When people were in Qin Dynasty, they changed the world by swiping entries

Chapter 437 Used in war, not just in war; Yan State’s dilemma, Yan Dan’s little thoughts

After arriving in Xianyang, Bai Yuan did not go to Zhangtai Palace to find Ying Zheng because it was getting late.

But he couldn't take any time off either.

After dinner, he was pestered by Ning Yan and Jimo Huaxue, and he stayed busy until late at night before falling asleep with them hugging each other.

the next day.

After having breakfast, Bai Yuan said hello to Ning Yan and the others, and then went into the palace to see Ying Zheng.

At this time, in the back garden of the palace, Ying Zheng took a rare break and sat opposite Gai Nie, playing Go.

Suddenly, he heard that the chamberlain came to report that Bai Yuan was outside asking for an audience. Ying Zheng immediately put down the chess pieces in his hand, his eyes lit up, and he quickly raised his hand.

"What are you waiting for? Invite sir in quickly!"

Not long after, Bai Yuan followed the chamberlain to the back garden. He was a little surprised to see Ying Zheng and Gai Nie being so leisurely and relaxed.

In the past, when I saw Ying Zheng, he was always busy criticizing memorials.

I actually feel like taking a rest today.

Bai Yuan gave a symbolic salute to Ying Zheng.

"Sir, there is no need to be so polite. Please give me a seat!"

Ying Zheng asked someone to give Bai Yuan a seat, and also asked someone to serve him a pot of tea and several plates of snacks.

"When did you come to Xianyang, sir, and why did you come to see me?"

After everything was ready, Ying Zheng asked.

He also knew that Bai Yuan didn't like the atmosphere of the court and rarely came to see him in the palace. Most of the time, he actually sent people to invite Bai Yuan.

Therefore, Bai Yuan took the initiative to come to him, so he must have something to discuss with him.

"The day before yesterday, my father-in-law came to me out of revenge. I heard that the king had given an order to make twenty trap snakes in the shortest possible time."

"Yes, this is indeed the case. Speaking of which, if it hadn't been for your recommendation, I wouldn't have known that Gong Shuqiu was so capable."

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded, looking very happy.

"Gongshu Qiu also told me that the inspiration for the design of this mechanism snake was also provided by my husband. He admires him very much. He didn't expect that he also researched in mechanism techniques."

Bai Yuan did not deny it after hearing this.

He owns the entry [Handmade Master], and in fact, in addition to the [32mm Semi-Automatic Repeating Crossbow], he also got some other blueprints.

For example, no matter how far the other party is from you, as long as you set the name and pronounce it, you can quickly deliver the item to the other party regardless of rain or shine.

It's just that Bai Yuan has been too lazy to get it out.

As for this mechanism snake, it is purely because he has a vision that far exceeds that of the world.

Seeing Ying Zheng's happy look, Bai Yuan began to test Ying Zheng.

"The reason why I came here this time is for this matter. Since the king has seen the mechanism beast studied by Gong Shuqiu, I have a question to ask the king."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng also stopped smiling and his expression became serious: "Excuse me, sir."

"I wonder what your Majesty thinks of the public loser's mechanism skills?"

"Oh?" This question surprised Ying Zheng.

Just when he was about to blurt out, Ying Zheng couldn't help but froze and then smiled.

"Sir, can this be regarded as a test of teaching for a few people?"

"If the king understands it this way, there is nothing wrong with it."

Bai Yuan nodded slightly.

Ying Zheng laughed, brushed his sleeves, and began to think seriously.

Even Ge Nie, who was sitting behind Ying Zheng, also began to think deeply.

"The Gongshu family's mechanism skills are indeed outstanding. The most direct thing is that the two mechanism beasts brought out by Gongshu Qiu can help Da Qin speed up the construction of water canals and save a lot of manpower and material resources."

"In addition, the machine lizard should also be used as a weapon. When placed on the battlefield, it is definitely a more powerful siege weapon than a chariot. The machine snake can also be used to transport food and grass supplies. I have also heard that the public loser His machine skills were born for war and killing, and now that he has the machine skills of the public loser, Da Qin will definitely be able to be unfavorable on the battlefield in the future."

After thinking for a long time, Ying Zheng's final answer inevitably involved war.

This is also the same as Bai Yuan's previous speculation. The world's understanding of mechanism skills is still too one-sided.

Ying Zheng also noticed that Bai Yuan seemed a little disappointed and immediately humbly asked for advice.

"Sir, what's wrong with what I said?"

Bai Yuan sighed softly and said seriously:

"It's not right to say that it's wrong. It's just that the king only saw that the mechanism technique is very powerful and a deadly weapon on the battlefield, but he ignored the application of this mechanism technique in other aspects."

"Actually, I recommend Gong Shuqiu to your Majesty, not because his machine skills can help Qin conquer the city, but because I think his machine skills are very versatile and can also be used to benefit the people and make the country rich and powerful."

"Take the Gongshuqiu Snake as an example. It can not only be used to transport food and supplies, but it can also be used to carry people, just like a horse-drawn carriage, making it convenient to travel."

"Carriage?"

Ying Zheng and Gai Nie were stunned when they heard this idea.

"The Mo family's machine bird can be used to carry people, why can't this machine snake? I believe this should not be difficult to do for the public to lose their hatred."

Bai Yuan waved gently, and Ying Zheng nodded.

"Indeed, if this is the case, then it will be faster to mobilize troops in the future!"

In an instant, Ying Zheng thought of using a machine snake to transport soldiers.

Seeing him thinking about the war again, Bai Yuan couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Your Majesty, what I say is actually to make you open your mind. You have the lofty ambition to unify the world. If you want to become the common master of the world in the future, how can you focus on war?"

"Mechanism technology serves people. Its function is to help people do things that human beings cannot do. It is not just used for killing."

Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but froze for a moment, and calmed down to think carefully.

Gai Nie also felt a little enlightened.

In his opinion before, whether it was the Mohist Mechanism Technique or the Overbearing Mechanism Technique, the most powerful thing actually lay in its power.

For example, the well-known Mohist mechanism White Tiger is also a deadly weapon on the battlefield. Armies from all over the world have fought against this terrifying mechanism creation, and the result is often a heavy price.

But after hearing Bai Yuan's words, he realized that he still underestimated the mechanism technique.

In the final analysis, this is a technology that serves people. Naturally, it should not be limited to war. If you are willing to open your mind, you can find that mechanism technology has many other wonderful uses.

Isn't it the best example to let Gongshuqiu help build the canal this time?

"Sir's remarks are really thought-provoking. Machinery can be used in war, but it is not limited to war."

Ying Zheng was not an ordinary person. After Bai Yuan's guidance, he was able to understand Bai Yuan's meaning and understood what the mechanism technique meant to Da Qin.

Therefore, he pays more attention to the mechanism technique than before.

Seeing what Ying Zheng said, Bai Yuan knew that he had not wasted his words.

Of course, he also knows that even if Ying Zheng attaches great importance to machine skills, it is impossible to say that machine skills will be introduced into thousands of households.

But it's not as extreme as in the original work. Basically, the ones that appear are some killing tools, and maybe they can be used to benefit the people in the future. This may also help Da Qin to continue its reign for a few more years and subtly change the original outcome.

Which specific step he can take depends on Ying Zheng himself.

After all, he was the king of Great Qin, and he was the one who really made the decision. Bai Yuan was able to remind him of so many things because the two sides were allies.

And changing the entire Great Qin did not happen overnight.

At this time, Jicheng, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, was thousands of miles away from the Qin Dynasty in the north.

In the palace, all the ministers of the Yan Kingdom lowered their heads.

With a bang, a roll of bamboo slips was smashed down, and it hit some unlucky person.

"Asshole! What does Yan Yi do for a living! I gave him so many soldiers and horses, but he can't even defend the city!"

Two months ago, King Zhao suddenly sent Li Mu and led 100,000 troops to attack Yan State. Yan State hurriedly sent troops to resist, and temporarily blocked Zhao's army according to Yi Shui.

But it was only temporarily blocked.

The battle report just came from the front line. Zhao State defeated the Yan army on the battlefield and beheaded more than 10,000 people. Yan Yi, the general of Yan State, was injured and led his troops to abandon the city and retreat. Li Mu had already captured Yangcheng.

It has to be said that the combat effectiveness of the Yan State's army is indeed a bit ridiculously weak.

This is not the first time that a sudden collapse has occurred on the battlefield.

But how could King Yan realize that this was caused by the huge difference in strength between Yan and Zhao?

At this moment, he was so angry that he blamed Yan Yi for everything.

Seeing the anger of King Yan, all the ministers in the court were as silent as a cicada.

But at this time, Yan Chunjun stood up despite King Yan's anger.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Although Yan Yi suffered a defeat, the problem now is how to resist the Zhao army. It will not be too late to deal with him after the war is over."

Yan Yi is his man, so Yan Chunjun will naturally not just watch him be killed by King Yan.

Yan Chunjun belongs to the royal family, and the younger brother of the current Yan King Xi is already highly regarded by the Yan King.

So when he said this, King Yan calmed down a little, and then felt a little headache.

Nowadays, Yan State has too few generals available. Since Le Yi, Yan State has no generals that can be used.

This Yan Yi was able to take the position of general thanks to the support of Lord Yan Chun.

"Do you have any clever ideas to defeat the enemy?"

King Yan rubbed his temples and asked the ministers for advice.

But each of these people hesitated and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Yan Dan couldn't help but clenched his fists when he saw that all the important officials in the court couldn't come up with a solution.

"Father, I have a plan!"

As a last resort, Yan Dan stood up and bowed her hands to King Yan.

King Yan was a little happy when he heard someone respond, but when he saw that it was Yan Dan who stood up and spoke, the joy was quickly replaced by a look of disgust.

At the beginning, the Taoists made a pact between heaven and man to hold a martial arts competition, and specially invited hundreds of scholars and dignitaries from all over the world to watch.

This Yan Dan brought shame to Yan State in front of everyone in the world at the martial arts competition, and it is still a joke among the powerful people from all over the world.

King Yan didn't like his son at all, and became even more alienated from him after that incident.

If he hadn't been a son like Yan Dan, I'm afraid he would have dethroned the crown prince position.

Now that Yan Dan has come forward and said that there is a way, King Yan has no hope from the bottom of his heart.

What good solution can a person who has brought shame to Yan State do?

But now the situation did not allow him to make a choice, so King Yan nodded: "Since you have a plan, let's talk about it!"

Yan Dan also noticed the look of disgust in King Yan's eyes. He lowered his head and bowed slightly. There was a trace of resentment hidden in his eyes, but he did not dare to show it.

"Zhao's soldiers are strong and their horses are strong. Yan Yi was defeated and abandoned the city. The morale of the army is low. It will definitely not be able to withstand Zhao's army. Now we need to ask for foreign aid. I recently heard that Mohist disciples appeared in our territory of Yan. If we ask for help, the Mohists will definitely not Stand by and watch!”

When King Yan heard the name of the Mo family, his narrow eyes couldn't help but narrowed slightly.

A few years ago, Li Mu also attacked Yan State. The Mo family also came to help, but in the end they were unable to stop Li Mu and lost several cities.

Therefore, King Yan was worried that even if the Mo family was willing to help, it might not be of any use.

At this time, Yan Chunjun showed a disdainful smile.

"In my opinion, even if the Mo family comes to help, they may not be able to repel Li Mu. I do have a strategy that can force Li Mu to retreat."

"Oh? Tell me quickly!"

When King Yan heard this, he hurriedly asked.

"Since we are asking for foreign aid, we should naturally look for foreign aid that can deal with Zhao. We might as well form an alliance with Qin, send heavy gifts, and let Qin send troops to attack Zhao. In this way, Zhao will definitely be overwhelmed, and Li Mu will naturally retreat. .”

Yan Chunjun smiled and told his plan.

In fact, he had had contacts with Qin for a long time and received many gifts from Qin.

When King Yan heard this, he felt that this plan was more feasible.

But Yan Dan reminded him loudly: "Father, it will take time to send people to the Qin State, but water far away can't save the fire nearby. I think we should seek help from the Mo family at the same time. Not to mention repelling Li Mu, we can also Delay for time.”

Although Yan Dan also knew that his plan could not be guaranteed to be foolproof, he also saw the shortcomings of Yan Chunjun's plan.

When Yan Chunjun proposed this plan, he immediately thought of combining the two into one.

When King Yan heard this, he felt it was reasonable, so he nodded: "Since you are so confident, then the Mo family will let you invite me!"

King Yan's order was exactly what Yan Dan wanted, and he immediately accepted the order with a smile.

After the court meeting was over, Yan Dan returned to the mansion to prepare gifts, and then took Ju Wu with him to find the Mo family.

Ju Wu is the prince's tutor, and he has a mentor from Yandan. At the same time, he also has some friendship with the Six-Fingered Black Man, so this time when he asked the Mo family for help, Yan Dan specially brought Ju Wu with him.

This time he not only planned to ask the Mo family for help, but also had other small ideas.

Coincidentally, at this time, the Six-fingered Black Man was also here in the Mo family's stronghold in Jicheng.

After hearing that Zhao Guo was attacking Yan, he brought his disciples here to see if there was anything they could do to help.

Although they suffered a lot of losses last time by helping the Yan State, it could not affect their continued implementation of the Mohist philosophy of "universal love, non-aggression".

The Mohists would not sit back and watch Zhao invade Yan.

However, this time the Six Fingered Black Man did not want to cooperate with Yan Guo and obeyed Yan Guo's command.

The last time they were defeated and so many Mohist disciples were sacrificed, it was largely because General Yan made a mistake in his decision-making and fell into Li Mu's scheme. The Mohist family was devastated.

Therefore, the Six-Fingered Black Man's plan was to take advantage of the many advantages of the Mohist rangers and use guerrilla warfare to hinder the progress of Li Mu's army.

(End of this chapter)