Chapter 154: Copycat Longbow
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What is Yang Zilu doing at this time? Hiding in the ordnance prison, which has expanded to more than 120 people. On the one hand, Yang Zilu just started to feel good about the founding of the People's Republic of China, and many things, but after three consecutive days, Yang Zilu had a feeling of being anxious. Now Yu Yu admires Zhu Yuanzhang very much, it is said that this girl is very good at catching power, going to bed late and getting up early, but under this pressure, he can still live to be seventy years old before going to see King Yama, I have to say that this is also an unprecedented.
So Yang Zilu handed over all the chores to Kan Pingtian, of course, although Yang Zilu trusted Kan Pingtian, he would not be stupid and unreserved. He imitated the Ming Dynasty and made something similar to the cabinet system, adding a new official to Kan Pingtian as an auxiliary political doctor, and Dong Kuanggong, who was a lonely person and managing the warehouse, as a cabinet doctor. The three of them negotiated together to handle government affairs, decided how to do it, and then handed it over, which was stamped by Yang Zilu.
Of course, Yang Zilu is not lazy at all when it comes to personnel rights and military rights, and he is dead to death. Anyway, the management entrance is not big now, even if it is a security chief or a chief, Yang Zilu has to meet them in person, and after testing their ability, he will be appointed.
However, it still can't change Yang Zilu's depression about talents, and there are not many talents under him who can handle government affairs. For this reason, Yang Zilu has sent someone to catch up with Remnant Zhu, and let Remnant Zhu recruit some unambitious talents for himself in the Central Plains, and he can even promise the official position of Doctor Qing Yang Zilu is also at his disposal. You must know that before Dr. Qing established Xiangguo, his power was equivalent to Xiangguo, which shows Yang Zilu's desire for talents.
But now Yang Zilu can only rely on Kan Pingtian to deal with them, fortunately, the population of the Han Kingdom is not large, although Kan Pingtian and they only have three people, but although things are busy, everything is still orderly. Only then did Yang Zilu dare to hide in the ordnance prison, which is another reason for Yang Zilu to be in the ordnance prison, that is, to improve weapons.
In the ordnance superintendent, Yang Zilu's face was not very good, looking at the compound bow coated with tung oil, Yang Zilu felt quite depressed. Although the composite bow coated with tung oil has a certain defense against rain, it is not afraid of soaking, but it is no problem to soak in a short time. As for bowstrings, they are easier to keep, and each archer will have two or three spare bowstrings before going into battle, and even if the bowstring hanging from the compound bow is soaked, it is completely possible to change the bowstring.
But the reason why Yang Zilu's face is not very good is because the cost is a lot more expensive, the composite bow smeared with tung oil is replaced by the Ge currency of the Yue Kingdom, and the cost of a composite bow increases to about two hundred and fifty yuan, which can buy four or five acres of fertile land in the Yue Kingdom. But without tung oil, in the humid weather of the south, the lifespan of this compound bow will be shortened to an egg-wrenching degree.
Yang Zilu frowned, and felt that he should try to make the legendary magic weapon, the English longbow. Yang Zilu said to Gong Ion: "First make a bow made of fir wood, and use fir wood without sticking bamboo chips, it should be seven feet long." ”
"Lord, is this too big? Seven feet! It's almost as tall as a person! Is this bow too big? Gong Ion said.
"It doesn't matter, it's seven feet!" Yang Zilu said resolutely.
"Okay!" Seeing that Yang Zilu was determined, Gong Ion couldn't say anything, so he had no choice but to respond.
"Wait!" Yang Zilu stopped Gong Ion, who had already turned around, and said, "You want to make a straight bow!" ”
"Straight bow?" Gong Ion frowned, but seeing that Yang Zilu's face was firm, he didn't say anything more, and said, "Yes!" But I'm afraid the Lord will have to wait for a long time! ”
"It's okay!" Yang Zilu said disapprerovingly.
I don't want to wait, I really can't wait for a short time, it's a full three hours, and it's half a day. Only then did Gong Ion take a long bow made of pure cedar wood, seven feet is equivalent to one meter four, and Yang Zilu was a little unaccustomed to picking it up. In fact, Yang Zilu also wants to make the legendary British longbow, the problem is that you don't look at what kind of size those Shanyue people are.
Yang Zilu estimated that the seven-foot longbow was enough for them to use, but fortunately, the Shanyue people had been hunting for generations, so they didn't need much training. Otherwise, as far as I can remember, you will have to train for at least three years before you can become a qualified longbowman. Yang Zilu can wipe his neck by himself, three years? Gou Jian will give you three years? Don't even think about it.
Yang Zilu pulled the bowstring, feeling that the bowstring was very tight and full of strength. Yang Zilu motioned for Gong Ion and the others to get out of the way, revealing an arrow target fifty steps (one hundred meters) away. Pick up an arrow yourself and prepare for a test shot. However, Yang Zilu soon had a cup, and the average arrow was only two feet eight inches long, but the copycat version of the British longbow in Yang Zilu's hand was seven feet long, although Yang Zilu couldn't pull a full moon, and finally had no choice but to pull a semicircle, and it became a sixty-degree angle.
After aiming at the arrow target, Yang Zilu immediately released the bowstring, and there was a 'whoosh' sound, and the arrow had already flown out, like a meteor in the night sky. However, Yang Zilu's archery skills have to be said to be a lot rusty, the posture is enough, but the arrow is off target.
made the nearby Gong Ion and others a little depressed, they were full of thought that Yang Zilu's arrow did not hit the red heart, and it was not far from the red heart, and they didn't want to miss the target. But Yang Zilu was not depressed by this, he is the monarch of the country, he can use a little martial arts, can he use superb martial arts? According to the words of the rogue emperor Liu Bang, he Yang Zilu is a person who is a 'good general'. For this reason, Yang Zilu was still excited, all because of the range of the copycat version of Changge's projectile, he could already reach fifty steps without a full moon, although he was already weak at this time. Yang Zilu immediately asked people to make arrows three feet five inches long, and Yang Zilu also asked people to increase the weight of the arrowheads.
Because Yang Zilu knew that the longbow relied on projectiles, the heavy arrow could enhance the attack power of the arrows. After testing, the effective range of the longbow reached nearly eighty paces, which was even farther than a crossbow.
Gong Ion suggested that the bow arm of the longbow should be long at the top and short at the bottom, isn't it possible to increase the length a lot, and the range can also be farther? Yang Zilu immediately asked people to build it, but fortunately, the fir longbow was simple and not as troublesome as a composite bow, and soon the copycat version of the longbow was made.
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