European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 158 Harfleur Longbowmen

The sale of silk was unprecedentedly grand as expected, and it was very popular in the surrounding areas. The nobles had no resistance to these gorgeous silk and satin, and a lot of wealth poured into Hafleur with merchant ships full of goods and gold coins. .

"Converted from the exchanged goods, the sales in Britain and the Principality alone have exceeded [-] Sol. It seems that there is no difficulty in reaching the expected sales of [-] Sol."

Li Peijun sat curled up on the armchair and reviewed the data sheet sent back by the chamber of commerce, calculating the profits he could get from it, and couldn't help but grinning from ear to ear.

"Don't be too happy, there is no news from the Mediterranean Sea, and the risk of long-distance commodities is much higher." Socia was very calm, and directly poured a basin of cold water.

Li Peijun was immersed in joy and was not disturbed at all, "According to this trend, the army can be expanded next month, and the city hall can also increase wages appropriately."

Socia was speechless, and handed over the letter from Possant. The letter mentioned that the purchase of yew wood and ash wood was progressing smoothly, and the local businessman didn't understand why someone suddenly purchased so much Timbers were invited to buy at reduced prices. In the end, Possant bought two shipments of timber at a purchase price that was [-]% lower than the market price.

The tendons of the animals were not smooth, and the large purchases also attracted the attention of the local church and aristocratic forces. The chamber of commerce had to pay a protection tax of [-] pence before being allowed to load the purchased materials on board.

Li Peijun glanced at the contents of the letter, and it was finally mentioned that the arrival date of the cargo ship happened to be today, and the unloaded cargo would be temporarily stored in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city.

"You stay here to approve the document, and I'll go to the warehouse to have a look." Li Peijun simply asked, got up and left.

It is only natural that the businessmen in Britain do not know the value of yew and ash wood. After all, the English longbowmen had to wait until the Hundred Years War between Britain and France in the 14th century, and its predecessor, the Welsh longbowmen, also made their mark on the battlefield. In the 12th century when England conquered Scotland.

The secret that later generations regarded as a magic weapon for victory and strictly guarded by the king of England is just a good business that can be sold for money in the eyes of businessmen.

Li Peijun selected a piece of fine purple wood in the warehouse and prepared to imitate it to make an English longbow. The length of the longbow ranged from 1 meters to 5 meters. When the string was full, the effective killing range could exceed 2 meters. meters, which is 5 to 400 times that of existing short bows.

Excellent ability also means that the raw materials are harsh. If you only use the oak wood bow produced in Harfleur, it is not enough to support such a strong force. It will crack and break without shooting two or three bows. A yew wood with a tight and elastic texture can do this heavy duty.

The horns of the bow are also reinforced with horns. For the selection of bow strings, the tendons are also carefully selected, and they are all wound with strong parts.

The production process of the longbow itself is not complicated, and it is not even as good as the Zhuge giant crossbow produced last time. With the help of the database provided by the system, and the comparison and correction of outstanding craftsmen, the longbow made by Hafleur will soon have a model .

Li Peijun was not in a hurry to shoot the arrow, but just tested the tension of the string without wearing a special protective finger cot. As the string continued to be stretched, Li Peijun could clearly feel the tightness between the inner fingers.

"Boom"

Let go suddenly, with a clear echo, even if there is a systematic addition, you can feel the left hand holding the bow shaking violently, looking back at the palm of your right hand, there is a bright red bruise between the fingers pulling the string, and there is a dull pain .

"If I knew it was so painful, I would have taken protective measures and used the bow, and now I have completely injured myself." Li Peijun said with self-pity.

Holding the newly made longbow and making several matching iron long arrows according to the string length, Li Peijun couldn't wait to run to the manor to find the hunters to test the feel.

"Kesar, try this longbow." Li Peijun found Kesar who was prostrate on the ground in ambush for prey in the dense forest on the outskirts, and carefully handed over the longbow on his back.

Kesar looked at the longbow that was half a head taller than himself, and then at the short bow in his hand that was less than half the length of his body, and laughed loudly: "Lord Lord, are you asking me to try the longbow?" Is it? If I hunt with a longbow, I’m afraid I’ll have to shoot arrows sideways in the future.”

"Try to see if you can open the bow first. This preparation will be equipped in the bow soldiers in the future. As for hunting, you can use whatever you like."

"It's okay, my lord. I'm a ten-year-old hunter. It's easy to control this bow." Kesar took the bow and began to nock the arrow with confidence.

At first, he exerted his strength tentatively, but he could only pull the bowstring to one-third of the position. Now Kesar finally saw the difficulty of this longbow. After adjusting his state, he took a deep breath and prepared to fully string .

"Damn, it's really tricky."

Li Peijun saw that the blue veins in Kesar's hands were already bursting, and the whole bow was still trembling, but it still couldn't reach the state of full power.

"Hey, no, Lord Lord, forgive my ignorance. I really can't handle the bow you made. Judging by the strength, the full string is 800 pounds." Slightly frustrated, he solemnly returned the longbow to himself.

"800 pounds? No wonder the range is 400 meters, and I can't blame you." Li Peijun quickly said in relief. The 800 pounds here is an imperial unit, and it weighs nearly 400 kilograms in conversion. The full string is equivalent to a load of 400 kilograms. Even ordinary knights can hardly bear it.

Through Kesar's side description, Li Peijun also marveled at the horror of the English longbowmen of later generations. A phalanx of thousands of longbowmen can strike the opponent from a long distance at the speed of one arrow in five seconds, leaving the enemy defenseless force.

"Do you think anyone in the formed short-bow phalanx can open this bow?" Li Peijun still didn't give up, and asked a few more questions.

Kesar thought for a moment, and said: "I remember that there should be two or three arrows that can be controlled, but it is enough to maintain this strength to shoot two or three arrows, and it is impossible to shoot frequently."

Two or three longbowmen, the kind who shoot a few arrows and die, have no combat effectiveness at all.

Li Peijun was sweating wildly. Doesn't this mean that the bow and arrow raw materials purchased from Britain were useless, and even if English longbows were produced in batches, it would be impossible to form a corresponding longbow phalanx.

Kesar said with some regret: "It's a pity, such a good material, if this bow itself can be fixed in a fully stringed state, even if you can't shoot frequently, with the help of a long-range wave of shooting and a short-range short bow The ending of the phalanx can also form a combat force that cannot be underestimated."

"Are you saying that you are already in the full string state? It's okay if it's just a one-off." Li Peijun was deeply inspired, and the direction of improvement gradually emerged in his mind.

(End of this chapter)