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Chapter 676: The world is full of Yuanyouwu, and everyone knows King Wushan (first update)
Chapter 685

"As for the pulley set, it is currently being tested on Unit [-], and the effect is excellent. It only requires one person to pull the bow string to a fixed position. However, the wooden pulley is easily damaged and cracked, and the copper pulley is also less effective. not good."

"The craftsmen are currently trial-making steel pulleys..." Following Zhao Ji's introduction, Zhao Xu nodded frequently. "Okay, pretty good, but don't forget Wang Wushan's explanation and keep it secret."

"Your brother knows, but having said that, our officials in the past were indeed too careless about this aspect. After being reminded by Mr. Wu Shan, my brother did find a lot of abnormalities, and caught a few spies during the process. , In addition, among the craftsmen, there are also many problems."

"After being handed over to the imperial army for questioning, most of them were spies from the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, and even the Japanese Kingdom. They really scared my brother."

"My brother is thinking, if these newly developed weapons of our ministers also fall into the hands of Bei Liao, it will definitely be a terrible thing for our Song Dynasty. Because the national power of Bei Liao is comparable to that of our Song Dynasty. Almost, they also have enough manpower and material resources..."

Zhao Xu nodded in agreement. "That's right, so tell the Forbidden Army and ask them to keep an eye on me and avoid any problems. By the way, brother, there is another good thing here. Come and take a look..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu beckoned, signaling to the eunuch next to him who had been holding a wooden box to come closer, took the wooden box and handed it to Zhao Ji.

After Zhao Ji opened the wooden box full of doubts, he revealed several drawings inside. Seeing the thin and straight lines and the familiar handwriting next to it, Zhao Ji couldn't help saying. "Is this from Mr. Wushan?"

"Well, let's take a look first. This is a siege machine invented by Mr. Wu Shan on the battlefield... It can throw a heavy object weighing 150 catties a hundred feet away."

"This, this was invented by a brainstorm..." Zhao Ji's face turned dark when he heard this, Mr. Wu Shan, can you stop working so hard, little brother, I have been working here for a few months before I came out Pointing at your grades, the results are good for you. You come up with inventions and inventions on the battlefield. Aren't you trying to steal your younger brother's job?

Seeing Zhao Ji's frustrated look, Zhao Xu, the young emperor, couldn't help laughing out loud. "Well, you don't have to be like this. Wang Wushan is not an extraordinary person after all. If you want to compare with him, you are asking for trouble. Even if you are me, you will have to touch your nose."

Zhao Ji nodded, and began to look seriously at Wang Yang's structural drawings of Yuanyou's catapult.Soon I was immersed in it, the eyes behind the glasses were shining brightly, and there were endless clicks of tsk tsk. "That's true... hiss, that's the principle... amazing, really amazing..."

Zhao Ji looked at the structural drawings one by one very seriously, and even read the detailed explanations in small print next to it carefully. After a long time, he felt relieved and shook his head with admiration.

"...As expected, Mr. Wu Shan is truly a man of genius. Such a simple yet effective machine can never be designed by an ordinary person."

"Yes, I specifically asked the messenger, and the messenger said that at that time, Prime Minister Han was also dubious, but he could not withstand Wang Wushan's temptation, and finally sent a large number of wood and craftsmen from Hongzhou. As a result, in just a few days, everyone was alive and well. Four Yuanyou trebuchets were produced.”

"It is precisely these four towers that can throw huge boulders weighing more than a hundred catties hundreds of feet away that can easily destroy the walls and gates of the ancient city of Wuyan, making the Xixia soldiers and horses lose the advantage of defending the city. Only then was it possible to break through the ancient city of Wuyan in a short period of time and win a big victory."

Zhao Ji, who was fascinated by the sound, couldn't help but subconsciously spit out a sentence. "Yuanyou stone throwing machine, it really has such a name."

"Haha, yes, that's the name again. Having said that, it's a good thing that I didn't change the name of the year when I came to the throne. Otherwise, this Yuanyou trebuchet would have to change its name again." Zhao Xu couldn't help but burst into laughter. When he smiled, he felt very happy.

However, he soon saw Zhao Ji's suddenly stunned look, and couldn't help but stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Ji's shoulder. "Shishiro, what's wrong with you?"

"Officials, I'm thinking, it's only been more than a year since I got to know Mr. Wu Shan, but so far, Mr. Wu Shan has invented and created a lot of things that are of great use to the country."

"If things go on like this, after ten or twenty years, I really don't know how many new things Mr. Wu Shan will come up with. By then, won't the world be full of Yuanyou things, and everyone will know Wang Wushan?"

"The world is full of Yuanyou things, and everyone knows Wang Wushan?" Zhao Xu was also stunned, and then repeatedly chewed these two very appropriate words, and couldn't help laughing out loud again. "What a world where everyone is Yuan Youwu and everyone knows Wang Wushan. Come, please prepare a pen and ink. I will write down these two sentences and send them to Wang Wushan."

"Ah, officials, this, isn't this not good?" Zhao Ji couldn't help being stunned. His two crooked poems were actually recorded on paper by the officials and sent to Mr. Wu Shan. That would be too embarrassing, right? ?

"What's wrong, I just hope that Wang Wushan can create thousands of Yuanyou things for our Great Song invention. At that time, Wang Wushan will be known all over the world. It is also the joy of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is also my Glory." Zhao Xu picked up the pen with joy on his face, and danced like a dragon and a phoenix without raising his head.

"...I have decided that the reign name Yuanyou will continue to be used. The change of the reign name is just a formality. What is important is what I want to do and what I should do."

Looking at Zhao Xu who was writing and expressing his heart, Zhao Ji's heart was also shaken, and he found more and more that the image of his ninth brother seemed to be getting taller, and compared to before he met Wang Wushan, he was already It's too mature.

After Zhao Xu wrote it, he specially signed and stamped it, and the person took it away first, and sent it together when he wrote the letter to Wang Yang.

"Your Majesty, the envoys from the Liao Kingdom are here again, and they brought the Xixia envoys with them." At this time, an eunuch hurried over and whispered in Zhao Xu's ear.

"Who is the envoy of the Liao Kingdom?" Zhao Xu couldn't help frowning. "If it's still that idiot, I don't think it's necessary to see him."

"Your Majesty, it has been changed. The person who came here this time is Xiao Wuna, the envoy of Xuanwei from the North Court of Liao Kingdom, and the envoy from Xixia is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Qu Chao Xinde."

"Oh? I didn't expect Beiliao to stop being such a joke this time. If that's the case, let's arrange it first. After tomorrow morning, I will meet with you first to see what kind of monster Beiliao wants to get. Then the Western Xia envoy, what do you want to do..."

(End of this chapter)