"Does Your Majesty dislike me?" Li Sisi looked at him in a daze.
Zhao Huan hurriedly shook his head: "How could that be? I still have many political affairs to deal with. This..."
"Well then, Your Majesty, please take care of your health."
Zhao Huan thought to himself, damn, who said the more wives the better? You try it.
Seeing Li Sisi's somewhat lost face, Zhao Huan walked to the door and turned back and said: "I may come a little late tonight. You don't have to wait for me. You can rest first."
Li Sisi's eyes flickered, surprise written on her face: "Your Majesty, I await your arrival."
There is no doubt that Zhao Huan was a foolish ruler. Fortunately, although he was foolish, he was not unjust. At least he knew how to handle government affairs.
Zhao Huan ordered Cao Dongsheng: "Get ready, I need to go to the Military Equipment Bureau."
"As you wish!"
The Military Equipment Bureau was very large. The Duzuyuan was responsible for making weapons, flags, military tents, and other items according to prescribed production procedures; the workshop material warehouse was responsible for collecting iron, tin, feather arrows, paint, etc.; the leather and horn warehouse was responsible for collecting leather, tendons, and horns for use in the workshops.
Jiang Fan, the Inspector of Military Equipment, came out hurriedly to greet him. Zhao Huan came to the Crossbow Office, which was what he was most concerned about.
"Commander Jiang, bows and crossbows are the most powerful weapons that protect the Song Dynasty. This divine arm crossbow is especially important. It is used to kill enemies on the battlefield and must not be released to the enemy."
The Shenbi Crossbow was the pinnacle of Song Dynasty cold weaponry. Just three feet and two inches long, it was incredibly powerful, capable of piercing armor from three hundred paces away.
The body of this crossbow is made of mountain mulberry, the shank is made of sandalwood, the barrel is made of iron, the trigger is made of steel, the strap is made of hemp rope, and the string is made of silk.
What surprised Zhao Huan was that this crossbow actually had pulleys and other devices on it.
"Your Majesty, the production of the Divine Arm Crossbow is of paramount importance to the Military Equipment Administration, and its blueprints are even more secret. According to Song Dynasty law, if a soldier is defeated and cannot carry it, it is better to destroy it to prevent the enemy from obtaining its mechanical wheel and replicating it."
Zhao Huan nodded and said, "That's right. If we are defeated on the battlefield, we would rather destroy this crossbow than let the enemy steal it."
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