Making ice from saltpeter was the first of its kind in the Three Kingdoms.
Therefore, even the talented Huang Yueying is praised by everyone.
But for Liu Chan, this is too simple. Not to mention that he has read a lot of information in his previous life. Even on the Internet, there are many experts who often create all kinds of weird things.
Someone has made ice with saltpeter on the Internet, and Liu Chan has seen it before and after, so now that he has saltpeter, he can easily make a bunch of ice cubes.
The emergence of using saltpeter to make ice can be described as killing two birds with one stone for Liu Chan.
The first is black gunpowder. Liu Chan doesn't want it to come out yet. The only person who knows about it besides Liu Chan himself is the eunuch Fu'an. But he actually doesn't know much, because Liu Chan will ask Fu'an to avoid it before every test.
, or stay away from him.
How to prepare black powder.
Only Liu Chan knows now.
Using saltpeter to make ice can be regarded as a cover for black powder.
Also, this ice cube is still very useful in this era.
Because in the years since he came to this era, every summer, although people have many ways to escape the heat, and some people use ice cubes to cool down, those who can afford ice cubes are either rich or noble.
Because the ice they use is stored in the cellar in winter, and then taken out for use in summer.
It is difficult for ordinary people to achieve such luxury.
But things are different now. With the emergence of saltpeter ice, if you want to use ice cubes in the future, you don’t need to dig a cellar in advance to store ice cubes.
This——
In fact, it has added another source of income to the big man.
Moreover, Liu Chan can also refine more saltpeter openly.
A few days later, nearly a hundred people set out from Chang'an to various parts of the country. They were ordered by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to search for raw saltpeter stones.
Because Liu Chan told Zhuge Liang his thoughts.
That is to refine a large amount of saltpeter, and then the imperial court came forward to open ice-making workshops in various states and counties. In the summer, ice cubes can be sold to the people to keep out the heat.
However, ice-making workshops can be opened in various states and counties, but saltpeter refining workshops will only be set up in Chang'an, and they will be managed by the imperial court, and the refining methods will never be leaked.
Now that the Han Dynasty has expanded its territory, the operation of the country naturally requires a lot of money. If there is a good thing to increase income, Zhuge Liang will easily let it go, so he arranged for people to go all over the country to find raw saltpeter stones, and then transport all the raw saltpeter stones to Chang'an for refining.
At the same time, all states and counties are also allowed to start building ice-making workshops in advance.
After solving the problem of keeping the gunpowder secret, Liu Chan finally had his hands free.
June 4th, the tenth year of the Jianxing period of the Han Dynasty (AD 232).
Chang'an West Campus.
This is one of the four major training grounds in Chang'an City. In the past, this place was relatively deserted, because although it was also a military training ground, the main military training ground in Chang'an was not here, but in the eastern suburbs.
The west school field does not have the same scale and complete facilities as the east suburb field. There are only 3,000 soldiers stationed here, who train under the leadership of generals on weekdays.
But it’s very lively here today.
Three thousand soldiers stood neatly on the square, and behind them were five thousand Liangzhou horses. This was the emperor Liu Chan who was sent here.
At this moment, the point in front of the square will be on the stage.
Guo Huai, the general of the guard army, Tian Mu, who ranked second in the first martial arts examination, Yang Tongshan, the captain of the heroic cavalry, and Lu Peng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, all four stood on the general platform in uniform.
However, the four of them are not the protagonists.
Because there was another person standing in front of them. This person was the Han Emperor Liu Chan, who was wearing bright silver armor.
"Soldiers!"
Liu Chan said loudly: "Did you see the horse behind you?"
Naturally, all three thousand soldiers saw it, because these horses were delivered to the military camp yesterday. At that time, they were still very envious, thinking that if they could have such a war horse, they would wake up laughing when they fell asleep.
But now, the emperor suddenly asked.
They couldn't help but get a little excited.
"I will form a cavalry today and take orders from my cavalry;" Liu Chan said loudly: "Are you willing to be a member of my cavalry?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"..."
Of the three thousand soldiers, almost no one hesitated and shouted loudly.
What a glorious thing it is to be the emperor's cavalry.
Moreover, they have long been salivating over the horse behind them.
Yesterday they were still envious, but today they have the opportunity to own these war horses.
Can they be unhappy?
"Okay!" Liu Chan shouted "ok", but then said: "It's not that easy to become a member of my cavalry. You have to pass my test."
That day, Ma Sheng said that he had sent five thousand war horses, and Liu Chan had this idea.
He wants to train a cavalry team.
The elite of an unworthy flying army that is stronger than Cao Wei's tiger cavalry and stronger than the Han Dynasty.
As for this cavalry, Liu Chan does not have high requirements.
Just five thousand people.
Because he now has five thousand war horses, naturally he cannot waste them.
There were originally three thousand soldiers stationed in the West Campus, and they were also the cavalry of the Han Dynasty.
Although Liu Chan had some ideas in his mind on how to train cavalry, they were all information he had read in his previous life, rather than being practiced personally.
It is also for this reason that I specially asked the Prime Minister Guo Huai.
Guo Huai was originally a general of Cao Wei. He used to command cavalry. Bringing him here would be perfect for training this cavalry.
After all, after the iron cavalry is trained, they must be commanded by generals. Liu Chan can't lead them to charge into battle himself, right?
As for Yang Tongshan, Tian Mu, and Lu Peng, apart from Tian Mu, the other two were young generals that Liu Chan had promoted in Chengdu. At this time, when training the iron cavalry, he naturally had to use people he trusted.
Tian Mu is a special exception.
He was the second-place finisher in the previous martial arts examination. Because during the palace examination, he said that generals will accept and receive orders from the emperor, which made many people disagree with him and felt that this kid was difficult to control.
But Liu Chan likes him, and he is not worried that this kid will be difficult to manage in the future. Instead, he feels that this kid is a talent and needs to be carefully cultivated. Maybe he will become a powerful general in the Han Dynasty in the future.
After all, he is still young now, only seventeen years old.
These can also be regarded as the four generals of Liu Chan's cavalry.
Then there are these three thousand soldiers. They are originally cavalry and have certain riding skills, so they are relatively easy to train. If we find a group of infantry now and want to train them into cavalry, it will take countless more time.
times.
Liu Chan thought that without this time, the big man would be temporarily stable, but it was only temporary.
In preparing their troops for war, the Han Dynasty never relaxed for a moment.
After the Battle of Guanzhong, the Han Dynasty's national military strength was 120,000, of which 20,000 were in Jiangzhou, commanded by Shangshu Ling Li Yan, responsible for defending the Yangtze River defense line; and 20,000 were in Nanzhong, led by Han Xingtinghou Li Hui
Moderation.
The remaining 80,000 people were all deployed at various passes in Guanzhong, including 10,000 people in Tongguan, led by Liao Hua; 10,000 people in Wuguan, led by Wang Ping; 10,000 people in Pubanjin, led by 8,000 people, led by Gao Xiang
There are 5,000 people in Xiaoguan, led by Ma Dai; there are 15,000 people in Longxi, led by Wu Yi.
The remaining more than 20,000 people were stationed in Chang'an.
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This chapter has been completed!