"This is a slightly smaller one. It can be assembled, but it cannot be used."
"These are almost the same size, but when assembled they fall into pieces and become a pile of waste."
Gong Shangshu said and sighed sadly.
Although this thing is good, making it is really a headache!
Not only does Your Majesty urge me every day, but the Minister of the Ministry of War urges me even more fiercely than Your Majesty. His people are almost trained to become members of the Ministry of War.
There is almost no room for his old face.
"Don't be anxious, Gong Shangshu. The production process of the original was inherently tortuous. Now we have to go through the same path as the original, which will naturally take some time."
"Let me first take a look at the problem with these repeating crossbows."
Muchuan could not help but feel the decadent aura emanating from Gong Shangshu.
It is indeed too bullying for ancient people to use their naked eyes to judge and make things made by modern precision instruments.
Without any delay, he immediately picked up the problematic repeating crossbow and looked at it all.
Gong Shangshu couldn't help but feel a little better after listening to Muchuan's comforting words.
At least this big boss who really understands is not showing off and is eager to help others, otherwise he would have no choice but to resign and go home to farm.
Muchuan first tried the largest one. It could indeed be fired continuously, but it was only slightly smaller than the current repeating crossbows in Datang, and it was still very difficult to use.
But being able to make it so much smaller is quite impressive. It seems Gong Shangshu still has some capable people.
This made Muchuan more confident.
Muchuan picked up other repeating crossbows and tried them little by little.
Compared with ordinary bows and arrows, repeating crossbows have many things to try, such as the sight, the mechanism for inserting the arrow box into the hall, the balance of the arrow body, etc.
In order to make every part accurate, Muchuan also found various measuring instruments.
There were more types of measuring instruments in ancient times than in later generations. He could even calculate the weight of a single arrowhead through these measuring instruments in ancient times.
However, considering that the same set of models had different smelting accuracy last time, Muchuan also made a special observation this time. Fortunately, the accuracy gap was kept at a very small level and could be ignored.
It seems that Gong Shangshu is also a decisive person. Once he finds a problem, he will never tolerate it.
Only such people could lead the Ministry of Industry to make military weapons for Datang that would scare the world.
Muchuan's fondness for Gong Shangshu increased and he looked more carefully.
After more than an hour of calculation and practice, Muchuan finally shuffled and reorganized the last two small models, and put together the parts that were most likely to be able to make a repeating crossbow through rectification.
Muchuan wrote in great detail how to modify each part and what needs to be paid attention to when assembling.
Gong Shangshu looked at it very carefully!
"Yes, yes! That's how it should be! Why didn't I think of that! After all, Master Mu must come!"
"Thank you, Master Mu. With this, I can finally communicate with His Majesty!"
"Thank you very much!"
The more Gong Shangshu saw it, the happier he became. He thanked him repeatedly and bowed again and again.
Muchuan quickly supported him.
"You and I are colleagues. There is no need to say thank you to each other. Maybe I will have trouble with Gong Shangshu in the future."
Muchuan quickly said politely.
"Okay! From now on, wherever Master Mu needs me, I will be there for you!"
Gong Shangshu smiled heartily.
Muchuan knew that Gong Shangshu was anxious to make corrections and told him some other things to pay attention to, so he didn't stay any longer.
But as soon as Muchuan left, the Minister of the Ministry of War immediately entered the Ministry of Works as if he had caught the scent.
Seeing Gong Shangshu's joking face, Lin Shangshu blushed.
"I'm passing by and taking a look."
Lin Shangshu emphasized it once, and without waiting for Gong Shangshu's reply, he ran aside to watch the people from the Ministry of Industry making the work.
Gong Shangshu shook his head. If Lin Shangshu had not done that before, he wouldn't have to hide every time he saw Master Mu.
Muchuan got on the carriage and returned home. It was almost noon, and it was time to eat.
He washed his hands and went to the restaurant to eat, where he saw two more people.
It was the prince and Fang Cheng. The two princesses and Fang Xin were too embarrassed to sit at the same table with the prince, so they all went back to Mingzhu's small courtyard to eat.
"Why are you two looking at me like that?"
Muchuan wiped his hands and walked to the dining table.
The housekeeper immediately asked people to remove the cakes and tea from the table, and quickly set the meal.
"What kind of look do we have?"
Fang Cheng asked Muchuan and then looked at the prince, who happened to also look over.
"Nothing!"
Fang Cheng came to this conclusion.
"You just want to watch a show with your eyes, pretend I can't see it."
Muchuan smiled faintly.
"No way, we are all here to help you find someone!"
Fang Cheng hurriedly expressed his loyalty and even bumped the prince with his elbow.
The prince looked at Muchuan lazily, smiling and saying nothing.
"Okay, okay, let's eat. I'll take you there later."
Muchuan was speechless. One of these two people did not do business, and the other really wanted to let himself go, even giving up his identity as a prince.
The prince laughed out loud and started eating slowly with chopsticks.
After several people finished eating, Muchuan didn't hesitate much, so he took out the note written by the shopkeeper last time and handed it to the coachman.
"Follow this address."
Following Muchuan's instructions, the driver raised his whip and started the car.
Three grown men rode in a carriage. Fortunately, Muchuan's carriage had been refitted because Muchuan had been injured before, so it was extra spacious.
Muchuan really wants to play poker. The three of us can dig a hole, even if it means playing golden flowers.
I miss mahjong, poker, and board games.
It seems necessary to make a deck of playing cards.
The address was not too far away, and the coachman arrived there in almost half an hour.
Muchuan and the Duke saw a house with a luxurious gate tower as soon as they got off the car.
If this is a little higher, it will exceed the regulation.
Muchuan sighed twice. Emperor Li Shimin was really very tolerant. It is no wonder that the Tang Dynasty left such a strong mark in history. He deserves to be remembered in history.
The prince and Fang Chengcheng didn't think too much about it, maybe they were used to it, especially since they both grew up in the south.
The mountains in the south are high and the emperor is far away. It is normal to carve a dragon on the gate tower. No one dares to say so.
What's more, no one may think that dragon patterns cannot be used among the people.
When the guard outside the door saw three elegantly dressed people getting out of the car, he immediately saluted.
"May I ask what you three are doing?"
one of the guards asked.
"Looking for you to be my boss."
Muchuan said, throwing his Shangshu sign to the guard.
If it was a small household, Muchuan would not expose his identity, but in a place with strict rules like this, there was nothing he could do without exposing his identity.
"Master Mu, please come in. I will go and report to the master."
The guard asked someone to sit in the flower hall and rushed to find the master.
In the backyard garden, a middle-aged man was filling soil for his flowers and plants.
