Inside the Temple of Manna.

Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao one after another, pricked up their ears, and looked forward to it.

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone, they were all Li Er's confidants and important ministers, but they were not afraid of leaking secrets, so he organized the language and said seriously: "Shengshang, let's talk about the staffing first, a total of five thousand, one person and two horses, including three thousand Turkic cavalry who are good at riding and shooting, and two thousand sword and shield hands, we must select people who are good at riding horses and are resistant to cold and frost." ”

"This configuration is not bad, but it is not easy to choose a sword and shield hand who is good at riding and resistant to cold and frost, and you may not be able to pick two thousand." Li Jing reminded.

Qin Huaidao couldn't wait to bring two thousand Mo sword troops, but it was impossible, there were not many in the Tang Dynasty, and a thousand were all lions with big mouths, but he didn't expect to agree, and continued: "It's okay if you're not good at riding, but you must be frost-resistant, otherwise you will freeze to death if you go up, followed by winter clothes that must be prepared, ordinary winter clothes are not good, they have to be thickened, it is best to wear silk cotton clothes to keep warm inside, and cover thick winter clothes filled with wadding outside, and then war armor, cowhide boots, and feet wrapped in silk cotton." ”

Coming back from Qinling, Qin Huaidao realized the horror of not having warm clothes, Datang has no cotton, and can't make cotton clothes, rich people wear clothes made of silk cotton, that is, silk, almost with wadding, that is, the old silk cotton has been renovated and cleaned, and then used to make winter clothes, the essence is still silk products, Qinjiazhuang is wearing this.

"This is not difficult, the imperial court has ready-made, and five thousand sets can still be used, but these are not enough, the cold of the north has an experience." Li Er reminded.

"If the imperial court has enough winter clothes, each person can wear two sets of silk cotton clothes and pants to keep warm." Qin Huaidao smiled bitterly and said, what can you do without cotton? The common people are poor, they can't support themselves, and there is no surplus grain to raise ducks, geese, etc., otherwise they can collect some wool to make down jackets, even if they are simple, they can keep warm.

If you can't keep warm, you can't go up, Li Er, a person who knows the soldiers, understands the reason, and nods in agreement.

The source of soldiers is there, the clothes are there, and the rest is equipment, Qin Huaidao continued: "Holy Lord, the ministers will design two things to ensure combat effectiveness, one is the horseshoe, which is made of iron bars and nailed to the horse's shoe, just like wearing a pair of hard shoes on the horse's shoe, the horsehoe not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the horse's hooves more solid to grasp the ground, which is very beneficial to riding and driving, and more importantly, there is no need to worry about long-distance running to wear the horse's shoe and wear the horse. ”

"What is a horseshoe?" Everyone looked at each other, they hadn't heard of it.

Li Er is the emperor immediately, he knows the importance of war horses best, Datang is not short of horses, but the hooves of countless war horses are worn out, and they can no longer go to the battlefield, if they can ensure that the horses' hooves are not damaged, their military value is too great, and they suddenly became excited and looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing also knew the importance of the horse's hooves, if it could be solved, Datang's combat effectiveness could be doubled, and he was not calm, even his breathing became short, he stared at Qin Huaidao and asked, "Virtuous nephew, is this true?" ”

"How dare such a great thing deceive the Holy One? Try it and you know, like a person wearing a pair of iron shoes, what is the magic of walking without hindering walking? Qin Huaidao said confidently.

"Then you dare to go anywhere, you should step on anything." Li Jing said affirmatively, instantly thinking of the fearless scene of thousands of troops and horses roaring by, his blood boiled, and he looked at Li Er and said excitedly: "Holy Lord, if it is really as Huaidao said, the Tang Dynasty will be able to have more than 100,000 cavalry overnight, and the combat power will be doubled, and he will not be afraid of any challenge, which is a peerless achievement." ”

Of course, Li Er knew, stared at Qin Huaidao and asked, "The horseshoe you said really doesn't affect walking?" ”

"Saint, if you have to talk about the impact, it is to make it more convenient for the war horse to walk, whether it is thorns or rocks, it will not be painful and laborious to go directly." Qin Huaidao said with a straight face.

"Okay, if there is such a thing, I will remember you a great achievement." Li Er said excitedly, and made up his mind, even if the Khitan came back from defeat, he would not be held accountable, and the merits and demerits would be offset.

Qin Huaidao didn't know Li Er's thoughts, and continued: "This thing is very easy to build, the cost is not large, Rong Chen draws a picture, and the Ministry of Industry will soon be able to make it into a real thing, you can see it at a glance." ”

"Don't worry, go back and go to the Ministry of Industry to try it in person, and tell me about your other thing." Li Er interrupted, with a smile in the corners of his excited eyes, with this thing, Datang has more than 100,000 cavalry, or even more, and he is excited to think about it.

"Back to the saint, the minister knows a kind of crossbow, which can fire thirty arrows in a row." Qin Huaidao said solemnly.

"What, you can repeat a crossbow?" Li Er's face changed, and his brows were slightly clustered, that was a battlefield killer, and the imperial court didn't have it, wouldn't it be terrible if he had a rebellious heart? No, go back and talk to Yu Zhang, such a talent must be around the royal family, this colt is given.

Li Jing's face also changed greatly, he thought that he was overestimating Qin Huaidao enough, but he didn't expect it to be enough, but fortunately, this guy was willing to take it out, otherwise the court would be intolerable, so he hurriedly asked: "The old man knew that Zhuge had ten rounds of crossbows at a time, and then Ma Jun improved it to make it a fifty-arrow crossbow, which was more powerful, but because of the complexity of production, the arrows used must also be specially made, so it was not produced in large quantities, and it was lost later, can your thirty arrows be the same?" ”

Qin Huaidao had never seen Ma Jun's improved repeater, but he knew that the Zhuge repeater used to be made and played with his comrades when he had nothing to do in the army, and then it was improved into a thirty-arrow repeatedly, so he said: "I don't know if it's the same, the younger generation is from the pre-Qin warlock's "Gewu Secret Classic". ”

Anyway, if you can't explain something, just push it to the pre-Qin Warlock Cave Mansion.

"Let's go, go to the Ministry of Industry, this thing is too special to be leaked." Li Er looked at Qin Huaidao.

Of course, Qin Huaidao understood that if it weren't for this war, he would definitely not take it out, so he hurriedly agreed: "Holy Lord, rest assured, the minister swears in the honor of his father and will never leak it." ”

The ancients reaffirmed their promises, filial piety came first, and swearing with their ancestors was definitely a heavy oath.

Li Er smiled with satisfaction: "A horseshoe, a thirty-arrow crossbow, each of them is of great significance, the merit is in the community, you can rest assured, I will not hesitate to reward." ”

Can something from the Hereafter not be significant?

Qin Huaidao thought about sending it out anyway, so he simply sent it thoroughly, and said: "Saint, this crossbow has not yet been named, so it is better to call it Zhenguan crossbow, it sounds domineering." ”

"The thing is yours, how can I take this reputation." Li Er smiled with satisfaction.

Li Jing smiled knowingly: "Shengshang, this name is good, the child has a heart, it is better to fulfill him." ”

"The minister also seconded the proposal, Zhenguan crossbow, listen loudly!" Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "The minister also thinks that the name of the Zhenguan crossbow is good, Lord Qin offers the crossbow, the merit is in the community, after all, it is the saint who is wise and brave, and the eye knows the jade, and he discovered the thousand-mile horse of Lord Qin, and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and now Lord Qin gives back to the saint, it will become a good story, not to mention that it will not be long before Lord Qin is the best son-in-law of the saint, and the son-in-law is filial to the elders, how can the elders bear to refuse?" ”

"Hahaha!"

Li Er became more and more satisfied, he didn't oppose or approve, but no one was a fool.

Qin Huaidao looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and when it came to sycophant kung fu, the few important ministers around Li Er were really unmatched, and they didn't say anything anymore.

The group left in a hurry and went straight to the Ministry of Engineering.

Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, took several officials of the Ministry of Industry to wait at the door, and after a salute, Li Er said: "Duan Aiqing, Qin Fuyin is going to come and make something, you can arrange it." ”

"Yes." Duan Lun agreed, looked at Qin Huai and said, "I don't know what Lord Qin wants to do?" ”

"I've seen Master Duan." Qin Huaidao said politely and added: "Some important items must be kept absolutely confidential, Xiaguan will give you drawings, and please ask Lord Duan to create a sample to try first, can you." ”

"No problem, what about the drawings?" Duan Lun agreed.

"If you need to draw it, please ask Lord Duan to provide convenience."

"It's simple, please move on." Duan Lun looked at Li Er, and when he saw Li Er nodding, he led the way in front, led everyone to his office, invited Li Er to sit on the main seat, and then settled several other ministers to sit down, made tea by himself, and said: "Qin Mansion Yin, the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are all on the desk, please take care of yourself." ”

"Thank you very much." Qin Huaidao came to the desk, spread out the paper, picked up the brush, felt not very good, took a piece of charcoal on the brazier, broke it, sharpened it, and it was much easier to use.

It didn't take long for a crossbow pattern to appear on the paper, it was still a three-dimensional rendering, and even the shadows were drawn, which was extremely realistic, and the crossbow arrows flew out at a glance, which made people feel inexplicably chilling, Qin Huaidao did not stop, drew each part separately, marked the size, and then drew the crossbow arrows, remarking the key points and precautions for building.

After all the drawings were finished, Qin Huaidao clapped his hands, looked at the drawings and smiled with satisfaction, he didn't lose his craftsmanship back then.

"This painting is lifelike, as if it were in person, it's incredible, and the painting saint is nothing more than that." A voice sounded, it was Duan Lun who was curious.

"Master Duan, this is the drawing." Qin Huaidao corrected.

"Don't make noise, let me appreciate one or two." Duan Lun interrupted.

Li Er and the others gathered around when they heard the news, and they were also amazed when they saw the pattern, Fang Xuanling said: "I have never seen this kind of painting, as if it came out of paper." ”

"Realistic, vivid, this is a new way of drawing." The eldest grandson Wuji also praised.

Everyone is accustomed to seeing two-dimensional flat paintings, and this is the first time I have seen this three-dimensional painting, which is very novel.

Qin Huaidao reminded: "Should you pay attention to the drawings themselves, this is not a painting. ”

"Drawings?"

Everyone was stunned, and then they realized that this was a drawing, not a painting, but they could only understand a rough idea, and they all looked at Duan Lun, Li Er couldn't wait to ask: "Duan Aiqing, maybe build?" ”

"Back to the saint, the size mark on it is clear, as well as the key points of forging and precautions, the minister has never seen such a detailed and realistic drawing, the same as the painting, if it can't be built, the minister has no face to stay in the Ministry of Works, and please wait a while, the minister will arrange it." Duan Lun hurriedly said.

"Remember to keep it secret, once it is leaked, the nine clans will be punished." Li Er admonished.

Duan Lun was taken aback, only then did he realize that this drawing was not simple, and solemnly agreed: "The minister knows what to do, please rest assured." ”

"Go ahead, let's make the horseshoe first." Li Er waved his hand and returned to his original position and sat down.

Everyone gathered around and sat down again.

Qin Huaidao also came over, and Li Er looked at Qin Huaidao with satisfaction: "I can't imagine that your painting skills are so good, can you draw a portrait of me?" ”

"No problem, is there a reward?" Qin Huaidao agreed.

"Do you want to give me a portrait? Opportunities that others can't ask for, hurry up and draw. Li Er scolded angrily, what kind of person, I know how to reward every day.

Qin Huaidao was not happy, and said: "Saint, how can there be a reason not to pay for work, you have to give a little, it is a mind, let Weichen work in vain, and it will be detrimental to the benevolence of the saint." ”

"I'll talk about it when it's done."

"Okay!"

Qin Huaidao returned to the desk and picked up a piece of rice paper, thought about it, changed it to a smaller one, thinking about this Li Er turned around and wanted to draw a big one, he had to let out some blood, it was too stingy, spread out the rice paper, pressed it, ground the charcoal into three types: coarse, medium and fine, and motioned Li Er to sit upright and draw.

Everyone came up to watch curiously, only to see Qin Huaidao sketch the general outline in three or two clicks, and then draw the eyes, the painting was slower, carefully carved, gradually, a pair of eyes with gods jumped on the paper, as if there was aura, with life, come to life, and look amazed.

Li Er also wanted to know how the painting was when he heard the exclamation, and wanted to come up to see it, Qin Huaidao hurriedly shouted: "Holy Lord, don't move yet, otherwise you won't be able to paint." ”

After observing for a while, Qin Huaidao continued to draw the nose, mouth, then ears, hair, etc., and began to draw the neck, clothes, and the combination of line thickness and agility, everyone was shocked and not easy to see, and they all forgot to speak.

When all the paintings were finished, they were praised one by one.

Li Er hurriedly came up and took a look, startled - this is himself?

Familiar appearance, familiar attire, majesty reveals a bit of affinity, especially those eyes, as if the other self is looking at each other, this feeling is very unique and weird.

"Like, so similar, it's exactly the same." Fang Xuanling said sincerely.

The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "Virtuous nephew, can you also draw one for the old man, the old man will use it to hang the main hall, and he is willing to pay a thousand taels for the pen, how about it?" ”

If there is a mine at home, there is money, open a thousand taels, Qin Huaidao was a little moved, but did not express his position immediately, but looked at Li Er, how could Li Er have silver on his body, he took out a piece of jade pendant and handed it over, and said with satisfaction: "I am very satisfied, this is for you, it is a little smaller, can you draw a bigger one?" ”

The jade pendant rewarded by the saint is absolutely priceless, but it is really priceless, because it can't be taken out and sold, it can only be kept as an heirloom, otherwise it will be disrespectful, Qin Huaidao has no interest in jewelry and jade, it is better to give money, but if he doesn't accept it, he is afraid that Li Er will not even give the jade pendant, so he took it and said with a smile: "Thank you for the reward, next time you are well prepared and draw bigger!" ”

"Why, I'm still unhappy, this is the finest sheep fat jade." Li Er said dissatisfied.

"If you can't eat it, and you can't use it, it's better to reward some cloth, gold and silver." Qin Huaidao said bluntly.

Li Jing was startled, this was looking for death, and hurriedly scolded: "You, it's just nonsense!" ”

"Quickly ask the Holy One!" Fang Xuanling was also frightened.

Li Er was also a little angry, he dared to be dissatisfied, is this not afraid of death, or do you want to find death? Seeing that Qin Huaidao's eyes were clear, sincere, and indifferent, he suddenly understood a little, and said with a smile: "Don't make a fuss, I like Huaidao's frankness, honesty, and straightforwardness when I think of it, not hypocritical, not pretentious, jade pendant is indeed a dead thing, what I like is a priceless treasure, what I don't like is a stone, it is not as good as money, grain, cloth, and silk, take it first, give it to you, and I didn't take it back, and when the victory comes back, I will reward you well." ”

"Thank you!" Qin Huaidao agreed indifferently.

"Holy Lord, this child can't get used to it, otherwise he will be lawless." Fang Xuanling hurriedly said.

"That's it, the minister will turn around and discipline Brother Qin." Li Jing also said.

Qin Huaidao could see that Fang Xuanling and Li Jing were helping him round the field, pleading for mercy, his heart warmed, and when he saw Duan Lun coming in, he swallowed what he wanted to say.

"Done?" Li Er's eyes lit up and he stared at Duan Lun.

Duan Lun hurriedly showed a few horseshoes in his hand, looked at Qin Huaidao and asked, "But this?" ”

Qin Huaidao took it and took a look, the quality was fine, so he nodded and said, "Can you bring a war horse with some damage to the horse's hooves over and experiment on the spot, so that the saint can rest assured." ”

"Quick, lead a horse with a broken hoof." Li Er urged, put away the painting and handed it to Wang De.

Wang De hurriedly took it and put it away.

Not long after, a war horse was brought in, tiptoeing, walking a little inconvenient, Qin Huaidao asked Duan Lun to find a hammer, nails and a stool, pressed one of the horse's legs on the stool, saw that the horse's hooves were a little deformed and cracked, and found a knife specializing in repairing the horse's hooves to smooth the horse's hooves and nail the horseshoe up.

Everyone saw that the war horse did not resist, and it was obvious that the nail would not hurt or hurt the horse's hooves, so they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waited with anticris.

It didn't take long for the four hooves to be nailed to the horseshoe, Li Er turned over and got on the horse, regardless of the obstacles, and rode the war horse to the wide school field ahead.

At the beginning, Li Er felt that the war horse was running a little cautiously, the war horse had a spirit, and he was also afraid of pain, gradually, the war horse had a feeling, the more he ran, the more stable he became, the uneven road paved with stones rushed directly, and he ran happily, Li Er laughed excitedly, patted the horse's neck and said: "Horse, I haven't run like this for a long time, right?" ”

"Herod!"

The war horse neighed and stood tall as if in response.

"Hahaha, go back!" Li Er was in a good mood, a war horse with some broken hooves was replaced with a horseshoe, just like no damage, no, it was more stable than when it was not damaged, there were too many war horses damaged by the Tang Dynasty's hooves, at this moment, Li Er saw 100,000 cavalry roaring away, and he was in a good mood.

Turning back, Li Er turned over and dismounted, looked at Qin Huaidao with satisfaction and said: "It's just a small ponyfoot, but it solves a big problem that all dynasties and dynasties can't solve. ”

"Thank you!" Qin Huaidao thanked him.

"What about the repeater?" Li Er looked at Duan Lun.

"It's going to take some time." Duan Lun hurriedly said.

"How long will it take to build 5,000 copies?" Li Er asked.

"At least two months, the main reason is that everyone is not familiar with the process, it will be slow to do at the beginning, and it will be much faster after getting familiar with it, and it should be completed in two months." Duan Lun hurriedly said.

"Two months is too long, can you hurry up." Li Er asked.

"This ......" Duan Lun looked embarrassed.

Qin Huaidao estimated, there are enough manpower and materials, one month is enough, there is no shortage of craftsmen and materials in the Ministry of Industry, why two months, suddenly thought of something, and said: "Lord Duan, but each person is made one by one?" ”

"Naturally, there are not many skilled craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, and it takes time to get acquainted, which is ......"

Qin Huaidao interrupted: "Lord Duan, you don't need to do it one by one, you don't need to be familiar with it, it's okay to be raw, it's too difficult for one person to master all the processes, it's too slow, it can be decomposed, everyone is only responsible for one of the processes, practice makes perfect, don't say it quickly, and do it quickly, one month is enough, if there are enough people, half a month is enough." ”

"One person, one process, decomposition?" Duan Lun faintly caught something, and his eyes lit up.

"That's right, one person is only responsible for one process, and after doing it, pass it to the next one, and pass it to the next one, and so on, until the last one, a repeating crossbow is done, just like flowing water, I call this set of production methods assembly line production, Lord Duan can try." Qin Huaidao explained.

Duan Lun is in charge of the Ministry of Engineering, naturally not bad, after listening to the explanation, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily: "Lord Qin's method is wonderful, one person is only responsible for one process, not only learns quickly, but also keeps it secret, practice makes perfect, the faster you do it, you may really be able to complete it in a month." ”

"Hahaha, that's good." Li Er patted Qin Huaidao on the shoulder with satisfaction, this kind of intimate action is not enjoyed by ordinary people, this is the real Jane in the emperor's heart.

When everyone saw this scene, they were all happy for Qin Huaidao and Qin Qiong.

Duan Lun suddenly said solemnly: "Holy Lord, the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Works is vacant, and the minister recommends Lord Qin." ”

"You recommend...... The position of the squire of the Ministry of Works? Li Er was a little surprised.

"If Lord Qin is unwilling, the minister is willing to let Xian." Duan Lun said seriously: "The method of assembly line manufacturing can not only be used for repeating crossbows, others can also be used, which will completely solve the problem of insufficient output of the Ministry of Industry, and even the quality will be greatly improved, and future generations will follow suit. ”

"No way!" Fang Xuanling was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Shengshang, Huaidao is better at the way of helping the people through the world, and he should stay in the household department, the court is short of food, but silver, and Huaidao needs it more." ”

Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling and then at Duan Lun, and suddenly realized that he still underestimated Qin Huaidao's ability, thinking that he was about to become his son-in-law, he suddenly had a kind of pride in the world's talents, and he was in a good mood.

Li Jing saw that Li Er wanted to express his position, how could such a great talent be lost in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and he should go to the Ministry of War, but he did not have real military exploits, so it was not easy to recommend, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Holy Lord, it is better to wait for a few days, and wait for the big event to be decided again." ”

There were too many people around him, and Li Jing didn't dare to say something like "waiting for the Khitan to succeed in the first battle".

Li Erxin comprehended, and suddenly remembered that Li Jing had said more than once that Qin Huaidao was proficient in the art of war, and everyone appreciated it, and no one in the whole world could have been so evaluated by Li Jing, otherwise he would not have agreed to let Qin Huaidao lead the army to the Khitan.

If you can really take the Khitan......

It is not only a civil and military all-rounder, but also a peerless genius and all-rounder who has not been born for a thousand years.

Thinking of the fault between the old and the new generals in the DPRK and China, Li Er became more and more determined to let Qin Huaidao give it a try, defeat, and the loss was not big, once successful, Datang would have one more general, and the military would be worry-free.

Thinking of this, Li Er decided to slow down for a while, wait for the Khitan to speak, and immediately said: "Duan Aiqing, quickly produce according to Huaidao's assembly line method, give you a month at most, and want to build five thousand crossbows and one hundred thousand horseshoes, what else do you need?" The latter words looked at Qin Huaidao.

Qin Huaidao hurriedly said: "One million matching crossbow arrows." ”

"Is there a problem?" Li Er looked at Duan Lun.

Duan Lun quickly calculated and said: "Back to the saint, it should be no problem, the minister of the assembly line has not tried it yet, I am not sure, but the minister promises to mobilize manpower to go all out and produce day and night." ”

"As long as there are enough people and materials, two million can be produced in a month." Qin Huaidao said confidently, the assembly line seems simple, but the productivity is really terrible.