Under Jian Heng's persuasion, Ying Zheng and the other two 'unwillingly' started the next day's work.
The three of them were all rookies, so Jian Heng didn't arrange too complicated work for them. He just let them carry out the first and second steps, chopping and steaming the materials for making paper.
Although the three of them said that they didn't want it, when they really did work, each of them was more hardworking than the other.
This was because everyone, including Meng Tian, knew the importance of this thing.
As long as he brought this thing out, the value of the book would be greatly reduced compared to before.
Books were no longer a luxury. Everyone could read books and learn how to write.
How many talents would this send to the empire?
Therefore, even if they wanted to steal it, they had to think of a way to steal the manufacturing method of this thing.
"Oh right, Your Majesty, weren't we planning to ask Village Chief Jian Heng about yesterday's matter today?”
Halfway through his work, Li Si suddenly remembered that they had planned to ask Jian Heng about the fate of Qin this morning. Why were they doing Taiji Fist and making paper now? Their original plans were all messed up.
Ying Zheng, who was busy chopping things, only remembered when he heard Li Si's words.
That's right, didn't he want to ask about the rumors about how to fight against the remnants of the Six Nations? Why did Jian Heng come to work again today?
Brother Zheng raised his head, only to discover that Jian Heng, who was originally teaching them, had long run away without a trace.
"Cough, cough, cough. The main thing is that this piece of paper is too shocking and made me forget for a moment. Remember to remind me during dinner later.”
Ying Zheng's face turned slightly red. He was the dignified Emperor of Great Qin, but he had lost his composure like this. He should not have done this.
Li Si and Meng Tian looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Ying Zheng was indeed not to be blamed for this. Didn't they also not remember?
After Jian Heng left the three of them in the paper mill, he went directly to the arsenal next door. Yesterday, the researchers at the arsenal finally developed the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. Today, Jian Heng was going to test its power.
"Village Chief, you're here. Come and take a look. I've finally developed the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow you mentioned.”
Jian Heng had just arrived at the Munitions Factory when a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard walked over. This middle-aged man was called Huang Ji, the person in charge of the Munitions Factory.
Huang Ji brought Jian Heng to the experimental site, and Zhao Yun had already been waiting here for a long time.
"Village Chief, everything is ready.”
Jian Heng looked at the test subject beside Zhao Yun. This Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was a type of repeating crossbow that Jian Heng exchanged from the system. Even in the later generations, Jian Heng had only heard of the legends about the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and had never seen it before.
"Village Chief, this Zhuge Repeating Crossbow is a heavy crossbow and is not suitable to be carried around. It can only be placed on the wall outside the village. After a night of research, I found that the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow can be equipped with 50 bolts and can be fired at once.”
Jian Heng listened to Fen Huangji's introduction while he reached out his hand to stroke the repeating crossbow.
"It roughly meets my requirements. Let's see the effect.”
" Yes," Huang Ji replied. Then, he asked his men to carry a few wooden stakes. Each wooden stake was equipped with a 3mm thick steel plate. Although the steel plate looked thin, its defensive power was much better than ordinary soldier armor.
The manufacturing method of this steel plate belonged to the forging method. It was forged five times in total, which was commonly known as " five forged steel." This was already the limit of what the agricultural civilization could do.
The wooden stakes were ten meters apart.
After the wooden stakes were all placed, Huang Ji looked at Jian Heng. Jian Heng nodded at him, indicating that they could start.
Huang Ji took a deep breath, then walked to the back of the crossbow and aimed at the leftmost wooden stake with his crosshair. Then, he pulled the trigger.
"Whoosh!"
The moment Huang Ji triggered the mechanism, the bolt on the crossbow flew towards the wooden stake in a flash. Then, Jian Heng heard the sound of violent metal collision and the sound of wood cracking.
When Jian Heng took a look at the wooden stake, he found that there was a hole in the center of the wooden stake, including the steel plate.
It wasn't over yet. Huang Ji controlled the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow to turn right and shot at the remaining wooden stakes.
Just like before, even the wooden stake protected by the steel plate was still penetrated by the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow's powerful penetrating ability.
" This is like an ancient Gatling gun. It's a pity that it doesn't emit blue fire."
Even though Jian Heng had already guessed the power of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, he was still shocked to see the actual effect.
If there were hundreds of them on the city wall, no matter who came, they would be shot.
"Village Chief Jian Heng, why is this heavy crossbow so powerful?”
Just as Jian Heng was surprised by the power of the heavy crossbow, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of Jian Heng. This black shadow was Meng Tian.
Meng Tian had come to find Jian Heng according to Ying Zheng's instructions. In order to make sure that Jian Heng had taken out something shocking that would attract their attention, Brother Zheng felt that it was necessary for him to make an appointment with Jian Heng in advance.
However, Meng Tian followed the instructions of the villagers and saw the results of the experiment.
As a famous general, he immediately saw the power of this thing.
In the past, long-range weapons, whether heavy or light, had their own shortcomings. Light crossbows had a short range and were not powerful enough. Heavy crossbows were too cumbersome and took too much time to load.
However, the heavy crossbow in front of him could only adjust its direction at will, and it could also fire continuously.
With such a thing, how many casualties could they reduce when guarding the border against the Xiongnu?
"I modified this heavy crossbow, it's called the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow.”
Jian Heng said proudly. This thing was invented by him. It was more appropriate to call it "Jian Heng Repeating Crossbow". However, Jian Heng felt that it was already very unkind of him to plagiarize the wisdom of the ancients. It was better to call it its original name.
It was a typical case of wanting to be that thing, but also wanting to be that thing.
"Zhuge Repeating Crossbow?"
Meng Tian muttered the name of the repeating crossbow. She then walked forward and gently stroked the crossbow. Her tiger eyes were like an old hooligan staring at a beautiful woman.
"That's right, I designed this and wanted to install it on the city wall of Peach Blossom Village. What a pity. If this thing could be presented to His Majesty, it could greatly increase the combat power of the Qin army. However, my words are not important, so no one listens to me.”
Meng Tian was speechless. You've already asked His Majesty to work, and you still dare to say that your words are insignificant?
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