Ma Chao suddenly remembered that among the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was indeed a person named Zheng Hun.
Moreover, this guy's role is no worse than that of a general or a master of internal affairs.
In a certain aspect, he is even much better.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, when the Three Kingdoms were in chaos, there were some monarchs who valued agricultural production, but not many who valued the invention of utensils.
Ma Chao's fate came and went, and Pu Yuan made the sword, Liu Ye invented the trebuchet, Zhuge Liang invented the Zhuge shooting crossbow, the mountain-destroying crossbow, the Kongming lantern and so on.
The inventions of these three people are completely related to military affairs.
It was not until the later period, during the period of the Three Kingdoms, when there were no more wars in the Central Plains, that Ma Jun appeared.
He was considered a complete agricultural inventor and invented agricultural equipment such as the columbine, the water turner, and the shuttle loom.
During the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, the only person recorded in history as a craftsman, besides Ma Jun, was Zheng Hun.
Moreover, Ma Jun, a master of mechanical invention, is said to be Zheng Hun's disciple.
Zheng Hun, courtesy name Wengong, was born in Kaifeng, Henan.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, he avoided chaos in Huainan and was respected by Yuan Shu because of his superb forging skills.
Later, he defected to Hua Xin, and later gained Cao Cao's trust and was transferred to Cao Cao's side as an aide.
After Cao Cao's son Cao Pi came to the throne, he worshiped Zheng Hun as his imperial censor and was granted the title of Prince-in-law and Commander-in-Chief.
Zheng Hun successively served as magistrate of Xiacai County, magistrate of Shaoling County, prefect of Shangdang, Jing Zhaoyin, and general master craftsman.
During his tenure, he was always honest and upright, and Emperor Wei Ming once issued an edict to praise him.
Zheng Hun was indeed a very competent official who attached great importance to agricultural production.
During his tenure, he personally led the people to cultivate fields and plant trees.
He was loved by the people and commended by the rulers at that time.
Zheng Hun was an honest official.
Although he held a high position, "his wife was not immune to hunger."
In a feudal society, it is extremely rare for an official to be so considerate of the people and be honest and honest.
However, historians at the time attributed Zheng Hun's historical achievements to his implementation of a series of governance measures to develop the rural economy and improve people's lives, but completely ignored Zheng Hun's outstanding contributions to metal smelting technology. .
It can even be said that they ignored Zheng Hun's identity as an inventor.
In terms of metal smelting, it is said that Zheng Hun combined the forging technology of the Western Regions with the forging technology of the Central Plains in Gaochang, Xiliang.
Later generations do not know what technology and materials he used, and created the most advanced metal smelting technology in the late Han and Three Kingdoms era.
The weapons he created were extremely sharp and were the coveted products of all military commanders at that time.
And he called the steel used in these weapons hemp steel, and its hardness and sharpness far exceeded those of Shu Han.
In comparison, among the Three Kingdoms, Cao Wei, who had Zheng Hun, had the most sophisticated military equipment, Shu Han, who had Pu Yuan, was in the middle, and Soochow, which had no characters, was the worst.
However, could the slave Zheng Hun in his hands be a capable official and inventor in history?
Did he give his surname back to him?
Or was it because he helped him invent the bellows and make the distilling barrel?
I have never heard of Zheng Hun.
I used to be an excellent carpenter.
With this doubt, Ma Chao hurried to the warehouse and saw the man in his thirties worrying about a batch of wooden gun barrels.
Zheng Hun's complexion and mental outlook were much better than before.
This may be because his body gradually began to recover after being separated from the heavy work.
However, the trace of worry on his face could not be wiped away.
"Master Zheng, what are you thinking about?"
Ma Chao walked up to Zheng Hun and asked softly.
Zheng Hun, however, trembled and quickly saluted: "You bitch, I pay my respects to the young master."
"How many times have I told you that you are now the carpenter supervisor of a certain carpenter camp, and you are also an official with a grade and salary.
You should call yourself a subordinate or a subordinate."
Ma Chao corrected this point again: These slaves have suffered too many grievances, if not If you take away these inferiority complexes, you probably won’t have the inspiration to come up with any inventions.
"I understand your lowly position."
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A look of gratitude flashed in Zheng Hun's eyes, and then he continued: "Young Master, it is a pity to throw away these discarded gun barrels.
I wonder if they can be used as weapons."
"Weapon" Ma Chao casually picked up a gun shaft and shook his head: "These gun shafts are not even qualified to make ordinary spears, so how can they be used in weapons?"
The spears used by most soldiers in the late Han Dynasty were not made of metal, and only a few middle- and upper-level generals could obtain full-metal weapons.
Most soldiers still use wooden weapons with a sharp tip on the front, which is considered a standard weapon.
However, under Ma Chao's strict requirements to ensure the combat effectiveness of soldiers, these gun shafts did not meet the standards for manufacturing wooden guns, so they were discarded here.
"Young Master, I have misunderstood.
When I was a slave in Gaochang, I had the honor to meet a general who retired from the Western Regions.
The general once said that their subordinates all used a weapon called a javelin."
"Gaochang Western Region General" Ma Chao was stunned.
There are two reasons why Ma Chao was stunned.
The first is that he is sure that the Zheng Hun in front of him is the Zheng Hun in history.
It may be that this guy was accidentally robbed and bought by Brother Chou on his way to exile from Yuan Shu.
Cheap yourself The second one, the javelin in Zheng Hun's mouth, reminded Ma Chao of something: it was a hypothesis, a legend, a Goldbach that might never be proven.
Legend has it that in the Xiliang Highlands in western China, there is a fierce army active.
Many of them are from the Western Regions with advanced noses.
They adopt the fish and fish military formation, use huge oars and shields to form a dense formation in advance, and then charge to the front. , will use javelins and long bows as weapons to tear apart the opponent, and finally adopt the method of columns, taking turns to fight in the battle, the front and rear columns echo, and the javelins and short blades will not stop.
On both sides, there were cavalry whistling like the wind coming and going, beating the enemy to pieces and fleeing in confusion.
This legion is the Xiliang Machao Legion, an invincible legion with Romanized regular combat.
The javelin mentioned by Zheng Hun at this time coincided with the fact that the Roman legions threw javelins before going into battle.
"Can you still contact that general from the Western Regions?"
Thinking of this legion, Ma Chao urgently took Zheng Hun's hand and asked.
"I don't know the whereabouts of that general for a long time.
Perhaps he has been executed long ago," Zheng Hun replied, clearly seeing a hint of disappointment in Ma Chao's eyes.
Ma Chao thought about it.
This was the end of Han Dynasty, an era of poverty and backwardness.
Not to mention that Zheng Hun had only contacted the general from the Western Regions before.
Even if the two were brothers, there was no guarantee that they would never see each other again during the war.
There are no communication tools such as mobile phones and penguins at all.
It is impossible to trace the shadow of this legion.
The only possibility is that I have to work hard to create such an army myself.
Nowadays, the Ma's arsenal is developing well, and the use of horseshoes and stirrups has greatly enhanced the power of the cavalry.
As for the infantry, only you can make high-quality steel and put it on the infantry with full armor.
After training the formation and fighting spirit, its power will never be less than that of the invincible Roman legion.
"Zheng Hun, your idea is wonderful.
It not only makes effective use of these discarded gun barrels, but also gives our army a new way to kill the enemy.
For such a great achievement, how should I reward you?"
The bitter Ma Chao is not bitter in character. , and then his fighting spirit became high: With this great inventor, we can make anything from scratch.
"A certain person also has a smelting technique, and he is willing to transfer it to the forging house to create high-quality iron and steel for the young master."
For the first time in his life, Zheng Hun saw his lord who valued him so much, and finally began to stop hiding it. .
"The good man will promote you to be the chief craftsman.
In addition to being in charge of the affairs of the carpentry camp, you can also be responsible for the smelting of steel together with Pu Yuan." s: Sorry, some things have been delayed, the update is late, please forgive me
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