" Sigh…" At the mention of this matter, Tang Long sighed with a bitter smile."Young Master, you might not know this, but the craftsmen of the Military Weaponry Bureau and the Capital Military Weaponry Bureau are not like those craftsmen who have their own workshops. The craftsmen outside are civilians, but the craftsmen of the Military Weaponry Bureau have a unique identity, which is the craftsman status. Therefore, they are a group of people without freedom. They can only make armaments for the court for their entire lives, and this is the case for generations. If they dared to escape, they would be tattooed and exiled thousands of miles away, or even beheaded.”
"Actually, seriously speaking, the treatment that the court gave them was not bad, but they could not withstand the officials and eunuchs who embezzled and exploited them too much. In the end, not only did they have no place to live, but they were also oppressed like cattle and horses. Not only did they have to work for the court, but they also had to work for the eunuchs and officials.”
"And the weapons that the craftsmen forged for the officials and eunuchs became the source of these people's theft and smuggling of weapons.”
"The officials in the Armament Bureau are selling armaments privately?”Upon hearing Tang Long's words, Liu Cheng's eyes instantly flashed with a terrifying light, scaring Tang Long so much that his expression changed. "Brother, if I want to buy a batch of armaments, do you have any connections?" Liu Cheng immediately asked.”
" Young Master," Tang Long replied without thinking," I have some connections with many officials and eunuchs in the Military Equipment Bureau, so it's not a problem for you to buy some weapons and armor. However, bows and crossbows are too sensitive, especially the Divine Arm Bow. I'm afraid it'll be difficult to get it."”
The so-called divine arm bow was known as the divine arm crossbow. Its body was three feet and three inches long, and its chord was two feet and five inches long. Its final range was over two hundred and forty steps. It could be said to be the pinnacle of crossbow-type weapons in the era of cold weapons.
In history, the Jin Emperor Wanyan Zongbi (Jin Wushu) wrote in the Book of the Four Commanders of Yixing Mansion: When I was on the southern expedition, I saw the weapons used by the Song army with my own eyes. The most wonderful ones were only the divine arm bow, followed by the heavy axe. They were not afraid of anything on the surface. Now I will give them to you to make them.”
In short, the Divine Bow was the ultimate killing weapon of this era. Therefore, no matter how trashy the Northern Song Dynasty was, they had to strictly control this ultimate killing weapon, the treasure of the country. Therefore, it was very normal that they could not obtain it.
Obtaining it so effortlessly meant that Great Song was already dead.
Liu Cheng nodded his head in understanding." We can take our time with the Divine Bow. We are not in a hurry. This time, let's buy weapons and armor first. We are in urgent need of these things.”
"Young Master, if you only want to buy weapons and armor, this matter is not difficult.”Tang Long asked respectfully.
"Three thousand to five thousand sets is about right. Of course, it would be best if we could get ten thousand sets.”Currently, there were about five thousand soldiers in Liangshan, and expanding the army was something that could happen at any time. After all, not to mention Liu Cheng recruiting some good men, there were also Yang Lin, Wang Dingliu, and the others who were invited by Zhu Fu when he was not at home, as well as some people who came to Liangshan because of his reputation, such as the Flowery Monk Lu Zhishen, Ma Lin, Han Bolong, and the others.
Finally, An Daoquan, Kong Hou, and Mou Jie were all famous divine doctors.
When Liu Cheng left, he had specially instructed Zhu Fu to inquire about them. After a year, these few people were really invited by Zhu Fu one by one.
As for the role of the Miracle Doctor?
In the future, when the army fought, it was inevitable to save the dying and heal the wounded. However, Liu Cheng's real goal was not this. He wanted to recruit some people who were more knowledgeable about the human body to explore the path to the Xiantian realm.
After all, since ancient times, medicine and martial arts were inseparable, and martial arts was also a way to develop the potential of the human body. There was nothing wrong with that.
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Hearing that Liu Cheng needed so many weapons and armor, Tang Long was shocked. Then, he was pleasantly surprised because he had already roughly guessed the current strength of Mount Liang from the number of weapons and armor Liu Cheng needed.
How terrifying.
Suppressing the shock and joy in his heart, Tang Long thought for a moment and said with a cautious expression,"Young Master, if you only want to buy a few dozen sets of armor, that would be easy. However, thousands and tens of thousands of soldiers and armor are a huge number. I need to think of a way, but I can't guarantee it.”
"It's fine. This matter is the same as recruiting craftsmen. You can take your time. Don't be afraid of money." Liu Cheng also understood the difficulty of this matter very well. Therefore, Tang Long did not guarantee that this would be done. Instead, it made him trust him even more.
After all, this wasn't a small matter. One couldn't just talk about it. People like that were the ones who couldn't do anything and were more than good at ruining things. On the contrary, people like Tang Long who spoke one word and two words were the ones who did big things.
Liu Cheng believed that even if Tang Long could not get him a few thousand sets of armor in the future, he would still have one to two thousand sets. Therefore, he was looking forward to it.
Of course, there was another way to obtain equipment as soon as possible. That was to kill the soldiers, break through the city, and rob the government's arsenal. Therefore, Liu Cheng did not place all his hopes on Tang Long. Instead, he already had a plan. The army of Liangshan should be brought out to see the world.
If one wanted to get rich, they would have to rob houses and kill the landowners and gentry. In the end, it was just a small matter. In fact, if they attacked the city, they would get rich overnight.
Seven days later!
Below Liangshan Lake, Zhenxi in the west was close to the lake. There was an exquisite hotel there, and this hotel was also one of the strongholds of the Liangshan Intelligence Department. It was considered the front of Liangshan Lake at the foot of the mountain, because any Jianghu person who wanted to go to Liangshan would have to pass through here. After understanding the situation, they would be brought up the mountain.
Similarly, if there was any movement in the outside world, this place would also be a warning point. Of course, hotels like this were not only in the west. There were three more in the east, north, and south. They blocked the only way to Liangshan. Therefore, no matter who wanted to sneak into Liangshan, it would be extremely difficult.
At this moment, in the hotel, Wang Lun was leading a group of people. They had been waiting here for half a day. They were waiting for Liu Cheng because today was the day of Liu Cheng's return. They had all come down to welcome him.
"My lord is back." In the afternoon, at the end of the road, a group of people riding tall horses galloped over. The sound of hooves traveled from afar, causing Zhu Fu, who was waiting outside, to immediately shout in surprise. Following that, the people inside, under Wang Lun's lead, came out one by one with excited expressions.
Some of these people were old faces from Liangshan, and some were new. It was obvious that they had just come up the mountain recently. Everyone was curious about Liu Cheng, the famous Di Fairy in the Jianghu. There was also some respect in their eyes.
On Liangshan, the more they understood, the more shocked they were and the more they respected Liu Cheng.
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