Nodding slightly, Ying Gao took Fan Zeng's words seriously. In this era, no one knew better than him the huge impact that cement and steel would have once they were introduced.
This is epoch-making.
Especially above the pass.
Reinforced concrete structures have great applications in national defense. Ying Gao knows that such an epoch-making thing can easily create a military barrier.
Once something like this falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be a disaster for the soldiers of the Qin Army. Although it will not only change the general trend of history, it is inevitable to increase casualties.
Da Qin's army was also Ying Gao's army. Naturally, he did not want large-scale casualties.
For Ying Gao, future wars and development will require the full support of the Old Qin people. This has been his goal from the beginning.
The future Great Qin Empire will be a Great Qin Empire dominated by Qin people, rather than having more foreigners and fewer Qin people.
"Sir, General Ben understands this matter and will arrange for Jing Yesi and others to guard him. Once the Chidao issue is resolved, our army will immediately go south!"
"promise."
Nodding, Fan Zeng knew that all the armies had reached the Bashu border. If Ying Gao had not been delayed by Meng Tian and others, he would have led his army south long ago.
With the year turning in his mind, Fan Zeng turned to Ying Gao and said, "General Ying, all the armies have arrived here. Do you want to change their uniforms immediately?"
Hearing this, Ying Gao turned to Tie Ying and said, "Tie Ying, go and invite the general over. We have important matters to discuss with you."
"promise."
Regarding the matter of changing clothes, Ying Gao knew that he had to discuss it with Meng Tian. He needed to change clothes according to the equipment provided by the court. General Meng Tian was responsible for this matter, and his invitation to Meng Tian was also a sign of respect.
Even now, Ying Gao has never underestimated Meng Tian's influence in the Great Qin court. The relationship between Meng Tian and Ying Zheng is far closer than that between himself and Ying Zheng.
In ordinary people's families, father and son may not be close to each other, let alone in the royal family, things like Ying Gao and Ying Zheng are already extremely close to each other.
However, there is still a big gap compared with someone like Meng Tian.
After all, with Meng's loyalty, there is no intersection of power between Ying Zheng and Meng Tian, but there is an intersection of power between Ying Gao and Ying Zheng. After all, they are both from the Ying surname.
Royal power is their biggest point of intersection, and people are selfish, so they will naturally hide it subconsciously in the process of getting along, so that they can have more trump cards.
Regardless of whether it is Ying Gao or Ying Zheng, they actually have their hands on each other, but for now, their goals are the same.
"My lord, Mengtian, has met the young master!"
Meng Tian walked into the shogunate and saw that only Ying Gao and Fan Zeng were in the shogunate. He understood what it meant almost instantly.
"General, there is no need to be polite!" Ying Gao stretched out his hand and motioned for Meng Tian to sit down: "General, please!"
"promise."
Nodding slightly, Meng Tian sat down in his seat, smiled at Ying Gao, and said, "I wonder why Master invited Meng Tian to come here?"
Although he guessed it, it didn't mean that he had to bring it up himself. After all, whoever brought it up first would lose the upper hand.
"General, all the generals under my command have arrived here. I plan to change their uniforms. I wonder how many armors and weapons the imperial court has transported to Bashu?"
Ying Gao took a deep look at Meng Tian, then smiled at Meng Tian and said, "Where is the other place?"
as expected.
At this moment, Meng Tian only had these four words in his mind. At this moment, Ying Gao had almost solved the Chidao issue, so he naturally turned his attention to changing clothes.
After all, after changing equipment, it will take some time for the army to adapt to the equipment and then regain its peak combat power.
"Master, the army equipment transported to Bashu this time should be enough for the army under the master's command, but among them, there is a batch of equipment for about 50,000 people, which is made of iron, not bronze."
At this moment, Meng Tian's face looked a little ugly. He naturally knew what the court meant, but doing so meant letting the soldiers under Ying Gao take risks.
With Ying Gao's character, there is a high chance that he will fall out.
"Um!"
Nodding, Ying Gao glanced at Meng Tian, then turned to Fan Zeng and said: "Sir, order the army to change their uniforms. These 50,000 iron armors and swords will be equipped with the servant army first."
"As for the rest of the army, first equip them with bronze armor, etc..."
"promise."
The servant army is the weakest part of Ying Gao's command, and it is also the first part to face the war. Only by wearing iron armor can they check the advantages and disadvantages to the greatest extent.
As soon as the thought came to an end, Ying Gao raised his hands towards Meng Tian and said in a solemn tone: "General, I'll take care of this!"
Hearing this, Meng Tian looked solemn, bowed solemnly to Ying Gao, and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will handle this matter safely."
.........
Meng Tian and Fan Zeng left, and Ying Gao was the only one left in the entire shogunate. He finally felt a little at ease.
At the moment, Gongshu Qing is dealing with the mining and transportation of asphalt, while Xiang Liyue is forging steel bars and others, and some craftsmen are mining river sand.
Sima Division is collecting intelligence from the south of Bashu, and Meng Tian and Fan Zeng are preparing for the army's change of uniforms. Therefore, at this moment, both the southern route to Xianyang and the southern route need to be stopped.
Everything is in preparation.
Before the preparations were completed, he could only stay here. A quarter of an hour later, Ying Gao opened the bamboo slips and was immersed in military affairs.
.........
Three days passed in a flash, and Meng Tian and others had not been seen for three days. Ying Gao did not pay attention to this. He must have believed that Meng Tian was the general of the Qin Dynasty and the person in charge of the Xianyang Extreme South Road, not a general under his command.
As for Fan Zeng and others, he knew that three days might not be enough time for the army to change their uniforms, so he was not in a hurry. With Meng Tian and the army there, there would be no chaos.
"Young master, I have already made the steel bars that you mentioned, and also fired the cement here. What should I do next? Please give me your advice!"
Fan Zeng and others were busy with military affairs, but Xiang Liyue and others were much faster and had already completed a large part of the work, which really impressed Ying Gao.
"Find the nearest construction site that needs to build a dam, transport all the steel bars and cement sand there, and I will personally guide you on what to do next."
"promise."
When he heard that Ying Gao was going in person, Xiang Liyue was overjoyed for a moment. As a member of Shang Gongfang, he naturally knew the miracle of Lord Wu'an of Qin Dynasty.
In today's world, many things are made by Gongzi Gao, and this also makes Ying Gao earn a lot of money, and countless people in the world are envious of him.
Especially famous big businessmen, if they want to get on Ying Gao's line, they will go to any length.