My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 The Arrow of Mercy

That night, Wei Cheng slept for a full sixteen hours.

When he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day, and he opened the door only to find that he was sent back to the [shabby room].

It's still a familiar taste and layout, as if it hasn't left for more than a month.

In the clean and tidy courtyard, not a single fallen leaf can be seen, and without thinking about it, it is the result of Hao Niang and Xiao'e's cleaning every day.

The sweet scent of millet porridge came from the kitchen, and through the wooden fence, one could vaguely see Hao Niang's busy figure.

Wei Cheng suddenly remembered the scene of the two of them treating Zhong Xian together yesterday, and when he finally passed out, he seemed to fall into her arms.

Wei Cheng raised his hands in a strange way, reminiscing about the feeling at that moment...

"Cough cough!"

Wei Cheng looked up and saw Hao Niang standing at the kitchen door with a bowl of porridge. Hei Sha couldn't see her face, but Wei Cheng could feel Hao Niang's gaze fell on his palm.

"Ah, haha, I'm a little hungry, is the meal ready?"

Hao Niang pursed her lips, walked towards the stone table in the middle of the courtyard with a pretty face, and said, "You can eat."

Wei Cheng rubbed his hands on his clothes in embarrassment. He was really hungry, and he started to gobble it up after sitting down.

Fresh wild pork, stewed with mushrooms, a large bowl of millet porridge, and five or six steamed buns.

"Hmm, it's delicious, the food you cook is delicious." Wei Cheng said with his mouth full of food.

Hao Niang waited carefully on the side, serving soup for a while, and picking up vegetables for a while, just like an old woman, but she was so happy.

After eating, Wei Cheng went to watch Zhong Xian for a while.

The high fever has subsided, but the person is still in a coma, but fortunately, his breathing has stabilized, and there is no sign of secondary infection in the wound.

After confirming that Zhong Xian was not in danger of life, Wei Cheng couldn't help sighing again and again. Yesterday, he really learned what he learned and sold it, but he didn't expect it to work.

It was also thanks to the fact that Zhong Xian is a martial arts practitioner, his body is stronger than ordinary people, and his resistance is also strong, otherwise he really couldn't help him toss.

In the yard, Hao Dadao and others looked forward to it.

It was rare for Wei Cheng to come back, and they wanted to report a lot of things to Wei Cheng.

For example, the arrows that have piled up.

At the beginning, Wei Cheng asked Hao Dadao to build a large number of arrows, on the one hand, to let them practice their hands, and second, to prepare for the follow-up plan. Now the number of arrows in the warehouse has already exceeded [-] to [-].

Wei Cheng was also amazed at their progress. After inspecting the smelter, he found out that Hao Dadao actually used the molds.

"Now the output is close to two thousand a day, and the main difficulty lies in the polishing. My son, let's see how the quality of these arrows is... I asked Zhaoer to try it. Within [-] steps, it can easily pierce through leather armor and is stab-resistant. The clothes are also pierced into two layers thick..."

Hao Dadao took Wei Cheng to the warehouse as if asking for credit, and saw that they had piled up half of the warehouse with baskets woven from rattan. There were at least a thousand arrows in one basket, but there were dozens of baskets here. Fifty to sixty thousand arrows.

Wei Cheng picked up one casually, and said with satisfaction: "Yes, it is the effect I want, but this amount is a bit too exaggerated. I didn't expect you to make such a fast progress. If I knew it, I would have given you the second drawing in advance. "

Xu Chu, who followed up next to him, also picked up an arrowhead and looked at it, frowned and said, "Young master, this arrowhead has no barbs, so its lethality may not be enough, and what is the groove on it for? The arrowhead is grooved, maybe it is will affect accuracy."

Wei Cheng smiled and said, "That's right, this is the finished product I want. This arrow is called the Mercy Arrow. Its purpose is not to kill, but to save."

"Rescue?"

This time, not only Xu Chu was surprised, but also Hao Dadao and others who were in charge of making the arrowhead were also stunned.

Wei Cheng chuckled, picked up an arrow, and said: "There is no barb, it is to reduce the number of wounded. After repelling the Hujiabao people last time, I was thinking, instead of killing everyone, why not kill them all?" As for the captives, you must know that most of them are civilians, and they are also controlled by others, and the crime is not worthy of death."

What Wei Cheng did was really not because of the overflowing of the Virgin Mary's heart, but a decision made after a long time of deliberation with a real plan and purpose.

According to literature statistics, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the national population was around 4000 to 5000 million. In our vast territory of China, there were only less than [-] million people, and these people were about to face the situation of the Three Kingdoms with constant disputes.

Wei Cheng conservatively estimated that the number of deaths during the Three Kingdoms period would definitely exceed tens of millions, or even more.

After the Three Kingdoms period, the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and tens of thousands of foreigners in a mess dared to establish a country and become king, which is simply ridiculous.

Since there is an opportunity, Wei Cheng wants to prevent this from happening, and the first way he thinks of is to ensure that more Han people survive.

Wei Cheng has a lofty goal. The first step is to reshape the way of warfare in this era.

He lent troops to Han Fu for this purpose, to let more people see the benefits of the new war mode.

People can be killed, punish the evil and kill the head, capture the thief and capture the king. As for the low-level soldiers and infantry, it is enough to make them lose their fighting ability. Try to recruit and appease them.

And these captive ordinary soldiers can let them participate in the construction of city walls, open up wasteland and mines, build roads and bridges... Rather than killing them all, it is better to let them create more benefits and value for themselves.

After listening to Wei Cheng's description, everyone was stunned.

Is it possible to fight like this?

Hao Dadao wondered: "But, like this, there are more people who need to eat. How much food do you need to feed so many?"

Wu Santong said thoughtfully: "It's okay to eat, as long as it lasts half a year, when they open up wasteland and plant food, are they afraid that there will be no food in the next year? If 1 people are captured, each person will open up ten acres of land. , that’s [-] mu of new land.”

When everyone heard this, they clapped their hands and applauded. Their feelings are empty hands and white wolves, and the young master is indeed the young master.

Xu Chu was also greatly moved, and finally understood why Wei Cheng could drive Mrs. Guo and the others to death, but he would rather spend a lot of Lei Zhenzi than kill them. He had already planned to recruit them.

Thinking about it now, it really is.

Those Baibo thieves are now the farmers of the Wei family. Some go to the salt lake to make salt, some go to the mine to mine, some are responsible for building the outer city, and some are responsible for digging the moat... If it weren't for so many people sharing the affairs, Anyi County would not be short-lived. In one month, it becomes the most prosperous city in Hedong.

"What about the groove?" Xu Chu asked puzzled.

Hearing this, Wei Cheng smiled and took out a bottle of homemade [anesthetic] from his arms, "The groove is used to store anesthetic, and with the super penetrating power of the arrow, as long as the arrow does not hit the vital point, the person who hit the arrow will The whole body will be weak and weak, and the effect of the medicine lasts for about half a day, which is enough to take people captive."

The corner of Xu Chu's eyes twitched, this time he was really convinced, Wei Cheng was so thoughtful, it seemed that he was too ignorant.

"This Mercy Arrow is really interesting. It is not only a sharp weapon for killing people, but also leaves a glimmer of life, hehe..."

"My lord, my lord, the mute is awake!"

(End of this chapter)