Chapter 629 What Would I Do Without You (Two in One)
How did Cui Letian appear in Yunzhou?
According to historical records, he should have been presented to Empress Zhaowu by the Cui family after she ascended the throne.
Had he met Her Majesty the Queen before?
That's not right.
Queen Zhaowu's life has been thoroughly investigated by historians.
Historically, all the unofficial histories about Empress Zhaowu were recorded, and none of them was about Cui Letian appearing in Yunzhou.
Fang Yinnian's expression changed again and again. Could this be the butterfly effect caused by his time travel?
The eyes of both sides collided in the air, creating crackling sparks.
The people behind them also felt the tense atmosphere and their muscles tensed up.
Seeing this scene, the concierge was overwhelmed, but secretly he still sided with Fang Yinnian, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, please come in. You look like you haven't had breakfast. If you don't mind, why don't you have a bite with us?"
Fang Yinnian withdrew his gaze from hers and thanked the doorman, "Don't mind. Sorry for bothering me."
The doorman took Fang Yinnian and his two brothers into the governor's mansion.
The heavy door of the mansion blocks each other's sight.
The moment the door was completely closed, Cui Letian pursed his lips tightly, his face full of displeasure.
It seems that Fang Yinnian is his strong rival.
On the other side, Gu Nanxi, the owner of the Governor's Mansion, was inspecting the military camp.
Gu Hai accompanied him.
There are 3,000 permanent soldiers stationed in Fuming Town, 1,500 of whom are deployed on the grassland to maintain law and order, 1,000 guard the town, and the remaining 500 are responsible for patrolling within the town.
Rotation once a month.
The fifteen thousand people who stayed in the town would get up every morning to do morning exercises.
It was a chilly early winter day, and they were running in unison. The hot air they exhaled condensed on their beards and eyebrows, forming small water droplets.
They caught a glimpse of the familiar figure from the corner of their eyes, and instantly straightened their backs and stepped on the ground with extra force, splashing up clouds of dust.
"One, two, three, four! Defend Yunzhou! Serve the Duke of Yun!"
"One, two, three, four!"
The slogans were shouted loudly, but Gu Hai still felt unsatisfied and shouted: "Did you guys not eat enough?! Louder!"
The soldiers yelled at the top of their lungs, "One, two, three, four! Defend Yunzhou! Serve as the Duke of Yun!"
Seeing this, Gu Hai nodded with satisfaction: "Sir, there are only about a thousand people participating in the training today, and half of them are new recruits. They are still a little short of maturity. With more training, with the old leading the new, they will definitely be able to catch up with the main force!"
Others recruit soldiers, train them for a month or two, or even three to five days, and then they can be sent to the battlefield to fight.
Some others are simply peasant soldiers. They do not delay spring ploughing and autumn harvest in normal times. During the winter break, they receive some simple training. When war comes, they carry hoes and go to the battlefield.
But these soldiers in Yunzhou are different!
They are professional soldiers and train all year round.
In order to maintain their combat effectiveness, Gu Hai and his companions would often issue combat missions, such as suppressing bandits and catching spies.
All the bandits in Yunzhou and Shuozhou have been wiped out, and Gu Hai now turns his attention to Hezhong County.
"Do you have something to tell me?" Gu Nanxi noticed that Gu Hai was hesitant to speak, so she took the initiative to ask.
"Sir, can we send troops to Hezhong County for rotation training?"
Gu Nanxi thought about it and realized that most of the soldiers under his command were cavalrymen who were not good at swimming. It would be a good thing for them to go to Hezhong County for training and learn to swim.
When we go south in the future, we will definitely have to train a group of navy.
Gu Nanxi thought of Song Shoujie again. Such a rare talent should not be wasted: "Okay, sure."
After getting Gu Nanxi's permission, Gu Hai felt relieved.
Gu Nanxi went to the female soldiers’ camp again.
The female soldiers get up earlier than the male soldiers, and they have half an hour of recitation before doing morning exercises.
Yuanniang composed some catchy limericks to teach the female soldiers how to read.
Most of the doggerel poems are mainly about praising Yunzhou and Duke Yun.
The female soldiers suffered heavy casualties in the Yunzhou battle, and there are only about 300 of them currently.
When Yuanniang saw Gu Nanxi coming, her eyes lit up: "Sir, we have recruited 500 new female soldiers this year. They are still in the recruit training camp. Once they pass the training, they can join our women's army."
Yuanniang’s requirement for the female army is to have fewer but not too few.
Objectively speaking, women are indeed not as physically strong as men.
When recruiting female soldiers, some girls were desperate and came to sign up with the mentality of last straw. In fact, they lacked understanding of military service.
Yuanniang does not want deserters to appear in the Women's Army, which would affect its reputation, so she requires applicants to undergo recruit training before they can officially join the Women's Army.
Gu Nanxi is very supportive of this.
Gu Nanxi, accompanied by Yun Niang, went to the female soldiers' recruit camp.
Yuan Niang looked stronger than before: "I asked General Gu Hai for their training catalog. The training of our women's army will be carried out according to the catalog."
Gu Nanxi was surprised: "Isn't it too high to ask?"
Yuanniang's eyes were particularly firm, and she said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "On the battlefield, the enemy will not show mercy to us just because we are women."
As Yuanniang followed Gu Nanxi south to Shuozhou, she saw clearly that whether in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun or in the Great Zhou, when disasters and wars occurred, the first people to be abandoned were women, children and the elderly.
She didn't want to be the one who was abandoned, she wanted to be a woman as upright as Duke Yun!
In the recruit camp, the female soldiers were sweating profusely and kept falling down.
At this time, the medical staff waiting on the side will rush over, carry the unconscious person to the side on a stretcher for treatment.
Some people ran while crying and gritting their teeth. Their legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead, and their running speed was slower than walking.
"Run! If you keep doing this, how can you march quickly in the future? You will only hold us back on the battlefield!" The instructor waved the whip and urged at the end of the team.
With their physical strength exhausted and their minds extremely tense, someone finally couldn't hold on any longer. He sat down on the ground and collapsed and screamed.
"Liar, you are a bunch of liars! We said we would have three meals a day, but each meal has two bowls of rice! I am tired like a dog every day, who can eat?!"
Yuanniang narrowed her eyes slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in them.
She looked at Gu Nanxi beside her, and after getting Gu Nanxi's permission, she strode up to the girl and said in a deep voice.
"Can't you get up?"
The girl shuddered and burst into tears: "Sir, I really can't hold on any longer, let me rest for a while. Please, I promise, I will catch up next time!"
Yuannian's voice was very cold: "Ye Qiniang, do you still remember why you wanted to join the army? You fled from Henan County to Yunzhou, and your father wanted to marry you to a fool in order to find a wife for your brother. You didn't want to, so you wanted to join the female soldier."
"You said that you are not afraid of any hardship or fatigue. Then what is the situation now?"
Ye Qinniang felt extremely regretful. She had never expected that being a female soldier would be so hard.
Yuan Niang stared at Ye Qiniang solemnly: "That day, Madam Su led more than 300 women soldiers to defend Fuming Town, but in the end, less than 100 survived."
"Anyone who joins the Women's Army can live alone as a female household, and all treatment is the same as that of the Yunzhou Cavalry. If you give birth to a child, you can enjoy half a year of paid parental leave. This fairness and this generous treatment are earned by the lives and blood of the predecessors of the Women's Army."
"If you can't even endure the hardship of training, why do you think you are qualified to enjoy these?"
Yuanniang's words were cold and merciless, making Ye Qinniang feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.
She fled to Yunzhou with her family after the Yunzhou War ended.
She had never seen the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in Yunzhou, or the burning of boats and bridges. She had only seen the devastation of Yunzhou and the rise of tall buildings from the ground.
Naturally, she also couldn't understand the heavy weight behind the three words "Women's Army".
"What's so great about that?! He's just a soldier. Who hasn't been a soldier?! My father and my brother have all been soldiers! No matter how hard and tiring your training is, what's the point? In the end, you still have to get married and have children, don't you?"
Ye Qinniang was too embarrassed to bear it and started to curse: "You are tanned like charcoal, the calluses on your hands are a foot thick, you have strong backs and strong waists, and you look so fierce and evil, who would be willing to marry you? You have given so much to Yunzhou, will Yunzhou provide for you in your old age?"
Ye Qiniang stared at Yuanniang and the instructor with hatred, and said without thinking: "The Duke of Yun, to whom you swore allegiance, is not an old widow?! Traitors like her should be killed by everyone in the world!"
Bang!
Yuanniang slapped her hard, knocking Ye Qinniang to the ground. "You couldn't hold on and wanted to quit the Women's Army. I don't blame you, because everyone has their own aspirations. But you should never, ever speak rudely to Duke Yun! Considering that this is your first offense, I will forgive you for now. If I hear you say a word against Duke Yun again, I will cut off your tongue!"
Yuanniang drew the sword from her waist and pointed it at Ye Qiniang until Ye Qiniang showed fear on her face. Then she said softly, "Get lost!"
Two female soldiers carried Ye Qinnan and threw her out of the camp.
Yuanniang glanced coldly at the other recruits: "If anyone else wants to quit, it's not too late."
One after another, a dozen girls could not hold on any longer and dropped out of the recruit camp.
Yuanniang did not stop her, nor did she try to persuade her again. She did not return to Gu Nanxi until all the recruits had completed their first training program.
Gu Nanxi looked at Yuanniang, who was as cold and hard as a sword out of its sheath, and suddenly laughed out loud.
Yuan Niang's eyes revealed a trace of bewilderment: "Sir, what are you laughing at?"
Gu Nanxi revealed a look of reminiscence: "When I first met you, you were still a beautiful young woman."
At that time, Yuanniang didn't even dare to look up at Gu Nanxi. She was completely different from the decisive female general she is now.
Yuan Niang said embarrassedly: "I was too young back then. I am sorry to have made you laugh at me, sir."
Gu Nanxi sighed, patted Yuanniang on the shoulder, and said frankly: "Being a woman is difficult. Now, we have Lu Hongniang in literature and you in martial arts. It depends on you how wide and far you can pave the way for those who come after you."
Gu Nanxi's expression was very serious: "I am responsible for the three counties. Everything I do must be based on the interests of the people of the three counties. I can't treat you differently just because you are women. Do you understand?"
Yuanniang certainly understood, as she had helped her father-in-law manage a caravan before: "Don't worry, sir! We will definitely seize this opportunity!"
Gu Nanxi had lunch in the canteen of the women's army. After observing that the food was in accordance with the standards and there was no deduction, she ended her trip for the day and went home.
As soon as I entered the gate of the Governor's Mansion, I heard Lu Mei's hearty laughter: "Mr. Fang, don't scare me? Do you really have a way to make a fortune?!"
Fang Yinnian smiled shyly, but his words were full of confidence: "I never speak nonsense. When the adults come back, you will know."
"What do you know?" Gu Nanxi strode in and asked curiously.
"master."
"Sir!" Fang Yinnian's eyes sparkled when he saw Gu Nanxi.
Gu Nanxi was very familiar with this look. This was how her students looked when they saw photos of their favorite stars!
Fang Yinnian pulled out a thin notebook from his lapel: "Sir, this is the hen that lays golden eggs that I mentioned!"
Wow!
Gu Nanxi is getting more energetic!
If you want to build a commercial center, the most important thing is money!
I am sleepy, come and use the pillow. Mr. Fang is such a considerate little cutie.
"Don't talk outside, let's go into the house first!" Gu Nanxi led everyone into the house.
Lumei instructed the guards not to allow anyone else to approach the lobby, and then she personally served tea and water to everyone.
Fang Yinnian was like a child showing off his toys. He couldn't wait for Gu Nanxi to ask, and said impatiently: "Sir, this time I am presenting the method of making colored glaze."
Glass!
Gu Nanxi understood that this was one of the three items required of a time traveler: "We in the Great Zhou have always had Liuli, right?"
Fang Yinnian's cheeks showed two dimples, and he said with a bit of pride: "Mine is different from theirs!"
"Most of the current colored glaze is made of low-temperature lead-barium glass, which is fragile and turbid and can only be used for decoration. I use calcium-soda glass, which is made of quartz sand, soda ash and limestone, and a small amount of saltpeter is added to make the colored glass more transparent. You can also add copper slag and other things to it to make colored glass."
Lumei was confused. Lead, barium, calcium, sodium? What are these?
Gu Nanxi fell into deep thought.
In terms of raw materials, soda ash is the easiest to obtain and there is plenty of it on the grassland.
As for quartz sand, it will be a bit troublesome. The best quartz sand comes from Jiangnan.
Gu Nanxi: "The materials are different. Can the existing kiln burn it?"
Fang Yinnian looked at Gu Nanxi with admiration. She was indeed the Queen of Zhaowu! The founder of science, the leader of natural science and technology, the chosen one, and most likely the emperor of the time traveler!
Fang Yinnian flipped open the small notebook, revealing the page with the kiln in it. "I changed this to a sloped design, and changed the furnace roof to a member roof, so that the furnace temperature can be raised. In addition, porcelain clay mixed with quartz sand can be used to make refractory bricks to replace ordinary clay. Add a water-exhaust blower, and the kiln temperature will definitely be high enough!"
In terms of fuel, it is impossible for the north to use large amounts of charcoal, but coal can be used as a substitute!
It just so happened that an open-pit coal mine had been discovered on the grassland a long time ago and had been being mined.
Gu Nanxi was very excited. If he could really make glass like the rearview mirror, it could not only be used as window oil lamp covers, but also in the military field as a telescope!
Wouldn't it be a big win in naval battles if we added cannons to the ship and used telescopes? !
Fang Yinnian looked at Gu Nanxi eagerly: "Sir, do you think this will work?"
The way Gu Nanxi looked at Fang Yinnian was as if he was looking at a treasure, making Fang Yinnian's hair stand on end.
"It's useful! It's very useful! What would I do without you?"
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