The old mechanic who had left earlier came back, hugged his fists and said, "Lord Qiqi, my lord, the shooting range is ready." Zhuge Liang asked: "Lord, let's go over and have a look." Zhang Lang nodded, very interested.

The crowd came to the shooting range. This shooting range is an oval area, more than 1,000 meters long before and after, white meters wide on the left and right, except for the end where Zhang Lang and they entered, the other three sides are surrounded by wooden fences; At the end of the entrance of the shooting range, on the earthen platform more than a foot above the ground was placed a weapon of the kind that Zhang Lang had seen just now, a 'swarm of fire bees', the baffle at the front end had been opened, and a lead was drawn out of each beehive at the back and tied into a handful, a young craftsman with a turban stood behind the 'swarm of fire bees' car with a torch, waiting for orders; there were more than 100 scarecrows scattered in the middle of the shooting range, and all the personnel had been emptied.

The old mechanic clenched his fists and asked, "May I ask my lord, can I start?" ”

Zhang Lang nodded, "Let's start." ”

The old mechanic hugged his fists and said, "Please stand farther away." Zhang Lang and the others made a move, and his words left, and the 'swarm of fire bees' stood seven or eight meters on the left side of the car.

The old mechanic said to the young craftsman, "Let's call." ”

The young craftsman immediately took a torch and lit the fuse that hung from the back of the 'swarm of fire bees'. The fuse hissed and ignited. Immediately, Xiu Xiu ...... The piercing whistling sound sounded, and I saw countless rockets surging out of the hive like frightened bees, covering the sky, dragging the flames and roaring towards the scarecrow in the distance, and the fire dragon flew all over the sky, the scene was very spectacular! The scarecrows were shot one after another, and then one by one, and a moment later the flames erupted, and half of the more than 100 scarecrows burned. At this time, the 'swarm of fire bees' also stopped whistling and quieted down.

Zhang Lang was amazed, feeling that although this weapon cannot be compared with modern weapons, it is also very amazing, in this era when science and technology are still very backward, this weapon should be regarded as one of the most lethal weapons!

Dong Ying exclaimed: "It's amazing! If you use 100 'swarms of fire bees' to line up and launch them together, no matter how powerful the army is, I am afraid that it will not be able to rush over! ”

Zhang Lang agrees.

Zhang Liao frowned and said: "This 'swarm of fire bees' car is very powerful, this car is like hundreds of crossbowmen shooting together, but the disadvantages are also very obvious!" I think this kind of vehicle is very troublesome to reload arrows, you can only prepare it in advance, and in the face of enemy charges, you only have one chance to fire! ”

Everyone felt that what Zhang Liao said made sense.

Zhuge Liang frowned and said: "I have been thinking about this problem, and I have thought of a solution, but the cost is greater!" ”

Zhang Lang hurriedly asked, "What method?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at the 'swarm of fire bees' car, "I'm thinking, if you make the launch nest on it into an independent box, you can just put it on the car when you use it!" ”

Zhang Lang's eyes lit up, "That's right! Isn't that the same as a bullet clip? Before the battle, each vehicle is equipped with dozens of magazines, and they can be replaced immediately after the battle, which can greatly increase the combat efficiency! ”

Zhang Liao and Dong Ying were both excited.

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "It's just that in this way, the cost of the chariot will definitely increase a lot!" ”

Zhang Lang said categorically: "Compared with the combat power it can exert, this cost is nothing?" So do it! Zhuge Liang replied and asked the old mechanic: "Do you understand what the lord means?" The old mechanic hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "The villain understands!" ”

Zhang Lang walked up to the old mechanic and asked, "Old man, what's your name?" ”

When the old technician saw Zhang Lang inquiring, he felt flattered, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "The villain Li Fugui." ”

Zhang Lang patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "In my eyes, you are the same as the soldiers fighting on the battlefield. The victory of every war is of course due to the merits of the soldiers, but you are also indispensable! Without the best equipment you've made, we won't be able to defeat the enemy! Well done! ”

The old mechanic was excited, and said: "The villain is determined to be smeared with liver and brain!" ”

Zhang Lang helped him up, looked at the ravine-lined old face in front of him, and suddenly an idea rose in his heart, and turned his head to Zhuge Liang and said, "How many experienced old technicians like Li Fugui are there?" ”

Zhuge Liang clenched his fists and said: "I don't know anywhere else, just in terms of the Xiangyang Armory Field, there are almost three hundred people, and there are about a dozen old technicians of Li Fugui's level." ”

Zhang Lang said: "These masters are our precious treasures!" ”

Zhuge Liang felt the same way.

Zhang Lang said: "I want all the workers in the ordnance yard to be included in the sequence of the yamen servants, and the treatment will also be raised." An old technician like Li Fugui can be awarded the official title of county officer. ”

The old technician and the craftsmen behind him were stunned, they would never have dreamed that one of them would enjoy the treatment of the county magistrate! They all knelt down and thanked Zhang Lang for his great kindness, all of them looking grateful. In the hearts of the ancients, it was certainly a joy to be able to obtain wealth, but what everyone coveted most was social status, and the treatment and titles granted to these craftsmen and county officials were tantamount to allowing them to immediately break away from the bottom of society and become enviable public officials, and obtain the status that all the people coveted. Those students, whether they were born in a poor family or born in a scholar family, study hard in the cold window and miss it, who doesn't hope that one day they can become famous and glorify their ancestors! Therefore, Zhang Lang's words, or this decision, are so grateful to the craftsmen.

Zhuge Liang secretly sighed: The lord really dares to think and do! In this way, the resentment on the side of the Shi clan is only afraid to be even greater!

Clenched his fists and said: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Zhang Lang asked the craftsmen to get up and said to Zhuge Liang: "The specific level setting, as well as the conditions for promotion and other specific things will be formulated by Kong Ming." ”

"No."

……

The group came out of the armory yard and returned to Xiangyang. At this time, it was getting late, the sun was setting, the sky and the earth were dusk, the peasants drove the cattle to hum the country folk songs, and the people living in the city quickened their pace, for fear that they would not be able to enter the city before the city gate was closed. In the distant countryside, smoke curls and young peasant women leaning on the door calling their children home for dinner; Above the woods, flocks of birds and finches fell into the woods, and after some chirping, the woods gradually calmed down.

Zhang Lang and his party were walking on the official road, and a knight came over, riding a white horse, wearing a green cloth suit, wearing a hat on his head, hanging his head, and his face could not be seen clearly, but she should be a woman, because her body is not as strong as a man, and she looks very slender and moving.