In the eastern part of Jiangnan, at Xingzhou, seven armies and the imperial guards gathered. There were approximately 20,000 soldiers, 2,000 each, and 5,000 imperial guards.
The Jing State Army was divided into three parts: the Imperial Guards, the Standing Army and the Local Army.
The Kingdom of Jing had 200,000 imperial guards, which was far less in number than the Kingdom of Song. For example, Lin Chong was the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards. The standing army was the garrison troops stationed in the states, which were actually the troops of various states and certain central agencies, such as the Ye Family Army and the Meng Family Army (which was somewhat different from the Kingdom of Song).
Unlike the imperial guards and the standing army, the local militia was not separated from production. Most local militia were conscripted, usually selecting one able-bodied man from among several able-bodied men.
In terms of status and treatment, the imperial guards ranked first, followed by the standing army and the local militia.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the standing army is the first, followed by the imperial guards, and finally the local militia.
However, the Jing Kingdom's Imperial Guards were well-treated, and most of them were second-generation soldiers from the capital. On the contrary, those with talent joined the standing army, such as the Ye Family Army, the Lin Family Army, the Meng Family Army, etc.
Excluding the imperial guards, Jing State currently has eight major legions, whose strengths are ranked as follows: Ye Family Army, Lin Family Army, Hu Family Army, Han Family Army, Xue Family Army, Yang Family Army, Guo Family Army, and Meng Family Army!
If it weren't for Meng Fang's single-handed efforts to turn the tide, General Meng would probably have been expelled!
The Ye Clan's army numbered no more than 200,000, but its combat effectiveness was the strongest. The Lin Clan's army had the largest number of men, at 300,000! The other legions ranged from 50,000 to 100,000, and some were even weaker, like the Meng Clan's army, which had less than 20,000 men.
If the Chao family army was still there, there would be a total of nine legions.
"General, why did I hear all these rumors about the tyrant emperor when I went south this time? I can't tell what's true and what's false." The speaker was a pretty woman in military uniform.
The female general she was talking about was in her twenties, with a beautiful face, sharp eyes, and a striking aura, a woman as brave as any man. If it weren't for the hideous scar on her neck that marred her appearance, she would have been a true beauty, one in a million.
This woman is none other than Ye Hongxue, the beloved daughter of Marshal Ye Chao and the famous general of Jing State!
It is rumored that this woman once led 5,000 cavalrymen and destroyed 20,000 cavalrymen of the Northern Dan Kingdom, shocking the government and the public!
"Rumors stop with the wise..."
"General, General Lin Jiahao requests to see you!" A soldier came to report.
Ye Hongxue frowned slightly: "No." At this moment, she was solving the problems given by Baili Tang, and found that they were getting harder and harder... Were they really asked by a tyrant emperor?
"yes."
Xiao Jiao was dissatisfied: "What do the Lin family want to do? It's endless! In this world, no one who can match our general has been born yet! Even Meng Fang can't do it, so what is this Lin Jiahao! Oh, General, did Meng Fang and his team invent an assassination weapon? Otherwise, how could the killer of Tiansha Tower die so tragically?"
"I don't know. If you see him, you can ask him."
Troops from all directions will soon gather in Dongyun County.
At this time, Baili Tang's various "businesses" were also proceeding in an orderly manner.
The first is to build Royal Building No. 1; the second is to recruit soldiers; the third is to collect grain; and the fourth is to dry salt.
And five – collecting duck down to make down jackets.
In this era, there was no heating. Baili Tang speculated that the capital of Jing State might be at 33 degrees north latitude, where it would snow in winter. Baili Tang was afraid of the cold. He didn't want to rely on "righteousness" to survive the winter.
Moreover, down jackets can also make higher profits than salt!
Of course, cotton-padded coats and fur coats were available in this era.
As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people used the feathers of birds and animals to make feather clothes, which were also called fur clothes. In the Han Dynasty, people learned to use the hair of yaks to make clothes. In the Tang Dynasty, some people used goose feathers as wadding... The feather clothes of Jing State were mostly used by women for dancing.
However, when it comes to the invention and creation of down jackets, it was the Norwegians who first discovered and produced them, and down products also developed after the First Industrial War.
Baili Tang had a hard time putting his down jacket tutorial into practice. The production conditions of the day didn't allow for that. Among other things, he had to figure out how to remove the odor from duck down. He didn't want it to smell like duck feathers when he wore it.
When it comes to heating, there are four main types of heating facilities in Jingguo: fire pit, fire wall, fireplace and stove.
The palace's primary heating system was fire walls. These walls were actually hollow "sandwich walls," commonly known as "fire walls." Fire channels were dug underneath, and charcoal wells were located under the palace's eaves. During the coldest months of winter, charcoal was added to the wells and ignited. The heat generated was then conducted through the sandwich walls, warming the entire palace.
In addition, there are warm rooms, kangs, charcoal stoves, etc.
In just over a month since arriving in this world, Baili Tang has already made quite a few inventions. His role as emperor is truly impressive.
If this gets out, it will be a laughing stock.
But Baili Tang is a modern soul, why would he care about these things?
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it has been almost a month since Baili Tang came to Dongyun County.
Building a Tulou is not something that can be done overnight, even though there are many of them.
When choosing a site, one must first consider the direction of the dragon, that is, the direction of the mountains; secondly, one must consider the waterways, the place must be spacious and dry; also one must consider the water source, that is, the direction of the river, etc.
After selecting a building site, builders spread lime powder according to the building site and dig the foundation until the soil is solid.
The next step is to lay the stone footing, also known as "stone foundation". The stone footing is divided into two layers. The bottom layer is also called the big footing, which is shaped like a ladder and is dry-laid with large stones. The stones are generally small at the top and large at the bottom, and are more than one meter high.
After completing the previous step, the next step is tamping the wall, also called "walking the wall", which is the most critical step in building a Tulou.
After that, it is time to erect the pillars and wooden beams, also known as "offering the rack".
Finally, tile laying, roofing and decoration are carried out.
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