"Xiaoxiang Restaurant, Autumn Delicacy Restaurant, Heng Wu Garden, Long Cui Garden, Qin Fang Pavilion…" Cao Cao held the white brocade in his hand and silently read it for a while. Then, he faintly smiled and said,"Good boy, you actually have such a strange idea.”
After muttering to himself, Cao Cao raised his head and looked at a guard who had stood still for a long time."Is there anything else?" The guard nodded." Reporting to Lord Sikong. Not only did the Eldest Young Master name the various places in the residence, but he also named the main garden where he lived, the Self-restraint Pavilion."”
"Self-restraint?" Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this. Then, his expression turned pale as he muttered to himself,"Good, to think that he hasn't lost his mind. Tell your men to keep an eye out and report to me if anything happens.”"Yes!" The guard accepted the order.”Then, he left the room, leaving Cao Cao in deep thought.
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Ever since he had moved into the General's Residence, Cao Ang had been extremely busy. According to tradition, the General was in charge of the capital's guards, but now that the military power of the capital was in Cao Cao's hands, he had no more guards. Cao Ang had thought that he would be able to relax, but who would have thought that Cao Cao would be so generous to his son? He had changed a 20,000-strong army stationed in the south of the capital into the capital's guards and placed them under Cao Ang's command. This included a troop of about three thousand cavalrymen! Cao Ang was happy that he was able to become a general. He was happy because he was grateful for his father's training, but he was worried because he had less and less free time. Moreover, Xiahou Yuan was very strict with him, and he was not allowed to miss a single training session every night.
In order to share some of his pressure, Cao Ang immediately took Shi Huan over from the cavalry camp and appointed him as a lieutenant. He could be considered to have shared some of his pressure.
While practicing martial arts, training the soldiers, setting up the mansion and other miscellaneous matters, the end of the year was approaching in the blink of an eye. On this day, the sky of Xu Du was slowly covered with white snow. Standing in the snow-covered garden of the General's Mansion, looking at the leafless trees and the frosty ground, Cao Ang's heart couldn't help but tighten. This was his first New Year in ancient times.
"General." While he was deep in thought, he saw Yang Yuan rushing over. Although he had been called for a long time, Cao Ang was not used to this form of address. He was still immersed in his thoughts. Yang Yuan grinned and raised his voice,"General!"
Cao Ang finally came to his senses. He raised his head and looked at Yang Yuan, who had a wretched smile on his face. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and kicked him." You shouted so loudly. You're courting death!"”Yang Yuan's face was red from the pain. He covered his butt and said softly,"General, Mr. Ma has arrived and is waiting outside the residence.”
"Mr. Ma!" Cao Ang was shocked when he heard this, and then he said happily,""Hurry up and invite him in!" In the blink of an eye, a few months had passed, and Ma Jun had come here because he had completed the double stirrers and warhorse knife! Cao Ang was so happy that he jumped on the spot. As he walked to the main hall, he turned around and said,"Go and find Shi Huan for me too!"
A short while later, Shi Huan braved the snow and rushed to the general's manor. When he reached the main hall, Shi Huan couldn't help but be stunned. He saw Cao Ang, who was sitting in the main seat in the hall, playing with a lump of pig iron in his hand with a smile. There was also a strange scimitar on the table beside him. It seemed to have some similarities with the Xiongnu's scimitar, but on closer inspection, it seemed completely different.
"You're here." Cao Ang raised his head with a smile and looked at the puzzled Shi Huan. He smiled lightly and said,"Take a look, this is the double stirrers and warhorse knife made by Mister Ma Jun.”Shi Huan picked up the saber on the table in puzzlement and asked,"General, you urgently summoned me to see this?”
"That's right!" Cao Ang lightly snapped his fingers and then turned to ask,""Deheng, have you adjusted the stirrers?”Ma Jun stroked his chin and said softly,"With Ma Jun's test, there is no big problem. It can be said that it is ideal and feasible after practical use."”
"Good!" Cao Ang smiled and stood up gently. Then, he said to Shi Huan,"Quickly bring this set of stirrers and warhorse saber back to the barracks to try it out. See how effective it is when the cavalry is equipped with it. If there's any inconvenience, report to me at any time!”Although Shi Huan was puzzled, he still followed Cao Ang's orders. Then, he took his saber and stirrers and left.
After Shi Huan left, Cao Ang turned to Ma Jun and said with a smile,"Deheng, it's been hard on you. If these two items are effective, I will report to my father and let you display your talent.”
Ma Jun smiled lightly." General, you don't have to be so polite. Ma Jun has received your kindness. He will naturally repay you generously."”
Three days later, after a series of systematic practice and usage, Shi Huan brought back the Dual Stirrers and Warhorse Saber. The effects were obvious, and it naturally greatly improved the balance and combat strength of the cavalry. After Cao Ang received Shi Huan's reply, he immediately took out his stirrers and warhorse saber and presented them to Cao Cao at the year-end court meeting.
After Cao Cao and a group of knowledgeable civil officials passed on the message, especially after receiving Liu Ye's praise, Cao Cao's eyes lit up."Who made these two things?"
"The person who made these two items is Ma Jun from Fufeng County, also known as De Heng. He is skilled with his hands and is extremely good at mechanics. He can be said to be a rare talent in the world.”After Cao Ang finished speaking, Liu Ye continued," I know this person. It is said that he was famous for improving the silk machine because his family was poor. I thought that he was just a skilled craftsman, but I didn't expect him to have such skills. As the general said, he is really a strange talent.”
Cao Ang didn't tell the crowd that these two items were created by himself. After all, some things didn't need to be too ostentatious. Pushing the title of inventor onto Ma Jun's head also saved others from gossiping about him.
Cao Cao looked at the stirrers in his hands, and a strange light gradually appeared in his eyes. After a while, Cao Cao said,"Zhuo ordered the assistant minister to immediately include these two items in the court's discussion and inform the six Cao Cao to reduce the country's needs for the coming year. I want every horse in the Tiger Leopard Cavalry Camp to be matched with these items!”
Hearing this, Cao Ang heaved a sigh of relief and asked,"Then what about Ma Jun?”Hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned. He couldn't help but hesitate. After all, although a person like Ma Jun was talented, it was impossible for him to stand in the court. However, if he was only appointed as an official, it would be a waste of his talent. Thinking of this, Cao Cao could not help but hesitate.
Seeing Cao Cao hesitating, Cao Ang smiled and said,""Father, Ma Jun's talent can be great or small. If you use him for a small reason, you can appoint him as a minister to make exquisite things for the emperor's garden to make everyone happy. If we use them in a big way, we can order them to manufacture the fine weapons of the country and the important needs of military supplies. When the time comes, we will conquer the four directions. The good machinery and weapons will be established according to the time and used according to the needs. Wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?”
As soon as Cao Ang finished speaking, everyone in the room lowered their heads in deep thought. Cao Cao also said softly,"The country's best weapons must be used well! Zixiu, you're right!"
Guo Jia smiled and said," Lord Ming, the general is right. If you are confused about how to place Ma Jun, why don't you set up a lieutenant in the middle of the army to take charge of the important task of making weapons? It will be called the Weapon Commandery, and it will be specialized in making fine weapons for military supplies. What do you think?"”
Cao Cao laughed and said,"A lieutenant?" It's good that you can think of this!”Guo Jia was just about to wave his hand modestly when Cao Ang said,""Although Chancellor's words are good, there are also some loopholes.”
Guo Jia was stunned when he heard that. Then, he laughed and said,"Please guide me, Young Master." Cao Ang also smiled." In Cao Ang's opinion, if we set up a mansion, all the weapons invented by our army will be stolen by other vassals in less than three years. The losses outweighed the gains. In a battle between two armies, the confidentiality of military supplies was the most important.”
Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other. Guo Jia smiled and said,"Then what do you think, General?" Cao Ang chuckled and said," It's just a facade. We'll set up the Weapons Commandery as usual, but it doesn't care about making weapons. It's only responsible for the distribution of weapons among the armies. There are several sub-prefectures under the Weapons Commandery, which are responsible for manufacturing, preparing materials, comparing weapons, retrieving weapons, polishing weapons, and so on. These fake positions are just a cover. Only one sub-prefecture is the most important and mysterious. It specializes in designing weapons and takes charge of manufacturing. After that, they would distribute the materials to the various manors to make different weapons. Then, they would be inlaid in the most mysterious manors and put into practice. Then, they would report to the central army and directly report to Lord Sikong. What do you think, Mister Feng Xiao?"
The people in the hall could not help but be shocked when they heard this. Guo Jia also hurriedly lowered his head. After pondering for a long time, he said,"Wonderful! Wonderful! If several sub-prefectures were to work separately, even if they were to produce something, they would only be able to obtain a part of the weapon, not the whole, without the practice of the prefecture that designed it. If one wanted a complete set of military weapons, several sub-prefectures were indispensable. If they were to use this foundation and create a few fake parts, it would be even harder for others to know. Haha, wonderful! Wonderful!"
In fact, Cao Ang had only made some slight changes to the operating mode of the production of products in the factory in the future. Who would have thought that the genius Guo Jia would actually be able to go one level higher, creating a fake branch mansion production to disrupt the ears, he was really full of evil ideas!
Cao Cao replied," That's right. If that's the case, as long as we can cover it up properly and hide the most mysterious design of the military weapons, it will be extremely difficult for even the people of the capital to steal the secrets of the military weapons."”
Cao Ang continued with a smile." For the sake of convenience, these sub-prefectures can be named as the halls of the Weapon Commandery. For example, the Army Attack Hall for siege weapons, the Cavalry Camp Hall for cavalry equipment, the Armour Hall for infantry equipment, and so on."
After Cao Ang finished speaking, he saw Cao Cao and Guo Jia looking at him strangely. He hurriedly lowered his head and whispered,"This is just a name I randomly came up with. If father doesn't think so," Cao Cao laughed loudly and said,"I'm not sure."Hall? However, there was no Wen Ya from Xiaoxiang Restaurant, Autumn Studio, Hengwu Garden, Longcui Garden, or Qinfang Pavilion. However, they could still make do. What about the most mysterious hall you mentioned, which is responsible for designing military equipment and distributing inlaid parts?”
Hearing this, Cao Ang was at a loss for words. It couldn't be called 'Design Hall'. After lowering his head for a moment, Cao Ang suddenly remembered a game called Meteor Butterfly Sword that he played in the future."Let's call it 'Meteor Hall'."
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