Chen Bing originally wanted to play in Mount Tai for a few days, but after all, he had finally come to travel through mountains and rivers, and maybe he hadn't relaxed for a long time, so he took this opportunity to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
However, the next day, Chen Bing received a letter from Fei Ge from the North.
Ren nervously held the letter to report:
"General, spy found in the North!"
Chen Bing and Fusu thought there was nothing strange about it. There were so many advanced things in the north, including looms, gunpowder, and rice pounding wheels. It would be strange if no one came to learn the technology secretly.
So at first, Chen Bing just said "hmm" and continued to discuss with Fusu about how to bring more merchants from the Central Plains.
However, Ren added:
"It's a spy from the Huns!"
Chen Bing and Fusu looked up at Ren in shock.
Chen Bing asked:
"Hun spies? How did they get into the workshop?"
Because I was worried that the Huns would learn secretly, Shen Bing strictly stipulated from the beginning that only people from the Central Plains could enter workshops, and even had to check their household registration... The household registration can only be done under the county system of Qin, although it was not easy. But it's worth keeping it confidential.
Ren presented a letter and said:
"The Huns used people from Central Plains and had household registration!"
Chen Bing thought about it and then understood.
Many people in the Central Plains were captured by the Huns and became slaves. Not only were they, but their families might even become slaves in the Huns.
then……
The Huns could use their families as their hostages and force them to become spies.
There are even many people in the Central Plains who are willing to work for the Huns. What is it called in modern times... Stockholm syndrome.
Simply put, they thought they would die after being captured by the Huns. In this case of extremely low psychological expectations, as long as the Huns save their lives or give them some food, they will think that the Huns are not bad, so they will rebel. When you come here, you will stand on the side of the Huns.
People from Central Plains also have household registration, so it is difficult to investigate.
In addition, a few days ago, a large number of people transferred from Dai Kingdom... These people cannot have household registration, so many spies were mixed.
Chen Bing opened the note and looked at it. He was surprised to find that the Huns were not only interested in gunpowder, but also water trucks, iron smelting, textiles, etc. Under Wang Ben's emergency investigation, almost every department found the Hun spies.
There may even be some that have not been dug out.
Fusu said strangely:
"It is reported that the Huns were not interested in technology, so they had to ride and shoot horses, why...
Chen Bing replied with a wry smile:
"Maoton is different from ordinary people. This person is very visionary, so we should not underestimate him!"
These were indeed arranged by Maodun as Chen Bing thought, and they were arranged by Maodun himself.
In fact, Maodun started to make arrangements after seeing the power of "Shocking Thunder" in the first battle of Jiuyuan.
At that time, the Huns were newly destroyed by Touman and Shanyu, and Jiuyuan was defeated and saw that the Qin army was so powerful, and the Donghu repeatedly made trouble. The entire Huns were at a low morale and even felt a sense of disaster.
But at this time, Maodun Shanyu was secretly discussing plans to deal with the Qin army with his son Jizhu.
Ji Zhu did not participate in the First World War of Jiuyuan. When he heard that there were such a terrifying weapon, he asked curiously:
"Shanyu, if the Qin army had such a powerful 'sky thunder', how could we fight with it in the future?"
"Will we retreat wherever they go?"
Maodun pondered for a while? Then he said:
"From the current situation, it is indeed the case if this continues."
"Although we have the benefits of the grassland? The Qin army, which is known for infantry, is still helpless to us for the time being."
"But if you didn't prepare early? By the day when the Qin army was strong, the Huns would be no match for it."
This is also the reason why Chen Bing said Maodun is very visionary.
How could ordinary Huns think so far? Most of them have a drunken personality today... This is the characteristic of nomadic peoples.
The life of nomadic peoples is to live in water and grass, so there is no need to think too much about it? After eating the grass, change it? As long as the direction is right? Walk to a place with water and grass, stop and stay for a while.
But the farming people cannot be so carefree. They must calculate the farming period, consider disasters, store grain for winter and deal with necessary wealth...
Over time? A farming nation will naturally develop personality traits such as strong computing power, awareness of storing property to deal with crises, and a certain degree of vision.
Of course, this is only for most.
There are also farming peoples who have been there every day, and there are also nomadic peoples who store property to deal with crises.
Maodun Shanyu is an exception, perhaps this is one of the reasons why he is more inclined to learn the military tactics of the Central Plains.
Ji Zhu curiously asked:
“How should we prepare?”
Maodun Shanyu answered without thinking:
“Learn their techniques.”
"If we can also get the 'Sky Thunder' and learn how to make it? Naturally, we don't need to be afraid of the Qin army."
Ji Zhu said in confusion:
"But... how could the Qin people teach us?"
Maodun laughed, he patted Ji Zhu on the shoulder and said:
"No? They will teach us!"
There is no need to say more about what method Maodun uses.
He gathered a large number of Central Plains slaves, especially those craftsmen who were family members and had craftsmanship.
Then give them good food to live better.
After a while, Maodun summoned the craftsmen and said to them:
"I want to get the technology from Northland, so I want to send you to Northland to study."
"If you succeed and bring the technology back, you and your family will be rewarded and will be free from slavery forever. I will treat you like the Huns!"
"But if it fails, then your family will be beheaded."
Then, these people were sent to the Central Plains.
In order to avoid being suspected, they even went around one bend in the Central Plains and entered the north from the other direction.
Because they are craftsmen themselves and have no problem with household registration, they are easily selected to work in various workshops.
This is actually one of the shortcomings of the Northland's development of industry.
Because I have to work, there must be many people who know the secret.
Once there are many people who know the secret, it is unlikely to keep it.
The one with the strictest control is actually the new iron. This is because of strict measures, nothing happened... In fact, it is not because of the strict measures, but because the production scale of new iron has not expanded.
If it is expanded to a certain level, it is almost impossible to keep it confidential.
This is the gunpowder among them.
The Qin army needed a large number of "Pi Li Fireballs" in a short period of time, and it was inevitable that the production scale would be expanded quickly, so there was no possibility of keeping it confidential.
Fortunately, Chen Bing was prepared for a long time, and the "Pili Fireball" still has a lot of room for improvement.