"Oh, do you want my person? I didn't know that your old man likes this tune. It's a familiar thing. This joke can't be made. Brother, I really can't obey." Xiao Chen said.
Let’s make a few jokes and get down to business.
Ma Wuming wanted to ask Xiao Chen about the manufacturing method of the crossbow and the rubber tires he installed on the wheels.
"Crossbow? Isn't this a matter for the Vehicle Driving Department of the Ministry of War? What does it have to do with your Ministry of Works?" Xiao Chen was surprised.
"Just say that you don't want to kiss me, brother!" Ma Wuming said with a smile, "Ma Wuqing, the doctor in the Vehicle Driving Department of the Ministry of War, is my biological brother. He asked me to beg you. Didn't you and Lu Jing have a bad time before?
, Lu Jing is not easy to find you, because he is afraid that you will give him a soft nail to eat, so this matter finally fell on me, brother."
Xiao Chen personally invented and supervised the crossbow chariot and it showed great power in actual combat. The generals who heard the news were very envious and approached Lu Jing, the Minister of War, to ask for it. They all thought it was the latest chariot developed by the Ministry of War.
Lu Jing didn't know about this at all. What kind of ballista? I have a strong crossbow and a chariot, but I don't have a ballista... What is a ballista?
Later, after asking around, I found out that it was Xiao Chen’s newly invented battlefield weapon!
He had some issues with Xiao Chen. He was so stingy when Xiao Chen asked him for a horse, but later Xiao Chen repaid his grudge with kindness and gave him tens of thousands of horses to relieve his urgent need.
She was so considerate and gave him so many good leathers...it was hard not to feel guilty.
Besides, even if I agreed to treat someone to a drink and make love with him because I was too busy, I didn't take it into consideration. This was really not an honest thing to do... I was too embarrassed to come to him and ask him again.
Fortunately, the brother of the driver Sima Wuqing of the Ministry of War is Ma Wuming. Ma Wuming has a good relationship with Xiao Chen. Ma Wuqing is also in charge of the frame business anyway, so it would be more appropriate to let him come forward to find Xiao Chen.
"Then what else are you talking about!" Xiao Chen, a man with multiple emotions, isn't your brother also my biological brother? He even agreed generously, "I will send someone to give you a detailed manufacturing drawing later!"
Are you really saying it will be delivered? Of course it is true.
But is it really as detailed as what he said? It must be false.
The ballista was one of Xiao Chen's magic weapons. How could he give it away so easily after wasting so much of his hard work?
And Dazhou will definitely be his enemy in the future. Why the hell am I telling you how to make a crossbow, and then you make it and then use it to shoot at me?
Isn't this a joke?
So he will make some small changes in the structural diagram of the ballista...
Anyway, this is all designed by him. You can change it as you want. As for if you don’t think it works after using it, that’s your own problem.
If you want to ask me for advice, I am also willing to help you...if I have time.
As for rubber tires, Xiao Chen said that there was really nothing I could do about it because the manufacturing process was too complicated and the procedures were extremely cumbersome.
And I am currently exploring, and the tires I made are actually barely usable, and all of them are broken after just a few uses.
Also, the cost is too high. Not only is the manufacturing cost high, but the cost of raw materials is also high. The main reason is that we don’t have this thing in China. I bought some from foreigners on the other side of the ocean, and now I have used up all of it.
But don’t worry, Lao Ma, when I have money, I will definitely purchase a large amount and develop it carefully.
When the technology matures and enables mass production, I will definitely open a branch factory in Fengyang City. Can it be regarded as a joint venture between Yanyun County and your Ministry of Industry? Just like that heating factory...
Xiao Chen's words were half true and half false, and Ma Wuming also believed them.
Xiao Chen came to see Ma Wuming on official business. He was planning to carry out major civil engineering projects in Yanyun County, building roads, repairing city walls, and building bridges...
There is also the construction of strong coastal defenses in Shunfeng Port.
"Shunfeng Port hasn't been captured yet. Isn't it too hasty for you to plan this matter?" Ma Wuming was surprised to hear this.
"Shunfeng Port must be won, and it will definitely be won. It's just a matter of time. I have to prepare in advance. Not only will I build coastal defenses, I also want to expand the port and build a few more docks. In addition, the Bailong River also needs to be dredged.
Let's build a river embankment to make it easier to transport supplies in the future..." Xiao Chen has too much to do.
Another big thing is to build a dock, that is, a shipyard.
Ask Ma Wuming to help find a group of shipbuilders with excellent skills. Now, all the ships running up and down Shunfeng Port are other people's ships. But our Yanyun County doesn't even have a cargo ship of its own?
These Ma Wuming can help, but they only help to find people for him, which means that Yanyun County has to arrange the salary of the craftsmen yourself, otherwise the cost will be too high and the Ministry of Works cannot bear it.
Xiao Chen is in urgent need of various technical talents now, and he doesn't care no matter how much money he spends, because these people will create huge wealth for Yanyun County!
"By the way, there is one more thing you must help me with, old horse. I need a lot of copper, iron, and lead sheets now. You can give me a few million kilograms of them. At most, I will spend some money to buy them from you." Xiao Chen seemed to be saying.
Suddenly I remembered the same thing.
"Then you have found the wrong person. The smelting plant is not under the control of our Ministry of Industry." Ma Wuming said he was helpless.
"Who do you care about?" Xiao Chen was stunned, "Didn't you give me a lot of iron and steel ingots last time?"
"Did I give that to you? Your kid snatched it!" Ma Wuming was still angry when he mentioned this, "I just brought it and waited for it to be used. In the end, it made me go to the Ministry of Household Affairs again.
Negotiations took a lot of words."
Damn it, this is all under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs?
That's a bit troublesome.
"What do you need so much steel for?" Ma Wuming said, "You started talking about millions of kilograms. Do you think it's soil? This is an important strategic material. Any transportation volume exceeding 10,000 kilograms must be reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs for approval.
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"I really don't like dealing with Chen Wenqi, he's too stingy." Xiao Chen felt a little worried.
"He has to be stingy in managing the household department, but Liu Han is generous. Look at how big a deficit he made. Dealing with Chen Wenqi is difficult and easy...as long as you can give him what he wants,
You can get what you want." Ma Wuming said.
"How do I know what he wants? If he wants Rose girls, I can find some for him!" Xiao Chen said.
"Don't tell me, he likes girls, and he also likes tall people. Have you seen the concubines in his house? They are even taller than me." Ma Wuming said with a smile.
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"So Chen Wenqi likes Yangma?" Xiao Chenxin said, this is really a carrot and a cabbage, everyone has their own preferences.
But Chen Wenqi looks like an old scholar and has always been quite sanctimonious. I thought he was not lewd...
But it's definitely not enough to just give him a beautiful girl to fall in love with. As Ma Wuming said, you have to give him what he wants.
So what does he want?
"Food!" Ma Wuming said, "Minzhou County has gone through so much trouble, and hundreds of thousands of victims have come. The emperor has ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to distribute grain relief, but now is the time when there is a shortage of food. The old grain is not enough, and the new grain is not enough.
It will take several months for the food to arrive..."