Qin Mu sat on the throne in the mansion of the governor of Liaodong Prefecture.
He kept staring outside from time to time as if he was waiting for something.
After a while,
A scout walked in from outside the door. The latter half-knelt on the ground and said,"My lord, the master craftsman that Zhang Long mentioned has been brought here and is waiting outside. Should we bring him in?”
"Please!" Qin Mu hurriedly said.
"Yes."
The scout got up and left. Not long after, he brought a young man in.
The moment the latter entered, he knelt on the ground and said,"This commoner…Ma…Jun greets…Lord…Prefect.”
As he spoke, he stuttered.
When he finished speaking, Qin Mu's face was filled with shock.
Originally, he only wanted to find an ordinary craftsman to forge a five-bolt crossbow.
Ever since the system reward,
This blueprint had never been used before. After all, it was impossible to find a skilled craftsman who could forge a five-bolt crossbow in the barbarian grassland tribes.
Thus, the first thing Qin Mu did when he returned to Liaodong County was to look for craftsmen.
Unexpectedly,
He was actually able to find the legendary Ma Jun.
During the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although its reputation was not prominent, its forging and invention could be said to be unparalleled in the world. With such a person, why would he worry about not being able to forge a five-consecutive crossbow?
Qin Mu went forward to help him up and said,"
"Please rise quickly. I've long heard of Ma Jun's great name. The reason why I asked you to come here today is to ask you for a favor. I wonder if Mister can help me resolve my worries?”
"Prefect…if Your Excellency…has any…orders, I will definitely…serve.”
Ma Jun had been poor since young and was often ridiculed because of his stuttering. On the other hand, not only did Qin Mu not have any intention of mocking him, he even valued him so much. He was greatly moved.
"Alright, when I was pacifying the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, I happened to obtain a military blueprint. I hope you can help me forge it.”
After saying that, Qin Mu handed over the blueprint.
After Ma Jun received it, he looked at the five repeating crossbows on it with a shocked expression.
This armament was more precise than all the weapons of today. This kind of thing would definitely be a divine weapon!
"How is it? Can Mister forge it?"
"Yes, but…it will take some time. And because this item…has many steps…that are too precise, I'm afraid…it can't be mass-produced.”
As Ma Jun spoke, there was still some confidence on his face. Perhaps, he wasn't very good in other aspects, but when it came to forging inventions, he was absolutely correct.
"It can't be mass-produced?"
Qin Mu couldn't help but frown. He had originally thought that after this thing was forged, he would give it to all the soldiers to change their equipment.
After all,
For things like the five repeating crossbows, they had to be used in large quantities before they could be used on the battlefield. If there were too few of them, it would be impossible to achieve the effect of suppression.
" Actually…it's not that…there's no other way. These…parts, some parts…can be…forged by craftsmen. I'll be responsible for forging some precision parts. When the time comes, I'll specially hire a group of people to assemble them. We'll definitely be able to achieve mass production.”
Ma Jun looked at the troubled Qin Mu and added.
"Alright, as you say."
"But…in this way…the amount of money needed…is not a small amount. I'm afraid it will cost at least 30 million and 800 craftsmen…to build a perfect workshop.”
Ma Jun said with a bitter smile.
He was not exaggerating. After all, the weapons workshop was a gold-devouring beast.
Especially a precise five-bolt crossbow like this?
If one of the parts went wrong, the rest would be scrapped, so this number was already quite conservative.
"I'll give you 50 million and hire another 1,000 craftsmen. However, I have a request. Within half a month, you have to forge a five-wheeled crossbow that is enough to arm my army. In addition, other than forging five-wheeled crossbows, you can also deploy people to research other equipment. Can you do it?"
As Qin Mu spoke, he gave her some time.
He didn't lack money. After all, after conquering the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, he had more than enough money than the Great Han's treasury.
The only requirement was to be fast.
After all,
After settling the matters of Liaodong County, Qin Mu still wanted to go to Luoyang to take a look. Before that, he had to make all his soldiers change to five-crossbow crossbows.
With this to intimidate all the vassals, Qin Mu wanted to use his strongest stance to announce to the Great Han Empire that he would become the strongest person in the world.
The 19th dukedom!
"How dare you disobey!"
Ma Jun hurriedly bowed,
At this moment, it was as if he had seen a confidant. With such a workshop and a team, many of his previous ideas could be realized.
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