The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

The arsenal at the foot of the West Mountain has been built, and a large number of craftsmen have been raised under the government. These craftsmen are under the jurisdiction of the government. A group of craftsmen have been transferred here, and the arsenal has been officially put into use.The plan to build the arsenal was proposed by Li Wen, but because he had other tasks, the emperor handed over the arsenal to Zhao Xiangyi.

What Li Wen was sure of was that the emperor probably didn't know about his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi.Of course, if the prince knew about it, he would definitely not tell the second person, let alone the emperor.

Because Zhao Xiangyi was responsible for the construction of the arsenal, even if he was not in charge of it, he still knew the progress of the arsenal from Zhao Xiangyi.

The main function of the arsenal is to develop and manufacture weapons. The weapons here are not just about swords, but also anything that can be used on the battlefield.In this era, weapons represent the military strength of a country, and the side that has more advanced weapons on a battlefield is more likely to win.

Take the contest between Zhao Xiangyi and Huren warriors as an example, Zhao Xiangyi is one of the best masters in the court,

Only that time when he was incomparable with the Tarim warriors, the sword in his hand was directly chopped into two pieces by the opponent's big knife.If Zhao Xiangyi hadn't been carrying a second weapon at that time, he must have been injured by the knife in the hands of the Hu warriors that time.

This proves from one aspect that the barbarian's steelmaking skills are better than their Dacheng's, and the swords they use are stronger and sharper than their Dacheng's.

Hu people are a nation that grew up on horseback. They advocate force. Originally, Hu people were better at horseback riding and archery than their masters, not to mention that the weapons used by others are better than their masters. Once they are masters on the battlefield The soldiers and horses of the Hu people faced off against the soldiers of the Hu people. If they wanted to win the battle, they would have to pay a huge price for it.But if they can improve all the weapons, the result may be very different.

Dacheng's weapons have always been purchased from outside by the Ministry of War, and I don't know how many layers of oil and water have been pumped out in the middle, and the weapons that can be bought with the remaining money are the worst.The manufacture of weapons should have been in the hands of the court itself, but because of the selfish desires of some officials, it was made by outside businessmen so that they could make money from it.

The quality of weapons can directly affect the success or failure of a competition, or even a battlefield. Weapons are the key to a strong country. They must take back the initiative to manufacture weapons and hold them in their own hands. The reason why the emperor listened to his advice and wanted to build this arsenal wholeheartedly.

A carriage drove towards the foot of the west mountain, followed by soldiers on horseback.

Li Wen was sitting in the carriage, and next to him was General Zhao Xiangyi. He knew that the arsenal had been built, but it was his first time here.

As the person who proposed this plan, the emperor will naturally not allow him to come here to have a look.

He also wants to come here to see how the situation is. He only knows about the progress from Zhao Xiangyi. If this man uses words to describe it in detail, it may be difficult. Why don't you just come over and see the situation yourself? .

The carriage stopped, and the two got out of the carriage. The guard outside the door recognized the person who came as their general, "Young one, see the general."

"Open the door." Zhao Xiangyi waved his hand, signaling the guard to open the door.

"Yes." The guard stood up and opened the door.

There are two layers of guards inside and outside. There are soldiers from the imperial court stationed here at the foot of the west mountain. Ordinary people generally don't approach this side.

The stone door opened, and there was a different scene inside.

"Orbital orbital—"

There was a sound of iron striking inside, and shirtless blacksmiths were swinging hammers to forge iron blocks in their hands.Their arrival did not affect these craftsmen, and the craftsmen here are still busy with their work.

In order to make a good weapon, in order to make a good weapon, in addition to the way of forging hammer, the impurities in the refined iron can be eliminated after repeated tempering.Another is the temperature of the fire. Sharp weapons can only be forged at high temperatures. This is thanks to the coal they found. The temperature of coal is higher than that of ordinary firewood, which is necessary for forging sharp swords. one of the conditions.

Another is the use of blowers. At this time, there is no electricity, so the blowers can only be pulled by manpower. This is the inconvenience of having no electricity in this era.

Li Wen just put forward an idea, the realization of these weapons still depends on these craftsmen.But what does power generation depend on?The most important power generation in later generations is thermal power generation, as well as wind power and hydropower. Later, nuclear power generation received more and more attention, but in case of accidents in nuclear power generation, the danger is also very great.

But now let alone nuclear power generation, he doesn't even understand what is going on with thermal power generation.

The little knowledge of physics learned in the previous life has long been returned to the teacher. Now his mind is completely blank about electricity. It is not easy to make a generator to generate electricity.

Zhao Xiangyi took out the drawings of crossbows and asked the craftsmen here to make a batch of crossbows. The cost of crossbows is higher than that of ordinary bows and arrows, but this thing basically does not pick people, and recruits can use it directly.There is also another advantage of the bow and crossbow, that is, the arrow is shot quickly, and there is almost no pause in the middle. If this thing can be used in the military camp, it will be of great benefit to the battle.

There was a row of bows and crossbows on the table, Li Wen reached over and picked up one.

"Is this the made crossbow?" The blueprint for the crossbow was still made by him, and Li Wen was no stranger to this thing.With a tug on his hand, he picked up a short arrow and put it in, aiming at the empty wall and shooting it in.

With a bang, the arrow pierced into the wall.

"Sure enough, the one made by a professional master is different." It is much easier to use than the small crossbow he asked a blacksmith to make before.

"Is this a triple crossbow?"

''Hmm〇"

Li Wen thought of the sniper rifles of later generations. If a scope can be installed on it, this thing can be used as a sniper rifle.It’s just that this is related to the production of glass. It’s not that there are no mirrors in this era, but they are generally bronze mirrors, which are relatively blurred. Glass mirrors have not yet been produced. Glass mirrors seem to have been introduced to the Central Plains from the West in later generations. , so this thing may not exist yet.

What are glass mirrors made of?

The thought of one thing involves the production and production of another thing, Li Wenxiang's mind was dizzy.He remembered that it was not difficult to make a mirror. The most important material in it was silver nitrate, which is a colorless crystal. This kind of thing was widely used in later generations, but what is it in this company? In the era that no one knows, there is a blank field that no one has touched.

Going around here, Li Wen exchanged a few words with the master in charge. In fact, he provided several methods for these craftsmen to ponder, and see which method is better and can create a stronger And the sharp sword comes out.

Most of the craftsmanship of these craftsmen has been passed down from generation to generation, but their brains are too rigid and they are lacking in innovation.What they need is a group of professional high-tech scientific and technological talents, but they really don't have any talents in this area. Even this arsenal has just been established, let alone any professional talents. up.

These craftsmen are not without availability. In fact, the main reason is that most of the craftsmen are raised by the government, inherited from generation to generation, and squeezed by the government. If things go on like this, these craftsmen will lose their enthusiasm and become numb day after day. work without any innovation or technical improvement.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of these craftsmen, it is necessary to propose a reward system, so Li Wen mentioned, "I suggest, if any master in the future can suggest improvements to weapons, or create more Good weapons, we have to reward them as appropriate." He roughly explained the reward system to Zhao Xiangyi

"Well, I think it's okay." Zhao Xiangyi agreed with this, turned around and gave instructions to the steward who followed, to the effect that he would follow what Master Li said just now.

"Yes, General." The steward knew that the general following them was the well-known Li Liuyuan, Lord Li, so he treated this Lord Li extremely respectfully.

On this hot day, the temperature inside is very high. They went in and turned around and came out. They didn't stay for too long, and he was covered in sweat, not to mention the craftsmen inside had been staying inside. How hard it is.

"I thought of something. If this thing can be produced, it will be a lot of money." More than just a lot of money, if this mirror can be produced, it will be a violent industry.Li Wen thought that later generations of the West could use such a small piece of mirror to exchange for a piece of gold from the Central Plains. The price of mirrors in this era can be compared with gold!

Um?Seeing Zhao Xiangyi looking at him puzzled.

Well, he is a little overjoyed now, Li Wen Fu forehead, he told Zhao Xiangyi about the mirror, and the benefits of the scope, which involves the focal length and imaging of concave and convex mirrors, etc. After he finished speaking, he found that the man's expression was even more confused.

"..." Li asked.

"What I mean is to install a mirror on top of this crossbow. Let's ambush at a high point so that we can aim at it from a distance.

The enemy on the other side, give the enemy a fatal blow, can you understand? "

"I don't need this thing. As long as I have an arrow in my hand, I can shoot at the enemy in the distance." General Zhao is so confident.

Li asked, "..."

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