Chapter 5 Ship Problem

After dealing with Sun Shangxiang's problem, Liu Xuan returned to his leisurely state in the following days.

You only need to go to court on time every day, listen to the reports of the princes in the court, then go back and get close to your few women, practice some in the evening, and the day goes by like this.

It's very monotonous, so monotonous that it makes people a little irritated.

In the past few years, because I was thinking about my own cultivation every day, this monotony was not so bad. As an immortal, the first thing is to endure loneliness.

What does a few years mean? Being in seclusion for decades or even hundreds of years is nothing unusual.

But this law does not seem to be very suitable for Liu Xuan. When he became an immortal, he was not a person who could devote himself to retreat and retreat. Even if he encountered big changes and started over, there would not be much change in this regard.

I feel so bored that I want to walk around, but it doesn't seem appropriate right now.

After nearly ten years of recuperation, the strength of the Han Dynasty continued to grow. Although the population had not yet returned to its peak, in terms of military strength and production capacity, it was already several levels ahead of any other place on the planet.

In today's Han Dynasty, hovercars can be seen everywhere, and many styles have been added in response to demand, including the small models specially tinkered by Huang Yueying for private use.

The appearance of this kind of car is similar to the sports car of later generations, but it has no wheels.

Although the load-carrying capacity is not very good, at least it cannot be compared with the medium-sized suspension vehicles used by the military, but the speed is much faster. Once launched, it attracted the attention of wealthy people from all over the world, and they placed numerous orders early - which resulted in the Ministry of Industry

The craftsmen brought a lot of training opportunities, allowing them to become more and more proficient in the manufacturing technology of hover vehicles, which indirectly made the new batch of military hover vehicles stronger and stronger.

"Is this the new transporter?"

After the court, I was bored when I went back, so I just walked around to see how far my own industry had developed. Although it was only less than ten years old, with the deliberate guidance of the court and some graduates who did not meet the needs of the court,

Production has spread to the private sector, and some private enterprises have begun to emerge, but in terms of technology, they can never compare with the manufacturing department under the Ministry of Industry.

Over the years, the manufacturing department has never been free. It not only has to work hard to learn various emerging new technologies, but also maintain the proficiency of the skills it has learned, and even find ways to make some improvements when necessary.

It can be said that after so many years, the craftsmen who can still stay in the manufacturing department without being eliminated are all the best craftsmen of the Han Dynasty.

The latest military transport vehicle in front of you is the new product of this group of craftsmen.

"It's a completely enclosed body, an integrated vehicle, and its sturdiness is not comparable to that of the original hover car. At least General Lu's casual halberd didn't leave even a trace on the body!"

Huang Chengyan seemed very satisfied with this new product and kept talking with a smile on the side, while Liu Xuan gently touched it and tested the hardness of the car body.

As for the so-called one-piece structure and fully enclosed design, it is considered that this kind of transport vehicle is not only used here, but may also be used in places with worse environments when it is mass-produced in the future, so the enclosed body is

Very important.

"good!"

At least in terms of appearance, Liu Xuan is already very satisfied. As for the solidity, it is worthy of praise to be able to make it like this. As for the future? Just slowly improve it.

What's more, this is just a transport vehicle, so its defensive capabilities are just passable. After all, it's impossible to charge with this thing during combat.

As for weapons other than hover vehicles, Liu Xuan did not let his subordinates manufacture them. Things such as tanks were not that important to the rapidly developing Han Empire.

First of all, the manufacturing of artillery is a problem: the power of the artillery currently manufactured is actually limited. If you want to create a powerful artillery, you need to invest a certain amount of energy in this aspect. And with that time, the current Han craftsmen can completely make it.

Produce more equally powerful alternatives - products using cultivation technology, such as the sunset cannon once made by Huang Yueying.

At the same time, as the generals and soldiers under his command are getting stronger and stronger, if we make those weapons now, I am afraid that they will all be eliminated in less than ten years.

Because their power can no longer keep up with the changes in the strength of the Forbidden Army.

Just like now, Liu Xuan originally wanted to directly develop armaments after the country was unified, but in fact he faced many difficulties.

First of all, not all soldiers in the army are willing to serve the Han Empire all their lives. After more than twenty years of war, many soldiers already want to retire and return home to find a wife and live a stable life.

So after the reunification of the Han Dynasty, the entire Han Dynasty was busy rectifying the Forbidden Army: veterans were retired, and at the same time, they began to recruit and train new soldiers.

For this reason, nearly ten years after the reunification of the Han Dynasty, the number of forbidden troops has not increased much.

At present, the entire Han Dynasty, except for a few elite soldiers and horses, has a total of 400,000 soldiers including the imperial army. Except for the 150,000 soldiers stationed in the capital Luoyang, the rest are stationed on the borders and in several important areas such as state offices.

Four hundred thousand seems like a lot, but think about how vast the territory of the Han Dynasty was and how many evil neighbors there were around it. You should know that this mere four hundred thousand is not enough to do anything.

But such a fuss is not completely without benefits. Liu Xuan can take the opportunity to eliminate some people who have gradually failed to keep up with the speed of the Forbidden Army's strength, and then replace them with a group of outstanding young people with more qualifications and talents.

When these young people grow up again, and then use these 400,000 as the backbone to continue to increase the number of the Forbidden Army, their strength will be doubled in one go.

After nearly ten years of "replacement", the strength of the Forbidden Army cannot be compared with that of the past. The strength of the Forbidden Army is now stronger than the elite soldiers and horses at the beginning. As for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Tiger and Ben Army and other soldiers and horses, now

Its strength is no longer something that any country in the world can stop.

Even in the eyes of many people, if the Han Dynasty wanted to annex a small country around it, it could only send the Tiger and Ben troops, and any one of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could complete the task, without even considering logistics and supplies.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the quality of the weapons used by the Han Dynasty army is improving day by day. Even the weapons used by some generals are "special" weapons. There is no such thing as wear and tear. Naturally, the demand for logistics has been reduced a lot.

And as the soldiers practice more and more, not to mention the improvement of their physical fitness, the demand for food has also been reduced a lot. At least this army can just grab a hundred people and let them fight for more than ten days without eating or drinking.

What impact will it have.

If the tigers and leopards ride on those guys, it will be fine for a month!

If we go one step further and wait until all the soldiers have reached the level of immortals, then even if they don't eat or drink for several years, their combat effectiveness will not be affected. At that time, they will really be an army like gods.

But it will probably take hundreds of years to reach that level.

Liu Xuan cannot rush this point. He is very satisfied to reach the current level. As for the goal of 800,000 forbidden troops, he is not prepared to change it.

When the Forbidden Army reaches 800,000, he will not continue to expand the army. He will only continue to purge unqualified soldiers and then replace them with new outstanding blood.

Anyway, after the 800,000 personnel are reached, the strength of the Forbidden Army has been raised to a new level again. Even if it is spread all over the world, the number of people in each place will not be very large, but the extraordinary strength can ensure that the combat power will not be affected.

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This is Liu Xuan's plan.

What's more... who said that the Han Empire will only have the Forbidden Army in the future? He can also form other legions!

"For example...the Burning Legion?"

Huang Yueying, who was listening to Liu Xuan's plans for the future army while heading to the shipyard, thought of the Sun brothers and sisters who were still hiding in Tianji Pavilion, and immediately thought that with this guy's bad taste, he might actually create such an army.

"Huh?" Liu Xuan glanced at Huang Yueying in surprise, and then nodded appreciatively with an expression of 'Yueying is the one who knows me!'

"Are you really planning to bring out a Burning Legion?"

"Let's talk about it then. In fact, naming the legion is quite annoying. Simply calling it Army, National Defense Force or something like that doesn't reflect the characteristics of the legion!"

Huang Yueying curled her lips. Now she knew a lot about Liu Xuan. In fact, this man was generally very easy to talk to. He just had some bottom lines. As long as he didn't touch them, it didn't matter what he wanted.

A joke like this would never make him angry no matter what.

"Let's put that aside, how is the situation in the Navy?"

The Han Empire has not expanded externally in these years. In addition to the replacement of the Forbidden Army, Liu Xuan also wants to take this opportunity to develop hardware first, so as not to have ships or other problems when he wants to attack overseas.

If you can't meet your needs, it will be too painful.

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you first!"

Huang Yueying was always under his nose at ordinary times, and at night she was flirting with Cheng Huan under him, so Liu Xuan consciously or unconsciously ignored her other identity: the doctor of the weapon refining department.

It is directly subordinate to Jiangzuo Temple and is managed by General Li Su, the master craftsman, so I really need to tell her about this matter: "The reorganization of the Forbidden Army has been completed, but the position of the Central Guards who manages the Forbidden Army has always been vacant, and there is no one for the time being.

A suitable candidate, so I am ready to move Li Su to the Central Guard Army!"

This was also a helpless move. Some of the people he originally favored either had just entered the court a few years ago and had not accumulated enough merits to be directly promoted to such a high position, or they had already decided to be assigned to civilian positions.

We are not prepared to let him lead troops.

So after much selection, I chose Li Su.

Li Su was originally a man with both civil and military skills. Although the Central Guards Army was a military officer, it had a lot of paperwork. More importantly, this position required dealing with many people. If you didn't have good communication skills, you wouldn't be able to do the job well.

After looking around, Li Su is really the most suitable candidate.

First of all, he has been in court for many years and has enough qualifications!

I have been a great master craftsman in Shozuo Temple for so many years and have made many achievements.

In addition, this man knew both civil, political and military affairs and was very good at communication. The position of the military guard was really suitable for him. Therefore, Liu Xuan had already drafted an edict and only waited for a while before issuing an edict to move Li Su to the central position.

Guard Army - This can be regarded as a kind of promotion. After all, the Guard Army holds real power and is much stronger than Shosakuji Temple.

As for the position of being a great craftsman? Liu Xuan is prepared to leave it vacant.

The reason? Now that the new palace has just been completed, countless facilities in the huge Dragon Palace are new. All that needs to be done is routine maintenance and cleaning. Maintenance is a matter for the temple, but it is also the work of those working under the temple.

, rather than the master craftsman doing it himself.

Cleaning is the job of the eunuchs, maids and others in the palace. It can be said that because of the complete completion of the new palace, the busiest person in the temple is the Artifact Refining Department managed by Huang Yueying. At the same time, with the change of the authority of the Artifact Refining Department, the

There are not as many places for great craftsmen as there used to be.

More importantly, the Weapon Refining Department is no longer the mysterious department it once was. Many matters require the intervention of Li Su, a master general. Who in the court does not know the role of the Weapon Refining Department now? In addition, Huang Yueying's special status, if

She personally came forward to ask for help, who would dare not agree?

Therefore, there is no need for Li Su to be such a middleman anymore, and Liu Xuan is ready to leave that position vacant, and when the time is right, Huang Yueying will be promoted directly.

He didn't tell anyone about his little idea. No one would have thought that today, his wife would have been given an official position so early.

In particular, the general who is going to be a great craftsman is not as good as a doctor. He is a high-ranking official second only to Jiuqing, and he is also an important minister who has his own place in the court.

Even if it is a small court meeting (a meeting in which only the three princes, six ministries, nine ministers and military ministers participate), the general will be qualified to participate. Therefore, the princes in the court are very close to this position, especially with the refining department.
To be continued...