Wei Xuan left Zhen Mi's house and went to Cai Yan's house again, Cai Yan, as the eldest woman, will be the leader of Zhen Mi's bride in the future, if you want to be harmonious in the backyard, you can't ignore some details, and Cai Yan explained a few words before going to the study.

As soon as Wei Xuan arrived at the study, he heard Zhuge Jin say that Xi Zhi had just asked to see him outside the house. Wei Xuan immediately asked Zhuge Jin to invite Xi Zhicai to the study, and the two sat opposite each other, Wei Xuan asked: "Military advisor, what is the important matter when you arrive at the house so early?" "Now Wei Xuan has an armistice agreement with Yuan Shao in the east and Yuan Shu in the southwest and southeast of Yizhou, and others dare not provoke Wei Xuan.

Xi Zhicai stroked the long beard under his chin, his face was filled with a happy smile, and said: "My lord, Guanzhong, Sili, and Hanzhong have reported that the grain in the territory has been harvested, and after the harvest this season, the people have enough grain in their homes, and there is still surplus grain. Zhong believes that grain is a necessary item for war reserves, and the people have too much surplus food, so we can buy back the surplus grain in the hands of the people and hoard it, after all, the lord will have to fight again and again, and there will be grain in the store, so as to ensure that the grain road is worry-free. Wei Xuan thought for a while and said: "Grain is a strategic material, not too much, and what we have is money, it is good to buy back the surplus grain in the hands of the people, not only to make the people happy, but also to strengthen the strategic reserves of Hanzhong." In addition, both Hanzhong and Nanxiang have changed and expanded their troops. Xi Zhicai said: "Since the lord agrees, Zhong will start to handle this matter after he returns." Wei Xuan hummed and nodded.

After a pause, Wei Xuan asked, "Strategist, how is the preparation of the Luoyang Workshop?" Xi Zhi knew that Wei Xuan was asking about preparing for weapons, and pondered for a moment and said: "Lord, recently, the craftsman's workshop has made a kind of pre-Qin repeater according to the hint of the lord, which is very powerful, and Ma Jun boasted that it was good to give the divine arm bow." After Wei Xuan heard this, a happy look appeared on his face.

The crossbow is a good thing, Daqin can unify the six countries, the Qin crossbow is a big weapon, the two armies are fighting, the crossbow arrows are shot all over the sky, and the enemy's confidence in fighting is destroyed with one brain, how powerful.

Ma Jun is actually not boasting, the Divine Arm Bow is a medium-sized weapon, not only is it slow to manufacture, but it is a big problem to carry and preserve, mainly because of the long range, but the requirements for archers are also high.

In Wei Xuan's plan, the repeater crossbow won by virtue of the speed and density of fire, and the key was that it was easy to use, as long as the number was sufficient, light and heavy cavalry and infantry could be equipped.

Wei Xuan was very excited when he heard that the craftsman's workshop had made a repeating crossbow, and if the army was equipped with crossbow arrows, the combat effectiveness would be greatly enhanced.

In particular, his next target is Yizhou, and the portability of the repeater is destined to surpass the Divine Arm Bow to become the main force of long-range weapons on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Wei Xuan hurriedly stood up and said, "Let's go, follow me to Luoyang, let's go to the craftsman's workshop to have a look." ......Xun Yu and Zhang Zhao had persuaded Wei Xuan many times to move the station from Taiyuan to Luoyang, but he turned a deaf ear, and now he couldn't sit still when he saw the big killer.

Wei Xuan wanted to go out of the new naturally with the army, because it was in the territory under his control, so he only brought 2,000 heavy cavalry, Dian Wei and Xu Chu passed, Zhao Yun and Gao Shun stayed in Taiyuan.

Ten days later, Luoyang, the craftsman's workshop covers an area of very wide, about 200 steps long, about 100 steps wide, although in Luoyang City, but the workshop still has a wall, Zhou Cang led more than 1,000 people here day and night guard.

In the center is the place where Zheng Hun led the craftsmen of the craftsman workshop to forge conventional weapons and armor, occupying sixty percent of the area of the craftsman's workshop; On the left is Pu Yuan's armory workshop, which is specially used to test new weapons, and Pu Yuan often personally creates weapons for some generals in the army, occupying half of the area; On the right is Ma Jun's Science and Technology Institute, which is specially allocated to Ma Jun to invent new gadgets, which also occupies half of the area.

This is where the new repeater comes from. The whole craftsman's workshop is divided into three parts, the center is lively and noisy, and the two sides are sparsely populated.

Some of the weapons and equipment in the Wei Xuan Army came from here. Ma Jun received the news that Wei Xuan was coming, and immediately took Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan to wait outside the door.

He knew that Wei Xuan was coming, and he was very happy. Since they were forcibly kidnapped by Wei Xuan to Anyi, Hedong, many years have passed, and the three of them have not only become well-known craftsmen, but also have official status, among which Ma Jun is serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and the other two are also craftsmen's outsiders.

The big and small skills and identities in the workshop have official status, which was unimaginable before. Earlier, Ma Jun lived in seclusion and devoted himself to forging weapons, but he was constrained by materials and money, and many things were ideas, but they could not be realized because of the lack of resources and financial support.

Now the resources in Wei Xuanshou are all at Ma Jun's disposal, don't worry about money, Ma Jun and Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan are like fish in water, and their lives are very nourishing.

What makes the three of them feel even more incredible is that Wei Xuan, who is a scholar, is busy with military and government affairs every day, but this person has a unique insight into the creation of weapons and various tools, the previous giant catapult, Mo knife, divine arm bow, and the current crossbow, Wei Xuan is the credit of the three of them, but the three of them understand that basically Wei Xuan provides ideas, drawings and materials, and the three of them are only responsible for specific operations.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Ma Jun saw a large number of people driving at the door of the craftsman's workshop and stopped, and immediately greeted him.

Waiting for Wei Xuan to dismount, Ma Jun, Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan respectfully bowed to the guards. Wei Xuan waved his hand and led a group of people to the craftsman's workshop, and as he walked, he asked, "Ma Shilang, how is the craftsman's workshop working?" Can production keep up? Of course, Ma Jun knew that Wei Xuan was asking about the preparations for going south to attack Yizhou, and said with a smile: "The lord's money, grain, and iron are so well prepared, if I can't hand them over on time and get up, we will go back to the blacksmith shop and return to the furnace." Everyone laughed when they heard this, especially Xi Zhicai and others, they used to pay so much attention to Wei Xuan, and some craftsmen thought it was incredible, but later they fought a lot of wars, and they knew the role of weapons on the battlefield from the feedback of the soldiers, especially the team after the reorganization of those prisoners, it was completely different from that time, and the new weapons were used once or twice on the battlefield, and they all praised the craftsmen of the craftsman workshop.

Wei Xuan did not directly ask about the crossbow, but asked about the craftsman's workshop, and he was also sharing the first message to everyone, the development of new weapons is important, but the normal mass production of basic equipment is more important.

Ma Jun listened to Wei Xuan's words and said excitedly: "Returning to the lord, there are currently 330 craftsmen in the craftsman workshop who can skillfully forge horizontal knives, 100 apprentices who are learning forging, 170 apprentices who can make divine arm bows, 83 craftsmen who can forge Mo knives, 25 apprentices, and other craftsmen who can forge armor and saddles and stirrups are increasing every day. All the craftsmen in the workshop worked hard to study hard and strive to forge more good weapons for the lord. Wei Xuan nodded and praised: "The development of the craftsman's workshop is inseparable from the efforts of the three of you, and it has been hard." I have also heard that although Pu Yuan and Zheng Hun have outstanding abilities and have their own strengths, they are both addicted to it when they are engaged in research, and rarely manage the affairs of the craftsman's workshop. In the future, if you find any outstanding management talents, you can boldly recommend them, this workshop does not need to be anywhere else, and you still need more expert management. After Ma Jun heard this, his dark and wrinkled old face glowed with brilliant glory.

Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan smiled awkwardly when they heard this. The two of them have their own advantages, Ma Jun can't Wei Xuan personally name him, in fact, he is obsessed with invention, Pu Yuan is obsessed with forging weapons, Zheng Hun is good at making all kinds of tools, and he rarely manages the affairs of the craftsman's workshop.

Wei Xuan and Ma Jun talked for a while, and then changed the topic and asked, "Ma Shilang, the military advisor said that the craftsman workshop invented a new type of repeater, but is it true?" Ma Jun nodded and said, "That's true!" There is a hint of the master's idea, we studied for a while and came out with a sample, and the test firing effect was not bad. Wei Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Okay, with the crossbow, Hanzhong has added a big weapon, which will definitely speed up the pace of leveling the world, and your achievements are in the future." Ma Jun shook his head and said: "Lord, the new repeater is what we observed the Qin crossbow under the prompting of the lord, and on the basis of the Qin crossbow, it was invented. Wei Xuan didn't care about this, as long as he made a repeater, he said with a smile: "Ma Shilang invented a new type of repeater, and he has made a great contribution. However, you still have to find a way to mass production, you still have half a year at most, and how many soldiers you can equip the whole army depends on how you Jesse Lai does. After hearing this, Ma Jun nodded thoughtfully.

For Ma Jun, a good environment is very important. To make an invention and make a good idea, it not only requires financial support, but also requires countless energy.

But as long as the sample is tested many times, it can be handed over to ordinary craftsmen to do, which is also Wei Xuan's method, the so-called division of labor, segmentation, streamlining operation and then assembly.

Asking for money to give money, as well as advanced workshop operations, Ma Jun is not worried about the mass production of any new things.

Then Wei Xuan, under the guidance of Ma Jun, walked to the place where the repeater was placed, picked up the repeater, looked at it carefully, and then asked out loud: "Ma Shilang, how powerful is the repeater you invented?" Wei Xuan's words are very ordinary, but Ma Jun was terrified in his heart, touched the sweat on his forehead and replied: "Lord, this repeater is an improved version of Qin's crossbow, which is light and dexterous, and easy to carry." The attack power is also very strong, piercing the golden cracked stone within twenty steps, and piercing the throat with an arrow within sixty steps. As long as you use the repeater to aim, you will be able to hit every shot, and there will be no accidents. The repeater is not like a bow and arrow, there is no arm strength requirement, whether it is a strong body or a thin person, as long as the arrow is installed, the trigger bracket, can be fired. Wei Xuan nodded, this time I was his original intention to engage in repeating crossbows, all of them were equipped, and he was excited when he thought about it, and asked again: "How many arrows can be fired at one time?" Ma Jun replied, "Five." ”