Yun Yi did not know about Third Aunt Li's suspicions. Even if he did, he would only snort. You're thinking too much.
After obtaining Third Aunt Li's approval, Yun Yi brought his men to Shiping City to serve as a general supervisor.
This was the place where ironware was forged. It was usually used for farming tools, as well as weapons and armor needed by the army.
After Yun Yi arrived, the guard showed his identity card. He was Third Aunt Li's personal guard and also Ma Sanbao's subordinate. His position was very high.
When the supervisor saw the guard's identity card, he immediately nodded and bowed.
They already knew that Li Sanniang had attacked Shiping City.
After Li Sanniang took down Shiping City, not only did the few local aristocratic families receive the news, Ma Sanbao would naturally send people to guard important places.
Yun Yi looked at these craftsmen kneeling on the ground and felt very uncomfortable. He did not feel that he was high and mighty. Instead, he blushed a little.
It was the same every time. The last time when they were making alcohol, those craftsmen would kneel when they saw them. Some of these people were old enough to be Yun Yi's grandfather, but at this moment, he was kneeling in front of you as if he was paying his respects.
Yun Yi immediately got them to stand up and speak." Stand up, all of you. It's not convenient to talk while kneeling.”
The supervisors looked at the guards. Because Yun Yi was only thirteen years old and had delicate features, they thought that he was some young master who had come to play.
"The noble person told you to stand up, so stand up. What are you waiting for?”
The supervisor immediately stood up and looked at the craftsman with a kind of hatred for his failure to live up to his expectations. He said sternly,"Stand up!"
Then, he bowed to Yun Yi and asked,"May I know why you have come to be a supervisor?”
Yun Yi felt that if the general supervisor had such a person as a supervisor, it would be a hidden danger and a kind of sorrow for the general supervisor.
Would such a fence-sitter be able to urge the craftsmen to make good weapons and armor? Perhaps the weapons and armor used by the Sui army were inferior products.
However, Yun Yi did not have any position at the moment, and his identity was not clear. If you said that his status was low, even the master of the female army, Li Sanniang, respected Yun Yi. If you said that his status was high, he could not directly dismiss this small supervisor because he did not have the right to speak.
The guard stood there in an orderly manner, indicating that the owner of this place was Yun Yi. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly.
Yun Yi clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the general supervisor. It was not very big, but some tools and materials were complete.
"I want to forge bows and crossbows here. Get the craftsmen who can make bows and crossbows out. I have a mission to give them.”
When the general supervisor heard Yun Yi's words, he immediately began to take action and ordered the skilled craftsmen who could make bows and crossbows to come out.
He bowed to Yun Yi and said," These are the works of the General Supervisor. I wonder how many stone bows you want to make. We can make five stone bows here."”
"I have another crossbow that I need them to do. Alright, do what you need to do.”Yun Yi didn't want to say anything more to the supervisor and immediately chased him away.
The supervisor did not know that by doing so, not only did he not leave a good impression, but he also made Yun Yi feel even more disgusted.
Just as Yun Yi began to draw the specific blueprints for the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, Sanniang Li arrived. Naturally, she also met that fence sitter.
However, she had seen many people like this, so she did not feel anything.
"These people are also skilled craftsmen in making bows and crossbows. I'll hand them over to you. After you make them, show them to me.”
Yun Yi nodded and said to Sanniang Li,"Give me half a day and I'll definitely be able to make it for you. The first one will definitely be for you to experiment and see if it works.”
Sanniang Li nodded and said,""My father has sent a letter saying that he values you very much and even named you Lieutenant General Yu Lang. This time, if you can create it, it will be another great contribution.”
When Yun Yi heard this, he did not feel anything. If Li Yuan did not take any action after seeing Sanniang Li's letter, then he would not be Li Yuan. Yun Yi did not care much about official positions.
She smiled at Sanniang Li and turned around to do her own thing.
When Third Aunt Li saw that Yun Yi was indifferent to the reward and ignored her, she knew that she must have said something wrong. She thought about it again and knew the reason. However, she could not be sure. She could only order people to guard this place while she went to check on Ma Sanbao's preparations.
After Third Aunt Li left, Yun Yi turned his head to take a look and sighed. There was still a long way to go!
It was not easy to make the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. This was also the first time Yun Yi discovered that the ancient times were really ancient times. The forging of ironware was not as good as the later times.
Because the current iron was not as good as the future, making bows and crossbows still required steel. Only this material could make the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow display its best strength.
Yun Yi first used wood to make a model of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, then began to make the real Zhuge Repeating Crossbow.
However, when the craftsman said that the iron was not suitable for making the crossbow body, because the method used at this time was to refine steel.
This was the repeated forging of pig iron, one small piece after another. After forging, the Hundred Refined Steel was most suitable for making weapons.
However, because the forging method was very difficult and required a lot of work, the most difficult ones were all treasured swords.
Yun Yi could only search for the steel that was most suitable for making bows and crossbows, and then find the method to make this steel.
Finally, he started to make the steel. The blast furnace iron-making method was a relatively simple iron-making method, and it was also a more suitable iron-making method for this era.
Yun Yi asked the guards to record this method. After the first Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was made, he would give it to Sanniang Li.
This was the first time those craftsmen had seen such a method of smelting iron. They were all shocked and treated Yun Yi as their ancestor.
Not only did he know this brilliant iron-making method, but he also knew the manufacturing method of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. This was the reincarnation of his ancestor!
Yun Yi also saw that the gazes of those craftsmen looking at him had changed. In the past, it was the kind of fear and respect, but now it was respect from the bottom of their hearts.
When he heard those craftsmen call him ancestor, Yun Yi felt that these people were really hopeless. The accomplished were the masters, not some ancestor!
The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was only made at night. The first one looked rather crude. Although he had to give it to Sanniang Li to experiment with, he couldn't give her a broken crossbow that couldn't be fired.
Therefore, Yun Yi experimented with ten shots himself. Although none of them hit the target, the effect was out. It was still slightly different from the repeated crossbows recorded in later generations.
However, in this era, it could be considered a great killing weapon. It could fire ten bolts in a row, saving a lot of time and catching the enemy off guard.
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