Chapter 718 View the production of the repeating crossbow
Chapter 718 View the production of Liannu
The words of the Minister of Industry brought an abrupt end to the scolding.
Lin Shangshu thought of all the troubles he had with the Ministry of Industry in the past, and thought of his current predicament of asking for help. He couldn't help but blush, and stayed aside silently.
The person next to him who was scolded felt that the cold aura around Lin Shangshu suddenly disappeared, and he felt a lot more inexplicable pity.
Muchuan did not look in the direction of the Minister of Industry. As long as the other party did not speak, he could pretend not to know.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry only had a smile on his face and lured Muchuan into the room. He hurled nice words at Muchuan as if they were free of charge. He didn't seem to realize that there was anything wrong between Muchuan and Lin Shangshu.
"Lord Mu, you've had good things these past two days! I saw that Lord Mu is handsome and elegant, and he looks even more dashing than before!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry personally led Muchuan to sit at the top, and his smile became even brighter.
"No, I've always been like this."
Muchuan also said with a smile.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry obviously didn't know that Muchuan could say that. He was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Master Mu's unpretentious and free-spirited character suits him very well!
"Mr. Mu is quick to talk, very interesting! I was not familiar with Master Mu before, but I will have to have a few more drinks with him in the future!"
When the Minister of Industry spoke again, he was particularly sincere, and even his smile became much more sincere.
Muchuan knew that in the officialdom of China, everyone had to wear a mask, but while wearing the mask, true feelings would occasionally be revealed.
We are all ordinary people, and we cannot always wear a mask or not wear a mask all the time.
Although Muchuan knew that sincerity at the moment did not mean absolute trustworthiness in the future, it did not prevent him from having a good impression of the Minister of Industry.
"I will definitely do it. Xie Shangshu comes to see me anytime, and I will accompany him."
Muchuan said politely.
After several conversations, the Minister of Industry also knew Muchuan's temperament and stopped beating around the bush.
He extended his hand to invite Muchuan to drink tea, and they tasted it for a while before he spoke.
"Master Mu, to be honest, Your Majesty has handed over the repeating crossbow to the Ministry of Industry for research and production. However, although this repeating crossbow is small, it is extremely delicate."
"The blacksmith here has obviously beaten them to the same size, but the weight is very different."
"This iron doesn't seem to be the type of iron that can be forged by ordinary forging.
I would like to ask Lord Mu, what kind of iron was used for this repeating crossbow when it was made, and how was it forged?"
The Minister of Industry asked sincerely. In addition to wanting to contribute to the Tang Dynasty's army, he personally also liked this repeating crossbow very much and wanted to develop one immediately.
Muchuan touched his nose, and a bad premonition suddenly arose.
He doesn't know where the iron comes from, but how to forge it is something that this era will never be able to achieve.
The repeating crossbow given to him by the system was made by a crossbow enthusiast of later generations based on the unearthed repeating crossbow of a certain dynasty.
Later, they were banned because they were dangerous goods, but the serial crossbows were really good, so a certain big shot took a fancy to them, and asked him to mass-produce some and distribute them to special departments.
Because of the strong financial support and superb technical equipment, the enthusiast once again enhanced the precision of the crossbows, so the quality of this batch of crossbows was surprisingly high, and the museum even specially applied for one for display.
The repeating crossbow of the system was from that batch. There were many photos on the Internet at that time. When the system first rewarded him, he studied it specially.
But he forgot that there is no way this era can compare with the training technology of later generations unless the time cost is ignored.
It would be okay to make one or two crossbows, regardless of the time cost, but for this repeating crossbow, judging from the posture of the Minister of War, he plans to make as many as he can, and one or two is simply not enough.
"Sir, no matter where this iron is struck or produced, at the moment, it can only be made with iron from the Tang Dynasty and made in the Tang Dynasty."
"How about this? I'll take a look at the semi-finished product first and see if I can improve it."
Muchuan said.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded, what Master Mu said was true.
"Okay, why don't we go outside? I'll go out for a while, Master Mu, I'll be there later."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly went out, and did not forget to give one more instruction when he walked out of the door.
As soon as the Minister of Works left, three or four maids came in to change the tea, serve cakes, carry a basin for Muchuan to wash his hands, etc., and served Muchuan well.
Muchuan was not polite at all. He washed his hands with warm water, dried them with a soft towel, then picked up the pastries and started eating them.
It has to be said that the pastries in the royal dining room can still reflect the royal family's face.
There are too many additives in pastries of later generations, even if some people add whitening agent to the flour, it is really speechless.
Unlike Datang's products, they are all pure natural substances without any additives and taste fresh and natural.
Muchuan was comparing the Tang Dynasty with later generations when he saw the Minister of Industry come in again, holding several models in his hand, followed by several blacksmiths.
When the blacksmiths bowed and saluted, he looked over the heads and saw the Minister of War standing at the end.
The two people's eyes met unexpectedly, and there was a moment of silence and embarrassment. Muchuan just looked at the stern old face of Minister of War, which could be seen getting redder and redder to the naked eye.
If there was a crack in the ground at this time, the Minister of War would definitely have gotten into it.
Muchuan couldn't help but want to laugh, but he knew it was inappropriate, so he had to hold it back.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce quickly smoothed things over.
"Get up, get up, and quickly ask Master Mu to help you take a look. Please give Master Mu more advice!"
The Minister of Works said this and pulled two or three people to Muchuan's side. Seeing this, the others also gathered around him.
The suffocating embarrassment was finally over, and the Minister of War wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Muchuan received several models from the Minister of Industry, including arrow boxes, sights, triggers, and pipes.
It can be seen that these models look very good individually, but because the size, weight and other aspects are difficult to control, they cannot be assembled together at all.
"They are all the same iron. Logically speaking, there won't be any major differences due to inconsistent forging techniques."
Muchuan murmured to himself.
"This is natural. It is made by dividing a large iron block forged by a master."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry said quickly.
Muchuan wanted to hold his forehead, but his brain was so short-circuited that he didn't even think of this.
Soon, Muchuan discovered a small problem.
For example, when forging a lost box, because there are fewer forging steps, it is relatively heavier compared to other models.
The kind that requires repeated beating to deform it is slightly lighter because it has fewer impurities.
If such a difference is only assembled between two or three models, it will have a slight impact on stability and accuracy.
But if many models are needed, the accuracy will be greatly reduced.
Logically speaking, the Royal Ministry of Industry would not make such small mistakes. Ancient forging technology was sometimes even more sophisticated than modern times.
