Chapter 23 Exchange
"Son, you must be careful about this matter. Be careful!"
Although Liu Dahao didn't know what Liu Zheng was going to do, seeing his fierce eyes, he was worried that he was angry and wanted to dissuade him. But Liu Zheng ignored him. He stood in the yard and watched Qin Changfeng training the three hundred new soldiers. According to the recruitment plan of the county magistrate's mansion, they would recruit one thousand soldiers in a month. Now with the ten thousand taels from selling wine, recruiting soldiers was not a difficult task.
The difficult part is the attitude of these four prominent families!
This matter has become more delicate. Because of the sudden appearance of "Zuiyinzhou", the four great families must be eyeing this fine wine. Their attitude towards this county lord is different. If there was no "Zuiyinzhou" before, Liu Zheng wanted to recruit a thousand soldiers, I am afraid that the four great families would not feel any threat.
But at this time, the four companies were all eyeing the sales rights of "Zuiyinzhou". In the long run, their absolute control over Yinzhou would naturally reduce their tolerance for the County Marquis' Mansion.
so……
Liu Zheng was furious today, but he did not lose his mind.
Now, what he should do is, on the one hand, continue to recruit soldiers and let Qin Changfeng lead these people to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. On the other hand, he should temporarily eliminate the pressure brought to him by the four great families.
The outcome of this matter will be known in three days.
Now he felt that the most important thing was that he must have a team with real fighting power!
Fighting power, fighting power...
Looking at the young men on the training ground, under Qin Changfeng's training, Liu Zheng couldn't help but admire the Liangzhou men, who were indeed physically strong. From the beginning of recruiting soldiers, Liu Zheng gave Qin Changfeng a set of modern training methods. Qin Changfeng was skeptical at first, but after training for so long, he found that the training method of the young master was very effective. The three hundred soldiers could not be said to have fully formed combat effectiveness, but at least compared with the private soldiers of the prominent family, they were still comparable.
However, what Liu Zheng wants is not to be able to compete.
But you can win with less!
If you want to win with fewer troops, you must use technology that is not available in this era! Liangzhou has many war horses and its cavalry is famous all over the world, so even the poorest people have a horse at home. There are more horses here than cattle. When there is no war, horses are equivalent to donkeys and are used to help farm.
cavalry!
Suddenly Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and his whole body trembled.
Sure enough, he looked closely and saw that the war horses of this era only had a saddle, not even stirrups or horseshoes! He slapped his forehead hard, wondering how he could have forgotten this.
Horseshoes and stirrups are almost essential gadgets for anyone traveling through history!
but……
He will make this thing as soon as possible, but he does not intend to use it against the four prominent families. This kind of thing is extremely easy to imitate, and must be hidden well so that it can be used as a surprise weapon to win in the future!
Liu Zheng suddenly returned to his room and asked the maid to bring him paper and pen.
Brush, brush, brush.
He already had some ideas in mind.
To improve combat effectiveness, besides one's own strength, the other aspect is weapons and equipment!
Heavy cavalry!
This was the first thing that popped into Liu Zheng’s mind.
Heavy cavalry, this is the name in ancient Europe. In the history of our country, this kind of cavalry is called "armored cavalry"! This kind of cavalry, "fine armor , iron cavalry in the vanguard", is a portrayal of the iron cavalry at that time. This kind of heavy armored iron cavalry reached its peak during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but began to decline in the early Tang Dynasty.
The biggest reason for its decline is that although this type of armored cavalry has strong impact power, due to the evolution of history and war, the attributes of cavalry have become more and more inclined towards speed, time, and efficiency, rather than striking power.
Although the heavy armor equipped with cavalry equipment enhanced the protection, it greatly reduced the mobility of the cavalry. According to archaeological discoveries, a complete piece of armor weighed 45 to 50 kilograms, and the total weight carried by the warhorse could reach 130 kilograms. This brought great inconvenience to the long-distance marches at that time.
Afterwards, this type of armored cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of history.
But now, this kind of cavalry is extremely useful to Liu Zheng!
Because in Liangzhou, he didn't need to travel long distances for the time being! He just needed close combat, and he was a modern man, so he could completely transform this kind of armor!
That is the legendary plate armor!
This kind of armor has never appeared in Chinese history. It was once the mainstream of heavy cavalry in medieval Europe. Plate armor, once known as the "king of armor", once dominated most battlefields in Europe. The advantage of plate armor is that this kind of armor is not only strong in defense, but most importantly, it is lightweight! Thanks to the excellent design concept, the weight of plate armor is reasonably distributed on the human body to the maximum extent when worn, allowing the wearer to not only make dexterous movements, but also have more lasting combat power!
certainly.
In order to realize plate armor, very mature steel technology is needed, which is also a problem that gives Liu Zheng a headache.
but……
As long as there is a direction, these are not a problem.
As soon as he got home, he called Wei Tiezhu over.
"Tiezhu, do we have an iron smelting workshop in Yinzhou?"
Liu Zheng asked excitedly.
There are many iron mines in Yinzhou. Wei Tiezhu nodded without hesitation and said that the largest iron smelting workshop in Yinzhou should have belonged to the County Marquis's Mansion, but a few years ago, it was sold to the Zheng family by the previous County Marquis.
"spendthrift!"
Liu Zheng cursed angrily when he heard it.
In ancient times, the government had strict control over the process of cast iron. Salt, iron, gold and silver were absolutely not allowed to be controlled by private individuals. Unexpectedly, the iron smelting workshop in Yinzhou was actually taken away by the Zheng family.
Liu Zheng suddenly felt a little melancholy.
I feel like nothing I do goes well.
At a loss?
no!
The ironworks must be taken!
Thinking about this time, it was already afternoon, and Liu Zheng rode his horse slowly towards Fengming Tower. After yesterday's boom, Fengming Tower has become completely famous. Although it is impossible for him to earn 10,000 taels in one day, it will definitely not be a problem to stabilize the profit.
"What? You want an ironworks?"
Liu Zheng went straight to Zheng Yueru and put forward his request without saying anything.
Zheng Yueru was now smiling at the county lord in front of her. She felt very happy immediately. Yesterday, she tried her best to please Liu Zheng, but he refused to give in to Zui Yinzhou. Zheng Yueru was so angry that she wanted to go to the county lord's mansion to threaten him like the other three families.
it's good now.
He brought it to the door himself.
"Haha, Brother Liu, this is certainly not impossible..."
She looked at Liu Zheng with a smile, feeling a sense of revenge in her heart: "It's just that my Zheng family spent a lot of money to take over this iron smelting workshop, and you also know that iron casting is a business that is sure to make money."
Liu Zheng sneered: "What does Miss Zheng mean?"
Zheng Yueru casually poured Liu Zheng a glass of wine and said with a laugh, "Brother Liu is also a straightforward person. The head of my Zheng family asked me to pass on a message to Brother Liu on his behalf. If Brother Liu is willing to hand over the sales rights of Zuiyinzhou to my Zheng family, not only will the Zheng family not let Brother Liu suffer any loss, but we will also lend Brother Liu a thousand soldiers to protect himself!"
really.
Liu Zheng smiled in his heart : "Borrowing troops to protect myself is not my style. Miss Zheng, you and I are originally partners. It is not impossible for me to hand over Zuiyinzhou to you. But..."
Zheng Yueru raised her eyebrows: "But how?"
Liu Zheng laughed: "But, Miss Zheng, don't you just want to be drunk Yinzhou, and not want something better?"
"What?"
Zheng Yueru's delicate body trembled, and some of the wine in her hand spilled out because of the trembling.
Zui Yinzhou is already stunningly beautiful, is there anything better?
"Brother Liu, are you serious?"
Zheng Yueru looked cautious.
Liu Zheng laughed: "I am here to make this deal with you today. Please follow me, Miss Zheng!"
It has been more than half a month since he made the wine yeast. When he went back today, he saw that several kinds of wine yeast had been made. This made Liu Zheng very happy. This was the real wine he brewed. Compared with these wines, what was Zui Yinzhou?
Along the way, Zheng Yueru was very nervous and kept asking, "Brother Liu, are you lying to me? Is there really a better wine than Zui Yinzhou?" Liu Zheng was getting annoyed by her questions.
Two people came to the county mansion on horseback, one man and one woman, but they were both dressed in men's clothes, which made people look at them sideways.
But Miss Zheng never cared about other people's opinions and followed Liu Zheng into the mansion.
Wei Tiezhu and several craftsmen from the winery had already prepared for this.
"How is it, is it brewed?"
Liu Zheng also looked eager to try.
Wei Tiezhu smiled and said, "Sir, the light aroma, sauce aroma, and strong aroma you requested are all ready."
Zheng Yueru was confused by what she heard. What was going on with this aroma? But the closer she got to the winery, the more solemn her expression became. As someone who often went to restaurants, how could she not smell the different aroma of wine here? The aroma was so strong that it made people intoxicated before they even drank it.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and opened the door of the wine shop. Several wine jars were already at the door with their lids opened.
This is the real fine wine that Liu Zheng made using various high-end distiller's yeasts he produced!
"this……"
Zheng Yueru looked so surprised that she almost pounced on him.
Such a young lady from a noble family actually pounced on the three wine jars, sniffing them fiercely with an intoxicated expression. After a moment, her face was flushed. Then, she finally couldn't wait any longer and asked Wei Tiezhu to get the three kinds of wine separately for her to try.
Liu Zheng was standing nearby, watching with a slight smile.
He has absolute confidence in these three types of wine.
really.
Zheng Yueru turned her head suddenly, her eyes shining: "Brother Liu, this is, this is..."
I was so excited that I couldn't speak.
"Immortal wine, Baiyujing, drunk the eight immortals!"
Liu Zheng laughed and said, "What do you think of using the sales rights of these three kinds of wine to exchange for an ironworks and five hundred elite soldiers, Miss Zhang?"
"Okay, Brother Liu, you must not regret it. Let's sign the agreement right away!"
Zheng Yueru didn't hesitate at all and nodded happily immediately.
"However, I will only supply this wine to your Zheng family after three days."
Liu Zheng chuckled.
Zheng Yueru was stunned for a moment, then she understood what was going on and laughed: "If anyone dares to say that the young master of the Liu family is a playboy in the future, I, Zheng Yueru, will be the first to disagree!"
In fact, Liu Zheng had never considered other people for these kinds of wines, and originally wanted to give them to the Zheng family for sale. Unexpectedly, the competition among the other three prominent families allowed Liu Zheng to take back the iron smelting workshop , which was also a pleasant surprise.
I wonder if three days later, after those prominent families have fought each other to the point of bloodshed, they will be so angry that they will vomit blood when they find out that Zuiyinzhou is not the real fine wine that Liu Zheng can produce?
