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Chapter 68 The Wisdom of the Craftsman (2)

The mechanical devices I saw in Jincheng deeply shocked Li Liangzuo. Although most of them are wooden structures, these things can be replaced with steel at any time. If the steam engine is used to provide power, Xixia would have entered the industrial era. But the problem is that Li Liangzuo will not make steam engines.

The more Li Liangzuo thought about it, the more excited he became. The wisdom of this craftsman was not concealed. Li Liangzuo asked Jin Shoucheng with a smile: "Love, are you all these mechanical devices made?"

"Mechanical device?" Jin Shoucheng said with great pleasure; "Did Your Majesty talk about bellows and pounding pestle?"

This time, Li Liangzuo found that he had let go of the words again, so he argued again: "Yes, I call these things 'mechanical devices'."

"This word is good, and it will be called 'mechanical devices' in the future." Jin Shouzhen flattered; "These mechanical devices are all inspirations that Mr. Wei got from His Majesty's bicycle, and could not have been done without His Majesty."

"Okay, you don't need to flatter you." Li Liangzuo waved his hand and said, "I see that the production capacity is still a little small, so I need to expand the production capacity as soon as possible for large-scale production."

Jin Shoucheng asked Li Liangzuo in a daze: "Your Majesty, I am so talented and knowledgeable. What is this 'production capacity'!"

Li Liangzuo patted his forehead helplessly and said, "This production capacity is production capacity, which is to let you make more weapons, armor, and such mechanical devices for me."

"This is no problem. As long as Your Majesty gives it to me, I can guarantee the increase in production capacity." Jin Shoucheng assured Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo reminded Jin Shoucheng: "I will give you my help, but confidentiality measures must be done well. As long as people entering the city, they must eat, drink and have fun in the city. They cannot run around between workshops to avoid leaking secrets."

"Yes, I understand." Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo patted Jin Shoucheng on the shoulder and said, "I will give you another advice."

Jin Shoucheng said with his eyes shining: "Your Majesty, please tell me quickly! I will strictly implement it." In Jin Shoucheng's eyes, Li Liangzuo is a mountain of gold that can be excavated. Who said that Li Liangzuo is from later generations and has a lot of inventory in his stomach!

Li Liangzuo said with a smile: "Now a craftsman is responsible for all the production, which not only wastes a lot of time and energy, but also makes it easy to leak secrets. You can build an assembly line, just like a river. Everyone only needs to complete the process in front of them. In this way, it will not only save time and energy, but also prevent leaks."

"But Your Majesty, everyone has different experiences, and the things they make are still different." Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo pretended to be a big-tailed eagle and said, "You can unify the standards! Choose the best samples to set the size of these things, and then everyone will make them according to the size."

"Yes, yes, yes... Your Majesty is right." Jin Shoucheng suddenly realized and then said with a shameless face; "Your Majesty, why don't you stay here to guide us for a few days!"

"Don't be too tempted! I'm busy and don't have time to waste your time with you!" Li Liangzuo said hypocritically; "Go to the next workshop."

After visiting all the workshops, Li Liangzuo was very satisfied. Although Jincheng had not been established for a long time, it had already taken shape and the production method can be said to be the most advanced of this era.

Jin Shoucheng has done so much and naturally deserves rewards, so after the visit, Li Liangzuo presented the reward to Shoucheng in front of all the craftsmen: "Jin Shoucheng will be granted the title of Jin Shou to become a first-class baron from now on, and rewarded a house in the capital, with a hundred taels of gold and ten pieces of brocade."

"I thank Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Jin Shoucheng knelt down and thanked him.

Jin Shoucheng was rewarded and was also an inspiration for other craftsmen. Jin Shoucheng was a role model and a banner. Through the reward, Shoucheng Li Liangzuo told everyone that craftsmen were not inferior people, but could also become officials and titles through hard work and become dignitaries.

"Okay, get up!" Li Liangzuo said calmly; "What's the delicious food here..."

"Weichen has..."

After a simple meal, Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, it's really time for you to come today. I'm just making a new weapon."

Li Liangzuo asked curiously: "What weapon? How powerful is it?"

"The crossbow improved by Weichen, but there is no time to experiment." Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo smiled and said, "I have seen the bow and crossbow before. Is there any bow and crossbow that is stronger than the Divine Arm Bow?"

Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo: "I promise that this new type of crossbow is only stronger than the Divine Arm Bow."

Li Liangzuo smiled and shook his head and said, "Impossible. The divine arm bow can shoot more than 300 steps with a light arrow, and a heavy arrow can also shoot one hundred and fifty steps. You said that the new type of crossbow is stronger than the divine arm bow, but I don't believe it."

Kim Shoucheng said confidently: "Your Majesty, then let's try it."

Under the leadership of Jin Shoucheng, Li Liangzeo came to the shooting range of Jincheng. Every bow and arrow made by Jincheng must be tested here and only allowed to enter the warehouse after ensuring the quality is qualified. When Li Liangzuo came to the shooting range, Jin Shoucheng had already arrived with a new type of crossbow.

From the appearance, there is not much difference between the new crossbow and the Divine Arm Bow. The only difference is that the new crossbow is equipped with a small spring, which surprised Li Liangzuo, but it was still surprised. After several rounds of test shots, the effective range of the heavy arrow has reached more than 360 steps, and the effective range of the light arrow has reached more than 800 steps, and the shooting speed is one to twice as fast as the Divine Arm Bow.

This is a magic weapon for Li Liangzuo and even the entire new army. With this new style of bow and crossbow, the Xia army can kill and injure the enemy at as far as possible and take the absolute initiative on the battlefield. Just imagine that when two armies are fighting, you can shoot at others, but others cannot shoot. This is a very terrible thing.

"Hahaha... OK, so good, it's such a magic weapon! Can this thing be mass-produced by Jin Aiqing?" Li Liangzuo asked excitedly.

Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo: "I can't do it yet. Although this crossbow is powerful, its production process is complicated. Weichen will make improvements as soon as possible and put it into mass production as quickly as possible."

"Okay, we must do it as soon as possible." Li Liangzuo said to Jin Shoucheng; "This new type of crossbow, bicycle, and weapons and armor must be numbered. I don't want this thing to be equipped with other military equipment besides my Daxia army."

"Yes, please rest assured by Your Majesty." Jin Shoucheng said to Li Liangzuo; "Your Majesty, this crossbow does not have a name yet. I ask Your Majesty to give it a name."

Li Liangzuo thought for a while and said, "The task of this crossbow is to break armor, so it is called the armor-breaking bow! In addition, you must also improve the large siege crossbow, and I am optimistic about you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Chapter completed!
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