Chapter 695
The Eve of the Chaos
Chapter 695 The Eve of the Chaos ([-])
From Gaoliu to the west, after Yunzhong and Hetao, and then to the south, there is the state of Qin.
The world will be in chaos, and Qin is naturally within the scope of the world.
When the concubine Mi and others were eating hot pot and talking about the stories that happened thousands of miles away, Gao Liu's genius had just faded away.
However, in Liyang, the new capital of the Qin State, it was already dark due to the time difference.
In the majestic palace, the lights flickered.
Qin Jun sat at the head with a dignified expression, and under him were more than a dozen confidants, who were having a big debate.
"Soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, will I use a crossbow to bend my bow? Or a musket?"
This is the theme of today's Junqian.
Qin Jun was in a good mood, Wei Zhao turned his face, and the Three Jin Alliance, which had made Qin State sleepless and restless, disintegrated!The Mo family destroyed Qi in the first battle, and then stabbed Wei in Zhao!
A few days ago, the envoys of the Mohists came to invite Qin Jun to send people to the Central Plains to meet the alliance, faintly revealing the Mohism's desire to form an alliance with Qin.
Qin and Chu were married, and the relationship has always been good.
The Qi State was abolished after the war. If an alliance with the Mohists can be reached, then they can completely let go of their hands and feet, and start a second more profound change, even at the expense of civil war!
Regardless of whether the Mohists will keep their word or not after the alliance, it will make the Wei State fearful. Wei State is over. It has completely changed from a strategic offensive to a strategic defensive. The situation in the era of Marquis Wen is completely gone.
As for the shocking truths of the Mohists, Qin Jun didn't care.Is Zhou Tianzi a fart?It's just a pawn in the hands of Wei Guo. If Qin wants to be strong and reform, then it is impossible to respect the old nobles.
Make long distances and close attacks, first west and then east. After the Xihe soldiers trained by Wu Qi are gradually exhausted, it is time for Qin to go east.
With the Mohists disturbing the Central Plains, Qin won the opportunity.
Moreover, the westbound caravan organized by Qin Jun in cooperation with the Mohists had returned not long ago. Although the silk and linlin they brought were not produced in Qin State, the price they bought was not low, but they still made ten times the profit.
After crossing the desolate Xirong, there will be a land with rich water and grass in a short distance. The most important thing is that the small country and tribe there are too easy to fight.Relying on stirrups, muskets, chariot formations, and artillery is almost ruinous.
After the reform of the Qin State, what is needed is the population, what is needed is the serf, and what is needed is the serf and servant who worked in the home of the military upstart after the military meritorious service was awarded the land!
All kinds of goods and armaments need to be exchanged for food.However, if the westbound trade goes well, gold and silver can be used to buy various armaments and goods of the Mohists.
Everything is showing the bright future of Qin.
Before this bright future, what Qin Jun needs to solve is the problem of Qin's military system.
If the law needs to be changed, the military system must also be changed.
Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others all know the benefits of Mohist firearms, and Wu Qi used gunpowder to attack Daliang City back then.
So Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others knelt and sat on the left side. They supported the Qin army to use muskets in the future, eliminate bows and crossbows, and no longer produce them.
The ones kneeling on the right side were those who insisted on using bows and crossbows. These people had their own considerations, not just because they were conservative, but because they sincerely felt that it would not be good for the Qin army to use all muskets in the future.
The person on the right first said: "A high-class archer can hurt people at a hundred paces. A musket can hit nothing at a hundred paces."
"To shoot a musket, you need to stuff gunpowder and pound lead bullets first. In such a time, a top archer has already shot more than ten arrows."
After the man finished speaking, he looked at Wu Qi.
Wu Qi, who was already in his twilight years, said with a smile, "That's what I said."
Everyone was startled, thinking how could he support other people's ideas?
But he didn't want Wu Qi to turn around and say: "But how long does a high-level archer need to train?"
"Opening fields, destroying well fields, reforming laws and regulations, recruiting for military service, under the collapse of etiquette and music, how many people are needed for the First World War?"
"In the battle between Qi and Mo, the Qi army is [-], the Mo family is nearly [-], and the [-] divisions, how many archers are needed? I have been to Sishang, and I know the Sishang military system. The [-] is just a standing army. If it is fully mobilized, In the war of destroying the country, I am afraid that one hundred thousand can be won."
"Since the rice fields have been opened and the well fields have been destroyed, how many of the soldiers recruited can have the shooting skills of raising uncles?"
"However, muskets are not the case. Peasants and soldiers are recruited, and muskets are awarded, and they can fire in March."
"A high-ranking archer, you seem to be just an archer, but in fact, you need hundreds of people to support you. Under the feudal system, you can support scholars. You can't grow without crops, and practice martial arts full-time."
"Open rice paddies, break well fields, and the hundred people who support one soldier can all join the army."
"Even if Uncle Yang comes back to life, can he fight over a hundred peasants and soldiers with guns?"
"Bows can be made in three years of cold and heat. Guns can be obtained by blacksmiths in three months."
"If everyone is Yang Youji, what's the use of guns?"
"But how many people in the world have the art of raising uncles? After the reform, how many people can practice the art of raising uncles?"
"Times have changed and bows are unavailable."
Qin Jun nodded slightly. In fact, he already had a place in his heart, but he was worried that he didn't think enough, so he wanted to hear the opinions of these confidants.
The seemingly beautiful means of rural shooting and shooting skills will disappear with the upcoming reform of Qin State.
Under the comprehensive conscription system, comprehensive mobilization system, and high taxes, which village people have leisure time to play archery?
With the destruction of the well field system, how many people can have enough time, money, and energy to practice archery and become a scholar?
The man on the right said again: "Even so, bows and crossbows can be fired in several rows, while muskets can shoot in three rows at most."
Sheng Chuo on the left sneered and said, "A bow is a bow, and a crossbow is a crossbow. How can bows and crossbows be side by side?"
"The bows can be lined up in six or ten rows, but the people behind are just looking up to the sky, so what's the use?"
"If you use a crossbow, you can only shoot in two or three rows from the front, just like muskets. Do you want the crossbowmen to shoot from behind?"
"The bow and crossbow are separated, the bow cannot be used, Wu Qi has already said."
"As for the crossbow...the crossbow is too expensive, and it takes two or three years to make the body of the crossbow, and the range of the crossbow may not be as far as that of the musket. The crossbow can be suitable for the military system after the reform, but it is not as suitable as the musket."
"When Mo Di was a master carpenter and master of machinery, the Sishang Mo family didn't use crossbows. We have to consider this."
"The craftsman manpower required to make one crossbow can make five muskets."
"The manpower of a craftsman grinding one arrowhead can make a hundred rounds of lead bullets."
"Besides, even if it's a crossbow, it still needs to be stretched. How many times can an ordinary person stretch it?"
"In the Battle of Nanji Water, the Mohists faced off against the Qi people. In the most intense battle, it is said that each of those companies lost the [-] lead bullets they carried on their bodies. How many times can the crossbowmen fire?"
The man on the right shook his head and said, "You only talked about the advantages of muskets, but not the disadvantages. I said, before the battle, a crossbowman can shoot three rounds, but a musket can only shoot one round."
Wu Qi laughed and said, "You are not as good as me in matters in the army. The strength of soldiers lies in discipline and formation."
"Bronze cannons just came out in the past, and someone came in and said that with copper cannons, forming an formation is not feasible. But I said, the more copper cannons are available, the more we need to form formations, and we need an army that can still maintain formation under bombardment. Only then can it be called a strong army."
"Although the musket fire speed is slow, if you form an formation, you can only shoot thirty paces away from the enemy, but if you form an formation, how can you break through the formation of spears and spears when the opponent's formation is loose?"
"Supplemented with bronze cannons and stirrup knights, defending with infantry and attacking with mounted artillery, you will be the upper class in future wars in the world."
"In the battle between Qi and Mo, I knew that the Mohists would win. Why? Their soldiers can still form formations under shelling, their soldiers can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and use discipline and formation to make up for the lack of speed of fire."
The man on the right got up and bowed to Qin Jun, and then to Wu Qi: "I can't refute what you said. However, gunpowder is something that no one in the world can make except Sishang Mohists."
"It's like I don't know how to smelt copper. Once a war starts, what if the Mohists don't sell it to us? If the business route is cut off, even if we can buy it, but we can't deliver it? Gunpowder is expensive, and the Mohism monopolizes it. They seek profit. How much pearls, jade, gold and silver do we need to exchange?"
Wu Qi was about to say something when he heard Qin Jun cough lightly and said, "From this point of view, muskets are not better than bows and crossbows, but are more suitable for the military system after the reform. This can be regarded as a conclusion. The only thing is The method of making gunpowder can only be mastered by the Mohists, and this is the biggest problem."
"Is that right?"
This time, the confidants on both sides unanimously said yes, and this is indeed an unavoidable problem. Although Qin Mo is now on his honeymoon, buying gunpowder on the grounds of "opening mines and repairing canals" not only agrees, but also knows that it is for combat. They are sold in large quantities, but the people of Qin really don't want to be controlled by others.
Not for anything else, just for the sake of today's world of great contention, who is a monarch without the heart of the world?To conquer the world, some things cannot be controlled by others.
Qin Jun laughed loudly and said, "There is one thing that can solve these troubles."
They clapped their hands lightly, and after a while, one person walked into the room.
Sheng Chuo had seen this man before, but Wu Qi hadn't. When Sheng Chuo saw this man, he was still in Wei Guo'an Township, and he only had a glimpse occasionally, and knew that this man was a confidant of Young Master Lian.
Some things, Qin Jun will tell Sheng Chuo, some things will not.So there are some things that Sheng Chuo will ask, but some things will not.
After this person entered, he respectfully put down two things wrapped in silk in front of everyone.
Then the two were opened, one was a pile of gray-black powder, and the other was wrapped with a bronze hook, which looked a little strange.
Just now everyone was discussing crossbows and muskets, so they naturally turned their attention to the pile of gray-black powder.
Because that pile of powder looked... like gunpowder.
Wu Qi stood up and asked, "Could it be..."
Qin Jun nodded and said, "That's right. This is gunpowder, and he didn't buy it from the Mo family, but made it himself."
Sheng Chuo said in amazement: "Impossible! Gunpowder is very strictly controlled by the Mohists, and few people know about it. As far as I know, those who know the inside story, not to mention thousands of gold, even if the land is entrusted to the king, he can't betray his righteousness; those who are responsible The ones made are also hidden in that secret workshop, and they cannot come out for a lifetime."
(End of this chapter)
From Gaoliu to the west, after Yunzhong and Hetao, and then to the south, there is the state of Qin.
The world will be in chaos, and Qin is naturally within the scope of the world.
When the concubine Mi and others were eating hot pot and talking about the stories that happened thousands of miles away, Gao Liu's genius had just faded away.
However, in Liyang, the new capital of the Qin State, it was already dark due to the time difference.
In the majestic palace, the lights flickered.
Qin Jun sat at the head with a dignified expression, and under him were more than a dozen confidants, who were having a big debate.
"Soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, will I use a crossbow to bend my bow? Or a musket?"
This is the theme of today's Junqian.
Qin Jun was in a good mood, Wei Zhao turned his face, and the Three Jin Alliance, which had made Qin State sleepless and restless, disintegrated!The Mo family destroyed Qi in the first battle, and then stabbed Wei in Zhao!
A few days ago, the envoys of the Mohists came to invite Qin Jun to send people to the Central Plains to meet the alliance, faintly revealing the Mohism's desire to form an alliance with Qin.
Qin and Chu were married, and the relationship has always been good.
The Qi State was abolished after the war. If an alliance with the Mohists can be reached, then they can completely let go of their hands and feet, and start a second more profound change, even at the expense of civil war!
Regardless of whether the Mohists will keep their word or not after the alliance, it will make the Wei State fearful. Wei State is over. It has completely changed from a strategic offensive to a strategic defensive. The situation in the era of Marquis Wen is completely gone.
As for the shocking truths of the Mohists, Qin Jun didn't care.Is Zhou Tianzi a fart?It's just a pawn in the hands of Wei Guo. If Qin wants to be strong and reform, then it is impossible to respect the old nobles.
Make long distances and close attacks, first west and then east. After the Xihe soldiers trained by Wu Qi are gradually exhausted, it is time for Qin to go east.
With the Mohists disturbing the Central Plains, Qin won the opportunity.
Moreover, the westbound caravan organized by Qin Jun in cooperation with the Mohists had returned not long ago. Although the silk and linlin they brought were not produced in Qin State, the price they bought was not low, but they still made ten times the profit.
After crossing the desolate Xirong, there will be a land with rich water and grass in a short distance. The most important thing is that the small country and tribe there are too easy to fight.Relying on stirrups, muskets, chariot formations, and artillery is almost ruinous.
After the reform of the Qin State, what is needed is the population, what is needed is the serf, and what is needed is the serf and servant who worked in the home of the military upstart after the military meritorious service was awarded the land!
All kinds of goods and armaments need to be exchanged for food.However, if the westbound trade goes well, gold and silver can be used to buy various armaments and goods of the Mohists.
Everything is showing the bright future of Qin.
Before this bright future, what Qin Jun needs to solve is the problem of Qin's military system.
If the law needs to be changed, the military system must also be changed.
Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others all know the benefits of Mohist firearms, and Wu Qi used gunpowder to attack Daliang City back then.
So Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others knelt and sat on the left side. They supported the Qin army to use muskets in the future, eliminate bows and crossbows, and no longer produce them.
The ones kneeling on the right side were those who insisted on using bows and crossbows. These people had their own considerations, not just because they were conservative, but because they sincerely felt that it would not be good for the Qin army to use all muskets in the future.
The person on the right first said: "A high-class archer can hurt people at a hundred paces. A musket can hit nothing at a hundred paces."
"To shoot a musket, you need to stuff gunpowder and pound lead bullets first. In such a time, a top archer has already shot more than ten arrows."
After the man finished speaking, he looked at Wu Qi.
Wu Qi, who was already in his twilight years, said with a smile, "That's what I said."
Everyone was startled, thinking how could he support other people's ideas?
But he didn't want Wu Qi to turn around and say: "But how long does a high-level archer need to train?"
"Opening fields, destroying well fields, reforming laws and regulations, recruiting for military service, under the collapse of etiquette and music, how many people are needed for the First World War?"
"In the battle between Qi and Mo, the Qi army is [-], the Mo family is nearly [-], and the [-] divisions, how many archers are needed? I have been to Sishang, and I know the Sishang military system. The [-] is just a standing army. If it is fully mobilized, In the war of destroying the country, I am afraid that one hundred thousand can be won."
"Since the rice fields have been opened and the well fields have been destroyed, how many of the soldiers recruited can have the shooting skills of raising uncles?"
"However, muskets are not the case. Peasants and soldiers are recruited, and muskets are awarded, and they can fire in March."
"A high-ranking archer, you seem to be just an archer, but in fact, you need hundreds of people to support you. Under the feudal system, you can support scholars. You can't grow without crops, and practice martial arts full-time."
"Open rice paddies, break well fields, and the hundred people who support one soldier can all join the army."
"Even if Uncle Yang comes back to life, can he fight over a hundred peasants and soldiers with guns?"
"Bows can be made in three years of cold and heat. Guns can be obtained by blacksmiths in three months."
"If everyone is Yang Youji, what's the use of guns?"
"But how many people in the world have the art of raising uncles? After the reform, how many people can practice the art of raising uncles?"
"Times have changed and bows are unavailable."
Qin Jun nodded slightly. In fact, he already had a place in his heart, but he was worried that he didn't think enough, so he wanted to hear the opinions of these confidants.
The seemingly beautiful means of rural shooting and shooting skills will disappear with the upcoming reform of Qin State.
Under the comprehensive conscription system, comprehensive mobilization system, and high taxes, which village people have leisure time to play archery?
With the destruction of the well field system, how many people can have enough time, money, and energy to practice archery and become a scholar?
The man on the right said again: "Even so, bows and crossbows can be fired in several rows, while muskets can shoot in three rows at most."
Sheng Chuo on the left sneered and said, "A bow is a bow, and a crossbow is a crossbow. How can bows and crossbows be side by side?"
"The bows can be lined up in six or ten rows, but the people behind are just looking up to the sky, so what's the use?"
"If you use a crossbow, you can only shoot in two or three rows from the front, just like muskets. Do you want the crossbowmen to shoot from behind?"
"The bow and crossbow are separated, the bow cannot be used, Wu Qi has already said."
"As for the crossbow...the crossbow is too expensive, and it takes two or three years to make the body of the crossbow, and the range of the crossbow may not be as far as that of the musket. The crossbow can be suitable for the military system after the reform, but it is not as suitable as the musket."
"When Mo Di was a master carpenter and master of machinery, the Sishang Mo family didn't use crossbows. We have to consider this."
"The craftsman manpower required to make one crossbow can make five muskets."
"The manpower of a craftsman grinding one arrowhead can make a hundred rounds of lead bullets."
"Besides, even if it's a crossbow, it still needs to be stretched. How many times can an ordinary person stretch it?"
"In the Battle of Nanji Water, the Mohists faced off against the Qi people. In the most intense battle, it is said that each of those companies lost the [-] lead bullets they carried on their bodies. How many times can the crossbowmen fire?"
The man on the right shook his head and said, "You only talked about the advantages of muskets, but not the disadvantages. I said, before the battle, a crossbowman can shoot three rounds, but a musket can only shoot one round."
Wu Qi laughed and said, "You are not as good as me in matters in the army. The strength of soldiers lies in discipline and formation."
"Bronze cannons just came out in the past, and someone came in and said that with copper cannons, forming an formation is not feasible. But I said, the more copper cannons are available, the more we need to form formations, and we need an army that can still maintain formation under bombardment. Only then can it be called a strong army."
"Although the musket fire speed is slow, if you form an formation, you can only shoot thirty paces away from the enemy, but if you form an formation, how can you break through the formation of spears and spears when the opponent's formation is loose?"
"Supplemented with bronze cannons and stirrup knights, defending with infantry and attacking with mounted artillery, you will be the upper class in future wars in the world."
"In the battle between Qi and Mo, I knew that the Mohists would win. Why? Their soldiers can still form formations under shelling, their soldiers can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and use discipline and formation to make up for the lack of speed of fire."
The man on the right got up and bowed to Qin Jun, and then to Wu Qi: "I can't refute what you said. However, gunpowder is something that no one in the world can make except Sishang Mohists."
"It's like I don't know how to smelt copper. Once a war starts, what if the Mohists don't sell it to us? If the business route is cut off, even if we can buy it, but we can't deliver it? Gunpowder is expensive, and the Mohism monopolizes it. They seek profit. How much pearls, jade, gold and silver do we need to exchange?"
Wu Qi was about to say something when he heard Qin Jun cough lightly and said, "From this point of view, muskets are not better than bows and crossbows, but are more suitable for the military system after the reform. This can be regarded as a conclusion. The only thing is The method of making gunpowder can only be mastered by the Mohists, and this is the biggest problem."
"Is that right?"
This time, the confidants on both sides unanimously said yes, and this is indeed an unavoidable problem. Although Qin Mo is now on his honeymoon, buying gunpowder on the grounds of "opening mines and repairing canals" not only agrees, but also knows that it is for combat. They are sold in large quantities, but the people of Qin really don't want to be controlled by others.
Not for anything else, just for the sake of today's world of great contention, who is a monarch without the heart of the world?To conquer the world, some things cannot be controlled by others.
Qin Jun laughed loudly and said, "There is one thing that can solve these troubles."
They clapped their hands lightly, and after a while, one person walked into the room.
Sheng Chuo had seen this man before, but Wu Qi hadn't. When Sheng Chuo saw this man, he was still in Wei Guo'an Township, and he only had a glimpse occasionally, and knew that this man was a confidant of Young Master Lian.
Some things, Qin Jun will tell Sheng Chuo, some things will not.So there are some things that Sheng Chuo will ask, but some things will not.
After this person entered, he respectfully put down two things wrapped in silk in front of everyone.
Then the two were opened, one was a pile of gray-black powder, and the other was wrapped with a bronze hook, which looked a little strange.
Just now everyone was discussing crossbows and muskets, so they naturally turned their attention to the pile of gray-black powder.
Because that pile of powder looked... like gunpowder.
Wu Qi stood up and asked, "Could it be..."
Qin Jun nodded and said, "That's right. This is gunpowder, and he didn't buy it from the Mo family, but made it himself."
Sheng Chuo said in amazement: "Impossible! Gunpowder is very strictly controlled by the Mohists, and few people know about it. As far as I know, those who know the inside story, not to mention thousands of gold, even if the land is entrusted to the king, he can't betray his righteousness; those who are responsible The ones made are also hidden in that secret workshop, and they cannot come out for a lifetime."
(End of this chapter)