To be honest, this part of "Lu Ban Jing" does not contain much useful information, and the Gongshu family certainly cannot just give all of "Lu Ban Jing" to Liu Tan.
They just want to express their sincerity.
Liu Tan was puzzled by the two schools' contrasting styles and turned to ask, "Gongshu School or Mohist School... who is stronger?"
Miao Rui said without hesitation: "Of course it's the Mohist school."
Liu Tan asked, "Oh? Why do you say that?"
Miao Rui was clearly bewildered. "This... I don't know either, but when people mention mechanisms, the first thing that comes to mind is the Mohist school."
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Is that so?"
Miao Rui and Bigo were a little confused about Liu Tan's thoughts for a moment.
In fact, Liu Tan was just a little emotional. Later generations knew more about the Mohist school. Although Lu Ban was more famous, many people only knew him as Lu Ban, the ancestor of carpenters, but did not know that he was Gongshu Zi.
The Mohist school is stronger than the Gongshu school in that it is particularly effective in promoting its ideas.
Their ideas are destined to be unpopular with the monarch, but will be accepted by the people.
All the people want is to live a stable life, especially after experiencing war.
As for the Gongshu family, people now have a fixed impression that they are very aggressive, and most of the mechanisms they make are used in war, which many people subconsciously dislike.
But in fact, Lu Ban also made many things for daily use. He just didn't stick to his ideas and did whatever he wanted.
According to Liu Tan's original idea, he also paid more attention to the Mohist school because the Mohist school might develop better. He sent people to inquire with both the Mohist school and the Gongshu school at the same time just to find an opponent for the Mohist school. Only with competition can there be motivation.
At present, it seems that the Mohists can give Gongshujia more motivation. Of course, all this will depend on him using it first.
Liu Tan looked at the sight on the table. He had been worried about the fine-tuning part of the sight before, but now he might be able to use this as a test.
I just wonder if the Mohists, who advocated universal love and non-aggression, would reject the idea because the sight is an accessory on a weapon?
Liu Tan thought for a moment and wrote down a request. He then handed it and two very crude sights to Miao Rui and said, "Give one to Mo Jia and one to Gong Shu Jia. Let's see who can do it."
Miao Rui responded and immediately sent someone to run errands.
Liu Tan suddenly asked, "What's the situation between the Mohist and Gongshu schools now? Do they live together?"
Miao Rui laughed and said, "Your Highness, you're joking. The Mohist disciples are spread all over the world, how could they possibly live together? The person I asked before was the disciple-in-law of the current Mohist leader. As for the Gongshu family, they do live together, but not all of them live together. There's a distinction between the main family and the side branches. This time, it was the main family who personally replied to Your Highness."
Liu Tan nodded, and didn't feel that there was any difference in the attitude of the Mohist and Gongshu families towards him. The disciple-in-law of the Mohist leader is also the main branch, and the Gongshu family is also the main branch.
After giving the order, Liu Tan did not continue to pay attention to it. He was now excitedly holding his sight and planning to try it out.
After installing the sight on the bow, Liu Tan began to ponder. Something seemed to be wrong. Did he forget something?
He took the bow and walked to the shooting range while thinking. When he stood still and was about to shoot, he realized what was wrong: the sight should be a straight line with three points, the target is a point, the sight is a point, so where is the other point?
He completely forgot another point, the peephole on the bowstring!
Liu Tan had no choice but to carry the bow and arrow back the same way he had carried it here, and asked someone to find a bowstring for him.
This bow was given to him by Emperor Wu of Han. From the bow body to the bowstring, everything is top quality. Liu Tan did not dare to use this bow for experiments.
While waiting for the new bowstring to be brought over, Liu Tan tested the angle of the bow. Because the peephole is to form a straight line with the sight and the prey when the bowstring is full, the peephole should be tilted, upward when the bowstring is not pulled, and horizontal after the bowstring is pulled.
This angle is not particularly easy to find. Liu Tan tried it and found that he couldn't find the angle at all when he pulled it apart. In the end, he had to ask Miao Rui or Big Gao to try.
The moment Liu Tan gave the order, he felt a little regretful. He should have asked Li Buyan for help.
Not everyone can pull a bow. Although he is weak, he has been on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions for such a long time and has encountered so many things on the way, which can strengthen his body.
Moreover, as for eunuchs, some of their mechanisms might degenerate after their bodies are mutilated. Liu Tan had not studied this, but he was worried that it would be embarrassing for them to be unable to separate.
Before Liu Tan could change his mind, he saw Bi Gao easily pull the bow.
How can I describe the level of ease it felt? It was much easier than when he drew the bow himself.
So what criteria did Liu Che use to select the person for him?
Liu Tan began to look for the angle while wondering. This angle was easy to find. Liu Tan simply used two pieces of wood and nailed a nail in the middle to make it movable. Then he made one of the pieces of wood keep a right angle with the sight and adjusted the other piece to be parallel to the bowstring.
After finding the angle, find a wooden stick and drill a hole at this angle.
After the new bowstring was delivered, Liu Tan directly split the bowstring into two, placed the prepared peephole on it, and then asked someone to replace the bowstring.
This time the sight actually works.
Liu Tan walked to the shooting range with the sight, tried the strength of the new bowstring, and tested the bearing capacity of the peephole. Only after he felt that there was no problem did he actually start to nock the arrow and aim.
An arrow was shot, and although it did not hit the bull's eye, it was sent to the target and touched the edge of the bull's eye.
This is basically a leap forward for Liu Tan!
Liu Tan was so excited that he tried it several times, and then his arms started to feel sore that afternoon.
Then he found that although the sight improved his accuracy, his endurance was still not good enough!
Therefore, the best thing on the day of spring hunting is for him to shoot one or two prey to shock the whole audience and tell everyone that he is not a loser, and then spend the rest of the time eating and drinking. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if people later found out that he is just a three-handed man who can't draw the bow after shooting a few arrows.
But no matter what, he was finally able to report to Teacher Huo!
Liu Tan immediately asked someone to invite Huo Guang over. He remembered that when Huo Guang left, his face was not only full of sorrow but also had a solemn expression.
When Huo Guang arrived, he asked Liu Tan, "Your Highness, what do you want from me? Do you want me to report illness on your behalf?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Calling for sickness? Spring hunting?"
Huo Guang nodded. According to the current situation, this seemed to be the only way for Liu Tan to avoid embarrassment.
Liu Tan said proudly: "No need, I have a solution."
I have a cheat!
Liu Tan brought Huo Guang to the shooting range and personally sent arrows to the target one by one in front of Huo Guang. Well, although he was not able to hit the target after three arrows, his accuracy was indeed good enough!
Liu Tan turned the bow in his hand and said, "How is it?"
Huo Guang noticed something new on Liu Tan's bow and couldn't help but laugh, "Your Highness, have you found the trick?"
Liu Tan generously handed him the bow and said, "Try it."
Huo Guang took it and studied it for a while, but since it was his first time seeing it, he naturally couldn't understand it at first glance. He couldn't help but ask, "How do I use it?"
Liu Tan leaned over and pointed at the aiming pins in the aiming frame and said, "You can aim at the target with any of these five. And this is the peephole. Looking out from here, just make sure the aiming pin and the target are in the same line!"
Although Huo Guang did not have special talents in leading troops and fighting like his brother Huo Qubing, his martial arts skills were still not low. He was originally very accurate in archery, and now with the sight he was even more assisted.
At first, when he was not used to it, his accuracy was a little off, but after he got used to it, almost every arrow hit the bull's eye.
Liu Tan looked at the target and then at Huo Guang, and his pride and complacency disappeared in an instant.
Just as he was sighing that people were indeed different, Huo Guang said with great satisfaction, "This thing is very useful. Your Highness doesn't have to worry about your accuracy with it. You can also start practicing with moving targets."
Liu Tan: Ah?
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