After Li Junxian got Tiegao's refuge, he immediately asked Tiegao what was the production cost of the spring steel used to make the soft sword? After getting the iron high guarantee that the cost is not high, Li Junxian immediately had an idea, that is, to quickly build the steel crossbow. The structure of the steel crossbow is not complicated, Li Junxian loved to play with the crossbow machines of later generations when he was a child, so he still remembers the structure of the steel crossbow. Soon, Tiegao created a steel crossbow for the crossbow arm from spring steel.

Li Junxian looked at the steel crossbow with a small error in parts, and also praised Tie Gao with satisfaction, and Tie Gao immediately seemed to be relaxed all over. Because Li Junxian knew that if this steel crossbow could be made, it would have a great impact on the army. Because of the unified standard of weapons, even if the weapon is broken, it will be possible to find parts from elsewhere to repair it, and there is no need to make everything from scratch. Replacing a part with a broken part is much cheaper than remaking it. And there are many other benefits of a steel crossbow, which is much better than a wooden crossbow machine.

"Look, everyone, this is the steel crossbow I just asked the master to make." Li Junxian said in front of everyone.

Su Dingfang looked at this steel crossbow and asked, "General Li, what is this steel crossbow?" Why do we need to spend steel to make steel crossbows? Also, Can steel make a steel crossbow? Aren't steel crossbows made of steel more valuable than wood? ”

"Hahahaha, Su Lie! Who says steel can't make a crossbow? Also, the crossbow machine made of steel is much better. He can make every soldier use the same crossbow, not like wood, where the grain of wood can affect him. Li Junxian said.

After listening to Li Junxian's statement, those present were not fools. Because if you change to a crossbow according to the previous one, you will have to retrain for a while to be able to adapt to this new crossbow. This is because the quality of the wood is not the same, and the texture of the wood does not necessarily hate to suit you, so you need to re-adapt.

Now, if this steel crossbow can be popularized throughout the army, then all soldiers will use a kind of crossbow machine, and the process of adaptation will be eliminated at that time. For Li Junxian's special guard. The main battle weapon is mainly the bow and crossbow, so the quality of the bow and crossbow can affect Li Junxian's combat efficiency and the lives of the soldiers.

"Also, the second one is the ability to save production costs. Because this steel can be reused, but once the wood loses its elasticity, it can only be used as firewood. So, doesn't this reduce costs? Li Junxian said.

"Oh? General Lee is wise, and this will indeed reduce costs! Ma Zhou also said.

"I'm talking about the cost of materials, and I'm going to talk about the cost of time. A wooden crossbow machine must take two years to be able to produce qualified, otherwise it will be unqualified. But the steel crossbow does not have this problem. As long as he has mild steel, then it can be produced. In addition, the production of the assembly line is extremely fast. For the special guard, which we mainly use crossbow machines to fight, if the crossbow machine consumes too much, I am afraid that it will cause the material of the crossbow machine to be disconnected. Didn't the ordnance superintendent complain in the first place? Saying that we consume too many crossbows, so they have an opinion. We use steel crossbows, which can be produced quickly. If we have any big battles in the future, then we can quickly keep up. That's the cost of time. Li Junxian said.

Everyone is a member of the army, and they know more or less about the army. If weapons can be produced quickly, it is powerful for the logistics of the army. The army needs weapons to fight, otherwise it will not be able to fight. But the cost of weapons is also very large. If there is no way to replenish it in time, then failure is inevitable. Therefore, this is the so-called time cost, and if it can be produced quickly, it is not impossible to reduce the cost of materials.

"I can tell you. The reason why the Qin State was able to dominate the world back then was that they adopted assembly line production. The assembly line production is the method I now use in the gunpowder workshop, so that one can be used for ten people. Do you know why the Qin State had to unify weights and measures when it ruled the world? That's why. Li Junxian began to speak again.

"Really?" Ma Zhou said in surprise.

Ma Zhou obviously didn't expect it. The Qin State was able to unify the world by relying on assembly line production. However, if you know the method of assembly line production, it is not impossible to understand that the Qin army can be so powerful. As long as there is assembly line production, then I am afraid that the speed of supply of weapons and equipment is many times that of other countries, and the combat effectiveness is not to be said?

"General Li, how powerful is this steel crossbow?" Dugumou asked.

Li Junxian led everyone to the shooting range, picked up the steel crossbow, and a crossbow arrow, and put it in the arrow slot of the steel crossbow. Li Junxian began to aim at the arrow target in the distance, and gently pulled the trigger of the steel crossbow.

"Whoosh-" There was a sharp thud, and the arrow pierced the air.

"Boom!" With a sound that was not small, the target immediately fell to the ground.

Everyone hurriedly walked over and looked at the arrow target on the ground.

"General Li, this arrow target is broken, and the power of this steel crossbow is several times that of the original wooden crossbow machine, which is enough to break armor. Later, even if the enemy wears soft armor, he will be able to break through the forehead. Su Dingfang said.

"Of course, steel crossbows are much more resilient than wooden crossbows. However, it was still impossible to break the enemy's heavy armor, and if it encountered the enemy's heavy cavalry, it still needed firearms. Li Junxian said.

"General Li, what's wrong with the firearms? We've all heard you say that we mainly use firearms, but there is no trace of firearms yet. You're talking about how powerful firearms are, but we haven't seen a trace of them yet, so you're not kidding, are you? Mulan said.

"You don't have to agitate, I'll tell you. If the iron high didn't come, I could really fail, but since the iron high came, then I would have no problem. In a few days, you will be able to feel the power of firearms. Li Junxian said confidently.

Hearing Li Junxian's statement, everyone decided to wait for a few days so that they could see the power of firearms. They didn't just hear Li Junxian say that firearms were powerful, but they hadn't seen them yet. Now in a few days we will be able to see the power of firearms, and everyone is a little happy. Li Junxian planned that in the future, this special guard would mainly focus on firearms, so of course they should care about the power of firearms.

Soon, a few days passed, and Li Junxian led them to a hillside to show them the true power of firearms. (To be continued......)