As they walked, a few people came to a huge warehouse. On the door of the warehouse, there was a huge seal script with the word "military" written on it.
"This is a warehouse for storing old armaments." Zhao Zhu ordered the guards to open the warehouse door. Suddenly, a gloomy Jinge atmosphere rushed towards him. What caught his eyes were bronze armors shining with metallic luster, and
A lot of leather armor, long swords, spears, bows and arrows.
In fact, armor in various countries is basically leather armor or bamboo armor, and there are also grass-woven armors. Bronze armor is a minority, and only elite legions are qualified to equip it.
As for iron armor... As far as Zhao Kuo knows, except for the State of Zhao, no organized legion in the world is equipped with iron armor. At most, it is only used by a few very important people who are not very powerful.
Because iron is too expensive, I can't afford to equip it.
In order to build iron armor and a large shield for the Xuanjia Army, the State of Zhao filled most of the steel in the State of Zhao, and bartered a large amount of refined iron from the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Chu. It was not completed until several months after the Battle of Hetao.
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It is an extremely prodigal behavior for any monarch. That is to say, Zhao Kuo can make money, so the civil and military ministers did not say anything.
Originally, the Zhao army had finished changing its equipment. Except for those that were not suitable for armor, the main battle legions had basically been replaced with iron armor. However, with the development of spirit-injection technology, Zhao Jun had to change his equipment again...
"These are old equipment that have been replaced. The intact equipment is placed in the Handan Arsenal. These were sent here to be repaired. After the repairs, the Handan Arsenal did not send anyone to pick them up, so they stayed here."
Zhao Zhu said.
In the Battle of Changping, the soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles, and the rear also worked hard to build equipment. They worked day and night to build enough equipment for 500,000 people.
After the war, most of the soldiers were demobilized and the armaments remained.
In addition to the equipment of Yan, Qi, and Xiongnu that were later captured... Although some of them were remanufactured and cast into farm tools, most of them were retained and were regularly inspected and repaired.
Once equipment is damaged and fails to be reported in a timely manner, the person in charge may be dismissed from his post or beheaded in the worst case.
Zhao Guotie weapons have become popular, but if there is another war that requires the strength of the whole country, these weapons can still come in handy.
However, with the emergence of blast furnaces, Zhao's steel output has increased significantly, and the possibility of these bronze weapons in the warehouse being used on the battlefield again is very small.
"It's useless to pile up so much armaments in warehouses. Let's transfer a batch to various places for training and use by our countrymen when they perform military service." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
The total number of spearheads and spearheads in Zhao State now totals nearly one million, and this is the number after some of them have been melted away.
There is no other way, but the spearhead and spearhead are the least difficult to make and use the least amount of copper. They are still long weapons and can be used with a pole. They are also cost-effective.
Countries in various countries used a spearhead or a spearhead and threw it to the farmers who had just been recruited, and then completed the gorgeous transformation from farmers to soldiers.
What Zhao Guo seized were also these broken spear heads and broken spear heads, other armor, bows and arrows, etc. The number was less than one-tenth of the spears and spears.
"I will arrange it." Lin Xiangru nodded.
Although Zhao State changed to a conscription system, it did not abandon the conscription system. When necessary, all adult men must go to the battlefield. It is very necessary to ensure a certain degree of military literacy.
Zhao Kuo walked around the workshop and after he knew what he was doing, he and Lin Xiangru returned to Handan.
Just after arriving in Handan, Yuan Hua sent someone to deliver a message. He had already led the navy to set off again to Yingzhou.
This time when he went to sea, he brought a large amount of smelting equipment and hundreds of craftsmen.
These craftsmen, who used to be ministers, have now been pardoned as common people. In addition, the State of Zhao has also pardoned their families.
If nothing else happens, these people will live in Yingzhou for the rest of their lives and will never come back.
For them, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At least in Zhao State, they were just ministers, but when they arrived in Yingzhou, they instantly became masters.
If you are not picky about food, you can have as many concubines as you want, and those Yingzhou women will queue up to deliver them to your door.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Don't say that Zhao Guo doesn't know, even if he knows, he will turn a blind eye.
"A governor should be established in Yingzhou to facilitate management, but I'm afraid no one is willing. The place is too poor. Even if it is enfeoffed, few people are willing to go there, let alone just be an official."
The nights in early summer are very cool and comfortable. The sky is dotted with stars, and the moonlight falls from the sky like a curtain of light, covering the earth with a silver-white carpet.
Zhao Kuo lay on the rocking chair, looked at the night sky, and shook his head slightly.
Even in the Tang and Song dynasties, going to Lingnan to be an official was called "Fa Pei". Let alone the Warring States Period, going to Yingzhou to be an official was simply not as good as "Fa Pei". He might have died there. He wouldn't have been willing to do it.
go.
It’s not easy to enfeoff.
Yingzhou is not suitable for growing grains, grazing, or sericulture. The only good thing about it is minerals.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the majority of the mineral resources belong to the State of Zhao, and even if he is entrusted there, he can only get a small portion.
"No matter how poor Yingzhou is, it's still a fief. If it doesn't work, just lower the standards. If the nobles don't like it, there will always be someone who can." Zhao Kuo thought in his mind that he didn't believe it anymore. There were still fiefs that no one wanted.
"What is the king thinking about!" Zhao Ji's voice sounded from behind, and soon, a pair of soft catkins fell on Zhao Kuo's cheeks, with a very seductive look in his eyes.
Zhao Kuo's harem members all have their own merits in terms of appearance, but in terms of charm, no one can match Zhao Ji. Every move she makes is charming.
"Do you think there will be no one who wants the fiefdom?" Zhao Kuo held Zhao Ji's hands with his backhand and pulled her into his arms.
"Your Majesty is joking, how come no one wants the fiefdom? Everyone only thinks that their fiefdom is small, but no one thinks they have too much fiefdom." Zhao Ji lay in Zhao Kuo's arms and chuckled.
"Hahaha, what my concubine is saying is that the king was actually thinking about a group of people thousands of miles away." Zhao Kuo laughed.
"Your Majesty is joking again. If there is anyone thousands of miles away, how can anyone make Your Majesty worried about him?" Zhao Ji said.
"Those are our Zhao people, they are opening up trade routes for our Zhao country." Zhao Kuo said.
If it hadn't been for the news from Qin that the merchants who had been sent to the far west by Qin had returned, Zhao Kuo would have almost forgotten that Zhao also had a group of people thousands of miles away fighting for Zhao.
The Juyan Ancient Road is more dangerous than the Hexi Corridor, and almost all of it is desert. After nearly two years, Zhao Kuo is not sure whether these are still alive.
"There are actually people in our country of Zhao who are opening trade routes thousands of miles away." Zhao Ji's face showed surprise, "I believe that the national destiny of our country of Zhao will protect them and allow them to return safely."