After looking at the cuirasse, the courtiers and hundreds of officials, under the leadership of Yang Chengyan, visited several other new weapons produced by Shaofu.

For example, the bow body is three feet long, the string length is two feet five, and the range is more than 240 steps, and the sword body is completely forged from iron, but the handle is almost the same length as the blade.

But without exception: these new equipment, which are obviously stronger than the weapons equipped by the Han army today, and the cost is obviously high, like the cuirass weighing seventy pounds, was understood by the courtiers and officials as the benefits given by Liu Ying, the son of heaven, to the princes present.

- You must know that in today's Han army, the equipment of most of the big-headed soldiers is still just a Ge and halberd cast only in bronze, and a red military robe!

As for the sword, especially the sharp blade that can be used in actual combat, rather than being decorated around the waist, it is simply not something that ordinary people can have, let alone be equipped by any big-headed soldier.

This is true even for the most important swords in melee weapons, even more so armor and the like.

Even if it is a leather armor, it is definitely an undoubted controlled item among the people, and no one dares to collect it without the title of Marquis or above in Guannai!

Even high-ranking lords such as the Marquis of Kannai and the Marquis of Che can only collect no more than one piece of armor at home under the premise of obtaining permission, as a guarantee for the descendants of the family when they go to the battlefield.

As for bows and crossbows, bows are easy to say, but almost every homesteader whose livelihood can be barely guaranteed will have a longbow with a long history hanging on the wall of their home;

In folk parlance, this is the 'foundation of life', and it is also one of the only means of self-protection for the people when they encounter danger.

As for the crossbow?

Hey······

- Anyone who is stained with the word 'crossbow', even if it can't go to the battlefield, can only be used for practice, and the crossbow with two stones is a controlled weapon in the absolute sense!

Every part of the entire crossbow machine has been registered by the local government and even the Chang'an court!

Ordinary people don't need to say much, even the Father Meritorious Marquis, unless he gets amnesty, it is impossible to collect it at home!

The only army that can legally appear in the crossbow machine is that if a crossbow machine loses parts, it will often implicate a song, a team or even a school, and will not stop until the parts are found!

As for the loss of the entire crossbow machine, even if it is lost on the battlefield, it needs to be certified and guaranteed in writing by the officer at or above the level of the team in charge of 500 people, and the lieutenant himself is directly responsible for it!

In this context, can these strong crossbows and armor made by Shaofu be what ordinary people can have?

——Putting aside the question of whether ordinary people can afford it, even if someone can afford it, absolutely no one dares to buy it!

As for the Mo knife that exuded a chilling light all over its body, the completely forged iron blade alone had already insulated nine out of ten people in the world from this expensive weapon for life.

The reason is very simple: if today, if the family income reaches more than 100,000 yuan, it can be called a 'middle-class family', that is, the middle class in later generations.

Nowadays, the price of 'iron' products in all parts of the world, even if you put aside the complex regulatory procedures and channel costs, the price of iron alone is as high as thousands of dollars per catty, or even thousands of dollars.

This means that such a Mo knife, which is forged from at least fifty catties of iron, even if the weapon control is completely disregarded, can barely afford it from a middle-class family.

Therefore, for the iron scale armor and cuirass displayed by Shaofu, as well as the extremely attractive Mo sword, the Gonghou Baiguan only regarded it as a 'class welfare', and they competed to bid, trying to leave a foundation for the family to have a future and a long-lasting prosperity.

As for the Divine Arm Crossbow, even if the eyes are red, no one dares to think of 'buying one and going home'.

is still the same sentence: crossbow machine and armor are controlled products in the absolute sense of the Han Dynasty, just like the firearms and Du products in the new era of later generations.

As for these two types of threatening items that are likely to be judged as 'plotting rebellion' as long as they are touched, even the Yuan Meritorious Class, who are at the top of the Han power pyramid, will never dare to think about it.

After seeing all kinds of weapons newly made by Shaofu, and getting the promise of Liu Ying, the son of heaven, that he would give you a chance to give them for free, the Gonghou Yuanxun left Lubanyuan with a smile and got into the carriage back to Chang'an.

But what no one noticed was that Shaofu Yangcheng Yan was left in Luban Garden by Liu Ying, the son of heaven with a calm face······

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"Just say it."

"What is the difficulty in forging steel from iron?"

Sitting in Lu Banyuan's class room, Liu Ying didn't make any fumes, and pointed to the core of the problem when she opened her mouth.

- Forged steel!

In the past few years, the top priority in the military industrial project of Shaofu!

For this project, Liu Ying almost gave Yang Chengyan unlimited permission;

Including, but not limited to, the free use of the Shaofu's internal funds and all the materials stored in the prime minister's treasury, and the use of the Shaofu's property at any time to purchase all the materials needed from the market;

At the same time, the Shanglin Lieutenant originally stationed in Shanglin Yuan, a school captain with a total of 2,000 people, was also expanded by Liu Ying into a full captain, a total of five captains, and a powerful armed force with tens of thousands of soldiers!

In terms of manpower, Liu Ying gave the green light all the way;

——All the Han officials and officials who are registered, as long as the Shaofu needs them, they will be sent!

In response to the needs of the Shaofu, Liu Ying even gave Yangchengyan a solicitation fee of 'ten gold per person', as well as the right to promise official positions below 600 stones!

That's how to ask for money to give money, to ask people to give people, and it can even be said that they want to give what they want;

So far, the Shaofu wrought iron research and development project has been carried out for three years!

But Liu Ying's longing for the hydraulic forging project has not been able to see a shadow so far!

Some time ago, when Yangcheng invited Liu Ying to visit Shanglin Garden, Liu Ying thought that the project had made progress;

Today, he brought the courtiers and hundreds of officials to the party, and Liu Ying wanted to use the message that 'the steel age has arrived' to let the Han monarchs and ministers regain the confidence to raise troops to the north and step on Hulu.

But after coming to Lubanyuan and seeing one after another, one iron armor soldier after another, Liu Yingben's heart full of hope fell to the bottom again.

- I brought hundreds of officials and ministers to visit, even if you Yangchengyan didn't have the hydraulic forging technology, you should always find some fried steel, make a few scale armor, breastplate, and a few Mo knives to give me a long face, right?

So much money, so many people, so long to smash it, and in the end, show me iron?

I've taken off my pants, you're showing me this?!

Hearing the dissatisfaction in Liu Ying's words, as well as the annoyance almost written on his face, Yang Chengyan let cold sweat stain his forehead in just an instant.

Qiang calmed down, lowered his head and thought for a long time, Yangcheng Yancai raised his head with a bitter face, and asked Liu Ying slightly about the difficulties encountered by Shaofu in the 'hydraulic forging' project.

"Your Majesty."

"Since the Shaofu was ordered by His Majesty to use the matter of water conservancy forging as steel, he has been three years old so far;"

"All the waterwheels and hammers required for hydraulic forging have been prepared."

"How difficult it is to make steel from iron alone······"

A word full of melancholy, Yang Chengyan's eyebrows couldn't help but be full of bitterness.

"He who forges steel with iron first melts iron into liquid and molds it into a billet."

"Then drive the waterwheel with water flow, make the giant hammer rise and fall repeatedly, and repeatedly forge the iron billet to obtain the billet, and then roll it to get the steel plate and rigid block."

"And to use this steel plate and steel block to obtain steel armor and steel knives, and it needs to be repeatedly beaten and repaired by craftsmen to obtain the steel armor soldiers required by His Majesty."

"However, there are still many difficulties in this process, and they have not been solved."

- One of them: the billet molded with molten iron is still too brittle; After a little forging, there will be cracks and even fragments; ”

"The two, even if the steel is not cracked or broken, will eventually be difficult to resist rolling and forging, and will break on the way to make armor, so that the armor will be scrapped before it is completed."

"The iron used in forging steel is already very expensive, and the Shaofu has to discard the steel with this high price, and there are many discussions inside and outside the court, and on the streets;"

"After a long time, even if you are a craftsman in a young house, you will inevitably be discouraged······"

Expressing the grievances in his heart, Yang Chengyan finally lowered his head and sighed to himself.

In the past few years, Shaofu has looked glamorous, and he has the temperament of a coal boss and a big dog;

But only Yang Chengyan himself knows: what kind of huge pressure Shaofu has been under over the years.

-- On behalf of the people, grain storage and grain and rice are officially operated, and Shaofu is obviously in accordance with the instructions of Liu Ying, the son of heaven, and gradually gives up striving for profits on these two projects;

But in the eyes of the foreign court, Shaofu is 'self-defeating martial arts', and he has given up two huge financial resources.

Similar to "Why didn't Shaofu ask His Majesty for an order to prohibit the people from building granaries privately" and "Why didn't Shaofu set the price of grain higher so as to make more profits", Yang Chengyan didn't know how many times he had heard it;

Fortunately, with Liu Ying behind his back, this attack flew towards him like a snowflake, and Yang Chengyan barely carried it.

But immediately after that, it was salt and iron.

At the beginning, it was Lu Chan, the second-generation son of the Lu family's relatives, who was arrested by Captain Lin for trespassing on Lin Yuan;

Although in the end, Liu Ying, the Son of Heaven, only raised it high and put it down gently, Lu Chan was like a maggot on his tarsal bones, completely sticking to Yangchengyan.

In just half a year, at least hundreds of Chang'an officials of 600 and above impeached Yangchengyan for 'filling their pockets with fake salt and iron profits'!

During this period, Lu Chan even sent someone to tie Yang Chengyan back to his home on the way home!

If Liu Ying hadn't sent someone to rescue him as soon as possible, Yangcheng Yantangtang Jiuqing's body would have almost been 'beaten into a trick' by Lu Chan's relatives······

Up to now, Yang Chengyan can't remember how much he has experienced in all kinds of attacks on grain, salt, and triathlon;

Some people are simply red-eyed and want to deliberately make things worse;

There are also people who covet the huge income of Shaofu and want to get a piece of the pie.

But more people, still out of an unprovoked anger, want to see the day Yang Chengyan fell.

Until the beginning of this year, these people finally waited for the opportunity: the Shaofu Forging Steel Project was launched, and the news of 'more than 17,000 catties of discarded iron billets within half a month of Shanglinyuan' also appeared on the streets of Chang'an inexplicably.

Then, a group of idle merit marquis led by Jufang Hou Yongya gathered outside the Weiyang Palace to impeach Yang Chengyan for dereliction of duty and wanton infringement of state property.

Without waiting for Liu Ying to react, Ting Wei had already raided the Wuhou Mansion in Yangchengyan;

Fortunately, in these years, Yangcheng Yan's hands and feet are still clean, and the limelight of 'Shaofu' is really eye-catching, and Ting Wei did not find evidence of 'corruption and bribery' and 'embezzlement of Shaofu's assets' in Yangcheng Yanfu.

But this incident has also completely pushed the Shaofu Forging Steel Project to the forefront.

- You must know that today, not counting Shaofu, the iron output of the people for a whole year is only 200,000 catties!

In order to ensure that not even a single piece of iron flows into the grassland among the 200,000 catties of iron, the Chang'an court has to spend huge manpower and material resources every year to supervise the flow of this part of iron;

As a result, the Shaofu steel forging project has just been launched, and Shaofu has scrapped nearly one-tenth of the world's iron output after half a month's effort?

Even if it wasn't intentional, it was an unforgivable 'mistake'!

17,000 catties, worth tens of millions of state-owned property, was abandoned by Yangchengyan, which shocked the entire court.

At this point, Yang Chengyan, who is the target of everyone, has no way to retreat.

Only by taking out the results as soon as possible and taking out the forged steel that Liu Yingchao thought of as soon as possible, can Yangchengyan sweep away all public opinion that is unfavorable to himself and Shaofu, and raise his head above the court again.

It's just that for today's Han family, the forging technology is still a little too difficult······

"Where's Hundred Steel?"

"Have you ever tried 100 steels?"

Yang Chengyan was thinking about it, and Liu Ying suddenly asked, which caused Yangcheng Yan to subconsciously shake his head.

"Never."

"Your Majesty said before that the art of forging steel should be used for armor and soldiers in the future;"

"However, the craftsmen who are subordinate to Shaofu all think: the process of steel is too complicated, and even if the steel can be obtained, it may be difficult to mass produce ······"

But when she saw Liu Ying hear this, the anger on her face couldn't help but dissipate, she lowered her head and thought about it for a long time, and finally got up from her seat.

"Let's use 100 steels."

"Even if it is slower, with the help of hydraulic forging, it is better than now, Shaofu does not think about tea and dinner all day long, and it is rare to find a steel tael in the end."

"It's summer;"

"I and Shaofu March."

"In autumn and September, the Shaofu should use the method of refining a hundred times, and prepare 3,000 Mo knives and ······ scales."

"No, three thousand pieces of plate armor!"

"In addition to this, there are three thousand Mo knives and plate armor, and there should be ten thousand divine arms and bows."

With a serious expression, he gave an explanation, and looked at Yang Chengyan with unquestioning eyes, and when Yang Chengyan nodded, Liu Ying sighed and walked towards the outside of the class.

And after Liu Ying left, Yang Chengyan finally sat down on the ground with a blank look.

"The Law of Hundred Refinements ······"

"Alas·········"

"That's it·········"

"I just don't know why Your Majesty ??? in March."

"Autumn September ······"

"Autumn September ·········"

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