Magic Tower Starry Sky

Father and son share the same car, in fact, there is not so much to say as outsiders imagine, but it is worth a thousand words. At least Marquis Falshid confirmed a few things.

First of all, his father's love for cars is indeed from the heart. When driving a car, the expression of joy and excitement is like a lost boy picking up his first sword in his life. No matter how dilapidated and old the sword was, even if it was just a wooden sword, it meant something completely different to the boy.

Another thing is that from very few conversations, Marquis Falshid knew that the car he was riding in could only be regarded as a special case, rather than a regular type of vehicle manufactured by the Automobile Center. Even the value of this custom-made car is equivalent to the income of all the territories and properties under the Grand Duke's name for more than a year...

Hearing this, all sons want to strangle Lao Tzu to death with their own hands...

I was in the palace, dealing with a group of wolves, raising money and saving money, and almost turned myself into a beggar! Taxes for more than a year have been sprayed like this, how embarrassing it is to be a son.

And what is even more deadly is that the old Duke bought two of such cars. One was the old man's own, and the other was given to his niece, the Marquise of Baran.

Suddenly, the son didn't want to talk nonsense with the father. Perhaps this is the main reason why the father and son had nothing to say in the car.

But after returning to the mansion, Marquis Falshid, who had calmed down, still had to speak. At least he has to figure out whether it is possible to replicate the rapid advance of the old father this time, what conditions are needed, and whether it can become a normal method. All of these are likely to bring about huge changes in Midi's military operations.

However, he got an answer beyond imagination from the old duke's answer.

The most intuitive one is the configuration change of the Duke's Guard. In the past, the guards of Grand Duke Kavi were quite luxurious in the eyes of other nobles. Although the weapons and equipment are still old-fashioned, the standard configuration of one man and three horses has been abolished. Today, only 150 war horses are kept to travel with the army, and these horses do not walk on their own, but are carried by specially designed trucks.

The purpose of this batch of horses is to let the heavily armored knights charge into battle. As in the past, as a sharp knife on the battlefield, tearing apart the enemy's formation. But in the past, the entire Duke's Guard could do this, but now only the most elite 150 people are kept. The remaining members of the guard are of course used as infantry.

Don't look at this as if it is downgraded, cavalry becomes infantry. As a matter of fact, according to the practice of lost land warfare, apart from charging into battle, cavalry is inferior to infantry in dogfighting.

Once in close combat, those who can still ride on the horse are usually captain-level figures with command positions, and everyone else dismounts to fight. Even the Duke's Guard dismounted as much as possible to engage the enemy before engaging in a melee. There may be no difference in the saying of "shooting a man first, shooting a horse, capturing a thief first, capturing a king first", but there is a similar thinking.

This is because there are many inconveniences in fighting on horses. And no matter how much you train, the upper limit of the strength of knights on horseback and warriors on foot is very high, but horses are not. As long as they don't have the blood of monsters, the advantage of this group of grass-eating four-hoofed creatures is nothing more than being tall and heavy. And such an advantage is nothing compared to Midi's personal power.

The Grand Duke's drastic reforms, which transferred all the source of mobility of the Duke's Guard to the car, was beyond the imagination of Marquis Falshid.

However, the horses that did not accompany the army were not all eliminated because of this. This is because the terrain that cars can use now is limited. Compared with four-legged horses, cars pay more attention to the smoothness and spaciousness of the road. And the car needs to be replenished with gasoline, the fuel that keeps the engine running.

But these inconveniences are not without the horses, but the direction is different. List the advantages and disadvantages of both aspects and compare them one by one. Marquis Falshid also had to admit that the advantage of the car is that it is bigger. Among other things, the speed and carrying capacity alone are beyond the reach of horses.

It takes a few horses to be as effective as a truck. Just based on this calculation, the son also felt that his beloved horse was not very fragrant.

Among the many statistics put forward by the old Duke, the most gratifying thing is that the cost of trucks and cars is far less outrageous than that of custom-made cars. Compared with the value of war horses, it is still within an acceptable range. It can even be said that it is cheaper than raising war horses.

It was this evaluation result that made the Grand Duke make up his mind to reform. Even as a son, there is nothing wrong with it.

Of course, after knowing the inside story of the car, the next thing the father and son will discuss is to explain to the outside world.

In the capital of the empire these days, all kinds of action about cars is ups and downs. As long as one is not careful, it is very likely to turn into a huge political event. Who is the Grand Duke, who was silent before, suddenly came up with a three-day trip to Beijing, which frightened many people. Therefore, the father and son's external statements and attitudes towards cars must come up with a consistent charter.

But just as they were about to discuss, the inner court sent an envoy to summon the Grand Duke to meet the emperor.

For the emperor's ability to control, the father and son will never have any doubts. It's just that the old emperor couldn't wait to summon the Grand Duke alone at the New Year's meeting a few days later, but ordered the summoning on the first day the Grand Duke arrived in the capital. Such an attitude was not common in the past.

In the past, except for certain close people, the emperor was not available to anyone who wanted to see him. Although there are security issues, it is more to maintain the authority and mystery of the 'Emperor'.

When ordinary nobles come to the imperial capital, as long as it is not an urgent military situation~www.wuxiamtl.com~, the first thing to do is to find a place to live and settle down; then submit an application for an audience. With luck, after three to five days, it will pass the ruling meeting and be placed on the imperial case of the emperor. As for when the old man wants to meet, it depends on his mood. It is also possible to wait a year and not see it.

Even if the emperor took the initiative to summon him, the emperor followed his own itinerary, not just seeing him. The emperor's daily itinerary may have been arranged a month ago. It's not that there are no such things as temporary queue jumping, but they are rare.

So like this time, Marquis Falshid felt a little bit more worried when he was summoned as soon as he entered the city. After all, during this period of time, the emperor's attitude towards cars was not clear. No one can guess what the supreme emperor of the empire is thinking.

Of course, a father can sense his son's worry. But compared to his son's worries, Lord Kawei was more confident, and said: "Don't worry, it's just one time to enter the palace, just like countless times in the past. That old man wants to know something, so he just called me over." What's the big deal. Or, do you think the court today is different from the past?"

"That's not true. But please be careful about your words and deeds, Father. Your majesty's authority is getting stronger day by day, and it is no longer comparable to when you left. Although it is not a sinner because of your words, but being alienated and treated coldly by your majesty caused The chain of reactions was overwhelming even for our family."

The old prince nodded. Although he didn't seem to care much on the surface, in fact, he chose to leave at the beginning, maybe there were factors in this regard.

He can see more clearly than his own son.

The difference is that he has the capital to be rude, but his son does not.