"Wechen has seen the monarch ......"

Just as Zhang Shuo and the others were about to enter the Baigong Division, Xie An flashed out of the street.

Looking at Xie An, who was pretending to be reserved, Zhang Shuo laughed: "Haha, why did An Shi come over too?" ”

"It's just yesterday that Director Cui of the Hundred Industries Department played and talked about a breakthrough in the bow and crossbow. It's just that due to the king's prohibition, I have to wait here. ”

"That's to make An Shi wait for a long time."

Looking at Xie An, who was still not blushing and his heart was not beating in the face of embarrassment, Zhang Shuo said leisurely: "Speaking of which, I haven't been to Baigong for a long time, and I'm about to see how the progress is here." Let's go in and have a look. ”

"The monarch invites, how can Weichen refuse it."

Xie An smiled slightly, slowly came to Zhang Shuo's side, and entered the heavily guarded Baigong Division together.

As for what Xie An said, it is basically true. It was indeed when he was assisting Zhang Shuo to review the folds that he saw this research and invention of the Baigong Division, and he really wanted to see the power of the Eight Consecutive Strong Crossbows. It is only because of the clear regulations of the Qianguo that places such as the Hundred Industries Division, the Weapons Workshop, and the Beiya are all important places in the Qianguo, and without Zhang Shuo's holy words, non-department personnel, the rest are not allowed to enter. Even Xie An, who is the Dazai of the Qianguo, is no exception.

However, Xie An had long expected that his diligent monarch would definitely come to the Hundred Industries Division for verification, so he secretly instructed his cronies to squat at the gate of the palace and the department of the Hundred Industries Division, as long as Zhang Shuo appeared, he would immediately report to him. It is precisely because of this that as soon as Zhang Shuo's front foot arrived, Xie An appeared on the street outside the door of the Baigong Division.

However, regarding the above circumstances, Xie An did not have the slightest intention of concealing them, after all, Zhang Shuo was not stupid, and there was no need to hide this little thing from the other party at all. Rather than arousing suspicion among monarchs and ministers because of this trivial matter, it is better to directly admit it generously and show its sincerity.

On the other side, Zhang Shuo also guessed what Xie An meant, and the two looked at each other and smiled tacitly. Under the leadership of Cui Hongdan and Li Yun, he entered the 100 Gong Division.

"The king is coming......"

"I've seen the king!"

With the shouts, the craftsmen came forward to worship, and Zhang Shuo's arrival made them extremely excited and happy. After all, Zhang Shuo's practice of awarding them the title of craftsman official and vigorously promoting their status is unique among the surrounding countries. Therefore, these craftsmen are loyal to Zhang Shuo, and they can be said to be the highest among the major classes in the Qianguo. In the craftsmen scrambling to come forward to see the ceremony. The workshop, which was originally quiet and orderly, has become chaotic and noisy.

"Keep up with the work in hand, don't mess up, don't mess up!"

Zhang Shuo understands that this is a manifestation of the craftsmen's love and respect for him, and he also tries his best to respond to every worker, but because there are too many craftsmen, he can't take care of all of them.

Xie An discovered Zhang Shuo's predicament and gave Cui Hongdan and Li Yun a look, and the two hurriedly stepped forward to maintain order and waved away the craftsman.

This made Zhang Shuo breathe a sigh of relief, and Wang Yanlong and Xie An, accompanied by Cui Hongdan, inspected the 100 Gong Division. Baigong is the name of the engineer in charge of construction and manufacturing in ancient times, and later continued to be used as a general term for various handicraftsmen and handicraft industries. The Qianguo Hundred Engineers' Division, due to manpower problems, is currently mainly focusing on the manufacture of large-scale ordnance for siege and defense in the direction of research and manufacturing.

"What equipment are there in the company today? How many? ”

Looking at the siege equipment such as ladders, Lu buses, and trebuchets neatly arranged together in the warehouse, Zhang Shuo asked Cui Hongdan, who was serving him on his left and right.

"Qi Qi Guojun, at present, the Hundred Industries Division has built two hundred and sixty-seven black iron-grade grappling hooks, two black-iron-level nest cars, fifty-six black-iron level ladder cars, five silver-level siege cones, two silver-level bridge building vehicles, thirty-one silver-level catapults, and a gold-level eight-level strong crossbow!"

Seeing Zhang Shuo's inquiry, Cui Hongdan said with a little pride, and then said: "Next, Weichen's idea is to make trebuchets and eight-company crossbows with all his might, whether they are attacking the city or defending the city, they are absolutely first-class weapons." ”

"What Cui Qing said is very true, you just follow your own ideas and let it go. Lone will pay close attention to the side of the Hundred Workers, and if any problems are found, they will also send people to notify you as soon as possible and make improvements. Zhang Shuo nodded, agreeing with Cui Hongdan's idea.

"Thanks to the monarch's respect, the ministers should do their best to repay the monarch for your kindness."

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player, your courtier Cui Hongdan is grateful for your recognition and support, loyalty +5."

"I heard that the eight-strong crossbow you invented and manufactured can fire eight giant arrows at a time, and the arrows can take 500 steps, but is it true?"

Zhang Shuo took a look at Cui Hongdan's attributes, and the loyalty level had reached 93 points. Nodding with satisfaction, he spoke. At the same time, he took out the fold presented by the Hundred Engineers Division yesterday from his arms and handed it back to Cui Hongdan.

"Not bad! With the assistance of Li Zhen and other craftsmen, the eight-company crossbow invented by the minister can shoot 520 steps, but only at 400 steps, the arrow can fully exert its power, if it exceeds this distance, the power of the eight-company strong crossbow may be greatly reduced. ”

"Good, good!"

Zhang Shuo nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Where is it now?" Take Gu over to see it now, Gu can't wait to see the demeanor of these eight strong crossbows. ”

"It's over there, the king, please come with me."

Being able to get Zhang Shuo's affirmation, Cui Hongdan was naturally very happy, and immediately pointed to a corner of the warehouse, and showed Zhang Shuo and Xie An in front of them.

And Zhang Shuo and his entourage soon saw the main master, and saw that the eight-strong crossbow was huge, and the size was not inferior to that of a trebuchet, with eight arrow slots on it, which could hold eight arrows in one go, just like Zhuge Liang's Zhuge crossbow that could fire ten arrows at a time.

Zhuge repeater is better than lightweight and carryable. But in terms of power, it must not be compared with the eight-in-a-row strong crossbow, this kind of bed crossbow.

Next to the eight-company strong crossbow, there are bundles of paired arrows, the shaft of the arrow is as long as the spokes of a cart, and the arrow is like a giant axe, just by looking at it, you can feel the deep chill emitted by the arrow.

"Director Cui, you go and call a few people to come over and move these eight-company strong crossbows to the test area, I can't wait to see the divine power of the eight-company strong crossbow."

Zhang Shuo said to Cui Hongdan without looking back. And the test area he is talking about is a huge square surrounded and covered by high walls, which is used to test the power and performance of the equipment made by the 100 Gong Division. Because this is a national scientific research secret, the defense is relatively strict, not only is there a high wall to block it, but there are also Longxiang forbidden troops patrolling in turn.