The nomadic peoples on the grassland rely on their physical strength, horses and unique way of life to live in pursuit of water and grass without being trapped in one place. They settle down wherever they go, galloping horses and plundering all the hard work of the farming people.
Although the farming people have advanced production methods and a more complete and reasonable social organizational structure than the nomads, their physical strength and combat method constraints make them completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the nomads, and they can only passively defend themselves.
Take a beating. When the dynasty is prosperous and its military and armor are strong, it can occasionally defend and counterattack, inflicting heavy blows to the nomads. However, once it encounters natural disasters and man-made disasters, the dynasty weakens or even collapses in power, under the circumstances, it is often a terrible disaster...
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It's not that the fighting power of the farming people is much worse than that of the nomads, but the innate survival methods of both sides determine that one side can attack at will, hit with one blow, and escape thousands of miles away; while the other side can only defend passively and be beaten everywhere.
Farming civilization, nomadic bandits, and farming peoples have contributed the most to the development and progress of human civilization. Nomadic peoples attack and eliminate farming peoples when they are weak to maximize the benefits they want. Farming civilization has played an important role in human history.
The impact is positive, but nomadism is often negative. They are too low-level, do not understand and do not want to produce, and only want to plunder.
However, with the rise of hot weapons, especially the advent of body-barrel weapons, the offensive methods that the nomads were proud of completely lost their effectiveness. They came and went like the wind, and their unscrupulous advantage was also lost.
With powerful and easy-to-operate body-barrel weapons, a farmer without any training can easily kill a Turkic cavalry who has been trained hard all his life and covered with armor...
The era of cavalry is coming to an end, and the rise of thermal weapons is unstoppable.
The "Manufacturing Bureau" test site rang out with the sound of a cannon in this world. The gunpowder exploded in the nearly airtight barrel space, releasing huge kinetic energy to push the solid cannonball out of the gun barrel. The solid cannonball was unstoppable on the soft soil.
It shot out, plowing a deep furrow into the ground, and then plunged diagonally into the depths of the soil.
The craftsmen who witnessed this scene at the testing ground were stunned and dumbfounded...
What would happen if such a solid iron pellet was shot from a cannon and fell into the enemy's camp?
What if there were ten such cannons?
What about a hundred doors?
I want a shitty cavalry charge and a shitty bow and arrow projectile!
As soon as the cannon fired, the enemy's bones were instantly broken, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere!
The craftsmen have not yet recovered from the shock. Fang Jun has already begun to tell Wang Erxiao beside him: "Hurry up and make five bronze cannons. We must strictly test them one by one to ensure that they will not explode. Then follow the instructions I entrust to you."
Drawings to make more solid shells, shotshells, and chain shells. The navy has begun to secretly investigate the pirates' equipment, personnel, and travel patterns. In about five days, they will go to sea to suppress bandits. This is a good opportunity to experiment with the power of various shells.
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Wang Xiaoer quickly nodded in agreement and kept it in mind.
Even though he has long been accustomed to Fang Jun's magical methods, but now that this "cannon" created by his own hands can have such infinite power, Wang Erxiao is still shaken and can't believe it...
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His Majesty Li Er, who was most intolerant of the heat, was unwilling to leave when he arrived at Kunming Pool. Kunming Pool was vast and vast, and Yuzhang Terrace was surrounded by water.
Your Majesty drove them all away, and became angry when he saw their coaxing and pretending...
Sitting barefoot on the brocade couch covered with a mat, he loosened his collar, took out a pear that had been chilled for a long time from the silver basin filled with ice cubes next to him, put it in his mouth and took a bite, it was sour and sweet.
The pear flesh and pear juice have been chilled, and when it enters the throat, it cools down and relieves the heat, and it also produces fluid and quenches thirst.
One of the pears was not finished, so the waiter informed him, and Ma Zhou asked to see him.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand casually, the chamberlain exited, and Ma Zhou walked in.
As a member of Zhongshushe, Ma Zhou is the "No. 1 Secret in Heaven" beside His Majesty Li Er, so he naturally has to accompany him here to handle government affairs for the emperor.
Holding two battle reports in his hand, Ma Zhou presented them with both hands respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, the battle report has just arrived from Huating Town."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, but he swallowed the pear in two mouthfuls, took the brocade handkerchief and wiped his hands, wondering: "Fang Jun is fighting again? It doesn't make sense..." After thinking about it carefully, Fang Jun is now going to Jiangnan.
With his prestige, no one would provoke him blindly. The rebellion of the Shanyue people had just been wiped out. Even if it was impossible to eradicate it, it would be impossible to do anything without decades of recuperation and recovery. As for the pirates, some time ago
A battle report has been sent to Japan, and they have won a great victory, and the amount of money seized is considerable. However, when the navy is founded, the focus should be on training the nobles. Although the idea of training through battle is good, it is unlikely to be carried out all at once.
If you want to wipe out all pirates, there must be a step-by-step process.
Ma Zhou looked a little strange. He hesitated and said, "This... is not a battle report."
His Majesty Li Er's face darkened: "Didn't you just say that this was a battle report?"
Although the emperor was angry, he did not show it out, but the coercive momentum was really terrifying. His Majesty Li Er admired and loved Ma Zhou very much, and always kept him by his side to focus on training, hoping that he could be good in the future
Become the pillar of the country.
But the more you value it, the less you can tolerate small mistakes.
Just now you said it was a battle report from Jiangnan, but now you say it’s not a battle report?
Ma Zhou realized his slip of the tongue, felt guilty, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, forgive me, it was a slip of the tongue. However, although this is not a battle report, it is an expedited delivery from Fangda to the capital through eight hundred miles..."
Eight Hundred Miles Expedited is the highest level information circulation method in the Tang Dynasty. It can only be used when delivering a battle report. Fang Jun used the method of delivering a battle report to deliver an official document that was not a battle report, which led to Ma Zhou's failure to straighten it out on Monday.
Thoughts, slip of the tongue.
His Majesty Li Er looked very unhappy.
Fang Jun is such a stick!
Have you made some achievements in the south of the Yangtze River and started to be proud of yourself? He actually spent 800 miles to expedite the delivery of official documents. He is simply acting recklessly and lawlessly, treating the court system as nothing!
Damn boy...
He stretched out his hand to take the official document presented by Ma Zhou, and opened the seal with a curse: "This little bastard is really a headache! How could Fang Aiqing, such a steady gentleman and wise man, give birth to a child
Such a tough son..."
Ma Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He also felt that Fang Jun's move was inappropriate, but he couldn't agree with His Majesty Li Er. Otherwise, he might be misunderstood as a "snitch".
He secretly observed His Majesty Li Er's face to see if His Majesty Li Er was really angry. Unexpectedly, the look on His Majesty Li Er's face shocked him!
I saw His Majesty Li Er casually taking out the letter paper from the envelope with one hand, but after looking at it for a few times, the curses in his mouth disappeared, his eyes were straight, his face was full of disbelief, and he even pinched the letter
The hand holding the paper is trembling slightly...
Ma Zhou's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the second roommate had caused another big incident in Jiangnan? What could have shocked His Majesty to such an extent?
He had a good friendship with Fang Jun, and he was very worried, so he asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what does the letter say?"
His Majesty Li Er seemed not to have heard what he said. His eyes were fixed on the letter paper, as if there was a beautiful and fragrant "Yan Ruyu" hidden in the letter paper...
Ma Zhou secretly complained to Fang Jun, you said you can just stay in Jiangnan? With your identity, status, and background, as long as you can train a navy, even if you cannot achieve the task of integrating Jiangnan assigned by His Majesty,
It is also a great achievement, but why do you refuse to live in peace and always have to cause trouble every now and then?
The sound of footsteps came from behind, a bit chaotic, and it was obviously not a person.
The chamberlain at the door announced: "Duke Zhao, Duke Ying, and Duke Liang want to see you..."
His Majesty Li Er did not respond.
The chamberlain was sweating a little, but the emperor didn't say anything. He didn't know whether he should shout again or simply leave and tell the emperors that he was missing...