Carrying a transmigration guide, Zhao Hao transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty, becoming a notorious good-for-nothing second-generation official. Because he teased a princess, he was thrown into...
The next day, Zhao Hao left Suyuan and came to Beicang with Wusong. He asked Wusong to select twenty or thirty craftsmen.
Now, on his side, there are more than 1,500 craftsmen, both new and old, who are able to make improved strong bows.
Therefore, it was no big deal for him to transfer dozens of them.
These twenty or thirty craftsmen are all experienced supervisors.
After coming in front of Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao briefly explained what they were going to do next.
When they heard that it was Zhao Hao who developed a new weapon, all of them couldn't help but get excited.
One of the middle-aged men asked excitedly, "Master, do you have any ready-made drawings? Let us take a look first."
The rest of the people also spoke up and started asking questions.
"Yes, sir, show us the blueprint first!"
"Master, please stop hiding it and show it to us!"
At the beginning, when Zhao Hao first came to Ogura, these people were a little afraid of Zhao Hao.
However, after more than two months of contact, we became complete friends.
There is not a single bit of aristocratic airs in Zhao Hao.
What we eat and drink is exactly the same as theirs, and we never get any special treatment.
In addition, the chef on the first floor would often be asked to deliver delicious food.
Anyone who catches up can come and eat with Zhao Hao.
Almost all of these people have eaten with Zhao Hao.
At the same time, no matter what questions they had, even if they were questions created by other parties, when they asked Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao could give them answers without thinking.
You know, the reason these people were able to enter the Royal Construction Bureau is that they are all experts in making all kinds of things.
Not to say he is one in ten thousand, but he is definitely one in a thousand.
The questions they asked were not easy at all.
But Zhao Hao could answer all the questions fluently, and while answering, he could also lead them to draw inferences about other situations and explain more things that they had never touched upon or thought about before.
Therefore, over the past two months, these old craftsmen would come to Zhao Hao's side whenever they had time.
Today, when they learned that Zhao Hao was going to create something new, these people were of course very excited.
Zhao Hao laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll send the drawings to you right away!"
Then, Wu Song distributed the drawings to everyone.
When everyone saw it, someone immediately asked, "Sir, are you going to make a cart?"
Someone else said, "It looks like a cart, but more like a bed!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "You're not wrong. This thing is very similar to a bed."
"So, I call this thing a bed crossbow."
"The most important thing in making this crossbow is the bow body. I have written down the materials here."
"Brother Wu, go find Master Cheng Fang and ask him to prepare the materials for the bow for us!"
"Initially, let's use one thousand bow materials."
Zhao Hao said this and handed a piece of paper to Wu Song.
After Wu Song took it, he turned around and left. Zhao Hao led twenty or thirty craftsmen to start making the bed for the crossbow.
By dusk, one bow was completed. After it was assembled, Zhao Hao used the actual object to explain to them the placement of the three bow bodies and the pulling of the bowstring.
However, without a bow or a bowstring, they were unable to conduct actual drills, and thus these people were unable to truly appreciate how terrifying the crossbow was.
At dinner that night, Zhao Hao said, "You all, start making this crossbow from today."
"Once it's manufactured, you will know how terrifying this bed crossbow is."
Cheng Fang's actions were still very fast.
The next day, Cheng Fang got the materials for making the bow and personally brought people to deliver them.
As soon as they met, he immediately asked, "Master, what do you need so many materials for?"
He was the director of the Works Supervisory Bureau, and all the craftsmen here, including Zhao Hao, were clearly under his jurisdiction.
Of course, Zhao Hao is definitely an exception.
In addition to people, he is also in charge of what each area produces, what materials are used, and how much is used.
Therefore, although he found the materials for Zhao Hao as quickly as possible, he also had to ask what they were going to be used for.
Zhao Hao immediately brought him to the bed crossbow that he had made yesterday.
"Master Cheng, this is what I made. It's called a bed crossbow."
"After it is made, each crossbow arrow will be able to shoot a distance of 1,800 to 2,000 steps."
When Cheng Fang heard the number Zhao Hao said, he even thought he had heard it wrong.
He immediately asked, "Sir, how much do you say?"
Zhao Hao grinned and said, "Master Cheng, you heard it right, it is about 1,800 to 2,000 steps."
Cheng Fang took a breath and said, "This...this...how is this possible?"
If this bed crossbow can really reach a range of two thousand steps, it would be simply unheard of.
When two armies are fighting, if one has good accuracy, one can shoot and kill the enemy's commander in chief with one strike.
How is this possible?
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Master Cheng, don't worry. Once this bed crossbow is made, Master Cheng will understand that I am not just talking big."
Cheng Fang said quickly: "Sir, I have absolutely no such intention! I just think it is too incredible."
"Sir, if this crossbow can really have a range of 2,000... no, 1,800 steps, it will definitely be another terrifying battlefield weapon!"
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "That's true, but it's very troublesome to make this crossbow."
"And the arrows also need to be specially made."
Cheng Fang nodded: "Master, do you have enough manpower here? Do you want me to transfer some more?"
Cheng Fang certainly understood the huge role that a weapon of this level could play on the battlefield.
Zhao Hao shook his head: "We don't need too many people for now, Master Cheng just needs to supply the materials!"
Cheng Fang said quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will do my best to supply all the materials you need!"
Looking at the huge thing in front of him that was as big as a bed, he also wanted to take a look.
After the bed crossbow is completed, will the range be able to reach that far as Zhao Hao said?
One thousand eight hundred steps, what kind of monster is this?
In the next few days, Zhao Hao led more than a thousand craftsmen to start assembling the improved strong bow.
It took three days to assemble the three thousand improved bows.
On the third night, Zhao Hao returned from Beicang and went to the palace to meet Jiang Wan'er.
When he arrived, a group of ministers were standing outside the Pepper Room, holding memorials in their hands, waiting to be received by Jiang Wan'er.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hao knew how busy Sister Yu was.
He was not in a hurry. After asking the eunuch at the door to inform everyone, he stood in the crowd and waited patiently.