Chapter 1115 Qin Bo Arrives(1/2)
Probably Guanzhong, or Chang'an, did have some kind of blessing effect on the Han Dynasty.
Every time the Wu State sent envoys to Chang'an to look for Feng Junhou, they were never able to see him immediately.
When Zhu Ju came over, he followed Feng Junhou and suffered from the cold wind for half a year.
Now Qin Bo from the School Affairs Office has arrived, and he heard from people from the Zhendong General Office that the prince has gone to inspect Bingzhou.
However, compared to Zhu Ju, Qin Bo seemed less impatient.
Knowing that Feng Junhou was temporarily away from Chang'an, he went to visit Zhu Ju again.
When Zhu Ju learned that the school affairs office had sent people to Chang'an, he couldn't help but frowned:
"I have nothing to do with the school administration, what is this person doing here?"
Although the school affairs office has been much more low-key in the past two years.
However, due to the evil things he has done in the past few years and how many people he has offended, many people in the court are still gnashing their teeth at the school affairs office.
In Zhu Ju's view, if you can, try not to offend anyone who comes from the school affairs office.
"General, do you want the villain to go and reject him?"
The guard saw Zhu Ju's disgusted look and asked.
Zhu Ju hesitated for a while and then sighed:
"Forget it, the school affairs office has won the favor of His Majesty. It is not appropriate to offend him. Let's invite him in."
"promise."
After Qin Bo came in, his posture was relatively low, and he saluted Zhu Ju:
"Qin Bo, a school official, pays homage to the general..."
"Qin School affairs don't have to be like this." Zhu Ju endured the discomfort in his heart and said, "Please sit down."
"Thank you, General."
"I wonder if Principal Qin likes to drink soup or plain tea?"
The so-called soup tea is naturally the way of drinking it in the past. The ground tea leaves are mixed with ground ginger, ointment, oil or even salt and boiled.
Green tea, on the other hand, is simply made by brewing prepared tea leaves into boiling water.
Although tea is gradually becoming more popular in the Han Dynasty, those who can afford tea are basically people with some spare money.
The increase in grain production has further promoted the development of domestic pigs. Eating meat is no longer a privilege for wealthy people.
It has become a daily routine for rural landowners and wealthy people to eat meat.
Therefore, everyone drinks soup, tea and clear tea.
As for countries like Wu and Wei, although they also drink tea, most of them are people who have caravan exchanges with the Han Dynasty.
The rest is basically soup and tea.
Qin Bo came from the school affairs office, so he naturally knew the difference between clear tea and soup tea.
But he replied:
"General Zhu, don't bother me. I can just drink some tea."
When the servant came up with tea, Qin Bo picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He looked around again and then said:
"Although the general's courtyard is not big, it is also unique. The tea in particular has a sweet taste and is really rare. It seems that the general's life in Chang'an is really good."
Zhu Ju looked at this man as if there was something in his words, frowned and said:
"School Qin is worrying too much. I don't know anything about tea. This tea was just given to me by Feng Junhou. I am more accustomed to drinking soup tea."
"It's spring now, and war horses need to regain weight, so it's not suitable for riding. The ice and snow outside have melted, and the ground is muddy. So these days, I've been sorting out my experiences on riding and fighting, and haven't gone out."
"I don't understand military formations. I can't understand what the general told me."
Qin Bo waved his hand, pretending not to care:
"Actually, the reason why I came to Chang'an this time is because His Majesty has some doubts about the armored cavalry, so he specially sent me here to bring a message to the general."
Hearing that it was His Majesty's intention, Zhu Ju quickly stood up and said, "I wonder what your Majesty's will is?"
"General Zhu, please sit down, please sit down." Qin Bo quickly stood up and said, "It doesn't have to be like this. If you do this, it's hard for me to ask questions while I'm standing, right?"
"Yes, yes." Zhu Ju finally became polite and said to Qin Bo, "Qin, please take a seat as well."
After the two sat down again, Qin Bo continued to speak:
"Your Majesty is very happy to learn that General Zhu has begun to learn the art of cavalry warfare from the Han army. In my opinion, when General Zhu returns from his studies, it is useless to think that the Wei thieves can ride well."
Zhu Ju modestly said:
"The Qin School has received an award. But in my opinion, the Han's cavalry is indeed superior. It is even better than the fine cavalry of the Wei thieves."
Thinking of the Han cavalry he had seen these days, Zhu Ju couldn't help but feel a little excited:
"If Wu can imitate the Han State and build a cavalry army, not only can it defeat the fine cavalry of the Wei thieves, but at least it can not fall behind."
Hearing what Zhu Ju said, Qin Bo's face also lit up with joy, and he continued to say:
"That's good, that's good."
After praising him, Qin Bo asked:
"It's just what General Zhu said, imitating the Han Dynasty to build a cavalry army. What kind of imitation is it? But buying all the horses, weapons and armor from the Han Dynasty?"
Zhu Ju did not doubt that he was there, nodded and said:
"It's best this way. Not to mention the horses, I'm afraid there's no other place to buy them except from Han."
"Let's talk about weapons and armor. According to my observations these days, the weapons and armor used by the Han cavalry are extremely sophisticated."
"Even if it is a Qu Chang, the saber used is actually a Hundred Refined Saber Saber. When struck with an ordinary long sword, it was cut off in just a few strokes. It is really very sharp."
Hearing what Zhu Ju said, Qin Bo frowned slightly, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes, but his face showed just the right amount of surprise:
"A mere quzhang can use a hundred-refined sword to kill a horse? This, this, how is it possible!"
Zhu Ju nodded and smiled bitterly:
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard for me to believe it."
Having said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "No wonder the Han Kingdom has won many battles over the years. In terms of weapons alone, it has defeated the Wei Kingdom!"
Why was it possible for the pre-Han Dynasty to have one Han as the Five Barbarians?
A large part of the reason is that the weapons and strong bows and crossbows used by the soldiers of the former Han Dynasty were more powerful than the Hu people.
Coupled with the strong national power, it once again overwhelmed the barbarians.
Therefore, this can kill everyone.
Before I came to the Han Dynasty, I only knew that it was used in Han Dynasty, which was almost the same as that of Wu Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, now that I have seen the weapons of the Han Dynasty with my own eyes, I realize that the weapons used by the Han Dynasty are vaguely similar to the advantages of the Han Dynasty over the Hu people compared to those of Wu and Wei.
Zhu Ju, who felt this, felt extremely uneasy.
Seeing Zhu Ju's appearance, Qin Bo couldn't help but curiously asked:
"I wonder how it compares to the swords made by His Majesty in Wuchang?"
Zhu Ju shook his head and sighed: "Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that even the swords used by ordinary soldiers in the Han Dynasty are comparable to the swords made by His Majesty in Wuchang."
Qin Bo was stunned.
His Majesty once had people quarry copper and iron from Wuchang Mountain and cast thousands of swords, each three feet and nine inches long.
These swords are much stronger than ordinary swords.
His Majesty even took some of these swords and exchanged them with Han for a lot of wool.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Ju actually said that the swords of ordinary soldiers of the Han army could be compared with those swords.
Why does this sound unreliable?
If it were a weapon used by ordinary soldiers of the Han army, it would be so powerful.
How could His Majesty get the wool back then?
Not to mention that the commander of the Han army could use hundreds of refined saber-cutting swords.
is it possible?
Are you really trying to trick me into not knowing anything about the military?
Not to mention anything else, a hundred-refined horse-cutting sword is a treasured sword in the eyes of the world.
In Dawu, it is said that it is worth tens of thousands of dollars. It is only five baht, not a lot of money.
Not to mention Qu Chang, even ordinary generals can't afford it.
Zhu Zifan was born in the Zhu family of Wu. He always despised money and spent money lavishly.
I had heard before that he often received rewards from His Majesty, and despite his generous salary, it was often not enough.
To be continued...