Fang Li, accompanied by Liu Ye, walked around the Bing Casting Bureau, and waited for half an hour, before he put down the wooden planer in his hand with a smile, and looked at the lever he had just made as if admiring a work of art.

Liu Ye hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Gongyi, my father-in-law has come to see you." ”

patted his head like a loser, and blamed himself: "Alas...... Why didn't Liu Shangshu say it earlier, it was really a sin to let Tang Gong wait for a long time! ”

Fang Li smiled and bowed his hand: "Mr. Gong Lose has tired you, the widow is so polite!" ”

The public hurriedly returned the salute: "The villain mountain and the village man, lack of etiquette and less etiquette, please take care of the rudeness." ”

"Huh...... Mr. Gongyi is famous all over the world, and it is a blessing for a master like you to come to our Tang Kingdom to guide the craft, so why is it rude? ”

Fang Li looked admiring, stretched out his hand to invite Gong Yi to go to the living room to drink tea, "Mr. Gong Yi has been basking in the scorching sun for most of the day, let's go to the house to drink tea and talk." ”

At the moment, Liu Ye led the way in front, and Fang Li and Gong Yi followed side by side, and then came to the living room of the War Casting Bureau to drink tea.

After entering the house, Fang Li sat in the main seat, sat in the guest seat like a public loser, and Liu Ye, Dian Wei and others stood aside.

After a few polite words, Gong Yi pulled the topic to the catapult and said: "Tang Gong's idea is really imaginative, he has been a carpenter for more than 30 years, and he has traveled to dozens of countries, large and small, and it is the first time to see such a powerful siege weapon. ”

"The product of a flash of inspiration made Mr. Gongyi smile."

Fang Li took a sip from the teacup, "I also ask Mr. Gongyi to help improve it so that this catapult can show more power." ”

Gong Yi nodded and said: "The catapult designed by the Ministry of Industry does have many deficiencies, such as easy to fall left and right, easy to break the projectile arm, and inconvenient to move, so it is helping Liu Shangshu to improve." ”

Liu Ye invited credit for Gong Yi next to him: "Although Mr. Gong Yi came to Xingyang for a short time, he has already helped us a lot and solved many problems. Not only helped us improve the catapult, but also helped us improve the ladder and chariot, which played a role in the empowerment of Daigo. ”

Fang Li took the opportunity to solicit and said: "Mr. Gongyi has made such a contribution to my Datang, and the widow has nothing to repay, so he promoted Mr. Gongyi to the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and enjoyed the benefits of our Datang to show his gratitude." ”

Gong Yi refused without hesitation: "Thank you Tang Gong for your love, but I am just a craftsman, a mountain villager, who doesn't know red tape, and doesn't dare to enter the hall and live in the temple." ”

Fang Li's attitude was also expected, a craftsman like him who was obsessed with research had long regarded fame and fortune as dung, and it was normal for a mere official to not be able to buy him.

But since Gong Yi came to Xingyang, Fang Li didn't want to let him go again. God knows that on the day of the public defeat, he went to the hostile country to make weapons, which would definitely bring a huge threat to the soldiers of the Tang State.

But Gong Yi is a world-renowned giant, not an obscure marketman like Han Xin, who can't take the means of "destroying if you can't get it", or even restrict his freedom.

Otherwise, the Tang Kingdom will inevitably become notorious and make the heroes of the world stay away.

Fang Li had an idea, thought about it, and said with a smile: "The widow has recently conceived a weapon that can fire ten crossbow arrows in a row, but the widow only has ideas, but he can't make them. After I have a rough description of the structure, Mr. Lao Gong Loses will make it for the widow. ”

Fang Li immediately explained the principle of the "Zhuge Repeater" to the public as if he was lost, and he vaguely and perfunctorily said that he didn't understand it, anyway, he was only responsible for providing ideas, and the specific details had to be studied by himself.

After hearing this, he couldn't help but high-five: "Good, good, good...... This repeater is really powerful, Tang Gong is simply a whimsy! It seems that there is something to be done again, and without three or five months, the catapult and the repeater will not be perfected. ”

Looking at the excited expression of the public loss, Fang was secretly happy.

The best bait to keep a drunken person is undoubtedly fine wine, wait for the public to make a repeating crossbow and then let him build a wooden ox and a horse, and then let him build a boat after building a wooden ox and a horse, and let him build a bed crossbow after building a boat, anyway, it is over to squeeze the wisdom of the public to lose!

"With a new creative villain, it is like sitting on pins and needles, it is difficult to sleep and eat, please forgive the village man for being rude, so he will not accompany Tang Gong to drink tea here!"

got up and bowed to Fang Li like a public loser, and went out of the room by himself, picked up the drawings in the courtyard and got busy.

Fang Li got up and laughed, and instructed Liu Ye, "Haha...... Mr. Gongyi is so obsessed with invention, your Ministry of Industry must respond to your requests. As long as I can keep Mr. Gongyi for three and five years, my Datang's military industry will definitely be far away from all the princes! ”

Imagine that three or five years later, the Tang army will be equipped with a large number of catapults, wooden oxen and flowing horses, Zhuge crossbows, as well as fighting ships, building boats, stirrups, horseshoes and other advanced military equipment. What are you afraid of, Qi Qin, Jin Zhao?

If you don't accept it, you do it!

Fang Li excitedly walked out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and suddenly a man with a height of nearly eight feet flashed out from the side of the road and bowed: "Villain Shu Wang Ping, meet Tang Gong!" ”

Dian Wei, Ma Pi and other guards were about to step forward to push this man away, but Fang Li hurriedly stopped: "Wait, since this hero has come from afar, I will listen to him explain his intentions." ”

After Dian Wei and Ma Pi retreated, Wang Ping knelt on the ground and explained his intentions; "The villain Shu is a native of Dangqu, surnamed Wang, and his name is Pingzi. Because I saw the Qin army attacking our city and killing my people, and my Shu court was mediocre, I came to Xingyang to defect to Tang Gong in desperation. ”

Fang Li bent down to help Wang Ping: "You came all the way from Bashu, which shows your sincerity." Seeing that you are burly and majestic, I think you must have martial arts in the future, and my Datang is at the time of employing people, so the widow will appoint you as a captain, and let the people from the military department send you to the camp to report later. In the future, if you make military achievements, you will inevitably be rewarded for your meritorious deeds! ”

"Thank you Tang Gong, I am willing to serve the dogs and horses of the Tang Dynasty."

Wang Ping was overjoyed, knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, and then followed Zhao Gao to the yamen of the military department.

Two days later, Xiahoudun and Deng Zhi rushed to Xingyang from Jiangguan and Wancheng respectively, and came to Taiji Palace to pay homage to Fang Li.

I saw that this Xiahou was eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a rough appearance.

Moreover, the current Xiahoudun's eyes are intact, and it is not the image of the "one-eyed dragon" on the screen when it is summoned, which can be regarded as solving the mystery in Fang Xuan.

"The little minister Xiahou Dun, the cousin Yuan Rang, a person from Qian County, and Cao Mengde's cousin. Because he was summoned by his cousin to repair the book, he came to the Tang Kingdom to serve, I don't know what Tang Gong ordered to summon the villain to Xingyang? ”

Xiahoudun is not as rough and reckless as his appearance, he is polite and courteous when he speaks, and he is not a reckless person.

The reason why Fang Li transferred Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, and Cao Zhen from Cao Cao's side one after another was because of his inner vigilance against Cao Cao, and he was worried that Cao Cao and his clan would join together and pose a threat to his dominance.

After all, Cao Cao in history is a heroic man who "would rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me", and Fang Li has not been able to completely dispel his vigilance against him. Being able to let Cao Cao take charge of the army alone has already shown enough trust, and now he will never let Cao Cao join forces with his clan again, so as not to leave hidden dangers.

Fang Li said with a smile: "The widow heard that Yuan Rang was brave and good at fighting, and Meng De already had Zhang Liao, Yingbu, and Ma Zhong under his command, and there were only Zhao Yun and Cao Zhen under Gongjin in the south, so Zhao Yuanrang went to Gongjin's army to help." ”

Xiahoudun promised: "Since the minister has joined the Tang Dynasty, he will be sent by the Tang Dynasty." ”

Xiahoudun had no relatives and no reason in Xingyang, turned over after leaving the Taiji Palace, and went out of the city from the south gate of Xingyang to Wancheng to join Zhou Yu.

"Junior minister Deng Zhi, cousin Bo Miao, Deng Guoxin savage, meet Tang Gong!"

After Xiahoudun left, Deng Zhi stepped forward to salute and bowed to the ground.

I saw that Deng Zhi was about thirty years old, he was born simple and loyal, and his eyes flashed with wisdom.

Deng Zhi thanked him: "Thank you Tang Gong for your support, Zhi is willing to do his best for the Tang Dynasty and serve the dogs and horses!" ”

Two days later, Fang Li married Yu Ji from the post house into the Taiji Palace according to the concubine ceremony, and gave Jing Xi the title of a concubine, and the harem affairs that had been busy for a long time finally came to an end temporarily.