After burning the incense, Zhen Yan returned to the lobby with a cold face.

Looking at the people with different expressions in front of her, Zhen Yan said calmly: "Let's get started. Those who are willing to leave with my Zhen family will stand on the left side, and those who are unwilling will occupy the right side."

Everyone started to move with a slight hesitation. There were more than thirty people, and only a few people stood on the left. The rest stood on the right with shame on their faces or with twinkling eyes, bowing their heads in silence.

"Okay, the results are out. You guys, sell all the stores in your hands as soon as possible. And the rest of you can take care of yourself and leave." Zhen Yan did not hesitate at all, and had no intention of retaining him, and said directly and neatly.

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When the businessmen who were invited to leave faced Zhen Yan's unreserved farewell, they felt as if they had missed something. However, they were so greedy for profit that they could not think of anything else, and they left with a mixture of joy and worry in their hearts.

The Zhen family has few heirs and is very kind to others. With the help of the Zhen family's tiger skins, these "cronies" have a large amount of resources in their hands. Now Zhen Yan has no intention of letting them return it and just ignores them. This is really disturbing.

They were overjoyed.

But some of the smart people have some regrets in their hearts. Zhen Yan gave up so many shops so simply, it must be because he has better business opportunities and plans and doesn't care about these. Although he picked up half a million for nothing,

It seems they missed 100 million.

After watching the people on the right hand over and leave without expression, Zhen Yan looked at the few remaining people, smiled slightly and said: "You are the most reliable and trustworthy people in our Zhen family. Although we have to

Get out of Jizhou in despair, but there will be a better future waiting for us in the future. In the future, we will be prosperous and suffer losses!"

"But I have to obey the orders of the master of the family!" Several people said in unison with firm faces.

"You must deal with the shops and caravans as soon as possible. There are still many things that need to be done later." Zhen Yan said seriously.

"We understand!"

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In Jiangdong, Yuan Shu, who was idle again, began his idle life again. During this time, he had been running to the Ordnance Research Institute, studying crossbows with Huang Chengyan and a few old people from the Mo family.

Yuan Shu knew that it was basically impossible to develop mature firearms in the past twenty years, especially in this somewhat mysterious era. It is difficult for small bullets to bless cloud energy or inner energy like crossbow arrows.

An army protected by clouds can only be a toy even if it is created, unless it is actually built as a nuclear weapon.

Under this situation, Yuan Shu naturally wanted to improve the crossbow.

Yuan Shu has always believed that long-range weapons are the future, and standing outside the opponent's attack range and killing them directly is the safest and most effective way. Just like the Divine Arm Crossbow of the Song Dynasty, the scumbag team still relies on the Divine Arm Crossbow.

Able to maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness.

In Yuan Shu's vision, every army should be equipped with enough strong crossbowmen. Before attacking, a wave of arrows should be fired to dampen its spirit. Although "there are only three arrows in the battle", these three arrows are almost free, just like Yuan Shao

In the battle with Gongsun Zan, just like a few waves of arrows can dampen his spirit and cause a small amount of damage. After the opponent rushes forward, just throw away the crossbow in your hand and change it into a shield soldier or spearman. In addition to the waste and consumption,

Many crossbows don't have any other problems.

Yuan Shu didn't care about this small amount of money, how much combat power could be increased in vain. And in Yuan Shu's view, most of the soldiers should be equipped with simple hand crossbows, so that they can still shoot before the enemy rushes to them. Before the battle begins,

At the beginning, there were only a few soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, and the remaining soldiers in the rear could only be anxious, shouting at most. If there was a chance at this time, it would be better to shoot some cold arrows with a crossbow at the enemy's densely populated areas.

Doing nothing is better.

Hand crossbows are much easier to control than bows and arrows, and you can get a rough idea of ​​how to use them after playing with them for a few times. As long as you train regularly, ensuring sufficient accuracy is not a big problem, at least it won't be too crooked.

The only problem is the design of the hand crossbow. Yuan Shu has a lot of money and doesn't care about the cost of the hand crossbow. Anyway, he has craftsmen, manpower and money. When the number of soldiers cannot be too many, he can't wait to arm each soldier to the teeth.

Armor, leggings, leggings, these protective gears that are useful in combat and long-distance raids are almost always available to the soldiers of Chu.

However, it is too technically difficult to design a simple yet powerful hand crossbow.

If it is a strong crossbow like the ordinary big yellow crossbow, it is very powerful, but some are too huge and bulky. Basically, except for the specially equipped strong crossbow soldiers, it is inconvenient for other soldiers to equip them. The hand crossbow Yuan Shu needs is

It is a small hand crossbow that is light and does not require the use of legs to cock. It is used for shooting at close range and has a certain degree of lethality. It is only used as an auxiliary combat tool.

"Your Majesty, how do you like this hand crossbow?" Huang Chengyan and Mo Shen, the current giant of the Moh family, took Yuan Shu to see the latest improved version of the hand crossbow designed. Mo Shen couldn't help but ask.

As a contemporary Mohist tycoon, Mo Shen was born as an orphan. His talent was discovered by the Mohist tycoon of the previous generation, who took him as his disciple and gave him the name Mo.

It seems that he is very prosperous as a famous Mohist tycoon, but in fact, since the Western Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought, the Mohist family has long lost its glory and is extremely in decline. Most of the contemporary Mohist descendants are selected orphans from poor backgrounds.

There are only a few hundred, and among them there are only about thirty capable elites.

After Yuan Shu launched the banner of restoring the Hundred Schools, Mo Shen immediately abandoned everything and came to Jinling with all the Mohist disciples. Because if this situation continues, it is estimated that there will be no dynasty, and the Mohist family may completely disappear.

Even a larger craftsman's workshop is estimated to have more people than them.

Yuan Shu's actions initially angered many aristocratic families and even the entire Confucian school. After absorbing a large amount of hatred, the harvest did not disappoint him.

There are still three pounds of nails in the broken ship. Although the Mohist family is in decline today, it still retains a lot of inheritance. Relying on these precious inheritances and the power of a large number of craftsmen who are willing to devote themselves to the Mohist family, Jiangdong's science and technology can develop in these years.

So fast.

Based on the improvement of crossbows, after years of research, the level of Jiangdong's standard crossbows has now far surpassed that of the Han Dynasty. Functionally, these crossbows are divided into five categories. One is based on the Qin crossbow and the Dahuang crossbow.

The improved and designed crossbow has a long range and powerful power. It cannot be used by non-strong soldiers. It can snipe the opponent's generals and cavalry during battle.

One is a repeating crossbow like Yuan Rong's crossbow, which can fire twelve eight-inch-long iron crossbow arrows at one time. It has been modified to greatly reduce its size and weight and can be used by a single soldier. The rest is a bed used to defend the city.
Chapter completed!