Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 511: The transformation of national power
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Guo Shao got a letter from the eunuch, but it came from the hand of the imperial concubine Zhang.
He looked at the delicate and neat writing on it, and he felt very pleasing to the eye. He thought that this family was the aunt of Cao Bin, the leader of the Southern Tang Army, and he looked at the content immediately. Zhang said that she had a pure heart and few desires, quietness and inaction, thinking of the Sanqing Temple as a monk, and named herself "Xuanzhen Immortal Master".
Guo Shao doesn't know Zhang, the only impression is that she and Cao Bin are relatives, and he is thinking that she should be kind. However, in the harem, he knew too few people, and he didn't usually deal with anything in the harem, but he felt a little bit deeper. He immediately returned the memorial book to the eunuch: "Leave it to my emperor's wife for disposal."
……In the imperial study room, there are some things that Guo Shao uses every day. Next to the case are a copy of "Book of Changes", a copy of "Book of Tang" (later) compiled by the Jin Dynasty; and a volume of Da Zhou official position System dossier, a list of civil and military officials with rank 5 or above in the country.
There are swords, bows, crossbows and other weapons in the corner. A minister wrote a letter a few days ago that it is not good to place weapons in the court, but Guo Shao ignored them because he liked these things.
Guo Shao hasn't read "Book of Changes" and "Book of Tang". The reason they are placed here is that he has always wanted to see them. There is a very strange situation. Guo Shao has been in ancient times for several years, but he actually lacks an in-depth understanding of the cultural thoughts of this era. The career of a fighter has been fighting for a long time and he has not touched these things much; but now he is the emperor. Since I am the leader of the world, I always feel that I should really understand the ideas and concepts of ancient China, so I want to gradually read some classics.
In Guo Shao's idea, even if there is something to be busy every day, there will always be a lot of free time to read books. But in fact, this is often not the case. Many immediate events will make the mood very impatient and feel a little tired when he is free; and those classics are very difficult to read, so he hasn't turned a page after a long time.
Fortunately, there is no need to spend too much energy on the memorial, otherwise it will be dragged.
Guo Shao turned his head and glanced at Zuo You, who was sitting in front of the case. Zuo You was holding a brush, focused and calm, sometimes holding a pen for contemplation, and sometimes writing like a cloud. I admire these civil officials, but they are very determined in the face of piles of cases.
But maybe they enjoy it. The bright and clean palace on the base of this high platform, the sun shines in through the finely carved windows, the antique and atmospheric and exquisite environment, the fragrance of inkstone is floating in the air; besides, this is the center of the country and the center of power. It is called "Heaven", which in itself gives a high meaning. People are exposed to wise thoughts, important speeches that influence the world, words and deeds are elegant and polite... These are also a kind of enjoyment for people.
Guo Shao retracted his gaze, put down the brush in his hand, got up and picked up a crossbow in the corner to play with.
He is a sharpshooter, but he usually uses a bow instead of a crossbow...Although it requires a lot of effort to operate a crossbow, the technical content is very low. However, the technical content of making a crossbow is not low. The crossbow in Guo Shao's hand is a composite crossbow used by individual soldiers. The structure is more complicated and not light.
The shortcomings of crossbows are that the manufacturing cost is very high and requires skilled craftsmen; the second is heavy and it is easy to damage. The animal skin glue is very afraid of tide when making strings, and the small brown cable is not afraid of tide. The crossbow also needs a lot of craftsmen to make. In short, the materials and costs are very high. A large number of troops equipped with crossbows are very expensive and logistically stressed. The advantages are also obvious: the quality of soldiers is not high, and it is easier to train crossbowmen.
...... On the royal case in front of Guo Shao, there is a booklet of his. The handwriting is still not good, but now he writes more neatly.
The above records some of his military thoughts that he usually thinks about: The farming dynasty's dealing with the nomads like the Liao army is not because the national power is inferior, but the national power, population, and resources are difficult to effectively convert into force.
Like the current Zhou army, more than 100,000 elites are elite soldiers trained in decades of melee, and they are naturally combative; but after the successive annexation of Shu, Nantang, and Nanping, the economy and population have increased several times. But there is no substantial improvement. It's because elite soldiers can't swell up only by money.
If you want to use most of the population and resources to quickly transform into force, there is only one idea: a young man can form a fighting force after a few months of training.
So Guo Shao’s gaze is focused on the crossbow in front of him. This kind of weapon can realize that kind of military thinking relatively inefficiently. If he has one hundred thousand elite and hundreds of thousands of combative crossbowmen in his hand, and can continue With the addition of soldiers, the war potential of this country is very strong... In addition, before defeating the Liao State, we should not rush to use civil politics, and we must maintain the military system to ensure sufficient combat effectiveness.
...There is another thing that can replace the crossbow. On Guo Shao's booklet, there are two big characters: fire_gun.
Guo Shao didn't know how to make this thing, because he hadn't studied this kind of thing in his previous life.
But he understands what fire guns are: From the long-term development of human weapons, hot weapons must be a kingly way. But when the short-term technology is immature, the fire gun is not necessarily more effective than the bow.
Even if it is built, the disadvantage of the early stage is that the range, rate of fire, and accuracy are far inferior to the bow_crossbow; the advantage is that the cost is definitely lower than the bow_crossbow, even the training cost is lower, and the short-distance armor penetration ability may be better than Strong crossbow.
But when I think of the resources consumed by the crossbow, it must be squeezed from the people, which brings social conflicts and hunger; and the art of armor building may leak in the medium to long term. Guo Shao firmly believes that the fire gun is the way out!
Guo Shao has thought about firearms several times, but he has never had a clue. This time when the enemy country steals armor-making art, he is thinking about it more eagerly.
Even if the opponent has plate armor one day, but I have a gun, as long as the technology is ahead, the opponent will never catch up with me.
...Guo Shao doesn't know how to make a gun, but he knows that this thing must be made without industry.
In feudal society, technological progress was very slow, and the technological gap between the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty may not be obvious...Anyway, there were shotguns in the Qi Jiguang era, and Western Europe used firearms on a large scale before the Industrial Revolution. Obviously it is not a thing produced by industry and machine tools.
Guo Shao immediately summoned Zan Jurun, the military inspector and clerk.
When Zan Jurun followed the **** and walked into the Imperial Study Room, he didn't see Guo Shao. The **** guided him into the back room...the place behind the Imperial Study Room where the archives were originally stacked. But now it's a different situation, the walls are covered with pictures and papers. The notes were written on them, but the minister obviously couldn't lift his head and look around on the wall.
After the etiquette, Guo Shao said: "I want to hand over one to Duke Zan to do it."
"Dare not dare..." Zan Jurun hurriedly said, "Your Majesty’s errand, the minister must do his best."
Guo Shao said: "I want to build a military workshop. This workshop will not build anything for the time being. As long as I try it according to my ideas, we want to develop a brand new weapon... First of all, we must learn the lesson, and this time we must keep it secret. , Can’t let secrets leak out easily."
Zan Jurun worshipped: "The minister should keep in mind."
Guo Shao stood in front of a layout map of the imperial city with various house patterns, and pointed to a place, "Just in the northwest corner of Beiyuan, set a place in the imperial city to repair the separation wall. Most people never Chances are mixed into the imperial city."
"Here." Zan Jurun responded.
Guo Shao said again: “You don’t need too many craftsmen, but you have to choose carefully. Those who have no problem with their backgrounds should be named and clever young craftsmen. You can bring a wife and concubine’s family to live in Beiyuan. , It is strictly forbidden to go in and out; there are special reasons to take leave, and you need to be escorted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Zan Jurun bowed and asked: "Your Majesty, what needs to be prepared for this military workshop? What kind of craftsman is the craftsman?"
Guo Shao blurted out: "Blacksmith."
Zan Jurun didn't pay attention, his expression was a little strange. Guo Shao also remembered one of his own names called "Guo Tiejiang", and stared at Zan Jurun for a moment. Zan Jurun immediately lowered his head and bent over in a respectful gesture.
Guo Shao waved his hand, Zan Jurun bowed to thank you and walked back out of the back room.
Guo Shao sat on a stool, looked at the surrounding drawings, pieces of paper, and various files on the wooden frame, rubbed his forehead, only felt a little confused.
But he is still a competitive martial artist, thinking: I don’t believe in evil anymore, the emperor, I have done everything, can I still be bullied by the Liao Kingdom?
Guo Shao feels that he has a mysterious power that transcends the present and ancient times, and he expands even more under the stimulation of the name of the emperor! He feels that he is omnipotent and has unlimited power, but he has been unable to exert his full power due to some inexplicable limitations. He must realize his abilities! It's like a doctor of mathematics who is unwilling to teach only elementary school mathematics, and feels depressed because his ability is useless...
He lifted the brush, easily traced a barrel on the paper, and then stopped. Of course he knows what the gun looks like, but the barrel of the gun first confuses him. How did the ancients of later generations make gun barrels?
Guo Shao first ruled out the process of drilling holes in the iron rod...obviously impossible. This is not a question of how much work, it is impossible to do it. Not to mention hand-drilling, drill tools and technology are difficult to solve; even with modern machine tools, can you drill such a long pipeline on an iron rod? There must be a deviation in the middle, there is a slight directional error, the deeper the drill, the greater the deviation distance, I am afraid that it is difficult to achieve with machine tools.
There are only two methods left, casting and polishing, or forging?
Guo Shao wrote down two methods on the paper and analyzed them one by one... Casting with iron and then polishing is not good. He especially remembers the experience and lessons when making toys not long ago. Iron castings have uneven cooling and a lot of blisters. Unless it is a thick, short and airtight firecracker, the inner wall of the thing made by this method is too rough and difficult to process.
Guo Shao also doubts the pressure resistance of the forged barrel. After all, it is not a seamless barrel. Will it not withstand the pressure of gunpowder and explode?
Guo Shao thought for a long time, but he was a little confused about how the ancients made fire guns. Imagination alone is definitely not enough, he plans to try it himself...because he can’t believe too much in the systematic innovation of ancient craftsmen, because they haven’t seen anything related, they can only imagine out of thin air, and have no systematic theoretical knowledge; Relying on the experience of predecessors, so the technological progress for thousands of years is a very slow process.
If it is so easy to go from concept to practicality, it would not take more than a thousand years to go from the ancient Greek "steam ball" to the steam engine.
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