"Will you always follow me?" Jiang Hao looked at a few people and asked.

Ji Bu, Lu Xin, and Han Zhong didn't hesitate after hearing this, stood up and took a few steps back, and knelt on one knee in front of Jiang Hao.

"We swear to follow the lord to the death, no matter the ends of the earth." The voices of the three of them were neat, as if they had been rehearsed before.

At this time, Lu Pheasant, who was beside Jiang Hao, also knelt down, bowed deeply with his hands on his forehead, pressed his palms on the mat, and said in a soft and firm voice, "The concubine follows Lang Jun all her life, and she is Lang Jun's person in life and death." ”

This vow is extremely heavy, and life and death will not be regretted for a hundred years.

"Get up, all of you, I have something to tell you."

Several people hurriedly got up, Jiang Hao's eyes looked ahead, and said slowly: "I am going to leave Daqin, leave this land, and go overseas to find a place, I have already told the First Emperor, go overseas to find immortals and medicine, this time, I am afraid that I will never be able to return to Daqin in this life and this life." ”

Several people were shocked, they didn't expect the lord to make such a big decision, but they all just listened quietly.

"Your Majesty will send me 3,000 guards, and I am going to divide these 3,000 people into three teams, and the three of you will each command 1,000 people in the future."

When Ji Bu, Lu Xin, and Han Zhong heard this, they bowed down again, "We will take care of the guards." ”

Han Zhong and Lu Xin are both people who have led troops, although Ji Bu has never led troops, but later he can become a general and command tens of thousands of people, so he is naturally very capable.

Jiang Hao looked at Lu Pheasant again and said: "Pheasant, from today onwards, I will promote you to the chief manager, responsible for coordinating everything, we must go to sea to carry all kinds of craftsmen from all over the world, all kinds of seeds, farm tools and tools, boats, books and technology, medical skills, three livestock, six animals and five grains, all kinds of materials, etc., in short, we must be prepared to continue to survive when we arrive in a barren land." ”

"Your task is very important, you can determine your subordinates, the more the better, Ji Bu, Lu Xin, and Han Zhong can also use it as you like."

Lu Pheasant was overjoyed when he heard this, "Pheasant must make it proper and don't let Lang Jun worry about it." ”

To tell the truth, let Jiang Hao do these things, he will definitely get them all done, but if he hands them over to Lu Pheasant, he is 100% more complete and careful than Jiang Hao, except for the gap in knowledge, Lu Pheasant's mind is definitely better than Jiang Hao's now, as a career-oriented woman, Lu Pheasant heard that such a heavy responsibility was handed over to him, and he instantly felt a sense of high morale.

Following

Jiang Hao took Ji Bu, Lu Xin, and Han Zhong to the barracks, where he had received the order of the First Emperor to select three thousand people to go to sea to protect them, Jiang Hao handed over the will to the generals, and then came to the school to review his army.

"Lord Taizhu, according to your previous requirements, there are 1,000 archers and 2,000 cavalry, and they are also equipped with horses and complete blades and armor."

The Great Qin archers are famous all over the world, they can shoot 200 steps, that is, more than 300 meters, and the arrows are fired in a volley that covers the sky and the sun, and often the enemy loses nearly half of them before they get close.

As for the cavalry, quickly excited, suddenly violent, and definitely the king of the battlefield in the future.

"Lord Taizhu, these 3,000 people are equipped with a military chief, a chief of the army, a tun chief, and a hundred chiefs, and there are no partial generals to lead them."

Jiang Hao nodded, "I'll bring the bias myself." "Jiang Hao, Han Zhong, Ji Bu, and Lu Xin.

"Lord Taizhu, we have also prepared a batch of supplies, spare blades and armor, bows and arrows, as well as food tents, etc., Lord Taizhu can send someone to receive them."

The logistics of marching and fighting are the key, and the materials given to Jiang Hao by the imperial court are very sufficient, just those swords and weapons are enough to replenish a team of 3,000 people, and the food can be used for three months.

Ji Bu and the three took over the army, and from now on, this team of 3,000 people will be completely under Jiang Hao's command.

Lu Pheasant was not ambiguous, it only took two days to form a team of several hundred people, Jiang Hao asked her where these people came from, Lu Pheasant smiled lightly, "Lang Jun, there are people everywhere available, it's very easy to find these people, official slaves." ”

The Qin Dynasty had just gotten rid of slavery, but there were still slaves in many places, and the so-called official slaves were not a group of peasants who could only do coolies, and many people who made mistakes would also be used as official slaves, including many criminal officials, petty officials, and merchants.

Lu Pheasant has money in his hands, and most of the 400,000 gold extorted from Zhao Gao is in Lu Pheasant's hands.

"Lang Jun, what you explained, I spent a day to make the most detailed plan, and then made a classification plan, and now I have eighteen stewards under me, each of whom is in charge of a stall, so it will be much faster." Lu Pheasant said with some pride.

Jiang Hao stretched out his hand and touched Lu Pheasant's cheek, this woman, if she doesn't leave, it is really like in history, the world is in chaos after the death of Qin Shi Huang, it is estimated that even if he lies in the back, let Lu Pheasant make a plan to fight the world, it is much simpler than Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.

"The pheasant handed over to me, it seems that I really chose the right person." Jiang Hao praised lightly, just a simple compliment, and Lu Pheasant's heart was bubbling with beauty.

......

The carriage stepped forward, and soon came to the gate of Xianyang Palace, Jiang Hao did not have to pass the word when he entered the palace, and immediately someone from the palace led Jiang Hao into the palace.

"Zhao Gaoke?" Jiang Hao asked the people of the palace.

"The government orders your Excellency to rest today, and Chief Liang is responsible for serving Your Majesty." The palace replied.

Coming to the Yang God Temple, Jiang Hao walked in directly with his legs raised, Qin Shi Huang opened his eyes and glanced at Jiang Hao, "You are here." ”

"Jiang Hao has seen Your Majesty." Jiang Hao bowed and saluted.

"What are you preaching today?" Qin Shi Huang asked.

After Qin Shi Huang got the 12 Taoist classics, he now studies them every day, and Jiang Hao accompanies him every day, which is to explain the parts that he doesn't understand to the first emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not going to give you a lecture today, and the minister is going to give you two gifts." Jiang Hao said.

"What are the two gifts for me?" Qin Shi Huang asked with some curiosity.

"Your Majesty, please come and see." Jiang Hao said and took out two things from his sleeve and put them on the table, Qin Shi Huang stood up, slowly walked to the table, picked up a semicircular thing and looked at it, and then picked up another strange thing next to him and looked at it.

"What is this?"

"Horseshoes and stirrups."

"Horseshoes, stirrups, what's they for?"

"Horseshoes, simply put, are shoes for horses' hooves, and stirrups are objects that can make people and horses one, which can make people control horses more effortlessly, and can also free their hands." Jiang Hao said.

Qin Shi Huang had fought all his life, and he instantly realized the importance of these two things, "Go on, since you brought it to me, you must know more about it." ”

"Your Majesty, how about a field test?" Jiang Hao said with a chuckle.

When the First Emperor heard this, he immediately nodded, "Yes, go to the horse farm." ”

The founding ancestor of the Qin State was to herd horses for Zhou Tianzi, because the horses were well raised, and the horses were bred in large quantities, and King Zhou Xiao, the son of Zhou Tianzi, made Ying Feizi a vassal, and allowed to build a city in Qin, known as Ying Qin, so the Qin Dynasty and horses have an inseparable reason, and Qin Shi Huang himself also attaches great importance to horses.

Came to the Xianyang Harem Horse Farm, where there were more than a dozen of the First Emperor's own mounts, the First Emperor casually ordered one and said: "Jiang Hao, you ask the craftsman to give Yan Jun the horseshoe and see what the effect is." ”

Jiang Hao instructed the groom, sorted out the horse's horse's paw, and nailed the horseshoe, at first the horse was not adaptable, Jiang Hao stepped forward to appease the animal communication ability, which was successfully ordered, and Jiang Hao asked people to make the stirrups well, which was even simpler.

Before the invention of stirrups and horseshoes, horses had to chew and bridle, and in the era when there were no stirrups, people had to ride on the back of a bare horse, and only by grasping the reins or mane and clamping the horse's belly with their legs so that they would not fall off while the horse was galloping.

However, this method is very unreliable, first of all, it is easy to get tired after riding for a long time, and at the same time, it is difficult to use the bow and arrow effectively on the back of a running horse, and in close combat, the rider cannot use the sword and spear as he pleases, and the slash or assassination misses, and the collision of the blades of both sides can cause the rider to slide off the horse at any time.

The first emperor got on the horse with the support of the palace people, inserted his feet into the stirrups, and suddenly had a different feeling.

"Your Majesty, in the future, the strength of your feet, as the horse runs and undulates, it will be ten times less effort than the previous straddle method, and it will be more stable, and you can free your hands to fight." Jiang Hao said beside him.

Qin Shi Huang tried to run a lap, and immediately fell in love with this feeling, and said in surprise: "Jiang Hao, it's really as you said, it is indeed countless times less labor-saving than before, and now even if you don't have to hold the reins in both hands, you don't have to worry about falling." ”

After the first emperor finished speaking, he suddenly hit the horse hard, and the jujube red horse called 'Yan Jun' galloped out very fast, and kept running circles around the carriage, the first emperor on the horse was very excited, holding the reins in one hand, and pulling out the long sword at his waist with the other hand.

"All soldiers, follow me to fight the world!"

At this time, this burly figure immediately looked so heroic.

After getting acquainted with the stirrup, Qin Shi Huang became more and more addicted to running, and seemed to fall in love with this feeling, as if the game fan had been given new equipment and suddenly became interested in the game that had been somewhat indifferent.

Finally, the First Emperor was a little tired, parked the horse in front of Jiang Hao, and someone from the palace came to hold the reins, and the First Emperor dismounted, looked at Jiang Hao and said with a smile: "This stirrup is really easy to use, it is indeed as you said, free your hands, so that the soldiers will have more room to play." ”

"By the way, and the horseshoe, come on, lift the horse's hooves and show me." Qin Shi Huang commanded.

The groom hurriedly lifted his hooves, Qin Shi Huang looked at it, and said with great joy: "I really wore a pair of iron boots, good, very good, with this horseshoe, no matter what road in the future, I dare to ride a horse and walk." ”

Jiang Hao nodded, "In fact, this is also the biggest use of the horseshoe, if you accidentally step on a stone when running, it is possible to make the knight turn over on his back, now with the horseshoe, there is no need to worry about these, and it can also increase the use rate of the horse's hooves by a hundred times, and there is no need to hurt the horseshoes from long-distance running." ”

"Good stuff, really good stuff." Qin Shi Huang was very happy, he was extremely knowledgeable, and naturally knew how useful these two things were for knights, and maybe even changed the pattern of future wars.

It really made Qin Shi Huang guess correctly, it was precisely because of the emergence of these two inconspicuous things that cavalry finally became the largest main combat arm on the battlefield, and countless tactics were developed.

"Jiang Hao, this thing is of great use to Sheji, I want to reward you!" The First Emperor looked at Jiang Hao and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the minister has another thing for you."

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