Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 42: Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in war
Shi Hu was extremely cruel and evil, but he was not stupid.

He knew very well what he was facing at this moment.

The secondary capital was lost and the trusted troops suffered a crushing defeat.

What was shaken was his own prestige, and what was lost was the power to intimidate other departments.

He must use the most forceful means to eliminate the Beggar Army.

Only in this way can he maintain his prestige and suppress the ambitions of various departments.

Shi Hu knew very well that none of the people under his command, including his children and grandchildren, were easy to deal with!

In comparison, spring plowing in the states is nothing.

If people starve to death during the autumn harvest, then let them starve to death. They won’t die of starvation anyway.

When the Heavenly King's order spread to every place, complaints were heard everywhere.

The government offices in various places here are still arresting young women and sending them to Yecheng.

Now they arrest both men and women.

The women were sent to the palace, and the men were either soldiers or laborers.

All parts of the Later Zhao Dynasty were in dire straits and the people were living in misery.

Xiangguo City.

"Taiwu Hall has been cleaned up."

Sun Dalang reported, "The nearby Imperial College and other places have also been demolished, leaving a large area open."

Lin Dao nodded slightly and said, "Let's go and take a look."

The Taiwu Hall, which covers a vast area, was burned down in a fire, and the remains and ashes have been cleared away.

All military households were arranged to train here.

They are divided into teams and do various trainings under the leadership of their respective team leaders.

The captains who were supervising the training came forward to greet the young master when they saw him coming.

"I'll take a look myself."

Lin Dao waved his hand and said, "Everyone should focus on their own affairs."

He walked along the large open space, carefully observing the training conditions of each team.

After walking for a while, Lin Dao looked puzzled and asked, "Why are there only so few people for training?"

"I saw in the military register that there are a lot of them."

Of course, the number on the military register is much higher.

In fact, the men in Xiangguo City were either registered military households or auxiliary soldiers and civilian laborers incorporated into the army.

This is calculated in ten thousand units.

Sun Dalang was slightly stunned.

He arranged some wonderful exercises, ready to show off in front of his master.

I never thought that the topic would come to this.

He collected his thoughts and quickly responded, "Replying to the commander, all the troops are training every ten days. Those who come to the training ground today~~~"

"what?"

Pausing, Lin Dao turned around and asked, "Train once every ten days?"

Sun Dalang quickly added, "Many soldiers are still recuperating. When they have enough strength, they will exercise every five days."

Drill, drill means to practice, similar to the weekly performance.

Training is daily training, mainly to hone physical and martial arts skills in their respective camps.

Many people in Xiangguo City had only a few days of good life.

I had been hungry for a long time, and my body had lost a lot of energy, which I had not yet recovered through eating.

I can still hold on if I exercise once every ten days.

Wait until your physical condition gradually improves before you can exercise once every five days.

In the era of cold weapons, soldiers who exercised every five days could be considered elite.

Lin Dao stood there in a daze, speechless for a long time.

Training once every ten days, what can you achieve?

The intensity of this training is even greater than the student military training in the modern world.

"What does the sergeant do on a daily basis?"

"Baking in the sun?"

It was rare for Sun Dalang to hear the dissatisfaction in the master's words.

He quickly replied, "In the past, when we had no food to eat, we would usually look for food everywhere, or lie down to save energy."

This is the truth.

Who would go to train when they can’t even eat? They don’t have the energy to train.

Or find ways to get food.

Or just lie down to reduce consumption.

train?

Are you afraid that you won’t die fast enough?
Lin Dao said nothing, waiting for Sun Dalang to continue.

"With the support of the master, I will train after having enough food."

"Elite soldiers train every five days, strengthening their bodies and honing their martial arts skills."

"Ordinary military households exercise once every ten days, and their main focus on health maintenance is on weekdays."

The elite soldiers were the ones who were given priority support before Lin Dao came.

Lin Dao provided ample supplies to strengthen his physical fitness.

Before Lin Dao traveled through time, ordinary military households were all waiting to starve to death.

Even if you haven't eaten full meals for such a long time, you still need to continue to nourish and regulate your body.

There is no way. The long-term hunger before has damaged my body too much.

Lin Dao thought carefully and said, "Ordinary military households can wait for a while."

"According to their physical condition, we will gradually increase the exercise from once every ten days to once every five days, and then once every three days."

"More importantly, daily training cannot be abandoned."

"On the battlefield, this is to save their own lives."

"Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime."

"As for the elite troops of each department."

He simply said, "One exercise a day."

Sun Dalang on the side was shocked and couldn't help but say, "Master, even the elite can't stand it if they train once a day."

Lin Dao immediately shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."

Then I thought that we cannot compare these armies from the cold weapon era with the mighty army.

He then took a deep breath and said, "The daily exercise is a concentrated training, which only takes half a day. The remaining half day can be used for some physical exercise, housework, etc."

"Every five days, take a day off."

He waved his hand vigorously. "Starting today."

Since I am eating the master's food, and the master orders me to practice more, then I have to practice more.

"Pah pah pah~Pah pah pah~~"

Lin Dao came to the Baichi Tower in the northwest corner of the palace.

This place was originally the seat of the Chanyu Court of the Later Zhao Dynasty, responsible for managing the affairs of the Hu people, similar to the Dutong Yamen of the Qing Dynasty. It has now been demolished and requisitioned. As you approach this place, you can hear a dense and continuous sound of snapping.

This is not the women's camp, but the craftsmen's camp.

When Lin Dao came out of the street, he saw hundreds of women beating the cotton in front of them with wooden sticks.

They were accompanied by helpers carrying buckets of water. After beating the cotton for a while, they poured the water in the buckets onto the cotton.

Repeat this process until the cotton is beaten into very thin sheets.

"Master Lang."

Jinlian, holding the hem of her skirt, ran over quickly to pay her respects.

Lin Dao asked with concern, "How is the progress of making the cotton armor?"

"Don't worry, my lord." Jinlian replied with a smile, "I'm keeping an eye on it. Now I can make hundreds of them every day."

"Go and have a look."

The water-soaked cotton pads were repeatedly patted and loaded onto a cart and sent to the next door.

Here are the craftsmen in the artisan camp who stitch together multiple cotton pieces into very thick and solid cotton cloth.

Iron armor was embedded between two layers of cotton cloth and fixed with copper nails inside and outside.

He picked up a set of cotton armor, looked at it carefully, and squeezed it hard.

Lin Dao gestured to Liu Hu who was following behind him, "Take it and try it with the crossbow."

Fix the cotton armor on the wooden frame.

The guards came forward with bows and crossbows, releasing arrows at different distances.

Judging from the effect, the defensive ability of cotton armor is indeed not bad.

"Adding a layer of simple plate armor on the outside will increase the defense capability by at least one level."

Lin Dao was very satisfied with this and waved his hand, "Add more food!"

The female workers and the craftsmen in the artisan camp will be rewarded with extra meals.

The so-called extra meals are naturally wine and meat.

People in this era have a greater desire than just having enough food to eat than to eat meat and drink alcohol.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Jinlian carefully lowered her voice.

"My dear, I have something to report."

"Yes." Lin Dao led her to the Hundred-foot Building and said, "Speak."

"Yesterday evening, a female worker was attacked on her way home from work."

Lin Dao turned and stared at her.

Jinlian hurriedly told the result, "Fortunately, his screams and struggles attracted the patrol, and the thieves were not able to succeed."

Lin Dao frowned slightly. "Is it a military household?"

"Yes."

If they are civilians, they can be dealt with according to the laws of Jin.

In essence, the military households were his hereditary soldiers in Lin Dao.

"I've always stressed the importance of military discipline." Lin Dao frowned. "Now that you've had enough to eat and drink, you're already thinking about women?"

"Although it was an unsuccessful attempt, we must not let this trend continue."

"Twenty military sticks, drive them out of the city along with their families."

Jinlian first responded and then explained, "This person has no family and is alone."

Lin Dao suddenly realized that he was a bachelor.

Is this because you can't help it after being full and warm?

It's understandable, but unacceptable.

Strict military discipline is the guarantee of the army's combat effectiveness.

Once they become unscrupulous, the entire army will be destroyed sooner or later.

Lin Dao asked curiously, "Are there many people in the city without families?"

Jinlian nodded hurriedly, "There are many weddings these days, but even more without families."

There were many weddings, and Lin Dao gave out a lot of rewards.

These military households who came to propose marriage carrying bags of grain and pork were basically able to get married.

There are more people without families because of the war, and the first to suffer are inevitably women and children.

There are not enough women, and many military households and civilians have not received any rewards for their military achievements.

Then you can only rely on manual labor to relieve fatigue, or just hold it in.

If you can't hold it in, you have to take risks.

"This matter~~~"

Lin Dao was also in a dilemma about this matter.

He can bring a wide variety of massive industrial products.

But I can’t bring thousands of women.

Even if there is a woman who travels through time and space with the intention of participating in palace fighting and is willing to give alms to countless bachelors, she cannot overcome the barrier of time and space.

"I know this."

Lin Dao gestured to Jinlian to get busy.

He walked into the Hundred-foot Building and thought about how to deal with the situation.

In this era of rampant sex, it is really difficult for him to meet the needs of so many bachelors.

After walking around the Hundred-foot Building, Lin Dao decided to take the same route as before.

Ask netizens if you are undecided~~~
Return to the dormitory in the modern world at night.

Lin Dao sat on a chair, eating takeout and posting.

The wisdom of netizens is great, novel and unique.

"Of course it's inflatable!"

"The above is out of date. Silicone is popular now."

"Actually, a cup is also good, easy to carry."

"These are only temporary solutions, the best way is to rob~~~"

suddenly see the light.

Yonghe time and space, Yecheng.

Ferocious officials broke into every household.

Ignoring the cries and shouting, all the young men and women were tied up and taken away.

As for the family’s wealth and food, they naturally went into everyone’s pocket.

"I am a student who has traveled here." In one household, a young man calmly faced an official and said, "Soon I will be favored by a noble and appointed to an official position."

The official in his official uniform stared at him and sneered, "Can you recommend me?"

“Not yet, but it will only take a little longer~~~”

"Take him away!" the official shouted, and several clerks immediately stepped forward and tied up the young man.

"What's your name? Where are you from?"

The young man, eyes full of anger, gritted his teeth and said, "I am from Ju County, Beihai Commandery, Qingzhou, Wang Meng!"

(End of this chapter)