After Kong Xiang said that, he said: "It is difficult to refine the giant iron, but it must be refine. Back then, Ou Yezi picked the essence of the iron mountain and finally became the giant sword. The only thing he spent was a huge amount, and the sword was only used by the kings and princes. Now the Chu army used this treasure sword as a cavalry sword, and it seems that there was a secret method to refine the giant iron."

"Brother Kong thought Chu could build this sword?" Everyone knows the name of Ou Yezi. The sword he has refined is extremely precious, but his sword is never used for military affairs. After hearing Kong Xiang's intention, Chu has found a method to mass-produce giant iron.

"What I say is not far away." Kong Xiang pointed to the string of numbers: "Zero10552, I don't know what this number means. If it is the 10,552, knives, it will be that the State of Chu can refine the huge iron in the world."

Kong Xiang was shocked by his own inference. The iron sword was always the best in Yan State. Although Wu and Chu had it, it was still not as good as Yan State. And the huge iron must be refined, and even if it was refined, it would be very expensive. The Chu State could use this knife to prepare the army of scholars. It seems that the art of iron smelting must make great progress. Subconsciously, he said: "I have a distant sect who built a palace in Chu State, which may be known as one or two."

The Kong family was a giant iron smelting merchant with many clan members. Nanyang was once the land of the four kingdoms of Han, Wei, Chu and Qin. Therefore, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, Chu and Chu all had the same clan. After he said this, Bai Yi, Yizan and others' eyes flashed and said, "We may go together."

Xiandui smiled when he heard this, Bai Yi looked at Zi Liao, who was explaining the battle between Chu and Qin Qingshui, "Zi Liao has been here for a long time, and the King of Chu has been newly established, and may he miss the generals. Can you go to Shouying with me?"

Zi Liao was caring for military education and never said who the troops came out. He lobbled in Wei, but the King of Wei did not accept it. Bai Yi was the descendant of Bai Gui, a great merchant of Wei. His ancestors had a great relationship with his sect, so he temporarily stopped Bai's mansion and was considered half a visitor.

"The State of Chu has never used foreign ministers, and the new king has not yet won the title, so I'm afraid..." Zi Liao pondered. If Wei State does not accept it, he would have only one place to go in the world, that is, Qin State.

"It's not true," Xiandui interrupted. "I saw it once when the King of Chu was the eldest son." Xiandui seemed excited. "Although he was not a man, he had a very appropriate conversation with others. He even talked to me about borrowing gold, but he did not succeed."

"Borrowing gold? The King of Chu talked about borrowing gold?" Xiandui was a Zheng Shang, but not a sociable Zheng Shang, so he had a good relationship with Bai Yi, Yizan and others.

The Bai family was in charge of Daliang and was a famous grain merchant; Yizan's ancestral home was in Lu. After entering Wei, he had run animal husbandry and salt in Jin. However, Jin had become the Qin territory, and had huge gold but no industry, and he made a living by lending. There was also the Shi family who had been wandering outdoors, which was a famous trafficker in the world. Of course, like Yizan, once the Qin army occupied Luoyang, the trafficking business was difficult, and the family's spare money was piled up in Daliang, only for food profit.

Xian Gao said that the King of Chu wanted to borrow money, and this was not the meat from the sky. Several people immediately stared at him, quite harsh.

"Oh!" Xiandui sighed, "I'm sorry that this matter has not been completed. On that day, the King of Chu asked me how much money I had, and I said that the world was 60% of the money. However, if the king borrowed it, he would be reluctant to do 40% or 80% of the money. If he was in a hurry, the villain would like to offer two thousand gold to help, what would he do..."

"What does the King of Chu say?" Yizan asked, with a look of regret on his face.

"The King of Chu said," Xiandui learned from Xiong Jing's tone and said, "'If there is anything, the unspoken will summon you again. Get out'"

"When the King of Chu met you, did someone else?" Bai Yi was a little unbelievable. The tone of speaking like this was not something that a child could say.

"No." Xiandui thought hard, but shook his head, "No. However, the King of Chu was quite distressed at that time, and fortunately, the old servant reminded him on the side."

"In the case of Chu State, we saw that the king must offer great gifts. Why did Mr. Xiandui not accept the contributions to the King of Chu?" Zi Liao was quite strange.

"Of course, the King of Chu cannot be seen without a great contribution. How did you see him?" Bai Yi asked again.

"Maybe... When I saw that the King of Chu was only the eldest son, but not the king yet." Bai Yizhi was puzzled by the question of Xian Dui.

"Report to the master, the Qin envoy Yao Jia has arrived in Daliang." The person who reported the news finally came to the western room. When the Qin and Zhao envoy arrived in Daliang, they would meet the King of Wei and what they said when they met were all the key reports. "However, the King of Wei did not visit the Qin envoy, but only let him stay in the inn. The Zhao envoy Wei Jia has left Daliang today and left for the Chu territory."

"When will the king meet with the Qin envoy?" Bai Yi asked again. With today's momentum, whether the Union of Zong or not is in Wei, but after the Union of Zong last time, the Qin State was also the one who beat Wei.

"I have never said it. The palace only said that the king's meat edification has increased significantly in recent days, and he said that he should seek the city in Qin." The servant added, and when he saw Bai Yi wave his hand, he bowed and retreated.

"Zhao State sends troops not to attack Qin." Zi Liao reiterated his point of view again, "It was only to win over Chu State. Marquis Wenxin left his post, and Zhao State was very afraid, so it was a plan for him to protect himself from Wei and Chu. The King of Wei should make good friends with Qin at this time to prevent the Qin army from attacking again. The five cities can be found in Chu, but not Qin."

"Zi Liao is very talented, but the King of Wei doesn't need it. Please ask Zi Liao and us to enter Chu, but the King of Chu doesn't need it, so make plans." Bai Yi sighed. Everyone knows the news, but we must make a clue from many news. People with talented people are not talented people. At present, Zi Liao is a talented person. If he can make great use of the King of Chu, he will definitely help him develop business in Chu. You must know that Chu is a barbarian, and foreign merchants dare not enter rashly.

"Sir, talented, if I can see the King of Chu again, I will recommend it to you." Xiandui also said that he had seen the King of Chu, and it would not be difficult for him to see him again.

"Since this is the case, I will follow you to Chu." Everyone was very concerned, and Zi Liao knew what he thought about, but he thought that he might be able to see the King of Chu directly without having to submit to the lord. The civil servant was also a little moved.

"Great kindness!" Bai Yi smiled, "Then we will chase Zhao Envoy into Chu."

*

When it snowed, Chengyang City was lively. Today is the New Year (Winter Solstice) Festival, and the entire army could drink after the sacrifice. At this time, the Qin army had basically withdrawn from the Chu territory and confronted the Chu army in Xieyi and Magu respectively. The Qin army did not want to fight again, but the Qin army could not retreat, and the two sides could only start an endless confrontation at the border.

In the war-torn city of Chengyang, a huge sand table was displayed in front of Xiang Yan. The map and the raising table were too simple. At Xiong Jing's request, the potter who came from Yingdu relied on the words of the cavalry to create a rough topographic map of Magu. Jiejun Mountain, Xiama Mountain, Qipan Mountain, Wulihe..., the place names mentioned by these scouts were presented to everyone in this form for the first time.

"In the future, the passes and cities of our Chu State will be made in this market. Other countries will also try to make in a market." Xiong Jing explained. Telescopes can be used to measure distances simply, but after getting the glass, you also need to make a level device.

"Why did the king give up Jiyi and take Magu?" Qin State had sent envoys to negotiate, and the Qin army also withdrew from Chengyang, which had been unable to be captured for a long time. According to Xiang Yan's intention, he might cross the Huai River from Xieyi and seize the Jiyi Basin, but Xiong Jing was determined to occupy the valuable Magu.

"Is it Magu that comes out of the valley is close to Wancheng, or is it close to Wancheng?" Xiong Jing looked at him angrily. The mountain road in Jiyi that comes out of the Nanyang Basin is really easy to defend but difficult to attack. Xiang Yan blocked the Qin army for more than ten days. Magu is different. Going out of the valley is flat land, and walking forty miles is Biyang City. The Biyang River outside the south gate of Biyang City is Biyang River. This river goes straight west to 112 and 20 miles to Huyang City. Huyang is the southeastern city of Wan County. It was the Liao Kingdom at the earliest. The Chu people destroyed Liao and moved Liao people to Huai River, and changed Liao to Huyang City.

"The king is a desire..." Xiang Yan and Peng Zong's breathing became a little thicker. The valley of Chuma is the Nanyang Basin. From this perspective..., neither of them knew what to think.

"I have no desire." Xiong Jing remained silent and hid what he thought. "Our army took Jiyi to block the Qin army's way eastward. But if he took Magu, then our army might also send troops to attack Wanjun when the Qin army attacked me. It was just a defense instead of attack. Think carefully about how to take Magu as soon as possible."

"Reported to the king, the two mountains of Magu are about fifty miles long, and the widest is only six miles. Therefore, the Qin army only guards tens of thousands of people from the left army. Our army wants to capture Magu, and transportation is difficult, so our army only occupies one side of the south and has not entered the valley." Xiang Yan said, and he knew the enemy and us near Chengyang, and the terrain was as clear as possible.

"How many miles away from Chengyang Wharf?" Xiong Jing asked.

"It is difficult to walk on the mountain road, and I am afraid that it will take more than 140 miles." Xiang Yan said. "This is a scoop, and only one track can be used. If our army builds roads in large quantities, the Qin people will be wary of it. If the roads are not built, heavy vehicles will be difficult to walk on."

The direction of Jiyi is the road, with two narrowest tracks, and three tracks in Qin's tracks; the direction of Magu is only one track, and the mountain road is tortuous.

"Even if one hundred and fifty miles is better," Xiong Jing looked at the Magunan exit, which had been occupied by the Chu army. "Fifty thousand people fought for food, 2.7 kilograms a day, but only 67.5 tons. Even if the four-wheeled carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage carriage is enough."

Xiong Jing calculated according to the later quantity system, and the four-wheeled horse carriage transport volume, the result of the Yingdu test was that the double horse carriage was equipped with 1.5 tons on the flat road, minus its own consumption (2 carriage owners + 2 horse essence = 25.4 city kilograms), and the daily transportation loss was only 0.85%, which was less than one-tenth of the daily loss rate of the Qin army's single horse and double shaft carriage 8.8%. Because the mountain road was difficult to travel, he estimated that the four-wheeled horse carriage could only carry 0.75 tons, so the daily loss rate doubled to 1.69%, and the round trip totaled six days. The consumption on the road was only 10.16%. 600 cars divided by (1-10.16%), but only 700 cars.

"This..." The king was very calculating. Peng Zong did not dare to say that the calculation was wrong, so he said: "The king didn't know anything. Our army only used a cattle to carry the four-wheeled carriage. The cattle to carry the ox traveled thirty miles a day, and the eclipse of the sun was 120 kilograms of straw. Moreover, the four-wheeled carriage had not crossed this road, so he didn't know how much the grain could be transported..."

"Cow pull?" Xiong Jing was stunned for a moment. The distance of the cow pull almost doubled, and the daily loss rate became 4.36%. By one ten days, the loss was as high as 43.6%! It means that almost half of the food must be consumed on the road. 100 vehicles of military rations must be transported every day, and a total of ten days of round trip, that is, there are 1,000 round-trip grain trucks on the entire road. Divided by (1-43.6%), there are 1,773 grain trucks on the whole line.
Chapter completed!