Such harsh conditions meant that the cost of making arrows would skyrocket, and even in order to make arrows, it would be necessary to open a special workshop with the best craftsmen, and at the same time set strict inspection standards.

Every shaft, tail, and even cluster of arrows must be exactly divided.

Yang Wulian is quite optimistic about the cost of Zhuge crossbow, but for the arrows, he just smiled strangely: "The cost of each arrow, I am afraid that it will be about two hundred Wen, and once it is equipped, it is necessary to practice repeatedly, although the used arrows can be recycled, but the loss is also amazing, plus the use of war preparation, the demand for this arrow will be more than millions, and the arrows produced every year will need at least five million. I'm afraid that there will be no less than two million guan. ”

Just making arrows, this number is extremely amazing, Yang Wulian smiled, half-jokingly self-deprecating: "If this is the case, it is not beneficial at all, the power of this Zhuge crossbow is particularly amazing, and the rate of fire is particularly fast, plus the crossbow is better than the bow, let ordinary warriors practice for two or three months, they can be proficient, far easier to get started than the horn bow, in this way, you can let the training of the Shence army spend on other things, instead of having to consume on riding and archery every day, this is of great benefit to the Shence army, and the lower officials can conclude, Once equipped with such a powerful crossbow and artillery, it is enough to sweep away almost any strong enemy, and the cost is ...... It's a little higher, but it's ...... Xia Guan felt that there was an advantage, that is, even if the crossbow flowed out and fell into the hands of others, it would become useless. ”

As he spoke, Yang Wulian laughed dryly.

Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but wonder, he understood what Yang Wulian meant, the logistics required for this crossbow were extremely high, and in fact, the cost was no less than that of the Victorian musket. But because of this, even if others get a crossbow, or even learn to make such a sharp weapon from the Divine Wisdom Mansion, it is not very useful, unless they themselves establish a Zhuge crossbow logistics system that the Divine Wisdom Mansion is about to build, set up a workshop, plan the specifications of the arrows, use a group of the most mature craftsmen, spend countless money, and use the strictest requirements. To produce arrows, otherwise, such a crossbow is no different from an ordinary hand crossbow, and if you want to do continuous fire, it is by no means possible to complete it overnight, and the Shence Mansion can do it because it has cultivated a group of large-scale craftsmen through the workshop, and has mature workshop management experience. At the same time, it has tens of millions of money and grain as a guarantee. If you want to replicate this routine, you have to start from the beginning, follow the example of the Divine Strategy, and devote yourself to building a trading empire.

It's just a pity. Even so, no matter what political group in the world is, it is already too late, and the Shence Mansion already has the advantage of first-mover advantage and scale. After opening a trade, the workshop does not mean that it will be built, and it is very likely that it will be built in the end. It will only become a dumping ground for the Divine Strategy.

This is like the musket of the Victorian period, even if it was captured by the natives of Africa, for them, it was just a burning stick, and other than that, there was no other use, because there was no mature firearms production system, there was no mature logistics management system, and even the most basic lead bullets could not be produced and supplied, but just scrap metal.

Qin Shaoyou had to be cautious about this, after all, it was related to countless money, and it might also determine the future transformation direction of the Shence Army, he ordered someone to take the Zhuge crossbow again, and tested eight rounds in a row, the interval between these eight arrows was roughly between twenty extinguishes, at least five times the speed of an ordinary hand crossbow, as for the power, although it was not as good as the heavy crossbow, it was more than twice that of the horn bow, and the accuracy of the shooting was obviously better, Qin Shaoyou put down the crossbow and asked Cheng Xin some related questions, and then returned to the Shence Mansion.

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In the Shence Mansion, Qin Shaoyou did not rush to make a decision, but ordered Fang Jing and others to organize a group of military attachés to try this Zhuge crossbow.

A few days later, Fang Jing and the others finally heard back.

Today is quite special, the main heads of the Shence Army have roughly gathered in the main hall of the Shence Mansion, many people here are old acquaintances with Qin Shaoyou, and everyone met with laughter, but after entering the main topic, everyone became serious.

Not surprisingly, almost all of them supported the large-scale assembly of Zhuge crossbows.

The power of Zhuge crossbow is obviously very appetizing to these guys.

If Qin Shaoyou maliciously guessed, the thoughts of these old Qiu Ba were not so simple, they were cubs selling Ye Tian and not feeling distressed.

The role of the Shence Army is to fight, and their purpose is to strengthen their own military strength, as for other things, they are not considered.

Since the Zhuge crossbow is sharp, then they naturally wish to assemble as much as possible, anyway, they don't need to think about money and food, and the matter of supply is not within their scope of thinking.

That's it...... But it was the Shence Mansion and Qin Shaoyou who had a headache.

And Fang Jing was obviously very interested in this kind of crossbow, he knew that Qin Shaoyou asked him to take the military attache to try his hand because he wanted to refer to the opinions of the Shence Army, so this time, he had done his homework.

So, in the past few days, he has been very well prepared, and even overnight, he has worked out a maintenance procedure for Zhuge Hand Crossbow, as well as a training and tactical charter for Zhuge Hand Crossbow, and this pile of things was sent to Qin Shaoyou's desk, and he wanted to laugh in his heart: "These guys, they want to cook raw rice as soon as possible." ”

Qin Shaoyou had to ask Fang Jing: "General Fang, Zhuge hand crossbow, there are no shortcomings at all?" ”

"Yes, after all, the structure is more complicated, so it can't be as easy to maintain as a horn bow, but as long as His Royal Highness nods his head, the army will naturally formulate a set of strict maintenance standards, and there will never be unreasonable damage, ensuring that in wartime, there will be no mistakes."

"Your Highness, this Zhuge hand crossbow, in almost any aspect, the advantages are extremely obvious, and the meaning of the Shence army is probably to assemble it as soon as possible."

Qin Shaoyou had to smile and said: "Since everyone says so, then you might as well try to make three thousand pieces first, and supply them to the army for training first, this crossbow, I don't think it may be perfect, you also need that Cheng Xin, take the craftsman to improve one or two, always do the best as well, keep improving, and wait until it is completely mature, and then use a large number of the latest Zhuge crossbows, General Fang, this Zhuge hand crossbow costs a lot, and the army should cherish it more." ”

Fang Jing and the others were overjoyed, so they naturally patted their chests and assured them.

Sending these people away, Qin Shaoyou brought Yang Wulian and Cheng Xin again, he glanced at Cheng Xin, this cramped young man still didn't say a word, but Yang Wulian, the old fritter, chattered, and the establishment of the workshop, of course, Yang Wulian was indispensable to preside, Qin Shaoyou asked about the armaments workshop, and said to Yang Wulian: "For the time being, you will be the head of this armaments workshop, ha...... I am the general manager of Henan Mansion, you are the small general manager, in short, there can be no mistakes, all the craftsmen are selected by you, the location is selected, it is best to be in the city of Shence, so that it is safer, the matter of money and food, I personally greet it, do not have any worries. ”

Fang Jing nodded hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the lower official will definitely live up to his mission." ”

Qin Shaoyou smiled and said to Cheng Xin again: "This crossbow is thanks to Mr. Cheng......"

Cheng Xin is just a small craftsman, at first in Mengjin was inconspicuous, but after all, he is young and open-minded, so he is particularly prominent in the process of improving Zhuge Hand Crossbow, and now Qin Shaoyou calls him Mr., which makes him very inappropriate, after all, he is from a shallow background, in his heart, the word Mr. is often called those who are great Confucians and famous scholars.

Cheng Xin waved his hand and said, "Your Highness...... I...... I ......" cramped and even more speechless.

Qin Shaoyou just said, "This Zhuge hand crossbow, can it still be improved?" ”

Asked about this question, Cheng Xin calmed down, it must have involved what he was good at, so he told the story, and said: "This thing, never improved to the best, as long as there is enough time, it can be better and better, but it takes a lot of time to improve, it is nothing more than to follow two directions, one is to replace other materials, all the materials are superior and inferior, only really try to know, such as this crossbow arm, the wood used must be solid, if it is not solid enough, it is easy to deform, Even affect the accuracy of shooting, but also light, a certain has tried a lot of wood, but there are so many woods in the world, this wood not only has to be changed, but also can be some processing, as long as you keep trying, you can always make the best choice between solid and light. ”

Qin Shaoyou nodded, the so-called improvement is similar to Edison's invention of the electric lamp, what material is used for the wick, it is not based on some genius-like whimsy, it is nothing more than to try iron wire, aluminum wire, copper wire, and tungsten wire one by one, gather all the materials in the world together, record the data of each material, and finally find an optimal solution.

Don't look at this as a very simple repetition, it doesn't seem to have any so-called technical content, but this simple repetition is not a shortcut.

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than spending countless manpower and material resources to try in one direction.

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The first chapter is delivered. (To be continued.) )