"Your Majesty, the old slave just saw a model, according to Liu Liancheng, if the real thing is successful, then heavy ordnance such as ballistas and catapults will greatly increase the mobility performance, and even if the ballista is on the ground, it can be fired at an elevation angle, and the range is even farther than that of flat fire......"

Before the Great Zhou Dynasty, the ballistas were placed on the city walls and were specially used for defensive operations.

Catapults are basically used exclusively for siege cities.

Although the ballista is very powerful, it is also very limited, as long as the enemy effectively avoids the area where the ballista attacks in a straight line, and when it reaches the bottom of the city wall, the ballista is completely useless.

The catapult is also time-consuming and labor-intensive to carry and build, and throwing a few stones out may not cause much damage to the strong city wall.

But things like ballistas, catapults, and rushing carts seem to represent the highest level of ordnance in this era, and how many catapults a country's army has, and how many ballistae a city has, represent the country's military strength level.

The ballistas and bows of the Great Zhou were advanced compared to the surrounding countries, and even the Khitans, who were good at riding and archery, were not good.

The catapults of the Great Zhou are also the most equipped, which is also the reason why the logistics team of the Great Zhou army is very large.

Take Guo Rong's 500,000 troops to collect Fu Yanyun as an example, the vanguard army Yue Fei 50,000, Zhang Yongde 100,000 on the right, Zhao Kuangyin on the left 100,000, Guo Rong's middle army 150,000, and Wang Xianqi's logistics 100,000.

Of the 100,000 logistics, at least 10,000 are dedicated to transporting, maintaining, assembling and using catapults.

The reason why Li Tongjie told Guo Zongxun about the model he saw from Liu Liancheng like Bao Xi, was because he really felt that once Liu Liancheng's thing was made into a real thing and finally proved to be usable, the combat power of the Great Zhou army would be increased by at least one level.

"Li Banban, you make it clear to me that Liu Liancheng has made ballistas and catapults that can be pushed without too much manpower, and can also make the ballistas shoot at an elevation angle on the ground......"

Oh my God, I am really narrow-minded enough, there is really no shortage of talents in this era, what is lacking is people who know how to know the goods and are willing to give them opportunities.

"There is no such thing as a matchless door, and I want to see Liu Liancheng's invention now."

"Your Majesty is in a matchless position."

Guo Zongxun rushed to Wushuangmen almost in a hurry, and saw Liu Liancheng's well-designed ballista cart that could be moved and fired at an elevation angle, as well as a catapult that could be disassembled and assembled at any time.

"Grass people Liu Liancheng see Your Majesty."

"Chief Liu, I came to you today, there are two things, the first is to return to you the honor of transforming the plough for cultivated land, Wang Jien has admitted that he has stolen your invention, and the plough you transformed has greatly improved the efficiency of farming? Merit in the present and benefit in the future, for this? I gave you the position of head of the Great Zhou Division? Take the court's money, but allow you not to go to work? Just concentrate on what you want to study here. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving the grass people justice."

Liu Liancheng doesn't care about official positions or anything? Can you get an extra portion? He doesn't care? As long as he has three meals a day, and he has enough funds to support his research.

"Second, I saw your design today with a movable ballista that can be fired from an elevated angle, as well as a modified catapult? Both of these things are weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield? I wish I could see something that I could use as soon as possible. ”

"The grass people obey the order, Your Majesty, the grass people actually have a lot of small inventions here, how many weapons have the grass people designed for the secret guards around Your Majesty? Your Majesty, please take a look. ”

Liu Liancheng took out a big boomerang and an iron box.

"Your Majesty, is this a boomerang? After killing, it can also fly back to the user's hand, and if you use it skillfully, it can be said that it is a killing weapon that kills without leaving evidence. ”

"Your Majesty, this one, the minister hasn't thought of a name yet, this is a machine, it is loaded with hundreds of steel needles, as long as the tether is opened, the hook is bracketed, hundreds of steel needles can be shot out at the same time, within ten zhang, the chicken and dog do not leave ......"

Big boomerang, Guo Zongxun has seen it a long time ago, and it is precisely because of this that he began to pay attention to Liu Liancheng.

When Guo Zongxun saw the iron box in Liu Liancheng's hand, he was pleasantly surprised again.

Isn't this the long-legendary rainstorm pear flower needle in the rivers and lakes?

This is the killer assassin's weapon for shooting targets at close range.

"Chief Liu, you have surprised me one after another, and I don't know how to reward you."

"Your Majesty, you can let the minister invent and create without distraction, which is already the greatest favor for the minister."

"This thing you designed, I gave him the name Rainstorm Pear Flower Needle, however, this thing is top secret, and it must be very difficult to make, so you must not spread it, if you have time, you can make a few first, and then hand over the drawings to Wei Zhongxian and seal them by the imperial court."

"Obey."

Nowadays, in the slums of Kaifeng Dongcheng, a lot of houses have been built, and under the transformation of the slums, all the poor people can live in decent houses as long as they are willing to work hard, and they can receive a salary enough to support their families.

"The drawings of the ballista and catapult are also confidential, and the old immortal will personally supervise and keep the drawings, and in the future, the imperial court will place an order with Wushuangmen to order the ballista and catapult."

Since the last meeting, Chai Shouli and Guo Zongxun have resumed the relationship between the monarch and the minister, Chai Shouli is now the Wushuang Gate worship, the old immortal of Huashan, commanding a large number of craftsmen to work on the construction site every day, and the life is very comfortable and fulfilling.

"Lao Yu obeyed the order, regarding the production of ballista carts and catapult wheel mechanisms, Lao Yu will arrange different workshops to make them, and then send them to the Great Zhou Army, and then assemble them in wartime."

"The old fairy is very thoughtful, so let's do it according to this method."

Wushuangmen is actually another form of the Great Zhou state-owned factory, coal mines were found near Kaifeng, Guo Zongxun also dispelled the idea of moving the capital, in terms of the geographical location of the entire Central Plains, Kaifeng, Luoyang, including the emperor's hometown, Zhengzhou, the ruins of the commercial capital, is indeed a central location.

Guo Zongxun also visited the movable type printing workshop, where books were printed one by one and then sewn into volumes, which were the hopes for the take-off of the Great Zhou culture.

"Daomen is living a very nourishing life now."

Daomen built a special building next to the Wushuangmen Printing Factory, from which books were transported to Taoist temples in cities around the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then the books were sold publicly in Taoist temples, and the incense of the three Qing people also added a lot of ink fragrance.

"Your Majesty, the Daomen is now gradually moving towards the right path, and the Taoist priests, under the leadership of the Venerable Mai, have begun to sort out and proofread the Daomen's collection of books and classics, and after the compilation is completed, they will also submit an application to the imperial court for printing."

Daomen lost a large amount of land and tenants who could sit on their laurels, but the emperor gave them a bigger and more meaningful piece of cake.

is still the same sentence, as long as you are willing to do things in a down-to-earth manner, as long as you have real skills, you will make your life better and better.

"The Daomen are mixed with wind and water, and the Buddhism Gate has no movement at all?"