Chapter 153: Fighting for Hetao (18)

Hou Dayong noticed Bai Shuanghua's expression keenly, and looked at Guo Jiong, who was a bit awkward. This was a typical couple in love. Hou Dayong looked at them as if he saw his high school years, so he did not blame Bai Shuanghua for being distracted. Moreover, outsourcing and standardization are a very important concept that needs to be explained repeatedly, so he patiently explained: "I just said that except for a few core components of the new carriage produced by the Chen family carriage workshop, other parts with low technical content can be produced by other craftsmen. This is the first problem I mentioned. In my hometown, it is called outsourcing. If we want to improve the production speed, outsourcing is a very necessary means. As long as we grasp the manufacturing technology of the core components, we are not afraid of others stealing skills, and we can maintain our technical advantages."

Although Hou Dayong did not blame Bai Shuanghua for being distracted, Bai Shuanghua was very embarrassed. When Hou Dayong reinterpreted, she did not dare to be distracted anymore. She listened to Hou Dayong's explanation with all her heart. Bai Shuanghua and Chen Lingxin were not on the same side. Chen Lingxin regarded these carriages as her children. She had a natural resistance to outsourcing, so her mind was slower. Bai Shuanghua's perspective was much more objective. She quickly figured out the meaning of outsourcing and nodded constantly.

"Outsourcing is just a simple problem, and each instrument battalion can solve it themselves. The more important thing is the second problem - the standardization problem, which requires effective organization by the competent personnel of the Black Eagle Army to complete it." Hou Dayong gave an example: "In the Warring States Period, the Qin army basically completed the standardization of weapon production. The Qin army weapons unearthed one after another in various places were almost exactly the same, and the components of the weapons could be interchanged, obviously with the same standards. This is an important factor in the Qin army's super combat effectiveness."

In fact, there were very few Qin troops unearthed in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Hou Dayong thought of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses as he spoke. Therefore, he gave an example of the Qin army. However, Bai Shuanghua did not notice this problem and was still listening to Hou Dayong's explanation seriously.

"The standardization issue is also very simple. It is the various instruments produced by the Black Diao Military Craftsman Camp. Each component has fixed size and unified technical requirements, such as the axles of a carriage. As long as it is a carriage produced by the Black Diao Military Craftsman Camp, each axle must have the same style and technical requirements. Whether it is produced in Tongxin City or axles produced in Lingzhou, they can all be interchanged. This is the meaning of standardization."

Hou Dayong said this, stopped and looked at Bai Shuanghua and said, "Let's take the yellow birch crossbow commonly used in the Black Eagle Army as an example. The length and flexibility of the bow string of the yellow birch crossbow, the size of the scale of the mountain, as well as the teeth, hanging knives, hooks and keys, must have a unified standard. With a unified standard, each yellow birch crossbow is like a twin brother, which is easy to test and replace, which is conducive to production and repair, do you understand?"

From time to time, a breeze came secretly in the yard, and the beard on Bai Shuanghua's face fluttered tremblingly with the breeze. Bai Shuanghua had already habitually held her beard with her hands. After thinking for a while, Bai Shuanghua pulled out the Hou Family Knife and said, "I understand the meaning of the governor in general. For example, the Hou Family Knife, the blade body, hilt, and scabbard of all Hou Family Knifes are basically the same size. Different knifes can be inserted well with different scabbards. This is standardization."

Hou Dayong was extremely satisfied with Bai Shuanghuadi's understanding and said: "After the various utensil production standards are compiled, they can be made into brochures and distributed to craftsmen in Lingzhou and Tongxin City. In this way, no matter which utensils are produced in the craftsman camp, they can be used for use."

As a quarconian, Bai Shuanghua was the busiest person in the entire army when the winter war stopped. When he heard that the Jiedushi had arranged another headache task, he hesitated for a moment, and he still bowed: "The Black Eagle Army has a wide variety of weapons, and it is not a simple matter to formulate standards for various weapons. The subordinate officials have a suggestion. There are more than 20 gentlemen in Songshan Academy, all of whom are educated scholars. At present, only two classes have been opened, and there are not many things. It is better to draw several gentlemen from the academy to concentrate on doing this matter."

Hou Dayong was amused when he saw Bai Shuanghua's face with a mustache, and thought to himself: Bai Shuanghua is quite capable. Even if she recovers from her daughter's body, she will be in charge of military supplies. Maybe there will be more stories about Bai Shuanghua joining the army in the future opera.

When Hou Dayong thought of this, he smiled and said, "General Bai is right, so he transferred five gentlemen from the academy to take charge of this matter. However, you are the quarantine officer of the Black Eagle Army, and you still need to be responsible for this matter. At present, Bai Shuangwu is responsible for the specific affairs of the academy. Just contact him to discuss the matter directly. Standardized staffing is a very important matter. You must implement it quickly and come up with a preliminary plan for me to review within a month."

Bai Shuanghua didn't know what to say, and said, "I will go to Vice President Bai Shuangwu to discuss this matter immediately."

Bai Shuanghua's position was a position recognized by the Privy Council, but Bai Shuanghua's gender was "male", and the father's column was intentionally empty. The positions of the generals of the Yamen in each town were not required to be accepted by the Privy Council. However, in order to control the army of each town, Chai Rong issued an order in the autumn of the third year of Xiande to reappoint all the official positions of the Yamen in the army. This made the Privy Council very busy and spent several months to register the Yamen in the Jiezhen and appoint them one by one. The basis for the appointment was actually the list reported by each town. Bai Shuanghua officially became a general with the list of the Privy Council of the Great Zhou Dynasty during this unified national appointment.

The situation of Bai Shuangwu is different. Bai Shuangwu is Bai Shuanghua's brother. He joined the Black Diao Army as the deputy commander-in-chief. He was originally a member of the Imperial Army and belonged to the Privy Council. When he formed the New Black Diao Army, if the Black Diao Army reported Bai Shuangwu's name to the Privy Council, it would definitely cause trouble. Therefore, Bai Shuangwu did not hold the military position of the New Black Diao Army, but was appointed as the deputy director of the academy, in charge of the military training of the academy. His position was still treated as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Black Diao Army. Of course, this position was only a position recognized by the Black Diao Army, and there was no in the roster of the Privy Council, which was the same nature as the military positions held by Meng Shu, Du Gang, and Wu Qilang.

Bai Shuangwu beat Han Lun, the father of Han Lingkun, the commander of the Palace Front Commander, to return to the Palace Front Commander, and feared that he would die inexplicably, so he joined the Black Eagle Army. From the perspective of the imperial guards, Bai Shuangwu was a real escape general, so although Bai Shuangwu was not appointed to the official military position in the Black Eagle Army, he had to accept his fate. In this way, Bai Shuanghua's official position in the Great Zhou army was higher than Bai Shuangwu, which made Bai Shuangwu a little uncomfortable. He deliberately avoided Bai Shuanghua on weekdays. In addition, Bai Shuanghua has a lot of things to do. Although the two brothers and sisters were in Lingzhou City, they had never met several times.

Hou Dayong talked for a while. Bai Shuanghua basically figured out the issue of standardization. She thought that there were still a lot of trivial matters waiting to be handled by herself. She also thought of the new tasks assigned by the Jiedushi. The new tasks were easy to say but complicated to do. She felt a little worried. After saying goodbye to Hou Dayong, she was thinking about how to get things done.

Guo Jiong did have some things to discuss with Bai Shuanghua today. After arranging all the affairs in the camp early, he came to Bai Shuanghua's camp. He heard that Bai Shuanghua arrived at the carriage workshop and rushed to Chen Lingxin again. He did not expect that Hou Dayong and Bai Shuanghua appeared in front of him. This made Guo Jiong feel a little embarrassed.

After Bai Shuanghua bid farewell to Hou Dayong, he saluted Guo Jiong according to the military etiquette, and left the carriage workshop with pride. Guo Jiong and Bai Shuanghua had already expressed their feelings to each other, but they had not officially got married. Guo Jiong felt like a man who had been hungry for two or three days. Seeing a pot of tempting braised pork, but he couldn't eat it through an invisible wall, making people feel even more hungry. Guo Jiong watched Bai Shuanghua walk out of the gate of the carriage workshop and wanted to follow him immediately, while Hou Dayong was still standing next to the carriage, without any intention of leaving, so Guo Jiong naturally could not leave.

Hou Dayong held his chin with his left hand. He looked left and right at the carriage, climbed up the carriage from the back door, stood on the carriage, and looked around, then squatted in the carriage, gesturing the length of the carriage. Guo Jiongsu knew Hou Dayong was thinking. Seeing that he was fiddling in the carriage, the Jiedushi probably had other ideas, so he wandered around the carriage for a few times. He said, "After spring comes, I don't know how many carriages can be built. The Lion Camp can first take out a battalion to equip this kind of carriage. After forming combat power, it will be promoted to the entire army."

Hou Dayong jumped out of the carriage with a smile, tapped the carriage with his fingers, and said to Guo Jiong: "The carriage of the Chen family carriage is fixed. If this carriage is removed and a bed crossbow is placed on the carriage. When dealing with the Hu cavalry, dozens of carriages are moving bed crossbows, which can attack or defend, and their power must be extraordinary." At this time, Hou Dayong was thinking about the German blitzkrieg during World War II. After these carriages were installed on the bed crossbow, they were equivalent to tanks of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they were suddenly concentrated and used under suitable terrain conditions, it would definitely be a nightmare for the grassland cavalry.

Guo Jiong saw Hou Dayong wandering around the carriage, and knew that Hou Dayong had a new idea. When he heard Hou Dayong talk about installing crossbows on the carriage, he smiled and said, "When he was in Cangzhou, he was forced to read a lot of books. According to ancient books, there were crossbows in the Warring States Period, which could advance or retreat, and were convenient to move. He drove twelve stone crossbows on each crossbow, and each crossbow was seven arrows. The main arrow was slightly larger, and three arrows on both sides were slightly smaller, which could shoot 700 steps. The walls in the middle were falling and the city was destroyed, and it was unstoppable. In addition, when the Tang Dynasty fought with the Khitans, he used a cow to pull the crossbows to participate in the expedition. The Tang people hooked the ropes to the axles, and could turn the strings after walking. The efficiency was extremely high. The crossbows were equipped with giant crossbows with a pulling force of more than 800 kilograms, and there were also seven launch slots. The maximum range was more than 2,000 meters, and the arrows used in the middle slot were more than one meter long."

Hou Dayong was very interested in the Warring States crossbows and asked, "I wonder if this Warring States crossbows have been lost?" Guo Jiong thought for a while and said, "The Warring States crossbows have been lost for a long time, but I heard Jiang Hui talk about that there were crossbows in the Shu army similar to the Warring States crossbows. It is said that the tomb robbers dug up the ancient tomb and found that the Warring States crossbows were well preserved. It was obtained by a Western Shu craftsman at a high price. Most Shu people like to make strange tricks and tricks. Not only did they imitate the Warring States crossbows, but they also combined the characteristics of Zhuge crossbows to make Western Shu crossbows. According to Jiang Hui, this kind of crossbow was once equipped in the Shu army. When fighting against the Tubo people, the Western Shu crossbows suffered a lot."

Xiong Camp is located outside Lingzhou City. Jiang Hui is the commander of Xiong Camp and Zhou Qing is the commander of Xiong Camp. Hou Dayong has not visited Xiong Camp for more than a month. When he heard Guo Jiong talk about the existence of Western Shu crossbows in the Shu army, his eyes shining: "Follow me to Xiong Camp. We will have dinner in Xiong Camp at noon today. Listen to Jiang Hui's talk about Western Shu crossbows. This Jiang Hui is the most greedy. I heard that the shopkeeper Zhao sent a chef from Chengdu Prefecture, and we will also try it."

When Guo Jiong heard that he was going to Xiong Camp, he knew that he could not see Bai Shuanghua today, and he couldn't help but feel a little upset. However, when Guo Jiong saw Hou Dayong talking about delicious food, he thought of the radish beef that Jiang Hui had described to him, he also swallowed his saliva. Although Guo Jiong was born in a wealthy family, he was keen on going to the He family to practice martial arts every day in Cangzhou, or accompanied his wife to study poetry and painting. He had no interest in food. Instead, he came to the Black Diao Army. He often followed Hou Dayong, who loved food, to make tooth sacrifices, and gradually became interested in food.

The group walked out of the carriage workshop. Hou Dayong looked at the gloomy weather and said to Guo Jiong: "There must be snow on the official road outside the city. Don't let Feng's legs be frostbite. Let's go back to the mansion first to replace Feng's son." Guo Jiong knew the relationship between Hou Dayong and the war horse "Feng", and said with some emotion: "When I was in Cangzhou, the wind was still so fierce. Four years were short and long, and the wind had become an old horse."

Lingzhou City is a border city, with the residents in the city mainly among the Central Plains people. It turned out that there were some Dangxiang people. Because during the siege of Fangdangming, the Dangxiang people in the city became Fangdang's military and local responders. Feng Jiye was furious and expelled all the Dangxiang people from Lingzhou City. In addition to the Hu people in the business world, they were all Central Plains people.

Hou Dayong arrived in Lingzhou for only a few months. He was very low-key when he traveled. Most of the time, he only had Fengsha, Luo Qingsong and others followed him. Moreover, the weather was cold in winter. The people in the city were accustomed to hiding in their houses and "cats" in winter, and rarely walked on the streets, and there were no large-scale activities in the city. Therefore, not many people in the city knew Hou Dayong. Because Guo Jiong's lion camp was stationed in the city, he often led troops out of the city to train. Many people in the city knew Guo Jiong.

Hou Dayong and Guo Jiong rode side by side on the streets of Lingzhou. There were also sharp-eyed people on the streets who recognized General Guo in the lion camp. Although the streets were enough for the cavalry to pass normally, they bowed sideways. General Guo, who rode a tall horse, was respectful to General Guo. The Black Diao Army had good food, high salary, and strict military discipline. They solved the problem of sexual hunger and thirst for the old soldiers. The Lion Camp that entered the city was the foundation of the old Black Diao Army. In the six months since the Lion Camp entered Lingzhou City, the soldiers of the Lion Camp had few disturbed the people. The people in the city respect for Guo Jiong from the heart.

The group had just turned a corner of the street. Hou Dayong saw Shi Gao Yueming, Shi Gao Luqi and four guards in the mansion walked out of a shop on the street. Shi Gao Luqi was holding some colorful flower cloth in his hands. Shi Gao Yueming saw Hou Dayong riding a tall horse, standing by the street and looking up at Hou Dayong. When Hou Dayong rode to his side, he saluted at regular intervals according to the customs of women in the Central Plains.

Seeing that Shi Gaoyueming's nose and cheeks were red with cold, Hou Dayong thought that Shi Gaoyueming was pregnant, he jumped off his horse and stood beside Shi Gaoyueming: "Look at the weather is very gloomy and there is still some snow on the street, so don't walk around the street. It's not a joke to fall. Wait until the weather is Jinglang and the ground is dry before going out to go shopping."

Shi Gaoyueming chuckled and said, "I haven't gone shopping for a long time. I really want to go out for a walk today. I'll go back now, and the governor will come back soon." Because Guo Jiong was by his side, Hou Dayong did not talk anymore. He turned over and waved to Shi Gaoyueming and said, "You go back quickly." Shi Gaoyueming watched Langjun walk away, and then took Shi Gao Luqi and his personal guards back home.

Just as Shi Gao Yueming and Hou Dayong were talking briefly, in a porcelain shop opposite the street, a Sogdian businessman stood in the dark of the shop, looking out the street with some confusion. Two servants were busy carrying the bundled porcelain behind him.

This young Sogdian was a Sogdian merchant who had only risen in the past two years. He gave the name of the Central Plains Taiqing, which means the sky, to show that he has lofty ambitions like the sky. The Taiqing caravan still has a lot of gaps compared to the Sogdian merchant Luo Ling. However, after Taiqing successfully ran between Jingzhao Prefecture and Saman three times, his pocket gradually became a little bulging and he also gained some fame on the Northwest Business Road.

When Hou Dayong and his party turned from the corner of the street, Taiqing happened to look out of the street by accident. He had met Hou Dayong and immediately recognized the rider on the horse as the governor Hou Dayong. He was about to walk out of the shop to salute Hou Dayong, but he saw Hou Dayong stop and jump off the horse to talk to a woman. The two of them were quite intimate in their speech. Seeing this, Taiqing was not able to go over to pay a visit, so he stood in the shop waiting for the governor to talk to the woman. When he turned his eyes to the woman, he was very surprised: the woman was Shi Gaoyueming, the daughter of Shi Gaojin.

When the Dangxiangfang was not fighting with the Great Zhou Dynasty, Taiqing went to Tongxin City several times and met Shi Gaojin and his beautiful daughter Shi Gaoyueming. Shi Gaoyueming's skin was snow-white, his eyes were sky blue, his nose was straight, and his figure was very tall, and his characteristics were very obvious. Therefore, although Taiqing only saw Shi Gaoyueming once and Shi Gaoyueming was still wearing thick winter clothes, Taiqing recognized Shi Gaoyueming at a glance.
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