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Li Xiu took it, with a strange look on his face, and without saying a word, he rotated the steel winch and easily completed the winding.

The one-and-a-half-foot steel crossbow arrow was placed in the groove, Li Xiu gently pulled the bracket, only to hear a soft sound of "grabbing", the steel arrow was nailed to the wooden pillar, deep into the wooden pillar for a long time.

Li Xiu let out a sigh of relief, gently stroked the steel arm of the crossbow, and exclaimed, "Not bad! Not bad! Who made this crossbow? It's so powerful! Within a hundred steps, I'm afraid that even Mingguang armor can't resist it! ”

Ma Lan had been looking at Li Xiu carefully, looking at his expression at this time, and knew that he was really a person who loved bow and crossbow skills, because he said: "This is a special thing for the scouts of my Anxi Army's new army, and it is also the first sharp weapon that my Anxi Army can make alone." This kind of crossbow is called a riding crossbow, and its range is second only to the Eight Ox Crossbow and the Fuyuan Crossbow, and more than twice the range of the Turkic Horn Bow. This is not made by one person, but by the efforts of many craftsmen in my workshop. The production is not large now, and it can only be temporarily provided to the scouts, but it will soon be equipped with the whole army. ”

Li Xiu listened without speaking, carefully rubbed the back of the steel crossbow, looked at it seriously, and said after a long time: "The most powerful thing about this crossbow is this kind of soft steel. Without this mild steel, such power would simply not have been possible. The winding is so light, but it is so powerful, all thanks to the effect of this soft steel. General, I've never seen this kind of soft steel, could it be a good thing bought from Hu Shang? The price of this crossbow is probably not low! ”

Ma Ling smiled: "This kind of soft steel is also the hard work of many craftsmen in my workshop, and now it can be mass-produced in my workshop, but the price is not high." The price of this crossbow is 100 yuan to sell to the Anxi army. ”

Li Xiu nodded with a faint smile and said, "It's only a hundred yuan, which is not expensive." General, I'm a little curious about your workshop. ”

Ma Lan smiled: "You can take a look when you have time, you are the chief supervisor of the Anxi Army's general camp, and you will inevitably have a relationship with my Ma family's workshop in the future." ”

It is obvious that Li Xiu is extremely conceited, so Ma Lan is also ready to beat his arrogance. However, it seems that this guy is extremely calm, and he is worthy of being the son of Minister Li Linfu, who has seen the world.

"General, can you give me this crossbow? I'll take it back and see if there's anything I can do to improve it. ”

Ma Lan nodded and smiled: "Okay." You are the chief prisoner of the camp, and it is your duty to manufacture ordnance, and I also want to see the ability of the main supervisor, hehe. ”

Li Xiu heard the meaning of Ma Lu's words, smiled faintly, put the crossbow aside, looked at Ma Lan and said, "General, you said that this kind of soft steel can already be mass-produced?" ”

Ma Lan nodded: "If you need to, you can produce a few hundred catties a day." ”

Li Xiu took out a brocade box from his arms and said with a light smile: "That is the case, I will show the general something." ”

When I opened the brocade box, it was a folded piece of thick paper, and when it was unfolded, various lines were drawn on it, and many dense small characters were marked. Putting the thick paper in front of Ma Lu, Li Xiu's face showed pride, and said, "Can the general recognize this thing?" ”

Ma Lanmei looked at it carefully, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Could this be Yuan Rong?" ”

Li Xiu looked at Ma Luan, a strange look appeared on his face, and he nodded and said, "Lord General has good eyesight, this thing is the Yuanrong crossbow." I happened to see the remnant of this thing in the classics, and after careful study, I added it and made a lot of corrections, and this kind of Yuan Rong crossbow can already be made. ”

Ma Lan looked at the pattern on it carefully, and said softly: "'The profit and loss crossbow, called Yuan Rong, uses iron as the arrow, the arrow is eight inches long, and ten arrows are fired. In the past, Zhuge Wuhou's artifact, the main prison could actually make it, and he really had a great talent in his chest. If there is such a thing, why is it not manufactured in large quantities? ”

Li Xiu said: "Although Yuan Rong is powerful, the weight is too heavy, this is the result of my many improvements, and it is estimated that it will weigh more than 20 catties." How many soldiers can use such a weight? I didn't dedicate this picture, but wanted to continue to improve it until the weight dropped to less than 10 pounds. Seeing this kind of soft steel today, as long as this kind of soft steel is used instead of hardwood, the weight of the Yuanrong crossbow will be able to drop to less than five catties or even lighter! At that time, I am afraid that this kind of crossbow given to me by the general Shicai will not be of much use. If it weren't for the fact that I saw this mild steel, I wouldn't have shown this picture to the general. ”

When Ma Lan heard this, his eyes couldn't help but shine.

The Yuanrong crossbow can be loaded with ten crossbow arrows at a time, and if it can really be manufactured on a large scale, the power of the Anxi Army's long-range weapons will be raised to an extremely strong level.

"If the main prison can make this thing, I don't know how many fewer Han family sons and daughters can die! If the weight can be reduced to less than five catties, how much will it cost? ”

Li Xiu pointed to the riding crossbow on the table, and said with a smile: "Using steel to calculate twice the weight of this crossbow, the cost should be about two hundred yuan." ”

"If we provide enough mild steel to the main prison, I don't know when it will be successfully manufactured?" Ma continued to ask.

Li Xiu smiled: "General, this is too anxious, Yuanrong has a complex structure, and now it is necessary to replace most of the hardwood components with soft steel, and the size needs to be carefully considered, not only to ensure the power, but also to reduce the weight." Once made, it is recorded and each one is made in the same size in the future. It is harmful to make it hastily, and according to my estimation, it should take two months. ”

"Two months?" Ma Lan nodded.

Two months, that is, December, is still some time before Geshuhan marches into Heyuan.

That is to say, the Anxi New Army can be equipped with some of these sharp weapons before crossing Sangzhu Daban and marching to Qiangtang.

This is undoubtedly great news for the new army of Anxi. After all, the Han family is not a native of Qiangtang and Tubo, and his strength will be greatly reduced after he goes to the plateau, and with this kind of good thing, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the casualties of the new army athletes.

"In two months, if the main prison can really make a suitable Yuan Rong crossbow, no matter what happens to the main prison in the future, I, Ma Lan, will stand on the side of the main prison." Ma Xuan looked directly at Li Xiu, his eyes burning and authentic.

Li Xiu's eyes flashed, and he smiled lightly: "It's a big deal, can the general also bear it for me?" ”

Ma Lan nodded vigorously and said, "It's a big deal, and I will bear it for you!" No matter what the wind and rain are in Chang'an City, as long as I, Ma Lan, am still in Anxi, this land of Anxi is a pure land for the main prison family. ”

At this point, it has been made very clear. Li Xiu smiled lightly, nodded and said, "The general is worthy of being a ranger, and he is indeed a responsible person." Li Xiu seems to have come to Anxi this time, hehe! ”

After speaking, Li Xiu arched his hand towards Ma Lan, picked up the riding crossbow and a box of crossbow arrows, and strode out.

Ma Lan twitched the corner of his mouth, and even this guy knew that he was born as a ranger, is there anyone in Chang'an City who doesn't know this identity?

The original Guanzhong man Ma Lan wandered Chang'an City when he was a teenager, and it was common to kill people with white knives, and there were several murders in his hands. This is the most taboo thing for Ma Lan, Feng Changqing had to blackmail him because of this, but he didn't expect to be mentioned by this Li Xiu now. Murder is a felony in Datang, and this black history is really annoying.

"I don't know if Li Xiu knows Li Linfu's plan, but this guy is really a good talent. It would be a pity if such a talent died at the hands of Yang Guozhong. Since I have come to Anthy, I will save his life. ”

Ma Lu had already made up his mind, even if Li Xiu couldn't create a suitable Yuan Rong after two months, he would save his life. It doesn't have to be a head-on conflict with Yang Guozhong, if someone really wants to arrest Li Linfu's family, the sky is high and the sky is wide in the west, and it is not easy to hide the individual?

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Du Huan waited outside and didn't go far, and saw that Li Xiu had tears in his eyes after he went out, but he didn't ask much for some reason. Along the way from Chang'an to Anxi, Shijiazi and Li Xiu have long become friends.

Hearing Li Xiu say that he was ordered by Ma Lan to visit the Ma family's workshop, Du Huan immediately rushed to the Ma Family Grange with Li Xiu's family and the craftsmen from Chang'an.

The craftsmen were already happy enough to receive more than 100 yuan per person from Li Xiu, but after arriving at the Grange, they immediately received double the settlement fee from Du Huan, so they were naturally even more happy.

More than 300 yuan is in Chang'an, which is also a large number, although the craftsmen have skills but low status, it is not easy to support their families with income, how can they get so much money.

Du Huan led the craftsmen to look at the workshops in the grange one by one, and everyone was amazed. Li Xiu is still faint on the surface, but the light in his eyes already says it all.

After listening to Du Huan's introduction that the craftsmen here can earn more than a dozen taels of good Kaiyuan Tongbao every month, and even those who work hard can earn several dollars, the craftsmen immediately became noisy. The prison is a place to make ordnance for the country, and the craftsmen's income is extremely meager, and now seeing that the coolies here are earning so much money, how can they balance?

According to the rules, since these people are considered to be campers, they are part of the army, and they should not have received additional benefits. However, Li Xiu looked at everyone like this and knew that it would not work if he didn't give these people enough benefits.

"County, the general should have made arrangements a long time ago. You can tell these killers how to arrange it. Li Xiu smiled lightly.

Du Huan smiled and nodded, looked at a group of eager craftsmen, and said loudly: "The general said, it is not easy for you to come to Anxi from afar, and when you come here, you are considered both military and civilian, and the army's reward is indispensable to you, and each person has at least fifteen yuan per month, which is borne by the Ma family's workshop." ”

When the craftsmen heard this, they immediately cheered. I thought that I came here to suffer in Anxi, but I didn't expect that I came to make a fortune. Those guys who were not picked by the young eunuch were originally happy, and they must regret their death when they know it later.

"Quiet, I'm not done yet!" Du Huan reprimanded, but his voice sounded so wonderful to the craftsmen, "The general also said that if any craftsman can make better ordnance, he can be treated like a few masters in my Ma family's workshop, an example of 1,000 yuan a year!" As long as it is an ordnance that you improve, after the ordnance you make is sold to the Anxi Army, each one will have a certain commission. Don't worry, you can't lose anything to work in the Ma family's workshop! ”

When the craftsmen heard this, they naturally cheered again.

The people who will make the camp belong to the military, how can they work in the Ma family workshop? Li Xiu faintly felt a little strange, but the next moment, the corners of his mouth also showed a smile.

"Will there be a commission for each one? Wouldn't I be sending it soon! ”

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