Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 55: Should the costs of patrolling be paid from the national treasury or from the internal treasury?

Qin Mo and other imperial guards lined up in a mandarin duck formation, and after a rough count, they said to Zhao Gao: "Excuse me, Zhao Gao ordered me to chop down twenty long bamboos, choose old and strong ones, and cut the ends of the bamboos into pointed shapes.

It is best to leave sharp branches around it that are as long as the spear."

"In addition, look for twenty more three-pronged iron forks. The ideal length of the iron forks is one foot!"

"Here."

Zhao Gao clasped his hands to accept the order and went to give instructions again.

After about a quarter of an hour, a large number of waiters brought long bamboos and iron forks.

Qin Mo gave an order, and the Langzhen Shou and Boring Palladium Shou in the Yuanyang Formation immediately lined up to take advantage of each other.

The rest also exchanged knives, contradictory brand bows and crossbows with each other according to corresponding duties, or borrowed them from nearby guards.

Finally, they gathered again in the square in front of the palace and formed a small formation of mandarin ducks!

Qin Mo nodded secretly, turned to look at Ying Zheng and the ministers, and explained: "When I participated in the battle against Chu, I almost suffered a loss when I attacked Chunan, which borders Baiyue."

"Southern Chu is full of mountains, forests and rivers, and the army formation cannot be deployed at all. However, the local Chu soldiers climb mountains and forests as if they are walking on flat ground, and are the best at ambush and sneak attack."

"I had a headache at that time, so I had to suspend the march and use this formation to train my soldiers to deal with Chu Nan's troops."

As he spoke, he pointed to each of the mandarin duck formations and introduced: "This formation is composed of thirteen people. It is flexible in both offense and defense. If it is ambushed by the enemy in the mountains and jungles, it can quickly form a formation and start a melee with the enemy."

"When this formation is taken apart, it is still two identical small formations, hence the name Yuanyang Formation. When the Yuanyang Formations are brought together, they can become a large formation, equally capable of both offense and defense!"

Ying Zheng and the ministers could naturally see his skills, but they didn't know how powerful it was, so they said: "Practice it."

Qin Mo clasped his hands, turned to each mandarin duck formation and asked: "Is there anyone who was in the same formation back then?"

"have."

A burst of responses came out.

Qin Mo waved his hand: "Practice engaging the enemy."

"Here!"

Thirteen people agreed in unison, ran to a stone's throw away, and quickly started practicing.

One round card player and two long card players stood at the front to cover the entire team, raising their shields together to practice blocking enemy arrows.

The two crossbowmen standing behind began to fire arrows to fight back. The first arrow was shot upward, and then gradually changed to shooting flatly through the gap in the shield.

This is a drill to engage with the enemy. The enemy moves from far to near, so the upward shooting gradually changes to the horizontal shooting!

After the two crossbowmen turned into flat shots, the three swordsmen and the two palladium players drew out their spears behind them and threw them forward with all their strength. In an instant, they threw several spears in a row, and then they drew their swords and shields.

The rear crossbowmen and the crossbowmen retreated, and the two wolf spearmen took over, swinging and turning with all their strength, forming a bamboo shadow outside the shield, and the four spearmen stepped forward to coordinate the thrust.

This is a practice of melee combat!

The nimble circle player would step forward from time to time, hiding under the long bamboos and spears, and swung his sword out of the cold. The two long player players also frequently swung their long knives.

This is a drill to kill close enemies that break through the long bamboo and spear blockades!

The two crossbowmen and the two crossbowmen were also idle. From time to time, they would take a moment to shoot an arrow or throw a spear...

Finally, during the drill, the bamboo, spear, and knife players were all broken through by the enemy, or when they faced the enemy head-on, they were surrounded by enemies from behind.

The two forks finally came in handy, holding iron forks side by side to fight. The ten-foot-long iron fork was more flexible than a spear and longer than a long knife. The three-pronged fork could block and thrust.

There were two other crossbowmen. They abandoned their crossbows and took off their two-handed swords behind them, and they cooperated with the boring and palladium men to kill!

Later generations often have a misunderstanding that crossbowmen are noobs in melee combat. In fact, this is entirely due to playing too many games and believing in the settings made by game planners for the sake of game balance.

A real crossbowman's arm strength is stronger than that of an ordinary soldier, and on the battlefield with cold weapons, it is self-evident what a strong arm strength means.

Cut you in half with a knife, and ask you if you are afraid?

"This Yuanyang Formation is really capable of both offense and defense!"

Wang Jian nodded frequently and couldn't help praising him.

Wang Ben was also amazed and said: "If this is a melee in a narrow and cramped place, even if the invading enemies are several times more numerous, I'm afraid they won't be able to get half the advantage."

Listening to the comments of the two famous generals, Ying Zheng and the ministers naturally could only nod in agreement.

But some people pointed to the two wolf chopsticks and asked Qin Mo: "Prime Minister Qin, should these bamboo chopsticks be replaced with iron chopsticks?"

Qin Mo turned around in surprise and saw that the speaker was Meng Yi, so he was no longer surprised and nodded: "What the doctor said is true."

"The bamboo chops I made back then had a spearhead on the top, and the remaining branches were also equipped with iron spikes. I chose those with superior arm strength to use them."

"When the enemy comes close, you can sweep and thrust. You can block the enemy's pace, sweep away the enemy's weapons, and also kill them."

"In addition, the spear has been improved. The spear head has a barb, and the spear tail is equipped with an iron ring. If necessary, several poles can be connected end to end, and the cliff can be climbed in an instant!"

Meng Yi clasped his hands in silence and said: "Qin Xiang is really curious."

Next, Qin Mo ordered all the Yuanyang formations to gather together to practice offensive and defensive responses after forming the formation.

Indeed, as Qin Mo said, it is equally capable of both offense and defense, and is more stable!

After Ying Zheng saw it, he couldn't wait to conquer Baiyue in the south: "If we train Chu Nan's soldiers with this mandarin duck formation, and then replace the throwing spears with thunderbolts, they will definitely be invincible."

The ministers bowed their hands and said, "Your Majesty, your great cause can be accomplished!"

Ying Zheng showed a rare smile, stroking his beard and looking at Qin Mo, then he looked at the ministers who were wildly slapping Rainbow Fart, and said slowly: "I want to patrol the Chu land, what do you think?"

The ministers paused for a moment, looking at each other, and were speechless for a long time.

In fact, the emperor's patrolling in all directions was not a bad government in the pre-Qin era, but something that existed in ancient times.

The three emperors and five emperors who are praised by people are the initiators of this movement. There are many praises in the Book of Rites, and they can indeed play a role in calming people's hearts!

But... maybe it was influenced by Qin Mo, the prime minister.

Qin Mo did not like the court's waste of people's power, so the officials were cautious about matters that required the use of people's power.

Such as Afang Palace!

After Ying Zheng was given the title of Emperor, he felt that the current Qin Palace was not worthy of him, the first emperor in history.

He once mentioned that he wanted to build an emperor's palace in Shanglin Garden.

But as soon as the words came out, there were ministers on the spot who wanted to criticize him. From then on, Ying Zheng never mentioned the matter of Epang Palace again!

"What do you think, Aiqing?"

Ying Zheng saw that the ministers were silent and knew that the crux of the matter was Qin Mo, so he asked him for advice.

Of course Qin Mo would not say no, and clasped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty is patrolling the four directions to appease the people of Li, how can I say anything?"

Ying Zheng Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly: "I said you can pick your beak, so you can pick your beak!"

Qin Mo blinked: "Can you comment?"

Ying Zheng nodded: "Yes."

Qin Mo suddenly showed admiration, but he said: "May I ask Your Majesty, does the cost of patrolling Chu land come from the national treasury or the internal treasury?"

Ying Zheng: "???"

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