"The grain shops are all sealed, and the grain of the big families has also been collected, and they all have to be kept as military rations." Boss Sun smiled as if crying and spread his hands, "So, if the Taoist wants to buy food, he can't do it below." Even these tools and miscellaneous items that were shipped were also sneaky. ”

So that's it! Meng Jiucheng nodded and said, "It's hard for Sun Jushi, I can transport the sundries, and I am very grateful." As for food, let's find another way! ”

Boss Sun glanced at Meng Jiucheng a little strangely, the change was a little big, but he was not easy to ask, he was full of doubts, hesitated, and kindly reminded: "Dao Chief, be careful, that Ma Si will retribution, now that he has gained momentum, maybe he will remember that you knocked him over." ”

"Thank you Sun Jushi for reminding me, the poor road can be saved." Meng Jiucheng also thought of this, but he still thanked him.

Boss Sun's eyes rolled, he stopped talking a little, and gently rubbed his hands, looking anxious.

"Sun Jushi, do you have anything else?" Meng Jiucheng asked suspiciously, this demeanor is too obvious, anyone can see that this Boss Sun is also an honest person, and if he asks more, it is also out of gratitude.

"Hehe-" Boss Sun laughed twice, recounted the matter in embarrassment, and then said with some apprehension: "It's really a child who is naughty and ignorant, the gods won't blame it, right?" ”

Li Yizu, a native of Wusongshan, Zichuan. Emperor Wei Xiaowen was the commander of Quliang County, honest and loving the people, and after his death, he set up an ancestral hall to worship, and the folk legend was that the Tai Bai Xing descended to earth. The folk call the blessing of Xianggong, the god of literature and wealth, also known as the wealth of the star, the blessing of the god of wealth, the blessing of the good and the good and the public. The Han and Tang dynasties often invited the people to go home, in order to increase blessings and wealth, and pray for peace.

It turned out that Boss Sun's embarrassment was that the family invited the blessing of the prince was accidentally broken by the little grandson, Meng Jiucheng smiled and comforted: "Immortals, there are a lot of adults, and you are sincerely worshipped, of course you will not blame!" ”

Boss Sun let out a sigh of relief and nodded again and again, "What the Taoist chief said, what he said." That, I want to ask another statue to go back and worship today, I don't know if this day and time are appropriate? ”

Meng Jiucheng blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Immortals only protect kind-hearted people, and only bless sincere people." Days and hours, which is the measure of the gods? Please wait a while, and then go to the God of Wealth to bless the poor road. ””

"Okay, okay." After Boss Sun entered the Taoist temple, he smiled for the first time.

Meng Jiucheng went back to the dormitory, looked at the several clay statues with good colors on the wooden shelves, carefully selected them, and moved the big ones.

Back to the worship hall, Meng Jiucheng put the clay statue on the offering table, Boss Sun reverently incense, knelt down and kowtowed, and said some good things to Meng Jiucheng. Meng Jiucheng paid the bill, and ordered some miscellaneous items, and Boss Sun wrote them down one by one, before holding the clay statue and saying goodbye, and hurriedly left.

This is the troubled times, the sinking is rising, and any donkey and horse rotten people have a chance to jump out.

Meng Jiucheng thought about returning to the house, but felt that the atmosphere was a little weird.

The girl named Xiaoxiao was held in her sister's arms, with a small face, and there were undried tears on her face. Seeing Meng Jiucheng coming in, the little girl looked at Meng Jiucheng and was so aggrieved that she straightened her mouth.

Meng Jiucheng caught a glimpse of the culprit who bullied the child at a glance, Chen Mengyao sat on the chair against the wall, holding the half-colored Ah Fu, and smiled. Chen Daotong looked helpless, and had to lower his body to coax Xiaoxiao.

Well, we can't do justice. Meng Jiucheng smiled bitterly at Xiaoxiao and said, "I'll pinch another one for you in the evening." ”

Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, stretched out her little hand, and bargained weakly, "Two okay?" ”

"Okay." Meng Jiucheng nodded and said with a smile: "You have to color it yourself." ”

The little girl burst into tears and laughed, and her little head nodded happily.

Meng Jiucheng sat down on the couch, groaned for a while, and repeated what Boss Sun had just said.

"Ma Si is the scoundrel in town?" Mu Yi asked, and when he saw Meng Jiucheng nodding, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and was speechless for a while.

"The villain has the power." Meng Jiucheng sneered and said, "Even if Ma Si wants to find trouble, he won't be able to bring many people. There is no convincing reason for this temple to be the gods, except for his sworn friends, most of the people who are coaxed or coerced will not come. ”

"That being said, I have to guard against it!" Mu Yi got up as he spoke, "A certain person went to gather the militia, and it was a while to practice more." If you think about it, maybe there is another way. ”

"Well, Brother Mu is tired. And let me think about it, maybe it's a little trick. By the way, please go out and tell Sanming to ask him to gather all the carpenters to the worship hall, I have something for them to do. Meng Jiucheng was not humble, walked into the inner room, took out a pen and paper, and drew on the table.

In ancient times, the name cannon was used very early, and it was also written as artillery, which is trebuchet or stone thrower. But from the earliest appearance in the Warring States period to the later replacement by real gunpowder cannons, Chinese stone throwers have always used manpower. For example, the seven-tip cannon in the Tang Dynasty needed more than 250 people to pull it.

However, what Meng Jiucheng is painting now is similar to the counterweight stone throwing machine used by the Yuan army a few decades later, according to records: this kind of stone throwing machine was made by a person from the Western Regions called "Yisi Mayin", also known as "Huihui Cannon" or "Xiangyang Cannon", "Western Regions Cannon".

The principle of the lever is the same, except that this kind of stone throwing machine does not need to pull the gun rope by man, but ties a counterweight to the end of the tip, and installs an iron hook on the gun carriage to hook the gun rod. When the cannon is fired, as long as the hook is pulled apart, the counterweight immediately falls, pressing down the tip of the cannon and throwing the stone projectile violently.

This design and structure, saving manpower, easy to use, and powerful, can not but be said to be a major reform of the stone thrower.

Theoretically, the weight and range of the catapult were controlled by its counterweight. If it's built tall enough, there's almost no upper limit to its power. However, there are still limiting factors, which are the strength of the device itself and the requirements of operation.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng painted a miniature version of the counterweight stone throwing machine, the material does not have to be too demanding, it is easy to manufacture, and it can be put into use in a short time. It is not a regular army to deal with, and if you can get materials and use gunpowder and shells, it will be difficult for ordinary troops to resist.

Since the principle of leverage is used, the length of the cannon tip and the ratio of the power arm to the resistance arm naturally have to be calculated to estimate the weight of the shell to be made, as well as the approximate firing range.

As long as the cannonballs of about ten catties can be thrown a hundred steps away, it will meet Meng Jiucheng's requirements. In order to build a stone thrower faster and easier, Meng Jiucheng also used a tricky method, that is, to change the hard bullet socket into a flexible grenade belt.

The power of the catapult comes from its boom, the right weight of the weight, and the grenade belt, and the small modification of the grenade belt can make the shorter arm reach the extreme (end-line) speed without the need for any means, multiplying the power of the catapult and greatly increasing the range.

The counterweight is 300 catties to 500 catties, and two or three people can pull the cable to bring their arms back into place. Meng Jiucheng suddenly thought of Qiao E, who was powerful and able to eat, and couldn't help but chuckle.