Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 268 Recruiting talents

September 13th, Jiaping County.

In the horse armor making workshop.

When he left Pingting County, Chen Mo asked Geng Songfu to build a horse armor and horse weapon workshop in Xia Lin, but at that time it was built on a scale of 500 people.

But now that the number of Cavalry Guards has reached nearly two thousand, the production capacity of Xia Lin's weapons workshop cannot keep up with the demand, so Chen Mo can only build another workshop for making horse armor.

Yesterday, Zhang He came to report that a sample of Ma Kai had been produced and asked Chen Mo to go over and inspect it.

Chen Mo came on horseback early in the morning.

Horse armor was first used to protect draft horses and was mainly made of leather. Later, with the needs of war, especially heavy cavalry, it gradually transformed into iron armor. The entire horse armor is divided into parts to protect the horse's head and trunk.

The craftsman brought Chen Mo to a table.

On the table is a complete set of horse armor.

Building a horse armor is more complicated and takes longer than building a bright light armor.

There is a "face curtain" to protect the horse's head, a "chicken neck" to protect the horse's neck, a "dang chest" to protect the horse's chest, a "horse body armor" to protect the trunk, a "back" to protect the horse's buttocks, and one that stands on the tail. "Parasite" consists of six parts.

The war horse can be protected by armor except for its ears, eyes, mouth, nose, limbs, and exposed tail.

Chen Mo asked Zhang He to bring his Snow Dragon Jun. During the process, he asked the craftsman: "How much does this set of horse armor weigh?"

The craftsman replied: "About fifty pounds."

Horse armor weighs fifty kilograms. The weight of the cavalryman plus his own armor and various equipment means that almost every horse serving as a heavy cavalry has to carry more than two hundred kilograms.

It sounds like this weight is too heavy, but if you want to form a heavy cavalry, this weight must be achieved.

After putting the horse armor on Xue Longjun, Chen Mo led Xue Longjun to the open space and started running. Because the load was a bit heavy, Xuelong Jun's speed slowed down after not long running. After running for another quarter of an hour, he was completely No more, I can't run.

Chen Mo changed to another war horse, but he didn't last too long.

However, Chen Mo also knew that heavy cavalry was not meant for traveling long distances.

The function of heavy cavalry is its impact, which can break up the enemy's formation on the battlefield, undermine the enemy's morale and withstand frontal combat power.

There is also a breakthrough that creates suppression, because it is dispatched at critical moments on the battlefield and has the final say.

Therefore, if Chen Mo had the patience to make mistakes, he would be just looking for trouble.

Moreover, before the heavy cavalry charge, the horses are not armored. The horse armor is transported by pack horses or livestock, and then put on when needed.

Of course, as the first horse armor built in Jiaping County, Chen Mo couldn't make any mistakes.

Party A asked Party B to draw the picture more than ten times.

Chen Mo immediately made a request.

First, reduce some weight appropriately while ensuring safety.

Secondly, the initial version of the horse armor would scratch the horse, and some parts were too sharp and not comfortable enough.

After inspecting the horse armor, Chen Mo went to the weapon workshop of the Divine Arm Crossbow.

The Divine Arm Crossbow has its own manufacturing drawings, so it is not difficult to make. Once the workshop is set up, it can be started.

Chen Mo's main considerations are manufacturing cost and time.

The cost of a divine arm crossbow is 300 coins per weapon.

Seven people and eight days can only build five.

If 10,000 were manufactured, including labor, losses, and supporting arrows, the cost would be 50,000.

Chen Mo has made a lot of money recently. Fifty thousand yuan may not seem like much, but there are many places to use money. A large sum of rewards and pensions were given.

To appease the people and provide disaster relief, another sum of money has to be spent.

Does it cost money to build armor and weapons?

Do the horses and soldiers also need food and drink?

A payment here, a payment there, 50,000 yuan is a lot.

After returning from Jiaping County, Chen Mo immediately sent Hu Qiang back to Pingting County.

The fine salt accumulated in the warehouse can be sold. The population of the three states is nearly two million. If the price is reduced, it can be sold internally.

You may not earn much, but at least it is an income instead of a total expense all the time.

In addition to this, Chen Mo plans to bring Han Anniang and others to Yuzhou.

He has "broken up" with the Tianshi Army. There are not many people left in Pingting County. If the Tianshi Army makes any mistake and insists on beating him, they will reach Qingzhou just across the river.

But Chen Mo in Yuzhou would be a little hard to guard against.

Not long after Hu Qiang left, Huang Xiu walked in and showed Chen Mo the drafted recruitment order.

"In the past, I, the Marquis of Chen, lived between Pingting and Qingting to cultivate virtue and martial arts. I used the river as a boundary to protect the people of Qingzhou. I went west to attack the bandit tribe of Liang Song in Yuzhou. I gained thousands of miles of land for the imperial court. The emperor sent the marquis to conquer the world. Congratulations to all, to establish the foundation.

In August of the eighth year of Xuanhe, he suppressed Yuzhou, marched south to Linzhou, and regained his old territory... In just two years, our lord traveled across the three states of Qingyu, Linzhou, and was extremely ambitious to help the Song Dynasty and defeat the rebels.

Among the guests and ministers, whoever can come up with a clever plan to strengthen the army, I will respect my officials and share my gold and soil with them. "

After reading it, Chen Mo praised Huang Xiu, and then gave his own opinion: "Let me revise it. After all, it is released to the world. Fentu is too ostentatious and attracts attention. "

Huang Xiu nodded, took note of Chen Mo's suggestion, and then retreated.

When Chen Mo was in Pingting County, he was able to attract Geng Songfu to join him.

Now that Chen Mo controls the three states, he already has a certain amount of capital. If he doesn't make good use of this opportunity to recruit talents, God will scold him.

The signboard has been set up and the recruitment order has been issued. Chen Mo doesn't believe that he can't find talents to help him govern the prefecture and county.

In addition to recruiting talents, Chen Mo has been recruiting troops to expand the rebel army. However, the people of Yuzhou do not have complete trust in Chen Mo, so few people have signed up.

Chen Mo plans to open a recruiting point in Linzhou.

In the age of cold weapons, in addition to weapons and equipment, the number of men and horses is also extremely important.

...

On the other side, Linzhou.

With the support of Chen Mo, Zuo Lianglun launched a large-scale prison edict in Linzhou. Those who usually opposed him and violated the law were all eliminated by Zuo Lianglun at this time. Even the local wealthy businessmen, Zuo Liang Lun didn't miss any of them.

He knew where the power behind him came from, so he did not arrange any of his own people. He reported them all to Chen Mo, who made arrangements.

Zuo Lianglun also knew that Chen Mo had to spend money to support the army. After knowing these obstacles, the family behind them, Zuo Lianglun, all ransacked their homes.

Except for the land deeds that were returned to the people and all the IOUs that were burned in front of the people, all the property harvested from the house raids was sealed and shipped to Longmen County.

Linzhou is also big when you say it is big, and it is small when you say it is small.

Under Zuo Lianglun's ruthless actions, some cities and counties that had not yet been affected turned to Zuo Lianglun.

Zuo Lianglun only attacked the noble households and did not attack the common people.

Therefore, in the eyes of the people, Zuo Lianglun is a good person.

The situation in Linzhou has stabilized.

(End of this chapter)