The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 416 The National Mobilization ([-])
Classics, Fu, parallel prose, poems, words, songs, novels, dramas, dramas...

Generally speaking, Chinese cultural expressions are becoming more and more popular and easy to understand.Only in this way can more people be able to accept the influence of culture.

As a time traveler, Guan Yi is very clear: Even in modern society where illiteracy has almost disappeared, the most popular forms of cultural expression are TV dramas and various variety shows rather than poetry and songs.Even in the music industry, the audience of popular songs is definitely much larger than that of operas and symphonies.

Therefore, if you have enough levels, it is okay to pursue elegance.But in terms of publicity, if you want to receive good results at the public level, you must be vulgar!
Ji Hansi Wencao's preaching of storytelling has been going on for many years.Under their demonstration and leadership, now in Chang'an, Chengdu, Jiangzhou and other large cities with a large number of idle people, there have begun to be occupations dedicated to living by storytelling.And as expected, the masters are among the folks, and now Guan Da Sima's earlier scriptures are a bit outdated.The newly emerged storytellers are now blowing up all kinds of jokes.The image of Guan Da Sima has long since broken through the category of tearing up rebels, and has become an omnipotent and ubiquitous god-like existence.

But as time travelers, you natives can only imitate me, how can I be surpassed by you?So Guan Da Sima went straight to the point and launched the form of drama: just hear what Mr. Shu said, and you have to figure it out yourself.What a wonderful drama, I will show it to you directly, without thinking about anything.How nice!
In April of 271 AD, Sima Guan personally acted, captured a group of beautiful men and women, and crudely produced a "Troy" play that was performed in Chang'an. It's just that the heroine who plays Helen is a bit too rouge, and she looks like she ran out of the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion.

Afterwards, "Troy" was performed several times in Chang'an, Chengdu, Jiangzhou and other places. Although the tickets for each performance were more than [-] yuan, which was very valuable, the venues were still full.As expected by Da Sima, but beyond the expectations of all the big Han officials, the fanaticism shown by many officials' wives during the performance is really amazing.

Quite a number of women are madly in love with the invincible Achilles, and some women feel that the stable and stoic Hector is more worthy of entrustment.Fortunately, at this time, the big man's values ​​are still relatively positive, and most people sneer at Paris and Helen.

Therefore, Ji Han's propaganda methods have been innovated to a very high level. What Si Wencao has to do now is to completely confuse the hearts of the people of Jin through storytelling and even drama performances.

However, to achieve this, Si Wencao alone is not enough.He also needs the cooperation of the grassroots government of Jin.

"Guan Yi, I asked you to contact your father, what is his attitude now?"

"Reporting to Da Sima, my father has already replied. Just four words, so I can do it myself."

"Hahahaha~~~ Shi Zhongrong is such a wonderful person. Well, what do those aristocratic families in the Jin Kingdom who have obtained the exclusive right to sell the goods of my Fuxing Society in the Kanto region?"

"Hehe, speaking of this. My subordinates will congratulate Da Sima. As of today, a total of 32 replies have been received. Seven companies expressed their strong support and full cooperation. Twenty-five companies expressed their willingness to wait and see. None."

"Very good! Go and make arrangements. The seven companies that have clearly stated their attitudes will get their goods from my Fuxing Agency from next month, and the price will be reduced by 25%. The remaining [-] companies will be reduced by [-]%. The rest have not responded. They must be asked to show their attitude, otherwise we will be out of stock!"

"No, this subordinate understands."

"Have you heard what I discussed with Zhong Le just now? You should fully cooperate with Zhong Le in handling this matter. You must ensure that we have at least basic personal safety after the activation of the private affairs in the Jin Kingdom!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

For this big battle, Guan Yi made all kinds of preparations.There is no shortage of money and food, the problem of the source of troops has also been solved, and the intelligence front has been finalized.Next, there's the equipment left.

In late October, Sima Guan made a tour of Wuyuan County.

This tour is very low-key.He knew that there were capable people in the state of Jin, and he would definitely be able to see through his strategy of falsely attacking Tongguan and focusing on Bingzhou.As for the road to Youzhou, he vaguely felt that he should not be able to escape the eyes of the capable people of Jin, but he still had some hope deep in his heart: What if no one sees it?You know, counting the distance in a straight line, the logistics of this journey would be overwhelming.Who would foolishly go this way?

"The next official (the last general) is waiting to welcome Da Sima, Da Sima has worked hard all the way north."

"Hahahaha, Zhongshen, Ciqian, and Ziyang, I am very pleased to see that you are in good health. Speaking of which, after the straight road from Chang'an to Wuyuan was completed, I came here very quickly along the way. It's about ten days' journey. So, it's hard work. But you, the north is not small, and your skin is much worse than before."

"Working for the country is not hard work."

After a brief exchange of greetings, Guan Yi flicked his horsewhip: "Is the heavy blast furnace over there the steelmaking plant of Mr. Ziyi?"

"Of course. Uh... Da Sima, Wenyang has a merciless request."

"Since it's an unfeeling invitation, then don't invite it." Guan Yi glanced at Wen Yang who was choked speechless, and laughed loudly: "I am just joking with Ciqian, why, do you want to be a pioneer? "

"Hey, everything can't be hidden from Da Sima. Da Sima will come to my Wuyuan County, and he will visit the steel factory as soon as he comes. Thinking of the national conscription order a while ago, are we finally going to attack Jin?! "

"Of course, the exact time for dispatching troops has not yet been determined, but sooner or later it will be done. At that time, the officer is very much looking forward to Ciqian's bravery."

"Don't worry about this, Da Sima. As Da Sima said before, use me in the first battle, and use me to win!"

"I have no doubts about it."

A group of people were talking, and soon came to the steelmaking plant not far away.Liu Hui and others were already standing outside the factory building to welcome them.

"Mr. Ziyi has worked hard!"

"It's not suffering, it's not suffering. With the support of Da Sima, Hui can put many things that existed in his mind into practice. This is really the greatest happiness in life. Speaking of which, Hui has to thank Da Sima."

"Well, let's talk about the gossip later. Mr. Xianglai also heard that my big man has issued a national conscription order. So..."

"Hui has already heard about this from Huangfu Taishou and General Wen. It's just that I don't know how far Da Sima wants to expand the army?"

Guan Yi turned around and looked around, and the others quickly and consciously moved away from the two of them.Then Guan Yi leaned close to Liu Hui's ear and whispered softly: "30!"

Liu Hui's complexion changed a little, but he soon returned to normal, and he replied close to Guan Yi's ear: "If we send troops this year, all the weapons in the army can be changed. But the armor may not be enough."

"I understand." After answering softly, Guan Yi amplified his voice again: "Come, Mr. Ziyi, please show me your masterpiece!"

"Hehehe, Da Sima please."

As mentioned above, there is a lot of coal and iron ore underground in Wuyuan County, and it is close to the Yellow River, so it is extremely rich in water resources.Therefore, here is a natural steel production base.Since taking this place three years ago, Guan Yi has poured a lot of manpower and material resources into this place, and he has built the largest production base of steel and armored weapons in this era.

"Please look, Da Sima. This is an iron-making shaft furnace improved by Hui. The output of molten iron is about [-]% higher than that of the shaft furnace in the former Han Dynasty, and the purity of the iron is much higher than before."

"Well, how many blast furnaces are there here? How much molten iron is there per day?"

"Fifteen blast furnaces, with a daily output of [-] catties of iron."

"En." Guan Yi nodded, very satisfied.

Two thousand catties of molten iron per day is 73 catties a year.This output is about one-third of that in the early Tang Dynasty and one-tenth of that in the Northern Song Dynasty.But on the one hand, this is just the output of an iron mine. On the other hand, this iron mine has only been officially put into production for more than two years now.His production capacity still has a lot of room for growth in the future.

The most common blast furnace steelmaking method in society today has actually taken shape in China.What Guan Yi can do is to give Liu Hui theoretical hints: such as the way of heat transfer, how to better dissipate heat or better prevent heat loss, etc.The rest can only be handed over to Liu Hui and other technicians to slowly improve.

"What is the quality of the knives produced here?"

"Uh, this, Da Sima, according to your instructions, I excavated different soil mixed with iron ore in various places with obvious geological differences in the local area for smelting. The knives produced there do have different timbres. But If there is a qualitative change, this forgiveness has not yet been achieved.”

Hey, it seems that it is too early for this era to add rare earths to iron ore to smelt and improve its quality.

Seeing the slight disappointment on Guan Yi's face, Liu Hui quickly added: "Da Sima, although the knives produced here cannot be completely separated from the knives produced by the Puyuan family in Yizhou. But the knives here are not like the Puyuan family's knives. The quantity of high-quality goods produced is so small. On the contrary, its output is huge, and it can be used for a longer period of time before rolling the blade. Therefore, if the weapons here are used to re-equip my big man's army, the combat effectiveness of our army is actually invisible increased."

"Well, that's good. Mr. Ziyi, what about the plate armor that I told you about three years ago? How much is it in stock now?"

"How dare you forget what Da Sima never forgot, Da Sima please come with me."

The two took the lead, and everyone bypassed the bustling steelmaking plant and came to the back of the plant.

Not to mention that it is adjacent to the Yellow River, there are many fast-flowing streams nearby. One can tell at a glance that the slope of the riverbed here has been artificially changed to make the water flow faster, which can drive more cumbersome hydraulic machinery.

As a farming nation, ancient China used water power very early, and all kinds of whimsical ideas emerged in endlessly.It is a pity that these inventions are mostly used in agricultural production, and they are often not effectively promoted and improved due to the contempt of science and technology by ancient Chinese scholar-bureaucrats.

But as a time traveler, Guan Yi has been envious of plate armor for a long time.

The principle of the hydraulic forging machine is not difficult for an agricultural student, but the difficulty lies in the lack of hands-on ability to build one by himself.With Liu Hui, many of Guan Yi's theories have people who can put them into practice.

As the armor with the strongest defense in the cold weapon era, the advantages and disadvantages of plate armor are very obvious.Needless to say the advantages, the disadvantage is that the soldiers are not flexible enough after wearing full armor, and if the surrounding temperature is a little higher for soldiers covered in iron cages, they will be prone to heat stroke-this is also the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, even if they are repeatedly One of the reasons why European soldiers who were equipped with plate armor were defeated, but still insisted on using chain armor.

"Da Sima, for this plate armor, according to your requirements, the thickness of the head and chest should be strengthened as much as possible, and the thickness of the limbs should be reduced. Calculated in this way, the current full-body plate armor weighs 25 catties, and consumes about [-] catties of iron."

"How many plate armors are there in stock now?"

"Forgive me, Da Sima." When Liu Hui said this, his face turned bitter: "Wuyuan Iron Mine has only been in production for two years, and the output in the first year is far less than this year. Therefore, in more than two years, a total of 110 million mines have been produced. Fifty thousand catties of iron. Most of these output will be forged into knives, gun heads, and arrows. Therefore, the inventory of this plate armor is only about [-] pairs... I have failed to live up to Da Sima's expectations, and please forgive me crime."

"Hahahaha~~~ Not bad, not bad. Mr. Ziyi, you have done a good job, what is your fault? The advantages and disadvantages of plate armor are too prominent. I don't plan to use this thing in the whole army. ! But [-] sets of plate armor are enough to surprise the Sima family!"

(End of this chapter)