The marriage between Shen Bing and Princess Ziyang is scheduled for ten days. It is said that this is also the day that Ying Zheng is optimistic about... At this time, there are a lot of "quasi-immortals" around him.
Because as soon as he saw Lu Sheng deceiving Ying Zheng, he believed him, and he could also enjoy all kinds of glory and wealth, so other alchemists naturally followed suit.
When were they born? Xu Fu and Han Zhong were all talking nonsense about Ying Zheng.
These are just a few of the famous ones, there are hundreds of people who make elixirs, do divination, pray for blessings, etc. at least.
But to say that the person Ying Zheng trusted the most and had the greatest hope for was Shen Bing.
There is no other reason.
In fact, with Ying Zheng's wisdom, how could he not see that these alchemists came here for money.
But Ying Zheng was eager to live forever and not be short of property, so he kept these alchemists with the mentality of "I would rather believe that they have it than that they don't have it"...
If a person has reached the level of Ying Zheng, it will be difficult not to be deceived.
Because all the world belongs to Ying Zheng, property is as meaningless to him as dust.
So, use meaningless dust to exchange for the hope of immortality, even if this hope is very slim, why not exchange it?
But Shen Bing is different from these alchemists and warlocks.
Ying Zheng knew that Shen Bing was not lacking in wealth or power, and it could even be said that Shen Bing wanted to conquer the world.
There is no shortage of money or power, so it can be said that he wants nothing from Ying Zheng... So why did Shen Bing lie to himself again?
This is also the reason why Ying Zheng was ecstatic when Shen Bing admitted in Wuyuan that he had the "miracle medicine".
Although Ying Zhengqiu had asked for it before, he had always had doubts about the "immortal medicine", or it could be said that he was unsure, that is, he was doubtful about the alchemists in Xianyang.
As soon as Shen Bing recognized Ying Zheng, he no longer had any doubts and felt that he had finally found a like-minded person.
Therefore, when Shen Bing said that he wanted to find the elixir, he agreed with both hands, but he was worried that if he didn't win over the elixir well enough, Shen Bing would find the elixir but not give it to him, and would secretly keep it for himself.
So Ying Zheng rushed to recruit Shen Bing as his horse, and the dowry he came with Princess Ziyang was naturally very luxurious:
Two hundred catties of gold, twelve horses, fifty pieces of jade, a hundred old ginseng...
The list was so long that Shen Bing couldn't even look at it.
Moreover, Ying Zheng also told the bride-to-be team that they must wait until the wedding arrangements were completed before returning. Ying Zheng and even the chef came with the bride-to-be team.
According to Ying Zheng’s words, it is:
"Beyond the Great Wall is a bitter and cold place. It is said that the Huns only cook their meat with fire."
"Shen Aiqing has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty, so naturally he cannot be allowed to suffer outside the Great Wall!"
In other words, these royal chefs never leave once they come, and will cook exclusively for Shen Bing and the princess from now on.
In addition, Ying Zheng only visited his children once every few years...
This is not his fault. In the past, it was because he wanted to unify the six countries and focused on domestic affairs and war. Even if he took care of the children, he mainly focused on raising Fusu, and let the harem and concubines take care of the rest.
However, before Princess Ziyang set off, Ying Zheng came to visit Princess Ziyang for several days to inquire about her welfare. He doted on Princess Ziyang's biological mother, Concubine Ning, in every possible way, which even made Princess Ziyang feel flattered.
But in fact, Shen Bing knew that everything Ying Zheng did was for the "elixir of life"... Princess Ziyang might also have unconsciously become Ying Zheng's spy at Shen Bing's side.
Therefore, Shen Bing didn't have much feelings about the marriage and didn't have much expectations. Everything was arranged by Fusu as he was busy.
Shen Bing focused his attention on Pu Leijun.
This is based on previous lessons...
Although there had been no problems with the army before, it was then that Shen Bing realized that the only one he could truly control was the Pu Lei Army.
Because Shen Bing knew what he was going to face...
One day if Ying Zheng dies, Zhao Gao and Li Si will take control of the government. The former is responsible for concealing the news of Ying Zheng's death and falsely spreading the imperial edict to the outside world. The latter is responsible for controlling the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China as the prime minister, so the entire country's military forces are under their control. among.
What if the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army are to be mobilized?
Dare Shen Bing disobey?
Failure to comply was considered treason, and those troops who complied would be transferred to remote areas away from Shen Bing's control.
As for the Pu Lei army, their language is different from that of the Central Plains army and they cannot be commanded. Even if Shen Bing is willing to let go, will Zhao Gao and others dare to take it?
Pu Lei's army is "not of my race". If they let the Great Wall go and enter the Central Plains, wouldn't that mean they have become internal agents?
When the time comes, the inside and outside should cooperate to break the Great Wall... Aren't Zhao Gao and others trying to steal the chicken but lose the rice instead?
Therefore, Shen Bing vigorously developed the Pu Lei Army.
The source of troops is quite abundant:
First of all, because of the merits of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions in the previous joint expedition against the Xiongnu, they divided the land in the western part of the grassland to reward them based on their merits.
Since the west is large enough, the land acquired by each country is quite large.
A small country that only sends dozens of troops can get tens of thousands of hectares of land, and these lands are different from the Western Regions... The Western Regions are a small oasis, and some places can even be said to be just small ponds with thousands of people living around them. So it became a country.
The tens of thousands hectares of grassland are full of green grass, and there are often rivers and streams next to them... In ancient times, unlike modern times, you can use pipes to collect water from a distance, so you can live far away from rivers. In ancient times, settlements could be formed. Either by the river or by artificially digging canals to divert water.
As a result, the living conditions were much better than those in the Western Regions, and many people from the Western Regions moved eastward from the Western Regions to the grasslands.
One or two countries may not have many people, but if all the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have moved here, the population will be quite large.
In addition, there are Tugeyibu and Yuezhi under Ge Yu's control, which are both sources of soldiers for Pu Lei's army, and they are also high-quality soldiers.
So in just over a month, Pu Lei's army expanded to more than 30,000 people.
Shen Bing discussed with Yan several times and divided Pu Lei's army into two parts: light cavalry and heavy cavalry.
There are 20,000 light cavalry, wearing leather armor, with cavalry and archery as the main weapon and sword and shield as the supplement.
Ten thousand people were heavily mounted, equipped with tall and strong horses, supplemented by heavy armor, mainly spears and broadswords...the spears were used for piercing, and the broadswords were used for chopping.
It goes without saying why it is configured this way.
In the past, because there was no horse gear, the cavalry was almost exclusively mounted and shot, or they rushed to the battlefield and fought on foot... At this time, it was almost impossible to organize heavy armored cavalry to directly confront the infantry.
But with harness the situation is different.
Horses are more stable because of the horseshoes, and their endurance and carrying capacity are increased exponentially. Because of the stirrups, the rider's saddle is more stable, and heavy armored cavalry becomes possible.
If the heavy armored cavalry faced off against enemy infantry, such as archers, sword and shield bearers, etc., it would be almost like a crushing battle with modern tanks.
As for the armor, it was produced in the iron workshop located in Shazhou... After the Yueshi gave up Shazhou and moved to Longcheng, Shazhou naturally became Shen Bing's territory.