All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 390 Zhao Gao
There is no doubt that the Arabian horse is a good horse.

It’s just that the Qin military has higher standards and feels that it’s difficult to serve them, so they want something better.

The most crucial factor was that the Qin military was crazy about wearing heavy horse armor, and the knights were also mobile fortress-style heavy cavalry wearing full iron armor.

During military training, the Qin military was deeply fascinated by the terrifying impact demonstrated by this powerful armored cavalry.

The Arabian horse, with its slender and handsome figure, obviously cannot bear such a load for a long time.

While Shire and Belgian horses are capable of carrying heavy loads, they are not qualified to be used as war horses.

Not being able to run fast is a major flaw, not to mention that the body is too heavy, easily weighing over a ton, and it is difficult to have the physical strength to fight for a long time.

There was no other way, Chen Ran could only give up the breeding of dairy cows, Northeast Min pigs and other scheduled livestock and continue to breed horses.

Compared to the seeds of crops, where multiple varieties are always bred together, Chen Ran always chooses only one when breeding livestock.

The reason is simple. Only 10,000 horses can be produced each year. If you want to expand the horse population on a large scale, there must be a sufficient base.

Among the tens of thousands of livestock produced by the breeding base, half are male and half are female.

Compared with ten thousand horses, the speed of expanding the horse herd is not just ten times, but more.

"What kind should I choose?"

In the breeding base, Chen Ran opened a list of hundreds of items and carefully looked for suitable targets.

"What about the Arabian horse? It has a great reputation in later generations."

After carefully reading the introduction of Arabian horses on the panel, Chen Ran gave up on his own initiative. “Apart from speed, there are no advantages.”

"Since the military prefers armored heavy cavalry, then use this, the Percheron. The Gallic knights all agree."

The Percheron has a strong, powerful body and is able to carry heavy loads.

Possessing extremely good endurance and strength, they are able to move quickly for long periods of time and can carry heavy equipment into combat.

More importantly, the Percheron is also highly adaptable and stable, able to perform well in a variety of terrains and climatic conditions.

This will provide great support for the Qin cavalry's future campaigns across the world island.

"That's it."

Chen Ran placed an order immediately and decided to breed Percheron horses for the next year.

By that time, 10,000 horses will be ready for delivery. After a few years of training and expansion of the herd, the Qin State will soon be able to assemble 10,000 cavalry, and those will be 10,000 heavily-armored cavalry.

In an era of low productivity, it was very difficult to form a cavalry of tens of thousands of horses.

On the one hand, it is difficult to handle tens of thousands of war horses, and on the other hand, the cost is too high.

A full set of weapons, equipment and armor, as well as necessary replacement parts, costs a lot of money.

Fortunately, Chen Ran has a steel joint venture that can produce all the necessary equipment.

Another thing is that war horses cost a lot of money to chew. They don't eat grass. At most, they eat some fodder in peacetime, but mainly they eat grain.

In an era when people do not have enough food, no country can afford to use food to feed war horses, except in the era of strong national strength.

Chen Ran had already provided seeds of corn and improved soybeans. After large-scale planting, they would not only solve the problem of food and fat intake for the people of Qin, but also be a prerequisite for large-scale livestock breeding.

It is precisely because of these prerequisites that the horse herd can be expanded on a large scale.

The Qin State has more than just war horses. The Shire horses and Belgian horses that Chen Ran had provided before have already expanded the size of the horse herd to a great extent.

The meat on these heavy draft horses, which weigh one ton, does not come out of thin air; it is obtained by eating food.

If Chen Ran had not persuaded Ying Zheng to promote corn and soybeans, the Qin State would not have been able to afford them at all.

The combat capability of the cavalry commanded by Li Mu is indeed very strong.

But the problem was that in order to feed Li Mu's cavalry, Zhao State had already resorted to cutting the unripe crops in the fields as feed in the later period.

The country is not strong enough to support it.

The Qin State could not afford to maintain such a large number of cavalry before. Supporting tens of thousands of cavalrymen and tens of thousands of horses was the limit of the Qin State's cavalry.

The main reason why we can afford to raise so many horses now is that Chen Ran provides high-yield and high-efficiency crops, such as corn and soybeans.

Needless to say, corn has always been the most popular livestock feed.

Soybeans are even more important.

The bean cakes made after oil extraction are even good things that cavalrymen feed to their horses before launching a charge on the battlefield.

"We can't just have heavy cavalry, we need light cavalry as well."

After selecting the breeding breed, Chen Ran did not leave in a hurry, but continued to search for more horse breeds. "Light cavalry is also important. Sometimes some terrains are even more important than heavy cavalry."

"That's it, Spanish horse."

The Spanish horse is actually the Andalusian horse.

This horse is gentle yet tough and can adapt to most terrains.

And he is very brave and suitable for the battlefield.

It has excellent endurance, is strong and sturdy, agile, and is not very picky about food, making it a very suitable mount for light cavalry.

“I’ll breed this next year.”

After setting the breeding goals for next year, Chen Ran felt like laughing.

It has been several years, and there is still no large supply of livestock meat for the people of Qin. They are all busy with horses. Fortunately, it is only a few years, and we can get through it.

After that, consumable livestock will appear on a large scale.

Before that, Chen Ran still needs to increase crop yields as quickly as possible.

After all, if you want to feed a large number of livestock, simply relying on them to eat grass and insects is not enough, you must have enough feed.

"The cultivation of corn and soybeans has reached its limit."

"We have enough good seeds, but we can't plant anything else on the land, unless we go to war to seize the land."

"In terms of water conservancy, the Zhengguo Canal and other water conservancy facilities are already under construction, and it is impossible to do better."

"If we want to increase production, we can only rely on fertilizers."

Making earth-based fertilizers is not difficult. In fact, Middle-earth had the ability and knowledge to make earth-based fertilizers many years ago. Europe had to wait thousands of years before gradually developing this ability.

It’s just that Chen Ran has always looked down upon its efficacy and output.

After all, domestic fertilizers are domestic fertilizers, and their effectiveness cannot be compared with those industrialized products in the modern world.

If there had not been the modern industrial factories provided by the system, Chen Ran would have used his knowledge to help the Qin State expand the production of local fertilizers and improve their quality.

But now that he had the advanced factory provided by the system, he naturally placed his hopes on obtaining a chemical plant.

"I've already met all the famous people from Qin, and there are no new people to subtitle. What should I do? You can't ask me to go and find people from the six countries, right?"

Chen Ran, who had lost his appetite due to the fertilizer factory, scratched his head and wondered if there were any other celebrities in Qin State that he could meet.

Then, he finally remembered someone.

"Oh, how could I forget about him!"

In the history of Qin State, there is a person who must be mentioned, and that is Zhao Gao.

This man, who was born a eunuch but had incredible ambition, had a significant influence on the history of the Qin State.

It can be said that it was he who single-handedly destroyed the foundation of the Qin State.

I forgot about him before and classified him as a eunuch.
"Queen Dowager, please help me find someone in the palace. His mother was admitted into the Hidden Palace, and he was also born in the Hidden Palace. He is a distant relative of the Zhao clan, and his surname is Zhao and his given name is Gao."

"Sure. I'll send someone to look for it right away."

After arranging people to look for Zhao Gao, Zhao Ji walked forward, took Chen Ran's hand and sat down on the couch. "I have recently learned a new fire dance of the Di people. Let me dance for you~~~"

The so-called fire dance is a dance that nomadic tribes perform casually when they gather around the fire at night and have nothing to do.

The biggest feature is to act spontaneously.

Chen Ran didn't say anything, just sat beside the bed and watched quietly.

He knew that it wouldn't be long before Zhao Ji would jump into his arms like she did in the past.

As expected, the fire dance was performed later, and it was another business worth several hundred million.

Zhao Gao, who was doing odd jobs in the Xianyang Palace, was led to wait outside the Queen Mother's bedroom with a nervous look on his face.

This wait lasted for more than an hour.

He kept wondering why the Queen Mother summoned him. Could it be that he was going to be successful?

I waited until my legs became numb before I was finally allowed to enter the temple.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Gao entered the Queen Mother's bedroom and was about to pay his respects, he did not see the Queen Mother at all, but only a man standing in the hall.

While in a daze, I vaguely heard the sound of water splashing in the back hall, as if someone was taking a bath~~~
"Are you Zhao Gao?"

Facing Chen Ran's question, Zhao Gao did not dare to neglect it. He quickly bowed and then responded, "I am Zhao Gao~~~"

He is not yet the powerful Prime Minister Zhao who can call a horse a zebra. He is just a lowly servant in the Xianyang Palace. He is really an honest man.

Chen Ran looked at this person seriously.

First of all, his height is not bad, and secondly, his face can be considered handsome.

Don’t underestimate this point. In ancient times, people were judged by their appearance. Those with ugly appearance and body shape would have at least ten times more difficulty becoming an official than those with thick eyebrows and big eyes!
In addition to his external qualities, Zhao Gao was also very capable in being valued by Ying Zheng, such as being able to read people's expressions and being eloquent.

To sum it up simply, this guy is a handsome and obedient scumbag~~~
After chatting for a while, Chen Ran didn't see any subtitles appear and he didn't care.

This is the case with the Qin world this time. Further development is needed before there is a chance to activate the subtitles.

He thought about it and simply said hello to Zhao Ji who was taking a bath, and then led Zhao Gao to find Ying Zheng.

With Chen Ran's introduction, Ying Zheng tested Zhao Gao and kept him by his side.

Of course, it is impossible for him to be the Minister of the Imperial Chariots right from the start. He is just a small character serving the king.

Compared to the chores I did before, this is already a huge leap forward.

Therefore, when Chen Ran left, Zhao Gao, who came to see him off, was so grateful that he burst into tears and said a lot of nice things to him.

Chen Ran just listened to Zhao Gao's words and didn't take them to heart at all.

What he cared about was the subtitles that were finally activated.

'I met the historical figure Zhao Gao. He was smart and capable. However, his ambition led to the demise of the second Qin Dynasty, and he was a traitor in history books.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

(End of this chapter)