Chapter 383 Mengdie
Zhou Xu's main purpose of coming to Caoyuan Village this time was to arrange Ma Guotao's affairs and to confirm the situation here.
Apart from that, there was basically nothing for him to worry about in Prairie Village.
In comparison, there are more things happening in Black Moon Village.
So after sending Ma Guotao there and briefly confirming the situation with Ye Jinghong, he returned to Black Moon Village that same day.
After a night's rest and feeling refreshed, Zhou Xu started his work early the next morning.
I went to the forging department first, and after a while, the two sets of molds engraved with ancient elven characters were ready.
One set is used to cast swords, and the other set is used to cast spear heads.
Considering that the next battlefield is on the grassland and cavalry is the core military force, the spear is probably a more important weapon.
At this moment, the forging department has already made a sample of the sword and spear head engraved with ancient elven characters.
Picking up a gun, Zhou Xu didn't waste any time and directly launched the mantra combination.
[Primary weapon blessing! 】
At that moment, the power of the truth was released along with the words, and the iron spear head in Zhou Xu's hand took on a sharp edge invisibly! "It's done!"
Zhou Xu was overjoyed when he saw this. The comprehensive equipment of enchanted weapons would definitely greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of their troops! As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the model maker.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have made a great contribution in making the mold. I will give you 500 coins as a reward!"
After saying that, Zhou Xu's gaze fell on the people in the forging department headed by Minister Wang Dachui.
"According to the timetable, the first batch of iron ore from the Tieshan Mine should be arriving soon. By then, everyone in the forging department will have to work hard to forge new versions of iron spears and swords."
"Prioritize the casting of iron spears. The first batch needs to produce two hundred spear heads, and one hundred swords!"
As soon as this workload arrived, there was an uproar in the forging department.
You know, making the gun heads and swords is not something that can be done by simply pouring them into the mold.
After removing the weapon from the mold, they need to polish it several times to increase its toughness. The whole process is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Considering the productivity of that era, two hundred spear heads and one hundred swords?
This workload is quite huge.
In fact, Zhou Xu does not have two hundred cavalrymen who need to be armed.
As confirmed at the horse farm in Prairie Village yesterday, the total number of horses they can use at the moment is only seventy-three.
In other words, there are a maximum of seventy-three cavalry units, plus five special centaurs, and seventy-eight iron spears are enough to arm them all.
Zhou Xu asked for two hundred spear heads and made two hundred iron spears, taking into account the problem of damage during the battle.
Suppose in a battle, the lance of your cavalry is damaged. It takes time to repair it, but the next battle may not break out until you have repaired it.
To this end, he needs enough spare weapons to ensure that after a weapon is damaged, it can be immediately replaced with a new one, ensuring that his own troops can fight at any time instead of passively waiting for the weapons to be repaired.
At this moment, Zhou Xu was not at all surprised by the reactions of everyone in the forging department.
"I know this is a lot of work, but please rest assured that I, Zhou Xu, will never treat you unfairly. From today on, everyone in the forging department who participates in this forging work will receive a bonus of 100 coins in addition to the salary they would have received originally. At the same time, the person with the best performance this month will have his bonus doubled to 200 coins!"
On top of their original salary, a bonus of one hundred coins would be enough to significantly improve their lives, not to mention doubling the bonus!
The incentive of money made the forging department members, who were previously under pressure due to the huge workload, cheer excitedly! They couldn't wait to start working!
Zhou Xu smiled when he saw this, and then he didn't stay here to affect their work. He turned around and left the forging department and walked out of the village.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the village, I saw Wang Dong coming on horseback.
It is worth mentioning here that Wang Dong knew how to ride a horse. Because his hometown was on the grassland and his family’s farm was also near the grassland, he was quite skilled in riding.
"Teacher Wang, you've come at the right time. I'm just about to go inspect the equipment department's results. Let's go together."
He was the one who called Wang Dong over as well. Yesterday, he had someone take the message to Yanhu Village and ask Wang Dong to come over.
Wang Dong finished his breakfast there, arranged everything he needed to do, and then set off. He just arrived now.
Facing Zhou Xu's invitation at this moment, Wang Dong didn't say anything. He just pulled the reins and followed Zhou Xu directly to the testing ground.
"Chief, Mr. Wang."
Wang Dong’s arrival made Zhuang Mengdie a little surprised, but she didn’t say much.
"Mengdie, are everything ready?"
"Everything is ready."
As he spoke, Zhuang Mengdie pointed in a direction.
Looking in the direction of the finger, a crossbow that was several times larger than an ordinary wooden cart suddenly came into their sight.
“Is this a bed crossbow?”
When Wang Dong saw this object, he was stunned.
Although it was in the primitive era, due to the existence of Zhou Xu, many things here can no longer be judged simply by the background of the times.
However, Wang Dong never expected to see a crossbow here! "Is this for those lizardmen?"
"Um."
Zhou Xu nodded.
"There's a big guy among the lizardmen. I can't think of any way to deal with him except the crossbow."
As they were talking, several people quickly approached.
After getting closer, Wang Dong saw it more clearly, and at the same time, the shock in his heart became more intense.
"Wow, this isn't just an ordinary crossbow. This is a three-bow crossbow, right?"
The combination of three powerful bows was placed there, and it was not difficult to judge that this was a three-bow crossbow, but Zhou Xu still explained.
"I just borrowed the general design, but at this stage, the power may not reach the level of history. I think there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future."
After all, it was the first generation of three-bow crossbows made by themselves. Although Zhou Xu had high hopes for it, he did not dare to be too confident.
"I knew Mengdie was good with her hands, but I didn't expect her to be this good."
Squatting down, Wang Dong was amazed at the parts inside the three-bow crossbow that were connected by mortise and tenon structures, as well as the various mechanisms.
To be able to make such a device in this era, this craftsmanship is definitely worthy of being called a "master".
(End of this chapter)
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