Chapter 745: Multiple people cooperate to make repeating crossbows
The next day when he got up clearly to go to court, Muchuan decisively gave him two panda eyes.
Although the prince and Fang Cheng were not going to court, they were male guests after all, and there were three female relatives in the mansion. They did not want to stay too long, so they followed Muchuan's carriage and left the Shangshu Mansion.
Muchuan didn't dare to look at Fang Cheng along the way, let alone pick up on Fang Cheng's words.
While he felt guilty, he couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, Fang Cheng was not staying at Mu Mansion. If he went back in two days, people in the mansion would definitely not spread the news again, and Fang Cheng would not know about it.
Just as he was rejoicing, he heard Fang Cheng talking to him.
"Master Mu, didn't you go pick up the wasps last night?
Why, didn’t find it?”
Fang Cheng looked at Muchuan and asked doubtfully.
"Why, why do you ask?"
Muchuan asked guiltily.
"The servants in the mansion said that you spent the whole night picking it up?
Isn’t it hard to find?”
Fang Cheng asked with concern, could it be that it was stuck on a tree branch, making it difficult to find it at night?
"No, I couldn't see clearly at night, so I didn't pick it up."
As Muchuan said, the figure reflected on the window appeared in his mind again. In fact, he could see it quite clearly.
Realizing that his thoughts were going astray, Muchuan quickly shook his head.
Fang Cheng looked at Muchuan acting strangely, as if he was hiding something. He thought he had snooped into Muchuan's privacy, so he was too embarrassed to ask again.
The driver first took Muchuan to the palace, and then went to the Prince's Mansion and Silk Village on the way.
As soon as he went to court, Muchuan received a message that the Ministry of Industry had made a serial crossbow. The range and size were almost the same as those he had given before!
"Thank you, Master Mu, for your guidance!"
As soon as Gong Shangshu saw Muchuan, he quickly came out of the crowd and thanked him.
Others were still congratulating Gong Shangshu. When they saw Gong Shangshu and Muchuan holding hands, they quickly said hello to Muchuan.
"Be polite and courteous. We are all colleagues, so naturally we have to help each other."
Muchuan also smiled and held hands with Gong Shangshu.
It was rare that no one in the military department choked. Instead, they all had expressions of embarrassment and gratitude.
"Go to court!"
A sharp voice broke the atmosphere in the hall. It was warm just now, but immediately everyone became solemn, and the hall was extremely quiet.
Everyone quickly stood up and waited for the bright yellow figure to appear. The eunuch shouted again:
"The emperor has arrived!"
A loud voice sounded out, and everyone lifted their clothes and knelt down:
"Long live my emperor!"
Li Shimin walked out of the inner hall and walked up the stage step by step. When he sat on the dragon chair, he said in a deep voice to the ministers:
"Everyone is safe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin glanced at the ministers, a look of joy on his face.
"The Ministry of Industry has made a repeating crossbow. I tried it yesterday and it was very good."
Li Shimin's tone was full of appreciation, and several people from the Ministry of Industry suddenly puffed up their chests and were extremely happy.
At this time, an attendant had already taken out the repeating crossbow without arrows and showed it to the ministers one by one.
Only two have been produced so far. Muchuan picked up one and looked at it carefully.
It has to be said that there were many capable people under Gong Shangshu. Judging from the details, they are no worse than those of later generations, and some places are even used by qualified people.
Muchuan looked at it and wanted to load up the arrows and give it a try.
Muchuan thought it was good, not to mention other ministers, especially when the sample came to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War was so greedy that he almost put a crossbow on himself. Fortunately, the Minister of the Ministry of War had already told them that everyone had one.
Only then did they endure it.
Li Shimin expressed that he was very satisfied with the reactions of the ministers, and he laughed twice.
"Gong Shangshu, let me ask you, how long does it take to make this repeating crossbow?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it is relatively slow at this stage. In one month, Wei Chen promises that ten repeating crossbows can be made in one batch. It will take five days to make one batch."
Gong Shangshu stepped forward and said.
Muchuan nodded secretly, five days is not considered too slow.
I just want to use it in the army, but it's still too slow.
Obviously Li Shimin was not satisfied either. He frowned slightly. If it was at this speed, when would he be able to fight against Korea?
"Isn't there a way to increase the speed?"
Li Shimin asked.
Gong Shangshu expressed his embarrassment. Five days was already the result of his efforts to shorten the time. If five days was not enough, he didn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty, if you want to pursue speed, you have to go to the private sector and let people do it, but it will be leaked."
Gong Shangshu did not dare to continue talking.
Li Shimin remained silent and did not speak. No one else in the hall dared to speak.
It seems that good things are indeed good, and there is no room for carelessness.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Muchuan stood up and said.
"speak."
When Li Shimin saw it was Muchuan, his eyes immediately filled with expectation, and Gong Shangshu also looked at Muchuan gratefully.
"Your Majesty, I think we can let the private sector do it, but only part of it, such as arrows, quivers, triggers, sights and other precision things, can continue to be made by the Ministry of Industry.
This can also prevent private imitation."
Muchuan bowed and said.
When Gong Shangshu heard this, he was immediately happy. That's right! With so many people cooperating, wouldn't it be able to greatly reduce the burden on the Ministry of Works?
However, this also has a drawback.
Just as Gong Shangshu was thinking about how to solve this problem, His Majesty's voice sounded again.
"Master Mu has a good idea, but how can we ensure that the production quality of arrows and quivers is in line with other parts produced by the Ministry of Industry?
If there is any mismatch, this batch of parts will be completely useless."
Li Shimin asked cautiously.
Muchuan nodded secretly. No wonder Li Shimin created the first glory in the history of the Tang Dynasty. He knew as much as the ministers sitting here.
"Your Majesty, I think this requires the Ministry of Industry to work harder.
The engineering department can make it several times to standardize each component, both in terms of quality and size.
Bring these standard parts and let the private sector do it, and at the same time, the parts made by the Ministry of Industry will also use standard parts, so the matching degree will be much higher."
Muchuan talked eloquently, Li Shimin nodded, and other ministers also agreed. Gong Shangshu's eyes flashed with admiration, and he wished that Muchuan could be sacrificed.
This Master Mu is simply the savior of the Ministry of Industry!
"Yes, this way they don't interfere with each other, but the things they make can still be used.
Gong Shangshu, I will leave this matter to you. First, make a batch of standard parts. This is a process of trial and error. If you need my support, just ask."
Li Shimin smiled heartily.
"I obey the decree!"
Gong Shangshu quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up, I'm waiting for your good news! Tell me, can I take this crossbow of yours to fight Korea during the Chinese New Year?"
Li Shimin was happy for a moment and asked casually.
Gong Shangshu subconsciously went to see Fang Xuanling, only to see that Fang Xuanling's face, which was quite sunny before, was now shrouded in clouds.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Tang Dynasty is now at an important stage of self-cultivation and recuperation, and we must not start a war!"
Fang Xuanling immediately bowed and advised with a trembling voice.
Li Shimin quickly comforted Fang Xuanling. He was really scared. Fang Xuanling's aversion to the war really exceeded his imagination.
