The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Chang Zifei, Yang Ze, and Jia Luo also shouted excitedly.

Seeing the current His Majesty, the current Prime Minister, and the two lords of the second grade Shangshu were so excited that Fang Zi and Fang Lao were overwhelmed with excitement. Many blacksmiths looked at the father and son with envy. They all knew that the old Fang's family To develop.

Chapter 233 Short crossbow equipped with continuous shooting and super long-range!

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"Fang Zi, I ask you, can this be developed? How much does it weigh and what is its range?" Ying Chang asked impatiently.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

The first time I had a conversation with the Ninth Five-Year Lord, Fang Zi was so nervous that he gasped heavily, and the words he wanted to say were all stuck in his throat, and he couldn't get out.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Fang immediately kicked Fang Zi's ass angrily, and scolded with a blushing face: "Gua Wazi, Your Majesty is talking to you, why are you just panting, hurry up and answer!"

"Speak well, talk well, don't move!" Ying Chang waved his hands as if caring for a child.

"Haha, Mr. Fang, now Fang Zi is His Majesty's precious lump, you can't kick it!" Ordnance Commander Kong Lu joked with a blushing face.

The Ordnance Department has such a character, and he can get a little credit, which is also a political achievement.

"Old Fang, you are going to become a son!"

"Ha ha!"

All the blacksmiths were also laughing and joking, it was not to make Fang always laugh, and it was not to not laugh.

What does it mean for me to become a son?Lao Tzu will always be his Fang Zi's Lao Tzu!

At this time, Fang Zi was also relieved, and immediately bent down to compose and wrote back: "Your Majesty, Cao Min has a sample!"

"Oh?" Ying Chang's eyes lit up, "Can you show me the sample?"

"Of course!" Fang Zi nodded, turned around and walked to a corner full of sundries. Seeing this scene, the corners of Ying Chang's mouth twitched. Such a good thing was placed in such a crappy place, what a waste of money!

Everyone's eyes were on Fang Zi, looking at Fang Zi constantly, wanting to see what Fang Zi's samples looked like, after a while, Fang Zi finally found a dish from the debris pile Small and large short crossbows, seeing the short crossbow appear, Ying Chang hurriedly walked over, and the rest followed closely behind.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly it!" Fang Zi handed the short crossbow to Yingchang, and Yingchang hurriedly took it over and examined it carefully.

This short crossbow is like a scaled-down version of the strong crossbow, which can hold the crossbowman firmly with one hand, and the short crossbow is very light, weighing only five or six catties, so it can be easily controlled with one hand.

"How far is the shooting range?" Ying Chang asked eagerly.

Fang Zi scratched his head, a little embarrassed and said: "Not yet...haven't tried yet..."

"Then what are you waiting for, try now!" Ying Chang said impatiently.

"Your Majesty, here!" Kong Lu immediately led the way for Ying Chang.

Under the leadership of Kong Lu, everyone came to a shooting range, which was specially used to try out strong bows and crossbows. As soon as they walked to the shooting range, everyone felt cool all over, not as hot as the inside of the Ordnance Department.

"Fang Zi, come and try!"

Yingchang returned the short crossbow to Fang Zi, Fang Zi did not take the short crossbow, but turned around and left the shooting range. When Fang Zi appeared again, everyone found that Fang Zi had five more short arrows in his hand. Seeing this, Everyone finally understood what Fang Zi was doing just now. It turned out that he was going to get short arrows for short crossbows.

Fang Zi took the short crossbow in Yingchang's hand and inserted five short arrows into the short crossbow. Seeing this, many people were surprised. They did not expect such a small short crossbow to hold five arrows. After placing it, Fang Zi walked to a red line and aimed at a target a hundred paces away.

"Fang Zi, the range of the short crossbow determines my reward. One hundred taels of silver will be rewarded for one hundred steps, and one tael will be added for every step beyond a hundred steps!" Ying Changcai said boldly.

"hiss!"

Hundreds of blacksmiths gasped in unison, their gazes at Fang Zi became even hotter, and Mr. Fang was trembling with excitement, his eyes fixed on Fang Zi all the time, as if to say, son, our old Fang Whether the family can turn salted fish over depends on you!

Compared to the excitement of the crowd, Fang Zi seemed a little calm, concentrating on aiming at a target a hundred paces away.

"call!"

Fang Zi took a deep breath, and everyone present looked at Fang Zi intently, their eyes full of anticipation and envy.

And Yingchang was both looking forward and nervous, worried that the short crossbow would not be able to shoot the distance he imagined.

As long as the short crossbow can't shoot a hundred paces, then the short crossbow is a semi-finished product and can't deal with the Qiang and Huns, because the cavalry of the Qiang and the Huns can basically hit the enemy within a hundred paces. If Daqin wants to crush the Qiang and Huns in this respect, The range of the short crossbow must exceed that of the Qiang Hun cavalry.

"call out!"

Under the attention of all the people, Fang Zi finally buckled the crossbow trigger, and the short arrow shot away immediately, making a sharp sound of piercing through the air.

The scarecrow, who was a hundred steps away, trembled all over, but there was no short arrow on the scarecrow, and it penetrated, yes, directly!

"Ha ha!"

"Excellent, wear it!"

"The short crossbow is so powerful, and its accuracy is not bad, it can be said to be piercing Yang with a hundred steps!"

There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd, all marveling at the power and range of the short crossbow.

"Haha, that's great, it's really great!" Ying Chang applauded excitedly, and Chang Zifei and others also laughed heartily, all smiling from the heart.

With this short crossbow, Daqin no longer fears the Qiang Huns!

"Boo! Hah! Hah! Hah!"

In vain, there was a continuous sound of piercing through the air, and before everyone could recover, they found four short arrows stuck in the scarecrow's body three hundred steps away.

"hiss!"

A gasp sounded from the crowd, and Ying Chang, Chang Zifei, Yang Ze, Jia Luo, Tang Hua, and the ten imperial guards were also stunned.

Burst!

A distance of three hundred steps must be hit!

What technology is this!What precision!What a range!

"Your Majesty.. Your Majesty.. Let's see.. What do we see?"

Ying Chang was so excited that he couldn't speak, and Chang Zifei was so dazed that he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Am I dreaming?" Ying Chang looked at Fang Zi in a daze, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to pull Chang Zi Fei's beard.

"Ah! Your Majesty!" Chang Zifei cried out in pain. Seeing Chang Zifei's pained and helpless face, Ying Chang could be sure that this was not a dream, it was real.

Jia Luo and Yang Ze also regained their composure, stroked their beards subconsciously, and then couldn't help but took a few steps back.

Fang Zi put down the short crossbow, walked up to Yingchang, bent down and replied: "Your Majesty, the short crossbow can shoot five short arrows at once, and the range is within 350 steps. Armor, the power of the arrow is not enough to penetrate the enemy's armor, so it cannot cause damage, but within two hundred steps, the power of the arrow can penetrate the enemy's armor. Of course, if the enemy is wearing heavy armor, within a hundred steps Can't do any damage to the enemy!"

"Enough, it's enough!" Ying Chang's expression was full of excitement, if it wasn't for the occasion, he would have wanted to dance on the spot to vent his excitement.

With the blessing of this short crossbow, the Qiang and Huns were in a panic, but her, the so-called swimming skill became a joke in front of the Qin cavalry, and even the Qin cavalry could kill the enemy with floating shooting!

Chapter 234 Recruiting Apprentices!

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"Zhen...can I ask why the short crossbow has continuous shooting and super long-range shooting range? Is there any reason for this?" Ying Chang couldn't help asking curiously.

In this different world, the continuous crossbow has not yet been developed, that is to say, Fang Zi created the first continuous crossbow in this different world, which is destined to be included in the history of Kyushu. Long range is also going to go down in the history books.

Although there are many powerful crossbows with a longer range than the short crossbow, this is a short crossbow. Such a small object can emit such great power, which is definitely a milestone in the history of Kyushu's weapon evolution.

The reason why Yingchang wanted to ask Fangzi about the principle was that he wanted to apply this principle to other weapons. For example, the eight-stone crossbow itself has a distance of [-] steps. With this technology, wouldn't the range be doubled?Coupled with the continuous shooting, my dear, when the time comes, there will be no need for infantry to fight against each other, and the enemy will be wiped out with a rain of arrows!

A real strategic weapon!

"This..." Lao Fang and Fang Zi looked at each other in dismay, and the expressions of many blacksmiths became a little strange. When Ying Chang was puzzled, Kong Lu leaned over to Ying Chang's ear and whispered; " Your Majesty, blacksmiths will not pass on their unique skills to outsiders, they either pass them on to their own disciples or pass them on to their clansmen."

When Ying Chang heard these words, he suddenly realized, and after a short silence, he said to Fang Zi: "Fang Zi, would you like to offer your unique skills?"

Lao Fang and Fang Zi made eye contact, and Fang Zi bent down and replied, "Cao Min is willing!"

After Fang Zi finished speaking, he picked up the short crossbow and approached Ying Chang, pointed to the thin strings on the short crossbow with his finger and said: "Your Majesty, the short crossbow is equipped with ten thin strings in total, and two of them correspond to a short arrow. When the crossbow is pulled, the first thin string will shoot the short arrow, and when the short arrow leaves the string, the second thin string will bounce on the arrow root at a speed beyond the naked eye, which is the second leverage !"

"Generally, arrows only have one bowstring to borrow power, but short crossbows have two times to shoot, so they can shoot a distance of 350 steps. As for continuous shooting, it is also the reason for ten strings. In fact, the principle is very simple, but few people use this principle. , the grass people just made this short crossbow on a whim!"

"So this is ah!"

"Haha, I get it, I get it!"

"The Fang family is really rich, it's all said!"

All the blacksmiths smiled excitedly when they heard the words. They all felt that they had learned something incredible, and at the same time admired the Fang family for not hiding their secrets.

"Okay, very good!" Ying Chang yelled twice in satisfaction, and then said immediately: "Chang Xiangxiang!"

"Listen, sir!" Chang Zifei hurriedly responded.

"Fang Zi has successfully developed a short crossbow, and he is willing to share its principles. Fang Zi is specially awarded the rank of ninth-rank official and rewarded with 1000 taels of silver!" Ying Chang said with a smile on his face.

"Obey!" Chang Zifei bowed down respectfully in response, then turned around and left the shooting range to arrange rewards and canonize the imperial decree.

"1000 taels!"

"hiss!"

"I'm still an official, a ninth-rank official, compared to a small county magistrate!"

"My darling, Xia's family has suddenly changed from mud-legged to an official's family, it's terrible!"

When the blacksmiths heard about the reward, each of them was astonished to stuff a duck egg into their mouths!

What is 1000 taels of silver relative to?According to their current salary of two taels per month, 1000 taels is worth more than 50 taels compared to their total salary of 1000 years, and the official title of ninth grade. In today's world and even in ancient and modern times, there are several blacksmiths who rely on creation The ability to become an official?

Yes, there were before, but those people are legends that have been passed down through the ages.

While envious of Fang Zi, all the blacksmiths were also full of strength, and their eyes were full of hope. Fang Zi forged the short crossbow and won the seal, so if they also created the new weapon that His Majesty said, wouldn't they also be awarded the seal!

Hope, hope to succeed!

"Haha, I've become an official, and someone from our old Fang's family has also become an official. This ancestral grave is smoking, smoking!" Elder Fang danced excitedly, almost fainting from excitement.

Fang Zi didn't come back to his senses for a long time, feeling that all this was like a dream, I became an official?My son of a blacksmith has become an official?Also got 1000 taels of silver.

Get rich!

"All national craftsmen, if you have unique skills, you can report to Kong Lu, the Ordnance Commander. I will not hesitate to reward any unique skills that are beneficial to the Ordnance Division. If you also develop new weapons like Fang Zi, I will I will also give you official titles!" Ying Chang said to the crowd with a solemn expression.

"Good! Good!" All the blacksmiths responded excitedly.

In this line of work, that person doesn't have any unique skills, but he doesn't dare to show it at ordinary times, because once this thing is brought out, it is equivalent to smashing his own job.

But now, there's no need to keep secrets.

"The scale of the Ordnance Department is still small. I will definitely expand the Ordnance Department to a scale of ten thousand people!" Ying Chang said amazingly!

"hiss!"

"Thousands of people? My God, is Your Majesty planning to recruit all the blacksmiths from Kyushu?"

"1 people is really scary!"

"Our current scale is already huge in any empire, yet His Majesty still wants to expand, still with 1 people."

When they heard that the Ordnance Department was going to expand to ten thousand people, many blacksmiths were all shocked. What a scale of ten thousand people, the total number of people in the entire six yamen is not as many as the Ordnance Department. .

While shocked, many blacksmiths thought it was unrealistic. The total number of blacksmiths in Daqin was at most around [-]. Where did the [-] blacksmiths come from? Could it be possible to bring all the blacksmiths from Kyushu over?This is even more unrealistic, the road is too far.

Not only the blacksmiths were shocked and unrealistic, but so was Ordnance Commander Kong Lu.

"This recruitment does not recruit blacksmiths, but recruits apprentices. Recruit [-] apprentices from the people. When the time comes, national craftsmen, you must bring at least five apprentices and teach them how to forge armor and weapons. Of course, I will not let you do it in vain. Teaching, teach one, reward one tael of silver, and after teaching ten, the teacher does not have to do anything, just supervise the work of his apprentices, and the salary will not decrease. I can guarantee that the salary will not decrease but will increase. The monthly salary will increase by two taels of silver, which means four taels of silver per month!"

In order to expand the scale and efficiency of the Ordnance Division, Ying Chang had to resort to nirvana.

When all the blacksmiths heard the first half of the sentence, they were a little unhappy. Teaching people this thing is very taboo in this industry. After teaching them, what do you do?At that time, the upper management will feel that they are useless and old, so they can kick themselves away at will?

But after hearing the second half of the sentence, the worries in the hearts of all the blacksmiths were instantly wiped out, and instead they showed joy.

Chapter 235 Reorganization of the Ordnance Department!

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One tael of silver per church will receive half a month more salary than one church, and after ten churches, there is no need to work, and the salary will not decrease but increase, double.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is definitely a great thing.

"Your Majesty, is this true? Will we be kicked out of the Ordnance Department after we teach apprentices?" Elder Fang couldn't help asking.

After the words fell, everyone's eyes were fixed on Yingchang. It was obvious that Mr. Fang's question was what they wanted to ask.

"I keep my word!" Ying Chang said solemnly.

Although there are only five words, but from Ying Chang's mouth, it is more important than Mount Tai!