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Text Chapter 1337: The Han Banner World (27) Something New

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    He spared no effort in manpower and material resources to build a relief camp in the desert. This news made Wang Jian a little frightened. Huang Xiao beside him changed his color. Mei Hua observed the other party's face and understood the other party's worries, so she calmly explained: "Big  General, these supply camps are really only for welcoming the general and for his return journey. We have only crossed half of the desert, with this green state as our boundary. Of course, if the general feels it is inappropriate,  After the general returns, we will immediately dismantle these supply camps." Crossing half of the desert, with this oasis as the boundary, and the other party only welcomes them here, the subtext here is the country that the Han will build with his king later.  This oasis will be the boundary.  "General Mei is overly concerned. I just feel that it is not worth spending so much manpower and material resources just for Wang's visit." Wang Jian's face turned red, and he felt that he was cautious in judging the belly of a gentleman.  And feel ashamed.  "For today's big Han, this is nothing." Mei Hua said calmly, "The general is an important guest of the king, so naturally he must be more serious." Since the Han army has come to welcome him, Wang Jian simply stayed in this oasis.  After resting for another night and crossing half of the desert, the soldiers under his command were very tired. He did not want his soldiers to be embarrassed in front of Mei Hua.  After a night's rest, when they hit the road the next day, these cavalrymen were indeed in high spirits. At least in the current relatively slow march, they looked no worse than the Han army.  Of course, the ordnance of the two sides is incomparable. This young guard regiment of the Han army is the emperor's own army.  The body is covered with plate armor. This kind of armor has strong protective capabilities and is heavy. It is more than one level better than the chain armor equipped by the Qin army. According to Wang Jian's knowledge.  This kind of plate armor was extremely expensive. Of course, he didn't know that the Han army had already passed the primitive stage of making plate armor by hand. It only took a few seconds to shape a pair of plate armor using a water-driven punch.  Except for armor, this Han army was armed to the teeth. Everyone wore a thin hood under their helmet.  Only holes were made above the nose and eyes.  Of course Wang Jian knew its role. It was used to prevent wind and sand in the desert. Unexpectedly, the Han army even equipped this uniformly. The same style and the same color, it looked like it was customized. Then look at his own  Under his command.  But there are all kinds of clothes, some people use silk cloth, others use coarse cloth, and some people even tear a piece of linen cloth from somewhere and cover their faces like this.  And when it comes to weapons, it¡¯s even more incomparable.  The Han army used a light-colored saber with a narrow blade. Last night, his soldiers saw the sharpness of this saber. Everyone had a riding crossbow inserted next to the saddle. This was no longer a single-shot riding crossbow.  It is a repeating mounted crossbow. Mei Hua also demonstrated it to him yesterday. This mounted crossbow is an upgrade from the original Han Army's repeating crossbow. The range has not increased much, but the weight of the entire repeating crossbow is lighter than Yuanlai.  half.  Outside the crossbow bag, there are rows of crossbow arrows in special cases.  Your own soldiers may only be able to compete with their opponents in terms of fighting will or spirit!  He glanced at his cavalry.  Wang Jian sighed in his heart.  When it was dark the next day, Wang Jian saw the supply camp that Mei Hua had mentioned. It was said to be a supply camp, but it looked like a heavily guarded camp, with rows of large green tents surrounded by fences.  On top of the fence, there is a barbed wire fence, and a watchtower tree rises every ten meters, but there are no heavy weapons such as crossbows on it.  Wang Jian once again cast suspicious eyes on Mei Hua.  And Mei Hua once again had to take on the responsibility of explanation.  "General, these soldiers building the supply camp are all from the Third Military Region. In fact, they are no longer real soldiers. However, Commander Helan does not want them to forget their identities, so he sent them out this time.  We regard this as an opportunity to train troops, so everything is done according to wartime requirements. "The Third Military Region!" Wang Jian murmured.  "Don't get me wrong, General. This Third Military Region is not aimed at the General. When we established the Third Military Region, we didn't know where the General was. The purpose of establishing the Third Military Region was just to control the vast northwest area.  , you know, this was a place where bandits roamed in the past. Furthermore, in order to open up the northwest, these soldiers were all removed from the guards, government officials, and police officers. Although they received military pay, they were not really regular soldiers.  "How many troops are there in the Third Military Region now?" Wang Jian asked.  Mei Hua smiled: "There are about a million people in the area currently controlled by the Third Military Region, and about half of them are these guards and their families. Their main tasks are to reclaim wasteland and farm land.  , When we arrived at the Third Military Region, the general understood at a glance that there were less than 10,000 regular troops in the Third Military Region." "That's it!Wang Jian nodded and felt relieved. A regular army of 10,000 people wanted to control a place where millions of people lived. The vigilance was probably insufficient. How could there be any spare power to expand outward?  Mei Hua snickered in her heart. There were indeed only more than ten thousand regular troops in the Third Military Region, but they were not scattered. They were stationed together, because in the northwest, every farm was a unit. They had weapons and were able to do it themselves.  In addition, these farms based on military combat units do not need the Third Military Region to deal with security and management issues. Now in the Northwest, everything is still managed according to military law.  One supply camp every hundred miles greatly increased their marching speed. Ten days later, Wang Jian's horse hooves set foot on the pace of the Third Military Region, but the scene in front of him made him feel like he was in a dream.  Large expanses of poplar trees in front of him blocked his sight. The neat poplar trees stood upright like soldiers, extending infinitely to both sides in front of his eyes. Although most of them were only as thick as a wine glass, there were so many of them.  He was shocked. When he left here a few years ago, there was nothing here except some low shrubs.  "These trees were planted by the Third Military Region under the order of the King. Even now, this kind of work is still being done non-stop." Mei Hua looked at the dense forest in front of her and said proudly. In a few years, this place will be  Will be shaded by trees.  "Why do you, King of Han, even have to take care of planting trees, and what are you planting trees for?" Wang Jian asked puzzledly.  "Prevent wind and sand!" Mei Hua pointed to the endless desert behind him. The king said that these wind and sand will erode our land day by day, "turning the best land into a desert like theirs, so we must plant trees and grass."  , like a wall, keeping the sand out. I heard from people in the Third Military Region that the wind and sand in the Mengchi area have indeed become less stormy in the past two years. " Wang Jian remained silent, once again feeling proud of the man's wealth.  Shockingly, these trees, as well as the manpower to plant these trees and ensure their survival, are all money in vain and require strong financial support.  "The king has said that this means that the predecessors can plant trees so that future generations can enjoy the shade. Maybe our generation will not be aware of their usefulness, but by our next generation, these sand-proof forests will play an important role."  Mei Hua smiled.  "The King of Han has always been far-sighted, and I admire you greatly." Wang Jian said sincerely. While he was still thinking about how to live and how to live better, the King of Han was already thinking about future generations many years later. The two of them  Obviously not on the same level at all.  After passing through this sand-proof forest that was unknown in length but several miles deep, another scene appeared in front of Wang Jian.  A scene of paradise.  The crops that had just grown over a person's knees stretched out endlessly in front of Wang Jian, swaying in the breeze. A road stretched out in front of him. The gray road was enough for two carriages to go side by side. Their  Wang Jian was really puzzled by the flatness. The horse's hoof stepped on it, and the horseshoe made a crisp sound.  Wang Jian stared at the road, staring at it intently. He could still tell that this was not a stone slab.  "General, this road is made of cement and is very smooth. With this road, we no longer have to worry about muddy roads in rain and snow." Mei Hua explained with a smile.  "In fact, many houses in our Han Dynasty have begun to be built with it. It is very strong, stronger than ordinary stones." "What is cement?" Literally understood, Wang Jian could not imagine that this was a material.  Plant something.  "Oh, this is a building material. It was invented by the late Mr. Guo Quanguo, the Minister of Industry of the Han Dynasty, when he was building roads. Our king named it cement. Of course, we don't understand why the king gave it to him.  With such a name, the king is always right, isn't he?" Mei Hua said with a smile.  "Is this thing expensive?" "Of course not. If it was expensive, how could it be used to build roads? In fact, it is very simple to build." Mei Hua said with a smile.  "However, the Third Military District is too far away from the mainland, so now only the main road has been built here. Unlike the mainland, this kind of cement road has become popular, and even some villages with good economic conditions have begun to build it.  The road has been built with cement. But now that we have built the road from Dayan County to Mengchi, the conditions here will get better and better in the future. General, you have been away from the Central Plains for several years, and there are many new things.  When you come to Dayan County, you will see more new things." "Yes, I have been away from the Central Plains for too long." Wang stood up and looked across the endless green crops.  Over the rows of villages, smoke is rising from somewhere.  ? ???A few years ago, this place was a wilderness.  (To be continued.)
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