The design of the strong crossbow is exquisite, and the manufacturing process is complicated, and the production cost is very high in order to achieve accurate aiming and accurate arrows.

Crossbow vehicles aside, arrows alone require a lot of effort, arrows, shafts, tail feathers, the requirements are very high, arrows must not only be sharp, but also be able to hit the enemy and have a blood groove to bleed, and even poison the enemy. The shaft of the arrow is a balanced part, the light and tough bamboo is not everywhere, the selection of tail feathers is very important, because this is the key part to ensure the flight trajectory of the arrow, the best material is the eagle feathers, and the goose feathers are far from the same.

Hanzhong is surrounded by the Qinling Mountains in the north, and there is Daba Mountain on the side, so the high-quality wood for building sophisticated equipment is readily available, and the materials can be selected locally for the needs of different equipment.

Shinong industry and commerce represent different social groups, but also represent the social status, many skilled craftsmen with unique skills buried talents, not valued, Guo Jia issued an order to seek talent at the same time, but also has been issued a heavy reward to recruit skilled craftsmen, and have sent Zhang Liao here, let these people on the one hand to build war equipment, but also to develop more advanced equipment, as long as there is positive significance, whether it is for agriculture, handicrafts, or the army, Guo Jia has a high reward.

Skilled craftsmen are very good at helping Guo Jia build equipment, but when it comes to invention and creation, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

Zhang Liao reported to Guo Jia the progress of the past six months, he brought these people together, created countless weapons, and also let Zhang Liao have a 5,000-person archer army, the archer requires the quality of soldiers, the bow itself is not difficult to build, the power of the bow and crossbow compared with the crossbow, the gap is obvious.

"Lord, there is a person who is not good at words, seems to be very capable, and recently said that he is improving the bow and crossbow, and the last general will not be able to see the doorway, but the peers around him are very convinced of him, but the results have not been seen, and the last general is afraid that he is cheating to eat and drink."

As soon as Zhang Liao's voice fell, there was laughter in the hall.

"If someone can cheat Wen Yuan into eating and drinking, then he is really capable." Gan Ning teased.

Zhang Liao can use a bow and crossbow, it does not mean that he can give him the parts of the bow and crossbow, he can assemble them, and it does not mean that he understands the principle of the subtlety of the bow and crossbow, so he can only look at the results, and even if he has been watching the improvement process, he may not be able to understand it.

After everyone laughed, Guo Jia asked, "What is this person's name?" ”

"The surname is Ma Mingjun, a person from Guanzhong."

Guo Jia patted the case and asked excitedly: "Is this person really called Ma Jun?" ”

Everyone didn't understand why Guo Jia suddenly lost his temper, Zhang Liao said solemnly: "Back to the lord, yes, his name is indeed Ma Jun, can the lord recognize this person?" ”

Guo Jia rubbed his hands and walked around, and suddenly commanded loudly: "Wen Yuan, this person's talent is unlimited, even if someone exchanges millions of dollars and grain or 100,000 male soldiers, he must not let this person leave, he must stay in Yizhou, no matter what he wants, money, beauty, official position, all meet him!" ”

The people in the hall were dumbfounded! He looked at Guo Jia in shock, and then looked at Zhang Liao with inquiring eyes.

Zhang Liao looked dazed, Ma Jun he had seen, a very ordinary young man.

Can such a person be compared with a million dollars and a hundred thousand soldiers?

"Lord, are you drunk?" Yan Pu had a sad face, he had also seen Ma Jun, even if this person was not visible, he was really a hidden master, but Guo Jia couldn't help but overtake Ma Jun.

If Ma Jun knew that Guo Jia valued him so much, and really opened his mouth, would Zhang Liao agree to his request or not?

Guo Jia completely ignored the doubts between the expressions of others, he was already so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he kept thinking about Ma Jun's ability in his heart.

In the magnificent Three Kingdoms period, Ma Jun did not have the skill of scheming, nor did he have the talent of strategy, but he had the talent of the devil, whether it was for the development of agriculture or the creation of military science and technology, he had an incomparable contribution to his predecessors, but because of his status and identity, he was not taken seriously.

After calming down a little of his excitement, Guo Jia turned around and looked at the expressions of everyone in the hall, and suddenly realized that they were afraid that they were surprised by their words and actions just now.

Sent someone to see Ma Jun first, no matter what, he couldn't let him go, although Zhang Liao didn't say that Ma Jun had any intention of going, but Guo Jia couldn't be careless, if he really lost Ma Jun carelessly, he would regret it.

After kneeling down again, Guo Jia looked at everyone in the hall with a faint smile, first raised his wine glass and took a sip of it, and then said, "Everyone, you must think that I am talking drunk at this moment, right?" ”

I do think so in my heart, but everyone can only say no.

Guo Jia knew that they were duplicitous when he looked at their expressions, but he didn't care, stretched out his left hand and stretched out his hand to the general, Guo Jia said: "As a general, you must think that the two sides are fighting, and the comparison is the art of war, and the soldiers are brave." ”

Stretching out his right hand to face the strategist's side, Guo Jia continued: "As a strategist, you must also think that when the two sides are at war, only those who are justified can be sure of victory, and those who occupy morality are invincible. ”

The generals and strategists nodded in agreement, Guo Jia smiled, withdrew his hands, and said with a smile: "I also think so, the reason why Ming Jun has made meritorious contributions and become famous is four: one is the time of the day, the second is the heart, the third is the skill, and the fourth is the potential. When it is not a day, although Shiyao cannot give birth to an ear in winter; Against the hearts of the people, although Ben and education can not do their best. Therefore, when you win the sky, you will not do anything and be self-sufficient, and if you win the hearts of the people, you will not be interested and persuade yourself; Because of skills, you are not in a hurry and self-disease; If you get the position, you will not become famous. If the water flows, if the boat floats. Abide by the way of nature and carry out endless orders, so it is said to be the master. ”

Everyone nodded, Guo Jia knew how to be a good master, so how could he say the words that seemed to be drunk and crazy just now?

As soon as the words changed, Guo Jia said again: "However, we have to look far, the Yizhou Taiping Army is recuperating, and these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses want to dominate the world, which is like a fool's dream, therefore, the army is strong to help me become famous, and the size of the army depends on the population and the rich and poor. If you want to make people rich, the harvest of the people's labor should be increased, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and disasters are unavoidable, but if skilled craftsmen can have wonderful ideas and some ingenious skills, they can improve agricultural tools and create tools that get twice the result with half the effort, which is an infinite contribution to the people and the country. ”

Guo Jia knows very well that in the era of cold weapons, when the disparity in science and technology is not large, the fight is the population. If Ma Jun can create equipment that is conducive to farming or industry, he can quickly put the people on the road to prosperity.

What's more, Ma Jun has also contributed to the improvement of military equipment, so in Guo Jia's eyes, Ma Jun is far more important than millions of money and grain and 100,000 male soldiers!

Everyone also understood the reason why Guo Jia valued Ma Jun, but Fa Zheng questioned: "Lord, is this Ma Jun really so capable?" ”

Guo Jia snorted and said: "Whether he has the ability or not, I will see later, I also want to use Ma Jun as an example, so that the skilled craftsmen in the world can see how I treat them, and whether they will be reused and treated favorably in other places, I don't know, but as long as I am in Yizhou, I will double my hospitality to them." ”

Science and technology is the primary productive force, this will not be wrong at any time, there are many people in the feudal society who have a skill, but they may not be valued.

The next day, Guo Jia personally visited Ma Jun.

Ma Jun, who lived in an ordinary house, didn't know that his residence was already surrounded by people who were watching him, and after getting up in the morning, he was fiddling with four crossbows in the courtyard, some of which were disassembled into parts, some of which were partially disassembled, and some of which were reassembled...... The young man was so immersed in it that he didn't even know that someone had pushed the door into the courtyard.

Accidentally snapping off a piece of wooden part, Ma Jun scratched his head, turned around to disassemble a piece from another crossbow, but his eyes widened, and he looked at a group of people who seemed to appear out of thin air.

The leader is Guo Jia, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Fa Zheng and others are accompanied by him.

"General, this, this, this, I, I didn't, no, no, no, do bad, do bad, do it."

Ma Jun was covered in cold sweat, so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly, a short sentence, he said it was difficult, and he was even more anxious after speaking.

Zhang Liao knew him, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, this is my father-in-law, the general of the Taiping Army in Yizhou, and he came to see you." ”

Ma Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time looked at Guo Jia curiously, looking at his age, the two were comparable, Guo Jia had an easy-going smile, and his clothes were not jewelry, so Ma Jun was not afraid of Guo Jia and looked at him.

"Big, big, general, you, you, you're looking for me, do, do, what?"

Ma Jun stuttered, even if he was not nervous, he spoke intermittently, Guo Jia smiled and said to him: "I heard that you are very good, so come and take a look." Eh, don't be in a hurry to speak, what you want to say, go through it in your heart first, speak slowly, don't be in a hurry. ”

Ma Jun held the crossbow in his hand and raised it, wanting to point it to Guo Jia, so that Gan Ning and the others took a step forward nervously and protected Guo Jia.

"Alas, this, this, this, no, no arrows." Ma Jun was in a hurry to explain that the horned crossbow he was holding was indeed not loaded with arrows, and it was also inadvertently aimed at Guo Jia.

Pulling Gan Ning back, Guo Jia walked up to Ma Jun, picked up the crossbow and looked at it, then looked down at the appearance of the parts in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Deheng, this courtyard is so messy, can you tell what is what?" Don't lose the key stuff and you won't find it when the time comes. ”

Ma Jun waved his hand, picked up a half-dismantled crossbow from the ground, and picked up the parts from the scattered parts that seemed random, but they were just right to assemble them, and said: "No, it doesn't matter, I, I can divide it at a glance, clearly, clearly." ”

Sure enough, Ma Jun picked out a suitable part from the scattered parts to assemble the horn crossbow in three or five clicks, and proudly raised it towards Guo Jiayang.

Guo Jia looked at his expression and had a good impression of him, a simple young man, it would be very easy and happy to communicate with such a person.

(To be continued)