The pulley group will not disappoint, when Li Chengqian completed the final adjustment, the new eight-bull crossbow, Li Shimin really pulled it alone.

Although it was a bit slow to pull the eight-ox crossbow while loading the arrows, compared to the previous cumbersomeness that only thirty or forty people could wield, this result was maddening enough.

"Push it out, I'm going to try it!"

The decrease in strength is reduced, but how much the power of the Eight Ox Crossbow has decreased is still an important question.

The craftsmen of the ordnance prison immediately went out to prepare the site, and also moved out a log target.

In the courtyard of the ordnance superintendent, the eight-bull crossbow with a good crossbow arrow shot a thick arrow.

Boom!

Under the control of the emperor, the arrow hit the log target without any mistakes, and it was not half of it.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be stunned, this power has caught up with small firearms. If you use it against people, I'm afraid you will be torn apart by this terrible crossbow arrow.

Ouyang Shuo was an expert in the eight-bull crossbow, and after personally checking the depth of the crossbow arrow hitting the log, he came back and reported: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the power of the eight-ox crossbow has been reduced by about forty percent. ”

The craftsmen made a cry of regret, and although the difficulty of operation was reduced, the power was also reduced.

Li Chengqian naturally understood what was going on, originally the Eight Bull Crossbow was powered by both sides of the crossbow arm and the chord, and after adding the pulley group, the kinetic energy provided by the string energy would naturally decrease. This problem cannot be solved by changing the string of the crossbow.

"How can there be anything perfect in the world, the avenue is fifty, and the heavens are only forty-nine. The difficulty of the operation has been reduced by thirty or forty times, but the cost required is only a forty percent reduction in power, in my opinion, this is a good deal! ”

As the once invincible commander, Li Shimin, how can he not see that the Eight Bull Crossbow can be called reborn today. Originally, although it was notorious, it could only be classified as a siege machine because of the difficulty of operation. Now that it has been improved so much, if it can be applied to the battle, the Datang army will be like a tiger with wings!

Looking at the prince with burning eyes, Li Shimin said: "Cheng Qian, I didn't expect that what you have tinkered with in a month will have such a huge effect. However, you still have to teach others how to make this thing. Why don't you stay in the Ordnance Prison for a while and teach this knowledge to Ouyang Qing's family? ”

As an emperor, how could Li Shimin not know the value of this pulley set. The steppe people are good at riding and shooting, and the Central Plains people are good at foot fighting. But if all bows are equipped with this thing, even a sergeant with insufficient arm strength will be able to contact archery. What's more, because of it, the Eight Ox Crossbow was reborn, and if it spread, it would definitely be the source of disaster.

Seeing that his father really thought of this, Li Chengqian patted the box of the pulley group and said: "Father, the son naturally knows this, so he designed a mechanism in the box, and opening it rashly will only make it a mess inside." As for the knowledge of pulley sets, Erchen plans to set up a classroom in the academy and teach it to the Ministry of Engineering and the Ordnance Superintendent at the same time, what do you think? ”

"What do you teach to the Ministry of Works?"

"Father didn't know that as long as this pulley set was enlarged and adjusted, it could make ordinary people easily lift thousands of pounds. In this case, the Ministry of Industry can naturally use it. ”

Glancing at the pulley, Li Shimin nodded. I don't know this, since this thing can amplify people's strength, then it can be used anywhere.

"Now that you know what's at stake in this thing, I don't care what you teach. However, since you are going to impart this knowledge in the Academy, I will send someone from the Hundred Horsemen Division to the Academy to oversee it. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, it is normal for the emperor to send a few spies to supervise such an important matter.

With a wave of his hand, the craftsmen pushed the eight-ox crossbow back to the warehouse, and Li Shimin, who was satisfied, walked in the direction of the harem with his hands behind his back.

Thinking about his own thoughts, Li Chengqian could only follow behind, ready to find a quiet place, and then try it out. Li Gang's worries, he also has them. After all, speaking out to craftsmen can be regarded as a challenge to the very foundation of the feudal system. Standing under the dangerous building to dismantle the cornerstone and stone to death, it is almost a 100% probability.

Knowing that Li Chengqian had something to say, Li Shimin did not go back to the harem, but turned right and entered the East Palace from Guangyuan Gate. Mobile.. /

It wasn't until he walked to the martial arts arena that Li Shimin stopped, turned his head and said to Li Chengqian: "Since I'm going to be lazy today, I'll be lazy to the end, and teach you archery." If you have something to say to me, hurry up, I will spare a morning at most, and I will go back to deal with government affairs in the afternoon. Although the excerpts of the disaster year are the same, I, as the emperor, cannot really ignore them. ”

Li Chengqian did not feel embarrassed when he was pointed out of his thoughts, but took off the bow hanging from the weapon rack, got off the donkey down the slope and began to practice archery.

"Keep your left hand steady, although I told you that you can shoot arrows as you like, but that's after getting acquainted. You've just practiced now, and these little details can't be arbitrary. ”

"Feel the direction of the wind, move it in the direction of the headwind, and as for how much you move, you have to slowly accumulate experience yourself."

"Raise it up, go a little higher, okay, let go."

Under the command of the emperor's father, Li Chengqian finally shot the arrow at the target this time. Although he was only more than 20 steps away from the target at this time, who could hit every shot as soon as he got started?

Riding the second arrow, Li Chengqian was no longer silent, but asked his first question first: "Father, many people say that it is inhumane to use the Eight Ox Crossbow to directly deal with the enemy army, making the battlefield bloody. What do you think about this? ”

Stretching out his hand to make Li Chengqian's upper body a little off, Li Shimin replied: "If you want to say this, I don't think so." The sword, the lance, and the bow and arrow, from the time they were created, were used to kill people. Do you think that when you fight with a sword, the battlefield will look good? You must know that the leather armor of the Turks cannot stop the sharpness of the horizontal knife.

Broken arms and legs are common, so why can't the eight-bull crossbow be used against the enemy? In the past, because the operation was complicated and slow, it could only be operated slowly when the army was besieging the city. Now it's so easy for you to transform it. I plan to send one to Chai Shao in two days. Take the people of Liang Shidu to try. ”

If Wei Zheng was here, he would definitely complain about two sentences, but he wouldn't be more serious. If Kong Yingda was here, he would definitely fall to the ground and beg the emperor not to send such a murder weapon.

However, even if someone blocks it, it is estimated that Li Shimin will be stubborn.

The emperor who grew up reading the books of sages and sages has a different way of thinking about things than the emperor who came out of the bloody battlefield.

The words of the saint occupy the mind, and as long as you smell the smell of blood in the words, you will subconsciously resent it.

But for Li Shimin, as long as the smell of blood is the enemy's, he will definitely enjoy it incomparably.

After seeing his action of licking his lips, Li Chengqian even recognized this.

Li Shimin, who is accustomed to life and death on the battlefield, is the real martial emperor, and he doesn't care about cruelty or not when it comes to killing the enemy. Black cats and white cats, as long as they can catch mice, they must be good cats.

The second arrow was fired, and this time the arrow hit about the position of the seventh or eighth ring.

With one successful blow, Li Chengqian took another arrow. His hands trembled a little under the excitement, but the third arrow passed by the target.

"What to shake, the most taboo when shooting arrows is the ups and downs of the mood, no matter whether someone next to you is dead, no matter whether the person you want to shoot is slapping your ass at you, your hands can't tremble. When you shoot an arrow, your hand trembles, and you may send the arrow to your own person. Keep in mind! ”

It must be right to listen to the lessons of experienced people, taking a deep breath, Li Chengqian calmed down as much as possible, and sent the fourth arrow to the position of the ninth ring.

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth quickly turned up. He was not willing to praise his son's progress. Although he also longed for his father's praise when he practiced archery, he now knows that some things that require hardship are the most correct.

Looking at Li Chengqian's archery posture and remembering his childhood, Li Shimin couldn't help but look in the direction of the Taiji Hall.

It has been two years since he ascended the throne, and in the past two years, he has never gone to ask for peace. Many times, he wished he had forgotten that there was still one person alive there.

Old immortal, before Chang'an was decided, you promised me to make me the crown prince!

The inner roar, but it didn't show itself on his face, he rubbed his cheeks against the wind, not because he was sleepy, but because he was thinking—

How long has it been since I was overjoyed and angry?

Li Chengqian didn't notice the expression of his father behind him, although his mood was no longer up and down at this time, but after shooting the arrow, he would still seize the time to think about it.

Can you do it for the craftsman?

No, when did I become such a saint?

But....

"Father, about the academy, the son has an idea."

After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian finally spoke.

"Academy? Tell me, I heard that Yao Silian has gone out and wants to build a history branch in your college. Hehe, this old guy, when I asked him to become an official in the court, he resigned again and again, and in the end he only hung up the title of a prince washing horses, and he didn't do anything just to lead him. ”

Speaking of Yao Silian, Li Shimin was also helpless. Although he was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, there was no pure ruling relationship between the two. Yao Silian wanted to concentrate on studying history, and he refused to be an official, and he was helpless.

Compared with Yao Silian, wealthy families such as the fifth surname are indifferent on the surface, but secretly they have never relaxed their infiltration of the court, which can be regarded as a failure.

Li Chengqian nodded and continued: "Since listening to Mr. Yao's words, Erchen has thought. Since the academy began to educate some people and lay the foundation for the future education of the world, then in the future, it is natural to dominate the branches under its jurisdiction. As a capital city, it needs a lot of content in its own right. Mr. Yao's School of History is one, what else should you choose? After thinking about it, Erchen felt that craftsmen were a very suitable category for entering the college. ”

"Artisan?"

Sure enough, after hearing the news, even Li Shimin's first reaction was to frown.

It is not a legal principle that lowly people are not allowed to enter the hall of elegance, but it is an unspoken rule that exists all over the world. Letting a craftsman open a branch in an academy is like marrying Fang Xuanling's daughter to a craftsman, which will definitely make people laugh.

Seeing that his father's brows were furrowed, Li Chengqian hurriedly added: "Father, the son knows that you didn't expect this, but this is what the son came up with after careful consideration, how about you continue to listen?"

Looking at the prince's serious expression, Li Shimin still nodded. Judging from the performance of the prince in the past two years, although he is still young, he is not "less and no more", since he wants to do this, there must be a good reason.

"Father, if you want to talk about why craftsmen settled in the academy, we must first talk about the development of our people. Take the weapons you are familiar with, in the most primitive times, people were no different from beasts, until you learned to use sharp stones to make weapons and wood to make wooden spears, and finally had the confidence to fight in front of tigers and other beasts....

The appearance of bronze has raised people's combat ability to a new level. People began to build castle cottages and had their own territory in the forest....

Until now, the hundred steels have completely crushed the bronze, and weapons such as the Eight Bull Crossbow are even more powerful for people to obtain powerful attack power without relying on their own strength, and the existence of an artifact-like existence. What if...."

Hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hand irritably: "Stop, needless to say, you tell me directly, what do you mean by this?" ”

Seeing the emperor's irritable appearance, Li Chengqian smiled dumbly.

Those who grew up in the story of "Pangu Opens the Heavens, Nuwa Creates People", even if they have gone through the world and become emperors, will suddenly hear the history of the evolution of weapons, especially the process of people changing from tiger's dessert to the lord of the earth, they will be confused.

"Erchen said so much to explain the role of craftsmen in it. Bronze is not something that a moral Confucian can invent. The eight-ox crossbow is not something that the prime minister can make. The only people who can accumulate experience and work hard to upgrade existing utensils are craftsmen.

Erchen was just an idea in the palace for a month, and he built such a magical thing as a pulley block after tinkering in the tent for a month. How many craftsmen do I have? Why didn't they find out? The reason is that they have no knowledge, and what they have in their minds are the skills passed down from their ancestors; I don't have time, my stomach can't be full, how can I have time to simply think about these things that can't be eaten?

Therefore, Erchen wants to recruit a group of top craftsmen, recruit another group of apprentices, and provide them with an environment where they can show their wonderful ideas, and see if they can study useful things for my Datang. ”

After saying this, Li Chengqian suddenly felt a little dry mouth. What the craftsman needs, and what the craftsman can do, he has to hurry up and say. Otherwise, once Daddy waved his hand, all the foreshadowing in front of him would become useless.

Now it seems that the effect is not bad, with the transformation of the Eight Bull Crossbow in front, this emperor who does not have a deep-rooted set of "upper and lower dignity" in his bones is obviously shaken in his heart.

Without making a sound, Li Chengqian stood aside, waiting for an answer.

I happened to meet him today, and I transformed the Eight Bull Crossbow in front of him, and compared with the direct notification of the news, the facts in front of me are more shocking.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the prince's expectant gaze, and Li Shimin was still weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

The reason is very reasonable, but it is very likely that such a shocking thing as getting a craftsman to the academy will cause a huge repercussion. When it comes to such a large-scale decision, even if he is the emperor, he can't make it easily.

After thinking for a long time, Li Shimin spoke: "I understand, you are right. However, craftsmen who enter the academy can only be selected from the general supervisor and the ordnance supervisor, and craftsmen under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry can only enter after obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Industry. That's it, I hope they can surprise me! ”

After speaking, he picked up an arrow and handed it to Li Chengqian, signaling him to continue shooting.

After receiving the arrow, although Li Chengqian's face was expressionless, he still sighed in his heart.

Although the generals and ordnance supervisors are also craftsmen, they are all half-craftsmen and half-officials, which are completely different from ordinary craftsmen. Judging from the fact that ordinary craftsmen were allowed to enter the school only after the approval of the Ministry of Industry, this one was still worried and refused to do it in one step.

An arrow shot at the position of the sixth ring, Li Chengqian shook his head, and tried to calm down.

Although it did not achieve the expected goal, it was a good start.

The people of the workers' and peasants' classes must not forget their roots, and it is already very good to give the craftsmen a chance to turn over.

With the emperor's big head on his head, there is no need to go to the court to find a spray. Ever since he had gone to court several times, Li Chengqian had a deep hatred for that place.

It's all a group of actors, and in the Zhenguan court, there are only a few officials from the grassroots. Being able to do something serious under each other's scheming can be regarded as embarrassing for them.

Archery is difficult, especially when you are inexperienced, and it is even more difficult to control where the arrow lands.

Wind speed and gravity will affect the arrows fired.

Li Shimin didn't know this, his skillful archery skills were completely accumulated from experience. As long as you open the bow, you don't need to calculate, and you can adjust it immediately with experience. Such an adjustment is not much stronger than calculating the archers of later generations who only shoot late for half a day.

Although the bow was equipped with a pulley group, so that Li Chengqian could shoot the bow at the age of nine, the non-stop archery practice still made him feel numb in his arms, and even the slightest pain.

Li Shimin, who had been watching from the side, and from time to time made corrections with his feet, saw that his hands were a little trembling, so he said: "That's it for today, it's too much." Keep going, you'll have a hard time holding things in your hands when you wake up tomorrow. ”

Raised his head to look at the sun that was almost in the middle of the day, and smiled slightly: "Since it's time to eat, I'll eat in your East Palace." The chef of the East Palace has a good skill in roasting mutton, and I would like to try other meals. ”

“....”

Li Chengqian had no choice but to turn around and tell Fang Sheng to go to the kitchen to give orders.

There's no way around roasting lamb, that thing can be cooked in a while?

However, the food on the recipe of the East Palace is not like roast mutton now.

Since the poultry on the farm reached saturation, they have raised a lot of pigs.

Although it is a bit of a waste to kill pigs who are less than a year old, Li Chengqian has had enough of the strange taste of pork.