I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Anyway, the left and right sides have already been branded, so it's better to use them directly, and really treat Ma Zhou as a direct lineage.

A prime minister who can leave his name in the history books in future generations should be useful as long as he is cultivated well.

It was precisely because he figured it out that Zhang Nuo went to the office of the Education Department early the next morning to find Ma Zhou.

Just as Ma Zhou was about to salute and say hello, Zhang Nuo waved his hand impatiently and asked,

"Ma Zhou, I lack a long history here, are you willing to come?"

Ma Zhou was taken aback after hearing this, but he didn't directly agree or object. Instead, he mentioned another matter,

"My lord, you should call yourself the orphan or the king!"

Zhang Nuo was bullied by Ma Yiyi, and suddenly felt pain in his cheeks, Nima, why do you feel that this prince is at a loss, it seems that the benefits are not much more than before, but this trouble is a lot more than before.

"Ma Zhou, don't worry about me...how does this king claim to be? If you don't want to be a long history, just follow me. If you don't do it, I won't waste time!"

Chapter 443 Military System Adjustment

It was only then that Ma Zhou realized that the prince seemed more like a general with a temper, so straight to the point, it didn't match the rumored image of a poetic fairy.

However, he finally knew that this master might not abide by the rules of three resignations and three resignations in the officialdom. If he dared to refuse now, Zhang Nuo might just turn around and leave. go.

Recently, he has slowly come to know his style as a superior official. He has a lot of whimsical ideas but small-mindedness and a big temper, and he has always been straightforward no matter what he says or does.

Therefore, he was sure that if he answered no now, Zhang Nuo would definitely leave immediately.

"My lord, I am willing to serve as the chief historian! I just don't know how to arrange it with the Education Department?"

Zhang Nuo frowned, and didn't think of any good successor for a moment.

"In this way, you will take over temporarily, I... this king has not thought of any suitable candidate to take over!"

Zhang Nuo's arrangement was actually in Ma Zhou's expectation. It was nothing more than a little tired. For him, a humble scholar who lacked neither talent nor energy but only opportunity, it was the best opportunity.

After Zhang Nuo explained to Ma Zhou, he hurriedly found a deputy to share the work, and then went to the city lord's mansion to report in the afternoon, then turned around and left.

He still has a lot of things to worry about, so he doesn't have time to chat with Ma Zhou here.

In the afternoon, not only did Ma Zhou come to Zhang Nuo, but even the three idiots who had been hiding in the school grounds and were too lazy to go to court were called by Zhang Nuo.

Looking at the four people in front of him, Zhang Nuo said directly,

"The training of the cavalry is still going on. Although His Majesty gave me [-] private troops, we don't have that many horses at all. If it is an infantry army, I don't really want it. What do you think?"

Cheng Yaojin, as the current commander of the cavalry, is undoubtedly the most active in this matter, and said directly,

"His Royal Highness King Qin, why don't you tell that fat man Abbas to go to the Western Regions to get some war horses back? The things in front of you are not enough!"

Zhang Nuo shook his head,

"This matter is temporarily impossible. After all, everyone knows how precious a high-quality war horse is. Even if Abbas really got it back before, it doesn't mean that he can get it back later!"

"Besides, we are not the only ones staring at those retired war horses in the Western Regions. His Majesty has already taken action. If we go now, we may have to compete with His Majesty's people, so don't think about the Western Regions for now! "

At this time, Ma Zhou raised a question from the perspective of long history,

"Your Highness, there is still a big problem now, that is, the workshop is a little short of manpower. After all, the cavalry on General Cheng's side practice every three days, and manpower is mobilized too frequently!"

When Cheng Yaojin heard Ma Zhou's complaint, he immediately became displeased and yelled,

"Your Highness, you can't transfer people away from Lao Cheng. Cavalry is inherently valuable. If you don't practice well and go directly to the battlefield, you will die. Equestrian skills can only come out after a long time!"

Zhang Nuo raised his hand to stop the argument between the two, and said directly,

"Ma Zhou, you don't need to talk about it, and you don't need to explain, Lao Cheng. The king knows how to train cavalry. As for the shortage of people in the workshop, let's recruit a new batch. I just plan to use the professional soldier system!"

Hearing about the professional soldier system, Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong's ears also pricked up. They are also very enthusiastic now. Before, they were only envious of seeing Cheng Yaojin being able to command the cavalry, and they were secretly thinking about when Zhang Nuo would add more horses. If not, they can also bring thousands of cavalry.

But now that Zhang Nuo has become the King of Qin, it is different, especially the [-] private army that His Majesty gave, what is the concept? There may be more people than before.

Moreover, it is obvious that this young master is planning to take the initiative to attack, which represents a lot of military achievements, especially the achievements of opening up territories. Now that Zhang Nuozhuyu is in front, even if he can't be crowned king with a different surname , it would be good to accumulate a few more titles for the children in the future.

Seeing everyone's anticipation, Zhang Nuo didn't hide his appetite, and said directly,

"In my king's opinion, the training of the government soldiers is still not enough. After all, they have to go back to work during the busy farming season, and the training is not very intensive. This may have been okay before, but it is not enough for this king."

"What this king needs is an elite soldier who can only fight everywhere, the kind of iron army who can grit his teeth and charge together even in the face of thousands of troops!"

"This kind of army cannot be filled by farmers who spend all day worrying about whether the food in the field is growing well. Only full-time professional soldiers can do it!"

Cheng Yaojin and the others were excited when they heard this, who wouldn't want such a soldier, let alone the current three-day training, it should be right to train every day in the barracks all day long.

As long as there is such a source of troops, as generals, if they are given a period of time, they will definitely be able to turn their subordinates into real elite soldiers.

But Ma Zhou thinks differently. He is a long history, so he has to consider the problem from the perspective of the overall situation.

"Your Highness, if the government soldiers are changed to full-time soldiers, our expenses will be much higher. At present, the cavalry has not broken through ten thousand, and people eat horses and chews. It is already a lot of expenses. I am afraid that it will be even more expensive in the future. A lot, plus the construction of the new city requires money everywhere, His Highness has to think about it!"

Zhang Nuo knew that Ma Zhou was telling the truth. Why cavalry became a strategic arm in this era, apart from its incomparable mobility, was also because of the terrifying maintenance cost.

The addition of armor, weapons, war horses, and the necessary daily silage and concentrate materials is really not a small burden.

However, Boss Zhang Nuo Zhang may not be good at other skills, but in terms of making money, he is really the kind who refuses to accept anyone.So, he slapped the table directly and snapped,

"Don't think about it. Raising soldiers for thousands of days and using them for a while, good soldiers have to train hard, and training soldiers depends on money. How can you get enough if you don't pay? Who will work for you if you don't pay?"

"Ma Zhou, you don't have to worry about these things. For the time being, I won't fill up the [-] establishment at once, so the pressure is not as great as you said!"

"At the same time, you have to understand a truth. Others spend money to fight wars, but this king definitely makes money by fighting wars. This time, Lao Cheng probably has to go to Korea with this king. When the time comes, this king will show you how wars are like." Make money, and make a lot of money!"

Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up when he heard this, what the fuck, there is such a good thing?

Chapter 444 Li Chengqian's Growth and Recruitment

With Ma Zhou's experience, although not rich enough, but willing to study hard, and also has a long history of learning ability and learning potential, Zhang Nuo gradually brought Lantian City on the right track.

And Zhang Nuo can finally be freed from the complicated affairs of the city lord.

To be honest, when he really gave himself a day off and slept hard at home all day, he realized that he had been in a daze recently, why did he work so hard.

But when he walked onto the street and watched the whole city change with each passing day, he suddenly felt that he had really done something extraordinary.

Due to the full supply from Zhang Nuo's own cement workshop, the Central Avenue in the middle of Lantian City has been replaced with a flat concrete floor.

According to the standards of later generations, this should be regarded as a two-way eight-lane standard road surface. Although the quality is definitely much worse than that of later generations, there are no big guys like muck trucks and heavy trucks on the road in this era. So as long as it is well maintained, it may really last for a few more years.

Walking on the concrete road that is almost exactly the same as that of the later generations, watching the green landscape trees slowly appearing on the side of the road, and the people who come out to shop in their spare time, Zhang Nuo suddenly felt a little dazed, as if he was still in that small county town, on the familiar street Walking slowly.

However, when I saw the sergeants patrolling the streets with knives hanging from their waists, and the peddlers pushing carts along the street, I immediately realized that this is Datang!

Zhang Nuo had nothing to be sad about, he had been here for almost a year, and for a big-hearted person, he was already used to everything here.

What's more, Zhang Nuo also has a particularly powerful system to help, even if he is not used to the places, he can slowly change them into the appearance he is used to.

Zhang Nuo is very confident about this.

While Zhang Nuo was wandering the street for half a day, Li Chengqian rushed over.

To be honest, children are different. Even though Zhang Nuo has told him countless times, Li Chengqian still salutes in a polite manner every time he sees him before speaking.

"Uncle Wang, General Cheng has already completed the selection of soldiers, and I plan to let you go and have a look. In addition, I don't know what arrangements you have for the recruitment of workers in the workshop!"

Today's Li Chengqian, as Zhang Nuo's assistant, is in pain and happiness, but the growth visible to the naked eye makes Li Shimin and his wife who secretly love their son have to admire Zhang Nuo's training methods.

On the one hand, Zhang Nuo treats Li Chengqian as an adult, so that he can really face those affairs like an assistant, but at the same time, when he has free time, he will explain the reasons for some policies and follow-up arrangements in detail, so that Li Chengqian knows It is better to know why.

After Li Chengqian survived the most difficult period, he was also completely obsessed with this job. The feeling of watching the whole city flourish under his management is not something ordinary people can experience.

Moreover, Li Chengqian is very clear that he is only assisting Zhang Nuo in managing a city, and in the future he will assist his father in managing the entire Tang Dynasty, and eventually he will manage the entire Tang Dynasty independently. This is the path he has to take.

It is precisely because of such awareness and ideals early in the morning that Li Chengqian, an honest boy, is really obedient and makes people feel distressed.

No, obviously he could call other people to find Zhang Nuo's errand work, so he came here in person.

It was also Li Chengqian's obedience and seriousness that Zhang Nuo couldn't help sighing every time he saw him, Lao Li had accumulated virtue in his previous life, otherwise how could he have such an obedient and sensible child.

It has to be said that a smart and obedient student will always arouse people's desire to teach, and Zhang Nuo is like this.

"Chengqian, accompany Uncle for a walk. Don't worry about Lao Cheng's affairs. After we have arranged the treatment of soldiers and related rules, it is enough to keep paying attention. Let Lao Cheng handle the specific matters. After all, he is Commander of the cavalry!"

"Why don't you tell Uncle what you think about the recruitment of workers in the workshop. What's your opinion?"

Li Chengqian didn't answer immediately, instead he pondered for a while before seriously answering,

"Uncle Wang, Chengqian feels that recruitment should not be limited to Chang'an City. Now that Uncle Wang's various industries can take advantage of this recruitment to expand the scale, it is better to expand the scope of recruitment to other surrounding states and counties. A way out for the poor!"

Zhang Nuo looked at Li Chengqian noncommittally, then smiled slightly and said,

"Chengqian, from what angle are you asking me to recruit people from other places? Wouldn't it be easier to recruit people only from Chang'an City?"

"As the saying goes, if you're not in the position, you don't plan for the government. What do the surrounding counties have to do with me? I need Lantian City to rescue me?"

Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Zhang Nuo to ask such a tricky question, but he still didn't panic, but waited for himself to think it over before seriously answering,

"Uncle Wang, Chengqian is by your side now. Yugong is your assistant to help you manage Lantian City, and Yusi is your nephew. You should also consider your difficulties. Therefore, Chengqian is from the perspective of Lantian City You said what you said before!"

"As for the reason, it is because Lantian City is too short of people. We need more people to work so that the workshop can earn more money. At the same time, we need more people to consume after earning money so that we can earn more. Commercial tax!"

"But if we only recruit people from Chang'an City, those people may earn money and go back to Chang'an City to spend, and we will lose half of the benefits!"

"Besides, being able to help the surrounding states and counties will also benefit Uncle Wang's reputation. It will be much more convenient to buy minerals or other products in the future!"

Zhang Nuo rubbed Li Chengqian's head happily, and said with a smile,

"Chengqian, if you weren't the prince, I really want to train you up slowly and make you the city lord. You are so talented in this respect!"

To be praised by Zhang Nuo, this is undoubtedly a very happy thing for Li Chengqian. Even though he is much more stable than his peers, he still couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhang Nuo's praise. up.

But he didn't know how to answer these words. After all, the final decision on whether he will stay or not is still in the hands of his father. Perhaps Zhang Nuo has part of the decision-making power, so he can persuade him to a certain extent, and his mother can also say a few words sentence.

But he was the only one among these people, he could only follow the path his father arranged for him.

In fact, from his own point of view, he really doesn't mind being a city lord for a few years.After all, under Zhang Nuo's reasonable arrangements, Lantian City is really too rich.

Chapter 445 Devil Training for Biting Gold

Today's Zhang Nuowen has a group of scholars led by Ma Zhou and Li Chengqian, and Wu You has three generals, Cheng Yaojin. To put it bluntly, he has the capital to start a rebellion, let alone develop a city.

And Zhang Nuo, who slowly handed over the work at hand to them and only made the final decision, finally had the opportunity to go to the school grounds to see his new cavalry.

The training of today's cavalry troops can be said to be extremely strict. Although Cheng Yaojin is careless on weekdays, he is extremely strict in governing the army.

For the creation of this cavalry, Cheng Yaojin practiced to the death with one principle.

Cheng Yaojin knew that compared with the Turkic cavalry on the prairie who grew up on horseback, there is still a big gap in riding and fighting in this cavalry with only more than 6000 people.

But this is not a reason to admit defeat. Since there is a gap, then do everything possible to make up the gap.

Thus, the nightmare of the entire cavalry team came!

Starting in the morning, mount the horse and start charging practice. All cavalry must ensure that the formation is not chaotic when charging at high speed and stopping. After the charging practice, everyone can not rest. Let the horse rest and trot while cultivating a tacit understanding with the horse.

After that, the even more frenzied cavalry battle practice, except that the saber in the hand was wrapped in a thick layer of cloth to prevent it from hurting people, was completely real confrontation, and the saber and saber were all slamming towards the neck with all their strength. cut.

Cheng Yaojin relied on the presence of a large number of doctors at the research institute, regardless of minor injuries and illnesses. Almost every day, there were injuries of people who were thrown off horses and had their heads broken or their hands and feet were broken.

But Cheng Yaojin not only did not stop this frenzied high-intensity actual combat practice, but instead let half of the people dismount after the actual combat exercise to serve as infantry to deal with the chaos of cavalry.

In this way, half of the horses can go to the side to rest for a while, and then the other half of the horses rest, and their owners take turns as infantry.

This situation is actually a kind of actual combat exercise. If you are accidentally knocked down in actual combat, you need to deal with this situation.

At the same time, considering how to deal with cavalry from the perspective of infantry, it is also convenient to deal with infantry in turn in the future.

In the beginning, almost every battle between cavalry and infantry was one-sided. After all, even if the cavalry was not allowed to charge, the height and rapid movement alone could cause the infantry to collapse.

However, being pressed and rubbed on the ground was not a comfortable experience after all. Just a few exercises allowed them to find several extremely insidious ways of infantry vs. cavalry.

After discovering that this method is effective, it is natural to be unhappy as a cavalry, especially those who were secretly pulled off their horses and beaten up during the exercise.

Turning around, I began to think about how to deal with infantry better, and then various cavalry tricks against infantry came into being.

After the cavalry-versus-infantry drills, everyone had to go back to their horses, dry food would be brought in, and everyone had to get used to eating and drinking on a trotting or even galloping horse.

This was a training program planned by Cheng Yaojin in advance. In his opinion, since the Turkic cavalry had this ability, the cavalry in his hands must have it.

Otherwise, when the time comes to fight the Turks, won't they be unable to catch up if the opponent runs away?

After eating this uncomfortable marching meal, everyone can finally rest for a while, and the horses also need to rest.

But the rest can only be half an hour, and then it is a repetition of the previous project, again and again.