The structure of Yu Dayou's chariot is very simple, that is, a few holes are made on the Chinese wheelbarrow to insert spears. Among them, 4 holes are in front, which is used to insert 4 spears in front during wartime. The other four holes are around the top, which is used for transportation. Usually, 4 spears are inserted upright in the car to avoid hurting people. At the same time, the cargo can also be used as a barrier.
Of course, the high-quality imitation Yu Dayou chariot sent by the spy of the Beihai Kingdom, Giovanni, did not use Chinese wheelbarrows as carriers, but European wheelbarrows as carriers.
Because the center of gravity is not in the middle, the load capacity of this type of wheelbarrow is much less than that of Chinese wheelbarrows. However, it is also a convenient small transport tool. The most important thing is that in Europe at this time, there are many such wheelbarrows!
For example, in Italy, there were many European unicycles at this time. It is said that this unicycle has a long history and was invented by the ancient Greeks.
The reason why Marin asked Giovanni to come up with this model of wheelbarrow chariot for Gonzalo de Cordoba was not because he was reluctant to give up more efficient Chinese wheelbarrows. It was because if the European wheelbarrow was modified, the materials were widely sourced and the transformation was convenient. To modify the original Chinese wheelbarrow, you had to make a large number of Chinese wheelbarrows first...
After accepting Giovanni's advice, Gonzalo de Cordoba quickly ordered to go to various villages to requisition European wheelbarrows. At the same time, he asked Giovanni what rewards he wanted.
Giovanni was a spy, so he naturally would not accept any land of title, so he asked for a discount. Gonzalo de Cordoba didn't say anything, but just wrote an IOU and also gave him hundreds of gold coins in cash. After all, he was a general and had no right to give away property rewards. These rewards required the approval of the king...
After Giovanni left, Gonzalo de Cordoba began to order modifications to the European version of Yu Dayou chariot sent by Giovanni, which was actually just a hole...
In the end, Gonzalo de Cordoba requisitioned 3,000 European-style unicycle chariots from many nearby villages and converted them into Yu Dayou's unicycle chariots.
Then, on another rainy day and when the French used their old tricks again, Gonzalo de Cordoba sent 20,000 troops to chase them and brought these chariots...
The French still shot back and launched a charge from both sides. But this time it was different - they installed a row of European versions of Yu Dayou's chariots...
The imagined situation of rushing into the enemy formation did not appear. The hundreds of French knights who rushed in the front bumped into the European version of Yu Dayou's chariot with four spears, and they were in trouble...
Although the people were fine, their war horses were stabbed by spears, either dead or injured. The plate-armored knights themselves, after the war horses were seriously injured, couldn't help but fall off their horses. They were either killed by the Spanish with hammers and battle axes, or were directly captured...
The Frenchman was a little confused and paused the attack. After discovering that he could not take advantage, he returned to the city in disappointment...
"What? The return gun tactic has failed? The enemy has found a way to deal with it?" Louis XII was extremely surprised and depressed. Originally, he thought he had found an invincible tactic. As a result, he felt good...
And Gonzalo de Cordoba, there are all surprises left:
"It really works! This time, we are not afraid of the French using rogue tricks!"
In the following days, the two sides fell into a stalemate of even power. However, the Spanish attack did not stop, and the French farmer was responsible for the main attack, which made the French defenders very angry. Because after fighting, the French were killed and injured.
Moreover, Gonzalo de Cordoba also organized several operations to dig tunnels, but even if the tunnel was dug, it was still beaten back by the French. Because the tunnel was too narrow to accommodate a few Spanish soldiers. Even if the tunnel entrance was dug, there would be no more Spanish soldiers to pour out at once. For a small number of Spanish soldiers, the French knights were really not afraid. Because they were all cold weapons masters with martial arts, and there was no problem in repelling a few Spanish assault soldiers...
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In the city of Rome, Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, the patriarch of the Medici family, is now receiving a distinguished guest...
This distinguished guest was not a noble person, but a pastor of a local church. However, this person was an important talent recommended to him by Marin...
This man's name is John Tzell. In his original history, he was the one who sold indulgences in the German region under the orders of Leo X and Archbishop Albert III of Mainz.
Speaking of which, Martin Luther, a pioneer of the Reformation, was largely stimulated by John Tzell, the church messenger who sold indulgences. Because Martin Luther felt that this was too shameless...
Of course, shamelessness is Martin Luther's view. But for Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici who is eager to make money, shamelessness is an excellent quality... because only shameless people can help him make a lot of money...
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To be honest, John Tzell is not doing well now. He was once sentenced to death by the emperor in Germany and was later pardoned. Then, he could not survive in Germany, so he ran to Rome to study. In 1509, he was assigned to Poland as a religious judge in a regional church, specializing in interrogating "heretics". In fact, this guy is agile and uses his position to frame wealthy and wealthy businessmen with money and no background, slander them as "heretics", and then takes the opportunity to blackmail.
When he was found by Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici and summoned to Rome, he had already gathered his hands to play with gold coins...
This is not a small number. You know, these days, people only earn 2 Finneys a day, and in a year, they only have 12 gold coins. Tens of thousands of gold coins are almost the year's income of nearly a thousand ordinary people...
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However, Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici is now a big celebrity in front of Pope Julius II and one of the very important cardinals of the Holy See. Moreover, it is said that it is very likely to become a pope in the future.
Faced with such a big shot, John Tzell, who has always been good at speculation, ran to Rome without hesitation and hugged his thighs...
Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici briefly introduced to him some of Marin's ideas, mainly some propaganda methods of selling indulgences.
Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici doesn't know much about sales and publicity, but John Tzell understands it. As a church veteran who has been stumbled and climbed for many years, he knows the importance of those propaganda methods.
So he turned his back on the spot, filled out the rough parts of Marin's idea, and put forward a lot of good opinions. In short, John Tzell's opinion was that the bigger the momentum, the better, so that he could fool people and get more money...
Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici was very happy after hearing this, so he held John Tzeel's hand and said happily:
Chapter completed!