"Please rest assured, my lord, the general will definitely train a team of iron-blooded cavalry who can fight and win when called upon."
After getting Wang Yu's promise, Wang Xun took advantage of his family and planned to recruit more than a dozen blacksmiths. In addition, Wang Xun also ordered people to purchase iron and pig iron, which totaled tens of thousands of kilograms!
Bin iron is a kind of steel in ancient times. The surface is polished and then treated with corrosives. The pattern can be seen, and it is also called "bin iron".
Volume 6 of "Essentials of Gegu" written by Cao Zhao of the Ming Dynasty said that iron has convolvulus flowers and sesame and snowflakes;
The commonly used corrosive agent is gold vitriol, also known as yellow vitriol (iron sulfate).
Bintie is native to Persia, Jibin, India and other places, and was introduced to China around the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
After that, China also mastered the technology of making iron.
In ancient times, patterned steelware in the Middle East and South Asia was divided into two categories: one was made of Indian wootz steel; the other was made of high-carbon steel and wrought iron.
Tang Huilin's "Sound and Meaning of All Sutras" Volume 55 says that iron and iron are "combined with other irons", which should refer to the latter.
Bin iron is mainly used to make swords. Bin iron swords are extremely sharp and have the reputation of "blowing hair to let the wind go".
However, it may be the butterfly effect of Wang Yu's time travel, or it may be that this era is a parallel world. Bintie, which was originally introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, came into being at the end of the Warring States Period.
And the protagonist who caused all these results is that person. If it weren't for the emergence of Bintie, the Qin State would have wanted to unify the six countries. I don't know how long it would have lasted!
It's just that the output of iron and iron at that time was extremely low. The people who could use iron and iron were basically generals and elites. However, with the development of the times, the output of iron and iron has gradually increased. Nowadays, it is not so rare, but it
The price can still be high.
Because of this, even though the Wang family was very wealthy, Wang Xun could only send people to buy two thousand kilograms of iron, and the rest was ordinary pig iron and hundreds of smelting steel.
After purchasing the armor materials, all that is left are the war horses. However, the Han Dynasty is not yet completely in chaos. Although war horses are scarce, they are not that expensive. It is still easy for Wang Xun to buy 500 war horses.
Since then, the military training in Yiyong Village has begun in full swing.
Naturally, Wang Yu would not be stingy with these Zhuang Yong. Not only did he make money, but he also took care of food and housing!
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You must know that the Han Dynasty was not the army of later generations. According to historical documents, for most of the Han Dynasty, there were only records of salary payments to officers, but no mention of salary payments to soldiers.
According to the unearthed Juyan Han bamboo slips, border guards at different levels in the Han Dynasty could receive salaries ranging from 600 yuan per month to 16,000 yuan per month.
For example, the salary earned by "Yousaiwei" is "from the end of the seventh month to the end of the ninth month, the accumulated salary for three months is 6,000 yuan." The salary for three months is about 6,000 yuan, with an average of 2,000 yuan per month.
It takes ten months to get a salary of one horse's hoof gold!
As a soldier, you don’t get military pay.
This is because during the Han Dynasty, the country adopted a compulsory military system in which all citizens were soldiers.
According to the "Han Guan Yi" records: "In the civilian year, the age of twenty-three is considered the official, the age of one is the guard, and the age of one is the official or knight."
In other words, every adult man must perform military service starting from the age of twenty-three.
At that time, military service, like corvee service, was an obligation for the people, and the state did not pay them.
Someone may have asked, if you don’t pay, how long will you have to be a slave?
In fact, there were three types of soldiers at that time. One was to serve as a "guard" soldier in the central government, which was equivalent to the garrison area in Kyoto. The general service period was one year and was selected by the local area.
Although these soldiers are far from home, they are well paid. The round trip expenses are provided by the central court. When they first arrive and when they retire, the emperor will also prepare banquets and provide them with daily clothing and food. The guards do not have to spend their own money.<
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As for the second type, they go to border counties to serve as "garrison" soldiers. The period is very short, only three days. This is an old system left over from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
However, the territory of the Han Dynasty was vast, and it was unrealistic to travel such a long distance without having to pay for food and drink, and all expenses were paid by oneself. No one wanted to go.
Therefore, the imperial court at that time stipulated that anyone who did not want to be a "garrison" soldier could be exempted from the garrison by paying 300 coins.
If 10 people don't go, then the court should charge 3,000 yuan as free garrison fee, and then the court will use the money to hire people to go, and they will be there for 30 days, and the hired people will get the money.
As for the third type, it is to serve in the army in the same place, and then there is nothing.
Of course, if a war breaks out, the country will still have to recruit troops urgently. For example, in the future Yellow Turban Uprising, there will be basically no military pay at this time. If you want... brothers, go to the battlefield and grab it yourself!
Of course, although there is no pay, there is always food and drink. Each garrison soldier is not only given food, but sometimes also salt.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, military camps also appeared in the army, and the garrison farms were self-sufficient.
All said and done, the only thing that can be said is that during this period, there was no military pay in the true sense.
The same was true during the Three Kingdoms period!
For example, under the scholar system implemented by Cao Wei, soldiers had little freedom and had to serve as soldiers for generations, so there was no military pay at all.
This system was inherited by the Jin Dynasty and lasted until the Tang Dynasty.
It can be said that if you are a soldier before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, you may not have the concept of military pay at all. You are thankful to God if you can survive to the end of your service period and return home in good health.
Therefore, in response to this situation, Wang Yu paid everyone a salary. Although it was not much, one person only had one hundred yuan per month, but it was enough to make these people work for them to death!
This is much better than being a soldier!
After all, for the suffering people in ancient times, being able to fill their stomachs was a great thing.
Now, not only can they fill their bellies, but they can also receive a considerable amount of extra monthly money, which makes them even more grateful to Wang Yu.
Zhuang Yong was handed over to Wang Xun for training, and business was handed over to Bai Gui. Wang Yu once again fell into the state of being the boss.
Not knowing what he should do, Wang Yu strolled slowly along the streets of Luoyang, and unknowingly came to Cai Yong's mansion!
When Wang Yu knocked on the door, he found out that Cai Yong was not in the house because he was invited by Yuan Shu to go out for an outing yesterday.
Wang Yu was instantly embarrassed. He didn't know what to do. Should he go in or not? After some struggle, Wang Yu still chose to go in and enter the gate.
Seeing Wang Yu entering Cai Mansion directly, the servants stood there blankly. Although Cai Yong had said many times that as long as Wang Yu came to Cai Mansion, there was no need to report and he could come and go as he pleased.
But the key point is that the premise of all this is that the owner Cai Yong is at home. But now, Cai Yong is out on an outing and not at home. What if Wang Yu suddenly comes and bumps into the female family members...
However, the servant then thought about what he was worried about. No matter how famous Wang Yu was, he was still a ten-year-old child, so after the servant opened his mouth, he did not speak to stop him.
Since everyone knew Wang Yu, he traveled smoothly without being hindered. Even Wang Yu himself didn't know why he was so reckless today.
Maybe it’s my own worries!
After all, the skinny girl who was tortured by the disease did not have much time left.
However, before Wang Yu took a few steps, he realized that he seemed to be too anxious, because he was just a guest, and the only places he could enter and leave were the study and the living room.
Cai Wan is ill and cannot come out for a long time. He must be resting in his boudoir now.
When Wang Yu came to the study room with a sense of luck, he suddenly saw a little girl reading a book. This person was Cai Yan. After seeing Cai Yan, a clever ghost, Wang Yu was still very happy.
And Cai Yan is even more so!
So he took Wang Yu to play!
However, the two of them had not been playing for long when Cai Wan suddenly came to the study. Wang Yu was instantly embarrassed. At the same time, there was a slight fluctuation in his heart!
Wang Yu knows that this is a heart-pounding feeling!
It was precisely because of his heartbeat that he felt so embarrassed.
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"Uncle Shi." Cai Wan leaned over and saluted Wang Yu.
Seeing Cai Wan taking the initiative to say hello, Wang Yu could only suppress the strangeness in his heart, looked at his empty hands, and suddenly said with embarrassment: "I was in such a hurry that I forgot the gift. It's really inappropriate!"
Wang Yu said a few words awkwardly, and then immediately changed the subject and said: "Wan'er, speaking of the fact that you and I are similar in age, our families are also very close to each other, so Wan'er, you don't need to meet anyone, just call me Biaozizi."
English is enough."
Cai Wan: "..."
The air suddenly became quiet!
Wang Yu is even more embarrassed. He can carve out a four-bedroom and one-living room. It is really speechless that he, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, would make such a principled mistake.
Wang Yu wished he could slap himself to death on the beach just now. It's no wonder Wang Yu is so embarrassed, it's really that the environment he is in now is different.
After all, this is the Eastern Han Dynasty!
You know, in this day and age, only people who have a good relationship with their elders and peers will call someone by their cousin. However, Cai Wan has nothing to do with Wang Yu, so how could he call him that.
Seeing Wang Yu's embarrassed look, Cai Wan's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of intelligence that had never appeared before. She pursed her lips and smiled sweetly and said: "You are really known to the world for your wisdom and courage, and you are so talented."
Fighting Wang Ziying?"
Wang Yu: "..."
Embarrassing!
Embarrassment like never before.
Wang Yu never thought that one day he would be molested by a little girl. This made him instantly break his guard and he could only ask with great embarrassment: "Miss Wan'er, when will my respected father come back?"
"It might be at sunset, or it might be in the evening." Cai Wan said lightly, which made Wang Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes. Doesn't this mean that Cai Yong will not be home all day?
In other words, it is useless to wait here. In other words, this is tantamount to an eviction order!
Just when Wang Yu didn't know what reason to stay here, Cai Yan immediately sent an assist.
"Brother, I heard from my father that your piano skills are very good. I wonder if you can teach Yan'er to play a song."
"This is nature, this is nature!" Wang Yu's eyes lit up instantly, as if he was looking for a light in the dark night. He looked around the study and finally landed on the guqin on the desk. p>
"By the way, Yan'er, can you do this?" Wang Yu suddenly asked Cai Yan!
Cai Yan shook his head when he heard this. Although Wang Yu agreed with Cai Yong to pass Pingsha Luoyan to Cai Wan, he did not agree to pass it on to others, so Cai Yong did not pass it on to Cai Yan.
When Wang Yu saw Cai Yan shaking his head, he made a guess and immediately took action.
"Miss Wan'er, since Yan'er is also here, why don't you play a song in front of everyone, so that Yan'er can learn and test yourself, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone!" Wang Yu suggested, his eyes full of hope!<
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"Okay."
Cai Wan nodded, as if she had guessed that Wang Yu would do this, but she did not stop her, as if she had forgotten the eviction order she had just issued in a vague way!
I saw her move to the case and sit down, then rolled up the sleeves on her jade arms, revealing a pair of frosty wrists, and a light and misty piano sound, like the sound of heaven, flowed along her white fingertips
And out.
This is really a matter of whether an expert makes a move or not. Even Wang Yu has to admit that without the talent of awakening the God of Music, he would not be Cai Wan's opponent at all.
After all, the latter's piano skills are on par with those of her father Cai Yong, and are much higher than those of him who had not awakened his musical talent.
The piano piece "Goose Falling on the Sand" has four sections in total, so the first section is not very long. With Cai Wan's ability, it only takes more than ten minutes to play it.
Perhaps because her sister Cai Yan was here, or because of Wang Yu, or because of her own incurable disease, Cai Wan played the first verse three times in a row before she stopped.
After playing this piece of music, Cai Wan's originally pale face suddenly revealed a poignant sadness, which made Wang Yu tremble!
"This music is so beautiful. I never thought that I would be able to learn such beautiful music in my lifetime. If Zhenji can learn such beautiful music in this life, she will die without regrets." Cai Wan said sadly, which instantly made people think.
A strong desire to protect.
"Don't worry, Miss Wan'er. There are as many strange people in this world as stars. There must be a high-level doctor who can cure your disease. Even if not, Ziying will do my best to save you!" Wang Yu said decisively, with a look in his eyes.
Full of determination, even though Cai Wan's beautiful eyes kept staring, he did not look away.
"Well, thank you Wang Langjun." Cai Wan is a woman after all, and it is a bit uncomfortable to stare at a man so closely, even if Wang Yu is only a ten-year-old child now!
In order to cover up her embarrassment, Cai Wan quickly changed the subject and asked: "Does Wang Langjun have any brothers or sisters in his family?"
"That's not true. My father only has one son. However, Ziying has a sworn brother named Wang Ke. He is brave, resourceful, and unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. Most of my military strategies come from my sworn brother." Wang
Yu replied, while his eyes were filled with memories.
Although this is just a system memory, Wang Yu knows very well that in this era, what has really happened is that Murong Ke is very good to him.