Two hundred and fourteenth chapter to improve treatment
"Relying on technology is worse than relying on mutation!" Zhao Kuo felt quite emotional.
You have worked hard for hundreds of years to develop, but you can only shoot a few hundred steps away. With one mutation, you can hit enemies dozens of miles away. Is this fun?
If the conditions for becoming a military soul corps were not too harsh and the number was too scarce, a country would only have one or two military soul corps, each with only a few thousand people at most. I'm afraid no one would develop technology.
Le Yi grabbed a crossbow machine from the shelf and looked around. The crossbow machine in his hand was made of bronze, because the production process of the crossbow machine was more complicated and the requirements were stricter, and it was easier for bronze to meet the standards.
A circle of gray light emitted from Le Yi's hand, and a triangular arrow feather slowly emerged from the arrow trough. Le Yi pointed the crossbow to the sky outside, released his right hand, and the light arrow turned into a meteor and shot into the sky.
, disappeared into the horizon.
"Isn't this something that only crossbowmen in the state of military spirit can do? I hope you guys can do it too?" Zhao Kuo looked at Le Yi.
He had seen this scene with the crossbowmen before. They could shoot without the need for physical crossbow arrows. Gods were really killing gods when they were blocked, and Buddhas were killed when Buddhas were blocking them. Wherever the rain of arrows washed away, there was not a single standing soldier. I really don’t know what Bai Bai was doing back then.
How did Qi annihilate all the powerful crossbowmen under the rain of arrows?
It's a pity that the crossbowmen are not what they used to be. Without Tian Dan's strength, they can no longer show their former glory.
"The general's arrows are different from those of the crossbowmen. Basically, any warrior of extraordinary level can achieve the transformation of inner energy." Le Yi shook his head and said.
One or two arrows will not have much effect on the battlefield unless one arrow can kill the opponent's commander, but this possibility is so small that it can be ignored.
Only when thousands of arrows rain down from the sky together can they cause huge damage.
Zhao Zhu looked at Le Yi carefully, fearing that he would be like Lian Po and make a lot of demands at once.
If they were asked to add or subtract something from the crossbow machine, their previous work would have been in vain.
"The general hopes that in addition to the crossbows, each of the soldiers in the Shesheng Battalion can be equipped with a short sword." Le Yi said.
Zhao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no problem with the crossbow, the dagger would be a dagger. It didn't take much effort anyway.
"Okay." Zhao Kuo nodded and looked at Pang Nuan.
"If possible, it is best for each soldier to have a full set of armor, and the rest should be equipped according to normal standards." Pang Nuan said.
He did not have Lian Po's ambitions and insisted on building a legion that could compete with Qin's black armored army.
In this era of recruiting soldiers directly from the fields, being able to leave work and conduct military training every day, the combat effectiveness has completely surpassed the vast majority of soldiers.
"Six thousand Xuanjia troops, 10,000 Shesheng battalions, and 34,000 soldiers. A total of 50,000 sets of equipment. How long will it take to build it?" Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, it won't be until the second half of next year at the earliest." Zhao Zhu said with a grimace.
I thought I would be able to relax for a while after the war, but now I have to work hard every day. Although he doesn't have to make weapons himself, but now the workshop implements a responsibility system, and he will be contacted if there is any problem. He doesn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
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He couldn't understand why those bronze weapons had to be made of iron when they were obviously still usable. Isn't this nonsense? But he didn't dare to say this in front of Zhao Kuo, so he could only say a few words in his heart.
"Except for the equipment of the Xuanjia Army and the Shesheng Battalion, half of the other equipment was given to Wuyang's workshop," Zhao Kuo said.
"No." Zhao Zhu was very happy. This way, they would be relieved of a lot of burdens.
"By the way, I heard that in the land of Wu and Yue, someone used water power to forge steel, which can greatly save manpower. Our country, Zhao, has rivers crisscrossing it and there is no shortage of water power. The public division can arrange personnel to study it." Zhao Kuo suddenly thought of it.
Water power forged iron, so he said that the land of Wuyue was just an excuse.
"As long as anyone can think of a way to use water conservancy to forge steel, his title will be raised by two levels and he will be rewarded with three hundred gold."
"No." Although Zhao Zhu had some doubts about how water could be used to forge iron, he was forced to obey the order.
"Ensure the quality first, and then increase the speed. I know that the iron in our country of Zhao is not easy to smelt, so I will find a way to send you some iron from Nanyang." Zhao Kuo said.
The land of Nanyang is uniquely endowed with not only high-quality copper ore, but also good-quality iron ore. While other countries were still playing with bronze weapons, Chu State began to use iron to make weapons.
Among the seven kingdoms, Chu has the most iron weapons. If it were not hindered by the cheating system, it is hard to say who will unify the world.
It is a pity that most of the territory in Nanyang is now occupied by the Qin State. Otherwise, Zhao Kuo could not only buy iron from South Korea and Wei, but also from the Chu State.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Zhu said, cupping his hands.
"By the way, here's the order. Starting from this month, the salary of all craftsmen will be increased by 50%, and that of master craftsmen will be doubled. This part of the salary will be paid with money. Anyone who has inventions and creations will be rewarded, and the highest can be a king." Zhao Kuo said.
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The salary of craftsmen not only in Zhao but also in other countries is very low. Three stones of corn per month is equivalent to fighting for a small official. However, the work they do is ten times harder than that of a small official.
Even the most skilled craftsmen will not receive much better treatment as long as they do not have a title or an official position.
The official position since ancient times has caused too much oppression on technical personnel.
After all, how can someone who doesn't know how to talk have the right to speak?
Zhao Kuo could see them bleeding and sweating, but he couldn't watch them shed tears while bleeding and sweating.
If someone could make a very important invention, Zhao Kuo would not mind giving him the title of king.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Zhu said loudly with an excited expression.
This statement was obviously much more sincere.
"Go and invite Mo Feng and Gongshu Yang." After it was over, Zhao Kuo did not leave, but said to the guard next to him.
"No." The two guards handed over their hands and turned to leave.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Zhao Zhu asked cautiously. He didn't know what big thing had happened, and he needed to call the Mo family's Juzi and the Gongshu family's head.
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"You'll know later. By the way, let's invite the three most skilled craftsmen in the workshop." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and came to the meeting place to sit down and wait.
"No." Zhao Zhu didn't dare to ask any more questions. He leaned over and bowed, then slowly stepped back.
After a while, Xu Da and two craftsmen came to Zhao Kuo and bowed their hands: "I pay my respects to the king."
"Sit down." Zhao Kuo pointed to the stool on one side and said.
The three people were confused and looked at Zhao Zhu. Zhao Zhu shook his head slightly and said that he didn't know what was going on. The three of them didn't dare to ask, so they had to sit down and wait quietly.
"Hello!" After a while, the sound of a carriage stopping was heard outside. Immediately afterwards, Mo Feng strode in with a smile on his face and bowed his hands, "I pay my respects to the king."
"Sit down." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said.
Now Mo Feng's reputation has spread all over the world, and he is known as the greatest Mohist scholar after Mo Zi!
