"Judge Shen, according to the previous regulations, the bow and crossbow department has to hand over 100 bed crossbows every month, but now it has only completed 80 bodies, a full 20 bodies, how can such a big gap be handed over to the arsenal?" A voice that made Zhao Yan feel familiar asked loudly.

The official position of the Great Song Dynasty is very complicated, generally speaking, it is divided into Jilu officials and ministry officials, Jilu officials only stipulate the grade and salary of officials, and the ministry officials are the work that officials really want to do, and the ministry officials generally have to add a "judgment so-and-so", "know so-and-so", "right so-and-so" and so on, such as the position of the ordnance supervisor, which is generally sentenced to the ordnance superintendent, referred to as the sentence prison, and Shen Kuo is naturally the Shen judge.

"Su Jucheng, hasn't this official already explained before? Previously, because of the heavy rain for several days, the dry crossbow arm was damp and could not be used, which made the production of bed crossbows not meet the requirements, and even decreased next month, which is a natural disaster, not within the reach of manpower! I only listened to the deep voice of a middle-aged man inside and argued for myself, it seems that this person should be the legendary Shen Kuo.

"These are all excuses, this official is responsible for counting the weapons in the warehouse every month, and now there are twenty bed crossbows missing, and the bow and crossbow department must be asked to fill the gap, otherwise when the upper part wants to allocate weapons, where will the official find twenty bed crossbows?" At this time, the familiar voice said loudly again, he also has his own responsibilities, so naturally he can't be sloppy.

"Su Shi? Why is he here? At this time, Zhao Yan finally heard who the voice inside was, it turned out to be Su Shi, who had a relationship with him in the West Garden Yaji before, but he remembered that Su Shi seemed to be holding an idle position in the Dengwen Drum Academy, how could he have come to the ordnance supervisor now, could he be the newly appointed ordnance officer?

Seeing that Zhao Yan had already guessed the identity of the Weapons Supervisor, Huang Wude next to him also immediately smiled and said: "King Qiyu, the new Weapons Commander is the Su Shi who moved the Beijing Division in the name of poetry, and the Weapons Supervisor is in charge of the army's weapons and equipment manufacturing, which is very important, so the reorganization of the Weapons Supervisor has also attracted the attention of many people, some time ago Ouyang Xianggong recommended Su Shi to His Majesty, and His Majesty also felt that he should give this talented man a chance to show his talents, so he let him take the position of Weapons Commander." ”

Zhao Yan sighed in his heart when he heard this, the impact on history after his crossing had begun to take effect, not only allowing the Ordnance Superintendent to be reorganized in advance, but also affecting the fate of Shen Kuo and Su Shi. However, what makes Zhao Yan feel interesting is that the relationship between Shen Kuo and Su Shi in the original history is not very harmonious, and can even be called a sworn enemy.

The quarrel in the hall continued, and the more Zhao Yan listened, the more interesting he felt. At the same time, I couldn't help but feel the wonder of fate, I didn't expect that because of my own reasons, Shen Kuo and Su Shi, the two rivals, would work together in advance, and listening to their quarrel just now, it seems that the relationship between the two is as bad as in the original history, but I just hope that their personal relationship will not affect the normal operation of the Ordnance Prison.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan stepped into the hall, only to see two young officials in the hall arguing with red faces, among which the younger long-faced young man was Su Shi, and opposite him was an official with a short beard, I saw that the other party was about thirty years old, with a medium figure and a dark face, and a few wrinkles had appeared on his forehead, which looked like he was older than his actual age, but he also looked more mature and stable, but now he was also angry with Su Shi, and his chest rose and fell violently. It seems that the two have been arguing for quite some time.

"Haha, this king has been listening outside for a long time, haven't the two of you finished arguing yet?" As soon as Zhao Yan came in, he immediately laughed and teased, in fact, he also heard it, no one was wrong about the quarrel between the two, but it was a natural disaster, and the other was the duty, and no one was willing to give in, so it was like this.

"Your Royal Highness, you ...... How did you get here? Su Shi was also stunned when he saw Zhao Yan coming in, Shen Kuo next to him didn't know Zhao Yan, and he was also very surprised when he heard that the young man who came in turned out to be a county king, although the two of them knew that there was an unseen advisor in the ordnance supervisor, but they didn't know that the advisor was actually Zhao Yan.

"Your Majesty has a will, the King of Guangyang County will serve as the advisor to the Weapons Superintendent from today, I hope that the two of you will cooperate with His Royal Highness and not disappoint His Majesty!" At this time, Huang Wude opened his mouth to convey Zhao Shu's appointment to Zhao Yan before, and then bowed to Zhao Yan and left, after all, he, the big spy leader, also had a lot of things to deal with.

"It turns out that the legendary advisor turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of the County, that's great, come and help us evaluate the reason, and see which of us is right and who is wrong in this matter?" Su Shi didn't expect that the consultant was Zhao Yan, and he was also overjoyed at the moment, although the two had only met once, but Su Shi admired Zhao Yan's painting skills very much, although Zhao Yan beat Wang Shu that day was a bit reckless, but he was also a man of temperament, but unfortunately he was not as thick-skinned as Li Gonglin, and he did not dare to visit during this time.

"Xiaguan Shen Kuo meets His Royal Highness the King of the County!" Shen Kuo also understood at this time, and immediately stepped forward to salute Zhao Yan, and then glanced at Su Shi who was huffing next to him, and said, "The crossbow arm that was dried in the heavy rain for several days was damp and could not be used, this is a natural disaster, and the craftsmen in the bow and crossbow department have done their best, but they can only take out eighty bed crossbows this month, and there may be fewer next month, so please be considerate of the county king!" ”

"Hehe, you two don't have to quarrel anymore, this king has been listening outside for a long time just now, and you all have your own reasons, so even if you make trouble with the official, you can't tell what is right or wrong." Zhao Yan smiled and asked the two to stop arguing.

"The county king, it's not that I deliberately quarreled with Shen Judge Prison, but that there is a quota for all kinds of weapons in the arsenal every month, if there are less, and the weapons allocated from above are not enough, it will definitely be blamed on the head of the lower officials, so please also ask the county king to be the master of the lower officials!" Su Shi was also very helpless, he had only held an idle position in the Dengwen Drum Courtyard before, which was not his original wish, and now he finally got a position with real power, which also allowed him to realize his ideal of serving the country loyally, but he had only been in office for a few days, and he encountered such a thing, so he naturally refused to agree lightly.

Zhao Yan also knew Su Shi's difficulties, and after thinking about it for a while, he asked Shen Kuo next to him: "Judge Shen, just now you said that the crossbow arm can't be used due to moisture, can't it be dried and used?" ”

Zhao Yan asked a little layman, but Shen Kuo still replied patiently: "The king of the county doesn't know, the most complicated thing about the bed crossbow is the crossbow arm, and the crossbow arm is actually not much different from the bow arm, you need to analyze the bow stem in winter and treat the horn in spring; It can be said that a crossbow arm also takes at least two to three years, during which everything must be done in each season, it must be strictly implemented, otherwise the elasticity of the crossbow arm will be damaged, but this summer's abnormal heavy rain for several days, the entire Kaifeng City was flooded by most, and the bow and crossbow courtyard also suffered a disaster, you can't make a bed crossbow for nothing. ”

When Zhao Yan visited his father-in-law Cao Lu's weapon collection before, he had also heard the other party say that the manufacture of crossbow arms was not easy, but now he knew that a crossbow arm had to go through so many processes, and it had to match the time of day, otherwise it would not be possible to make a bow or crossbow wield the greatest power.

However, Zhao Yan is not in a hurry about the bed crossbow, because the weapon he is designing is also related to the bed crossbow, but it is a pity that the craftsman he found is not professional, so there is no progress.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan smiled at Shen Kuo and Su Shi, who were not pleasing to each other, and said: "The two of you don't have to quarrel anymore, the reason why this king serves as the adviser of the weapons supervisor is mainly because this king is also quite specialized in ordnance, for example, I am designing a new weapon during this time, if it can be successful, it should be able to make up for some of the defects of bed crossbows, so as to equip the army in large quantities, and then the army's demand for bed crossbows will drop a lot, so your current quarrels are meaningless." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Shen Kuo and Su Shi were both stunned, and then turned their heads at the same time to stare at him with an incredible expression. After a long while, Shen Kuo said with some suspicion: "King Jun, although the bed crossbow is a bit bulky, its power is extremely amazing, whether it is a field battle or defending the city, it can be called a supreme weapon, what are the flaws of such a weapon?" ”

"That's right, my Great Song Dynasty has always been on the defensive, and I need a powerful weapon like a bed crossbow, and all the armies have reached out to the imperial court to ask for bed crossbows, and the more the better, there is no bed crossbow in the arsenal at all, how can it be replaced by other weapons?" Su Shi also said in disbelief at this time, this was also the first time he agreed with Shen Kuo's words.

"Haha, since the two don't believe it, then it's better for you to take a trip with this king, now that kind of weapon is in the courtyard outside the city, although it has not been completely successful, but it is absolutely feasible in theory, with the wisdom of the two, you only need to see the real thing to show the benefits of this thing, and then you will understand that what this king just said is not false!" Zhao Yan also said with a mysterious face, before he asked Cao Lu for the bed crossbow that looked like a goods, in order to use it for research, but now except for the craftsman, all other aspects have confirmed that his idea is absolutely feasible. r1152

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