Hearing Su Jun say this, everyone couldn't help but calm down, the county chief said well, how many arrows can this iron be used to make it? Using this kind of repeater is too expensive, and it can only be used when defending the city, and cannot be used for attack, which is indeed not a cost-effective thing.

Seeing Su Jun's appearance, Ma Deheng couldn't help but be quite frustrated, Su Jun smiled and said:

"Deacon Ma don't be discouraged, this thing is very good, you can make a small amount of it, but don't take it out for the time being, you continue to think about it, how to make it lighter, how to make it more economical, so that we can afford to use it, well, let me give you an idea, you can try to connect him with the chariot of the foot soldier, you can also apply this principle to the hand crossbow of the cavalry, in short, with this method should be able to derive a lot of weapons."

"Don't worry, Lord Gun, I'll figure it out soon. Master Su, do you still look at the compound pulley bow that we have carefully researched? ”

"Look, why don't you look? Tell me what's so special about this compound pulley bow? ”

"Lord County, we have mainly improved two aspects of the compound pulley bow, one is to change the traditional leather string to a steel wire string, Su Ye, you also know, the traditional leather string is extremely difficult to maintain, once there is a rainy and snowy day, the leather string is very easy to be soft and broken, and the steel wire string does not have this problem, this is mainly the credit of Li Yongchang, in addition, the pulley is placed for the compound pulley bow, which does not require a lot of arm strength to pull the bowstring, and the range increases by about fifty steps when shooting."

Ma Deheng presented the compound pulley bow as he spoke, Su Jun tried to open a few bows, and said with satisfaction: "This bow is good and practical, well, it can be mass-produced and equipped with troops." ”

The original half-day trip in the craftsman camp lasted for a full day, and what surprised Su Jun even more was not Ma Deheng's continuous improvement of weapons and equipment, but the cooperative weapon making method he pioneered in the craftsman camp.

The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated, Ma Deheng, a craftsman who has not read many books, actually found such a way to improve production efficiency in practice, all the apprentices no longer learn the whole set of technology, but only need to learn to make one of the links, and then assemble in the final assembly workshop.

In order to make this method effective, Ma Deheng actually made a unified measurement in the craftsman camp, and measured the size with these rulers and gauges he created uniformly, which really made Su Jun speechless, smart Su Jun shouted in his heart.

With these parts of the same size, it will be easier to repair the equipment when it is damaged on the battlefield, and even if the damaged equipment is no longer repairable, the usable parts can be taken down and a new one can be assembled.

When he walked out of the craftsman camp, Su Jun said to Ma Deheng: "Deacon Ma, from today onwards, your income will be raised by three layers."

"Thank you, Lord County," Ma Deheng was overjoyed.

"Well, also, I came back from Anjing City this time, and I brought a lot of brocade from other places, Jinu, you can send two horses to Deacon Ma's wife when you go back."

"Okay, Master Su" The slave on the side agreed loudly.

Ma Deheng on the side was already grateful, his eyes were red, if he didn't have to take care of 2 just a craftsman, but he could also die for the head of Tai Dang, he secretly swore in his heart.

Coming out of the craftsman camp, it was already nightfall, and the original plan to meet Zou Youlin in Taidang County was naturally in vain, and the group came to the military fortress in Anhu, and Shi Tiansheng, who had been informed, was already waiting outside the military fortress, and Shi Tiansheng was no longer the young general who had just become a military marquis.

Shi Tiansheng, a big man with a helmet and armor of more than one meter and eight meters, stood firmly in front of the gate of the military fortress with a group of personal soldiers, his face was resolute, he did not smile, and he looked extremely calm, when he saw Su Jun coming, he hurriedly took a few steps, held the reins of the horse for Su Jun, and said in a deep voice:

"Lord of the county, please dismount", after speaking, Shi Tiansheng was about to reach out to help Su Jun dismount.

Su Junha smiled and glanced at him, "Lao Shi, are you really thinking that I am seventy or eighty, or are you weak, and you still need someone to support you next horse?" ”

Shi Tiansheng smiled, although he was teased by Su Jun, there was no embarrassment on his face, and he said in a deep voice:

"The county head is as kind to me as a mountain, Lao Shi and I can have today, it all depends on Su Ye's cultivation, and it is my duty to lead the horse and saddle for Su Ye."

Su Jun laughed loudly, "Lao Shi, Shibei for three days, when you are impressed, I didn't expect you to pull up the text now, well, I heard that you have recruited several strategists under your command now, learn from them."

"Yes, Master Su, Lao Shi used to be a second-in-command, and Yuan Junhou took the idea of everything, but since I was in charge of an army, I learned some art of war from you and Lord Yan, but I always trembled, like a thin soldier, remembering that the county head said that the main general was powerless, and he was tired of the three armies, and he was even more cautious, after all, Lao Shi was a single person in the past, and he died when he died, but now he has 10,000 sons and daughters, and he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the county head, and he dare not be careless, so he recruited some strategists to give me advice, That's exactly what you said."

"The idea is good, live to be old, learn to be old, old stone, but in the process of learning, don't lose your heart, then it's not what I want"

Su Jun threw the horsewhip and walked towards the gate.

Shi Tiansheng seemed sensible, but Su Jun felt that his relationship with him was a little estranged, and he was no longer as close to him as he was when he first came to Bei'an County.

Su Jun didn't doubt him, but the change in status always caused some friends in the past to laugh and scold the world, and Su Jun couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

Shi Tiansheng has always been the number one general under him, and the combat effectiveness of the Hundred Battles Army is also quite strong, placing it in Anhu has Su Jun's deep meaning, I believe that Shi Tiansheng can also understand it now, and the current Anhu has lost its previous position as the forefront of the fight against the barbarians, here, now it can be said to be a big warehouse, and almost all the materials needed for the entire mask are transported from here.

And Mengkou has become Su Jun's bridgehead to attack the Northern Barbarians, if Anhu is lost, Mengkou will definitely not be protected, and Anhu has a strong army here, one is to ensure the safety of this material warehouse, and the other is to rush to the aid of Mengkou at any time, and in private, Su Jun did not have the mind to guard against Tian Shunchang.

Walking into Shi Tiansheng's Junhou Mansion, the house had already prepared wine and food, Shi Tiansheng said with a smile: "Master Su, I haven't been drinking with you for a few days, and today is a good opportunity, but I want to have a good drink with Master Su." ”

Su Jun smiled: "Okay, but when it comes to drinking, I'm not your opponent, I'll use the cup for a while, you use the bowl, and we can compare."

Shi Tiansheng laughed, "Master Su, this is not good, in the Chenghuang Temple in Bei'an County, I was drunk by you, and I slept for a day and a night before waking up, this time I was not fooled." ”

When Su Jun first arrived in Bei'an County, he was worried about internal and external troubles, he was shy in his pocket, and everyone drank cheap and inferior wine, thinking about how to survive in the hands of barbarians, and the good life now is really incomparable.