting craftsmen, which leads to the loss and regression of the crossbow technology of the entire Chinese nation...

  The rhubarb crossbow that Li Guang used to snipe the generals of the Huns had a range of 400 paces, while hundreds of years later in the Song Dynasty, a dynasty that used crossbows a lot, the crossbows of individual soldiers could only shoot 340 paces...

   Therefore, Fei Qian is going to follow the Qin Dynasty's path in at least two aspects of the army's military merit system and weapons and equipment, but this matter can only be done secretly, and there is no way to talk about it.

Only the generation of the Qin Dynasty, all the soldiers were happy when they heard the battle, and they were as excited as if they had taken medicine, because what they saw were not enemies, but golden heads, their morale and fighting spirit were far better than ordinary people , "Does it mean no clothes? Same robes with the son. Wang Yu Xingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the son!" The lethality and resistance of this kind of army is the ideal army model in Feiqian's mind.

At the same time, the military and government are separated, the soldiers are pure soldiers, and politicians become pure politicians. The biggest reason is to win battles. Everything is centered on national interests. Strict, each has its own duties, and the dispatch of materials is like a finger. The generals only need to pay attention to the war, and the politicians manage the local governance and ensure the logistics supply. Why worry about not defeating the enemy?

   Such a system of one mind and one mind is the most terrifying state machine, but to be restored...

  Bah bah, it is to inherit some excellent things from the Qin Dynasty, so you have to be careful, otherwise, you will be attacked by groups!

   Fei Qian has been sitting in the hall thinking deeply, and the guard maids dare not step forward to disturb him easily. Sitting like this, thinking, until Fei Qian only felt the darkness in front of him, and then realized that night had fallen before he knew it.

   Fei Qian supported the table and rubbed his already numb legs. The two little maids outside the hall who had been watching carefully stepped forward quickly and helped Fei Qian to lean. One lit the candle first, then knelt behind Fei Qian's back and gently rubbed Fei Qian's shoulder, while the other Then he put Feiqian's legs in his arms and pressed them, and asked softly if he wanted to enter his chest...

  Fei Qian felt that under the caress of the gentle little hands, it seemed that the tiredness of the day had disappeared a lot, ah, this evil feudal society...

  Well, whether it is the Han Dynasty or the later generations, do we still need critical inheritance...

   There is a record of Li Guang using a crossbow in the Western Han Dynasty, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it really disappeared...

   The gentry paid very little attention to craftsmen...

   To use an analogy, it’s like if a worker said to Party A: Give me some funds, I can make a tool, which can save some manpower...

   Party A: ...Where is the construction manager? Why is everything running out...Pull it back and close it!

   That's about it...

  (end of this chapter)